Concert Reviews
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Celtic Connections is always the highlight of the twelvemonth that is January… Last night I was lucky enough to witness the rebirth of a band I have loved and supported for 25 years (yes I am that old). Blazin’ Fiddles filled the vaulted chaumer of the Barony Hall on Castle Street with light and […]
SHANE COOK & THE WOODCHIPPERS TERN I was really looking forward to this one as my appetite had been whetted by having seen Shane Cook (fiddle) and Joe Phillips (double bass) as part of Allison Lupton’s band at a truly marvellous gig on their UK tour last year. But they weren’t the only ones […]
In the year that Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, George W Bush was still in the White House and Mariah Carey had the best-selling album, Josh Rouse released a farewell record titled NASHVILLE as he quit Music City for pastures new. It was 2005. He clearly has a dominant nostalgia gene as another […]
Su-a Lee I’ve had the album, Dialogue, by cellist Su-a Lee, since it was released, and I like the fusion of classical and folk music. They sit well together. I was very much looking forward to her concert at Celtic Connections and as It was a dry night, I walked from the Royal […]
Rhiannon Giddens (centre) with Dirk and Amelia Powell The Tom Callister Quartet Normally at a major festival, if a support act is local and drafted in late in the day, one would expect competence and, hopefully, maybe one or two stand-out numbers. The Tom Callister Quartet I’m guessing were friends brought together for this […]
Last time I caught Texan LYLE LOVETT in action was in an air-conditioned venue next to a bowling alley on Nashville’s east side, a far cry from this show in a plush, all-seated concert hall in Glasgow city centre. But, it’s perfectly clear that this charming, polished and engaging gent performs in his signature […]
A bit late in the day (they’ve been together for 46 years), this was my first encounter with Oysterband live – in fact, I was mainly acquainted with their music via their recorded collaborations with June Tabor. So, I wasn’t sure what to expect, but, based on friends’ assessments, was hoping for great things. […]
It is safe to say that Gretchen Peters pleased many when she announced she would play this gig after quitting the road two years ago following 25 years of touring here and in Europe. Like everywhere else, she has long been treasured and admired in Scotland in equal measure. And here the King Tut’s Wah […]
As she was leaving the stage in Glasgow a year ago this month, Sunny Sweeney said she couldn’t wait to return to Scotland – thankfully she managed to do so and once again she’s leaving us with a stirring performance to remember. She tells us of her love of a full Scottish breakfast, how […]
. Nora Brown & Stephanie Coleman JenEric The Orkney Folk Festival this year gave more focus to the capital by programming two “mega-shows” at the Pickaquoy Centre in Kirkwall on the Friday and Saturday. The formula was simple: 5 top acts doing 6 numbers each, as a kind of giant “taster” event – and both […]
