BIOGRAPHY:
Rhuvaal are a young, energetic traditional band formed in Argyll, Scotland. Originating in 2015, the band have grown and developed over the past 10 years into a group of enthusiastic young adults who are starting to make an impression on the traditional music scene in Scotland.
Rhuvaal are a young, energetic traditional band formed in Argyll, Scotland. Originating in 2015, the band have grown and developed over the past 10 years into a group of enthusiastic young adults who are starting to make an impression on the traditional music scene in Scotland.
Orin Simpson on piano is a current student on the traditional music degree at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Growing up, he was immersed in Highland culture and music which led him to study at Sgoil Chiùil na Gàidhealtachd for four years. Now relocated in Glasgow, he spends a lot of his time playing music in the traditional scene and for dancing - in Scotland and abroad.
Brônwen Davies on fiddle is a graduate of traditional music at the University of the Highlands and Islands. Growing up in Oban, Brônwen is a multi-award winner at the Oban Mod and was awarded most promising fiddle player at the Highlands and Islands Music and Dance Festival. She also spends time as a tenor drummer in the Police Scotland & Federation Pipe Band. Brônwen has been involved in performing traditional music for a number of years now, also being involved in the Argyll Ceilidh Trail in 2017 and 2018 and then joined Rhuvaal in June 2018. Brônwen looks forward to seeing where her music will take her in the future.
Raymond Gosling on drum kit has been in the band since 2015 when it first started. Raymond has been brought up in Carradale and was a snare drummer for the renowned Kintyre Schools Pipe Band when they won 1st place at the World Pipe Band Championships in August 2011. Raymond decided a few years ago at the young age of only 17, that he loved the idea of starting a Music Festival in his home village and he is now proudly the Event Manager of Carradale Music Festival which is without a doubt one of Argyll's most popular annual events.
Arran Mcallister on vocals and acoustic guitar hails from a family of tremendously talented musicians who are well known on the traditional music scene throughout Scotland and beyond. Arran is also an original member from the band along with Raymond and has been raised in Campbeltown with music at the heart of his family. Arran has a natural talent for songwriting and his composition 'The Harbour' is immensely popular and he has a distinctive style that can vocally alternate between different styles of music with ease.
Hailing from Poolewe in the Scottish Highlands, Alasdair MacDonald picked up the accordion when he was six years old. Growing up, he attended many Feiseans, National Mods and Ceilidh dances with is box. Alasdair has graduated from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland where he spent four years studying on the Traditional Music course.
Ruairidh Iain Buxton is a piper, flute and whistle player, and Gaelic speaker from the north-west coast of Scotland. Immersed in Gaelic culture and traditional music from an early age. Before furthering studies at Sgoil Chiùil na Gàidhealtachd, University of the Highland and Islands in Benbecula, and the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Now based in Glasgow, Ruairidh is active in the city’s vibrant trad scene and is a member of Ceol an Aire and Rhuvaal, as well as co-leading the Glè Mhath Ceilidh Band. He has performed across Scotland and internationally, including with Greg Lawson’s Grit Orchesdtra