Music In Scotland News

Speyfest - 27th July - 3rd August 2008

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SPEYFEST…….a small town festival with big ideas!

SPEYFEST tickets have already been flying off the “cyber-shelf” through The Booth web-site www.thebooth.co.uk with sales well up on this point last year particularly for the Thursday and Friday concerts. But as the dates for this year’s festival draw ever closer we are pleased to announce that for the people that prefer to pick up their tickets in person, the Speyfest ticket office will be open as usual in front of The Institute on High Street, Fochabers from Wednesday 25th June. It will be open from 5pm – 8pm on Wednesday through to Saturday each week in the run-up to the festival which kicks-off on 27th July. Opening hours will be extended in the week of the festival itself……..assuming we still have tickets to sell!!

The full programme for this year’s festival has now been announced and we are particularly proud this year of the performers that we have managed to attract for our Thursday, Friday and Saturday night events. Thanks to the hard work of James Alexander and his team, a stunning line up of acts will be taking to the stage in the marquee at the Playing Fields in Fochabers on all these evening.

Thursday Concert Thursday 31st July 2008 7:00 PM
Price: £16/£13 concession

The opening concert at Speyfest 2008 sees Eddi Reader and her band travel north to remind us why she is rightly considered the First Lady of Scottish music. In a solo career that has recently seen the release of her stunning interpretations of the Songs of Robert Burns, an MBE for outstanding contributions to the arts and in 2007 the latest album "Peacetime", Eddi continues to sell-out concerts all over the world. Her band features Boo Hewerdine on vocals and guitar, Alan Kelly on accordion, Roy Dodds on percussion and Kevin McGuire on double bass.
This evening with Eddi Reader will also feature a guest performance from Orcadian Kris Drever, who for some time now has been recognised as one of the most talented musicians on the traditional scene. But with the release of his debut solo album "Black Water" in 2006 and the BBC Radio 2 Folk "Horizon" award that followed, Kris' vocal talents are now also winning him critical acclaim.
The concert will be opened by the hugely impressive pipes and drums of the award winning Grampian Police Pipe Band. Quite simply one of the best competition pipe bands in the country, their surprising repertoire and performance will get the night off to a great start.

Friday Concert Friday 1st August 2008 7:00 PM
Price: £16/£13 concession
Special Offer!! £20 'All-nighter' wristband (includes entry to Ceilidh/Stomp)

Since winning the BBC's primetime show "When Will I Be Famous", The Red Hot Chilli Pipers have gone on to perform all over the world from the USA to China at some of the biggest events and festivals. But it's the Chilli Pipers "show" that has won the band a legion of new fans that includes in it's number HRH The Princess Royal, Ewan McGregor and Phil Collins and saw them pick up the Live Act Of The Year award at the 2007 Scots Trad Music Awards. Their album "Bagrock to the Masses" went Platinum earlier this year after it was featured on BBC Radio 2's Chris Evans Drivetime show. In the first of two performances The Red Hot Chilli Pipers will bring the curtain down on the Friday Concert at Speyfest 2008 before returning to the stage to lift the roof at the late-night Stomp.
Tonight's concert will also feature another award winning group for which 2008 has been a very good year. LAU, a formidable union of three of the finest exponents of modern traditional music in Scotland today, Kris Drever on guitar and vocals, Martin Green on piano accordion and Aidan O'Rourke on fiddle, was nominated for three awards at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards earlier this year, winning Best Group against impressive new-folk competition. Towards the end of 2007 they released their critically acclaimed debut album "Lightweights & Gentlemen" and are now one of the most sought-after acts on the live music circuit.
The bill is completed by the Craig Duncan Band from Nashville, Tennessee. A hugely accomplished musician, Craig is bringing the Bluegrass music of his home state to Speyfest with his band featuring fiddle, mandolin, guitars, banjo and bass.

Friday Ceilidh/Stomp Friday 1st August 2008 10:30 PM
Price: £12
Special Offer!! £20 'All-nighter' wristband (includes entry to Friday Concert)

With the main marquee now cleared of seating, The Red Hot Chilli Pipers will get this late night event underway with more of their unique "bagrock". The line-up of three pipers, snare drum, percussion, drum kit, guitar and keyboards mix traditional pipe tunes with rock music to create an unforgettable live show. Featuring piper Stuart Cassells, BBC Radio Scotland's Young Traditional Musician of the Year 2005 and Steven Graham, twice winner of the Pipe Band World Championships with The House of Edgar Shotts and Dykehead Pipe Band and three graduates of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, the talent on show is outstanding.
The night will close to the raw, no nonsense style of Scottish dance music that is a Vatersay Boys live gig. Hailing from the most southerly populated isle of the Outer Hebrides, the Vatersay Boys have gathered a huge fan base for their music that has seen them create a stir of madness and mayhem throughout the Western Isles and play to sell-out crowds at the Barrowlands in Glasgow.

Saturday Festival Night Saturday 2nd August 2008 7:00 PM
Price: £16

Salsa Celtica are a big band with a huge reputation and live, they are a storm. Playing a fusion of the Cuban charanga sound with elements of folk and jazz on fiddle, flute, pipes, banjo and rhythm section, they are THE outstanding Scottish salsa band. Having played at most of the country’s biggest festivals including T in the Park, Celtic Connections and the Cambridge Folk Festival, we are delighted to have them headline the Festival Night at Speyfest 2008.
The supporting line-up features the best of our young talent and the music of the isles...albeit one of the islands is Vatersay and the other is Australia. Speyfest ever-presents, The Fochabers Fiddlers will open the evening with their up-beat take on the fiddle music of Scotland. Fiddler Lori Watson and her band Rule of Three - Fiona Young, Innes Watson and Donald Hay - take a fresh approach to the music of the Borders. The band was a Danny Award winner at Celtic Connections 2005 and is in the vanguard of the resurgence of interest in Scottish traditional music. There is a second chance to catch The Vatersay Boys and experience the rough, raw, no nonsense style of dance music that has won them a huge following on the Western Isles and beyond. They are quite simply one of the best live acts on the Scottish music circuit. Completing the bill for the Festival Night is Melbourne based, The Ploughboys. For over ten years now this band has enthralled festival crowds in places as far apart as Sweden and Singapore, Hobart and Helsinki and come to Speyfest as part of their latest two month European tour. Their sound is described as Australian flavoured celtic roots folk-rock.......something for everyone!!

Full details of Speyfest 2008 can be found at the updated and re-launched www.speyfest.com and copies of the Festival Programme can be picked up from public libraries and local Tourist Information Centres or call the Speyfest hotline (07875 212382) and one will be sent out to you.

Two new double CD releases

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Two great value double CD releases with the best of KRL over 30 years in the record production business.

Purchase both at the same time and receive 10% off the second CD. Offer ends 31st May 2008.

Click on the product Ref to order CDs

Piping All Over The World [CDx2] Ref: CDDMD6002-K

A showcase of pipe band music from around the world, featuring the top groups and several recent World Champions.

