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Skerryvore play live in the studio

An hour of the best folk and acoustic music from Britain and beyond. Including new releases, classic tracks and news from the folk world.

An hour of the best folk and acoustic music from Britain and beyond.

This week, Skerryvore perform live in the Salford studio.

The band formed on Tiree in the Inner Hebrides in 2005, and they are now based in and around Glasgow.

They are Alec Dalglish (guitar), Craig Espie (fiddle), twins Daniel and Martin Gillespie (accordion, pipes and whistles), Scott Wood (pipes and whistles), Jodie Bremaneson (bass), Alan Scobie (keys) and Frasier West (drums).

They have won Scotland's Traditional Music 'Live Act of the Year' Award twice, in 2011 and 2016.

Their latest album, Evo, is out now.

Plus, the usual mix of new releases, old classics and news from the folk world.

57 minutes

Music Played

  • Reg Meuross

    Worry No More

    • Reg Meuross.
  • The Shakleton Trio

    Fenland Song

    • Fen, Farm and Deadly Water.
  • The Breath

    Let the Cards Fall

    • Let the Cards Fall.
  • Skerryvore

    The Rise (Radio 2 Session, 11 July 2018)

  • The Fisherman’s Friends

    Brightly Beams / Pull For The Shore (Live)

  • Kevin Closs

    A Blue Whale's Lament

    • Digital Single.
  • Skerryvore

    Hold On (Radio 2 Session, 11 July 2018)

  • Skerryvore

    Take My Hand (Radio 2 Session, 11 July 2018)

  • Ana Egge

    Last Ride

    • White Tiger.
  • A. L. Lloyd & Ewan MacColl

    Row Bullies Row

    • Blow Boys Bow – Songs of the Sea.
  • Matt McGinn

    The Footba' Referee

    • Matt McGinn.

Broadcast

  • Wed 11 Jul 2018 20:00