BBC Celtic Connections 2017

Subject: BBC Celtic Connections 2017
From: GUEST,henryp
Date: 18 Jan 17 - 10:59 AM

BBC Radio Scotland at Celtic Connections 2017
Sun 22 January-Wed 1 February 2017

Take the Floor Sun 22 January 2017

BBC Radio 2 Mark Radcliffe Mon 23 January-Tue 24 January 2017

Burns Night with Jamie MacDougall Wed 25 January 2017

Another Country with Ricky Ross Thu 26 January 2017

BBC Radio 3 World on 3 Fri 27 January 2017

Travelling Folk Sun 29 January 2017

The Quay Sessions with Roddy Hart Mon 30 January 2017

BBC Radio 3 World on 3 Tue 31 January 2017

The Janice Forsyth Show Wed 1 February 2017

These concerts will be recorded for future broadcast on BBC Radio 3;

Laura Marling and BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
19:30 Thursday 19 Jan 2017

Widely regarded as "the greatest songwriter of her generation" (Telegraph), Brit Award winner and three-time Mercury nominee Laura Marling makes her Celtic Connections debut in fittingly auspicious style. Tonight's world premiere sees her fronting the gloriously massed ranks of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.

Brahms in Budapest 19:30 Wednesday 1 Feb 2017

Hungarian Dances (orchestrated Brahms and Dausgaard)
Franz Schubert - Songs (orchestrated Brahms)
Johannes Brahms - Symphony No 2 in D major

Subject: RE: BBC Celtic Connections 2017
From: Tattie Bogle
Date: 19 Jan 17 - 08:52 PM

Will be there in person as from this afternoon: if you want to see any ground-breaking performances from me they will not be on the main stage at GRCH but maybe in the House of Song late night after a few wee ciders! Cameras ready for the Trump song!

Subject: RE: BBC Celtic Connections 2017
From: GUEST,henryp
Date: 20 Jan 17 - 08:07 PM

Celtic Connections 2017 opening night with Kathryn Tickell

The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra joined by leading artists from this year's festival, including Scotland's Katrine Polwart, Rachel Sermanni and Adam Holmes, Saharawi singer Aziza Brahim, Cara Dillon and Declan O'Rourke from Ireland plus, for the whole of the second half, English singer-songwriter Laura Marling.

To be broadcast on BBC Scotland TV on 29 April 2017.

Subject: RE: BBC Celtic Connections 2017
From: GUEST,henryp
Date: 25 Jan 17 - 06:16 AM

Karine Polwart plays her Trump card;

Trump card

Subject: RE: BBC Celtic Connections 2017
From: Gallus Moll
Date: 25 Jan 17 - 07:06 PM

The 'Shooglenifty - a night for Angus' concert was indescribably amazing!

Subject: RE: BBC Celtic Connections 2017
From: Tattie Bogle
Date: 25 Jan 17 - 08:21 PM

Thanks for the link to Karine's opening song: powerful stuff!

Subject: RE: BBC Celtic Connections 2017
From: GUEST,henryp
Date: 26 Jan 17 - 07:21 AM

I wish I was there with you!

Subject: RE: BBC Celtic Connections 2017
From: Tattie Bogle
Date: 28 Jan 17 - 06:47 AM

Highlights from the opening concert us on TV tomorrow night, as well as clips from other concerts on first night. BBC2 at 10pm.

Subject: RE: BBC Celtic Connections 2017
From: akenaton
Date: 28 Jan 17 - 07:37 AM

As someone who was with "the revival" from the beginning, I have to say that modern processed folk music fills me with despair.
I've stopped going to GRCH as most of the concerts involved the same musicians and the same stilted formula......and often the same elitist audience.
I believe there is more heart and warmth in Country Music these days, all these young kids looking for a sound that will sell....they bear no relation to the spirit and involvement of the revival.

Does audience participation no longer count for anything?....that was the reason we had hundreds at our local folk club everyone believed they were part of something wonderful....something which other music couldn't reach.
Folk music was of the people, for the people, not just anther marketing opportunity.

Subject: RE: BBC Celtic Connections 2017
From: Johnny J
Date: 28 Jan 17 - 09:00 AM

There are some very good individual concerts at Celtic Connections and usually a wide variety of acts.

However, the "themed" concerts have now become very predictable.

I shan't make it through this year but wish everyone well.

Subject: RE: BBC Celtic Connections 2017
From: Ian
Date: 28 Jan 17 - 09:26 AM

For those interested in Celtic culture /music you may find the festival-interceltique-de-lorient-4-13-august-2017 in Brittany, France, worth a visit. Most of the celtic nations are represented - not England though.
I think that Scotland is the featured country this year.

Subject: RE: BBC Celtic Connections 2017
From: GUEST,henryp
Date: 28 Jan 17 - 09:30 AM

Tomorrow 22:00 Sunday 29 January 2017 - on TV but only in Scotland!

