FolkWaves

King Orfeo by Emily Smith

On her 2014 album release, Emily Smith continues to draw on her talent as one of the finest interpreters of traditional song in the UK presenting an album that is unshakeably Scottish but with farther, wider horizons. New settings of time worn texts weave beautifully alongside contemporary covers blurring the borders of old and new. […]

Wally Pumpkin by Dowally

Wally Pumpkin is the first track on Dowally’s debut album. It was co-written by Rachel and Dan, and the name was inspired by the closeness to Halloween of the tracks composition! The outro features the inventive accordion playing of Phil Alexander. The latest addition to Edinburgh’s bustling folk scene, Dowally make unclassifiable, thrillingly energetic music, […]

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 […]

Ghost Girl by The Poozies

Ghost Girl was written by one of The Poozies’ co-founders (and current members), Sally Barker. It comes from their 2015 album, Into The Well, released on May 25. The Poozies burst on to the folk scene in 1991 (2016 is their 25th anniversary), turning heads as they crossed Scottish and Gaelic folk with blues, soul, […]

Latest Foot Stompin’ Podcast is here!

It’s great to be back with another Foot Stompin’ Scottish music podcast. We start of the show with Hounds from top Scottish band The Treacherous Orchestra. Next up is Cathy-Ann MacPhee singing a beautiful Gaelic song – An Ataireachd Ard (Eternal Surge Of The Sea). We follow this with a brand new release from Aberdeenshire band Clype […]

RURA hit the road for UK tour, after globetrotting summer

One of this year’s most in-demand and critically acclaimed Scottish folk acts, RURA will embark upon a 13-date UK tour this weekend – their second UK run of 2015. Having released their second album, Despite the Dark, to unanimous critical acclaim in April, the Glasgow and Edinburgh based five-piece has garnered widespread praise and a wide-reaching following. Following the album’s […]

It’s Ower by Gerda Stevenson

It’s Ower is the penultimate track (12) from Gerda’s album of her own songs NIGHT TOUCHES DAY, described by The Guardian as having “the power of a great Scottish ballad”. Rory Macdonald of Runrig says: “The final two tracks It’s Ower and Aye the Gean truly deserve to become classics in their field, and if […]

Do You Hear the People Sing?

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 […]

Pay it Forward by Kilmarnock Edition

Written by Robert Cassani one night when he was suffering from insomnia. Got out of bed at 6am and grabbed his Baloo and by 6.20am had all the music and the “little bit of pay it forward” chorus. When the rest of the band emerged, everyone chipped in with the words and by the afternoon, […]

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 […]