saltfishforty

douglas montgomery (fiddle) and brian cromarty (guitar/mandola/vocals) are orkney duo - saltfishforty. combining the traditional music of orkney with original compositions, they released their debut album, goose music, to critical acclaim in may 2003. their second album, orkney twister, was released in december 2005. building on the success of the albums, their reputation as a fresh and dynamic live act is blossoming.saltfishforty have toured the uk and travelled to europe for gigs at the 2005 and 2006 cannes film festival, and open air stages in spain and ireland. earlier this year they travelled to austin texas and performed a series of showcases over the course of a week. festival appearances include celtic connections, rootin aboot, the hebridean celtic festival, the st magnus festival and county down's celtic fusion. they have recorded live sessions for travelling folk and bbc radio ulster. their albums have received regular airplay in the uk, with radio coverage across usa, canada, australia and spain.in 2004 the duo were nominated in the "best up and coming act" category at the bbc scottish traditional music awards.