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One Step Closer by Hannah Read

The opening track from Hannah’s album recorded in Boston. Hannah Read is a Scottish born, New York dwelling singer-songwriter, fiddle player and composer. Raised in Edinburgh and on The Isle of Eigg, Hannah started playing Scottish traditional music at the age of six. She studied in Paris before she moved to the US to attend […]

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 […]

Kronos Reel by Catriona McKay

This collection of Catriona’s newly composed music highlights her skill as both harper and composer. Melody driven with Catriona’s signature harmonic and rhythm harp style, HARPONIUM combines both the strength and delicacy of her harp with bold, warm, characterful harmonium. Catriona McKay is a fearless explorer of the Scottish harp who is widely recognised for […]

The House at Rosehill by Top Floor Taivers

The House at Rosehill This sparklingly original song by Claire Hastings features on the 2014 EP by Top Floor Taivers. Top Floor Taivers are a young and fresh Glasgow based band performing traditional and contemporary Scots songs and tunes. Coming from England, Ireland and Scotland, Top Floor Taivers combine vocals with piano, fiddle and clarsach […]

Clerk Saunders by Emily Smith

Emily 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. Having celebrated a decade as one […]

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 […]

Logie o’ Buchan by Iona Fyfe

The First Sangs, Iona’s first EP consists of four traditional Scots songs and provides modern, unique interpretation of songs which are around 200 years old. The First Sangs was released in early 2015 and was recorded live at the Radio 2 Young Folk Weekend at the Brewery Arts Center, Kendal at the Glasgow Royal Concert […]

Siantan (Storm) by Mairi MacInnes

Siantan is the opening track from Mairi’s new album Gràs. The song is about standing on the machair in the calm before the storm and then fighting for survival. We all have to weather the storm at some point in our lives. Famed Scottish Gaelic songstress Mairi MacInnes presents Gràs (Grace), her first solo album […]

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 […]

Hello Folk Alliance!

As I write this Jennifer McGlone is flying to the Folk Alliance in Kansas City to meet as many broadcasters as possible to tell them about FolkWaves! If you are already a member here please look her up as she will be delighted to meet you 🙂 If you have any questions, feature requests we […]