Taplas Magazine review – Stem The Tide

Two years ago this band won an up and coming artist of the year award for their debut album. Paul McKenna (guitar), David McNee (bouzouki), Ruairidh McMillan (fiddle), …

Two years ago this band won an up and coming artist of the year award for their debut album. Paul McKenna (guitar), David McNee (bouzouki), Ruairidh McMillan (fiddle), …

These young rising stars were voted ‘Up and Coming Artist of the Year’ at the 2009 Scots Trad Awards, and now their confident second CD fully delivers on …

If Paul McKenna Band’s release, Between two Worlds, announced the arrival of a major new group on the Scottish traditional music scene, then this accomplished follow-up should seal …

One act’s loss is another’s gain. With Canada’s David Francey – originally booked for this Edinburgh Folk Club date – having postponed his UK tour until next year, …
THE second album from this energetic young band boasts drive and panache, with McKenna demonstrating his ability to really tell a song’s story in the opening Again for …