A quick note to say I’ve just realised that the foot stompin podcast has reached 50 – woo hoo!!
You can listen to the current foot stompin podcast
Merry Christmas and a Happy NewYear and we will see you in January!
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The BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician Award is 10 years old this year and again we have a great lineup of young musicians for the semi-finals. From pipes and song to fiddle, accordion and harp we’ve got an excellent night of music ahead on Saturday 3rd October in South Lanarkshire.
The musicians are:
Steven Blake – [...]
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Listen to the Foot Stompin’ Free Scottish Music Podcast No 43
Hi Folks,
Summertime’s always busy when the kids are off school. I always feel very guilty working with them in the house. Working at a computer is such a non sharing activity. You just look ahead and see nothing but the screen. Hanging out the washing, [...]
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Just back from the Scottish fleadh in Motherwell. What an amazing amount of talent from our young musicians. Hosted by Taylor High School (surely the ugliest high school ever built – closer to a nuclear bunker than a school), there were hundreds of young people playing amazing tunes. I really enjoyed just entering the place. [...]
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Play Foot Stompin’ Free Scottish Music Podcast No 23 – Scottish Harp Music feature
I’ve put together a podcast featuring Scottish harp music. This really is a fertile ground for us in Scotland with lots of musicians creating exciting new music. The selection of harpists for this podcast demonstrates experience, youth and virtuosity.
The first CD I play is [...]
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