Annie Grace

Annie Grace Is A Scottish Musician And Actor. As Well As Her Solo Work She Is Probably Best Known For Her Work With The Iron Horse The Unusual Suspects Scottish Women And Grace Hewat & Polwart The Latter With Corrina Hewat And Karine Polwart . Born And Raised In The Scottish Highlands Grace Is From A Musical Family Singing Harmonies With Her Four Siblings Around The Kitchen Table. She Took Up The Highland Pipes At The Age Of 11 And Her First Performances Involved Marching Up And Down Fort William High Street With The Lochaber Junior Pipe Band. After Completing Her Degree At Glasgow School Of Art She Served Her Musical Apprenticeship Busking On The Streets Of Glasgow In Folk Clubs Pubs And Various Other Venues Including A Residency On The Waverly Paddle Steamer. During Her Four Years At Glasgow School Of Art She Joined Her First Band The Gunsmoke Trio And Pedro Achieving Fame As Buskers Of Great Volume Outside M&S In Argyle Street. The Mighty Peelly Wally Ceilidh Band Was Her Second Group Which Took Up Residency In The Vicky Bar. Then Came The Invitation To Join A New Band That Became The Iron Horse. Subsequently Her Talents On Vocals Bagpipes And Whistles Have Featured In Countless Projects And On Numerous Albums As A Backing Vocalist And Instrumentalist. This Has Varied FromThe Unusual Suspects To Scottish Women And To Grace Hewat & Polwart The Latter With Corrina Hewat And Karine Polwart . read less