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Gill Hunter
Acoustic / Folk Rock / Pop

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Member Since	12/12/2005
Band Website	www.celtsounds.com
Band Members	GILL HUNTER- ACOUSTIC GUITAR/ VOCALS / KEYS/ ACCORDION LORNA THOMAS - BASS VOCALS , GUITAR
Influences	ALANIS ; SHAWN COLVIN; EDDI READER; VANGELIS; MARTIN FUREY;RANDY CRAWFORD
Sounds Like	ABOVE :LIVE WITH SANDRA MACBETH, ACOUSTIC EDINBURGH FEB 2009. LIVE WITH LORRAINE JORDAN AND TIM O LEARY, AUSTRIA SPRING 2008
Record Label	ASL RECORDS
Type of Label	Indie

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May 29 2009

7:30P

PAISLEY ARTS CENTRE

Scotland

Sep 26 2009

8:00P

Drams in the Field

Glenelg, Invernesshire

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About Gill Hunter

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BIOGRAPHY Gill was born in the early 1970..s in Falkirk and brought up in the nearby industrial town of Grangemouth, home to B.P oil refinery and experimental new wave band the Cocteau Twins. At the age of 6 she started playing the piano, continued her musical studies at school in singing, and further studied keyboards at Perth College..s innovative ..Rock music course... ..I graduated from Perth in the early 1990..s and spent much of my early musical career playing with local blues, soul and rock (HM) musicians... Gill recalls, ..I quickly gained respect as a well-liked and competent player with my peers and it was not long before I started getting regular paid gigs. I also started to learn acoustic guitar... ..Around this time I collaborated with college singer songwriter Jess King. Programming sequences on my trusty old ATARI computer, together we wrote some fantastic material recorded and showcased to major record companies by Brian Young of CAVA studios in Glasgow. We also had the fine attribute of having legendary rock drummer Ted McKenna, of the Sensational Alex Harvey band, as our drummer... .... Jess ventured off to be an astrophysicist and Gill became musical director for a children..s theatre company, who staged a summer and winter panto at the Royal Concert Hall in Glasgow. Following her short stint in musical theatre Gill headed south during the winter of 1995 to the Malvern Hills where she joined Irish folk band Bohinta, led by Martin and Aine Furey of the famous Irish musical family. ..For about 2 years I was their keyboard player and played many prestigious festivals alongside musical greats such as Van Morrison, the Finn brothers(crowded house), Capercaille and Eliza Carthy. It was a great experience and led me to make many more contacts in the Celtic music world... In 1996 Gill toured Spain with Gaelic singer Mairi MacInnes followed by a fantastic summer tour with Aussie Celtic rockers The Borderers with appearances at the WOMAD and Edinburgh fringe Festivals. During this time she learnt to play the accordion. (It was all worth the listening pain Marshall Place dudes!) Gill subsequently returned to education to study music composition and music technology at Edinburgh..s Jewel and Esk Valley College and in 1998 gained an Advanced Diploma in Film and Television music before her love of playing live music took her back on the road. ..After a couple of years travelling and perfecting my accordion skills round Scandinavia, I came back to Scotland and landed a role as the lead accordion player for the BBC topical quiz show .. Caledonian MacBrains,.. hosted by comedians Fred McCauley and Karen Dunbar. ..My role involved playing popular tunes including heavy rock versions of songs played on accordion!.. It was during this time that Gill developed a flair for song writing. She wrote, recorded and released her first self penned EP .. Only When I Dream.. in the springtime of 2001 with bass player Lorna Thomas whom she met during the old Perth College days. Shortly after this, a chance meeting with Irish songwriter Lorraine Jordan formed the basis of a phenomenal 5-year musical partnership, which was to take the Celtic Duo on 3 consecutive round the world tours. They toured both UK and America and in late 2002/2003 fused with the fantastic Pacific Maori trio Manuhiri to form the basis of the all female world music project Planet Woman. ..With Planet Woman,.. Gill recalls trips to Europe, Australia and New Zealand, ..Visiting these countries, playing music and collaborating with musicians and cultures from both sides of the globe has undoubtedly been one of the highlights so far in my career... A particular highlight, Gill notes, was teaching 150 Tasmanian Primary School children to do the Highland Fling! Indeed the Celtic Pacific influence features in the work of Gill..s 2nd Australian released CD ..Celtic Symphonie.. with one of the tracks ..Dreamtime.. being co ..written with Planet Woman's Mesepa Eruera. She is working on a re-pressing of the Cd so it can be officially released in the UK. During spring 2008 Gill went on a 3 week austrian tour with Lorraine Jordan and young celtic band Uiscedwr, met new friends and played at the world famous Vienna Accordian Festival alongside Karen Tweed! In April 2008, Gill moved to Stirling where she set up a wee production studio and began work on a collaboration called the in between sessions. 2009 update! I am currently playing gigs around Scotland with the fantastic Sandra MacBeth, teaching on a youth music project in Falkirk and lecture part time in music in Edinburgh. An all about me production © gill hunter 2009

