Harry

I present the programme Celtic Celebrations on every 4th Thursday at 8 pm and I aim to provide a wide and varied sample of old and new Celtic music from around the globe.

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I have been presenting Celtic celebrations for around 3 years now and I think it's very important to have a wide mix of music to suit all tastes and I suppose by having 4 different presenters we must be doing just that.

If Celtic music is your thing then Heartland FM is the one to listen to on Thursday nights at 8 pm.

• Harry started playing and entertaining at the age of eight accompanying his father who played the button key accordion.
• Harry’s first instrument was the mandolin and then quickly progressed onto the guitar and harmonica.
• He still includes a range of mandolin tunes in his repertoire and live act
• His vocal talents were always being called on at parties and family gatherings.
• Harry’s first performances were school plays and concerts and this gave him a good grounding for adult audiences.
• His solo debut in public was in the Salutation Hotel in Perth at the age of 16 and is still remembered with fond memories as the audience were brilliant and very supportive. A great night.
• Harry is well travelled as he served 24 years in the forces and retired a Captain in 1993. He has played in various venues around the world in Ireland, England, Germany, Cyprus, Australia, Kuwait and Bosnia.
• He has performed in a diverse range of venues from the Hilton Hotel in Kuwait City, the Stormont Hotel in Belfast, Working Men’s Clubs, Folk Clubs and Festivals, Pubs, Hotels and Village Halls, Tavernas and Plazas. Even a shopping centre in Hammersmith.
• Harry finally picked up the Bagpipes at the tender age of 38 and took to them like a duck to water and is now in great demand for weddings and dinners and other celebrations.
• He is primarily a folk singer but is able to provide a full evening of Scottish and Irish entertainment as well as Country and 60’s material.. He can also rise to the occasion and do a range of requests. He currently does a full Burns Night on his own with Piping in the Haggis, Immortal Memory and Toast Tae The Lassies. His rendering of the Address to The Haggis is second to none This follows with some of Burns favourite songs then onto the dancing.
• A caller for Scottish Country dance is one more string to his bow and always produces a fun evening for all willing to participate.
• Harry is at home in jeans or full highland dress including No 1 Dress for piping.
• Harry is currently active in the music scene in Scotland and has many gigs booked all over the country but still travels south to various venues in England.
• Harry is quite keen to tour the world if the opportunity arises.
• His other talent is as a song writer and in the last two years has composed a multitude of songs on various subjects. His latest CD titled “Where Are They Now” includes 8 of his own compositions.
• His latest venture has been the production of a show called “The Spirit Of Scotland” which is a truly Scottish affair with Pipers and Dancers and some of Scotland’s best singers and so far has been a great success at The Perth Concert Hall in Perth and The Usher Hall in Edinburgh.
• He performed 10 shows at the Edinburgh Fringe 2007 and he hopes to progress his career even further as a result. His Fringe debut earned him the prestigious accolade of a Sell Out Show for 2007
• He has recently ventured into radio and presents a fortnightly show called Celtic Celebrations on Heartland FM 97.5.
• Harry has recorded 5 CD’s to date and also DVDs of his Spirit Of Scotland Show on Burn’s Nicht 2007 in the Perth Concert Hall & his show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2008
  

Recent venues where Harry has performed

• Usher Hall Edinburgh
• Horsecross Concert Hall Perth (4 Concerts)
• Seafield Lodge Hotel Grantown On Spey (2 Years running) (Booked again for 2009/2010)
• Caledonian Hotel Fort William (Hogmanay 2 Years running)
• Invercauld Hotel Braemar (Every Monday)
• Angus Hotel Blairgowrie (Every Wednesday)
• Spittal OF Glenshee Hotel (Every Tuesday & Saturday)
• Cloud Hotel Brockenhurst (Burns Night 8 years running)
• Loirston Hotel Ballater (A Monthly Gig)
• Victoria Hotel Dunblane
• Town Hall Blairgowrie
• Mackays Pitlochry
• Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2007 (Sell Out Show)
• Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2008 (Sell Out Show 2008)
  

Email me direct at mailbox@heartlandfm.co.uk