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.
Great to see all three of Livia Records’ contemporary releases making @allaboutjazz.bsky.social best of 2025 lists: www.allaboutjazz.com/ian-patterso...
December 21, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Great to see all three of Livia Records’ contemporary releases making @allaboutjazz.bsky.social best of 2025 lists: www.allaboutjazz.com/ian-patterso...
Wonderful to see Eadarainn a’ Chruit : Between Us the Harp by Scottish harper Karen Marshalsay included in Jim Gilchrist’s Top 5 Folk Albums of 2025 in @thescotsman.bsky.social Karen and guests perform the album in the Tron Theatre, Glasgow on Sat 31 Jan during Celtic Connections.
December 18, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Wonderful to see Eadarainn a’ Chruit : Between Us the Harp by Scottish harper Karen Marshalsay included in Jim Gilchrist’s Top 5 Folk Albums of 2025 in @thescotsman.bsky.social Karen and guests perform the album in the Tron Theatre, Glasgow on Sat 31 Jan during Celtic Connections.
Tune into @celticmusicradio.bsky.social tonight at ten to hear great music from drummer John Rae & pianist Ben Wilcock, saxophonist Brian Molley, pianist Brian Kellock, low whistle master Fraser Fifield and more from the Phat Controller’s Scottish and international jazz favourites.
December 16, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Tune into @celticmusicradio.bsky.social tonight at ten to hear great music from drummer John Rae & pianist Ben Wilcock, saxophonist Brian Molley, pianist Brian Kellock, low whistle master Fraser Fifield and more from the Phat Controller’s Scottish and international jazz favourites.
Tune into @celticmusicradio.bsky.social tonight at ten to hear great music from pianist Carole Nelson’s trio, saxophonist Michael Buckley, pianist Paul Harrison, Hammond organist Peter Johnstone and more from the Phat Controller’s Scottish and international jazz favourites.
December 16, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Tune into @celticmusicradio.bsky.social tonight at ten to hear great music from pianist Carole Nelson’s trio, saxophonist Michael Buckley, pianist Paul Harrison, Hammond organist Peter Johnstone and more from the Phat Controller’s Scottish and international jazz favourites.
Great to see pianist Paul Harrison’s superb tribute to Brazilian composer Egberto Gismonti, Encontros, and Hammond organist Peter Johnstone’s all-star Resistance Is Futile in Jim Gilchrist’s Jazz Albums of the Year in The Scotsman.
December 16, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Great to see pianist Paul Harrison’s superb tribute to Brazilian composer Egberto Gismonti, Encontros, and Hammond organist Peter Johnstone’s all-star Resistance Is Futile in Jim Gilchrist’s Jazz Albums of the Year in The Scotsman.
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
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.
Mark my words, an Elegant Calamity is imminent.
December 6, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Mark my words, an Elegant Calamity is imminent.
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-...
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
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
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...
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.
“… should be celebrated far more than they are” - Jazzwise magazine gives Tommy Smith’s Eternal Light four stars and an Editor’s Choice rating.
November 20, 2025 at 4:51 PM
“… should be celebrated far more than they are” - Jazzwise magazine gives Tommy Smith’s Eternal Light four stars and an Editor’s Choice rating.
Five Stars from The Scotsman for saxophonist Tommy Smith and pianist Gwilym Simcock’s Eternal Light, recorded live in Edinburgh two months ago: a potent combination of improvisational freedom and melodic lyricism”.
November 14, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Five Stars from The Scotsman for saxophonist Tommy Smith and pianist Gwilym Simcock’s Eternal Light, recorded live in Edinburgh two months ago: a potent combination of improvisational freedom and melodic lyricism”.
Just announced for Celtic Connections 2026: harper Karen Marshalsay brings the show of her new album, Eadarainn a’ Chruit : Between Us the Harp to the Tron Theatre, Glasgow on 31st January.
November 13, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Just announced for Celtic Connections 2026: harper Karen Marshalsay brings the show of her new album, Eadarainn a’ Chruit : Between Us the Harp to the Tron Theatre, Glasgow on 31st January.
“The musical interplay between the two men is highly impressive” - JazzViews enthuses about guitarist Louis Stewart and flautist Brian Dunning’s Alone Together album. Reissued tomorrow on Livia Records.
November 13, 2025 at 11:46 AM
“The musical interplay between the two men is highly impressive” - JazzViews enthuses about guitarist Louis Stewart and flautist Brian Dunning’s Alone Together album. Reissued tomorrow on Livia Records.
Just came across a radio show playlist that juxtaposed Flora Purim singing Egberto Gismonti’s O Sonho with the Ozark Mountain Daredevils’ Leatherwood. Turns out it was computer generated but as the song says, It Could Have Been Me.
November 10, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Just came across a radio show playlist that juxtaposed Flora Purim singing Egberto Gismonti’s O Sonho with the Ozark Mountain Daredevils’ Leatherwood. Turns out it was computer generated but as the song says, It Could Have Been Me.