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Breabach
At A Glance
Contemporary folk band based in Glasgow
Members
- Megan Henderson: fiddle/vocals
- James Lindsay: double bass/moog/vocals
- Calum MacCrimmon: highland bagpipe/whistle/bouzouki/vocals
- Conal McDonagh: highland bagpipe/uilleann pipes/whistle/vocals
- Ewan Robertson: guitar/cajon/vocals
Breabach are a multi-award winning contemporary Gaelic and Scots language[1] folk band based in Glasgow[2]. James Lindsay described their shows as 'up-tempo flute and fiddle tunes, Gaelic and Scots songs and plaintive melodies, all building to a full-on barrage of double bagpipes and Scottish step dance'[3]. They have recorded at Old Laundry Studio[4], Castlesound Studios[5], GloWormRecording and Gorbals Sound[6]
Videos
Breabach - Fàs (Official Video) filmed at Nether Lochaber Village Hall, Scotland
Awards
Breabach won Folk Band of the Year at the Scots Trad Music Awards 2012[7] and 2022[8], and Live Act of the Year[9] at the Scots Trad Music Awards 2013. They were nominated for Best Group at the 2011 Radio 2 Folk Awards[10].
Reception
Fiery, exhilarating, textured and artful is the best way to describe the new-school of Scottish traditional music – and Breabach are, without a doubt, leaders of the pack - Forte Magazine
...rather than showy bravadaccio performance, they are content to allow the songs, words and music, to be the focus. To be able to play it all this well doesn’t need signposting or signalling, it just is - At The Barrier
Scottish folk band Breabach – widely praised for their energetic and accomplished contemporary brand of folk music – make a wonderful return with Fàs - Celtic Music Radio
...one of the UK’s most dynamic and exciting bands - Echo
...one of Scotland’s most exciting and successful folk groups - Royal Liverpool Philharmonic
Fàs is a thoroughly satisfying album that introduces significant new elements to Breabach’s music, but it also confirms they’ve never lost sight of their roots...a fascinating blend of familiarity and innovation - Folk Radio
Discography
| Year | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | The Big Spree | Album |
| 2010 | The Desperate Battle of the Birds | Album |
| 2012 | Bann | Album |
| 2013 | Ùrlar | Album |
| 2016 | Astar | Album |
| 2018 | Frenzy of the Meeting | Album |
| 2018 | Birds of Passage | Single |
| 2019 | Knees Up | Single |
| 2021 | Dùsgadh | Album |
| 2022 | Eadar an Dà Bhràigh | Single |
| 2022 | Fàs | Single |
| 2022 | Fàs | Album |
References
- ↑ Echo. 'Interview: Breabach'. https://www.echo.net.au/2018/04/interview-breabach/.
- ↑ Breabach. 'About'. https://www.breabach.com/about.
- ↑ Echo. 'Interview: Breabach'. https://www.echo.net.au/2018/04/interview-breabach/.
- ↑ Breabach. 'Bann'. https://breabach.bandcamp.com/album/bann.
- ↑ Breabach. ' Ùrlar'. https://breabach.bandcamp.com/album/rlar.
- ↑ Breabach. ' Frenzy of the Meeting'. https://breabach.bandcamp.com/album/frenzy-of-the-meeting.
- ↑ Scots Trad Music Awards. 'MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2012'. https://projects.handsupfortrad.scot/scotstradmusicawards/mg-alba-scots-trad-music-awards-2012/.
- ↑ Scots Trad Music Awards. 'HANDS UP FOR TRAD ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MG ALBA SCOTS TRAD MUSIC AWARDS'. https://projects.handsupfortrad.scot/scotstradmusicawards/hands-up-for-trad-announces-winners-of-the-20th-anniversary-of-the-mg-alba-scots-trad-music-awards/.
- ↑ Scots Trad Music Awards. 'MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2013'. https://projects.handsupfortrad.scot/scotstradmusicawards/mg-alba-scots-trad-music-awards-2013/.
- ↑ BBC Press Office. 'Nominations announced for 2011 Radio 2 Folk Awards'. https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2010/11_november/18/folk.shtml.
