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T h e  B a n d

Annasach have had many musicians work with us over the years.  The current line up is -

Andrew Elders - piano

Andy has played with Annasach for more than ten years and especially enjoys providing the jazz influenced style of piano playing to support the band's rhythmical dance tunes.

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Andy (who is also known as Meej) has fiery red hair, is 26 years old and comes from Edinburgh. He enjoys travelling and recently spent several months playing with the "Heel 'n' Toe" bush ceilidh band in Perth, Australia.

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​Andy is also a versatile exponent of the pipe organ and spends his spare time indulging in dangerous water sports and being untruthful about his age.

Colin Wilson - bass & bodhran

Colin is from Leith and has been playing double bass, bass guitar and bodhran with Annasach since 1993. After studying Music at Napier University and several "office jobs", Colin is currently working as a Computer Analyst for a large financial services company in Glasgow city centre.
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He also enjoys livening up folk sessions, playing jazz, classical and for musical theatre productions throughout Scotland.
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Colin has also been landed with the job of the band sound engineer, which also means that all the PA equipment stays with him!

Katherine Stewart - fiddle

Katherine studied classical violin and piano at the City of Edinburgh Music School. She was a member of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain and went on to study violin at the Royal College of Music on an ASH Music Scholarship. She has an ABRSM Diploma on piano and on violin has performed at many of the major concert halls in Britain including the Royal Albert Hall at the BBC Proms and at the Glastonbury Festival.

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She initially started playing folk music at just 8 years old and went on to study with Mairi Campbell. She has played in many successful ceilidh bands, touring to Saint Gervais, Nigeria and Paris.

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She has also played fiddle in many venues across Britain, including performing at Edinburgh Castle, and at the Queen’s Hall at a memorial concert for Martyn Bennett, having played on his album, ‘Mackay’s Memoirs’.

Tricia Wilson - dance caller & vocals

Tricia is a popular and much sought after dance caller and has now been a full-time member of the band for years.

 

To her credit she was choreographer for the wedding dance in "The Debt-collector" with Billy Connolly, Francesca Anis and for Glasgow Band "Sons and Daughters" single "Dance In Me" and previously attempted to keep a lively Ainslie Harriet on the right foot on "Good Morning". Tricia says her real claim to fame was when she received a phone call from Francesca whilst shopping!

 

She also runs a successful dance class every week in Glasgow at St Andrew's In The Square. Her experience and bubbly personality is sure to liven up any occasion.

 

Tricia's other passion is for singing and has the hope of recording an album of Scottish and Irish Ballads some time soon!

Photography by Andrew Wilson - www.awp.co.uk

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