Disc One:

1. Victoria Police Pipe Band (Reels): Back in Black/Mhorag/Advance to the East/Thunderhead/Ca' the Ewes/A Glass of Beer/Rakish Paddy/Paddy's Epic Journey
2. Field Marshal Montgomery Pipe Band (Hornpipes) : Stevie's First Bar/The Three Devils
3. Scottish Power Pipe Band. (4/4 Marches): Garb of Old Gaul/The Music of Spey/ Lord Lovat's Lament
4. Royal Ulster Constabulary. (Medley): Robert's Pipes/Reggie's Foot/Prelude No 2/Hornpipe/Prelude No 2/Snug in a Blanket/Gigue's Prelude No 2/Prelude No 2 Reprise
5. Victoria Police Pipe Band: Up an' Adam
6. Boghall & Bathgate Caledonia Pipe Band (2/4 Marches & Brass): The Armistice of 1918/Abbeyfields/Loch Leven Castle
7. Western Australia Police Pipe Band (Air) : Top Deck in Perth
8. Dalewool Auckland & District Pipe Band (Strathspeys & Reels) : An Cota Ruadh/ Fiddlers Joy/ Marion & Donald/The Bath Reel/The Lintie
9. Dysart & Dundonald Pipe Band. (2/4 Marches & Slow Air) :A Mans a Man/Corn Rigg/Aye Love Nae Lassie But Yin/ Rantin' Rovin' Robin/Star O' Rabbie Burns
10. The Pipes & Drums of 3rd Bn. The Black Watch (RHR) and the Band of 51 Highland Brigade: The 42nd March (Wha Saw the 42nd)/Farewell to 3rd Black Watch (1999)
11. Oban Pipe Band. (4/4 Marches) : Scotland the Brave/The 51st Highland Division/Flett from Flotta/ Lord Lovat's Lament
12. Western Australia Police Pipe Band: The Mist Covered Mountains
13. Scottish Power Pipe Band. (MSR): MacNeils March/Atholl Cummers /McAllister's Dirk
14. Victoria Police Pipe Band. (Reels & Hornpipe) : Airlie's Big Day/Madame Bonaparte/Pump the Thump
15. The Pipes & Drums of 3Bn. The Black Watch (RHR) and the Band of 51 Highland Brigade: Torry Loon
16. Rbt Wiseman Dairies Vale of Atholl Pipe Band. (Strathspey & Reel): Piper's Bonnet
17. The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards. (MSR): The Young MacGregor/The Shepherd's Crook/The Smith of Chilliechassie
18. Dalewool Auckland & District Pipe Band. (Air, Hornpipe & Jigs): Erin Shore/Tommy Hunt/Callum and the Princess/Oldershaws Jig

Disc Two:

1. Victoria Police Pipe Band. (MSR) : Lord Alexander Kennedy/Atholl Cummers /Mrs McPherson of Inveran
2. The Pipes & Drums of 3rd Bn. The Black Watch (RHR) and the Band of 51 Highland Brigade. Forfar Bridie/Atholl Highlanders/Bonnie Dundee
3. Dysart & Dundonald Pipe Band. (Jig, Waltz & Hornpipe): The Fallen Stag/ Fulmar's Flight /P/M G Allan
4. The National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland : Lochanside
5. Victoria Police Pipe Band. (Medley) : Shoshanna's Lullaby (Air)/Caberfeidh. (Strathspey) /Cronin's Reel. (Reel)/ Mrs MacLeod of Raasay. (Reel)
6. Simon Fraser University Pipe Band. (MSR) : Lord Alexander Kennedy/The Caledonian Society of London/John McKechnie
7. Los Angeles Scots Pipe Band. (Traditional): Scotland the Brave/Rowan Tree
8. Royal Ulster Constabulary (Jigs): Nameless Jig/A Dram Before You Go
9. Scottish Power Pipe Band. (Gaelic Air & Jigs) :Sailing With a Heavy Heart/The Broken Chanter/The Braes of Mellinish
10. Boghall & Bathgate Caledonia Pipe Band: Eddie the Penguin/ Skippiwizakjwi/Brendan Murphy's Jig/The Green Ivy
11. Victoria Police Pipe Band. (Jigs): Out of the Air/The Slick Diamond Back/Adrian's Obsession
12. Polkemmet Grorud Pipe Band. (Slow Air & Reels): Kiss the Children/Gillian's Reel/Snake Hips/The Mercury Sweep
13. The Pipes & Drums of 3rd Bn. The Black Watch (RHR) and the Band of 51 Highland Brigade: Scotland the Brave/Black Bear/Highland Laddie
14. Western Australia Police Pipe Band. The Battle of Waterloo/Roses of Prince Charlie/Lord Lovat's Lament
15. Royal Ulster Constabulary. (3/4 Marches): Green Hills of Tyrol/The Battle's O'er/Lochanside
16. Oban Pipe Band. Amazing Grace.
17. The National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland. (Jig & Hornpipes) : The Grinder/Duncan Johnstone/Orlando Tango
18. Western Australia Police Pipe Band: Waltzing Matilda/Auld Lang Syne

Over 2 hours playing time

Price: £10.20 / US$19.99£11.99 / US$23.50 with VAT at 17.5% (UK & EU Price)

The Celtic Collection [CDx2] Ref: CDDLD5002-K

A showcase of KRL artists, from albums recorded over the previous 30 years. Scottish and Irish groups, pipers, Gaelic and Scots song.

Disc One

1. The Old Blind Dogs : The Bonnie Lass O’Fyvie
2. Tannas : O Ho Na Ribeannan/Sean Truibhas/Faca Tu An T-Sabhaidh
3. Jonny Hardie & Gavin Marwick : Sandy Broon’s/ The Gallery/Last Orders/The Blue Lamp
4. Stevie Lawrence: The Comet Jig/Kevin’s Celtic Chasm/The Academy Boys
5. The Iron Horse: The Earl Of Moray/The Gift/ The Conclusion
6. Anna Murray: Lady In The Bottle/Old Hag You Have Killed Me/Price Of The Pig
7. Coila : Takashi’s Dawn
8. JSD Band: The Spanish Lady
9. Canterach : The Highland Brigade at Magersfonteir
10. Oige: Green Grasses Grow Bonnie
11. Cythara : For Ireland I’d Not Tell Her Name
12. Ross Kennedy & Archie McAllister: Bay Of Storms
13. Albanachie: The Kerry Polka/ Trip To Sligo /Wellington’s Advance
14. Kinnell: Slow Air
15. Whirligig: Fayne Would I Wed /Giles Farnaby’s Dreame
16. Mick West : Road To Dundee
17. JCB with Jerry Holland: Amy’s Waltz
18. Chris Armstrong: The Barachios Reel/Two Tenor Pop

Disc Two:

