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On Sunday 4th March, Frank Hennessy’s radio show, ‘Celtic Heartbeat’, for BBC Radio Wales played ‘The Valley’. Here’s a link to the show …www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09tbvhl. Thank you, Frank.

Thank you for your support, Colin https://www.facebook.com/folkal-point-284393961617688/

FOLKAL POINT is broadcast simultaneously (Thursdays, 10pm – midnight) on 105.2 FM (the Uists and Benbecula) via An Reidio (Sunday repeat, 10pm), across the Cowal Peninsula via Dunoon Community Radio – 97.4 FM and online, and Two Lochs Radio (Wester Ross) on 106 and 106.6 FM and online.
Folkal Point then timeshifts on Crystal FM 107.4 from Penicuik, serving south-west Midlothian (Thursdays,11 pm -1 am) plus a 10am – midday Friday repeat, with a Friday 11pm slot on DAB digital and online broadcaster Radio Telstar throughout Glasgow and surrounding areas, plus Saturdays (10pm-midnight) with HBS in Glasgow and Paisley. DCR offers a Sunday evening repeat from 8-10pm. The programme is also re-transmitted (globally!) online three times a week on its Essential Channel by Blues and Roots Radio from Canada.
Folkal Point is produced and presented by Colin MacDonald in Scotland from the Wellington Street studios of HBS in Glasgow.

“an emotional slice of contemporary folk” Jeremy Searle, Americana UK americana-uk.com/video-ian-roland-the-valley

‘The Valley’ EP will be getting some airplay on Brian Player’s Tuesday Folk Radio Show on Wey Valley Radio Tuesday 27th Feb 2018 8pm to 10pm. Tune in to www.weyvalleyradio.uk

Air play for The Valley on Acoustic Routes on DapperFM Mon 27th Feb 2018…Thank you, David.

Air play for ‘The Valley’ on Russell Hill’s @RussHillCountry radio show for Portsmouth’s 93.7 Express FM @ExpressFM this Sunday, 25th Feb 2018, 12pm-3pm…

‘The Valley’ had some air play at the weekend on Les Ray’s show for Cambridge 105 FM. Thanks, Les… https://www.mixcloud.com/StrummersandDreamers/show-220-max-bianco-in-session-15218/

We will be launching a new 3 track EP, entitled ‘The Valley’, in mid February 2018. Simon, Brione and I travelled up to Manchester in November and December last year to record the tracks with producer, Nigel Stonier, and engineer, Séadna McPhail.

We will be filming a video to accompany the first single of the EP, with Josh Paine-Lewis, in a few week’s time.

Thurs 14th Dec 2017 – (7.30pm doors) The Green Note, Camden Town, 106 Parkway, London NW1 7AN Green Note, Camden gig – Thurs 14th Dec 2017

“…most captivating and beautiful sound-makers…melodic, folk-orientated band with stunning musicianship and vocal harmonies…Wonderful songs…” Jonathan Tarplee, Words & Music Festival