A Little Bit of Ireland Interviews ep11 - Isla Grant
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- This playlist contains all the interviews filmed in 2010 / 2011 by Mike Walker Camera for The O'Brien Media Group for a program called "A Little Bit of Ireland". This TV show was broadcast on the Sky Showcase channel and also on Freesat.
This episode features Scottish born country singer/songwriter Isla Grant.
Isla Grant was born in Wigtownshire, Scotland but when she was a few months old her family moved away and eventually settled in the Scottish Borders. Her parents were dairy people and Isla spent many happy years with her parents and two older brothers on the farm. She loved the farm life and would help her father in the milking parlour at milking time and for a while she showed hereford bulls at the cattle shows. Her love of music started at an early age when she would listen to records her mother had. These were mainly Scottish and Irish recordings, her brothers were at that time listening to jazz and pop and some skiffle.
When she was about eight she used to pluck the strings on her oldest brothers guitar and eventually he gave her the guitar so I suppose you could say that he is responsible for Isla starting to play music although music was right through her family. Her father’s side of the family were highland bagpipe players and her mother’s side were violin players and there were a few accordian players in there as well.
When she was about fourteen Isla started to sing in the folk clubs mainly in Scotland and in the north east of England, then she discovered country music and that changed her style in music. She worked professionally in the country music scene till 1992 when she was involved in a serious road accident along with her husband Al.
Due to injuries in the accident Isla was off the road for five years and in that time she started composing more of her own material which led to a recording contract. After eleven albums, some of which have gone triple platinum, Isla branched out and started her own record label (I.G.E.) and released her first album on her own label in October 2008.
Isla’s husband Al is an artist in his own right but is always on stage with Isla playing bass guitar and giving a few songs.
Isla has three sons and six grandchildren. She also has a great love of animals and has four dogs, and two cats, which keep her busy when she is at home.
Isla loves to tour, that’s when she gets the chance to meet all her fans and tell them how much she appreciates all their support.
Please see her official website:
islagrant.word...
Hosted by Dublin born Richard O'Brien, the interviews are as follows:
Ep 1 Pat Jordan
Ep 2 Sabrina Piggott
Ep 3 Michael O'Brien & Philomena
Ep 4 Mary Malone
Ep 5 Sean Wilson & Tony Mac
Ep 6 Peter Mylett
Ep 7 Joe Casserly & Martin Logan
Ep 8 Tommy Collins
Ep 9 Margaret Duggan
Ep 10 Sean Page
Ep 11 Isla Grant
Ep 12 Lisa McHugh
Ep 13 Matthew Riding & Matthew Kerridge
Ep 14 Gerry Flanagan
Ep 15 Alastair Coyles
Ep 16 Declan Henry
Ep 17 Cy Kearney
Ep 18 Celtic Beat
Ep 19 The Bachelors
Ep 20 Frank McCaffrey
Ep 21 Mervyn Conn
Ep 22 Ally Harron & Marian Curry
Ep 23 Danny Murphy
Ep 24 Georgette Jones
Ep 25 Irish Management Consortium
Ep 26 Gerry Carney
Ep 27 Colin Stout
Ep 28 John McNicholl
Ep 29 Ellen Tinnelley
Ep 30 The Biblecode Sundays
Ep 31 Daniel O'Donnell
Ep 32 Seamus Moore
Ep 33 Charlie Landsborough
Ep 34 Shawn Cuddy
Ep 35 Jimmy Cricket
Ep 36 Michael Sloyan
Ep 37 Daniel Shutt
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Gear used:
Cameras, Lenses & Aquisition:
Sony PMW-350 broadcast camera with
Fujinon HA18x7.6BERM-M6B ENG Lens with Digi Power Servo
Sony EX3 camera for guest shot
Sony EX1 camera for wide shot
Audio:
Sennheiser 416 Shotgun mic
Sennheiser G2 series Laveliers x2 for interviews
Sony Freedom mic
Lighting:
Dedolights x3 set with DP20 projection adaptor
Flo Light 4 tube soft light fluorescent
Grip:
Vinton Tripods with Vision 8 and 3 heads
Hague Universal Tracking Dolly
Manfrotto tripod with 500 fluid hed
Editing:
Adobe Premiere CS6, Photoshop, After Effects
I saw Isla in concert here, in Australia, a few years back.... I got the chance to have a chat with her.... a lovely and very talented lady. You will be forever welcome here in Australia.
Thanks for watching. Yes, a very lovely lady indeed. Best wishes, Mike Walker.
She’s a braw lassie for sure and she’s Scottish to boot
Hi MrMicky, thanks for watching, best wishes, Mike
Thanks for uploading the video. Lisa great singer her lyrics are very heart-touching, voice is melodies. There are many many reasons why I love you.
Thanks for watching and your comment....Best wishes, Mike Walker
I do love this lady here in Indiana. Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching and commenting best wishes Mike.
a little bit of Ireland???? she's Scottish !! what about Nathan next then Robert m ??
Thanks for watching and commenting
Yes she is Scottish but she married am Irishman and lives in Ireland