New Voices Band: Patsy Reid, Aidan O’Rourke, Natalie Haas, Iain Copland, Mhairi Hall, Mike Bryan, Duncan Lyall, Anna Wendy Stevenson, Deridre Morrison, Lydia Whittaker, Iain Hutchison, Mairi Campbell.
Breabach: Patsy Reid on 5 string fiddle and vocals, Ewan Robertson on Guitar, Calum MacCrimmon on Pipes, whistles and vocals, Donal Brown on Pipes and whisltes.
Random collaborations: Declan Hegarty on Irish Harp, Gill Simpson on Piano, Simon Mackerrel.
Maeve MacKinnon Band: Maeve Mackinnon, Patsy Reid, Duncan Lyall, Ali Hutton, Innes Watson
Influences
Dixie Chicks, Capercaillie, Catriona MacDonald, Alasdair Fraser, Buddy MacMaster, Charlie McKerron, Natalie MacMaster, Karin Greenhead, Ben Folds, Turtle Island String Quartet, Martin Hayes, Rankin Family, Annbjorg Lien, Barbara Dickson, Shooglenifty, Duncan Chisolm, Natalie Haas, Flook, Eva Cassidy, Alanis Morisette, Gotan Project, Kroke, Darol Anger, Bruce Molsky, Maxim Vengrov, Yo Yo Ma and finally.... Dolan Morrison & the Underachievers!
Patsy Reid is from Knapp in Perthshire and despite her young age, she has a great amount of experience in performing and teaching both traditional and classical music. She remains the youngest ever winner of the prestigious Glenfiddich Fiddle Championship and released her debut solo album “With Complements” in 2002. At 17, Patsy was a finalist in the original BBC Young Traditional Musician of the Year Award and is now a member of the band Breabach who won a Danny Kyle Award at Celtic Connections 2005. Breabach have recently recorded their debut album with well-known producer Donald Shaw, which is due to be released in March 2007 by Vertical Records. The band has also recently been nominated for best Up and Coming Artist at the Scots Trad Music Awards 2006.
Patsy graduated form Strathclyde University in 2004 with a 1st class Honours BA degree in Applied Music, specialising in performance and album production. She continued her studies in Manchester at the Royal Northern College of Music and after two years gained a Post Graduate Certicicate of Education with Specialist String Teaching and a Post Graduate Diploma in Violin Performance.
Patsy is a tutor at the award-winning Taransay Fiddle Camp and Alasdair Fraser’s fiddle course @ Sabhal Mohr Ostaig.
At Celtic Connections 2008, Patsy’s New Voices Composition ’Bridging the Gap’ was received to great accl.. ’...the performance was nothing short of wonderful.’ Glasgow West End. For more information, visit www.patsyreid.com
If I'd known you were playing in Edinburgh tonight I could have got you in today's Evening News; or, with a wee bit of notice, a review. See, keep me posted with what you're getting up to Patsy and I should be able to keep yer name in the rags. Hope all is fine and well with yersel'. Cheers, B*
hey patsy! gorgeous pic! it was so fun playing with you in january...thanks again for having me! have a great summer and see you on skye! love, natalie
ha patsy!! :o) so the girl always has to travel on her own???! what a boysband!! :)) looking forward to see you! glad i can stay until the end now!! safe travels! lievehugsx
HI thnx for the friendship and it’s nice to know you! Think it’s nice to be connected with musicians all over the world. In music we are all alike and speak the same language!!! I think you have very nice music, I enjoyed listening to it…… really sounds GREAT ….love it !! Greets from “D E E Z E L” (Belgium) and lots of luck in every thing you do!! If you can find the time check out my music too (thnx)
Hi Patsy... I really enjoyed the new voices gig... will you record it? you should... it was phenomenal!! Reminded me a bit of Micheál Ó Súilleabháin's compositions.
I am totally gutted to discover that the Breabach gig that was going to be in Bangor has been cancelled :o( That was my something to look forward to after CC!! They're useless there at promoting gigs :o(
how are you doing? i would have loved to be in Glasgow this weekend to hear you at CC - I'm sure the festival club will be cooking!
I thought of you recently because I remember meeting your friend who builds dry stone walls! (I'm thinking of making some rock feature in my garden...) also wondering about coming to Taransay this year, not sure yet.
