Bongshang
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Bongshang are a band from Shetland who fuse traditional Shetland and folk
styles with rock
, funk
, electronica
and contemporary production techniques. They have been likened to Celtic fusion
artists such as Shooglenifty
and Martyn Bennet.
Bongshang have recorded three studio albums to date (Crude
, The Hurricane Jungle
and Vy-lo-fone
), made numerous TV appearances, licensed tracks for TV, featured on several compilation albums and toured the UK and Europe extensively, playing with artists such as Rory Gallagher
, Joan Baez
, Capercaillie
, Alan Stivell
and Aly Bain
.
) and The Critter Hill Varmints) who has been part of every incarnation of the band, fiddler Leonard Scollay (winner of the Shetland Young Fiddler of the Year
competition, BBC Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year
finalist and ex member of Shetland band Rock, Salt & Nails
) and fiddler Peter Gear (also winner of the Shetland Young Fiddler of the Year
competition).
Bongshang were formed in 1991 after JJ Jamieson visited Shetland whilst on tour with The Critter Hill Varmints, decided to stay and recruited musicians from the local bands he heard; fiddler Leonard Scollay, bassist Bryan Peterson (then only 15), drummer Christopher 'Kipper' Anderson and guitarist Mark Gibbons. Gibbons later emigrated to Australia and was replaced by Neil Preshaw. This line-up released the debut album Crude
in 1993, recorded in the back room of the Garrison Theatre
in Lerwick
.
Bongshang toured frequently around this time regularly headlining concerts and festivals such as Festival Interceltique de Lorient
, Nantes
Celtica and Celtic Connections
.
Scollay left to concentrate on touring with Rock, Salt & Nails
and was replaced by fiddler Peter Gear who brought a new sound to the band with his use of the Skyinbow electric violin
, and Gear and Preshaw began to make extensive use of effects processors during gigs. Bongshang's live appearances became less frequent during this period, preferring the studio environment in Shetland where they were able to experiment with multilayering instruments, samples and loops. Bongshang recorded The Hurricane Jungle
with this line-up, released in 1996.
Preshaw and Peterson moved to Glasgow soon after and were replaced by guitarist Gordon Tulloch and bassist Andrew Gray. Scollay returned to the live line-up and for a time the band featured two fiddles. Gear left before the band recorded the Vy-lo-fone
album in 1999, a fusion of electronic beats and banjo driven tunes.
Bongshang continued to make rare live appearances through the noughties with Peterson and Gray sharing bass duties and Gear and/or Scollay on fiddle.
The current line up is reported to feature Shoormal drummer Archer Kemp and guitarist Jonny Polson with Jamieson, Peterson and Gear.
In 2010 film production company B4 Films published a webpage which seemed to indicate the band were working on a feature film soundtrack
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
styles with rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
, funk
Funk
Funk is a music genre that originated in the mid-late 1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music. Funk de-emphasizes melody and harmony and brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drums to the foreground...
, 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...
and contemporary production techniques. They have been likened to 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...
artists such as Shooglenifty
Shooglenifty
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...
and Martyn Bennet.
Bongshang have recorded three studio albums to date (Crude
Crude (album)
Crude is the first studio album from Shetland based band Bongshang.-Track listing:# "Le Introducement" - 1:02# "Things to Come" - 3:59# "The Floggin' Set" - 2:04# "If & When" - 5:01# "Lee Highway Blues" - 2:41# "Phosphene/Tamlin" - 6:48...
, The Hurricane Jungle
The Hurricane Jungle
The Hurricane Jungle is the second studio album from Shetland based band Bongshang.-Track listing:# "D/Drone" - 4:34# "All That Hate" - 3:21# "Probleme" - 2:48# "Tackhead" - 4:18# "Dubweiser" - 7:08# "Tangled Flies" - 6:02# "Abandon Motion" - 5:30...
and Vy-lo-fone
Vy-lo-fone
Vy-lo-fone is the third studio album from Shetland-based band Bongshang.-Track listing:# "Intro" - 0:28# "Myrakle" - 3:15# "Launderette" - 3:49# "Grass Widow" - 5:22# "Longer" - 3:45# "Superfresco" - 3:32# "Cassini" - 4:18# "Grass Orphan" - 1:48...
