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Genres
  
Traditional Scottish

Labels
  
Skipinnish Records

Record label
  
Skipinnish Records

Years active
  
1999–present

Website
  
www.skipinnish.com

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Past members
  
Robert RobertsonRoss Wilson

Origin
  
Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (1999)

Albums
  
Atlantic Roar, Western Ocean, Live From the Ceilidh House, Skipinnish

Members
  
Robert Robertson, Angus MacPhail, Andrew Stevenson, Alasdair Murray, Ross Wilson



Similar
  
Skerryvore (band), Mànran, Gary Innes

Profiles

Skipinnish ceilidh house oban


Skipinnish is a traditional Scottish band from the Gàidhealtachd, singing primarily in English. The band (and brand) Skipinnish was created by Angus MacPhail and Andrew Stevenson in 1999 - both studying at the time at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (RSAMD) in Glasgow.

Contents

Skipinnish Concert – Homecoming Coll

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Skipinnish brand

The Skipinnish Brand is used in addition to market whisky also in running of two cèilidh houses named Skipinnish Ceilidh House which have been built in Oban and Fort William around the brand.

Skipinnish Records

The band runs its own record label which issues acts such as Skerryvore and Gary Innes. Two compilation albums were released of Skipinnish Records artists: The Deluxe Blend of Highland Music: The Best of Skipinnish Records (2006) and Best from Skipinnish Records, Vol. 2.

Members

Current line-up consists of:

  • Angus MacPhail: Accordion, vocals
  • Andrew Stevenson: Highland bagpipes, small pipes, whistles, fiddle
  • Norrie MacIver: Lead singer, guitar
  • Alasdair Murray: Drums, Highland bagpipes
  • Jonathan Gillespie: Multi-instrumentalist, vocals
  • Rory Grindlay: Drums
  • Earlier members included

  • Robert Robertson: lead singer, guitar
  • Ross Wilson: Piano, bass
  • Regular Guest Musicians
  • Archie McAllister: Fiddle
  • Duncan Nicholson: Small pipes, bagpipes, whistles
  • Kyle Orr: Small pipes, bagpipes, whistles
  • In 2016, Robert Robertson, the lead singer of Skipinnish left the band to form a new band Tide Lines with Ross Wilson, Alasdair Turner and Fergus Munro. Tide Line's debut single is "Far Side of the World" released in June 2016.

    Robertson was replaced in Skipinnish by Norrie MacIver as new lead singer.

    Albums

  • Skipinnish (2001)
  • Sgurr Mor to Skerryvore (2003)
  • Deoch 'N' Dorus (2005)
  • The Sound of the Summer (2007)
  • Live From The Ceilidh House (2009)
  • Atlantic Roar (2013)
  • Western Ocean (2014)
  • The Seventh Wave (2017)
  • Singles / Videography

  • "Walking on the Waves" (2014) [2]
  • "December" (2014)
  • "The Island" (2015)
  • "Home on the Sea" (2016)
  • "Alive" (2017)
  • Songs

    Walking On the WavesWestern Ocean · 2014
    Land Below the WavesAtlantic Roar · 2013
    Western OceanWestern Ocean · 2014

    References

    Skipinnish Wikipedia