Malinky is a Scottish folk band specialising in Scots song.

Formed i… Read Full Bio ↴Malinky is a Scottish folk band specialising in Scots song.

Formed in autumn 1998, the original members were Karine Polwart from Banknock, Stirlingshire (vocals, guitar, bouzouki), Steve Byrne from Arbroath (vocals, guitar, bouzouki, mandolin), Mark Dunlop from Garryduff, Co. Antrim (bodhrán, whistles, vocals) and English fiddler Kit Patterson.

First meeting to rehearse in early October that year, the band was largely formed to help Polwart fulfil a support slot at Edinburgh Folk Club some ten days later, supporting harpist and storyteller Robin Williamson, formerly of the Incredible String Band. The members had previously encountered each other around the lively pub session scene in Edinburgh in venues such as Sandy Bell's and the Royal Oak bars. Polwart was a social worker, Byrne a student of Scottish Studies, Dunlop a town planner with the city council, and Patterson a computer programmer from Plymouth.

The band's first album 'Last Leaves' was recorded in 1999 and released at Celtic Connections 2000, with the late Davy Steele as producer. In early 2001, Edinburgh-born Jon Bews, formerly of Burach, replaced Patterson on fiddle, and later that year Tyrone button box and whistle player Leo McCann was asked to join to expand the band's largely string-driven sound.

In September 2004 the band announced a major change of personnel. Polwart left to pursue a solo career and McCann's imminent fatherhood prompted him to return to his previous career in social work. Polwart and McCann worked their notice until February 2005, coincidentally the same month as Polwart swept the boards at the Radio 2 Folk Awards, catapulting her re-released 2003 solo album 'Faultlines' to greater heights.

Byrne, Dunlop and Bews continued the band with new members Fiona Hunter from Glasgow (vocals, cello) and Liverpool-born Ewan MacPherson (guitar, mandolin, mandola, tenor banjo, jew's harp, vocals), and a series of crossover concerts in January and February 2005 took place, featuring both old and new lineups, including a sellout show at Celtic Connections in Glasgow.

In June 2005 the band recorded their third album 'The Unseen Hours' at Watercolour Studios in Ardgour, Lochaber in the Scottish Highlands, and the album was released in November 2005, surprising many critics with its continuity from the band's previous work, and earning rave reviews with its strong commitment to traditional Scots ballads.

The Unseen Hours lineup toured Germany and the Netherlands in 2006 to great acclaim and in 2007 performed with Swedish ballad band Ranarim at the Celtic Connections festival as well as making their first sojourn to the USA and Canada.

In December 2007 MacPherson left the band to pursue other projects to be replaced by guitar and bouzouki player David Wood from Grindleford in Derbyshire, formerly of CrossCurrent.

Fiddler Mike Vass joined the band in 2008, previously best known for performing in a duo with his sister Ali Vass.

The Bonnie Lass Of Fyvie
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Alison Cross Alison Cross lives in yon tower The ugliest witch in the…
Billy Taylor Billy Taylor was a sailor, he was courtin' a fair…
Broomfield Hill "I'll wager, I'll wager wi' you, fair maid Five hundred merk…
Clerk Saunders Clerk Saunders and May Margaret Were walking on yon gravell…
Dark Horse on The Wind All those who died for liberty have heard the eagle…

Dimna Juda Dimna Juda mamo grad gradila Dimna Juda mamo grad gradila…
Edom o Gordon It fell aboot the Martinmas time When the wind blew shrill…
Flowers of saskatchewan The sun was shining on the English Channel, on a…
Follow The Heron The back of the winter is broken And light lingers long…
Hills Of Ardmorn Oh that I could hear the birds again In the fields…
Hughie The Graham Oor lords have tae the huntin' gane The huntin' o' the…
I Dreamed Last Night Of My True Love I dreamed last night of my true love And in my…
Jimmy Waddell Ma name is Jimmy Waddell, Ah wis born in Summerlee A…
King Orfeo There lived a lady in yon ha' Scowan erla grae Her name…
Pad The Road Wi Me Says I, "My dearest Molly, come let us fix the…
Sweet Willie and Fair Annie Sweet Willie and fair Annie sat ae day on a…
Thaney "Mak' yer bed fu' broad, dear Thaney Mak' yer bed fu'…
The Beggar Man A beggar, a beggar come o'er the lea He was askin'…
The Broomfield Hill "I'll wager, I'll wager wi' you, fair maid Five hundred mer…
The Dreadful End Of Marianna For Sorcery Marianna o' the Howe was a young lassie wi' gowden…
The False Lover Won Back The sun shines on thon high, high hill And the sun…
The Lang Road Doon Far are ye gan the day, my Willie-oh? Far are ye…
The Light Dragoon A light dragoon came over the hill When the moon was…
The Road Tae Drumleman Oh the springtime returns tae the Laggan again And the lark…
The Rovin Ploughboy Come saddle tae me, my auld gray mare Come saddle tae…
The Shipyard Apprentice I was born in the shadow of the Fairfield crane…
The Sound Of A Tear Not Cried Two men came to your ha' door And you did not…
The Sun's Cousin By forest and marsh on a lonely plain Lived a harsh…
Whaur Dae ye Lie Chorus (after each verse): Whaur dae ye lie, my faither? Wha…
Whaur Dae Ye Lie? Whaur dae ye lie, my faither? Whaur dae ye lie, my…

When Margaret Was Eleven My father sailed away, the band played tunes of glory A…

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