Wi hae passed the Spring Equinox – so it must be Spring. An in this April edition o the programme wi jine the gaitherin at the James Hutton Institute in Aiberdeen tae enjoy the ‘Young Biodiversity Awards’. We’re wi the Irish an Scots Poets as part o Neu Reekie at the Poetry Library in Edinburgh, […]

A podcast dedicated to the world of Irish Dance Music. Presented by Tina Jordan Rees. This episode: March 2019   MILLHOUSE – The Last Bell (Alan Kelly Gang)  PRIMARY REELS (116): MILLIE DOWN THE FOXHOLE / MISS THOMPSON’S – Feistunes 3 (Cormac Ó Sé & Brian O’Sullivan) HORNPIPES – Fire Dance (Gary Currie & Michelle O’Leary) DOLAN’S 6AM – How […]

Dinna ging castin ony cloots oor early. An afore onybody says – it’s the Mayfloor wir spikkin aboot – itherwise kent as the Hawthorn. In Episode 58 o Scots Radio, wi hear fae Rosemary Ward fae the Scottish Book Trust aboot plans for this year – includin a spleet new award for publishers o Scots. […]

A podcast dedicated to the world of Irish Dance Music. Presented by Tina Jordan Rees. This episode: February 2019   THE ORPHAN – 13 (Damien Mullane) REELS 113 – Real Rhythm (Kevin Joyce) HEAVY JIGS, PT 1 – Irish Dance Music, Vol 1 (Stephen Walker & Louise Ryan) YOUGHAL HARBOUR 110 – Set Dances (Anton & Sully) REELS 113: THE HUMOURS OF WESTPORT […]

Welcome to Scots Radio. In this year o ‘Indigenous Languages’ as decreed by UNESCO, we enjoy the rich tapestry o voices an tunes at the 25th Celtic Connections Festival in Glasgow . In this episode we get reaction tae the feedback on the Governments proposed Culture Strategy. Musician Adam Sutherland taks us intae the stores […]

‘A guid New Year tae ane an a – an mony may ye see.’ The wirds o the auld sang still ring in the lugs o the fowk that mine watchin Andy Stewart on TV at this time o the year. Bit fitiver yir preference this month – dinna hing aboot, jist get stuck in. […]

A podcast dedicated to the world of Irish Dance Music. Presented by Tina Jordan Rees. This episode: December 2018   REELS 114 – Ceili Music For Irish Dancing, Vol. 1 (Sean O’Brien) BANK SET: BANK OF THE ERNE / TRIPOD’S FROLICS – High Spirits (Gráinne Brady & Tina Jordan Rees) BEGINNER HORNPIPES 144: THE HONEYSUCKLE / THE RIGHTS OF […]

Wiv reached oor 5th Birthday – an wiv a special Christmas edition – wi guests.  Fit an eese. Oor new lads, Alistair Heather an Josh Bircham jine us in the studio tae spik aboot the life an legacy o Aiberdeen writer an poet, Nan Shepherd fa wrote extensively aboot the Cairngorm Mountains. An wi enjoy […]

The Armistice Centenary – Lest We Forget. In the immediate years efter WW1, historian an traditional singer, Jock Duncan, recorded conversations wi local men who had returned to their homeland from the battle trenches. In this conversation, Jock speaks with Bert Gow fae New Deer. It is an honour to be able to present this […]