This single Thig A-Steach is the first track off Fèis Rois album ‘Gneiss” by Iain Fraser. Fèis Rois commissioned Iain to write and record a new suite of music to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Fèis Rois nan Inbheach. The album takes its name from the ancient rocks underlying much of north-west Scotland, and draws […]
The Dawn Chorus (radio edit) by Megan Henderson
The Dawn Chorus is the opening track on Megan Henderson’s debut album ‘Pilgrim Souls’, an instrumental and vocal suite inspired by the work of fellow Fort William native Christine Clark, whose dream-like, impressionistic paintings depict – in the artist’s own words – “imagined landscapes and narratives which transport us to unknown lands, conveying moments of […]
An Dannsa Dub by Tom Spirals & Euan McLaughlin
Future dub from ancient Scotland. This is the musical message set to be spread by new trad-dub collective, An Dannsa Dub, on the release of their debut, self-titled single. An Dannsa Dub (The Dub Dance in Scots Gaelic) fuses the mystic sounds and instruments of traditional Gaelic songs with the heavy, driving basslines of dub music. Headed by dub producer, […]
Long Shadows by Christine Weir
Have you ever wished you could speak to those who have crossed over? I have often had this thought of late, and it inspired me to write this song, ‘Long Shadows’. Featuring Bev Whelan on Tin Whistle, Rayelle Goodman on Violin, Chantal Hughes on additional harmonies and produced by Roger Bashew. “Long Shadows” When daylight […]
Poor Ditching Boy by Iona Fyfe
A Scots translation of the Richard Thompson song, released on his debut album, Henry The Human Fly, in 1972, inspired by Lewis Grassic Gibbon’s novel, Sunset Song, set in Aberdeenshire. Aberdeenshire folksinger, Iona Fyfe, has become one of Scotland’s finest singers, rooted deeply in the singing traditions of the North East of Scotland. In 2021, […]
The Cauld by Iona Fyfe
The Cauld is the new single from Scottish folksinger Iona Fyfe. A slight departure from previous releases, the song which follows a folk-pop structure is written by Iona in the Scots Language; one of Scotlands three national languages with over 1.5 million speakers (2011 census). The single features Michael Biggins (piano) Charlie Stewart (electric double […]
Montreal by Talisk
Montreal is the opening track of our album Beyond! It was written after a trip I took to Canada. Destination was Halifax and I got stuck in a snow storm which meant I had to lay over in Montreal. Normally a flight cancellation leads to a lot of distress and general frustration but this wasn’t […]
Winter Winds by Amy Papiransky
Read Me Write is the stunning self-penned debut album from Scottish singer-songwriter Amy Papiransky. Originally from Keith in the North-East of Scotland, Amy has been gathering and writing songs over the last eight years. Read Me Write is the product of the Scottish songbird’s musical maturity and growing confidence. A music teacher by trade, Amy’s […]
Wine O’Clock by Marie Fielding
Featuring Marie Fielding on Fiddle, Tom Orr on accordion, Donogh Hennessy on guitars, Trevor Hutchinson on double bass, this is Track 1 from Marie’s new album An Seisiun. Recorded in Dingle, there are 11 tracks with guests including Damien Mullane, Pauline Scanlon, Jimmy Higgins and Laura Kerr. A nominee for Best Album at Na Trads […]
The Road to Yair by Eric Falconer
“The Road to Yair” is the first track on the album of the same name. It’s named after a winding back-road between Galashiels and Selkirk in the Scottish Borders, which runs through countryside where my grandfather was a shepherd many years ago. The album consists of 11 tracks of self-penned tunes played on a variety […]
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