ROY GULLANE
guitar ww lead vocals
Roy is the Tannahill’s primary lead
vocalist and an original member of the band. He has written many songs
in the traditional Scottish style, several of which have been recorded
by the group and many more of which are on his solo recording, Not
Only But Also.
JOHN MARTIN
fiddle ww cello ww
viola ww vocals
John, one of Scotland’s finest fiddle
players, started winning fiddle competitions and made his first radio
broadcast for the BBC at the age of fourteen. He does a great deal of
studio work, and has been involved as a traditional musician in various
theatre, film and television productions, as well as recording a solo
fiddle album and Braes of Lochiel as a duo with Billy Ross.
PHIL SMILLIE
flute ww whistles ww
bodhran ww vocals
Phil is the other "original
Tannahill", having been with the group since it turned
professional. He also composes flute music, with the group having
recorded several of his pieces, and has been involved with music for
theatre and television production.
COLIN MELVILLE
highland bagpipes ww
Scottish small pipes ww whistles
One of Scotland's most exciting
young pipers, Colin plays highland bagpipes, Scottish small pipes and
whistles, teaches in the Feisean and does freelance work when not on the
road with the band. Colin attended Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh,
where he earned a degree in engineering.