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Scott Macmillan and
Brian Doyle Guitar Duo:
Since meeting in 1995, Scott
Macmillan and Brian Doyle have been blending their
musical intuitions in ever fresh and innovative ways.
Their performances are captivating, creating an exciting
and always expanding musical experience. Throwing
caution to the wind, these two guitar wizards mesmerize
with remarkable imaginative guitar interplay
transporting their audiences from the Highlands to the
Blues and just about everywhere in-between!
Winner of the 1998 ECMA
Instrumentalist of the Year, for Scott Macmillan
Presents the Minnie Sessions Vol. 1. The recording
features Macmillan and Doyle on 4 cuts; Minnie Adams
House Reel, "Caterer's Request", "Cameron Side Rd" and
"Romper River", with Scott and Brian co-writing the
later 2 songs.
Individually Scott and Brian
have full and busy music careers. Their love of music
fusion has them increasingly carving out opportunities
from their hectic schedules to join forces and expand
their convergence of musical minds. Opportunities to
perform together have multiplied to include a growing
performance history from 1996 to the present.
Scott Macmillan
and Brian Doyle Performance History 1996- 2006
(Includes
multiple performances in each location).
Dalhousie University Guitar
Concert Series, September 2006
Northumberland Folk, Wallace NS August 2006
Broad Cove Scottish Concert, Soloists and Guitar Summit,
Cape Breton; 1996-2006
Bankhead Pub, Inverness Cape Breton; 2003/04/05/06
Normaway Inn, Margaree, Cape Breton; 1996 through to 06
Red Shoe Pub, Mabou; Cape Breton; 1996 through to 06
Tall and Small Café, Antigonish 2005/06
Le Caravanne
du Nord; Acadian Youth Development and Nova Scotia Tour,
05/2006
Gala show, festival L’Éscouette, Chéticamp, 2005
Union Street Café, Berwick, 2005
Inverness Centre of the Arts, Inverness, Cape Breton;
2003/04/05
Celtic Colours Festival Guitar Summit, Cape Breton;
2004/1997
Atlantic Jazz Festival, Halifax; 2003
Discography for
Scott Macmillan and Brian Doyle
Scott Macmillan Presents:
The Minnie Sessions Vol. 1, 1996
Scott Macmillan and Brian Doyle feature guitarists on
this ECMA winning recording Solo Guitarist; co-writing
"Cameron Side Rd" and "Romper River" with Macmillan

Artists Bios:
Scott Macmillan
Born in Halifax,
Scott Macmillan enjoys a stellar reputation in Nova
Scotia and abroad for his unusual versatility working in
the fields of classical, pop, jazz, blues and Celtic
music. He is equally at home on the podium, in the
studio or behind a guitar. Scott is in great demand as a
conductor, performer, composer/arranger and producer.
Working professionally for
more than 30 years Macmillan has played an integral role
in widening the audience for the music of Atlantic
Canada both nationally and internationally. His musical
collaborations have contributed significantly to the
exploding Atlantic pop music scene since the mid-l980’s.
Macmillan was acknowledged by Rita MacNeil at the 2005
ECMA Awards as an integral contributor to her success,
Scott has played an equally pivotal role in the rise of
the Rankin Family Band and the Nova Scotia Mass Choir.
An exceptional guitarist,
Scott is a multiple ECMA (East Coast Music Award)
winner, for his recordings with the innovative group
Puirt a Baroque, “Bach Meets Cape Breton” and also for
his own collaborative recordings “The Minnie Sessions
Volumes 1, 2, & 3” and the “MacKinnon's Brook Suite”,
which he composed for Ian MacKinnon and Symphony Nova
Scotia (SNS).
Through the years Scott has
received a number of awards from the Canada Council for
the Arts and the Nova Scotia Arts Partnership, most
recently receiving a creation grant from the NSAP to
compose new music for his latest creative venture, a
12-piece jazz ensemble, "Scott 'n the Rocks", a creative
collective providing opportunities for musical
expression and exploration through composition and
improvisational performances.
Macmillan’s unique
innovative and creative talent to explore music's vast
mosaic makes him an exhilarating and energetic musical
force whose performances are always fresh.
