Roddy Hart is an Emmy-award winning songwriter, composer and broadcaster from Glasgow, Scotland.

 

He has released a number of acclaimed albums, including his solo debut "Bookmarks" (featuring Kris Kristofferson), and "Swithering" with his band The Lonesome Fire. He is curator and musical director of the hugely popular "Roaming Roots Revue" for Celtic Connections - a transatlantic concert which has featured some of the best emerging talent from across the globe.

 

Since 2017 he has also worked in collaboration with Tommy Reilly, writing music, lyrics and score for a number of film, tv and theatre projects. Highlights include "Anna And The Apocalypse" (MGM/Orion), "Our Ladies" (Sony), Orphans (National Theatre Of Scotland), "Dinosaur" (BBC3/Hulu), and Steven Spielberg's "Animaniacs" - for which the pair won a Daytime Emmy for Best Original Song.

 

Hart is also an accomplished radio and tv broadcaster, having presented The Roddy Hart Show since 2013 and The Quay Sessions since 2016 for BBC Radio Scotland.