My brother, Innes, and I have managed to record one of his self-penned songs together, even though he lives in Australia and I live in Scotland.
Have a listen on my page, download it, comment on it etc.
It's not a top-class recording but its me and him playing and singing together, which is pretty special to us and we hope you enjoy it.
Rory

FOLK
RORY CAMPBELL: Intrepid
****

Widely admired as the piper/low whistle expert with Old Blind Dogs, Campbell is one of Scotland's trekkie pipers, boldly taking the instrument to new universes, while respecting his traditional background - his father is a respected Barra singer. The son also sings, and here gives us some in Gaelic and English, both traditional and self-penned, while the instrumental sets - on bellows pipes, and with Johnny Hardie's fiddle and Donald Hay's drums - move through continents, cultures and genres. This powerful music has a Scottish soul and an appealingly international outlook.

Norman Chalmers

FOLK
RORY CAMPBELL: INTREPID

STRONG and expressive music in an outward-looking contemporary folk idiom from the Barra-born piper and singer. Campbell has featured in a number of bands, notably Deaf Shepherd and Old Blind Dogs, but this album places him front and centre, with support from Jonny Hardieon guitar and drummer Donald Hay. The instrumental sets range widely, taking in tunes from Brittany, Galicia, Northumberland and the USA alongside Corrina Hewat's Bass Strathspey and several of his own tunes, including dedications to his son in Innes Campbell and his wife in Anya. His playing on pipes and whistles places him in the top rank of current practitioners, while his exploratory musical sensibility ensures that he pushes beyond the predictable in imaginative fashion. His selection of songs includes the very traditional Oran nam Mogaisean, originally from Newfoundland, a dreamy version of Björk's Jóga, and his own Dreams (sung in both English and Gaelic) and Sunny Outside.

Written by Kenny Mathieson

Finally got round to setting up a space here.
On the road with Old Blind Dogs, home on the 21st, though.
We've trawled around and covered more than a few miles. Eaten some orange food and a multitude of fried stuff.
It's a struggle to find something remotely healthy.
However...

Barra-born Rory Campbell is best known for his work in bands like Deaf Shepherd and Old Blind Dogs. His latest project features Jonny Hardie (a band-mate in Old Blind Dogs) on guitar and drummer Donald Hay, and offers strong and expressive acoustic music in an outward-looking contemporary folk idiom that pushes beyond the predictable in imaginative fashion, reflecting his exploratory musical sensibility.

The instrumental sets incorporate tunes from Brittany, Galicia, Northumberland and the USA alongside Corrina Hewat's 'Bass Strathspey' and several of his own tunes, including dedications to his son in 'Innes Campbell' and his wife in 'Anya'. The selection of songs includes the very traditional 'Oran nam Mogaisean', a dreamy version of Björk's 'Jöga', and his own 'Sunny Outside' and 'Dreams', featuring lyrics in both English and Gaelic. (Kenny Mathieson)

Published in issue 574 of The List (25 April 2007)