Album of The Week
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Belfast-based Irish traditional band, Réalta release their third studio album, Thing of the Earth, this month. It features a wide variety of music from traditional instrumental dance tunes and classic piping melodies to newly composed songs. They’ve creatively taken their spirited core sound of wind, strings, reeds and drum and developed it, adding breadth […]
Skyrie is a band that knows how to bring the party wherever they go. Comprised of Lesley Thompson Smith on fiddle and whistle, Jimmy Anderson on guitar and bass, and Chris Smith on drums and bodhran, this talented trio has been wowing audiences with their unique blend of traditional and modern music. Hailing from the […]
This exciting collaborative release by Martin Simpson and Thomm Jutz successfully reinvents a group of folk songs for today’s audiences. ‘Nothing But Green Willow : The Songs of Mary Sands and Jane Gentry’ is focused on Jutz’s long-running obsession with Cecil Sharp’s 1916 and 1918 collection, “English Folk Songs from the Southern Appalachians” and […]
Becoming a mum played a major part in Glasgow-based folk singer/songwriter Claire Hastings’ decision to embark on her latest heartfelt musical project. Lullabies For Scotland – her third solo album release – is the result of Claire’s studies of Scottish lullabies for a collection that includes one self-penned song. Claire, whose Music Club provides workshops […]
For more than 40 years Jo Miller has been researching local music and glorious examples of it adorn her latest release, ‘A’ The Way To Galloway.’ By interviewing residents and exploring historical sources Jo – a winner of the Hands Up for Trad Hamish Henderson Services To Traditional Music Award – uncovers the lively […]
Multi-instrumentalist Fraser Fifield says this eight-track release is an album he has wanted to make for “a wee while.” On SECRET PATH he concentrates on the low D whistle with Paul Harrison (keyboards) and Tom Bancroft (drums) helping to bring the music to life. It is the first of three recordings through which he […]
For her fifth solo album, SHORELINES, award-winning Irish traditional singer and flute player, Nuala Kennedy has tapped into the rugged, natural beauty of County Clare, where she now lives, for inspiration. The album’s compelling songs of love and loss look closely at the shifts and changes in both coastal waters while exploring the resilience and […]
This unique ten-track release has already been hailed as a “mighty contribution” to Scotland’s folk history. Glasgow-based, Ayrshire native, Seán Gray is established in the international folk community as a session player, as a past member of the award-winning Paul McKenna Band, and the recipient of a prestigious Celtic Connections’ New Voices composing commission. […]
This 33-song, double album release of duets has been rightly described as a ‘powerhouse of a collection.’ Scots folk musician Ian Bruce has brought together a meaningful selection of songs that have seen him through his 67 years and, hopefully, beyond. The 32 cover songs embrace some old favourites and less well known ones […]
Dallahan enjoy a well-deserved reputation for delivering world-folk music in a stunning and appealing style. Forged in Scotland and Ireland’s traditional music scene, they are also influenced by the music of the Balkans and North America and gleefully take their listeners on a dazzling journey. This is Dallahan’s fourth studio album. All of the tracks […]
