Celtic Rock/Trad

(12-12-2024 14:36 )Doddle Wrote:  Shades of Tull

Never mind the shades, let's have the proper SP (even in a truncated live turn):

RIP Adam McNaughton, writer of the famous Skyscraper Wean (or Jeely Piece) Song.

(for the linguistically challenged amongst us a jeely piece is a jam sandwich)

That Na Trads thing was on BBC Scotland last week. This babeshow namesake won something:


(Siobhan Miller is a Rover)

First part of the 2025 Hoolie is up on the BBC iplayer. This years theme is a tribute to Billy Connolly

(21-12-2025 10:01 )The Silent Majority Wrote:  First part of the 2025 Hoolie is up on the BBC iplayer. This years theme is a tribute to Billy Connolly

I did catch up with that; fun stuff. Some of his early folk songs were more serious than people remember, but it would take a hard heart not to enjoy Elaine C Smith belting out the theme to Super Gran

Amy Irons hosting the Hogmanay show again this year.

Woohoo

Following on from the Hoolie, Gary has done a radio tribute to Billy that went out at New Year.
Interviews with people who know him from way back and clips from his stand up, as well as the music and reminisces from the man himself.

Well worth a listen (Only up for 28 days)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002ny6x

(30-12-2025 22:13 )Doddle Wrote:  

(21-12-2025 10:01 )The Silent Majority Wrote:  First part of the 2025 Hoolie is up on the BBC iplayer. This years theme is a tribute to Billy Connolly

I did catch up with that; fun stuff. Some of his early folk songs were more serious than people remember, but it would take a hard heart not to enjoy Elaine C Smith belting out the theme to Super Gran

There was a sort of Part 2, with more interviews with the acts, and they reshowed the above Super Gran - fair enough