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Welcome to The Carlyle Family Website
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The Carlyle Family are a mum, dad, daughter and son who together play Scottish Dance Music as a family band. We play a wide range of functions, ranging from Accordion & Fiddle Clubs to weddings and ceilidhs, with music ranging from traditional Scottish dances to chart hits.
The Carlyle Family live in Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland and play gigs in Central Scotland, with occasional visits to the North of England.
The Carlyle Family are available to travel to any part of the world, providing we are off on holiday together. This usually happens around Easter for two weeks and during the summer (July-August). We are interested in visiting Caledonian or St Andrews Societies around the globe.
The Carlyle Family can be contacted via e-mail. Contact Matt on
Matt@mcarlyle.freeserve.co.uk
Kenny is the youngest member of The Carlyle Family, and is 14 years old. He is our drummer/percussionist.
Kenny is an established musician who plays with a range of other bands apart from the Carlyle Family, including The National Children's Orchestra of Scotland, West Lothian Schools Brass Band, Broxburn Public Brass Band and Deans Community High School Wind Band.
Kenny has been playing drums since the age of five and has achieved Associated Board Grade 5 Percussion with Distinction. He is currently studying for Associated Board Grade 7 in Percussion and Grade 4 in piano.
Meet Kirsten
Kirsten is our keyboard player and is 16 years old. She has been studying piano since the age of five and has reached Associated Board Grade 5 with Merit.
Kirsten is also an accomplished Tenor Horn player, Associated Board Grade 4 with Distinction, and currently plays this instrument with Deans High School Community Wind Band.
Kirsten is also one of our vocalists at weddings and dances.
Wilma is the mum in the Carlyle Family and is our mandolin player, playing a Vanden, solid-body, electric mandolin.
Wilma specialises in music from Scandinavia, in particular Danish tunes, such as "The Holstebro Waltz", and Swedish tunes, such as the "Galop From Valdres".
Meet Matt
Matt is the dad in the Carlyle Family and is our accordion player, playing an Elkavox 83 accordion. Matt has been playing accordion for a number of years, and also plays keyboard, guitar and drums.
Matt writes music for The Carlyle Family as well, including the title track of our first album, "Gie's A Wee Intro" and a tune on the second album, "Cissie's Plastic Elbow", which was written as a tribute to a good friend of the band.
Matt also plays accordion with an Irish pub band, "The Lobsters", and keyboard with a Sixties/Seventies duo called "Just For You".
Matt is also a vocalist when we play weddings and dances.
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The Carlyle Family have recorded two albums so far, as follows:-
Gi'e Us A Wee Intro - our first recording, made in 1994, when Kenny was 8 and Kirsten was 10.
All In A Day's Work - our second album, made in 1997, which contains the following tracks:- (to hear a short sample click on a link - they do take ages to download, however, as they are Wave files)
If you would like to order a copy of "All In A Day's Work", please e-mail Matt on:-
Matt@mcarlyle.freeserve.co.ukCurrent prices for this album are Cassette - £6.00 (Sterling), CD - £10.00 (Sterling), plus postage.
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Last Revised: December 2000