Check out this interview on the Saliash sea online at
Very good includes music lyrics and interview.
Also more photos from our scottish tour at www.facebook.com/tillersfolly
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Have a look at the begining of our tour at www.facebook.com/tillersfolly
Tiller's Folly - Stirring Up Scotland Tour 2010
The music of Tiller's Folly is uniquely representative of Canada's proud Scottish heritage. For over a dozen years, they have been collecting and interpreting Scots traditional music from a global perspective, tracing its many influences through North American music traditions. Performing the width and breadth of the North American continent, and throughout the United Kingdom.
This visit, Tiller's Folly will be touring in support of Bruce's solo release A Minstrel in Moray, inspired by the beautiful music, wonderful people, and amazing landscape that is Scotland.
In addition, we will be highlighting two new media projects.
Over Northern Skies, a song commissioned to celebrate 100 Years of Flight in Canada (2009), tells the story of how Scots-born inventor Alexander Graham Bell was responsible for Canada's first motorized flight. The song was used in a documentary celebrating the event.
Robbie McBeath: Bruce was commissioned by the Village of Kinlochbervie, Scotland to commemorate their local hero, Robert McBeath, VC. That song has become a collaboration with the Vancouver Police Pipe Band. A line from the song is engraved in a commemorative cairn in Kinlochbervie.
TOUR DATES:
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010 Thursday, July 29th, 2010 Friday, July 30th, 2010 Sunday, August 1st, 2010 Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010 Friday, August 6th, 2010 Sunday, August 8th, 2010
Institute Hall - 8:00 PM
Tiller's Folly In Session with Calum Stewart and Heikki Bourgault.
Fochabers, Moray
Carnegie Hall - 7:30 PM
Clashmore, Sutherland
Speyfest Marquee Main Stage - 7:00 PM
Tiller's Folly with The Fochabers Fiddlers and The Wilders.
Fochabers, Moray
Speyfest Survivor's Ceilidh
Tiller's helps wrap up this incredible event!
Fochabers, Moray
Eden Court Theatre -7:30 PM
Inverness, Highlands
Wednesday, August 4th, 2010
Gable End Theatre - 7:00 PM
Hoy, Orkney
Thursday, August 5th, 2010
Kirkwall
Support act for Phil Cunningham and Aly Bain
Kirkwall, Orkney
Mey Village Hall - 7:30 PM
Mey, Caithness
Saturday, August 7th, 2010
Kinlockbervie Village Hall
Kinlochbervie, Sutherland
The Tin Hut
Gartly, Aberdeenshire
Sample of our new tune Robbie McBeath is now available below on the flash player. Check it out and tell us what you think. Song is available on iTunes
Just wanted to let you all know that we've posted our new tune on YouTube. Click here.
"Robbie McBeath"
November 20th 1917. World War 1 was raging in Europe. Entrenched in bitter warfare at the Battle of the Somme in France, a regiment of Seaforth Highlanders was pinned down by intense machine gun fire. Lance-Corporal Robert McBeath, from the small Sutherland village of Kinlochbervie, Scotland volunteered to attack the guns alone, armed only with a Lewis gun and revolver. Joined by a tank, McBeath attacked five machine gun nests in succession, capturing three officers and thirty enemy soldiers. For this heroic action Robert McBeath was awarded the Victoria Cross.
McBeath returned home to a hero's welcome. He married Barbara MacKay and soon after, emigrated to Vancouver, Canada, where he joined the Vancouver Police Department.
October 9th, 1922 Constable Robert McBeath was fatally shot while engaging in an arrest.
McBeath's funeral was one of the largest ever in Vancouver history. All stores and banks were closed and thousands of attended to pay their respect. The procession took twenty minutes to pass, and was led by Vancouver Police Inspector George Hood on horseback. He was followed by the Vancouver Police Pipe Band, the widow Barbara, the mayor and council members, 300 Masons, 80 Vancouver Police, 100 Vancouver Fire Fighters, 12 Royal Canadian Mounted Police, 50 Seaforth Highlanders, a contingent of Irish Fusiliers, Several hundred WW1 veterans, 40 members of BC Electric Railway, 12 of the Canadian Pacific Police, several hundred members of the Foresters, St. Andrews, and Caledonia Societies.
Click here to download a 1 page information PDF on Robbie McBeath
We've just posted a few photos from our St. Paddy's 2010 Tour. You can see them in the photo section or go to www.facebook.com/tillersfolly to see the entire set of photos. Please feel free to post your comments and click like on the ones you like there. Cheers!
UK fans can hear Tiller's Folly featured on Tom Lambert's "The Independent Music Show."
On Saturday 17th April from 2pm till 3pm UK time.
For more info:
http://www.tomlambertrealcountry.net/playlists.html
Thanks Tom!
Please check the calendar re our upcoming shows to celebrate St Paddies. Hope to see lots of people out to the shows
Just a small note to let you know that we've been having some fun playing for the Olympic crowds in Vancouver and have put up a few photos in the photo gallery.
We're also very pleased that Parks Canada is using our song, Voyageur, to promote the Fort Langley National Historic Site. You can see their video here:
http://www.pc.gc.ca/media/index_e.asp?video=25
Thanks. We hope to have a new e-mail newsletter out soon for all our fans. Until then, work goes well on the new album. Remember you can pre-order it in the Buy&Hear section. Thanks!
