Karine Polwart was born on December 23, 1970, in Banknock, Stirlingshire, Scotland. Currently leading her own band and formerly lead singer with Scots-Irish quintet Malinky…
Artist Profiles: Karine Polwart
Tag: Scotland
Artist Profiles: Johnny Cunningham
Johnny Cunningham was born in Portobello, Scotland on August 27 1957. He played fiddle since the age of seven and was known for his lightning-fast…
Artist Profiles: John Munro
John Munro was born in Glasgow in 194. He moved to Adelaide, Australia in 1965. John Munro has made a name for himself as an…
Artist Profiles: John Morran
John Morran is the lead singer and guitarist with Scots traditional band Deaf Shepherd. Increasingly recognized as one of Scotland’s most outstanding performers of traditional…
Artist Profiles: Jenna Reid
Hailing from Shetland, Jenna Reid grew up immersed in the island’s rich fiddle tradition. At the age of nine she began to learn the fiddle…
Artist Profiles: James Grant
James Grant’s career began in the early 1980ss when he formed Friends Again with Chris Thompson (The Bathers). Although short-lived their influence was huge helping…
Artist Profiles: James Graham
When James Graham won the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year award in 2004 James was not only the first Gaelic singer…
Artist Profiles: Jack Beck
Jack lives in Fife Scotland. He became interested in Scots-dialect songs and ballads during the 196s folk-song revival and helped found The Dunfermline Howff. Throughout…
Artist Profiles: Ishbel MacAskill
Ishbel MacAskill came from the Point area of the Island of Lewis. She was brought up with the rich heritage of century’s old Gaelic music…
Artist profiles: Ian Melrose
Ian Melrose was born in Middlesbrough, England. As a youth he moved back to Ayr in Scotland with his Scottish parents and younger brother Ian’s…