Unfortunately, due to the ongoing Covid 19 situation we were once again unable to present our School Concert Programme in the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall.
I’m pleased to announce that we have videoed 5 school concerts and they will soon be available to watch on the Glasgow Life YouTube channel. These concerts feature some of the fantastic artists appearing at the Celtic Connections Festival in January. Links for each concert are included below.
I hope that you and your pupils enjoy these concerts. They will all go online at 09:00 on Monday 21st February and they will remain online until 17:00 on Friday 4th March.
Any feedback would be gratefully received. Hopefully we will be back live at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall in 2023.
Programme
Talisk
One of Scotland’s most popular folk-based groups to emerge in the last decade, chart-toppers Talisk have toured the world stacking up major awards for their explosively energetic, yet artfully woven sound, including Folk Band of the Year at the BBC Alba Scots Trad Music Awards, a BBC Radio 2 Folk Award and the Belhaven Bursary for Innovation.
Siobhan Miller & Innes White
A richly celebrated Scottish folk singer and songwriter, Siobhan Miller’s soulful and stirring renewal of traditional song has won her the BBC Radio 2 Folk Award for Best Traditional Track, and the BBC Alba Scots Trad Music Awards’ Scots Singer of the Year an unprecedented four times.
Innes White is one of the most sought-after multi-instrumentalists in the UK, frequently collaborating with artists such as John McCusker, Karen Mathieson, Eddi Reader and, of course, Siobhan Miller.
Ímar
The members of Ímar first met as teenagers through the Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann tutoring programme. They reunited in Glasgow and formed the band in 2016, naming it after the Viking warlord Ímar. The profile of the band rose quickly, bolstered by their individual reputations as members of several prominent ensembles. In 2018 the band won the Horizon Award for Best Emerging Act at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.
Anahata
Anahata is a meeting of four musicians already well known to Scottish audiences. Paul Towndrow’s alto sax finds partnership with Fraser Fifield’s distinct whistle/bagpipe/soprano sax combo while Graeme Stephen and Hardeep Deerhe complete the quartet with guitar and tabla. Inspired Scottish/Indian, folk/jazz explorations result
Gnoss
Gnoss’ signature sound is a rich tapestry of acoustic layers; outstanding musicianship, deep traditional roots and contemporary compositional flair combine to create songs and tunes brimming with character.
Double ‘Scots Trad Award’ nominees, the boys have built an invested following through their forward-thinking take on traditional music and the unique warmth of their live shows.
