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The Snows They Melt The Soonest by Hannah Rarity

This song came back to my attention when doing the 2018 ‘A Christmas Celtic Sojourn’ with Brian O’Donovan and a lovely bunch of folks in Boston. It was brilliant to come up with a fresh arrangement with the fab house band which featured Owen Marshall, Maeve Gilchrist, Seamus Egan and Natalie Haas. I first heard […]

Mairead Nan Cuiread by Katie Macfarlane

Traditional Gaelic Waulking Song. Featuring Pablo Lafuente on tenor guitar and Charlie Stewart on fiddle. Recorded/produced by Pablo Lafuente, mastered by Chris Waite, cover artwork by Orla Stevens. Katie is a Gaelic and Scots singer from Airdrie who is greatly influenced by her connections to North Uist in the Outer Hebrides. She has had a […]

Brother Wind by Gnoss

The title track from their new EP – Tim O’Brien’s ‘Brother Wind’ showcases the heart of Gnoss’ sound; energetically played and intricately arranged folk song, performed with “a maturity of ability many of a greater age will envy” (Living Tradition) The EP was recorded and mixed in central Glasgow by Gus Stirrat at Solas Sounds […]

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