Album Reviews

‘Haunting Gaelic-blues… Musical fusion that is truly compelling to the ears’ (Morning Star)

‘A genuinely sublime and wholly unique perspective… There’s something about Catriona’s music that lends itself to the joy of earnest exploration’ (Blue-in-Green: Radio)

'Catriona Bourne is as much a jazz musician as any contemporary horn player' (Bebop Spoken Here)

'I have to say I am going to be doing a deep dive into more of her music as this is just beautiful' (Rebecca Vasmant, BBC R3 Round Midnight)

‘Music with great finesse’ (Kevin Le Gendre, BBC R3 Round Midnight)

'A stunning album... Just when you think you have it pinned down, it slips from your grasp and finds another definition' (Fatea Magazine)

‘I don’t know if Catriona Bourne would call herself a genius, but I will… What Bourne creates transcends categories’ (Indie Boulevard Magazine)

Features

Interview with Camac Harps

Interview with Harmonious World

Original instrumental music:

Round Midnight on BBC R3 (hosted by Soweto Kinch)

Round Midnight on BBC R3 (hosted by Rebecca Vasmant)

Jazz Record Requests on BBC R3 (hosted by Alyn Shipton)

Folk Club on BBC Radio Ulster (hosted by Lynette Fay)

Melting Pot on Music Box Radio (hosted by Soulsa’s Mr Boogie)

GW Jazz on One Jazz (hosted by Gordon and Gillian Wedderburn)

Jazz Show on Anker Radio (hosted by Peter Varden)

Sounds Like Jazz on 10 Radio (hosted by Sue Steward)

Jazztonic on Radio Nene Valley (hosted by David Cragie)

Song of the Day on All About Jazz

Choral performances:

BBC R3

BBC R4

Original music:

Bebop Spoken Here: Lance Liddle’s Top 10 Instrumental Albums of 2024

Bebop Spoken Here: Colin Muirhead’s 8 Top Albums of 2024 by Live Act

Nominated for Indie Boulevard Magazine’s 2024 Album of the Year

Fatea Magazine’s 2024 Winter Showcase Session Compilation

Performance awards:

Winner of 2024 Trinity Laban Historically Informed Performance Competition

Winner of 2024 Carne Trust Chamber Music Competition

Winner of 2023 Wilfred Hambleton Chamber Music Prize

Winner of 2022 Harold Clark Woodwind Competition

Winner of 2018 CUSO Concerto Competition