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December News It’s good to be back! We’ve been having an extensive website upgrade over the past few weeks which has stopped us from bring ing you all the latest news from the trad music front in Scotland – but we are back now, and what a lot has been happening! 1. New at Foot Stompin': includes Blazin’ Fiddles, Red Hot Chilli Pipers, Duan Nollaig - A Gaelic Christmas, Catriona MacDonald. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO FORWARD THIS E-MAIL TO YOUR FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES. 1. New arrivals at Foot Stompin' Celtic Music (10% discount on all sales after first purchase.) ROCKIN’ JOCKS!! Bagrock to the Masses - Red Hot Chilli Pipers: The second CD from the fabulous Red Hot Chilli Pipers! The 'Chillis' come storming on to the scene, with their amazingly powerful style they have moved the bagpipes into new and adventurous areas and are a perfect vehicle for re-interpreting these famous tracks in their own 'Chilli Piper' way. It’s the new Jock 'n' Roll! Quite simply, this is HOT!! £11.25 (£12.50 for first time customers) ON FIRE!! Blazin' Fiddles Live – Blazin‘ Fiddles: At last! The long-awaited ‘live’ album from this fabulous group. To catch a concert of the ‘Blazers’ is a real treat for fans of lively fiddle music and here they all are (Allan Henderson Catriona Macdonald Iain MacFarlane Bruce MacGregor Aidan O’Rourke - all Fiddles Andy Thorburn. - Keyboards, Marc Clement – Guitar) in the wild west of Scotland in the wonderful Glenuig Hall. £11.25 (£12.50 for first time customers) NOLLAIG CHRIDHEIL !! Duan Nollaig - A Gaelic Christmas (double album) - Fiona Mackenzie: A unique album of Gaelic Christmas Carols and Songs sung by Fiona Mackenzie, for the Mairi Mhor Fellowship. This double album of 35 songs is a collection of traditional carols eg Silent Night, In the Bleak Midwinter, Away in a Manger etc, traditional Gaelic carols, eg Heire Bannag, Leanabh an Àigh etc new Gaelic Christmas songs, songs for children, young people and Gaelic learners, and a few surprises thrown in. £14.39 (£15.99 for first time customers) CAT ON THE FIDDLE!! Over the Moon – Catriona MacDonald: After a seven year gap, this is the long-awaited second solo album from Shetland fiddler and sole girl-member of the popular band 'Blazin' Fiddles', Catriona MacDonald. Well worth the wait with a beautiful selection of tunes and some glorious lyrical playing. Catriona Macdonald's "Over the Moon" band are: Catriona Macdonald -fiddle, David Milligan - piano, Conrad Ivitsky-double bass, James Mackintosh drums, percussion. A REAL TREASURE!! The Hills of Glengarry- Aonghas Grant: Aonghas Scotland’s famous “left-handed fiddler’ is a Highland musical treasure, a superb natural fiddler, a born storyteller and a renowned and influential teacher. This is Aonghas' s first recording for 30 years and well worth the wait. Recorded live in the Birnam Hotel's great vaulted hall this is the first solo album by the great Lochaber traditional fiddler, sparingly accompanied by some friends and his son Angus - the fiddling frontman of acid crofters Shooglenifty. It features 13 tracks of his own tunes and tunes from his area. .. £11.25 (£12.50 for first time customers) SOMETHING SPECIAL!!The Bankhead Tapes – Bill Powrie: Button accordionist Bill Powrie (1931 – 1980 ) is less well-known than either his father Will or his famous brother Ian, however all those who heard him play and in particular his fellow professionals, held him in very high regards for his playing ability. The "Bankhead Tapes" is a musical greeting card with a difference, recorded by Bill Powrie in the 1950s with a simple home tape recorder. Bill would then send them to friends in USA. Many years later these tapes have been unearthed. Now carefully restored they offer for the first time, a fascinating insight into the popular tunes of the day and stand testimony to the outstanding talent of Bill and his famous father Will. £11.25 (£12.50 for first time customers) SCOTLAND MEETS APPALACHIA!! Westringing – Ian Hardie: Fiddle & viola solos – from The Cairngorms to The Blue Ridge featuring Ian Hardie. Inspired by his exposure to Appalachian music and dance whilst performing at the 2003 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Ian travelled extensively to The Blue Ridge Mountains in 2005 & 2006 to immerse himself in the music and culture of the old-time community. WESTRINGING resounds with that influence, on many newly composed melodies as well as tunes from Shetland, the Highland bagpipe repertoire and his own fiddle pibroch. £11.25 (£12.50 for first time customers) 2. Christmas Gift Ideas The Corries ‘Live’ From Scotland Vol 1&2: Two classic albums on one CD Not many artists reach these heights in concert however The Corries certainly did during their legendary Scottish tours in the 1970’s. Thankfully, those nights were