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This is an album of great charm centred around love, community and connection. The Wilderness Yet bring deeply personal links to their music while exploring the world’s stories, seasons and sorrows, grounded in our relationship with the natural world. Rosie Hodgson – voice, banjo; Rowan Piggott – voice, fiddles, double bass; Philippe Barnes – voice, […]

The Irish-Italian band’s latest release, FROM NOW ON, is an eleven-track delight bursting with traditional and original Irish music. It has one original song, Road to Rome, and the special guest is the uilleann piper, Martino Vacca from the band Fullset. The Willos’ international project was born in Siena, Italy in 2001 and the current […]

The highly-acclaimed, Grammy-nominated, award-winning singer-songwriter, COURTNEY MARIE ANDREWS is the special guest on The Mike Ritchie On Sunday Show this weekend (July 17.) Her latest album, Loose Future, comes out in October and two singles have been released – both will feature on the show plus a trio of songs Courtney selected from her three […]

A new one-hour show joins the Friday station schedule this week. Paul’s Friday Mid Morning Mix sees a welcome return for Paul Lucas and he will be on air between 10 and 11 am every week. The station is committed to offering a wide range of programmes and music so this new show is an […]

American band Betsy Ade & The Well-Known Strangers are guests on the Lunchtime Selection today (Wednesday, July 13) Their current tour continues with a date in Glasgow’s Broadcast this evening so they are popping into our studios to talk about their visit and latest upcoming album titled ‘Dawn.’ From SE Wisconsin, they are a cello-infused alternative […]

The Canny Band’s debut is a heady mix of mostly self-penned tunes, embracing fast-paced reels and jigs, and slower, sensitive tracks arranged in their own distinctive style. Sam Mabbett (Diatonic button accordion), Michael Biggins (piano) and Callum Convoy (bodhran) offer a rare fusion of instruments to create stirring and memorable sounds. The trio’s appeal is […]

Journalist, broadcaster and author, PAUL ENGLISH will be Gerry Maguire’s show guest this week (Wednesday, June 29). Paul will be chatting about the recently published biography he authored of top Scottish band, Deacon Blue “To Be Here Someday.” “Looking forward to speaking with Paul as the book has created a lot of interest,” said Gerry. […]

Multi-instrumentalist and producer Euan McLaughlin is Fiona McNeill’s special guest on her show this week (Tuesday, June 28) He performed at Glastonbury and has also performed with a range of artists including Valtos, Vulin, Dante, Lewis McLaughlin, Ewan Bremner and Rhona Stevens. He has also toured across the UK, Europe and Australia. “I am really […]

Eighteen-year-old singer/songwriter, Archie CW is Nikki’s special guest on her show on Monday (June 27.) He will sing live and chat between 12 and 1 pm. From Lochwinnoch, Archie CW is a TikTok sensation with 523,000 followers. He plays guitar and piano and since leaving school he has been pursuing a career in music. He […]

Two shining lights on the thriving Celtic music scene, Manx Gaelic singer, Ruth Keggin and Scottish harpist, Rachel Hair, have collaborated to create this thoughtful, sensitive album. Lossan – a Manx Gaelic word with meanings including light, glimmer, sheen and flame – is the first ever duo harp and Manx Gaelic vocal album to be […]