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Kitchen Party CeilidhKPC 2022 12 18 PodcastOur 448th episode, which aired on December 18, 2022, and featured Christmas and winter-themed Celtic music.
Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas - Shetland Set: Christmas Day Ida Moarnin/Lady Spence's Reel/Sleep Soond, Fire & Grace
Andy Irvine & Friends – Longford Weaver/Christmas Eve, Old Dog Long Road Vol. 1
Isla Ratcliff – Isla Be Home for Christmas, The Castalia
Matthew Byrne – Christmas Flight, Sing Through the Earth & Skies (EP)
Adam Young – Winter Sets In, Yearbook
Slide – Song for a Winter’s Night, Mendicity
Battlefield Band – Kantara to El' Arish/Christmas Carousal/Willie Roy's Loomhouse, There’s A Buzz
Jillian LaDage – Christmas in The Olden Time, Enchanted Winter
John Whelan...
2022-12-2558 minKitchen Party CeilidhKPC 2022 09 11 PodcastOur 437th episode, which aired on September 11, 2022.
Nathan Gourley & Laura Feddersen – Sir George MacKenzie/Monaghan Twig/Sean Sa Cheo, Brightly or Darkly
Sean Mathews – The Hope that Love Will Give, Welcome to Ballsgrove
Sean Keegan – Last Night’s Fun/The Sailor On the Rock, A Bird Never Flew On One Wing
Jocelyn Pettit – Never-Ending Road, Wind Rose
Hugh Healy – McGivney's Fancy/The Birds/The Mathematician, Ceolaire
Alex Sturbaum with Ryan McKasson – Tullibardine/Pay as You Go/Lady Lucy Ramsay/Cabor Feidh/An Gille Dubh Mo Laochan, Slash
Isla Ratcliff – The Three Mile Bridge, The Castalia
Connla – River Waiting, River Waiting
Damien O’Kane & Ro...
2022-09-181h 00
The Castalia podcastMàiri BrittonMàiri Britton is a stepdancer, Gaelic singer and Gaelic cultural educator from Edinburgh, who now lives in Cape Breton. Isla and Màiri first met in Scotland many years ago and reconnected with each other during Isla’s time in Cape Breton. Find Isla’s music at http://www.islaratcliff.com/the-castalia (www.islaratcliff.com/the-castalia).
2022-05-1236 minThe Castalia podcastMairi RankinMairi Rankin is a fiddle player and step dancer who has grown up immersed in Cape Breton musical traditions. She has toured internationally as a member of the Cape Breton super-group Beòlach, the highly acclaimed Celtic folk band The Outside Track, and in her duo with cellist Eric Wright.
Find Isla’s music at http://www.islaratcliff.com/the-castalia (www.islaratcliff.com/the-castalia).
2022-05-0532 minThe Castalia podcastPeter CorfieldPeter Corfield is a fiddle player and composer from Saint John, New Brunswick. Isla met him at a traditional music session when she travelled to New Brunswick to meet her 3rd and 4th cousins. Peter wrote a tune for her, ‘Isla Be Home for Christmas’, which Isla recorded on Track 13 of her album The Castalia. Find Isla’s music at http://www.islaratcliff.com/the-castalia (www.islaratcliff.com/the-castalia).
2022-03-1741 minThe Castalia podcastChrissy CrowleyChrissy Crowley is a fiddle player from Margaree, Cape Breton. She performs both solo
and as a member of contemporary band https://coig.ca/ (Còig). Isla enjoyed playing tunes with
Chrissy every Wednesday night at the session at the https://governorseatery.com/ (Governor’s Pub) in Sydney.
Find Isla’s music at http://www.islaratcliff.com/the-castalia (www.islaratcliff.com/the-castalia).
