Featuring Julie Fowlis, Ewen Henderson, the late Simon Emmerson, and more, the musicianship across Highlands is consistently first-rate, and every song is a complete delight. It’s many sublime moments more than warrants listening to, in or out of the Lush Spa.
Simon Emmerson, the founder of Afro Celt Sound System, core founder of The Imagined Village, record producer, guitarist, bird watcher and Honorary Bard, passed away on Monday, 13th March.
Simon Emmerson returns with Weirdy Birdy II. Along this sonic journey, we hear Marry Waterson, Afro Celt Sound System, The Imagined Village, Martha Tilston, a duet with a Mistle Thrush, red deer bellowing on a starry night by the River Tagus and so much more.
There are big projects, there are gargantuan labours of love, and then there is this. The Self Preservation Society is an ambitious vinyl collection of songs from the late 1960s and early 1970s performed by the likes Eliza Carthy, Teddy Thompson, Marry Waterson and many others.
With the release of the stunning new Afro Celt Sound System album, ‘The Source’ (a Featured Album of the Month), the band have announced Festival Dates and a 17 Date UK Tour.
The pan-continental beats and musical traditions are there in abundance and the host of new collaborators bring new life to the music. The Source is an energetic and captivating album….just like their live shows.
Afro Celt Sound System announce new studio album featuring founding members and guests including members of Shooglenifty, the piping, vocals and rapping of Gaelic language activist Griorgair and Amagh flutist and singer Rioghnach Connolly.
The Demon barbers started work on their next album ‘Disco At The Tavern’ last year, listen to this collaboration with producers Simon Emmerson and Mass from Afro Celt Sound System.
Read our interview with Simon Emmerson of the Imagined Village in which he discusses their latest release ‘Bending the Dark’, he talks about some of the dificulties faced in making the album alongside some of the more exhilarating.
Many of you will know and love the Afro Celt Sound System who have been pioneers of African / Celtic fusion. I became hooked back in 1996 when I first heard Sound Magic.
This a strictly deep Dorset mix from the Lush record label and The Sound Approach bird-recording collective. An exclusive by Simon Emmerson for Folk Radio UK!
