Do you hear the people sing? Meet the musician rediscovering Scotland’s radical tradition Alan Dickson is compiling songs of people’s history from 18th and 19th century Scotland FROM the struggle for land reform to early campaigns for democracy, Scotland has a rich history of people’s campaigns for change. One musican, Alan Dickson, was determined that […]
Singer and flutist Sarah Hayes reflects on the connections and interactions she found with singer Sara Kazmi during our City to City (Glasgow to Lahore) project.
Here is an excerpt of a blog from singer and flautist Sarah Hayes for Highlight Arts on a project with Lahore singer Sara Kazmi. I spent a truly immersive week with Highlight Arts in May. While poets from Glasgow and Lahore workshopped new ‘transcreations’ of each other’s work, singer Sara Kazmi and I were in […]
FolkWaves hits Australia
We are delighted to be at the National Celtic Folk Festival, Portarlington Australia, we were are launching FolkWaves to the Australian media. The partnership between Hands up for Trad and the festival came about on our trip to Folk Alliance International in Kansas City back in February. The National Celtic Folk Festival is Australia’s largest […]
Have you heard the latest Foot Stompin’ Scottish music podcast?
The latest Foot Stompin’ Podcast is here! Featuring some beautiful music and song from Malinky, Our Heroes, Lau, Robyn Stapleton, Skerryvore and Peatbog Faeries. Listen at www.scotpodcast.com Complete playlist below. June 2015 (Download the podcast) Far Better Days by Malinky Track – Brisk Young Lad iTunes | Amazon Our Heroes by Gary Innes and friends Track – Our Heroes iTunes | Amazon The Bell That […]
Contemporary Scottish Collection for Piano
New Collection of Six Sheet Music Books & Three CD Albums by composer/pianist Stephen J. Wood Pianist and composer, Stephen J. Wood’s distinctive new collection “Contemporary Scottish Collection for Piano” (Eklectica Publishing and Records, 2015) features more than seventy piano arrangements of traditional Gaelic and Scottish melodies, written with a fusion of jazz and contemporary […]
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Do you have any news you would like FolkWaves users to know about? It could be an upcoming tour or release or something happening at your radio station that would be useful for other to know. Fill in our news form and we will get it up on the website. http://projects.handsupfortrad.scot/folkwaves/send-us-your-news/ Follow these topics: News
New Alistair Ogilvy CD
JULY MOON is the second studio album from Scottish singer-songwriter Alistair Ogilvy- a strong collection of self-penned material, this time released on his own label. Alistair recorded this album at the famous CHEM19 studios determined to push some genre boundaries while focusing on varying themes of love and loss, poetry, and nostalgia. Although the album was […]
Rura album release and tour
One of the most exciting folk-based bands to emerge from Scotland in recent years, RURA returns with their feverishly-anticipated second album, Despite the Dark. Rugged and hard-hitting, yet intricately disciplined, instrumentals sit alongside heartfelt, anthemic songs, in a masterpiece release from the Glasgow and Edinburgh-based five-piece. Lead, looping melody lines from fiddler Jack Smedley and […]
Record collections in the future
Most of us of a certain age have a record collection (whether vinyl or CD). A collection can reference our musical loves over a lifetime and remind us what records we (don’t) want to listen to again. With the current trend for streaming (Spotify etc) there seems to be no way of remembering what music […]
Latest Foot Stompin’ Podcast!
Here is our latest Foot Stompin’ Free Scottish Music Podcast: February 26th, 2015 featuring 3 tracks available on FolkWaves! Top Floor Taivers EP Track: The House at Rosehill (young trad) http://www.clairehastings.com http://www.youngtrad.scot A’ Jock Tamson’s Bairns by Jock Tamson’s Bairns (instrumental) Track: Arthur Bignold Of Lochrosque/Hugh Macdonald/Sandy Duff Seven Songs by Mairi Campbell Track: Smile or Cry Gràs (Grace) by […]