), made numerous TV appearances, licensed tracks for TV, featured on several compilation albums and toured the UK and Europe extensively, playing with artists such as Rory Gallagher
Rory Gallagher
William Rory Gallagher, ; 2 March 1948 – 14 June 1995, was an Irish blues-rock multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and bandleader. Born in Ballyshannon, County Donegal, Ireland, and raised in Cork, Gallagher recorded solo albums throughout the 1970s and 1980s, after forming the band Taste...
, Joan Baez
Joan Baez
Joan Chandos Baez is an American folk singer, songwriter, musician and a prominent activist in the fields of human rights, peace and environmental justice....
, Capercaillie
Capercaillie (band)
Capercaillie is a Scottish folk band, founded in the 1980s by Donald Shaw and fronted by Karen Matheson. They have seen four of their albums placed in the UK Albums Chart, and continue to perform and record to the present day.-History:...
, Alan Stivell
Alan Stivell
Alan Stivell is a Breton musician and singer, recording artist and master of the celtic harp who from the early 1970s revived global interest in the Celtic harp and Celtic music as part of world music.- Background: learning Breton music and culture :Alan was born in the Auvergnat town of Riom...
and Aly Bain
Aly Bain
Aly Bain MBE is a Shetland fiddler who learned his instrument from the old-time master Tom Anderson. Bain is now considered one of the finest fiddlers in the Scottish tradition. In the early days of his career he formed part of the band The Humblebums with two other ‘unknowns’ Gerry Rafferty and...
.
History and personnel
Members have included banjo player JJ Jamieson (ex member of Hexology (with Harry HorseHarry Horse
Richard Horne better known under his pen name Harry Horse was an author, illustrator and political cartoonist. He was also known as a member of the band Swamptrash.-Books:...
) and The Critter Hill Varmints) who has been part of every incarnation of the band, fiddler Leonard Scollay (winner of the Shetland Young Fiddler of the Year
Young Fiddler of the Year
Shetland's Young Fiddler of the Year is an annual competition held over two days organised by the Shetland Folk Society.It is open to fiddle players 16 or under from Shetland with around 80 entrants each year...
competition, BBC Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year
BBC Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year
The BBC Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year is an annual music competition launched in 2001 open to young Scottish traditional musicians....
finalist and ex member of Shetland band Rock, Salt & Nails
Rock Salt & Nails (band)
The Rock Salt & Nails are a Celtic fusion band based in the Shetland, Scotland. The band formed in 1992.In 2009, the band wrote and released a single dedicated to the Scottish tennis player Andy Murray, called Volley Highway.- Line-up :2003 line-up:...
) and fiddler Peter Gear (also winner of the Shetland Young Fiddler of the Year
Young Fiddler of the Year
Shetland's Young Fiddler of the Year is an annual competition held over two days organised by the Shetland Folk Society.It is open to fiddle players 16 or under from Shetland with around 80 entrants each year...
competition).
Bongshang were formed in 1991 after JJ Jamieson visited Shetland whilst on tour with The Critter Hill Varmints, decided to stay and recruited musicians from the local bands he heard; fiddler Leonard Scollay, bassist Bryan Peterson (then only 15), drummer Christopher 'Kipper' Anderson and guitarist Mark Gibbons. Gibbons later emigrated to Australia and was replaced by Neil Preshaw. This line-up released the debut album Crude
Crude (album)
Crude is the first studio album from Shetland based band Bongshang.-Track listing:# "Le Introducement" - 1:02# "Things to Come" - 3:59# "The Floggin' Set" - 2:04# "If & When" - 5:01# "Lee Highway Blues" - 2:41# "Phosphene/Tamlin" - 6:48...
in 1993, recorded in the back room of the Garrison Theatre
Garrison Theatre
The Garrison Theatre is a 280 capacity venue in Lerwick, Shetland with a sprung proscenium stage with fixed raked seating. It has 19 rows, named A to S which either has 8, 12, 13, 15 or 16 seats in each row....
in Lerwick
Lerwick
Lerwick is the capital and main port of the Shetland Islands, Scotland, located more than 100 miles off the north coast of mainland Scotland on the east coast of the Shetland Mainland...
