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词条 Shooglenifty
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  1. Albums

  2. Current members

  3. Former members

  4. References

  5. External links

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| name = Shooglenifty
| image = Shooglenifty-CelticConnections07.jpg
| caption = Shooglenifty in 2007
| image_size =
| background = group_or_band
| alias =
| origin = Edinburgh, Scotland
| genre = Celtic fusion, folk rock
| years_active = circa 1990–present
| label = Greentrax, Womad, Compass, Shoogle
| associated_acts =
| website = {{URL|http://www.shooglenifty.com|Official website}}
| current_members = Malcolm Crosbie
Garry Finlayson
Ewan MacPherson
Quee MacArthur
James Mackintosh
Eilidh Shaw
| past_members = Angus R. Grant (deceased)
Luke Plumb
Iain MacLeod
Conrad Ivitsky
}}Shooglenifty are a Scottish, Edinburgh-based six-piece Celtic fusion band, that tours internationally. The band blends Scottish traditional music with influences ranging from electronica to alternative rock. They contributed to Afro Celt Sound System's 1996 album Sound Magic.[1]

The band have performing in countries including Australia, Austria, Cuba, Belgium, France, Norway, Ireland, Italy, Denmark, New Zealand, Indonesia, South Africa, Beirut, France, Spain, the USA, Canada, Malaysia, Singapore, Japan, India, Germany, Norway, Sweden, the Netherlands, Russia, Corsica, Luxembourg, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Poland, Switzerland, Bali, Portugal, Mexico and the UK.[2] They have performed for a number of notable fans, including Prince Charles, Tony Blair, Nelson Mandela, and Emperor Akihito of Japan.[2]

Several of the band members had previously played together in Swamptrash.[3][4]

Angus R. Grant, the band's fiddler and frontman, died in October 2016 at the age 49.[5] Eilidh Shaw joined the band on fiddle after Grant's death.[6]

Albums

  • Venus in Tweeds (Greentrax) – 1994
  • A Whisky Kiss (Greentrax) – 1996
  • Live at Selwyn Hall (Womad) – 1996
  • Solar Shears (Compass) – 2001
  • The Arms Dealer's Daughter (Compass) – 2003
  • Radical Mestizo (Compass) – 2005
  • Troots (Shoogle) – 2007
  • Murmichan (Shoogle) – 2009
  • The Untied Knot (Shoogle) – 2015 [7]

Current members

  • Malcolm Crosbie – acoustic and electric guitars
  • Garry Finlayson – banjo and banjax
  • James Mackintosh – drums, drum machines and darabuka
  • Ewan MacPherson – mandolin and tenor banjo
  • Quee MacArthur – bass and percussion
  • Eilidh Shaw – fiddle
  • Kaela Rowan – vocals

Former members

  • Angus R. Grant – fiddle
  • Iain McLeod – mandolin
  • Conrad Ivitsky – bass
  • Luke Plumb – mandolin

References

1. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Afro-Celt-Sound-System-Volume-1-Sound-Magic/release/160317|title=Afro Celt Sound System - Volume 1 Sound Magic|website=Discogs|language=en|access-date=20 March 2018}}
2. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/shooglenifty-cult-celt-connection-100336.html|title=Shooglenifty: Cult Celt connection|last=Wilson|first=Sue|date=15 August 2003|work=The Independent|access-date=20 March 2018 |language=en-GB}}
3. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12664958.a-band-for-all-seasons/|title=A band for all seasons |first=David |last=Belcher |work=The Herald |location=Glasgow |date=3 February 1995 |accessdate=4 November 2018}}
4. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2016/10/27/angus-grantacid-croft-folk-musician--obituary/|title=Angus Grant,'acid croft' folk musician – obituary|date=27 October 2016 |work=The Telegraph|access-date=20 March 2018 |language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235}}
5. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-37610327 |title=Tributes paid to Shooglenifty's Angus R Grant |publisher=BBC News |date=10 October 2016 |accessdate=11 October 2016}}
6. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.thenational.scot/news/16068697.Fiddler_Eilidh_Shaw_to_Shoogle_full_time_after_joining_band/ |title=Fiddler Eilidh Shaw to Shoogle full time after joining band |first=Jonny |last=Jobson |work=The National |date=7 March 2018 |accessdate=4 November 2018}}
7. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/culture/music/john-byrne-brushes-up-for-shooglenifty-album-cover-1-3743123 |title=John Byrne brushes up for Shooglenifty album cover |first=Brian |last=Ferguson |work=Scotland on Sunday |date=12 April 2015 |accessdate=7 November 2018}}

External links

  • {{Official website|https://www.shooglenifty.com/}}
  • Shooglenifty biography at Footstompin.com
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