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Irvin Duguid
Irvin Duguid (born 18 December 1969, in Aberchirder, Aberdeenshire) is a Scottish musician and composer. He studied piano and violin at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow before going on to become keyboard player in the live line-up of Stiltskin, a rock band with the number 1 hit single "Inside" in the UK in 1994. Duguid went on to work with other Scottish acts such as Gun (later to change their name to g.u.n. in the wake of the Dunblane massacre) and then Fish (singer), Fish (ex-Marillion vocalist). Duguid has since appeared on several albums by Stiltskin's old vocalist Ray Wilson (musician), Ray Wilson, who for a short time in the late 1990s was lead singer with Genesis (band), Genesis. In 2004 he worked on some demo material with Paolo Nutini and appeared as Paolo's keyboard player at 2 events, a live BBC Radio Scotland session and a gig at King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. In 2006 he began writing songs with singer Louise Rutkowski, 7 years later in 2013 had fin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aberchirder
Aberchirder ( sco, Fogieloan, Gaelic: ''Obar Chiardair'') known locally as Foggieloan or Foggie, is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, situated on the A97 road six miles west of Turriff. Etymology The name Aberchirder, recorded in c.1204 as ''Aberkerdour'' means 'mouth of the Chirder'. It is formed from the Pictish word ''aber'' 'river mouth' and the stream-name ''Chirder'' which is itself formed from the Gaelic words ''ciar'' 'dark, brown' and ''dobhar'' 'water'.''Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Graphic and Accurate Description of Every Place in Scotland'' , Frances Hindes Groome (1901), p. 5 This stream name is probably an adaptation of an earlier Pictish name. History The village of Aberchirder was founded i ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paolo Nutini
Paolo Giovanni Nutini (born 9 January 1987) is a Scottish singer, songwriter and musician from Paisley, Renfrewshire, Paisley. Nutini's debut album, ''These Streets'' (2006), peaked at number three on the UK Albums Chart. Its follow-up, ''Sunny Side Up (Paolo Nutini album), Sunny Side Up'' (2009), debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart. Both albums have been Music recording sales certification, certified quintuple platinum by the British Phonographic Industry. Five years later, Nutini released his third studio album, ''Caustic Love'', in April 2014. The album received positive reviews from music critics. ''Caustic Love'' debuted at number one on the UK Album Charts and was certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry, BPI in June 2014. While Nutini has not formally addressed it, he was on a hiatus from 2017 to May 2022, when he announced his fourth album, ''Last Night in the Bittersweet''. Among other accolades, Nutini has received three Brit Awards, BRIT Award n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Change (Ray Wilson Album)
''Change'' is the first solo studio album by Ray Wilson (musician), Ray Wilson, after his Live and Acoustic (Ray Wilson album), live album the previous year. He started to gain success after a series of sold-out gigs during the 2001 Edinburgh Festival. The album achieved a new form of success and he did a series of tour dates throughout Europe. Track listing (Regular edition) # "Intro" (Ray Wilson (musician), Ray Wilson) # "Goodbye Baby Blue" (R. Wilson) # "Change" (R. Wilson) # "Along the Way" (Steve Wilson) # "Yesterday" (R. Wilson) # "Beach" (R. Wilson) # "Cry If You Want To" (R. Wilson) # "Beautiful Child" (R. Wilson) # "She Fades Away" (S. Wilson) # "I Look for You There" (S. Wilson) # "Believe" (R. Wilson) # "Another Day" (R. Wilson) # "The Last Horizon" (R. Wilson) Track listing (Special edition ''extra tracks'') # "Gouranga" (R. Wilson) # "Dark" (S. Wilson) # "Cool Waters" (R. Wilson) Track listing (2CD Tour edition) # "No Son of Mine" (Tony Banks (musician), Tony ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Next Best Thing (Ray Wilson Album)
