Ross Ainslie and Jarlath Henderson

Arguably the most dynamic double-act on today's Celtic scene, the Scottish/Irish piping duo of Ross Ainslie and Jarlath Henderson have won huge plaudits for their 2008 debut album, Partners in Crime, as well as for their brilliantly incendiary live performances.

Ross Ainslie (Scottish bagpipes, whistles) and Jarlath Henderson (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.

When only 19, Jarlath had already been a three time All-Ireland Champion Uilleann Piper whilst in December 2003 he became the first Irish musician to win the prestigious BBC Young Folk Musician Of The Year. Ross Ainslie hails from Perth and 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.

This is a duo we’ve been trying to get to Shetland for a number of years now and we’re delighted to finally have them. They will be joined by Ali Hutton to form a first class trio.