Brandon McPhee on working with Daniel O'Donnell, his family in Scotland and the challenges of music

Flower of Scotland: Brandon McPhee on his inspirations in country music, how he started playing professionally and the reason why he loves touring around Ireland

I first started playing the accordion when I was 10 years old. My grandad first introduced me to it. Around the same time I got into the music of Daniel O’Donnell and Foster & Allen, so I’ve always had a strong interest in country music. It was there from an early age. However, I didn’t start actually singing until I was 16. All these years later, I’m still enjoying what I do and I love making music.

People in Ireland love their music even more than here in Scotland. There’s a big interest in Irish music and country music in Scotland, but there’s a different type of magic in Ireland. There’s a really happy and feel good factor when you play around Ireland. The kind of work I do is all concerts, I don’t really do dances. In Ireland, the dance scene is still very popular and it’s not the case here in Scotland. The crowd is a lot younger in Ireland as well.

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