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Ossian are a Scottish traditional music group, formed in 1976.
The initial line-up brought together Billy Ross and former members of the group Contraband, Billy Jackson, John Martin, and George Jackson. One of their earliest gigs was at the 1976 Kinross Folk Festival.
Each of the members was a multi-instrumentalist and singer. Their arrangements of songs, slow airs and dance tunes were meticulous, almost a chamber music approach to Scottish Music. They sang in English, Scots, and Gaelic.
Billy Jackson's wire-strung harp, the clarsach, featured in most pieces but he also played Uilleann (Irish) pipes and whistles. John Martin, who played fiddle and cello went on to become a member of The Tannahill Weavers. George Jackson (brother of Billy) played guitar, cittern, mandolin, fiddle, whistle and flute. Billy Ross was the main singer who played guitar, dulcimer and whistle.
Their first two LPs were remarkably popular and influential; Ossian (1977) and St Kilda Wedding (1978). Like Iona, a similar band, their albums sold well in specialist Christian rock shops. Billy Ross left the band and was replaced by Tony Cuffe as lead vocalist also playing guitar and whistle. Iain MacDonald joined playing highland pipes, flute, whistles and Jew's harp. They broke up in 1989, but reformed in 1997.

Billy Jackson - Harp, Uileann pipes, whistle, double bass, vocals
George Jackson - Guitar, fiddle, whistle, vocals
John Martin - Fiddle, cello, vocals
Tony Cuffe - Vocals, guitar, tenor guitar, tiplé
Iain MacDonald - Pipes, vocals, flute, whistle, Jew's harp

De volgende albums zijn gespot:
Borders @256
Dove Across The Water @192
Ossian @192
Seals Song @192
The Carrying Stream @192

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