Shooglenifty

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Name = Shooglenifty


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Origin = Edinburgh, Scotland
Genre = Celtic fusion, folk rock
Years_active = circa 1990–present
Label = Greentrax, Womad, Compass, Shoogle
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URL = [http://www.shoogle.com www.shoogle.com]
Current_members = Angus R. Grant
Malcolm Crosbie
Garry Finlayson
Luke Plumb
Quee MacArthur
James Mackintosh
Past_members = Iain MacLeod
Conrad Ivitsky

Shooglenifty are an Edinburgh-based six-piece Celtic fusion band that tours internationally. The band blends Scottish traditional music with influences ranging from electronica to alternative rock. They contributed to Afro Celt Sound System's 1996 album "".

Albums

* "Venus in Tweeds" (Greentrax) – 1995
* "A Whisky Kiss" (Greentrax) – 1996
* "Live at Selwyn Hall" (Womad) – 1996
* "Solar Shears" (Compass) – 2001
* "The Arms Dealer's Daughter" (Compass) – 2003
* "Radical Mestizo" (Compass) – 2005
* "Troots" (Shoogle) – 2007

Current members

* Angus R. Grant – fiddle
* Malcolm Crosbie – acoustic and electric guitars
* Garry Finlayson – banjo and banjax
* James Mackintosh – drums, drum machines and darabuka
* Luke Plumb – mandolin and tenor banjo
* Quee MacArthur – bass and percussion

Former Members

* Iain MacLeod – mandolin
* Conrad Ivitsky – bass

References

* [http://www.jproductions.com/shoogs.html Shooglenifty biography] at JMI Agency
* [http://www.footstompin.com/artists/shooglenifty Shooglenifty biography] at www.footstompin.com

External links

* [http://www.shoogle.com Shooglenifty] official website
*myspace|shooglenifty