Fergus McCreadie
CatStrand, New Galloway, DG7 3RN
Saturday 19th September 2026
Blending jazz with the spirit of Scottish folk, pianist Fergus McCreadie crafts music inspired by his homeland's breath-taking landscapes. His sound transcends genre, connecting deeply with audiences worldwide — and for this special solo show, he brings that world to The CatStrand for an intimate 75-minute set, just him and the piano.
Fergus's latest album The Shieling (Edition Records), recorded in a remote cottage in North Uist in the Outer Hebrides, drew on the wild, elemental beauty of the surroundings to create a deeper sense of space and openness — and proved an immediate success with critics and audiences alike.
2025 also saw Fergus make his film score debut, contributing significantly to the soundtrack of Spike Lee's Highest 2 Lowest, starring Denzel Washington and A$AP Rocky, recorded with his trio at the Manhattan Centre in New York. A huge champion of Fergus's music, Spike Lee also used his song 'Windshelter' in a tribute video for Carmelo Anthony's induction into the NBA Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Off the back of his biggest UK & EU tour to date — including a sold-out headline show at Union Chapel as part of the EFG London Jazz Festival — 2026 brings Fergus's debut performances in Japan at Blue Note's Cotton Club Tokyo, a return to his roots with a Scottish Highlands tour, and new collaborations with violinist Donald Grant and larger chamber ensembles as Chamber Music Scotland's Artist in Residence for 2025/26.
His 2022 album Forest Floor (Edition Records) catapulted him into the international spotlight, topping the UK Jazz & Blues charts, earning a Mercury Prize shortlist nomination, the Jazz FM Instrumentalist of the Year Award, and the Scottish Album of the Year Award — the first jazz artist ever to win it.
Fergus McCreadie is an official Yamaha Artist and Chamber Music Scotland's Artist in Residence 2025/26.
"A giddying fusion of Scottish culture and jazz history" — The Times"You can almost hear the rain thrumming and the sky roaring between the notes" — Ammar Kalia"Grand soundscapes with a real emotional core" — NME
Fergus's latest album The Shieling (Edition Records), recorded in a remote cottage in North Uist in the Outer Hebrides, drew on the wild, elemental beauty of the surroundings to create a deeper sense of space and openness — and proved an immediate success with critics and audiences alike.
2025 also saw Fergus make his film score debut, contributing significantly to the soundtrack of Spike Lee's Highest 2 Lowest, starring Denzel Washington and A$AP Rocky, recorded with his trio at the Manhattan Centre in New York. A huge champion of Fergus's music, Spike Lee also used his song 'Windshelter' in a tribute video for Carmelo Anthony's induction into the NBA Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Off the back of his biggest UK & EU tour to date — including a sold-out headline show at Union Chapel as part of the EFG London Jazz Festival — 2026 brings Fergus's debut performances in Japan at Blue Note's Cotton Club Tokyo, a return to his roots with a Scottish Highlands tour, and new collaborations with violinist Donald Grant and larger chamber ensembles as Chamber Music Scotland's Artist in Residence for 2025/26.
His 2022 album Forest Floor (Edition Records) catapulted him into the international spotlight, topping the UK Jazz & Blues charts, earning a Mercury Prize shortlist nomination, the Jazz FM Instrumentalist of the Year Award, and the Scottish Album of the Year Award — the first jazz artist ever to win it.
Fergus McCreadie is an official Yamaha Artist and Chamber Music Scotland's Artist in Residence 2025/26.
"A giddying fusion of Scottish culture and jazz history" — The Times"You can almost hear the rain thrumming and the sky roaring between the notes" — Ammar Kalia"Grand soundscapes with a real emotional core" — NME
