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Dowally is an Edinburgh-based duo which has been making music together since 2015. Their sound is contemporary original folk; rooted in the Scottish and Irish traditions but influenced by jazz, Klezmer, American old time and everything in-between. Rachel Walker plays the fiddle, low whistle and sings. Daniel Abrahams plays the guitar, piano, double bass and […]
Presenter Gavin Paterson is the focus of a hugely interesting and wide-ranging feature in the current issue of Living Tradition, the leading traditional music magazine. Gavin talks about his life-long love of music, his strong ties to the Clancy Brothers and about his very popular Ballads And Balladeers show that goes out every Tuesday to […]
Scottish singer/songwriter and guitarist Stuart Bobbin will be featured all the way from Canada on the Celtic Folk And Fusions Show with Fiona McNeill this week (April 6) between 6 and 8 pm. He will be chatting about his band, Hewson Grey‘s latest EP release ‘Refleck’ from which they have released the single, Moving Mountains. […]
Hugging the south bank of the River Clyde, Govan is an area of Glasgow world-renowned for its shipyards and some famous faces, living and dead. But its unsung heroes are the focus of this cultured, intriguing and elegant collection of songs by Scottish singer/songwriter Ainsley Hamill, who has delved into the lives of female rent […]
Hailing from Findochty in the North East coast of Scotland, Ron Jappy is an extremely accomplished and respected musician. Starting off his musical journey as a fiddle player, Ron is now highly sought after as an arranger, fiddler, guitarist, and pianist. “One of the true joys of being an accompanist is sharing musical experiences with […]
New show times have been announced for the Colm Keegan Show. It will go out on Fridays from 1 pm to 3 pm and will be re-run each Saturday between 6 pm and 8pm. The multi award-winning international musician from Dublin joined the station recently, saying: “Celtic Music Radio is such a staunch supporter of the […]
Glasgow-based Rachel Hair will be joining John Joe MacNeil on his Tuesday Tunes show this week (March 30). The leading harpist, who has played and taught at numerous festivals throughout the UK, USA, Europe and Australasia – and released nine albums and harp books – will be talking about the Edinburgh International Harp Festival (EIHF) […]
Scottish country singer, Abigail Pryde will appear on this week’s edition of Celtic Folk and Fusion to discuss going solo. She has released a single, ‘Lady,’ having written and recorded with other artists such as folk band Heron Valley for much of her career. Abigail grew up in rural Argyll with music at the heart […]
Still Time is the much anticipated new album from revered Scottish folk songstress Karen Matheson. It is a collection of contemporary and traditional sounding songs featuring an intoxicating palette of sonic textures wrapped around that instantly recognisable voice. Featuring piano and production by Donald Shaw, the album was a creative discovery from this summer’s unexpected […]
Singer/songwriter Cody Feechan from Fife is Andy Hood’s special guest on the Friday Mix this week (March 26). Noted for her unique voice and subtle Scottish twang, Cody’s 2020 single – ‘Free Falling (Clear Six Remix)’ – broke into the Official UK Charts for Scottish Singles. Her music is best described as Alternative Rock with […]
