Friday August 1st is Bandcamp Day yay! That’s when the people who own Bandcamp.com waive their revenue share, which means more of your money goes directly to the artists you support. Supporting artists directly helps them pay rent, buy food, tour, record, produce albums, and raise money for causes they care about.
In many cases, you can purchase individual tracks, full albums, or entire discographies. Some artists also sell vinyl, cds, and merch.
After August 1, there will be three more Bandcamp Days in 2025:
- September 5th
- October 3rd, and
- December 5th
Add your favourites to your wishlist anytime and set a calendar reminder to go check out on Bandcamp Day! Do you have any artists to suggest? Comment below to share.
This month, I’m highlighting some new releases, sharing two pre-orders, and digging out one of my very favourite albums that I was so glad to find available on Bandcamp. You can also browse past Bandcamp Day posts for other suggestions! Here’s the list from May 2025 and another from December 2024.
Six Suggestions for August 2025
Sunwise by Brìghde Chaimbeul
Heal the Divide by Morgan Toney
The Judique Flyer by Buddy MacMaster
A’ Chailleach by Kim Carnie
Here’s the August list and links to each! More details about each further down the page.
The first Three
Sunwise by Brìghde Chaimbeul https://brighdechaimbeul.bandcamp.com/album/sunwise
Beò by Hammy Sgìth https://hammysgith.bandcamp.com/album/be
Heal The Divide by Morgan Toney https://ishkoderecords.bandcamp.com/album/heal-the-divide
Always Remember
The Judique Flyer by Buddy MacMaster https://buddymacmaster.bandcamp.com/album/the-judique-flyer
the Pre-orders:
A’ Chailleach (2025) by Kim Carnie https://kimcarnie.bandcamp.com/album/a-chailleach-2025 with the first single “Òran na Bèiste Maoile” available now.
Araon by Sian https://sianceol.bandcamp.com/album/araon with two tracks ready today, “Seo a’ Bhliadhna” and “Pèidse Fir Ròdhaig.”
More Details
The first three
Sunwise by Brìghde Chaimbeul https://brighdechaimbeul.bandcamp.com/album/sunwise
I attended the listening launch party for this album and it was fantastic to listen together with folks from all corners of the globe. I have a few favourite tracks on this album – the first track, Dùsgadh/Waking is 9 minutes and 21 seconds of drone bliss. Read a thorough review of the album here: https://joyzine.org/2025/06/29/album-review-brighde-chaimbeul-sunwise/
Beò by Hammy Sgith https://hammysgith.bandcamp.com/album/be
On his YouTube page, Hammy Sgìth calls his music “Rapcheòl an Gàidhlig na h-alba” and “Hip-Hop Seann Nòs” – Scottish Gaelic rap and old style hip hop. Great vibes. Samples air leth. New neo-trad. “Brochan Lom” feels especially directed to Gaelic learners.
Heal The Divide by Morgan Toney https://ishkoderecords.bandcamp.com/album/heal-the-divide
Morgan Toney keeps on creating wonder in musical form. From the Bandcamp page for this album, “While traditional fiddle songs remain a central focal point of the album, Toney adds a new instrument to his repertoire in the flute, and ventures into country territory. Throughout the recording, Toney pays tribute to family, community, ceremony, and most importantly, his love of the land of Unama’ki.” The album is released on Ishkōdé Records, “a new Indigenous and women-owned label created to foster and amplify Indigenous voices.” See more of their releases here https://ishkoderecords.bandcamp.com/
Always remember
The Judique Flyer by Buddy MacMaster https://buddymacmaster.bandcamp.com/album/the-judique-flyer
Classic. Required listening for any one who wants to play Cape Breton fiddle. This is the album I always want to gift to friends when they discover they like Cape Breton music. Recorded in 2000.
The pre-orders:
A’ Chailleach (2025) by Kim Carnie https://kimcarnie.bandcamp.com/album/a-chailleach-2025 with the first single ready now, “Òran na Bèiste Maoile.” The rest of the album is schedule for release in September of this year.
Araon by Sian https://sianceol.bandcamp.com/album/araon Powerful and beautiful. You get two tracks today, “Seo a’ Bhliadhna” and “Pèidse Fir Ròdhaig.” From their Bandcamp band page, this group was “originally brought together to celebrate Gaelic songs composed by women.” Ceitlin Lilidh, Eilidh Cormack and Ellen MacDonald are accompanied by multi-instrumentalist Innes White. You can find lyrics for their songs on their website at https://sianmusic.com/lyrics
Come play games online with other Gaelic learners! Put the Gaelic you’ve been learning into practice with games like: Fichead Ceist (20 questions), Tog Tunnag (Build-a-duck), Còig Rudan (5 things), and Chì mi le mo shùilean beaga (I spy with my little eye).
