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[Bruce]

Lots of new features on Celtic Music Radio this coming week, including 2 outside broadcasts

Saturday at 3pm: Laura McGhee's long awaited new album, Celticana, is this week's Album of the Week. Laura talks to Ross about the album and performs a few acoustic version exclusively for the Saturday Sequence!

On Saturday night at 9pm, we'll be "out and about" again - this time at the Bon Accord Alehouse Charing Cross, Glasgow: BRAWTH – a soup based mix of alternative country, harmony driven folk band from Glasgow. Come and join us!

Sunday at 8am - Refugee Week Special - Mark Sheridan with a special feature on UK Refugee Week with guests Dr Kirsten McAllister of the Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. Dr McAllister an expert on refugee and asylum seeker arts and media plus Henry Kum, Co-ordinator Refugees into Scottish Schools. Also repeated at 9pm on Sunday evening.


At 12 on Sunday, Amy Mackinnon Sunday Lunch - back from her holiday, Amy with a special ‘Aphasia Show’ to promote Aphasia month, Amy will be joined by fellow Speech Therapists and patients from the Aphasia group based in Glasgow. Many Glaswegians have a language difficulty following a stroke and today is about giving those people a voice and hearing about their favourite Celtic music.

At 2pm, Stewart Fenwick will be talking to legendary Country Rockabilly singer Wanda Jackson who plays the ABC2 Glasgow on Tuesday (23rd June)

At 5pm, Ciaran Dorris Sunday Session – with Dochan MacMillan and his band The Ballachulish Hellhounds will perform live for us on Sunday. Should be a blast! Dochan is also the chief booking agent for The Free Candy Sessions in Glasgow, and will be Ciaran’s castaway on Dorris Island.

On Monday at 2,, and every day for the rest of the week, we'll be at Glastonbury! Yes, we've bought a camper van, dug out the tents and wellies, and will be at the festival. OK - that's maybe not entirely true, but every day we'll be linking up with Worthy FM who are broadcasting from the festival.

Sophie Oliver presents live from the Glastonbury Emerging Talent show as part of the world famous Glastonbury Festival 2009. The Emerging Talent show is the competition that gives many unsigned bands a chance to play at the festival and is judged by organisers Michael and Emily Eavis amongst others. Many of these bands will be doing exclusive live sets. Tune in for the live experience of Glastonbury Festival 2009 at Worthy Farm. A Worthy FM Farmhouse Studio production.


Jack Bennie, who has many years of broadcast experience on local radio, has been involved "behind the scenes" at Celtic Music Radio since day 1. This week, he'll be doing a few shows, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 4-6.


Monday at 7, we have Muirhead’s Music with Fergus Muirhead with guest lawyer Austin Lafferty and his choice of music.

Tuesday at 7pm: Planet Waves - Sandy Semeonoff plays mainly acoustic sounds from around the world. This week there's another chance to hear Fiddle Fever! featuring 19 pieces of violin music from five continents

Thursday at 9pm: Live! From The Drawing Room, 1055 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, just along from the Kelvingrove Art Gallery. The Quiet Riot Night. Live music featuring some of the hottest talent around including John Deery, Ten Tonne Wasp, Out of the Swim. Part of the West End Festival.

If you know of any upcoming gigs or events, drop us a line at whatson@celticmusicradio.net and we'll add it to the weekly gig guide and daily diary.

1530kHz around Glasgow, and online at http://www.celticmusicradio.net/

[Bruce]

Apparently we're based in Alex's caravan.... somewhere near the Open Stage...

[Bruce]

First of all, congratulations to the UK's newest Community Radio station, Bute FM, which came on-air last week. They won't be the newest for long though, as Barrhead-based Pulse FM are due to go live next week. The Celtic Music Radio technical team have been helping both groups get on-air, and we hope to be sharing some programming with them.

This week, Bute FM and Two Lochs Radio (Wester Ross) will be taking some of our weekend programming, so you can hear us in those areas as well as around Glasgow!

On Saturday, we'll be at the Lomond Folk Festival, Moss o’ Balloch Park, Balloch. The day will be presented by Alex Jenkins, Ross Macfadyen, Liz Clark and Gordon Hotchkiss.

