Beggars Row was first established in 1997 specifically for the Culross Festival of Bob Ferguson, lifted later that year. In 1998 Bob and Ian Raymond Beggars Row reformed with a new line-up. In the summer of that year they went to Russia with overwhelming success and three tours followed. The last one involved twenty three concerts at twenty days as TV shows and in press conferences. Since then there have been some personnel changes but Bob, Gus and David remain with the original line-up as founding members.
Neil joins Beggars Row
Early 2000, Neil joined the band and has become the anchor on stage as the rest of the band wandering around on stage, as part of a very energetic performance. The acts continued to develop into more of a show during the subsequent tours of Russia, Norway, Netherlands, Denmark, Belgium and Ireland. By the time Ricky far acted as a percussionist playing Beggars Row sold-out concerts and festivals, building a loyal fans. Many of the Beggars Row fans travel hundreds kilimeters the band playing.
Frank McGuire Beggars Row drummer leaves band
Frank was a member of the band Beggars Row from the early days and had toured with Beggars Row and their early Russian and European tours.
Frank was very colorful in his tartan wear stage as Bob and Gus, but increasing demands on his talent made it impossible for him to full-time commitment to Beggars Row and he left the band as a friend.
Colin Finn former JSD band joins Beggars Row
Colin Finn was one of the most successful members of the JSD band actually in the charts with their instrumental hit Celtic Jig a Jig.
Beggars Row when he performed it a great deal of experience with him and was a huge influence on all the arrangements of our songs and tunes.
Sometimes Smiler! mentioned. He always had a happy character on stage and was in perfect accord with the happy go lucky style of the band.
Ian Raymond leaves Beggars Row
Like all bands, Beggars Row also related to change of members. Ian Raymond, an early member of the band to leave.
Ian's day job made it very difficult to get time off. If he would give up his job meant he would breakdown his retirement, where he was only 3 years of it was removed.
He made a wise decision to protect its future and Beggars Row have consisted of 5 musicians.
The problem in an attempt to replace Ian Raymond was such a huge good deep voice ballad no one is replaceable, so we try it we will not.
Colin Finn leaves Beggars Row
Colin Finn also had a very successful musical instrument shop in the village of East Kilbride in Scotland. When the company grew and Colin even more and spend more time on his new music school, the inevitable happened.
Colin did not have time to tour Beggars Row and therefore had to find a new percussionist.
The big problem to find out what these musicians Beggars Row legends could replace.
Ricky Murray joins Beggars Row.
When Colin left us we had a difficult decision in finding a replacement, but eventually we did.
Ricky spent a lot of energy and experience from previous bands and it also had the other key ingredient required by Beggars Row! he was as crazy as the rest of the band.
Gus leaves Beggars Row
Beggars Row in 2005 when Gus left was a sad day for us all.
From the early days Gus was very influential in how Beggars Row developed their style and show.
Gus, the band have already left, but tried as a true professional to keep to the end, but had the benefit of his health leave.
He will always be missed.
Farquhar joins Beggars Row
In 2005, Gus after his departure from Beggars Row Farquhar McDonald of the Isle of Skye joined as a replacement.
Farquhar had previously played for Beggars Row in the Netherlands as a substitute for Gus when he was too ill for a tour.
Farquhar brings its own crazy style of violin playing and the stage to go, us and the public closer together.
An additional feature of having Farquhar in the Beggars Row, which, like David, he also plays the Great Highland bagpipe and accompanies David on his walk through the audience and helps an even more spectacular show of it.
When Beggars Row occurs
When Beggars Row occurs, we are often heralded as the best live Celtic band from Scotland. We hope that in ten or twenty years from now this biography will be a lot longer and so will our friendship and hope to continue to act for you, a lot longer than you can imagine.
Here are some of the festivals and venues Beggars Row have entered over the years:
Skagen Festival, Denmark Loch Lomond Festival, Scotland About the Wall Festival, Festival Caernarvon Stonehaven, Scotland Killin Folk Festival, Scotland Mauchline Festival, Scotland Callander festival, Scotland Broadstairs Festival, England Canterbury Theatre, England Newton Aycliffe Festival, England Maiden City Festival, Ireland Kilkeel Festival, Theatre Ireland East Kilbride, Scotland Harbour Arts Centre, Scotland, Glasgow City Hall, Nevis Centre Scotland, Scotland Paisley Beer Festival, Beer Festival Houston Scotland, Scotland Egursund festival, festival Labadoux Norway, Belgium Festival Hasselt, Belgium festival Blairgowrie, Scotland Strib Festival Denmark Festival Sneek, Holland Highland Games Moscow, Russia House of Artists, Moscow, Russia Norvey Centre, Moscow, Russia British Embassy in Moscow House of Journalists, Moscow, Russia Planet Hollywood, Moscow, Russia Sokorniki Park Open Air Festival, Moscow, Russia Leewarden Celtic night, Holland Zwolle Celtic night, Holland Glasgow Marathon, Scotland Theater Drummond, Netherlands Theatre Rondeau, Holland Country Fair Aalten, Holland Stone Valley Folk Club Holland Silkeborg Viseverse Club, Denmark Kulturhuset Pavillonnen, Denmark Culross Festival, Scotland Bornholm Musikhus, Denmark linden Hotels, Texel, Holland
