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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Emma Tomlinson is a violist, fiddler and teacher originally from Liverpool and now living in Glasgow. It was great to chat to Emma about what’s going on, her thoughts on teaching practices and her ongoing PHD into the use of viola in Scottish music. Find out more about Emma at https://www.emmatomlinsonmusic.com  If you enjoy these […]

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 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 had a great chat with Mike the other day about his career to date including the many bands he has played in. We had a laugh! At the end of the podcast we play the James Scott Skinner tune St Mungo’s Welcome to Scott Skinner. You can also watch that performance here! (We played […]

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. […]

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. […]

This is a chat with brilliant musician, guitarist and composer Ian Carr. It was recorded on tour in Sweden in Sundsvall. Ian explains where it is in the podcast! At the end of podcast we play a brand new tune written by Ian called – Yes Sir I Can Boogie. That title tells you all […]