Calum Stewart
{{Short description|Scottish musician}}
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| instrument = Uileann pipes, wooden flute, low whistle
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Calum Stewart (born 1982) is a Scottish musician and composer who is a uilleann piper, low whistle and wooden flute player, who performs primarily traditional Scottish, Irish and Breton music.
Career
Brought up in a musical household, Calum Stewart's playing style is rooted in the traditional music of his native northern Scotland. His distinct musical voice has been developed through collaborations within the English, Scottish, Irish, Breton and Scandinavian traditions.
In demand as a concert and recording artist, Calum has recorded and performed with The London Philharmonic Orchestra,{{cite web|url=http://celticmusicfan.com/2012/10/09/wood-soul-interview-with-scottish-wooden-flutist-calum-stewart/|title=Wood Soul: Interview with Scottish Wooden Flutist Calum Stewart {{pipe}} The Celtic Music Fan|publisher=celticmusicfan.com|accessdate=1 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222060033/http://celticmusicfan.com/2012/10/09/wood-soul-interview-with-scottish-wooden-flutist-calum-stewart/|archive-date=22 February 2014|url-status=dead}} The London Symphony Orchestra and Nitin Sawhney.{{cite web|url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/calum-stewart-earlywood-1-1429789 |title=Calum Stewart - Earlywood {{pipe}} The Scotsman newspaper|publisher=scotsman.com|accessdate=19 May 2014}}
Calum Stewart regularly performs with Breton guitarist Heikki Bourgault.{{cite web|url=http://tkmag.tamm-kreiz.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=497|title=TKMag - Calum Stewart et Heikki Bourgault: Hunter's Moon|publisher=tkmag.tamm-kreiz.com|accessdate=1 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305013235/http://tkmag.tamm-kreiz.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=497|archive-date=5 March 2014|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ouest-france.fr/escapade-musicale-jusquen-ecosse-et-en-irlande-1861473|title=Escapade musicale jusqu'en Écosse et en Irlande|date=15 January 2014 |publisher=ouest-france.fr|accessdate=1 April 2014}}
Since 2014, he is also a member of the Band of Angelo Kelly (Kelly Family) and performs with him on his tours, Irish Christmas and Irish Summer. He also worked with Angelo Kelly on his studio Albums Irish Christmas (2016) and Irish Heart (2018).
Instruments
- Wooden Flute (aka Irish Flute)
- Uilleann pipes
- Whistle (aka Tin whistle)
- Low Whistle
Discography
=Calum Stewart albums=
- Earlywood (2008, Earlywood Music)
- Tales from the North (2017)
- True North (2023)
=Calum Stewart & Heikki Bourgault albums=
- Calum Stewart & Heikki Bourgault (2010, Legba Prod)
- Hunter's Moon (2014, Full Spate Music) {{cite web|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/arts-ents/music/calum-stewart-heikki-bourgault-hunters-moon-ch2-x.23213628|title=Calum Stewart & Heikki Bourgault: Hunter's Moon (CH/2) {{pipe}} Herald Scotland|date=26 January 2014 |publisher=heraldscotland.com|accessdate=1 April 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.scotsman.com/what-s-on/music/celtic-connections-review-laura-beth-salter-jenn-butterworth-1-3281797|title=Celtic Connections review: Laura Beth Salter & Jenn Butterworth - The Scotsman|publisher=scotsman.com|accessdate=1 April 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.thejournal.co.uk/culture/event/folkworks-calum-stewart-and-heikki-bourgault-hunter-s-moon-album-launch-plus-support-from-gareth-davies-jones/|title=Folkworks: Calum Stewart and Heikki Bourgault: Hunter's Moon Album Launch Plus Support From Gareth Davies - Jones - North East - What's On - The Journal|publisher=thejournal.co.uk|accessdate=1 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222055016/http://www.thejournal.co.uk/culture/event/folkworks-calum-stewart-and-heikki-bourgault-hunter-s-moon-album-launch-plus-support-from-gareth-davies-jones/|archive-date=22 February 2014|url-status=dead}}
=Other recording collaborations=
- Wooden Flute and Fiddle (Calum Stewart and Lauren MacColl) 2012 Make Believe Records {{cite web|url=http://www.scotsman.com/what-s-on/music/album-reviews-aerosmith-claudia-brucken-calum-stewart-and-lauren-maccoll-georgie-fame-claude-debussy-1-2613349|title=Album reviews: Aerosmith{{pipe}} Claudia Brücken{{pipe}} Calum Stewart and Lauren MacColl{{pipe}} Georgie Fame{{pipe}} Claude Debussy - The Scotsman|publisher=scotsman.com|accessdate=1 April 2014}}
- North by East (Calum Stewart and Gareth Davies-Jones) 2012 Heading West Music
=Other recordings=
Calum Stewart has also appeared on:
- OK Pewter (Mabon), 2007 Easy on the Records
- Bridges (Katie Doherty), 2007 Park Records
- Live at the Grand Pavilion (Mabon), 2010 Easy on the Records
- Mànran (Mànran), 2011 Mànran records
- Windblown (Jamie Smith's Mabon), 2012 Easy on the Records
- Manannan's Cloak (Barrule), 2015 Easy on the Records
- Irish Christmas (Angelo Kelly), 2016 Flowfish records
- Irish Heart (Angelo Kelly), 2018 Electrola
References
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External links
- [http://www.calum-stewart.com Official Website for Calum Stewart]
- [http://www.calumheikki.com Official Website for Calum Stewart & Heikki Bourgault]
- [http://musicbrainz.org/artist/c4437830-de02-43e5-b27c-9ae6b75c7602 Calum Stewart] on MusicBrainz
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Category:Scottish tin whistle players
Category:Uilleann pipers from Scotland