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Catriona McKay is Scottish harpist and composer. She is a contemporary explorer on the Scottish harp (Clàrsach), having collaborated with folk and experimental musicians, as well as co-designing the Starfish McKay harp.

Catriona McKay
Born	Dundee, Scotland, UK
Genres	Scottish, Celtic, folk
Occupation(s)	Musician, composer
Instruments	Harp, piano
Labels	Glimster
Website	http://www.catrionamckay.co.uk/

She is a member of the band Fiddlers' Bid and the Chris Stout Quintet.[1][2]

Discography

• Catriona McKay (2002, Glimster)
• Starfish (2007, Glimster)
• Harponium (2014, Glimster)

with Chris Stout

• Laebrack (2005, Greentrax Recordings)
• White Nights (2010, McKay Stout)
• Seavaigers (2014, McKay Stout)

with Chris Stout and Seamus Begley

• BEGLEY MCKAY STOUT (2014, McKay Stout)

with Olov Johansson

• Foogy (2009, Olov Johansson Musik)
• The auld Harp (2013, Olov Johansson Musik)

Fiddlers’ Bid

• Hamnataing (1998, Greentrax)
• Da Farder Ben Da Welcomer (2001, Greentrax)
• Naked and Bare (2005, Greentrax)
• All Dressed in Yellow (2009, Hairst Blinks)

Strange Rainbow with Alistair MacDonald

• invisible from land and sea (2008)
• Skimmerin (2009)

Chris Stout

• The First O' the Darkenin' (2004, Greentrax)
• Devil’s Advocate (2007 as Chris Stout Quintet, Greentrax)
• Chris Stout's Brazilian Theory - Live in Concert (2011, Chris Stout)

Other collaborations

• Aidan O'Rourke: An Tobar (2011, Navigator)
• Transatlantic Sessions 3(2007 BBC 2 ‘Scotland’s Music with Phil Cunningham’)

Awards

• O’Carolan International Harp Festival in Keadue, Co. Roscommon, Ireland, harp champion (1990s)
• Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (RSAMD), first class honours BA (1990s)
• BBC Radio 3 ‘Young Musician‘, finalist (1999)
• Jakez Francois International Celtic Harp Competition in Nantes, winner (2004)[3][4]
• Scots Trad Music Awards ‘Instrumentalist of the Year’ (2007 and 2014)
• (As a member of the band) Scots Trad Music Awards ‘Album of the Year’ for Chris Stout Quintet's ‘Devil’s Advocate’ (2007) about as Fiddlers' Bid, see Fiddlers' Bid#Awards and achievements

References

External links

• Catriona McKay
• catriona mckay & chris stout | mckay stout music
• YouTube Harp & Fiddle, Catriona McKay & Chris Stout

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