Origins of the Group 2000 - 2002
In 2000 well known local North Antrim Rhymer Charlie Gillen approached me to come up with some suitable music for a Tape of North Antrim Rhymes he was working on. I thought it sounded like a wonderful idea, but rather than just play the music myself, I decided it'd be much more fun & interesting, to ask a few musical friends if they might like to get involved in the project and fortunately they all agreed, so a new group was formed - 'Ptarmigan'.
This is Charlie Gillen, in the centre, with 'Ptarmigan'
I hunted around for suitable tunes that would reflect the variety of traditional music which was favoured throughout the North Antrim area and I then proceeded to arrange the music to suit Charlie's Rhymes and the varied instruments of the musicians involved.
The musicians I chose for this project were:
Robert Watt: Scottish Small Pipes & Whistles
Valerie Quinn: Piano Accordion
Emma Culbert: Piano Accordion & Tin Whistle
Sabine Glasgow: Clarsach
Gregory Gault: Acoustic Guitar
Kevin Glasgow: Acoustic Bass
Paul McAuley: Bodhran
& of course myself, Dick Glasgow: Fiddle, Banjo, Concertina & Mandola.
The resulting Cassette Tape and CD were called - When a' the Kye Had Names
If you would like to learn more about this project, including the track list, then follow this link: Ptarmigan
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This is Charlie Gillen, in the centre, with 'Ptarmigan'
I hunted around for suitable tunes that would reflect the variety of traditional music which was favoured throughout the North Antrim area and I then proceeded to arrange the music to suit Charlie's Rhymes and the varied instruments of the musicians involved.
The musicians I chose for this project were:
Robert Watt: Scottish Small Pipes & Whistles
Valerie Quinn: Piano Accordion
Emma Culbert: Piano Accordion & Tin Whistle
Sabine Glasgow: Clarsach
Gregory Gault: Acoustic Guitar
Kevin Glasgow: Acoustic Bass
Paul McAuley: Bodhran
& of course myself, Dick Glasgow: Fiddle, Banjo, Concertina & Mandola.
The resulting Cassette Tape and CD were called - When a' the Kye Had Names
If you would like to learn more about this project, including the track list, then follow this link: Ptarmigan
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