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Rob MacKillop

MacKillop in 2022

Rob MacKillop (born 1959) is a Scottish composer and multi-instrumentalist, specializing in lute,[1][2] theorbo, vihuela, banjo,[3][4] ukulele[5] and both classical and Russian guitar.[6] He is an important performer of Early Music in Scotland.[7] He is also a photographer.[8][9]

Biography

Rob MacKillop was born in Dundee, Scotland. After a youthful period of playing the ukulele, MacKillop started teaching himself guitar as a teenager, playing along to records of Muddy Waters and Johnny Winter. In 1977, he made a punk single called "Jerkin' / Push & Shove" by the Drive. The single was re-released in 2017.[10]

In 2001, he was awarded a Churchill Fellowship for his research into medieval Scottish music.[11] In 2004, he was named Composer in Residence for Morgan Academy in Dundee, and in 2001 was Musician in Residence for Madras College, St Andrews. He also organized and directed the Dundee Summer Music Festival. He was formerly Musician In Residence at Queen Margaret University, Musselburgh near Edinburgh.

MacKillop recorded several compositions by Roman Turovsky on vihuela, lute and theorbo.[12][13] Turovsky's Cantio Sarmatica CXI was dedicated to MacKillop.[14]

Discography

He has recorded seven CDs of music for various early plucked instruments, three of which reached the Number One position in the Scottish Classical Music Chart.[15]

Family

MacKillop's wife Susan Rennie is a writer who translated the Adventures of Tintin into Scots.[17]

Bibliography

MacKillop is an author of many didactic music scores published by Mel Bay.[18]

References

  1. ^ "A New Literary Form Is Born: An Interview with Suhayl Saadi". 3ammagazine.com. 4 August 2009. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Blog - Rob MacKillop explains the Baroque lute for modern guitar players with a LLD ® Weiss 13c Baroque lute". Leluthdore.com. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Interview with Rob MacKillop by Paul Roberts 8/24/10 - Paul Roberts' Blog - Banjo Hangout". Banjohangout.org. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Rob MacKillop - Classic Banjo". Banjocrazy.com. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Rob MacKillop". Iloveclassicalukulele.com. 21 May 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Sarenko And Co". Sarenkoandco.com. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Balcarres". Scottishlute.com. 26 October 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  8. ^ "imagesRM". Imagesrm.com. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  9. ^ "Babelsberg studio photographer". Babelsberg-studio.com. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  10. ^ "DRIVE, THE - Jerkin' 7" (NEW) (P)". Shop.detourrecords.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  11. ^ "Siccas Guitars - The world's finest guitars in one place". Siccasguitars.com. 20 December 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  12. ^ "Lute and Theorbo Music of Roman Turovsky". Robmackillop.net. 7 September 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  13. ^ "DIALOGUES WITH TIME". Torban.org. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  14. ^ "Cantio Sarmatica CXI (Turovsky-Savchuk, Roman) - IMSLP: Free Sheet Music PDF Download". Imslp.org. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  15. ^ "Archived copy". www.melbay.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  16. ^ "CD Baby Music Store". store.cdbaby.com. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  17. ^ "Tintin in Scots". Tintinscots.com. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  18. ^ "Introduction to the Lute Book + Online Audio - Mel Bay Publications, Inc. : Mel Bay". Melbay.com. Retrieved 29 July 2020.

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