Foot Stompin Free Scottish Music Podcast

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Foot Stompin' Free Scottish Music Podcast no 142 Jun 24, 2015

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Here is the latest Foot Stompin' podcast from Hands Up for Trad featuring lots of great Scottish music. We start of the podcast with new band Dosca who all hail from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Next up is a song from Jim Sutherland's Struileag project. It's called Oran a’ Khookaburra (The Song of the Kookaburra) and features many great Gaelic singers. We have another new release from clarsach player Rachel Hair Trio called Trì followed by Twelfth Day who also feature clarsach and fiddle. Next up is Stuart Cassells and Blown Away. Congratulations to him on the birth of his first child! We finish the podcast with John Sommerville's Voyage of the Hector.

Visit Hands Up for Trad for all the latest Scottish music news.

Foot Stompin' Free Scottish Music Podcast no 141 May 28, 2015

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How are you all today? Here's some great music from Scotland! First up is Malinky and Brisk Young Lad from their Far Better Days new album. Then its a charity single from Gary Innes and friends - Our Heroes followed by Back In Love Again from Lau's new album The Bell That Never Rang. The we have 2014 BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician Award winner Robyn Stapleton new album Fickle Fortune. Our second last track is from Skerryvore - Happy to Be Home featuring Sharon Shannon and we 'blast off' the podcast with the brand new Peatbog Faeries release Blackhouse.

Keep up to date with Scottish traditional music news at www.handsupfortrad.scot

AyePodcast 140 - Scottish Music Podcast Apr 30, 2015

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In this latest Foot Stompin' podcast we have a fab range of music from Scotland. We start of with the swinging new release from Tom Orr Scottish Dance Band - Off The Beaten Track. Next up is the new album from The Poozies. Despite the Dark is the single from their Into The Well release. Then a release from 2014 - Mike Vass's In The Wake Of Neil Gunn followed by Alistair Ogilvy's new release July Moon. Then it's the Torlum Sessions by John Alex MacKay & Seonaidh MacIntyre and we finish up the podcast with the brand new release from Rura - Despite the Dark.

To keep up with all things Scottish musical visit our website www.handsupfortrad.co.uk.

AyePodcast 139 - Scottish Music Podcast Mar 24, 2015

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Hi there, Welcome to our latest Scottish music podcast. Featuring a nearly all girl podcast (with one guy!) this month - like our Scottish political leaders! We start of with new Orcadian band Fara playing a tune about Billy's Short Leg! Next up is a new release from Barluath and their At Dawn of Day album. Next up is Hannah Read is coming to teach at Tinto Summer Schools. This song is from her Wrapped in Lace album. At Hands Up for Trad we have lots of awards and this next artist Fraser Fifield has just received our Ignition Award for innovation within traditional music. We then have a new release (Shift) from Scots singer Kirsty Law and we finish with a slightly older release from The Shee's Decadence album.

Listen to and download all our other Foot Stompin’ Scottish music podcasts at www.handsupfortrad.co.uk. Thanks for listening!

AyePodcast 138 - Scottish Music Podcast Feb 26, 2015

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Hi there! In this month’s Foot Stompin’ podcast we have BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician Award winner Claire Hastings singing with her band Top Floor Taivers. Then we head to a classic set of tunes from Jock Tamson’s Bairns on their A’ Jock Tamson’s Bairns. We feature Mairi Campbell and FolkWaves next with her beautiful song Smile or Cry. Next is the brand new release Gràs (Grace) by Mairi MacInnes and then we feature some exciting piping from Stuart Liddell. We finish up the podcast with The Man Who Sold New York from Findlay Napier.

Listen to and download all our other Foot Stompin’ Scottish music podcasts at www.handsupfortrad.co.uk. Thanks for listening!

AyePodcast 137 - Scottish Music Podcast Jan 29, 2015

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Hi there, In our first podcast of 2015 we have a new release from the Treacherous Orchestra, a classic from the Boys of the Lough, a wee Strip the Willow from Addie Harper, a new release from Scots singer songwriter Jack Henderson, the beautiful Solus m’ Aigh from Cliar and we finish with Wait ‘Till I Tell John Alex from Trail West.

Listen to and download all our other Foot Stompin’ Scottish music podcasts at www.handsupfortrad.co.uk.

AyePodcast 135 - MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards Part A Nov 23, 2014

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This is part A of a two part Foot Stompin’ Free Scottish Music Podcast looking at the nominees for the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2014. We are playing as many of the nominees as we can! To read about the nominees visit www.scotstradmusicawards.com.

Listen to and download all our other Foot Stompin’ Scottish music podcasts at www.handsupfortrad.co.uk.

AyePodcast 136 - MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards Part B Nov 23, 2014

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This is part B of a two part Foot Stompin’ Free Scottish Music Podcast looking at the nominees for the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2014. We are playing as many of the nominees as we can! To read about the nominees visit www.scotstradmusicawards.com.

Listen to and download all our other Foot Stompin’ Scottish music podcasts at www.handsupfortrad.co.uk.

AyePodcast 134 - Scottish Music Podcast Sep 26, 2014

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This podcast features new and classic Scottish music and introduces Hands Up for Trad's project's FolkWaves, MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards and the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician Award. There’s new music from Saltfishforty and singer Sarah Hayes and then a classic Shooglenifty track followed by more new music from Rachel Newton and Skerryvore. We finish off the podcast with a classic A Man’s A Man For A’ That by Sheena Wellington.

Listen to and download all our other Foot Stompin’ Scottish music podcasts at www.handsupfortrad.co.uk.

AyePodcast 133 - Scottish Music Podcast Aug 28, 2014

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In this edition of the Foot Stompin’ podcast we are celebrating the Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame. The 2014 Inductees are The Clutha, The Whistlebinkies, Ian Holmes, Andy Thorburn, Margaret Bennett, Hamish Moore, Archie Grant, Danny Kyle, Davy Steele, Ishbel McAskill, Jimmy Blue and Davie Henderson. For more info on the Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame please visit http://www.tradmusichall.com

In the podcast we feature music from Phil Cunningham, Davy Steele, Bert Jansch, Field Marshall Montgomery Pipe Band, The Whistlebinkies and Dougie MacLean.

Listen to and download all our other Foot Stompin’ Scottish music podcasts at www.handsupfortrad.co.uk.

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