Shooglenifty
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Shooglenifty are an 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
.
Several of the band members had previously played together in Swamptrash
.
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
-based six-piece Celtic fusion
Celtic Fusion
Celtic fusion is an umbrella term for modern music which incorporates influences considered "Celtic," or Celtic music which incorporates modern music. It is a syncretic musical tradition which borrows freely from the perceived "Celtic" musical traditions of all the Celtic nations, as well as from...
band that tours internationally. The band blends Scottish traditional music with influences ranging from electronica
Electronica
Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; however, unlike electronic dance music, it is not specifically made for dancing...
to alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
. They contributed to Afro Celt Sound System
Afro Celt Sound System
The Afro Celt Sound System is a musical group which fuses modern electronic dance rhythms with traditional Irish and West African music...
's 1996 album Volume 1: Sound Magic
Volume 1: Sound Magic
-Track listing:# "Saor " / "News from Nowhere" – 8:21# "Whirl-y-Reel 1 " – 7:21# "Inion " – 4:15# "Sure-As-Not" / "Sure-As-Knot " – 9:58# "Nil Cead Againn Dul Abhaile " – 7:20...
.
Several of the band members had previously played together in Swamptrash
Swamptrash
Swamptrash were a Scottish bluegrass/psychobilly band formed in 1987 in Edinburgh. They split in 1990 and several of the members went on to form Shooglenifty-Personnel:Members have included:...
.
Albums
- Venus in TweedsVenus in TweedsVenus in Tweeds, an album by Shooglenifty, was released in 1995 on the Greentrax Recordings label.-Track listing:# "The Pipe Tunes: John McKenzie's Fancy/The Kitchen Piper" – 4:55...
(GreentraxGreentrax RecordingsGreentrax Recordings are a Scottish record label for Celtic and celtic fusion bands.- History :Greentrax Recordings is an Edinburgh-based record label specialising in Scottish traditional music. They were founded in 1986 by former police inspector Ian Green. In 2001 he acquired the license to...
) – 1994 - A Whisky Kiss (Greentrax) – 1996
- Live at Selwyn HallLive at Selwyn HallLive at Selwyn Hall, an album by Shooglenifty, was released in 1996 on the WOMAD label.-Track listing:# "The Pipe Tunes: John McKenzie's Fancy/The Kitchen Piper" – 6:07# "The Radical Road: The Radical Road/Lexie Macaskill" – 4:22...
(Womad) – 1996 - Solar ShearsSolar ShearsSolar Shears, an album by Shooglenifty, was released in 2001 on the Compass Records label.-Track listing:# "The Hijab" – 5:24# "Schuman's Leap" – 3:39# "Igor's" – 3:57# "August" – 5:20# "Delighted" – 4:40# "Maggie Ann of Clachnabrochan" – 3:11...
(CompassCompass RecordsCompass Records is a Nashville-based independent record label founded in 1995 by musicians Garry West and Alison Brown. Currently home to nearly 100 folk, bluegrass, Celtic, jazz, and new acoustic artists, the label releases about 20 records a year...
) – 2001 - The Arms Dealer's DaughterThe Arms Dealer's DaughterThe Arms Dealer's Daughter, an album by Shooglenifty, was released in 2003 on the Compass Records label.-Track listing:# "Glenuig Hall/The Wrong Box" – 5:00# "The Arms Dealer's Daughter/Aye Right" – 6:52# "Heading West" – 5:10...
(Compass) – 2003 - Radical MestizoRadical MestizoRadical Mestizo, a live album by Shooglenifty, was released in 2005 on the Compass Records label.-Track listing:# "She's in the Attic" – 5:51# "Glenuig Hall" – 4:46# "The Arms Dealer's Daughter" – 7:18# "Nordal Rumba" – 5:54...
(Compass) – 2005 - TrootsTrootsTroots is an album by Scottish celtic fusion band Shooglenifty. It was released January 20, 2007 on the band's Shoogle Records label.-Track listing:# "McConnell's Rant" – 3:54# "Excess Baggage" – 3:32...
(Shoogle) – 2007 - Murmichan (Shoogle) – 2009
Current members
- Angus R. Grant – fiddleFiddleThe term fiddle may refer to any bowed string musical instrument, most often the violin. It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including classical music...
- Malcolm Crosbie – acoustic and electric guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
s - Garry Finlayson – banjoBanjoIn the 1830s Sweeney became the first white man to play the banjo on stage. His version of the instrument replaced the gourd with a drum-like sound box and included four full-length strings alongside a short fifth-string. There is no proof, however, that Sweeney invented either innovation. This new...
and banjax - James Mackintosh – drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, drum machineDrum machineA drum machine is an electronic musical instrument designed to imitate the sound of drums or other percussion instruments. They are used in a variety of musical genres, not just purely electronic music...
s and darabuka - Luke Plumb – mandolinMandolinA mandolin is a musical instrument in the lute family . It descends from the mandore, a soprano member of the lute family. The mandolin soundboard comes in many shapes—but generally round or teardrop-shaped, sometimes with scrolls or other projections. A mandolin may have f-holes, or a single...
and tenor banjo - Quee MacArthur – bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
and percussion