A driving sound of bagpipes, accordions and fiddle, fused brilliantly with kicking rhythms of guitar, bass and drums, Skerryvore are a young band blasting their exciting sound to audiences from the Western Isles of Scotland, to the thousands at Celtica in Italy. An all male band, they have been dubbed the 'boy band' of traditional Scottish music. The roots of the band come from the West Coast of Scotland and in particular the tiny Island of Tiree, in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland.
Skerryvore formed in 2004. Their debut album, 'West Coast Life' was awarded album of the month on BBC Radio Scotland's Celtic Connections program in August 2005. Their 2nd album, titled 'On the Road’, was released in July 2007 and went to re-press within a week of its release. With album sales now approaching 10,000, Skerryvore are a band capturing the hearts of audiences of all ages, at home and abroad.
Over the past 3 years, Skerryvore's transforming, explosive sound has seen them touring and performing at festivals world-wide including Celtic Connections, Hebridean Celtic Festival, MOK Festival, MagiaCeltica & Celtica Festivals in Italy and the Netherlands. Throughout their travels they have appeared alongside the likes of the Peatbog Faeries, Red Hot Chilli Pipers, Lingalad, Sensational Alex Harvey Band, and also performing with Donnie Munro (formally Runrig) and Wolfstone at the Rock Celtic festival held at Glamis Castle in September this year. Skerryvore make their debut in the USA in 2008 by accompanying Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond for performances at the Ryder Cup in Louisville, Kentucky, before blasting their sound to crowds in Chicago.
Skerryvore formed in 2004. Their debut album, 'West Coast Life' was awarded album of the month on BBC Radio Scotland's Celtic Connections program in August 2005. Their 2nd album, titled 'On the Road’, was released in July 2007 and went to re-press within a week of its release. With album sales now approaching 10,000, Skerryvore are a band capturing the hearts of audiences of all ages, at home and abroad.
Over the past 3 years, Skerryvore's transforming, explosive sound has seen them touring and performing at festivals world-wide including Celtic Connections, Hebridean Celtic Festival, MOK Festival, MagiaCeltica & Celtica Festivals in Italy and the Netherlands. Throughout their travels they have appeared alongside the likes of the Peatbog Faeries, Red Hot Chilli Pipers, Lingalad, Sensational Alex Harvey Band, and also performing with Donnie Munro (formally Runrig) and Wolfstone at the Rock Celtic festival held at Glamis Castle in September this year. Skerryvore make their debut in the USA in 2008 by accompanying Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond for performances at the Ryder Cup in Louisville, Kentucky, before blasting their sound to crowds in Chicago.
Folk Seen live
Past Events
- Wickham Festival 2023
- Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival 2023
- Wychwood Music Festival 2022
- Wickham Festival 2021
- Doonhame Festival 2021
- Party at the Park 2021
- Great British Folk Festival 2019
- Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2019
- Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival 2019
- Warwick Folk Festival 2019
- Doune The Rabbit Hole 2019
- Tiree Music Festival 2019
- Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2018
- Tiree Music Festival 2018
- Beardy Folk Festival 2018
- Oban Live 2018
- Wychwood Music Festival 2018
- HebCelt Fest 2017
- Wickham Festival 2016
- Butefest 2016
- Tiree Music Festival 2016
- Bearded Theory 2016
- Knockengorroch World Ceilidh 2016
- Oban Live 2016
- Loopallu 2015
- Fairport's Cropredy Convention 2015
- Tiree Music Festival 2015
- Butefest 2015
- Brew at the Bog 2015
- Belladrum Festival 2013
- Belladrum Festival 2011
- Wickham Festival 2011