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The
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Brian
Hurren
Birthdate/place:
9/10/1980 / Falkirk, Stirlingshire
Hair/eyes:
brown / blue
Martial
status: single
History:
Began playing with the keyboard at the age of 4 and progressed
to pubs and clubs by the age of 13. Started work in Andy
Simpsons Keyboard Centre demonstrating keyboards and eventually
providing lessons. Left home age 16 to study for a degree
in music in Perth
Previous
occupations: There has been
a vast range of jobs from church organist to an ccompanist
for an established star of London west end musicals. We
played until I left for Runrig with a Dundee based band
called Mafia.
Hobbies:
Music, Music, Music! All types and Gendres but mainly R&B
Ambitions:
To play in the SECC
Instruments
played: Keyboards, Guitar,
Drums
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Calum
McDonald
Birthdate/place:
12/11/53 Lochmaddy, North Uist
Hair/eyes:
brown / blue
Martial
status: married
Musical
influences: Beatles. Dylan.
60?s Pop, Springsteen, Van Morrison, Fairport Convention,
Various Traditional, Gaelic Singers and Writers.
Previous
occupations: P.E. Teacher,
holiday jobs such as dustman, porter, road labourer, waiter,
salmon fisherman. Drummer with up and coming Celtic Rock
Band.
Hobbies:
Most sport especially distance running. Fishing and peat
cutting.
Ambitions:
To write a classic and to catch a bigger fish than Iain
Bayne.
Instruments
played: Percussion
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Rory
McDonald
Birthdate/place:
27/07/49 / Dornoch, Sutherland
Hair/eyes:
fair / blue
Martial
status: married
Musical
influences: Traditional, Gaelic
and Scottish dance music, Gaelic Psalm Singing, Van Morrison,
Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young, Flora Macneill, Angus Macleod,
Lennon and McCartney, Shadows, Sutherland Brothers, Byrds,
Country Music,Scotland, my old accordion
Previous
occupations: Student at Glasgow
School of Art, Graphic Designer, Holiday jobs site labourer,
van driver, butcher, shop worker and road worker.
Hobbies:
Running, reading, hillwalking, family outings, and art
Ambitions:
Professionally to keep improving and writing better songs,
for the band to widen its appeal and promote good without
having to compromise musically. Personally some breathing
space is always welcome.
Instruments
played: Music Man Stingray
and Fender Jazz Basses. Gretsch Country Gentleman electric
guitar,Takamine Acoustic
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Bruce
Guthro
Birthdate/place:
Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
Hair/eyes:
brown / hazel
Martial
status: married
Musical
influences: James Taylor, Bob
Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Simon and Garfunkel, Gordon Lightfoot,
Supertramp, Steve Earle, Dire Straits, Cape Breton Celtic
Music.
Previous
occupations: Hard rock miner,
lobster buyer, bar tender, construction worker .
Hobbies:
When at home most time spent with my family. Good game of
billiards and most sports
Ambitions:
To be happy in life and music and in myself
Instruments
played: Acoustic Guitar and
really bad harmonica
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Malcom
Jones
Birthdate/place:
12/07/59 / Inverness
Hair/eyes:
brown / brown
Martial
status: single
Musical
influences: Various traditional,
classical and rock music. Black American Blues Music. Musicians
I've met and played with over the years.
Previous
occupations: School boy
Hobbies:
Music, hillwalking and cycling
Ambitions:
To be always happy in my work and to realise all my musical
aspirations.
Instruments
played: Various accordions,
guitars, amps etc. Too many to mention.
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Iain
Bayne
Birthdate/place:
22/01/60/St. Andrews in Fife
Hair/eyes:
blonde with grey streaks / green
Martial
status: married
Musical
influences: Pipe bands, Phil
Collins, Billy Bruford, Billy Cobham, Jimmy Lumsden, Davie
Clark, 70's pop music
Previous
Occupations: Paper laddie,
butcher, milk rounds, garbage collector, record shop, pipe,
theatre, dance, cabaret bands, radio and TV sessions. Touring
with Billy Anderson and Margaret Macleod, summer seasons
with Robin Hall and Jimmy McGregor and Alistair Macdonald.
Played on "St Clair" ferry and toured Europe with "New Celeste".
Hobbies:
Sea trout and salmon fishing, cycling and sleeping
Ambitions:
Not to sweat so much when drumming and to see daughter get
married.
Instruments
played: Tama Gran Star Drums,
Avedis Zyldjian Cymbals,Evans Drum Heads, Percussion and
Piano.
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