A Touch of Jazz

Image: Catriona McKay, Scottish harp (photo: Folk Radio UK)

Week 13 (#2027)
We hear artists this week who draw upon jazz rhythms, harmony and improvisation in their contemporary folk styles, including Tony McManus, Hilary James, and Savourna Stevenson.

Moondance...by Nightnoise from The White Horse Sessions (Windham Hill)
Goodbye Pork Pie Hat...by Tony McManus from Ceol More (Greentrax)
Fishes Will Fly...by Karan Casey from Two More Hours (Crow Valley)  
Little Impulse...by Catriona McKay from Starfish (Glimster)   
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face..by Luka Bloom from Head & Heart (Compass)  
Devil's Advocate..by Chris Stout from Chris Stout's Brazilian Theory - Live in Concert (Creative Scotland)
ID Excerpt: Lord Mayo..by Simon Mayor from The Art of Mandolin (Acoustics)  
Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight...by The Two Sisters: Hilary James and Janet Giraudo from Songs & Chansons (Acoustics) 
Slippy...by Nuala Kennedy from The New Shoes (Compass) 
10,000 Miles...by June Tabor from Angel Tiger (Green Linnet)   
Cutting the Chord..by Savourna Stevenson from Cutting the Chord (Eclectic)  
All the Prayer...by Gerda Stevenson from Night Touches Day (Gean Records)  
The Beaten Track/A Certain Smile...by Bachue from A Certain Smile (Culburnie)