Like generations of seafarers from their beloved Shetland, Rock Salt and Nails have successfully travelled the world, growing, learning but never losing touch with their island roots.
Since 1992, when the band formed as a musical excuse to party, and then took the famously-critical audiences of the Shetland Folk Festival by storm, the geographical range of their touring has been astounding. From concert halls throughout the United Kingdom, Spain and Belgium they have triumphed at festivals in Germany, Holland and Scandinavia, and roamed through North and South America, from Winnipeg through San Francisco to Santiago and Valparaiso...always the returning to recharge in their gale-lashed northern islands.
It is the unique mixture presented by Rock Salt and Nails over five albums and countless concerts, which constantly wins over audiences of astonishing diversity.
The current line-up are:
Paul Johnston: vocals, guitar, banjo
Linda Irvine: fiddle
Fiona Johnston: keyboards
John Clark: bass
Ryan Martin: drums |
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