''The Next Best Thing'' is the second studio album by Ray Wilson. The album gained small commercial success both in Europe and in the United States, following on from his success with ''Change'' and the recent tour dates in Europe. Theme The album deals with personal experiences from Ray's perspective including "The Actor" where he sings about his time with the rock band Genesis. Track listing # "These Are the Changes" ( Ray Wilson) # "Inside" (Peter Lawlor) # "How High" (Scott Spence, Wilson) # "The Fool in Me" (Wilson) # "Adolescent Breakdown" (Wilson) # "Sometimes" (Wilson) # "Alone" (Wilson) # "Magic Train" (Wilson) # "The Actor" (Wilson) # "Ever the Reason" (Spence, Wilson) # "Pumpkinhead" (Wilson) # "The Next Best Thing" (Wilson) Personnel * Ray Wilson - vocals, lead/acoustic guitars, bass *Irvin Duguid - keyboards *Nir Z NIR or Nir may refer to: Science and technology * Near-infrared, a region within the infrared part of the electromagnetic radiation spectrum * Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bouillabaisse (album)
Bouillabaisse is a compilation double album by Fish released in 2005. It is the third "best-of" collection after ''Yin'' and ''Yang'' (1995) and ''Kettle of Fish'' (1998), however, it covers Fish's entire solo career up to the previous year's studio album ''Field of Crows''. The songs are divided into two sets: Disc 1, entitled " Balladeer", and disc 2, entitled "Rocketeer". It also features the single edits Marillion's three biggest hits, "Kayleigh", "Lavender" (1985) and "Incommunicado" (1987). (Unlike on ''Yin'' and ''Yang'', these are the original versions rather than re-recordings.) It also features an edited version of "Goldfish and Clowns" from ''Sunsets on Empire'' (1997) which has never been released due to the planned single being ultimately cancelled. The only "new" track is Fish's version of the Scottish folk song "Caledonia", which had first been released on a 2002 tribute album to Frankie Miller, who had a Scottish number one with his own version in 1992. In tota ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The River Sessions (Gun Album)
Gun are a Scottish hard rock band from Glasgow. The band currently consists of brothers Dante Gizzi (lead vocals) and Giuliano "Jools" Gizzi (guitar), along with Paul McManus (drums), Andy Carr (bass) and Tommy Gentry (guitar). Starting in 1989 with ''Taking on the World'', Gun have released seven studio albums, three of which have made the UK Top 20, and had eight UK Top 40 hit singles. The most successful of these was a cover of Cameo's " Word Up!", which reached the top 10 in 1994. Fronted by Mark Rankin for their first four albums, the band disbanded in 1997, but reformed in 2008 with Little Angels singer Toby Jepson taking over lead vocals. After recording a new EP in 2009, Jepson left the band the following year, and Dante Gizzi moved from bass to become Gun's new lead singer. With this new line-up, Gun released three more albums in the 2010s: ''Break the Silence'' (2012), ''Frantic'' (2015) and ''Favourite Pleasures'' (2017), which became their first top-20 album since ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Wilson Live
''Ray Wilson Live'' is a live album from Ray Wilson. It was originally made available on the Sandport label through Ray Wilson's website in March 2005, before a wider release on the InsideOut label in December 2005. Track listing Disc 1 # "Intro" ( Ray Wilson) # "These Are the Changes" (R. Wilson) # "Goodbye Baby Blue" (R. Wilson) # "In the Air Tonight" (Phil Collins) # "The Carpet Crawlers" ( Tony Banks, Collins, Peter Gabriel, Steve Hackett, Mike Rutherford) # "Ever the Reason" (R. Wilson) # "Story" (R. Wilson) # "Follow You Follow Me" (Banks, Collins, Rutherford) # "Sarah" (R. Wilson) # "Change" (R. Wilson) # "Another Day" (R. Wilson) # "Magic Train" (R. Wilson) # "Sunshine and Butterflies" (Peter Lawlor) # "Inside" (Lawlor) # "Footsteps" (Lawlor) # "I Can't Dance" (Banks, Collins, Rutherford) # "Gypsy" (R. Wilson) Disc 2 # "The Actor" (R. Wilson) # "Alone" (R. Wilson) # "Ripples" (Banks, Rutherford) # "Along the Way" (Steve Wilson) # " Biko" (Gabriel) # "Lover's Leap" (Banks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
She (Stiltskin Album)
''She'' is the second studio album by the band Stiltskin now led by Ray Wilson. The project is sometimes known as Ray Wilson & Stiltskin. The music is a fusion of diverse influences including Daft Punk, Phil Lynott, Audioslave, Metallica, David Bowie and Radiohead. Earlier releases of the album were released in early spring 2006 with free digital downloads of album cuts "Lemon Yellow Sun" and the title track. The album was commercially released in October 2006 in Eastern Europe with plans to release the album in the UK in 2007. Track listing #"Fly High" (Uwe Metzler, Ray Wilson) - 5:08 #"Taking Time" (Scott Spence, Wilson) - 6:13 #"She" (Spence, Wilson) - 4:23 #"Lemon Yellow Sun" (Metzler, Wilson) - 4:06 #"Wake Up Your Mind" (Metzler, Adonis Star, Wilson) - 4:05 #"Sick and Tired" (Metzler, Star, Wilson) - 3:40 #"Constantly Reminded" (Metzler, Wilson) - 5:17 #"Show Me the Way" (Wilson) - 4:27 #"Fame" (Metzler, Wilson) - 3:45 #"Some of All My Fears" (Metzler, Wilson) - 4:20 #"Su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bodyguard (musical)
