Performance and Composition Credits
| Company | Venue | Date | Show | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philomusica of Edinburgh | Palmerston Place Church | 2010 | Festival concert | Trumpet Soloist |
| Edinburgh Fringe | St Brides Centre | 2010 | Absolutely Legless, Irish dancing & music. | Musician |
| John Sampson & Carol Ann, Ella Duffy | The Scottish Story Telling Centre | 2010 | The Princess` Blankets with Carol Ann Duffy | Musician/performer |
| Edinburgh I Book Festival | E.I.B.F. | 2010 | The Princesss` Blankets & Music & Poetry With Carol Ann Duffy | Musician/performer. |
| Theatre Alba | Duddingston Edin. Fest. | 2010 | The Quest for Excaliber | Composer, with Clunie Mackenzie |
| Fringe By the Sea | North Berwick | 2010 | A Fyne Pear ( music with Stewart Hanratty) | Musician |
| Folkmoot festival, North Carolina,USA | Various + ABC News live | 2010 | Absolutely Legless, Irish dancing & music. | Musician |
| Lichfield Festival | Lichfield Cathedral | 2010 | Music & poetry with Carol Ann Duffy | Musician/performer. |
| London Borough of Ealing | Ealing Town hall | 2010 | Powerful Voices | Workshop leader/Performer |
| Manchester Childrens Book Festival | Manchester Met. University | 2010 | The Princess` Blankets with Carol Ann Duffy | Musician/performer. |
| Steyning Festival | Arts Centre | 2010 | The Princess` Blankets with Carol Ann Duffy | Musician/performer. |
| Natural Theatre Company | Widcombe Rising ,Bath. | 2010 | Performing with Chris Dickens | Musical Entertainer. |
| Gordonstoun School, | The Chapel | 2010 | Music & poetry with Carol Ann Duffy | Musical Entertainer. |
| Nairn Book Festival | Nairn Commuity Centre | 2010 | The Princess` Blankets with Carol Ann duffy | Musician/performer. |
| Salisbury International Arts Festival | Salisbury Arts Centre | 2010 | The Princess` Blankets with Carol Ann Duffy | Musician/performer. |
| The Princess` Blankets | M.F.T,Windelsham | 2010 | Music & poetry with Carol Ann Duffy | Musician/performer. |
| Stewart Conn`s Book Launch | Scottish Poetry Library | 2010 | Music & poetry with Stewart Conn | Musician |
| Wenlock poetry Festival | Much Wenlock | 2010 | Music & poetry with Carolann Duffy | Musician/performer. |
| Poet in the City | Kings place,London | 2010 | Music & poetry with Carolann Duffy | Musician/performer. |
| RTE (Nationwide) | Grosvenor Hilton,Edinburgh. | 2010 | Absolutely Legless Irish dance & music. | Musician |
| Bath Literary Festival | The Guildhall, Bath | 2010 | Music & poetry with Carolann Duffy | Musician/performer. |
| Aye Write, Glasgow | Mitchell Theatre | 2010 | Music & poetry with Carolann Duffy | Musician/performer. |
| Poetry Scotland for Haiti | Queens Hall, Edinburgh&Radio Scotland | 2010 | Music & poetry with Carolann Duffy&18 poets | Musician/performer. |
| Aye Write, Glasgow | Mitchell Theatre | 2010 | Music for the New Novels in Librarys. | Musician/performer. |
| Poetry Live for Haiti | Westminster Central Hall,London& ITN News | 2010 | With Carolann Duffy, Roger McGough, Brian Patten, Andrew Motion etc. | Musical Entertainer |
| Dundee Rep | Christmas Show | 2009 | A Christmas Carol | Musician/performer |
| ITV's Southbank Show | ITV Network | 2009 | with Carol Ann Duffy | as himself! |
| Lung Ha's Theatre Company | Traverse Theatre & Tour | 2009 | Il Panico de Pantalone | Co-composer/MD/Musician (with Robert Pettigrew) |
| Blind Girl & The Crips | Black Box ,Belfast. | 2009 | Blind Girl & The Crips | Trumpet Player |
