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Norrie Tago MacIver

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About Me

Norrie "Tago" MacIver is 21 years old and comes from Carloway in the Isle of Lewis. He left Lewis at the age of fifteen to attend the National Centre of Excellence in Traditional Music, where he studied accordion with the renowned Blair Douglas, guitar with Jack Evans and singing with Wilma Kennedy. While he was in Plockton he became a member of the band Bodega, who went on to win the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Awards, going on to tour extensively in Europe and America.Norrie is also a member of the all male singing group Na Seoid under the direction of Mary Ann Kennedy. With Bodega and Na Seoid and as a soloist, Norrie has played at festivals all over the country such as Celtic Connections and the Hebridean Celtic Festival. He has recorded albums with both Bodega and Na Seoid and has appeared as a guest musician on the latest Skipinnish and Julie Fowlis albums.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 01/07/2007
Band Members: Norrie MacIver - vocals/guitar/accordionJames MacKenzie - Pipes/flutesMegan Henderson - Fiddle
Influences: Calum and Rory MacDonald and Runrig, Dougie MacLean, Julie Fowlis, Chris Thile, Calum Martin, Karine Polwart, Tim O Brien, Brad Paisley, Jonny Cash, Bob Dylan, Blair Douglas, Eric Clapton, Don Williams, Findlay Napier, John Doyle, Paul Brady.
Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Trad Awards

Hello everyone,Hope this finds you all well,I have just been nominated for Gaelic Singer if The Year. Please vote for me at,http://www.handsupfortrad.co.uk/tradmusicawards/index.htm Thanks to everyone ...
Posted by on Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:46:00 GMT

Life begins

Hello everyone, hope this finds you all well.Well, thats me finished with uni. I graduate In July and I cant wait. I can now look forward to a life as a musician. My summer is looking really good and ...
Posted by on Thu, 25 Jun 2009 09:58:00 GMT

Trad Awards

Hello everyone. Just got back from a great weekend in America with Bodega but not looking forward to all the work for uni. Just to let you all know that two of the bands I am in are up for awards at t...
Posted by on Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:07:00 GMT

New Songs

Hello folks. Ive uploaded two new songs from the new Bodega album Under The Counter. Hope you all enjoy them.Cheers Norrie
Posted by on Sun, 21 Sep 2008 20:49:00 GMT

My Easter Holidays

Hello, I havent said anything for a while so I thought I would let you know what Ive been up to. I have had a busy easter and its gone by so fast. I have just got back to Glasgow after ...
Posted by on Sun, 13 Apr 2008 10:42:00 GMT

Songs

Ive just put up some songs which only took five months or so to do. Hope you enjoy them. One of them is from the New album Na Seoid, and the rest are from the album I recorded with Bodega. Cheers...
Posted by on Tue, 12 Feb 2008 07:07:00 GMT