North Sea Gas

North Sea Gas is a Scottish folk music band based in Edinburgh. Formed in about 1980, the band's line up in 2015 comprised Dave Gilfillan, Ronnie MacDonald and Grant Simpson. Gilfillan is the only original member from when the band was founded (c.1980). He sings and plays a variety of instruments including guitar and foot drum. MacDonald joined the band in 2002 and he plays the bouzouki and guitar. Simpson normally plays the fiddle and he joined last in 2006. Over the years their exciting blend of Scottish and Irish music has appealed to audiences all over Great Britain, Europe, Scandinavia, Australia, Canada and the United States. For nine consecutive years, North Sea Gas attracted large audiences to concerts held during the Edinburgh Festival. In 1993, the band received both the Gold and Silver Disc awards from the Scottish Music Industry for their album "Caledonian Connection". This was followed in 1994 and 1995 by Silver Disc awards for albums "Keltic Heritage" and "Live from Edinburgh" making it three in a row. 1996 has seen their album "Scottish Destiny" attain yet another Silver Disc Award. In the spring of 2000 their album "Spirit of Scotland" was released and the fall of 2002 marked the release of the band's 12th album, "Dark Island", which received the band's 6th Silver Disc. With 2005 celebrating the 25th anniversary of the band, "Lochanside" was released in May. In 2006, North Sea Gas' recordings were added to the Folklore Library, School of Scottish Studies, at the University of Edinburgh. August 2007 saw the release of their album "Rosslyn". Subsequent albums have included Edinburgh Toon ‎(2009), Tak A Dram Afore Ye Go (2011), When We Go Rolling Home (2017) More info about the band can be found on their website. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.