Robin Laing (musician)

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Robin Laing (born February 12, 1953 in Edinburgh ) is a Scottish folk musician and songwriter who is also known under the nickname "The Whiskey Bard" ("The Whiskey Bard") because of his numerous songs about whiskey and whiskey.

Career

Robin Laing gained national fame when he won the song competition announced on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Forth Bridge in 1990 .

Until 1996 he worked in the healthcare sector. Since then he has been working full-time in the music business.

Regular concert tours take him to Germany , Denmark and Switzerland, among others .

He now lives with his family in Carluke , Lanarkshire .

Discography

  • 1989 Edinburgh Skyline
  • 1994 Walking in Time
  • 1997 The Angels' Share
  • 2001 Imaginary Lines
  • 2003 The Water of Life
  • 2004 Gentle Giants
  • 2005 Ebb and Flow
  • 2007 One for the Road
  • 2010 Bruichladdich Inspiration
  • 2011 Whiskey for Breakfast
  • 2016 Whiskey and Death
  • 2020 Holding Gold

Book publications

  • The Whiskey Muse - Scotch Whiskey in Poem and Song, 6th edition 2014, Luath Press Limited, Edinburgh 2016, ISBN 978-1-906307-44-8 .
  • The Whiskey River - Distilleries of Speyside, 2nd edition 2015, Luath Press Limited, Edinburgh 2014, ISBN 978-1-906817-95-4 .
  • Whiskey Legends of Islay, Luath Press Limited, Edinburgh 2009, ISBN 978-1-906817-11-4 .
  • The Whiskey Muse II - More Poems and Songs Inspired by Scotland's National Drink, Luath Press Limited, Edinburgh 2018, ISBN 978-1-912147-60-1 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Wolfgang F. Rothe: On a dram with Robin Laing . In: The Whiskey Ambassador . tape 2016 , no. 4 . Medienbotschaft Verlag & Events GmbH, Tägerwilen, S. 38-45 .
  2. ↑ Jens Hausmann: songwriter and author Robin Laing. January 1, 2012, accessed on May 7, 2020 (German).
  3. ↑ Robin Laing - Past Gigs ( English ) robinlaing.com. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
personal data
SURNAME Laing, Robin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Scottish folk musician and composer
DATE OF BIRTH February 12, 1953
PLACE OF BIRTH Edinburgh