At First Light - Shine!

There is no shortage of good music coming out of Ireland these days, and Belfast seems to be producing more than its fair share. The session scene there appears to be alive and well, and the discerning visitor can find good traditional sessions in various bars across the city without having to look too far. +

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    At First Light - Shine!

    There is no shortage of good music coming out of Ireland these days, and Belfast seems to be producing more than its fair share. The session scene there appears to be alive and well, and the discerning visitor can find good traditional sessions in various bars across the city without having to look too far. +

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    Tim Edey

    Success in the music world means different things to different people, and can be hard to define. But in terms of the outsider looking in, multi-instrumentalist extraordinaire Tim Edey seems to have success by the bucket load. Having just won himself not one but two BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards (Musician Of The Year and Best Duo with Brendan Power), and with a list as long as your arm of top notch musicians queuing up to play with him, he appears to have it all. +

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    Nancy Kerr & James Fagan

    James Fagan and Nancy Kerr are two of the brightest stars to have emerged from the nebula of talented young musicians that has swirled around the universe of the British folk scene over the past decade. +

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    Traditional Music And The Role Of The Festival

    “Music functions on a whole lot of different levels,” said Daithi Sproule from Altan. “But an interesting thing about music is that it is funny to look around and realise that music is everywhere. +

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    Rachel Davis: In The Footsteps Of Masters

    The Cape Breton fiddle style is famous the world over, with many names being synonymous with it - Brenda Stubbert, Natalie MacMaster and the late Jerry Holland to name but a few. But there is a new generation of young fiddlers emerging through the ranks, and they are following in the footsteps of these masters, bringing the tradition to new ears with great skill and passion. +

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    CELTIC COLOURS: There Is No Getting Away From It

    Nine long days and nights, 45 concerts, over 250 other events in 33 communities around Cape Breton Island, Celtic Colours is certainly not for the faint-hearted! +

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    PETE COE: Never The Same Way Once

    It’s a few years now since Pete Coe celebrated 30 years on the road, and though not unique among many of the singers of his generation, he is distinctive. Nowhere do you find all the threads of song, dance, musician, caller and organiser woven together into such a rich tapestry. The tag of ‘one man folk festival’ is well earned! +

Breaking News

Living Tradition Issue 96 is out now!

Issue 96 of the magazine is out now! This issue contains articles on Breabach, Luke Daniels, Frankie Gavin, Molly Dancing in East Anglia, Hidden Hexham, Jimmy McBride, The Road To Stonehaven, summer festival listings, news, reviews and much more!!

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St Neots Folk Festival - 7-8 June

Tickets are now available for this lovely festival. It boasts an exciting mix of top folk artists and dance sides. The Festival, organised by St. Neots Folk Club, is based at the Priory Centre and they are pleased to involve local singers, dancers,musicians, and helpers from the Folk Club.
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Wirral Folk On The Coast - 6-9 June 2013

Held at the Whitby Sports and Social Club at Ellesmere Port, this new venue for the festival promises to be the best ever! +

Change of Line-Up for The Outside Track

After six years in the band, The Outside Track have announced that Norah Rendell, the main singer and flute player in the group, has decided the time is right to move on. +

Festival Debut for Young Traditional Musician of the Year in Scotland

Being pointed at in the street is something Paddy Callaghan may have to get used to. After picking up this year’s prestigious BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year award in February, the multi-instrumentalist from Glasgow is in demand more than ever.
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Tidal Furrows - summer concert series in north northumberland

Andrew and Margaret Watchorn return with their fifth series of summer concerts in north Northumberland, celebrating the music of the local area. +

Hands Up For Trad launch new tune collection for 2014

Hands Up for Trad are launching a new tune collection for 2014 which will feature tunes chosen from a tune competition plus invites to musicians.

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Festival launches song-writing competition to honour music stalwart

North Yorkshire’s newest music festival, BAMfest is launching a song-writing competition to honour one of the county’s musical stalwarts. Harvey Blogg, who died recently aged 73, was heavily involved in the acoustic music scene in North Yorkshire. He organised music clubs in Bedale for many years and was also a regular at Saltburn Folk Festival.
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  • Celtic Music Radio - Listen
  • FolkEast at Glemham Hall, Suffolk
  • Hobgoblin
  • Greentrax Recordings
  • Fellside Records
  • Nafco - North Atlantic Fiddle Convention
  • Cavan Fleadh
  • Fiddle On magazine
  • Merlin Whistles


New Releases

New Release: Micheal Healy with Steve Cooney - Pleckin' About

Nineteen year old Micheal from Castlebar, Co Mayo, has produced a fantastic tenor banjo album which is perfectly backed by that magician, Steve Cooney, on guitar. +

New Release: Stewart Hardy - Hawthorn's Sweeter Shade

This album encompasses over 300 years of English fiddling presented beautifully and imaginatively on fiddles and viola (sometimes solo, sometimes tracked) by Stewart himself. +

New Release: Martyn Wyndham-Read - Starlit Skies

Martyn Wyndham-Read has been involved with folk music for fifty years. He continues to tour worldwide singing songs that he has picked up along the way. +

New Release: Sisters Unlimited - No Change Of Heart

Sisters Unlimited (Sandra Kerr, Janet Russell, Rosie Davis and Peta Webb) are four women with powerful voices who have performed together with the “wit and wisdom of womankind” for over 25 years. +

Obituaries

  • I travelled down to Port Isaac with Neil (Kimber) for the funeral of Trevor Grill who was...

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  • Many of us interested in Scotland's traditional music and song were saddened to learn of the...

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  • Rita, known by many as Canada’s “First Lady Of Song”, died on 16th April from complications...

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  • Go into any folk club and you will probably hear a Graeme Miles’ song. The like of Graeme, who...

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  • It is with deep sorrow that I have to relate the sad death of my dear friend and fellow musician...

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