I was very lucky to meet up with Gaelic singer and harpist Mischa Macpherson the other day to chat about her career to date. Have a listen to find out where Mischa found her love of Gaelic song and how she liked to wear a kilt when she was young! Find out more about Mischa […]

Hello – welcome to Claire’s Ceilidh – a toe tapping podcast featuring the best of Scotland’s ceilidh scene – past & present! In this podcast you can revel in music from Deoch N Dorus, Donald Black, Matthew Maclennan, The Pentlands Ceilidh Band, The Allan Smith Dance Band, and the Alan Crookston Ceilidh Band! Enjoy!   Deoch […]

Hello – welcome to the first episode of Claire’s Ceilidh – a toe tapping podcast featuring the best of Scotland’s ceilidh scene – past & present!  Playlist:  Deoch N Dorus – Peter R MacLeod / Milbank Cottage Donald Black – The Mellness Reel/Ravens Rock / Traditional Reel The Pentlands Ceilidh Band – Kenneth J MacLeod […]

I spent a great couple of hours with the legendary folk / pop singer Eddi Reader in Glasgow chatting about her long career from leaving Irvine (in Ayrshire) to performing across the world to thousands of people. Find out more about Eddi at her website http://eddireader.co.uk and listen to her latest album Cavalier – it’s […]