Catriona Macdonald Band Gig
Catriona Macdonald Band Gig
- Venue: The King's Hall, Armstrong Building, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU.
- Start: Sat, 14 Apr 2018 19:30:00 BST
- End: Sat, 14 Apr 2018 21:30:00 BST
The British Forum for Ethnomusicology and The International Centre for Music Studies are delighted to be hosting The Catriona Macdonald Band as the main concert at this year's British Forum for Ethnomusicology Conference at Newcastle University.
To purchase a ticket for the gig by itself without attending the conference please use this link.
Catriona Macdonald (fiddle) is a proud bearer of one of the world's great fiddle traditions, that of the Shetland Isles. A pupil of the late Dr Tom Anderson, Catriona at once embodies the strength and spirit of her heritage with the freshness and diversity of a thoroughly modern performer. Her superb playing and great charisma have established her a worldwide reputation. Catriona is known for her work as a both a solo artist, and as a member of Scottish fiddle band Blazin' Fiddles, and International string group String Sisters, who have recently released their second album 'Between Wind and Water'. She is currently a Senior Lecturer and Degree Programme Director for the BA in Folk and Traditional Music course within ICMuS, Newcastle University.
Timo Alakotila (piano/harmonium) (born 1959) graduated1992 from Helsinki Pop/Jazz Conservatory, main subject was composing. Alakotilas bands are at this moment JPP, Nordik Tree, duo with Maria Kalaniemi, May Monday with Karen Tweed, Tango-Orchestra Unto, Psalttamus with Senni Valtonen, Taksi and T for Three. Timos instruments are piano and harmonium. He is teaching at Sibelius-Academy, Limerick and Newcastle University, Viljandi kulturkollege, Joensuu and Kokkola Conservatories. Timo Alakotila is as well a productive composer: Australian Chamber Orchestra, BBC Concert Orchestra, Irish Chamber Orchestra, Norddeutsche Sinfonietta, Stavanger Sinfonietta, Camerata Nordica, Tapiola Sinfonietta, Haapaveden kamariorkesteri, Umo Jazz Orchestra, Jyväskylä Big Band and Sibis folk Big Band have performed his compositions. Co-operating with Jorma Hynninen, Pekka Kuusisto, Meta4 String Quartet and Thomas Dausgaard have been as well very important. Timo Alakotila has had three 5 year grants for composing from Finnish Government . Timo has worked on over 250 cd albums as artistic producer, musician, composer or arranger. He has as well developed a method for improvisation in Folk Music. Timo Alakotila announced as a Professor of Arts year 2011 from Finnish Government.
James Mackintosh (percussion) Hailing from the Scottish Highlands, James’s first forays into percussion were distinctly hand knitted. Fearing for the integrity of her pots and pans, his mother eventually bought him a drumkit for his 15th birthday. Some 30 years later James is widely recognised as one of Scotland’s most innovative drummers, and he is responsible for the deliriously danceable grooves underpinning Shooglenifty’s sound. The Shoogle drummer is much in demand elsewhere: with Capercaillie, Grit Orchestra, String Sisters and Michael McGoldrick to name a few.
