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Radio Stations
BBC Radio Scotland Robbie Shepherd presents two programmes on Radio Scotland each week featuring featuring the best in traditional and contemporary Scottish music. “Take the Floor” is transmitted each Saturday evening and is repeated on Sunday afternoons.
BBC Radio nan Gaidheal Gaelic broadcasting. Tune into Morag MacDonald’s programme, A’ Mire ri Mòr, every weekday morning for traditional music and chat.
Oban FM A community radio station, based in Oban, and broadcasting to much of North Argyll in the Highlands of Scotland.
Isles FM A mix of rising local talent, international artistes, informal chat shows and news broadcasting from Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis.
Nevis Radio A community oriented music and information station based in Fort William.
North East Community Radio Based in Kintore, Aberdeenshire. Each night from 6.00pm to 7.00pm, NECR airs its very popular “Ceilidh Hour”, featuring the best Scottish traditional music and song.
Moray Firth Radio Join Ben and John “the Prof” for All Scottish every Thursday evening from 7.00pm to 10.00pm on Moray Firth Radio 1107AM, MFR Digital on DAB and online at www.mfr.co.uk.
Magazine
Box and Fiddle Published monthly, the Box and Fiddle magazine contains articles and features from the Scottish Dance Band world and the Folk Music scene. As the magazine of The National Association of Accordion and Fiddle Clubs (NAAFC), it also reports on the activities of the accordion & fiddle club network throughout Scotland and Northern England.
Newspapers
Oban Times
Stornoway Gazette
Venues
The Park Bar 1194-1202 Argyle Street, Glasgow. G3 8TE Tel: 0141 339 1715 Glasgow’s legendary meeting point for Gaels and locals alike. Great food and drink, live music and a fantastic atmosphere.
The Islay Inn 1256 Argyle Street, Glasgow. G3 8TJ Tel: 0141 334 1055 A two minute walk along the road from the Park Bar. Listen to even more great music while downing your favourite tipple.
Crafts
Lara Baxter Jewellery Contemporary designer jewellery, distinctive for its unique use of botanical form. Handcrafted in Oban, Scotland.
Recording Studio
Nutshell Music A small 24-track digital studio located in Oban, Argyll. Engineer Finlay Wells creates a friendly, relaxed and professional atmosphere.
UK Broadcasting Rights & Copyright Information
PPL Phonographic Performance Ltd (PPL) collects licence fees from broadcast and public performance users on behalf of record companies and distributes this revenue to company members and to performers.
PRS The Performing Rights Society (PRS) collects licence fees for the oublic performance and broadcast of musical works. It distributes this money to its members - writers and publishers of music.
MCPS The Mechanical Copyright Protection Society (MCPS) collects and distributes “mechanical” royalties to its composer and music publisher members. These royalties are generated from the recording of music onto many different formats.
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