Catriona McKay
Catriona McKay is a Scottish harpist and composer. She is a contemporary explorer on the Scottish harp, having collaborated with folk and experimental musicians, as well as co-designing the Starfish McKay harp.
She is a member of the band Fiddlers' Bid and the Chris Stout Quintet.
Discography
Catriona McKay Starfish Harponium;with Chris StoutLaebrack White Nights Seavaigers
;with Chris Stout and Seamus BegleyBEGLEY MCKAY STOUT
;with Olov JohanssonFoogy The auld Harp
;Fiddlers’ BidHamnataing Da Farder Ben Da Welcomer Naked and Bare All Dressed in Yellow
;Strange Rainbow with Alistair MacDonaldinvisible from land and sea Skimmerin
;Chris StoutThe First O' the Darkenin' Devil’s Advocate Chris Stout's Brazilian Theory - Live in Concert
;Other collaborations
- Aidan O'Rourke: An Tobar
- Transatlantic Sessions 3
Awards
- O’Carolan International Harp Festival in Keadue, Co. Roscommon, Ireland, harp champion
- Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, first class honours BA
- BBC Radio 3 ‘Young Musician‘, finalist
- Jakez Francois International Celtic Harp Competition in Nantes, winner
- Scots Trad Music Awards ‘Instrumentalist of the Year’
- Scots Trad Music Awards ‘Album of the Year’ for Chris Stout Quintet's ‘Devil’s Advocate’ about as Fiddlers' Bid, see Fiddlers' Bid#Awards and achievements