(Taken from http://www.faqs.org/faqs/music/wolfstone-faq/)
"In 1989 Duncan Chisholm found himself recording a solo album in his native Scottish Highlands. Until this point, although having interests in most styles of music, Duncan had been a first-class exponent of the traditional Scottish Highland fiddle style, studying under the expert tutelage of the late Donald Riddle, buthere surrounded by an array of studio toys, he began to see the means to scratch the itch which had begun to bother him for some time. Duncan had met Stuart Eaglesham at a session in a local pub and a short time later and ask him to join in forming a band.
Stuart`s brother Struan, working on the west coast at the time and playing keyboards was given a similar offer. Piper Alan Wilson blew in from Bonar Bridge to back Duncan up on the tunes and Roger Niven from Avoch on the Black Isle provided lead guitar, soon to be replaced by Andy Murray.
A couple of years later the songwriting talents of Orcadian Ivan Drever completed the embryonic Wolfstone line-up who, with sequenced drums and bass, performed their launchpad gig at the first Highland Traditional Music Festival held in nearby Dingwall in 1989. Playing tunes and songs the way they wanted to hear them, the band were offered further gigs as a result of their H.T.M.F. appearance and embarked on what was to become several interesting years of playing the village halls up and down the length and breadth of the Highlands and Islands. Their teeth well and truly cut, the band were offered their first recording contract with the Lismore/Iona record label in Glasgow, and an opportunity to work with the legendary Silly Wizard accordion virtuoso Phil Cunningham as producer resulted in their first album Unleashed in 1991 The Unleashed album saw both a musical step forward and a chance to cast aside the drum and bass sequencer and work with a real drummer and bassist in the shape of John Henderson and Neil Hay. Both John and Neil, very experienced and respected session players, helped the band surge forward not only in the studio but also in a number of live gigs promoting Unleashed.
During the recording of Unleashed the band were offered a support slot on the Runrig stage at Loch Lomond near Glasgow. The exposure to and experience of playing in front of the huge audience saw the band catapulted onto a new level of touring and playing larger gigs and festivals, not only in the UK but increasingly now in Europe, North America and Canada.
The following CDs should be available at most well-stocked stores:
1991: Unleashed (Green Linnet - US; Iona elsewhere)
1992: The Chase (Green Linnet - US; Iona elsewhere)
1994: Year of the Dog (Green Linnet)
1996: Half Tail (Green Linnet)
1997: Pick of the Litter: The Best of Wolfstone 1991-1996 (Green Linnet)
1998: This Strange Place (Green Linnet)
1999: Seven (Green Linnet)
2001: Not Enough Shouting - Live (Once Bitten)
2002: Almost an Island, May 2002 (Once Bitten)
2007: Terra Firma, January 2007 (Once Bitten)
In addition to these albums, the following items were once available, have long been out of print, but may be re-released in the not-to-distant future:
"Captured Alive" -- This concert video was recorded at the Music Hall in Aberdeen during 'The Chase' Tour, 1992
"Burning Horizons" -- a three-song EP. Features the only version of "Battle" currently recorded.
"Unleashed - The Preview" -- Four track sampler of the Unleashed CD, featuring different versions of "Erin," "Song For Yesterday," "Ready for the Storm" & "A Stoir Moi Chroi." "
These are the videos from "Wolfstone Captured Alive" available on YouTube:
Wolftsone - Captured Live 1
Wolftsone - Captured Live 2: The Battle of the Somme / The Bugle Horn / The Atholl Highlanders
Wolfstone - Captured Live 3: Hector the Hero
"In 1989 Duncan Chisholm found himself recording a solo album in his native Scottish Highlands. Until this point, although having interests in most styles of music, Duncan had been a first-class exponent of the traditional Scottish Highland fiddle style, studying under the expert tutelage of the late Donald Riddle, buthere surrounded by an array of studio toys, he began to see the means to scratch the itch which had begun to bother him for some time. Duncan had met Stuart Eaglesham at a session in a local pub and a short time later and ask him to join in forming a band.
Stuart`s brother Struan, working on the west coast at the time and playing keyboards was given a similar offer. Piper Alan Wilson blew in from Bonar Bridge to back Duncan up on the tunes and Roger Niven from Avoch on the Black Isle provided lead guitar, soon to be replaced by Andy Murray.
A couple of years later the songwriting talents of Orcadian Ivan Drever completed the embryonic Wolfstone line-up who, with sequenced drums and bass, performed their launchpad gig at the first Highland Traditional Music Festival held in nearby Dingwall in 1989. Playing tunes and songs the way they wanted to hear them, the band were offered further gigs as a result of their H.T.M.F. appearance and embarked on what was to become several interesting years of playing the village halls up and down the length and breadth of the Highlands and Islands. Their teeth well and truly cut, the band were offered their first recording contract with the Lismore/Iona record label in Glasgow, and an opportunity to work with the legendary Silly Wizard accordion virtuoso Phil Cunningham as producer resulted in their first album Unleashed in 1991 The Unleashed album saw both a musical step forward and a chance to cast aside the drum and bass sequencer and work with a real drummer and bassist in the shape of John Henderson and Neil Hay. Both John and Neil, very experienced and respected session players, helped the band surge forward not only in the studio but also in a number of live gigs promoting Unleashed.
During the recording of Unleashed the band were offered a support slot on the Runrig stage at Loch Lomond near Glasgow. The exposure to and experience of playing in front of the huge audience saw the band catapulted onto a new level of touring and playing larger gigs and festivals, not only in the UK but increasingly now in Europe, North America and Canada.
The following CDs should be available at most well-stocked stores:
1991: Unleashed (Green Linnet - US; Iona elsewhere)
1992: The Chase (Green Linnet - US; Iona elsewhere)
1994: Year of the Dog (Green Linnet)
1996: Half Tail (Green Linnet)
1997: Pick of the Litter: The Best of Wolfstone 1991-1996 (Green Linnet)
1998: This Strange Place (Green Linnet)
1999: Seven (Green Linnet)
2001: Not Enough Shouting - Live (Once Bitten)
2002: Almost an Island, May 2002 (Once Bitten)
2007: Terra Firma, January 2007 (Once Bitten)
In addition to these albums, the following items were once available, have long been out of print, but may be re-released in the not-to-distant future:
"Captured Alive" -- This concert video was recorded at the Music Hall in Aberdeen during 'The Chase' Tour, 1992
"Burning Horizons" -- a three-song EP. Features the only version of "Battle" currently recorded.
"Unleashed - The Preview" -- Four track sampler of the Unleashed CD, featuring different versions of "Erin," "Song For Yesterday," "Ready for the Storm" & "A Stoir Moi Chroi." "
These are the videos from "Wolfstone Captured Alive" available on YouTube:
Wolftsone - Captured Live 1
Wolftsone - Captured Live 2: The Battle of the Somme / The Bugle Horn / The Atholl Highlanders
Wolfstone - Captured Live 3: Hector the Hero
Hi, any news to get here in Finland? At least we have the same colous in our flag ;).
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