Festival 2008 - Fèis 2008
Calum Alex MacMillan with Alasdair White
An interesting new venture for two highly respected local musicians and we are delighted they chose to 'launch' themselves at their home festival.
Calum Alex Macmillan was born and brought up on Lewis and from an early age he was surrounded my Gaelic song and traditional music, his father Seonaidh being the lead singer in the Gaelic folk group 'The Lochies'. A Mod Gold Medallist, he went on to win the prestigious 'Seann Nós' competition at the Pan Celtic Festival. 2005 saw the release of his highly successful debut album, 'Tàladh nan Cuantan', and more recently Calum Alex has joined the groundbreaking group Dàimh.
Renowned local fiddler Alasdair White is the Battlefield Band's virtuoso fiddle player where his musicianship and tune making have had a great influence on the bands repertoire and continuing success. Alasdair has to be one of the top fiddlers playing today and this was recognised recently with his debut album 'An Clar Geal' scooping the World Traditional Music category in the 7th Annual Independent Music Awards.
www.myspace.com/calumalex
www.myspace.com/alasdairwhite