.
Bongshang toured frequently around this time regularly headlining concerts and festivals such as Festival Interceltique de Lorient
Festival Interceltique de Lorient
The Festival Interceltique de Lorient or Gouelioù Etrekeltiek An Oriant was founded in Lorient, Brittany in 1971 by Polig Montjarret...
, Nantes
Nantes
Nantes is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the 6th largest in France, while its metropolitan area ranks 8th with over 800,000 inhabitants....
Celtica and Celtic Connections
Celtic Connections
The Celtic Connections festival started in 1994 in Glasgow, Scotland, and has since been held every January. Featuring over 300 concerts, ceilidhs, talks, free events, late night sessions and workshops, the festival focuses on the roots of traditional Scottish music and also features international...
.
Scollay left to concentrate on touring with Rock, Salt & Nails
Rock Salt & Nails (band)
The Rock Salt & Nails are a Celtic fusion band based in the Shetland, Scotland. The band formed in 1992.In 2009, the band wrote and released a single dedicated to the Scottish tennis player Andy Murray, called Volley Highway.- Line-up :2003 line-up:...
and was replaced by fiddler Peter Gear who brought a new sound to the band with his use of the Skyinbow electric violin
Electric violin
An electric violin is a violin equipped with an electronic output of its sound. The term most properly refers to an instrument purposely made to be electrified with built-in pickups, usually with a solid body...
, and Gear and Preshaw began to make extensive use of effects processors during gigs. Bongshang's live appearances became less frequent during this period, preferring the studio environment in Shetland where they were able to experiment with multilayering instruments, samples and loops. Bongshang recorded The Hurricane Jungle
The Hurricane Jungle
The Hurricane Jungle is the second studio album from Shetland based band Bongshang.-Track listing:# "D/Drone" - 4:34# "All That Hate" - 3:21# "Probleme" - 2:48# "Tackhead" - 4:18# "Dubweiser" - 7:08# "Tangled Flies" - 6:02# "Abandon Motion" - 5:30...
with this line-up, released in 1996.
Preshaw and Peterson moved to Glasgow soon after and were replaced by guitarist Gordon Tulloch and bassist Andrew Gray. Scollay returned to the live line-up and for a time the band featured two fiddles. Gear left before the band recorded the Vy-lo-fone
Vy-lo-fone
Vy-lo-fone is the third studio album from Shetland-based band Bongshang.-Track listing:# "Intro" - 0:28# "Myrakle" - 3:15# "Launderette" - 3:49# "Grass Widow" - 5:22# "Longer" - 3:45# "Superfresco" - 3:32# "Cassini" - 4:18# "Grass Orphan" - 1:48...
album in 1999, a fusion of electronic beats and banjo driven tunes.
Bongshang continued to make rare live appearances through the noughties with Peterson and Gray sharing bass duties and Gear and/or Scollay on fiddle.
The current line up is reported to feature Shoormal drummer Archer Kemp and guitarist Jonny Polson with Jamieson, Peterson and Gear.
