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Scottish musical group From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Skipinnish is a traditional Scottish band from the Gàidhealtachd, singing primarily in English. Both the band and brand Skipinnish was created by Angus MacPhail and Andrew Stevenson in 1999 who were both studying at the time at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (RSAMD) in Glasgow.
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Origin | Scottish Highlands & Islands |
Genres | Traditional Scottish |
Years active | 1999–present |
Labels | Skipinnish Records |
Members | Angus MacPhail Andrew Stevenson Norrie MacIver Alasdair Murray Alistair Iain Paterson Rory Grindlay Charlotte Printer |
Past members | Robert Robertson Ross Wilson Jonathan Gillespie Angus Tikka |
Website | www |
The Skipinnish brand is used in addition to market whisky, and also in the running of a cèilidh house named the Skipinnish Ceilidh House which has been built in Fort William around the brand. There was previously a Skipinnish Ceilidh House in Oban.[1]
The band runs its own record label which issues acts such as Skerryvore and Gary Innes.
The current line-up consists of:
Regular guest musicians include:
Earlier members of the band include:
In 2016 Robertson was replaced in Skipinnish by Norrie MacIver as new lead singer. In the same year the band also saw Rory Grindlay join on drums. In the following years Alistair Iain Paterson and Charlotte Printer also joined to form the current band.
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