Global Heartbeat On Celtic Music Radio

21/07/2024

Your Sunday soundtrack has got to be Global Heartbeat. Catch up with all the tunes here:

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14/07/2024

Missed last night’s show? Never fear! The listen again link is here!

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08/07/2024

https://www.mixcloud.com/celt95fm/global-heartbeat-with-lorna-simes-saturday-06-july-2024/

Apologies for my tardiness, folks, here's the catch up link for this week's Global Hearteat.

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30/06/2024

After a week away, I’m back!
Did you miss last night’s show? Fear not, the catch up link is here!

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17/06/2024

A quick programming note: there is no Global Heartbeat this Saturday, June 22nd, because Celtic Music Radio will be broadcasting coverage of The Sound of Iona Folk Festival! You’re not going to want to miss that!
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The second solo album from Orkney fiddler, LOUISE BICHAN, boasts both traditional tunes and original compositions. It’s a compelling collection that brings new life and personal meaning to existing music as well as showcasing unique work self-penned in recent years. Louise, who’s based in the US...

16/06/2024

With an eclectic mix of deep cuts, and the best in new roots releases, here’s the “listen again” link for this week’s Global Heartbeat!

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09/06/2024

With a mix of deep cuts and brand new music, here’s the listen again link to this week’s Global Heartbeat!

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02/06/2024

Featuring new music from De Temps Antan, Richard Thompson, and much more, here’s the “listen again” link for this week’s Global Heartbeat!

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28/05/2024

Apologies for my tardiness, folks, here's the "listen again" link to last Saturday's Global Heartbeat.

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25/05/2024

It’s Saturday, and a holiday weekend in the UK & US so kick back and relax with another edition of Global Heartbeat, ONLY on Celtic Music Radio.
10 pm Glasgow time, 5 pm ET. On 95 fm in Glasgow and environs, DAB Digital in Glasgow and Edinburgh, and all across the earth on www.celticmusicradio.net

There’s what you’ll hear this week:

Tore Ostby - Nordic Soul Spanish Heart
Mattias Barjed - Ouvertyr 1
Songleiker - Friar Fa Nord
Coskun Karademir - If I Must Die
Nathan Bell - First Shift Man
Tyler Bryant & Larkin Poe - One & Lonely
Anya Hinkle - Eithil Away
Jamiee Harris - Boomerang Town
Ayub Ogada - Thum Nyatiti
Thandiswa - Emini
Abel Selaocoe - Qhawe/Hero
Mahler Cissoko - Mama
Diali Cissoko - Saya
Oumou Sangare - Djorolen
Dick Gaughan - Sail On
Brian McNeill - Back of the North Wind
Ceolbeg - Farewell Tae The Haven
Gnoss - The Peeriefool
Project Smok - Baltimore
Peatbog Faeries - The Macedonian Women’s Rant
Martyn Bennett - Tongues of Kali
Afro Celt Sound System - Whirly Reel #1

19/05/2024

Here’s the catch up link for this week’s show!

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05/05/2024

Missed last night’s show? Fear not! Your catch up link is here!

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04/05/2024

Saturday, and time for another episode of Global Heartbeat, ONLY on Celtic Music Radio.
Saturday at 10pm Glasgow time, 5pm ET.
Tune in on 95fm in Glasgow and Environs,
DAB Digital in Glasgow and Edinburgh and all across the globe on
www.celticmusicradio.net

Here’s what you’ll hear this week:

Vasen - Vasen Street
Asynje - Havhingstens Jomfrufaerdn
Erik Rydvall & Olav Luksengard Mjelva- Wardroppar
Varttina - Laulutytto
Mary Jane Lamond - Oran Luaidh
Genticorum - Les Tisserands
Le Vent du Nord - Confederation
Vishten - Terra Rouge
De Temps Antan - Petipetan
Tejedor- L’Angliru
Carlos Nunez - Nua Bretoa
Dobra - Xota de Zarreau
Sala Celtica - Cumbia Celtica
Tinariwen - Tenere Den
Imarhan - Ihad Saman
Tamikrest - Itous
Mdou Moctar - Ya Habibiti
Songhoy Blues - Sekou Oumarou
3MA - Anfaz
Seckou Keita - Simply Beautiful Miro
Abel Selaocoe - Ka Bohaleng
Baka Beyond - Marriage of East & West
Blair Douglas - Nelson Mandela’s Welcome to the City of Glasgow
Shooglenifty - Hunting For Angus
Afro Celt Sound System - Whirly Reel #1

21/04/2024

Missed last night’s show? Never fear, the catch up link is here!

