Letter to Europa by Whisky Kiss is a reimagining of the Proclaimers’ Letter From America, turned now into a love letter to Europe from 2020s Scotland. After we got permission to update the original, we worked up the new track with Scots Singer of the Year Iona Fyfe and both the 2020 & 2021 BBC […]
Not Just Ship Land by Ainsley Hamill
Hear the title track from Ainsley Hamill’s new album ‘Not Just Ship Land’. Featured as The Guardian Folk Album on the Month March 2021. Produced by BBC composer Malcolm Lindsay, featuring the Czech Studio Orchestra conducted by Mikel Toms. Featuring self-penned songs such as ‘Belle of the Ball’ from Ainsley’s first solo release, accompanied by […]
The Lowlands of Holland by ELÍR
‘The Lowlands of Holland’ is the new single from Glasgow based folk trio ELÍR. The song tells the story of a young women who has been left bereft after her love is press-ganged into joining the Navy and tragically drowns on the voyage to New Holland. ELÍR is a contemporary folk trio based in Glasgow […]
Waves by Gnoss
Waves is the debut single from Glasgow-based folk band, Gnoss. Recorded and mixed by Scott Wood (The Scott Wood Band), ‘Waves’ marks Gnoss’ progression from an award-winning duo to a charismatic and energetic folk band. Waves features; Aidan Moodie on Guitar and Vocals Graham Rorie on Mandolin and Fiddle Connor Sinclair on Whistle and Harmony […]
Anna’s Lullaby by Hannah Rarity
A lullaby I wrote for the birth of my close friend’s baby girl, Anna, based on traditional Scottish lullaby melodies. Featuring Innes White on guitar and keys and Sally Simpson on fiddle. Introduced to the Scottish folk scene a mere few years ago, Hannah Rarity’s spellbinding voice and warm, genuine stage manner have seen her […]
Out of My Own Light by Louise Bichan
In 2013, Orkney fiddler and photographer Louise Bichan embarked on a unique musical and sentimental journey, between her native northern isles and coast-to-coast Canada, in the footsteps of her late paternal grandmother Margaret, née Tait (1925-2008). The result – originally premièred at Orkney Folk Festival in 2015, and now captured as an album – is […]
