Hamish Napier

Hamish Napier is a Scottish folk multi-instrumentalist and composer inspired by the heritage and nature of his native landscape of Strathspey. His new album The Woods won Album of the Year at the Scots Trad Music Awards, inspired by the flora and fauna of Scotland's native forests. Hamish, who plays wooden flutes and piano, and his music is innovative, incorporating sounds from jazz, electronica and classical music, while also celebrating and respecting Scotland’s rich musical heritage. Humorous, engaging and heart-warming, Hamish’s performances are often interdisciplinary, incorporating poems and stories about nature, folklore and communities. The Woods is album no.3 in his Strathspey Pentalogy - a 5-album exploration and celebration of his homeland, following on from The River and The Railway.He will also share a few of the work-in-progress pieces from forthcoming album no.4!

★★★★★ “The Woods is a beautifully constructed, evocative and distinctive album…a splendid and rare treat.” SONGLiNES Magazine

★★★★★ “Scintillating…brilliantly vivid” The Scotsman

★★★★★ “Napier has the composer’s gift of painting a picture with sound, more evocative that an artist. Superb.” FATEA Magazine

"A vivid exploration of woodland, and its connection to the past and present. Meticulous research and authenticity drives it…a work of passion and commitment.” Cameron McNeish, Scots Magazine

“Rich and complex...a tremendous piece of work and highly recommended" Chris Townsend Outdoors

“There’s stunning craft to Hamish’s music-making. The sleeve-notes for The Woods are little Nan-Shepherd-esque prose-poems in their own right. A project of such skill and concentration...I salute the ambition, vision and timescale of his Pentalogy project.” Robert MacFarlane ‘The Lost Words’