Shooglenifty
Shooglenifty are a Scottish, Edinburgh-based six-piece Celtic fusion band that tours internationally. The band blends Scottish traditional music with influences ranging from electronica to alternative rock. They contributed to Afro Celt Sound System's 1996 album Volume 1: Sound Magic.
The band have performed in countries including Australia, Austria, Cuba, Belgium, France, Norway, Ireland, Italy, Denmark, New Zealand, Indonesia, South Africa, Lebanon, Spain, the US, Canada, Malaysia, Singapore, Japan, India, Germany, Sweden, the Netherlands, Russia, Luxembourg, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Poland, Switzerland, Portugal, Mexico and the UK. They have performed for a number of notable fans, including Charles III, Tony Blair, Nelson Mandela, and Emperor Akihito of Japan.
Several of the band members had previously played together in Swamptrash.
Angus R. Grant, the band's fiddler and frontman, died in October 2016 at the age 49. Eilidh Shaw joined the band on fiddle after Grant's death.
Albums
Venus in Tweeds – 1994A Whisky Kiss – 1996Live at Selwyn Hall – 1996Solar Shears – 2001The Arms Dealer's Daughter – 2003Radical Mestizo – 2005Troots – 2007Murmichan – 2009The Untied Knot – 2015Written in Water with Dhun Dhora – 2018 Acid Croft Vol 9 – 2020Current members
- Eilidh Shaw – fiddle
- James Mackintosh – drums, drum machines and darabuka
- Ciaran Ryan - banjo and mandolin
- Malcolm Crosbie – acoustic and electric guitars
- Kaela Rowan – vocals
- Euan McLaughlin - bass
Former members
- Angus R. Grant – fiddle
- Iain McLeod – mandolin
- Conrad Ivitsky – bass
- Luke Plumb mandolin https://lukeplumbmusic1.bandcamp.com/
- Ewan MacPherson – mandolin and tenor banjo
- Quee MacArthur – bass and percussion
- Garry Finlayson – banjo and banjax