1. Ian F Benzie: I’se The B’y
2. Angus Lyon & Ruairidh Campbell: Boo’s Jig/ Ellie’s Reel
3. Tabache : Helen Of Kirkconnel
4. Drop The Box : Wings (On The Wings Of A Scorie)
5. The Hudson Swan Band: Beinn Chabhair
6. Wendy Wetherby: Hybrid Reel/Unknown Reel /The Haggis/Captain Roy
7. Coinneach: The Back Room/Burnt Toast
8. Ingrid & Allan Henderson: The Wee Fiddler’s Reel/ The Rough Bounds Reel/Craig’s Pipes Reel
9. Rory Campbell & Malcolm Stitt: Field of Bells
10. Gaberlunzie: Broom O’Cowdenknowes
11. Train Journey North : Faca Sibh Mairi Nighean Alasdair
12. The Keltz : O’Carolan’s Dream
13. Green: The Marie Celeste
14. Angus Lyon : 9/8’s, Stuck in Port Askaig/Cold Chips
15. Cannach : The Black Bog Jig/Dubford Dubs/Miss Sheila Houston/The Walking Duvet
16. Elise MacLellan : Buachaille Etive Mor
17. Deirdre Cunningham : Cry From The Heart

OVER 2 HOURS PLAYING TIME

Price: £10.20 / US$19.99£11.99 / US$23.50 with VAT at 17.5% (UK & EU Price)

HORSE IN CONCERT

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Fresh from recording her eighth album, Horse makes a return visit to one of her favourite venues. The latest album is produced by Bob Sadler (mixes for Terry Callier, Whitney and Christina) - a collection of powerful and poignant songs. She is charismatic with a voice that is utterly unique. Tonight is the first unveiling of the songs.

Adam Smith Theatre
ADAM SMITH CENTRE
ST BRYCEDALE AVENUE
KIRKCALDY
KY1 1ET

Friday 20 Jun 2008
8pm/£15.50
01592 58 33 02
www.attfife.org.uk

Ruthven Parish Festival

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Ruthven Parish Festival 6 - 8 June 2008
in Ruthven Church on the A926 halfway between Blairgowrie and Kirriemuir.

6 June 7.30 for 8.00pm "The Opera Singers" The story of the Ladies in the life of Mozart, based on the book by the eminent conductor Jane Glover, featuring Tayside sopranos Alison McDonald and Moira Docherty, with The Ruthven Festival Musicians (leader Audrey Mattner) conducted by Howard Duthie.

8 June 6.00 for 6.30pm "Robert Burns, the Man and his Music" A Scottish Heritage Concert to include music of Burns himself and some which he would have heard on his visits to Edinburgh. Alison McDonald (soprano), Paul Vaughan (tenor), Robert Torrance (violin) with The Ruthven Festival Musicians directed by Allan Young.

Admission £15 (includes refreshments) Bookings on tel 01828 632558 or email ruthvenfestival@tiscali.co.uk

Ruthven Parish Festival 7 September 2008
in Ruthven Church on the A926 halfway between Blairgowrie and Kirriemuir.

7 September 3.00 for 3.30 " The Great and Tuneful Mr Handel" Artistes from The Ruthven Festival Musicians perform sonatas for flute, recorder and strings along with some new and unique transcriptions for tuba.

Admission £15 (includes refreshments) Bookings on tel 01828 632558 or email ruthvenfestival@tiscali.co.uk

3 unique concerts by the RSNO

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THURSDAY 19 JUNE / 8.00PM

Club classics and the full force of the RSNO collide in a very special performance that brings to life Gabriel Prokofiev’s incredible Concerto for Turntables and Orchestra: a modern masterpiece. Acclaimed DJ Beni G will orchestrate smooth symphonic sounds, Hip Hop beats and explosive orchestral samples live on stage to create a unique audio visual experience followed by an after show party like no other.

SATURDAY 21 JUNE / 7.30PM

Rock icon Elvis Costello joins the Royal Scottish National Orchestra for a unique evening of orchestral music, including extracts from his first full scale classical work II Sogno and some of his most famous songs from his eclectic and illustrious career.

THURSDAY 26 JUNE / 7.30PM

Your favourite gaming music played live by the full might and power of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra & Chorus, performing to exclusive synchronised cutting-edge visuals, state-of-the-art lighting and special on-stage interactive segments. A powerful concert event that must not be missed!

To book click here

Burns Festival 17th to 25th May 2008

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The Burns Festival 2008 is set to showcase the best of Scottish talent and bring the biggest international acts to Ayrshire, the birthplace of Robert Burns. One of the many events taking place throughout the week includes the Burns Folk Night on Friday 23rd May at the Festival Club, Wellington Square Ayr and will feature performances from the Gaberlunzie, Emily Smith, Kin, Karen Matheson and Band and Old Blind Dogs.

Tickets for the Folk Night cost £15.

For tickets and more information, please visit www.burnsfestival.com

Balerno Music Festival - October 2008

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Small village with BIG music making ideas!

The Edinburgh International Festival better look to its laurels! Today, the Balerno Village Conservation and Development Forum is launching details of a pioneering music project - the inaugural Balerno Music Festival which will take place in Balerno over the weekend of Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th October, 2008. The Pentland Hills will be alive with the sound of music with a programme which caters to all ages and musical tastes.

The weekend will comprise more than 20 concerts and events. Within the festival programme for adults there is a mix of: orchestral, folk and choral concerts; a piano & song recital; a ceilidh dance; a jazz evening, folk music sessions and more. “We’ve developed a rich and diverse programme of contemporary, folk and classical music as well as song and dance to give people (young and old) different ways to spend their October day or evening” said Richard Henderson, who chairs the Music Festival steering group.

There are four events scheduled for the children from ages 3 to secondary school. So if you are looking for ways to entertain the kids over the weekend and/or wish them to experiment with musical instruments for the first time or improve their current musical ability, then there is something for all. Each event offers children a different musical experience from the fun, lighter side with catchy sing-along sessions with audience participation and humorous sketches, to more educational workshops allowing children (junior and senior) to try out new instruments and learn from a pro.

Five different venues in Balerno are being used to stage these events. There will be a real festival atmosphere over the weekend. Throughout the weekend, refreshments, light lunches and suppers will be available at the Balerno Parish Church New Hall, the social ‘hub’ to the Festival. During the day people can meet informally while enjoying coffee/tea and home baking. What a great way to complete your Festival experience. So in short – no matter your age or interest, there are many ways to partake in the festival!

The Festival is being organised under the aegis of the Balerno Village Conservation and Development Forum (BVCDF) as part of the initiative to regenerate community life in Balerno. The actual organisational group managing the Festival comprises members of the Balerno Folk Club, Balerno Bowling Club and a sub-group of the Fellowship Committee within Balerno Parish Church. The Festival is generously supported by the following: Al Borgo; Balerno Community Council; Currie & Balerno News; Currie & Balerno Rotary; Hope Scott Garage; Mackenzies; The Door Depot.

