Skipinnish is a Scottish Gaelic ceilidh

Céilidh

In modern usage, a céilidh or ceilidh is a traditional Gaelic social gathering, which usually involves playing Gaelic folk music and dancing. It originated in Ireland, but is now common throughout the Irish and Scottish diasporas...

 band from the Highlands

Scottish Highlands

The Highlands is an historic region of Scotland. The area is sometimes referred to as the "Scottish Highlands". It was culturally distinguishable from the Lowlands from the later Middle Ages into the modern period, when Lowland Scots replaced Scottish Gaelic throughout most of the Lowlands...

 of Scotland.

History

Skipinnish was formed by Angus MacPhail and Andrew Stevenson in 1999 as both studied at the RSAMD in Glasgow

Glasgow

Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...

. As a ceilidh band, they have a rotating group of support musicians as well has satellite groups who play wedding

Wedding

A wedding is the ceremony in which two people are united in marriage or a similar institution. Wedding traditions and customs vary greatly between cultures, ethnic groups, religions, countries, and social classes...

 dances under the Skipinnish banner.http://www.skipinnish.com/

The Skipinnish Brand is now a strong one and is used to market whisky

Whisky

Whisky or whiskey is a type of distilled alcoholic beverage made from fermented grain mash. Different grains are used for different varieties, including barley, malted barley, rye, malted rye, wheat, and corn...

, seatripshttp://www.skipinnish.com/ and brand the two ceilidh houses which have been built in Oban

Oban

Oban Oban Oban ( is a resort town within the Argyll and Bute council area of Scotland. It has a total resident population of 8,120. Despite its small size, it is the largest town between Helensburgh and Fort William and during the tourist season the town can be crowded by up to 25,000 people. Oban...

 and Fort William

Fort William

Fort William may refer to:In Canada:*Fort William, Ontario, a Canadian city which, together with Port Arthur, became part of Thunder Bay in 1970**Fort William , a related Canadian federal electoral district...

.http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/sos-review/Folk-album-review-Skipinnish-.5536684.jp They also have their own record label which issues acts such as Skerryvore and Gary Innes

Gary Innes

Gary Innes is a Scottish musician, star shinty player and broadcaster from Spean Bridge, Lochaber, Scotland. He is a wizard accordion player and established Scottish shinty Internationalist...

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Discography

• Skipinnish 2001
• Sgurr Mor to Skerryvore 2003
• The Sound of the Summer 2007
• Live From The Ceilidh House 2009

External Links

• Review of Skipinnish Record