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Ajastaika by Simon Thoumire and David McGuinness

Ajastaika by Veera Kuisma Fiddler and pianist Veera Kuisma plays with the Finnish trio ALDA, but for some reason we decided not to listen to their version of her tune before we recorded ours. Theirs is great too. Concertina virtuoso Simon Thoumire and historical keyboard specialist David McGuinness have known each other for a very […]

Cold Iron by Mike Vass

In 1937, Neil Gunn quit his job at the Customs Office in Inverness to pursue his writing career full time. The first thing he did was to sell his house and buy a boat in the North of Skye. He spent a summer sailing Scotland’s beautiful West Coast, seeking inspiration for his writing. May 2014 […]

Thig a-steach by Iain Fraser

This single Thig A-Steach is the first track off Fèis Rois album ‘Gneiss” by Iain Fraser. Fèis Rois commissioned Iain to write and record a new suite of music to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Fèis Rois nan Inbheach. The album takes its name from the ancient rocks underlying much of north-west Scotland, and draws […]

Ducks at Luss / House 108 by Tina Jordan Rees

This track is taken from ‘Beatha’ – the forthcoming debut flute and whistle album by Tina Jordan Rees. Ducks at Luss is a 7/8 tune in B minor. It’s followed by House 108 – a tune that flows between 7/8, 6/8 and 3/4, and that is dedicated to Tina’s housemates she lived with whilst studying […]

Off She Jumped by Sarah Markey

Off She Jumped was the first track I released to launch pre-orders for my debut solo album “Leaving Lurgangreen.” I will be launching the full album on 6th May 2022. Myself and Marty Barry had put this set together for an online video during lockdown, and back then the whole album was on hold because […]

It Only Takes A Silence by Kim Edgar

I’ve released a new song which I wrote with J-P Piirainen (Finland), that I hope might be of interest to you. We began our remote collaboration on Thursday 24th February 2022, the day that Russia began a full scale invasion of Ukraine. It Only Takes A Silence reflects on our individual responsibility to respond to […]

Reels: Granny Bheag’s Pancakes, Rona MacKillop’s Reel, The Road to Cheesebay, Heather Mullet’s Wee Reel, Katie Jean Milne’s Graduations, Welcome Rosie Morton, Dougie’s Dunny and Agony in Arbroath by Kenneth MacKenzie

Performed by Kenneth I MacKenzie on harmonica with accompaniment from; Will Marshall, Marie Fielding, Rory Grindlay and Tom Oakes. All tunes composed by Kenneth I MacKenzie apart from tune 7 (CD Turnbull) and tune 8.(D. Wotherspoon). Album available from: www.caberfeidhmusic.co.uk (CD) and https://caberfeidhmusic.bandcamp.com/ (download) With his musical roots in world-class pipe bands, Kenny has been […]

Journey by Bradley Parker

Bradley Parker, 25, is a piper & whistle-player from Portavogie, Northern Ireland. Bradley has performed at events such as Glastonbury Music Festival, Celtic Connections & Celtic Colour International Festival. In 2012, he was awarded Northern Ireland’s Young Musician of the Year and won the Gordon Duncan Memorial Competition in 2019. Bradley recently graduated from the […]

The Dawn Chorus (radio edit) by Megan Henderson

The Dawn Chorus is the opening track on Megan Henderson’s debut album ‘Pilgrim Souls’, an instrumental and vocal suite inspired by the work of fellow Fort William native Christine Clark, whose dream-like, impressionistic paintings depict – in the artist’s own words – “imagined landscapes and narratives which transport us to unknown lands, conveying moments of […]

Cat and Mouse by James Duncan Mackenzie

Cat and Mouse is the first single from James’ third solo album. The single features two tunes, The Trapper and The Midnight Mouse. The Midnight Mouse refers to an incident of a mouse in the house in the early hours! Fìbhig was written and largely recorded from home over a two year period like no […]

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