John McCusker
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Biography
[Edit]John McCusker was born in 1973 near Glasgow, Scotland. His musical talent emerged early — at age five he was playing the whistle and two years later he had picked up the fiddle, which would remain his primary instrument (though he subsequently found time to gain impressive skills on keyboards and cittern as well). While still a child he played in youth orchestras, but as he approached adolescence it became clear that his future lay in traditional music. By age 12 he was playing regularly with a local ceilidh band, and shortly after entering high school he formed a group with several of his similarly inclined classmates. The ensemble was called Parcel O'Rogues, and they recorded an album for the respected Scottish folk label Temple Records.
It was at this point that McCusker's musical life took a fateful turn. He attended a concert by the legendary Scottish group the Battlefield Band, and took the opportunity to pass them a tape of his group's recording. His fiddling made a deep impression on the band, and they maintained contact with him over the next few years as he began studying at Glasgow's Royal Academy. When McCusker was 17, he was invited to join the Battlefield Band, an opportunity he considered too good to miss, and certainly a more promising and exciting one than continued academic study. He occupied the Battlefield Band's fiddle chair for 11 years, during which period he also played on sessions for such celebrated traditional artists as Linda Thompson and Tim O'Brien, as well as the decidedly non-folk performers Teenage Fanclub, the Silencers, and BMX Bandits.
It was during this period that he met Kate Rusby, a Yorkshire folksinger with a rising international reputation. The two eventually married, and he joined her band as well as becoming her producer. He has kept up a steady stream of solo work as well, recording an eponymous debut album in 1995, which he followed up with Yella Hoose in 2000 and Goodnight Ginger in 2003. His solo albums have been met with significant critical acclaim, and in 2000 he was given the Spirit of Scotland Award for Music.
Title: Before the Ruin (Remastered)
Artist: John McCusker, Roddy Woomble, Kris Drever
Genre: Folk Rock, World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist, Folk
Title: Christmas At Home
Artist: John McCusker, John Doyle, Mike McGoldrick
Genre: World Music, Traditional Pop Music, Celtic, Folk
Title: The Wishing Tree
Artist: John McCusker, John Doyle, Mike McGoldrick
Genre: World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Yella Hoose / Goodnight Ginger
Artist: John McCusker
Genre: World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist, Contemporary Folk, Celtic, Folk
Title: Heartlands (Original Soundtrack)
Artist: John McCusker, Kate Rusby
Genre: World Music, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Under One Sky
Artist: John McCusker
Genre: Rock, World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist, Contemporary Folk, Celtic, Folk
Title: Love Is The Bridge Between Two Hearts
Artist: John McCusker, Heidi Talbot
Genre: World Music, Folk
Title: Love Is the Bridge Between Two Hearts - EP
Artist: John McCusker, Heidi Talbot
Genre: World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist
Collections
Title: Cool As Folk
Genre: World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist, Folk
Title: Harps, Pipes & Fiddles
Genre: World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Heat the Hoose 2
Genre: World Music
Title: The Complete Songs of Robert Burns, Vol. 1
Genre: World Music, Celtic, Folk
Title: The Complete Songs of Robert Burns, Vol. 2
Genre: World Music, Celtic, Folk
Title: Evolving Tradition 2
Genre: World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Transatlantic Sessions - Series 5, Vol. Three
Genre: Country
Title: The Portraits and the Music
Genre: World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Beginers Guide To Scotland
Genre: World Music
Title: The Flax in Bloom
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2017
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist
Featuring albums
Title: Transatlantic Sessions - Series 6, Vol. One
Artist: Jerry Douglas, Aly Bain
Genre: World Music, Country, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Leaving Friday Harbor
Artist: Battlefield Band
Genre: World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist, Contemporary Folk, Celtic
Title: Evolving Tradition, Vol. 2: A Fresh New Generation of Britfolk Performers
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: World Music, Folk
Title: BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2017
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist, Contemporary Folk
Title: Matt Rollings Mosaic
Artist: Matt Rollings
Genre: World Music, Country, Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist, Folk
Title: The Best Of Kris Drever (CD1)
Artist: Kris Drever
Genre: Folk Rock, World Music, Alternative, Folk