Originally from Falkirk, Eilidh Macintyre is a Gaelic singer as well as playing Irish flute and whistle. After completing UHI’s Applied Music Course, Eilidh formed the band Madderam. Growing up with piping in the family, her musical tastes have always been influenced by the likes of Gordon Duncan and later, flute players such as Brian Finnegan and Michael McGoldrick.

“Carry This With You was inspired by the journey taken by people to attend the annual tryst in Falkirk. The beginning represents the potentially tumultuous trip down from the highlands and islands, needing to carry on moving forward in any weather. The move into the second piece is when the weary travellers have arrived at Falkirk and are getting settled in, ready to trade their cattle and finally, the ending is indicative of people choosing to move off in new directions, maybe not with the people they came with but to new adventures.”

Isabella is a French horn player, educator, composer, and conductor from Venezuela, based in Glasgow. A recent graduate with a BMus in French horn performance from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Isabella's musical journey began in Venezuela singing in choirs until her move to the U.S. at the age of 14, where she started playing the horn. In 2020, driven by her devotion to music, she relocated to Scotland to further develop her studies.

During her time in Scotland, Isabella has collaborated with numerous orchestras across the U.K., including notable performances alongside the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Royal Marine Band of Scotland, Berlin Opera Academy, Celtic Connections orchestras and National Youth Orchestra of Scotland. In addition to horn, Isabella is an emerging conductor, having participated in conducting courses and competitions such as Semi-finalist of the BBCA Competition, George Hurst Conducting course, Glover-Edwards Conducting Course at Royal Academy, University of Miami Women’s Conducting Symposium, among others. Isabella is a dedicated community musician and educator, motivated by a profound desire for continuous learning and professional development. Her extensive experience includes roles such as Ambassador for the National Youth Orchestra of Scotland, mentor and emerging composer for the National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland, International Women’s Brass Conference mentee, and Benedetti Foundation Lead Ambassador.

Currently, Isabella serves as the musical director of the Partickhill Community Choir and a brass tutor at the Africa Music School. She also collaborates with organizations such as the International Horn Society as a student advisor and manages social media for the British Horn Society. Isabella advocates for social change through music, aiming to raise awareness of its transformative impact on people and communities.

Finn McLean is a composer and guitarist based in Glasgow, Scotland. As a composer, they have written music for Psappha Ensemble, Red Note Ensemble, the British Music Collection, the International Percussion Institute and more. As a guitarist, they have premiered works by various Scottish composers and created new arrangements of music by Orlando Gibbons. Finn studied composition with David Fennessy and classical guitar with Matthew McAllister and recently graduated from their undergraduate studies at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.

“My initial point of inspiration for Meadow came from archival recordings from Tobar an Dualchais (Kist o Riches), which I have included in the piece in the beginning and ending. The first sample is an unnamed canntaireachd singer singing ‘The 79th's Farewell to Gibraltar’, recorded by Mary Morrison and Dr John Lorne Campbell. The second comprises of an interview of piper William MacLean talking about his ancestors and his family's history of piping.

Both archival recordings have this theme of migration, particularly the feeling of leaving a place or a history, and this made me recall my own background and the pieces of me. I've left - particularly my relationship to Gaelic in childhood, having gone to a Gaelic Medium Education school and I wanted to write a musical response to these feelings.”

Eoghan is a fantastic fiddle player from Glasgow, with a vast experience of both the Irish and Scottish traditions. He created a beautiful piece for Pipe Band called Nothing but Remembrance which we intend to feature in our upcoming year of Glasgow.

“Migration made me think of the highland clearances (1750-1860) which connects to bagpipe history as well. The highland people were evicted from their homes by landlords and forced to flee countries. I invested into the highland clearances and searched up songs on ‘Tobar an Daulchais’ and that’s where I came across ‘A Time Will Come, A Time Will Go’ (Nicholson, J 1988). Nicholson wrote this in response to people always inquiring into the story of the clearances and I felt touched by the poignant use of words. My title - ‘Nothing but Remembrance’ - was taken from his lyrics.”

Laurie Moore is a bassist from Glasgow, Scotland. A recent graduate of the jazz course at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Laurie started his musical journey being inspired to play by the rich musical tradition in his family. Laurie is a familiar face on the Glasgow jazz scene and wider Scottish jazz scene in general, having performed at the Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen jazz festivals to name but a few. Laurie also has a strong interest in composition and arranging and hopes to soon work toward releasing his first album featuring his own music.

“My main intention behind Exodus was to create a fusion between the styles of Traditional Scottish/Piping Music and Modern Jazz for the context of a Concert Pipe Band. I focused strongly on harmonic and some rhythmic aspects of Jazz and Latin music, while much of the melodic content, and again, some rhythmic aspects were from traditional music.”