Allan Henderson

Originally from Mallaig, but now living in South Uist, Allan Henderson has been a well-kent face on the traditional music scene for many years. A multi-instrumentalist and composer, he was a founder member of Blazin’ Fiddles and toured extensively with them for fifteen years. He is also a former Musician in Residence at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig and is constantly in demand as a performer, teacher, composer, producer and broadcaster. Allan joined the UHI staff in 2019, and has since taught on the HNC Music course and on the Music and the Creative Industries module on the Applied Music (BA) degree. His other work at UHI has seen the development and implementation of a series of popular short courses, including Gaelic Song as an Introduction to Gaelic language – the rationale being that if you wish to speak a language, you should first sing it – and the Supernatural History of the Highlands and Islands, where students study all aspects of the paranormal against the backdrop of Gaelic folklore.