Not as much influences, but favourite bands/artists are Flook, Lunasa, Old Blind Dogs, Calum Stewart, Michael McGoldrick, Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham, Gary Innes, John McCusker, Chris Stout, Dougie MacLean, John McSherry amongst others.
Ian McDonagh hails from Glasgow but is currently living in Aberdeen.
He has recently taken up Folk/Celtic/Tradition music and is playing the Penny/Low Whistle, Irish Flute, Bodhran, Djembe Drum, Cajon and is trying not to pass out when he plays the bagpipes.
After doing a crash Higher in Music, Ian reached a grade 7 on the trumpet and went on to play professionally in a jazz/swing/big band for a few years before he discovered women and drink.
After starting a folk band in Aberdeen, Ian steared them to being asked to be the resident band in a local pub before leaving the band due to too many chiefs in the band and is now doing his own thing with a selection of professional musicians and is working on his first cd. (which is really just a project for me for a bit of a laugh)
The recordings you hear are some from the band that Ian created from a practise session, and will get more recorded from his new project to replace these ones.
Ian is currently being a lazy tosser doing nothing much and not playing much either.....he has went from a super hero to a didgy racker (weegie slang)