A very good friend of ours had a severe toxic reaction to some food she ate. She is been given many units of plasma to try to flush out the infection. Her husband reminded me that we all need to be blood donors. It can be life saving to someone ill. Lets not procrastinate any more and all give blood this month!
Seasons Greetings yet again.
The samples of the new cd #9 are up on the Buy & Hear page under untitled cd. Let us know what you think ASAP. Check out the other Cd's pages!
The Century Flight Movie, that features 10 tiller's songs, including the theme song Over Northern Skies will be out Jan 2 in Canada on Global TV, and starting in Feb. will be on PBS through out the US for a year. As we know more we'll get it up onsite.
In the meantime, please check out the official music video from the documentary on YouTube.
We are going in to record Maggie May Dec 16 and should be able to have it up as a free download by Dec 18 for all you kind people that purchase Tiller's CD's between now and the new year.
Best Wishes,
Laurence, Nolan, and Bruce
Hi All
We are hard at work on a new CD and the new tracks are so exciting. We are working again with incredible producer Joby Baker. Samples to come soon!
We will have a pre order form up ASAP and are asking for everyone's support. Bruce is just writing incredible songs and the band keeps getting better and better. WE need money to finish this CD which will set a new bench mark for Tiller's Folly.
On this note we have been putting together one pagers on all the CD's with samples, background info and also purchasing info. Please go and have a look and send your family and friends. Why not buy Tiller's CD's for stocking stuffers this year.
Pages are up for Stirring Up Ghosts, A River So Wide and Buchan Bluegrass others to come ASAP.
Thank you all for your continued support! Tiller's Folly Bruce, Laurence and Nolan
Free MP3: Here's a free MP3 of Auld Lang Syne, Tiller's Folly style! Click here to begin the download.
We will provide a link for a free download of Maggie May to anyone that buys our CD's between now and the new year. This download will be available Dec 18.
Photo below: Tiller's Folly was pleased to appear this year at the 6th Annual Galaway Bay Irish festival in Ocean Shores,WA. This year the festival went longer and also included a performance at the newly renovated DnR Theatre in Aberdeen were we got to perform again with our good friends The Gothard Sisters. The performances at the pub were a lot of fun especially the acoustic performances at the smaller stage at the back. (Check out the photo page for more photos.)
Tiller's really had a great weekend of playing were visited by old friends from as far away as Montana as well as Washington and Oregon. We made many new friends including lots of the fine musicians. One of the highlights was the jam with San Fran's Hounds after the last set Sunday night. Over all it was an incredible weekend and a lot of credit needs to go to Bill and Linda Gibbons at the Galaway Bay Pub. These pub owners actually love the music , How refreshing. Yay Bill and Linda!! Thanks to all the photographers for these photos, including Katherine Barrett, the Gothard Sisters, and William Swift.
Speaking of the Gothard Sisters, check out this video of us performing together at the Jefferson County Fair last August. Here's the YouTube link:
Tranquillity from A River so Wide has just been released by WOA records in Goa India as part of a collection called the Chill Out Zone. sample is now here on the player and the music page The new order form on the resources page includes Bruce's new CD A Minstral in Moray. Samples are now here on the player and on the music page. Have you still not seen the video of Northern Skies yet? Why not! Sample on player. Please sign up at Tiller's Folly's facebook page THANK YOU!
Just Plain Folk Awards (www.jpfolks.com) have just released their winners for 2009. Tiller's Folly was awarded 4th place in the New Folk Song category for "The Things I Haven't Done." which was written by the tiller's main muse Bruce Coughlan. The song is on Tiller's Folly's "A River So Wide" CD, produced by Steven Drake & Laurence Knight.
The song features guest vocalist John Cowan, lead vocalist of legendary roots music band Newgrass Revival, along with Los Angeles session guru Larry Knechtel, past member Eric Reed and regular drummer Chris Nordquist.
Just Plain Folks is the largest grassroots music association in the world so this is quite an honour. Things I haven't done is back on the player have a listen!!
With a very sad heart Tiller's Folly would like to wish a fond farewell to one of the greatest musicians we ever had the pleasure of working with. Larry Knechtel had become a friend and we were looking forward to some upcoming shows we had booked with Larry before this tragic event. Larry's contributions to modern music are legendary as a member of the LA wrecking Crew and beyond and he was awarded the grammy for Simon and Garfunkel's classic Bridge Over Troubled Waters. Please note on our player Larry's fine keyboard contributions on both Tranquillity and Things I Haven't Done. Tiller's Folly would like send our sympathies to all the Knechtel family.
Bruce's new solo CD, A Minstrel in Moray, is now available for purchase. Please use the Buy & Hear button to the left to purchase it. You can also download the Order Form from the Resources pages to order the CD and take advantage of our special offer, buy any two Tiller's Folly/solo CDs and get The View From Here for 1/2 price!
We'd also like to update you all our song Tranquility, from A River So Wide, has been released on the Goa Chillout Zone Vol. 2 compilation CD. You can find out more at: Woa Records.
We'll have new music samples on the MP3 player (see the bottom of the page) soon!
Our new song, Over Northern Skies, will be the theme song for TV/Film Producer John Lovelace's Cross Canada Century of Flight documentary, due for release next year. Recorded only a few weeks ago, we're making this track immediately available for our fans. Enjoy! We would like to thank Larry Anchell and Turtle Studio for wonderful work recording and mixing this song
(We're working on making a preview sample available asap.)
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