Old Blind Dogs Family Tree

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Old Blind Dogs Family Tree

1990-96. After Benzie, Hardie and McMillan met in 1990, the first Old Blind Dogs were formed. They toured and recorded four critically acclaimed albums: New Tricks (1992), Close to the Bone (1993), Tall Tails (1994), and Legacy (1995).

Ian F Benzie guitar, vocals	Jonny Hardie fiddle	Buzzby McMillan cittern, bass	Davy Cattanach percussion

		1996-97. The band was augmented by Fifield on small pipes and saxophone. The new line-up recorded the album Five (1997).

		Ian F Benzie guitar, vocals	Jonny Hardie fiddle	Buzzby McMillan cittern, bass	Fraser Fifield small pipes	Davy Cattanach percussion

1997-99. Cattanach was replaced by ex-Wolfstone percussionist Graham "Mop" Youngson. Although this line-up toured extensively, no albums were released.						?

Ian F Benzie guitar, vocals	Fraser Fifield small pipes	Graham Youngson percussion	Jonny Hardie fiddle	Buzzby McMillan cittern, bass

solo	other projects	left	1999-2002. Benzie retired from the band in 1999, and Fifield and Youngson also left to go their own ways. Singer Jim Malcolm and piper Rory Campbell (from Deaf Shepheard) came in, and with Paul Jennings on percussion, they recorded two albums: The World's Room (1999) and Fit? (2001).

		Jim Malcolm guitar, vocals	Jonny Hardie fiddle	Buzzby McMillan cittern, bass	Rory Campbell whistle, pipes	Paul Jennings percussion

2002-present. Jennings left to concentrate on his Croft No.5 band project. Fraser Stone replaced him on percussion.						Croft No.5

Jim Malcolm guitar, vocals	Jonny Hardie fiddle	Buzzby McMillan cittern, bass	Rory Campbell whistle, pipes	Fraser Stone percussion