Calum Stewart

Calum Stewart
Background information
Origin Moray, Scotland
Genres Traditional Scottish music, Celtic, Folk
Instruments flute, Uileann pipes, Irish flute
Associated acts Heikki Bourgault
Website www.calum-stewart.com

Calum Stewart (born 1982) is an uilleann piper, low whistle, Irish flute player and composer, from Garmouth in Scotland, who performs primarily traditional Scottish, Irish and Celtic music.

Career

Brought up in a musical household, Calum Stewart's powerful and lyrical playing style is rooted in the traditional music of his native northern Scotland. His distinct musical voice has been developed through collaborations within the Scottish, Irish, Breton and Scandinavian traditions.

In demand as a concert and recording artist, Calum has recorded and performed with The London Philharmonic Orchestra,[1] The London Symphony Orchestra and Nitin Sawhney.[2]

Calum Stewart regularly performs with Breton guitarist Heikki Bourgault.[3][4]

Since 2014 he is also a member of the Band of Angelo Kelly (Kelly Family) and performs with him on his tours Irish Christmas & Irish Summer. He also worked with Angelo Kelly on his studio Albums Irish Christmas (2016) und Irish Heart (2018).

Instruments

Discography

Calum Stewart albums

  • Earlywood (2008, Earlywood Music)
  • Tales from the North (2017)

Calum Stewart & Heikki Bourgault albums

  • Calum Stewart & Heikki Bourgault (2010, Legba Prod)
  • Hunter's Moon (2014, Full Spate Music) [5][6][7]

Other recording collaborations

  • Wooden Flute and Fiddle (Calum Stewart & Lauren MacColl) 2012 Make Believe Records [8]
  • North by East (Calum Stewart & Gareth Davies-Jones) 2012 Heading West Music

Other recordings

Calum Stewart has also appeared on:

  • OK Pewter (Mabon), 2007 Easy on the Records
  • Bridges (Katie Doherty), 2007 Park Records
  • Live at the Grand Pavilion (Mabon), 2010 Easy on the Records
  • Mànran (Mànran), 2011 Mànran records
  • Windblown (Jamie Smith's Mabon), 2012 Easy on the Records
  • Manannan's Cloak (Barrule), 2015 Easy on the Records
  • Irish Christmas (Angelo Kelly), 2016 Flowfish records
  • Irish Heart (Angelo Kelly), 2018 Electrola

References

  1. ↑ "Wood Soul: Interview with Scottish Wooden Flutist Calum Stewart | The Celtic Music Fan". celticmusicfan.com. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
  2. ↑ "Calum Stewart - Earlywood | The Scotsman newspaper". scotsman.com. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
  3. ↑ "TKMag - Calum Stewart et Heikki Bourgault: Hunter's Moon". tkmag.tamm-kreiz.com. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
  4. ↑ "Escapade musicale jusqu'en Écosse et en Irlande". ouest-france.fr. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
  5. ↑ "Calum Stewart & Heikki Bourgault: Hunter's Moon (CH/2) | Herald Scotland". heraldscotland.com. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
  6. ↑ "Celtic Connections review: Laura Beth Salter & Jenn Butterworth - The Scotsman". scotsman.com. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
  7. ↑ "Folkworks: Calum Stewart and Heikki Bourgault: Hunter's Moon Album Launch Plus Support From Gareth Davies - Jones - North East - What's On - The Journal". thejournal.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
  8. ↑ "Album reviews: Aerosmith| Claudia Brücken| Calum Stewart and Lauren MacColl| Georgie Fame| Claude Debussy - The Scotsman". scotsman.com. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
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