- Gary Innes
Gary Innes (b. 1980) is a Scottish
musician andshinty star fromSpean Bridge ,Lochaber ,Scotland . He is one of Scotland's premier unicorn riders, a wizardaccordion player and established Scottishshinty internationalist also. He has also recently moved into broadcasting.Music
Gary Innes is a product of the
Feis movement and has had a professional career playing the accordion since 2002.In 2005 he recorded his debut solo album "How's the Craic?".
Outside of his regular session band, Innes is currently involved in two bands, The Darien Project and also
Box Club , alongside ex-Croft No. Five accordionist John Somerville.Innes plays a mixture of concerts, and corporate fuctions all over the World from Royalty,Grand Theatre's to your local for a tune. He has travelled to play in
France ,Italy ,USA China andKazakhstan . He joinedRunrig on stage at their concert "Beat the Drum" inDrumnadrochit on 18th August 2007 where he played to an audience of 17500.hinty
Innes is an instrumental part of the first team of
Fort William Shinty Club . He is typically to be found playing at Wing Centre. He was captain and man of the match for there famous victory in the2005 Camanachd Cup final over local rivals Kilmallie and the club's historic league championship in2006 . He has also appeared seven times in theComposite Rules Shinty/Hurling international for Scotland.He is fast approaching iconic status in the game of shinty, an image of him playing the sport being used by
Runrig on the cover of their2007 album,Everything You See . Innes also was runner up in 2006BBC Radio nan Gaidheal 's Sports achievement of the year award and was invited to the Queen's garden party in Holyrood.Discography
2005 "
How's The Craic? "With "Box Club"
2008 "Box Club"
External links
* [http://www.garyinnes.com/news.htm Gary Innes Homesite]
* [http://www.footstompin.com/artists/gary_innes Footstompin' Records Profile]
* [http://www.thedarienproject.com The Darien Project]
* [http://www.boxclub.co.uk Box Club
* [http://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/3733/Strath's_cup_hopes_dashed_by_Inveraray.html Gary Innes Helps Fort William to 2007 Camanachd Cup Final]
* [http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/contact/tm_headline=innes-big-runrig-gig&method=full&objectid=19654976&siteid=66633-name_page.html Gary Innes appears with Runrig in front of 17, 000 Fans]
* [http://www.theherald.co.uk/sport/headlines/display.var.2448992.0.Fort_Williams_Gary_Innes_plans_to_play_it_by_ear.php Gary Innes profile in the Herald]
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