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Album reviews

The Talented Gaelic Sounds of Bywater

Angel Romero September 18, 2016 No Comments border pipesBywaterCeltic musicElias AlexanderScottish music

Elias Alexander, Eamon Sefton, Kathleen Parks and Patrick Bowling Bywater (Fresh Haggis Music, 2016) Bywater is the debut by an American Celtic music band inspired…

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Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Aidan O’Rourke

Angel Romero June 9, 2016 No Comments Aidan O’RourkeCeltic musicfiddleScotlandScottish musicviolin

Aidan O’Rourke is a fiddle player and composer from Oban on the West Coast of Scotland. He has toured extensively in Europe and North America…

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Album reviews

Beautifully Crafted Songs of Separation

Angel Romero March 16, 2016 No Comments Eliza CarthyEnglish Folk musicKarine PolwartScottish music

Various Artists – Songs of Separation (Navigator Records, 2016) Songs of Separation is a fascinating project featuring 10 of the leading female folk musicians from…

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Breabach Releases Astar

Angel Romero March 13, 2016 No Comments BreabachScottish musicworld music

Scottish contemporary folk music band Breabach has a new album titled Astar (Breabach Records, 2016). After five years traveling the world, Breabach presents a recording…

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Tribute to Aly Bain at Celtic Connections 2016

World Music Central News Room January 15, 2016 No Comments accordionfiddleScottish music

The Celtic Connections 2016 festival will present a tribute to Aly Bain at 70. Le Grand Anniversaire will see the legendary performer join once more…

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Scotland, The Music & The Song

World Music Central News Room June 15, 2006 Scottish music

Scotland, UK – Greentrax Recordings has released Scotland – the Music and the Song, a “20 Year Profile of Greentrax”. The 3 CD Digipak collection…

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Fiddle Tunes from the Life & Land of Robert Burns

World Music Central News Room December 25, 2004 Alasdair FraserCeltic musicfiddleRobert BurnsScottish music

Nevada City, California, USA – Culburnie Records has released Legacy Of The Scottish Fiddle, Volume 2, Tunes from the Life & Land of Robert Burns.…

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The album cover for Standing Wave by Wendy Stewart features a wintry landscape under a pale blue sky. Leafless branches and frozen ground stretch across the scene, dominated by a tall, twisting stick or reed curving upward at the center. The title and artist’s name appear in blue text at the top.
Album reviews

The Scottish Harp

Paul Donnelly August 4, 2003 Celtic musicScottish musicWendy Stewartworld music

Wendy Stewart – Standing Wave (Greentrax CD TRAX242) This is quite a sombre selection of Scottish harp music, with the occasional equally sombre vocal track. The…

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