Findlay Napier (born November 1978) is a Scottish singer songwriter and teaching artist. He was a member of Scottish folk group Back of the Moon and runs music writing courses.
Napier was born in Glasgow, Scotland, in November 1978 and grew up in Grantown on Spey.[1] In 1996 he moved to Glasgow to join the BA (Scottish Music) course at the RSAMD (now the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland). He graduated from the RSAMD in 1999 playing with a series of Scottish traditional music bands in Glasgow. In 2000 he had been working as Margaret Bennett's accompanist and had toured with her in Scotland and France. After working on "In the Sunny Long Ago" with producer Martyn Bennett he was invited by Gillian Frame, Hamish Napier and Simon McKerrell to join Back of the Moon. That year Back of the Moon recorded their debut album "Gillian Frame and Back of the Moon". Back of the Moon toured from 2000 till 2007 releasing three albums and finishing with a final gig in the Kennedy Centre in Washington, D.C., on 21 November 2007.[2]
Napier was approached by producer and engineer Nick Turner to begin a songwriting project which they later named "Queen Anne's Revenge". They began writing on the evening of 14 December 2003 and had written four songs by the next morning including "Ship in a Bottle" and "Out All Night".
Before the demise of Back of the Moon, Napier began working on a project called Findlay Napier and the Bar Room Mountaineers. As the project developed it moved further from traditional material towards a contemporary Indie Folk sound.[3][4]
With help from Creative Scotland and Hands Up for Trad Napier began a mentoring project with singer songwriter Boo Hewerdine.[5] The pair ended up writing seventeen new songs and recording and releasing an album called VIP: Very Interesting Persons in 2015, which reached number 2 on the Daily Telegraph's top folk albums.[5] Each song on VIP is about a real life character who has led an interesting life.[1] Hewerdine produced Napier's second solo album "Glasgow" a collection of covers and original songs about the city.[6]
Naier met and co-wrote with Megan Henwood and Rebecca Loebe. These collaborations led to Loebe and Napier's 2018 EP and tour "Filthy Jokes" and Henwood and Napier's 2019 Story Song Scientist EP and tour.[7]
Napier has hosted the 'Late Night Session' at Celtic Connections since 2011 and was the creator and musical director of Hazy Recollections[8] a mini festival within a festival that celebrates and connects acts whose music meets at the boundaries of the indie, folk and roots scenes.
Napier runs songwriting retreats with Karine Polwart and Bella Hardy and is the director of Glasgow Songwriting Festival.[9]
He is married to Gillian Frame.[10] He works as a lecturer on traditional music at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.[11]
^ abLeadbetter, Russel (14 October 2017). "From The Blue Nile to the Blue Lagoon, Glasgow inspires musician Findlay Napier". HeraldScotland. Herald and Times Group. Newsquest Media Group. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
^"CeltCast Classic – Back of the Moon – Luminosity (2005) | CeltCast.com". CeltCast. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
^Edmundson, Mark (11 December 2008). "Findlay Napier and The Bar Room Mountaineers – Out All Night". The List. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
^Chalmers, Norman (5 June 2011). "Findlay Napier and The Bar Room Mountaineers – File Under Fiction". The Scotsman. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
^ abSpowart, Nan (14 March 2021). "Scots songwriting workshops relaunched in response to massive demand". The National. Herald and Times Group. Newsquest Media Group. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
^Davies, Mike (13 October 2017). "Findlay Napier: Glasgow (Album review)". www.folkradio.co.uk. Folk Radio UK. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
^Hughs, Tim. "Megan Henwood and Findlay Napier bring quirky folk to Oxford's Holywell Music Roomw". Oxford Mail. Newsquest Media Group. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
