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Welcome to the site. Here you can find information, news and updates 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 tune happening.

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 Bellevue Rendezvous, Journeyman (a project to perform his own tunes), Iron Horse, the Unusual Suspects and Ceilidh Minogue. Commissions include works for the BBC, SkyArts, the Traverse Theatre and Dogstar (The Tailor of Inverness).

 

Gavin Marwick's Journeyman Spectacular was on the shortlist for Live Act of the Year in the Scots Trad Music Awards 2014, and Gavin was on the shortlist as Composer of the Year.  

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"astonishing creativity" Folk Radio UK (The Long Road and The Far Horizons) 

“Any band that has Gavin Marwick has got to be good, and it is!” – Green Man Review (Cantrip’s Silver) 

“beautiful and exhilarating music” - Jim Gilchrist, The Scotsman (Journeyman at Celtic Connections) 

“Superbly expressive fiddler” – Debbie Koritsas, Songlines (Bellevue Rendezvous’ Tangents) 

“at the peak of his talent and power; Gavin Marwick, fiddler extraordinaire. Jaw dropping…highly recommended.”  - Scotsmusic.com  

 

'HORIZONS', Gavin's tune book, is now out! ... 200 original tunes, plus photos, anecdotes and memorabilia from his 30 years as a professional musician. 'Horizons' is available in card cover or limited edition hardback, and is really beautifully presented, sewn, on ivory coloured paper. If you would like a hardback, order it soon as there are not very many. Prices, card cover £20 and hardback £30, plus postage. To order, use the Paypal button below in the UK, or for International, send Gavin an email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 
To buy Horizons with card cover (UK only):
 

And to buy Horizons in hardback (UK only):

 

INTERNATIONAL: email order details to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 

Gavin's double album 'THE LONG ROAD AND THE FAR HORIZONS' is available here. Launched at Celtic Connections to a sold out crowd and a standing ovation, it contains over 2 hours of original tunes with a 13 piece band!

 

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Click on the Paypal button below to buy 'The Long Road and the Far Horizons for £15, and £2 postage. You can pay by debit card if you don't have a Paypal account, just click on the same button:

 



Listen to some of the tracks on soundcloud: Gavin Marwick on Soundcloud

 

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OTHER ALBUMS AVAILABLE ON THE INDEPENDENTLY RUN JOURNEYMAN LABEL:

'WHILE ROME BURNS' (Bellevue Rendezvous) JYM005: "the instrumentation, repertoire and gravitas of Bellevue Rendezvous invite inevitable comparisons with the Swedish group Vasen, and fans of the Swedish maestros should certainly give this a listen..." fROOTS

"The tracery of this music is spun through the interplay between fiddle, cittern, guitar and nyckelharpa to create something that is distinct, different, and completely absorbing in its reach and compass..." FolkWords

 'MOONSHINE' (Up In The Air) JYM003: Jonny Hardie, Gavin Marwick and Davy Cattanach’s first recording together since their much loved original Up In The Air album.

'SALAMANDER' (Bellevue Rendezvous) JYM002: “Elemental, mesmeric, extraordinarily beautiful. The second CD from this string trio is an absolute triumph. Salamander is truly fabulous, cathartic and invigorating: very highly recommended and already likely to be in my 2010 top ten.” Alex Monaghan

“TANGENTS” (Bellevue Rendezvous) JYM001: Debut recording of Gavin Marwick (fiddle), Ruth Morris (nyckelharpa) and Cameron Robson (bouzouki) as European tunesters Bellevue Rendezvous. “An ocean of lyricism” Songlines

 Click on this link for the Bellevue Rendezvous website

 

 

JOURNEYMAN are hoping to be performing some live dates in 2022, news coming soon. 

 

IMPRESSIONS OF GALLOWAY:

Gavin was commissioned by Dumfries and Galloway Arts Festival to write for a collaboration between his Journeyman project and the Scottish Ensemble. Forty minutes of new music reflecting Galloway, aspects of its landscape, people and culture. Many thanks to all involved in making this concert happen, including the audience - you were all well worthy of the standing ovation it received. It'd be great to take this show beyond this first performance and develop it further. This is a promotional montage of edits from that evening.

Copy from the Scottish Ensemble website: "Scottish Ensemble joined the celebrated musicians of Gavin Marwick’s Journeyman Project for Impressions of Galloway, an evening fusing traditional and classical music and featuring new compositions by renowned fiddle player Gavin Marwick. Inspired by the Galloway landscape and culture, these new works were specially written for this powerful premiere performance at the Dumfries & Galloway Arts Festival."

Here's a link to the promo video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9LikjemoD0

 

 

 

Here's a picture from a lovely gig in Germany, collaborating with our friends from Malbrook (Neues Theatre Emden):

 

We hope to be able to have more fun in Europe one day...

 

For upcoming live dates watch this space!

 

In the meantime, you can click here for a YouTube clip of the Journeyman Spectacular live at the Queen's Hall, Edinburgh

Or here, see them performing 'Balkan Red'

Or here for a promo mix

 

 

 

 

 

L1130538 - Version 2Photograph of the Journeyman Spectacular © Steve Niblock

 

'It was very aptly named as "Spectacular", it most certainly was... you are guaranteed a phenomenal experience'. Celtic Music Radio

 

'Saturday night down in Glasgow's old St Andrews Square, a magical musical journey delighted a sold out Celtic Connections Festival audience. It was created by a band in full flight, orchestrated and conducted by a musician at the peak of his talent and power; Gavin Marwick, fiddler extraordinaire. Jaw dropping...highly recommended.' scotsmusic.com