The Tannahill Weavers
The Tannahill Weavers are a traditional Scottish music musical group. They released their first album in 1976, and were one of the first popular bands to incorporate the Great Highland Bagpipe in an ensemble setting. In doing so, they helped change the sound of Scottish traditional music. In 2011, the band were inducted into the Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame.
The band was formed in 1968 and practised in a back room of the McKay family's rented council house at 41 St. Ninian's Road, Hunterhill, Paisley. The band first performed at St. Peter's Folk Club, Glenburn, Paisley which was run by Pat Doherty, father of Weavers' founding member Neil Doherty.
As of 2021, they continue to tour and release new recordings. They are named after Scottish poet Robert Tannahill, known as the 'Weaver Poet,' and have recorded several of his songs.
In 2022 Roy Gullane published an autobiography entitled Goulash Soup and Chips: The Reminiscences and Occasional Rantings of an Aging Folk Singer, which includes numerous anecdotes about The Tannahill Weavers' 50-plus-year touring history.
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