Back of the Moon is a Scottish musical group which plays both new and Scottish traditional tunes and songs cast in modern sounding arrangements. Since forming in 2000, the band have toured annually throughout the UK, Canada, USA and eight different European Countries. Back of the Moon create an acoustic sound through a front line of Scottish border pipes and fiddle, a pairing of low whistle and flute, and their guitar/piano rhythm combo.

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  • Back of the Moon is a Scottish musical group which plays both new and Scottish traditional tunes and songs cast in modern sounding arrangements. Since forming in 2000, the band have toured annually throughout the UK, Canada, USA and eight different European Countries. Back of the Moon create an acoustic sound through a front line of Scottish border pipes and fiddle, a pairing of low whistle and flute, and their guitar/piano rhythm combo. They are at times augmented by bodhran and Cape Breton Stepdancing, and three-part vocal harmonies in their Scottish songs - in which each singer takes the lead. 2005 saw them win 'Best Folk Band' at the Scots Trad Music Awards, having received "Best Up and Coming Act" at the awards back in 2003 and "Best Celtic Group" at Festival Interceltique de Lorient 2003. On November 21 2007 having completed their final US tour the band played their last ever gig in the Kennedy Centre Washington DC.
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  • Back of the Moon is a Scottish musical group which plays both new and Scottish traditional tunes and songs cast in modern sounding arrangements. Since forming in 2000, the band have toured annually throughout the UK, Canada, USA and eight different European Countries. Back of the Moon create an acoustic sound through a front line of Scottish border pipes and fiddle, a pairing of low whistle and flute, and their guitar/piano rhythm combo.
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  • Back of the Moon
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