Aidan O'Rourke

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Aidan O'Rourke (born 1975) is a Scottish contemporary folk music fiddle player and composer from the Isle of Seil on the West Coast of Scotland. He was named the 2014 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards Musician of the Year and the Scots Trad Music Awards 2011 Composer of the Year. In addition to his solo career, O'Rourke also plays in the award-winning folk trio Lau alongside Kris Drever and Martin Green. He was one of 20 musicians commissioned for New Music 20x12 by PRS for Music Foundation to celebrate the 2012 Summer Olympic Games. O'Rourke has worked with Eddi Reader, Andy Sheppard, Alyth, Roddy Woomble and appears on more than eighty recordings. Previously, he was a member of Blazin' Fiddles, The Unusual Suspects and Tabache. O'Rourke has toured extensively in Europe and North America from the age of 15 and has made his name as one of Scotland’s most expressive and dynamic musicians. At 19, O'Rourke formed Tabache with Claire Mann and went on to record the internationally acclaimed album ‘Waves of Rush’. O'Rourke has performed with the hugely successful BLAZIN' FIDDLES (Live Act of the Year 2004) and the exciting trio called LAU with KRIS DREVER and MARTIN GREEN. O'Rourke is much sought after as a session musician, having performed on over 60 albums, ranging from Runrig to Michael McGoldrick and Karen Mathieson, and as a composer with his tunes being performed and recorded by Flook and Wolfstone amongst many others. He was nominated as ‘Instrumentalist of the year’ at the Scots

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365, Vol. 2

Sirius

365, Vol. 1

An Tobar

Iorram: Boat Song (Original Soundtrack)

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Iorram (Boat Song) [Original Soundtrack]

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This Is Navigator Records

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Music for Exhibition & Film (E.P Series 1.0)

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BBC Folk Awards 2014

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Navigator / Reveal / Independent Music

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Lau: The Bell That Never Rang (New Music Biennial) [Live]

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