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 Ewan Robertson, BBC Young Traditional Musician of the Year 2008 and also one fifth of Breabach, is one of Scotland’s finest new singers and guitarists.
Ewan was accepted into the National Centre of Excellence for Traditional Music in Scotland in 2000 where he studied fiddle and pipes. A shortage of accompanists at the school however led Ewan to experiment with the guitar. He used the vibrant session scene in Glasgow to develop his uniquely driving style of guitar accompaniment making him a popular addition in many band line-ups in Scotland.
He graduated from Glasgow University with first class honours in 2005 and then helped to form the hugely successful young Scottish folk band Breabach, who won a Danny Award at Celtic Connections in 2005, and have gone on to tour internationally and be nominated for the Scottish Folk Band of the Year Award
at the 2007 Scots Trad Music Awards.
Ewan’s consummate stage craft and outstanding playing have singled him out as a very rare talent and resulted in him being awarded the BBC Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year award in 2008.
Following a successful UK tour in 2009, Ewan’s debut album ‘Some Kind of Certainty’ (Greentrax) was released in Spring 2010.
When not on the road playing music, Ewan works as a part time fire fighter in Carrbridge in the Scottish Highlands where he also owns a croft. |
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 Main Street Blues are an exciting and highly respected British blues band from Edinburgh. The band bring together their own mix of energetic, up-tempo and classic blues with a great mix of R&B, jazz and funk influences. With strong blues vocals, soaring blues guitar and the band's energetic Hammond organ sound, this is an exciting band not to be missed.
Main Street Blues are a very energetic live band with a growing reputation in the Scottish blues circuit. They have supported a number of notable artists, including Paul Jones and the Blues Band, the legendary Scottish Blues man "Tam White" and "Lights out by Nine". |
 Rachel Sermanni is an 18 year old songstress from the tiniest of villages in the north of Scotland, with one hell of a voice and the songs to match. Her shy, gentile delivery is immediately endearing and has you mesmerized from the first sweet note. She's performed with the likes of Roddy Hart & Sandi Thom and is currently on tour with 'Stornoway'.
Her admirers are many and include Ben Lovett of Mumford & Sons who has recently recorded with Rachel. One of her tracks features on the very first 'Communion Compilation' put together by Mumford & Sons.
Rachel was also recently invited to Jordan by the British Ambassador to perform in various locations as part of a “Wild Scotland Comes to Jordan” week. She was accompanied by a group of traditional musicians including: Chris Stout (fiddle), Shona Mooney (fiddle), Ross Ainsley (pipes) and Donald Hay (percussion). Traveling to Amman, the capital and largest city in Jordan, the group entertained both the ex-pats and locals. |
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 "My Favourite New Singer" (Boo Hewerdine - Singer/Songwriter/Producer)
"Both her songs and singing are incredible, Jake has something very special-she is able to work with and captivate an audience-go along and see for yourself, I was blown away!" (Carol Laula - Singer/Songwriter) Twenty Two year old Jake Cogan from Lanarkshire, Scotland has been performing from a very early age. Her songs and singing are wholeheartedly honest, at times raw and powerful at others witty and humorous- reflective of her character and West of Scotland upbringing. She is quietly becoming one of Folk Music's most exciting new voices. A servant of the traditions she keeps alive, she belongs to a rare breed of selfless performer-those who live to let tradition breath through them. Since her first gig with her new band in May 2007, she has travelled all over Scotland with a growing reputation for being a truly entertaining and engaging live performer. She rounded up 2007 in roaring success with, staggeringly her sixty fifth gig on December 22nd to a sell out crowd at St. Brides Hall in her now hometown of Edinburgh... In April 2008 Jake released her first EP, 'Honest Mirror', produced by Boo Hewerdine(Eddi Reader, KD Lang) and Mark Freegard(The Breeders, Del Amitrie)
In 2008 the band opened for Preston Reid, played Glasgow Americana Festival with Crooked Still, opened for Kris Drever of LAU and Rod Clements of Lindesfarne at the String Jam Club in Galasheils.
In 2009 the band went into hibernation in order to record their debut album at Castle Sound Recording Studio near Edinburgh. Having now completed the album produced by Marc Pilley of Hobotalk, Jake and The Liberty Roses plan to release the album in 2010 with a tour to follow.
Whilst recording the album they recieved a few offers very difficult to turn down-one auspicious chance to open for Dick Gaughan at a folk club in the Scottish Borders. After hitting it off with the acclaimed Singer/Songwriter and Producer, Jake now has plans to record with Dick in 2010. 2009 again saw Jake open shows for worldwide songwriting legends such as Kimmie Rhodes(Emmylou Harris, Waylon Jennings)
Festival performances at Moniavie, Cambridge Folk Festival, Loch Lomond, Knockengorroch, a sell out show during the Edinburgh Festival and finally Belladrum Tartan Heart festival rounded up the festival season with Jake and the band building on a rapidly growing reputation for being one of Scotlands most entertaining and engaging live acts, whilst the 'Honest Mirror' EP was being picked up by several local radio programmes and Dj's.
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 ”It was fantastic to experience the dynamism, humour and passion that these two young people added to these old melodies. Not only that – they’re also extraordinarily professional and superbly talented.” (Jens Nielsen, Midtfyns Art and Culture Festival)
Energetic polkas and atmospheric ballads hand-picked mainly from the Danish repertoire as well as own compositions. These are the toe-tapping pickings you can expect from Rannok, an exciting duo on the Danish folk music scene. Their debut album is due out this summer.
Rannok delivers rustic and lively folk music, including everything from good ol’ polka just like mamma played it and lyrical sounds to warm-hearted waltzes With a shared passion for traditional melodies, they offer a new take on their ancestors’ music: contemporary interpre-tations interspersed with original tunes written with respect for the folk tradition.
The band consists of one of Denmark's top fiddlers, Michael Graubæk, and pianist Theis Juul Langlands, who plays a variety of musical styles and adds a modern approach to the traditional tunes. No two nights are the same; the music is approached with an open mind to allow for lively, organic interplay. |
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