The Corries, comprising Roy Williamson and Ronnie Browne, offered the world an authentic taste of traditional Scottish music. Their name stems from the Scottish term “corrie”, meaning a circular hollow found in Highland mountains, and is thus evocative of their quintessentially Scottish sound. These were two performers of great skill and charisma, who gained a loyal following for …
The Real McKenzies are true gadabouts at heart. Fueled by an insatiable appetite for filthy punk shows, Scotch and all out mayhem, these kilt-clad punks continue on their quest to bring their patented brand of music to the masses. Their latest concotion, OFF THE LEASH, embodies the spirit of the Real McKenzies through a melding of driving punk …
Following On From ‘Mar A Tha Mo Chridhe (As My Heart Is), her award-winning debut, Hebridean songstress Julie Fowlis is back with the brilliant follow-up ‘Cuilidh’ – a Gaelic noun (pronounced Kool-ee) meaning a treasury or secret hiding place for precious things. As ever the songs and tunes are shrouded in the historical folklore of her native North …
SCOTLAND THE BRAVE Lord Lovat’s Lament/Far ‘Ore The Sea/Wae’s Me for Prince Charlie/The Lass of Fyvie * Amazing Grace/Gairlock/The Hills of Alva * Lochiel’s Welcome to Glasgow/Kenmure’s on an Aawa Willie/ Glasgow Gaelic Club * The Green Hills of Tyrol/The Battle is O’er/Lochanside * Graigmillar Castle/The Hawk that Swoops High/Loch Marie/The Sweet Valley of Glendaruel * and more! …
This collection of pieces originally recorded for the Green Linnet label is ideal for anyone who loves Celtic music, the flute, or both. The music runs the gamut from fast-paced and exciting (“George White’s Favourite/The Sligo Maid,” “Kitty in the Lane/Captain Kelly/The Green Mountain”) to slow and sweet (“Raibh Tu ag an gCarraig,” “Gwerz …
At the age of 16, Hollie turned Celtic music inside out. She reached #2 on the BBC Worldwide C charts and was nominated for “Celtic Album of the Year” by NAV. Combining soaring Celtic melodies with Hollie Smith’s unique and talented vocals, Light From A Distant Shore is an album about love, life, happiness and sorrow. Hollie …
Ale Möller is one of Sweden’s leading roots musicians, while Aly Bain has paid plenty of Scottish dues over the years, notably with Boys of the Lough. What brings them together on Fully Rigged is the common ground between Celtic and Nordic culture that’s to be found in the Shetland Isles, those bits of rock which, along with …
Connecticut-based Green Linnet Records has diligently tended the flame of neo-traditional Celtic music for more than two decades, by far preceding the broad sweep of public acceptance that step-dancing musicals and Enya videos helped generate in the 1990s. While not as vast in scope as the label’s 20th Anniversary Collection, Green Linnet’s Joyful Noise double-CD package offers a …
Play on Light shimmers, floats, and sways much like morning’s first light dappling crisp bed linens. The harp, said to have been fathered by the biblical Jubal (eight generations from Adam), is not only the oldest stringed instrument, but one of the oldest all round. Cunning then, that contemporary Scottish harp duo Sìleas should make music at once …