DIAD by Tim Edey & Ross Ainslie
Tim and Ross have been playing together for years now and the idea for Diad was to capture the duo in a live setting in the studio in one day setting up playing like a gig so it captures the way the guys like to play, live, spontaneous and free.
Award-winning multi instrumentalists who are old friends and two of the best musicians of their generation.
Tim is a double BBC Musician of the year (BBC FOLK AWARDS 2012) and BBC Scotland 2020.
Tim was The Chieftains guitarist+accordionist of choice for 10 years touring globally and appearing with artistes like Ry Cooder + Paul Brady,
Tim also has a long standing solo career.
Rated by many to be one of the words best guitarists and melodeon players in the celtic folk scene and has recorded & toured with everyone from Christy Moore to Altan & Natalie MacMaster, Julie Fowlis + Lunasa.
Ross is a 3 times nominated Musician of the year at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2013, 2016, 2018, he won best duo in the same awards with Ali Hutton in 2017. He won Composer of the Year in 2015 at the Scots Trad Music Awards. He performs with bands including Treacherous Orchestra, Salsa Celtica, Duncan Chisholm, Dougie Maclean, Ali Hutton, Jarlath Henderson and lots more. Ross has 5 solo albums to date Wide Open in 2013, Remembering in 2015, Sanctuary in 2017, Vana in 2020 and Live at the Gorbals in 2022.
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Tracklist
| 1. | LUNNY | 3:18 |
| 2. | FRED'S | 5:01 |
| 3. | INDEPENDANCE | 3:26 |
| 4. | ALISDAIR'S TUNE | 4:10 |
| 5. | HORNPIPE & JIGS | 4:11 |
| 6. | ANGELINA | 4:40 |
| 7. | BARRISDALE | 4:47 |
| 8. | LULLABY FOR MEL | 4:38 |
| 9. | DAD | 4:43 |
| 10. | LITTLE BIRD | 4:50 |
| 11. | SPANISH | 5:35 |
Credits
Tim Edey - Guitar and Melodeon
Ross Ainslie - Pipes, Whistles and Cittern
Donald Shaw - Harmonium
Recorded at GloWormRecording
Engineered by Andrea Gobbi
Mixed by Andrea Gobbi at GloWormRecording
Mastered by Andrea Gobbi at GloWormRecording
Design by Somhairle Macdonald
Photo by Adam Bulley
License
All rights reserved.
Ross Ainslie is one of Scotland’s finest traditional musicians and composers, highly sought after on the Scottish contemporary folk scene for his skill on pipes, whistles and cittern.
Ream More here http://www.rossainslie.com/biography/