This podcast features new and classic Scottish music and introduces Hands Up for Trad’s project’s FolkWaves, MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards and the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician Award. There’s new music from Saltfishforty and singer Sarah Hayes and then a classic Shooglenifty track followed by more new music from Rachel Newton and […]

In this edition of the Foot Stompin’ podcast we are celebrating the Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame. The 2014 Inductees are The Clutha, The Whistlebinkies, Ian Holmes, Andy Thorburn, Margaret Bennett, Hamish Moore, Archie Grant, Danny Kyle, Davy Steele, Ishbel McAskill, Jimmy Blue and Davie Henderson. For more info on the Scottish Traditional Music […]

It’s been a busy few weeks in Glasgow. The Commonwealth Games were a great success and the culture programme that ran alongside featured lots of Scottish traditional music. The latest Foot Stompin’ Podcast features music from Breabach’s James Duncan MacKenzie’s debute solo album. We then (Don’t Say) Money Doesn’t Matter from Barbara Dickson and Rab […]

Spring seems to have finally visited Scotland and we have some great music to celebrate! We start off the podcast with Transatlantic Sessions 2 by Aly Bain and Jerry Douglas. Next up is singer Emily Smith’s new CD Echoes followed by Who He? by Ian Carr and the Various Artists. Then it’s Angels Without Wings […]

Hi there, on this edition of the Foot Stompin’ Free Scottish Music Podcast we have some great music! We start of with Salsa Celtica and a track from their new album The Tall Islands. Next is Eddi Reader’s new release Vagabond followed by my new album (!) He Thinks He’s Invisible by Simon Thoumire and […]

The Foot Stompin’ Free Scottish Music Podcast is back! I had all these plans then life got in the way! Anyway we’re back with a great selection of Scottish music. We start off with a set of jigs from Adam Sutherland and head into a track of Julie Fowlis’s new album. Then it’s another new […]

The latest Foot Stompin’ podcast features music from all the past 13 winners of the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician Award from the very first winner in 2001 (Gillian Frame). It features many memories from Simon Thoumire of the past finals and looks forward to the 2014 BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician Award Final […]

Hi there, It’s the Foot Stompin’ Podcast Christmas edition! Featuring some great music from Diamh’s new album Tuneship followed by The Poozies. Next up we have Donald Grant’s The Way Home and then Butterflies and Broken Glass from Kim Edgar. Then it is Phil Cunningham’s The Palomino Waltz and we finish off with Nusa from […]

Hi there, We’re celebrating the 2013 MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards in this podcast. If you would like to vote (until November 22nd 2013 go to www.scotstradmusicawards.com). First up is Beer from Ross Ainslie’s Wide Open CD (nominated in Album in the Year). Then it is Fiona Hunter (nominated in Scots Singer of the […]

Hi there, Back to our usual podcast here with a mix of classic and new releases from the world of Scottish traditional music. We start off with Now Westlin’ Winds from Dick Gaughan’s classic album Handful of Earth and then get right up to date with Breabach’s new release Urlar. Then it’s another new release […]