James Gray (piano): Born into a family actively involved in the local Scottish Country Dance scene, James grew up surrounded by a love of Scottish music and culture. He started piano lessons at the age of five, initially being taught by his grandmother, who played for his parents' dance classes, and later took up the accordion.
James is well known among Scottish country dancers for his solo and ensemble piano playing. To date, he has played as a solo musician at dance schools in the US, Canada, Europe and New Zealand, and was the director of the first RSCDS youth school.  He plays in the dance band Scottish Measure, and in a duo with Keith Smith. The Host of the Air was his first ensemble release with musicians Susie Petrov and Laura Risk. In 2006 he released a solo album Piano Dance, and a CD of his compositions, Opus Dance, in 2012. He is featured on the RSCDS recordings for Book 17 and Graded Book 2.
James now lives in Norway. There he is often seen skiing or heard playing accordion. He maintains his links to Scotland and, in addition to playing for Scottish Dancing, he plays with champion Scottish fiddler Gregor Borland and bothy ballad singer Scott Gardiner.

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Andrew Lyon (accordion): I was born into a dancing family and took up playing for dance classes on the piano in the early 1980's.
I started the band 'Scottish Measure SCD Band' in 1986, the same year I attended the first RSCDS pianist course in Edinburgh.
I was first invited to play for Summer School in 1988 and have played there many times over the years.
I'm lucky to have played for classes, dances and workshops all over the UK, and Europe.

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Phill Jones (accordion): He has been playing for Scottish Country Dancing for over 20 years.
As well as playing for weekly dance classes in Central Scotland.
Phill also plays regularly for dances, balls and schools throughout the UK and beyond.

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Alasdair Gray (teacher) lives in Edinburgh, Scotland, where he dances with the Edinburgh Branch and a variety of local clubs.
Alasdair has been dancing since he was a wee lad, learning both country and highland from his parents, and continuing this on at university.
Alasdair qualified as an RSCDS teacher in the early 2000s and has been teaching local groups, branch classes, and international weekend schools across Europe ever since.