Rob Adams
@rabjourno.bsky.social
Writer (inc UK Jazz News) and agent/PR for saxophonist Tommy Smith, Scottish harper Karen Marshalsay and jazz-classical duo New Focus.
Thank you @lailabiali.bsky.social for playing Eternal Light by saxophonist Tommy Smith and pianist Gwilym Simcock on Saturday Night Jazz.
December 14, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Thank you @lailabiali.bsky.social for playing Eternal Light by saxophonist Tommy Smith and pianist Gwilym Simcock on Saturday Night Jazz.
Great to see Irish label Livia Records represented by pianist-saxophonist Carole Nelson and guitarist Louis Stewart in JazzViews’s albums of the year list. Also included is Scottish Hammond organist Peter Johnstone’s all-star debut.
December 14, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Great to see Irish label Livia Records represented by pianist-saxophonist Carole Nelson and guitarist Louis Stewart in JazzViews’s albums of the year list. Also included is Scottish Hammond organist Peter Johnstone’s all-star debut.
Thanks to the Phat Controller on Radio Skye for including John Rae & Ben Wilcock, Carole Nelson Trio, Paul Harrison and Peter Johnstone in the 2025 round-up alongside Scottish and international jazz artists.
December 13, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Thanks to the Phat Controller on Radio Skye for including John Rae & Ben Wilcock, Carole Nelson Trio, Paul Harrison and Peter Johnstone in the 2025 round-up alongside Scottish and international jazz artists.
Thank you @petroc.bsky.social for playing harper Karen Marshalsay’s Yule Log polka on In Tune @bbcradio3bot.bsky.social Catch Karen performing her latest album, Eadarainn a’ Chruit : Between Us the Harp at Celtic Connections on Sat 31 Jan.
December 13, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Thank you @petroc.bsky.social for playing harper Karen Marshalsay’s Yule Log polka on In Tune @bbcradio3bot.bsky.social Catch Karen performing her latest album, Eadarainn a’ Chruit : Between Us the Harp at Celtic Connections on Sat 31 Jan.
Four Stars from @allaboutjazz.bsky.social for pianist-saxophonist Carole Nelson’s trio meditation on bird migration and nature, Through the Storm (Livia Records): tinyurl.com/vwwhnump
December 13, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Four Stars from @allaboutjazz.bsky.social for pianist-saxophonist Carole Nelson’s trio meditation on bird migration and nature, Through the Storm (Livia Records): tinyurl.com/vwwhnump
Coming to Celtic Connections on Sat 31 Jan, harper Karen Marshalsay performs her latest album, Eadarainn a’ Chruit : Between Us the Harp with guests Cathal McConnell, Alison Kinnaird, Allan MacDonald and Kathryn Nicoll. “Musically compelling” - Songlines Magazine
December 12, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Coming to Celtic Connections on Sat 31 Jan, harper Karen Marshalsay performs her latest album, Eadarainn a’ Chruit : Between Us the Harp with guests Cathal McConnell, Alison Kinnaird, Allan MacDonald and Kathryn Nicoll. “Musically compelling” - Songlines Magazine
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Tune into Celtic Music Radio tonight at ten to hear great trio music from Blicker Hemmer Gadd, EST, Rypdal, Vitous and DeJohnette. Also music from Celtic-jazz group Lammas and saxophonists John Coltrane, Jan Garbarek and David Sanborn courtesy of the Phat Controller.
December 9, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Tune into Celtic Music Radio tonight at ten to hear great trio music from Blicker Hemmer Gadd, EST, Rypdal, Vitous and DeJohnette. Also music from Celtic-jazz group Lammas and saxophonists John Coltrane, Jan Garbarek and David Sanborn courtesy of the Phat Controller.
Tune into Celtic Music Radio tonight at ten to hear great trio music from Blicker Hemmer Gadd, EST, Rypdal, Vitous and DeJohnette. Also music from Celtic-jazz group Lammas and saxophonists John Coltrane, Jan Garbarek and David Sanborn courtesy of the Phat Controller.
December 9, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Tune into Celtic Music Radio tonight at ten to hear great trio music from Blicker Hemmer Gadd, EST, Rypdal, Vitous and DeJohnette. Also music from Celtic-jazz group Lammas and saxophonists John Coltrane, Jan Garbarek and David Sanborn courtesy of the Phat Controller.
