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Nick Keir | |
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| Born | 14 March 1953 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Died | 2 June 2013 (aged 60) |
| Genres | Folk |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer-songwriter |
| Formerly of | Finn McCuillThe Tolkien Ensemble |
| Website | nickkeir |
Nick Keir (14 March 1953 – 2 June 2013)[1] was a Scottish musician fromEdinburgh, Scotland, who is best known for his work withThe McCalmans.[2] More recently Keir emerged as a singer-songwriter, producing three solo albums and performing as a soloist withThe Tolkien Ensemble. Keir regularly played in both Scotland andDenmark at folk festivals and on tours, both with The McCalmans and also at solo gigs.
Keir studied atStirling University, where he founded Finn MacCuill, a folk-rock band, which for a while expanded into The Finn MacCuill Folkshow, a small touring theatre group, for which he wrote the scripts. In the late 1970s, Keir joined7:84 Theatre Company Scotland as a writer and musician, and soon after joined The McCalmans Folk Group.[3][4]
Keir later played with Stephen Quigg (a former member of The McCalmans) in a duo as well as being a soloist. Other collaborations included work onThe Complete Works of Robert Tannahill and appearing regularly with the Holbaek Ensemble in Denmark in a programme of Scots and Baroque Music. Keir mostly played theacoustic guitar and thepenny whistle, although he was proficient in many other instruments.
Keir died ofcancer on 2 June 2013 at the age of 60, after being diagnosed the year previously.[5][6] A compilation album of his greatest hits was released in 2017 to commemorate his life and career.[4][7]
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