Projects & Collaborations
Kelpie »
From Celtic-Scandinavian Roots to New Acoustic Music A Kelpie is a spirit in Scottish mythology who appears at the waterside disguised as a beautiful white horse. Once mounted the unsuspecting rider is taken to the bottom of the loch never to be seen again. In Norway it is the water troll „Nøkken” who lives in [...]
Leuchter-Melrose Duo »
World Accordion meets Fingerstyle Guitar Manfred Leuchter and Ian Melrose showed – in their critically acclaimed debut album “Vis à Vis”- how wonderfully accordion and guitar can interact and complement each other. The new CD “Kein Schöner Land” is a musical journey, it is about travelling, experiencing the world and thereby learning more about oneself [...]
Four Styles »
Four musicians – one instrument – four styles Karl Schloz – jazz guitar Heiko Ossig – classical guitar Georg Kempa – flamenco guitar Ian Melrose – fingerstyle guitar Enjoy one of the most popular instruments of our time in its wonderful diversity, because when four masters of their art get together it’s a guarantee for [...]
Norland Wind Trio »
Harp Music and Song from the Celtic Northwest… KERSTIN BLODIG (vocals, guitar, bouzouki) THOMAS LOEFKE (Celtic Harp) IAN MELROSE (guitar, low whistle, vocals) The magic of the Celtic harp is central to the sound of Norland Wind. The landscape and music of Donegal, the Celtic northwest of Ireland, provides the inspiration for many compositions of [...]
Talking Water »
KERSTIN BLODIG (vocals, guitar, bouzouki, mandolin) IAN MELROSE (guitar, whistles, dobro, vocals) URS FUCHS (percussion, Bass, vocals, piano, programming) WOLFRAM C. v. CLAUSBRUCH (keyboards, piano, accordion, percussion, harp, vocals) When you look at the combined histories of the members of Talking Water, ranging from Clannad, Sally Oldfield, John Lord, Farfarello to Norland Wind and Kelpie, [...]
Clannad / Duggan Brothers »
January 2009 I was in Dublin and Donegal recording and producing a selection of childrens songs performed by Noel Duggan and a Donegal childrens choir. This is part of a book/CD project featuring traditional Gaelic childrens fairytales and songs by Noel Duggan and his wife Barbara. I will be continuing with further producing and arranging [...]
The Island Tapes »
Premiered in January 2006 at Celtic Connections in Glasgow, “The Island Tapes” features original live music to silent films from the Scottish Screen Archive depicting life on St Kilda, Harris, Skye, Orkney and Shetland in the 1920s and 30s, plus a sixth film exploring Scottish emigration to North America. Alongside David Allison, the mastermind [...]