As a lockdown project, Well Road Productions commissioned a new body of music to celebrate the poetry of the famous Borderer, Will H Ogilvie. These wonderful and evocative tunes are so special that we have enlisted the talents of four of the country’s top musicians to record and perform them.
This short tour, starting at The Maltings, Berwick-upon-Tweed will mark the launch of the CD, The Land We Love.
This will be the first time that the four musicians will have performed together. It promises to be a very special evening’s entertainment.
The performers
Ian Bruce:
Guitar/vocal – Professional award-winning singer/songwriter, producer and recording artist. Acclaimed for many years to have one of the finest voices in the traditional music scene. Ian also featured in our earlier much acclaimed production Tale O’Tweed. www.ianbrucemusic.com
Pete Clark:
Fiddle – aka “The Fishing Fiddler”. Teacher, composer, recording artist, writer and artist He is a world authority on the music of iconic 18th century fiddler Niel Gow and has recorded a lot of his music using his original fiddle. www. pete-clark.com
Ian Lowthian:
Accordion – A Borderer born and bred. One of the first accordion players to graduate from the Royal Academy of Music in London. After performing around the world, he is settled back in the Borders and has been integral to all Well Road Productions over the past ten years. He has played with many top artists including Mark Knopfler on his chart topping hits. Ian now spends most of his time teaching and composing as well as running his own music school and ceilidh band. www. iansmusicweekends.com
Bruce MacGregor:
Fiddle – Founder and head of super group “Blazin’ Fiddles”, recording artist, broadcaster and presenter of travelling folk on Radio Scotland for 11 years. He has been one of the most influential traditional musicians over the past two decades. He is the composer of chart topping “Doddies Dream” www.brucemacgregor.scot
A unique opportunity to see these incredible musicians performing together, an event not to be missed.