Roots music

Northern Streams Festival of Nordic & Scottish Music, Song & Dance 18-20 April 2025
Musical families, top new young talent and a rich mix of cultures feature in the Northern Streams ā€¦
The opening and closing events of the Edinburgh Internat
This reviewer’s previous incarnation as the Stravaigin Reporter for the organisation Scots Tung, has allowed…
ā€˜Made in Hong Kong, assembled in Fife’ is how musician Andy Chung describes his background. James Connolly,…
A Burns Supper in August may seem a daft idea, but that's the essence of The Robert Burns Experience held in…
It might be said that when traditional folk music is taken up by well known composers the outcome is art…
Elsa Jean returns to the Fringe with a wonderful collection of folk music to launch her new album, Lassie…
The clĆ rsach, or Scottish harp, is Scotland’s oldest traditional instrument. It has been in existence since…
I met a friend at the bus stop on the way to see Shooglenifty on Friday night.
This is not so much a show as an experience, immensely enjoyable and a spectacular outpouring of dancing and…
Much has happened since Donnie Munro ended his highly regarded role as Runrig front man but nothing has…
The Queen's Hall may seem like an unlikely venue to get hot and sweaty in, but on a very dreich and damp…
At any other time of the year it would have looked an odd sight - a snake of folk in Thistle Street carrying…
Performer and musicologist Jordi Savall has almost ten years on this reviewer.
The Acoustic Music Centre can boast the hosting of many famous performers but on Saturday 8th August, Fife…
After her recent brush with fame as a finalist on The Voice, Sally Barker is back to her roots as lead…
Patrias evokes the aesthetic spirit of Lorca’s duende, creating a stirring glimpse of the Spanish Civil War…
Tiger Lillies. The name sums up what they are - a sharp combination of danger and sweetness.
It’s not often you get a full gospel choir on stage at the Traverse, but there is one as ā€˜The Christians’…