http://www.greentrax.com/music/news/ {tagline} en cath@greentrax.com Copyright 2010 2010-03-15T12:04:10+00:00 http://www.greentrax.com/music/news/comments/ian-greens-autobiography/ http://www.greentrax.com/music/news/comments/ian-greens-autobiography/#When:17:01:21Z Ian Green’s autobiography ‘From Fuzz To Folk - Trax Of My Life’ is now completed and will be published shortly by Luath Press.  Ian says, “I found it not only cathartic but also a fascinating journey of rediscovery”.  News of a publication date will be announced here in due course. 2010-02-21T17:01:21+00:00 http://www.greentrax.com/music/news/comments/jim-reid/ http://www.greentrax.com/music/news/comments/jim-reid/#When:12:04:10Z Greentrax now has in stock Jim Reid’s book and own label albums.  These are both now available direct from Greentrax. ‘The Better O’ A Sang’ book is £12.00 plus £1.00 postage. The CD ‘The Better O’ A Sang - Jim Reid’ is £12.00 plus £0.50 UK postage (or £1.00 international). 19 tracks: The Better O’ A Sang * Loch Duich * We Didn’t Know * Loch Lomond * Faur Ye Weel * The Cuckoo’s Call * The Hills of Gallowa’ * The Dixie Fu’ o’ Beans * The Greylag * The Braes of Balquhidder * Lochnagar * The Deein’ Stage * Flechy Eck * The Fiddler * The Linen of Lock Lee * Halloween *  Back In Time * It Took You Long Enough. The CD ‘Em Fae Dundee - Jim Reid’ is £12.00 plus £0.50 UK postage ( or £1.00 international). 17 tracks: Em Fae Dundee*Ma Rollin’ Eye* Auld Maid in a Garret*Grizzel Jaffray* Beware O’ An Aberdonian* The Road to Dundee* The Beefcan Close* Adieu Dundee* Granny and Robbie* Auld Ballumbie* The Shipbuilders* Bonnie Susie Cleland* The Dundee Weaver* Ordinary Genius* I’ll Meet You At Braedoonie* The Banks O’ The Tay* We’re No Awa 2010-03-15T12:04:10+00:00 http://www.greentrax.com/music/news/comments/mccalmans-spring-tour-of-denmark/ http://www.greentrax.com/music/news/comments/mccalmans-spring-tour-of-denmark/#When:11:59:25Z The McCalmans are currently touring Denmark and selling out their new album ‘The Greentrax Years’ CDTRAX350 on a nightly basis.  2010-03-04T11:59:25+00:00 http://www.greentrax.com/music/news/comments/greentrax-2010-full-colour-printed-catalogue/ http://www.greentrax.com/music/news/comments/greentrax-2010-full-colour-printed-catalogue/#When:18:29:54Z The Greentrax Recordings 2010 full colour printed catalogue is now available.  Download your copy here (pdf 2.5Mb) or send us your postal address to receive a free print copy. 2010-02-27T18:29:54+00:00 http://www.greentrax.com/music/news/comments/the-gordon-duncan-memorial-trust/ http://www.greentrax.com/music/news/comments/the-gordon-duncan-memorial-trust/#When:17:01:52Z The Gordon Duncan Memorial Trust, of which Ian Green is a member, recently held its Annual General Meeting and is again inviting applications for awards from the Trust. Applications are invited from any young person up to the age of 30, living or working in Scotland, who is finding that their financial circumstances are making it difficult to progress fully in their chosen field. Criteria for application and other information can be found on The Gordon Duncan Memorial Trust website. 2010-02-24T17:01:52+00:00 http://www.greentrax.com/music/news/comments/barbara-dickson/ http://www.greentrax.com/music/news/comments/barbara-dickson/#When:17:00:32Z Greentrax is delighted to announce that Barbara Dickson has signed a contract for the label, and will record a new album for release in the Autumn (date to be announced). Barbara will be yet another high profile artist to join Greentrax and once again completes a circle - June and Ian Green enjoyed Barbara’s folk club gigs in the late 1960’s and early 70’s, and met her socially when she lived in Edinburgh. Ian has followed her spectacular singing and acting career, and most of Barbara’s albums are in his personal collection. He highly recommends Barbara’s autobiography A Shirt Box Full Of Songs, recently published in hardback (see barbaradickson.net). Welcome to Greentrax, Barbara, we are delighted to have you on board! 2010-02-24T17:00:32+00:00 http://www.greentrax.com/music/news/comments/alex-hodgson-theatre-role/ http://www.greentrax.com/music/news/comments/alex-hodgson-theatre-role/#When:16:58:10Z Alex Hodgson from Prestonpans, soon to record his debut solo album for Greentrax Recordings, has been given the part of Nicely Nicely in a musical production of Guys ‘n’ Dolls’ at the Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh.  It will be staged from 5th to 8th May 2010. 2010-02-24T16:58:10+00:00 http://www.greentrax.com/music/news/comments/the-paul-mckenna-band-at-the-folk-alliance-conference/ http://www.greentrax.com/music/news/comments/the-paul-mckenna-band-at-the-folk-alliance-conference/#When:16:52:55Z Brian McNeill, just returned from The 22nd Annual Folk Alliance International Conference in Memphis TN, reports that The Paul McKenna Band absolutely “stole the show” and tore the place apart with their music. We knew they were good of course! Well done lads. 2010-02-24T16:52:55+00:00 http://www.greentrax.com/music/news/comments/welcome-to-the-new-website/ http://www.greentrax.com/music/news/comments/welcome-to-the-new-website/#When:19:53:44Z Welcome to the new Greentrax Recordings website!  We’d like your feedback - you now have the opportunity to post reviews of our artists and albums, and comments on our news articles.  You can browse or search comprehensive album information, listen to music samples of our complete back catalogue and order online (from our affiliate MusicScotland) or by phone.  If you are one of our artists, send us your website link and tour dates. Let us know what you think! 2010-02-23T19:53:44+00:00 http://www.greentrax.com/music/news/comments/dick-gaughan/ http://www.greentrax.com/music/news/comments/dick-gaughan/#When:23:12:13Z On 1st February, Dick Gaughan was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award during the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards ceremony in London. He received his award from Neil Finn of the band Crowded House, who apparently had flown from New Zealand just to do this! This was quite a glittering event, full of celebs, journalists, performers, club, concert, arts centre, and festival organisers, a veritable gamut of British folk and roots music - British because of course this event is organised by the British Broadcasting Corporation’s Folk On Two radio programme, hosted by Mike Harding. You can listen to the whole event on Radio 2, Thursday 4th February, 7 - 8:30pm. See other award winners here. Dick Gaughan is the only performer to be similarly honoured both in Scotland and south of the Border. He adds this new award to being inducted into the Scots Trad Music Awards Hall of Fame in December 2009. Now, that is remarkable! 2010-02-01T23:12:13+00:00