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 Gordon Gunn - fiddle
Brian McAlpine - keyboards
Phil Anderson - guitar & vocals
Three very distinctive musicians in their own right, they represent the very best of Scotland's vibrant cutting edge traditional music scene.
"Gordon Gunn Band push the boundaries of traditional Scottish accoustic music with a sparkling mix of nicely swung up-tempo music, and occasional tinges of bluegrass and country - watch out for this lot."
Folk Roots
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Gordon Gunn has been described as "as one of the most exciting and innovative fiddle players of the times". He exploded onto the traditional music scene with the release of his "Shoreside" album (2000) taking everyone by storm and elevating Gordon to the "most wanted" list in the business.
Gordon's dynamic playing is to the fore in his three current bands - Gordon Gunn Band, Session A9, Anam. His extraordinarily skilful playing and masterly technical brilliance add a thrilling edge of excitement to his live performances. The fast tunes
fly out with inimitable panache and then great sensitivity is expressed through airs such as his own very beautiful "Orkney".
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With these bands he has performed to audiences at the Cambridge Festival, Tonder Festival, Celtic Connections, Edinburgh Hogmanay, Shetland Folk Festival, Orkney Folk Festival, Highland Festival, Eastleigh Festival, Brigg Fiddle Festival, Blas Festival and festivals in Ireland, Italy, Spain & Canada.
Gordon is constantly in demand as a session player and composer and has recently been commissioned to compose music for a suite of poems written by celebrated Caithness writer George Gunn entitled "Atlantic Forest".
Gordon has recorded many radio broadcasts with The Gordon Gunn Band and Session A9 including BBC Radio Scotland's "Take the Floor", "Live at the Lemon Tree", "Celtic Connections", "Travelling Folk" and "Mr Anderson's Fine Tunes", plus live work on BBC Radio 2 & 4.
TV work includes the TV series Tacsi, Northern Nights, Ceol Aig A Chisteal and "Ceòl na fidhle". |
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Brian is in constant demand for his unique musical approach. Brian has now appeared on over 40 albums crossing all genres. As well as making music for TV, in the last year Brian has worked with Indian Master musician Trilock Gurtu and was musical director of the ambitious and successful "Flower of the West" at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. Respected amongst his peers for his musical creativity and commitment, Brian is earning the highest reputation for his work as Musical Director, Producer and Accompanist, playing both piano and accordion.
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Whist in great demand as a musician, it is possible to find him working in the theatre, starting with "The Big Picnic". 1999 and 2000 saw tours of the highly acclaimed "The Captain's Collection" with Alyth McCormack, Hamish Macdonald, Jonny Hardie, Ian Macfarlane, Rory Campbell. 2001 brought the award winning "The Accidental death of an Accordionist" at the Edinburgh Festival where he played the title role. Apart from his work in "The Gordon Gunn Band", you will find Brian playing with "Session A9".
Numerous Television appearances include, "An t-urlar ur", "Sorchar nan Reul", "Dr. Findlay", with sessions on BBC Radio Scotland, BBC Radio One, Radio Clyde, Radio Forth and countless Regional Radio Stations. |
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Being from a musical family, Phil Anderson picked up his first guitar at an early age, appearing regularly at local dances while still at primary school. He left his native island of Orkney at 21 to step onto the first rung of his professional music career. Touring the UK heavily for a few years, Phil picked up various awards as lead guitarist with a country rock band and participated in a number of recordings. However, a bigger break was to come when chart-topping pop group Middle Of The Road offered him a job. They had already sold 50 million records worldwide,
aided by their six hit singles in the UK but their popularity was undisputedly greater in continental Europe, particularly Germany. |
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Phil performed at many huge and prestigious venues, appeared on numerous TV shows and got his first taste of recording in large studios. This was an unforgettable period in Phil's life but he eventually became aware it would not last forever. Having been awarded several gold/platinum discs for session work in established studios, Phil decided it was time to build his own recording facility at home (Storm Sound Studio) and resign from the band - a move which encouraged him to develop a keen interest in contemporary folk music.
He first met Gordon Gunn when they played together on a revival gig with a country band. Soon afterwards, Gordon announced he would like to put a line-up together to record an album and tour. This led to Phil's position in the Gordon Gunn Band. |
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