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Persian Omelette by Juliette Lemoine

‘Persian Omelette’ is the first single to be released from my debut album ‘Soaring’, which celebrates and explores the theme of freedom. I chose the title ‘Persian Omelette’ as it was a much sought-after dish at the popular Cafe Hula in Glasgow’s city centre. The cafe had walls covered in local art and a weekly […]

Baroque Suite feat Donald Shaw by Su-a Lee

Celebrated South Korea-born cellist Su-a Lee draws on her 30 years of musical experience in her stunning debut solo album Dialogues. Set for physical release on Friday 2nd December 2022, the album will then be available to download and stream on major digital platforms from Friday 20th January 2023. Continually reaching beyond the classical genre, […]

Duntulm by Mist & Wing

Step Into The Light is the debut EP from Americana/Folk duo Mist & Wing. Their first release blends Scottish indie-folk with hints of country: “If you mixed Angus & Julia Stone with The Jayhawks and The Chicks, this is what you’d get.” Alan & Grace Murray (graduates of UHI Applied Music & the Royal College […]

Let Your Love Flow by Calum MacPhail

Highland accordionist and vocalist Calum MacPhail has announced his single Let Your Love Flow. Set for release on Friday 25th November, the cover provides a fresh spin on the classic 1975 country song from The Bellamy Brothers. Calum, who is a member of award-winning trad folk powerhouse band Hò-rò, hails from Fort William and later […]

Sgàthach by Rachel Walker and Aaron Jones

Despite the Wind and Rain, the debut duo album from Gaelic singer Rachel Walker and celebrated musician Aaron Jones, is a beautiful folk record with an important message at its core. Set for release on Friday 25th November 2022, the body of work pays tribute to influential but under-recognised women throughout Scottish history whose work […]

Ripples by Rachel Sermanni and Kim Edgar

“An open door, a cup of tea I sit down and you sit with me” It was a truly lovely experience to collaborate with Rachel. We were, luckily, able to meet and collaborate in person. We began with a long catch up! Pre-pandemic, we were working together on a weekly basis at The BIG Project, […]

Lady Finella by Iona Fyfe

Written by Iona Fyfe, commissioned by Stonehaven Folk Club as part of ‘Sense of The Place’. Produced by award-winning multi-instrumentalist Mike Vass. Download/stream: https://listen.scot/iflf Lady Finella assasinated King Kenneth II of Scotland, to avenge his killing of her son. Finella, born in the year 950 AD was the daughter of Cuncar, Mormaer of Angus, a […]

Wind Rose by Jocelyn Pettit

‘Wind Rose’ is the title track of fiddle player Jocelyn Pettit’s third album. Composed after returning to Canada from living in Glasgow, it is an uplifting opener symbolizing the start of a journey. A ‘wind rose’ is a nautical compass for reading the direction of the winds, and a metaphor for the visible and invisible […]

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 […]

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 […]

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