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.
Graeme Armstrong – You Are Free: Album Review
Talisk guitar man Graeme Armstrong on a solo venture that shows another side to the day job.
Trip – A Drop For Neptune: Album Review
Glasgow six-piece Trip release their debut, four years in the making.
Mànran – Ùrar: Album Review
The ever evolving Mànran continue to deliver their solid wedges of rock infused trad. hues.
Mr Goose – Risk And Reward: Album Review
An ‘A’ list of Scottish trad musicians shine in this remarkable offering. Mr Goose provide so much more than a tale for children.