| Chester Literary Festival | 2009 | Music and poetry with Carol Ann Duffy | Musician/performer | |
| Lung Ha's Theatre Company | Queen's Hall, Edinburgh & The Bridge, Glasgow | 2009 | Dangerously Yours | Co MD with Robert Pettigrew, Musician. |
| Saffron Walden Literature Festival | 2009 | Music and poetry with Carol Ann Duffy | Musician/performer | |
| Wychwood Festival | Cheltenham | 2009 | Princess`s Blankets; with Carol Ann Duffy | Musician/performer |
| British Library | (London) | 2009 | Princess`s Blankets; with Carol Ann Duffy | Musician/performer |
| A Play a Pie & a Pint. | ORAN MOR | 2009 | According To Ben -with John Bett & Sarah Collier. | Actor/Musician |
| Absolutley Legless Irish dancers | Buckhaven Theatre | 2009 | Absolutley Legless Irish dancers | Musician |
| Penicuik Festival | Craigiebeld Hotel | 2009 | Performing with Makossa | Musician |
| Pitenweem Art Festival | Kellie Castle, Pitenweem | 2009 | A Fyne Pear (Music with Stewart Hanratty) | Musician/performer |
| Aberdeen Word Festival | Kings College & The lemon tree | 2009 | Music and Poetry with Carol Ann Duffy | Musician/performer |
| Edinburgh International Book Festival | Main+RBS corner | 2009 | Music and Poetry with Carol Ann Duffy | Musician |
| Hendersons - Edinburgh Fringe | 2009 | Burns Before & Beyond! with Stewart Hanratty | Musician/performer | |
| Zoo Venue - Edinburgh Fringe | 2009 | Cafe Cadenza - Musical Cabaret with Stewart Hanratty | , Musician, Performer | |
| Storytelling Centre, Royal Mile Edinburgh | +BBC Scotland News Feature | 2009 | The Princess`s Blankets - with Carol Ann Duffy & Ella Duffy. | Musician/performer |
| D.L.R Festival | Ireland - Pavillion Theatre +RTE News | 2009 | The Princess`s Blankets - with Carol Ann Duffy | Musician/performer |
| Stanza | Byre Theatre, St.Andrews | 2009 | The Princess`s Blankets - with Carol Ann Duffy | Musician/performer |
| Purcell Room. | London | 2009 | The Princess`s Blankets - with Carol Ann Duffy | Musician/performer |
| Lung Ha Theatre | Paris | 2009 | IL Panico di Pantalone | M.D, co-composer with Robert Pettigrew, Performer |
| Elements World Theatre | St. Brides & SYT Glasgow. | 2009 | Disturbances in the Field | Actor, M.D, Musician, Composer |
| Theatre Workshop | Assembly Rooms,Edinburgh & Tramway,Glasgow. | 2008 | Marat Sade | Trumpet Player |
| Lung Ha Theatre | Brunton,Cumbernauld,Mull. | 2008 | IL Panico di Pantalone | Co MD with Robert Pettigrew, Musician. |
| Michael Garrett Ensemble | St. Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh | 2008 | Trumpet Player | |
| Edinburgh International Book Festival | Main Tent | 2008 | M. Rosens A-Z of Poetry with Carolann Duffy and Tom Pow | Musician |
| Edinburgh International Book Festival | RBS corner | 2008 | Music and Poetry with Carol Ann Duffy | Musician |
| Royal Botanical Gardens Edinburgh | Lecture Theatre. | 2008 | Seeds,Reeds and Tales of the Unexpected with Carol Ann Duffy and Ella Duffy | Musician/performer. |
| Greentrax Recordings | 2008 | Far, Far from Ypres | Bugle | |
| Cafe Cadenza | Edinburgh | 2008 | Musical Cabaret with Stewart Hanratty | , Musician, Performer |
| Godiva productions | 2008 | Animation Short - Lady Godiva | Soundtrack music | |
| Theatre Alba | Auchendrain Festival | 2008 | The Magic Quest | Composer, MD |
| Bavarian Television | 2008 | Programme about the Royal Mile | Presenter | |
| The lost Makars | Scottish Storytelling centre | 2008 | Music and Poetry with Stewart Conn. | Musician |
