Iain Fraser – Kōterana : Album Review
Fine fiddle fare from Iain Fraser, following a Caledonian vein from Ullapool to Waipu, by way of Cape Breton and Australia; a chamber-folk celebration.
Martin Hayes & the Common Ground Ensemble – Peggy’s Dream: Album Review
Scrap any sense of spot the genre, Hayes is back with more of his fiddle sans frontières. Indisputably Irish, and probably trad, little else is.
Graham Mackenzie – The Dawning: Album Review
Elegant jazz-trad hues permeate this classy release from the Assynt fiddle man, taking his reputation a further notch upward.
John McCusker – The Best of John McCusker: Album Review
Tremendous pot-pourri containing all aspects of the virtuoso fiddle man, John McCusker, covering all his collaborations and solo work.
Duncan Chisholm – Black Cuillin: Album Review
On Black Cullin, we find Duncan Chisholm moving forward, with new tricks, adding to the splendour of the old, giving the glory of the new.
Sam Sweeney – Solo: EP Review
Sam Sweeney goes solo in the first of a series of releases from Hudson Records.
Graham Rorie – The Orcadians Of Hudson Bay: Album Review
Dramatic, evocative suite of tunes from revered Orcadian fiddler Graham Rorie on his album – The Orcadians Of Hudson Bay.