James Ross, from Wick, plays piano, keyboards and accordion. He began playing music at the age of eight, studying under respected musician and composer, the late Addie Harper. He went on to study at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, Glasgow, from which he graduated with a BA in Scottish Music in July 2000.
He then completed the MA in Traditional Irish Music Performance in June 2001, studying piano under Professor Mícheal Ó Súilleabháin at the Irish World Music Centre, University of Limerick.
James, as part of a group, was a finalist in the 1999 Radio 2 Young Folk Award. He has performed extensively throughout Britain, Ireland and America, and has recently recorded a live broadcast on solo piano for Celtic Connections, BBC Radio Scotland. He teaches classes in the community, ranging from individual tuition to group workshops, and also teaches Traditional piano at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. Since, November 2001, he has been part of the Yehudi Menuhin’s Live Music Now! Scheme, which takes live performances to a wide range of community venues.

James currently plays piano as part of Gaelic singer James Graham's trio and he also works and tours with fiddler Anna-Wendy Stevenson.

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Interviews:

	Hi~Arts Journal
	ROB ADAMS catches up with pianist and composer JAMES ROSS ahead of the pianist’s concert at Celtic Connections (2006) CAITHNESS-BORN pianist James Ross makes his debut as an orchestral composer in March (2006) when the first movement of a three-part symphony specially commissioned for the Caithness Orchestra receives its first performances in Wick and Thurso. Read the interview: http://www.hi-arts.co.uk/jan06-feature-james-ross.html   Highlands and Islands Arts Ltd (HI~Arts) is an independent company limited by guarantee with charitable status, established in 1990 to promote and develop the arts in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland.
	CAITHNESS-BORN pianist James Ross makes his debut as an orchestral composer in March (2006) when the first movement of a three-part symphony specially commissioned for the Caithness Orchestra receives its first performances in Wick and Thurso. Read the interview: http://www.hi-arts.co.uk/jan06-feature-james-ross.html   Highlands and Islands Arts Ltd (HI~Arts) is an independent company limited by guarantee with charitable status, established in 1990 to promote and develop the arts in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland.

Albums:

James Ross Scottish traditional music on the piano. Absolutely fabulous! read more >>> £12.50