Gary Innes

Gary Innes is a Scottish musician, a former shinty player and a broadcaster from Spean Bridge, Lochaber, Scotland.

He is an accordion player and has been a part-time fire-fighter in the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service since 1999.

Innes is a product of the Feis movement and has had a professional career playing the accordion since 2003.

In 2005 he recorded his debut solo album How's the Craic? on Skipinnish Records.

Outside of his regular session band, Innes is currently involved in two bands, Mànran and Box Club,

Innes plays a mixture of festivals, concerts, and corporate functions, from royalty, grand theatre's, to small local sessions with his fellow highland musicians. His distinctive purple accordion and himself have traveled and performed in quite literally the four corners of the globe.

He joined Runrig on stage at their concert Beat the Drum in Drumnadrochit on 18 August 2007 where he played to an audience of 17,500 and has continued to join the band at many of their open air shows with 'clash of the ash

In 2010, Innes formed Mànran who hoped to become the first band since Runrig to enter a Scottish Gaelic song into the UK Top 40 when they released their first single, 'Latha Math' on 17 January 2011. It fell short finishing the week in 61st place, however they managed No1 in the UK singer/songwriter charts, No6 in the Scottish Charts, and No6 in the Radio 1 Indie Charts.

Innes alongside his band mates Mànran and Pop Idol winner Michelle McManus created the official 2012 STV Appeal charity single "Take You There" and performed it live on the show which raised two million pounds for under privileged children in Scotland.

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