piano | flute | whistle | composition
Earlier this year I applied for funding from Creative Scotland under their Professional Development Programme and I was lucky enough to be awarded the grant which funded me to travel to Limerick for a masterclass with flute wizard Niall Keegan. At the same…
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I was absolutely delighted to be nominated in the “Up and Coming Artist” category at the 2013 MG Alba Scots Trad Music Awards. This year’s Trad Awards turned into a 3-day event with the introduction of the first Trads Warm…
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The MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards Warm Up Tour 2013 is set to take place this week on Thursday in Stereo, Glasgow and Friday in The Tunnels, Aberdeen. These gigs will showcase some of the best traditional music as…
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In the summer I got a brand new keyed flute from George Ormiston. It was like learning a completely new instrument having never played a flute with keys before. I’ve enjoyed working hard at the new instrument and absolutely love…
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Last week I played at Folklub with Gráinne Brady. We were joined by Eamonn Nugent on bodhrán. Folklub is a new folk club in Glasgow set up by Mr David Foley to encourage and promote live folk music. Tickets are a mere…
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I am absolutely delighted to have been nominated in the “Up and Coming Artist of the Year” category in the 2013 MG Alba Scots Trad Music Awards. The awards will take place in Aberdeen on Saturday 7th December 2013. I have…
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Next weekend I’m off to Poland for the first time. I will be playing at the An Coimisiún Mainland Europe Irish Dancing Championships 2013, Oireachtas Rince na hEorpa and Feis na hEorpa 2013 with fellow Glasgow musician William Paterson. We’re flying out on…
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From October 24th – 27th I was lucky enough to experience Distil, “a twice yearly gathering of musicians rooted in folk and traditional music, but who are interested in expanding their creative horizons into other other areas of musical practice”. Well,…
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October is shaping up to be a busy month for me… My new Irish dance CD, Féistastic 2, is due to arrive this week which is very exciting. The release date is 17th October and there’s a lot to organise before…
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Back in August I recorded my second Irish dance album Féistastic 2. It took 3 long hard days to record and a bit of time going back and forth mixing the tracks but I’m delighted with them now they’re finished….
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