Most folks would agree that music, particularly Scottish traditional music, is particularly good to hear 'live'. The excitement of a live concert adds sparkle to performances. Here we have a selection of 'live concert' recordings and we are sure you will agree when you listen that's it's almost as good as being there!
On Saturday, 29th September, 2007, the Gordon Duncan Trust presented a Concert in the Perth Concert Hall to raise funds for the Trust. Featuring National Youth Pipe Bands, Maggie MacInnes, Jock Duncan, Kris Drever, Dougie MacLean and many more.
A great quality recording reliving champion perfomances from the world's top 'grade 1' bands, including Strathclyde Police, Shotts and Dykehead, Victoria Police, Simon Fraser University and Field Marshall Montgomery.
Bruce Gandy and Jack Lee from Canada, and Stuart Liddell and Angus McColl from Scotland play reels, jigs, marches and piobaireachd at world-class standard.
With the fiddlers in the band hailing from Mallaig (Allan Henderson) Shetland (Catriona Macdonald), Glenfinnan (Iain MacFarlane), Inverness (Bruce MacGregor) and Oban (Aidan O'Rourke), it's fair to say that Blazin' Fiddles embodies the spirit of today's Highland fiddle music.
This exciting new release is made up entirely of live tracks recorded at the Festival during the perod 1997-2005. There are lots of spirited performances here from both local and international musicians.
A unique compilation taken from the 'live' radio transmissions during 'pops at the Philharmonic' concerts a the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. Includes the theme to Take the High Road
The magnificent 30 year Anniversary Concert was a very special occasion indeed. Around 8000 fans gathered on Stirling Castle Esplanade on Saturday 23rd August 2003.
Nobody sounds quite like Donnie Munro and there is nobody who can sing 'Dance Called America' quite like him either. It was great to hear it lead on from the opening track on this excellent 'live' album recorded at 2008 Celtic Connections.
The 2002 World Pipe Band Champions recorded this album live at a concert in the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall in the week of the Championships in Glasgow.
breath-taking lineup of Edinburgh - based traditional music talent......'If there was any doubt that Edinburgh is THE centre for traditional music in the UK this recording of the Flowers of Edinburgh concert will dispel it.'
You go home from a Dick Gaughan session feeling exhilarated, not just at the wonderful skills of the most potent singer ever to emerge from the Scottish folk-music revival, but by the sense of the stark exposition of wrong and the tremendously argued legitimacy of right.
A sparkling CD featuring a selection of the very best traditional fiddlers live in concert. A great album for fiddle music fans and tune lovers. Includes Alasdair Fraser.
What a wonderful way to celebrate! Ballintuim Village Hall hosts a very enthusiastic group of dancers skipping and twirling the night away in celebration of the hall's 75th birthday!
If sales of their studio recordings have helped carry their music to an international audience - and one gold and two silver discs in the UK - it is their "live" performances that have reinforced a loyal fan base around the globe. Live In Concert finally captures the magic of that stage set on CD.
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