Brian Mullan

Brian Mullan grew up by the sea in Cornwall. After school he left for London and took a BMus followed by postgrad studies in cello, piano and composition. He went on to freelance on the professional circuit, playing with chamber orchestras, opera companies and especially with the Sterling String Quartet. In 1996 the Quartet gave their Wigmore Hall debut recital and in the same year released a double CD on the Conifer label.

Always interested in other styles of music, Brian has recorded cello lines for TV/Radio productions and for numerous bands. He has toured with jazz pianist Abdullah Ibrahim and performed at the Glasgow Jazz Festival. He has a continuing interest in the new music scene, and is currently writing a new string quartet for a recital in York. For a while Brian played both cello and keyboards in the Barry McGuigan Band, in which he developed his taste for using up as much of the stage as possible.

In recent years Brian became addicted to Celtic melody, set about learning traditional tunes on the cello and began to write tunes of his own. He became a regular on the London session scene with The Other Brothers and played on the folk festival circuit with Beware of the Dog. These days Brian plays with Clare in the Celtic/Roots 4-piece Six Mile Walk.

Brian also likes to climb rocks and swim in the sea, and would like to have his own helicopter in which to commute from Cornwall. He doesn't feel that it's too much to ask.