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Cliff Purvis Sunday Show 19th March Norrie Hunter
Cliff Purvis Sunday Show 19th March Norrie Hunter
Lucie Hendry is one of those rare talents to come out of Scotland and reinvent harp music by moving abroad. By moving to Denmark she has taken full advantage of the Nordic Jazz scene over there. The result is a fabulous juxtoposition of Scottish traditional harp fused with wonderful guitar and drums. Sometimes fusion can be very messsy but this recording of Land of Eden is just perfect. For purists it may take a few listens to get in the groove […]
Iain joined Norrie for a chat about his superb new album Koterana and the various tracks which explore different aspects of Norman MacLeod's epic adventure
Emma Walker was the Cheif Exec of the Liberal Democrats in Scotland. In the interview Emma lifts the lid on a somewhat unprincipled party machine. Her story should alert women that any form of abuse towards you is unacceptable
Jamie Baillie from over in Nova Scotia joined Norrie in a fulsome chat abou seal culling,the monarchy, Rev Norman MacLeod and much much more
Norrie spoke with Rachel about the new album Elan and discovered an insight how musicians can almost telepathically read each others minds. Some say it is by chance the end product sounds so good I reckon its skill and craft. The pair of Rachel Hair and Ron Jappy mesmorise us with delicate yet industrious playing. Rachel leads in the melodies but Ron creates the magic behind them. Subtle yet sometime rythmical this is guitar playing at the higher end. Rachel in […]
The fantasic songwriter from Glasgow Robert Severin entertained Norrie with stories of immigration and refugees. His own parents in fact left Hungary at different times when mobile phones and social media were nowhere. Miraculously they met up again in Scotland. This story led Robert to write Elena an elderly Ukranian woman fleeing war. Robert has the skill to draw listeners deep into his songs and become affected with real life stories. Robert has the silkiest of voices and the production […]
Fiddler Iain Fraser joined Norrie in conversation to talk about the Rev Norman McLeod the disaffected Church of Scotland minister who defected to Cape Breton to escape the misery of the highland clearances. Once there he once again got itchy feet and embarked upon an arduous task of sailing to Australia then New Zealand. The story is of epic proportions. Each track on Kōterana tells a story, with Iain evoking powerful emotion in his music, contemplating the true devotion of […]
Neil Pearlman joined Norrie on a transatlantic call to have a chat about his latest album Refractions which was recently released. Neil has been steeped in Scottish culture and music from childhood and Refractions is an exciting compilation of traditional Scottish and Gaelic songs, reimagined and specially arranged for solo piano. One might imagine a solo instrument may not have the depth and breadth of a band but rest assured Neil uses both hands to play the tune and the accompanying […]
This new album from Joy Dunlop is groundbeaking. The production which elevates her voice just above the big sound of the band is near perfect. We have waited for over a decade to hear Joy and my goodness the wait was well worth it. The tracks are all in Gaelic but please please do not let that put you off. Joy uses her voice like another instrument to convey the vibrancy of the song. The band are all on fine […]