“It’s a first for Balerno … an unmissable fun weekend of music which the whole family can enjoy. With considerable audiences, good venues, and a guarantee of excellence and ambitious programming, the Balerno Music Festival demonstrates our commitment to the area. We hope this vibrant new initiative will become a regular event in the calendar of village life” adds Richard Henderson.

The full programme is listed here but please do visit the website at: http://www.balerno-communitycouncil.org.uk/balernomusicfestival . You can view the full programme, print the booking form and find out lots of other useful information including website links, venue information etc. If you have a specific enquiry please don’t hesitate to contact us via email - balernomusicfestival@hotmail.com. Spaces are limited so we do suggest you purchase your tickets early to ensure your attendance.

The Balerno Music Festival promises three terrific days of entertainment from fun kids’ events, educational workshops, to inspiring ways to spend your October weekend day or night. “Balerno may be a small village but we have BIG music making ideas” concludes Richard Henderson.

The countdown to Balerno Music Festival ’08 has begun! Book your tickets today and join in the fun.

International Live Music Mearns May Festival Gig

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There are no bands on the run but there is a lot of live music on the move at a feature-packed festival in the Mearns Royal Burgh of Inverbervie on the 3rd and 4th of May. This year's "Yellow's on the Broom" International Festival at Sillyflatt Barn is importing Helldorado, featuring the most electrifying psychobilly from Stavanger and ferrying over the Timo Gross Band, playing the finest R&B from Heidelberg.

Skanking over from Glasgow are reggae rebels Man at the Window and strutting in from Edinburgh are blues-rock guitareros Stevey Hay and the RayVons.

To see and hear from Korea is performance artist Moon Suk and her Opera Operation Orchestra and clattering down the railway track from "The Broch" come the incomparable Deviltrain.

The Mossy River Rock Band is steaming up the psychadelic swamps and boogie deltas of the Clyde with Robin Miller, one of Scotland's finest finger-picking guitarists, at the helm.

Revved up and ready to go are local heroes The Residents and crossing The Borders of folk-funk fusion come indie upstarts Katie and the Dull Fudds.

Crossing the time barrier come the Jacobean thrillers The Trybe and guaranteeing genuine ethnicity are Guinean malinke rythm ensemble Sodeya and Japanese Taiko drummers.

Arriving by magic in the early evening is children's favourite Harry Mudini and guitar genius Gerry Jablonski will defy gravity and levitate. Later evening side stage acts have all manner of musical surprises only to be revealed on the night.

The Festival is being held for the ninth consecutive year at Sillyflatt Farm, situated one mile south of Inverbervie near the junction to Gourdon and may be accessed directly from the A92 Stonehaven to Montrose "Coast Road".

On each evening the music starts at 7.30PM. Genuine 'Biergarten' tables and benches provide rest between dance flings and seating to appreciate the earlier acts as well as the paintings and other artefacts on display and for sale.

Those with a fun outlook might like to get dressed up and win a prize from the compere, German TV and radio star, Stefan Reusch. Original costumes representing a Yellow's on the Broom Festival theme are invited - the Mossy River Rock Band will be there to salute the green and furry ones for example.

Refreshments will be available in the spacious bar in one of the barn's stone-arched alcoves to the main floor area. High standard, professional outdoor catering has been organised to serve everything from haggis, neeps, tatties and stovies to German Bratwurst and French pancakes, with soups, coffee and tea and a non-alcoholic cocktail bar also available.

Music, Dance, Craft and Conjuring tuition workshops are on offer for adults and children during the Saturday and Sunday afternoons at the nearby Mill of Benholm. See the festival website for further workshop information and booking details.

As well as the workshops, this year's "Fringe Events" include an exhibition by Norwegian artist Ingeborg Kvame and a road tour by Timo Gross Band.

Ingeborg will be present at her exhibition opening in "The Creel Inn", Catterline, on May 1st. presenting some of her inspirational works whilst in residence in Catterline's "Watch House" studio. Meanwhile, Timo, Frovin and Michael are on the road after guesting at sea on the Zeebrugge-Rosyth ferry, their tour taking in Edinburgh, Montrose, Inverbervie, Gourdon, Stonehaven and Aberdeen.

Tickets are still on sale in Inverbervie, Gourdon, Stonehaven, Johnshaven, Catterline, St. Cyrus, Montrose and Aberdeen at £15.00 for one evening or £28.00 for two evenings; accompanied children up to 11 years at half price. The organisers recommend buying or reserving tickets in advance to avoid disappointment.

For information on booking tickets and workshop reservations please ring the Yellow's on the Broom Team (01569) 750756 or e-mail yellows@ifb.co.uk. The Team would also like to hear from anyone interested in joining them and helping with the fun preparations in the week before and activities during the event.

Further festival details, ticket outlets and workshop information are on the festival website www.yellowsonthebroom.ifb.co.uk.

Paul Anderson and Shona Donaldson

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Local traditional musicians Paul Anderson and Shona Donaldson
join local charity for traditional music classes

Local traditional music and dance charity, Scottish Culture and Traditions Association, is launching a new programme of evening classes in North East fiddle, Scots song and guitar accompaniment, among others, that will be running in Aberdeen for 6 weeks during the summer.

Joining the tutor roster are North East fiddle aficionado Paul Anderson, and young tradition bearer, Shona Donaldson.

Paul Anderson will lead a series of 6 workshops for advanced fiddle players on the techniques and effects which are essential when playing tunes in the traditional North East style, particularly strathspeys.

Already something of a legend and revered virtuoso in the time honoured tradition of Scottish fiddle music, Paul Anderson began his training at school on a fiddle found under his grandparents spare bed. He can trace his teaching lineage directly to Niel Gow, “The Father of Scottish Fiddle Music”, through his tutor Douglas Lawrence, the most acclaimed pupil of Hector MacAndrew. Paul displays the style and tradition of Scottish fiddle-playing to an an expert standard. Winner of most junior and senior Scottish competitions, Paul won the prestigious Glennfiddich championship in 1995. A regular on Scottish television and radio, Paul has toured extensively and has recorded seven solo albums. In the tradition of many of Scotland’s great fiddlers, Paul is also a composer of some repute, having written some 200 pieces in the traditional style.

Shona will lead a class for novice and intermediate singers, helping participants to build up a repertoire of standard traditional Scots songs, as well as basic technique for singing in the traditional style.

Shona Donaldson is one of Scotland’s leading young tradition bearers. She grew up in Huntly surrounded by music and dancing in the heart of North-east Scotland’s bothy ballad country. Shona’s mother was always singing to her as she was growing up. Her father plays the pipes, her sister plays piano. While still at school, she joined the Strathbogie Junior Fiddlers and took part in fiddle competitions at local traditional festivals including Keith and Strichen. Hearing the great bothy ballad singers Jock Duncan and Geordie Murison at these festivals inspired Shona to start singing. Shona was one of six finalists in the Radio 2 Young Folk Award 2006, and appeared in the Young Scottish Traditional Musician of the Year final in 2003 and 2004. She is a recent graduate of the Scottish music course at the RSAMD in Glasgow.

