Listen to the track ‘Fly Fishing’, featuring Scottish poet Jim Macintosh, taken from Hamish Napier’s new digital release An t’Each Uisge (The Water-Horse). It reflects on Jim’s childhood, and his father’s love hate relationship with fly fishing.
Part Four of our Best Folk Albums of 2018 includes Sam Sweeney, Siobhan Miller, Hannah Rarity, Iona Fyfe, Phillip Henry, Trembling Bells, Jackie Oates, Eddi Reader and more.
Writing music about his native Speyside definitely seems to bring out the very best in Hamish Napier. The Railway really is a truly delightful journey. As expected, this is music that makes the heart sing.
Sandwood is the latest offering from Duncan Chisholm. It draws its inspiration from a single location in Sutherland, the furthest northwest part of mainland Scotland. This is music in which to immerse ourselves, allow our minds to build our own links and maybe, one day, to visit.
Hamish Napier and Adam Sutherland’s brought their off-the-cuff musical musings, Nae Plans, to a packed and enthusiastic house. Together with Jenn Butterworth, Laura-Beth Salter and Steve Foreman they also brought a flavour of those famous late night sessions to an early-evening Glasgow audience.
Neil takes us through his Top 10 albums of 2016 including Amy Duncan, Rachel Newton, Jarlath Henderson, Afro Celt Sound System, Sarah-Jane Summers and Juhani Silvola, Questio Io and more.
The River is a delightful and long-anticipated solo debut by Hamish Napier. One that paints portraits of the River Spey’s endless moods and mysteries. Not only that, he paints those portraits with such care and depth of emotion it’s impossible to avoid the irresistible pull of the current.
Yet another example of the outstanding collaborations that Celtic Connections brings to its audience. Six of highland Scotland’s finest musicians join forces to provide an evening of song, music and, of course, the usual banter.
We are incredibly excited to share with you a beautiful song premiere from the wonderful Mairearad Green. Tanera Talisman is also our Song of the Day and is taken from her new solo album Summer Isles which also features some great guests including King Creosote and Mike Vass.
On Mike’s latest work Island imagery and the pull of the ocean are written large across the score sheet; the swell of the tide lifts and drops the senses, the musical vision intrigues.
