Join Me for Album of the week this week at 12pm 12th April 2025on Celtic Music Radio when I will be In Conversation with Seonaid, Tam and Jimmy from the Rose Room on their stunning new album ‘It’s Been A Long, Long Time. Album out on 18th April ! And their 15th year tour schedule. A catch up on their journey so far and the eventful year ahead.
Awarded a Danny from DKOS– Seonaid 2010 , Tam with Swing Guitars 2001, Jimmy ‘Honorary Danny – for playing outside the Exhibition Hall!
See you at the place
Liz aka Auntie Liz x
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Artists on the Album:-
Rose Room = Seonaid Aitken – Tam Gallagher -Jimmy Moon – Conor Smith
Guest Artists = Kirstan Harvey – Patsy Reid – Alice Allen. Artek Siwak(Track 4) – Owen Gunnell (Track 7,13) – Bryan Gear (Track 2)
Studio engineer Mixing & Mastering – Sandy Jones. Producer – Seonaid Aitken. Sandy Jones & Rose Room. Studio Engineer – Tim Matthew at Mareel , Shetland. Artwork – Ali Aitken. : Photography – Nick Murray. Videography & Photography Adam Bulley
Track List
1. Joseph Joseph Traditional arr. Rose Room
2. It’s Been A Long, Long Time J. Styne/S. Cahn
3. Swing Gitan Traditional arr. S. Aitken
4. I Wish You Love Charles Trenet
5. On The Alamo I. Jones/G. Kahn/J. Lyons
6. I Found a New Baby J. Palmer/S.Williams
7. Nuages Django Reinhardt
8. Everybody Wants To Be A Cat F. Huddleston/A. Rinker
9. I’ve Got A Feelin’ I’m Fallin’F. Waller/H. Link/B. Rose
10. Troublant Bolero Django Reinhardt
11. The Nearness Of You H. Carmichael/N. Washington
12. Lady Be Good G.Gershwin/I. Gershwin
13. What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve? Frank Loesser
Tour Dates
26th Skye Chambert Society Portree
Trocaderos at Crossbasket Castle – Restaurant and Cocktail bar overseen by Michel Roux Jnr
27th Skye Bride Studios Kyle of Lochalsh
28th Trocadero’s at Crossbasket Castle East Kilbride – Album Launch Dinner
May
23rd Queensferry
24th Knockengorroch Festival
25th Perth Festival of the Arts
Jun
1st Crosgrove Care Afternoon Tea & Jazz
7th Linlithgow Jazz
15th Kirkcudbridgh Jazz Festival
20th Hanson Arts Marsden
July
11th Threlkeld Village Hall
12th Appleton Thorn Village Hall