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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 […]

The Clan MacDonald by Christine Weir

I wrote this song about the Glencoe Massacre in Scotland in 1692. It has been featured on the Glencoe Heritage Trust Facebook page. I also have it on video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-q6z0XR3kU Christine Weir was born in Scotland. Her parents moved to South Africa when she was five years old but she has retained her […]

The Slave’s Lament (feat. Addis Pablo) by Brina

Brina – The Slave’s Lament (feat. Addis Pablo) Jamaica Sings Robert Burns and Tribal Global Records & Productions are pleased to announce this exciting release. Jamaican singer Brina’s version of Robert Burns’ emotive song ‘The Slave’s Lament’ In 1786 Scottish poet Robert Burns was facing financial difficulties and hardship, as well as an increasingly complicated […]

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 […]

Tanz Tanz Tanz by Kate & Raphaël

from forthcoming debut album ‘les objets trouvés’ out June 17th. Kate Young and Raphaël Decoster together form an exciting blend of original and folk-influenced music. The French accordion dialogs with the Scottish fiddle and Kate’s voice with an intimate spontaneity, which invites us to discover their hidden stories and landscapes. They create melodies and songs […]

Land’s End (With Ryan Young and Owen Sinclair) by Charlie Grey and Joseph Peach

A unique collaboration between Charlie Grey, Ryan Young, Owen Sinclair and Joseph Peach. The four have united to explore ideas of an alternative approach to traditional music.  The project is an extension of Charlie and Joe’s fiddle/piano duo. For them, recent successes have included reaching the finals of the 2017 BBC Radio 2 Young Folk […]

The Silent Spring by James Lindsay

Oldmeldrum, a town in the North-East of Scotland not far from where I grew up, is home to one of Scotland’s oldest distilleries and produces the well known whisky, Glen Garioch (Garioch being the name given to this committee area in Aberdeenshire). Despite its success today, full production at the distillery had to be ceased […]

Berserk by Peach/Skeoch

PeachSkeoch is the imaginatively named, brand spanking new Scottish accordion/harp duo of Tannara members: Joseph Peach and Becca Skeoch. Creative the name may not be, but the same definitely can’t be said for the music. The project is an outlet for all sorts of crazy. Like mischievous siblings, the duo push each other, egging each […]

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 […]

Stop Talking About It by Twelfth Day

‘Stop Talking About It’ is a song about talking versus doing. It’s about acting instead of obsessing — not lusting after, but being in the moment, not just talking about it! It is from Twelfth Day’s new ablum Cracks in the Room. It was produced by Chris Wood and mixed by Oz Fritz (Tom Waits) […]

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