We'll be featuring the Open Stage and talking to performers and festival goers alike. If you're at the festival, come along and say "Hello". If you're not, email us at studio@celticmusicradio.net throughout the day. More details of the festival at http://www.lomondfolkfestival.com

Mike Markwick's Rock&Roll weekend follows that at 6, and the "Album of the Week" feature is going out at 8pm. This week’s featured CD Album is ‘Adeiu to Old Ireland’ from the House Devils. The group are based in Manchester and Ross Macfadyen spoke with band member Matt Fahey. http://www.myspace.com/thehousedevils

Sunday:
Ciaran’s castaway on Dorris Island at 5pm on Sunday will be Martin Forry, the Glasgow singer/songwriter, and Kevin Moug sits in for Mary K Burke at 7pm.

Tuesday at 7pm: Planet Waves - Sandy Semeonoff plays mainly acoustic sounds from around the world. This week - Undefeated Heavyweight Champions of the World part 2. Sandy Semeonoff plays more tracks from acknowledged masters of a range of musical styles, from Chaliapin to the Chieftains." Playlists at: http://www.myspace.com/sandysemeonoff

That's followed at 8 by "Travels with My Auntie Liz" – Liz Clark with a review of the weekend’s Lomond Folk Festival, Balloch, Loch Lomond and reflecting on singer, raconteur and storyteller Mick Broderick who died last week. Email Liz at: liz@celticmusicradio.net

Wednesday at 7pm: Hotchkiss Hotchpotch - Gordon Hotchkiss with special guest Brenda McCulloch, who has been involved in the music business for many years, as a performer, in music publishing, and as a founder member of The Glasgow Fiddle Workshop.

[Pat]

On Saturday, we'll be at the Lomond Folk Festival, Moss o’ Balloch Park, Balloch. The day will be presented by Alex Jenkins, Ross Macfadyen, Liz Clark and Gordon Hotchkiss.

We'll be featuring the Open Stage and talking to performers and festival goers alike. If you're at the festival, come along and say "Hello". If you're not, email us at studio@celticmusicradio.net throughout the day. More details of the festival at http://www.lomondfolkfestival.com

See you there - Jim's playing on the Open Stage from 2.00 -2.30 p.m.

I hear Sammy Horner will also be playing at the festival.

[Pat]

Tomorrow (Tuesday 28th) at 5pm on Celtic Music Radio, Mark Sheridan will be broadcasting an exclusive interview with Louise Mitchell, Director, "Glasgow, UNESCO City Of Music"

http://www.unesco.or...ty_of_Music.htm

You can hear it on 1530kHz around the Glasgow area, or online at http://www.celticmusicradio.net/

Bruce.

Thanks for that, Bruce, very interested and will be listening in.

[Bruce]

If you missed it, it's now on our "listen-again" site

http://www.canstream...ndex.php?id=208


Some interesting stuff there, including details of the "city of music" day on 12 September...

[Bruce]

This coming week, we'll be featuring some live broadcasts from "Piping Live". Read on for more details....

This week's "Album of the week" is Shona MacMillan: People & Songs of the Sea. Hear more on Saturday at 3 and Monday at 6.

On Sunday at 5pm, Ciaran Dorris Lanarkshire singer Tom Clelland joins Ciaran. Tom has a new CD coming out soon based on the works of Robert Louis Stevenson.

Following that, at 7pm, The Mary K. Burke Show with guest Phil Lee from Nashville who is currently on tour around Scotland, including Tartan Heart Festival at Belladrum. Born in Durham, North Carolina, Phil Lee made his way to New York City in 1971, lived in Los Angeles for a while and finally settled in Nashville a few years ago, collecting adventures enough to fill a dozen albums with "mostly true" tales. After all, he says, " the statute of limitations hasn't run out on some things". This is country music with a rock and roll heart.

On Monday, we'll be Live! At Piping Live! 2009 – The Glasgow International Piping Festival. Live from the Old Fruitmarket, Candleriggs, Glasgow, the Opening Night Concert with host Fergus Muirhead.

