Photographs
The Occasionals rehearsing for BBC Radio Scotland's 'Take The Floor' broadcast. Kevin Macleod, Malcolm Jones, Angela MacEachern, Alison Smith, Gus Millar, Freeland Barbour & Neil MacMillan. 11th January 2026 at Butlaw Cottage.
The Occasionals at Hogmanay 2025, as we begin our 40th year of playing music for ceilidh dancing. (Photo by Sue Anderson)
Kevin Macleod & Archie MacAllister (Skippinish) at the Waverley Bar session 12th December 2025 (Photo by Archie MacFarlane)
Kevin Macleod and folk singer Frank Fealy at the Waverley Bar, Edinburgh, 12th December 2025 (Photo by Archie MacFarlane)
Kevin Macleod, Archie MacAllister (Skippinish) & George Duff at the Waverley Bar session 12th December 2025 (Photo by Archie MacFarlane)
Kevin Macleod at Balerno Folk Club, 25th November 2025.
The George Duff Band at Balerno Folk Club, 25th November 2025 - George Duff, Kevin Macleod, John Martin& Mike Katz.
Kevin Macleod at Balerno Folk Club, 25th November 2025.
The George Duff Band at Balerno Folk Club, 25th November 2025 - George Duff, Kevin Macleod, John Martin& Mike Katz.
The Occasionals at Arbroath Accordion & Fiddle Club 5th October 2025
The Occasionals at Arbroath Accordion & Fiddle club, 5th October 2025
Waverley Bar session, Edinburgh, summer 2025
Kevin Macleod, Al Fraser, Peter Drake, Yung Yung Kan & Midge Drake - 192 Polbain session, 28th August 2025
Kevin Macleod with long standing pal Ninian Fergus, top record store manager in his day and ace humourist! Edinburgh Filmhouse - reopened August 2025
A wee tune in the restored lounge of 'Springwell' with great pal and top piper Al Fraser of Lochanside, Polglass, Coigach, 2025
Kevin Macleod with great friend James Robertson, one of Scotland's foremost authors. Edinburgh International Book Festival 2025.
Kevin Macleod, John Martin & George Duff @ The Waverley Bar session, August 2025, post Edinburgh Festival chaos.
Kevin Macleod with 1983 Sobell mandolin & 1931 National tenor resonator guitar, Waverley Bar , 15th June 2025. (Photo by Dennis Connaghan)
Tunes in 'Springwell' - Kevin Macleod & Alastair Fraser, 22nd April 2025
Kevin Macleod, John Martin & George Duff, Waverley Bar, Edinburgh 15th June 2025 (Photo by Dennis Connaghan)
Alan Prior, Kevin Macleod & John Martin, Waverley Bar session, May 2025
Kevin Macleod & Alastair Fraser, Polglass, Coigach, May 2025
Frankie Gavin & Kevin Macleod, Celtic Connections 18th January 2025.
The Occasionals at Kelso accordion club, 30th April 2025. Malcolm Jones, Gus Millar, Kevin Macleod & Freeland Barbour.
Kevin Macleod, John Martin, George Duff & Tom Napper, Waverley Bar session 26th January 2025.
Tunes at 'Lochanside', Polglass, 24th April 2025. Kevin Macleod, Peter Drake, Al Fraser & Midge Drake.
Kevin Macleod, Malcolm Jones & Gus Millar of The Occasionals, at Kelso Accordion Club, 30th April 2025
Kevin Macleod, John Martin, George Duff & Tom Napper at the Waverley Bar session, Edinburgh Festival, 4th August 2024.
With Johnny Ali Mackenzie's cas crom (foot plough) at Will Maclean's house in Polbain, 2024.
A spontaneously organised session in the Kings Arms, Tollcross, Edinburgh Sunday 18th August 2024. Cathal McConnell - flute, whistles & songs, George Duff - guitar & songs, John Martin - fiddle, Kevin Macleod - resonator tenor guitar.
The Occasionals at Glenrothes Accordion & Fiddle Club, 2024.
The Occasionals at Horncliffe Village Hall, 2024.
The Occasionals at Newtongrange Accordion & Fiddle Club, May 2024. Kevin Macleod, Freeland Barbour, Mairi Campbell, Gus Millar, Malcolm Jones & Neil MacMillan.
