Chris Stout (fiddle) & Catriona McKay (harp & piano) also play together as part of the brilliant Shetland band Fiddlers Bid and the Chris Stout Quintet.
Catriona became harp champion at the O'Carolan International Harp Festival (Keadue, Co. Roscommon) when leaving school. A desire to master harp techniques to an advanced level took her on to study pedal harp, Celtic harp and electro acoustic composition at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama where she gained a first class honours BA and several solo and chamber music prizes. She was also the winner of the Jakez Francois International Celtic Harp Competition 2004.
Chris has a wide range of musical abilities and interests including Electro Accoustic Composition, Jazz, Classical and traditional. With such a versatile outlook, Chris has been busy playing with bands such as Fiddlers Bid, The Finlay MacDonald Band, Salsa Celtica, Celtic feet and in a Duo with harpist Catriona MacKay. All this playing has taken Chris all over the world including Australia, South America, Scandinavia and Europe where his playing never fails to excite and inspire people from all walks of life. His debut solo Cd titled First o' The Darkenin' was released in May 2004 |
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