Jan 13, 20212 minGet Connected: A Preview Of Celtic Connections 2021…This year’s Celtic Connections (15th Jan – 2nd Feb), like everything else in life these days, will be rather different, but they have...
Jan 14, 20202 minGet Connected: A Preview Of Celtic Connections 2020…“January, sick and tired you’ve been hanging on me”, as Pilot sang back in 1974 – a genius lyric which just about says it all. But never...
Jan 18, 20191 minThank You For The Music: An Appreciation Of Marina Records…Tonight at Celtic Connections there is a timely celebration of Marina Records, a label responsible for some of my favourite albums over...
Jan 15, 20192 minBeat The January Rhythm & Blues: A Preview Of Celtic Connections 2019…“January, month of empty pockets! Let us endure this evil month…”, to quote the French writer Sidonie Gabrielle Colette (currently...
Jan 9, 20182 minGet Connected: SWH!’s Pick Of Celtic Connections 2018…“January, sick and tired you’ve been hanging on me”, sang Edinburgh’s Pilot in 1975 and even if you’re not quite sure what it means, you...
Jan 7, 20172 minJanuary Rhythm & Blues: A Preview Of Celtic Connections 2017…“January…let us endure this evil month”, to paraphrase the French writer Colette. You may think this overly dramatic, but you know what...
Jan 8, 20165 minGet Yersel’ Connected: A Preview Of Celtic Connections 2016…If it’s January, it must be Celtic Connections, and it’s the perfect way to blow away the new year blues, often with the blues. Arguably...
Jan 6, 20154 minWell Connected: A Preview Of Celtic Connections 2015…If it’s January it must be Celtic Connections, Glasgow’s roots music festival (15th Jan – 1st Feb) which has become the perfect way to...