In 2010 film production company B4 Films published a webpage which seemed to indicate the band were working on a feature film soundtrack
Reviews
- Bongshang described themselves as playing "punk trad folk rock" in an interview with Candy Schwartz. She described the sound as "Bo DiddleyBo DiddleyEllas Otha Bates , known by his stage name Bo Diddley, was an American rhythm and blues vocalist, guitarist, songwriter , and inventor...
with ferocious breaks" and "fine fiddling"
- The Shetland Music website wrote that Bongshang "took traditional influences by the scruff of the neck way back when, and catapulted them into a whole new realm of cool respectability"
- The Boston Phoenix wrote that Bongshang "brings to mind Iggy Pop with a banjo"
- FolkWorld magazine described Bongshang as "folk-pop fusion"
- The Scottish Music Centre described Bongshang as combining "traditional Shetland music and modern hard-edged dance rhythm"
- A website related to the history of Acidcroft noted that "Bongshang are to say the least reclusive and shy away from publicity... they are fast becoming the stuff of Urban myth and legend"
Studio albums
- CrudeCrude (album)Crude is the first studio album from Shetland based band Bongshang.-Track listing:# "Le Introducement" - 1:02# "Things to Come" - 3:59# "The Floggin' Set" - 2:04# "If & When" - 5:01# "Lee Highway Blues" - 2:41# "Phosphene/Tamlin" - 6:48...
- (1993) - The Hurricane JungleThe Hurricane JungleThe Hurricane Jungle is the second studio album from Shetland based band Bongshang.-Track listing:# "D/Drone" - 4:34# "All That Hate" - 3:21# "Probleme" - 2:48# "Tackhead" - 4:18# "Dubweiser" - 7:08# "Tangled Flies" - 6:02# "Abandon Motion" - 5:30...
- (1996) - Vy-lo-foneVy-lo-foneVy-lo-fone is the third studio album from Shetland-based band Bongshang.-Track listing:# "Intro" - 0:28# "Myrakle" - 3:15# "Launderette" - 3:49# "Grass Widow" - 5:22# "Longer" - 3:45# "Superfresco" - 3:32# "Cassini" - 4:18# "Grass Orphan" - 1:48...
- (1999)
Compilations
- Folk N Hell - EMIEMIThe EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
(Blue Note RecordsBlue Note RecordsBlue Note Records is a jazz record label, established in 1939 by Alfred Lion and Max Margulis. Francis Wolff became involved shortly afterwards. It derives its name from the characteristic "blue notes" of jazz and the blues. At the end of the 1950s, and in the early 1960s, Blue Note headquarters...
in the US) (1996) - "If and When" from CrudeCrude (album)Crude is the first studio album from Shetland based band Bongshang.-Track listing:# "Le Introducement" - 1:02# "Things to Come" - 3:59# "The Floggin' Set" - 2:04# "If & When" - 5:01# "Lee Highway Blues" - 2:41# "Phosphene/Tamlin" - 6:48...
appears on this compilation of celtic fusionCeltic FusionCeltic 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...
artists inc. ShoogleniftyShoogleniftyShooglenifty 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...
, Dougie MacLeanDougie MacLeanDougie MacLean OBE is a Scottish singer-songwriter, composer and multi-instrumentalist.His career started with a traditional band, The Tannahill Weavers, in 1976. His solo career started in 1981 and since then he has recorded numerous albums...
, Jim Sutherland, The PooziesThe PooziesThe Poozies are an all-women band that produce folk music from the English and Scottish traditions. The band perform traditional and self-composed material. Contemporary songs written by Sally Barker also feature heavily in the current live set...
, Tannas and Old Blind DogsOld Blind DogsOld Blind Dogs is a Scottish musical group which plays traditional Scottish folk music and Celtic music, with influences from rock, reggae, jazz, blues and Middle Eastern music rhythms... - Indigenous Tribes - Iona Records (1998) - "The Floggin' Set" from CrudeCrude (album)Crude is the first studio album from Shetland based band Bongshang.-Track listing:# "Le Introducement" - 1:02# "Things to Come" - 3:59# "The Floggin' Set" - 2:04# "If & When" - 5:01# "Lee Highway Blues" - 2:41# "Phosphene/Tamlin" - 6:48...
appears on this compilation of Celtic rockCeltic rockCeltic rock is a genre of folk rock and a form of Celtic fusion which incorporates Celtic music, instrumentation and themes into a rock music context...
bands inc. WolfstoneWolfstoneWolfstone are a Scottish musical group founded in 1989, who play Highland music combined with rock and roll. Their repertoire consists of both original songs and traditional folk pieces. To date, they have released seven studio albums, the latest, Terra Firma, in 2007. The band record on their own...
