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Celtic Music Radio will be unable to broadcast on DAB in the Glasgow area for the next couple of months. The station is facing ongoing, external technical issues and, hopefully, it can resume the service at some stage. But our festival of music can still be enjoyed on 95FM in the Glasgow area. And there […]
Tennessee based singer/songwriter, Nathan Bell is currently touring the UK promoting his absorbing new release, Red White and American Blues (it couldn’t happen here.) The 13 tracks on the album feature roots and rock, blues, jazz and folk, all delivered in a sleeves-rolled-up, honest and uplifting way. While it’s not a protest album it does […]
Station presenter Kate Reid releases her latest single this week (Friday October 1) – an enchanting version of The Beatles’ 1965 song, Yes It Is. And she will be chatting about it all on the Friday Mix with Andy Hood on Friday at 9.40 am (live) and will follow this up later in the day […]
Our board of directors’ chair, Alex Jenkins, really deserves to be sitting with his feet up after walking more than 20 miles to raise hundreds of pounds for the station on Sunday (September 26). Starting Scotland’s Kiltwalk 2021 event just after 10 am he took his final steps more than seven hours later at 5.15 […]
While we have no idea if he’s got legs for the kilt or not, the chair of our board of directors, Alex Jenkins, is all set to stride out at Scotland’s Kiltwalk 2021 event on Sunday, September 26 to raise funds for Celtic Music Radio. The station is set to relocate to new studios so extra […]
We are pleased to be broadcasting a special show on Friday, August 20 in memory of our fellow volunteer and dear friend, Allan Broom, who died earlier this month. An early edition of The Broom Cupboard that we’ve found in our files will air between 11 and 1 pm, highlighting Allan’s warm style and knowledge […]
Ross chats with Dougie MacLean on this week’s Thank Folk it’s Wednesday from 7pm about his forthcoming 100th live streamed concert from his home in Perthshire. Since lockdown began in March 2020 Dougie MacLean, renowned singer songwriter, who wrote Scotland’s anthem Caledonia, has performed live online concerts within the Old School attached to his home […]
easyfundraising.com turns your everyday online shopping into free donations for your favourite cause. Just start your online shopping first at easyfundraising, then shop as normal. Retailers will then make a small donation to say “thank you”. Just click on the logo below to support Celtic Music Radio. Many thanks. There’s over 5,962 retailers to choose from […]
One of our broadcast team, Fiona McNeill, won the Community Radio UK Gold Award for female presenter of the year 2020. But, because of pandemic-related issues, she only got her hands on the trophy recently. Fiona, who has been producing and presenting the Celtic & Folk Fusions Show on Tuesday evenings for seven years, was […]
One of our longest-serving presenters reaches a broadcasting landmark today. Liz Clark – Auntie Liz – will deliver her 600th show for the station this evening when Travels With My Auntie Liz is aired. “It’s been a steep learning curve,” said Liz, who is also a Board member at the station and the Company Secretary. […]
