Another fine compilation featuring fiddles, bagpipes, folk bands, Scots & Gaelic song and more. The music on 'Proud to Be Scottish' represents a rich musical heritage and thriving culture. All of the featured artists and tracks on this album are on CDs which are available to buy on the Foot Stompin' Celtic Music website www.footstompin.com
(1) Stuart Cassells - Stuart Cassells is a fine young piper and winner of the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician 2005. He is also frontman of the much-acclaimed folk rock outfit The Red Hot Chilli Pipers.
(2) Back of the Moon - Fabulous 4 piece outfit voted Best Folk Band in the 2005 Scots Trad Music Awards. A gripping and fascinating album with top-rate musical values.
(3) The Anna Massie Band - Voted "Best Folk Band of the Year" in the 2006 Scots Trad Music Awards, this album features fiddle, accordion, guitar, pipes and vocals.
(4) Croft No Five - Complimenting traditional Scottish folk music with a mix of dance and funk grooves.
(5) Fine Friday - A combination of strong vocals and accomplished playing from one of Scotland's finest traditional trios.
(6) Martyn Bennett - Master musician, piper, fiddler Martyn Bennett overlays five generations of hauntingly beautiful Gaelic songs with his unique and exciting blend of sounds, samples and instrumentation.
(7) Jenna Reid - Jenna's an amazing Shetland fiddler, flinging her flings and spinning her slow airs with grace and beauty.
(8) James Graham - A stunning album of beautiful Gaelic song from one of Scotland's brilliant rising stars.
(9) Shona Mooney - Borders musician Shona Mooney brings an arranging and compositional vision as well as fiddling skill to her music.
(10) Simon Thoumire & David Milligan - Concertina and piano bringing you the brightest instrumentalising you're ever likely to hear.
(11) cMc - Claire McLaughlin and Marianne Campbell - A fabulous fiddle CD of great tunes and clever arrangements from two superb young players
(12) Keep It Up - A tremendous album – unarguably acoustic music at its very best.
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