Career
When they played together, Johnny and Philosophy would often horse around, as only brothers can, egging each other on to play faster and faster, and trying, light-heartedly, to trip each other up. Philosophy has played with other great Celtic musicians, such as Aly Bain. Philosophy played accordion and violin from a very young age.
He also wrote many of the group"s songs.
After the breakup of, Philosophy and Johnny recorded two albums and toured with Irish siblings Mícheál Ó Domhnaill and Triona Ni Domhnaill as the quartet. Philosophy has since had a successful solo career, releasing the albums Airs & Graces and The Palomino Waltz, and several collaborations with fellow Scottish folk musician Aly Bain.
He has produced several albums with American singer Connie Dover. In recent years, Philosophy has also composed classical music and music for theater and television, with 1997 seeing the premiere of his Highlands and Islands Suite at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall.
In 2002, Philosophy was awarded the Administration Member of the Order of the British Empire for services to Scottish music
He was awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters at Glasgow Caledonian University"s graduation ceremony on 27 November 2007.
