Read the bio below and try to give details on alison kinnaird 's: - years active - landscape - origin - genre - name - background Bio: alison kinnaird m.b.e was born in edinburgh in 1949 . she earned a ma in celtic studies and archaeology at the university of edinburgh and studied glass engraving with harold gordon . kinnaird uses lead and optical crystal . her works are in many galleries and private collections . the techniques used by kinnaird include copper-wheel engraving , cutting , sandblasting , acid etching and casting . kinnaird is also a musician ; she plays , teaches and lectures on the small scottish harp also known as the clarsach . in 1997 kinnaird was awarded the m.b.e for her contribution and long standing service to art and music . in 2011 national life stories interviewed kinnaird for their ' craft lives ' archive . the interviews took place over three days and document her life from childhood to becoming a successful artist and musician . kinnaird was one of the first acts signed to temple records during the 1970s and she has had eight albums released through the label . kinnaird worked with the scottish music group battlefield band on their albums '' music in trust vol i '' -lrb- 1987 -rrb- and '' music in trust vol ii '' -lrb- 1988 -rrb- . kinnaird has been recognised for her contributions to scottish folk music and was inducted into the scots trad music awards -- hall of fame in 2010 . kinnaird has written many books about traditional music and the small scottish harp . her first book on the subject was published in 1990 and is a collection of 24 harp tunes that she arranged . '' tree of strings '' -lrb- 1992 -rrb- , written in collaboration with keith sanger , documents the history of the harp in scotland and is the first book of its kind . '' the lothian collection '' -lrb- 1995 -rrb- has 25 harp tunes from the big houses and great families from east , west and midlothian all arranged by kinnaird . '' the small harp tutor '' -lrb- 1996 -rrb- is a book about learning to play the small harp which covers the history of the instrument , maintaining the instrument , arranging tunes and gives useful finger exercises . the...
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- years active is 1971 -- present- landscape is yes- origin is edinburgh , scotland- genre is folk music , celtic music- name is alison kinnaird- background is group_or_band