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2015 – the year of Scottish traditional music

Well it’s finally here. 2015 – the year of Scottish traditional music. Actually I’ve just made that up – every year is the year of Scottish traditional music! I’m looking forward though to a year of new releases that you can download from FolkWaves and play on your show. We are just about to head […]

Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame 2014 – The Music!

The Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame is dedicated to giving acknowledgement and recognition to musicians and industry people who, by their dedication and hard work, have supported and influenced the development of Scottish traditional music during their lives. Launched at the Scots Trad Music Awards in December 2005, the membership of the Hall of Fame […]

Galway Hornpipe / Kildare Hornpipe / The Stack O’ Wheat / Peter Wyper’s Hornpipe by Jimmy Blue

A set of hornpipes. Sometimes known as “the provost of Forgandenny”, referring to the Perthshire village he made his home, Jimmy Blue became a household name and an international performer as a Scottish dance band musician, his button accordion prowess taking him from rural halls, through widespread theatre and television work with Andy Stewart to […]

Soraidh Leis An Ait by Ishbel MacAskill

Songs by female vocalists from the Greentrax back catalogue. Each song has the theme of love and reflection, resulting in an album of very powerful songs, old and new, superbly interpreted by some of Scotland’s finest Gaelic and Scots women singers. Ishbel MacAskill was sometimes referred to as “the Gaelic diva”, but while her status […]

Music of the Loom by Danny Kyle

According to his sleeve notes, Danny defines the “heroes” as the songs and their carriers, whilst the “soft targets” are the people for whom they were written. By that definition, then, as well as by many others, Danny Kyle was indeed a hero. On this CD we have thirteen tracks which reflect exactly the mixture […]

Eilean Mocaridh by Archie Grant

A beautiful Gaelic song Archie Grant was a 1931 Mod Gold medallist and one of the best-known Gaelic singers during the pre- and post-war periods. While known through his recordings on Beltona and, latterly, Parlophone, and for his platform appearances and radio broadcasts, Grant was in his own way an example of the oral tradition, […]

Thunderhead/The Easy Club Reel/ by Hamish Moore

Hamish and Dick’s groundbreaking album was originally released in 1990, when this unique fusion of folk and jazz burst forth on the Scottish music scene. At the time both Hamish and Dick were independently experimenting with other musicians and line-ups, and there are items included on this album which represent the then Hamish Moore Band, […]

Hi Horo’s Na Horo Eile by Margaret Bennett

A song from Margaret’s album. ONE of Scotland’s most distinguished folklorists, as well as an internationally recognised singer, teacher, author and broadcaster, Dr Margaret Bennett’s work has brought her numerous honours from both sides of the Atlantic – appropriately enough, as much of her life has been spent between Scotland and Canada. The late Hamish […]

Duke of Perth: The Original / Jean Kirkpatrick’s Fancy / Kinclaven Bridge / Kennay House by Ian Holmes

A set of reels from the Scottish tradition. Ian Holmes’ innate musicality and innovative approach have made him a widely respected name, not just in the world of Scottish country dance music, but in the flourishing accordion scenes of Switzerland and Scandinavia, whose music and instruments he has adopted with characteristic enthusiasm. Expanding his accordion […]

The Braes O Bonhill by The Clutha

Who can say where this song originated! Ronnie Alexander picked up this localised version from sources around Bonhill in Dunbartonshire WIDELY regarded as a near-permanent institution on the Scottish folk scene, the Clutha, while never maintaining as high a profile as some other Scottish bands of the past four decades, has been an innovative and […]