| Ewen Henderson | |
| Birth Place: | Fort William, Scotland |
| Instrument: | Fiddle, bagpipe, penny whistle, piano, vocals |
| Genre: | Folk, Folk rock, World Music[1] |
| Occupation: | Musician |
| Associated Acts: | Battlefield Band, Mànran, Afro Celt Sound System |
| Website: | ewen-henderson.com |
Ewen Henderson (born 1987) gd|Eòghann Mac Eunraig[2] is a multi-instrumentalist folk musician from Fort William in Scotland.[3]
Henderson comes from a musical family, with his sisters Megan (of Breabach)[4] and Ingrid and brother Allan (formerly of Blazin' Fiddles)[5] in particular being musicians of renown. He started learning the fiddle at the age of five under the tutelage of Aonghas Grant Snr.[6]
Besides fiddle, Ewen regularly performs on bagpipe, penny whistle and piano. He is also fluent in Scottish Gaelic and sings in the language.
He has been a member of Battlefield Band (2010–2014),[7] the Pneumatic Drills and Skipinnish but is currently most often found performing with Mànran, the band he helped found in 2010.[8] His Scottish Gaelic singing has been aired on BBC Alba broadcasts. Since 2015, Ewen has also performed regularly with World music pioneers the Afro Celt Sound System.[9]
Henderson is in high demand as a composer and created the soundtrack to the 2016 BBC Alba documentary "The Wee Govan Gadgies/ Pìobairean Beaga Bhaile Ghobhainn".[10] At 2017's Celtic Connections festival, Ewen Henderson was Musical Director of "Strì is Buaidh: Strife and Success",[11] a show covering Gaelic political music over the last 600 years.
A keen follower of the sport shinty, he has played for Glasgow University Shinty Club.