''The Bodyguard'' is a 2012 stage musical with a book by Alexander Dinelaris, based on the 1992 film '' The Bodyguard'', with the score featuring songs recorded by Whitney Houston including "One Moment in Time", "I Wanna Dance with Somebody" and her cover version of Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You". The show began previews at the Adelphi Theatre in London's West End, on 6 November 2012, and officially opened on 5 December 2012. Background The musical is based on the 1992 film '' The Bodyguard'' which starred and featured songs by Whitney Houston. The show was officially confirmed in February 2012, a few days after the singer's death, and following six years of development, producers confirmed the show would play London's Adelphi Theatre from November 2012. The show is written by Alexander Dinelaris, produced by Michael Harrison and David Ian directed by Thea Sharrock, set and costumes are designed by Tim Hatley, with lighting by Mark Henderson, sound by Richard Brooker, v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Producers (musical)
''The Producers'' is a musical comedy with music and lyrics by Mel Brooks, and a book by Brooks and Thomas Meehan. It is adapted from Brooks's 1967 film of the same name. The story concerns two theatrical producers who scheme to get rich by fraudulently overselling interests in a Broadway flop. Complications arise when the show unexpectedly turns out to be successful. The humor of the show draws on ridiculous accents, caricatures of gay people and Nazis, and many show business in-jokes. After 33 previews, the original Broadway production opened at the St. James Theatre on April 19, 2001, starring Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick, and ran for 2,502 performances, winning a record-breaking 12 Tony Awards. It spawned a successful West End production running for just over two years, national tours in the US and UK, many productions worldwide and a 2005 film version. Background David Geffen persuaded Mel Brooks to turn his film into a stage musical. When Brooks met with Jer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
We Will Rock You (musical)
''We Will Rock You'' (often abbreviated as ''WWRY'') is a jukebox musical based on the songs of British rock band Queen (band), Queen with a book by Ben Elton. The musical tells the story of a group of Bohemians who struggle to restore the free exchange of thought and fashion, and live music in a distant future where everyone dresses, thinks and acts the same. Directed by Christopher Renshaw and choreographed by Arlene Phillips, the original West End theatre, West End production opened in 2002. Although the musical was at first panned by critics, it has become an audience favourite, becoming the longest-running musical at the Dominion Theatre, celebrating its tenth anniversary on 14 May 2012. The original production closed on 31 May 2014, at that time the List of the longest-running West End shows, eleventh longest-running musical in West End history.A final song, "The show must go on", was performed to mark the occasion. This was the same song the cast performed in the 2014 W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karen Matheson
Karen Matheson OBE (born 11 February 1963) is a Scottish folk singer who frequently sings in Gaelic. She is the lead singer of the group Capercaillie and was a member of Dan Ar Braz's group L'Héritage des Celtes, with whom she often sang lead vocals, either alone or with Elaine Morgan. She and Morgan sang together on the Breton language song "Diwanit Bugale", the French entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996. She made a cameo appearance in the 1995 movie '' Rob Roy'' singing the song "Ailein duinn". Biography She grew up in the small village of Taynuilt in the region of Argyll, western Scotland. She was appointed an OBE in the 2006 New Year's honours list. Matheson also appeared as a guest musician on Spirit of the West's 1997 album ''Weights and Measures''. Matheson performed a solo in Secret Garden's song "Prayer" in the 1999 album '' Dawn of a New Century''. She is married to fellow Capercaillie member Donald Shaw, and they have a son. On 2 February 2010, Matheson ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
