About Mundell Music

Mundell Music came about as a result of David Mundell promoting music at The Famous Bein Inn (Perthshire, Scotland). He bought the hotel in 1999 and in that year Dave Kelly was the first and only artist to play at the venue.
Successive artists at the Famous Bein Inn included Curtis Stigers

Curtis Stigers

Curtis Stigers is an American jazz vocalist, saxophonist, guitarist, and songwriter.-Early life and career:Stigers was born in Boise, Idaho, and started his music career as a teenager, playing in jazz, rock and blues groups, as well as receiving formal training in clarinet and saxophone at high...

, Long John Baldry

Long John Baldry

John William "Long John" Baldry was an English and Canadian blues singer and a voice actor. He sang with many British musicians, with Rod Stewart and Elton John appearing in bands led by Baldry in the 1960s. He enjoyed pop success in the UK where Let the Heartaches Begin reached No...

, John Martyn

John Martyn

John Martyn, OBE , born Iain David McGeachy, was a British singer-songwriter and guitarist. Over a forty-year career he released twenty studio albums, working with artists such as Eric Clapton and David Gilmour...

, Gene Parsons

Gene Parsons

Gene Victor Parsons is an American drummer, banjo player, guitarist, singer-songwriter, and innovative engineer, best known for his work with The Byrds from 1968 to 1972. Parsons has also released solo albums and played in bands including Nashville West, The Flying Burrito Brothers, and Parsons Green...

, Fairport Convention

Fairport Convention

Fairport Convention are an English folk rock and later electric folk band, formed in 1967 who are still recording and touring today. They are widely regarded as the most important single group in the English folk rock movement...

, John Hammond, Andrew Gold, Tony Joe White, Micky Moody, B A Robertson, Albert Lee, Snowy White and the venue developed a reputation as a "living room feel" where you could be part of an intimate audience (max 60) and rub shoulders with legends from the past.
Big Brother and the Holding Company played for 2 nights (Only time ever that they played in Scotland)
There was a large collection of Fender Stratocaster

Fender Stratocaster

The Fender Stratocaster, often referred to as "Strat", is a model of electric guitar designed by Leo Fender, George Fullerton, and Freddie Tavares in 1954, and manufactured continuously by the Fender Musical Instruments Corporation to the present. It is a double-cutaway guitar, with an extended top...

 Guitar Scratchplates which he managed to get signed by many artists (including the Kinks, Free, Status Quo, Eric Clapton...

Henry McCullough

Henry McCullough

Henry McCullough Henry McCullough Henry McCullough (born Henry Campbell Liken McCullough, 21 July 1943, Portstewart, Northern Ireland is an Irish guitarist, vocalist and songwriter, who has played guitar in such bands as Sweeney's Men, Spooky Tooth, Paul McCartney & Wings, and The Grease Band. He...

 (Joe Cocker/Wings) recorded a live CD "Henry McCullough Band Live FBI"

Notable music achievements by Mundell Music at The Famous Bein Inn

Winner - Music Pub of The Year for Scotland 2003

Finalist - Music Pub of The Year for the UK 2005

Finalist - Music Pub of The Year for Scotland 2007

Shortlisted - UK Music Pub of The Year 2008

Please Note that The Famous Bein Inn no longer runs music


In 2008 David Mundell sold the Famous Bein Inn and was invited to join The Inn at Lathones, Largoward, St Andrews, Scotland to launch a music programme.
The first artist to play was Peter Tork

Peter Tork

Peter Tork is an American musician and actor, best known as a member of The Monkees.-Early life:Tork was born Peter Halsten Thorkelson in Washington, D.C.. Although he was born in 1942, many news articles report him as born in 1944 in New York City as this was the date and place given on early...

 (Monkees).
Dennis Locorriere, Ian McLagan (Small/Faces), Albert Lee, Andy Fairweather Low, Strawbs.

Fifestock Music Festival is an annual event that takes place from Mid-Feb to March for around 3 weeks and has included Denny Laine, Coalporters, Benny Gallagher, John Jorgenson. In 2009 John Martyn was to have headlined for 3 nights but sadly he died on 29 January 2009.

Fifestock Music Festival 2010 at The Inn at Lathones included Carlene Carter, Mick Taylor (ex-Rolling Stones), Deborah Bonham and Graham Gouldman.

Notable music achievements by Mundell Music at The Inn at Lathones

Winner - Music Pub of the Year for the UK 2009

Finalist - Scottish Music Pub of the Year 2009 (SLTN Awards)
Finalist - Music Pub of the Year for the UK 2010 (Publican Awards)

Mundell Music Backstage at The Green Hotel

A new purpose-built music venue was completed at The Green Hotel, Kinross, Scotland in October 2010. A huge range of music memorabilia adorns the walls.
Artists have included Steve Gibbons, Ned Evett, Maggie Bell, Henry McCullough, Iain Matthews, Electric Strawbs,Albert Lee & Hogan's Heroes and Steve Forbert.

The Annual Fifestock Music Festival will move Backstage to the Green Hotel from 5th February to 9th March 2011 (Artists include Benny Gallagher, Colin Blunstone Band, Blues Band, Henry McCullough Band, Apart From Rod,Ian McNabb, Gwyn Ashton Band, Paul Lamb & the Kingsnakes, Martin Turner's Wishbone Ash etc)

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