At what age do you officially become an old person?
What do you think?
Found 127 articles.
Sorted by date / most viewed. Showing 10, 25, 50, 100 per page.
4 Jan 2008
FOLK (Tin Angel) Adrian Crowley hasn’t received the level of attention bestowed on fellow Dublin troubadour Fionn Regan, but his sonorous blend of folk and blues deserves its spotlight. The content and style of this fourth album perhaps don’t reach…
FOLK (Shoogle Records) Left-handed fiddle maestro Aonghas Grant can’t be accused of saturating the market with recordings – this disc is his first since the 1977, and that album was his only previous effort. Nonetheless, he has built a…
FOLK (Glimster Records) Fresh from her triumph in winning the Instrumentalist of the Year award at the Scots Trad Music Awards in early December, harpist Catriona McKay’s debut solo album confirms her high standing among those in the harp world know.
Determined to give punters what they want without appealing to anyone’s vanity, Celtic Connections brings back acts the punters demand which means the musicians feel compelled to find new ways to challenge themselves and their audiences. One shining…
CELTIC CONNECTIONS Strathclyde Suite, Glasgow, Thu 17 Jan The irony of this Celtic Connections presentation of Luke Daniels and Donald Grant’s Islands is that Grant will not be there to take part. The Highland-born violinist has a very active…
29 Nov 2007
FOLK The Megantic Outlaw: A Gaelic Legend (Ridge Records) Calum Martin is better known for leading the Lewis Gaelic Psalm Singers these days, but this CD goes back to 1983, when the original version of his Gaelic-rock opus was issued. The songs were…
Choirs are not cool, right? Wrong. Glasgow 50-strong vocal ensemble The Parsonage have played at festivals including Indian Summer and Connect, contributed to Echo and the Bunnymen’s forthcoming new album and recorded an EP for release on Optimo’s…
15 Nov 2007
FOLK Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh, Fri 16–Sun 18 Nov Asked to name a famous fiddler, most people think of the mysterious character in Fiddler on the Roof, the archetypal lone folk musician, or failing that the lass from The Corrs. Musically, it’s a…
FOLK Coming Up for Air (Monochrome) Born in Edinburgh and now based in Paris, Fraser Anderson is a hidden talent. Certainly in an era when you can’t turn round for a new, major label-signed singer-songwriter busking on every street corner, his…
1 Nov 2007
Admirers of the late piper will spot the echo of his debut album Just For Seumas in this collection of previously unissued cuts, broadcast sessions and limited release rarities. Gordon did not live to complete a fourth studio album for Greentrax, but…
2-for-1 offers at over 100 restaurants in Glasgow, Edinburgh and beyond…
Sign up for news, previews, special List ticket offers and much, much more.
Receive a 6 month subscription to The List (worth £30.95), an Eating and Drinking Guide (worth £5.95) - all for only £24.
4 Jan 2008
4 Jan 2008
