World on 3: Celtic Connections
Last night (1st Feb) I played piano alongside Alistair Ogilvy on voice and Kristan Harvey on fiddle at the Celtic Connections Late Night Sessions at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. The performance went out live on BBC Radio 3 on…
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Irish Dance Album
I am currently in the process of recording an Irish dance album. This is something I’ve been working on for quite a while and it is all coming together nicely. The music is a mix of traditional, modern and my…
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The Drift – BBC Radio Lancashire
Friday 11th Nov 2011 – Phil Brown’s “The Drift”, BBC Radio Lancashire This Thursday I will be going into the BBC studio in Glasgow to do a phone interview with Phil Brown from BBC Radio Lancashire’s folk radio show The…
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Féile Rince na Carraige 2011
Féile Rince na Carraige 2011 Sat 15th & Sun 16th Oct – Clonmel, Co Tipperary This weekend I was kindly invited to play the music at Féile Rince na Carraige in Clonmel, Co Tipperary. The 2 day féis ran by…
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BBC Radio Scotland Award finalists hit the road!
MEDIA RELEASE 11 October 2011 scotland@artupdate.com BBC Radio Scotland Award finalists hit the road! The cream of Scotland’s young traditional musical talent is touring the country in the next few weeks. Coming together as the TMSA Young Trad Tour 2011, the…
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The Dot Redmond Memorial Féis, Castlebar, Co. Mayo
The Dot Redmond Memorial Féis, Castlebar, Co. Mayo – 25th September 2011 On Sunday 25th September 2011 I will be playing the music at the Dot Redmond Memorial Féis which is held in Castlebar, County Mayo. It’s a popular féis which attracts large…
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Young Trad Rehearsals
From 10am to 6pm today and yesterday I have been in rehearsals with all my fellow finalists from the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year 2011 and the winner from 2010. The rehearsals were held in the…
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Fèis Bharraigh
Last Sunday I travelled up to Barra on the boat from Oban to teach keyboard at Fèis Bharraigh. The week-long fèis was action packed with traditional instrument lessons, Scottish Gaelic classes, concerts and dances. A bunch of fantastic tutors joined myself…
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New Track Uploaded
Please click on the link http://tinajordanrees.com/trad/ to listen to the new track which I have uploaded to my website. This track is a set which I originally came up with for the final of the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of…
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