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SKYRIE

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Skyrie is an electrifying contemporary Celtic music trio renowned for their dynamic performances and innovative sound. Their music blends traditional Scottish and Irish tunes, poignant original songs, tunes and soundscapes with modern influences from rock to funk.  

 

Having performed and recorded over many years with multi award-winning artists as diverse as Dougie Maclean, Shirley Manson of Garbage, Big Country and Kathy Mattea, Skyrie have honed their unique style through hundreds of live gigs and sessions. They have lifted traditional Scottish ceildh music to a higher level with innovative twists of their own, adding their own contemporary tunewriting and songwriting into the mix.


Skyrie have performed at the prestigious Celtic Connections Festival among others, at city wide
holiday celebrations such as the Dundee Christmas Hooley in the town square, and globally at
special occasions in cities such as Budapest , Cyprus,the British Embassy in Kuwait, and even
on film. The performance highlight of 2024 was Skyrie's US debut, with nine shows in Colorado in September.

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Based in Fife, Scotland the band comprises versatile composers and multi-instrumentalists Lesley Thompson Smith (Vocals, Fiddle, Pipes, Whistle and Looper), James "Jimmy" Anderson (Guitars, Pedal-Bass and Background Vocals), and Christopher Martin Smith (Vocals, Lyrics, Drums, Whistle and Percussion).

 


“It was a real joy listening to you and I was very impressed with the traditional plus modern twist you have created.”
- Ian

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Website: https://www.skyrie.co.uk/

Facebook:   https://www.facebook.com/skyrieband/

YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtYOS48ZdCPJmiPH4WbkX_A

                                   CELTINENTAL MUSIC

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Celtinental Music is proud to be working with several of the finest award winning internationally renowned Celtic and European musicians in the world. Contact Celtinental for artist electronic press kits, booking info, and artist availability.
 

We hope everyone is doing well, but we and others know that things are not as they were before Covid, and the change in administration concerning issues such as immigration. More foreign artists are having difficulty getting in and out of the US, and venues are still trying to recover from Covid, and not able to give the guarantees that foreign artists need to tour. So we are limited in booking our foreign artists in the US for now, until the situation improves for both artists and venues. We are sorry that things have come to this, and we hope that the climate for artists improves soon!

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                                                                A Tribute to Aki Namioka

 

I am very sorry to have to say that my friend and fellow booking agent Aki has succumbed to a complication of her cancer, and passed away on Saturday, September 26th, 2026. She was taken too soon, and we are still shocked by the loss. She was energetic and fun, enjoyed booking, and we did more than just booking together, such as ghost hunting, playing music together, and going out to events, even traveling together for our  very first FAI Conference. She will be sorely missed, and the bands that she managed became her friends, and mourn the loss of her also. It is a sign that we should hold everyone dear to us as close as we can, because you always think you have more time - until you don't ... 

                                                                   Me, Iona Fyfe, and Aki at FAI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Miki Nelson

celtic.booking1st at gmail dot com

206.861.4530

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Maggie Smillie (Tannahills east coast booking)

tannahillweavers at gmail dot com

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