piano | flute | whistle | composition
I’m absolutely delighted to have made an album with Gráinne Brady. The hard copies of HIGH SPIRITS arrived on Wednesday of this week and so the album is now officially out now! Order your copy now: £12 Also available as…
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I’ve been very busy this year recording an album with Gráinne Brady. HIGH SPIRITS has ten tracks which are solely comprised of our own compositions. I play piano, flute and whistle on the album and Gráinne plays fiddle. We had some…
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On 12th & 13th June 2015 I gave workshops on Composition in Traditional Music as part of the Music For Youth Exchange weekend in Glasgow. We chatted all about different ways to go about composing in traditional music. The main…
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On Wednesday 3rd June I performed at BBC at the Quay with Top Floor Taivers. It was a fantastic outdoor stage built specifically for the new festival which was held right outside BBC Scotland in Glasgow. We performed alongside some…
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Composition in Traditional Music – a session with Tina Jordan Rees, Composer of the Year Nominee 2014, MG Alba Scots Trad Music Awards. Delve into the exciting world of tune writing in traditional music. Learn about and try techniques and…
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Yesterday I was in LoFi Studios in Glasgow for the second #Distil Scratch Band Day by Hands Up For Trad. I took part in the first one back in September and really enjoyed it so submitted an entry for the…
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What a busy week I had last week in the studio recording the debut G&T album. Myself and Gráinne went into the studio on Monday morning to record our album which will be comprised solely of our own compositions. We…
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2015 has been extremely busy for me so far which is great. It’s usually feast or famine when you’re a self employed musician so being busy is very nice. Tiring but good! I started the year off by playing at…
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It’s a new year and the diary is filling up with all sorts of exciting musical things. I thought I’d have a look back over some of the things I got up to in 2014. January – Celtic Connections Gráinne…
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Week 35 #tuneoftheweek is a reel in D major. I’ve decided that this will be my last composition for this project. It has been an amazing project and I’m so glad that I have done it and I’m really proud…
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