Meet the artists
Profiles of the many artists who have graced our stage over the years
Eileen Ordish is an Australian folk singer-songwriter and guitarist who has been a mainstay of the folk music scene in Adelaide since the 1970s.
She is recognized for her deep knowledge of folk song history and her involvement in community music initiatives.
I am best-known as a singer of folk and traditional songs, notably from Scotland, but latterly a wide range of Americana too. My life and musical journeys span many years, places, and genres – folk, trad, blues, country, jazz, rock and pop. This reflects in my arrangements across, and sometimes fusing, genres. If a song’s got soul, it’s worth singing!
Janice Clark (Reavell) was born and brought up in Aberdeen and from a very early age, took an interest in the traditional music and song of the North East of Scotland. Her ballad singing style was heavily influenced by some of the great local source singers like Stanley Robertson and his near relations, Jeannie Robertson and her daughter, Lizzie Higgins .
Kate began singing at the age of 40. She is passionately fond of Traditional music and song and has been inspired by Sheila Stewart, Jane Turriff, Elizabeth Stewart and many more singers past and present. She is a keen supporter of the TMSA ,attending festivals and competing in the singing competitions where she has won several cups over the years. She has been a guest at Fife Sing and Cullerlie Singing Weekend.
Loud, heartfelt, hilarious and utterly infectious, Kimber’s Men deliver a live show that has audiences singing along within minutes.
Malcolm has been playing flute for more years than he can remember, and thinks he should probably play the flute better than he does, but apparently, he’s not bad!
Margaret Bennett’s lifelong passion for oral tradition stems from her musical Gaelic and Scots heritage and her upbringing on Skye, Lewis, and Shetland. Immersed in Glasgow’s folk scene in the mid-Sixties, she met Hamish Henderson in 1966, which inspired her to study Folklore. After qualifying as a teacher, she emigrated to Canada for postgraduate studies at Memorial University of Newfoundland, mentored by Professor Herbert Halpert, a longtime friend of Hamish Henderson.
Born and brought up in Fraserburgh, Natalie is a traditional singer and storyteller who regularly performs and competes in concerts and festivals.
Already something of a legend in the time honoured fiddle tradition of Scotland; Paul Anderson is the finest Scots fiddler of his generation.
Pauline Cordiner is a storyteller from the fishing and farming traditions of the North East of Scotland and enjoys telling a variety of traditional Scottish tales, fairy tales, folk tales creation myths and the occasional home-grown tale of her own. Since 2001 she has been involved in many storytelling events and projects which have allowed her to build on her enthusiasm for science, history and the environment.
Scott Gardiner is one of Scotland’s top traditional singers, and has been performing at concerts and festivals across the country since his schooldays. Brought up on a flatland farm in historic Forfarshire, he is best known for singing the bothy ballads and songs of the north-east.