Gordon Scott

Born in Ayrshire, on the south-west coast of Scotland, I've been singing and playing my guitar since my early teens.After leaving school (thankfully!), I became an engineering apprentice which funded my first two loves, mountains & music. Most weekends I would head north with a rucksack on my back and guitar in hand; climbing by day and playing music in the pub at night.As a lover of both traditional and contemporary folk music, major influences include: Eric Bogle, Christy Moore, Dougie McLean, Dick Gaughan, Nathalie Merchant, Bob Dylan and of course the big yin himself... Billy Connolly.In 1995 I moved to Apeldoorn in The Netherlands to work as an engineer. Unfortunately, mountains were hard to find. Music, however, wasn’t, and after meeting a few likeminded individuals I formed a duo called Shindig. Although playing regularly with Shindig, I also performed on my own. After a few years of playing gigs in the weekend and working during the week, I decided to become a full-time musician.I have since been bringing a mix of traditional & contemporary folk music to venues throughout The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Scandinavia and, of course, Scotland.In 2002 I recorded my first CD called 'Working Man' which is a collection of ballads and includes my song “Return Again”.