Ivan Dever & Duncan Chisholm
Duncan Chisholm
The village of Kirkhill was where Duncan Chisholm spent his childhood and it was in the village hall near Kirkhill that he first heard the sound of the fiddle "apart from banging on my mothers pots and pans I had no inclination of music being part of my life"
Wolfstone was put together as a project album. It started in 1988 when David Foster and Duncan invited two brothers, Stuart and Struan Eaglesham for their help on guitar and keyboards and really the band was born then. It was a very exciting time for traditional music in the Highlands. The Feis movement was beginning to emerge and flourish. The village hall music scene, was enjoying a renaissance. Runrig were on the ascendancy to being the number one band in Scotland and Capercaillie, with beautiful songs and tunes set the benchmark. The bands first performance was at the Highland Traditional Music Festival in Dingwall.
In 1991 with the release of our first studio album “Unleashed” things started going well. Runrig’s invited the band to play at the mid-summer Loch Lomond concert along with Capercaillie and The Hothouse Flowers and the combination of these factors propelled the band onto television and subsequently to sell-out shows all over the country. Their 1994 trip to the west coast saw us play to thousands of new fans from San Francisco to Seattle, through the Rockies and back to Colorado.
Wolfstone song “Heart and Soul” written by myself and Ivan Drever found its way on to the soundtrack of the Oscar winning “Good Will Hunting”. Studio albums were put out on the Iona label and then subsequently on the Green Linnet label. In 1997 they formed their own record label “Once Bitten Records” and released a live album “Not Enough Shouting” recorded in Glasgow followed by a studio album “Almost an Island”. Over the years Wolfstone has sold in excess of 250,000 albums world-wide.
www.duncanchisholm.co.uk/
Ivan Drever
Ivan Drever is originally from Orkney. Now resident in Inverness, he has recorded a host of albums both solo and with other performers. Having worked with the " Knowe o' Deil " and as a solo artist, Ivan joined Wolfstone in 1990, their work took them worldwide. His songs and tunes have been recorded by an impressive list of artists and indeed one, which was co-written with Duncan Chisholm was featured in the Robin Williams film " Good Will Hunting ".
Ivan also tours Europe frequently with Duncan, their duo album " The Lewis Blue " was released on Iona Records.
He is currently writing and performing music for the Californian Dance Based Company "Celtic Fusion" which has him working for the early part of this year 2001 in the States, touring with the Company throughout March on the East coast of the U.S.
Ivan's solo career continues with the release of 3 Cds in quick succesion, Tradition, a collection of his favoured folk songs. Long December Night an intimate live recording with long time musical companion Duncan Chisholm (which was also captured on film and released on DVD.) and now in October 04 Waterfront. 12 new songs and tunes which will be performed as he tours Spain & Denmark in the coming months.
Tickets £10.00
For tickets call Eric 01782 514896 or Craig 01782 523277
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Wednesday 30 April, Biddulph Arms, 8:30pm, Gig
Tickets: see description above for more information.
