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This debut from Gaelic singer Rachel Walker and celebrated musician Aaron Jones, is a beautiful folk record with an important message at its core. The duo thoughtfully pay tribute to influential but under-recognised women throughout Scottish history whose work has made a significant impact on the lives we live today. These inventive songs, blending the traditional and the […]
Award-winning acoustic duo Taylor & Leigh effortlessly blend country and blues to create warming and compelling songs blessed with soulful tones. Siblings, Heather and Alex have overcome the difficulties of distanced song writing during a pandemic to come up with an album – a follow-up to the excellent Nashville Sessions – where Heather’s angelic vocals […]
Sarah-Jane Dale is an award-winning soprano singer, agent, mentor and Scottish music specialist and she’s Ian Oliphant’s special guest on the Afternoon Selection today (Monday, November 7, 2022.) She has given recitals all over the world and regularly performs for music clubs and private clients throughout the country. She has recorded CDs and worked closely with […]
Janice Burns and Jon Doran’s shared love of traditional music shines brightly in the songs they dig out of the depths of our history. On this captivating album, the tracks tell vivid stories about the nature of life and our place in the world. The duo are compelling storytellers and deliver their musical tales through tight […]
Contemporary folk/world music band Ranagri have started their Autumn Tour and this week (November 1) they are appearing at Glasgow’s Oran Mor. It’s the first of a number of gigs titled “Tony Christie & Ranagri” and Tony will be chatting with Ian Oliphant on the Afternoon Selection on Monday October 31, between 2 and 4 […]
Changing times including climate change plus a change in musical are all reflected effectively on 20-year-old, Arthur Coates’ latest album, Trapdoor to Hell that features stirring new compositions by him and a range of collaborators, alongside some much-loved borrowed songs. From Insch in Aberdeenshire, multi-instrumentalist, Arthur grew up surrounded by his parents’ love of folk […]
Ayrshire singer/songwriter and clarsach player, Pauline Vallance, loves exploring different styles and genres with songs on a range of subjects. On her vibrant and captivating new album, The World’s A Gift, she explores the concept of legacy with wit and invention. Pauline, who has performed in small venues to grand ones such as Stirling Castle […]
Scottish folk band Breabach – widely praised for their energetic and accomplished contemporary brand of folk music – make a wonderful return with Fàs their first full-length album in four years. Fàs is a Gaelic word meaning growth, developing and sprouting, and the band declare the music is heavily inspired by Scotland’s natural environment. Newest […]
Oliver Lambert, the Artistic Director of Manchester-based vocal ensemble The Apex Singers, is this Wednesday’s guest on the Lunchtime Selection with Ian Oliphant. They are an eight-strong group creating innovative vocal music through unique arrangements written specifically for them. They are performing at Cottiers Theatre in Glasgow on Wednesday that’s October 12. Oliver and four members […]
Scottish folk multi-instrumentalist and singer/songwriter, Alan Reid, is the guest on Travels With My Auntie Liz this evening at 8 pm (Tuesday, October 11, 2022.) He was a founding member of the hugely influential Battlefield Band and played with them for 40 years – and since 2010 he has performed solo or as a duo […]
