 Iain Forbes's Profile |
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Iain Forbes 'The Guitar player' |
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| Country: |  United Kingdom |
| Last Login: | Nov 4, 2008 (391 days back) |
About Me |
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“One of the best Guitarists I've ever seen, Iain combines an astonishing talent with a huge range of musical tastes - and a refreshing lack of self-importance” The Buteman-Bute live Festival His first recognition as a talented solo guitarist was in 2003 at The Celtic Connections Festival in Glasgow. Iain was honoured with a Danny Kyle award for his performance, in which he competed with bands and musicians from all over the UK. In the past few years Iain has been opening shows for established acts which include Brian Kennedy, Eddi Reader, Donnie Munro of Runrig, John Renbourn, The James Brown Band, Horse McDonald, Ricki Lee Jones, Hans Theesink, Bruce Molsky and Duck Baker. He has played in large concert venues such as ‘The Royal Concert Hall’ in Glasgow, ‘The Barrowlands’ and small venues and clubs and has made many festival appearances. Some festival appearances include Celtic Connections, The Ullapool Guitar Festival, The Glasgow Jazz Festival, The Hairst, Bute Live, The Largs Jazz festival, The Traquair Fair, The Glasgow Fringe, The Merchant City Festival, The Kirkmichael village festival and many more. "Guitar player extraordinaire" - Neilston Festival "Superb jazz guitarist" - Darvel Festival |
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My Interests |
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Music:Member Since: 8/28/2007Band Website: iainforbes.com Band Members: Iain Forbes responsible for plucking, picking & strumming. Mr Taylor Guitar - responsible for resonation, vibration and general oscillation. Influences: Easily inspired and very sensitive to just about everything.... Record Label: Barking mad records Type of Label: Indie |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Acoustic / Jazz / Folk) |
My Blog |
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*LIVE PERFORMANCE AT THE FRUITMARKET* |
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| Iain plays his arrangement of the classic 'Who' tune Who are you at the Fruitmarket in Glasgow. Youtube site pasted below.
http://uk.youtube.com/user/Bibibarbara
... Posted by Iain Forbes on Wed, 08 Oct 2008 02:13:00 PST |
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iain plays jimi hendrix on YOUTUBE |
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| http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpjuKmalpGA Posted by Iain Forbes on Tue, 01 Jul 2008 02:27:00 PST |
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Open mic at Butterfly and Pig every Tuesday |
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| Yes, I host the open mic at the Butterfly and Pig, Bath st, Glasgow, every Tuesday night, 8.30pm. Great night, good sound system, cool place and a talented, eclectic mix of... Posted by Iain Forbes on Thu, 26 Jun 2008 03:48:00 PST |
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