1986-2021: Celebrating Scotland's Music for 35 Years
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— Pipe Band & Solo Piping — Stream or Download only — CDTRAX363
And Other Great Pipe Tunes The Haddington Pipe Band was formed in 1981, very much as a community band, and that ethos, championed by Pipe Major David Leckie and their honorary president Bill Bradford (two of the original founders), remains their guiding principle. The band, based in Haddington, East… read more
— Solo & Duo Instrumental — Stream or Download only — CDTRAX348
Debut solo album from the fiddler, originally from California but influenced by Cape Breton and Irish styles. Gabe plays with Gaelic group Dàimh, and is steeped in the Scottish Gaelic traditions, particularly those of the West Highlands where he currently lives. Gabe McVarish hails from northern… read more
— Singers & Songwriters — Stream or Download only — CDTRAX344
One of Scotland’s finest traditional-style singers, who deserves to be more widely recognised - this album should certainly enhance Mick’s reputation. A regular act at festivals, concerts and folk clubs in Scotland, Mick West has performed in many other countries including England, Ireland,… read more
— Solo & Duo Instrumental — Stream or Download only — CDTRAX335
The late, great Hector MacAndrew was born in 1903 and died in 1980. These recordings, made some 60 years ago in Hector’s home, were never meant for public release so some allowance must be made for the quality of the recordings, although not for the playing, which is brilliant and of an old… read more
— Singers & Songwriters — Stream or Download only — CDTRAX307
The is the debut solo album from Mark Dunlop, a member of one of Scotland’s finest folksong quintets, Malinky. Originally enlisted for his consummate skills on whistle and bodhran, Antrim-born Mark has subsequently added his considerable vocal gifts to the Malinky line-up, emerging as a… read more
— £5 Stock Clearance — Ceilidh Bands — Stream or Download only — CDTRAX304
With one of the most mischievous band names around, Ceilidh Minogue has developed over the last eight years as one of Scotland’s best known and most popular ceilidh bands, playing to audiences and dancers throughout the UK, and as far afield as Dubai, Tunisia and Lithuania. Ceilidh Minogue offer… read more
— Solo & Duo Instrumental — Stream or Download only — CDTRAX284
Pianist James Ross studied at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, Glasgow, and graduated with a BA in Scottish Music in 2000. He then completed the MA in Traditional Irish Music Preformance in 2001, studying piano under Professor Michael O’Suilleabhain at the University of Limerick,… read more
— Groups — Stream or Download only — CDTRAX266
The reputation of Jock Tamson’s Bairns is so well-established that comment is almost superfluous.’ (The Scotsman) Praise indeed, but it does sum up one of the country’s most respected bands, having carried the torch for truly Scottish music since their inception at the end of the 1970s. In the… read more
— Pipe Band & Solo Piping — Stream or Download only — CDTRAX267
Mark Saul is a highly regarded solo and band piper from Australia whose compositions have already been picked up by other pipers. This album sees Mark playing his own compositions on the bagpipe with contemporary arrangements. Unashamedly wild but not technically woolly, this CD offers such off-beat… read more
— Solo & Duo Instrumental — Stream or Download only — CDTRAX255
Winner of the coveted Danny Kyle Award at Celtic Connections in 2003 (then aged 15) and the In The Tradition Awards 2001, Harriet Bartlett has been playing the piano accordion for eight years, adding vocals to her performance over the past two years. The album consists of four songs and eight… read more
— Groups — Stream or Download only — CDTRAX247
Contemporary folk music from Shetland. The members of Shoormal - Shetland dialect for ‘where the shore meets the sea’ - are all native to Shetland and first emerged as a band at the Shetland Folk Festival in 1998. Freda Leask, Joyce McDill and Donna Smith joined forces in 1997 to create a… read more
— £5 Stock Clearance — Groups — Stream or Download only — CDTRAX251
Young band from Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada. Following in the footsteps of such musicians as Natalie MacMaster, The Rankins, The Barra MacNeils and Ashley MacIsaac, The Cottars prove that the music is alive and strong in today’s youth. The Cottars have become Cape Breton Island’s latest… read more
— Groups — Stream or Download only — CDTRAX249
The current incarnation of The Poozies consists of founder members Karen Tweed (accordion, vocals), Patsy Seddon (electro-harp, clarsach, fiddle, vocals) and Mary MacMaster (electro-harp, clarsach, vocals), with new girl Eilidh Shaw (fiddle, vocals). The Poozies have been evolving for over a decade… read more
