Paul H Dec 6, 2024

Baltic Street, sung by Iona Fyfe. I first heard this song on a Susan Calman show during COVID. It opened up a whole world of Scottish music, especially that sung by Fyfe. So a new find for me! This a beautiful, yet sad, song sung brilliantly by Fyfe.

🎵Oh, Baltic Street is cauld an’ bare
An’ mebbe no sae grand,
But ye’ll feel the smell i’ the caller air
O’ kippers on the land.🎵

#JukeboxFridayNight
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#Scottish

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vd91pNQ7ew

Iona Fyfe Baltic Street Finalist BBC Radio Scotland Young Trad 2017

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Neil DrysdaleOct 22, 2024
This isn’t another piece about Alex Salmond, the politician. It’s about the man who moved to the north east and fell in love with the region. He sang songs with Inverurie parishioners, helped the families of the Sapphire disaster in Peterhead, handed out prizes at the Turriff Show, encouraged youngsters in art and sport…there was a real hinterland to the man who will be buried in Strichen next Tuesday! #AlexSalmond #IonaFyfe #FionaKennedy #FergusMutch #KennyMacAskill https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/lifestyle/6609014/alex-salmond-devoted-himself-to-the-north-east/
How Alex Salmond devoted himself to the north-east, from Banchory to Banff and everywhere in between

Whether in the arts, local culture or meeting the people, the former First Minister left a huge imprint across the region he loved.

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Neil DrysdaleSep 28, 2024
Fighting the good fight for Doric: my interview with Dr Tom McKean, director of the Elphinstone Institute, on the challenges and successes of keeping Doric alive and thriving. His story about Handel’s Messiah is truly inspiring! #Doric #ElphinstoneInstitute #TomMcKean #IonaFyfe #RobbieShepherd #AberdeenUniversity https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/lifestyle/6588440/tom-mckean-doric-elphinstone-institute-30-years/
Tom McKean is spikkin up for Doric as the Elphinstone Institute nears its 30th birthday

The Aberdeen University professor has worked tirelessly to promote and encourage a revival in Doric and is proud of the results.

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Neil DrysdaleJan 20, 2024
Robert Burns is all things to all men, but what about women? I talked to a variety of female singers and musicians about the Bard and while they raised concerns about his often contradictory views - which is why both sides claimed he would have voted for and against Scottish independence in 2014 - they all ended up concluding Burns was and is a genius! #RobertBurns #IonaFyfe #YvieBurnett https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/lifestyle/6331149/what-do-modern-women-think-about-robert-burns/
Robert Burns wrote a Toast to the Lassies, but what do modern women think about the Bard?

He enjoys a global reputation, so what is it about the Ayrshireman that his popularity endures more than 200 years after his death?

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Neil DrysdaleOct 7, 2023
Scotland’s arts sector is struggling, with many groups living on a shoestring: the title of an excellent poem by Kathleen Jamie which highlights the thin line between companies surviving and dying. I looked at the issues and the problem seems to be: People want the arts to thrive, but nobody wants to pay for it! #CreativeScotland #IonaFyfe #KathleenJamie #BusinessandCultureScotland #ChrisBrookmyre https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/lifestyle/6209458/scotland-culture-cuts-spending-government/
Scotland's cultural life is much too important to be left to politicians of any party

Serious cuts to Creative Scotland's funding budget have enraged even people who normally support the Scottish Government.

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Chris AldrichSep 12, 2022
https://boffosocko.com/2022/09/11/iona-fyfe-with-countercurrent-in-saturday-10-2022-matinee-at-coffee-gallery-backstage/
Iona Fyfe with Countercurrent in Saturday 10, 2022 Matinee at Coffee Gallery Backstage | Chris Aldrich

A while back I started to learn some Welsh and along the way, my linguistic leanings led me across the paths of Aran Jones and then Dr. Michael Dempster. Later, to expand beyond the mountain music of my Appalachian youth, I started searching for traditional Celtic influenced music, I quickly ran into the name Iona

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Chris AldrichSep 5, 2022
I’ve been following Iona and her music for a while now and never expected to see her live, much less 5 minutes from my house!! She’s got a few dates in the Los Angeles area this week and upcoming in her US tour, so make your reservations now.

Dw i’n hapus ac yn barod am gerddoriaeth celtaidd wythnos yma.

#celtic-music #coffee-gallery-backstage #iona-fyfe #live-music #music

https://boffosocko.com/2022/09/04/iona-fyfe-live-at-coffee-gallery-backstage/

Tour

February 2025 05/02 Irvine Folk Club 22/02 Montréal QC, Espace Knox 23/02 Ottawa ON, Red Bird Live 24/02 Petawawa ON, House Concert 25/02 Ottowa ON, House Concert 26/02 St. Catharines ON Warehouse …

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