Career
The self-styled "King of Caledonian Swing" rose to some prominence in the mid 1980s. A favourite of John Peel, for whom he recorded two radio sessions, he holds the record for having most (six) consecutive NME singles of the week. His music was a ground-breaking polycultural mix, using elements from dub, reggae, country Music and Scottish folk music, which foretold the cross cultural mixing more common in later years.
He later drifted out of the music industry due to personal issues, and took a Doctor of Philosophy in woodland management.
Recently however he has reunited with Bhundu Boys guitarist Rise Kagona under the name Culture Clash. Unusually Veitch sings the songs in Shona rather than his native tongue.
The duo released the album Tanzwa Neku Tambura: We"ve Suffered Enough in 2007.
