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Nick Keir
Born
14 March 1953 Edinburgh, Scotland
Died
2 June 2013 (aged 60)
Genres
Folk
Occupation(s)
Musician, singer-songwriter
Formerly of
Finn McCuill
The McCalmans
The Tolkien Ensemble
Website
nickkeir.com
Musical artist
Nick Keir (14 March 1953 – 2 June 2013)[1] was a Scottish musician from Edinburgh, Scotland, who is best known for his work with The McCalmans.[2] More recently Keir emerged as a singer-songwriter, producing three solo albums and performing as a soloist with The Tolkien Ensemble. Keir regularly played in both Scotland and Denmark at folk festivals and on tours, both with The McCalmans and also at solo gigs.
Keir studied at Stirling 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 joined 7:84 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 on The 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 the acoustic guitar and the penny whistle, although he was proficient in many other instruments.
Keir died of cancer 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]
^"Obituary: Nick Keir, musician, 60 - The Scotsman". 11 November 2013. Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
^Strong, Martin Charles (2002). The great Scots musicography: the complete guide to Scotland's music makers. Mercat. p. 49. ISBN 9781841830414.
^"McCalmans Home Page". www.the-mccalmans.com. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
^ ab"Nick Keir - 1953 - 2013". Music Scotland. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
^"Obituary: Nick Keir, musician, 60". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
^"Death of Nick Keir 1953-2013". Greentrax Recordings. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
^"Nick Keir 1953-2013 – A double album reflecting the talents of Nick Keir". Greentrax Recordings. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
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