Posted: 20th July 2019

Tickets are selling well for The Singing Sixties Concert in the Queen’s Hall on the 12th August but hardly surprising with a guest list including Barbara Dickson, Archie Fisher, Adan McNaughtan, Arthur Johnstone, Ian Bruce, Iain Rankin, Harry Cullen, John Barrow and Dick Gaughan, who is yet again rising to the occasion with a song. There are many other singers, too many to mention here, and also some surprise guests according to organiser Ian McCalman. Should be a great night of song.

Drs John Barrow and Ian Green are reviving the old Sandy Bell’s Broadsheet with a one-off special edition to mark the occasion of The Singing Sixties, with contributions from some amazing personalities. We’ll not spoil things by announcing the contributors yet but rest assured it will be a 12-page SBB of great interest, humour and nostalgia. This special issue will be on sale at the Concert and in Sandy Bell’s Bar, Edinburgh, but will also be available soon direct from Greentrax for £2.00 (including P&P).

The Malinky album Hansel and Tony McManus and Julia Toaspern Live in Concert are going great guns. Malinky had a full centre page spread in a recent edition of The National newspaper.

Dick Gaughan’s The Harvard Tapes, a definitive concert from 1982 is released on 1st August and if advance orders are anything to go by, Dick will be earning good royalties from sales. Both Ian McCalman and Ian Green believe this is “vintage Gaughan” and Dick himself agrees they are the best live recordings of himself he has ever heard. The recordings were made by Brian O’Donovan at a concert in The Old Cambridge Baptist Church, near Harvard University Campus in 1982. The late Johnny Cunningham accompanies Dick on fiddle on the Freedom Come All Ye. Brian has freely donated the recordings and bonus tracks have also been given free by Jason Smith from Milngavie concerts in 2010 and 2012. A quite outstanding collection and a unique project with everyone giving their services free so that Dick will earn a substantial royalty from sales in his enforced “rest” from touring.

Posted: 10th June 2019

​The group Rankin File, featuring the songs of Iain Rankin, celebrate their 50th anniversary in 2019 of their formation in 1969.

In recognition of the anniversary, Brack’n’File are performing an hour-long show of Iain’s songs at the Acoustic Music Centre during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe on 19th August.

Iain Rankin is doing a solo show at Acoustic Music Centre on the 16th August.

Iain is also performing as part of Ian McCalman’s The Singing Sixties - Songs Which Stood The Test Of Time with Barbara Dickson and friends.

Buy tickets for Brack’n’File Sing The Iain Rankin Songbook here.

Buy tickets for Iain Rankin’s solo show here.

Buy the CD Rankin File - For The Record at Greentrax.

Posted: 27th March 2019

The Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh - Monday 12th August 2019, 8:00pm

Featuring Barbara Dickson, Archie Fisher, Adam McNaughton, Dick Gaughan, Sangsters, Iain Rankin, the award-winning Far, Far From Ypres choir plus superb surprise guests.

Forty Scottish folk star singers, sitting at tables positioned on the stage, rolling back the years with a singing session of over twenty songs, based on the sessions of the 1960s. Party time!

The Singing Sixties celebrates the ‘60s folk choruses when Sandy Bell’s Bar, and bars like it in Scotland, attracted world-famous musicians to join locals in mighty harmony.

If you were around then and can’t remember that era, you were probably in Sandy Bell’s bar with that lot, singing just for the joy of it. Many classic traditional and contemporary chorus songs will be reprised and you’re invited to join in.

Book tickets here.

Cast

Barbara Dickson * Archie Fisher * Adam McNaughton * Dick Gaughan * Arthur Johnstone * Iain Anderson * Ian McCalman * Iain Rankin * Ian Bruce * Hamish Bayne * Gary West * Brian Miller * Stevie Palmer * Harry Cullen * Charlie Milne * George Archibald * May Weatherston * Jim Weatherston * Allan Prior * Carole Prior * Andy Ramage * Ann Murray * Fiona Forbes * John Barrow * Ann O’Toole * Ann Allan * Bill Hill * Cass (Gordon) Stewart * John Allan * Dennis Wilson * Kenny McDonald * Linda Wilson * Morag Dunbar * Norman Gore * Tom Ward * Siobhan Miller (subject to availability)

Songs planned

30 Foot Trailer * The Broom O’ The Cowdenknowes * Her Father Didn’t Like Me Anyway * Together Forever * Call On Me * Lancashire Lads * The Ploughboy Lads * Da Doo Ron Ron * Sandy Bells Man * Cushie Butterfield * Jeely Piece Song * Early Morning Rain * I’ll Lay Ye Doon Love * Lesson Too Late For The Learning * Star O’ The Bar * Busk Busk Bonnie Lassie * Everything’s Fine Right Now * Working On The New Railroad * Sleepy Toon * Three Score And Ten * Yellow On The Broom * Doon In The Wee Room * Freedom Come All Ye

Posted: 25th February 2019

Tony McManus has just finished a very successful of tour of the UK with Julia Toaspern, a multi-instrumentalist and singer.

This was followed by gigs in Germany, three of which were recorded for a live album which Greentrax hopes to release later this year.

Visit Tony McManus’ website for more news.

Posted: 28th January 2019

Barbara Dickson embarks on a UK tour between 1st February and 10th March 2019. See Barbara’s website for all tour venues, dates and links for booking and see albums by Barbara Dickson on Greentrax.

Malinky are currently finishing off a new studio album which will be available in March 2019. It will be packaged along with a second CD of tracks selected from their previous five albums, plus some live tracks. The double CD package will sell for the price of one CD. The band had a very successful gig at Celtic Connections on 25th January. See Malinky albums and news on Greentrax.

Dougie Mackenzie, a weel kent face from Inverness, recently recorded an album at Ian McCalman’s Kevock Studio, Lasswade. Ian Green heard the first mixes and was so impressed he immediately invited Dougie to join Greentrax. The album will be released in May 2019.