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Celtic Music Radio continued on-air on 1530 AM with many great programmes and features especially for the winter holiday.

And Liz Clark and Gordon Hotchkiss brought in the New Year with a live party in studio 1 and they look forward to bringing you entertaining and informative programmes throughout 2012.

Wherever you are, be it here in Glasgow or around Scotland and to our listeners around the world, may we wish you a peaceful and happy New Year in 2012.

Today also sees the Shamtown Records release of the new ‘Downtown’ single by The Saw Doctors featuring veteran singer Petula Clark in Ireland. There will be a limited edition CD of Downtown retailing at  e-99 cent from HMV, Tower Records and Zhivago in Galway, Ireland.  You can also buy Downtown from iTunes Ireland at a cost of e-99 cent.

A big fan of The Saw Doctors is Celtic Music Radio’s Edmund McKay who hopes that Downtown is the No. 1 Christmas hit.

The Saw Doctors live on Homeward Bound with Gordon Hotchkiss, 3.00pm Friday 16 December 2011.

If you missed this engaging tribute with guests Rab Noakes and Fraser Spiers, then go our Catch Up anytime section. The programme will be available for up to 30 days after broadcast.

John Watt was a great stalwart of the Scottish folk scene for over 40 years and a notable songwriter with many of his songs known worldwide.

Gordon presented a special tribute programme featuring a rare interview by Jimmy Hutchison at last year’s Fife Singing Weekend.  Gordon was also be joined in the studio by Rab Noakes to reminisce on the contribution that John made over the years to Scottish culture and play tracks from his two albums Shores of the Forth recorded in 1976 with Davey Stewart and the Beggars Mantle Ceilidh Band and his more recent CD Heroes produced by Rab Noakes and released in 2000.

Gordon Hotchkiss with Hotchpotch, Wednesday 9 November at Catch Up anytime.

He was a great stalwart of the Scottish folkscene for over 40 years and a notable songwriter with many of his songs known worldwide.

Gordon Hotchkiss will present a special trubute programme to John Watt on Wednesday 9 November on Hotchpotch at 7.00pm.

Gordon will play tracks from his first LP release and an interview recorded last year at the Fife Song Weekend by Jimmy Hutchieson.

Celtic Music Radio will reflect on John’s passing with some of his songs, his most famous probably being the ‘Kelty Clippie’.

At the concert you will hear some great Scottish traditional music from ‘Bellvue Rendezvous’ (Gavin Marwick, Ruth Morris, Cameron Robson); ‘Bring In the Spirit’ (Rod Paterson, Gregor Lowrey, Marc Duff, Kirsten Easdale); Gordeanna McCulloch introduced by BBC Scotland’s financial expert and Celtic Music Radio presenter Fergus Muirhead.

Show your support for autism with this fundraiser concert by purchasing your tickets now at just £12 (£8 concessions) from Ticket Soup on 0844 481898 www.ticketsoup.com and from St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrew’s Square, Glasgow on 0141 559 5902.

Singer-songwriter and storyteller George Murphy is a veteran of the Northern Irish folk music scene who is making a visit to Glasgow to appear at Live at the Star Folk on Thursday evening 7 July.

Hailing from the small town of Dungiven, Co. Derry – a place known as a breeding ground for musical talent – he is well versed in the folk singing tradition.

Murphy’s Bar on the town’s Main Street played host to many great music sessions and folk gigs down through the years and as a regular attendee to such events, George Murphy was able to amass a huge repertoire of folk songs that he would take with him to sessions and folk festivals all over the UK and Ireland.

A teacher by profession, George took early retirement in the 2000s and has since had a hand in many aspects of promoting Irish folk music in Northern Ireland. He has toured with many bands including Failte with his friends Jim Millar and Jimmy O’Hara as well as recorded and performed with Maranna McCloskey. He has helped organise folk festivals in the Roe Valley and North West, including The Roe Valley International Folk Festival and several Fleadhanna Cheoil. He is also a member of the cross-cultural group, Tongues, Tones and Tapping.

George now tours as part of a folk duo with Frank Cassidy in support of his debut album, Still In One Piece.

2011 will see George make appearances across the UK and Ireland, including appearances at a number of folk festivals.

George Murphy will be joining Gordon Hotchkiss this Friday afternoon, 8 July from 3pm – 6pm

Gordon says: “There will be a live session with some stunning singing.”

Kevin was born in St. Columb’s Wells, Derry City, Ireland and grew up in Springtown Camp and the Creggan Estate.  Ellen was born in Glasgow, but left as a very small baby to live in Kirn, Dunoon and Innellan along the Firth of Clyde coast.

Hotchkiss Hotchpotch with Gordon Hotchkiss, Wednesday 22 June 7.00-10pm. Repeat Thursday 12noon-3.00pm.

Gordon Hotchkiss had The Friel Sisters as guests on his Hotchkiss Hotchpotch show and as well as being fine musicians, it happens that two of the sisters are also studying dentistry in Glasgow.

Gordon thought he was making a fine joke by playing Ian Davidson’s The Talking Dentist, but the joke turned on him!   As he took a bite out of a biscuit, one of his front teeth broke!

Luckily, the Friel Sisters were on hand for an impromtu examination live on Celtic Music Radio and you are hear and watch the examination below.

Anna, Sheila and Clare Friel are young traditional musicians hailing from Glasgow with Donegal roots.  Born and brought up in Glasgow with their family roots firmly entrenched in the Donegal  Gaeltacht  they play a mixture of music interspersed with songs, many from their family repertoire and strive to maintain this tradition.

Being siblings they achieve a close blend on fiddle, flute and uilleann pipes, approaching their music in a style inspired by many encounters with great musicians and singers throughout Ireland and in particular, Donegal.

Their passion for traditional music is evident in their performances and from an early age they have been drawn to music from bands such as the Bothy Band, Altan and Planxty and numerous solo artists and singers such as the Ní Dhomhnaill and the Keane sisters.

Anna, Sheila and Clare have performed in various venues and festivals including the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall as part of Celtic Connections, the Danish Tonder Festival, Willie Clancy Summer School, Frankie Kennedy Winter School and at many other smaller festivals. They have appeared as guests on stage with acts such as The Chieftains and Altan on several occasions.

Listen to Gordon Hotchkiss for some chat, tunes and craic with the Friel Sisters from 7.00pm on Wednesday 15th June.