Having been brought up on the beautiful Island of Barra (Outer Hebrides), where traditional gaelic/celtic music was a great influence on me, I spent my younger days playing the Clarsach (Scottish Harp) and singing solo and with gaelic choirs Ceol Mara and the Clarsach Singers.  My celtic heritage can be traced back several generations to the 17th Century Gilleonan MacNeil, the 17th  MacNeil of Barra ( 37th Clan Chief).
  I have entertained at many ceilidhs and events on Barra, Uist, Vatersay, Stornoway, France, Ireland, Glasgow and Edinburgh.  I enjoyed playing and singing at events such as Fiddlers’ Rally, Kelvin Hall Arena (for Secretary of State for Scotland, George Younger), Festival Ceilidh for the Clarsach Society (Edinburgh), STV’s ‘That’s the Spirit, The Clan MacNeil Gathering, Edinburgh, The Grand Soiree of the White Cockade at  The Royal College of Surgeons.  I was chosen to sing the welcome address in Gaelic to Pope John Paul II at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh.

    My recent years have been spent singing with a Band called Traigh Mhor (called after the beach on Barra where the plane lands). We performed for charity and local events and also ran music workshops for the local children.
  I enjoy singing and song writing and have recorded  a number of my own songs (Going Home, Some Day and Rhythm of the Heart) along with traditional songs like Kisimul's Galley and Maol Runaidh Ghlinneachain that I have performed on stage. I listen to a wide range of music from Paul Carrack to Paul Weller.