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.
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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.
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Family Tree
The Cumberland Three
Origin: Glasgow; date extant: 1963-5
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Deaf Shepherd
Origin: Scotland; date extant: early 1990s-present
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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"
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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.
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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.
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Family Tree
On the Wagon
Crieff-based versatile outfit.
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Ossian
Influential Glasgow group - "The Scottish Planxty".
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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".
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Whistlebinkies Website |
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