July 2022

The Black Mask (traditional) performed by Karen Tweed

June 2022

The Harvest Home (traditional) performed by Karen Tweed

May 2022

The Stronsay Waltz by James Chalmers performed by Karen Tweed

April 2022

Røros by Arto Jarvela performed by Eric Linklater

March 2022

Robin’s Waltz by Jon Swayne performed by Eric Linklater

February 2022

Time For Tea by Nick Wiseman-Ellis, played by Karen Tweed

January 2022

The Pierview Polka by Erika Shearer, played by Karen Tweed

December 2021

Aly Windwick was a very well-known local composer and songwriter and this is one of his best-known songs. It has a beautiful melody that is strong enough to play even without the words.

November 2021

The White House was a farmhouse and landmark close to where the composer lived in the Durham Dales during the late eighties.

October 2021

Erika Shearer is well-known in Orkney musical circles and is a fine fiddler with a distinctive Orcadian style.

September 2021

This tune was written at Arlanda airport, Sweden, on Arto’s way home from his second visit to Røros Martnan market in 1997.

August 2021

This lively Irish hornpipe is known by many names including The Beaux Of Oak Hill, The Lad Of Bluehill, The Lads Of North Tyne and Na Buacaillide Ua Cnoc-gorm, as well as American variants such as The Two Sisters and Silver Lake.

July 2021

The story goes that this tune seemed to pop out one night during a session in Orkney and as the lady sitting next to Owen liked it, he gave it her name!

June 2021

This catchy tune is a firm favourite around Orkney and was written by Davie Eunson from Deerness, the most easterly part of Orkney.

May 2021

This pretty folk tune from Ireland is attributed to the blind harpist and singer Turlough O’Carolan (1670-1738). The title is Irish Gaelic and means ‘Small fairy mound, Big fairy mound’.