Skerryvore are a Scottish Celtic rock band originally formed by Daniel Gillespie and Fraser West in Tiree, Argyll and Bute in 2000, after the two began playing ceilidh music together at various functions.

Currently based in Glasgow, Scotland, Skerryvore have toured Europe, the United States, the Middle East, and China.

Both Daniel and Martin Gillespie were students of the Scottish folk music tutors Gordon Connell[2] and Robert Beck.

Fraser and Alec were students of the Music Department of Deans Community High School in Livingston, West Lothian.

The album was the "Album of the Month" on Mary Ann Kennedy"s BBC Radio Scotland programm "Celtic Connections," and consisted predominantly of arrangements of traditional tunes, including a vocal rendition of "Home to Donegal," and a vocal arrangement of John Lennon and Paul McCartney's "Blackbird."

Following a gig in their adopted home town of Glasgow, reviewer Stuart Morrison, in "The Herald" stated that "we could well have found a Runrig for the 21st century.

They retained their instrumentation of accordion, pipes, whistle, fiddle, guitar, bass and drums, dispensed with the brass section and added keyboards to both their album arrangements and to many of their live performances.

The album received a considerable amount of critical acclaim, including from "The Daily Record's" John Dingwall who described Skerryvore as "the hottest new Celtic rockers on the block.

Although retaining their traditional instrumentation, the album is almost entirely made up of songs penned by Alec Dalglish, with one tune composed by Martin Gillespie.

Producer of their albums since 2010, and keyboard player, Alan Scobie joined the band on stage in all gigs and, following a diagnosis of focal dystonia for Martin, Scott Wood was added on pipes and whistles.

"Chasing the Sun," released in September 2014, was described as the band's most mature sounding album,[14] reflecting the various styles that have influenced their development, as well as re-emphasising their traditional roots.

[15] The open air concert, held at Mossfield Stadium, attracted an audience of 6000 along with various artists including The Red Hot Chilli Pipers, Trail West, Dougie MacLean, Sharon Shannon, Skipinnish, and Scott Wood Band.

Composed by Martin Gillespie, the single featured a variety of guest musicians from the Scottish music scene, as well as former UK Government press secretary Alastair Campbell.