Kaela was inspired to record If I Was A Blackbird by Silly Wizard and the singing of the late, great Andy M Stewart. It’s the age old tale of a sailor who is spurned by an ungrateful lover and takes to the high seas to drown his sorrows. This is one of three haunting maritime […]
The Bothy Lads by Claire Hastings
The Bothy Lads features on Claire’s debut album ‘Between River and Railway’ released 29th April 2016 on Luckenbooth Records. Produced by Ali Hutton, recorded by Keir Long at Carrier waves Studio. Vocals – Claire Hastings Guitar & vocals – Jenn Butterworth Accordion – Andrew Waite Fiddle – Laura Wilkie Bass – Duncan Lyall Percussion – […]
Maraiche feat. Kathleen MacInnes by Niteworks
Maraiche has established itself as a firm favourite on Niteworks’ debut album NW. It’s a song with striking energy as witnessed when performed as the opening number of the recent 2015 Scottish Trad Awards. Featuring a mesmerising rendition of Màiri NicEalair’s Am Maraiche ‘s a Leannan by the renowned Kathleen MacInnes, it is sure to […]
Shetland Night by Blazin’ Fiddles
The opening track of our latest studio album, ‘North’. The first tune, a 3/4 polka, was written by our own Jenna Reid, after a memorable night in London celebrating all things Shetland! We follow it with Alan Kelly’s ‘Trip to Dingle’. Take a group of the hottest contemporary fiddle players from the Highlands and Islands […]
Balkan Red by Gavin Marwick
Balkan Red was written, with tea and encouragement from the rest of Iron Horse, after being inspired by a trip to Slovenia and imagining further afield. Journeyman is an independent, multi-faceted artist-run project promoting the music of Gavin Marwick and his friends. The Journeyman Project is a celebration of a life spent as a Scottish-based […]
The Anvil by Ryan Young and Craig Irving
The Anvil/Johnny Wilmot’s Fiddle/Dave White’s A set of Scottish and Cape Breton reels by fiddle and guitar duo, Ryan Young and Craig Irving. Ryan Young and Craig Irving are a Glasgow based fiddle and guitar duo. Ryan is a Radio 2 Young Folk Award finalist, a Danny Kyle Award winner and a finalist in the […]
The Banks of Ness / EuroJig by The Duplets
Banks of Ness, Traditional Eurojig by Fraya Thomsen Arranged by The Duplets. Brought up in the Highlands of Scotland, Gillian Fleetwood and Fraya Thomsen first met in musical workshops at Balnain House, Inverness. Both went on to study in Glasgow where their friendship and musical partnership continued to develop and resulted in the formation of […]
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 […]
The Travelling Nation’s Pride by Sylvia Barnes and Brian McNeill
The Travelling Nation’s Pride came from a story told to Brian one summer’s night over a pint in the Dutch Inn in Skinflats. The teller, an old gentleman in his cups, said the balmy summer weather had reminded him of it, but insisted that it was ‘about a friend’ of his. the tale intrigued Brian […]
Away From the Pits by Barluath
Away from the Pits was written by Chris Algar and first recorded by Vin Garbutt. When the song was written (c.1990) coal mines were still operating in Stoke. A new seam had been built under the road where Chris lived, and he noticed houses on the street starting to deteriorate following this. The stimulus for […]