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20/04/2024

Saturday, and time for another episode of Global Heartbeat, ONLY on Celtic Music Radio.
Saturday at 10pm Glasgow time, 5pm ET.
Tune in on 95fm in Glasgow and environs, DAB Digital in Glasgow and Edinburgh, and all across the earth on
www.celticmusicradio.net

Here’s what you’ll hear this week:

Kalandra - Skaldespilla
Northern Resonace - Hemfard
Tailcoat - Tronds Etter
Dakha Brakha - Vesna
Panivalkova - Let Me
Dakha Daughters - Inshe Misto
Rajery- Bedia
Asmaa Hamzaoui & Bnat Timbouktou - Sandia
Les Freres Guisse - Jikko
Mariem Hassan - Haiyu
Luis Peixoto - Please Take Care
Fernando Barosso - Hemisfero Esquerdo
Buika - No Habra Madie en el Mundo
Pancho Alvarez - Ollos De Lume
HOWL & Robert MacFarlane - Night Swimming
Landless - The Fisherman’s Wife
Breathe - Kristel Snellen
Malcolm MacWatt - The Lady of Hoy
Rant - The Big Reel of Ballynacally
Blazin’ Fiddles - Catch & Kiss
Croft No. Five - Release Da Hounds
Treacherous Orchestra - Banger
Afro Celt Sound System - Whirly Reel #1

14/04/2024

Missed this week’s show?
Well, never fear, for the catch up link is here!

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13/04/2024

Saturday, and time for another episode of Global Heartbeat, ONLY on Celtic Music Radio.
Saturday at 10pm Glasgow time, 5pm ET.
Tune in on 95fm in Glasgow and environs, DAB Digital in Glasgow and Edinburgh, and all across the earth on
www.celticmusicradio.net

Here’s what you’ll hear this week:

Vida - Vildaluodda
Luomudou- Vuorovesi
Janick Martin Trio - Epidemic Dance
Pablo Briceno - Preludio del Valle
Brigantia - Corrido del Tio Encinas
Juan Martinez Perez, Larsen Genovese - Delight
Rajery - PK 18
Abou Diarra - Koya Blues
Afel Bocoum, Alkibar - Bambarare
Yothu Yindi - Djapana
Saltwater Band - Compass
Tjupi Band - Wati
Demetris Mesimeris - Maistros
Davi Mascarenhas - Disparada
Sarah & Ismael - Amoudou
David Francey - All Lights Burning Bright
Garnet Rogers - Next Turn of the Wheel
Dave Gunning - I Robbed The Company Store
J.P. Cormier - Another Morning
Ben Nicholls & Martin Simpson - Flash Company
Sam Sweeney - Want to Fly Want to Flee
Malin Lewis - The Old Inn
Martyn Bennett - This Sky Thunders
Afro Celt Sound System - Whirly Reel #1

06/04/2024

Saturday, and time for another episode of Global Heartbeat, ONLY on Celtic Music Radio.
Saturday at 10pm Glasgow time, 5pm ET.
Tune in on 95fm in Glasgow and environs, DAB Digital in Glasgow and Edinburgh, and all across the earth on
www.celticmusicradio.net

Here’s what you’ll hear this week:

No Blues - Black Cadillac
Spilar - Wa Ga Je Gie Doen
Lucia Micarelli - Ladies Fancy
Johanna Adele-Jissi - Plan C
Egschiglen - 5 Kazakhs
Phil Manzanera - Pizzica de la Matina
Justin Adams - Talassa
Satria Petir - Night of Ramadan
Cheikh Lo - Set
Jaja - Ndule
Tarwa N Tiniri - Anamur
Malcolm Holcombe - Not Forgotten
Greg Brown - Spring Wind
Miko Marks & Buddy Miller - Lay Your Burdens Down
Patrick Sampson- Airport Song
Mark Knopfler- Ahead of the Game
Red Cardell - Quand Viand Le Soir
Bon Debarras - Reel du Reve
Ten Strings & A Goat Skin - The Ukrainian Expedition…
Genticorum - La Bateliere
Anna Massie - 100 days
Heisk- Grethy
Pedair- Y Mor
Valtos & Gnoss - Spearhead
Afro Celt Sound System - Whirly Reel #1

31/03/2024

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24/03/2024

Missed this week’s Global Heartbeat? Never fear, the catch up link is here!