, Tartan Amoebas, The Pearlfishers, Humpff Family and Paul MounseyPaul MounseyPaul Mounsey is a composer, arranger and producer from Scotland.He lived for over 20 years in Brazil. A graduate of Trinity College, London, where he studied with Richard Arnell, he has written for film, television, theatre, advertising and also for the Latin American pop market... - Seriously Scottish - Music from Contemporary Scotland - SSR (1999) - "Probleme" from The Hurricane JungleThe Hurricane JungleThe Hurricane Jungle is the second studio album from Shetland based band Bongshang.-Track listing:# "D/Drone" - 4:34# "All That Hate" - 3:21# "Probleme" - 2:48# "Tackhead" - 4:18# "Dubweiser" - 7:08# "Tangled Flies" - 6:02# "Abandon Motion" - 5:30...
appears on this double CD compilation of contemporary Scottish music inc. tracks from Scottish Chamber OrchestraScottish Chamber OrchestraThe Scottish Chamber Orchestra is Scotland's national chamber orchestra, based in Edinburgh. One of Scotland’s five National Performing Arts Companies, the SCO performs throughout Scotland, including annual tours of the Scottish Highlands and Islands and South of Scotland. The SCO appears...
, BT Scottish EnsembleScottish EnsembleThe Scottish Ensemble is one of Scotland's finest string ensembles, formed from some of the most highly respected string players in Europe. Playing standing in a semicircle and without a conductor, it is led from the violin by Artistic Director, Jonathan Morton.Originally formed in 1969 as the...
, James MacMillan, BBC Scottish Symphony OrchestraBBC Scottish Symphony OrchestraThe BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra is a broadcasting symphony orchestra based in Glasgow, Scotland. One of five full-time orchestras maintained by the British Broadcasting Corporation , it is the oldest full-time professional orchestra in Scotland...
, The Battlefield Band, Brian KellockBrian KellockBrian Kellock is a Scottish jazz pianist.Born in Edinburgh, Brian graduated with a B. Music from Edinburgh University in 1986...
, Tommy SmithTommy Smith (saxophonist)Tommy Smith is a jazz saxophonist, composer and educator. The late jazz critic Richard Cook said of him, 'Of the generation which emerged in the mid-80s, he might be the most outstandingly talented'.-Biography:...
, Martyn BennettMartyn BennettMartyn Bennett was a Scottish musician who was born in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada...
, bisBis (band)Bis are a Scottish indie pop band composed of Steven Clark , John Clark , and Amanda MacKinnon . Formed in 1994, the band broke up in 2003, but reformed briefly in 2007 for a series of concerts.-History:...
, Teenage FanclubTeenage FanclubTeenage Fanclub are an alternative rock band from Bellshill, Scotland. The band is composed of Norman Blake , Raymond McGinley , Gerard Love and Francis MacDonald , with songwriting duties shared equally among Blake, McGinley and Love...
, The DelgadosThe DelgadosThe Delgados were a Scottish indie rock band from Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. The band was composed of Alun Woodward , Stewart Henderson , Paul Savage and Emma Pollock .-Biography:...
, AC AcousticsAc acousticsAC Acoustics were a Scottish indie rock band from Glasgow, formed in 1990 . Over their thirteen years of existence, they released a string of singles, EPs and albums on a number of independent record labels. They split up in 2003....
, IdlewildIdlewild (band)Idlewild are a Scottish rock band, formed in Edinburgh, in 1995, comprising Roddy Woomble , Rod Jones , Colin Newton , Allan Stewart and Gareth Russell...