The Occasionals at an open air Scotch Hop in Linlithgow Palace, July 2024
Kevin Macleod with fiddler John Martin and guitarist John Carnie at the Waverley Bar, October 2024
Tunes with piper Alastair Fraser and Kevin Macleod in 'Springwell', Polbain, July 2024
Session in The Waverley Bar, Edinburgh, July 2024
Brian McGloinn of Ye Vagabonds and Kevin Macleod at 'Remembering De Danann', Electric Picnic, Co Laoise, Ireland September 2024
'Remembering De Danann' at Electric Picnic, Co Laoise, Ireland September 2024
With De Danann founder member Johnny 'Ringo' McDonagh at 'Remembering De Danann', Electric Picnic, Co Laoise, Ireland September 2024
Session in The Waverley Bar, Edinburgh, July 2024 with Hazel Wrigley
The Occasionals at Butlaw Cottage, May 2024.
Session with Midge & Peter Drake & Alastair Fraser in Polbain, July 2024
Meeting the amazing mandolin virtuoso Hamilton de Hollandia at the Edinburgh International Festival 2024.
A tune in Sandy Bells Bar, Edinburgh with artist & fiddler Roland Fraser, 2024.
Session in The Waverley Bar, Edinburgh, July 2024, (photograph by Gordon Turnbull)
Rockin' with Jonsey, 2024
The old National tenor guitar in action, August 2024.
Kevin Macleod & piper Alastair Fraser, in 'Springwell', Polbain, July 2024.
The Occasionals, Glenrothes AFC, 2024, Kevin Macleod, Malcolm Jones, Gus Millar & Freeland Barbour.
Kevin Macleod with legendary Gaelic actor Dolina MacLennan and singing maestro Cathal McConnell, Waverley Bar August 2024.
The Waverley Bar session, early 2024, Allan MacDonald, Kevin Macleod, John Martin & George Duff.
Session with Mike Katz, Kevin Macleod, Alastair Fraser & Peter McClements in the Black Cat, Rose Street, Edinburgh, 19th November 2024.
Waverley Bar session, Edinburgh, January 2024, Allan MacDonald, Kevin Macleod & John Martin
Kevin Macleod with Calum McIlroy filming 'Springwell' mandolins at Taran Guitars, October 2024
The Waverley Bar session, Autumn 2024.
Kevin Macleod with the legendary singer and flute maestro Cathal McConnell of The Boys of the Lough, Waverley Bar 2024.
Kevin Macleod playing a 1931 National tenor single cone guitar, 2024
Session in Sandy Bells Bar, Edinburgh, 2023 - John Martin, Mike Katz, Kevin Macleod & George Duff
Kevin Macleod playing the Taran 'Springwell' mandolin at the Waverley Bar session, 2023
Kevin Macleod playing a Greek bouzouki at the Waverley Bar concert, 2023
Kevin Macleod, John Martin & George Duff, Waverley Bar concert, 2023
The Occasionals, Hogmanay 2023, St Peter's Kirk, Edinburgh
The Occasionals, Hexham Accordion & Fiddle Club, 2023
George Duff Band, Hawick, 2023. George Duff, Kevin Macleod, John Martin & Allan MacDonald.
George Duff, Kevin Macleod, An Lorg monument fundraiser concert, Achiltibuie, July 2023
The Occasionals in a haybarn wedding, Somerset, 2023, Kevin Macleod, Malcolm Jones & Freeland Barbour.
Kevin Macleod & John Faulkner, Mary Greens Bar, KInvara, September 2023
Will Maclean's 'Points of Departure' exhibition, Edinburgh City Arts Centre, 2022. Concert with Kevin Macleod, John Martin & Allan MacDonald and Will Maclean on tromb.
Will Maclean's 'Points of Departure' exhibition, Edinburgh City Arts Centre, 2022. Will Maclean RSA with Kevin Macleod, and 'Museum Casket' artwork.
Old school pals Edwyn Collins & Kevin Macleod, Edinburgh, 23rd January 2020
'Rhu Beag' - Kevin Macleod, Alastair Fraser & Ali 'Beag' MacLeod at the Hoy House concert venue, 2019.
The Occasionals with mandolinist Calum McIlroy (Young Scots Trad Musician of 2024), Ayr 2019
Kevin Macleod & lifelong pal Andrew Barbour of Glen Fincastle, 2019
The Occasionals at Edinburgh Harp Festival 2019
The Occasionals at Celtic Connections 2018.
