There's more about Celtic Connections 2008 here. Glasgow is not just about Celtic music, of course. There's an amazing classical scene and a lively rock one too, and it's a crossroads for world music and music education as well, all of which played a part, no doubt, in the city's selection for this honor. 
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Eddi Reader calls Glasgow home. Julie Fowlis and Emily Smith both attended university there and perform in the city often.
Music Road: now playing: Julie Fowlis: Mar A Tha Mo Chridhe/As My Heart Is
Music Road: now playing: Emily Smith: Too Long Away
Music Road: now playing: Eddi Reader: Aye Waulkin' O: video
Music Road: Now playing: Eddi Reader sings Robert Burns
You'll find music content from many genres and plenty of other music fans at Gather Essentials: Music. For more of Kerry Dexter's Voices columns, look here. It's published on Thursdays.
Kerry Dexter, Music Correspondent Kerry's credits include VH1, CMT, the folk music magazine Dirty Linen, Strings, The Encyclopedia of Ireland and the Americas, and The MusicHound Guides. She also writes about the arts and creative practice at Music Road and contributes to Fred Bals' Series of Tubes.
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