The Red Hot Chilli Pipers will rock the stage at the Old Fruitmarket with their own unique piping style playing all the favourite hits - both contemporary and traditional. It’ll be nothing like you have ever heard before and as a platinum selling live act you are guaranteed a great show! Joining them for the evening are up and coming stars Bodega.

Also included tonight during the interval at around 8.15pm, Bill Morris has special guests Davie McLelland of the charity Mountain Aid and Ray McMillan to talk about the organisation and its aims. They will also give details about a fascinating Scottish gastronomic happening taking place later this month!

Learn more about Mountain Aid at this website: http://www.mountainaid.org.uk


We have another "Piping Live" event planned - watch this space, and we're also intending to be at the Festival Club. More details as soon as it;'s finalised.

1530kHz around Glasgow and on http://www.celticmusicradio.net/

Bruce.

[Pat]

This week on Celtic Music Radio

[Pat]

Some highlights from the forthcoming week:

As previously advertised, on Friday evening it's The Hydro Amnesty Bash from Lismore Hall

Tony Currie presents live from the Lismore Hall on the Isle of Lismore on Loch Linnhe which is 7 miles from Oban. There will also be interviews and music from unsigned bands around the world in between the acts. All performers have one thing in common, the high standard of music they create and their passion for what they’re doing.


On Saturday at 12, we have a session from "Way Up" http://www.myspace.com/wayup

That's followed by the Gig Guide at 1, and at 2pm Bill Morris unveils the Album of the Week, which is ‘Shattered Pleasures’ from John Hinshelwood and Sandra Gellatly http://www.myspace.com/johnhinshelwood


At 3.00pm The Echo Sessions will be performing an acoustic set and having a gab about their music and upcoming gigs with Ross.


On Sunday at 2, Stewart Fenwick Country Show – This week, Glasgow singer-songwriter Jim Byrne visits the programme to talk about his recent recording with local old time bluegrass band, The Moonshiners. Reba McEntire has this week’s featured album, and Stewart will play 3 songs from top Nashville songwriter Sonny Throckmorton. Plus a mix of Country, old and new, from all over the world, including 4 home grown Scots artists.

That's followed at 5pm by the Ciaran Dorris Sunday Session. Ciaran’s special guest this week is fellow presenter Ross Macfadyen who will preview this coming Saturday’s Celtic Music Radio Fundraising Concert at the Old Fruitmarket, Candleriggs, Glasgow featuring the Eliza Carthy Band plus support from Craig Jeffrey, The Duplets, Kim Edgar, Dean Owens and John Malcolm. Tickets available from the Box Office on 0141 353 8000.


Monday, 8pm: Morris’s Mash with Bill Morris – guests Ray McMillan and David McLelland talk about their recent climb to the top of Ben Nevis for High High Tea and the organisation Mountain Aid plus Bill’s selection of music from Americana to singer-songwriter. http://www.mountainaid.org.uk/


Tuesday at 4pm: Mark Sheridan with his weekly arts and magazine programme including Sandra Ewing on visual arts in the small art galleries and Claire Snedden from the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall.

Tuesday at 6pm: Colm Campbell with Tabhair dom do lámh from the team at the Glasgow branches of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann. This week's guests are Norwegian-Irish traditional band ‘Heimve’ who made a welcome return to Scotland to play at the Bladnoch Folk and Blues Festival in August. http://www.myspace.com/heimve

Tuesday at 7pm: Sandy Semeonoff plays mainly acoustic sounds from around the world and this week from Austria and Appalachia, Zimbabwe and Zanzibar.

Thursday at 3pm: The Afternoon Mix features tracks from the Album of the Week and what’s on with Jack Bennie, plus as part of the countdown to the Merchant City Festival on 24-27 September, Ian Smith from Mischief La Bas will be coming in to the studio after 4.00pm to chat to Jack about their event.


And don't forget - Saturday 5 September - our fundraiser - the Eliza Carthy Band + guests at the Old Fruitmarket. Tickets on sale now.

Thanks, Bruce. I'll definitely be listening in to Stewart Fenwick's programme at 4 p.m. on Sunday.

[Bruce]

Tomorrow - Tuesday 8th September at 5.30

Mark Sheridan has an exclusive interview with Louise Mitchell, Director of UNESCO City of Music talking about the launch event on Saturday 12th September. Hear the details of all the activities across Glasgow first hand from the woman at the helm!

