Â鶹Éç Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year Winner
Anna Massie with the very best of folk and roots music from Scotland and beyond.
Anna is joined for a chat by the winner of the 2026 Â鶹Éç Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year Award, harpist Rachel Groves. Rachel began playing the lever harp in her final year at primary school before going on to study music at the University of Edinburgh and the Berklee College of Music in Valencia. She's now based in Glasgow and is the first harpist to win the award since it started in 2001.
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Amy Henderson and Ewan MacPherson
Heather on the Moor
- Searching for Gold- EP.
- Hushman Records.
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Le Vent du Nord
Fleuve
- Â鶹Éç Travelling Folk Recording.
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Rachel Groves
No. 43
- Â鶹Éç RADIO SCOTLAND RECORDING.
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Maeve Gilchrist
Sharmanka Suite
- Death and the Polar Bear.
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Chris Stout, Catriona Mackay
Seeker Reaper
- Bare Knuckle.
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Rachel Groves
They Stole My Wife From Me Last Night/ Paddy Fahey’s
- Â鶹Éç RADIO SCOTLAND RECORDING.
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Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick
And A Begging I Will Go
- Martin Carthy.
- Topic.
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Grainne Brady
Up and Down Reels
- Back and Forth.
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Matt Tighe and Tad Sargent
µþ¾±»å»å²â’s
- Homegrown.
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  Haverin 
  Selkie Lass  
- Home.
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Miguel Girão
Da Hömin
- The Northern Isles Suite - Part II.
- MG002.
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Jenn Butterworth
Fair Maids of February
- Her By Design.
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Adam Sutherland
George and Fay's Golden Wedding
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Niamh Corkey
The Garden
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Inyal
A' Mhairead Ã’g
- Fathoms.
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Grainne Brady
Up and Down Reels
- Back and Forth.
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Philip Trumble
Cool Cool Cuillin
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  Alma 
  Float 
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Sam Amidon
Juma Mountain
- The Following Mountain.
- Nonesuch Records.
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Ye Vagabonds
Danny
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Arthur Coates and Kerran Cotterell
The Great BBQ in the Sea
- Controlled Burn.
Broadcast
- Thu 5 Feb 2026 20:00Â鶹Éç Radio Scotland