Wolfstone is one of Scottish music's most exciting bands, known for their thrilling combination of bagpipes, fiddle and whistles with kicking bass, drums and screaming electric guitar. After four recordings and years of extensive touring in North America and Europe, they have become favorites at Celtic festivals and rock concerts alike with their masterful blend of the traditional and the contemporary. Described as "Celtic Grunge" and "Bagpipes with attitude," Wolfstone have introduced thousands of rock and pop listeners to the world of Celtic music.
Fiddler Duncan Chisholm and guitarist Stuart Eaglesham first met in the late 1980s at a pub session in Inverness, Scotland, and formed a band for ceilidhs (Scottish dances). In 1989, they performed at the Highland Traditional Music Festival in Dingwall, fusing drums and bass with keyboards, pipes, guitar and fiddle. The combination was a hit. They were soon offered local gigs that expanded into tours up and down the length and breadth of the Highlands and the Islands.
Within two years, Wolfstone recorded its first album, produced by Silly Wizard accordion virtuoso Phil Cunningham. During this time, the band was offered a support slot for the popular Scottish crossover group Runrig at Loch Lomond near Glasgow. The exposure and experience playing for such a large audience catapulted them into a new circuit. They began playing larger venues and festivals, not only in the UK, but also increasingly in Europe, North America and Canada. In 1992, drummer Mop Youngson, from Aberdeen and bassist Wayne Mackenzie, from Inverness, joined the pack. The thrill of the Highland bagpipes was added with piper Alan Wilson, later succeeded by the talented Stevie Saint from Pitlochry. Their albums Unleashed and The Chase went silver and gold, respectively, in Scotland.
Over the years the band have made had made several more highly successful albums, undertaken a heavy touring schedule, had several changes in personnel. The current Wolfstone line up are:
Stuart Eaglesham (lead vocals, guitar)
Duncan Chisholm (fiddle, backing vocals)
Ross Hamilton (bass, guitar, piano)
Stevie Saint (pipes, whistles)
Alyn Cosker(drums)
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