Tannahill Weavers

Tickets available from www.wegottickets.com/event/513327 (£13.20 including booking fee) 

The Tannahill Weavers are one of Scotland's premier traditional bands. Their diverse repertoire spans the centuries with fire-driven instrumentals, topical songs, and original ballads and lullabies. Their music demonstrates, to old and young alike, the rich and varied musical heritage of the Celtic people. These versatile musicians have received worldwide accolades consistently over the years for their exuberant performances and outstanding recording efforts that seemingly can't get better...yet continue to do just that.

The Tannahills have turned their acoustic excitement loose on audiences with an electrifying effect. They have that unique combination of traditional melodies, driving rhythmic accompaniment, and rich vocals that make their performances unforgettable.

Born of a 1968 session in Paisley, Scotland and named for the town's historic weaving industry and local poet
laureate Robert Tannahill, the Tannahill Weavers have made an international name for their special brand of
Scottish music, blending the beauty of traditional melodies with the power of modern rhythms. The
Tannahills began to attract attention when founding members Roy Gullane and Phil Smillie added the fullsized highland bagpipes to the on-stage presentations, the first professional Scottish folk group to successfully do so.

The combination of the powerful pipe solos, Roy's driving guitar backing and lead vocals, and Phil's
ethereal flute playing breathed new life into Scotland's vast repertoire of traditional melodies and songs.

The Tannahill Weavers personify Celtic music, and if you are given to superlatives, you have to call their talent 'awesome'."
Since their first visit to the United States, the Tannahills' unique combination of traditional melodies on pipes,
flute and fiddle, driving rhythms on guitar and bouzouki, and powerful three and four part vocal harmonies
have taken the musical community by storm.

As Garrison Keillor, then host of "A Prairie Home Companion", remarked, "These guys are a bunch of heroes every time they go on tour in the States".

The Tannahills have turned their acoustic excitement loose on audiences with an electrifying effect. They have
that unique combination of traditional melodies, driving rhythmic accompaniment, and rich vocals that make
their performances unforgettable.

As the Winnipeg Free Press noted, "The Tannahill Weavers - properly harnessed - could probably power an entire city for a year on the strength of last night's concert alone. The music may be old time Celtic, but the drive and enthusiasm are akin to straight ahead rock and roll."