Other new classes on offer over the six week term include:
· DADGAD Guitar Accompaniment for intermediate level guitarists, with local musican John Kunka
· Alexander Technique for Musicians, with North East based experts Jean McGowan and Jo Gordon
· Faciliated, hands-on PA Workshops for new performers

Experienced musicians, singers and dancers are also welcome to join some of the other classes continuing from previous terms, ranging from Mixed Instrument Sessions to PA Workshops, Step Dance to Alexander Technique, as well as a variety of instrumental classes including fiddle, tin whistle, guitar, and clarsach.

Enrolment for classes is on Wednesday 9th April from 7 –9 pm at Harlaw Academy, Albyn Place, Aberdeen with classes starting on 14 April at Harlaw Academy.
More information about the summer classes and SC&T can be found at http://www.scottishculture.org/. If you would like course info and enrolment details sent to you, please contact SC&T on 01224 591900 or email office@scottishculture.org, or write to SC&T, First Floor, 4 Bon Accord Crescent, Aberdeen, AB11 6DH
The Scottish Culture and Traditions Association receives support from Aberdeen City Council and from the Scottish Arts Council
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Note to the Editor
The Scottish Culture and Traditions Association (SC&T) was established in April 1997 in Aberdeen to provide participative learning experiences in Scottish culture and traditions. The Association became a company limited by guarantee in May 2002. SC&T aims to promote Scottish music, dance, arts, crafts, literature and appreciation of our heritage and to encourage social interaction of people with a common interest. Scottish Charity No.SCO 27559
Adult evening classes are run at Harlaw Academy, Albyn Place, Aberdeen.

New Release - Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill - Welcome Here Again [CD] Ref: GLCD1233

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Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill - Welcome Here Again [CD] Ref: GLCD1233

1. The Clare Reel.

2. The High Jig.

3. Reels: Lane To the Glen - Fahy's.

4. Slow Air: The Dear Irish Boy.

5. Slip Jig: The Night Poor Larry Was Stretched.

6. P. Joe's Reel.

7. Jig: An Rogaire Dubh.

8. Reel: Jenny's Welcome to Charlie.

9. Reel: The Girl That Broke My Heart.

10. Slow Air: The Wind Swept Hill of Tulla.

11. Set Dance: The Galtee Hunt.

12. Reels: John Naughton's Green Mountain - Welcome Here Again.

13. Reel: Mulqueen's.

14. Slip Jig: The Booley House Jig.

15. Reels: O'Reilly's Greyhound - Palmer's Gate.

16. Coleman's March.

17. Reels: The New Post Office - The Pigeon On the Gate - The New Custom House.

18. Reel: Frank Keane's

Price: £11.04 / US$21.97 £12.97 / US$25.81 with VAT at 17.5% (UK & EU Price)

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‘Airs for a King’

2008-03-22T08:39:00.000Z

Date: Sunday 30th March 2008. 7.30pm

Venue: Dunfermline Abbey Church.

Tickets: £10. Tel: Carnegie Hall box office on 01383 602302.

Dunfermline Heritage Trust is organising an event in Dunfermline Abbey Church on Sunday 30th March at 7:30pm as part of a Scotland wide ‘Tartan Week’ celebration. One of Scotland’s top fiddlers, Dunfermline born Pete Clark, will be joined by Wendy Weatherby on cello. Since graduating from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in 1983 Wendy’s interest in jazz and folk has led her to play and sing at festivals throughout the UK, Europe, the USA and former Soviet Union. She has worked and recorded with many of the top Scottish musicians including Hamish Moore, Billy Jackson, the Pearlfishers, Michael Marra and Phil Cunningham. Jack Evans on guitar and Jim Leighton on keyboard and accordion will join them to play music associated with Robert the Bruce who lies buried in the Abbey. Pete will perform the music he composed specially for the occasion of the 700th anniversary of the Enthronement of Robert the Bruce. Widely regarded as one of Scotland’s top fiddlers Dunfermline born Pete Clark will be returning to his home town to perform at this historic venue. Pete has travelled extensively with his music and tutors fiddle each year in Canada,

One of Scotland’s finest singers, Sheena Wellington will also be taking part. Sheena is an honorary Doctor of Music at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow and sings everything from Burns to ballads to the best of contemporary singing drawn from the rich Scottish tradition passed from musician to musician through the ages. Sheena’s rendition of ‘A Man’s a Man for a’ That’ at the opening of the Scottish Parliament was described by the Times as ‘the most moving moment of all’ and by the Scotsman as ‘a moment to open the muscles of the heart’ and she will be including this song as part of this occasion. In recognition of the major roles played by women in Bruce’s life she will also sing ‘String Women Rule us All’ as well, and will also include the stirring anthem from Bannockburn, “ Scot’s Wha’ Hae”.

The actor Jock Ferguson will take the part of Bruce and will deliver “The Declaration of Arbroath” on the night over the tomb of Robert the Bruce. Light Artist Tim Fitzpatrick will install some lights on the approach through the Abbey Nave to provide an atmospheric entrance on the night to reflect the significance of this occasion and the importance that Bruce holds for all Scots.

Tickets for this unique concert are on sale from the Carnegie Hall box office on 01383 602302, as well as at Abbot House and the Tourist Information Centre in Dunfermline priced £10.

New Release - Lunasa - The Story So Far [CD] Ref: COM44742

2008-03-22T08:35:00.000Z

Lunasa - The Story So Far [CD] Ref: COM44742

1. Morning Nightcap

2. Eanair

3. The Miller Of Drohan

4. Leckan Mor

5. Kilarney Boys of Pleasure

6. The Floating Crowbar

7. Black River

8. Fest Noz

9. Feabhra

10. Punch

11. Casu

12. Aibreann

13. Cregg's Pipes

14. The Dimmers

15. The Dingle Berries

16. O'Carolan's Welcome/ Rolling In The Barrel

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New Release - Karine Polwart - This Earthly Spell [CD] Ref: HEGRICD04

2008-03-22T08:29:00.000Z

1. The Good Years

2. Sorry

3. Better Things

4. Rivers Run

5. Painted It White

6. Firethief

7. Behind Our Eyes

8. The News

9. Sorrowlessfield

10. Tongue That Cannot Lie

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Fiddle Tree March 2008 Concert

2008-03-10T14:49:00.000Z

The Fiddle Tree's 2008 concert programme continues at the Baronial Hall, Birnam House Hotel on Thursday March 20th with a concert by London's highly rated six-piece bluegrass band, The Southern Tenant Folk Union.

Formed by Belfast born five-string banjo player Pat McGarvey and taking their name from the ground breaking multi-racial union of sharecroppers and non-landowning tenant farmers founded in Arkansas in the 1930´s, the Southern Tenant Folk Union are an explosive new London based bluegrass outfit.

