Tag Archives: Scottish music

Siobhan Miller’s Strata

Posted on 10th May 2018 by Cat Eldridge

I first encountered Siobhan Miller at Cropredy ten years ago. She was in a duo with Jeana Leslie and together they had won the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award that year, and that also gave them a spot at … Continue reading →

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Battlefield Band’s The Producer’s Choice

Posted on 31st March 2017 by Lars Nilsson

In the autumn of 2016 Battlefiend Band were inducted into the Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame in recognition of their services to Scottish music. The only question is why it took so long. Battlefield were formed in 1969 in … Continue reading →

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Blazin’ Fiddles’ Blazin’ Fiddles Live

Posted on 5th January 2017 by Robert

When our Editor and Publisher (also known as “the Chief”) first broached the idea of my reviewing a Blazin’ Fiddles release, I was hesitant. “A whole orchestra?” said I. “Of fiddles?” (Well, that’s what he said it was.) Somehow I … Continue reading →

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Smithfield Fair’s The Winter Kirk

Posted on 7th December 2016 by Jayme Lynn Blaschke

Smithfield Fair’s never been a band that over-produces its work. Sure, they go in for clever arrangements now and again, but for the most part their previous discs have featured an honest, workmanlike approach to the music. On The Winter … Continue reading →

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Tannahill Weavers’ Epona 

Posted on 29th October 2016 by Diverse Voices

Chuck Lipsig penned this review. The Tannahill Weavers have a new CD out named Epona. That’s really all anyone needs to know. But it doesn’t make a good review, does it? How about this then? In the Tannahills’ quarter-century history, this is … Continue reading →

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 Tannahill Weavers’ Alchemy

Posted on 29th October 2016 by Diverse Voices

Chuck Lipsig penned this review. Twenty-seven years, thirteen original albums, and two compilations: That’s the running total for The Tannahill Weavers with their new CD, Alchemy. With the present line-up of Roy Gullane (Vocals, guitar), John Martin (Vocals, fiddle), Duncan Nicholson … Continue reading →

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Tannahill Weavers’ Live & in SessIon

Posted on 29th October 2016 by Diverse Voices

Paul Brandon penned this review. It’s Midwinter here in Brisbane, which means in reality, it’s still generally a good deal warmer than in Britain. I’m sitting here, my Winnie the Pooh cup full to spilling with steaming coffee (Mandehling single origin … Continue reading →

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Katie McNally Trio’s The Boston States

Posted on 24th October 2016 by Gary Whitehouse

For decades, expatriate Cape Breton Islanders lived and worked in Boston because there were few jobs on the Nova Scotia island they called home. Many of them, in addition to working factory jobs of one kind and another, were excellent … Continue reading →

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Elias Alexander & Bywater Band’s Bywater

Posted on 3rd September 2016 by Gary Whitehouse

Elias Alexander hails from Ashland, home of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. But this piper, singer and songwriter has lived in a lot of places including Scotland, where he apparently worked as a tree planter, and New Orleans, and Vermont where … Continue reading →

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Boys of the Lough’s Midwinter Night’s Dream

Posted on 16th June 2016 by Diverse Voices

Chuck Lipsig penned this review. On Midwinter Night’s Dream, Boys of the Lough include Aly Bain (fiddle), Cathal McConnell (flute, whistles, song), Dave Richardson (concertina, mandolin, cittern, accordion), and Christy O’Leary (uilleann pipes, whistles, song). They call on Christmas and winter … Continue reading →

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