Author: celtic music radio
Our next Album of the Week is this distinctive album celebrating the musical legacy of Maggie MacInness’ mother, Flora MacNeil MBE, and the tradition bearers of Barra whose voices shaped generations of Gaelic song. The songs come directly from recordings made of Flora MacNeil between 1955 and 1961 by Australian-born folklorist, Dr James Kalokerinos. […]
Folk duo FUAIM are guests of Ian Oliphant on the Wednesday edition (August 5) of the Lunchtime Selection this week. Maggie Wallace and David McKay are the musicians behind Fuaim, which is the Irish and Scots Gàidhlig word for “sound.” Based in Renfrewshire and Ayrshire, their stirring musical collaboration involves whistles, mandolin, vocals, guitar […]
This is a striking and imaginative work bridging centuries of musical tradition. It is inspired by a medieval manuscript associated with the monastic history of Inchcolm, an island in the Firth of Forth. Fraser Fifield has taken the fragments of Scotland’s oldest known musical manuscript written around 1340 as liturgical services for the feasts […]
On her second album Permutations Clementine Lovell offers the folk tradition treated as a living and breathing thing. The release is a striking re-imagining of traditional folk songs with a collection of old ballads taking on a new life. Working with multi-instrumentalist, Gergely Nagy, she uses electronics to blend piano, strings and accordion to […]
Paisley’s Evelyn Laurie is a special guest on Gerry’s Jukebox this week – Wednesday, July 15 at 4 pm. A natural and highly rated jazz singer who brings a variety of influences to her music, she will be chatting with Gerry Maguire about her latest intriguing recording project that started while Evelyn was on holiday […]
Few songwriters have shaped the landscape of English folk music as profoundly as Nic Jones and few contemporary artists have embraced his legacy with the sensitivity, intelligence and sheer musicality of Sam Carter. Recorded live at Celtic Connections, this album is a glowing tribute to the artist rather than merely a selection of covers. […]
The striking debut album from Scottish retro-pop vocal trio JUNIPER THREE delivers a collection of songs with wistful melodies, catchy hooks, soul-infused rhythms and stunning jazz-inspired harmonies. The trio, known for their exquisite harmonies, have created well-crafted songs, drawn on their own life experiences of love, loss, past and present. Aimee Penman, Laure Hill […]
Tide Lines are in celebratory mood on this album, marking the 10th anniversary of their formation. The four-piece band’s latest is their 5th album and it joyously features spirited and emotional live recordings taken from some of their most memorable gigs throughout Scotland and in London over the past few years to celebrate their special […]
It’s been 60 years since singer/songwriter Allan Taylor left home to busk his way to Sweden to fulfil his dream of being a travelling troubadour – and what an amazing musical journey it’s been. He may have said farewell to a life on the road but he’s still got the stories to tell and […]
This dynamic, all-female, Glasgow-based band thrives on delivering traditional music that clearly reflects their name. In Gaelic Dàna means bold or audacious and everyone can agree these descriptions apply to this exciting album. Each member – Anna Robertson, Eleanor Tout, Laura Penman and Alex Wotherspoon – draws on unique regional influences and dialects as […]
