KILBIRNIE STATION
Scottish Music Ensemble
BIO
Kilbirnie Station is a Scottish music ensemble based in Vancouver BC, Canada, with Janet Wright on double bass, Kevin Hamilton on guitar and Janice Hamilton on fiddle. The band was formed to provide live music accompaniment for classes and performances of the Scottish Step Dance group, Cranachan. The band often expands to include Cathrine Conings on piano and Natalie Thompson on fiddle, to play for weddings, ceilidhs and small concerts. All have played together for many years in the Vancouver Fiddle Orchestra.
SHOW DATES
September 13, 2025 | Private wedding celebration ceilidh, Okanagan BC
June 14, 2025 | Private wedding celebration ceilidh, Squamish BC
March 22, 2025 | KinVillage Community Centre Ceilidh, Tsawwassen BC
January 18, 2025 | Vancouver Rowing Club Burns Supper, Vancouver BC
November 3, 2024 | North Shore Dance Scottish Fall Tea Dance, North Vancouver BC
October 11, 2024 | RSCDS Vancouver AGM Dance, Vancouver BC
September 6-7, 2024 | Naramata 20th Anniversary, ceilidh, workshop, tea dance (by Naramata Scottish Country Dancers), Penticton BC
May 26, 2024 | Fort Langley Silver Jubilee Whisky Tea Dance, Langley BC
March 2, 2024 | KinVillage Community Centre Ceilidh, Tsawwassen BC
January 27, 2024 | RSCDS Burns Supper (for member societies of Scottish Cultural Centre), Vancouver BC
January 20, 2024 | Vancouver Rowing Club Burns Supper, Vancouver BC
November 26, 2023 | Deep Cove St. Andrews Tea Dance, North Vancouver BC
October 13, 2023 | RSCDS Vancouver Branch AGM, Vancouver BC
March 18, 2023 | KinVillage Community Centre Ceilidh, Tsawwassen BC
January 21, 2023 | Vancouver Rowing Club Burns Supper, Vancouver BC
December 10, 2022 | Concert at Sechelt Seniors Activity Centre, Sechelt BC
October 14, 2022 | RSCDS Vancouver Branch AGM, Vancouver BC
September 3, 2022 | Ceilidh at Harmony Hall, Gibsons BC
May 14, 2022 | RSCDS Vancouver Branch Welcome Back Dance, Vancouver BC
March 5, 2022 | Private celebration, North Vancouver BC
September 2020 | Supply music (recorded individually at home) for The Seven O'Clock Salute
January 25, 2020 | Private birthday party, North Vancouver BC
December 14, 2019 | Private year-end party, Vancouver BC
September 9, 2019 | Vancouver Fringe Festival, Vancouver BC
June 15, 2019 | BC Highland Games and Scottish Festival, Lafarge Lake Park, Coquitlam BC
March 9, 2019 | Celtic Ceilidh, Caulfeild Cove Hall, West Vancouver BC
March 3, 2019 | Burnaby Scottish Country Dance Club Spring Dance, Charles Rummel Community Centre,
Burnaby BC
December 15, 2018 | Lions Bay House Concerts presents Christmas Ceilidh, Lions Bay BC
September 14, 2018 | RSCDS AGM dance, Vancouver BC
September 10, 2018 | Vancouver Fringe Festival, Vancouver BC
June 30, 2018 | Lions Bay House Concerts presents Dance ON: Ceilidh!, Lions Bay BC
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MUSIC
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CONTACT
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