, The NeedlesThe NeedlesThe Needles is a row of three distinctive stacks of chalk that rise out of the sea off the western extremity of the Isle of Wight, England, close to Alum Bay. The Needles lighthouse stands at the end of the formation...
, Adventures in StereoAdventures in StereoAdventures in Stereo were a band from Glasgow, Scotland, formed by Primal Scream founding member Jim Beattie in 1994, after his previous band, Spirea X split up.-History:...
and Roddy FrameRoddy FrameRoddy Frame is a Scottish singer-songwriter and musician, who was the founder of the 1980s indie band, Aztec Camera, and more recently is a solo performer.-Career:... - Tracks North (Music From Shetland) - Shetland ArtsShetland ArtsShetland Arts Development Agency or Shetland Arts for short, is a charitable organisation formed in 2006 with a remit to "encourage and assist in promoting and advancing the creation, practice and presentation and study of all forms of art - visual, performing and creative."The organisation, based...
Trust - "At the Mercy" from Vy-lo-foneVy-lo-foneVy-lo-fone is the third studio album from Shetland-based band Bongshang.-Track listing:# "Intro" - 0:28# "Myrakle" - 3:15# "Launderette" - 3:49# "Grass Widow" - 5:22# "Longer" - 3:45# "Superfresco" - 3:32# "Cassini" - 4:18# "Grass Orphan" - 1:48...
appears on this compilation of Shetland artists inc. Filska, Fiddlers' BidFiddlers' BidFiddlers' Bid are a Shetland based instrumental group known for playing contemporary arrangements of traditional Shetland fiddle tunes. The seven piece line-up consists of four fiddles, acoustic guitar, bass guitar and piano/Clàrsach....
, Chris StoutChris StoutChris Stout is a fiddle/violin player from Shetland, now based in Glasgow. Stout grew up in Fair Isle, a small Shetland island, and lived there until 8 years of age before moving to Sandwick on the Shetland mainland, then on to Glasgow in the 1990s....
, Rock, Salt & NailsRock Salt & Nails (band)The Rock Salt & Nails are a Celtic fusion band based in the Shetland, Scotland. The band formed in 1992.In 2009, the band wrote and released a single dedicated to the Scottish tennis player Andy Murray, called Volley Highway.- Line-up :2003 line-up:...
, Shoormal, Hom BruHom Bru- Track list :# Sylvia / Tulloch's farewell tae da Hagdale# Rowin' Foula doon - Da song o' da Papamen# Huckleberry hornpipe / Homesteader's rell / Donkey reel# Caladonia# Niamh's capers / Toss the feathers / The pinch of snuff...
, Brian Gear, Shetland Fiddlers' SocietyShetland Fiddlers' SocietyThe Shetland Fiddlers' Society was formed in 1960 following a concert of massed fiddlers brought together to entertain an organised party of Shetland exiles from the colonies, known as da Hamefarin. At that time there were 40 members and the society was affectionately referred to as 'Da Forty...
, Malachy TallackMalachy TallackMalachy Tallack is a Scottish singer-songwriter, journalist, and magazine editor.He edits the magazine Shetland Life, and writes a weekly column for the New Statesman about his experiences of rural life, and living on a remote Scottish island.As a musician, Tallack has released three albums of...
and Jillian Isbister - XS Sessions - Bleatbeat Records (2000) - A remix of "Cassini" from Vy-lo-foneVy-lo-foneVy-lo-fone is the third studio album from Shetland-based band Bongshang.-Track listing:# "Intro" - 0:28# "Myrakle" - 3:15# "Launderette" - 3:49# "Grass Widow" - 5:22# "Longer" - 3:45# "Superfresco" - 3:32# "Cassini" - 4:18# "Grass Orphan" - 1:48...
appears on this compilation of non-traditional Shetland artists inc. Malachy TallackMalachy TallackMalachy Tallack is a Scottish singer-songwriter, journalist, and magazine editor.He edits the magazine Shetland Life, and writes a weekly column for the New Statesman about his experiences of rural life, and living on a remote Scottish island.As a musician, Tallack has released three albums of...
