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With more than 40 studio albums under his belt, MARTIN CARTHY has re-released his self-titled 1965 debut gem, which has been rightly described as “a must-learn checklist for budding guitarists and folk club organisers.” To this day, it remains an essential listen for anyone attempting to find their way into traditional English folk music. […]
RON JAPPY Celebrated musician RON JAPPY is this week’s guest on Travels With My Auntie Liz – Tuesday, March 26. Ron is halfway through his Scottish tour that’s focused on the music of his debut album ‘Vincular,’ a Celtic Music Radio Album of the Week in April 2021. He is on the road with a […]
Samantha Maya Glasgow-based multi-instrumentalist SAMANTHA MAYA has announced the release of her latest single The Observer Effect pt. II, under the moniker Maya’s Radio Orchestra. Set for release on Friday 29 March, the track is a deeply personal and emotive exploration of Maya’s creative process and her experience with chronic illness as a teenager. The […]
The LAURETTES debut album Meet Me at the Main Stage is a joyous record that brings all their hard work together – big style. Lauren and Lynette from the all-female band said they spent a week in the studio putting everything they have into the 12-track with each song carefully written to tell “a wee […]
IAIN ANDREW Moira Kerr has a special guest on her Sounds Celtic show this weekend (Saturday, March 23). Scots actor Iain Andrew will be chatting with her about his career that started when he was eleven. He has appeared in The Square Mile of Murder, Little Dorrit, and The Pride of Miss Jean Brodie with […]
Folk and roots singer/songwriter MARTIN SIMPSON – who averages a new studio album almost every two years – is set to release ‘SKYDANCERS’ his 12th full-length solo record. Recorded in Martin’s hometown of Sheffield, Skydancers collects new originals alongside 18th century ballads plus reworkings from the songbooks of Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Woody Guthrie, […]
Our popular ALBUM OF THE WEEK SHOW will be broadcast at a different time this Saturday (March 16) due to the station’s scheduled live broadcast from the St Patrick’s Day celebrations at Glasgow’s Merchant Square. Our St Patrick’s Day outside broadcast starts at midday and winds up at 5 pm. The Album of the Week […]
CELTIC MUSIC RADIO will be at the centre of the St Patrick’s Day celebrations in Glasgow’s Merchant Square on Saturday (March 16.) This FREE Family Fun Day Festival offers non-stop music, song and dance, and our team of enthusiastic volunteers will be playing a major part, including broadcasting live from midday to 5 pm. We […]
JOHN ALEXANDER AT THE GLAD CAFE JOHN ALEXANDER is in glorious form on his latest album, ‘Face The Wind’ – and in this live setting he delivers its tracks in a potent and compelling manner, his downbeat vocals and atmospheric guitar work, nurtured by a downright brilliant one-night stand of band. The album is an […]
True to its name, Light And Shade, from Scottish festival favourites, Have Mercy Las Vegas seamlessly moves from their acclaimed toe-tapping barn dance-style tracks ventures into darker, more ominous territory. While firmly rooted in the Folk/Americana genre, this second album offers traces of blues origins more prominently than in their previous works but the […]
