Pete Abbott
Pete Abbott is a highly regarded and respected songwriter and guitarist, and an exceptional singer.
Pete is the driving force behind the band and leads from the front, bringing to the performances his own relaxed and confident style.
Whilst being a seasoned solo artiste, his sheer enjoyment of sharing the stage with two great musicians and friends is there for all to see, and that enjoyment is transmitted to the audience in abundance. The emphasis of Pete’s performances is always on ‘entertainment’, ensuring that the band not only deliver high class musicianship but also a ‘good time’ for their audience.
His own seemingly effortless performance is captivating.
Gregor Borland
Gregor Borland has had the good fortune of being the only current performing fiddler to have been taught by both Hector MacAndrew of Cults, (whose grandfather was a pupil of James MacIntosh of Dunkeld, the last pupil of the famous Neil Gow) and Donald Riddell of Clunes, who was the leader of the Highland Strathspey and Reel Society, also a prolific teacher in the Inverness area. Both these fiddlers are now legendary in Scottish traditional fiddle music.
Winning as many as 8 Scottish championships as a young fiddler, including the ‘Henry Williams Trophy’, Gregor is now one of the finest exponents of the Scottish fiddle in the world today, and he continues the tradition, teaching has craft at fiddle camps in Europe, the US and New Zealand.
A brilliant all-round musician and the principal musical arranger for Other Roads.
Dave Walmisley
Dave Walmisley was born on a tobacco farm in Zimbabwe, moving to the UK at the age of 17, but still holds dear his African roots. Well known on the UK folk scene for his association with the band ‘Risky Business’, having played with them for 13 years, he was delighted to be asked to join Other Roads and continue his real love of ‘getting out there’ and playing music! A talented multi instrumentalist, singer and songwriter, he adds his own touch of class to the band’s arrangements and has a great ear for harmonies as well as taking the occasional lead vocal. Dave’s wonderful on-stage humour has made him a very popular member of the band since his introduction.
