Muriel Johnstone

Muriel Johnstone (born 1 June 1947, in West Hartlepool, England to Scottish parents) is a Scottish pianist and composer. She was raised and schooled in Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland.[1]

Muriel Johnstone, pianist, in concert with fiddler Keith Smith.

Johnstone operates the Scotscores label. She has performed and taught in many countries:[2][3] UK, USA, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Japan, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Russia, Romania, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland.  Qualified in the study of classical music (BMus and LRAM) and adept in various Scottish idioms, she has become sought after as a performer, accompanist (especially for dance) and teacher, bringing into prominence the role of piano in traditional music. Johnstone lives in Perthshire, Scotland with her husband Bill Zobel.

  1. ^ "Person: Muriel A Johnstone | SCDDB". my.strathspey.org. Retrieved 2018-11-22.
  2. ^ "Scottish Country Dancer publication, page 30".
  3. ^ "Comox Valley Scottish Dancers Biog of pianist" (PDF).