Rua Macmillan

Bio:

Originally from Nairn, in the Scottish Highlands, fiddler Rua Macmillan is quickly making a name for himself in the world of Scottish traditional music. Having graduated with a B.A. (Honours) in Scottish Music from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in 2008, he has already toured extensively throughout Europe and the U.S.

In February 2009, Rua was awarded the prestigious title of BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year. The following summer he performed at Cambridge Folk Festival, the UK’s biggest folk festival.

His debut album ‘Tyro’ (CDTRAX 346) was released on the Greentrax label in May 2010.

Rua is also a member of the Paul McKenna Band, who were voted ‘Best Up and Coming Act’ in the 2009 MG Alba Trad. Music Awards.

‘Rua MacMillan is one of the brightest of the current generation of rising stars to emerge from the R.S.A.M.D.’s Scottish Music course - a fiddle player with already great experience of major live events, from Cambridge Folk Festival to the St. Louis Highland Games. As a stylist of Scottish fiddle he is second to none. As an arranger of traditional music in the modern idiom there is no one I’d listen to more! I await the future development of his career with great anticipation.’

Brian McNeill, founder of the Battlefield band and former head of Scottish Music at the R.S.A.M.D.

Member Since:

April 24, 2007

Members:

Paul Mckenna Band :
Paul Mckenna - Guitar/Cittern/Lead Vocals
David McNee - Bouzouki/Vocals
Sean Gray - Flute/Whistles/Vocals
Ewan Baird - Cajon/Bodhran/Djembe

Rua Macmillan Band:
Tia Fyles - Guitar
Adam Brown - Bodhran

Influences:

Aonghas Grant, Bruce Macgregor, Aidan O'Rourke, Liz Carroll, Ciaran Tourish, Gillian Frame, Alasdair White, Cathal Hayden, Jerry Holland, Buddy MacMaster, Natalie MacMaster, Duncan Chisholm to name but a few!

Record Label:

Greentrax