John Carnie - Acoustic Guitar - Scottish & Irish Flatpicking and Blues

Traditional Scottish Music, Jigs and Reels on Acoustic Guitar - New CD "Far From Home"

NEW DATES: "Going to my Home Town - The Acoustic Blues of Rory Gallagher" - Special Edinburgh Festival show by John Carnie - Sat Sept 4th 2010.

Check out John Carnie guitar video clip "Music for a Found Harmonium" on youtube

A warm welcome to this Scottish acoustic guitar website. John Carnie is a singer & guitarist specialising in blues and folk music. His latest CD Far From Home - ("An exposition of fleetfingered flatpicking” - Scotland on Sunday) features  Scottish tunes on guitar that come from the treasure trove of Scotland's musical heritage. The recent tour highlights with Dave Moir included the Carrying Stream Festival in Edinburgh and the Cavern Club in Liverpool where we played the acoustic set as part of the 14th Rory Gallagher UK tribute show.

"Swings like a cat" - The Scotsman

"It is a box of delights ... a wonderful album" -BBC Radio Scotland 

"Far from Home is a delight" - BBC Radio Nan Gael

"An exposition of fleet-fingered flatpicking" - Scotland on Sunday

Far from Home was "CD of the Week" in September 2009 on Celtic Music Radio and it features the jazzy double bass playing of Brian Shiels and some bluesy twists of long time cohorts, Dave Moir & Spider Mackenzie. It is the first album of its type to feature Scottish tunes flatpicked on the acoustic guitar and is a delight to listen to. Recorded at Castlesound Studios near Edinburgh, it covers the entire spectrum of Scottish  traditional tunes from Shetland reels through to Borders jigs and from West Highland harp tunes to swingy East Coast hornpipes. There are new tunes such as Rory Gallagher's Jig and also tunes that are hundreds of years old. It is a treat for all fans of the acoustic guitar and also fans of Irish, traditional, blues and bluegrass music. The album has been getting some great reviews and has had over dozen plays on the BBC Scotland Iain Anderson Show alone.

John has been involved in the 'People and Songs of the Sea' CD released on the Greentrax lable in June 2009. One of his tracks 'The Shaalds of Foulla" has been included on the album. The CD reflects the rich cultural heritage of Scotland's fishing communities, with recordings from a fine list of artists including:  Archie Fisher, The Corries, Gerry OConner, The Cast, The McCalmans and Shona McMillan.  www.musicscotland.com/cd/people-and-songs-of-the-sea.html  

"Scottish label supreme, Greentrax scores yet again with a brilliant piece of work.....make no mistake this is a gorgeous album.... Bottom line and inarguable this is a brilliant album of tunes and songs" - LiveIreland.com