| Theatre Alba | Duddingston Gardens Edinburgh | 2008 | To the Cross | Musical Director, Musician, Arranger |
| Perth Theatre | Christmas Show | 2007 | Sinbad and the Lost Princess | Musician |
| Perth Theatre | with Michael Marra. | 2007 | The Demon Barber | Musician |
| Natural Theatre Company | The Bonbon Club, Bath | 2007 | Russian Ladies Band | Actor, Musician |
| Bristol Poetry Festival | Arnolfini. | 2007 | Music and Poetry with Carol Ann Duffy | Musician |
| Manchester Literary Festival | 2007 | Music and Poetry with Carol Ann Duffy | Musician/performer. | |
| The National Theatre London | The Olivier theatre. | 2007 | Music and Poetry with Carol Ann Duffy | Musician/performer. |
| Edinburgh Book Festival | 2007 | Music and Poetry with Carol Ann Duffy | Musician/performer. | |
| Hay-on-Wye Book Festival | 2007 | Music and Poetry with Carol Ann Duffy | Musician/performer. | |
| Edinburgh Renaissance Band | St Cecilia's Hall; Edinburgh Festival | 2007 | Musician | |
| Theatre Alba | Edinburgh Festival | 2007 | Time Gairden | Musical Director/Composer |
| Absolutely Legless Irish Dancers | Bitburg Folklore Festival Germany | 2007 | Musician | |
| John Sampson Band | Babel Festival Romania | 2007 | Various Venues in Targovista | Musician |
| Paragon Ensemble | ; Glasgow | 2007 | Absolute Zero | Musician |
| Lung Ha Theatre Company/Paragon Ensemble. | Traverse Theatre, The Tramway Glasgow | 2007 | Arlecchino's Revenge. | Musician |
| The Elements World Theatre | Bongo Club Edinburgh | 2007 | Headless in Eden | Actor, Musician |
| Perth Theatre | Christmas Show | 2006 | Cinderella | Musician |
| Stuttgart Salonika Orchestra | Stuttgart, Germany | 2006 | 4 Concerts - Trumpet | Musician |
| Manchester Art Gallery | Whitworh Art Gallery | 2006 | Music & Poetry with Carol-Ann Duffy | Musician |
| Courtyard Theatre | Hereford | 2006 | Singing in the Rain | Trumpet Player |
| Theatre Alba | Edinburgh Festival | 2006 | The Quest for Excaliber | Musical Director, Composer, Musician |
| Edinburgh Book Festival | 2006 | Music & Poetry with Stewart Conn | Musician | |
| Theatre Workshop / Edinburgh Festival | Theatre Workshop | 2006 | Burning Babylon | Musical Director, Musician, Arranger |
| Theatre Objektiv | Scottish Storytelling Centre | 2006 | The Old Quarter | Actor, Musician |
| Aberdeen Word Festival | 2006 | Music and poetry with Carol-Ann Duffy | Musician | |
| New Theatre Works | Tour of medieval churches in Herefordshire & Shropshire | 2006 | Heart and Stone | Actor, Musician |
| Telford College | 2006 | HND Studies Showcase | Musical Director | |
| Perth Theatre | Christmas Show | 2005/06 | Sleeping Beauty | Musician |
| Courtyard Theatre | Hereford | 2005 | Oliver! | Musician |
| Theatre Alba | Duddingston Edin. Fest. | 2005 | The Tameing of the Shrew | Musical Director, Musician |
| Theatre Alba | Duddingston Edin. Fest. | 2005 | The Magic Quest | Composer, Musical Director |
| Theatre Workshop | Festival Theatre, Edinburgh and Tramway, Glasgow | 2005 | Black Sun Over Genoa | Musical Director, Arranger, Performer |
| Theatre Objektiv | Roxy Art House | 2005 | The Secret Agent | co Musical Director with Stewart Hanratty |
| National Library of Scotland | 2005 | performing with Stewart Conn | Musician | |
| Stanza Poetry Festival | St Andrews | 2005 | performing with Roger McGough | Musician, Entertainer |
| Courtyard Theatre | Hereford | 2004 | The Sound of Music | Musician |
| Theatre Alba | Edinburgh Festival/Brunton Theatre | 2004 | Midsummer Night's Dream | Composer, Musical Director, Musician |
