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Isla St Clair

Isla St Clair (born 2 May 1952), born Isabella Margaret Dyce, is a Scottish singer, actress and former TV game show co-host. In 1971 St Clair was voted Folk Singer of the Year by the New Musical Express. In 2003 St Clair was awarded an honorary degree as a Master of the University of Aberdeen for her lifelong contribution to the traditional music of Scotland. She was born in Grangemouth, central Scotland, in 1952. Her mother, Zetta, sang in folk clubs and wrote songs. The family moved to Aberdeen, where she sang with the Aberdeen Folk Singing Club from the age of 10.

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Metheglin

Metheglin are a duo playing English border bagpipes and electro-acoustic hurdy-gurdy... they also play a variety of percussion, bass, contrabass, samples, loops and things that make a noise.... The music is contemporary with a medieval twist...complex and rhythmical with just a hint of whimsy! - check them out, it won't be like anything you have ever heard before!

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Climax Ceilidh Band

Climax Ceilidh Band are one of the finest modern folk dance bands in Britain. The band prides itself on its fine mixture of highly original and innovative self-penned tunes and traditional material, with the emphasis always on making ultra-exciting dance music. Climax really does sound like no other ceilidh band. The driving rhythm of the accordion and guitar, the sweet sound of the dancing fiddles, the swift trill of the flute and the power of the pipes makes the Climax Ceilidh Band Experience truly orgasmic!

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Gordon Duncan

Gordon Duncan (1964-2005) was one of a young generation of Scottish pipers who opened up the piping scene to a more innovative approach. He began playing at the age of 8, taught initially by his father and his older brother Iain Duncan, himself a successful piper and Pipe Major. He was a highly successful junior competitor, but at the age of seventeen stopped competing regularly to focus on the folk scene. He recorded with a number of bands, including Wolfstone, The Tannahill Weavers, Ceolbeag, and the Dougie MacLean Band.

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Zoe Mulford

What do cows do on their night off?
How is songwriting like cleaning the refrigerator?
When preparing to leave your spouse, should you take out the trash? Songwriter Zoe Mulford answers these questions and tackles the big eternal themes — love, death, food, laundry, etc. — with humor, lyricism, and an honesty that charms diverse audiences. Backing her clear vocals with guitar or banjo, she gives each story its appropriate musical setting, creating an eclectic mix that may bring to mind Joni Mitchell, Christine Lavin, and Gillian Welch in the course of a single set.

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