Writing and performing their own unique brand of Old-Time, Bluegrass, Gospel and Celtic Folk, Southern Tenant Folk Union appropriate the themes, ideas and metaphors from traditional folk songs and 20th century Americana music to document and reflect modern life through styles popularised by musicians such as The Carter Family, The Stanley Brothers and even Dillard + Clark. Pat McGarvey, band member and songwriter for (ex Long Ryder) Sid Griffin´s bluegrass project The Coal Porters since 1993, has served his musical apprenticeship touring the world and recording a number of albums, as well as countless collaborations with other key Americana acts including Tandy, Amy Rigby, Ian Dunlop (of Gram Parsons´ International Submarine Band), Rosie Flores, Jason McNiff, Bob Neuwirth & The Arlenes. Keen to find a more personal outlet for his writing, in early 2006, McGarvey gathered a collective of like minded musicians that share his love of traditional music, but each with their own individual take on such tradition: Oliver Talkes (guitar), whose unique, soulful voice is at the heart of the STFU sound, Pete Gow (guitar), from the Alt. Country band Case Hardin who has performed with the likes of Chris Mills, Stacey Earle and Caitlin Cary. Frances Vaux (Fiddle) with her background in jazz and Irish Folk and anchored by stalwarts of the London folk scene Eamon Flynn (mandolin) and Matt Lloyd (upright bass). Their influences are impeccable - the Louvin Brothers (beloved by Hank Wangford and Reg Meuross) included. If you loved the soundtrack for "Oh Brother Where Art Thou?" you'll love this. Should be an interesting night.
For more informatio, visit www.southerntenantfolkunion.com.

The concert starts at 8.00 p.m. and there is no support.
Tickets are priced £8, bought in advance or £10 on the door. Under-18s' tickets are £3 or 2 for a fiver. They are on sale now at Birnam House Hotel (01350 727462), Zigzags, Dunkeld (01350 728666) and Birnam CD (01350 727158).
Advance tickets for Fiddle Tree events can also now be purchased online at www.thefiddletree.com and www.thebooth.co.uk.

Session A9 - Bottlenecks And Armbreakers [CD] - New Release

2008-02-14T11:55:00.000Z

Session A9 - Bottlenecks And Armbreakers [CD]

Featuring Capercaillie's Charlie McKerron, Adam Sutherland, Gordon Gunn and Kevin Henderson on fiddles, Tim Edey on melodeon & guitar, Brian McAlpine on keyboards & Iain Copeland on percussion.

Ten tracks in all with sets of tunes from a 300 year old melody to a tune composed last Summer.

Also featured with the album is a specially created board game to play, called 'Get tae Wick'....excellent stuff.

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Weekend of workshops and events at Birnam

2008-01-29T20:04:00.000Z

friday 15th february 2008

8pm – concert at the Birnam House Hotel featuring 38F and Sophie Bancroft with Tom Lyne

10pm - Session in the Tap Inn

38F are a new all female band, featuring Sarah Roberts on guitar, Amy Geddes on fiddle, singer Anne Sofie Linge Valdal and Hardanger fiddler Annlaug Børsheim. This fearsome combination
of two Norwegians, a Scot and a lass from Leeds has nothing girly about it at all. All four sing and play between them, 2 guitars, 3 fiddles, bodhran and willow flute. Watch this space! You will be treated to the very special sound of the Norwegian Hardanger Fiddle - an ornately decorated instrument that has the four strings of the modern Italian violin and an additional four
sympathetic strings.

Sophie Bancroft with Tom Lyne
Brought up in one of Scotland’s most renowned jazz families, Sophie started her professional singing career at the age of 17. She has been bandleader, co-bandleader and vocalist in a series of refreshing and innovative ensembles which have involved collaborations with musicians from the jazz, pop, folk and electronic music scenes. “This elegant and meticulously produced CD inhabits the border territory between jazz and folk-country-pop, which suits Sophie Bancroft’s cool, rather ethereal voice to perfection.”
THE OBSERVER

any questions?
amygeddes@mac.com or call amy on 07968 009903

saturday 16th february 2008

8pm – ceilidh at the Birnam House Hotel with special guest Karine Polwart

The ceilidh band will be made up from all the tutors and guests present and any other unsuspecting passing musicians.

Karine Polwart
Winner of Best Album, Best Original Song and Best Emerging Artist at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2005, Scottish Borders based singersongwriter Karine Polwart combines the economy and universality of the storytelling tradition with a probing intellect, compassionate lyricism and a canny knack for memorable melodies. Though her songs resonate with roots and traditional references, a resolutely contemporary sensibility infuses her albums “Scribbled in Chalk” and
“Faultlines” with indie, alt country and jazz influences as well. Her dark tales of human cruelty and loss are balanced by a pervasive sense of hope and possibility and a sprinkling of wry humour that prove she’s a writer and musician who knows both the best and the worst that
the world has to offer.

song workshop
Karine will lead a singing workshop over the course of the weekend, most probably on Sunday afternoon. Please contact Amy Geddes and we can reserve a place for you and forward details (including costs) soon.

tickets for the concert and ceilidh are £8/5 and will be available in the
New Year either at the venue or from Amy Geddes

info - amygeddes@mac.com or call amy on 07968 009903

Leith Folk Club - Jan and Feb 2008 Programme

2008-01-03T14:39:00.000Z

Please see below details of the Leith Folk Club programme or January and February 2008.

8th January - Park Bench Social Club (£6)
We get 2008 off to a blistering start with THE band to see in 2008. PBSC exploded onto the folk scene last year with their melting pot of Celtic fiddle, bluegrass, gypsy jazz, bhangra and old time American played by three startling young musicians.http://www.theparkbenchsocialclub.com/

Tuesday 15th January - Kent Duchaine (£8)
Once seen, never forgotten, Kent is one of the world’s great bluesmen. Constantly on the road with his beloved Leadbessie, a 1934 National Steel Guitar, he keeps alive the music of the Mississippi delta in his own ferociously powerful style.http://www.kentduchaine.com/

Tuesday 22nd January - Harem Scarem (£6)
Spawned out of the Edinburgh session scene, but comprising musicians from Shetland, Orkney and the West coast, their music is a fabulously imaginative mix of styles and influences. Fiddles and accordion weave cracking harmonies through a set that is largely original compositions, while the singing is simply gorgeous.http://www.haremscaremscotland.co.uk/

Tuesday 29th January - Nordik Tree (£8)
Every now and then we are approached by a group who, by rights, should be playing in larger venues to much bigger audiences. Over in Scotland for Celtic Connections, Nordik tree are three of the finest traditional musicians in Scandinavia. The combination of fiddles and harmonium create a haunting sound as they counterpoint and weave their way through traditional and original tunes. www.myspace.com/nordiktree

