Celtic Connections 2012

[Guest]

Glasgow's festival of folk and world music, Celtic Connections, started a couple of nights ago. BBC radio and TV are recording bits of it.

In the meantime, here are interviews with some of the musicians who'll be appearing :

Omar Sosa: http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/mu...ions_1_2063699

Bela Fleck: http://www.heraldscotland.com/arts-e...one.1326942374

Ewan Robertson of Breabach: http://www.heraldscotland.com/arts-e...ing.1327115290

Tigran Hamasyan: http://www.heraldscotland.com/arts-e...and.1327028821

[Lateralthinking1]

Thank you for these Byas'd Opinion. I would welcome advice from board members about the best way for Londoners to get the full Celtic Connections experience. Would it be fair to say that it is MAK on R3 and BBC Scotland via I-Player and then the website of the event? Is there anything else to add to that list? Lat.

[johncorrigan]

Thank you for these Byas'd Opinion. I would welcome advice from board members about the best way for Londoners to get the full Celtic Connections experience. Would it be fair to say that it is MAK on R3 and BBC Scotland via I-Player and then the website of the event? Is there anything else to add to that list? Lat.

Sorry Lat I'm being a bit slow on this - here's the BBC Scotland page with upcoming broadcasts.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/celticconnections/2012/tv_and_radio/

I'm still hoping to get to Genticorum though I'm supposed to be working that evening. The Gerry Rafferty concert went down well on the radio reviews and I have to say that some clips I've heard sounded good, but with some of GR's songs it's hard to go wrong - that concert is on Beeb2 Scotland on the 1st Feb (same night as genticorum). There are clips from concerts coming on line as the festival progresses eg

http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/celticconnections/2012/artists/sol_i_serena/

[Oilrig]

World on 3 @ Celtic Connections

Morning all,

Heading south for Glasgow tomorrow and will be at the Exhibition Hall of the GRCH for the Late Night Sessions Tues-Fri. The sessions start at 10pm and we go on air at 11. Tuesday's line-up will include this chap - http://www.fredmorrison.com - should be rather marvellous!

[Lateralthinking1]

Good luck Oilrig. Very much looking forward to the programmes this week. Lat.

[Globaltruth]

Good luck Oilrig. Very much looking forward to the programmes this week. Lat.

I have connected my listening device into the computing apparatus and am also anticipating the auditory entrancement.

[johncorrigan]

I have connected my listening device into the computing apparatus and am also anticipating the auditory entrancement.

That piece of State of the Ark technology brought 'Feets don't fail me now' into my head Global for some reason.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBD6grOFlL0

[Paul Sherratt]

>anticipating the auditory entrancement
Resulting in exotic laptop dancing, John ?

[Lateralthinking1]

Nice. Is it Dutch?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSGTRqNBEHQ

[johncorrigan]

Nice. Is it Dutch?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSGTRqNBEHQ

I seem to recall I used to be a 6 and five eighths Lat, the last time I was measured!

http://i00.i.aliimg.com/photo/v0/114762908/aviator_pilot_hat_cap_Size_S_M.jpg

[Lateralthinking1]

Sorry, a difficult morning. Tasteful Cuban selections early on then a live perfomance from Sally Carr in Norway last year. Truly extraordinary. Ever since, recent European attempts at funk. I'm determined to find a good one if it takes me all afternoon.

[Globaltruth]

Nice. Is it Dutch?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSGTRqNBEHQ

Steampunk brand apparently. Here are the earpieces that go with it. I thought I should post this, instead of those caps from Holland...



Not something you find very much of at Celtic Connections...OR IS IT??

[johncorrigan]

Steampunk brand apparently. Here are the earpieces that go with it. I thought I should post this, instead of those caps from Holland...



Not something you find very much of at Celtic Connections...OR IS IT??

Handy for improving the cognitive skills! Should make auditory input cochlearer!

[Oilrig]

Thanks all - and the earpiece looks a good deal better than the dodgy cans I'll be trying to avoid wearing. The rest of the line-up tomorrow night will be Madison Violet, Rab Noakes and Fribo. Enjoy.

[Paul Sherratt]

Thanks for reminder Mary Ann - to ring some friends to get them to come along to Madison Violet on Wednesday.
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