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Glasgow based Latin/flamenco quartet Solea number fiery guitar duo, David Sim and Gerry Magee, in their ranks. The line-up is completed by Jon Mulrine, renowned bass player and Colin Macgibbon, one of Scotland’s most in demand session drummers/percussionists. Their music pulls on many influences from rock to jazz via Latin and Flamenco and their […]
Hildaland – Orkney-born fiddler Louise Bichan and Indiana mandolinist Ethan Setiawan – offer a perfect meeting of different musical worlds. The duo, who reside in Maine in the USA, are steeped in the fiddle traditions of their respective sides of the Atlantic so old-time Scottish Swedish-inspired music intertwines in their contemporary compositions. With Bichan’s fiddle […]
Martin Hayes is one of the world’s most celebrated fiddle players and an influential figure in Irish traditional music. On this superb album with the Common Ground Ensemble – dedicated to the memory of his mother, Peggy and his great friend Dennis Cahill – Hayes features traditional Irish music complemented by improvisation, arrangement, jazz, […]
The Scotland-based vocal trio Juniper Three have just released their self-titled debut EP – and they will be joining Bob Leslie on his Transatlantic Conversations show this weekend (Sunday, October 15 at 2 pm) to talk about it. Harmony lies at the heart of Aimee Penman, Laura Hill and Outi Smith’s work with the group writing […]
Blazin’ Fiddles celebrate 25 years and present their 10th album – XXV – recorded at Peter Gabriel’s legendary Real World Studios. They enjoyed the thrill of recording live, as a band in one room and the result is an album that embodies the freshness and spontaneity of a live performance. XXV draws together the […]
Belfast-based Irish traditional band, Réalta release their third studio album, Thing of the Earth, this month. It features a wide variety of music from traditional instrumental dance tunes and classic piping melodies to newly composed songs. They’ve creatively taken their spirited core sound of wind, strings, reeds and drum and developed it, adding breadth […]
Skyrie is a band that knows how to bring the party wherever they go. Comprised of Lesley Thompson Smith on fiddle and whistle, Jimmy Anderson on guitar and bass, and Chris Smith on drums and bodhran, this talented trio has been wowing audiences with their unique blend of traditional and modern music. Hailing from the […]
Arran-bound, Johannes Meiser Winning a Celtic Music Radio competition means German musician, Johannes Meiser is on his way to Arran for a special weekend recording session. His host is Stan Robertson, owner of the Isle of Arran Recording Studio in Lochranza, who teamed up with the volunteer-led station to offer the prize. Stan has […]
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