Celtic Connections 2009

Starting at a young age, as half of the harmony-singing duo Ygdrassil - one of the strong components of folkmusic in The Netherlands - Linde Nijland has been singing and recording for over 15 years.

Pete Molinari is a folk blues singer/songwriter from Chatham, England, of Egyptian/Maltese parentage. Walking Off The Map is his first release, recorded live on half track in Billy Childish's kitchen - which is how Billy's wife came to sing on Alone And Forsaken and duets with Pete on his great tune We Belong Together. Pete has been playing solo for five years, honing his unique vocal style playing bars and cafes of New York's East Village as well as his home town of Chatham.

Hailing from Scotland but currently based in East London, Blue Rose Code is an alt-folk group whose influences are as hard to pin down as their fluid arrangements. Of their debut release on Natural Studio Records, Ross Wilson (BRC's singer says): “Rawlnish is the name of my family’s house on the Isle of Lewis. In Gaelic it literally means: the point at the end of the land. The house has been standing for over 200 years and is my favourite place. Legend has it that it’s the last inhabited house before Canada on the island and at the right time of year you can see the northern lights.