Dave Boyd
 

composer

facilitator

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Dave is a charismatic live performer, highly regarded composer, accompanist, and inspirational facilitator.

HIs career embraces Irish and Scots traditional music, funk, blues and jazz ensembles, choral groups, electro-acoustic, percussion ensembles, theatre, circus and dance - most recently with the internationally acclaimed Irish company Fabulous Beast.


As a composer and musical director he has worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company, The Abbey Theatre, Dublin , BBC, RTE, and The National Theatre of Scotland and been a recipient of Composer's Bursary awards from Arts Councils in Ireland and the UK.

His participatory and interactive work includes award winning innovative productions developed at The Ark in Dublin, and for Glasgow UNESCO City of Music.


He plays with the North Atlantic Trio, and in a duo with award winning flautist
Shona Brown

 

about dave

multi instrumentalist

supported by Creative Scotland