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Craig Irving is a multi-award-winning Scottish musician from Inverness, Scotland.
He was formerly a guitarist and singer with Gaelic folk band Mànran [1] and formerly of BBC Radio 2 Folk Award-winning trio, Talisk. [2]
Irving began playing the guitar at the age of 15 whilst living in Australia.
Upon his return to Scotland, he studied music at Lews Castle College in Benbecula in 2012 and at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in Glasgow from 2013 to 2016, though was forced to leave before the completion of his studies due to touring commitments with Mànran.
In August 2014, Irving formed the trio, Talisk, alongside concertina player Mohsen Amini and fiddler Hayley Keenan. A few months later, the group won the 2015 BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award, [3] and a Celtic Connections Danny Kyle Award. [4] The group were then nominated for Up and Coming Artist of the Year at the 2015 Scots Trad Music Awards. The group's debut album, Abyss, also received a nomination for Album of the Year at the 2016 Scots Trad Music Awards. [5]
He joined Gaelic folk rock band, Mànran, in February 2016 and has performed with the group throughout the world, including notable tours and performances in Australia, Denmark, Spain, Germany, Belgium, Ireland and Switzerland. The group released their third studio album in January 2017. [6]
With Talisk
With Mànran
John McCusker is a Scottish folk musician, record producer and composer. An accomplished fiddle player, he had a long association as a member of the Battlefield Band beginning in the 1990s and was later a band member and producer for folk singer Kate Rusby. He has served as producer and arranger for artists in a range of genres and also has several solo albums to his credit.
The 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 folk, roots and world music artists. The festival is produced and promoted by Glasgow Life. Donald Shaw, a founding member of Capercaillie, was appointed Celtic Connections Artistic Director in 2006.
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