Pygmy Twylyte And Their Frank Zappa Favourites: Opinion
Pygmy Twylyte are one of the finest Frank Zappa tribute acts on the circuit. They join us to share their favourite Frank Zappa compositions to play live.
Westward The Light – Flow Country: Album Review
Potent and untampered with ensemble trad from Scotland, as modern as it is old, old as it is modern.
An Danssa Dub – Air An Turas: Album Review
Future dub from ancient Scotland is what it says on the tin, and it is duly delivered. Tom Spirals and Euan McLaughlin take the journey a little further.
Rura – Dusk Moon: Album Review
Rura stake their claim in the premier league, firing on all cylinders from the front.
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.
Breabach-Fàs: Album Review
Sublime marriage of the the organic with some softer edges of modernity allowing for sustained – and sustaining, growth from Breabach.
Elephant Sessions – For The Night: Album Review
Feisty neo-trad warriors, Elephant Sessions, stamp an indelible mark on their state of the art highlands fusion.
Brighde Chaimbeul, Ross Ainslie & Steven Byrnes – LAS: Album Review
Stunning dual pipes and guitar virtuoso playing and a whole lot more.
Fara – Energy Islands: Album Review
Elemental music, literally, from the Northern Isles. Powerful and organic.
Hamish Hawk on Ivor Cutler: Why I Love
We are honoured to welcome Hamish Hawk to the pages of At The Barrier as he shares his affection for Scottish poet, Ivor Cutler.
Mark Mulholland – Revolutions Go In Circles: Album Review
How about some Desert Celtic Cajun Folk, with added reggae for good measure? a heady distillation of styles from Mark Mulholland.
And So We Gather – Kim Carnie: Album Review
Lush solo stirrings of a Gaelic diva to be? Find out on And So We Gather by Kim Carnie.
Hannah Read & Michael Starkey – Cross The Rolling Water: Album Review
Hannah Read and Michael Starkey deliver old-timey, good-timey good vibes from Appalachia via the old country on Cross The Rolling Water.
The Canny Band – The Canny Band: Album Review
Canny is as canny does, piano, box and bodhran combine for some aural fizz.
Hò-rò – New Moon: Album Review
More stellar sounds from the Highlands and Islands, blending the Gaelic and Scots traditions with a contemporary flourish.