Colin Stone (born 31 October 1991) is a Scottish broadcaster and musician best known for his work in

Scottish Gaelic Scottish Gaelic (, ; Endonym and exonym, endonym: ), also known as Scots Gaelic or simply Gaelic, is a Celtic language native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a member of the Goidelic language, Goidelic branch of Celtic, Scottish Gaelic, alongs ...

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band Gun Ghaol.

Biography

Stone grew up in Castletown and attended

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. He studied multimedia journalism at

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, graduating from a class which included

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, and

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producer Sahil Jaidka. In 2011, Stone won an NCTJ award for his

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accuracy. In 2013, he became the manager of the university's student radio station Radio Caley and began working for

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in Dumbarton. Stone joined

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in 2014 as the channel's roving reporter on flagship programme ''The Riverside Show.'' In January 2016, Stone moved to

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as a reporter and news anchor. Stone joined Radio Clyde as Senior Reporter in 2017. He later started the ''Week In The Weeg'' podcast with colleague Natalie Crawford. In 2020, Stone began leading media training courses for Pink Elephant Communications. In 2024, a Freedom of Information request found Stone had led a series of training sessions with

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co-leader

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Gun Ghaol

Stone founded Gun Ghaol, the world's first

metalcore band, in 2023 after posting a

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-inspired TikTok that went viral. The band's debut album ''Leum,'' which came out in October 2024, was streamed in more than 50 countries in the first week. It features a cover of Òran na Cloiche, which celebrates the

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of the Stone of Destiny to

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. Stone credits his Gaelic-speaking mother for sparking his interest in starting the project.

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Leum'' - 2024

Singles

* "Suidh Sìos" - 2025 * "Marbhtach" - 2024 * "Bha Thu Ceàrr" - 2023

Personal life

Colin is the younger brother of comedian ML Stone, who played the role of Maggie LaBeau on

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comedy series

Scot Squad ''Scot Squad'' is a Scottish television mockumentary series about a fictional Scottish police force, made in a fly on the wall style. The show first aired on 27 October 2014 on BBC One Scotland. The show has aired seven series, including specia ...

. Colin is the son of Royal National Mod Gold medalist Christine Stone and

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minister Howard Stone.

References

External links

Official website

Gun Ghaol on Bandcamp
1991 births Living people People from Caithness STV News newsreaders and journalists Celtic metal musicians Scottish heavy metal musicians Scottish broadcasters {{Scotland-band-stub