Roots music

The opening and closing events of the Edinburgh Internat
Toby Mottershead was a stand-out at the Space Media launch, impressing audiences with a passionate…
‘Made in Hong Kong, assembled in Fife’ is how musician Andy Chung describes his background. James Connolly,…
Matthew Dames thrilled his audience at St Vincent's last night in his hour-long concert of twelve carefully…
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…
Musical families, top new young talent and a rich mix of cultures feature in the Northern Streams Festival of…
It’s not often you get a full gospel choir on stage at the Traverse, but there is one as ‘The Christians’…
Performer and musicologist Jordi Savall has almost ten years on this reviewer.
Patrias evokes the aesthetic spirit of Lorca’s duende, creating a stirring glimpse of the Spanish Civil War…
After her recent brush with fame as a finalist on The Voice, Sally Barker is back to her roots as lead…
This round-up of some of the musical acts playing at the Fringe opened with an absolute bang courtesy of…
The Acoustic Music Centre can boast the hosting of many famous performers but on Saturday 8th August, Fife…
Much has happened since Donnie Munro ended his highly regarded role as Runrig front man but nothing has…
Fresh from supporting The Proclaimers for six weeks on their UK album launch tour, Blueflint are touring…
The small Back Room at St Brides was the venue for the three-strong Edinburgh women’s a-cappella group,…
Ravi Shankar has spent decades crossing boundaries, both geographical and musical, whilst remaining among the…
A Burns Supper in August may seem a daft idea, but that's the essence of The Robert Burns Experience held in…
At only 19 years old, Rachel Sermanni has supported Mumford and Sons, KT Tunstall and Newton Falkner, and is…
The clàrsach, or Scottish harp, is Scotland’s oldest traditional instrument. It has been in existence since…