^Galloway, Vic (20 January 2013). "Old Folk and New Faces". The Herald. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
^Staff, FRUK (1 December 2020). "Boo Hewerdine & Findlay Napier launch masterclass for creatives impacted by the pandemic". www.folkradio.co.uk. Folk Radio UK. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
^Gilchrist, Jim (9 May 2020). "Findlay Napier on how historic Scotsman folk columns inspired his new album". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
^"Findlay Napier". Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
External linksEdit
Official website
Glasgow herald: From The Blue Nile to the Blue Lagoon, Glasgow inspires musician Findlay Napier
Scotsman: Findlay Napier on his new album Glasgow, a homage to the Dear Green Place
October 20, 2023
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He was a member of Scottish folk group Back of the Moon and runs music writing courses Findlay NapierBackground informationBornGlasgow ScotlandOriginGrantown on Spey ScotlandGenresSinger songwriter folk roots Indie Traditional ScottishOccupation s Musician songwriter compere musical directorInstrument s Singer guitaristYears active1996 presentWebsitefindlaynapier wbr com Contents 1 Biography 2 Discography 2 1 Findlay Napier 2 2 Megan Henwood and Findlay Napier 2 3 Loebe and Napier 2 4 Chris Sherburn and Findlay Napier 2 5 Findlay Napier and the Bar Room Mountaineers 2 6 Queen Anne s Revenge 2 7 Back of the Moon 2 8 Margaret Bennett 2 9 As a session musician 2 10 As producer 3 TV work 4 References 5 External linksBiography EditNapier was born in Glasgow Scotland in November 1978 and grew up in Grantown on Spey 1 In 1996 he moved to Glasgow to join the BA Scottish Music course at the RSAMD now the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland He graduated from the RSAMD in 1999 playing with a series of Scottish traditional music bands in Glasgow In 2000 he had been working as Margaret Bennett s accompanist and had toured with her in Scotland and France After working on In the Sunny Long Ago with producer Martyn Bennett he was invited by Gillian Frame Hamish Napier and Simon McKerrell to join Back of the Moon That year Back of the Moon recorded their debut album Gillian Frame and Back of the Moon Back of the Moon toured from 2000 till 2007 releasing three albums and finishing with a final gig in the Kennedy Centre in Washington D C on 21 November 2007 2 Napier was approached by producer and engineer Nick Turner to begin a songwriting project which they later named Queen Anne s Revenge They began writing on the evening of 14 December 2003 and had written four songs by the next morning including Ship in a Bottle and Out All Night Before the demise of Back of the Moon Napier began working on a project called Findlay Napier and the Bar Room Mountaineers As the project developed it moved further from traditional material towards a contemporary Indie Folk sound 3 4 With help from Creative Scotland and Hands Up for Trad Napier began a mentoring project with singer songwriter Boo Hewerdine 5 The pair ended up writing seventeen new songs and recording and releasing an album called VIP Very Interesting Persons in 2015 which reached number 2 on the Daily Telegraph s top folk albums 5 Each song on VIP is about a real life character who has led an interesting life 1 Hewerdine produced Napier s second solo album Glasgow a collection of covers and original songs about the city 6 Naier met and co wrote with Megan Henwood and Rebecca Loebe These collaborations led to Loebe and Napier s 2018 EP and tour Filthy Jokes and Henwood and Napier s 2019 Story Song Scientist EP and tour 7 Napier has hosted the Late Night Session at Celtic Connections since 2011 and was the creator and musical director of Hazy Recollections 8 a mini festival within a festival that celebrates and connects acts whose music meets at the boundaries of the indie folk and roots scenes Napier runs songwriting retreats with Karine Polwart and Bella Hardy and is the director