The title track from Here’s My Heart Come Take It released 15 April 2016 on Shadowside Records. Words from the Max Hunter Folk Song Collection. Music by Rachel Newton. Produced by Rachel Newton and Mattie Foulds. Recorded at Caribou Recording Dec 2015. Rachel Newton – Vocals, Harps, Keyboards Mattie Foulds – Drums Lauren MacColl – […]
Bill and Jill’s by Tannara
The title track from our debut album ‘Trig”, which will be available to pre-order online and at our gigs from the 1st July onwards. The album was produced by Rachel Newton and features: Owen Sinclair (Acoustic Guitar/Electric Guitar/Vocals), Becca Skeoch (Harp), Cameron Ross (Fiddle) and Joseph Peach (Accordion/Piano/Fender Rhodes) Bill and Jill’s (Owen Sinclair) The […]
Troubles by The Shee
The first track on their album Decadence. THE SHEE bring Electro-harp, accordion, fiddles, flute, mandolin and three powerful voices together with their diverse range of individual musical influences to produce an adventurous brew of Folk, Gaelic and Bluegrass. Their third and most recent album, ‘Murmurations’ was received to great acclaim, the launch tour leading to […]
No More Wings by Rachel Hair Trio
No More Wings – the title track from the 2012 album of the Rachel Hair Trio Well, the harp has many stereotypes and Rachel does her best to dispel by telling people that if they listen to her music, they’ll soon discover its not as angelic as it first appears… One of the leading bands […]
Glass of Beer set by Telenn Tri
Driving rhythms combined with the delicate sound of harp and punchy accordion to soothing the soul and infectious fiddle dance music of the Celts. Telenn Tri are Christine Morphett, harp and keyboards, Peter Franche, piano accordion , guitar, bouzouki, bass guitar and Linda Rankin, fiddle, vocals and keyboard. This trio combines its wealth of various […]
The Selkie by Pippa Reid-Foster
A mythological creature resembles a seal in the water but assumes female form on land. Born and having lived most of her life on the West Coast of Scotland, Pippa sees the beautiful and dramatic landscape very much as home territory, “it gives me a certain feeling of connection with the past and with the […]
Princess Rosanna by Top Floor Taivers
Taken from the debut album ‘A Delicate Game’, Princess Rosanna is a song by Scottish singer songwriter Findlay Napier. Findlay was inspired to write this song after seeing graffiti that said “RIP Princess Rosanna” whilst on a run along the river Clyde in Glasgow. Top Floor Taivers are a young and fresh Glasgow based band […]
Apocalypse by Kaela Rowan
A beautiful unusual and ethereal track from Kaela ‘s debut Solo Album, Menagerie, released on Shoogle Records in June 2014 Described by Folkwords thus: “Listening to this album will do you so much good the medical profession should prescribe it” Tim Carrol , Folkwords: 13/06/2014 “..A powerfully unique album” Norman Chalmers Scotland on Sunday:08/0614**** “Sensuous […]
Jute Mill Song/Song For Mary by The Shee
Song for Mary was written by Karine Polwart for the band as part of our ten year anniversary project Continuum. We are grateful to the School of Scottish Studies for the permission to use Mary Brooksbanks’ voice on the recording. Karine wrote the following for our sleeve notes: “I love Rachel’s singing and playing and […]
Price of a Pig Set by Elinor Evans
I love the way that traditional music has the power to break down barriers and inspire people. I wanted to play with other musicians and this set acted as the spur for me to do that. Price of a Pig is a well known Scottish fiddle tune and was one of the first traditional tune […]
