Troubadour

American composer Amy Beach’s significant contribution to the solo piano repertoire is finally beginning to receive the recognition and popularity it deserves. This collection offers ten intermediate to advanced solo pieces selected from across Beach’s long career by Gail Smith. Let’s take a look… Piano Music of Amy Beach — Pianodao

Originally posted on nordicviola:
The end of May saw Nordic Viola playing together under the same roof for the first time since March 2020! And what a way to start, bringing our new commission, “Aud” by Linda Buckley, to life for the first time as we recorded “Sagas and Seascapes” for Orkney International Science Festival…

Originally posted on rareTunes:
A look back at how, in 1988, the Scottish traditional music band The Whistlebinkies were invited to play fiddle, pipes, concertina, percussion and flute on The Cutting Crew’s follow up to their 1986 USA chart topping (I Just) Died in Your Arms. The Whistlebinkies – rareTunes

Originally posted on rareTunes:
Thirteen tracks from a live recording of the The Whistlebinkies in concert in October 2012 at the intimate Wellwood Burn Centre and Museum, Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland, home of the famous Irvine Burns Club.

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The Wallace Collection ON SONG Origins of the Species Revisited The Golden Age of the 19th Century Brass Virtuoso Vol 1 (TWC) Since retiring from his adventurous tenure as principal of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, trumpeter John Wallace has found time and energy to reignite his eponymous brass ensemble, The Wallace Collection. And with […] … More The Wallace Collection — VoxCarnyx