John Rae
Skye Records Radio
Check out our great interview with John and have a listen to some of the brilliant music he’s
producing over in New Zealand.
Scotland-born drummer John Rae is nowadays a New Zealand citizen, and his stunning new digital
album Where The Wild Clematis Grow, was launched in the UK on 30 October by his own label Thick
Records, and is a true New Zealand/ Scotland collaboration.
Named after a poem about New Zealanders returning from active service in the Great War, the
music was commissioned by the New Zealand government as part of WW100 commemorations for the
centenary of that war. Recorded in Scotland and mixed and mastered in New Zealand, with live
debuts in Edinburgh and Wellington Jazz Festivals in 2018, even the band membership is an
international affair.
Over the years, Rae has appeared as sideman or leader on over 70 albums, frequently
collaborating with esteemed Scottish pianist Brian Kellock (John Rae Collective, Brian Kellock
Trio) who joins him again now on Where The Wild Clematis Grow. The third member of the present
trio is accomplished Kiwi bassist Patrick Bleakley who plays in another of Rae’s bands The
Troubles and has also played in bands such as Blerta and Jonathan Crayford’s Jazz Trio.
Check out the playlist for the programme below.
|
Artist |
Track |
Time |
| Various | Adverts | 00:00:00 |
| Casey Dreisen | Gaptooth | 00:01:06 |
| Bill Frissel | Boubacar | 00:06:13 |
| Snuffbox | Lucys 25 | 00:12:43 |
| Jenn and LB | Let the Sun Shine Down on Me - Than Hall's | 00:20:27 |
| John Rae Trio | Where the Wild Clematis Grow (Prelude) | 00:24:02 |
| John Rae | Uncouth and Without Form | 00:32:57 |
| Celtic Feet | The Napier Stride | 00:39:28 |
| John Rae | I'm Waulking | 00:45:42 |
| BK3 | Stella by Starlight | 00:56:26 |
| John Rae Trio | We'll Never Meet Again | 01:05:34 |
| BK3 | East of the Sun | 01:27:26 |
| John Rae | Mo rùn geal òg | 01:35:46 |
| Dave Milligan Trio | Freedom Come All Ye | 01:39:46 |
| Ross Milligan and Malcolm MacFarlane | Dancing Waters | 01:46:39 |
| Brian Kellock Trio | Conception | 01:52:55 |
Here's the show featuring an interview with John from Dec 2020
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