Catriona Macaffer – Pipes and Accordian,
Stu Macdonald - Lead Guitar,
Dave Fleming – Accoustic Guitar and Vocals,
Mike Brown – Bass,
Donnie Mackillop – Drums,
Debbie Ross, Paul Dzialdowski or Gillian Stevenson - Fiddle
影響
Celtic/Rock.........................................."consistently excellent playing and arrangements" - R2 Rock'n'Reel Magazine Album Review Oct 2009 Rated at 4/5 'Special' by Oz Hardwick (Full review at www.rhythmnreel.co.uk news section)....................................................
"This is an album filled with the energy and drive of a great live band" - Donnie Munro (The Donnie Munro Band).............................................
"Fantastic arrangements and enough energy to power a village!" - Music Scotland...........................................
"Fantastic arrangements and some great playing" - Tom McConville (BBC Folk Musician of the Year)...........................................
"....simply the greatest band I had ever heard" - Monty Halls (BBC1 - 'Great Escape')................................................
A 6 piece celtic/rock band based in the Highlands of Scotland for over a decade, rhythmnreel are in high demand for gigs both throughout Scotland and overseas, most recently Holland, Germany, Switzerland and Stornoway!, playing music festivals & venues, marquee gigs, street parties, Highland Games/Gala Dances, corporate/private functions of just about every type, and other similar events.
The bands setlist at larger events such as festivals and music events, and our overseas gigs is celtic rock based (usually with a contemporary rock twist), including own arrangements of traditional Scottish tunes led by pipes, fiddle and accordian.
At other events the band throw in a clutch of classic celtic, folk & rock tunes for good measure.
The band is in the unique situation where it has 3 fantastic fiddle players who share the fiddle duties between them at the various gigs, and at some larger festival type gigs we have been known to have 2 or even all 3 on stage at the same time! Debbie Ross has played with the band for a number of years, and is responsible along with Catriona on pipes for putting together most of the celtic rock arrangements the band play and record. Paul Dzialdowski is a veteran and stalwart of the Feis movement and folk scene in the North of Scotland, and last but not least is Gillian Stevenson who has played in some of the countries best ceilidh bands over the past 20 years, and they come up with many of our traditional Scottish tunes.
In early 2007 the band were delighted to be joined by Dave Fleming on accoustic guitar and vocals. Dave is also a successful solo performer and song writer in his own right (see myspace link below). Donnie Mackillop also joined us around the same time on drums, having again played in a number of well known ceilidh and rock bands around the country and overseas over the past 25 years.
The band recorded a new 11 track album 'The Crossing' over the winter of 2008/2009 which was released in June 2009. The CD is available direct from the bands website online at www.rhythmnreel.co.uk/shop.htm, or from the band direct at gigs. It is also being retailed through a wide variety of internet based retailers and also on the High Street, including HMV and Borders. The 11 tracks include a broad mix of celtic rock, original tunes, traditional Scottish as well as a few of our favourite covers for good measure. The CD was engineered by Eric Cloughley from Skye and mixed at Chris Harley's Vital Spark Music, Broadford, Isle of Skye.
'Fantastic arrangements and enough energy to power a village' - Music Scotland.
'Simply the greatest band I had ever heard' - Monty Halls (BBC1 Great Escape).
'The is an album filled with the energy and drive of a great live band' - Donnie Munro (ex Runrig).
'Fantastic arrangements and some great playing' - Tom McConville, BBC Folk musician of the year.
Click on www.rhythmnreel.co.uk and then click on 'contact' to send an email to the Band, or alternatively call 07961 586791 for booking info.
Promoters looking for press photographs, posters or stage spec can also find these links and more on www.rhythmnreel.co.uk.
Slainte
RnR
Glad to know you - I'm updating my website soon and there'll be a page about "The MacLeods" which will have some historical info about my dad and granpa you might find interesting. I'll post a message when it's sorted if you fancy dropping by. All the best Gina x
Hi Folks, great, being friends in the endless depth of MySpace. Nice sound at yours, would be a pleasure to catch you at one of your gigs in our area in October. Keep on folkin' ;-) Greetings from Germany, Sláinte, Cheers, Prost, Detlef
Glad to see Dave wearing the striped socks that Jean from the wool shop knitted for him for Belladrum. She's busy knitting a matching head bandana for Stewart. Torquil
pleasure to add you! Won't be at Wickerman - have got a JJ Gilmour gig in Aviemore on the Saturday and wouldn't miss it for the world! Maybe catch you at Belladrum or Loopallu though? Anyway - have a blast next weekend! Cheery the noo , Sue Mac
Un placer encontraros aqui y disfrutar de vuestro magnifico trabajo. Un fuerte abrazo desde Extremadura, España, de vuestros amigos de Aulaga Folk. Juan Carlos
Hi Y'all, thanks for the kind words in your blog. Glad you like the work I've done for you. Looking forward to HEARING the new CD (Sick of the sight of it!) Cheers Gary
HI THERE, CAME BACK FOR A LISTEN AGAIN. YOU'S ARE GREAT! WANT TO COME & SEE YOU IN JOHNNY FOXES, INVERNESS. LET'S HOPE WE'RE NOT GIGGING ON THOSE NIGHTS. NOT HAD A GOOD DANCE IN AGES. TAKE CARE, HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL SOON. BONNIE FROM RONA.
Dear Friends: Thank you for your friendship and congratulations for your great music, has been a pleasure to discover it. I hope you like mine too. My best wishes. Jose Miguel
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