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'''Nick Keir''' (14 March 1953 – 2 June 2013)<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20131111105150/http://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/obituary-nick-keir-musician-60-1-2965297] </ref> was a musician from [[Edinburgh]], [[Scotland]], who is best known for his work with [[The McCalmans]].<ref name="Strong2002">{{cite book|last=Strong|first=Martin Charles|title=The great Scots musicography: the complete guide to Scotland's music makers|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hRQ5AQAAIAAJ|year=2002|publisher=Mercat|isbn=9781841830414|page=49}}</ref> More recently Keir emerged as a singer-songwriter, producing three solo albums and performing as a soloist with [[The Tolkien Ensemble]]. Keir regularly played in both Scotland and [[Denmark]] at folk festivals and on tours, both with The McCalmans and also at solo gigs. |
'''Nick Keir''' (14 March 1953 – 2 June 2013)<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20131111105150/http://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/obituary-nick-keir-musician-60-1-2965297] </ref> was a musician from [[Edinburgh]], [[Scotland]], who is best known for his work with [[The McCalmans]].<ref name="Strong2002">{{cite book|last=Strong|first=Martin Charles|title=The great Scots musicography: the complete guide to Scotland's music makers|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hRQ5AQAAIAAJ|year=2002|publisher=Mercat|isbn=9781841830414|page=49}}</ref> More recently Keir emerged as a singer-songwriter, producing three solo albums and performing as a soloist with [[The Tolkien Ensemble]]. Keir regularly played in both Scotland and [[Denmark]] at folk festivals and on tours, both with The McCalmans and also at solo gigs. |
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Keir studied at [[Stirling University]], where he founded Finn MacCuill, a folk-rock band, which for a while expanded into The Finn MacCuill Folkshow, a small touring theatre group, for which he wrote the scripts. In the late 1970s, Keir joined [[7:84]] Theatre Company Scotland as a writer and musician, and soon after joined The McCalmans Folk Group. |
Keir studied at [[Stirling University]], where he founded Finn MacCuill, a folk-rock band, which for a while expanded into The Finn MacCuill Folkshow, a small touring theatre group, for which he wrote the scripts. In the late 1970s, Keir joined [[7:84]] Theatre Company Scotland as a writer and musician, and soon after joined The McCalmans Folk Group<ref>{{Cite web|title=McCalmans Home Page|url=http://www.the-mccalmans.com/|access-date=2021-07-30|website=www.the-mccalmans.com}}</ref>. |
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Keir later played with Stephen Quigg (a former member of The McCalmans) in a duo as well as being a soloist. Other collaborations included work on ''The Complete Works of Robert Tannahill'' and appearing regularly with the Holbaek Ensemble in Denmark in a programme of Scots and Baroque Music. Keir mostly played the [[acoustic guitar]] and the [[penny whistle]], although he was proficient in many other instruments. |
Keir later played with Stephen Quigg (a former member of The McCalmans) in a duo as well as being a soloist. Other collaborations included work on ''The Complete Works of Robert Tannahill'' and appearing regularly with the Holbaek Ensemble in Denmark in a programme of Scots and Baroque Music. Keir mostly played the [[acoustic guitar]] and the [[penny whistle]], although he was proficient in many other instruments. |
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Keir died of [[cancer]] on 2 June 2013, after being diagnosed the year previously. |
Keir died of [[cancer]] on 2 June 2013 at the age of 60, after being diagnosed the year previously.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Obituary: Nick Keir, musician, 60|url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/obituary-nick-keir-musician-60-2469430|access-date=2021-07-30|website=www.scotsman.com|language=en}}</ref> |
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==Discography== |
==Discography== |
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Nick Keir | |
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| Born | 14 March 1953 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Died | 2 June 2013 (aged 60) |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer-songwriter |
Nick Keir (14 March 1953 – 2 June 2013)[1] was a musician from Edinburgh, Scotland, who is best known for his work with The McCalmans.[2] More recently Keir emerged as a singer-songwriter, producing three solo albums and performing as a soloist with The Tolkien Ensemble. Keir regularly played in both Scotland and Denmark at folk festivals and on tours, both with The McCalmans and also at solo gigs.
Keir studied at Stirling University, where he founded Finn MacCuill, a folk-rock band, which for a while expanded into The Finn MacCuill Folkshow, a small touring theatre group, for which he wrote the scripts. In the late 1970s, Keir joined 7:84 Theatre Company Scotland as a writer and musician, and soon after joined The McCalmans Folk Group[3].
Keir later played with Stephen Quigg (a former member of The McCalmans) in a duo as well as being a soloist. Other collaborations included work on The Complete Works of Robert Tannahill and appearing regularly with the Holbaek Ensemble in Denmark in a programme of Scots and Baroque Music. Keir mostly played the acoustic guitar and the penny whistle, although he was proficient in many other instruments.
Keir died of cancer on 2 June 2013 at the age of 60, after being diagnosed the year previously.[4]
Discography
- Finn mac Cuill (1975) Finn mac Cuill. REL Records
- Sink Ye Swim Ye (1977)Finn mac Cuill. REL Records
- Rumours of Snow (2000) Laverock Records LRK1
- All Over This Town (2004) Laverock Records LRK2
- Fishing Up the Moon (2008) Laverock Records LRK3
- The Edge of Night (2012) Laverock Records LRK4
- Nick Keir 1953-2013 (2017) Greentrax CDTRAX397
References
- ^ [1]
- ^ Strong, Martin Charles (2002). The great Scots musicography: the complete guide to Scotland's music makers. Mercat. p. 49. ISBN 9781841830414.
- ^ "McCalmans Home Page". www.the-mccalmans.com. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ "Obituary: Nick Keir, musician, 60". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
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