Dick Gaughan

Though mainly steeped within the traditions of folk and Celtic music, Scottish singer/songwriter Dick Gaughan has enjoyed an extended and far-reaching career in a number of creative pursuits. Given birth to Richard Peter in 1948, he 1st picked up your guitar at age seven, and released his debut single LP, FORGET ABOUT Forever, in 1972. Gaughan after that signed on using the folk-rock group the Kids from the Lough, liberating a 1973 self-titled LP before time for his solo profession with 1976’s Kist o Yellow metal. However, he quickly returned towards the group format, developing a band called Five Hands Reel and issuing another eponymously entitled work that same yr; over the following 2 yrs, Gaughan released four more information — two single produces (1977’s Copper and Brass and 1978’s Gaughan) in addition to two even more Five Hands Reel outings (1977’s For a’ That and 1978’s Earl o’ Moray). In the past due ’70s and early ’80s, he proved helpful being a critic and columnist with Folk Review newspaper, and in addition acted as an associate from the 7:84 Theater Company; following a three-year lack from the studio room, Gaughan also came back to regular musical responsibility using the discharge of 1981’s Couple of Earth. AN ALTERNATIVE Kind of Appreciate Song implemented in 1983, and in 1985 he released Reside in Edinburgh; Accurate and Bold made an appearance a year afterwards. After 1988’s Contact It Independence, Gaughan once again retreated from watch; a lot of his period was specialized in his increasing curiosity about pc technology, and he afterwards earned see for his abilities being a programmer and web design service. Finally, he produced a new music group, the short-lived Clan Alba, who disbanded after launching their 1995 self-titled debut; the single Sail On appeared the next calendar year, implemented in 1998 by Redwood Cathedral. Gaughan’s following solo releases have got included 2001’s Outlaws & Dreamers and 2006’s Lucky for a few.