Mar 31, 2012

Alistair Ogilvy returns to The Mary Kathleen Burke Show this Sunday evening with his debut album Leaves Sae Green which has just been released on Greentrax Recordings.

Alistair Ogilvy made his  debut appearance on the Mary K Burke Show on Celtic Music Radio in 2009 where he sang unaccompanied.

He came back to Mary’s programme in 2010 and played guitar and brought his demo produced by Vivien Scotson and Patrick Bullen and sang a duet with Mary live on the programme.

Mary told him then he was going to go very far and she wasn’t wrong. Mary says: “Alistair surpassed himself by going on to sing in almost every Scottish folk club and ended up as a finalist in the BBC Young Trad Musician of the Year in 2011 and again in 2012.”

“I have never met such a nice person as Alistair he is a real charmer and it amazes me that someone of his age has such a genuine love of traditional songs he could be a pin up in a fashion Magazine with his looks and I can hear him saying “oh shut up Mary ” He has set the stage for many more young traditional singers to aspire to and I wish him all the success in the world he so deserves it” says Mary.

Mary K Burke Show, Sunday 1 April 7.00-9.00pm.

Mar 2, 2012

The Glasgow St Patrick’s Day Festival Chairman and Project Manager of The Irish Heritage Foundation Danny Boyle, will join Mary K Burke in the studio this Sunday 4 March from 7.00pm with an act from the Festival programme.

Danny will be chatting to Mary about the St Patrick’s Day Festival and the Irish Heritage foundation.

The week long Glasgow St Patrick’s Day Festival runs from Saturday 10 to 17 March 2012.

Project manager Danny Boyle says: “The festival reaches its 6th birthday this year and an acknowledgement of the dedication, foresight and hard work of previous committees is ap­propriate. The festival now has a solid foundation and a positive relation­ship with Glasgow City Council education department which enables us to showcase Irish heritage in Glasgow to over 800 Glasgow School Children and hold a public concert in the salubrious City Halls on Tuesday the 13 March at 7.00pm.

The Glasgow St. Patrick’s Festival has looked to build on the success of previous years and continue to showcase Irish heritage in Glasgow within the relevant time of St. Patrick’s week and in doing so continue the consensus that Irish Culture in Glasgow is dynamic, progressive, positive and an element of cultural identity in Glasgow that the city and community in general can participate in and be proud of.”

Artists appearing at the festival include Daoiri Farrell Band (Dublin), Michael McGoldrick Quartet (Manchester), Grainne Holland (Belfast), Maeve Mackinnon, Jill Jackson, Colin McAllister, Paul McKenna and Zuba Bass beat.

Mary K Burke Show, Sunday 4 March 7.00-9.00pm.

Feb 25, 2012

The Daddy Naggins are a Glasgow based bluegrass band with a difference.  Not only do they play electrifying bluegrass and rip roaring traditional tunes and songs, but they also play a range of original and modern classic pop songs, all given The Daddy Naggins special treatment!  After a year of gigs galore, they intend to hit the studio to record an EP of original songs.  They aim to maintain a high level of gigs around the Glasgow area and 2012 will see them playing all over the UK and Ireland  as well as playing summer festivals.

The Daddy Naggins were  formed during the autumn of 2010 by guitarist/vocalist Darren Young and banjoist/vocalist (loose term!) Garry McFadden with the intention of playing music of the Celtic diaspora that had the energy of punk and the drive of bluegrass.  Before long they were joined on bass guitar by Iain Strachan and on flutes and mandolin by Patrick Dunn (there Bostonian connection).  Of late, they  have been joined by fiddler Heather Macleod, a talented traditional student of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow and also multiple Scottish champion accordionist Liam Howitt bringing a greater depth of sound to the band.

Topping off the lineup is their human drum machine Mr Dion Walters.  Dion has been a professional drummer for many years and has sessioned for the likes of Nick Mason, The Drifters, 10cc and Rolf Harris! Dion is a true pro and never misses a beat!  The band hope 2012 will be the year that brings The Daddy Naggins to a wider audience, so stay tuned.

Photo by Ralph Kelly.

To book The Daddy Naggins for an event  please contact MKB Music Promotions on 0141 881 1964.  Email: info@mkbmusic.net

Nov 13, 2011

Darcy DaSilva is a singer-songwriter from Moniaive in Dumfries and Galloway. She is inspiired by the countryside and the interesting people she meets. She has inherited much of her musical talent from her family.  Darcy now has a band she gigs with regularly and has recently started working with Tasmanian fiddle extrodinaire, Malcolm Bushby. She is currently working on her album, recorded with her step-Dad at her home in Moniaive. She has worked with musicians such as Karine Polwart, Phil Cunningham, Aaron and Nathon Jones and works closely with Scots singer Alistair Ogilvy. Darcy loves collaborating and is always willing to share her music.

A word from Mary

One of the things I love about what I doat Celtic Music Radio  is the opportunity to showcase up and coming artists on my show at www.celticmusicradio.net and tonights guest Darcy Dasilva  is certainly that. Darcy  has an incredibly beautiful voice and possesses every ingredient required to become a worldwide respected artist with a great future ahead of her. I am certainly rooting for her success and just know my listeners will love her . I first met her three years ago in Moniaiave when her Mum made me very welcome to her house for tea and over the weekend an all night music session . I saw a budding star in Darcy that weekend and she has worked hard at her music since that . 

Mary K Burke      Emails to studio@celticmusicradio.net

Darcy has formed her own band and one of the members is none other than my wee friend and talented artist in his own right Alisdair Ogilvy Alaisdair has already proved my prediction of his recognition on The Scottish Trad and Folk scene and I remember with fondness his debut on my show singing acapella and speaking of his respect for Rabbie Burns he certainly has the charm of the Late Bard and the looks and the type of guy any parent would be delighted to see their daughter bringing home for tea he has a very unique voice and after making it last year to The Young Trad music of the year finals on BBC 2 he has been nominated again this year . His collaberation with Darcy and her band and his collaberations now with many talented Scottish Musicians can only mean more recognition which in my opinion is well earned and deserved .

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Oct 2, 2011