Tag Archives: Scottish music

John G. Gibson’s Traditional Gaelic Bagpiping 1745 – 1945

Posted on 12th February 2023 by Jo Morrison

There are several traditions regarding the history of Scottish bagpiping that have been passed down from piper to piper over the last few hundred years. These doctrines are that the Disarming Act following the Battle of Culloden was responsible for … Continue reading →

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Various artists’ The Kilmartin Sessions: The Sounds of Ancient Scotland

Posted on 11th February 2023 by Iain Nicholas Mackenzie

I understand that a review copy of Kathryn Tickell’s new album which features a Pict instrument called the carnyx, is on its way to GMR from Park Records, but I have an album that our Music Editor will find even … Continue reading →

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Willie Clancy’s The Pipering Of Willie Clancy Volumes 1 & 2, Tommy Martin’s Uilleann Piper, Brian McNamara’s A Piper’s Dream, Kevin Rowsome’s The Rowsome Tradition, and various artists’ World Pipe Band Championships 2000, Volumes 1 & 2 

Posted on 28th January 2023 by Diverse Voices

Tim Hoke wrote this review. I was a little intimidated when a package of seven bagpipe CDs arrived at my house. Now, I love bagpipes in all forms as much as anyone who doesn’t actually play them can, but a … Continue reading →

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John O’Regan’s Massive Piping Omnibus Review

Posted on 28th January 2023 by John O'Regan

Various artists’ Glenfiddich Piping Championship – March, Strathspey and Reel (Lismor, 1999) Various artists’ Glenfiddich Piping Championship – Piobaireachd (Lismor, 1999) Various artists’ Glenfiddich Piping Championship – Ceol Mor Piobaireachd (Monarch, 1991) Various artists’ Dr Dan Reid Memorial Solo Piping … Continue reading →

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The Scottish Power Pipe Band’s Cathcart, and Manawatu Scottish Pipe Band’s The Calling

Posted on 28th January 2023 by John O'Regan

There exist in the piping world today two kinds of Scottish pipe bands: those that play by the rules of repertoire and those that have an adventurous streak. This review highlights one very ambitious pipe band open to contemporary sound … Continue reading →

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Aly Bain & Ale Möller’s Beyond the Stacks

Posted on 29th December 2022 by Cat Eldridge

One of the finest concerts my wife and I ever saw was Aly Bain and Ale Möller at the Center for Cultural Exchange in Portland, Maine, several years back. Like the music of Frifot, of which Ale is a member, … Continue reading →

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Aly Bain and Ale Möller at the Center for Cultural Exchange, Portland, Maine, May 12, 2005

Posted on 29th December 2022 by Cat Eldridge

Donna Bird and Cat Eldridge co-wrote this review. Maine-dwellers will remember May 2005 as the month of ceaseless rain, wind and unseasonably cold temperatures. The weather was at its worst on the weekends. Most of us were house-bound against our … Continue reading →

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Alex Sturbaum’s Slash

Posted on 20th September 2022 by Gary Whitehouse

In an email conversation I had with Alex Sturbaum (they/them) after they contacted me about reviewing this album, one of my comments was something on the order of “this is an incredibly generous album.” And I didn’t just mean the … Continue reading →

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Jochen Ross and Jens-Uwe Popp’s The Ten Islands

Posted on 30th June 2022 by David Kidney

I must confess I’ve had this CD on my shelf for over a year. I listen to it regularly when my brain is abuzz with distractions and plans. The music of The Ten Islands has a calming effect. It’s quite … Continue reading →

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Buddy MacMaster’s Cape Breton Tradition

Posted on 9th March 2022 by Diverse Voices

Pat Simmonds wrote this review. The Cape Breton Island fiddling tradition is getting quite the press coverage of late. Surely one of the last strongholds of traditional fiddling in North America, its popularity has been growing in leaps and bounds. … Continue reading →

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