Ewen Henderson

Biography

Ewen Alistair Henderson (born 1987) Scottish Gaelic: Eòghann Mac Eunraig is a multi-instrumentalist folk musician from Mallaig, near Fort William in Scotland.

Musical career

Henderson comes from a musical family, with his sisters Megan (of Breabach) and Ingrid (of Glenfinnan Ceilidh Band) and brother Allan (formerly of Blazin' Fiddles) in particular being musicians of renown. He started learning the fiddle at the age of five under the tutelage of Aonghas Grant Snr, the left handed fiddler of Lochaber, who gave Henderson the iconic "Red Tassel".
Besides fiddle, Ewen regularly performs on bagpipe, penny whistle and piano. He is also fluent in Scottish Gaelic and sings in the language.
He has been a member of Battlefield Band (2010–2014), the Pneumatic Drills and Skipinnish but is currently most often found performing with Mànran, the band he helped found in 2010 alongside Gary Innes host of "Take The Floor" on BBC Radio Scotland. His Scottish Gaelic singing has been aired on BBC Alba broadcasts. Since 2015, Ewen has also performed regularly with World music pioneers the Afro Celt Sound System.
Henderson is in high demand as a composer and created the soundtrack to the 2016 BBC Alba documentary "The Wee Govan Gadgies/ Pìobairean Beaga Bhaile Ghobhainn". and was involved in the soundtrack for ITV drama Sanditon. He has also worked regularly as a Musical Director, including "Strì is Buaidh: Strife and Success" at 2017's Celtic Connections festival, a show covering Gaelic political music over the last 600 years, several series' of BBC Alba's Alleluia! and the opening concert of the 2022 Royal National Mòd
Since 2021, Henderson has also been working as a broadcaster, notably on BBC Radio Scotland's Piping Sounds programme and BBC Radio nan Gàidheal's Crùnluath. These shows won the award for Trad Music in the Media at the 2024 Scots Trad Music Awards.
Henderson's most recent solo album, "Lèirsinn - Perception" was named as one of the best Folk Albums of 2024 by The Scotsman newspaper.
Married to Maria in 2019, the couple have three children together.
A keen follower of the sport shinty, he has played for Glasgow University Shinty Club.

With Mànran

2011: Latha Math (Single)
2011: Mànran
2013: The Test
2017: An Dà Là / The Two Days
2021: Ùrar

Solo

2020: Steall
2024: Lèirsinn - Perception