Alistair Iain Paterson is a

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musician and composer from the village of

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. He is one of the founding members of the Scottish folk band Barluath.

Musical career

Paterson studied on the BA Honours Scottish Music programme at the

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and graduated in 2013. He is most well known for playing the piano and the harmonium. He is also a piper and previously played with

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. In 2014 he was a finalist in the BBC Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year competition. In 2016 he became a member of staff within the traditional music department of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Since November 2014, Paterson has been involved in a number of Live Music Now (Scotland) projects alongside Gaelic singer Ainsley Hamill and fellow members of Barluath. In January 2018, Paterson was a member of the house band for "Òrain nan Gàidheal: Songs of the Gael" as part of

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. This televised concert featured a variety of contemporary Gaelic singers accompanied by the

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Barluath

Paterson is a founding member of Scottish folk band Barluath. Barluath showcase both the traditional and contemporary music of Scotland, Ireland and America. The band is formed of four main members, all graduates of the

. Paterson on piano, harmonium and backing vocals, Ainsley Hamill on lead vocals and step-dance, Eddie Seaman on whistle and highland and border bagpipes, and Eilidh Firth on fiddle and backing vocals.

Skipinnish

In 2017, Paterson joined the Scottish band Skipinnish as their keyboard player.

Associated acts

Paterson has worked with a number of musicians from across the traditional music scene, and most recently featured on Patsy Reid's album ''A Glint o' Scottish Fiddle'', which was released in February 2018. He predominantly works with artists such as Robyn Stapleton, Mairi Thérèse Gilfedder and Ainsley Hamill in a number of different formats.

Discography

Barluath

* ''Source'' (2012) * ''At Dawn of Day'' (2015)

Featured artist

Skipinnish

*''The Seventh Wave'' (2017) *''Steer by the Stars'' (2019)

Robyn Stapleton

*''Fickle Fortune'' (2015) *''The Songs of Robert Burns'' (2017)

Patsy Reid

*''A Glint o' Scottish Fiddle'' (2018)

References

External links

Barluath websiteSkipinnish websiteAlistair Iain Paterson on Soundcloud
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