Album of The Week
This vibrant offering is the fifth album from Scotland’s chamber-folk quartet RANT, recorded live at Cottiers Theatre in Glasgow in September last year. It demonstrates effectively their widely-recognised, energising fiddle performances that are fully charged with tradition and finesse. RANT – Gillian Frame, Lauren MacColl, Anna Massie and Bethany Reid – play in dynamic, […]
SEAN TAYLOR is a unique songwriter rightly praised for delivering compelling music. This latest album from the talented troubadour is thoughtful and full of sincerity, and he delivers the 13 tracks with a voice that is a cross between John Martyn and Van Morrison. He’s a multi-instrumentalist whose material is best described as roots […]
Long established acoustic duo from Tallahassee, Florida, HOT TAMALE create a warm blend of folk, blues, Americana, and roots music. Adrian Fogelin and Craig Reeder have always had a gift for making music that feels lived in and close to the bone and this, as well as their political and environmental activism, is very much in evidence on this release. […]
This is a welcome re-release that features the work of Scotland’s national bard sung by one of Scotland’s finest traditional singers, Andy M. Stewart. On this superb album that mixes the robust with the romantic, Andy is accompanied by three members of the seminal Scots band Capercaillie – Mánus Lunny, Donald Shaw and Charlie […]
The Celtic Music Radio search for our Album of the Year for 2025 is now under way. Once again, we have a terrific list of quality contenders – so the contest is as wide open as ever. All the releases in the poll featured on our hugely popular Album of the Week Show each […]
This marvellous collection features a quality collaboration involving Màiri Morrison, Alasdair Roberts and Canadian bassist/musical arranger Pete Johnston. They have set their musical sights on traditional songs with Scottish roots collected in Canada’s maritime provinces by folklorist Helen Creighton (1899-1989). Recorded in Nova Scotia these far-travelled Scots ballads and Gaelic lyrical songs are delivered […]
In 2021, Robin Adams received the Celtic Music Radio Album of the Year award for his album “One Day”. He’s had a few albums in the meantime. However, the latest, The Beggar, is this week’s Album of The Week. Hailing from a rich Scottish musical heritage, singer-songwriter and guitarist Robin Adams, carries the torch passed on by his […]
She has been rightly described as an inquisitive Finnish songstress, a lover of jazz, improvisation and harmony singing with added storytelling skills – and Outi Karhu‘s debut album confirms this. It plays like lullabies for adults with delicate and thoughtful melodic turns, lyrical piano lines, daring rhythmic experiments and harmonies that cradle you or stir […]
When two of Scotland’s foremost acoustic guitarists get together to make music something special is bound to happen. And it has on this debut album that took the talented duo three years to complete. The eight original compositions of guitar – and occasional banjo – duets showcase perfectly their prowess and dexterity, and their ability […]
Accordionist Magnus Turpie’s debut album features some of his favourite pieces, accompanied by a bunch of musician friends. Lively dance numbers, tender Gaelic waltzes and a few well known songs vie for attention on a record that offers pleasing depth and wide sonic variety. Edinburgh-based Magnus – with core band members Linda Campbell (accordion) […]
