Jim Gilchrist

Our latest round-up of EIF music reviews includes a crowd-pleasing contemporary folk quartet, some little miracles, and a calming presence succeeding against the odds.

Our latest round-up of EIF music reviews includes a magical display of sparkling colours and chattering rhythms, and a master of the Turkish three-stringed fiddle.

Musicians and instruments from three different cultures brought harmony on stage in Beyond Tradition, while an additional performance from Senny Camara offered a surprise Afro-Celtic fusion, writes Jim Gilchrist

An orchestral tribute to Hollywood’s Golden Age was a joy for the musicians and the audience, while a retrospective for a pioneer in traditional music offered some dramatic re-arrangements, write our critics in their latest dispatch from the Edinburgh International Festival

Welcome to the Scotsman Sessions, a series of short video performances from artists all around the country introduced by our critics. Here, ahead of his Up Late concert at the Edinburgh International Festival, Donald Shaw performs Camhanaich Air Machair (“Dawn on the Machair”) with his Capercaillie bandmates Charlie McKerron and Michael McGoldrick

Welcome to the Scotsman Sessions, a series of short video performances from artists all around the country introduced by our critics.

Collaborative music project Routes to Roots sparked a lively cultural exchange, writes Jim Gilchrist.

This kinetic Sengalese dance band delivered an irresistible flow of shifting grooves and snappy horns, writes Jim Gilchrist.

Our latest round-up of EIF music reviews includes a new work from a legendary minimalist composer that shows no signs of complacency, and an indubitably striking piece of weird, experimental folk.

This kinetic Sengalese dance band delivered an irresistible flow of shifting grooves and snappy horns, writes Jim Gilchrist. Orchestra Baobab ★★★★