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Bosie (aka Fiona Mackenzie) was born and raised on the Isle of Lewis although now resides in Edinburgh. She dabbled in a number of different genres of music from jazz, performing at the Aberdeen and Edinburgh Jazz Festivals, to original soul and covers funk bands based in Aberdeen. A couple of years ago she decided to try her hand at writing her own songs. She taught herself to play the guitar and got together with jazz guitarist Graeme Stephen and together they transformed the songs into something a little bit jazz and a little bit folk.
Bosie recently came runner up in the folk category of the UK songwriting contest for her song ‘Live In a Tree’. This contest is endorsed by the Brit Trust (of Brit Awards fame). She also attained global recognition for her songwriting when she became a double finalist in the September 2008 round of the VH1 Song of the Year Contest for her songs ‘Petticoat High’ and ‘Only Friend’.
Definition of Bosie: A doric word used to describe a hug or embrace - derived from bosom. "gie's a bosie" - (give me a hug)
Musical co-writer and guitarist Graeme Stephen is a composer and musician based in Edinburgh. Best known in the jazz circles, his own group the ‘Graeme Stephen Sextet’ was one of the three winners of the Jazz Services 2006 PROMOTERS CHOICE AWARD. He also plays in a number of other groups including Newt, the Fraser Fifield Band, and Vicky Fifield’s band ‘Devotion’. You can listen to his music at www.graemestephen.com
Double bassist and producer David Donnelly is based in Edinburgh. David is also a singer/songwriter and plays with his own band which can be heard at www.myspace.com/daviddonnelly7. He has worked with numerous other artists including Finlay Quaye, Joe Malik, and Salsa Celtica
Glasgow based percussionist Guy Nicolson is the rhythmic heart of the band. He is probably best known for his work with Moishe’s Bagel. He has also played with guitarist Tony MacManus and currently plays with multi-instrumentalist Fraser Fifield
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