Image: Founded by first generation sons of Ukranian immigrants, Scythian, featured on this week’s show, take to the stage at MerleFest (photo courtesy of the artists).
Week 47 (#2113)
Enjoy an hour of Scottish music - classic tracks and new releases - to mark Scotland's patron saint, shared with Greece, Ukraine, Barbados and other lands with their own traditions.
The Wishing Tree…by John McCusker from The Best of John McCusker (Under the Sky)
Cornerstone…by Karine Polwart from Laws of Motion (Hudson)
If It Plays...by Diamh from Sula (Goat Island Music)
Open the Door Softly…by Jean Redpath from Think on Me (Jean Redpath)
Three Romanian Dances…by Dumitru Farcas (Romania) from Unblocked - Music of Eastern Europe (Elipsis Arts)
Kopanitsa…by Enver Ismailovby (Ukraine) from Unblocked - Music of Eastern Europe (Elipsis Arts)
Gypsy Fiddle…by Scythian from Immigrant Road Show (scythianmusic.com)
[ID ecerpt] It’s a Girl…by John McCusker from The Best of John McCusker (Under the Sky)
Columcille…by William Jackson from Composition (Mill)
Devil…by Blazin’ Fiddles from XXV (Blazin Records)
Braes o’ Balquidder…by Christine Kydd from Shift & Change (Greentrax)
The Modest Miss France Set…by Brian McNeill from No Silence (Greentrax)
Wedding Waltzes…by Ross Ainslie from Wide Open (Great White)