of Glasgow Songwriting Festival 9 He is married to Gillian Frame 10 He works as a lecturer on traditional music at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland 11 Discography EditFindlay Napier Edit Glasgow Cheerygroove CHEERY006 October 2017 Very Interesting Extras EP Cheerygroove CHEERY004 VIP Very Interesting Persons Cheerygroove CHEERY002 January 2015Megan Henwood and Findlay Napier Edit Story Song Scientists EP Dharma Records DHARMACD33 March 2019Loebe and Napier Edit Filthy Jokes EP Cheerygroove Records 12 February 2018Chris Sherburn and Findlay Napier Edit Two Men on a Boat Cheerygroove CHEERY001 March 2015Findlay Napier and the Bar Room Mountaineers Edit File Under Fiction Watercolour Music May 2011 Valentine s Day Single Watercolour Music February 2011 Raise a Glass Single Watercolour Music February 2010 When Harry Met Charlie EP BRM Karmic Watercolour 2009 Out All Night BRM Karmic 2008Queen Anne s Revenge Edit Just One Umbrella Watercolour Music 2008 Queen Anne s Revenge Watercolour Music 2005Back of the Moon Edit Luminosity Footstompin Records 2005 Fortune s Road Footstompin Records 2003 Gillian Frame and Back of the Moon Footstompin Records 2001Margaret Bennett Edit In the Sunny Long Ago Footstompin 2001As a session musician Edit Orain Do Mhullie A Song for Mull Arrangements Guitar and Backing Vocals Beside the Waves of Time Iona Leigh Arrangements Guitar and Backing Vocals No 1 Scottish RSAMD Lead Vocal Guitar Thall an Loch Aillse Mairi Sine Campbell Arrangements Guitar and Backing Vocals Glasgow Skyline Gillian Frame and Padraig O Neill Guitar and Backing Vocals Finlay MacDonald Finlay MacDonald VocalsAs producer Edit co producer with Phil Cunningham Scottish Music at the RSAMD The Future of Our Past Greentrax Records 2010 co producer with Back of the Moon Luminosity Footstompin Records 2005TV work EditKatie Morag TV series Struay Pictures 2014 Actor Sven Katie Morag s Uncle Fonn Fonn Fonn Moja TV 2014 Musician Straight Guy Garaids BBC Alba 2008 Performer Assistant Musical Director Around Scotland BBC Education 2007 Musical Director presenter Scotlands Music with Phil Cunningham BBC Scotland 2007 Performer MnE 2007 Arrangements Guitar Backing VocalsReferences Edit a b Leadbetter Russel 14 October 2017 From The Blue Nile to the Blue Lagoon Glasgow inspires musician Findlay Napier HeraldScotland Herald and Times Group Newsquest Media Group Retrieved 17 March 2021 CeltCast Classic Back of the Moon Luminosity 2005 CeltCast com CeltCast Retrieved 14 March 2021 Edmundson Mark 11 December 2008 Findlay Napier and The Bar Room Mountaineers Out All Night The List Retrieved 16 January 2011 Chalmers Norman 5 June 2011 Findlay Napier and The Bar Room Mountaineers File Under Fiction The Scotsman Retrieved 24 September 2014 a b Spowart Nan 14 March 2021 Scots songwriting workshops relaunched in response to massive demand The National Herald and Times Group Newsquest Media Group Retrieved 17 March 2021 Davies Mike 13 October 2017 Findlay Napier Glasgow Album review www folkradio co uk Folk Radio UK Retrieved 17 March 2021 Hughs Tim Megan Henwood and Findlay Napier bring quirky folk to Oxford s Holywell Music Roomw Oxford Mail Newsquest Media Group Retrieved 17 March 2021 Galloway Vic 20 January 2013 Old Folk and New Faces The Herald Retrieved 24 September 2014 Staff FRUK 1 December 2020 Boo Hewerdine amp Findlay Napier launch masterclass for creatives impacted by the pandemic www folkradio co uk Folk Radio UK Retrieved 17 March 2021 Gilchrist Jim 9 May 2020 Findlay Napier on how historic Scotsman folk columns inspired his new album www scotsman com Retrieved 17 March 2021 Findlay Napier Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Retrieved 17 March 2021 External links EditOfficial website Glasgow herald From The Blue Nile to the Blue Lagoon Glasgow inspires musician Findlay Napier Scotsman Findlay Napier on his new album Glasgow a homage to the Dear Green Place Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Findlay Napier amp oldid 1180005827, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
