Accordion

Alistair  began learning the accordion when he was 7 years old  at 'Jim Hutcheon's Accordion School' in Ayr. After moving to Glasgow in 1978 at the age of 13, he moved to the 'Jimmy Blair Accordion School', which was the breeding ground for some of today's finest and well established players on the Scottish music scene.

With both teachers, Alistair studied mainly classical music which was instrumental in helping him to develop a solid grounding not only in musical knowledge, but in style and technical ability also. However today, his main passion lies mainly in playing music from the Scottish/Irish Traditional and Gaelic idiom, which will be easily recognisable on attending a Thistle Dubh ceilidh.

Alistair took up his accordion studies again in 2004 with ex world champion Djordje Gajic (Yugoslavia), who now lives in Glasgow. It's his intention to focus on Jazz, popular classics and the further development of his overall technique as an accordion player.

 

    
 

Fiddle
Emma began playing the violin at the young age of nine years old. Since then, she has been a member of various orchestras and ensembles and is currently a member of Strathclyde University Symphony Orchestra.

After leaving school Emma studied music at Liverpool Community College, then progressed on to Strathclyde University, where she obtained a BA Honours degree in Applied Music in 2004.

Emma is now a Fiddle tutor and hopes to continue a balance of teaching and performing both Classical & Traditional music.  
A rare talent in today's world, Emma is a very valued and appreciated member of the band!

 

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  • Downloads - lots of music to get you in the mood for booking a ceilidh. There's clips of music and also full tracks to download and listen to. Go on have a party on us.

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Drums


Andrew began playing the drums at 12 years old. Since then, he has been a member of various orchestras and played in bands of varying genres - Jazz, Funk, Rock and Ceilidh. He joined Thistle Dubh for their very first gig and has been with the band ever since.

After leaving school, Andrew also studied the same music degree at Strathclyde University as Emma. He too graduated in 2004 with a BA Honours degree in Applied Music.

Andrew now works as an instrumental tutor for Renfrewshire schools and Strathclyde University, as well as teaching privately.

Once again, a very well appreciated and respected member of the band!

 

  
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