Calum is from the island of Tiree in the Hebrides. He started learning the fiddle at an early age, from a neighbor, Willie Kemp, who…
Artist Profiles: Calum MacKinnon
Tag: Scotland
Artist Profiles: Burach
Burach was one of the most innovative and popular bands to come out of the new wave of Scottish musical inventiveness combining Celtic music and…
Artist Profiles: Bodega
Bodega were Gillian Chalmers (Fraserburgh – pipes, whistle and fiddle); Ross Couper (Shetland – fiddle); Tia Files (Oban – guitar, bass guitar and percussion); Norrie…
Artist Profiles: Mick West
Mick West is a singer of traditional Scottish music and is considered by many to be one of the finest interpreters of traditional song, attracting…
Artist profiles: Marc Duff
Born in Ontario, Canada and raised in Argyll Marc Duff co-founded the Celtic band Capercaillie with whom he has toured extensively and made many successful…
Artist Profiles: Julie Fowlis
Julie Fowlis grew up in North Uist, a small island in the Hebrides, in a Gaelic speaking community, and has been involved in singing, piping…
Artist Profiles: Ian Hardie
Born in Edinburgh (Scotland), Ian Hardie lived in Nairn (northeast of Inverness). Ian Hardie earned a great reputation not only as an exceptional fiddle player…
Artist Profiles: Ailie Robertson
Ailie Robertson is a musician in the broadest sense: composer, arranger, teacher, improviser, and harp virtuoso. Ailie grew up in Edinburgh, Scotland, and was immersed…
Artist Profiles: Breabach
Breabach formed in Glasgow as students enjoying the thriving folk scene at sessions and ceilidhs. Although they come from all parts of Scotland, they share…
Artist Profiles: Bruce MacGregor
Bruce MacGregor hails from Inverness and is a player equally at home with the rugged strathspey or the tender slow air. He has combined the…