Hector has been a Tanners regular for many years, often performing as a member of Soiree, with Sue and Steve. He also performs solo and in a duo Selkie with Liz Thomson. An established and loved performer on the folk scene, Hector has gigged all over the UK beyond. He has been involved in folk music since the early days of ‘The Revival’.
His latest CD Days O’Grace, featuring Vicki Swan and Jonny Dyer is out on WildGoose Records. You can buy it and his previous three CDs from Hector’s website below.
Hector sings traditional and contemporary folk ballads and is a great interpreter of Robert Burns’ songs.
Albums
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Hector’s fourth album with Wildgoose is now out and he has returned to his Scottish roots with most of the songs coming from Scotland. Read the reviews here and album notes here. Days O’Grace features Vicki Swan and Jonny Dyer with Moira Craig.
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Selkie was originally produced in cassette format at WildGoose Studios. It was later remastered and issued as a CD on the same label. Praised in the Folk Press, it is a compilation of Celtic flavoured traditional and contemporary folk ballads. Selkie is also the title of the duo of Hector and his long term singing partner Liz Thomson from Newtonmore, Highlands.
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Ayrshire born, Hector has a particular affinity for the works of The Bard. The Lea Rig features an eighteen track selection of the songs of Robert Burns, performed by Selkie (Hector and Liz Thomson), with two bonus pipe tracks by Chris Thomson, Liz’s son. At the time he was a member of The Strathclyde Police Pipe Band.
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Named after his boyhood home, Hector’s album Ingleneuk is a personal selection of songs associated with friends and places encountered along the way. Hector is supported on this recording by the talented folk duo Vicki Swan and Jonny Dyer, along with contributions from Steve Poole and Paul Sartin.
Web Links
- Website
- Hector Gilchrist