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Saturday January 19 2008, 12:00 AM
As Michael is playing fiddler Niel Gow in this weeks BBC Radio Scotland's drama titled " Burns and Gow" I thought you might be interested in this archive photograph from The Scotsman with Michael on the fiddle, flanked by...
As Michael is playing fiddler Niel Gow in this weeks BBC Radio Scotland's drama titled " Burns and Gow" I thought you might be interested in this archive photograph from The Scotsman with Michael on the fiddle, flanked by...
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Tuesday January 1 2008, 12:00 AM
Was priviliged to witness Michael Marra's gig at Fat Sams in Dundee on 27 December 2007. A rare treat it was too. At one point I counted nine musicians on stage. Loads of highlights. Alice Marra singing "Monkey Hair" was...
Was priviliged to witness Michael Marra's gig at Fat Sams in Dundee on 27 December 2007. A rare treat it was too. At one point I counted nine musicians on stage. Loads of highlights. Alice Marra singing "Monkey Hair" was...
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Sunday November 18 2007, 12:00 AM
Scots Jazz vocalist Sylvia Rae Tracey has recorded a couple of Michael Marra songs on her latest album titled " Up From The Skies" . The songs she has shown the great taste to cover are " Up Jumped the Moon" and...
Scots Jazz vocalist Sylvia Rae Tracey has recorded a couple of Michael Marra songs on her latest album titled " Up From The Skies" . The songs she has shown the great taste to cover are " Up Jumped the Moon" and...
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Friday November 16 2007, 12:00 AM
From today's Scotsman - Joyce McMillan's review of The Demon Barber- The story of Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street, has always ranked high in the annals of English horror, and it's easy enough to see why. In the legend...
From today's Scotsman - Joyce McMillan's review of The Demon Barber- The story of Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street, has always ranked high in the annals of English horror, and it's easy enough to see why. In the legend...
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Friday November 2 2007, 12:00 AM
Greentrax Records have just released a wonderful CD of Peerie Willie Johnson. If you listened to the Radio Shetland repeat broadcast you will have heard a wee bit about the CD. " Once in every three hundred or so years someone...
Greentrax Records have just released a wonderful CD of Peerie Willie Johnson. If you listened to the Radio Shetland repeat broadcast you will have heard a wee bit about the CD. " Once in every three hundred or so years someone...
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Thursday November 1 2007, 12:00 AM
If you missed it the first time round a wonderful tribute to Peerie Willie Johnson from Radio Shetland has been repeated with up to date material now included - ...
If you missed it the first time round a wonderful tribute to Peerie Willie Johnson from Radio Shetland has been repeated with up to date material now included - ...
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Wednesday October 31 2007, 12:00 AM
An interesting thread in the Footstomping Forum has Michael Marra mentioned more than once - http://www.footstompin.com/forum?threadid=95187 Here are a selection of the comments Michael Marra and his band, Quintet,...
An interesting thread in the Footstomping Forum has Michael Marra mentioned more than once - http://www.footstompin.com/forum?threadid=95187 Here are a selection of the comments Michael Marra and his band, Quintet,...
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Wednesday October 31 2007, 12:00 AM
Michael Marra has been nominated in the "Composer of the Year" category of the Scots Trad Music Awards. You can cast your votes at - http://www.handsupfortrad.co.uk/tradmusicawards/index.htm...
Michael Marra has been nominated in the "Composer of the Year" category of the Scots Trad Music Awards. You can cast your votes at - http://www.handsupfortrad.co.uk/tradmusicawards/index.htm...
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Friday October 26 2007, 1:00 AM
Fit like, I know some of you have been waiting for this information. DUNDEE - FAT SAMS 27 amd 28 December 2007- Michael's legendary holiday season home town gig backed by the The Hazey Janes - a move from the Westport...
Fit like, I know some of you have been waiting for this information. DUNDEE - FAT SAMS 27 amd 28 December 2007- Michael's legendary holiday season home town gig backed by the The Hazey Janes - a move from the Westport...
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Wednesday October 24 2007, 1:00 AM
From today's Scotsman - an article by Steve McCabe on his favourite 5 Michael Marra songs - http://living.scotsman.com/music.cfm?id=1692262007 What's you own favourite five songs pf...
From today's Scotsman - an article by Steve McCabe on his favourite 5 Michael Marra songs - http://living.scotsman.com/music.cfm?id=1692262007 What's you own favourite five songs pf...
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Sunday October 21 2007, 1:00 AM
A lengthy piece and interview with Michael Marra in today's Scotland On Sunday by Mike Wade including his latest project " The Demon Barber" http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/review.cfm?id=1677122007...
A lengthy piece and interview with Michael Marra in today's Scotland On Sunday by Mike Wade including his latest project " The Demon Barber" http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/review.cfm?id=1677122007...
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Tuesday October 16 2007, 1:00 AM
Michael Marra's recent gigs at An Tobar and the following night at The Ship in Glasgow are getting great reviews in other forums - These from contributors to the wonderful Footstompin' Forum - "The Marra man was superb, the guy...
Michael Marra's recent gigs at An Tobar and the following night at The Ship in Glasgow are getting great reviews in other forums - These from contributors to the wonderful Footstompin' Forum - "The Marra man was superb, the guy...
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Monday October 15 2007, 1:00 AM
Really enjoyed hearing Michael Marra performing "Farlow" live on the wireless gig. Hope it becomes a permanent fixture on his set-list. Been a favourite on his site for a while. That and "Eternity" A rare...
Really enjoyed hearing Michael Marra performing "Farlow" live on the wireless gig. Hope it becomes a permanent fixture on his set-list. Been a favourite on his site for a while. That and "Eternity" A rare...
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Sunday October 14 2007, 1:00 AM
Thought that this would catch your attention. :) Now there's a great combination :wink: From a piece by Euan Ferguson in today's Observer - "My weekend could only possibly have been bettered by waking to find myself one entire...
Thought that this would catch your attention. :) Now there's a great combination :wink: From a piece by Euan Ferguson in today's Observer - "My weekend could only possibly have been bettered by waking to find myself one entire...
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Tuesday June 5 2007, 1:00 AM
Remember if you can't make it personally to the City Halls in Glasgow to witness Michael Marra playing with the BBC SSO plus all the other wonderful music on offer you will be able to hear it live as it happens on your...
Remember if you can't make it personally to the City Halls in Glasgow to witness Michael Marra playing with the BBC SSO plus all the other wonderful music on offer you will be able to hear it live as it happens on your...
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