1530kHz and http://www.celticmusicradio.net/

We'll be broadcasting live from the concert hall foyer from 10.30-14.00 this Saturday, with lots of live performers. If you're in the area, please drop by!

[Bruce]

Tonight (Monday 14th) at 7pm, Muirhead’s Music with Fergus Muirhead and his special guest, Ken Campbell of "Ken Campbell's Ideal Band"

Tuesday at 4: Mark Sheridan with his weekly arts and magazine programme including a review of the official launch of Glasgow UNESCO City of Music last Saturday, 12 September. Plus Sandra Ewing on visual arts in the small art galleries.

Tuesday at 7: Planet Waves - Sandy Semeonoff plays mainly acoustic sounds from around the world and includes music on flutes and whistles, and a few tracks from Central America, where several countries celebrate Independence on September 15th.

Tuesday at 8: Travels with My Auntie Liz – Liz Clark with more from her travels to Denmark and The Tønder Festival

On Thursday at 8, we have a new programme - "John's Week" with John Collings.
A new programme for the autumn season starts with a look at Glasgow St Enoch's Square and the surrounding area. Where did it get its name? What used to be there before the shopping centre and where did the St Enoch railway station go to? St Enoch was the mother of St Mungo who founded Glasgow, so this seems a really good place to start a series about Glasgow and district.

At 9 we have The Garden Sessions with Jack Foster, Tom Harland and Frank Burkitt, who present the best of Scottish traditional and contemporary folk music from Edinburgh. A Garden Sessions production.

[Pat]

Congratulations to Sandy Pratt, who won the raffle prize of his own programme on Celtic Music Radio

[Bruce]

In a few minutes (sat 3pm) and also Monday at 6, you can hear our "Album of the Week" feature. This week, our Album of the Week is the recently released ‘One for Sorrow’ from Rallion. Rallion will play ‘live’ in studio 1.Rallion are a four piece contemporary folk group, hailing from Central Scotland. They bring a wide range of musical influences together to create their powerful persuasive music. http://www.rallion.co.uk/

Sunday at 12: John's Week with John Collings. A new programme for the autumn season starts with a look at Glasgow St Enoch's Square and the surrounding area. Where did it get its name? What used to be there before the shopping centre and where did the St Enoch railway station go to? St Enoch was the mother of St Mungo who founded Glasgow, so this seems a really good place to start a series about Glasgow and district.

That's followed at 1 by The Wee Bit on the Side. Singer-songwriter Karine Polwart offers us a touring folkie’s peek at life on the road with her pick of songs and music inspired by the people and places she meets on the way, and interviews with familiar and new voices from The Far Flung Corners of Folkdom. This first programme comes to you from Easdale Island.
Then, at 13:30 The Clubhouse. Paddy Bort’s monthly round-up of what’s on at Scottish folk clubs – the discerning ‘Clubber’s Guide’ as it were. Both Garden Sessions productions.

At 5pm, Ciaran Dorris Sunday Session guests are Patrick Bullen and Vivien Scotson, both making a return visit, but this time as a duo to bring us all up to date about how their musical collaboration is going.

At 7pm, Mary K. Burke Show with music, chat and guests and this week with Linda Harrnett. A complex character and a romantic at heart but also a realist, Linda is a Spiritual Healer and Reiki Master, poet and photographer. Linda is currently writing a book
Link to her poetry websites at: http://www.poetrypoem.com/healinghands

Through her love of poetry she met Saltcoats musician, Ed Walker and together they worked on The Betsy Miller Project which is a collaboration of music and poetry telling the story of Captain Betsy Miller, the World’s First Woman Sea Captain. This resulted in the release of The Betsy Miller CD which received favourable media and government interest. The Betsy story is ongoing with much work being carried out behind the scenes to have Betsy's name elevated to its rightful place in Scottish History. Link: http://www.betsymiller.net

Mary will also have Dublin born singer songwriter Peader de Barra now based in Glasgow. Peadar wrote the song Four Leaf Clover with his buddy Peter Devers in 1997 to celebrate Celtic FC winning the league. The song is still played at each and every home game and even got an airing at Hampden Park after the League Cup Final last April.


