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 really enjoyed this chat with Shetland fiddler Jenna Reid about her new album Working Hands and her life so far. In the chat we talk about Jenna’s move from Shetland – nearly going home again, finally settling in Glasgow, nearly becoming a teacher and succeeding in her chosen career! If you enjoy this podcast […]

I was very lucky to spend some time with musician, broadcaster and shinty player Gary Innes last week. Gary chat about his latest album Imminent and his life to date and plays a few tunes on his accordion along the way! At the end of the podcast we play the tune Over the Ocean together. […]

A few weeks ago I visited musician David McGuinness to record my vlog on the Captain Simon Fraser Collection. At the same time we managed to fit in a few moments to record another video this time with me asking David a few questions about his interesting and varied musical career.  I asked David to […]