Anna Massie
Palace, the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall and a special performance for Billy Connolly.
“I felt like this was the most exciting band in Scotland I could possibly have been involved in,” said Bruce.
The hugely successful sold out ‘Strings Atached’ tour with Eddi Reader, Justin Currie, and Colin Mackintyre brought the band to a new audience and was one of the first Celtic Connection concerts that fused pop and traditional music.
However, as with many bands aſter 10 years changes were round the corner.
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“I think it was just a natural progression,” said Bruce. “I think bands have their ‘time’ for producing great music and we’d had a very special decade. Things probably got a bit stale and people’s focus changed over the years. To be honest I was prety close to calling it a day myself but chating to a few of the band made me realise what an amazing thing we had with the band,” said Bruce.
“We were never meant to be a band. We were just a group of fiddler showcasing our different styles,”
:Bruce MacGregor.
These changes gave Bruce the opportunity to start looking for new band members with fresh vibrancy and passion and who had good ideas about where the band could go both musically and as a brand.
First up was Anna Massie and Angus Lyon on guitar and piano.
“You couldn’t get a beter rhythm section. They drive the music with a power that makes it sound like we have a full rhythm section of drums and bass. They are incredible musicians and brilliant
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