Celtic Connections: Lambchop
Royal Concert HallKurt Wagner and Andrew Broder deliver a masterclass of quiet majesty and poignant lyricism with just piano and vocals
Lewis Wade/29 January 2024
folk
All The Bees - All The Bees
This newly formed outfit tap into a specific and glorious strain of bucolic folk music
Ichiko Aoba
susurrating vocal is mesmerising
Aoba's dreamy set soothes more than the soul
Jethro Tull
The String Quartets
A considered reworking of tracks from Tull's extensive back catalogue
Granfalloon
A most meaningful album launch attended by a most meaningless assortment of humans.
Trad music survey shows participation high, funding low
Traditional Music Forum deliver report on the state of traditional music learning in Scotland
George Monbiot & Ewan McLennan
A moving musical collaboration on the epidemic of loneliness
The Transports
Revival of Peter Bellamy work brings migrant experience vividly to life
Simon and Garfunkel
Through the Years
An uncannily accurate tribute to the music of one of folk rock's biggest bands.
Fairport Convention
Folk legends clock up half a century with a night at Celtic Connections
Mànran
An abudance of instruments sometimes muddies the water, but still an entertaining experience.
Made In Perthshire
Show commissioned for 10th anniverary of Perth Concert Hall returns for two dates
Modern Studies
Swell To Great
Debut release from innovative Glasgow/Yorkshire based folk band