BBC TWO SCOTLAND Celtic Connections 2017
Opening Concert Episode 1 of 2

The opening concert of Celtic Connections 2017 featuring the debut festival performance from award-winning singer-songwriter Laura Marling and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jules Buckley.

Presented by Roddy Hart, this programme brings all the highlights from the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall as well as opening night performances from Cara Dillon, Adam Holmes and Rachel Sermanni, Lindsay Lou and the Flatbellys, Declan O Rourke, Aziza Brahim and Karine Polwart.

Subject: RE: BBC Celtic Connections 2017
From: akenaton
Date: 28 Jan 17 - 12:13 PM

Hello John, great to see you're still with us :0)

I agree about selective concerts I think the last two that I attended were "The Punch Bros" and "Old Blind Dogs"...both were excellent.
I always go to hear June T, but her backing is getting a bit dire, she's at her best when unaccompanied or with a single accompanist.

Subject: RE: BBC Celtic Connections 2017
From: David Carter (UK)
Date: 28 Jan 17 - 01:55 PM

Hmm... BBC website seems to say it will be available to the rest of us online, shortly after broadcast:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0070b8l/episodes/guide


We will see though.

Subject: RE: BBC Celtic Connections 2017
From: Bonzo3legs
Date: 28 Jan 17 - 03:24 PM

You just download it using get_iplayer.

Subject: RE: BBC Celtic Connections 2017
From: DaveRo
Date: 28 Jan 17 - 03:47 PM

BBC2 Scotland is also on Sky: channel 970

Subject: RE: BBC Celtic Connections 2017
From: Tattie Bogle
Date: 28 Jan 17 - 08:10 PM

Drifting slightly from the BBC part of the thread name, rave reviews for the second "101 Scottish Songs" concert of songs from the book of same name, aka "The Wee Red Book": Akenaton might have even liked that, and also the one coming up on 29th Jan with Ian and Fraser Bruce, "Auld Heids, New Hats" which seeks to re-create that wonderful folk club atmosphere of days gone by that you're nostalging about.
Being a squeeze-box player, I just had to go and see "Leveret" last Saturday: excellent, as was the support by the Ross Miller band.
Also anyone who went to "The Transports" concert, a re-creation of the folk opera by Peter Bellamy, has been waxing lyrical about it. I saw an earlier re-creation in Sidmouth 3 or 4 years back and was not totally wowed by it, but there was a different line-up for this new production, which might have made a difference.
Mixed reports of the Olivia Newton-John concert: too much personal misery on display was the verdict of several of my friends. Reviewer Sue Wilson in The Scotsman, did give the whole concert 4 stars (but that might have been upped by John McCusker's band as support) - but she also came up with the dictionary swallowing phrase re the 3 ladies doing the other half of the concert: "their expression at worst was crashingly, cloyingly platitudinous".
I'll be back over tomorrow to see "La Banda Europa": a fantsatic creation of Jim Sutherland's: I saw the concert they did a few years back and was totally blown away by it, so hope for more great things.
Then next weekend, more squeeze-box - Sharon Shannon! One of my heroines.

Subject: RE: BBC Celtic Connections 2017
From: GUEST,Martin ryan
Date: 29 Jan 17 - 04:13 AM

Was in Glasgow visiting grandchild. My daughter had drawn tickets for "Take the Floor". Irish 'catters will understand why I kept expecting a large, jolly presenter to appear from the wings...

Headed off to "The House of Song" - which turned out to be a late-night singaround. Both Josephine and I managed to get in a couple of songs. Very enjoyable.

Regards

Subject: RE: BBC Celtic Connections 2017
From: GUEST,henryp
Date: 29 Jan 17 - 07:11 AM

You can also find excerpts from Perth Amber festival on BBC Alba;

Tonight at 23:45 Karen Matheson duets with Dougie McLean.

Subject: RE: BBC Celtic Connections 2017
From: Gallus Moll
Date: 29 Jan 17 - 06:08 PM

Akenaton- you should try The Glasgow Ballads Workshop (facebook 'closed' page but just ask Anne Neilson if you can join!) also web site.)
The group has been going about 6 years, was started by Anne Neilson, Gordeanna McCulloch and Ronnie Clark, all with excellent folk / trad credentials.
During 'Celtic' we offer three Sunday afternoons of alternative naethin-tae-dae-wi' the big festival events. Last week was a selection of our members and friends offering Burns songs, today was Archie Fisher being interviewed by Adam McNaughton then singing from some members (many of whom are weel kent performers in their own right) and the last hour was an 'Archie' concert. Great day!
We have another event next Sunday, Carol Anderson fiddling accompanied by guitarist Martin (canny remember his surname) plus singing from members and friend -- and audience!
You would enjoy our sessions- - - sometimes guests, mostly just us looking at ballads and traditional songs.

And - you could always come along to Strachur Smiddy when Folk at the Forge is on, ten minutes away frae yer hoose and definitely 'old fashioned type folk event!

