If you want to listen to something different, try this album from Mairearad Green from Wester Ross in Scotland. I was watching BBC Alba - as you do - one evening and they were showing Celtic Connections which was a festival of contemporary Scottish folk music. It was amazing.
As it says on her site, "Written for Celtic Connections 2009, takes the form of a musical and filmic journey through the spectacular scenery and cultural riches of the Coigach peninsula, in Mairearad’s native Wester Ross."
Her composition and accordion playing style is very lyrical and the songs move along with a fair lilt. Every now and again the music lapses into a highland jazz-lounge fusion which is a bit awkward at first but after a few listens begins to settle down!
I would recommend this - well worth a listen.
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