Chris Stout (born 1976) is a Scottish

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player from

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, now based in

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. Stout grew up in

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and lived there until 8 years of age before moving to Sandwick on the Shetland

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, then on to Glasgow in the 1990s. Stout has studied under prominent Shetland fiddlers including Willie Hunter and Arthur Scott Robertson and is adept at a variety of violin styles, drawing on a range of influences from

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and classical. In 1990 he won both the Shetland "

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" competition for his skills as a traditional fiddle player and the Shetland " Young Musician of the Year" competition for his classical violin abilities. In 2015, ''Hirda'', A New Opera for Shetland, co-composed with Irish composer, Gareth Williams and produced by NOISE, toured Shetland and performed in Glasgow and

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Education

primary school, Shetland *

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Primary, Shetland * Sandwick school, Shetland * Anderson High School, Shetland *

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music school,

Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland ( gd, Conservatoire Rìoghail na h-Alba), formerly the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama ( gd, Acadamaidh Rìoghail Ciùil is Dràma na h-Alba) is a conservatoire of dance, drama, music, production, and ...

(RSAMD), Glasgow (attained a degree in classical violin) *

(RSAMD), Glasgow (attained a master's degree in electro-acoustic music)

Discography

Solo albums

* ''First O' the Darkenin'' (2004) * ''Devil's Advocate'' (2007)

Groups and collaborations

* ó, Beaglaoich S, Catriona McKay, and Chris Stout. Begley, Mckay, Stout., 2014. Sound recording. * Fiddlers' Bid – ''Around the World'' (1994) * Fiddlers' Bid – ''Hamnataing'' (1998) * DJ Trevor Reilly – ''Down with the Underground'', and mix by

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(1998) * Various – ''Big Sky'' (1999) * Finlay MacDonald – ''Finlay MacDonald'' (2000) * The Clydesiders – ''Crossing the Borders'' (2000) * Keltic Electrik (2000) * Duncan McCrone – ''Just a Glasgow Boy'' (2001) * Dean Owens – "Anything" (CD single) (2001) * Fiddlers' Bid – ''Da Farder den Da Welcomer'' (2002) *

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and

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– ''Northern Lights'' (2002) * Catriona McKay – ''Catriona McKay'' (2002) * Finlay MacDonald Band – ''Pressed for Time'' (2003) *

Salsa Celtica Salsa Celtica are a Scottish group that plays a fusion of salsa music with traditional Scottish instruments, including elements of folk and jazz. History Salsa Celtica was formed in 1995 by Scottish jazz and folk musicians. In 1997 they visit ...

– ''El Agua De La Vida'' (2003) * Kevin Mackenzie's Vital Signs – ''Another New Horizon'' (2004) * Blair Douglas – ''Angles from the Ashes'' (2004) * Joseph Malik – ''Aquarius Songs'' (2004) * Yvonne Lyon – ''Fearless'' (2005) * Duncan McCrone – ''All You Need to Know'' (2005) * The Unusual Suspects – ''Live in Scotland'' (2005) * Catriona McKay and Chris Stout – ''Laebrack'' (2005) * Fiddlers' Bid – ''Naked and Bare'' (2005) * Christianne Neves – ''Duas Madrugadas'' (2005) * Salsa Celtica – ''El Camino'' (2006) * Finlay MacDonald Band – ''Re-Echo'' (2007) * Yvonne Lyon – ''A Thousand Questions Why'' (2007) * Lise Sinclair – ''Ivver Enchantin Wis'' (2007) * The Macdonald Bros (2007) * Fiddlers' Bid – ''All Dressed in Yellow'' (2009) * Catriona McKay & Chris Stout - White Nights (2010) * Chris Stout's Brazilian Theory Live in Concert (2011) * Brend Works (2012) *

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- ''North Star'' (2014) * Catriona McKay & Chris Stout - White Nights (2010) * Chris Stout & Catriona McKay, Scottish Ensemble - Seavaigers (2014) * Chris Stout & Catriona McKay - Bare Knuckle (2017)

As a producer

* Tommy O'Sullivan – ''Songs Ablaze'' (2006) *

Lauren MacColl Lauren MacColl is a Scottish fiddle player from Fortrose. She has released three solo albums as well as a duet album with flute player Calum Stewart. MacColl is a member of the fiddle quartet RANT and contemporary folk band Salt House. Discogra ...

– ''When Leaves Fall'' (2007)When Leaves Fall (Lauren MacColl)
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References

External links

* http://www.chrisstout.co.uk * http://www.fiddlersbid.com * https://web.archive.org/web/20081210232641/http://www.shetland-music.com/prominent_artists/artistes/christopher_stout/ Scottish fiddlers British male violinists People from Fair Isle Shetland music Living people 1976 births Shetland fiddlers 21st-century violinists 21st-century British male musicians {{Scotland-musician-stub