Bio

A few words about Heidrum ... You can find a few words on each of the current band members below ...

Jim A founder member of Heidrum, well known on the local music scene, has played bass with several local bands in his time. More recently, along with a semi acoustic bass, he aquired a Bouzouki, a Tenor Banjo and a Djembe, all of which he plays in the band. Jim's ear for music and excellent harmonies are a big influence on what Heidrum is today ...

Karen A newer member of Heidrum, Karen is a well respected musician on the local music scene. She's an excellent fiddle player, plays the pipes & has more recently taken up the mandolin. Always on the lookout for new tunes to play & styles to learn. Up for sessions or gigs anytime, she can also hold her own on the Guinness front and is a very welcome addition to the band ...

Gary Is the newest member of Heidrum. A veteran of the local music scene, has played in several local bands over the years, including his current rock band F 'n' 3Gs. He plays great acoustic guitar, sings excellent vocals & harmonies & as with the rest of the band, he's always up for music sessions or gigs wherever they may be. Gary is another very welcome addition to the line-up ...

Joyce Is fairly new to the music scene as a player, although she spent many a year patiently listening to Heidrum learning various tunes and instruments, and is now firmly embedded with the band as our Bodhran player. Always a good laugh, and up for a music session any time, Joyce's emerging bodhran style is a great asset for the band ...

Jamie Another Heidrum founder, has been involved in music one way or another for many a year. An accordion player in his younger days, he played around some of the local pubs & clubs before hanging up the squeezebox and finding a guitar. Over the years, he's added bluegrass banjo, tenor banjo, mandolin, mandola & bouzouki to the repetoire ...

Some Special Thanks ... Special mention must go to the following people who have all either been a part of, played with or influenced Heidrum in some way and must take some of the credit for what Heidrum is now ...

Everyone All of our friends and family that have supported the band over the last few years. If I named everyone here the page would be too big so suffice to say, cheers everyone for the encouragement and the craic ...

Bart Brian (Bart) Simpson is a founder member of Heidrum, and another old hand at the local music scene. He can play anything you want on rythm guitar, some of his lead licks are fantastic and his bluegrass strum is unbeatable. On top of that he's got a great ear for harmonies. Bart has also been a big influence on what Heidrum is today ...

Phil Daly Phil, an Irishman, originally from Dublin, helps out a lot with the band in his spare time. A good friend of each of the founding members, he roadies for us, drives us to & from gigs & sessions and generally helps out wherever he can. We're pretty sure we don't thank him enough so we thought we'd say it here. Cheers Phil ...

Scot Learmonth Scot was also around when Heidrum was formed. His mum owned & ran our local pub at the time and Scot helped us out a lot with loans of PA gear and the use of the back bar to practice in etc. He now owns and runs Ash Bar in Montrose and we've had several great gigs at his pub. Especially the Hogmanay hoolies ....

Paul Henslee Paul played sesions with us in the early days. He's a fantastic guitarists, both acoustic & electric., as well as a dab hand at the harmonica, mando or bluegrass banjo, and just about anything else with strings on it. Another great harmony singer, Paul has also penned a couple of awesome tunes for acoustic guitar ...