Iain MacInnes

Iain MacInnes
Origin	Scotland
Genres	Folk
Occupations	Instrumentalist, radio producer
Instruments	Scottish smallpipe, tin whistle

Iain MacInnes is a Scottish folk musician, currently working as the producer of the BBC Radio Scotland bagpipe music program Pipeline. He was formerly presenter of that program, before taking a one-year sabbatical in 2002 to write a book on piping in the 20th century. It airs on BBC Radio Scotland at 21:05 GMT on Saturdays.

He has played the Scottish smallpipes and whistles in a number of folk bands including The Tannahill Weavers, Smalltalk, Ossian, and his own band. He has released a solo CD on Greentrax records called Tryst.

He also writes for the pipes | drums magazine.

Discography

• Canterach – Canterach (2001, Lochshore, LDL 1303)
• Iain MacInnes – Tryst (1999, Greentrax, CDTRAX 182)
• Ossian – The Carrying Stream (1997, Greentrax, CDTRAX 127)
• Various – Grand Concert of Scottish Piping (1996, Greentrax, CDTRAX 110)
• Smalltalk – Smalltalk (1994, Greentrax, CDTRAX 079)

External links

• BBC Scotland – Pipeline
• Greentrax Records
• A review of Tryst