Painted X-Ray (Ilk) at the Old Hairdresser’s, Glasgow, October 2016 – photos by Brian Hartley / Still Motion
Ali Begbie played bass in Dawson. He currently plays bass in Sumshapes and under the name ‘anomali’ DJs and does sporadic solo projects.
Alison Roe originally learned taiko in Scotland as a member of Mugenkyo, Europe’s leading taiko group. She’s since played in Canada, the US, and Japan with Yumi Célia as 2taiko and was a founding (though brief) member of experimental taiko band Issho in Glasgow. She studied the Hokuriku style of taiko with the late Kurumaya-sensei in Fukui, Japan, who has been a profound influence on her playing. She’s currently involved in various projects with other taiko players, musicians and poets, and also teaches various taiko groups and players in the UK and Europe. See taiko.scot for more details.
Georgie White came to Scotland to study music, discovering taiko shortly before she completed her degree. Her first teachers were Mugenkyo, which she joined, and after 5 years in 2008, left. She teamed up with Issho Taiko Drummers (Shane Connolly, Alison Roe, Jer Reid and Lucy Searle) who opened her eyes to fresh approaches to taiko. Georgie (taikotronik, Velma) takes taiko workshops and teaches woodwind in schools. She plays flute/s and other things in Sound of Yell with Stevie Jones, Rafe Fitzpatrick and more.
Jer Reid played in dawson about 3 lifetimes ago but funnily enough now plays again with Ali and Richie from dawson in sumshapes. He does a lot improvising including with the Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra. And he plays with dance as much as he can including in Collective Endeavours with Solène Weinachter, Joan Clevillé, Nerea Gurrutxagga, Alex South, Luke Sutherland, Catriona McKay. His website is usually stupidly out of date. jerreid.com
Rafe Fitzpatrick came to Scotland from mid-Wales in the early 90s to do things he didn’t do, but he did want to play music – he still does. Mostly violin, as much as possible in as many ways. Hoping to be honest, open and fun playing with Mhenwhar Huws, Sound of Yell, Alasdair Roberts and doing much improv.
At the Barrowlands, Glasgow, April 2018, filming for Mix the City – photos by Brian Hartley / Still Motion