Frankie Gavin, Kevin & Christine Macleod, Celtic Connections, Glasgow, 2018.
The Collier Laddie front cover, 2018
Hugh Marwick's Broch Inspectors, Raasay, 2018
Planxty's Andy Irvine & Kevin Macleod with Taran Springwell mandolin at Edinburgh Folk Club 18th April 2018
Session in the Hebrides Bar, John Martin, Kevin Macleod & Nigel Richards, March 2017.
The Occasionals, Kevin Macleod, Malcolm Jones & Freeland Barbour, Cramond, 2017.
The Reverie Bar Band at Celtic Connections 2017
The Reverie Bar Band at Celtic Connections 2017
Alec Finn & Kevin Macleod at Oranmore Castle, 2017
Session in Green's Bar, Kinvara, 2017 with Mary Staunton & Alec Finn and others.
The Occasionals at Summerhall, Edinburgh 2017.
The Occasionals, Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, Freeland Barbour's 'The Music and the Land' book launch, 2015.
The Occasionals at the Queen's Hall Edinburgh 2015 - photograph copyright Pete Heywood
Kevin Macleod 2014 by Gilles Moulin Photography.com
Film Slow West wrap party session in Am Fuaran, Altandhu, December 2013
Will Maclean and Ali 'Beag' MacLeod, Polbain 2013
John Maclean and Kevin Macleod, Am Fuaran, Altandhu, December 2013
Kevin Macleod and Ali 'Beag' MacLeod, Polbain 2013
Ken Lowndes and John Maclean of The Beta Band, Polbain December 2013
The Peaty Bottom Boys, Will Maclean, Kevin Macleod and Ali 'Beag' MacLeod, Polbain December 2013
Al Fraser and Kevin Macleod, Polbain 2013
Luise Valentiner, Ali 'Beag' MacLeod, Christine & Kevin Macleod, Achiltibuie, December 2013
Kevin and Ali 'Beag' MacLeod, 2012 by Gillesmoulinphotography.com
Kevin leading the session at the 1st Summer Isles Festival 2012
Quee MacArthur and LukePlumb of Shooglenifty with Kevin in Edinburgh, August 2012
The Occasionals, Tyninghame wedding 2011
Kevin Macleod & Alec Finn Oranmore Castle, Oranmore, Co. Galway, Ireland 2011
Kevin Macleod & Ali 'Beag' MacLeod, Polbain 2010
Kevin Macleod, Alec Finn, Freeland Barbour and Robbie Shephard, BBC Take the Floor, Cardenden 2010
The Springwell Trio, Cardenden 2010
The Occasionals at Celtic Connections 2010, Pearce Institute, Govan
Luke Plumb, Sandy 'Boots' MacLeod, Ali 'Beag' MacLeod & Kevin Macleod- 'Braes of Badentarbat' cd Recording, Polbain, March 2010.
The Occsionals at Linlithgow Palace Hopscotch 2010
Actor Brendan Gleeson & Kevin Macleod, Inis Oirr, Ireland 2009
Kevin Macleod all at sea with Alec Finn! Heading for a concert with Mary Staunton on Inis Oirr, Ireland 2009
Kevin Macleod & Luke Plumb at the Edinburgh Folk Club, April 2009
Kevin Macleod., mandolinist Luke Plumb & Pete Hill of Exeter, 2009
Kevin Macleod & Alec Finn, Edinburgh Folk Club 2008
The Occasionals, Strathpeffer Pavilion, 2008
The Occasionals at Orkney Folk Festival, May 2007
Kevin Macleod & John Martin, Edinburgh Folk Club 2007
The Occasionals BBC Take the Floor, Portobelle, 2007
The Occasionals at Edinburgh's Hogmanay 2007
Kevin Macleod and Deering Crossfire electric tenor banjo, 2006
The Occasionals in Isle of Muck 2006
Kevin Macleod, Alec Finn, Kathleen Loughnane, Cormac Cannon &John Martin at Edinburgh Folk Club, Pleasance, Edinburgh, 2006.