Tuesday 5th February - Lyra Celtica (£6)
The combination of Frankie McGuire's percussion with Mark's rythmic guitar playing provides the backdrop which allows Lynn, undoubtedly one of the world's finest accordion players, to shine. They combine to create a unique sound and have earned the band a reputation for fantastic live performances.http://www.lyra-celtica.co.uk/

Tuesday 12th February - Sarah McQuaid (£6)
Sarah is a highly talented singer/guitarist with a voice "as warm as a turf fire and as rich as matured cognac". She is the author of The Irish DADGAD Guitar Book and has recorded one album “When Two Lovers Meet”. http://www.sarahmcquaid.com/

Tuesday 19th February - Jenna Reid and Kevin Mackenzie (£6)
Jenna and Kevin - what a combination! Jenna is perhaps the finest fiddle-player to emerge from Shetland in many-a-year, and is a member of Filska, Dochas, Deaf Shepherd. Her playing is perfectly complimented by Kevin, whose jazz-influenced guitar has accompanied many of the greats in celtic music and has earned him an enviable reputation as a band leader and soloist in his own right.http://www.jennareid.co.uk/ http://www.kevinmackenzie.co.uk/

Tuesday 26th February - Jim King and Steve Clark (£6)
Great songs, great singing and great fun from two of Scotland's best singer-songwriters who have joined recently joined forces to tour and record a new album.www.myspace.com/jimkingsongs http://www.stevenclarksongs.com________________________________________________________________________www.leithfolkclub.orgwww.myspace.com/leithfolkclubentry http://www.leithfolkclub.org/www.myspace.com/leithfolkclubentry....

times.... 7.30 for 8.00pm each evening
booking.... tel 0131 478 7810 (Please note that reserved tickets must be collected by 7.30 pm on the evening of the performance. )

FIDDLE TREE NEW YEAR CEILIDH DANCE

2007-12-18T15:33:00.000Z

The Fiddle Tree's ever-popular New Year ceilidh dance takes place at the Birnam House Hotel on Saturday, January 5th. Doors open at 8.00pm and the dancing will start at around 8.30.

Following their immense popularity last year, the band for this year's event are once again The Squashy Bag Dance Band, featuring Eilidh Shaw (The Poozies) and Sarah McFadyen (Aberfeldy) on fiddles, top guitarist Sandy Wright and Tom Kinsella (Tam the Banjo). On drums will be either Donald Hay (Mystery Juice) or James MacIntosh (Shooglenifty / Capercaillie), both of whom recently featured in the BBC2 TV series "The Transatlantic Sessions".

This is always a sell out event, so get your tickets fast.

As of lunchtime today, these are available from the hotel (01350 727462), Birnam CD (01350 727158) and Zigzags, Dunkeld (01350 728666).
Prices are £8 for adults, £3 or 2 for £5 for under-18s.
For postal bookings, please make your cheque payable to "The Fiddle Tree" and send it along with a stamped addressed envelope to:
The Fiddle Tree
c/o Birnam CD
Station Road
Birnam
DUNKELD
PH8 0DS

Please note that Birnam CD will be closed for annual holidays from 5.00pm on Friday December 21st. Any postal booking applications must therefore be received by that date.
After December 21st, any remaining tickets will be available from the hotel and Zigzag's only.

Transatlantic Sessions 3 [DVD] - New Release

2007-12-14T11:09:00.000Z

Transatlantic Sessions 3 [DVD] Ref: WHIRLIEDVD1

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Against a backdrop of the Highlands, Transatlantic Sessions 3 brings together the best of Nashville, Ireland and Scotland to perform what has been called “the greatest backporch shows ever”.

Music co-directors on the series, produced by Pelicula Films, are Jerry Douglas, who has worked with Nashville’s greatest names, and Scotland and Shetland’s own fiddle virtuoso Aly Bain MBE. They have assembled a special array of musicians and performers to play duets and set pieces in the atmospheric location of Strathgarry House near Killicrankie in the Perthshire Highlands.

DVD recording from the latest BBC TV series, featuring collaborations between artists from North America, Ireland and the UK. Artists include Aly Bain, Jerry Douglas, Joan Osborne, Iris Dement, Julie Fowlis, Fred Morrison, Michael McGoldrick, Eddi Reader, Donald Shaw, Sharon Shannon, Karen Matheson and Phil Cunningham.

PHILLIPE GUIDAT LIVE AT THE TAP INN

2007-12-11T11:09:00.000Z

PHILLIPE GUIDAT LIVE AT THE TAP INN, BIRNAM HOUSE HOTEL
SAT 15TH DEC 2007 at 8PM

Phillipe guidat is a world class French flamenco-jazz guitar player and composer.Afetr music studies at the Conservatory and University,he graduated in musicology and composition.He has been invited to perform at many of the world`s leading guitar festivals and has been finalist of the European Guitar Award in Dresden in 2006.His own musical style lies between jazz and world music (Flamenco-jazz,Indian Jazz)But he also plays classical,Electronic,improvisation and contempory music.On this event Phillipe will be joined by special guest Nuala Kennedy

For further details, please contact Birnam House Hotel on 01350 727462.

MID ARGYLL PIPE BAND ARE SCOTTISH PIPE BAND OF THE YEAR

2007-12-05T13:47:00.000Z

Mid Argyll Pipe Band have secured a richly deserved place in history as Scottish Pipe Band of the Year at the 2007 Hands Up For Trad Awards. Facing some very strong competition in their category, Mid Argyll scooped the award at the Awards Ceremony and Gala Concert on Saturday December 1st, following several weeks of world-wide public voting. President David Higgins and Pipe major Tony Higgins were presented with the Award by Simon McKerrell, Head of Piping Studies at The National Piping Centre, in front of a capacity live audience at Fort William’s Nevis Centre and in the company of Gala Concert presenters Mary Ann Kennedy of BBC Radio Scotland and Stuart Cassells of the Red Hot Chilli Pipers.

As winners of the award, Mid Argyll Pipe Band join a star-studded list of category winners including Phil Cunningham (Composer of the Year), Julie Fowlis (Gaelic Singer of the Year and Album of the Year), and The Red Hot Chilli Pipers (Live Act of the Year). The evening also saw piping legend Iain MacFadyen inducted to the 2007 Hall of Fame along with Aonghas Grant, Sheila Stewart and Ian Powrie. Proudly accepting an award in such esteemed company is a fitting end to what has been a remarkable year for Mid Argyll Pipe Band. Their Blackwood & Hickory 80th Anniversary concert was a resounding success in September and they continue to build on international links, particularly in Poland with Czestochowa Pipes and Drums.The 2007 Hands Up For Trad ceremony was opened by Linda Fabiani MSP and was the fifth of what is now a major music industry event in Scotland. Founded by Simon Thoumire of Footstompin’ Records, the Awards give recognition to excellence within Scotland’s thriving music culture and create a high profile that brings Scottish traditional music in all its forms to media and public attention. Attracting no fewer than twenty four major sponsors, the event has now firmly established itself as the Oscars of Scottish traditional music, and Mid Argyll Pipe Band are to be congratulated on such a major national achievement. Even with this remarkable accolade, however, there is little chance the band will lose touch with its roots. As a stunned but elated Tony Higgins said to the packed auditorium, “I would have liked some of the younger members to come to this event but they had to be in Lochgilphead tonight to play for the switch-on of the Christmas lights!” The warm applause that followed reminded us that while winning awards is wonderful, community commitment is the life-blood of Pipe Bands and will continue to be so. Huge thanks go out to everyone that took the time to place their vote. The support is deeply appreciated and will go a long, long way in securing the continuation of Mid Argyll’s rich and long-held piping tradition. Mid Argyll Pipe Band is Sponsored by Angus Maitland.

