Category Archives: Music

Ibrahima Cissokho & Mandingue Foly      Liberte Mom Sa Bop                        NarRator Out Now Mandingo Afro Rock is how kora player Ibrahima Cissokho describes the music on this album, and that sums it up nicely. Domiciled in France for around 12 years now, he has assembled an international array of high class musical talents who embellish andContinue reading “Album Round up Episode 3”

New Releases Episode 2 Henry Girls    Shout Sister Shout     Beste! Unterhaltung              Out Now A musical tribute to the Boswell Sisters performed live by the Henry Girls. And recorded in a circus tent on Malin Green, Donegal during Earagail Arts Festival last year. Well, I’ve enjoyed the music of the Boswell Sisters since I was aContinue reading “Album Round up Episode 2”

In a new business move, Scottish underground music promoters FLY has launched an on-line store in a bid to support mental health charities, local food banks and the NHS during the coronavirus pandemic. This ‘merch store’ is dedicated to the positivity of house music. Hats, scarves and tops with logos will go on sale withContinue reading “FLY Launch Online Store to Help Charities”

Findlay Napier, Gillian Frame & Mike Vass          The Ledger    Cheerygroove Records                                                                                                             Out Now Back in the 1950s and ‘60s, The Scotsman newspaper published words and music to traditional Scottish songs on a weekly basis. Findlay Napier’s grandfather, like many others, collected these, and in his case pasted them into an old ledger. Many ofContinue reading “Album Round up Episode 1”