First Sighting - The Martin Green Machine
(Navigator 2009)
The Green Machine started life as Lau accordionist Martin Green’s commission piece for last year’s Celtic Connections’ New Voices series. Wild noise carvings, voices of unspoilt beauty and a brass band shrunken and mutated during their trip through time and space sit atop a backline of broken beat and ferocious groove. Girls, Brass, Beats and Accordions, they’ve got it all !

“Pulls together a plethora of stylistic references: folk, avant rock, dance, global, jazz, sampling, you name it- in an original and exciting way that is all his own.” (The Scotsman)

Storm in a Teacup - Harem Scarem
(Vertical Records 2008)
The 3rd studio album from contemporary trad quartet Harem Scarem comprising equal parts songs and instrumentals.  Fiddles, accordion and guitar provide the backbone of the album with some interesting guest appearances including Rick Taylor on trombone and sousaphone.  The girls share the duty of lead vocals each adding a different flavour to the mix.  Harem Scarem are: Eilidh Shaw - fiddle/vox. Sarah McFadyen - fiddle/vox. Ross Martin - guitar. Inge Thomson - accordion/vox   "Storm In A Teacup maintains a degree of excitement throughout, mainly because you never really know what to expect next, and that instils a real spirit and sense of spontaneity. It runs away with you to exhilarating highs and warmly comforts you thorough bitter-sweet moments of introspective doubt..."  Folking.com

Loveday - Drop The Box  
(Brightest spark 2001)

The 3rd album from Shetland-derived traditional/rock group. James Henry (guitar, vocals), Russell 'Sagar' Gair (drums, percussion, vocals), Jonathan Ritch (bass, piano, guitars, vocals), Eilidh Shaw (fiddle) and Inge Thomson (accordion, flute, vocals).

'Wilfully eclectic - their sets run the gamut from celticised acid jazz to traditional jiggery and back again'  GLASGOW HERALD