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Maurice	Jul 9 2009 12:48 PM BONJOUR , *bravo à toi et merci de m'avoir accueilli dans TON magnifique univers.....Tu pourras visiter mon site ET LIRE MA BIO,* voir vidéo écouter MP3, un commentaire serait le bienvenu.... A BIENTOT Merci musicalement MAURICE MEDIEU**
Maurice	Jul 9 2009 12:47 PM BONJOUR GILL,, *bravo à toi et merci de m'avoir accueilli dans TON magnifique univers.....Tu pourras visiter mon site ET LIRE MA BIO,* voir vidéo écouter MP3, un commentaire serait le bienvenu.... A BIENTOT Merci musicalement MAURICE MEDIEU**
Grace Under Pressure	Jul 8 2009 9:11 PM Hi there, Thanks for the add! Best wishes, Garry, Sarah, Alex & Joss x
Buck Rogers	May 19 2009 11:59 PM
Uiscedwr	Apr 22 2009 7:09 AM Thanks chuck, would be sooooooo good to see you! Any plans to come southwards this year??? Thought of you the other day when I tried to spend a northern Ireland ten pound note in Morrisons.... I actually said the golden words- "Ah think you'll find...." Take care hon, hope all's good with you? xxx
Avatar	Apr 2 2009 12:43 PM Great sounds !
Humble Hobos	Mar 31 2009 11:49 PM Hope To See You There! Humble Hobos 1st E.P. Out Now!
unsigned	Mar 27 2009 11:51 AM
Rallion	Mar 23 2009 8:51 PM Hi Gill, it's Marieke here! We're playing at Edinburgh Folk Club this coming Wednesday. It'd be great if you could make it along! Otherwise see you up north some time :-)
Sandra MacBeth	Mar 14 2009 1:28 PM Hello lady! Alright 'n that no ye ken! Peace & love Penguin-master! x
unsigned	Mar 13 2009 3:00 PM
Celticagent	Mar 12 2009 1:46 PM Enter the first annual Fiddle World Contest for Free. Details here: http://fiddleworld. ning. com
Salon Pernod	Mar 10 2009 12:29 PM Salut, thank you for adding me. All the best wishes Thomas
Colm Ó Snodaigh	Mar 9 2009 11:38 AM Thank you for your friendship This is my new album which is out now on KILA Records: Thanks for all your support Colm
chloe studios	Feb 10 2009 4:08 AM
Hasi	Feb 8 2009 10:25 PM Hi Gill! sorry, I lost you in the festival-club, mad place anyway, too many people from that crazy biz around! H&K Hasi
Linda Hughes	Jan 27 2009 7:51 PM Hiya Gill, been a long time since I last posted a wee comment. How you doing? Just had a wee message from AJ - still mad as a HATTER!! haha was just listening to some old Perth stuff last weekend and it brought back a LOT of good memories. Miss the place since I left again in 2002! Anyway, hope you are well - had a wee message from Tom Urie on Friends Reunited too - gosh it's all happening now!! Have a cool week :) Take care x
Alan Jordan	Jan 27 2009 7:24 PM Hat's are HOT! Or so i'm told... Doin' fine Gill, doin' fine. "How YOU doin'?"
Hasi	Jan 27 2009 4:32 PM Hi Gill! I am around in the GRCH on friday afternoon, there is a seminar from 16-17 and from 17 there is a drinks reception for the delegates, after that very busy, need to see around 10 gigs in 6 different venues, sounds mad... will be in the festival club as well xxx Hasi
Sandra MacBeth	Jan 26 2009 10:30 AM You're so clever! x
Alan Jordan	Jan 9 2009 9:11 PM Hey Gill! Big Marshall Place hugs and best wishes for 2009! AJ
Carlene	Jan 1 2009 1:25 PM Make custom Glitter Graphics
Martin Furey	Oct 12 2008 11:44 AM raj raj raj raj raj raj raj raj raj raj raj-ee bampot!:))
Fest & Furious	Sep 1 2008 4:11 PM Fest & Furious has a new free download online! Koshka's Shara is available for one week only at www. festnfurious. co. uk
Folkandroots	Aug 31 2008 5:46 PM New Reviews, hundreds of events listed, new festival details, news, new links and far more at www. folkandroots. co. uk, so come pay us a visit ......

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