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Celtic Music Radio is broadcasting live from the Exhibition Hall of The Glasgow Royal Concert Hall weekends from 4.00-7.00pm and weekdays from 11.00am until 7.00pm with live music, guests and festival news.

Join us on 1530AM around Glasgow and on DAB digital radio on the ‘Pop Up’ channel and online plus 97.4 FM via Dunoon CR.

Celtic Connections 2012 launched in spectacular style on Thursday 19 January at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall with a performance from Béla Fleck and the reunited original Flecktones.

Scotland’s premier roots music festival takes centre stage at Glasgow’s Concert Halls and other venues in the city until Sunday 5 February 2012 as over 2,100 musicians from around the globe get set to perform in over 300 events.

Celtic Music Radio will once again be based in the Exhibition Hall of The Glasgow Royal Concert Hall and will include live broadcasts of the Danny Kyle Open Stage every night at 5.00pm.

Celtic Music Radio live broadcasts from Celtic Connections 2012 are in association with Glasgow: Scotland with style. For great hotel deals, restaurant offers and comprehensive what’s on listings visit seeglasgow.com or download your free Glasgow App at iTunes or the Android Marketplace.

Listen for details of other features on Celtic Connections from Celtic Music Radio - we’ll be there!

The Oran Mor venue at the top of Byres Road in the heart of Glasgow’s West End played host to bands, comedians, an excellent auction and many happy guests. The event was hosted by Scottish comedian and actress Karen Dunbar who did a sterling job of entertaining guests throughout the night.

Celtic Music Radio was there to record the event and you can get some of the atmosphere of the night at 7.00pm on New Year Holiday Monday.

More information on CLIC Sargent on their website here.

Danny Matheson introduces a special night recorded at Paisley Town Hall on 11 November 2011 which also includes Heedrum Hodrum and The Graham Laurie Paisley Accordion Orchestra.

Tom and Jack – The Alexander Brothers - are firmly established as Scotland’s leading international entertainers. They have always been in demand for theatre productions and television programmes and still regularly tour around the world with more than 50 years of entertaining the public.

A Night in Scotland with The Alexander Brothers, Hogmanay, Saturday 31 December 2011 at 8.00-10.00pm.

On Christmas Day we present County Fermanagh singer Cathal McConnell who is a world-renowned musician and singer with “The Boys of the Lough” a group of which he is a founder member over 45 years ago.  Produced and presented by Ross Macfadyen.

Christmas Day Concert featuring Cathal McConnell, 7.00-10.00pm.

Marilyn Middleton was born in Chicago, where she began singing professionally at the age of 15.  Her first work was in folk music but she soon broadened her range to include Rock & Roll and then jazz & Blues. Over the next 20 years her music took her right across the USA and then to Europe.

Her first UK album Nobody Knows You in 1988 won the Music Retailers Association Award for Excellence. Eleven albums later, Marilyn’s path has criss-crossed Europe with appearances in concert halls, theatres, festivals and clubs in Germany, Denmark, Holland, Norway, Switzerland, France, Eire as well as the U.K.

Marilyn’s starring role in the record breaking theatre show A New Orleans Mardi Gras and her successful one woman shows  Those Women of The Vaudeville Blues and Jazz Me Blues have won massive plaudits from the press, audiences and music promoters alike.

In 1994, BBC Radio 2 asked her to record a series of programmes Vaudeville, Red Hot and Blue with her jazz band, The Chicago Hoods.  The series was acclaimed by critics (”Breathtaking” – The Observer’).

And the response of radio listeners was so enthusiastic that a second series and then a third, were  commissioned for broadcast in 1996 and  1997.

Following on from the success of the radio series, Marilyn  toured the UK with ”The Chicago Hoods” in two original theatre shows – The All-American Music Show and Red Hot and Blue.

Marilyn’s folk music repertoire is as varied as the rest of her career with a natural emphasis on songs of North American origin in addition to material written  specially for her by notable British and European composers.  She combines a magnetic stage presence and a powerful but sensitive voice with a warmth and feeling seldom equalled

Festival Fling Extra with Liz Clark, Sunday 18 December 2.00-3.00pm.

