Clyde Valley Stompers - Collection 1956 To 1961 (2CD)
Goodtime popular jazz. This double CD contains all the recordings from 1956 to 1961, including one previously unreleased track.
The band formed in 1952 and made their first recording in 1956.
They were hugely popular, recording on Decca’s Scottish Beltona label, then Pye with Lonnie Donegan producing.
They had a hit with “Salty Dog” in 1960. Touring all over the UK, they played on until 1963.
Ronnie Ross has been working in Scottish entertainment since the 1960s and is an excellent all round entertainer.
Ronnie Ross - The Land That I Love (CD)
He sings, plays keyboards, accordion and guitar, while his backing musicians provide guitar, banjo, mandolin, bagpipes, drums and backing vocals. He works the hotel and club circuit in the Highlands of Scotland.
Well known and much loved songs as well as new ones, including one Ronnie wrote for his brother, Stewart’s Golden Ears, in recognition for his support and expertise in all things audio.
Rose Of The Highlands was written for his wife, Sandra.
John McKissock - The Naked Mandolin (CD)
An album of new compositions for mandolin, charting the emotions of a man emigrating, leaving for a new life in a new land.
The pieces were written in Viladrau, Catalonia through the course of 2011 and are recorded “naked” – just John, his mandolin and a microphone.
John is intending to develop this work with more recordings, using the same pieces with a variety of different musicians and instruments in a four part creative project.
Bruce Guthro - Celtic Crossing (CD)
Charismatic front man of the Scottish band Runrig, Canadian born Bruce’s music is based on Celtic rock inspired by the Scottish highlands.
The album was recorded in Ireland, with half the songs written by Bruce, along with a few classic folk songs from Nova Scotia.
“Farewell Nova Scotia” can almost be described as his home country’s national anthem.
Bruce Guthro (lead vocals), Liam Bradley (drums, percussion), Graham Henderson (keyboards, mandolin, bass), John McSherry (uileann pipes, whistles), Donal Lunny (bouzoukis, guitars), Fiona MacGillivray (backing vocals), Dylan Guthro (bass), Dave Gunning (backing vocals, guitars), Aaron Lewis (backing vocals), Mairtin O’Connor (accordion), Blair Douglas (accordion).
“It could be his voice. It could be his lyrics. Or perhaps it’s both, but something about Bruce Guthro’s songs burrows into your soul and doesn’t let go.” (Dave Stobbe, reporter, Rocky Mountain Outlook)
Recorded live at Billboard Live, Japan, in September 2011, showing off Eddi’s superb vocals and brilliant backing group.
Eddi Reader - Live In Japan (CD)
Includes favourites like Perfect and It’s Magic, finishing off with a Japanese children’s song, sung a cappella with the audience.
Since the early 1980s, Eddi Reader has helped to define the landscape in which folk artists and singer songwriters navigate. Her incomparable voice and positive outlook have been a much loved fixture in the British music scene since her band Fairground Attraction hit the charts with the song Perfect in 1988.
Eddi’s backing group: Roy Dodds, John Douglas, Boo Hewerdine, Alan Kelly and Kevin McGuire.
Simon Bradley Trio - Grogarry Lodge (CD)
The music was all written by Simon over the last twenty years, reflecting his time in Donegal, Manchester, Edinburgh, Asturias and Uist.
The CD was recorded over four days in May 2011 at Grogarry Lodge in South Uist. One of the tracks was recorded at a concert given during these four days.
Simon Bradley (fiddle, viola, mandolin), Anna Wendy Stevenson (fiddle, viola), Matheu Watson (guitar, mandolin, banjo, fiddle).
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