Interview: Jamesie Johnston of Albannach

Jamesie Johnston is the bass drummer and driving personality behind Albannach - the popular tribal bagpipes and drums band. Jamesie grew up in Glasgow. Though he seemed headed for a solid workingman's life as an auto mechanic, fate had other ideas.

After doing some film work for various UK -based productions and the Discovery Channel, he fell into the music scene. After playing with another tribal drum crew, Jamesie and his mates founded Albannach and the rest is history.

Learn about this fascinating journey, what makes this artist tick, and how he as leveraged his success into good causes like advocating for men's mental health.

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00:00:00 - Introduction

00:00:37 - Jamesie's origin story

00:03:18 - The Braveheart Crew

00:06:11 - Clann an Drumma

00:10:50 - What has changed over the years?

00:13:27 - Albannach fans

00:15:20 - Why is Albannach instrumental?

00:19:22 - Most emotional gut punch in career

00:22:57 - Hobbies outside of music

00:25:32 - Mental health journey

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