ROSS AINSLIE & JARLATH HENDERSON Thursday 1st May. 8pm. Tickets £10.
A unique blend of Scottish and Irish newly arranged and composed music for Uilleann pipes, border pipes, whistle and song, that is an up-to-date, contemporary reflection of the state of acoustic traditional music in the 21st Century. Five years on from their first album, Partners In Crime, Ross Ainslie and Jarlath Henderson seem to have created, if it were possible, an even closer musical bond with which their Border pipes and whistles and Uilleann pipes and whistles, respectively, can both move the listener profoundly and create an unstoppably exciting momentum. Arguably the most dynamic double-act on today’s Celtic scene, the Scottish/ Irish piping duo have won huge plaudits for their 2008 debut album, Partners in Crime, as well as for their brilliantly incendiary live performances. Ross (Scottish bagpipes, whistles) and Jarlath (Uilleann pipes, whistles) first started playing together in 2003 at Armagh’s William Kennedy Piping Festival, and have since joined forces to create a pipe sound that pushes the boundaries of what both Irish and Scottish instruments can achieve together. In December 2003, Jarlath became the first Irish musician to win the prestigious BBC Young Folk Musician of the Year. Ross Ainslie is a former member of the Grade 1 Vale Of Atholl pipe band. He has since toured with his tutor, the late Gordon Duncan, and was involved in Ivan Drever’s band Clueless before more recently playing with Flook!, Dougie MacLean, Salsa Celtica and India Alba.
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