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Breabach

Breabach is a Scottish folk music band formed in 2005.[1] In 2011, they received nominations for ‘Best Group’ at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.[2] They won Scottish Folk Band of the Year in 2012[3] and Live Act of the Year in 2013[4] at the Scots Trad Music Awards (Na Trads).

Members edit

  • Calum MacCrimmon – pipes, whistles, bouzouki, vocals
    MacCrimmon graduated with honours from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. He is currently a member of Breabach, Mans Ruin, The Unusual Suspects, Seudan and RTK9000. From 2004 to 2008 he was acting musical co-director/accompanist/tutor for The National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland.
  • Megan Henderson – fiddle, vocals
    Henderson is from Fort William. She is involved with the Feisean movement, playing at festivals including Celtic Colours, Canada, Celtic Connections, Scotland and Blas, also in Scotland. Henderson moved to Glasgow in 2007 to study at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. She currently plays with Salsa Celtica.
  • Ewan Robertson – guitar, cajon, vocals
    Robertson became interested in guitar and song whilst studying at Sgoil Chiùil na Gàidhealtachd. He was awarded the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician award in 2008.
  • James Lindsay – double bass, vocals
    Lindsay comes from Inverurie in the heart of Aberdeenshire. He graduated with Honours in 2011 from Strathclyde University in Glasgow with a BA Applied Music degree. He combines playing with the band and working as a session musician.
  • Conal McDonagh - pipes, whistles, vocals

Past members edit

  • James Duncan Mackenzie – pipes, flute, whistles
    Mackenzie is from Back in the Isle of Lewis. He has a BA(Hons) in Scottish Music, specializing in piping at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. He played with the ScottishPower Pipe Band for two years.
  • Patsy Reid - Fiddle, viola, and cello
    Reid is from Perthshire.
  • Donal Brown – whistles, flutes, highland bagpipe[5]

Discography edit

Studio albums edit

  • The Big Spree (2007)
  • The Desperate Battle of the Birds (2010)
  • Bann (2012)
  • Ùrlar (2013)
  • Astar (2016)
  • Frenzy of the Meeting (2018)
  • Dùsgadh (2021) Soundtrack album to the animated film Dùsgadh
  • Fàs (2022)[6]

Performances edit

The band has performed at events such as Fairport's Cropredy Convention, Isle of Skye Music Festival, Shrewsbury Folk Festival, the Edinburgh Fringe, the Festival Interceltique de Lorient and WOMAD. It has received reviews in numerous publications including Songlines, fRoots and The Scotsman.[7]

References edit

  1. ^ Breabach page on last.fm, accessed 11 Dec 2012
  2. ^ "BBC - Press Office - Nominations announced for 2011 Radio 2 Folk Awards". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  3. ^ "MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2012". Scots Trad Music Awards. 23 February 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  4. ^ "MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2013". Scots Trad Music Awards. 23 February 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  5. ^ Liner notes on album, "The Big Spree", Compass Records 2008
  6. ^ Breabach bandcamp shop website, accessed 7 Nov 2021.
  7. ^ Reviews page on Breabach website, accessed 11 Dec 2012.

External links edit

  • Breabach discover a new way of bonding, The Herald article detailing early history and membership of the band


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