2022-03-1035 min
Foot Stompin Free Scottish Music PodcastFoot Stompin Free Scottish Music PodcastHi there, today we have a special podcast to celebrate International Women's Day featuring some of Scotland's great women musicians. If you enjoy this podcast please support our Patreon www.patreon.com/handspfortrad. Heal & Harrow Track - Da Dim https://healandharrow.bandcamp.com/releases Island Girls by Margaret Robertson and Karen Tweed Track - Trio of Marches http://www.karentweed.com/product/island-girls-beach-daze-digital-download/ Light Is In The Horizon by Eddi Reader Track - Light Is In The Horizon Yet https://eddireader.co.uk A’ Grian by...
2022-03-0846 minThe Castalia podcastPaul CranfordPaul Cranford is a well-known fiddle player, composer and publisher in the Cape Breton traditional music scene. Isla played tunes with him every Thursday night at the Blue Mist session. She was honoured when he wrote her a strathspey, ‘Isla Ratcliff’, which she recorded on Track 6 of her album The Castalia, along with a reel that she wrote for him, ‘Ten Hugs for Paul Cranford’. Isla also recorded Paul’s tune ‘The Jello Bass’ as Track 2. Find Isla’s music at www.islaratcliff.com/the-castalia.
2022-03-0336 min
Recent projectsIsla Ratcliff: Castalia PodcastMusician Isla Ratcliff meets the people who inspired her album The Castalia.
2022-02-2401 minThe Castalia podcastHeather Sparling of Cape Breton UniversityHeather Sparling was Isla’s professor at Cape Breton University. Her research interests include Cape Breton dance traditions, Gaelic song in Nova Scotia, and the revitalisation of the Gaelic language through music. In this episode, she tells us about the history of stepdance, which features on four tracks of Isla’s album The Castalia. Find Isla’s music at www.islaratcliff.com/the-castalia.
2022-02-2446 minThe Castalia podcastAnnabelle Bugay on stepdancingAnnabelle Bugay is the stepdancer on Isla’s album The Castalia. Annabelle and Isla were both students at Cape Breton University. Isla recorded the tune that she wrote for Annabelle, ‘Tune for Annabelle’, as Track 4, accompanied by Annabelle stepdancing. Find Isla’s music at www.islaratcliff.com/the-castalia.
2022-02-1544 minThe Castalia podcastDawn and Margie BeatonDawn and Margie Beaton are a fantastic fiddle-and-piano duo from Cape Breton. Isla met Margie on a drive from the Brook Village Square Dance to the Festival Club at Celtic Colours International Festival 2019, of which Dawn is the Artistic Director. Isla watched the online version of Celtic Colours in 2020, during the week that she spent writing her album. Find Isla’s music at www.islaratcliff.com/the-castalia.
2022-02-1538 minThe Castalia podcastKyle MacNeil of the Barra MacNeilsKyle MacNeil was Isla’s fiddle teacher at Cape Breton University. He performs with The Barra MacNeils. He taught Isla the tune ‘Kilts on Fire’, which she recorded on Track 7 of her album The Castalia. Find Isla’s music at www.islaratcliff.com/the-castalia.
2022-02-1540 minThe Castalia podcastComing soon: Cape Breton conversations with Isla RatcliffIn 2019, Scottish fiddle player Isla Ratcliff spent four wonderful months in Cape Breton, an island on Canada's rugged east coast with a rich traditional music culture. Isla fell in love with the music, the people and the place. Her experiences in Nova Scotia and neighbouring New Brunswick inspired her to release The Castalia, her debut album of traditional and self-composed fiddle music. In this podcast series to accompany the album, Isla introduces us to the people she met in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, some of whom were involved in the making of her album. Find Isla’s music at ww...
2022-02-0201 min
Chief RadioUnderdogs 14th Dec 2021Chief Radio is all about #Teamgame, and ensuring we are creating a supportive network so that artists can get some airplay is what it's all about. Kerry Thomson is going live the Underdogs Show.
Chief Radio owned and run by musicians, and supporting unsigned artists was one of the main reasons for starting Chief Radio.
We would love our Chiefers support and come on and give the unsigned and independent artists an hour of your time
If you'd like to be featured email kerry@chiefradio.com - it's completely free
The...
2021-12-141h 00
Chief RadioUnderdogs 23rd November 2021Chief Radio is all about #Teamgame, and ensuring we are creating a supportive network so that artists can get some airplay is what it's all about. Kerry Thomson is going live the Underdogs Show.
