... acoustic and electric guitar.
Ken has played in many bands over
...is a graduate of The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow and has been a teacher of
music in Scotland, England and Spain. Jean has had a varied music career covering many music genres from classical to pop. Jean’s main instrument is piano but usually plays bass in Borealis. Jean is the band’s arranger.
and has been awarded medals and accolades for her singing in the folk genre.
... is the lead singer in Borealis. and is the band’s folk music influence. Janice has sang to many an audience
...piano, keyboards
Stewart’s first instrument is the pipe organ which he plays at his local church. Stewart also trains a local choir.
...very versatile: in a Bach to Bacharach kind of a way!.
the years especially the music circuit in the north of England. Now living in Scotland and therefore improving as a person.
Borealis: the band members
‘As a Scottish ex-pat now living in Australia, I wanted to let you how much I enjoy
listening to
your CD. I hold a Burns Supper in my home each year and Borealis’s music always features
at it.’
Mike Harrison Australia
... drums, guitar, bass guitar.
a multi instrumentalist with a keen interest in computers and recording, Andy assists Jean in her music production and also
hoofs it with Jean as a jazz piano/bass combo.
Borealis’ repertoire is jam packed full of great songs from many walks of musical
life. The band set up involves five vocals, drums, bass guitar, electric guitar,
acoustic guitar and three keyboards.
Songs from the shows, a cappella vocals, jazz standards, folk, easy listening popular
songs from the 1920's, 1930’s ... 1950’s ... 1980’s .... and all sorts ...
The band likes to swap round the various instruments they play too ...
Borealis provide their own high quality sound system and music equipment.
The members of the band have been performing together as Borealis for about six years.
Their music programme is unashamedly nostalgic and is best thought of as tribute
to the ‘three minute song’.
Their wide ranging, diverse repertoire never fails to charm with the emphasis firmly
on leaving an audience with a feel good factor, having enjoyed the music of Irving
Berlin, Harold Arlen, Cole Porter, Robert Burns, Abba, Neil Sedaka and other great
songwriters.
Close harmony singing, easy listening jazz, songs from the shows. It’s all there.
Borealis is one of the only five-piece bands in the south of Scotland pushing the
boat out as an all singing, all playing live band going out to audiences with live
music in an easy listening, professional, classy format with a ‘mature’ audience
in mind.