Eilidh Steel & Mark Neal
"one of the most inspiring and popular things in Scotland since Ikea arrived giving you new colourful ideas but at the same time keeping retro important" - The Scots Fiddle Festival
| Eilidh Steel and Mark Neal are a Scottish music duo playing traditional and contemporary tunes and songs with many of their own compositions on fiddle, guitar and vocals. Continuing in the traditions of Scottish music with many influences from Argyll and the West Coast of Scotland, they blend the historical and modern perspective using older and newer compositions. Both Eilidh and Mark are prolific composers writing tunes and songs, taking influences from a wide range of musical styles from piping and fiddling to indie/funk/jazz and everything else around. |
"renowned for delivering a refreshing mix of jazz and folk-sourced song with a smattering of their self-penned tunes." -The List
“In winning ‘Best Achievement for Argyll’ in the For Argyll 2009 Awards, there’s a positive gale of fans out there for Helensburgh musician, Eilidh Steel” – ForArgyll.com
"lingering, spine tingling and haunting" - The Garden Sessions