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With Hunger Road, Fife-based trio SKYRIE marks a significant shift from their previous album Ceilidh-Celi. The band now presents a finely balanced blend of original songs and instrumentals, showcasing both their versatility and musical depth. The group, comprising Lesley Thompson Smith, James “Jimmy” Anderson, and Christopher Martin Smith, brings together years of experience, having […]
TALISK are among the most in-demand folk-based groups to emerge from Scotland in the last decade or more. The chart-toppers have toured the world, stacking up major awards for their explosively energetic, ground-breaking and enthralling music. Three hugely accomplished musicians, three craftsmen with a bold and captivating approach to album and live music – […]
As she was leaving the stage in Glasgow a year ago this month, Sunny Sweeney said she couldn’t wait to return to Scotland – thankfully she managed to do so and once again she’s leaving us with a stirring performance to remember. She tells us of her love of a full Scottish breakfast, how […]
Contemporary traditional Scottish/Irish trio APE HOUSE fill their self-titled album with a lively, energetic and expressive sound. Lachie Robinson (guitar/vocals), Wallace Calvert (concertina/cello) and Craig Harrison (fiddle/bodhràn) came together through Trad sessions in Glasgow, where they all studied as students. No longer all living in the same city, and away from the relative freedom […]
With her second album, Perth singer-songwriter BETH MALCOLM delivers an intriguing musical coming-of-age story. Initially commissioned by Celtic Connections and developed in association with Perth Theatre And Concert Hall into a stunning, three-act multimedia performance, FOLKMOSIS embraces traditional and new songs, film and the spoken word. It’s a story that bends and twists against […]
Celtic Music Radio is pleased to announce that the station is now available on DAB digital radio in the Inverclyde area, the third Scottish area to enjoy such a service. It will deliver our programmes to listeners in places such as Greenock, Gourock and Port Glasgow on the south of the River Clyde as well […]
Celtic Music Radio has attracted one of its best-ever sponsorship deals from an internationally known company. Tunnocks, the Uddingston-based, family-run confectionery business, is sponsoring the popular community radio station’s live coverage of Celtic Connections next year. The award-winning Scottish company, whose products such as caramel wafers, teacakes and caramel logs in their distinctive wrappings […]
For his second album, Glasgow-based Lewis McLaughlin is venturing into uncharted sonic territories, crafting a daring and audacious soundscape that remains true to his narrative-driven songwriting style. Working again with long term collaborator Andy Monaghan(Frightened Rabbit), ‘A Hope In Fear’ delves deeper into themes of self-discovery and resilience. The band, featuring Lewis and Euan […]
The Fretless are captivatingly vulnerable, introspective and transformative on this, their sixth full-length studio release – and they are “immensely proud” of it. The four-piece, award-winning band – Trent Freeman (fiddle/viola); Karrnnel Sawitsky (fiddle/viola), Ben Plotnick(fiddle/viola), and Eric Wright (cello) – wanted the album to be experimental in nature and it successfully captures magical […]
Congratulations to Celtic Connections on the launch of their 2025 festival, running from January 16 until February 2. It’s another terrific line-up and we are pleased to confirm that, once again, the hugely popular Danny Kyle Open Stage (DKOS) will be a major feature of Connections’ programme. Finalists of 2024 will take to the […]
