Ewen Henderson (born 1987) gd, Eòghann Mac Eunraig is a multi-instrumentalist

folk music Folk music is a music genre that includes traditional folk music and the contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be called world music. Traditional folk music has b ...

ian from Fort William in Scotland.

Musical career

Henderson comes from a musical family, with his sisters Megan (of

Breabach Breabach is a Scottish folk music band formed in 2005. In 2011, they received nominations for ‘Best Group’ at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. They won Scottish Folk Band of the Year in 2012 and Live Act of the Year in 2013 at the Scots Trad Music ...

) and Ingrid and brother Allan (formerly of

Blazin' Fiddles Blazin' Fiddles are a contemporary Scottish fiddle band from the Highlands and Islands. They formed in 1998 to showcase Scotland's distinct regional fiddle styles. The band have a number of awards, including; the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards L ...

) in particular being musicians of renown. He started learning the fiddle at the age of five under the tutelage of Aonghas Grant Snr. Besides fiddle, Ewen regularly performs on

bagpipe Bagpipes are a woodwind instrument using enclosed reeds fed from a constant reservoir of air in the form of a bag. The Great Highland bagpipes are well known, but people have played bagpipes for centuries throughout large parts of Europe, Nor ...

penny whistle The tin whistle, also called the penny whistle, is a simple six-holed woodwind instrument. It is a type of fipple flute, putting it in the same class as the recorder, Native American flute, and other woodwind instruments that meet such criteria. ...

and piano. He is also fluent in

Scottish Gaelic Scottish Gaelic ( gd, Gàidhlig ), also known as Scots Gaelic and Gaelic, is a Goidelic language (in the Celtic branch of the Indo-European language family) native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a Goidelic language, Scottish Gaelic, as well as ...

and sings in the language. He has been a member of

Battlefield Band Battlefield Band were a Scottish traditional music group. Founded in Glasgow in 1969, they have released over 30 albums and undergone many changes of lineup. As of 2010, none of the original founders remain in the band. The band is noted for t ...

(2010–2014), the Pneumatic Drills and

Skipinnish Skipinnish is a traditional Scottish band from the Gàidhealtachd, singing primarily in English. The band (and brand) Skipinnish was created by Angus MacPhail and Andrew Stevenson in 1999 - both studying at the time at the Royal Scottish Academ ...

but is currently most often found performing with Mànran, the band he helped found in 2010. His

singing has been aired on

BBC Alba BBC Alba is a Scottish Gaelic-language free-to-air public broadcast television channel jointly owned by the BBC and MG Alba. The channel was launched on 19 September 2008 and is on-air for up to seven hours a day with BBC Radio nan Gàidheal s ...

broadcasts. Since 2015, Ewen has also performed regularly with World music pioneers the

Afro Celt Sound System Afro Celt Sound System is a British musical group who fuse electronic music with traditional Gaelic and West African music. Afro Celt Sound System was formed in 1995 by producer-guitarist Simon Emmerson, and feature a wide range of guest artists. ...

. Henderson is in high demand as a composer and created the soundtrack to the 2016 BBC Alba documentary "The Wee Govan Gadgies/ Pìobairean Beaga Bhaile Ghobhainn". At 2017's

Celtic Connections The Celtic Connections festival started in 1994 in Glasgow, Scotland, and has since been held every January. Featuring over 300 concerts, ceilidhs, talks, free events, late night sessions and workshops, the festival focuses on the roots of tra ...

festival, Ewen Henderson was

Musical Director A music(al) director or director of music is the person responsible for the musical aspects of a performance, production, or organization. This would include the artistic director and usually chief conductor of an orchestra or concert band, the ...

of "Strì is Buaidh: Strife and Success", a show covering Gaelic political music over the last 600 years. A keen follower of the sport

shinty Shinty ( gd, camanachd, iomain) is a team game played with sticks and a ball. Shinty is now played mainly in the Scottish Highlands and amongst Highland migrants to the big cities of Scotland, but it was formerly more widespread in Scotland, an ...

, he has played for

Glasgow University Shinty Club Glasgow University Shinty Club is a shinty club from Glasgow, Scotland. Although formally a University Shinty team, representing the University of Glasgow, it has a long history of competition in national competition. History Founded in 1901 ...

Discography

With Mànran

* 2011: ''

Latha Math "Latha Math" (English: ''Good day'' or ''Greetings'') is a single from the Scottish Gaelic group Mànran. The song was written by Norrie MacIver, who was the band's singer until he left in December 2015. The single was released in the United K ...

'' (Single) * 2011: '' Mànran'' * 2013: ''The Test'' * 2017: ''An Dà Là / The Two Days'' * 2021: ''Ùrar''

With Battlefield Band

* 2011: '' Line-up'' * 2013: '' Room Enough For All''

With The Donnchadh Bàn Boys

* 2014: ''Mìorbhail nam Beann''

With Afro Celt Sound System

* 2016: ''The Source''

Solo

* 2020: ''Steall''

References

External links

Ewen Henderson Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Henderson, Ewen 1987 births Living people Shinty players Folk fiddlers Scottish folk musicians Scottish multi-instrumentalists 21st-century Scottish male singers Scottish Gaelic singers People from Fort William, Highland Battlefield Band members Mànran members 21st-century violinists