Shooglenifty

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Shooglenifty
Origin	Edinburgh, Scotland
Genre(s)	Celtic fusion, folk rock
Years active	circa 1990–present
Label(s)	Greentrax, Womad, Compass, Shoogle
Website	www.shoogle.com
Members
Angus R. Grant Malcolm Crosbie Garry Finlayson Luke Plumb Quee MacArthur James Mackintosh
Former members
Iain MacLeod Conrad Ivitsky

Shooglenifty are an Edinburgh-based six-piece Celtic fusion band that tours internationally. The band blends Scottish traditional music with influences ranging from electronica to alternative rock. They contributed to Afro Celt Sound System's 1996 album Volume 1: Sound Magic.

Contents 1 Albums 2 Current Members 3 Former Members 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Albums

• Venus in Tweeds (Greentrax) – 1995
• A Whisky Kiss (Greentrax) – 1996
• Live at Selwyn Hall (Womad) – 1996
• Solar Shears (Compass) – 2001
• The Arms Dealer's Daughter (Compass) – 2003
• Radical Mestizo (Compass) – 2005
• Troots (Shoogle) – 2007

[edit] Current Members

• Angus R. Grant – fiddle
• Malcolm Crosbie – acoustic and electric guitars
• Garry Finlayson – banjo and banjax
• James Mackintosh – drums, drum machines and darabuka
• Luke Plumb – mandolin and tenor banjo
• Quee MacArthur – bass and percussion

[edit] Former Members

• Iain MacLeod – mandolin
• Conrad Ivitsky – bass

[edit] References

• Shooglenifty biography at JMI Agency
• Shooglenifty biography at www.footstompin.com

[edit] External links

• Shooglenifty official website
• Shooglenifty at MySpace