PICTURES: A wave of cheering voices supported Skipinnish at triumphant Highland show
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Despite the frosty conditions on Friday, 1700 voices were cheering Skipinnish at Inverness Leisure – and swelling every singalong moment.
And when a Skipinnish Inverness crowd cheer, it’s a monster of a thing.
There was a lot of cheering going on after the band created the atmosphere of their traditional start, a lone piper in the spotlight for Cro Chinn T-Saile before the dancing sound of The Hag brought the full Skipinnish line-up alive onstage.
The band’s co-founder, accordionist and main songwriter Angus MacPhail, commented on the crowd’s vocals after Land Below The Waves.
“Thanks so much – it feels so good to be back in Inverness.
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"We were playing to 5000 the other night and you folk are just as noisy!”
That was the Barrowlands, by the way…
Earlier Inverness singer songwriter Dylan James Tierney replaced scheduled support Sandi Thom.
It was a great chance to be heard by the Skipinnish crowd.
Dylan’s 10-song set included mostly his own songs, from this year’s debut album Old Misty Road, and new ones destined for the follow-up – plus the perfect cover, Caledonia, which got the crowd onside.
Skipinnish’s set had favourites including Last Of The Hunters, December and Alive, plus a live performance of latest single Summer’s Call.
And there was a great cover of Mark Knopfler’s Piper To The End, appropriate as the band is saying farewell after 12 years to piper Alasdair Murray.
There was one more big job for the crowd before the night ended.
A reprise of last year’s hit festive cover A Fairytale Of New York – then Walking On The Waves to finish which saw the whole place erupt.
