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Skipinnish
Skipinnish have rocketed to the top of the Scottish music scene recently and their ascent is accelerating! Being named Live Act of the Year at the Scots Trad Awards, releasing four consecutive chart topping self-penned singles, a 3000 seat sell-out concert in the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall that finished with a standing ovation, and a string of headline appearances at some of Britainโs biggest music festivals have been just some of the Highland bandโs recent highlights.
Skipinnish consists of Angus MacPhail, Andrew Stevenson, Alasdair Murray, Norrie MacIver, Jonathan Gillespie, and Rory Grindlay.ย Andrew and Angus met while studying at the highly acclaimed R.S.A.M.D in Glasgow. They soon discovered they had a similar passion for authentic traditional Scottish music and by early 1999 ‘Skipinnish’ was established. Since then Skipinnish have never looked back going from strength to strength.
Skipinnish appeared in 2018
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Well done to these three lads by the name of MacLean who have just finished a wee row. โ 3000 Miles Westward across the Atlantic! We donโt normally share or comment on this type of thing but their endeavour has brought together a multitude of Skipinnish favourites and connections!
Their father, Charles MacLean, is our favourite whisky expert and writer, the voyage was sponsored by Talisker, one of our favourite whiskies, they crossed the finish line playing the bagpipes and to cap it all off they are of good Tiree descent, with their fatherโs people coming from the township of Ruaig where of course Skipinnish, the place, can be found!
And on top of all that, they also broke a world record while they were at it!
Well done Ewan, James and Lachlan! If you had let us know we could have given you a tow with the St Olave!
Weโll have dram of Talisker Dark Storm tonight to toast your achievement!
Hereโs a link to their page! Give it click and give them a sponsor:-)
Slร inte Mhรฒr boys! Broar
uk.virginmoneygiving.com/Team/Broar
Wonderful Achievement ! Perhaps a tune in their honour and maybe get them to join in with their musical skills ! That would be Amazing ! ๐
So many of your songs resonate when you consider these boys' endeavours! Well done lads. I am a proud Edinburgh girl currently living in the teeth of the mighty Atlantic in West Cork! ๐ฅ๐๐๐
Literally just finished watching this on the news. Well done doesn't seem enough praise for such a monumental achievement!
Great to see them on tv this morning with the pipes and singing Caledonia. Though for a minute we would get a Skippinish song. Definitely a song there a Angus!
A massive achievement. Well done!
Thanks for the background info, didn't they do well?????
Very well done .
Reading this while listening to the guys on the BBC news. Great story!
Well done guys
Fantastic!
Well done guys, some achievement๐ฃโ๏ธ๐ฃโ๏ธ๐ฃโ๏ธ๐
Two weeks to go until we head for our first ever gig in Dublin. Looking forward to it!โญ We are getting very excited....
... only 2 weeks before Afro Celt Sound System Skipinnish & Peatbog Faeries raise the roof of the Olympia Theatre!! โญ
Don't miss it! It's going to be a music party like no other!
Book your tickets ๐ ow.ly/nTiG50xSgmv
Compilation of Scottish and Irish folk together with fantastic music will be an awesome evening xx
That is strange that you have never been to Dublin !
You guys are amazing......just make me wish i was in Obannnnnnn.....feckin love west coast!!!
Congratulations here’s to a night of Epic music ๐ป๐น๐ค๐ธ๐ถ๐
Think you should do a turn in Dingle too! ๐ฎ๐ช๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
When are you guys coming to Belfast? Would love to see you up here
Lainey Young, I wish. As if Barrowlands wasn't enough, could you imagine the Galashiels crew at this one too. ๐๐ถ๐ค๐ป๐ธ๐ป
I'd already checked if only we had picked up on it earlier ๐
Fiona Mackenzie - 4 days before we go to Dublin. ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฉ
This is fantastic ๐๐
Oh what a lineup!
Yay๐Can’t wait
Is it being recorded? Make a cracking double CD for us Southerners.
Enjoy!!
Laura C Tudhope. Tell the family to go xx lol
Ailsa Mitchell Emily Beattie now this would’ve been worth the ferry trip
Tina McCombie this would be rather fabulous ๐
Kieran Gallagher fancy it since we are in Dublin !? X
Kerrie Mitchell Croke Park weekend!!
OMG Lainey Mary let’s book the flights !!!
I wish!!!!!
Rachel Davies
Marjorie Crookshhanks - get yourself to Dublin!
Paul Dean you and Susan McGetrick need to go and see them!
Fiona Keddie Kirsty Gail Smart wee trip?
Over the changing of the year we've had a great festive tour of 6 gigs across Scotland. A massive thanks to the over 22,000 people who came to hear us, dance with us and sing with us. You have given the band our best Christmas and New Year ever!
What a year 2019 was for Skipinnish and although itโs early yet, this year is looking even better!
A huge thanks to everyone who has made this happen and a Happy New Year to all!
2020 here we come!
Hereโs a wee blast from Inverness Hogmanay and we canโt wait to get back there in July for the first of our big Summer 2020 gigs!
For Inverness, Stirling and a few earlier gigs further afield click the link below and we'll see you there!:-)
www.skipinnish.com/live
Having Banffshire family roots, this resonates! Great stuff ๐
One of the highlights of 2019 was seeing these lads and lassies live! Incredible band!
Brilliant! Skipinnish is there no video from Dunoon which was the last gig of your winter tour and also your first gig of 2020? It was a fantastic night! x๐๐ป๐๐ป
The best band around. Thanks for the good times in the last few years, and here's to more in 2020.
Heard ye at Inverness NYE for the first time and am obsessed with your song Coire Bhreachan - cannot find the lyrics anywhere though ๐ญ
How I miss my home , Scarinish, Tiree!Xx
What a gig at Perth Concert Hall. Roll on next time. You were brilliant.
Just a wee taster for your concert Yvonne. Enjoy. Xx
Brilliant love this type of music ๐ถ
Wow . Would love to see them live x
Brilliant band they played at a wedding I was at in Inverness
I have always loved this song. I love it even more since I saw the lyrics translated into english.
Now that's talent, there are some people who have different ideas ๐
absolutely fantastic
The best in the UK without a doubt.
A nice piece of good music ....
very good band class
See you all in Inverness/Stirling
Nice 1.
Liked them better when Robert Robertson was with them
That was tasty ๐
What language are they singing anyone understand it ?
That's one of run rig songs
Suzanne Kendrick...band I messaged you about xx
Craig Short, just reminds me of when you first heard this in Prague
