Schedule 27 Jan 2019
11:00 – Stewart Fenwick – Sean McConnell
12:00 – Festival New and Music – Presenter Stewart Fenwick
01:00 – Festival New and Music – Presenter Bob Leslie
02:00 – Festival New and Music – Presenter Bob Leslie
15:00 – Mike Ritchie – The Rachel Baiman Trio
16:00 – Mike Ritchie – Paul Tasker
17:00 – 19:00 – Live from the Danny Kyle Open Stage – Produced and Presented by Liz Clark for Celtic Connections
Sean McConnell
Performing live in the studio this Sunday is aclaimed Nashville singer songwriter Sean McConnell, who releases his new album, Second Hand Smoke next month. Sean, whose parents were both folk singers in the Boston area, moved to Georgia when he was 11, and to Nashville in his college days. He recorded his first album at age 15. He has written songs for everyo from Meat Loaf to Tim McGraw, Martina McBride, Rascall Flatts and Brad Paisley.
He plays all the instruments on his new album, and will be previewing a few on the programme.
Appearing at Celtic Connections
Sean McConnell supporting Ashley Monroe Saint Lukes Sunday 27
Rachel Baiman
‘The product of a childhood steeped in progressive politics, Nashville-based singer-songwriter and fiddler/banjo player Rachel Baiman – half of celebrated duo 10 String Symphony – brings contemporary folk virtuosity and compelling eloquence to the art of the protest song’ with her debut album ‘Shame’ in 2017 featured on NPR’s “Songs We Love”, called a “Rootsy Wake-up Call” by Folk Alley, and described by Vice’s “Noisey” as “flipping off authority one song at a time.” Produced by Andrew Marlin of Mandolin Orange, it features “I Could’ve Been Your Lover Too”, which has reached over a million plays on Spotify.
Appearing at Celtic Connections
27 Jan CC Strathclyde Suite Glasgow
31 Jan CC St Andrew’s In The Square Glasgow
Rest of Tour
01 Feb Kilkennie Ireland
02 Feb Roscommon Ireland
03 Feb Manorhamilton Ireland
Paul Tasker
With his ‘Cold Weather Music ‘ CD released in 2016 and another on the way Paul has quite a few projects on the go. From a duo called SAL, to the band ‘The Colour of Whiskey’ and of course his duo with Iona Macdonald in ‘Doghouse Roses’, formed in 2005 with which they have t albums released, Paul is in constant demand and gigging extensively from throughout the UK and Europe