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Although essentially solo performers, Alison and Geordie have developed a joint repertoire based on a fine sense of personal harmony.
"A stunning display of how powerful tradition bearers can be presenting the experiences of people and the rich mythology of Scotland with a skill and unadorned passion for their cause."
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2008 will include visits to the USA as well as guesting at festivals and various club appearances in England, Ireland and Wales.
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Alison continues to work with Elizabeth Stewart, one of Scotland’s foremost ballad singers, documenting her famed north-east traveller family: the Stewarts of Fetterangus. Further developments in the pipeline to be announced here shortly.
Alison's book on the songs and lifestory on the Border shepherd Willie Scott, entitled Herd Laddie O The Glen was shortlisted for the 2007 Ratcliffe Prize in Folklore and Folklife - 'yearly award for important contribution by an individual to the study of Folklore and Folklife in great Britain and Ireland'.
Geordie was profiled in the Jan 2006 Scots Magazine article 'Deep Roots'.
Visitors to Historic Scotland's Smailholm Tower (by St Boswells) will hear Geordie and Alison's ballad soundtrack and story of Sir Walter Scott, with narration by Billy Riddoch.
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Alison McMorland
Alison was born in Renfrewshire into a musical family. Since
then she has enjoyed a long involvement in traditional music on various
levels: singer, collector, broadcaster, author and tutor on the Scottish
Music course at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, Glasgow.
Alison came to wider public notice in the 1970s through her recordings
and published song collections having come, initially, under the inspirational
guidance of the late Hamish Henderson. In working closely with and learning
from traditional singers,such as Willie Scott and Lucy Stewart, he was to
say of her 'Alison stands out as one of the principal modern interpreters of
a ballad singing tradition... uniting scrupulous traditional fidelity with
versatile creative and resourceful artistry'.
Since 2001 she has recorded a solo album 'Cloudberry Day' followed by and
in partnership with Geordie McIntyre 'Rowan in the Rock', 'Ballad Tree,
classic Scots ballads' and most recently the highly acclaimed 'White Wings'.
Alison particularly enjoys working with young singers and introducing them
to the rich Scots song tradition.
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Geordie McIntyre
A Glaswegian of Highland and Irish descent, his lifetime involvement in song, ballad and poetry is reflected in his singing, collecting and songwriting.
His early years as a radio and television technician and later as a Modern Studies teacher, coupled to his passion for the outdoors have in diverse ways fueled and complemented his central interest in folk music.
He has an extensive repertoire and has sung at clubs and festivals in most corners of Britain and Ireland and more recently in the USA.
Geordie has just released the book 'Inveroran', a collection of 22 original songs with music in the traditional idiom. Many have already been recorded by Geordie as well as other artists. |
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