William Jackson (Scottish composer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Scottish harpist and composer
Date of Birth: 14-Sep-1955
Place of Birth: Cambuslang, Scotland, United Kingdom
Profession: composer
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About William Jackson (Scottish composer)
- William Jackson (born 14 September 1955) is a Scottish harpist and composer. Jackson was born in Cambuslang, near Glasgow.
- As his grandparents came from County Donegal, he visited Ireland many times, throughout his childhood, and still has a home there.
- He trained as a music therapist at the Guildhall School of Music in 1992/93, and currently heads the Music therapy department at Mission Children's Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina.
- In 1969 he formed the Scottish folk group Contraband, who released an album in 1974, then disbanded in 1975.
- Jackson's brother George (died 1998) was also a member.
- He became a founding member of Ossian in 1976. Ossian disbanded in about 1989, and this allowed Jackson to experiment on his own.
- From 1989, calling himself William Jackson rather than Billy Jackson, he released a series of albums, sometimes using ancient texts, and on one occasion a poem by Kahlil Gibran.
- In 1996, A Scottish Island was commissioned by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra.
- In 1999 he wrote Land of Light and won the Song for Scotland competition with this song.
- It was performed at Edinburgh Castle on 27 July 2000 to mark the 100th birthday of the Queen Mother, and was featured at the 2000 Edinburgh Tattoo.
- He arranged and performed the music for Battle of the Clans, a documentary on The History Channel.
- As a producer, he has worked with several singers on the anthology Celtic Woman.
- Duan Àlbanach was recorded with the Scottish Festival Orchestra, recorded live in 2002, but not released until 2003.
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