recorded and make their debut on CD remastered from the original album tapes and sounding better than ever.24 tracks. £11.70 (£12.99 for first time customers) http://www.footstompin.com/products/cds/the_corries__live_from_scotland_volumes_1__2 For your music lover who likes to delve into a bit of history how about the Scots Musical Museum (1787 – 1803)? This is a handsome two-volume facsimile containing 600 songs which makes available again one of the greatest collections of Scottish songs ever published. Compiled and edited by James Johnson & Robert Burns, the original Scots Musical Museum was a major publication that had a pivotal role in the collecting and tradition of Music of Scotland. Do you have someone who would like to try ceilidh dancing but doesn’t know where to start? Then ‘All Set’ is just the thing! A complete learning package in a CD ROM for Ceilidh and Scottish Country Dancing. (It is also a full length music CD for use in your usual CD player.) Used as a CD-ROM, you can read all about the 10 popular dances in detail (there are animated diagrams, steps and formation) then, would you believe, you can watch a team of dancers on video while they demonstrate how to do each of them! All Set is perfect for the complete beginner, but also ideal if you've already done some dancing and want to refresh your memory or learn new dances. Something for the wee yins? Bairns Kist is a CD with 25 songs - dandling songs, singing games, action songs, and yes! Lullabies - this collection, sung by Christina Stewart, features arrangements on traditional instruments by multi-instrumentalist, Bob Pegg; harper, Bill Taylor and fiddle and viola player, Olivia Ross. Children a wee bit bigger? How about Bears, Craws & Centipedes, A collection of fun songs for children but which will appeal to all ages with such favourites as the Wee Kirkcudbright Centipede, Coulter's Candy and of course, Sam the Skull. Each CD costs £11.25 (£12.50 for first time customers) A budding piper in the family? How about a College of Piping Starter Kit? Everything you need in one neat package to begin your piping career. Each kit includes a quality practice chanter with reed, College Tutor One and Tutor One CD Rom. The College of Piping's famous green tutor written by Seumas MacNeill and Thomas Pearston. The only way to start a piping career. .£31.50 (£35.00 for first time customers) Want to look cool on the beach? Get one of our Saltire Flag beach towels! Wrap yourself in the Scottish Saltire with this fun towel. Saltire Beach Towel. 100% cotton. 60inch x 30inch with the St Andrew's Cross (The Saltire) motif which is Scotland's national flag. £11.70 (£12.99 for first time customers) Check out our selection of seasonal CDs, DVDs and books and books here: http://www.footstompin.com/collections/music/seasonal And remember…Foot Stompin' have their own unique Christmas Cards with festive greetings in a choice of Scots, Gaelic or English language. You wont find many cards like these ! Packs of 5 cards with envelopes. £2.95 (£3.25 for first time customers) 3. Reviews Playing to an enthusiastic and understanding audience in Moidart's Glenuig Hall, this is the five-fiddle-fronted band at its best. Rich harmony, aggressive rhythm, subtle dynamics and sensitive phrasing, on the solid bedrock of Marc Clements and Andy Thorburn on imaginative guitar and keys, this is moving music from Scotland's great ambassadors of the centuries-old Scots tradition. Changing direction as tightly as a flock of birds, their reels can take the breath away. www.scotsman.com Live Review: Scots Trad Music Awards and Gala Concert, Nevis Centre Fort William 1st December 2007. Celtic Connections 2008: 16th Jan - 3rd Feb 2008 The Scottish Government’s Minister for Culture Linda Fabiani who attended the Awards said: "It's great to see the Scottish Traditional Music Awards taking place in Fort William again, contributing to the Year of Highland Culture”. She added: "I congratulate all the winners from the different categories who have demonstrated such talent. Traditional music represents an important part of our cultural history but also a very real part of our future and these Awards are a great example of that future." Organiser, Simon Thoumire, said: “Yet another night of amazing music making. Scotland’s traditional music is alive and well and glittering with talent.” COMPOSER OF THE YEAR- SPONSORED BY DISTIL Read about this year’s Scots Trad Music Hall of Fame Inductees – Sheila Stewart, Aonghas Grant, Ian Powrie, Iain MacFadyen Eric Bogle, The Corries 5. Foot Stompin' Celtic Music Discussion Forum: Scottish Romance Scotland's Music with Phil Cunningham Vicky Bar HAMILTON (the Original) a Reunion 6. Snippets Free concert to be held at the Scottish Parliament on Monday 10 December. Save Brampton Live Festival - Urgent help needed 7. Ayepod.Net <<< news list |
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