Greentrax Recordings Newsletter - June 2011

Greentrax Recordings
Specialising in traditional and contemporary Gaelic and Celtic music from Scotland and beyond.
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* Greentrax will celebrate its 25th Anniversary with a Showcase Concert on Saturday 15th October 2011 at The Queen's Hall in Edinburgh. Artists confirmed so far to perform will include Barbara Dickson, Jeana Leslie & Siobhan Miller, Patsy Seddon, Margaret Stewart, Fiona J MacKenzie, Mairi MacInnes, Archie Fisher (compere), Dick Gaughan, Alex Hodgson, Nick Keir, Stephen Quigg, Ian Bruce, Jamie Steele, The Cast, The Paul McKenna Band and the Haddington Pipe Band. 
http://www.greentrax.com/music/news/comments/greentrax-25th-anniversary-showcase-concert/

* Ian Green's autobiography Fuzz To Folk has been selected as one of the books in the 2011 Scottish Libraries Summer Reads promotion, so it will be available from all Scottish Libraries. The promotion will be launched on The Reading Agency's National Readers' Day on 25th June and will finish in September.
http://www.greentrax.com/music/news/comments/ian-greens-autobiography/

* Greentrax has recently signed the young band Rura, from the West of Scotland, to be recorded towards the end of 2011. Band members are David Foley (bodhran and flute), Steven Blake (pipes and whistles), Jack Smedley (fiddle), Chris Wade (guitar) and recently recruited Adam Holmes (singer/songwriter).
http://www.greentrax.com/music/artists/reviews/rura/

* Seudan (pronounced 'shaytan', Gaelic for jewels or treasures), an exciting new group comprising pipers Calum MacCrimmon, Angus MacKenzie, Fin Moore and Angus Nicolson have just finished recording their debut album for Greentrax. Session musicians include Allan MacDonald (small pipes and vocals), Ross Martin (guitar), Marc Morin (piano and steps), Donald Hay (percussion) and Kathleen MacInnes (vocals). The pipes played are matched copies of a very important museum set made in 1785 and housed in The Inverness Museum. The pipes were made by Hamish and Fin Moore.  August release.
http://www.greentrax.com/music/artists/reviews/seudan/

* The Haddington Pipe Band are a committed community pipe band with an incredibly forward-thinking pipe major and committee. The Band won the Pipe Band Of The Year award at the 2009 Scots Trad Music Awards. This and other recent releases confirms the strong East Lothian commitment by Greentrax Recordings.  August release.
http://www.greentrax.com/music/artists/reviews/the-haddington-pipe-band/

* The McCalmans (1964-2010) DVD
Featuring their Final Concert Uncut at The Queens Hall, Edinburgh on 10th December 2010 (5 Star Scotsman review), and archive footage The Good Old Days.  Now in stock.
http://www.greentrax.com/music/news/comments/the-mccalmans-dvd/


More artist links and tour dates:
http://www.greentrax.com/music/links/

CDs, DVDs and books are all available direct from us at Greentrax (during office hours) or online at Music Scotland:
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All the best for now!

The Greentrax Team