Today brings a very special concert from St Andrews In The Square, in October, of The Eilidh Grant Band and the second half with Celtic Quines who are :- Katherine Macleod , Celine Donoghue and Eilidh Grant – who are joined on stage by Neil Sturgeon and the legendary John Carmichael
Our own Eilidh , who has been singing before she could walk !was a Danny winner in 2004, brought out an album ‘Masks and Smiles’ which won the Scottish New Music Awards for folk/traditional in 2011, is working on a new album and is now with this wonderful collaboration of voices , in Celtic Quines. She is joined by the very fine voices of Celeine Donoghue – also on banjo, and Katherine Macleod
I bring you Edwina Hayes recorded in Orkney who’s new album ‘Good Things Happen Over Coffee’ . ‘Edwina Hayes numbers Michael Parkinson and Perez Hilton among her fans. Her beautifully written songs, charming stage presence and voice of an angel have won her a reputation as a true natural talent of gentle folk-americana. She has opened numerous shows for Jools Holland and Van Morrison and the title track of her album Pour Me A Drink was covered by Nanci Griffith who calls her ‘the sweetest voice in England’.
And to round off Festival Fling for this year, we drop in on The Spree Paisleys new National Festival which took place in October this year and they are going for a full weeks festival next year! A sneek preview of The Danny Kyle Open Stage which happened in the Spiegel Tent bringing you two of the acts that were on that day! Rory Butler and Mave O’Boyle
If you miss the programme you can listen to it on Catch Up – available for the next 30 days.