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The Tannahill Weavers
Background information
OriginPaisley, Scotland
GenresScottish traditional
Years active1968–present
LabelsCompass, Green Linnet, Plant Life
MembersRoy Gullane
Phil Smillie
Malcolm Bushby
Iain MacGillivray
Past membersLorne MacDougall
John Martin
Colin Melville
Leslie Wilson
Alan MacLeod
Bill Bourne
Dougie MacLean
Duncan J. Nicholson
Struan Thorpe
Gordon Duncan
Hudson Swan
Iain MacInnes
Kenny Forsyth
Mike Ward
Ross Kennedy
Stuart Morison
John Cassidy
Willie Beaton
David Shaw
Willie Beag
Stuart McKay
Neil Doherty
Jim McGowan
Websitewww.tannahillweavers.com

The Tannahill Weavers are a band which performs traditional Scottish music. Releasing their first album in 1976, they became notable for being one of the first popular bands to incorporate the sound of the Great Highland Bagpipe in an ensemble setting,[1] and in doing so helped to change the sound of Scottish traditional music. In 2011 the band were inducted into the Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame.[2]

The band was formed in 1968[1] and practised in a back room of the McKay family's rented council house at 41 St. Ninian's Road, Hunterhill, Paisley. The band first performed at St. Peter's Folk Club, Glenburn, Paisley which was run by Pat Doherty, father of Weavers' founding member Neil Doherty.

As of 2021, they continue to tour and release new recordings. They are named after Scottish poet Robert Tannahill, known as the 'Weaver Poet,'[2] and have recorded several of his songs.

Members

The current members of the band are:

Past members have included:

Timeline

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Discography

Albums

  • Are Ye Sleeping Maggie (1976)
  • The Old Woman's Dance (1978)
  • The Tannahill Weavers (1979)
  • Tannahill Weavers IV (1981)
  • Passage (1984)
  • Land of Light (1986)
  • Dancing Feet (1987)
  • Best of the Tannahill Weavers 1979 - 1989 (1989)
  • Cullen Bay (1990)
  • The Mermaid's Song (1992)
  • Capernaum (1994)
  • Leaving St. Kilda (1996)
  • The Tannahill Weavers Collection: Choice Cuts 1987-1996 (1997)
  • Epona (1998)
  • Alchemy (2000)
  • Arnish Light (2003)
  • Live and In Session (2006)
  • Òrach (2018)

Contributing artists

References

  1. ^ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Gilchrist, Jim (8 August 2015). "The Tannahill Weavers ready for trip down memory lane". The Scotsman. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  2. ^ 2.0 2.1 MacDonald, Hamish (24 July 2018). "How Paisley poet Robert Tannahill made his mark on history". The National. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  3. ^ Brocklehurst, Steven (24 January 2018). "Caledonia - a simple love song to Scotland". BBC News. Retrieved 17 December 2019.

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