And the award for screen shot of the day goes to Glasgow-based pianist Paul Harrison, keeping great company on American radio with his Encontros album of Brazilian genius Egberto Gismonti’s music.
December 7, 2025 at 12:00 PM
And the award for screen shot of the day goes to Glasgow-based pianist Paul Harrison, keeping great company on American radio with his Encontros album of Brazilian genius Egberto Gismonti’s music.
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Mark my words, an Elegant Calamity is imminent.
December 6, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Mark my words, an Elegant Calamity is imminent.
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Saxophonist Tommy Smith and pianist Gwilym Simcock
recorded live in concert
The Scotsman - FIVE STARS
Jazzwise - EDITOR’S CHOICE
Jazz Scoop - “Incredible performance”
UK Jazz News - “Gorgeous”
Available from Bandcamp
recorded live in concert
The Scotsman - FIVE STARS
Jazzwise - EDITOR’S CHOICE
Jazz Scoop - “Incredible performance”
UK Jazz News - “Gorgeous”
Available from Bandcamp
December 5, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Saxophonist Tommy Smith and pianist Gwilym Simcock
recorded live in concert
The Scotsman - FIVE STARS
Jazzwise - EDITOR’S CHOICE
Jazz Scoop - “Incredible performance”
UK Jazz News - “Gorgeous”
Available from Bandcamp
recorded live in concert
The Scotsman - FIVE STARS
Jazzwise - EDITOR’S CHOICE
Jazz Scoop - “Incredible performance”
UK Jazz News - “Gorgeous”
Available from Bandcamp
Mark my words, an Elegant Calamity is imminent.
December 6, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Mark my words, an Elegant Calamity is imminent.
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I'll be teaching these 3 traditional Scottish jigs for the New Year in an online workshop tomorrow 6 December 4-6pm UK time with video replay available after! Sign up on my website.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrKlpM1Dg60
December 5, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I'll be teaching these 3 traditional Scottish jigs for the New Year in an online workshop tomorrow 6 December 4-6pm UK time with video replay available after! Sign up on my website.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrKlpM1Dg60
Saxophonist Tommy Smith and pianist Gwilym Simcock
recorded live in concert
The Scotsman - FIVE STARS
Jazzwise - EDITOR’S CHOICE
Jazz Scoop - “Incredible performance”
UK Jazz News - “Gorgeous”
Available from Bandcamp
recorded live in concert
The Scotsman - FIVE STARS
Jazzwise - EDITOR’S CHOICE
Jazz Scoop - “Incredible performance”
UK Jazz News - “Gorgeous”
Available from Bandcamp
December 5, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Saxophonist Tommy Smith and pianist Gwilym Simcock
recorded live in concert
The Scotsman - FIVE STARS
Jazzwise - EDITOR’S CHOICE
Jazz Scoop - “Incredible performance”
UK Jazz News - “Gorgeous”
Available from Bandcamp
recorded live in concert
The Scotsman - FIVE STARS
Jazzwise - EDITOR’S CHOICE
Jazz Scoop - “Incredible performance”
UK Jazz News - “Gorgeous”
Available from Bandcamp
Thank you @glasgowwestend.bsky.social for previewing harper Karen Marshalsay’s Eadarainn a’ Chruit : Between Us the Harp at Celtic Connections on Sat 31 Jan: www.glasgowwestendtoday.scot/music/scots-...
December 4, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Thank you @glasgowwestend.bsky.social for previewing harper Karen Marshalsay’s Eadarainn a’ Chruit : Between Us the Harp at Celtic Connections on Sat 31 Jan: www.glasgowwestendtoday.scot/music/scots-...
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“I’m really looking forward to playing at the Tron Theatre because it’s essentially the album launch concert.”
#LiveMusic #Glasgow #CelticConnections #harp
@rabjourno.bsky.social
www.glasgowwestendtoday.scot/music/scots-...
#LiveMusic #Glasgow #CelticConnections #harp
@rabjourno.bsky.social
www.glasgowwestendtoday.scot/music/scots-...
Scots harper Karen Marshalsay at Celtic Connections
Scots musician to showcase her latest album
www.glasgowwestendtoday.scot
December 3, 2025 at 8:44 PM
“I’m really looking forward to playing at the Tron Theatre because it’s essentially the album launch concert.”
