JANUARY 2026 ANDY M. STEWART Songs of Robert Burns Birnam Records BCD625 Andy McGregor Stewart was one of Celtic music’s most gifted singers and arguably the best songwriter in the entire folk tradition. He was formerly the frontman of wonderful 1970s Edinburgh band Silly Wizard; not only he did sing, but he played tenor banjo,…
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Expand the Table of Contents to find the review you want DECEMBER 2024 MICK’S QUICKS ► Songwriters, singers and Paisley ‘buddies’ Evelyn Lawrie and Neil Thompson celebrate the rich and colourful population of their Renfrewshire home town in Silver Threads – Songs of Paisley (Independent release, STPEN10001) from its infamous connections to the witchcraft trials…
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CD Greats – Jan 2014 Issue
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by Mick Tems One of the perks of a good many years’ reviewing, writing and reporting on the roots scene is my bulging, bursting album collection. It’s a pointer to more than 40 years of exciting, wonderful history, and my eyes and ears have been influenced by many brilliant and exotic sounds from Wales, Europe…