Singer-songwriter Kate Reid.
So, it’s little wonder that she has turned to the Bard for inspiration for her first solo single, The Banks o’ Cree, which is released this month (January 21).
To add to its significance, Glasgow-based Kate reckons this song has never been recorded before.
“I can’t put into words what it means to finally be releasing this song as I first recorded it away back in 2014,” said Kate.
“I am particularly happy with my version as it’s a lesser known Burns poem that, as far as I am aware, has not been recorded by anyone else
By Mike Ritchie TOURING Europe with her band The Midden was a musical success with co-founder Kate Reid really hitting it off with audiences with her chat. And that was because she used her linguistic skills to talk with fans in their own language during performances – and, equally importantly, at the bar after shows. But Glasgow-based Kate has stuck to her own mother tongue and turned to her lifelong love of Robert Burns for her first solo single, which is being released next week (Thursday, January 21). The song, The Banks o’ Cree, is one of Burns’ lesser-known poems and has not been recorded by anyone else, according to Kate, who started working on it several years ago.
Celtic Connections festival moves online - here is how you can get your ticket
An early bird festival pass has been released that gives unlimited access to the full 19 nights of entertainment for only £30.
Celtic Connections is going online this year. (Image: Celtic Connections)
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Media release: Enjoy a virtual Hogmanay concert with some of Scotland’s top young musicians
THE TMSA Young Trad Tour came together to record an one-off live performance of their highly-acclaimed studio album recorded earlier this year in March. The video, featuring seven of Scotland’s best young musicians, will debut online at 6pm on 31 December.
Their live performance of the album was filmed in late September, in-line with Covid-19 guidelines at the time, at Adelaide’s Church in Glasgow.
The current TMSA Young Trad Tour group comprises of
Benedict Morris, fiddle (Glasgow), winner of the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year Competition, joined by finalists:
By Sean Smith, BostonIrish Contributor
December 28, 2020
Sean Smith, BostonIrish Contributor
While its focus tends to be on traditional and contemporary Scottish music, the Celtic Connections festival in Glasgow also features music from Ireland and other countries.
With live music – as we know it, anyway – in stasis these past several months, many venues, organizations, and artists have turned to virtual formats for presenting performances, whether through livestreaming or pre-recorded concerts. That includes Irish/Celtic music, as witnessed by GBH’s 2020 “A Christmas Celtic Sojourn” and the annual BCMFest, which will take place January 14-18 [see story elsewhere on the Boston Irish site].