Ingleneuk

Hector is blessed with a wonderful tenor voice and a way of carrying a song so that it touches the listener. Most of the backings on this album have been provided by Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer who are great performers in their own right but also have a way of complementing a song without getting in the way. The choice of material is wide and varies from very modern singer songwriter to Scottish traditional but it all makes good listening. The title of this CD is taken from the name of his boyhood home in Coylton, Ayrshire and is a tribute to his parents who loved singing.

A long term performer on the Folk Scene, Hector has appeared in Clubs and Festivals as a solo artist or in the duo Selkie. In this, his third album on the Wildgoose label, he has chosen many of his personal favourites, which have marked the journey from his native Ayrshire and a career in the Dairy Industry, which has taken him for lengthy periods to Cheshire, Aberdeenshire, Surrey, Dublin, East Clare, Isle of Man and Normandy. Through it all, folk music has remained a constant presence and a link to many friends where he has lived and sung. Now retired from business, he is finding more time to perform and to bring his audience that late night, fireside warmth round the Ingleneuk.

Hector Gilchrist  (Vocals, guitar )
Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer  (Pipes, flute, bass, guitar, accordion)
Paul Sartin  (Fiddle, Oboe)
Steve Poole  (Guitar)
Liz Thomson   vocals