28/10/2009
Mike Harding presents his usual selection of the very best in folk, roots and acoustic music, including an interview with Julie Fowlis.
Mike Harding's guest this week is singer, musician and broadcaster Julie Fowlis.
No stranger to accolades, Julie Fowlis was voted Folk Singer of the Year at the 成人快手 Folk Awards in 2008 with the Daily Telegraph predicting "Fowlis could be the first Scottish Gaelic crossover star in the making". Last year, she became the first Scottish Gaelic artist to feature on the 成人快手 Radio 2 Playlist with her Gaelic translation of the Beatles song Blackbird.
Julie was the first person to receive the honour of being made Scotland's Gaelic Ambassador, 'Tosgaire na Gaidhlig', bestowed on her by the Scottish Parliament in 2008. She has presented her own series Fowlis and Folk on 成人快手 Radio Scotland for the past two years and also presents regularly on Scotland's new Gaelic digital TV channel, 成人快手 ALBA.
Mike Harding chats to Julie about all of the above and plays tracks from her third solo release Uam, including a stunning duet version of the traditional ballad Wind And Rain, a duet on which Julie sings in Gaelic and fellow Scots singer Eddi Reader sings in English.
Plus, there's Mike's usual selection of the very best in folk, roots and acoustic music including the latest album releases and news from the world of folk.
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Music Played
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Cara Dillon
Johnny Lovely Johnny
- Hill of Thieves.
- Charcoal Records CHARCD002.
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Jamie Smith's Mabon
The Hustler
- OK Pewter.
- Artists' Own Label MABONCD004.
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Sam Carter
Yellow Sign
- Keepsakes.
- Captain Records CAP002.
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Jackie Oates
The Isle of France
- Hyperboreans.
- Unearthed TPLP1034CD.
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Nic Jones
Sir Patrick Spens
- Ballads and Songs.
- Trailer LER2014 LP.
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Colum Sands
Fred Jordan's Boots
- Look Where I've Ended Up Now.
- Spring Records SCD1059.
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Jeana Leslie & Siobhan Miller
Saints and Sinners
- Live Session.
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Julie Fowlis
M'fhearnann saidhbhir
- Uam.
- Shoeshine Records SPIT038.
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Julie Fowlis
He gradh, ho gradh
- Uam.
- Shoeshine Records SPIT038.
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Julie Fowlis
Wind and Rain
- Uam.
- Shoeshine Records SPIT038.
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Leon Rosselson
Tim McGuire
- RosselSonGs.
- Fuse Records CFCD001.
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Hamish Imlach
Bourgeois Blues
- Cod Liver Oil & Orange Juice.
- Castle Music CMDDD1369.
Broadcast
- Wed 28 Oct 2009 19:00成人快手 Radio 2