Discography for Scott
Macmillan
* ECMA Nominee/ ** ECMA Winner
Le Grand Cercle en direct
2006, Paul Gallant/Scott Macmillan/co-producer/arranger
orchestrations, 2006
Rita MacNeil; Christmas At Home co-produced with Rita
MacNeil; 2002
**MacKinnon's Brook Suite, with Symphony Nova Scotia and
Ian McKinnon conductor/composer; 2001
Natalie MacMaster; In My Hands string quartet
arrangement of a Slip Jig; 1999
Rita MacNeil & Vancouver Symphony Orchestra; On a
Personal Note; conductor/arranger/guitarist; 1999
**Scott Macmillan Presents: The Minnie Sessions Vol.
**1, *2 & *3 composer/co-producer/guitarist; 96/97/98
Bernard Felix: Carrying on the Tradition;
co-producer/arranger/ guitarist; December 1997
Rita MacNeil; Music of a Thousand Nights;
co-producer/arranger/ guitarist; 1997
Heather, Cookie and Raylene Rankin; Do You Hear;
arranger/ guitarist; 1997
Rita MacNeil; Christmas Recording, Joyful Sounds;
co-producer/arranger/ guitarist; 1996
The Rankin Family; The Collection; location producer in
Ireland with Chieftains; 1996
Here and Now; Canada Council, 50 years of the UN:
Benedictus - Celtic Mass for the Sea; 1996
Stan Rogers, An East Coast Tribute Vol. 1 &Vol. 2; music
director;/performer; 1995/96
The Rankin Family; Endless Seasons; Pre production of
4th album; 1995
Ashley MacIsaac; Hi, How Are You Today?; arrangement for
Ashley & Quartetto Gelato; 1995
Photograph; Doris Mason; Producer/performer; 1995
Ashley MacIsaac & Scott Macmillan; Cape Breton
Christmas; producer/ guitarist; 2001/1993
*Celtic Mass for the Sea; Mass; Choir, Celtic ensemble &
strings, composer/arranger; 1993
OCTET: Songs of the Cape; composer/arranger/ guitarist;
1986, re-released 1992
GUITAR SOULS: LIVE Dave MacIsaac and Scott Macmillan;
co-producer/performer; 1993
Rankin Family: Fare Thee Well; pre-production
consultation; Fall 1990;
Rankin Family: 1st album; pre-production consultation;
1989
Rita MacNeil: Flying on your Own; arranger/performer;
1986
Rita MacNeil: Not What I Seem; arranger/performer; 1982
Brian Doyle
Guitarist Brian
Doyle grew up in Margaree Forks Cape Breton. He was born
into the Celtic Music scene of pianos, fiddles, bagpipes
and step dancers that were a part of his everyday life.
Performing with countless Cape Breton greats including
Natalie MacMaster, Ashley MacIsaac, Buddy MacMaster,
Howie MacDonald, Cameron Chisholm Maybelle Chisholm to
list just a few.
On Stage since the age of
14, Doyle has successfully covered the Rock and Roll and
bluegrass scene, later he adding Celtic Guitar to the
mix. With 30 years of music performance under his belt,
Brian’s ability to adapt to just about any style has him
touring Canada, the US, Europe and the UK repeatedly. He
has opened for acts like Anne Murray, Trooper, Edith
Butler; performed with Grammy Winner, Alison Brown,
shared the stage with Chris DeBurg, Sass Jordon among
many others.
Brian has been a regular
member of the legendary Guitar Summit concerts at Celtic
Colours Festival and the highly anticipated Guitar
Summit portion of the annual Broad Cove Scottish Concert
both in Cape Breton. Guitarist for one of Cape Breton’s
longest performing and ever-popular groups “The
Phantoms”, he is also a current member of “Groupe Le
Lievre”; an award winning Acadian folk group based in
Chéticamp. In the 1990’s Brian founded the successful
rock and ECMA nominated band “Greyloch” which toured
throughout Nova Scotia and New England. In 2004 Doyle
was part of the “Once in a Blue Moon Concert” along with
Blue Rodeo and Jimmy Rankin.
