We are delighted to include 24 great tracks recorded in the 1980s from traditional singer Dena Graham from Borgh, Lewis and Inverness.
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John Laurie reads Scots verse

From 1959.
Roddy McMillan : Four more Scots songs

New postings by a great singer, songwriter, playwright and actor from an EP released in 1960. McMillan was particularly active as a folk singer in the 1950s and 60s, a role that is now largely overshadowed by his celebrated dramatic work.
Lassie with the yellow yellow coatie – The Tod – Jamie Raeburn – The Banks o’ Fordie
Catriona Rose Moore : A Tune for a New Bairn #1
Raretunes is delighted to premiere this special composition by piper Allan MacDonald created for a lovely wee lassie born in this age of Covid 19.
Paul Robeson and the Welsh Miners
The great American singer communicates in words and song with his friends at the Miners’ Eisteddfod at Porthcawl, Wales in October 1957.
Four from the Whistlebinkies

Some recently rediscovered tracks from the late 1990s from this Scottish band. Includes a small ensemble performance of themes from Eddie McGuire’s epic Epopee Celtique suite for orchestra, choirs and pan-Celtic traditional musicians.
Rachel Newton : The Deanston

We are delighted to announce that harp player, singer and composer Rachel Newton is the latest Scottish musician to have written new music for Raretunes in response to the period of Covid-19. Here she celebrates the strengths of her local community in Glasgow’s South Side as demonstrated by a popular neighborhood bakery.
Mair Jock Tamson’s Bairns

Five live tracks from the great Scottish folk band Jock Tamson’s Bairns recorded around twenty years ago.
Stac Gorm : A new tune from fiddler Lauren MacColl
The second in our series of new tunes from Scottish musicians specially commissioned by RareTunes during the Covid-19 situation.
The Whistlebinkies at Irvine Burns Club
Thirteen tracks from a live recording of the The Whistlebinkies in concert in October 2012 at the intimate Wellwood Burn Centre and Museum, Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland, home of the famous Irvine Burns Club.