about the band
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Hugh Marwick plays whistles and calls the dances. Hugh has played in a whole raft of ceilidh bands, including the Spootiskeery Ceilidh Band, The Drambeg Ceilidh Band, The Marwicks, The Roundhouse Ceilidh Band, and now after much experimentation, he feels the perfect band has been formed. |
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Ewan Hemingway is one of the band's piano players. Hailing from Inverness, Ewan now studies at Edinburgh University where he also plays with his other ceilidh band, Folk It. He also plays mandolin, guitar, and has tried (unsuccessfully) in the past to introduce synthesisers to the band instrumentation... |
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Rachel Walker is a keyboard player and Gaelic singer, and is an outstanding musician in her own right, and has her own group. |
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Irene Fraser plays fiddle and helps demonstrate the dances. A former pupil of Donald Riddle, she now teaches fiddle full time, when shes not looking after horses, guinea pigs, dogs, rabbits, goldfish, etc. |
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Iain Bayne is the band drummer, and plays with Runrig when released by the Broch Inspectors.
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Malcolm Jones is the band's accordionist. In one guise or another, has played at more ceilidhs than he's had hot dinners - and that's saying something!
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Gordon Ferguson is the youngest member of the Broch Inspectors. He provides extra fiddle power when required, and is a dab hand on the djembe. |







