Alistair Iain Paterson

Alistair Iain Paterson is a Scottish musician and composer from the village of Bishopton, Renfrewshire. He is one of the founding members of the Scottish folk band Barluath.[1]

Alistair Iain Paterson
Background information
OriginBishopton, Renfrewshire, Scotland
GenresFolk music
Occupation(s)Musician
InstrumentsPiano, harmonium, pipes
Associated actsBarluath, Robyn Stapleton, Skipinnish, Ainsley Hamill, Patsy Reid, Mairi Thérèse Gilfedder

Musical career

Alistair studied on the BA Honours Scottish Music programme at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and graduated in 2013. He is most well known for playing the piano and the harmonium. He is also a piper and previously played with Johnstone Pipe Band. In 2014 he was a finalist in the BBC Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year [2][3] competition. In 2016 he became a member of staff within the traditional music department of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.[4] Since November 2014, Alistair has been involved in a number of Live Music Now (Scotland) projects alongside Gaelic singer Ainsley Hamill and fellow members of Barluath.[5][6] In January 2018 Alistair was a member of the house band for "Òrain nan Gàidheal: Songs of the Gael" [7] as part of Celtic Connections. This televised concert featured a variety of contemporary Gaelic singers accompanied by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.

Barluath

Alistair is a founding member of Scottish folk band Barluath.[8] Barluath showcase both the traditional and contemporary music of Scotland, Ireland and America. The band is formed of four main members, all graduates of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Alistair Paterson on piano, harmonium and backing vocals, Ainsley Hamill on lead vocals and step-dance, Eddie Seaman on whistle and highland and border bagpipes, and Eilidh Firth on fiddle and backing vocals.

Skipinnish

In 2017, Alistair joined the Scottish band Skipinnish as their keyboard player.[9]

Associated acts
Alistair Iain Paterson performing with Ainsley Hamill. Live Music Now Free Fringe Music 2018.

Alistair has worked with a number of musicians from across the traditional music scene, and most recently featured on Patsy Reid's newest album 'A Glint o' Scottish Fiddle'[10] which was released in February 2018. He predominantly works with artists such as Robyn Stapleton, Mairi Thérèse Gilfedder and Ainsley Hamill in a number of different formats.

Discography

Barluath
  • Source (2012)
  • At Dawn of Day (2015)

Skipinnish
  • The Seventh Wave (2017)
  • Steer by the Stars (2019)

Robyn Stapleton
  • Fickle Fortune (2015)
  • The Songs of Robert Burns (2017)

Patsy Reid
  • A Glint o' Scottish Fiddle (2018)

References
  1. "Barluath - About". Barluath. Barluath. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  2. "Alistair Iain Paterson". BBC Music. BBC. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  3. "Stranraer singer Robyn Stapleton wins BBC Young Traditional Musician award". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  4. "Traditional Music - Staff and masterclasses". Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  5. "Ainsley Hamill and Alistair Paterson". Live Music Now. Live Music Now. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  6. "Barluath". Live Music Now. Live Music Now. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  7. "BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra". BBC. BBC. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  8. "About". Barluath. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  9. "Skipinnish - About". Skipinnish. Skipinnish. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  10. "Patsy Reid". Patsy Reid. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
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