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Click on the links below to get background details of various Scottish folk groups.
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Last updated: 11th January 2006 |
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Ailsa Craig Finalists in the 1971 Scottish Folk Group Championship.
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Alba Short-lived but brilliant band.
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Avalon Folk-rock band based in Edinburgh born out of The Medium Wave Band.
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Battlefield Band
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Blackeyed Biddy
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The Bully Wee Band Origin: Glasgow area; date extant: 1970 - 1983.
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Ceolbeg Popular group of the 1990s onwards.
Discography | Family Tree |
Chorda Cleich Origin: Edinburgh. Finalists in the 1971 Scottish Folk Group Championship.
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The Clutha Glasgow-based ensemble featuring Gordeanna McCulloch, Erlend Voy, Ronnie Alexander, John Eaglesham, Callum Allan and Jimmy Anderson.
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Contraband Early incarnation of the band Ossian.
Discography | Family Tree
The Cumberland Three Origin: Glasgow; date extant: 1963-5
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Deaf Shepherd Origin: Scotland; date extant: early 1990s-present
Discography | Deaf Shepherd Web Site |
Dingly Dell Folk group from Dundee/North Fife featuring Dave Davidson.
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Drifterfolk Origin: Unknown; date extant: 1976
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Drinker's Drouth Origin: Edinburgh; date extant: 1974-86
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Dundee Folk Music A brief discography
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The Easy Club Edinburgh-based groups specialising in "Scottish Rhythm & Swing"
Discography | Easy Club Website |
Eggplant From Dundee. Finalists in the 1971 Scottish Folk Group Championship.
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Finn MacCuil Origin: unknown; date extant: 1978
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Five Hand Reel This fondly remembered folk-rock outfit included Dick Gaughan, Bobby Eaglesham and Tom Hickland
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The Galloways Finalists in the 1971 Scottish Folk Group Championship.
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The Gaugers Origin: Aberdeen. Date extant: 1974-?
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The Gowries From Forfar. Finalists in the 1971 Scottish Folk Group Championship.
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Robin Hall & Jimmie MacGregor At one time this Scottish duo were Britain's best known folk musicians.
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Heritage Long-established Fife group.
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Hom Bru Shetland group going since the 1970s.
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Homebrew Origin: Edinburgh. Extant: 1970-71
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The Ian Campbell Folk Group Influential '60s folk group which included Dave Swarbrick and Dave Pegg, later of Fairport Convention.
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The Ideal Band 1970s group.
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The Islanders '60s folk group which included Iain MacKintosh, Jim Craig and Alex Hutton.
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The Jacobites Folksong duo from Tayport/Perthshire featuring Dave Davidson.
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The JSD Band Scotland's original folk-rockers
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The Joe Gordon Folk Four Early 1960s Scottish folksong group.
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Jock Tamson's Bairns Edinburgh-based folk group specialising in excellence and innovation.
Discography | JTB Website |
Keep It Up Origin: Edinburgh; date extant: 19???
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Kentigern Origin: Glasgow; date extant: 19???
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The Kerries Based in Coventry; date extant: 1966-7
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Kontraband Origin: Scotland/Denmark; date extant: 1974-1983
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The Laggan Origin: Glasgow; date extant: 1971-74?
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The Livingstones Origin: Blantyre; date extant: 1965-68
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Lomond Folk Origin: Glasgow; date extant: mid-1970s-?
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Lowland Folk Origin: Dundee; date extant: mid-1960s-present
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Mad Jocks & Englishmen Origin: Midlands; date extant: 1975-80
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Mirk Origin: Caithness; date extant: 1979-present
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Molendinar Origin:Glasgow; date extant: 1975-79
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Na h-Oganaich Origin: Western Islands
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New Celeste Origin: Glasgow
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Not the Full Shillin Origin: Avon/Clyde; date extant: 1972-74.
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Norfolk Origin: Edinburgh; date extant: 1979
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Old Blind Dogs Popular modern band.
Discography | Family Tree
On the Wagon Crieff-based versatile outfit.
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Ossian Influential Glasgow group - "The Scottish Planxty".
Discography | Family Tree
Pert & Dobbie Finalists in the 1971 Scottish Folk Group Championship.
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The Petermen Origin: Dundee; extent circa 1968.
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Rapscallion Jim McIntyre and Martin Shough played guitars, banjo, whistles, and bodhran, and sang standard folk fare (Bogle, Gaughan, Makem, etc) with some self-penned pieces.
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Seannachie Origin: Edinburgh; extant circa 1986-93.
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Shegui Origin: London; extant circa 1980-84.
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Sileas Duo of harpists from Edinburgh.
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Silly Wizard World-popular group from Edinburgh.
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Sprangeen Origin: Edinburgh; date extant: 1982-84
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Tandem Band Folk duo from Crieff..
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Town Choice Finalists in the 1971 Scottish Folk Group Championship.
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Whistlebinkies Serious and long-lasting group - "The Scottish Chieftains".
Discography | Whistlebinkies Website |