David McGuinness
@davidmcguinness.bsky.social
amateur executant: usually too busy organising music to make any. https://linktr.ee/davidmcg
as of today, MUNGREL STUFF is available again on Bandcamp: over 70 minutes of 18th-century Scottish-Italian & Italian-Scottish musical experiments in all their ridiculous glory. Get it here concertocaledonia.bandcamp.com/album/mungrel-stuff
September 5, 2025 at 11:14 AM
as of today, MUNGREL STUFF is available again on Bandcamp: over 70 minutes of 18th-century Scottish-Italian & Italian-Scottish musical experiments in all their ridiculous glory. Get it here concertocaledonia.bandcamp.com/album/mungrel-stuff
yesterday's organ tourism, at the 1970s-tastic Hradetzky in St Salvator's chapel in St Andrews, which my Buxtehude score reminded me I had played once before. Chris Bragg also showed me the amazing new Laidlaw Music Centre with its moving floor and reverberation chamber in the roof - wow!
September 5, 2025 at 10:17 AM
yesterday's organ tourism, at the 1970s-tastic Hradetzky in St Salvator's chapel in St Andrews, which my Buxtehude score reminded me I had played once before. Chris Bragg also showed me the amazing new Laidlaw Music Centre with its moving floor and reverberation chamber in the roof - wow!
today's organ tourism, on the wonderful early 18th-century styled Ahrend organ in the Reid Concert Hall, University of Edinburgh. I gave a recital on this about 30 years ago, can't remember what I played ...
September 3, 2025 at 7:34 PM
today's organ tourism, on the wonderful early 18th-century styled Ahrend organ in the Reid Concert Hall, University of Edinburgh. I gave a recital on this about 30 years ago, can't remember what I played ...
this morning: Bach on the 1844 Broadwood piano in the concert hall, this evening: pipe tunes with the organ in the chapel. Not bad for a Monday. #UofG
September 1, 2025 at 10:14 PM
this morning: Bach on the 1844 Broadwood piano in the concert hall, this evening: pipe tunes with the organ in the chapel. Not bad for a Monday. #UofG
So chuffed that this album from 2001 is available once again: a bunch of Scottish-Italian and Italian-Scottish music from nearly 300 years ago, and still one of the favourite things I’ve done, for the sheer joyful weirdness of it.
August 25, 2025 at 3:58 PM
So chuffed that this album from 2001 is available once again: a bunch of Scottish-Italian and Italian-Scottish music from nearly 300 years ago, and still one of the favourite things I’ve done, for the sheer joyful weirdness of it.
nice to be reminded tonight of the joy of practising in a Gothic revival chapel on a summer evening
August 20, 2025 at 9:33 PM
nice to be reminded tonight of the joy of practising in a Gothic revival chapel on a summer evening
back from the sleeping giant, I can report that Wooleys of Arran is a properly top-tier local Scottish bakery (the Bakehouse in Blackwaterfoot is superb too) #priorities
June 19, 2025 at 9:18 PM
back from the sleeping giant, I can report that Wooleys of Arran is a properly top-tier local Scottish bakery (the Bakehouse in Blackwaterfoot is superb too) #priorities
a useful reminder https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jun/10/the-misogyny-of-the-metaverse-is-mark-zuckerbergs-dream-world-a-no-go-area-for-women?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
June 10, 2025 at 7:41 AM
not sure whether to be proud of this or not
May 9, 2025 at 3:45 PM
not sure whether to be proud of this or not
Good morning from Iona! We’re on air in less than an hour … better finish my breakfast https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0029x7q
April 19, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Good morning from Iona! We’re on air in less than an hour … better finish my breakfast https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0029x7q
here it is hiding behind a tree
April 10, 2025 at 9:54 PM
here it is hiding behind a tree
wonderful - here's Village 1 in situ, I love it
March 7, 2025 at 12:10 PM
wonderful - here's Village 1 in situ, I love it
this one provided by my sister recently, he's still going! when I lived in Byres Road late 80s i got his first ever flyer, from the orange overall ACE Services 'free guitar lesson' era - should have kept it. last year my daughter crocheted me a Colin flyer, now on the wall here ...
February 20, 2025 at 6:08 PM
this one provided by my sister recently, he's still going! when I lived in Byres Road late 80s i got his first ever flyer, from the orange overall ACE Services 'free guitar lesson' era - should have kept it. last year my daughter crocheted me a Colin flyer, now on the wall here ...
from Beat Instrumental & International Recording Studio magazine, December 1970. I wouldn't try calling it now
January 27, 2025 at 8:43 PM
from Beat Instrumental & International Recording Studio magazine, December 1970. I wouldn't try calling it now
loved hearing the sublime combo of Väsen & Hawktail at City Hall tonight, so classy
January 25, 2025 at 10:40 PM
loved hearing the sublime combo of Väsen & Hawktail at City Hall tonight, so classy
a quiet day today after two amazing celebratory nights in a row at Celtic Connections with not-symphony orchestras: Qawwali on Friday, and Grit last night. This clip from Hamish Napier makes it look like my 4-bar organ solo got a standing ovation! 🤣
January 19, 2025 at 10:08 PM
a quiet day today after two amazing celebratory nights in a row at Celtic Connections with not-symphony orchestras: Qawwali on Friday, and Grit last night. This clip from Hamish Napier makes it look like my 4-bar organ solo got a standing ovation! 🤣
had a great time yesterday visiting fellow musical shed enthusiast Sushil Dade (Future Pilot AKA) - here we are singing about the mango we didn't get around to eating because we got distracted by a pond
December 30, 2024 at 11:18 AM
had a great time yesterday visiting fellow musical shed enthusiast Sushil Dade (Future Pilot AKA) - here we are singing about the mango we didn't get around to eating because we got distracted by a pond
fs, this is like one of @ianmartin.bsky.social's spoof Guardian headlines: 'I went to England once, and the racism, poverty and collapsing infrastructure were absolutely thrilling'
December 16, 2024 at 8:57 AM
fs, this is like one of @ianmartin.bsky.social's spoof Guardian headlines: 'I went to England once, and the racism, poverty and collapsing infrastructure were absolutely thrilling'
what Sarah-Jane says! tinyurl.com/rainy-sun
December 8, 2024 at 10:52 AM
what Sarah-Jane says! tinyurl.com/rainy-sun
It might not be a rainy Sunday today (or maybe it is for you) but last winter, making this album cheered up some very wet Sundays indeed. A warming new album of improvisations for bassoon, piano and organ to cheer you through the darker months. Bandcamp link in 2nd post below
December 1, 2024 at 11:48 AM
It might not be a rainy Sunday today (or maybe it is for you) but last winter, making this album cheered up some very wet Sundays indeed. A warming new album of improvisations for bassoon, piano and organ to cheer you through the darker months. Bandcamp link in 2nd post below
Our new album of improvisations for bassoon, piano, organ … and kalimba is on Bandcamp now! link in 2nd post
November 30, 2024 at 12:31 PM
Our new album of improvisations for bassoon, piano, organ … and kalimba is on Bandcamp now! link in 2nd post
Out TODAY, our album of improvisations for bassoon, piano and organ, with an added bonus tune by the great Karen Tweed. Bandcamp link in 2nd post below
November 29, 2024 at 11:35 AM
Out TODAY, our album of improvisations for bassoon, piano and organ, with an added bonus tune by the great Karen Tweed. Bandcamp link in 2nd post below