Album of the Week – Janice Burns & Jon Doran ‘Great Joy To The New’

Written by celtic music radio on November 30, 2024

This self-released album is well timed as it has traditional Christmas Songs that the duo have been performing over the years, along with some new material.

“It’s a snapshot of the winter season and the traditions that we cherish, the stories that we tell, to see us through the colder months,” say the award-winning duo, who came together after discovering a shared love of traditional music and songs that tell vivid stories about the nature of life, and our place in the world.

They have won praise for their ‘clever and uncluttered musical storytelling’ with tight vocal harmonies and sensitive interplay between mandolin, bouzouki, and guitar.

One critic wrote: “Their arrangements have a spellbinding presence and an understated energy that transports their songs from the pages of books and manuscripts into the imagination of the listener.”

Janice and Jon will be talking about ‘Great Joy To The New’ on our Album of the Week show today.

• ALBUM OF THE WEEK SHOW – Janice Burns and Jon Doran in conversation with Liz Clark – aka Auntie Liz – midday, Saturday, November 30, 2024.

The duo are on a UK tour that includes a gig at the Od Hairdresser’s in Glasgow on December 4.