Two jigs from the bagpipe tradition. The first is by one of Canada’s leading pipers and composers, Jim McGillivray. The second, by Peter MacLeod of Partick, Glasgow, was inspired by the famous 1934 photograph of the elusive beast taken by Robert Kenneth Wilson Formed during the great surge of interest in traditional and Celtic music […]
Rough With The Smooth by CampbellGray
The first track from the new album ‘Pulse’ it is available as a download on ITunes from 1/09/2014. ‘Pulse’ – a new album from CampbellGray – where Mari Boine meets Martyn Bennett Pulse’ is a collaboration between multi-award winning musician and composer Mairi Campbell and sound engineer/producer David Gray of Sound Cafe Studios. Campbell’s ancient […]
The Corrie Man by Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas
A medley of mostly traditional tunes. Alex Dan MacIsaac’s, a strathspey, Fear a’ Choire The Corrie Man), a Skye puirt a beul, and pipe reels Little Donald in the Pigpen and The Quinie Fae Rhynie (Steve Saint). ISRC: USCQR1412401 This track is from the newest album by the hugely talented Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas, […]
MacPherson’s Rant by Highland Way
MacPherson’s Rant into the Wise Maid Playing everything from High Energy Festivals to Performing Arts Theaters, from Scotland to Nova Scotia, Ireland to California, Highland Way are uncompromising professionals. These seasoned studio session musicians bring that same polished energy to stages around the world. With their huge repertoire they know how to tailor their performance […]
Edward by Keep it Up
This is the opening track of Keep it Up’s second album On Safari. It features 3 reels – The Glasgow Hornpipe, Knit the Pocky, and The Uist Regatta (Edward Pearlman). Keep it Up made two albums. They consisted of Eilidh Shaw, Simon Thoumire, Kevin MacKenzie and Malcolm Stitt. The band specialised in lilting Scottish music […]
The Big Set by The Unusual Suspects
An amazing set of tunes to kick of their album. They sure knew how to rock the house using fiddles and bagpipes. Launched on an unsuspecting world back at Celtic Connections 2003, Scotland’s original and best folk big-band are back in more rambunctious, roof-raising form than ever. The power and glory of their massed fiddles, […]
The Badger by Anna Massie
The first track of Anna Massie’s 2nd album – The Missing Gift. A review for the album says “The Missing Gift is the second release from multi-instrumentalist Anna Massie, Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year 2003, who features on fiddle, guitar, mandolin, banjo, and tenor guitar, in her regular pairing with guitarist/singer Jenn […]
Thugainn by Patsy Reid
The first tune is a 3-part slow, pipe reel and the second tune was written for Patsy’s Swedish mandola-playing friend, Marit Fält. This track features Patsy on fiddle and viola, Ewan MacPherson on guitar, Ben Nicholls on double bass, Fraser Fifield on soprano saxophone, Signy Jakobsdóttor on percussion, Mattie Foulds on kit and Mhairi Hall […]
Cooking 6/4 | November 9 by Gráinne Brady & Tina Jordan Rees
This is a set of tunes that Gráinne and Tina put together for their 2013 EP. Both compositions by Tina, this lively set starts with an A minor reel in 6/4 time and goes into a 4/4 reel in D minor. “It was really exciting working on arranging these two tunes” says Tina. “We started […]
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