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Eddie McGuire
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Composer; flute player with The Whistlebinkies. See
https://www.edwardmcguire.com/
Now on You Tube: encore the from the Edinburgh International Festival August 2025 - a tribute to Yehudi Menuhin - performed by Nicola Benedetti and Alexander Sitkovetsky with NFM Leopoldinum strings from Poland. A piece I wrote for Menuhin & Scots fiddlers in 1985 EIF: youtu.be/PiS3ISYQ-CI?...
Benedetti & Sitkovetsky with NFM Leopoldinum Encore | Edinburgh International Festival
YouTube video by Edinburgh International Festival
youtu.be
November 5, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Now on You Tube: encore the from the Edinburgh International Festival August 2025 - a tribute to Yehudi Menuhin - performed by Nicola Benedetti and Alexander Sitkovetsky with NFM Leopoldinum strings from Poland. A piece I wrote for Menuhin & Scots fiddlers in 1985 EIF: youtu.be/PiS3ISYQ-CI?...
Benedetti & Sitkovetsky with NFM Leopoldinum Encore | Edinburgh International Festival
YouTube video by Edinburgh International Festival
youtu.be
November 3, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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Over 1,000,000 have now signed a petition demanding we do not mandate digital ID.

This has united all political parties across the spectrum.

If Starmer doesn't back down now, this will end his premiership.

Please sign 🖊️

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Petition: Do not introduce Digital ID cards
We demand that the UK Government immediately commits to not introducing a digital ID cards. There are reports that this is being looked at.
petition.parliament.uk
September 26, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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Karen Marshalsay plays the 19-string clarsach on BBC Radio 3’s In Tune here in Inverness.
September 26, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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Music from South Africa, Catalonia and Scotland will celebrate the international quality of the Fringe when the Whistlebinkies appear at artSpace@StMarks in Castle Terrace on Saturday 23rd August at 6:30pm.

www.robadamsjournalist.com/news.asp?int...
Rob Adams Journalist | Scottish folk group celebrate internationalism at the Edinburgh Fringe | 17 August 2025
Rob Adams, freelance journalist and music critic covering jazz, folk and traditional, world and Americana music.
www.robadamsjournalist.com
August 17, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Our group is looking forward to playing again at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe! See you there ~
August 4, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Our group is looking forward to playing again at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe! See you there ~
August 4, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Our concert in Glasgow's West Fest will include the organ & folkgroup version of Barlinnie Highlander by Rab Wallace and The Kist o' Whistles by Eddie McGuire for The Whistlebinkes with Michael Bonaventure on organ as well as traditional selections. See you there!
June 24, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Our concert in Glasgow's West Fest will include the organ & folkgroup version of Barlinnie Highlander by Rab Wallace and The Kist o' Whistles by Eddie McGuire for The Whistlebinkes with Michael Bonaventure on organ as well as traditional selections. See you there!
June 24, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Rehearsals for our West Fest concert (June 27 'Scottish Folk with Organ!' in the Sanctuary of Renfield Church Centre 260 Bath Street Glasgow). With Gina Wright (viola), Anna Louise Wallace & Mark Hayward (violins), Rab Wallace (lowland pipes), Eddie McGuire (flute) & Michael Bonaventure (organ):
May 23, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Just out from Patsy Reid & Alice Allen (Strathspey Queens) beautifully playing their selection of my violin & cello solos & duets:
Patsy Reid writes "It’s not being pressed into a 💿 but . . . you can head over to Bandcamp to buy your own digital copy!"
patsyreid.bandcamp.com
May 13, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Just out from Patsy Reid & Alice Allen (Strathspey Queens) beautifully playing their selection of my violin & cello solos & duets:
Patsy Reid writes "It’s not being pressed into a 💿 but . . . you can head over to Bandcamp to buy your own digital copy!"
patsyreid.bandcamp.com
May 13, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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I reviewed Deep Time for @thewiremagazine.bsky.social, a festival marking 40 yrs since Jean-Michel Basquiat & John Cage showed work at @fruitmarket.bsky.social. Curated by Elaine Mitchener w/ @niknakdjmusic.bsky.social Brìghde Chaimbeul @simoneseales.bsky.social @cathecticpetals.bsky.social & more💥
April 1, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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Born #OTD in 1948, Scottish composer & flautist, Eddie McGuire. Ensemble work, Euphoria (1980), was written as an antidote to political upheaval of the Thatcher Era. Debut at Edinburgh International Festival by The Fires of London & Maxwell Davies. open.spotify.com/track/6zt9T0...
#britsymphyear
Euphoria
Eddie McGuire, Red Note Ensemble · Eddie Mcguire: Entangled Fortunes · Song · 2015
open.spotify.com
February 15, 2025 at 8:08 AM