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Gaberlunzie
Robin Watson
Gordon Menzies
Robin Watson and Gordon Menzies have been together as Gaberlunzie since the early 1970s and are well known for producing an exciting blend of modern and traditional songs. Essentially Scottish, with an emphasis on rhythm and harmony, Gaberlunzie has a wide appeal to audiences both at home and abroad. They have travelled extensively in Europe, Canada, United States, and the Middle East, taking with them not only Scottish music but also that other extra special ingredient - Scottish humour.
The Gabs, as they are popularly called among their loyal following of supporters, have a wealth of experience in performing for a wide variety of audiences - from folk clubs to football stadiums, from holiday resorts to concert halls. They have appeared many times on television and radio not only in the UK but also in Canada, and the United States.
To date, Gaberlunzie have recorded 18albums and two videos. Their latest release Independent Scots is sponsored by the Scots Independent newspaper. In addition, they have been engaged in solo projects creating albums in different musical styles. Robin's are entitled Summer Storms and Colours. Gordon's solo album is Full Circle.
The performance of the duo spans the breadth of Scottish culture. As singers, instrumentalists, and songwriters, their talents are impressive and Gaberlunzie's gift for entertainment is unsurpassed in Scottish folk music.
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JOHN WATT
The Muchty Megastar!
John Watt is a singer, raconteur and composer whose work has been recorded by artists in Scotland, Ireland, Denmark and Canada. Prior to this year he had recorded only one album, 'Shores of the Forth' along with Davey Stewart, and although many others had recorded his songs, even on this album he steered clear of his own songs leaving them to Davey.
The fact that there had not been many recordings of John singing his own songs was appreciated by Rab Noakes who was determined to put matters right. Rab is a talented writer himself and his respect for John is immense. He has shown the extent of that respect in the approach he took recording John's latest album, 'Heroes'. No shortcuts were taken; he assembled a group of talented musicians who were totally sympathetic to John's songs, giving them the time to do the job and making no attempt to overcome any of the limitations of John's voice.
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Wildfire.
It's been an eventful, nay life - changing year for at least one half of Wildfire as Doris took the plunge, without a life belt, into matrimonial waters once more. Congratulations to both herself and Hugh!
For Brenda, not much has changed - the frailing bajo still remains a mystery, although I'm told a new guitar may be gracing the stage of the Thistle hotel.
As popular as ever, the girls once again bring their distinctive and harmonious Wildfire sound to this year's festival. Be sure to catch up with them at sessions and concerts, say hello, and most of all - join in the choruses!
Doris has just released a long overdue solo CD Which will be available at the festival. As well as performing unaccompanied songs, Doris also has some backing singers and musicians including; Joe Aitken, Shona Donaldson, Paul Anderson, Aileen Clark, Neil Paterson, Gillian Duncan, Stuart Duncan and, of course, Brenda joins her for a duet.
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Neil Paterson began learning bagpipes at the age of 12 and was taught first of all by his father, Peter. He spent many years with his local pipe band (Kinross and District) as well as spells with Torphichen and Bathgate pipe band and Kelty and Blairadam.
In 1991 he took up the Scottish small pipes having saved up every penny he earned to buy a set of Hamish Moore’s pipes. A subsequent encounter with local Singer/songwriter John Watt led to the pair performing as a duo in Folk clubs and festivals for a few years. Since then Neil has worked with many traditional singers and bands including Pete Shepheard, Tommy Bonar and Jock Duncan as well as Jack Beck, Sheena Wellington, Tich Frier, Colin Ramage and Gaberlunzie. He was also part of ‘The Keekin Gless’, a group which also included Doris Rougvie, Pete Clark, Ewen Sutherland and Carl MacDougal. Together they performed songs, stories, poems and tunes from Perth and Kinross shire.
Neil also plays tin whistle and Guitar and is a tutor at the Traditional music workshops run in Kennoway every Sunday. He has also been a tin whistle tutor for the National trust, Fies Spey, T.M.S.A, Common Ground Festival and has done a series of workshops in Pitlochry festival theatre in the past couple of years.
Much of his playing in recent years has been with ‘The Orwell Ceilidh Band’ along with his wife, Gail, on accordion.
November saw a two week tour of Switzerland with Colin Ramage and Iain Anderson.
Neil has recently played on new CDs by the Lomond Ceilidh Band, Doris Rougvie and Tich Frier.
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