Fergus Scottish Festival

Fergus Scottish Festival

Elora Mill "Horse & Hound" Day.

Elora Mill "Horse & Hound" Day.

About Bob

TELLING STORIES....

I am a folksinger, guitarist and song-writer.  While I often do them all together, they are  different things I work at.... either way...when put together, the outcome is a story.

Being authentic is a big deal for me.  Everything I play is a story... I work to present an honest presentation of who I am.... I play, I write, I sing, I tell stories about the songs and tunes, about me, about where I come from, about the songs/tunes and where they come from.  I work to engage EVERYONE with these stories.  I'm also an over-the-moon lover of all things guitar and old trad songs & tunes so I guess that comes through as well 

To add to a performance, I also do workshops on guitar, on arranging, on accompanying (songs, singers and accompanying trad tunes) and on altered guitar tunings. 

I'm always in planning mode and looking for good listening venues to present my stories ... I plan for a good time and look to share it with others. 

Highlights:

* Founder of the Three-In-The-Round - The Single Malt Sessions concert series

* Musician In Residence - McDougall Cottage - 2012/13

* Waterloo Guitar Summit - Founder and Artistic DIrector

* Accompanist for Gillebride MacMillan - Gaelic Singer from South Uist, Scotland

* MacTalla Road  - Trad duo with Carole Pines

* No Borders Project  - Duo with Randy Jackiw

* Founder & Host - The Scran & Dram monthly ceilidh/session

* Fergus Scottish Festival - Performer - 2001 - present

* Four solo CD's.   

Here are some of the YouTube clips of my playing...

    Battle of Waterloo 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-49g9w5ipR4

    Long Black Veil

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A40M3nW27V0

    Aragon Mill

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZyYRJd-iYM&t=181s

    Mrs. MacLeod's of Raasay

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=927esRUXnOg 

    All The Money I Had Is Gone/ Lua

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7quupSghLk