Mar 29, 2012

Canadian singer Miss Quincy is in town next week for a gig at The Ferry, Glasgow on Sunday 1 April and she travels to Edinburgh on Wednesday 4 April to play Whistlebinkies.

Before that she will visit studio 1 at Celtic Music Radio on Monday afternoon, 2 April on the Homeward Bound programme for a live session and chat with Bill Morris.

Miss Quincy’s has a new album and a hot new band.  The album is called Like The Devil Does is which is Miss Quincy’s second full length album and is a “…moody collection of songs filled with dirty guitar licks, sweet gospel harmonies, swampy grooves, and stories of old time deal breakers.”

Miss Quincy and producer, Canadian roots and blues legend Tim Williams, set out to create an album with the gritty sound of tube amps, a tight rhythm section, and a band playing live-off-the-floor.

This year also marks the debut of Miss Quincy’s smokin’ new band The Showdown.

Coming together from the far reaches of British Columbia and Alberta, Canada, the band currently calls the road its home.  Hitting the highway hard for 8 months of solid touring this year, The Showdown will be joining Miss Quincy for her 3rd tour of the UK and Europe as well as a cross Canada tour that will include many appearances on summer festival stages.

This is Miss Quincy’s second visit to Celtic Music Radio.

Homeward Bound with Bill Morris and Miss Quincy, Monday 2 April from 3.30pm – 6.00pm.

Mar 27, 2012

On this week’s Travels With My Auntie Liz on Tuesday 27 March from 8-10.00pm (repeated Wednesday 28 March 1.00-3.00pm) features Derroll Adams (1925 -2000) the American banjo player, painter, singer-songwriter and poet who lived in Antwerp for more than 30 years.

He left a legacy behind him that will be celebrated in music song and his peotry and paintings in“Derroll’s Dream” concert on Thursday 29 March 2012 in a beautiful old theatre in Antwerp “De Roma” will be present on 29 March 2012 as an orchestral arrangement based on Derroll Adams music. You will recognize his own songs, some traditionals and also a great song ‘Oregon’ written for him by his friend Tucker Zimmerman, song poet and composer. It is a project put together by Wiet Van De Leest (RUM), fiddler, composer, arranger and ”chef d’orchestre” who was inspired by Derroll songs and brought his dream to reality. Seven women singers of great talent and various backgrounds (from jazz to folk) are accompanied by a baroque string orchestra (De Rode Pomp). Most of the musicians had never heard of Derroll’s songs. Three old friends of Derroll are part of the band: Vera Coomans (voice), Maggie Holland (banjo and voice) and Roland Van Campenhout (guitar).

I will play some of his songs that I have loved for years – hopefully bringing them to a ‘new’ audience of listners . I wish I could be with Danny – Derrolls wife – and other pals who will be attending the concert on Thursday – hope to bring you some music from the event at a later date!

Mar 23, 2012

Mary K. Burke presents music from Ireland and Irish singers plus local singer-songwriters and Americana on her weekly Sunday night programme and this Sunday, the first day of Summertime, Mary has as her guest John Montgomery.

John was born in London but brought up in the seaside town of Kinghorn on the Fife coast.

He trained at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama in Glasgow and also did a piano Diploma at Napier College in Edinburgh before teaching in an East Lothian Secondary school as Head of Music.

Contact Mary at: studio@celticmusicradio.net or text 07588 15 1530 or visit the Mary K Burke Show Facebook page.

Mary K Burke Show, Sunday 25 March 2012 7.00-9.00pm.

Mar 19, 2012

Glasgow had its week long St Patrick’s Day festival and Celtic Music Radio was there to report and record many of the events taking place within the Merchant City areas.

The Glasgow St. Patrick’s Day festival esteems to promote and celebrate the rich Irish cultural heritage of Glasgow and Scotland.

On Trad with Pad on Tuesday evening at 6.00pm, one of the festival organisers, Paddy Callaghan will review the week’s events and play music recorded at many of the gigs and sessions.

The multi-generational Irish community in Scotland have through the year’s contributed positively to all sectors of Scottish Society. The cultural dynamics of Gaelic music, language, dance and sport have enjoyed and continue to foster a rich Irish identity and culture in Scotland. The festival looks to act as a vehicle to continue to celebrate this Irish tapestry while promoting and celebrating the cultural diversity of modern Scotland. Glasgow’s St. Patrick’s festival is open to all the citizens of Scotland.

The theme of this year’s festival is to raise both awareness and finance for the development of the Glasgow Irish Centre Project. The Glasgow Irish Centre project is supported by The St.Patrick’s Festival committee compromising the Irish Heritage Foundation, Conradh Na Gaeilge, Tir Conaill Harps GAA club, Glasgow area Comhaltas branch members and individual Irish community members with no group affiliation.

Trad with Pad, Tuesday 20 March 6.00-7.00pm and Catch Up anytime.

Feb 24, 2012

Ciaran’s Sunday Session guest on Sunday will be Glasgow-based singer-songwriter Jim King, who makes a welcome return visit to the show to chat about his new album ‘Views’.

Jim King has been singing folk songs since the 1960s and writing songs for a good few years. These days he mostly performs his own material along with a handful of songs he wishes he had written. He likes to put stories into his songs. Sometimes the stories are sad, sometimes they’re angry and sometimes they’re fun.

Jim has been recording a new solo album ‘Views’ which will be available in spring 2012.

Ciaran Dorris Sunday Session, 26 February 2012 5.00-7.00pm.

Feb 24, 2012

Glasgow had its week long St Patrick’s Day festival and Celtic Music Radio was there to report and record many of the events taking place within the Merchant City areas.

The Glasgow St. Patrick’s Day festival esteems to promote and celebrate the rich Irish cultural heritage of Glasgow and Scotland.

On Trad with Pad on Tuesday evening at 6.00pm, one of the festival organisers, Paddy Callaghan will review the week’s events and play music recorded at many of the gigs and sessions.

The multi-generational Irish community in Scotland have through the year’s contributed positively to all sectors of Scottish Society. The cultural dynamics of Gaelic music, language, dance and sport have enjoyed and continue to foster a rich Irish identity and culture in Scotland. The festival looks to act as a vehicle to continue to celebrate this Irish tapestry while promoting and celebrating the cultural diversity of modern Scotland. Glasgow’s St. Patrick’s festival is open to all the citizens of Scotland.

The theme of this year’s festival is to raise both awareness and finance for the development of the Glasgow Irish Centre Project. The Glasgow Irish Centre project is supported by The St.Patrick’s Festival committee compromising the Irish Heritage Foundation, Conradh Na Gaeilge, Tir Conaill Harps GAA club, Glasgow area Comhaltas branch members and individual Irish community members with no group affiliation.

Trad with Pad, Tuesday 20 March 6.00-7.00pm and Catch Up anytime.