ALLY MACKENZIE & COLIN MELVILLE - FITS O' GIGGLES (2004) CDSPAG1979 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Gordon's Jigs MP3 clip (500KB) 2/4's Herring in the Salt Fits oO Giggles Slow Air Strathspeys & Reels Monster Jigs Going Home MP3 clip (560KB) Maestro Gaelic Air & Waltz Hornpipes The Set The idea for Colin and Ally to record an album was hatched somewhere around 1999 and in keeping with their character and repute, it arrived to high acclaim 5 years later! It was finally recorded early in 2004 and released in August 2004. The CD incorporates a diverse selection of both traditional and contemporary tunes. Some notable examples include tunes composed by Ally, Colin and friends of theirs, which have never before been recorded. One highlight of the album is an original vocal track written and performed by Sandra MacBeath. With Andy Thorburn, Marc Clement, Hugh MacCallum, Paul Nigel, Iain MacFadyen and Iain Anderson. (£10.99) << BACK TO SHOP BIOGRAPHY   Hailing from Fort William in the Highlands of Scotland, Ally Mackenzie and Colin Melville are a duo who play instrumental Scottish folk music.  Their music revolves around a lively and accomplished blend of Ally's accordion and Colin's pipes and whistles. More information on Ally and Colin can be found on their web site - www.allyandcolin.com Ally MacKenzie Ally Mackenzie was born in Shetland and spent his younger years living in the Inverness area.  He hails from a talented family, with his father and brother both pipers and his sister a highland dancer and button-box player. In 1993 he moved with his family to Fort William where his musical career flourished. Ally has played in numerous folk and ceilidh bands and in junior and senior pipe bands as a snare drummer. He has travelled extensively playing with many different musicians, visiting places as far flung as France, Barbados and the Reunion Island. He does a lot of teaching work, notably at various feisean across Scotland and, just to be different, at a two week long course in Antofagasta in Chile! Colin Melville Colin Melville was born and raised in Fort William.  He is also from a musical family with three older sisters who are all pipers. Learning the pipes from the age of seven, he played in many junior pipng competitions across the country, in the Lochaber Junior Pipe Band and various folk and ceilidh bands in the Fort William area. In1996 he moved to Edinburgh where he earned a degree in Civil Engineering at Heriot-Watt University. In 2000 he joined The Tannahill Weavers and has since toured extensively with them across Europe and North America.  In 2003 they released the first of their albums to feature his playing - Arnish Light.