Catriona McKay   -   'Starfish'

The Celtic Music Radio CD Album of the Week is 'Starfish', the recent CD album by Catriona McKay.

Catriona McKay, musician and composer was born in Dundee, Scotland.

Catriona is a fearless contemporary explorer on the Scottish harp, having collaborated with folk, jazz, classical and experimental artists, as well as co-designing the new Starfish McKay harp, featuring an alternative tuning pattern, as heard on her recent solo album 'Starfish'.

Catriona is a member of the leading Shetland band Fiddlers' Bid and the Chris Stout Quintet. She has a harp and fiddle duo with Chris Stout and plays World/Jazz music with Phil Alexander(piano/box).

In 2007 she was filmed for Transatlantic Sessions 3, BBC 2 Scotland's Music with Phil Cunningham and won Instrumentalist of the Year at the Scots Trad Music Awards 2007.

To find out more about Catriona McKay, visit her official website at catrionamckay.co.uk.

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