1997–2001

Mr McFall's Chamber has performed on a number of occasions for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, firstly in 1997,when they gave the British première of John Adams’ "John’s Book of Alleged Dances", and again in 1998, when they gave the second British performance of Dmitri Yanov-Yanovski’s "Chang Music 4".

On March 23rd1999, they gave the premiere performance of James MacMillan’s "Cumnock Fair", commissioned for the group by Cumnock Music Club. On 17th June, they gave the premiere of Eddie Mcguire's "Nocturnes" at the Cottier Theatre as part of the West End Festival in Glasgow. They have also appeared at the Highland Festival, and have made numerous appearances at the Bongo Club in Edinburgh, a venue which has given rise to a number of collaborations with performing artists and musicians from various disciplines.

In June 99, Mr McFall's Chamber toured small venues in the West Highlands of Scotland for a week. In July, they made an appearance at the Greenbelt Festival in Cheltenham. During the '99 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, they gave performances both at the Bongo Club, and at the Spiegel Tent.

During 2000,McFall's performed Andy Thorburn's "Heartful of Friendship" for Celtic Connections Festival in Glasgow, promoted their own concerts at the Queens Hall, and at The Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, performed at The Lemon Tree in Aberdeen, The Arches in Glasgow, The Bongo Club in Edinburgh, Cumbernauld Theatre, The House For An Art Lover, the Cottier Theatre in Glasgow and Eden Court Theatre in Inverness. Their recordings have been played on various radio stations, including Radio 3's "Late Junction". They appeared with Matt Seattle (border pipes and string quartet) at the Peebles Festival, and revisited John Adam's "John's Book Of Alleged Dances" with a performance at the Queens Hall as part of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra's chamber music series, along with music by Aaron Copland and Samuel Barber.

In early '01, the group did a short tour of the North of Scotland, playing in Thurso, Kirkwall, Skerray (where they had a unanimous standing ovation from all 17 inhabitants!) and Fort William. In March they performed for the Helensburgh Music Club.

In May and June 2001, the group released two new albums, "Revolucionario", an album of South American tango music and "nueva cancíon", and "Upstart Jugglers", featuring music by James MacMillan, Edward McGuire, Raymond Scott, Lowell George, Richard Thompson, Trevor Lucas, Edith Piaf, Carlo Gesualdo and King Crimson. Both of these albums are available to purchase from this site (see "Recordings"). The group launched these albums with highly-acclaimed performances at the Queens Hall and at the Bongo Club, Edinburgh, and at The Arches in Glasgow.

In December ’01, the group played again at the Queens Hall, (promoted by the Queens Hall) a programme of Olli Mustonen, Joe Zawinul, Dumisani Maraire, Cecilia McDowall, Carlos Guastavino, Toru Takemitsu, King Crimson, Frank Zappa, Raymond Scott etc. The concert featured a couple of numbers on an all-electric line-up.