Chief Radio owned and run by musicians, and supporting unsigned artists was one of the main reasons for starting Chief Radio.
We would love our Chiefers support and come on and give the unsigned and independent artists an hour of your time
If you'd like to be featured email kerry@chiefradio.com - it's completely free
The...
2021-11-231h 00
Foot Stompin Free Scottish Music PodcastFoot Stompin’ Free Scottish Music PodcastHi folks, Hope you are doing ok in these strange times. As ever the music carries on but it is still very challenging times for our musicians. Thanks for listening it is very much appreciated. If you enjoy this podcast please support our Patreon www.patreon.com/handsupfortrad Ùrar by Mànran Track - Ailean https://manran.bandcamp.com/album/rar Spiorachas - A High Place by Charlie Grey and Joseph Peach Track - Cailleach https://cgjpmusic.bandcamp.com/album/spiorachas-a-high-place For Alison by Jim McLean Sang by Al...
2021-10-2654 min
Southside FringecastWhat is wellbeing and how can it be improved? Interview with Ruth ForsytheIn this episode Hannah is speaking to Ruth Forsythe. Listen in for a interesting conversation about community, wellbeing and the difference between a labyrinth and a maze. Ruth is the Community Development Director of the wellbeing hub Finn’s Place.
Finn's Place: www.finnsplace.org
Music 'Cannot Steal The Sound' by Isla Ratcliff: www.islaratcliff.com
2021-06-0827 min
People to People podcastPeople and PerspectiveWhat does it mean to be 'Globally competent and locally relevant?' Has the media depoliticised African countries?The fourth episode in this series about the unique relationship between Scotland and Malawi. Unafraid of approaching any conversation Chimzy and Hazel think about sharing another person's perspective. We talk about haggis, dentistry, vegetarianism, Mental Health, decolonisation and the way that western journalism portrays the global south. We speak with Professor Mwapatsa Mipando, Principal of the College of Medicine, University of Malawi, with Cathy Ratcliff, Director of Thrive, and Laura Curtis-Moss, board member of Earth in Common. T...
2021-05-2737 min
Chief RadioUnderdogs 20th April 2021Kerry Thomson is going live the Underdogz Unsigned Show. Chief Radio is owned and run by musicians, and supporting unsigned artists was one of the main reasons for starting Chief Radio. We would love our Chiefers support and come on and give the unsigned artists an hour of your time The artists on the show are: Cutchy Cash, Jon Allen, Dignity Row, Kimberly Dunn, Perfect Strangers, SXNDRXM, Pg Ciarletta, The Last Ghost, Midnight Vandals, Teen Canteen and Isla Ratcliff
2021-04-201h 00
Chief RadioUnderdogs 13th April 2021Kerry Thomson is going live the Underdogz Unsigned Show. Chief Radio is owned and run by musicians, and supporting unsigned artists was one of the main reasons for starting Chief Radio. We would love our Chiefers support and come on and give the unsigned artists an hour of your time The artists on the show are: Sugarmoon, Indoor Foxes, Abigail Pryde, Jon Allen, Isla Ratcliff, Cold Call, Great Diversion, Gunke, Chantelle Mussell, Boo Hewerdine, Andrew Howie, Concrete Kingdoms and the Muldoons
2021-04-1600 min
WordlendeWordlende with Isla RatcliffIn this episode of Wordlende we speak to Isla Ratcliff, a Scottish fiddle player, singer and composer, with a background in classical violin and piano. Isla’s work is underpinned by her interests in cultural politics, the environment, spoken word, theatre, and music’s positive impact on our wellbeing. Aged 16, she won the lyrics category of Amnesty International’s Power Of Our Voices protest songwriting competition with her song ‘Death Row’. In 2019 she devised a musical-theatrical production A Reawakened Monument of Antiquity, inspired by the music and cultural-political context of A Collection of Highland Vocal Airs (Patrick McDonald 1784).
We cover...
2021-03-1731 min