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All The Prayer by Gerda Stevenson

All the Prayer is track 4 from Gerda’s album of her own songs NIGHT TOUCHES DAY, described by Rory Macdonald of Runrig as “a new Humanist anthem, a really groundbreaking, important song”; by Folk Radio UK as “an ancient enchantment. Backed up by strings, drones and layered vocals, the song implores us to live for […]

Rough Diamonds by Alan Reid and Rob van Sante

Alan Reid wrote this song to celebrate the common folk, the workers and in this case the Lothian Miners and the ill fated coal industry in Scotland. Rough Diamonds refers to the “Salt of the Earth”, the honest working man.. Alan Reid and Rob van Sante joined forces in 2001 whilst working with Scotland’s finest […]

Thunderstruck by Tom Orr Band

This is the first track of the album and sets out exactly what it is all about. Very much Scottish Traditional Dance Music but with an interesting mix-up. Tom Orr is one of Scotland’s leading accordion players. His primary genre is Scottish Dance Music. It is not only Scottish Dance Music played to the very […]

The Smasher by RURA

An instrumental track from RURA’s five-star (Songlines, July 2015) album, Despite The Dark. Two tunes from members of the band – “The Boys of Ballydowse” by David Foley (bodhran, flute), and “The Smasher” by Jack Smedley (fiddle). Ballydowse is a fictional town in the south of Ireland, and the setting for the independent film ‘The […]

On the loose again by Alan Reid and Rob van Sante

John Paul Jones was a Scottish born mariner who fought for the Americans in the Revolutionary War and later became an Admiral in the Russian Navy. On this journey John Paul Jones Sails with his ship the Bonhomme Richard around the British Isles. He makes a failed attempt to burn the port of Leith and […]

High Drivin’ set by Taliska

From the sleeve notes: A meaty dish to get the digestive system a kick start. Like a good dose of caffeine, these tunes will get you up and jigging about – you’ll not be able to sit still. Playing to sell-out audiences at folk festivals and boutique music venues alike, Taliska are a force to […]

The Fiddlers’ Bid Ode to Joy by Fiddlers’ Bid

Fiddlers Bid – All Dressed in Yellow: The Shetland Band’s latest release All Dressed in Yellow is an eclectic mix of traditional and contemporary styles, both in melody and arrangement, played by a mature, innovative band combining outstanding musicianship. The album could be described as a suite of music lasting almost 45 minutes where the […]

Shell Story by Twelfth Day

The title track from Twelfth Day’s new mini-LP Shell Story, out 18 May 2015. Shell Story features three new tracks as well as four remixes from their 2014 album The Devil Makes Three. The title track is based on a short story of the same name by George McKay Brown, from his collection Winter Tales. […]

Dark Bonnymuir by Alan Dickson

Reputedly written by Allan Barbour Murchie, one of the participants in the ‘Battle of Bonnymuir’ when a band of Scottish Radicals marched to take over the Carron Iron Works, near Falkirk, in April 1820 to protest against worsening economic and social conditions, and to campaign for more voting rights. It was sung by Chartists in […]

Scottish Gathering for Piano by Stephen J. Wood

Skye Boat Song is the first single taken from composer-pianist Stephen J. Wood’s stunning CD album ‘Scottish Gathering for Piano’ released this Spring (Eklectica Records). A frequent visitor to family and friends in the Western Isles and Scotland over many years, Stephen J. Wood has drawn his inspiration for this album from live traditional musicians […]