John Rae's Celtic Feet are six musicians who have loyalty to tradition mixed with a passion to experiment and improvise creating a new sound to accompany a new millennium. John Rae is an accomplished jazz drummer who has been studying traditional fiddle for almost ten years, and with this new group, presents a new collection of compositions that incorporate his knowledge of traditional and jazz music.
John Rae's Celtic Feet began in 1998, with the assistance of the Scottish Arts Council, and incorporates Scotland's finest jazz and traditional musicians. Brian Kellock, one of the most respected jazz piano players in Europe, Phil Bancroft, sax, from the cutting edge of the European avant-garde scene, Eilidh Shaw one of the leading young violinists in Scottish Traditional music, Mario Lima Caribe hails from Brazil and is the bassist with the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra and Simon Thoumire, currently one of the most adventurous young concertina players in the world who was the composer for the music for the Opening of the New Scottish Parliament, John Rae plays drums and writes the music. John Rae is the drummer with the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra and one of the founding members of the Scottish Composer's Jazz Ensemble. Leader and composer for the John Rae Collective, John Rae's Celtic Feet and the Power Of Scotland Big-Big Band and he is a prominent member of the Brian Kellock Trio.
John Rae (drums)
Brian Kellock (piano)
Phil Bancroft (sax)
Eilidh Shaw (fiddle)
Simon Thoumire (concertina)
Mario Caribe (bass)
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