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When Martin Carthy released his first solo album in 21 years, he had just returned from a two-week tour of the United States and was celebrating his 84th birthday. ‘Transform Me Then Into a Fish’ looks back at his eponymous debut from sixty years ago, re-imagining eight tracks from it and adding three from his current […]
SCOTT NICOL Ronny Davies is hosting the Morning Mix on Friday this week – and he has a special live guest. Passionate pop/rock/Americana singer, songwriter and energetic showman from Ayrshire, SCOTT NICOL, is popping into our Braehead studios for a chat with Ronny. He’s playing some tracks and talking about his new single ‘Drive’ […]
ANNE GAIR Singer/songwriter, guitarist and dulcimer player, Anne Gair is a special guest on today’s edition of the Sparks & Burns show at 6 pm. Her music is a heady mix of genres with nods to contemporary folk, country, blues and jazz, with strong vocal melody lines and a penchant for harmony and open tunings. […]
Roo Geddes brings together music from five generations of his family on this solo album, which was recorded live on his great-great-grandfather’s violin. Named after the Glaswegian tenement ‘closes’ where he grew up, the album stays close to home, featuring performances alongside his mum, gran, and auntie, as well as three never-before recorded compositions […]
This fourth album from Tide Lines is a deeply personal tribute to the city that has shaped the band’s journey. Its twelve tracks capture Glasgow’s people, places and spirit through evocative storytelling and anthemic indie-folk melodies. Glasgow is very close to the band’s heart. From their first casual meet up in a West End […]
Celtic Music Radio has two tickets for JJ Gilmour’s gig at the Re-Hope Church in Paisley on Friday, June 27th. All listeners have to do to win them is answer one question – what’s the name of JJ Gilmour’s first solo album? Please send your answer to competition@celticmusicradio.net Please include your name, email address […]
The 500th edition of the award-winning Mike Ritchie On Sunday Show is broadcast live today from 4 to 6 pm. It’s a special playlist that’s on offer, packed with sparkling tracks suggested by listeners. Mike’s first Sunday broadcast was back in August 2014 and he has twice in three years topped the influential Americana UK website’s […]
This excellent two-disc collection is the solo song debut of Scottish musician and musical instrument inventor/builder, Donald WG Lindsay. The fourteen live-in-the-studio recordings, made during December last year at Watercolour Music in Ardgour in the Scottish Highlands, vividly demonstrate Donald’s musical skills. He sings, plays guitar and plays on his own “Lindsay System” Scottish […]
Scottish folk singer Campbell Gunn’s On Ashton Lane is his first release since 2012 but it is a clear testament to his strength and undoubted ability as a musician. The former political journalist-turned-government-adviser has delivered fourteen, self-composed tracks that flow with assurance, poise and elegance. Campbell, who is a recipient of a Scottish Press […]
The title of this quite glorious collection really does say it all. And hats off to this legendary band – international ambassadors of Irish music – for being able to select 17 songs to represent their output and enduring appeal over the decades. Dubbed The Kings Of Celtic they have made fans happy all […]
