A stellar Highland cast play Lauren’s music alongside her – Megan Henderson (fiddle, piano, vocals), Rachel Newton (vocals, clarsach, viola), Mairearad Green (accordion, border pipes), Anna Massie (guitar, mandolin) and James Mackintosh (percussion).įrom the late Martyn Bennett’s album Grit (2003), which was released again in 2015 by Real World as part of their Gold series. The music – both instrumental and song – highlights a selection of the seer’s prophecies and several characters involved in his life during the 17th Century, and ultimately his death at Chanonry Point on the Black Isle. It was a Feis Rois commission – a new suite of music written by Lauren based on the life and prophecies of “our most renowned Highland prophet – The Brahan Seer (Coinneach Odhar).” The Black Isle fiddler premiered the piece at Celtic Connections festival in January and launches the album at Blas Festival in the Highlands this September. This is taken from Lauren’s new album The Seer, which is out now. Lauren MacColl – Lady Isabella / An Da-Shealladh Sunbeam Records re-issued it on CD a couple of years ago. The title track of Michael and Joan’s album Death and the Lady which was originally released as a run of 250 vinyl copies in 1972 on the Folk Heritage Label (FHR047). Michael Raven & Joan Mills – Death And The Lady It’s from the album The Long Grazing Acre (2003). The reels are Collier’s/The Woman Of The House. He’s joined by Tommy O’Sullivan on guitar who also sang on the album. Paddy Keenan And Tommy O’Sullivan – ReelsĪ set of reels from master piper Paddy Keenan who Donal Lunny referred to as the Jimi Hendrix of uilleann pipes. Mike summed up his thoughts in the final sentence of his review: “Lowings has been steadily climbing the folk league table since her Drifting Point EP debut back in 2011. Kim Lowings and The Greenwood – The Cuckooįrom Wild & Wicked Youth, another new album that we’ve just recently reviewed here. It’s one of my favourites as it features a young Martyn Bennett on pipes. I’ve been wanting to include this track for a while and this show just seemed perfect for it.
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1.Īly Bain – Scotland (featuring Martyn Bennett)įrom Series 1, Vol 2 of The Transatlantic Sessions. Jay Ungar & Aly Bain – You Low Down Dirty Dogįrom the first of two tracks from Series 1 of The Transatlantic Sessions. The album features James Gavin, Dominic Henderson & Tommie Black-Roff of TEYR and is due for release on 6th November Jez Hellard & The Djukella Orchestra – Not Safe With A Razor Setįrom Jez Hellard & The Djukella Orchestra‘s new live album D’rect from The Shire.The fiddle bow shredding of James Gavin made this a perfect follow-on to the fast paced The Beef-Can Close. This is from their third album Earl O’Moray (1978) It’s a brilliant folk-rock album that I still find myself drawn back to time and again.Īnother folk-rock number with Dick Gaughan’s unforgettable vocals. From their self-titled 1975 album, the band features Terry and Gay Woods who also featured on Steeleye Span‘s debut album Hark! The Village.