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 […]

Hi there, We are looking back to the winners of the 2012 MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards in this podcast in anticipation of voting opening in the 2013 MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards on the 4th November. We start of the podcast with Breabach – winners of Folk Band of the Year and […]

Hi there, We’ve got a great selection of Scottish music for you in this podcast. We start of with the classic Relativity of the 80s and another older release of Barbara Dickson and Gerry Rafferty singing a Bob Dylan song together. There’s a set of tunes from BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician Winner Ewan […]

Hi there, We’re featuring the Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame Dinner on 11th October, Oran Mor, Glasgow in this podcast. If you would like to come you can get a ticket at www.tradmusichall.com. The music featured in the podcast comes from Willie Hunter (inducted 2013) tutored Fiddlers’ Bid and their magnificent All Dressed in Yellow […]

Hi there, Here’s another programme of fantabulous Scottish music. We start off with a Intro from Rura. This is the demo before the album – I’ve always loved it! Next up is the brand new release – At the Heart of it All from Capercaillie then a lovely song – Eggshells from Rachel Sermanni. Then […]

Hi there, It’s August and time for the Foot Stompin’ Podcast! Featuring in this edition we have new CD Breath from Laura Beth Salter and then we’re up with The Halton Quartet – Based on True Events. Then we have a real classic from Fine Friday – Gin I were a Baron’s Heir. We have […]

Hi there, Here’s out latest Foot Stompin’ Podcast! We start off with the new album from fantastic fiddler Adam Sutherland. It’s called Squall and well worth buying! Next up is a classic from Ossian called I will Set My Ship in Order sang by Tony Cuffe and we follow this with another new release Doubling […]

Hi there, Here’s our latest Foot Stompin’ summer podcast. We feature the great new CD from Battlefield Band – Room Enough for All, and the totally classic Handful of Earth from Dick Gaughan. Up next is another classic from Jock Tamson’s Bairns and we then feature a new band The Scott Wood Trio. We then […]

Hi there, More great music in this podcast starting off with the brand new release The Test from Scottish supergroup Manran. We follow this with another brand new release Elements from The Paul McKenna Band. Next up is a modern classic – First O’ the Darkenin’ by Chris Stout and then we celebrate the births […]