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On tonight’s edition of Travels With My Auntie Liz, talented musical duo Eleanor Dunsdon and Gregor Black will be chatting about their first EP release, ‘Let No Man.’ Having been Danny Kyle Open Stage award winners at this year’s Celtic Connections, they are storming ahead with gigs and festival dates in the coming months. […]
The second solo album from Orkney fiddler, LOUISE BICHAN, boasts both traditional tunes and original compositions. It’s a compelling collection that brings new life and personal meaning to existing music as well as showcasing unique work self-penned in recent years. Louise, who’s based in the USA, has completed a degree in performance at the prestigious […]
. 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 […]
The Willow Trio guest with Ian Oliphant this Monday Afternoon, 20th May. The Willow Trio are a Glasgow-based clarsach trio consisting of Sam MacAdam, Sophie Rocks and Romy Wymer, established in 2020. The trio plays music ranging from classical to traditional to their own original contemporary compositions. They have performed at festivals such as Kelburn […]
The Album of the Week this week is Acoustic Heart from Raintown. This is Raintown’s third album, and was launched at Oran Mor on 17th May. Raintown are known for their explosive brand of contemporary Scottish country music, however Acoustic Heart delves into a rich tapestry of acoustic sounds and heartfelt melodies, and showcases a […]
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 […]
