Shooglenifty

Shooglenifty are a Scottish, Edinburgh-based six-piece Celtic fusion band that tours internationally. The band blends Scottish traditional music with influences ranging from electronica to alternative rock. They contributed to Afro Celt Sound System's 1996 album Volume 1: Sound Magic.^[1] The band have performed in countries including Australia, Austria, Cuba, Belgium, France, Norway, Ireland, Italy, Denmark, New Zealand, Indonesia, South Africa, Lebanon, Spain, the US, Canada, Malaysia, Singapore, Japan, India, Germany, Sweden, the Netherlands, Russia, Luxembourg, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Poland, Switzerland, Portugal, Mexico and the UK.^[2] They have performed for a number of notable fans, including Prince Charles, Tony Blair, Nelson Mandela, and Emperor Akihito of Japan.^[2]

Shooglenifty
Shooglenifty in 2007
Background information
Origin	Edinburgh, Scotland
Genres	Celtic fusion, folk rock
Years active	circa 1990–present
Labels	Greentrax, Womad, Compass, Shoogle
Members	Malcolm Crosbie Garry Finlayson Ewan MacPherson Quee MacArthur James Mackintosh Eilidh Shaw
Past members	Angus R. Grant (deceased) Luke Plumb Iain MacLeod Conrad Ivitsky
Website	Official website

Several of the band members had previously played together in Swamptrash.^[3][4]

Angus R. Grant, the band's fiddler and frontman, died in October 2016 at the age 49.^[5] Eilidh Shaw joined the band on fiddle after Grant's death.^[6]

Albums

• Venus in Tweeds (Greentrax) – 1994
• A Whisky Kiss (Greentrax) – 1996
• Live at Selwyn Hall (Womad) – 1996
• Solar Shears (Compass/Verical) – 2001
• The Arms Dealer's Daughter (Compass) – 2003
• Radical Mestizo (Compass) – 2005
• Troots (Shoogle) – 2007
• Murmichan (Shoogle) – 2009
• The Untied Knot (Shoogle) – 2015^[7]
• Written in Water with Dhun Dhora (Shoogle) – 2018
• Acid Croft Vol 9 (Shoogle) – 2020^[8]

Current members

• Eilidh Shaw – fiddle
• Garry Finlayson – banjo and banjax
• James Mackintosh – drums, drum machines and darabuka
• Ewan MacPherson – mandolin and tenor banjo
• Quee MacArthur – bass and percussion
• Malcolm Crosbie – acoustic and electric guitars
• Kaela Rowan – vocals

Former members

• Angus R. Grant – fiddle
• Iain McLeod – mandolin
• Conrad Ivitsky – bass
• Luke Plumb – mandolin

References

1. "Afro Celt Sound System - Volume 1 Sound Magic". Discogs. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
2. Wilson, Sue (15 August 2003). "Shooglenifty: Cult Celt connection". The Independent. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
3. Belcher, David (3 February 1995). "A band for all seasons". The Herald. Glasgow. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
4. "Angus Grant,'acid croft' folk musician – obituary". The Telegraph. 27 October 2016. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
5. "Tributes paid to Shooglenifty's Angus R Grant". BBC News. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
6. Jobson, Jonny (7 March 2018). "Fiddler Eilidh Shaw to Shoogle full time after joining band". The National. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
7. Ferguson, Brian (12 April 2015). "John Byrne brushes up for Shooglenifty album cover". Scotland on Sunday. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
8. "Shooglenifty: Acid Croft Vol 9 Independent – Out Now". folkradio.co.uk. 15 October 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2020.

External links

• Official website
• Shooglenifty at Foot Stompin’ Free Scottish Music Podcast