Cairn String Quartet are Scotland’s best Session String group. The Glasgow based ladies offer string players for recordings, stage performances, and touring, from string quartets to the full string orchestra of the Cairn String Collective.All graduates of the RSAMD, Cairn String Quartet are pushing the boundaries of string tradition and collaborating with artists to bring Scotland to the forefront of popular musical culture. Recording in Glasgow, Edinburgh and further across the UK, playing with bands such as Attic Lights, Camera Obscura, Kanye West, Runrig, St. Jude's Infirmary, and We See Lights, this Glasgow group have an unparalleled level of experience in session work. This, combined with our classical music training and unique flair, creates both the perfect studio experience and a spine tingling stage presence when performing. We have recorded and performed string arrangements written for us by Bjorn Yttling (Peter, Bjorn and John) and Patrick Doyle (Carlito’s Way, Harry Potter and the Order of the Pheonix) but can arrange our own individual and unique string parts when required. The Cairn String Quartet are Scotland's only specialists in session strings both on stage and within the studio. Should you wish to book Cairn Session String Quartet for your recording, live performance or as a soundtrack to your film please contact us at Cairn String Quartet Session String Scotland or leave us a message or comment and we'l get back to you.Get Tweeting Now!! Follow Cairn Quartet on TWITTER or catch up with us on FACEBOOK. See Fiona and Annemarie record with "Sooth" in Chem 19 studios in the youtube video below.
"Very professional, extremely talented, and the best banter we've had outside of a Glasgow chippie.â€
See the new all girl Cairn String Quartet perform live at ABC1 with Attic Lights"Some nights you can feel it happening. The moment the string section kicked in on Wendy I felt like I was starting to levitate. You could see the audience responding almost immediately. Waves of strings hitting me from the big speakers at the side of the stage. I felt like a spectator at someone else’s gig and the mesh of sound around me was incredible. Felt like My Bloody Valentine’s ‘Loveless’ performed by a chamber orchestra. Granted, I am prone to exaggeration, but it felt great" Attic Lights