At 8pm on Tuesday, Travels with My Auntie Liz – Liz Clark In conversation with the internationally renowned fiddler Alasdair Fraser and Cellist Natalie Hass after their gig at Fruitmarket Folk on Wednesday 16 September 2009. There is a focus on the ethos of ‘The Village’ an embryonic venture started over 25 years ago with Valley of The Moon Fiddle camp, the Skye Summer School plus numerous workshop weekends to the Sierra Fiddle Camp in California founded in 2006 to all musical meetings along the way!

Liz is also in conversation with Dr John Barrow of the Stonyport Agency which was recently awarded the Hamish Henderson Services to Traditional Music. Liz gets John’s views on ‘the agents’ situation in Scotland at the moment and opportunities that can be out there to who he considers we should be looking at in the emerging artist field.

And ofcourse ‘the interview ‘ with the world renowned sex symbol and single man of Four Men and A Dog - Mr Gino Lupari. Liz had to stand in line for seven hours to get an interview with this charismatic and much sought after man. Fighting her way through his entourage of adoring female fans, Liz barely escaped with her life and she had to be smuggled out the back door; yep the bar was busy! Brilliantly modest talented man who brings in a big ray of sunshine into the world of traditional music.

To contact Liz email liz@celticmusicradio.net


On Thursay, we have the first of several live broadcasts from Merchant Square, as part of the Merchant City Festival. Come along and join us - we'll be in the square, near O'Neills.

Mark Sheridan is live from Merchant Square from 4-7. Glasgow Lord Provost Bob Winter will officially launch the four day festival at 6.00pm.

On Friday, Gordon Hotchkiss will be live from Merchant Square from 4-6, and on Saturday Ross Macfadyen will be there from 11-1.

[Bruce]

A reminder that we're live at the Merchant City Festival this week. We're based in Merchant Square near O'Neills, near the Albion St door. Come along and say hello if you're in the area.

Thursday's broadcast by Mark Sheridan focussed on the build-up to the festival, and included interviews with the Lord Provost Bob Winter, Bailie Gordon Mathieson, the festival artistic director Neil Butler and performers including Lauren McColl. Friday's broadcast by Liz Clark included an interview with Mercedes Kemp of Wildworks.

We're back there from 11-1 on Saturday and Sunday. Saturday's event will be hosted by Bill Adair, with guests including a team from Scottish Opera. On Sunday, Amy Mackinnon's guests at Merchant Square will include festival performers: guitarist Rodney Branigan, Carnival Collective, Kings of Macumba plus others TBA. Amy also has live music from local band "The Wire".


Back at the studio on Saturday afternoon - after the 1pm Gig Guide, Bill Adair will be hosting a live session with singer Alan Drew.

That's followed by our "Album of the week" feature - Fergus Muirhead will be in conversation with Ken Campbell. Join them at 3 for for a chat about the new album and the history of the Ideal Band.

Liz Clark's "Travels with my Aunt" show is on Tuesday at 8pm. This week, her travelling companion is Ian McCalman.

And on his Wednesday and Friday shows, Gordon Hotchkiss will be previewing Celtic Colors 2009, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

1530kHz around Glasgow and at http://www.celticmusicradio.net

[Bruce]

Saturday at noon:

East Kilbride's Luckenbooth will be in Studio One for a chat and some songs. http://www.myspace.com/luckenboothfolk

After the 1pm Gig Guide, we have our "Album of the Week" feature at 3pm. This week we feature Julie Fowlis, who will be in conversation with Ross Macfadyen. Julie's new CD album, Uam (From Me), is released on 26 October and is this week's Album of the Week.

A new feature at 8pm on Saturday - something a little different - Bill Black Classic Country – Bill joins Celtic Music Radio to present a lively mix of Country music including some great Country classics. Email Bill at: studio@celticmusicradio.net or text: 07588 15 1530

More country on Sunday afternoon at 2 - Stewart Fenwick speaks with Bob Wooton, long time member of Johnny Cash's Tennessee 3 band, who are appearing at The Ferry in Glasgow later in the month.


