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 1970's 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'.
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
Although essentially solo performers, Alison and Geordie have developed a joint repertoire based on a fine sense of personal harmony, allowing them to perform as a duo, at home and abroad as well as work on other projects. |
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