Lynn Tocker told Liz Clark: “We have a fantastic line up this year including ‘The Celildh King’ himself Fergie MacDonald, Tyneside Maritime Choir, Hielen Toe and Friends, Gary Forrest and Roddy Matthews, High Spen Blue Diamonds, Hexham Morris, Hexham Lasses, Benny Graham, Bash the Haggis plus- workshops and sing arounds and much much more.”

Visit the festival website at: www.rothburytraditionalmusic.com

Festival Fling with Liz Clark, Saturdays 2.00-4.00pm; Festival Fling Extra Sundays 2.00-3.00pm and Wednesdays 6.00-7.00pm.

The Orkney Folk Festival has recently been named ‘Event of the Year 2011′ at the MG Alba Scots Trad Music Awards 2011. The Orkney Folk Festival has a ‘wheen of artist at the Final Fling Concert’

“Next year’s Orkney festival artists have been booked and the dates are 31 May to 3 June 2012. Come on, this is a brill Christmas pressies for your loved ones to visit the Orkney Folk Festival in 2012″ says Liz.

Festival Fling with Liz Clark, Saturday 17 December 2.00-4.00pm and Festival Fling Extra, Sunday 18 December 2.00-3.00pm with repeat on Wednesday 20 December 6.00-7.00pm.

Kristan Harvey: Kristan started learning fiddle at the age of 9 in Orkney’s Traditional Music project. Having graduated from the RSAMD with an honours degree in B Mus Violin in 2011, she is currently enjoying performing as a solo fiddler as well as part of upcoming folk band The Sanna. In September, Kristan made her television debut, performing as a soloist alongside the Scottish Symphony Orchestra at Proms in the Park . She takes the title of BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year 2011.

Daniel Thorpe: Dan, from Inverurie, won the 2010 Award. He has been brought up with traditional music and was involved with many groups including the Garioch Fiddlers. He studied traditional music in Plockton before graduating with honours from the RSAMD. He has recently been playing throughout Europe & the USA with folk band Malinky as well as releasing his debut album “The Curiosity Shop” in January 2011.

Lorne MacDougall: Lorne is a product of the renowned Argyllshire piping scene and is adept on Highland Pipes, Smallpipes, Border Pipes and Whistle. He has made frequent radio appearances including live sessions on Travelling Folk and Pipeline and released his first solo album, “Hello World” in 2010. His pipe band career has led him to the very top of Grade 1 playing with the cream of Scottish pipe bands, the Scottish Power Pipe Band.

Tina Rees: From Glasgow, Tina has always been surrounded by traditional music. She has played the piano and danced from a young age. She attended Limerick University in 2006 to study a BA degree and transferred to the RSAMD in 2008. It was there that she became engrossed in traditional piano playing. Among her many performances, Tina has played at Celtic Connections with The Chieftains.

Mairi Chaimbeul: Mairi, from Skye, has been performing and competing from a young age and is currently at St Mary’s Music School in Edinburgh where her tutors have included Catriona McKay. She was a finalist in the 2010 & 2011 BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award and the 2010 BBC Scotland Young Jazz Musician Award. She has performed all over the UK & Europe, and was a member of Danny Kyle Award-winning band, Kilairum.

Andrew Waite: Andrew, from the Scottish Borders, learnt accordion from Iain Lowthian. He then performed with the Small Hall Band which gave him a platform to perform with other musicians. In 2007, he joined The Sage Gateshead “Folkestra” which allowed him the opportunity to perform some of his own compositions in their sets. In 2008, Andrew took part in the first ever folk day at The Proms. He plays in the band Tyde, finalists of the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Awards.

Alistair Ogilvy: Alistair comes from Strathblane and has been singing ever since he can remember and has been influenced by his surroundings, family and artists from the folk reveival. Alistair is booked for many prestigious events, festivals and radio shows, solo and with a band: Moniaive Folk Festival; Auchtermuchty and BBC Radio Scotland‘s Take The Floor, to name a few. Alistair is the “TMSA Young Singer of Merit 2011” and is currently signed to record label ‘Greentrax’ collaborating with Mattie Foulds, Steven Polwart and Aly Macrae

Musical Director – Corrina Hewat;  Tour Manager – Martin Coul

Additional information available on the TMSA website at: www.tmsa.org.uk

You can also listen anytime for up to 30 days with Catch Up on our website.  Select Gordon Hotchkiss and Alan Burke for 30 November 2011.

Celtic Music Radio arranged a night of fine music introduced by Gordon Hotchkiss.