At 5pm, we have the Ciaran Dorris Sunday Session with very special guest and ‘castaway’ Sandy Jones, award-winning producer/engineer with the Foundry Music Lab, Motherwell. Sandy has worked with many top Scottish acts including Wet Wet Wet, Travis and JJ Gilmour from The Silencers.


On Tuesday at 3pm, you can hear a varied choice of music and topics from University of Strathclyde students, followed by Mark Sheridan's arts programme, complete with the unmistakable voice of Sandra Ewing...

At 7 on Tuesday, Sandy Semeonoff plays mainly acoustic sounds from around the world. This time it's another of his "Undisputed Heavyweight Champions of the World" shows. The programme features some of the very top musicians in various styles, with tracks from Argentina, Egypt, Louisiana, Portugal, Scotland and South Africa. Playlists at: http://www.myspace.com/sandysemeonoff


You may have heard that we're planning to host a regular live music session on Thursdays at the Haunt Bar in Paisley Arts Centre, New St, Paisley. For reasons outwith our control, we've had to postpone the first session for a week, so it's now going to happen on Thursday 15 October, and probably fortnightly thereafter. Free entry, all welcome, more info as soon as I get it.

[Bruce]

Sat 10 October:

1pm: Adele Goodfellow with the gig guide

2pm: Perthshire Amber Special: Mark Hadden runs down the programme for Perthshire Amber 2009 which takes place between Friday 30 October and Sunday 8 November 2009. Mark talks to Dougie MacLean and plays some music from artists appearing during the festival. http://www.perthshireamber.com


3pm: CD Album of the Week – ‘Dressed in Yellow’ is the latest album from Fiddlers' Bid and Ross discusses this new offering with the band. The CD had a launch at the Shetland Fiddle Frenzy. It is available online from Fiddlers' Bid and in Shetland shops. "The result is an album rich in tradition and yet belonging emphatically in the here and now: a magnificent, joyous achievement." - Sunday Herald, 4 October 2009.

At 8pm, we have a show from a new member of the team, but a very familiar voice on the Scottish airwaves. Bill Black joins Celtic Music Radio to present a lively mix of Country music including some great Country classics.


On Sunday at 5, Ciaran Dorris' guest castaway is singer-songwriter Larry Guild. In 2007 Larry and Ciaran did a series of sold-out shows in theatres across Scotland to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the death of John Denver. So, today Ciaran and Larry will reflect on the man and his music amid the usual Sunday Session mayhem!

That's followed at 7pm by Mary K Burke, and her special guest Esther O’Connor.

On Thursday , it's the first might of The Celtic Music Radio Session live from Paisley Arts Centre, New Street, Paisley featuring Jane and The Shame, Steve Hat and Les Johnson. This is the start of a fortnightly session from the Haunt Bar of the Paisley Arts Centre. Admission is free, so come along and be part of the audience.


And finally, a preview of a forthcoming event - from around 9.30 on Tuesday 20 October, we'll be broadcasting live from the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, covering the press launch of Celtic Connections 2010. More details in another post.

[Bruce]

Today at 2pm:

Martin Haddon in conversation with Dougie MacLean. Dougie's Perthshire Amber Festival begins on Friday 30 October at Pitlochry Festival Theatre. Celtic Music Radio will be there LIVE on Saturday 7 November from 10am - 6pm.

http://www.perthshireamber.com

3pm Album of the Week. Ross chats to Julie Fowlis about her new album Uam (From Me) which is released on Monday 26 October. You can also hear this at 6pm on Monday.

http://www.juliefowlis.com

On Sunday at 5pm, Ciaran's guest is John Collings.

Monday at 7: I believe Fergus Muirhead's guest will be Galician piper, Carlos Núñez



Lots of things happening on Tuesday. At 16:00, Mark Sheridan returns after his ‘Flight of the Arctic Tern’ tour in the north and west of Scotland with his weekly arts and magazine programme, including Sandra Ewing on visual arts in the small art galleries plus a preview of Celtic Connections 2010. The CD of "Flight of the Arctic Tern", recorded live at the Tall Ship earlier this year, will be on sale shortly.

