Breabach - The Big Spree

(July 2007) 11 tracks: Kilbowie Cottage * Chloe's Passion * Rolling Hills * George White's Favourite * Full Booner * Hector The Hero * Under The Influence * James Gunn Henderson * Lochaber No More * Cockerel In The Creel * Caber Feidh.

Calum MacCrimmon (bagpipes, whistles, vocals), Donal Brown (bagpipes, flute, whistles, stepdance), Patsy Reid (viola, fiddle, cello), Ewan Robertson (guitar, vocals). Since 2003, Breabach's innovative Celtic style has won acclaim with audiences internationally. The band are largely defined by a contemporary pipe and dance-driven sound, commended not just for their strathspeys and reels but also for their sympathetic treatment of traditional songs and slower melodies.

Having won the Danny Kyle Open Stage award in 2005 (and nominated for Best Up And Coming Artist at the Scots Trad Music Awards 2006), the band have since performed at festivals in Canada, Spain and Germany as well as many venues throughout Scotland.

The band's piper - Calum MacCrimmon - was a finalist in the BBC Young Traditional Musician Of The Year contest.

Breabach performed at the opening concert of the 2006 Blas Festival in The City Halls, Glasgow. Playing back to back with Blazin' Fiddles and Capercaillie, the show was broadcast live on BBC Radio Scotland's Travelling Folk.

The band also appeared at the 2007 Celtic Connections Festival in Glasgow, as part of the Showcase Scotland weekend.