Celtic Connections
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Celtic Connections is always the highlight of the twelvemonth that is January… Last night I was lucky enough to witness the rebirth of a band I have loved and supported for 25 years (yes I am that old). Blazin’ Fiddles filled the vaulted chaumer of the Barony Hall on Castle Street with light and […]
SHANE COOK & THE WOODCHIPPERS TERN I was really looking forward to this one as my appetite had been whetted by having seen Shane Cook (fiddle) and Joe Phillips (double bass) as part of Allison Lupton’s band at a truly marvellous gig on their UK tour last year. But they weren’t the only ones […]
In the year that Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, George W Bush was still in the White House and Mariah Carey had the best-selling album, Josh Rouse released a farewell record titled NASHVILLE as he quit Music City for pastures new. It was 2005. He clearly has a dominant nostalgia gene as another […]
We have reached Day 9 of the Danny Kyle Open Stage at Celtic Connections and the great sounds continue today at 5 pm with these five acts: Zoë Eliza Balderdash & The Thing The Beach Crows Ali Stott Liam Docherty For more information and artists links you can go to https://dkos.co.uk/dkos-monday-27th-january-2025/ • The […]
The Danny Kyle Open Stage heads into its second week of shows today and we will be broadcasting each one live from 5 pm each evening from Glasgow’s Royal Concert Hall. The line-up this evening is: Shirley Barr Duo Sir-Reel Clarks ft Aaron Clark Falkirk Traditional Music Project Monooka For more information on today’s […]
Su-a Lee I’ve had the album, Dialogue, by cellist Su-a Lee, since it was released, and I like the fusion of classical and folk music. They sit well together. I was very much looking forward to her concert at Celtic Connections and as It was a dry night, I walked from the Royal […]
Live action returns to the Danny Kyle Open Stage today and to our programme schedule after the storm forced the cancellation of yesterday’s show at Glasgow’s Royal Concert Hall. Lined up to take to the stage from 5 pm onwards are: Duncan MacDonald Dàna Wee Sara and The Texans Massimiliano Alloiso Outi Karhu […]
A Danny Kyle Open Stage show – with a difference – can be heard this evening, produced and presented by Liz Clark. With the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall closed because of the storm, today’s five acts have recorded music and interviews for broadcast between 5 and 7 pm. Liz said: “The magnificent troupers that […]
The 5th Danny Kyle Open Stage show of the year at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall features the following acts: Garua Tango Club Jim Byrne & Friends Barry Kenny Kris Mizzi Màiri Callan For more information on the artists and their contact links go to the DKOS website: https://dkos.co.uk/dkos-thursday-23rd-january-2025/ […]
Lined up to perform at the fourth Danny Kyle Open Stage show of 2025 this evening at Glasgow’s Royal Concert Hall are acts from as far away as Australia. The line-up is: Sam Brothers Jack McLucky and The VC Broken David Overfall The Weeping Willows For more information on the artists and their contact […]