18:00 Colm Campbell with Tabhair dom do lámh from the team at the Glasgow branches of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann. Members of the Irish Singers' Circle 'An Deoraí' join Colm in the studio for some traditional ballads, and to promote their forthcoming concert.

19:00 Planet Waves - Sandy Semeonoff plays mainly acoustic sounds from around the world. This week, lots of tracks from unique Dutch label Pan Records' Ethnic Series, including songs from Uganda, Central Asia, Venezuela and the South Seas. Playlists at: http://www.myspace.com/sandysemeonoff

20:00 Travels with My Auntie Liz – Liz Clark Special guests tonight are The Anarkali Band who were Danny Stage Finalists in 2009. The Glasgow based band are steeped in the Scottish and Irish traditions with Sarah Parker on fiddle and vocals, Martin Hunter (button box & whistle), Johnny Canning (fiddle flute & whistle), Danny Boyle (flute, whistle, vocal), Peter Webster (guitar, flute & vocals). These multi talented musicians bring a vibrancy and fusion to two Celtic traditional cultures. They will be in Studio 1 playing songs from their forthcoming CD.
To contact Liz email liz@celticmusicradio.net

Wednesday at 7 - Hotchkiss Hotchpotch with Gordon Hotchkiss – a review from Gordon of his visit to Celtic Colors 2009 Festival at Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada.

[Bruce]

News this week of several new features in the late-night 10.00-midnight slot.

First of all, congratulations to Sandy from Kilbarchan, one of our regular listeners, who won the raffle at the Eliza Carthy gig. His prize was the opportunity to produce and present a show.

It went out this morning, live, from 10.00-12.00. Excellent music choice, decent listener numbers, plenty of emails to the studio, and it was good to hear him refer to "guisin'" rather than "trick or treat"! Well done!

On now - Saturday 12 noon - Ross talks to Aly Macrae about that ‘Kilt Song’ and his new album Popstardombeckons. Aly is an Ayrshire-born singer and writer of alt.folk songs about everything from charity shops to beer. http://www.myspace.com/alymacrae

At 3pm (also 6pm Monday) our Album of the Week is from Show of Hands. Ross talks to Steve and Phil about Arrogance, Ignorance & Greed.
http://www.showofhands.co.uk/

On Sunday at 5, Danny Matheson sits in for Ciaran on the Sunday Session.

Danny's also back at 10pm on Monday:

"Late Night with Danny Matheson and his Celtic Ceilidh". Danny launches the first of our late night programmes featuring all Scottish artists from traditional Scottish folk song and Scottish Country Dance music. Plus a birthday celebration feature.


Claire Snedden from Glasgow Concert Halls will be joining Mark Sheridan at 4pm on Tuesday, with a preview of coming concerts and events during November, and a look forward to Celtic Connections 2010.

That's followed at 6 by Colm Campbell with "Tabhair dom do lámh" from the team at the Glasgow branches of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann. This week's guests include a group of young musicians from Comhaltas.


Another new programme at 10,00 on Tuesday.

"Late Night with Paul Hughes" with a brand late night programme featuring the Scottish Songbook which gives an explanation of a song or tune and perhaps even how to play it. Plus Paul’s take on gigs and emails and texts are welcome.

Email Paul at: studio@celticmusicradio.net or text: 07588 15 1530

1530kHz around Glasgow and at http://www.celticmusicradio.net

[Bruce]

A busy weekend ahead, with a few schedule changes to accommodate live events.

Saturday:

Our "Album of the Week" is "Jam" by "Tattie Jam". Ross Macfadyen talks to Seylan Baxter and Ruaridh Pringle about their new album. http://www.tattiejam.com
You can hear this programme at 9am on Saturday, also at 9pm Sunday and 6pm Monday. You can also hear tracks from the album throughout the week.

The "Album of the Week" has moved from it's usual 3pm slot today, because we're off to Pitlochry for a live outside broadcast. Ross Macfadyen and Alex Jenkins will be in the Foyer of Pitlochry Festival Theatre in Perthshire, broadcasting from "Perthshire Amber 2009", the Dougie Maclean festival.

Throughout the day we'll be presenting coverage of the festival including, guests, visitors and live performance.

