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PLANTEC are celebrating 20 years as a band and Yannick, one of the widely acclaimed trio, will be Fiona McNeill’s guest on Celtic Folk Fusions this week – Tuesday, 22nd August. The Breton-based band is at the very leading edge of Celtic music whose style has been described as an “untamed energy” with immersive shows […]
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 […]
Fiona McNeill has a packed show lined up for Celtic Folk & Fusions today. Award-winning harpist and singer/songwriter Chloe Matharu will be talking about her latest single, “The Silkie of Sule Skerry.” And Bado Reti from the Bad Reti Group – who have released two new singles “Portland Hijaz” and “Without Fear of Falling” […]
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 […]
Glasgow’s International Piping Festival is celebrating its 20th edition and a host of events starts today (August 12) through to the 20th. This annual, week-long celebration of bagpipes from across the world embraces Scotland’s heritage and that of piping cultures from around the globe. The Festival has been delivered in-person and online continuously since August […]
The Peatbog Faeries have created yet more dramatic and daring folk-fusion sounds on their latest album ‘I See a World.’ Hailing from the Isle of Skye, they are an imaginative band and this upbeat collection also sees them place an increased focus on vocal arrangements. Peter Morrison, Ross Couper, Innes Watson, Tom Salter, […]
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. […]
LIBBY KOCH – Live in Glasgow Top drawer Texan troubadours Libby Koch and Patterson Barrett are touring Scotland – and today (Wednesday, July 25) they are guests on the Lunchtime Selection with Ian Oliphant. Grammy-nominated Libby – Houston’s honky-tonk queen – and three- time Grand Ole Opry artist, Patterson, have been playing gigs here there […]
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 […]
Glasgow-based singer-songwriter and talented ukulele player Claire Hastings is set to release her third studio album ‘Lullabies from Scotland’ on Friday (June 30) She will join Ian Oliphant on the Lunchtime Selection this Wednesday (June 28) to chat about what is a beautiful collection of traditional and contemporary Scottish folk tunes, some well-known and others […]
