Harem Scarem is a
Scottish
Scottish usually refers to something of, from, or related to Scotland, including:
*Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland
*Scottish English
*Scottish national identity, the Scottish ide ...
folk band.
Biography
Harem Scarem was formed in 2002 by
Inge Thomson
Inge Thomson (born 23 October 1974) is a Scottish singer and multi-instrumentalist.
Born in Fair Isle, Shetland, Scotland, she is a founding member of Harem Scarem and plays accordion and percussion in Karine Polwart's band. She has played with g ...
(of the
Karine Polwart band), Sarah McFadyen (of
Aberfeldy),
Nuala Kennedy
Nuala Kennedy (born 30 January 1977) is an Irish composer, singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist.
Career
She grew up in Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland Dundalk where she played piano and flute in a local ceili band Cèilidh and studied c ...
, Eilidh Shaw (of
The Poozies), and Ross Martin (of the
Julie Fowlis band and
Dàimh
Dàimh (pronounced "dive") is a folk band which performs in Scottish Gaelic.
Its members are Angus MacKenzie (musician), Angus MacKenzie (whistle/Great Highland bagpipe, bagpipes), Gabe McVarish (Violin, fiddle), Ellen MacDonald (voice/Great High ...
). They have released three albums, ''Let Them Eat Fishcake'' (2002), ''The Birnam Witch Project'' (2005) and ''Storm in a Teacup'' (2008).
Members
*
Inge Thomson
Inge Thomson (born 23 October 1974) is a Scottish singer and multi-instrumentalist.
Born in Fair Isle, Shetland, Scotland, she is a founding member of Harem Scarem and plays accordion and percussion in Karine Polwart's band. She has played with g ...
(
piano accordion)
*Sarah McFadyen (
fiddle
A fiddle is a bowed string musical instrument, most often a violin. It is a colloquial term for the violin, used by players in all genres, including classical music. Although in many cases violins and fiddles are essentially synonymous, th ...
)
*Nuala Kennedy (
flute
The flute is a family of classical music instrument in the woodwind group. Like all woodwinds, flutes are aerophones, meaning they make sound by vibrating a column of air. However, unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is a reedless ...
,
woodwind)
*
Eilidh Shaw (
fiddle
A fiddle is a bowed string musical instrument, most often a violin. It is a colloquial term for the violin, used by players in all genres, including classical music. Although in many cases violins and fiddles are essentially synonymous, th ...
,
vocals)
*Ross Martin (
guitar)
Discography
*''Let Them Eat Fishcake'' (2002)
*''The Birnam Witch Project'' (2005)
*''Storm in a Teacup'' (2008)
The band also appear, with
Alex Neilson, on the 2008
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy
Joseph Will Oldham (born January 15, 1970) is an American singer-songwriter and actor. From 1993 to 1997, he performed and recorded in collaboration with dozens of other musicians under variations of Palace (Palace, Palace Flophouse, Palace Br ...
album ''
Is It the Sea?
''Is It the Sea?'' is a 2008 live album by Bonnie "Prince" Billy, featuring Harem Scarem and Alex Neilson. It was recorded at the Queen's Hall in Edinburgh during his sold out tour of Scotland and Ireland in the Spring of 2006, and includes songs ...
'',
a live recording of a 2006 gig at the Queen's Hall in Edinburgh.
References
External links
Biography
Scottish folk music groups
Musical groups established in 2002
Vertical Records artists
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