, Solar Polar Bear and a solo track from Bongshang fiddler Peter Gear (Callisthenics) - Thistle Do - The Right Sharo Jaggy Bit - Iona (2004) - "The Floggin’ Set" from CrudeCrude (album)Crude is the first studio album from Shetland based band Bongshang.-Track listing:# "Le Introducement" - 1:02# "Things to Come" - 3:59# "The Floggin' Set" - 2:04# "If & When" - 5:01# "Lee Highway Blues" - 2:41# "Phosphene/Tamlin" - 6:48...
appears on this compilation of Scottish artists inc. Aly BainAly BainAly Bain MBE is a Shetland fiddler who learned his instrument from the old-time master Tom Anderson. Bain is now considered one of the finest fiddlers in the Scottish tradition. In the early days of his career he formed part of the band The Humblebums with two other ‘unknowns’ Gerry Rafferty and...
, Phil CunnighamPhil Cunningham (folk musician)Phil Cunningham, MBE, born 1960 in Edinburgh, Scotland is a Scottish folk musician and composer.-Biography:Phil played accordion and violin from a very young age. He attended school in Portobello, and was raised Mormon, attending church regularly and playing organ...
, Hom BruHom Bru- Track list :# Sylvia / Tulloch's farewell tae da Hagdale# Rowin' Foula doon - Da song o' da Papamen# Huckleberry hornpipe / Homesteader's rell / Donkey reel# Caladonia# Niamh's capers / Toss the feathers / The pinch of snuff...
, OssianOssian (band)Ossian are a Scottish traditional music group, formed in 1976.The initial line-up brought together Billy Ross and former members of the group Contraband, Billy Jackson, John Martin, and George Jackson. One of their earliest gigs was at the 1976 Kinross Folk Festival.Each of the members was a...
, Paul MounseyPaul MounseyPaul Mounsey is a composer, arranger and producer from Scotland.He lived for over 20 years in Brazil. A graduate of Trinity College, London, where he studied with Richard Arnell, he has written for film, television, theatre, advertising and also for the Latin American pop market...
, WolfstoneWolfstoneWolfstone are a Scottish musical group founded in 1989, who play Highland music combined with rock and roll. Their repertoire consists of both original songs and traditional folk pieces. To date, they have released seven studio albums, the latest, Terra Firma, in 2007. The band record on their own...
, Oliver SchroerOliver SchroerOliver Schroer was a Canadian fiddler, composer, and music producer.-Early life:Oliver Schroer grew up in Vandeleur, Ontario, a small crossroads near Markdale in rural Grey County. He attended Grey Highlands Secondary School in Flesherton, where he played French horn in the school band. He also...
, Karen MathesonKaren MathesonKaren Matheson OBE is a Scottish folk singer, who frequently sings in Scottish Gaelic. She is lead singer of the group Capercaillie and was a member of Dan Ar Braz's group L'Heritage des Celtes, with whom she often sang lead vocals, either alone or jointly with Elaine Morgan...
and Fiona KennedyFiona KennedyFiona Kennedy is a Scottish singer, actress and broadcaster, and the daughter of Scottish and Gaelic singers Calum Kennedy and Anne Gillies. As a child she appeared with her parents as they performed as a family, and this developed into a successful solo career.Kennedy has moved on to other areas... - The Authentic Sound of Shetland - SonglinesSonglines (magazine)Songlines is the name of a British based magazine launched in 1999 that covers music from traditional and popular to contemporary and fusion, featuring artists from around the globe....
(2011) - A live version of "D-Drone", a previously unreleased recording, appears on this compilation of Shetland artists distributed as a covermount CD on the January/February 2011 issue of 'Songlines' magazine