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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 […]
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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. […]
Station presenter Bob Leslie is pleased that one of his songs is to appear on the next album by popular Canadian musician, Brad Tuck. The song is ‘Lands o the Sioux and the Cree’ that features on Bob’s 2019 release, The Barren Fig.Bob, who released his fifth album In Praise Of Crows earlier this year, […]
The men who have brought the lost songs of unique Scottish army regiment The London Scottish to life on a new album will be guests on Isolation Discs aka Travels With My Auntie Liz on Tuesday, May 18. Liz Clark will be in conversation with Scottish folk singer/songwriter, Ian Bruce and former commander of the […]
Celtic Music Radio is pleased to welcome new presenter, Cameron Nixon, who will be at the mic on Monday evenings, starting on May 10.Aberdeen-born, Cameron is at twenty-two, the youngest member of the team. “I love being on stage but I am really excited about this new world of presenting my own show on radio […]