| Theatre Alba | Edinburgh Festival | 2004 | The Magic Quest | Composer |
| Theatre Workshop | Festival Theatre,Tramway +Aberdeen | 2004 | The Threepenny Opera | Musician |
| Cambridge Word Festival | 2004 | Music and poetry with Carol-Ann Duffy | Musician | |
| Natural Theatre Company | European tour | 2004 | Scarlatti in Paradise | Actor, Musician |
| Adam Smith Theatre | Kirkcaldy | 2003-04 | Aladdin | Musician |
| Courtyard Theatre | Hereford | 2003 | Guys and Dolls | Musician |
| Edinburgh Book Festival | 2003 | Music and poetry with Carol-Ann Duffy | Musician | |
| Theatre Alba | Edinburgh Festival | 2003 | The Enchauntit Gairden | Composer, MD |
| The Young Vic | London | 2003 | Peribanez | Actor, Musician |
| Stanza Poetry Festival | St Andrews | 2003 | Music and poetry with Carol-Ann Duffy | Musician |
| John Carnegie Productions | School Tour, Glasgow, Dumfries & Galloway | 2003 | The Thrie Estates | Musician, Actor |
| Courtyard Theatre | Hereford | 2002 | Sleeping Beauty | Musician |
| Perth Poetry Festival | Soutar House | 2002 | Performing with Brian McCabe | Musician |
| Courtyard Theatre | Hereford | 2002 | Fiddler on the Roof | Musician, Actor |
| Pavilion | Glasgow | 2002 | The Celtic Story with Annie Ross | Musician, Actor |
| Theatre Alba | Edinburgh | 2002 | Midsummer Night`s Dream | Composer, Musician |
| Courtyard Theatre | Hereford | 2002 | Macbeth | Musician, Actor |
| Courtyard Theatre | Hereford | 2002 | Jack in the Beanstalk | Musician, Actor |
| Pat and John | Touring the Great Lakes, USA, Canada, Six Weeks | 2000 and 2001 | Musician | |
| Kings Theatre | Glasgow | 2000 | Cinderella | Musician |
| Natural Theatre Company | Greenwich Festival | 2000 | Scarlatti`s Revenge | Musician, Actor |
| Theatre Alba | Duddingston Edin. Fest. | 2000 | The Prince Without A Realm | Musical Director, Composer, Musician |
| 2000 Millenium Company | Cupar | 2000 | The Three Estaites | Actor/Musician |
| Pat and John Tours | Numerous European Tours | 1991-2006 | Musical Comedy Duo | |
| The Kings Theatre | Glasgow | 1998 | Sleeping Beauty | Musician |
| Gaiety Theatre | Dublin | 1998 | The Celtic Story | Actor, Musician |
| Pavilion | Glasgow | 1998 | The Celtic Story | Actor, Musician |
| Coventry Festival | Natural theatre | 1997 | Street performance | Musician/Actor |
| London Festival | Broadgate Arena shows | 1997 | Outdoor show | Musician/Actor |
| Stuttgart Variety Theatre | PICTURES AT AN EXIBITION VARIETY PERFORMANCES(MONTHS!) | 1997 | Pat &John in Pictures At An Exibition | Variety Artist |
| The Kings Theatre, Glasgow | 1997 | Alladin | Musician | |
| Wildcat Theatre Co | Edinburgh Conference Centre | 1996 | Edinburgh Festival - A Satire of the Fourth Estaite | actor musician |
| Wildcat Theatre productions | Scottish Tour | 1996 | The Jolly Beggars | actor musician |
| Dundee Rep | Christmas show | 1997 | The Wizard of Oz | Musician |
| BBC TV | 1995 | Bad Boys | Musician | |
| Onsorg Theatre | Hamburg | 1995 | Onsorgtreff TV show - 6 programmes | Live Band Member/soloist |
| Francie & josie | Festival theatre | 1995 | Christmas Show | Trumpet player |
| Carleton TV | 1994 | The Baldy Man | Musician | |
| Balcony Productions and BBC2 | Engine Shed, Govan | 1994 | The Big Picnic | Musician/performer. |
| Fruitmarket, Glasgow SOP | 1994 | Walk Across the Rooftops | Actor, Musician | |
| BBC Scotland | 1992 | Golden Cagoule | Musician | |
| Tron Theatre Company | Edin Festival ,director Michael Boyd | 1992 | Good | Musician/Actor |
