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MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards: Eunice Henderson

November 8, 2014 By simon

Congratulations to Eunice Henderson who has been nominated in Music Tutor of the Year sponsored by Creative Scotland Youth Music Initiative in the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2014. Vote now! We asked Eunice Henderson the following questions. Tell us about yourself My name is Eunice Henderson. I am a Shetlander and have been […]

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MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards: Big Song Relay

November 7, 2014 By simon

Congratulations to Big Song Relay who have been nominated in Community Project of the Year sponsored by Gordon Duncan Memorial Trust in the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2014. Vote now! We asked Alison Burns of Big Song Relay the following questions. Tell us about yourself Alison Burns’ leads Hands Up for Trad’s Scotland […]

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The Queen of Argyll by Silly Wizard

November 5, 2014 By simon

The Queen of Argyll was always a hugely popular live song for Silly Wizard, one of Scotland’s all-time most influential folk bands. This version was recorded in front of a sell out crowd in Cambridge, Massachusetts during the band’s 1983 North American tour. The recording was originally released as 2 LPs. A repackaged and re-mastered […]

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Battle of Waterloo by Jim Malcolm

November 5, 2014 By simon

This song, based on a traditional tune of the same name, tells the story of a man from Kirriemuir who is dying on the battlefield of Waterloo. In his final moments he thinks of the family he has left behind in Angus, rails against the dangers of soldiering, and tells Napoleon: “It wasn’t only you […]

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Farewell Tae The Haven by Davy Steele (with Ceolbeg)

November 5, 2014 By simon

The late Davy Steele was a remarkable singer and prolific songwriter and ‘Farewell Tae The Haven’ is arguably one of Davy’s greatest songs. The track was originally on the Ceolbeg album ‘Not The Bunny Hop’ (deleted) and was a must when tracks were being selected for Ceolbeg ‘Collected’. The song is from Davy’s home town […]

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Masters by Treacherous Orchestra

November 3, 2014 By simon

Masters is a brand new track from one of Scotland’s finest and most explosive live bands, Treacherous Orchestra. New album “Grind” will be released in February by Reveal Records. Masters by Treacherous Orchestra from the album Grind Ainslie / Coyne / Hutton / Lyall / K. O’Neill / M. O’Niel / Reid / Somerville / […]

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An Ribhinn Donn by Duncan Chisholm

November 3, 2014 By simon

A traditional Gaelic melody which opens the album Affric, the final recording in Duncan Chisholm’s widely acclaimed Strathglass Trilogy. Affric was long listed for Scottish Album of the Year along with the likes of Calvin Harris’ ’18 Months’ and Emile Sande’s ‘Our Version of Events’ Affric was also included in Songlines ‘Top 10 Best Albums […]

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Scotlands Winter by Siobhan Miller

November 3, 2014 By simon

This track is a musical setting of the Edwin Muir poem Scotland’s Winter, by Ewan Macpherson from the debut solo album from Siobhan Miller, ‘Flight of Time.’ Recently Siobhan’s soulful and stirring renewal of traditional song has seen her voted Scots Singer of the Year in the Scots Trad Music Awards, not once but twice. […]

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Old Skool Jigs by Inveraray & District Pipe Band

November 3, 2014 By simon

Inveraray & District Pipe Band, under the direction of Pipe Major Stuart Liddell and Lead Drummer Steven McWhirter. This track was recorded live at the band’s “Ascension” concert in front of a sold-out Glasgow Royal Concert Hall in August 2013. Featuring Ali Hutton on guitar, Ross Ainslie on cittern, Joe Rattray on double bass and […]

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Barney’s by Alasdair MacCuish & The Black Rose Ceilidh Band

November 3, 2014 By simon

Barney’s’ is from Alasdair MacCuish and the Black Rose Ceilidh band’s latest album, No Half Measures. The track represents the band’s approach to Scottish dance music – swinging music featuring great tunes and played with both the listener and the dancer in mind. Alasdair MacCuish & the Black Rose Ceilidh Band has been putting their […]

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