Blue Men of the Minch (composed by James Duncan Mackenzie) Tribute to Norman (composed by James Duncan Mackenzie) Breabach piper and flautist James Duncan Mackenzie, from the Isle of Lewis, launches his second solo album Sròmos, named after an abandoned settlement on the banks of Loch Seaforth and one of many townships cleared in the […]
Inner Sanctuary by Ross Ainslie
‘Inner Sanctuary’ is a track heavily influenced by his travels to India, it features a debut performance on Bansuri from Ross. The musicians on this album were selected very carefully and are all very comfortable in many genres, this track shows Greg Lawson playing with an Indian style. SANCTUARY FEATURES Ross Ainslie – Highland and […]
Old Skool Jigs by Inveraray & District Pipe Band
Inveraray & District Pipe Band, under the direction of Pipe Major Stuart Liddell and Lead Drummer Steven McWhirter. This track was recorded live at the band’s “Ascension” concert in front of a sold-out Glasgow Royal Concert Hall in August 2013. Featuring Ali Hutton on guitar, Ross Ainslie on cittern, Joe Rattray on double bass and […]
Earl Richard by Iona Fyfe Band
Earl Richard is one of 6 songs on the Iona Fyfe Band’s new EP, suitable-named East. The concept EP draws inspiration from the Oral Tradition of the East of Scotland and each track has a distinct link with the East and North East. The project aims to capture the essence of Eastern Folksong, Dialect, Language […]
Here’s to All Our Common Wealth by Robyn Stapleton
This single was the track Robyn recorded for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. It was sung around Scotland following the Queen’s Baton Relay and sung by choirs from the Scottish borders to Shetland. Robyn Stapleton is a Scottish singer who performs traditional songs in English, Scots, and Gaelic. She studied music at the Royal Conservatoire […]
Obair Oidhche by Niteworks
‘Obair Oidhche’ is an instrumental track from Niteworks debut album ‘NW’. Featuring a composition by the legendary piper Gordon Duncan, set over an intricate rhythm and lush synths. The track is as at home on the headphones as it is on the dance floor, working listeners into a trance as it travels seamlessly forward. The […]
South Atlantic Seven by FRASER FIFIELD
First from the new album In Buenos Aires. featuring: Walther E Castro on bandoneon, Quique Sinesi on guitar and Mono Hurtado on double bass. I’m delighted to present my new album, “In Buenos Aires” It was recorded in that famous city, in June 2015. My initial attraction was the bandoneon, from the concertina family of […]
Masters by Treacherous Orchestra
Masters is a brand new track from one of Scotland’s finest and most explosive live bands, Treacherous Orchestra. New album “Grind” will be released in February by Reveal Records. Masters by Treacherous Orchestra from the album Grind The Treacherous Orchestra story is one of many strands, a tale told spanning the length and breadth of […]
Big Al’s by Stuart Cassells
A rockin set of tunes from BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician Award winner and founder of the Red Hot Chilli Pipers Stuart Cassells. b. 1979, Falkirk, Scotland. Cassells was one of the finest young pipers to emerge from the Scottish folk scene at the start of the twenty-first century. He began playing the pipes […]
The Gathering by John Somerville
This is the first track from the “Voyage of the Hector” suite written by John Somerville and commissioned by Feis Rois. The suite of music chronollogically tells the story of the Hector’s journey as it made its dramatic journey from Ullapool to Pictou, Nova Scotia in the summer of 1773. John Somerville is one of […]