In the late 90’s, Doyle
performed with the Brooks Diamond Production, “Rhythms
of Nova Scotia” and guitarist with “Drum” during the
“Tall Ship” performances in 2000 and again in 2006 for
“Drum’s” Western Canadian Tour. Since 2000, Doyle has
participated on a number of NS Tourism and MIANS
promotional tours to Boston and California, accompanying
such NS artists as Natalie MacMaster, Beoloch, Dave
Gunning, Chris MacFarlane, Lennie Gallant, Vishten and
more East Coast performers.
In demand as guitar
instructor, Brian has been teaching annually at the
Ceilidh Trail School Music in Inverness Cape Breton
since its inception. In recent years, through the
Conseil des arts de Chéticamp, Brian has been busy
teaching young guitarists from the Chéticamp Region and
performing in the house band for “Le Caravanne du Nord”,
a training ground for Acadian youth across NS in
2005/2006.
Brian is happily married,
and father of two he lives in Margaree Forks Cape
Breton.
Discography for Brian
Doyle
* ECMA Nominee/ ** ECMA Winner
1- J’Étions Les Best;
Co-Producer, Mix & Mastering/Electric/Acoustic Guitar
2- Okazoo; Co-Producer, Mix &
Mastering/Electric/Acoustic Guitar
3- **Scott Macmillan Presents: The Minnie Sessions Vol.
**1, Solo Guitarist; co-writing "Cameron Side Rd" and
"Romper River" with Macmillan
4- *Greyloch, Self-titled recording; Composer/Arranger,
Co-engineer, Mix and Mastering, Electric/Acoustic Guitar
all tracks; Co-design for recording graphics.
5- Après si Longtemps, Group LeLeievre; Winner of the
Butler Award; Arranger Electric/Acoustic guitar
6- Pure Celtic Hearts – Vol. 1 & 2, Co-producer/Acoustic
Guitar; Maybelle Chisholm-McQueen, Brain Doyle, Cameron
Chisholm and Joe Lefort
7- Ceilidh Trail Music, a compilation CD/ Smithsonian
Institute, Acoustic Guitar accompaniment with Richard
Wood and Brenda Stubbart.
8- Fiddle Tunes, Dougie MacDonald, Engineer/Acoustic
Guitar
9- A Minor, Dougie MacDonald, Electric/Acoustic Guitar,
Guitar arrangements
10- All Acoustic, Sean Murphy, Arrangements, Guitars,
Mix and Mastering
11- Kimberly Fraser, title TBA, Guitar and Guitar
Arrangements
12- Chris Crowely; title TBA, Guitar and Guitar
Arrangements
13- “Le Swing de Suete”, Soundtrack for Dance
Production; Electric/Acoustic Guitar
Al Schackman
Al
Schackman spent about 40 years as Nina Simone's
guitarist and music director. Performing and recording
with her since the 1960’s. He's a fantastic guitarist,
as well as a bassist and vibraphonist. Throughout most
of her career guitarist and musical director, Al
Schackman and percussionist Leopoldo Flemming
accompanied Nina Simone. Prior that he was guitarist
with Harry Belefonte.
A major feature of the 50th
Newport Jazz Festival in 2004 an evening celebrating
Nina Simone featuring two of her bands led by Al with
special guests Tracy Chapman, Oscar Brown, Jr., Floetry,
Lizz Wright, James “Blood” Ulmer with Vernon Reid,
Simone and others. Al is featured on the 2001 Buddha
Records recording, ‘The Long Road To Freedom’, produced
by Harry Belafonte, David Belafonte, Albert C. Pryor and
Leonard dePaur; which was nominated for the 2002 Grammy
Awards for Best Boxed Recording Package, for Best Album
Notes and for Best Historical Album.
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2009 Schedule
Guitar wizards
Scott Macmillan and Brian Doyle are at it
again for some musical fun and
frolic spanning from Celtic to Blues and
just about anything in between!
Come and
check them out... Updates coming soon....
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Sep 18 - |
Brian Doyle and Scott Macmillan at the Barn, Normaway Inn, Margaree (8pm)
These two Guitar Wizards will make a rare summer appearance together this
weekend only at the The Barn. Come and be part of their musical fun and frolic
as they spur each other on playing music spanning from Celtic to Blues and just
about anything in between! |
You can
contact Scott Macmillan at
scott@scott-macmillan.ca
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