— Solo & Duo Instrumental — Stream or Download only — CDTRAX239
Alec Finn of De Dannan and Kevin MacLeod of The Occasionals share a passion for vintage mandolins, bouzoukis, resonator, slide and tenor guitars, crafted in the 20th century, the zenith of their development. This spirited Scots/Irish collaboration features a wide range of great traditional Scottish… read more
— Solo & Duo Instrumental — Singers & Songwriters — Stream or Download only — CDTRAX243
Tony Cuffe on vocals, guitar, harp and harmonium. Featuring backing band Jock Tamson’s Bairns on Sae Will We Yet. Other performers Jerry O’Sullivan (uilleann pipes, whistle), John Skelton (bodhrán), Jenny Clark (vocals), Derek Hoy (fiddle), Laurel Martin (fiddle), Pat O’Gorman (flute), Billy… read more
— Singers & Songwriters — Stream or Download only — CDTRAX237
— Gaelic Song — Stream or Download only — CDTRAX211
Oran Chloinne (Songs For Children). read more
— All Time Top 20 — Groups — Stream or Download only — CDTRAX233
Winners of the Danny Award at Celtic Connections in 1999, Malinky’s debut album Last Leaves was runner-up in the Froots Album of the Year Poll of 2000. The voices of Karine Polwart and Steve Byrne remain at the heart of the material, as do their sympathetic string accompaniments (both on bouzouki… read more
— Groups — Stream or Download only — CDTRAX229
There’s a youthfulness abounding in the Celtic music scene these days. It’s fresh, energetic and fused with a sound that has a rich international flavour. It’s Slainte Mhath (pronounced Slawncha Va). The innovative Cape Breton quintet is keeping its traditional roots firmly planted, with a… read more
— Groups — Stream or Download only — CDTRAX232
‘The Macs’ continue their emphasis on strong harmony vocals with their first album since 1999’s Keepers. This recording reflects their summer tours of the Highlands, with songs of fishing boats and harbours, farms and battlefields. Stephen Quigg replaces Derek Moffat, whose untimely death in… read more
— Solo & Duo Instrumental — Stream or Download only — CDTRAX227
The music on this album is made up of original versions of tunes found in the Scottish lute and cittern manuscripts of the 17th century, arrangements of tunes from the 18th and 20th centuries, and new pieces composed in 2001. Rob is a master of the 12-course lute, cittern, mandour and oud. He is… read more
— Groups — Stream or Download only — CDTRAX205
This is the CD re-release of the crucial first album by the legendary Scots band The Easy Club, released on vinyl in 1984 and not available for many years, digitally remastered from the original tapes and reproducing the original sleeve art. The musical adventures of The Easy Club, fusing Scots folk… read more
— Groups — Stream or Download only — CDTRAX206
The reputation of Jack Tamson’s Bairns is so well established in Scotland and beyond that comment is almost superfluous! The band is made up of two outstanding singers in Rod Paterson (also guitar, trump) and John Croall (also bodhran, bones, whistles) along with Ian Hardie (fiddle, vocals), Derek… read more
— Groups — Stream or Download only — CDTRAX207
In 1993 Greentrax Recordings released Sangsters debut album Begin, an album of traditional ballads blended with some contemporary songs. Later that year, Begin was chosen as a Cream of The Crop 1993 album by Scotland’s premier national newspaper The Scotsman. Since Begin, the line-up of Anne Combe… read more
— Singers & Songwriters — Stream or Download only — CDTRAX196
— Compilations — Stream or Download only — CDTRAX200
An album of world class pipers competing at the highest level. Donald MacLeod from Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, was an outstanding piper and an expert teacher but it was as a composer that he created his own memorial. His compositions cover the whole range of pipe music, showing a remarkable… read more
— Groups — Stream or Download only — CDTRAX189
Folk rock led by the inimitable Sandy Brechin (accordion), Gregor Borland (fiddle) and the exciting voice of Ali Cherry (lead vocals) plus Doug Anderson (guitars, mandolin), Eoghain Anderson (drums and percussion) and Roy Waterston (bass guitar). Ali Cherry also pens most of the songs. Burach have… read more
— Pipe Band & Solo Piping — Stream or Download only — CDTRAX5009
Featuring William MacCallum, Barnaby Brown, Allan MacDonald, Roderick MacLeod, William MacDonald and Robert Wallace. The seven pibroch included on this album were recorded live on the evening of 30th August 1999 during a memorable concert devoted to the music of the Highland pipe, the Piob Mhor. The… read more
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