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An Dannsa Dub (The Dub Dance in Gaelic) are joining Fiona McNeill this week (Tuesday, March 21) for a chat about their debut release and 2023 touring plans. The brainchild of dub vocalist and producer Tom Spirals and Scottish traditional musician Euan McLaughlin, the six-piece band formed in 2020. They are focused on fusing the […]

Singer, musician, entertainer, husband, father and retired head teacher, FRANKIE FARRELL is Gerry’s Jukebox guest with Gerry Maguire this week (Wednesday, March 15.) Frankie’s appearance on the hit TV show, Opportunity Knocks was one of several TV and radio show spots here in the UK and abroad. And he has performed in all major theatres […]

Fiona McNeill welcomes Celtic Music Radio’s 2022 Album of the Year winner, Chloe Matharu to today’s show (Tuesday, March 14.) Singer/songwriter and Celtic harpist, Chloe, has won widespread acclaim for her debut release, Small Voyages, which offers many tracks that reflect on her experience as a Navigational Officer in the Merchant Navy, sailing around the […]

Rena Gertz is the Lunchtime Selection guest this week (Wednesday, March 15.) Originally from Germany, Rena came to Scotland in 1996 to complete her Masters degree in law. Her 2022 album, Bridges, features songs sung in English, Gaelic, German and Italian. She was awarded the Women’s Silver Pendant at the National Mod in 2022 and […]

A news item announcing our first Album of the Week Show for 2023 was posted prematurely. This popular feature will return at midday on Saturday, March 18. and we hope you can join us then. Sorry for the editorial mistake.

Stuart Spence from ODIA – a vibrant band that fuses Celtic, World and Electronica to make a tasty blend of music – is Fiona’s guest tonight (March 7)on Celtic Folk & Fusions. They will be chatting about what his band has in store for 2023. • Celtic & Folk Fusions: Stuart Spence from ODIA in conversation with Fiona […]

The award-winning Mike Ritchie On Sunday Show reaches a special moment this weekend (March 5) – it will be Mike’s 400th show. His first Sunday broadcast was back in August 2014 and since then his two-hour playlists, featuring classic and new Americana, Roots and singer/songwriters plus many interviews, have won him a loyal following. And […]

Scottish Highland harper, singer and artist, MARIE-LOUISE NAPIER has written a series of lullabies for her baby grandchildren that feature on a new album and in a book titled, ‘Lullaby Nana.’ Today (Monday, February 27) she will be chatting about this personalised collection with Ian Oliphant on The Afternoon Selection, starting at 2 pm. There […]

Eighteen-year-old Lauren Lindsay is Nikki Lyle’s guest this week (Monday, February 28). Lauren, who released two songs last year with one hitting 12,000 streams, is aiming this year to headline a venue for the first time. Her influences are Miley Cyrus and Stevie Nicks, and she’s recently been working with a band so some gigs […]

Irish singer/songwriter Brendan Monaghan is today’s special guest with Fiona McNeill on Celtic & Folk Fusions today – Tuesday, February 21. Brendan, from Co. Down, released his latest album, “Light from The Light That Never Ends” in 2022 and this year he is returning to perform in Canada and the USA in the spring, as […]