Week 47 #tuneoftheweek is a reel in G minor which I’ve recorded in an Irish dance music style. Over the Easter weekend I was at the World Irish Dancing Championships […]
Tune of the Week: How Many Cans of Stella (Half Past Twelve) – Innes Watson (Week 46)
Week 46 #tuneoftheweek This is a fun wee tune written by Innes Watson (Treacherous Orchestra, Man’s Ruin). I picked this up in the Ben Nevis session last night. I usually […]
Drams For Fraser
Drams For Fraser was a charity whisky tasting which took place on Thursday 4th February. Hosted by the legendary Master Distiller, Jim McEwan, the tasting took place in Sloans Bar […]
Brand new video by Top Floor Taivers
I recently filmed a video of ‘Captain Ward’ with my band Top Floor Taivers. We filmed it in a studio in Glasgow with Gus Stirrat. Here it is all sparkly and […]
Tune of the Week: Ian MacLeod’s – Charlie Mckerron (Week 45)
Week 45’s #tuneoftheweek is a great jig in A minor by fantastic Scottish fiddler and composer Charlie Mckerron (Session A9, Capercaille). I first heard this tune played by Kristan Harvey, a […]
Islay Night @ Celtic Connections
I had a great time performing with The Islay Sessioners on Saturday 16th January at the Islay Night concert as part of Celtic Connections. The audience were offered a dram […]
Tune of the Week: 12 Weeks and a Day – Jarlath Henderson (Week 44)
Week 44 #tuneoftheweek is ’12 Weeks and a Day’ written by Jarlath Henderson. I got this tune off the album ‘Air Fix’ by Ross Ainslie & Jarlath Henderson. Throughout #tuneoftheweek I’m […]
Tune of the Week: Cazadero – Paul Shelasky (Week 43)
This week’s #tuneoftheweek is a fantastic tune which I first heard on the Chris Thile album ‘How To Grow A Woman From The Ground’. It’s becoming quite a popular tune […]
New Video From G&T
I’ve had a brilliant year this year with Gráinne working on our duo. We’ve had some fantastic performance opportunities – highlights are playing at Celtic Connections and Big Whistle Festival. […]
Tune of the Week: ‘Willie Bucach Macleod of Stornoway’ – James Duncan Mackenzie (Week 42)
Week 42 #tuneoftheweek is a fantastic pipe reel written by James Duncan Mackenzie of Breabach. I’ve been trying to learn more pipe tunes to play in the sessions and this […]