Rock Salt & Nails (band)
Encyclopedia
The Rock Salt & Nails are a Celtic fusion
band based in the Shetland, Scotland
. The band formed in 1992.
In 2009, the band wrote and released a single dedicated to the Scottish tennis player Andy Murray, called Volley Highway.
Celtic Fusion
Celtic fusion is an umbrella term for modern music which incorporates influences considered "Celtic," or Celtic music which incorporates modern music. It is a syncretic musical tradition which borrows freely from the perceived "Celtic" musical traditions of all the Celtic nations, as well as from...
band based in the Shetland, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. The band formed in 1992.
In 2009, the band wrote and released a single dedicated to the Scottish tennis player Andy Murray, called Volley Highway.
Line-up
2003 line-up:- Paul Anderson - Fiddle
- John Clark - Bass & Mandolin
- Linda Irvine - Fiddle
- David Jamieson - Drums & Percussion
- Emma Johnston - Fiddle & Vocals
- Fiona Johnston - Piano, Keyboards & Vocals
- Paul Johnston - Guitar, Banjo & Vocals
Discography
- Rock Salt & Nails (1991), Tape, probably sold on the Shetland Island only
- Waves (1993)
- More and More (1995)
- Stand Your Ground (1997)
- 4 6 2 1 (1999)
- Boxed (1999)
- Midnight Rain (2003)
- Live and Hazardous (live) (2005)
- Volley Highway (single) (2009)