Podcast-FeedMary K Burke Show Sun 7th Febuary with Guests The Gunna Sound Ceilidh Band and The Nackytoosh Ceilidh Band
The Gunna Sound Ceilidh Band lead by Campbell Brown from the Isle of Tiree and Johnny Scoular from Lochaline in Morvern, are one of the very best Ceilidh Bands in Scotland – nobody would argue with that. But at what they do – their particular niche – they are probably the best. They provide their listeners with a combination of music, song and good craic that satisfies all the requirements of a proper West Coast horo gheallaidh! pipe music, Country and Western, Gaelic waltzes, Scottish dance band, Gaelic songs, wild ceilidh , Scottish and Irish songs are areas they cover and excel in – and nobody does this combination better.
Two members of The Nackytoosh Ceilidh band also joined Mary in the studio to introduce their brand new album “Pump up the accordion”
Listen now! (106:25min / 98MB)
Coast : Album Of The Week Interview
Ross talks to Paul Eastham, Coast’s front man.
Coast are a Celtic Rock band hailing from Southampton in Englandshire. Mark our words, they’re going far…even to scotland at St Andrew’s In The Square on 21st May 2010!
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Wendy Arrowsmith : Seed Of Fools
Born and raised in the suburbs of Glasgow, Wendy’s musical influences as a child were mostly Trad Jazz or Church hymns! Although she learnt Burns and other traditional Scottish songs at school, it wasn’t until she moved to England to marry that she began to really delve into traditional folk music.
Wendy has sung many different styles of music – ranging from large scale classical choral works, operetta and musicals to backing vocalist for a prog rock band! But with folk music she has found songs that come from the heart and allow great emotional expression and social commentary. She describes herself as “a singer who plays guitar”, but this shouldn’t detract from Wendy’s musical abilities not just on guitar, but also on whistles, bodhran, mandolin and most recently accordion.
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Davey Mullen : Robert Tannahill Federation
The Robert Tannahill Federation exists to bring the works of Scotland’s other Bard to the fore.
Davey Mullen talks to Ross about the plans to celebrate Tannahill this May.
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Mary K Burke Show - Sunday 10 January with Ayr based singer song writer Alan Frew.
Born in Dreghorn, Ayrshire, guitarist, singer/songwriter Alan Frew enjoyed success between 2003-2006 with Scottish bands The Kytes and Southbeach performing on television and radio and playing support to a various number of acts including Texas, Paolo Nutini, and Lucie Silvas.
In the summer of 2007 Alan teamed up with former Speedway frontwoman Jill Jackson to perform songs from her acoustic album and play gigs all over the UK including the 12 Bar, The Troubadour and the Mean Fiddler in London as well as Glasgow Barrowlands.
Alan spent much of last year writing and recording his own material for a new debut acoustic album ‘Go Easy’.
Alan now lives in Troon on the Ayrshire coast working as a guitar tutor, singer-songwriter and performer.
Email Alan at: ajfrew@hotmail.co.uk
Tele: 01292 311690
Listen now! (76:39min / 70MB)