A stunning synthesis of virtuosity and energy. The Outside Track's marriage of Canadian, Scottish and Irish music and song has been rapturously received around the world.
Hailing from Scotland, Ireland, and Cape Breton, its five members are united by a love of traditional music and a commitment to creating new music on its foundation. Using fiddle, accordion, harp, guitar, flute, step-dance and vocals these virtuosos blend boundless energy with unmistakable joie de vivre. Each player within The Outside Track is a master of their chosen instrument with the band stacking up an impressive amount of international awards. This amount of talent alone would be enough to recommend the band but in this case the end result is so much greater than the sum of the parts.
Playing fiddle and providing vocals for the band is Mairi Rankin from Nova Scotia, Canada, who is also a member of the Cape Breton Celtic Supergroup Beolach. Ailie Robertson (harp/electro harp) hails from Edinburgh and has the accolades of Live Ireland Winner and BBC Young Trad Finalist under her belt. Fiona Black from the Highland village of Evanton is an accomplished accordion player a winner of BBC’s Fame Academy Winner, Tia Files will be on Guitar (who appeared at the Festival with Bodega) and last but not least, Teresa Horgan from County Cork plays flute and also provides an emotive vocal. She has toured extensively with well-known names such as The Chieftains and Declan O’Rourke.
Welcome to Shetland!
…the freshest and most vibrant interpretation of tradtional music I’ve personally heard in a long time. Fantastic!
Folk Radio UK
A thoroughly engaging live act… Equipped with fiddle, accordion, harp, guitar, flute, a few step-dance routines and deliciously rich vocals, these five musicians dove-tail perfectly to provide their unique sound
Northern Sky
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