Gillian Frame

Gillian Frame comes from the Isle of Arran on the West Coast of Scotland. Hailing from afamily of musicians she was introduced to traditional Scots and Irish music at an early age. Gillian began playing the fiddle at the age of ten and by the age of thirteen she had already recorded an album with family band ‘The Angels Share’. During this time ‘The Angels Share’ were performing regularly at Folk Festivals most notably Lorient Festival in Brittany.

In 2000 Gillian was invited to record with Margaret Bennett for her new album ‘In the Sunny Long Ago’, and in January 2001 at Celtic Connections Gillian won the prestigious Young Scottish Traditional Musician 2001 Award.

Since then Gillian has been rapidly gaining experience in all areas of traditional music, using her talents as fiddle player and singer. This includes performances at Celtic Connections, playing solo fiddle in Mark Sheridan’s piece ‘The Curve of the Earth’ at Lorient Festival, various appearances on Radio Scotland, and teaching at schools and summer schools throughout Scotland. She recently graduated from the BA (Scottish Music) Hons degree at The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, Glasgow.

During the Celtic Connections festival this year Gillian debuted her New Voices Commission, which consists of all her own compositions and arrangements, and amongst numerous other performances played in the first ever, ‘Unusual Suspects’ a piece put together by Corrina Hewat and Dave Milligan involving over thirty of Scotland’s top Traditional Musicians.

“….Gillian Frame, whose fiddling and unaccompanied singing oozed confidence and poise”
Rob Adams, Herald.

“Gillian Frame’s performance was all we have come to expect from the inaugural Young Scottish Traditional Musician of the Year, full of charm and vitality, but weighted with a solid depth of technique.”
Sue Wilson.

Gillian plays with fantastic band Back of the Moon. Hear their great new CD 'Fortunes Road' at Foot Stompin' Celtic Music