Bio
Scott Wood, 30, mainly performs on Bagpipes, Border Pipes, Whistles, Wooden Flute & Synths, as well as working as a Producer/Recording/Mixing Engineer from his own recording studio, Oak Ridge Studios. Born and raised in Erskine, Scotland, Scott was a finalist in the 2013 BBC Young Traditional Musician of the Year Competition and holds a Bachelors degree in Scottish Music from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Primarily from a traditional piping background, Scott played with the World Renowned Strathclyde Police Pipe Band, was appointed Pipe Sergeant of the National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland Senior Band as well as Pipe Major of their respective Development Band. Since the age of 16, Scott decided to focus more on the contemporary side of folk music, and has toured nearly every continent on the globe, performing with major acts such as: Scott Wood Band, Skerryvore, Sigrid, Celtic Worship, Mànran, RURA, Norrie MacIver, Calum Stewart, Kilda, Mischa Macpherson Trio, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, We Banjo 3, Cameron Barnes, KT Tunstall, Phil Cunningham & Aly Bain, Drams Ceilidh Band, The Red Hot Chilli Pipers and Carlos Nuñez.
In 2012, Scott formed ‘The Scott Wood Trio’ and was nominated for ‘Up and Coming Artist of the Year’ at the 2013 Scots Trad Music Awards. The band then developed into the sextet named the ‘Scott Wood Band’ - described as “The most exciting new traditional act in Scotland.” – Tiree Music Festival.
In 2015, Scott released his debut album ‘Upsurge’ with the ‘Scott Wood Band’, produced by Calum MacCrimmon of Breabach. The production of the album took him to Ann Arbor, Michigan to mix with the esteemed producer Tyler Duncan, which in turn inspired Scott to learn about music production and open his own studio some years later. The band then received nominations for ‘Album of the Year’ and ‘Folk Band of the Year’ at the Scots Trad Music Awards. The band’s last performance was on the 2017/18 BBC Hogmanay Show with an audience of 2.5 million viewers across the world. Since then, they have been on a hiatus, but have plans of recording another album in 2023 with a new direction.
SKERRYVORE
In April of 2017, Scott became a full-time member of the prestigious folk/rock band Skerryvore and has been consistently touring with them ever since, headlining most major folk festivals and theatres. Their latest album ‘EVO’ peaked at No.6 in the mainstream UK iTunes Charts and received high critical acclaim. In the year of 2019 alone, Skerryvore performed 143 gigs all over the world. During the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic, Skerryvore released the charity single 'Everyday Heroes' to raise funds for the NHS. Scott mixed, mastered performed and produced the track and became the Official Scottish No.1 that week and was nominated for 'Original Work of the Year' at the Scots Trad Music Awards. The 2020 single 'You & I' was featured for 6 weeks on the BBC Radio 2 'New Music Playlist'. It began on the C list and held the last two weeks on the prestigious A list - a very rare occurrence for an independent band. Scott c0-produced/recorded/mixed and played whistle on this track.
2023 brought the year of Skerryvore's first ever Scottish Official Number 1 Album, 'Tempus', with many of Scott's own compositions. The album was produced (alongside Alec Dalglish), recorded and mixed in Scott's Oak Ridge Studios.
Skerryvore continue to tour all over the world performing over 150 gigs per year.
Scott is also involved on the other side of the musical glass, and runs Oak Ridge Studios straight from his home in Bishopbriggs, Glasgow, producing, recording, and mixing music for other artists. He has worked with acts such as Talisk, RURA, Ímar, Gnoss, Anxo Lorenzo, Project SMOK, Cameron Barnes, Celtic Worship, Assynt, Eabhal, Norrie MacIver, Vintage Trouble, Skerryvore, Brother Raksha, Humble Fever, James Mackenzie, Rob Muir, Bethany Barrie, Sarah MacNeil, Rachel Hair & Ron Jappy, Mànran, Josie Duncan & Pablo Lafunete, The Alyn Cosker Group, Jack Badcock, Tiernan Courell, Raintown, OCYN, Hannah Rarity, James Harper, Ron Jappy, Kyle Warren, Cala, and many more.
Aside from more creative aspects of music, Scott also manages the Drams Ceilidh Band, a successful full-time wedding and corporate band, providing on average 60 ceilidhs and employing over 30 musicians throughout the year.