Transatlantic Sessions 3 Vol 1 WHIRLIECD12

2007-11-23T18:47:00.000Z

***New Release***

Transatlantic Sessions 3 Volume 1 [CD]

Against a backdrop of the Highlands, Transatlantic Sessions 3 brings together the best of Nashville, Ireland and Scotland to perform what has been called “the greatest backporch shows ever”.

Music co-directors on the series, produced by Pelicula Films, are Jerry Douglas, who has worked with Nashville’s greatest names, and Scotland and Shetland’s own fiddle virtuoso Aly Bain MBE.
They have assembled a special array of musicians and performers to play duets and set pieces in the atmospheric location of Strathgarry House near Killicrankie in the Perthshire Highlands.

Recordings from the latest BBC TV series, featuring collaborations between artists from North America, Ireland and the UK.

Leith Folk Club - November and December Programme

2007-11-21T11:29:00.000Z

Tuesday 20th November Mike Heron (£8)
Judging by the way tickets are already selling for this gig, Mike needs little introduction to our audience. This is a rare outing for a true superstar of the folk scene. He founded the legendary and aptly named Incredible String Band in 1960-something and in the ensuing years recorded with the likes of Pete Townshend, Elton John, Jimmy Page, Richard Thompson, John Cale, Keith Moon and Steve Winwood, with the Rolling Stones and Robert Plant citing him as an influence. Need I say more?

Monday 26th November - Kate Campbell in association with Hossack Promotions (£12 plus booking fee from Rippings Records or Tickets Scotland, OR £10 if booked directly from Leith Folk Club on one of our club nights)

"Possessed of the lyrical grasp of Lucinda Williams abd the eloquent vocal timbre of Emmylou Harris" Time Out

Tuesday 27th November Habbadam (£5)
This trio from Sweden and Denmark are a great example of the way in which young, fearless musicians are driving folk music forward. Playing tunes from the Baltic island of Bornholm, the harmonies are as remiscent of the music of our own northern islands as they are of scandinavian influences. The unusual combination of guitar, fiddle and soprano sax creates a sound that is completely unique, and they make the most of the different instruments' tonal ranges whilst resisting any temptation to stray into contrived jazz/folk fusion territory. I'll say it simply, very simply: they are superb.
http://www.myspace.com/habbadam.

Tuesday 4th December Andy Irvine (£8)
We get December off to a flying start with one of the greats of folk music. Andy occupies a unique place in the musical world, since his days as a mainstay of Planxty, he has been plying his trade as archetypal troubadour, with a solo show and traveling lifestyle that reflects his lifelong influence, Woody Guthrie. Few others can equal his repertoire of Irish traditional songs, dexterous Balkan dance tunes, and a compelling canon of his own material that defies description.
"Andy is one of the most creative and talented people it has ever been my privilege to work with. Great company, superb singer, genius of a musician, truly original songwriter and an inspiration to all of us - what more could anyone ask?"Dick Gaughan http://www.andyirvine.com/

Tuesday 11th December Cantrip (£5)
It's hard not to fall for Cantrip's infectious and individual brand of folk and roots music. A quartet of some of the finest musicians Edinburgh has to offer, each with his own distinct musical background, their complementary styles combine seamlessly.
Cantrip's no-nonsense approach to instrumentation, with fiddle and pipes over a fretted backing projects a raw honesty and a striking sound which is utterly compelling. Scottish tunes are the backbone of their material but they reach far and wide, taking in tunes and styles from Ireland, Brittany, Norway, Sweden, Finland, the Basque country and even a Yiddish wedding reel.
"Their music comes from wild landscapes & wild places of the spirit ... They give us another reminder that folk music should not be something parochial set in stone, though the tradition remains the bedrock." The Orcadian
http://www.cantriphq.co.uk/

Tuesday 18th December - Chris Stone and Frank Burkitt (£5)

Cast your mind back a couple of months to the evening Aussie band Eilean Mor played at the club: a great evening for sure, made all the more so by the dazzling playing of a barefoot young fiddle player. Well, that lad, Chris Stone is playing for us again. How good is Chris? We've been graced by some of the best players in the world - Chris Stout, Tommy Peoples, Casey Driessen to name a few, and Chris could take his place beside any of them.

Chris will be joined by Frank Burkitt, an Edinburgh-based singer songwritter with a formidable reputation for what should be a rollicking good finale to a tremendous year for Leith Folk Club.

http://www.myspace.com/chrisjstone and http://www.frankburkitt.co.uk/

entry.... £5.00 at the door (unless stated otherwise)
times.... 7.30 for 8.00pm each evening
booking.... tel 0131 478 7810 (Please note that reserved tickets must be collected by 7.30 pm on the evening of the performance. )
location.... South Fort Street, just off Ferry Road, EH6 4DN

Blazin' Fiddles Live [CD] BRCD2007

2007-11-21T11:23:00.000Z

The new live CD from Blazin' Fiddles is available now!

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"Peerie" Willie Johnson - New CD Release

2007-11-13T10:32:00.000Z

"Peerie" Willie Johnson - Willie's World [CD] Ref: CDTRAX309

Welcome to "Willie's World" - a world filled with music, from jazz to traditional pieces, from blues to beautiful chord accompaniments, second to none.

1. Nice Work If You Can Get It
2. Da Road North Set
3. A Foggy Day in London Town
4. Night And Day
5. Yesterday
6. Stars Fell on Alabama
7. Skye Boat Song
8. Bye Bye Blues
9. The Way You Look Tonight
10. Unknown Tune11. Harvest Home/Ragtime Jane
12. Where Or When
13. They Can't Take That Away From Me
14. Can't Help Lovin' That Man of Mine
15. Braes of Auchtertyre Set
16. Birks Works
17. Don't Blame Me
18. Forgotten Dreams
19. As I Went Down By Fiddichside Set
20. How Long Has This Been Going On?
21. Somewhere Over The Rainbow
22. Margaret's Waltz
23. St Louis Blues
24. Lady Be Good

http://www.musicinscotland.com/acatalog/Peerie_Willie_Johnson_CDs.html