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23/03/2024

Saturday, and time for another episode of Global Heartbeat, ONLY on Celtic Music Radio.
Saturday at 10pm Glasgow time, 5pm ET.
Tune in on 95fm in Glasgow and environs, DAB Digital in Glasgow and Edinburgh, and all across the earth on
www.celticmusicradio.net

Here’s what you’ll hear this week:

Tsuumi Sound System - Frskis & Svettis
Dreamers Circus - Carousel Prime
Puuluup - Paala Jarve Vaala Baar
Kamasne - Steinova
Jakob Noha - Kravy
Sunbeam - Two Snakes
Cesair - Chorihani
Emian - Hyria
Baklava Express - Reunion
Rhythm Fusion Quartet- Iberian Sunrise
Pepe et Sa Guitarre - Plus Souvent q’tu Penses
Bernard Adamus - Pit a Feu
Kareyce Fotso - Te Wa Vouan Ne Ma
Lala Njava - Sweet Lullaby
Dan Ar Braz - Broken Prayer
Celtas Cortos - Fui las Nubes
Le Vent du Nord - La Piastre Des Etats
CureLabel - La Cadence
Nic Jones - Farewell to the Gold
Martin Simpson - New Harmony
Chris Wood - This Love Won’t Let You Fail
Dick Gaughan - Now Westin’ Winds
Edward II - Swedish Polka
Bellowhead - Roll Alabama
Gross - The Peeriefool
Afro Celt Sound System - Whirly Reel #1

17/03/2024

Here’s the listen again link for last night’s show!

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16/03/2024

Saturday, and time for another episode of Global Heartbeat, ONLY on Celtic Music Radio.
Saturday at 10pm Glasgow time, 5pm ET.
Tune in on 95fm in Glasgow and environs, DAB Digital in Glasgow and Edinburgh, and all across the earth on
www.celticmusicradio.net

Here’s what you’ll hear this week:

F***g - Pappilan Pellolla
Ar Vro Bagan - E Kreiz An Noz
Hedningarna - Tappmarschen
Ma petite - Petite Antoine
La Nef & Sean Dagher - Rio Grande
Gilles Bigot & Solenn Lefeuvre - Oran Na Cloiche
Legiana Collective - Alas Negras
Llan de Cubel - La Casa Gris
Airboxes - Dy
Xabier Diaz - Xota Delira
Abel Selaocoe - Ibuyile
Sona Jobarteh - Fatafina
Lobi Traore - A ‘n’ Deme n’Kungo La
Richard Thompson - Singapore Sadie
Bob Fox & Stu Luckley - The Fishing
Robb Johnson - Rosa’s Lovely Daughters
Fergal McAloon - When You Are Old
Damien Dempsey - Sing All Our Cares Away
Christy Moore - North & South
Anna Massie - Thanks For Writing
The Paul McKenna Band - One Last Cold Kiss
Imar - L’air Mignonne
Peatbog Faeries - Strictly Sambuca
Afro Celt Sound System - Whirly Reel #1

10/03/2024

Missed last night’s show? No problem!
Here’s the listen again link!

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09/03/2024

Saturday, and time for another episode of Global Heartbeat, ONLY on Celtic Music Radio.
Saturday at 10pm Glasgow time, 5pm ET.
Tune in on 95fm in Glasgow and environs, DAB Digital in Glasgow and Edinburgh, and all across the earth on
www.celticmusicradio.net

Here’s what you’ll hear this week:

Joey Nowyuk – Sikungilunga
Bipolar Bows – JLT Funk
Volosi – Ruben
Maria Mazzotta – Aula Nu Puei Stare
Radio Tutti – Galician Rhapsody
Pulcincella – Nazzu Nazzu
Moussa Koita – Aminata
Salif Diarra – Dunian
Lingua Terra – Complicidades
Bruno Mansur – Corazon
Ayahuapu – Laberinto
La Bottine Souriante – Les Jolies Quebecoises
Genticorum – Reel Circulaire
Le Vent du Nord – Cardeuse/Riopel
Tarren – Hardwood
Grace Smith Trio – Miss Cole’s
Leveret – Rain On The Woodpile/Terminus
The Drystones – The Singularity
Transglobal Underground – Stand Up
Afro Celt Sound System – Whirly Reel #1

29/02/2024

This Saturday night, 10pm Glasgow time, 5pm ET, is a very special edition of Global Heartbreat, as I have a co-producer! The first hour or so is brought to you by my dear pal and fellow Half Man Half Biscuiteer, Tony Roberts.
Listen on 95fm in Glasgow and environs, DAB digital in Glasgow and Edinburgh, and all across the earth on www.celticmusicradio.net

