Jonny Hardie and Gavin Marwick

From a classical background, Jonny Hardie played viola in the National Youth Orchestra before progressing to study at the Royal National College of Music, Manchester. He returned to his native North East in 1988, to concentrate on fiddle and traditional music and became known in the locality as musical director/score writer for many community theatre productions and as a key organiser of 'Strathfest', Aberdeenshire's summer long arts programme.

Jonny is best known for his work with Old Blind Dogs, who feature many of his own compositions and arrangements in their extensive repertoire, earning him a musician's musician reputation.

Hailing from one of Edinburgh's most musical of families, Gavin Marwick has been with Iron Horse since the band's inception in 1990. He learned his craft at the hands of such luminaries as Alastair Hardie, Angus Grant and Tom Anderson.

A one time finalist in the Young Tradition Awards, Gavin picked up many honours in his formative years and was 'instrumental' during the ceilidh dance revival of the nineteen eighties. No stranger to radio and television broadcasts, Gavin has appeared on numerous soundtrack recordings and as a guest musician on albums by Wolfstone, Talitha McKenzie and The Humff Family.