Well, the site’s been down for a wee bit but I’ve managed to get it back up today and will do a bit of updating on it over the next few weeks with some new music etc.
Hello world!
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Young Trad Musician of the Year Final
Written by Administrator on February 14th, 2009I had a great time last weekend at the Young Trad final and a very big congratulations to Ruairidh MacMillan for winning!
There’s lots of good stuff hapening soon from it, and I’ll post here when I know more.
You can see videos of the finalists here;
http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/music/celticconnections/2009/artists/young_trad_ruaridh_macmillan/
BBC Radio Scotland Pipeline Session
Written by Administrator on January 30th, 2009Last week I did a wee session for Pipeline on BBC Radio Scotland – you can hear it now in the BBC iPlayer and I’ll put a couple of tracks on my MySpace once that goes off!
Tracks were; Hug air a’ Bhonaid Mhòir, The Gravel Walk, Richard Dwyers – Boo Baby’s Lullaby, Bengullion – Trip to Aviles, Atlantic Bridge, Sound of Sleat and Atlantic Bridge.
Celtic Connections
Written by Administrator on December 7th, 2008
As ever, I’m really looking forward to Celtic Connections this year which runs between 15th Jan – 1st of Feb.
Two highlights for me will be playing the the final of the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year which is on the 1st February at 5pm in the City Halls, Glasgow. I will also be playing at the Brian McNeill and Allan Yn Y Fan concert – With 2009 marking the 40th year of his multifaceted career, Brian McNeill has long been a key pillar of traditional and contemporary Scottish music. Join him at Celtic Connections, with a host of musical friends made over those first four decades, to see where this great innovator might go next. They include singer of the muckle sangs and bothy ballads of his native Aberdeenshire, Jock Duncan and Sylvia Barnes, the vocal nucleus of the influential Glasgow band Kentigern, an elite group of female vocalists to sing the with the Battlefield Band.
Completing tonight’s line-up will be brilliant young band Bodega, Dominique Dodge (clarsach), Lorne MacDougall (pipes, whistles) and Sara Ann Cull (fiddle).
I’m also particularly looking forward to the Cape Breton element of this years’ festival. As Scotland’s Year of Homecoming begins, what better way for Celtic Connections to launch its festivities than by welcoming an array of top artists from Cape Breton, the beautiful Canadian island where Scots and their music have long found a second home. In particular, the Celtic Connections Opening Concert “The Cape Breton Connection” and Jerry Holland & Friends.
Canterach on YouTube
Written by Administrator on November 7th, 2008There’s a lot of video’s of Canterach, the band I play with, on YouTube – here’s a couple of them;
More info on Canterach by clicking on it at the top of these pages!
Radio PlanetPipe 21st October
Written by Administrator on October 23rd, 2008I just uploaded another show of really interesting music in this week’s PlanetPipe. So be sure to check it out here!
Two extremes of Piobaireachd are explored when we play “Munroe’s Salute” from Patrick Mollard followed by an exciting new callobration from John Mullhearn and Allan MacDonald with “The Battle of the Birds”, there’s also music from the World Pipe Band Championships in the shape of the Spirit of Scotland Pipe Band, Bagad Cap Caval, Skelpaig and fiddle and pipe duo Iain MacDonald and Iain MacFarlane.
New Red Hot Chilli Pipers BLAST Live DVD and CD
Written by Administrator on October 23rd, 2008There’s some of my music on the new CD and DVD from the Red Hot Chilli Pipers.
Recorded at Glasgow’s Old Fruitmarket earlier this year, BLAST Live! features tracks including their amazing version of Coldplay’s Clocks, a rocked up Highland Cathedral and We Will Rock You complete with brass section and Red HOT rock chick highland dancers! The CD version also includes brand new studio tracks including a Xmas Tune to contend the No 1 spot and a truly mesmerising re working of Massive Attack’s ‘Teardrop’.
Here’s a sample of the DVD;
Pick up a copy from the Red Hot Chilli Pipers’ web site.
We Have a Dream… for Children in Need
Written by Administrator on October 23rd, 2008You may have read or heard that BA Robertson has been recording a new version of his 1982 Scottish football hit “We Have a Dream”.
Following the chart success of Loch Lomond in 2007 for Children in need, the Tartan Army are at it again with a follow up to their first Top Ten Chart Hit!
A galaxy of stars are teaming up with the Tartan Army to belt out Scotland’s best-loved World Cup anthem and help needy kids.
Hollywood stars Dougray Scott and Samuel L Jackson – a frequent visitor to Scottish golf courses – are among the big names who are recording a version of We Have A Dream.
Lord Of The Rings star Billy Boyd and Ugly Betty’s Ashley Jensen could also be included, along with Gregory’s Girl actor John Gordon Sinclair, who sang the original. I was honoured to play with the Red Hot Chilli Pipers as part of the pipe band on the recording.
You can order your copy of the CD from here.
The Lost
Written by Administrator on September 10th, 2008Here’s a tune that the Red Hot Chilli Pipers recorded on their album “Bagrock to the Masses”, it’s also on their new live album and DVD (with brass!).
Stuart wrote the slow air, hornpipe and I wrote the reel.
The Lost (PDF)
The Lost (BMP) – Part 1
The Lost (BMP) – Part 2
The Lost (BMP) – Part 3
The Lost (BMP) – Part 4
