Lori Watson
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Lori Watson is a fiddle player and folk singer who performs traditional and contemporary folk music.
in Glasgow and graduated in 2003. She is currently writing a PhD in Contemporary Innovation and Traditional Music in Scotland. She performs traditional, contemporary and original folk music and sings primarily in Scots and English.
Family Background: From a musical Scots/Irish family, Lori’s great grandfather Peter Augustus Meechan was a popular fiddle player in Glasgow, her grandfather Alexander Watson played accordion and everyone in the family sang. Today, her father sings, plays guitar, bouzouki and mandolin and her mother sings and plays bodhran. Their small, independent record label, ISLE Music Scotland, owned and run by the family, issued the Borders Young Fiddles CD, a landmark in Scottish / Borders fiddle music and Lori’s debut in 2006 :Three. Lori’s brother Innes Watson, graduated from the RSAMD in 2006 and is building a career as a full-time musician with a growing reputation.
by Borders Young Fiddles
Borders Traditional Series Vol. 3
ISLE Music Scotland, 2004.
:Three
by Lori Watson with Fiona Young, Innes Watson & Barry Reid
ISLE Music Scotland, 2006.
No.1 Scottish
Traditional Music from the RSAMD
RSAMD, 2002
Greentrax, 2007.
Pleasure's Coin
by Lori Watson and Rule Of Three
ISLE Music Scotland, 2009.
Borders Tunesmiths
by Borders Tunesmiths
Borders Traditions Series Vol. 6, 2009.
The Songs Of Sandy Wright
by Various
Navigator Records, 2010.
The Rough Guide To Scottish Music
by Various
The Rough Guide, 2010.
, Dr. Liz Doherty, Dr. Stuart Eydmann and Prof. Raymond MacDonald.
in music, song, poetry and monologue co-written with Innes Watson and John Nicol, performed and recorded live at Both Sides of the Tweed music festival in Selkirk, 2005.
Biography
Lori grew up in the Scottish Borders where she was a founder member of The Small Hall Band and played in the Clarty Cloot Ceilidh Band. She studied Scottish Music at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and DramaRoyal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland is a conservatoire of music, drama, and dance in the centre of Glasgow, Scotland. Founded in 1845 as the Glasgow Educational Association, it is the busiest performing arts venue in Scotland...
in Glasgow and graduated in 2003. She is currently writing a PhD in Contemporary Innovation and Traditional Music in Scotland. She performs traditional, contemporary and original folk music and sings primarily in Scots and English.
Family Background: From a musical Scots/Irish family, Lori’s great grandfather Peter Augustus Meechan was a popular fiddle player in Glasgow, her grandfather Alexander Watson played accordion and everyone in the family sang. Today, her father sings, plays guitar, bouzouki and mandolin and her mother sings and plays bodhran. Their small, independent record label, ISLE Music Scotland, owned and run by the family, issued the Borders Young Fiddles CD, a landmark in Scottish / Borders fiddle music and Lori’s debut in 2006 :Three. Lori’s brother Innes Watson, graduated from the RSAMD in 2006 and is building a career as a full-time musician with a growing reputation.
Awards
- Borders Young Musician Award 1999
- BBC ScotlandBBC ScotlandBBC Scotland is a constituent part of the British Broadcasting Corporation, the publicly-funded broadcaster of the United Kingdom. It is, in effect, the national broadcaster for Scotland, having a considerable amount of autonomy from the BBC's London headquarters, and is run by the BBC Trust, who...
Young Traditional Musician 2002 Finalist - BBC ScotlandBBC ScotlandBBC Scotland is a constituent part of the British Broadcasting Corporation, the publicly-funded broadcaster of the United Kingdom. It is, in effect, the national broadcaster for Scotland, having a considerable amount of autonomy from the BBC's London headquarters, and is run by the BBC Trust, who...
Young Traditional Musician 2003 Finalist - Celtic ConnectionsCeltic ConnectionsThe 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...
Danny Kyle Award 2005 - Eiserner Eversteiner Nominee 2007
- Burnsong Winner 2007
Bands
- Lori Watson and Rule of Three
- Lori Watson - Vocals and Fiddle
- Innes Watson - Guitars, Harmony Vocals
- John Somerville - Piano Accordion
- Donald Hay - Percussion
- Boreas
- Lori Watson - Vocals and Fiddles
- Britt Pernille Frøholm - Hardanger and Fiddles
- Innes Watson - Guitar and Vocals
- Irene Tillung - Chromatic Accordion
- Border FiddlesBorder FiddlesBorder Fiddles perform traditional and contemporary music from their native Scottish Borders. Formerly known as Borders Young Fiddles. They released an album on in 2004 and have performed across the UK and Ireland.-Line Up:...
- Lori Watson - Fiddle
- Shona MooneyShona Mooney- copyvia :The following text was copied from her record label or her own website...
- Fiddle - Innes Watson - Fiddle
- Rachel Cross - Fiddle
- Carly Blain - Fiddle
- Sandy Watson - Guitar and Bouzouki
Discography
Borders Young Fiddlesby Borders Young Fiddles
Borders Traditional Series Vol. 3
ISLE Music Scotland, 2004.
:Three
by Lori Watson with Fiona Young, Innes Watson & Barry Reid
Barry Reid
Barry John Reid was an Australian politician.Reid was a Labor member of the Australian Capital Territory House of Assembly from 1982 to 1986. He had previously worked as an accountant in the Department of Trade and Treasury under the Whitlam government....
ISLE Music Scotland, 2006.
No.1 Scottish
Traditional Music from the RSAMD
RSAMD, 2002
Greentrax, 2007.
Pleasure's Coin
by Lori Watson and Rule Of Three
ISLE Music Scotland, 2009.
Borders Tunesmiths
by Borders Tunesmiths
Borders Traditions Series Vol. 6, 2009.
The Songs Of Sandy Wright
by Various
Navigator Records, 2010.
The Rough Guide To Scottish Music
by Various
The Rough Guide, 2010.
Contemporary Innovation and Traditional Music in Scotland
Lori Watson is carrying out doctoral studies at the RSAMD in Glasgow and St Andrews University. She is investigating new music-making by musicians of a traditional music background and working with a team of supervisors that include: Dr. Stephen BroadStephen Broad
Stephen Broad is an English footballer, who played as a defender in the Football League for Southend United. He has also played for non-League clubs, Hayes, Kingstonian, Corinthian-Casuals and Sutton United.-Football career:...
, Dr. Liz Doherty, Dr. Stuart Eydmann and Prof. Raymond MacDonald.
James Hogg, A Life In Music.
A concert featuring the work and life of James HoggJames Hogg
James Hogg was a Scottish poet and novelist who wrote in both Scots and English.-Early life:James Hogg was born in a small farm near Ettrick, Scotland in 1770 and was baptized there on 9 December, his actual date of birth having never been recorded...
in music, song, poetry and monologue co-written with Innes Watson and John Nicol, performed and recorded live at Both Sides of the Tweed music festival in Selkirk, 2005.