Welcome to the site. Here you can find information, updates and news about GAVIN MARWICK and the various musical projects he’s involved in; a gig diary for shows and events; some of the tunes he’s written; information about recordings; a shop for music and CDs - there’ll be something here to catch your attention or answer a query. For more information/ bookings etc please get in touch, and we’ll see you somewhere there’s a good tune on the go!
In early January there was a very welcome but completely unexpected announcement - I was named Instrumentalist of the Year by UK folk magazine FATEA, in their awards for best of 2023. Whoop! it makes me feel very honoured, and genuinely touched, and ultimately it’s fantastic to have such a strong note of support - so thank you FATEA, and all who sail with you! Very much appreciated :-)
Gavin Marwick is a fiddle player and composer. He has performed at concerts, theatres, festivals and dances all around the world in numerous bands including Firelight Trio, Journeyman, Cantrip, Bellevue Rendezvous, Iron Horse, Up in the Air and Ceilidh Minogue. Theatrical work includes The Village and The Road (The Galloway Agreement with Tom Pow), and The Tailor of Inverness (Dogstar).
He is currently busy with his Creative Scotland funded 'Quarterdays' project. This is a series of four EPs of original compositions as a musical response to the lore and cultural history of the old Scots Quarter Days. They are Candlemas with Aaron Jones (cittern), Whitsun with Wendy Stewart (harp), Lammas with Ruth Morris (nyckelharpa) and Martinmas with Phil Alexander (accordion/ piano).
'A delightful set of tunes deeply rooted in Scottish history and traditions.' - folking.com
‘Breathtaking melodies - absolutely fabulous' - FolkWales
‘Original compositions that dance through spring and early summer with a perfectly judged lightness of touch. It’s wonderfully expressive and uplifting music’ - RnR re Whitsun
‘Characterised by contemporary tunes delivered with a traditional vibe, fiddler and composer Gavin Marwick’s exciting new project is a swaggering and thoroughly nourishing listen’ - Songlines
The Quarterdays box set and tune book are only available from this website, see below. The EPs are all available from Gavin's bandcamp page: https://gavinmarwick.bandcamp.com/
Gavin Marwick’s Quarterdays project was shortlisted for Original Work of the Year in the MG Alba Scots Trad Music Awards 2023.
NEW QUARTERDAYS ITEMS:
*** Collector’s Edition: A slip case has been made to hold a box set of all four EPs. As well as the discs in their original cardboard wallets it includes a 32 page booklet of sleeve notes. If you’ve already got 1 or more of the discs we can mix and match and send you what you need to complete the package. It's the perfect way to present the discs and keep them all together.
‘I’m thinking once all four EPs are available it would make a very nice Christmas present’ - FolkLondon
*** The Quarterdays Tunebook *** is available now. It has the tunes from all the EPs, chords, is marked up for fiddle playing, and has other notes and useful and interesting stuff.