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Skerryvore: Scottish Celtic rock band from Tiree

  • Fri, Dec 11, 2026
  • Green Room at The Academy · Dublin

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Skerryvore are a Scottish Celtic rock band formed in Tiree in 2000, now based in Glasgow, with six studio albums and tours across Europe, the US, the Middle East and China.

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Skerryvore are a Scottish Celtic rock band. Daniel Gillespie and Fraser West formed the group in Tiree, Argyll and Bute, in 2000, after the two began playing ceilidh music together at various functions. The band takes its name from the Skerryvore lighthouse, which lies 12 miles (19 km) off the coast of Tiree.

Skerryvore are currently based in Glasgow, Scotland, and have toured Europe, the United States, the Middle East, and China. They have released six studio albums, a compilation album, and a live album. Their earlier work drew on the music of their native Scotland, while later influences include rock, pop, jazz, Cajun, and country.

In 2004 the band adopted the name Skerryvore and began work on a first album, "West Coast Life", recorded at Watercolour Music in Ardgour, produced by Allan Henderson, and released in the summer of 2005. Fiddler Craig Espie and bassist Barry Caulfield were added to the line-up, and the second album, "On the Road", followed in 2007 with a brass section, The Horn Supremacy.

The third album, "Skerryvore", was released in 2010 and is almost entirely made up of the band's own compositions plus a few rearrangements of traditional songs. Their fourth album, "World of Chances", was released in 2012.

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