The Iain Thomson Band

Using a mix of traditional, contemporary, and many original compositions
the band sound is made up of Iain on Guitar, keyboard and fiddle and vocals,
Gregor on Box, Gordon on drums and bass, John on fiddle and mandolin.
Abigail plays low "D" whistle and joins the band from time to time.

 

	Iain Thomson Iain’s compositions are written sensitively and his down to earth approach comes from his work as a shepherd on the beautiful Isle of Mull off the West Coast of Scotland, His songs and tunes of the changing face of Argyll inspires his listeners and moves the hearts and souls of his audience.
Gregor Lowrey Gregor is one of the best known accordion players in Scotland today. His dynamic and subtle playing style contributes greatly to the bands unique sound. Gregor is well known also for playing with the bands Blackeyed Biddy and Ceilidh Minogue.

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John Lightbody

John has been playing with the band for 6 years,
John plays many instruments including guitar and mandolin.
and brings his innovative playing style to the band.

Abigail Lightbody

Abigail Lightbody has been playing with the band for 2 years. She plays low whistle and also sings backing vocals. Abigail also plays the fiddle and won the gold medal in the under 18’s competition in the Glasgow Mod at the age of 12. She is currently studying music at school with fiddle and whistle as her main performance instruments and is about to start a higher music course. Abigail is no stranger to performing on stage, having played a lead role in a number of amateur dramatic performances.

Deborah Thomson

Deborah has been playing the fiddle since she was five. She made her first appearance with her Father at Craignure Inn on Mull at only six and played great versions of “Three Blind mice” and “The Can Can”.
She is studying music at school playing both violin and flute and is also a pupil of Catriona MacDonald.
She was keen not to be involved with vocals in the band but has taken to it like a duck to water.