GiveWay are  sisters Fiona (17), Kirsty (15) and twins Amy and Mairi (13).  The group won a Danny Award at Glasgow's Celtic Connections in 2001 then the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Awards. The girls were invited to appear on the BBC TV's Hogmanay Live 2002 show, where they performed alongside Aly Bain, Phil Cunningham and Fame Academy winner David Sneddon. .

Amy (drums, percussion) and Mairi (keyboards, synthesiser) receive tremendous encouragement from Mum and Dad (Morag and Steve Johnson), who feel the most important thing is that the girls are having fun.

GiveWay are fine interpreters of Scottish music and have taken their music into fiddle and accordion clubs, through the concert hall to radio and television and now on to CD. Their choice of material for the album includes traditional tunes and original compositions by Scotland’s finest composers, including Phil Cunningham. There are also three compositions by Fiona, including the beautiful Glencoe Beginnings on which Phil Cunningham reads a poem written by Jean McLean, the girl’s Gran.

Albums:

Full Steam Ahead Give Way are a marketing dream with some serious musical talent playing traditional and contemporary folk music with a flair, expressiveness and discipline that belies their years. read more >>> £12.50

Inspired - Give Way The second release from the young four-piece. They play a mixture of Scottish traditional music, from haunting airs to lively jigs and energetic reels, with the occasional song read more >>> £12.50