Sons of Alba
A Scottish indie-folk band formed by members of Clann An Drumma as a creative outlet that allows for the expansion of writing styles from the band members.
Prior to even joining the band, piper Dougie has always been a fan of folk music. Many of the more vocal-led songs he has written for Clann An Drumma actually had their foundations in a more folk/acoustic genre but eventually had an arrangement more in line with CAD's typical instrumentation.
Prior to even joining the band, piper Dougie has always been a fan of folk music. Many of the more vocal-led songs he has written for Clann An Drumma actually had their foundations in a more folk/acoustic genre but eventually had an arrangement more in line with CAD's typical instrumentation.
During the Covid-19 lockdown when everyone was on lockdown and all Clann An Drumma's performances had to be cancelled, Dougie and Alan got to work on remotely recording/mixing the tunes as Dougie in the style that they were originally written. Due to the opportunity to open up the instrumentation, this resulted in other CAD tunes being given new arrangements as well as whole new songs, one of which being the eponymous song 'Sons of Alba'.
Near the end of the process, then-CAD member Davy was brought in to record not only the vocals often sang by himself during Clann An Drumma's live performances, but several of these new arrangements. This resulted in the 14-track album released later that year in October 2020. Due to the ongoing pandemic restricting gigs from happening, the first live & public Sons of Alba performance took take in April 2022 in New York, USA.
The band continues to serve as a creative outlet and has many other songs in development for the future.
Near the end of the process, then-CAD member Davy was brought in to record not only the vocals often sang by himself during Clann An Drumma's live performances, but several of these new arrangements. This resulted in the 14-track album released later that year in October 2020. Due to the ongoing pandemic restricting gigs from happening, the first live & public Sons of Alba performance took take in April 2022 in New York, USA.
The band continues to serve as a creative outlet and has many other songs in development for the future.