| Natural Theatre Company | Tampere Theatre Festival Finland | 1992 | Scarlatti`s Wedding | Musician, Actor |
| Natural Theatre Company | Hay on Wye Literary Festival | 1992 | Scarlatti`s Wedding | Musician, Actor |
| Natural Theatre Company | Greenwich Festival | 1992 | Scarlatti`s Wedding | Musician, Actor |
| Natural Theatre Company | Festival D'Aubangne, France | 1992 | Street theatre | Musician, Actor |
| Tron Theatre | Mayfest, Glasgow | 1992 | Good (won a linkie!) | Musician, Actor |
| Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama | 1992 | (three terms) | Recorder Tutor | |
| BBC Scotland | Series 4 to 9. | 1992-97 | Rab C. Nesbitt | Musician Trumpet,whistles and vocals. |
| Brunton Theatre Company | Edinburgh Festival | 1991 | The Bruce | Musician |
| The scottish Early Music Consort | School Tours | 1990-92 | Musician/performer. | |
| The Scottish Early Music Consort | the Tramway, Glasgow | 1990 | The Feast of the Pheasant | Actor Musician |
| Pen Name Theatre Company | Scottish Tour | 1990 | The Beggars Opera ,Directed by David Macvicor. | Co-arranger, Musician wiith Robert Pettigrew. |
| Demarco Productions | Inchcombe Island | 1989 | Macbeth | Composer, , Musician,Performer |
| The Royal Lyceum Company | 1989 | Volponi, Othello | Composer, Musical Director, Musician | |
| Wild Cat Theatre Company | Numerous Shows, including: The Celtic Story, Border Warfare Channel 4 TV/stv, John Browns Body ,Cha | 1988-1998 | Tours all over Scotland | Actor, Musician |
| Natural Theatre Company | Montreal, Festival of Laughs Canada | 1988 | Musician, Actor | |
| Natural Theatre Company | Quebec Festival, Canada | 1988 | Musician, Actor | |
| Wild Cat Theatre Company | Pavilion Theatre, Mayfest, Glasgow | 1988 | The Celtic Story | Musician, Actor |
| Brunton Theatre Company | 1988 | Jungle Book, Cabaret | Musician | |
| Bath Fringe Club | 1987 | co-organiser with Pat O`connell | ||
| Natural Theatre Company | Stoke Garden Festival | 1987 | Musician/performer. | |
| Pat and John | Glastonbury Festival ,Acoustic Tent | 1987 | Pat & John | Musician/performer. |
| Natural Theatre Company | Ludwigburg International Festival Germany | 1986 | Scarlatti`s Birthday Party | Musician, Actor |
| Communicado Theatre Company | Edinburgh Festival &tour including Shetland & N. Ireland. | 1986 | Desire | Musician/Actor |
| Brunton Theatre Company | 1987 | Man for All Seasons | Musician | |
| Natural Theatre Company | Festival of Fools, Copenhagen | 1985 | Wet Sheets | Musician, Actor |
| Natural Theatre Company | Scarlatti Festival, Berlin | 1985 | Scarlatti`s Birthday Party | Musician, Actor |
| Basic Space Dance Theatre | 1984 | Flying Blind | Co-composer, Performer | |
| Natural Theatre Company | Dublin Theatre Festival | 1984 | Eat Me! | Musician, Actor |
| Natural Theatre Company | 1984 | Ars Electronica Festival, Linz, Austria | Musician, Actor | |
| Scottish Television | 1983 | The Old Master | Musician | |
| Natural Theatre Company | Dublin Theatre Festival | 1983 | Eat Me! | Musician, Actor |
| Natural Theatre Company | Mayfest, Glasgow | 1983 | Street theatre & Mitchell theatre. | Musician, Actor |
| Film (Channel 4) | 1983 | Moving In | Composer | |
| Red Ladder Theatre Company | Midlands Tour | 1983 | Band Tour with Gordon Dougal | Musician |
| Natural Theatre Company of Bath | Tours included: Britain, Germany, Holland, Switzerland, Austria, France, Finland, Denmark, Canada, | 1982-present | Numerous shows including: Scarlatti`s Birthday Party, Scarlatti`s Wedding, Scarlatti?s Revenge, Eat Me | , , Actor, Musician,arranger,co-creator. |