Link with all the information: http://www.perthshireamber.com/

They'll be broadcasting from 10am until 6pm. We've then got 2 hours of Mike Marwick (live from Fife!) and 2 hours of Bill Black from the studio.

On Sunday afternoon, Stewart Fenwick speaks with Colm Kirwan about next week's Nashville Singer Songwriters show at The Ferry here in Glasgow and feature the new album from John Fogerty. Plus our new 3@3 spot features the headliners from this weekend's Craig Tara Country Festival in Ayr.

Danny Matheson deps for Ciaran again at 5pm, and he's joined by long-time Celtic Connections supporter Derek Moore from Elderslie, Renfrewshire who also runs the Kelburn Brewery in Barrhead.

At 7, Mary K Burke's guests are BBC Radio 2 Folk Award winners Jack McNeil and Charlie Heys from Carlisle, and Sammy Horner and Paul Baird will also be in the studio to speak about the reforming of The Electrics.

You can hear the "Tattie Jam" programme again at 9pm.

Don't forget we've now got 10-midnight late-night shows on Monday (Danny Matheson) and Tuesday (Paul Hughes).

On Wednesday, Gordon Hotchkiss is back from his travels, and he will be presenting more material from Celtic Colours 2009 in Cape Breton.

1530kHz around Glasgow and on http://www.celticmusicradio.net

[Bruce]

Saturday 14th November:

12 noon: The Saturday Sequence with Ross Macfadyen. Ross will be reviewing the Perthshire Amber festival and including interviews with Sunas http://www.myspace.com/sunasband and local harmonica player Albert Haddington.

1pm: The Gig Guide with Adele Goodfellow

2pm Live session and gab with Jane & The Shame.
http://www.myspace.com/janeandtheshame

3pm: Album of the Week is Mary Macmaster and Donald Hay's ‘Love & Reason’. http://www.myspace.com/macmasterhay Ross talks to Mary and Donald about the album and Mary's contribution to Sting's new album.


A new show on Sunday at 8am - Sandy’s Sunday Breakfast

At noon on Sunday, we have a Mary K. Burke Special with Benny Gallagher. Singer-songwriter Benny Gallagher recently played at Paisley Arts Centre as part of his current tour. Mary caught up with him for a timely chat.

At 5, Danny deps again for Ciaran on The Sunday Session. He is joined this week by Paisley open mic singer Bobby Jones.

After that, at 7pm, Vivien Scotson and Patrick Bullen sit-in for Mary K. Burke with a very special guest. A rare interview with Glasgow legend, singer Jim Diamond.

Monday at 8: Live! from The Bon Accord Ale House - Morris’ Mash with Bill Morris with a live session from the Doghouse Roses plus the usual blend of singer-songwriters and Americana. If you're in the area, please come along.

At 4 on Tuesday, Mark Sheridan hosts the afternoon mix of music, chat and guests. This week, Mark has a review of The Cooish, a celebration of Manx language, music and identity organised by Yn Cheshaght Ghailckagh (the Manx Language Society), with support from the Manx Heritage Foundation and the Isle of Man Arts Council.

At 7, Planet Waves - Sandy Semeonoff plays mainly acoustic sounds from around the world. This week Sandy welcomes as his guest Brian Johnstone, whose new collection of poems ‘The Book of Belongings’ has just been published by Arc Publications. Brian will be reading a few of his works and the poems will be complemented by ‘Planet Waves style’ music. Playlists at: http://www.myspace.com/sandysemeonoff

20:00 Travels with My Auntie Liz. While Liz is in Ireland, here is an opportunity to listen again to the Celtic Connections 2009 Danny Stage finalists who performed in the Strathclyde Suite of the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall.

That's followed at 10pm by Late Night with Paul Hughes

We have a very special programme from 7pm-10pm on Wednesday (repeated 1am and noon Thursday). Gordon Hotchkiss hosts a tribute and celebration of the life of the late Mick Broderick with fellow friends Arthur Johnstone, Eddie McGuire, Jim Daly, featuring many anecdotes about his life with songs and great tales from Mick.


1530 kHz around Glasgow and at http://www.celticmusicradio.net