Subject: RE: BBC Celtic Connections 2017
From: GUEST,kenny
Date: 30 Jan 17 - 04:15 AM

"Gallus Moll" - Martin MacDonald.

Subject: RE: BBC Celtic Connections 2017
From: Tattie Bogle
Date: 30 Jan 17 - 05:34 AM

And I got the hats and heids confused in my last post: should be Auld Hat, New Heids. As well as Fraser and Ian Bruce, the quartet includes Pete Clark and Gregor Lowrey. Although their Celtic Connections show is now in the past, they are touring the show.

Also BBC ALBA often shows repeats of shows from Celtic Connections and other festivals in previous years: notably, recently, they have re-run last year's great Chieftains and friends concert on a couple of occasions. Look out for Cuirm and Port too: I have several episodes recorded as "series record" on the Tivo box!

Subject: RE: BBC Celtic Connections 2017
From: GUEST
Date: 07 Feb 17 - 05:17 PM

So as well as the BBC rolling up with their pantechnicons, Celtic Music Radio were broadcasting from the festival - and put considerably more hours "on-air" than the BBC!

We had 4 live stages running - every weekday from 11-5 we were live from the Buchanan Suite, up at the top of the concert hall, and from our own Admiral St premises at weekends. We had different guests visiting us every hour for live sessions and interviews - I think there were 81 in total, ranging from main stage headliners (Le Vent Du Nord, Blue Rose Code, Rab Noakes were my personal highlights) through to up and coming whippersnappers :-)

We also broadcast the "Celtic Connections on Campus" series from Caledonian University - 3 or 4 bands each lunchtime - and the Danny Kyle Open Stage (5 bands each day throughout the festival).

Great music, and great fun - all done by volunteers.

You can hear all of the "Danny" sessions at Danny Kyle Open Stage

The live sessions and interviews are being edited now - some are already online at Live Sessions


e.g.

Ian & Fraser Bruce

Blue Rose Code

The Furrow Collective

Rab Noakes

Nae Plans - Hamish Napier & Adam Sutherland, with Jenn Butterworth and Laura-Beth Salter

Le Vent Du Nord

Subject: RE: BBC Celtic Connections 2017
From: bruceCMR
Date: 07 Feb 17 - 05:19 PM

Oops - last post was by me.

More info on www.celticmusicradio.net - 95FM and DAB around Glasgow, and online.

Subject: RE: BBC Celtic Connections 2017
From: Tattie Bogle
Date: 07 Feb 17 - 05:33 PM

You did a wonderful job as ever, CMR! And the Facebook site was useful for knowing who was coming on the Danny Kyle stage: thanks to Liz Clark too!

Subject: RE: BBC Celtic Connections 2017
From: Bonzo3legs
Date: 08 Feb 17 - 10:30 AM

Just listened to some of the Le Vent du Nord podcast, sadly the mp3 quality is appalling. I hope a DAB recording surfaces.

Subject: RE: BBC Celtic Connections 2017
From: Bonzo3legs
Date: 08 Feb 17 - 10:31 AM

No excuse for such bad quality in 2017.

Subject: RE: BBC Celtic Connections 2017
From: Tattie Bogle
Date: 09 Feb 17 - 03:47 AM

For anyone in UK at least, there's loads of good stuff to watch/listen to on the BBC website at www.bbc.co.uk/celticconnections. Can't find "Le Vent du Nord" but there is a clip of "De Temps Antan" who played in the same concert. Sound quality excellent IMHO.

Subject: RE: BBC Celtic Connections 2017
From: FreddyHeadey
Date: 10 Feb 17 - 06:08 AM

5 Feb 2017 (for 30 days)

BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician

Six of Scotland's finest young musicians compete in the final of BBC Radio Scotland's Young Traditional Musician 2017, live from the City Halls, Glasgow, as part of Celtic Connections. Presented by Bruce MacGregor.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08cv498 

Dougie McCance, 24, Erskine, Renfrewshire – Bagpipes

Ella Munro, 20, Isle of Skye – Scots Song

Grant McFarlane, 26, Paisley, Renfrewshire – Accordion

Iona Fyfe, 19, Huntly, Aberdeenshire – Scots Song

Kim Carnie, 23, Glasgow (originally Oban) – Gaelic Song

Biogs
https://projects.handsupfortrad.scot/youngtrad/news/ 

Subject: RE: BBC Celtic Connections 2017
From: FreddyHeadey
Date: 10 Feb 17 - 08:49 AM

BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician
... I forgot the winner :
Charlie Stewart 21 – Fiddle

Subject: RE: BBC Celtic Connections 2017
From: Tattie Bogle
Date: 11 Feb 17 - 04:48 PM

Who is appearing at Edinburgh Folk Club with the Ross Miller Band this coming Wednesday at Edinburgh Folk Clib at Summerhall (former Dick Vet College) ay Summerhall Place, Edinburgh.