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.
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!
With their new album “SMART FLESH” due for release in February 2011, THE LOW ANTHEM have just announced news of a number of UK dates plus get a free download from their forthcoming album!
Indie Folker, the Transylvanian singer/songwriter, is set to release his Christmas EP, ‘Monsters In The Christmas Album’, on December 1st. The follow-up to the debut album, ‘Monsters In Rome’, will be freely distribuited.
