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BBC 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 BBC 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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1 hour, 55 minutes

Last on

Thu 5 Feb 202620:00
BBC Radio Scotland

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Music Played

  • Amy Henderson and Ewan MacPherson

    Heather on the Moor

    • Searching for Gold- EP.
    • Hushman Records.

  • Le Vent du Nord

    Fleuve

    • BBC Travelling Folk Recording.

  • Rachel Groves

    No. 43

    • BBC RADIO SCOTLAND RECORDING.

  • Maeve Gilchrist

    Sharmanka Suite

    • Death and the Polar Bear.

  • Chris Stout, Catriona Mackay

    Seeker Reaper

    • Bare Knuckle.

  • Rachel Groves

    They Stole My Wife From Me Last Night/ Paddy Fahey’s

    • BBC RADIO SCOTLAND RECORDING.

  • Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick

    And A Begging I Will Go

    • Martin Carthy.
    • Topic.

  • Gráinne Brady

    Up and Down Reels

    • Back and Forth.

  • Matt Tighe and Tad Sargent

    Biddy’s

    • Homegrown.

  • Haverin

    Selkie Lass

    • Home.
    • .

  • Miguel Girão

    Da Hömin

    • The Northern Isles Suite - Part II.
    • MG002.

  • Jenn Butterworth

    Fair Maids of February

    • Her By Design.

  • Adam Sutherland

    George and Fay's Golden Wedding

  • Niamh Corkey

    The Garden

  • Inyal

    A' Mhairead Ã’g

    • Fathoms.

  • Gráinne Brady

    Up and Down Reels

    • Back and Forth.

  • Philip Trumble

    Cool Cool Cuillin

  • Alma

    Float

    • .
    • .

  • Sam Amidon

    Juma Mountain

    • The Following Mountain.
    • Nonesuch Records.

  • Ye Vagabonds

    Danny

  • Arthur Coates and Kerran Cotterell

    The Great BBQ in the Sea

    • Controlled Burn.

Broadcast

  • Thu 5 Feb 202620:00
    BBC Radio Scotland