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It was great news to hear that Richard Thompson was to receive an OBE earlier but then I heard Dougie Maclean was to also receive an OBE which is fantastic news and about time I can hear many of you say!

Watch John Martyn performing with Kathy Mattea along with Danny Thompson on bass and Jerry Douglas on dobro! A classic moment in the Transatlantic Sessions!

I‘ve got three books on my top list that come highly recommended. The first one I intend to get completely lost in with ale and mincepies over Christmas: Seasons They Change: The Story of Acid and Psychedelic Folk Here’s a bit on each: Seasons They Change: The Story of Acid and Psychedelic Folk Greg Weeks of Espers (Foreword), Jeanette Leech (Author) In the late 60s and early 70s the inherent …

For our fifth frukie session we have Lawry Joseph Tilbury, better known as birdengine who has just released his first full length album the crooked mile. birdengine will also be touring in February.

Hailing originally from Canada , Po’ Girl weave a blend of musical influences, sweetness, grit & soul into their fresh and original sound. The interplay between Allison Russell, Awna Teixeira, Benny Sidelinger, and Mikey “Lightning” August is truly something to behold.

Watch Marcus Foster performing an intimate session for Songs from a Room. I’m sure this will be popular!

I actually planned to write this as an intro to the video below taken at Cafe Oto recently. I’ve a fascination for Sam and his music so I naturally delved deeper and thought I’d share a bit more about him.

Tobar an Dualchais/Kist o Riches is a great collaborative project which was set up to preserve, digitise, catalogue and make available online several thousand hours of Gaelic and Scots recordings.

The Winners of the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2010 were announced at the Perth Royal Concert Hall where a great night was had by all! Some great results with representation from across Scotland!

Tim Van Eyken is keeping busy with a recently presented BBC Radio 4 show titled: Vital Mental Medicine: Shackleton’s Banjo. There is still a chance to hear it.

Damien Barber of The Demon Barbers has taken the Roadshow concept to its summit with his latest creation: Time Gentlemen Please! Watch the promo now as Cloggers, morris and Street Dancers battle it out!

Watch Commuion artist Elena Tonra performing “Peter” and grab a free four track session that she recently recorded under her new moniker of Daughter.