Catriona McKay

Scottish harpist and composer

Catriona McKay
Born	Dundee, Scotland, UK
Genres	Scottish, Celtic, folk
Occupation(s)	Musician, composer
Instrument(s)	Harp, piano
Labels	Glimster

Website	http://www.catrionamckay.co.uk/

Musical artist

Catriona McKay is Scottish harpist and composer. She is a contemporary explorer on the Scottish harp (Clàrsach), having collaborated with folk and experimental musicians, as well as co-designing the Starfish McKay harp.

She is a member of the band Fiddlers' Bid and the Chris Stout Quintet.^[1]^[2]

Discography

Catriona McKay (2002, Glimster)
Starfish (2007, Glimster)
Harponium (2014, Glimster)

with Chris Stout

Laebrack (2005, Greentrax Recordings)
White Nights (2010, McKay Stout)
Seavaigers (2014, McKay Stout)

with Chris Stout and Seamus Begley

BEGLEY MCKAY STOUT (2014, McKay Stout)

with Olov Johansson

Foogy (2009, Olov Johansson Musik)
The auld Harp (2013, Olov Johansson Musik)

Fiddlers’ Bid

Hamnataing (1998, Greentrax)
Da Farder Ben Da Welcomer (2001, Greentrax)
Naked and Bare (2005, Greentrax)
All Dressed in Yellow (2009, Hairst Blinks)

Strange Rainbow with Alistair MacDonald

invisible from land and sea (2008)
Skimmerin (2009)

Chris Stout

The First O' the Darkenin' (2004, Greentrax)
Devil’s Advocate (2007 as Chris Stout Quintet, Greentrax)
Chris Stout's Brazilian Theory - Live in Concert (2011, Chris Stout)

Other collaborations

Aidan O'Rourke: An Tobar (2011, Navigator)
Transatlantic Sessions 3(2007 BBC 2 ‘Scotland’s Music with Phil Cunningham’)

Awards

O’Carolan International Harp Festival in Keadue, Co. Roscommon, Ireland, harp champion (1990s)
Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (RSAMD), first class honours BA (1990s)
BBC Radio 3 ‘Young Musician‘, finalist (1999)
Jakez Francois International Celtic Harp Competition in Nantes, winner (2004)^[3]^[4]
Scots Trad Music Awards ‘Instrumentalist of the Year’ (2007 and 2014)
(As a member of the band) Scots Trad Music Awards ‘Album of the Year’ for Chris Stout Quintet's ‘Devil’s Advocate’ (2007) about as Fiddlers' Bid, see Fiddlers' Bid#Awards and achievements

References

^ "Catriona McKay". Fiddlers' Bid. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
^ "Catriona McKay". Lismor Recordings T/A All Celtic Music. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
^ "folkville-introduction Chris Stout Quintet". Kerrville Kronikles. Retrieved 30 September 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Winner of the Jakez François International Celtic Harp Competition 2004". harpeenavesnois.com. Retrieved 30 September 2017.