The Celtic Music Radio Album of the Week commencing Saturday 25 October is the new CD from Mike Vass called ‘In The Wake of Neil Gunn’.

Ross Macfadyen talks to Mike about his new album and current project on writer Neil Gunn.

During May 2014 saw Mike Vass undertake a mirror voyage of writer Neil Gunn’s 1937 adventure round the west coast of Scotland, performing community concerts along the way featuring stories, music and local history.

After a summer of writing and recording, Mike Vass will return in the autumn 2014 to tour the new album, featuring some of Scotland’s top traditional musicians and film footage captured on the voyage.

Winner of the prestigious ‘Composer of the Year’ award at the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards in 2012, Mike Vass is fast gaining a reputation as one of Scotland’s foremost tunesmiths.

Mike (pictured left) is regarded as one of Scotland’s finest fiddle players, in great demand as a performer, composer and teacher.

He has toured extensively in the past few years with leading Scots Song band Malinky, in a duo with twin sister Ali, and with International super group Fiddle Rendezvous, featuring Bruce Molsky, Maryann Kennedy and Gerry O’Connor.

May 2014 saw the Mike Vass undertake a mirror voyage of writer Neil Gunn’s 1937 adventure round the west coast of Scotland, performing community concerts along the way featuring stories, music and local history.

Album of the Week, Saturday 25 October at 5.00-6.00pm.