Author: colskiguitar

This Saturday 21st June on the night of the Solstice, I'll be performing a chilled out evening of live jazz with Pauline Black on vocals. "Sit back and enjoy the soulful combination of voice and guitar whilst sipping a cocktail or mocktail." The Deerness Distillery is a cracking venue for music, I've played a few … Continue reading Solstice jazz! →

I realise I'm a bit slack when it comes to posting updates here, but better late than never! I had two cracking gigs in the Orkney Blues Festival last month with Los Acousticos Bandidos alongside my partner in crime Scotty. We opened for the fantastic Ian Siegal in Burray, then played the Royal in Stromness … Continue reading Orkney Folk festival 2025 →

Been a busy few months going from 2024 - 2025, lots of music-making in Orkney with Freilach, the Stronsay Band, the Flat Niners, my jazz trio with Pauline Black & Paul Kelly and a couple of other wee projects. Also a couple of great gigs in Aberdeen with Los Acousticos Bandidos and Organisation Organ Trio. … Continue reading 2025 update →

Update: I'm now teaching in the Orkney Music Rooms in Hatston, and also from my private home studio in Evie. Please get in touch at sound.ideas@gmail.com for more info 🙂

Please get in touch to make a booking, thanks 🙂

Colin will be teaching guitar in https://orkneymusicrooms.com/ from monday 22nd april, if interested, please get in touch via sound.ideas@gmail.com. Specialities are prep for SQA exams, graded music exams (Rockschool, MTB, Trinity, ABRSM etc), University level performance and learning for fun and enjoyment.  All styles covered including rock, pop, blues, jazz, classical, contemporary, etc.  Adult learners … Continue reading ORKNEY LESSONS! →

Just an update: I am relocating to Orkney at the beginning of April 2024, and will be offering lessons shortly after that, so if you're interested, feel free to get in touch. Many thanks, Colin

Just an update: I'm currently not offering face-to-face lessons as my studio is pretty small and I don't feel I can accommodate effective social distancing. I'm doing occasional online lessons via ZOOM, but the majority of my time is taken up just now with teaching at the University of Aberdeen and for the local authority … Continue reading LESSON UPDATE →

It's been a long nine months without live music, but I'm excited to share the news about a (socially distanced) gig I recorded this week which will be streamed by Jazz at the Blue Lamp on thursday 17th december on Facebook & Youtube. It's a guitar trio featuring myself, Graeme Stephen and Scotty Cruickshank, you … Continue reading Live music returns! →

So this week I let my two passions combine by making a wee video showcasing some of my guitar playing and some of my photography. The streets of Aberdeen are very eerie just now, it's like a Ghost Town... https://youtu.be/hBgYQQ4oMvI