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Scottish fiddle/violin player
Musical artist
Chris Stout (born 1976) is a Scottish
fiddle /
violin player from
Shetland , now based in
Glasgow . Stout grew up in
Fair Isle and lived there until 8 years of age before moving to
Sandwick on the Shetland
Mainland , then on to Glasgow in the 1990s.
Stout has studied under prominent Shetland fiddlers including
Willie Hunter and
Arthur Scott Robertson and is adept at a variety of violin styles, drawing on a range of influences from
folk ,
jazz ,
electronica and
classical .
In 1990 he won both the Shetland "
Young Fiddler of the Year " competition for his skills as a traditional fiddle player and the Shetland "
Young Musician of the Year " competition for his classical violin abilities.
In 2015, Hirda , A New Opera for Shetland, co-composed with Irish composer,
Gareth Williams and produced by NOISE, toured Shetland and performed in Glasgow and
Edinburgh
[1]
[2]
First O' the Darkenin (2004)
Devil's Advocate (2007)
Groups and collaborations
ó, Beaglaoich S,
Catriona McKay , and Chris Stout. Begley, Mckay, Stout., 2014. Sound recording.
Fiddlers' Bid – Around the World (1994)
Fiddlers' Bid – Hamnataing (1998)
DJ Trevor Reilly – Down with the Underground , and mix by
Judge Jules (1998)
Various – Big Sky (1999)
Finlay MacDonald – Finlay MacDonald (2000)
The Clydesiders – Crossing the Borders (2000)
Keltic Electrik (2000)
Duncan McCrone – Just a Glasgow Boy (2001)
Dean Owens – "Anything" (CD single) (2001)
Fiddlers' Bid – Da Farder den Da Welcomer (2002)
Annie Whitehead and
Alistair Anderson – Northern Lights (2002)
Catriona McKay – Catriona McKay (2002)
Finlay MacDonald Band – Pressed for Time (2003)
Salsa Celtica – El Agua De La Vida (2003)
Kevin Mackenzie's Vital Signs – Another New Horizon (2004)
Blair Douglas – Angles from the Ashes (2004)
Joseph Malik – Aquarius Songs (2004)
Yvonne Lyon – Fearless (2005)
Duncan McCrone – All You Need to Know (2005)
The Unusual Suspects – Live in Scotland (2005)
Catriona McKay and Chris Stout – Laebrack (2005)
[3]
Fiddlers' Bid – Naked and Bare (2005)
Christianne Neves – Duas Madrugadas (2005)
Salsa Celtica – El Camino (2006)
Finlay MacDonald Band – Re-Echo (2007)
Yvonne Lyon – A Thousand Questions Why (2007)
Lise Sinclair – Ivver Enchantin Wis (2007)
The Macdonald Bros (2007)
Fiddlers' Bid – All Dressed in Yellow (2009)
Catriona McKay & Chris Stout - White Nights (2010)
Chris Stout's Brazilian Theory Live in Concert (2011)
Brend Works (2012)
Kyle Carey - North Star (2014)
Catriona McKay & Chris Stout - White Nights (2010)
Chris Stout & Catriona McKay, Scottish Ensemble - Seavaigers (2014)
Chris Stout & Catriona McKay - Bare Knuckle (2017)
International National Artists