Here’s what you’ll hear this week:

Half Man Half Biscuit – Evening of Swing (Has Been Cancelled)
Stick In The Wheel – Villon Song
Charlie Pool – Baltimore Fire
Rev A.W. Nix – Black Diamond Express to Hell
Washington Phillips – Lift Him Up That’s All
Burning Spear – African Postman
Edward II – Shepherd’s Hey
The Spotnicks – Orange Blossom Special
Martin Carthy – Sir Patrick Spens
June Tabor – The Auld Beggarman
Ashley Hutchings – The Snake
John MacDonald – The Ball O’Kerriemeer
Kate Rusby – Bold Riley
Farefield – Beware Young Ladies
Adrian Legg – Mrs Jack’s Last Stand
Charlie Parr – I Dreamed I Saw Jesse James Last Night
The Bonzo Dog Band – Narcissus
Garnet Rogers – Underpass
Stephen Fearing – Golden Days
Jay Linden – 10 Dollar Show
Martin Simpson – Skydancers
Emelie – Josefin
Any Laurenson – Bas Pelles Eriks Brudpolska
Floating Sofa Quartet – Queen Tower
Martyn Bennett – Jacobite Bebop
Afro Celt Sound System – Whirly Reel #1

25/02/2024

Enjoyed Global Heartbreat so much the first time that you want to hear it again?
You can! Here’s the link to this week’s show:

https://www.mixcloud.com/celt95fm/global-heartbeat-with-lorna-simes-saturday-24-february-2024

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24/02/2024

Saturday! Time for another episode of Global Heartbreat, 10pm Glasgow time, 5pm ET, only on Celtic Music Radio!
95fm in Glasgow and environs, DAB Digital in Glasgow and Edinburgh, and all across the earth on www.celticmusicradio.net
Here’s what you’ll hear this week:

Akleja- Krokus
Skuili Sverrisson - Instants
Skreel - Brackets
Karkelo - Polenta
Sarai- Na Carenza a bel cors avenez
El Pony Pisador - El Guisto del Tio Benito
Kel Assouf - Afrik
Tarwa N Tiniri - Tit N Tit
Seckou Keita - Simply Beautiful
Omar Sosa - Bloco Novo
Dafne Kritharas - Sien Drahmas
Mor Karbasi - Hayken Juar
Carol Coronis St Basil is Coming
Gurf Morlix - In The Name of Love
Grant Peeples - This Is The Good News
Sarah Mac Band - The Best We Can do
Steph Strings - Antigone
Riley Pearce & Maddy May - Habit
Steve Cousins - Start Again
Urban Folk Quartet- Indian Tea
Bella Hardy - Shepherds Are The Cleverest Lads
Nancy Kerr & James Fagan - Herald of Free Enterprise
Imar - The Speckled Heifer
Afro Celt Sound System - Whirly Reel #1

19/02/2024

Missed last Saturday night's show?
Fear not! Here's the listen again link:

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17/02/2024

Question: Where will you find music from Nordic trolls, one of the world’s leading orchestras, and two of America’s finest contemporary songwriters?

Answer: Global Heartbeat with me, Lorna Simes, ONLY on Celtic Music Radio!

Saturday at 10pm Glasgow time, 5pm EST on 95 fm in Glasgow, DAB Digital Rado in Glasgow and Edinburgh, and all across the earth on www.celticmusicradio.net

Here’s what you’ll hear this week:

Sanna Kurki Suonio - Jodha Mua
Trolska Polska - Halvlang Hopsa
Alterne - Alle Terner
Secko Keita - Future Strings Variation
Sona Jobarteh - Jabari
Yves Lambert - Valse Ukrainienne
Vishten Connexions - Expansion
Nightingale - La Belle Rose
Mathieu Fiset - Trilogy
O Gajo & Ricardo Vignini - Maria Da Manta
Cerezal - Bretana
Fleauves - Kaza
Rod Picott - Digging Ditches
Nathan Bell - Dust
Malcolm MacWatt - Semi Scotsman
Blowzabella - Remembering Patrick & Nephew Greg
The Imagined Village - New York Trader
Tarran - Branches
Mishran - Reel to Reel
Heisk - Andina
Gnoss - Keefa Hill
Mouth Music - The 45 Revolution
Afro Celt Sound System - Whirly Reel #1