Written by Gillian Welch and David Rawlings and released on Gillian’s 2011 album, The Harrow and The Harvest. It has since been performed and recorded by artists such as Chris Thile and Josienne Clark and Ben Walker. Dark Turn of Mind is the new release from MG ALBA Scots Singer of the Year, Iona Fyfe. […]
The Lion of Donegal by Alex MacDonald
James Duffy from Donegal was my distant relation by marriage. He won the Victoria Cross (the highest British military award for bravery) during World War I. His life in returning to a changed Ireland after the war was not easy. Alex MacDonald comes originally from the Strath of Kildonan in Sutherland, but has spent most […]
One More Before You Go by Dougal’s Jumper
At the end of a night that you don’t want to end……. One More Before You Go! Bringing together Scottish smallpipes and bagpipes, uilleann pipes, fiddle, whistles, accordion, guitar, mandolin, bass guitar and vocals, Dougal’s Jumper manage to fashion their own brand of cosy Celtic pop. Let Dougal’s Jumper wrap you up in their infectious […]
Causeway by Avocet
We proudly bring to your ears the ethereal track ‘Causeway’ by Scotland-based trio Avocet. The single was recorded at the Abbey Road Institute Amsterdam by Michiel Mutsaerts & Dieter Boels, released through Mink Records. Available on all major streaming platforms. Written by Sam Grassie & Iona Zajac. Arranged by Avocet Avocet is a Glasgow based trio […]
Swan Song by Gary Innes
‘Swan Song’ is the new single from award-winning musician Gary Innes Featuring vocals by the inimitable Karen Matheson, of Capercaillie fame, the new single is an ode to a number of Gary’s friends who sadly have passed away before they were ready to go. Gary said: “I had the privilege of getting to spend time […]
The Woe of It by Gráinne Brady
A tune based on a poem by Donegal writer Patrick MacGill – The Woe of It Sweet was the mavis’ song of eld, And how the woodlands thrilled with it! Sweeter the song of the girl I held Close to the heard that filled with it Methinks the rose leant from the wall To kiss […]
Windsong by Eabhal
This 3/4 Strathespey was written by Hamish Napier for the Vass family’s yacht during it’s Neil Gunn inspired adventures in 2014. Eabhal came together while based on the Isle of South Uist in the Scottish Outer Hebrides. Playing traditional music the band draws inspiration from many different cultures and delivers a spirited, inventive blend of […]
Doon the Watter by George Payling
Fair fortnight ‘Doon the Watter’ is an iconic touchstone for many of us. My childhood memories are filled with the throngs that used to wait to board the boats and trains to holiday by the sea. George Payling is a new singer/songwriter who has a heritage rooted in Scottish variety theatre and a music scene […]
Santiago by Gillebride MacMillan
This song is in praise of the historic Galician city of Santiago de Compostela. The song, an original composition by Gillebride MacMillan in Gaelic and Galician, praises the place and its people and the pilgrims and walkers who go in their thousands every year on their Camino to Santiago. Gillebride is joined by Rosa Cedron […]
Home by Eric Falconer
“Home” is the final track on the EP of my composition “Farewell to the Battlefields”, which is based on the imagined thoughts and experiences of a soldier surviving the Great War and going home. It was partly inspired by the experience of taking school parties on tours of the Great War Battlefields over a 20 […]
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