Rob MacKillop explained

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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A New Literary Form Is Born: An Interview with Suhayl Saadi. 3ammagazine.com. 4 August 2009. 29 July 2020.
  2. Web site: Blog - Rob MacKillop explains the Baroque lute for modern guitar players with a LLD ® Weiss 13c Baroque lute. Leluthdore.com. 29 July 2020.
  3. Web site: Interview with Rob MacKillop by Paul Roberts 8/24/10 - Paul Roberts' Blog - Banjo Hangout. Banjohangout.org. 29 July 2020.
  4. Web site: Rob MacKillop - Classic Banjo. Banjocrazy.com. 29 July 2020.
  5. Web site: Rob MacKillop. Iloveclassicalukulele.com. 21 May 2017. 29 July 2020.
  6. Web site: Sarenko And Co. Sarenkoandco.com. 29 July 2020.
  7. Web site: Balcarres. Scottishlute.com. 26 October 2011. 29 July 2020.
  8. Web site: imagesRM. Imagesrm.com. 29 July 2020.
  9. Web site: Babelsberg studio photographer. Babelsberg-studio.com. 29 July 2020.
  10. Web site: DRIVE, THE - Jerkin' 7" (NEW) (P). Shop.detourrecords.co.uk. 29 July 2020.
  11. Web site: Siccas Guitars - The world's finest guitars in one place.. Siccasguitars.com. 20 December 2013 . 29 July 2020.
  12. Web site: Lute and Theorbo Music of Roman Turovsky. Robmackillop.net. 7 September 2013. 29 July 2020.
  13. Web site: DIALOGUES WITH TIME. Torban.org. 29 July 2020.
  14. Web site: Cantio Sarmatica CXI (Turovsky-Savchuk, Roman) - IMSLP: Free Sheet Music PDF Download. Imslp.org. 29 July 2020.
  15. Web site: Archived copy . www.melbay.com . 17 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130303054134/http://www.melbay.com/Author/Default.aspx?AuthorId=37986 . 3 March 2013 . dead.
  16. Web site: CD Baby Music Store. store.cdbaby.com. 29 July 2020.
  17. Web site: Tintin in Scots. Tintinscots.com. 29 July 2020.
  18. Web site: Introduction to the Lute Book + Online Audio - Mel Bay Publications, Inc. : Mel Bay. Melbay.com. 29 July 2020.

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