Chris Stout
Chris Stout (born 1976) is a Scottish fiddle/violin player from Shetland, now based in Glasgow. Stout grew up in Fair Isle and lived there until 8 years of age before moving to Sandwick on the Shetland Mainland, then on to Glasgow in the 1990s.
Chris Stout | |
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Also known as | Christopher Stout |
Occupation(s) | Professional musician and composer |
Instruments | Violin/fiddle/viola |
Labels | Greentrax |
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Website | http://www.chrisstout.co.uk |
Stout has studied under prominent Shetland fiddlers including Willie Hunter and Arthur Scott Robertson and is adept at a variety of violin styles, drawing on a range of influences from folk, jazz, electronica and classical.
In 1990 he won both the Shetland "Young Fiddler of the Year" competition for his skills as a traditional fiddle player and the Shetland "Young Musician of the Year" competition for his classical violin abilities.
In 2015, Hirda, A New Opera for Shetland, co-composed with Irish composer, Gareth Williams and produced by NOISE, toured Shetland and performed in Glasgow and Edinburgh[1][2]
Education
- Fair Isle primary school, Shetland
- Dunrossness Primary, Shetland
- Sandwick school, Shetland
- Anderson High School, Shetland
- Douglas Academy music school, Glasgow
- Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (RSAMD), Glasgow (attained a degree in classical violin)
- Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (RSAMD), Glasgow (attained a master's degree in electro-acoustic music)
Discography
Solo albums
- First O' the Darkenin (2004)
- Devil's Advocate (2007)
Groups and collaborations
- ó, Beaglaoich S, Catriona McKay, and Chris Stout. Begley, Mckay, Stout., 2014. Sound recording.
- Fiddlers' Bid – Around the World (1994)
- Fiddlers' Bid – Hamnataing (1998)
- DJ Trevor Reilly – Down with the Underground, and mix by Judge Jules (1998)
- Various – Big Sky (1999)
- Finlay MacDonald – Finlay MacDonald (2000)
- The Clydesiders – Crossing the Borders (2000)
- Keltic Electrik (2000)
- Duncan McCrone – Just a Glasgow Boy (2001)
- Dean Owens – "Anything" (CD single) (2001)
- Fiddlers' Bid – Da Farder den Da Welcomer (2002)
- Annie Whitehead and Alistair Anderson – Northern Lights (2002)
- Catriona McKay – Catriona McKay (2002)
- Finlay MacDonald Band – Pressed for Time (2003)
- Salsa Celtica – El Agua De La Vida (2003)
- Kevin Mackenzie's Vital Signs – Another New Horizon (2004)
- Blair Douglas – Angles from the Ashes (2004)
- Joseph Malik – Aquarius Songs (2004)
- Yvonne Lyon – Fearless (2005)
- Duncan McCrone – All You Need to Know (2005)
- The Unusual Suspects – Live in Scotland (2005)
- Catriona McKay and Chris Stout – Laebrack (2005)[3]
- Fiddlers' Bid – Naked and Bare (2005)
- Christianne Neves – Duas Madrugadas (2005)
- Salsa Celtica – El Camino (2006)
- Finlay MacDonald Band – Re-Echo (2007)
- Yvonne Lyon – A Thousand Questions Why (2007)
- Lise Sinclair – Ivver Enchantin Wis (2007)
- The Macdonald Bros (2007)
- Fiddlers' Bid – All Dressed in Yellow (2009)
- Catriona McKay & Chris Stout - White Nights (2010)
- Chris Stout's Brazilian Theory Live in Concert (2011)
- Brend Works (2012)
- Kyle Carey - North Star (2014)
- Catriona McKay & Chris Stout - White Nights (2010)
- Chris Stout & Catriona McKay, Scottish Ensemble - Seavaigers (2014)
- Chris Stout & Catriona McKay - Bare Knuckle (2017)
As a producer
- Tommy O'Sullivan – Songs Ablaze (2006)[4]
- Lauren MacColl – When Leaves Fall (2007)[5]
References
- Molleson, Kate. "Hirda Review". www.guardian.com. The Guardian. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- Bruce, Keith. "Hirda Review". www.theherald.com. The Herald. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- "Living Tradition CD review of CATRIONA MCKAY & CHRIS STOUT - Laebrack". Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- "Tommy O'Sullivan ------ Song Ablaze". Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- When Leaves Fall (Lauren MacColl) Retrieved 24 May 2016
External links
- http://www.chrisstout.co.uk
- http://www.fiddlersbid.com
- https://web.archive.org/web/20081210232641/http://www.shetland-music.com/prominent_artists/artistes/christopher_stout/