Kevin Macleod and Kris Drever recording Dorney Rock in 2006
The Occasionals, Perth, 2006
The Occasionals at Inverness Accordion Club Feb 2005
Coigach Ceildh Band on Tanera Mor hall, session, 2004
Alec Finn, Edinburgh, 2003
Ninian Fergus and Alec Finn, Benett's Bar, Edinburgh 2003
Alec Finn & Kevin Macleod, Newhaven, Edinburgh 2003
Kevin Macleod at 2003 Zoukfest, Taos, New Mexico
Kevin Macleod & Alec Finn at 2003 Zoukfest, Taos, New Mexico
The Occasionals at the Kennedy Centre, 2003, Washington DC, USA
The Occasionals at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, 2003
Kevin Macleod with Ali Farka Toure, at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Washington DC, 2003
The Occasionals at Benbecula, 2001
Jack Evans, Kevin Macleod & Tony McManus, Celtic Connections 2000.
Kevin & Freeland Barbour at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 1999
Kevin Macleod with De Danann, Celtic Connections, Glasgow 1999
The Occasionals, Aberdeen Music Hall live recording 1999, by Jim Mackie
Kevin Macleod recording his first cd Springwell in 1999, Castlesound Studios
Kevin recording Springwell with Alec Finn and Frankie Gavin, 1999
Kevin at Springwell croft, Polbain 1999
Alec Finn, Frankie Gavin & Kevin Macleod, concert at The Counting House, Edinburgh 1999.
Kevin Macleod with Deering Crossfire electric tenor banjo, 1999
Kevin recording Springwell in 1999 with John Martin and Malcolm Jones of Runrig
Malcolm Jones, Kevin and Freeland Barbour launching Springwell in 1999
The Occasionals big band Stirling 1998
Kevin & Malcolm Jones, Coigach 1998
Kevin Macleod & Runrig's Malcolm Jones, Coigach Gathering Dance, Achiltibuie 1998
The Occasionals at Aberdeen's Hogmanay 1996
The Occasionals at The Cambridge folk Festival 1996
The Occasionals, Highland Annual, Edinburgh 1996
The Occasionals at Tall Ships Leith, 1995
Kevin Macleod on board 'The Maid of Forth' at Runrig's 'Mara' cd launch, 1995, with Malcolm Jones and Calum MacDonald.
The Occasionals 1996, Malcolm Jones, Gus Millar, Freeland Barbour, Kevin Macleod & Wilma Henderson.
The Occasionals in 1993 with fiddler Iain Fraser.
The Occasionals, circa 1993, Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, with Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham
The Occasionals in Denmark, 1993 - Kevin Macleod, Mairi Campbell, Gus Millar & Freeland Barbour.
The Occasionals and caller Wilma Henderson, 1993
The Occasionals at The Barrowlands, Glasgow, 1992.
The Occasionals, circa 1990, Kevin Macleod, Gus Millar, Malcolm Jones & Freeland Barbour.
The Occasionals 1992 Denmark tour
The Occasionals, early 1990s, Donoghue wedding, Carlisle. Kevin Macleod, Malcolm Jones & Freeland Barbour.
Summer Isles Bar Session 1990s
Andrew Barbour & Kevin Macleod 1990
The Occasionals, Teviot Row Students Union, 1990s sometime...
The Occasionals circa 1988, Edinburgh University Staff Club wedding. Kevin Macleod, Charlie Soane, Brian Miller & Freeland Barbour.
The Occasionals, Edinburgh, 1988
Kevin Macleod & Alec Finn on Isle of Skye,11 April 1987
Kevin Macleod on bouzouki, Laide 1987
Kevin Macleod and 1930's Epiphone tenor banjo, Edinburgh, circa 1990.
Kevin Macleod & John Martin, Black Bull session, Edinburgh 1987
Andrew Barbour, Kevin Macleod, Freeland Barbour & Miller MacDonald - Amatola-Hotel - Aberdeen 1986
Andrew Barbour, Kevin Macleod, Robert MacDonald & Miller MacDonald - Amatola-Hotel - Aberdeen -1984
Touring with De Danann, USA, 1984. Alec Finn, Kevin Macleod, Frankie Gavin & Philip King.
Kevin Macleod with Mairtin O'Connor, Alec Finn & Frankie Gavin of De Danann, San Francisco Ca. USA 1983. Photograph courtesy of Nancy Iverson
Touring with De Danann, USA, 1983. Frankie Gavin, Kevin Macleod, Alec Finn & Mairtin O'Connor.
Kevin Macleod with Alec Finn & Frankie Gavin of De Danann, Pasadena Airport, 1984.
Jim Brown, Eric Sorrie & Kevin Macleod, Forfar-11-12-1986
Kevin in 1978 - the first mandolin