#LiveMusic #Glasgow #CelticConnections #harp
@rabjourno.bsky.social
www.glasgowwestendtoday.scot/music/scots-...
#LiveMusic #Glasgow #CelticConnections #harp
@rabjourno.bsky.social
www.glasgowwestendtoday.scot/music/scots-...
We are the village tree appreciation society
God save Barnett’s rolls, Penman’s pies and podiatry
We are the Marketgate fogie toadlers society
God save Green’s black pud, the Golf Hotel and sobriety
God save Barnett’s rolls, Penman’s pies and podiatry
We are the Marketgate fogie toadlers society
God save Green’s black pud, the Golf Hotel and sobriety
November 30, 2025 at 4:38 PM
We are the village tree appreciation society
God save Barnett’s rolls, Penman’s pies and podiatry
We are the Marketgate fogie toadlers society
God save Green’s black pud, the Golf Hotel and sobriety
God save Barnett’s rolls, Penman’s pies and podiatry
We are the Marketgate fogie toadlers society
God save Green’s black pud, the Golf Hotel and sobriety
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Another of the 3 jigs I’ll be teaching online on Saturday 6th! Sign ups still available at www.karenmarshalsay.com/buy/p/new-ye...
November 29, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Another of the 3 jigs I’ll be teaching online on Saturday 6th! Sign ups still available at www.karenmarshalsay.com/buy/p/new-ye...
Great to hear the Phat Controller on Radio Skye celebrating the marvellous guitarist Jim Mullen so handsomely during Jim’s 80th Birthday week. player.autopod.xyz/1106218
November 29, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Great to hear the Phat Controller on Radio Skye celebrating the marvellous guitarist Jim Mullen so handsomely during Jim’s 80th Birthday week. player.autopod.xyz/1106218
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🎉 It’s time for another piping Hot 100, a celebration of the people, places and festivals across Scotland that have kept us entertained and intrigued, and occasionally left us gobsmacked and enlightened. Find out which cultural titan made our top spot.
November 28, 2025 at 12:01 PM
🎉 It’s time for another piping Hot 100, a celebration of the people, places and festivals across Scotland that have kept us entertained and intrigued, and occasionally left us gobsmacked and enlightened. Find out which cultural titan made our top spot.
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🔥 We’ve taken the temperature of another 12 months of Scottish excellence to find art and culture that's piping hot.
November 27, 2025 at 6:05 PM
🔥 We’ve taken the temperature of another 12 months of Scottish excellence to find art and culture that's piping hot.
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Online workshop teaching 3 Jigs for the New Year on 6 December (4-6pm UK time) recordings & sheet music for the tunes on sign up, arrangements sent afterwards & the video on replay - all for seasonal discount price of £15! Come learn some New Year tunes ! www.karenmarshalsay.com/online-harp-...
November 27, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Online workshop teaching 3 Jigs for the New Year on 6 December (4-6pm UK time) recordings & sheet music for the tunes on sign up, arrangements sent afterwards & the video on replay - all for seasonal discount price of £15! Come learn some New Year tunes ! www.karenmarshalsay.com/online-harp-...
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Online workshop teaching 3 jigs for the New Year on 6 December- with recordings and sheet music for the tunes on sign up, arrangements sent afterwards and the video on replay - all for seasonal discount price of £15! Come learn some New Year tunes ! buff.ly/ajll4Hs
November 27, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Online workshop teaching 3 jigs for the New Year on 6 December- with recordings and sheet music for the tunes on sign up, arrangements sent afterwards and the video on replay - all for seasonal discount price of £15! Come learn some New Year tunes ! buff.ly/ajll4Hs
Happy 80th Birthday to the great Jim Mullen, whose right thumb is still the best blues singer Glasgow has ever produced. Lovely to see so many colleagues paying tribute to Jim today at UK Jazz News. ukjazznews.com/birthday-gre...
November 26, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Happy 80th Birthday to the great Jim Mullen, whose right thumb is still the best blues singer Glasgow has ever produced. Lovely to see so many colleagues paying tribute to Jim today at UK Jazz News. ukjazznews.com/birthday-gre...
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Coming to the Tron Theatre, Glasgow on Sat 31 Jan … the full cast of harps and musicians from the album play Celtic Connections.
November 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Coming to the Tron Theatre, Glasgow on Sat 31 Jan … the full cast of harps and musicians from the album play Celtic Connections.