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New show times have been announced for the Colm Keegan Show. It will go out on Fridays from 1 pm to 3 pm and will be re-run each Saturday between 6 pm and 8pm. The multi award-winning international musician from Dublin joined the station recently, saying: “Celtic Music Radio is such a staunch supporter of the […]
Glasgow-based Rachel Hair will be joining John Joe MacNeil on his Tuesday Tunes show this week (March 30). The leading harpist, who has played and taught at numerous festivals throughout the UK, USA, Europe and Australasia – and released nine albums and harp books – will be talking about the Edinburgh International Harp Festival (EIHF) […]
Scottish country singer, Abigail Pryde will appear on this week’s edition of Celtic Folk and Fusion to discuss going solo. She has released a single, ‘Lady,’ having written and recorded with other artists such as folk band Heron Valley for much of her career. Abigail grew up in rural Argyll with music at the heart […]
Still Time is the much anticipated new album from revered Scottish folk songstress Karen Matheson. It is a collection of contemporary and traditional sounding songs featuring an intoxicating palette of sonic textures wrapped around that instantly recognisable voice. Featuring piano and production by Donald Shaw, the album was a creative discovery from this summer’s unexpected […]
Singer/songwriter Cody Feechan from Fife is Andy Hood’s special guest on the Friday Mix this week (March 26). Noted for her unique voice and subtle Scottish twang, Cody’s 2020 single – ‘Free Falling (Clear Six Remix)’ – broke into the Official UK Charts for Scottish Singles. Her music is best described as Alternative Rock with […]
Stuart Spence from Scottish band ODIA is Fiona McNeill’s guest on the Celtic Folk And Fusions Show this week (March 23) between 6 and 8 pm. He will be talking about “Home” which is ODIA’s debut release with four tracks fusing Celtic, World and Electronica to make what the band feel is “a tasty blend […]
Steve O’Connor was born and raised in Liverpool, England, a cultural, charismatic city with a rich and famed musical heritage. Steve has travelled extensively in his life, which has helped him to learn to understand and appreciate the diverse cultures and traditions of the world. It wasn’t until he moved to the highlands of Scotland, […]
Multi award-winning international musician, Colm Keegan is joining Celtic Music Radio as a presenter. Dubliner Colm’s first, hour-long show will be broadcast on Saturday, March 20 at 1 pm. He is best known as one of the principal singers with PBS sensation show, Celtic Thunder, his career having started as a four-year-old chorister in Dublin’s […]
A special edition of It’s a Quinn Thing celebrating the first birthday of the Virtual Islay Inn Sessions will be broadcast on Monday, March 22. The show’s presenter, Patrick Quinn, was a regular at the popular session in the Glasgow pub on Monday nights. Putting his day job Glasgow Caledonian University lecturing to good use, […]
Congratulations go to one of our long-serving presenters who has won a Renfrewshire Council 2021 Provost’s Community Award. Mike Dillon was nominated for the Community Volunteer Award by St James Primary School in Paisley. Through his efforts, children at the school have benefited from working on projects alongside local community groups and artists as well as […]
