The Tannahill Weavers

One of Scotland's premier traditional bands, the Tannahill Weavers distinguished themselves from their contemporaries with a tight, hard-driven Celtic sound that used highland bagpipes, guitar, flute, bouzouki, and fiddle as its melodic core while also boasting a rich vocal blend based around primary members Roy Gullane and Phil Smillie. Named after Scottish poet Robert Tannahill (the "Weaver Poet"), the group spent the 1970s establishing themselves throughout the U.K. and Europe, performing with an almost rock & roll intensity, and releasing a strong trio of independent album...