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Croft No. 5 were a Scottish world music–Celtic fusion band, composed of accordionist John Somerville, guitarist Spad Reid, drummer Paul Jennings, bassist Duncan Lyall, fiddler Innes Watson, and Misha Somerville^[1] on whistles. The band was started in 1998 with original bassist Somhairle MacDonald^[2] and the band was soon joined by Adam Sutherland,^[3] presently of the Peatbog Faeries. Both Sutherland and MacDonald left to pursue other projects in 2003.^[4] Croft No. 5 toured all over the world from New York to the Czech Republic. Croft No. 5 split at the end of the summer of 2006 following disagreements over the musical direction of the band, but reformed in 2017.

Croft No. 5 released two studio albums, Attention All Personnel (2001) and Talk Of The Future (2004). They also produced an EP in conjunction with Scottish rapper Damaged Goodz in 2004. Before splitting they had recorded two new tracks, "Out of Line" and "Crash", which were received well.

References

^ Misha Somerville
^ Somhairle MacDonald
^ "Celtic Connections Croft No5, Arches, Glasgow". The Herald. 25 January 2003. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
^ Adams, Rob (30 March 2010). "Thirteen's a lucky number for traditional music with verve". The Herald. Retrieved 1 July 2015.

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[1] Misha Somerville

[2] Somhairle MacDonald

[3] "Celtic Connections Croft No5, Arches, Glasgow". The Herald. 25 January 2003. Retrieved 21 July 2015.

[4] Adams, Rob (30 March 2010). "Thirteen's a lucky number for traditional music with verve". The Herald. Retrieved 1 July 2015.

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-'''Croft No. 5''' were  a [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[world music]]&ndash;[[Celtic fusion]] band, composed of [[accordion]]ist John Somerville, [[guitar]]ist Spad Reid, [[drum]]mer Paul Jennings, [[bass guitar|bass]]ist Duncan Lyall, [[fiddle|fiddler]] Innes Watson, and Misha Somerville<ref>[http://www.mishasomerville.com Misha Somerville]</ref> on whistles.  The band was started in 1998 with original bassist Somhairle MacDonald<ref>[http://www.somhairle.co.uk Somhairle MacDonald]</ref> and the band was soon joined by Adam Sutherland,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/11904412.Celtic_Connections_Croft_No5__Arches__Glasgow/ |title=Celtic Connections Croft No5, Arches, Glasgow |work=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]] |date=25 January 2003 |accessdate=21 July 2015}}</ref> presently of the [[Peatbog Faeries]]. Both Sutherland and MacDonald left to pursue other projects in 2003.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/arts-ents/music-features/thirteen-s-a-lucky-number-for-traditional-music-with-verve-1.1017337 |title=Thirteen’s a lucky number for traditional music with verve |first=Rob |last=Adams |work=The Herald |date=30 March 2010 |accessdate=1 July 2015}}</ref> Croft No. 5 toured all over the world from New York to the [[Czech Republic]]. Croft No. 5 split at the end of the summer of 2006 following disagreements over the musical direction of the band.
+'''Croft No. 5''' were  a [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[world music]]&ndash;[[Celtic fusion]] band, composed of [[accordion]]ist John Somerville, [[guitar]]ist Spad Reid, [[drum]]mer Paul Jennings, [[bass guitar|bass]]ist Duncan Lyall, [[fiddle|fiddler]] Innes Watson, and Misha Somerville<ref>[http://www.mishasomerville.com Misha Somerville]</ref> on whistles.  The band was started in 1998 with original bassist Somhairle MacDonald<ref>[http://www.somhairle.co.uk Somhairle MacDonald]</ref> and the band was soon joined by Adam Sutherland,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/11904412.Celtic_Connections_Croft_No5__Arches__Glasgow/ |title=Celtic Connections Croft No5, Arches, Glasgow |work=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]] |date=25 January 2003 |accessdate=21 July 2015}}</ref> presently of the [[Peatbog Faeries]]. Both Sutherland and MacDonald left to pursue other projects in 2003.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/arts-ents/music-features/thirteen-s-a-lucky-number-for-traditional-music-with-verve-1.1017337 |title=Thirteen’s a lucky number for traditional music with verve |first=Rob |last=Adams |work=The Herald |date=30 March 2010 |accessdate=1 July 2015}}</ref> Croft No. 5 toured all over the world from New York to the [[Czech Republic]]. Croft No. 5 split at the end of the summer of 2006 following disagreements over the musical direction of the band, but reformed in 2017.
 Croft No. 5 released two studio albums, ''Attention All Personnel'' (2001) and ''Talk Of The Future'' (2004).  They also produced an EP in conjunction with Scottish rapper [[Damaged Goodz]] in 2004.  Before splitting they had recorded two new tracks, "Out of Line" and "Crash", which were received well.