| Cafe Graffiti | Edinburgh and Dublin | 1981 | Musician, Actor | |
| Theatre Alba | Bedlam theatre & Astoria | 1981 | Swan White, The Passion Part 1, Jungle Book | Musician, Musical Director on Swanwhite |
| Theatre Alba | Astoria | 1981 | Shepherds Beguiled | Musician |
| German TV and radio | throughout the 1980s | Extensive German TV and radio appearance plus B.F.B.S in Berlin, Koln & Stuttgart | Musician | |
| Local Radio | throughout the 1980s | Radio stations all over the UK including Capitol Radio | Musician | |
| BBC Radio | throughout the 1980s | Extensive appearances on shows such as Ken Bruce, Art Sutter, and Brian Matthews | Musician/performer. | |
| BBC Radio | 1980 | Various plays | Composer, Musical Director, Musician | |
| Artworks | Dublin Theatre Festival | 1980 | Actor, Musician | |
| Scottish Chamber Choir | Edinburgh,Lancaster,kendal. | 1980 | Monteverdi, Magnificat | Cornettino |
| Winged Horse Productions | Traverse theatre &Tour. | 1979 and 1989 | Hecuba by Stewart Conn | Composer, Musical Director, Musician |
| BBC Scotland Radio | 1980 | Bride of Lammermuir (5 parts) | Composer, Musical Director, Musician | |
| Basic Space Dance Theatre | Theatre workshop & Uk Tour. | 1980 | Conditions are Different After Dark. Arts Council Commission. Later toured UK | Co-composer, Performer |
| BBC Omnibus Series | Filmed on location in the Borders/Edinburgh | 1979 | Shakespeare`s Mounted Foot | Actor, Musician |
| Basic Space Dance Theatre | Theatre workshop & Uk Tour. | 1979 | Belinda and The Magic Shoes. Arts Council Commission Childrens Ballet. Later toured UK | Composer, Performer |
| KWACO | Hamburg /Keil/Berlin | 1978,1979,1980 | Various . | Musician/performer. with Rab Handliegh,Mark Saunde |
| Theatre Workshop | Theatre Workshop, Edinburgh | 1978 | Christmas Show | Actor, Musician |
| Theatre Workshop | Edinburgh Festival | 1978 | Knickerbocker Glories. | Composer, Musical Director, Performer |
| Theatre Workshop | Edinburgh Festival. | 1977 | Sir Patrick Spens /The Oxomoron box | Musician, Performer |
| Lyceum Theatre Company | Edinburgh Lyceum & Assembly Hall | 1977 | Servant of Twa Maisters | Musician/performer. |
| BBC Scotland | 1977 | The Dafty | Composer, Performer | |
| Theatre Workshop | International Children's Theatre Festival, Hamburg | 1976 | The lost Clown | Musician |
| BBC Scotland | 1976 | The Donegals | Composer, with Robert Noble. | |
| Napier College Orchestra | 1976-78 | Principal Trumpet | ||
| Napier College Concert Band | 1976-78 | Co-Lead Trumpet | ||
| Napier College Big Band | 1976-78 | Co-Lead Trumpet | ||
| Jubilatae Brass Consort | 1976-78 | Principal Trumpet | ||
| Fourth Estaite | Everywhere! | 1975-79 | Folk band, included tours to Festivals in York, Leicester, and Edinburgh | Recorders and Trumpet |
| Theatre Workshop | Traverse, Scottish Tour including the Outer Hebridies. | 1975-76 | Wow! | Musician |
| Pork Pie Hat | Jazz/Funk band | Trumpet | ||
| The Walker Brothers | Band tour | 1973 | The New Walkers | Trumpet player |
| Young Lyceum Theatre Company | Schools Tour | 1973 | Sweetie Pie | Musician |
| National Youth Brass Band Of Scotland | Tour of Bavaria | 1970 | Conducted by Bryden Thompson. | Cornet Player. |
| Salvation Army Brass Bands | 1965-73 | Cornet |
Qualified L.T.C.L. A.L.C.M. in Trumpet and Grade 8 Recorder with distinction from Napier University 1976-78