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. Nora Brown & Stephanie Coleman JenEric The Orkney Folk Festival this year gave more focus to the capital by programming two “mega-shows” at the Pickaquoy Centre in Kirkwall on the Friday and Saturday. The formula was simple: 5 top acts doing 6 numbers each, as a kind of giant “taster” event – and both […]
Station presenter, KIRSTEEN HARVEY has written a song about Glasgow for the competition being run by This is Go Radio and Glasgow Life – and it has has been shortlisted into the top 10. It’s a public vote now so if anyone has a spare minute to check it out, singer/songwriter Kirsteen would be very […]
Multi-instrumentalist and low whistle virtuoso, FRASER FIFIELD continues his series of recordings featuring his ultra-expressive low D whistle playing in trio settings with One Great Circle. This is the tenth album in this remarkably versatile musician’s prolific career. Fraser Fifield Composed with Fifield’s long-time friends, harper Catriona McKay and Shetland fiddler Chris Stout in […]
The Orkney Folk Festival’s Friday Feast of Music – featuring RANT, Genticorum, Hadhirgaan, Saltfishforty, and Máirtín O’Connor, Cathal Hayden, Seamie O’Dowd – took place in the Pickaquoy Centre, Kirkwall on 24th May, 2024. . RANT […]
This album is a cinematic love letter to nature from two exceptional musical talents on the Scottish folk and roots music scene. LAURA-BETH SALTER (Kinnaris Quintet, The Shee) and ALI HUTTON (Ross Ainslie & Ali Hutton, Treacherous Orchestra) have come together to create a Scottish soundscape masterpiece with a powerful message at its […]
All of us at Celtic Music Radio are giving a big ‘shout out’ to David, Bob, Nigel and Anthony who took part in the recent Kiltwalk. By fearlessly striding out, the intrepid foursome raised over £1,200 for the station – and the pictures show they enjoyed the experience. “This was a fantastic effort […]
ALLAN TAYLOR, a sterling troubadour who has been writing and performing his distinctive songs for more than 55 years, is in top form on his latest release, The Road Well Travelled. The Brighton-born solo, singer-songwriter’s songs are inspired by the wonderful places he’s seen, the people he’s met and a collection of experiences from life […]
JACK BADCOCK, the frontman, guitarist and a founding member of for award-winning band, Dallahan has released his debut solo album, Cosmography. It came out yesterday, fulfilling a long-held ambition to place his diverse and arresting song writing skills centre stage. A former finalist in the BBC Young Traditional Musician of the Year, the Glasgow-based […]
Scots folk trio SKELPT are are in fiery form in this video. And they will be equally impressive when taking to the stage this weekend (SUNDAY, MAY 5) to launch their 11-track, debut album “Ersten.” Celtic Music Radio will be there to broadcast their special show LIVE from Curry’s at the Braehead Shopping Centre […]
Tonight’s edition of Travels With My Auntie Liz is a packed one. Liz will be in conversation with Jane Ann, Douglas and Coin the dog from Sound House and will also be focusing on Edinburgh Tradfest that runs from 3rd -13th May 2024. The festival’s stunning opening concert in The Queen’s Hall features Valtos, […]
