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Freeland comes from Glen Fincastle near Pitlochry in Highland Perthshire, and has been a very well known figure in the Scottish music scene for many years. He joined folk group Silly Wizard in 1975, before moving on to form the highly influental Wallochmor Ceilidh Band. However, Freeland is also noted as a soloist, record producer, composer, and BBC Radio Scotland producer.
He has several solo recordings and has appeared on many other group recordings. Not content with standard accordions, Freeland designed his own accordion, the Pigini Alba, which is used on all Occasionals recordings. He also teaches accordion at The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.
Freeland currently runs one of the UK's leading recording studios, Castlesound in East Lothian.
Subcategories:
- Discography (3)
Releases:
Albums | ||
| Northlins [with Iain Fraser] | ||
| Looking for a Partner [with The Wallochmor Ceilidh Band] | 1978 | |
| Second Chance [with The Wallochmor Ceilidh Band] | 1980 | |
| Full Throttle! [with The Wallochmor Ceilidh Band] | 1982 | |
| Highlander's Companion, The [with The Wallochmor Ceilidh Band] | 1985 | |
| Footnotes [with The Occasionals] | 1992 | |
| Back in Step [with The Occasionals] | 1996 | |
| Best Ever Scottish Compilation, The | 1998 | |
| Live from the Music Hall, Aberdeen [with The Occasionals] | 1999 | |
| Springwell [with Kevin MacLeod] | 1999 | |
| Linne Dhubh, An - Black Water, The (1 review) | 2004 | |
| New Places [with Sarah Barbour] | 2004 | |
| Reel of Four [with The Occasionals] | 2004 | |
| Winter's Journey | 2004 | |
Appearances:
Compilation Albums | ||
| More Scottish Ceilidh Music, Vol. 2 | 1994 | |
| Scottish Ceilidh Music, Vol. 1 | 1994 | |
| Spirit of Scotland, The | 1994 | |
| Nineties Collection, The, Vol. 1 | 1995 | |
| Nineties Collection, The, Vol. 2 | 1996 | |
| Best Ever Scottish Compilation, The | 1998 | |
| I Love Scotland | 2004 | |
Related Categories:
- Styles: World: European: Celtic: Folk
- Bands and Artists: B: Barbour, Sarah
- Bands and Artists: S: Silly Wizard
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