Angus is from the Inner Hebridean Island of Tiree and along with Andrew Stevenson is a founder member of Skipinnish. He began playing the accordion at the age of 9 under the tutelage of Gordon Connell whose generosity of time and skill has produced so many accordion players and subsequent bands with Tiree connections.
Having studied at the RCS, and with a working background in commercial fishing, marine chartering and more recently the licensed trade, Angus has a varied professional life but music has been a constant thread throughout.
So far, Angus has been the main composer in the band and has written or co-written all the original songs performed and recorded by Skipinnish.
Although he has been writing for some time, it has only been in recent years that any of his songs have seen the light of day and they have been widely acclaimed, earning Angus a nomination for “Composer of the Year” at the Scottish Traditional Music Awards in 2017.