Composed and arranged by Gráinne Brady, with words by Patrick MacGill. Following up on her debut solo album The Road Across the Hills, Gráinne’s second solo album Newcomer is also inspired by the work of Irish writer Patrick MacGill – namely his second novel ‘The Rat-Pit’. The story follows a young Donegal woman, Norah Ryan […]
The Snows They Melt The Soonest by Hannah Rarity
This song came back to my attention when doing the 2018 ‘A Christmas Celtic Sojourn’ with Brian O’Donovan and a lovely bunch of folks in Boston. It was brilliant to come up with a fresh arrangement with the fab house band which featured Owen Marshall, Maeve Gilchrist, Seamus Egan and Natalie Haas. I first heard […]
In the Lane by Gráinne Brady
Following up on her debut solo album The Road Across the Hills, Gráinne’s second solo album Newcomer is also inspired by the work of Irish writer Patrick MacGill – namely his second novel ‘The Rat-Pit’. The story follows a young Donegal woman, Norah Ryan who, upon emigrating to Scotland as a teenager, was vulnerable to […]
Rain and Snow by The Auldeners
The debut offering from new trio, The Auldeners, Rain and Snow is a fragment of a longer Appalachian murder ballad. Recorded and mastered by Ludovic Barrier. The Auldeners are a Glasgow-based trio performing reinterpretations of Appalachian ballads and American old-time tunes. Featuring Iona Fyfe, Ellen Gira and Callum Morton-Teng. Artist website: https://www.facebook.com/theauldeners Watch the video […]
Mairead Nan Cuiread by Katie Macfarlane
Traditional Gaelic Waulking Song. Featuring Pablo Lafuente on tenor guitar and Charlie Stewart on fiddle. Recorded/produced by Pablo Lafuente, mastered by Chris Waite, cover artwork by Orla Stevens. Katie is a Gaelic and Scots singer from Airdrie who is greatly influenced by her connections to North Uist in the Outer Hebrides. She has had a […]
Fetlar Lullaby by Jenna Reid
The Fetlar Lullaby is a beautiful tune that I first learned from playing with the Shetland Fiddlers Society. The ‘the 40 fiddlers’ will celebrate their 60th birthday this year, and they’ve done an incredible job of promoting traditional Shetland fiddle music. Founded by the late Dr Tom Anderson and with Aly Bain and the late […]
Bonnie Lass of Fyvie by Iona Fyfe
A new single from Scots Singer, Iona Fyfe. One of the most well-known of Aberdeenshire songs, I got this from the singing of Sam Kelly, who recorded ‘The Bonnie Lass of Fyvie’ on his album titled “Pretty Peggy”. Bob Dylan recorded “Pretty Peggy-O” on his 1962 debut album and performed the song with a more […]
A Mhairead Òg / Young Margaret by Joy&Andrew
A Mhairead Òg (Young Margaret) is the first single from sibling duo Joy&Andrew’s new album, Dithis, released March 2020. There are several variations of this traditional song, in which we find a young man living in his widowed mother’s household. He is not yet of age to inherit the leabaidh àrd, a metaphor for his […]
While The Whole World Sleeps by Siobhan Miller
Following on from the slickly produced, mainstream-nudging 2018 album Mercury, this new release is a more stripped back affair, seeing Miller return to her roots. And where Mercury fielded all original songs All is Not Forgotten magically melds new and traditional songs in nine tracks with an overriding air of unrushed calm peppered with a […]
Darling, Please by Josie Duncan
This song was written by Josie Duncan. What do you think it is about? Innes White – Guitar and vocals, Megan Macdonald – Accordion and vocals, Josie Duncan – vocals. Raised in the musical traditions of the Outer Hebrides, Josie Duncan has long been able to exercise a deep understanding of Scotland’s music with her […]
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