The Celtic Connections festival will start one week today. Throughout 19 days, the festival will present over 30 online performances between Friday, January 15 and…
Online Edition of Celtic Connections 2021 Reveals Full Concert Program
Tag: Scottish music
Scots Trad Music Awards 2020 Revealed
The Scots Trad Music Awards 2020 were announced and broadcast on BBC ALBA on Saturday, December 12th in a special program named Na Trads 2020.…
MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards announces 2020 Hall of Fame Inductees
The MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards has announced the 2020 Hall of Fame Inductees. The awards are given to Scottish musicians for their Services…
Artist Profiles: Graham Rorie
Graham Rorie is a fiddler and mandolinist from the Orkney Islands in Scotland. He currently lives in Glasgow. In 2018, Graham graduated from the Royal…
Artist Profiles: Ellie Beaton
Vocalist Ellie Beaton is from Rothienorman in Aberdeenshire (Scotland). She became interested in traditional music from a young age. Ellie studied Classical Voice at Aberdeen…
Artist Profiles: Bradley Parker
Bagpiper Bradley Parker is from County Down, Northern Ireland. He started playing the Highland Bagpipes at a young age and won the ‘Young Musician of…
Transfixing Scottish Music Inspired by St. Kilda
Garefowl – Cliffs (Penny Fiddle Records, 2020) Scottish multi-instrumentalist Ewan Macdonald put together Garefowl, an international collective of talented musicians. The group recorded Cliffs, a…
Mig Music to Release Runrig Boxed Set
One Legend – Two Concerts (Live At Rockpalast 1996 & 2001) is the title of a new 4CD + 2DVD boxed set from Scottish Celtic…
Artist Profiles: Bríghde Chaimbeul
Piper Brìghde Chaimbeul was born in Sleat on the Isle of Skye, Scotland in 1998. She is a native Gaelic speaker and came up with…
Breabach and Talisk to Perform at Hands Up for Trad Music Club
Top Scottish folk bands Breabach and Talisk are set to perform live for Hands Up for Trad Music Club. Talisk will play on Friday, August…