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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 […]

No Gods & Precious Few Heroes by Dick Gaughan

Dick Commented that what most people regard as being ‘Scotland’ is largely a work of fiction. This song deals with some of those fictions Dick is one of the foremost and most highly respected folksingers in the United Kingdom. He is also one of the most sought-after artists who commits himself to regular nationwide tours, […]

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 […]

Thig a-steach by Iain Fraser

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 […]

Off She Jumped by Sarah Markey

Off She Jumped was the first track I released to launch pre-orders for my debut solo album “Leaving Lurgangreen.” I will be launching the full album on 6th May 2022. Myself and Marty Barry had put this set together for an online video during lockdown, and back then the whole album was on hold because […]

Cat and Mouse by James Duncan Mackenzie

Cat and Mouse is the first single from James’ third solo album. The single features two tunes, The Trapper and The Midnight Mouse. The Midnight Mouse refers to an incident of a mouse in the house in the early hours! Fìbhig was written and largely recorded from home over a two year period like no […]

St Valery by Alex MacDonald

This is the tragic story of the 51st Highland Division’s encirclement and capture at St Valery en Caux in Northern France in June 1940. I grew up in Kildonan Strath, Sutherland, where I loved the psalms and hymns and the old folk songs my father had learned from his drover grand uncle.Went on to Cash, […]

Iolair Iolaire by Alex MacDonald

On New Year’s Day 1919, hundreds of sailors were returning home to Stornoway after the horrors of the First World War. Looking forward to being reunited with family and friends, little did any of them think that the last tragedy of the war would be played out on their home shore. I grew up in […]

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, […]