Over 12,000 people listened to Jimi's music on Spotify in countries around the world over the last year.
According to results released by the music streaming site Jimi had 5,920 listeners and 6,240 streams during 2024.
Overall his most popular albums were from his 2010 release 'Scottish Pipes & African Drums' and 'Last King of Pictland' from 2015.
Jimi was delighted to report that songs from his latest release - 2022's 'The Hills Where I Began' saw a big increase in listeners too.
"Hills Where I Began was the first ever release where I used my voice on every song and the pipes played a supporting role" he said. "This was perhaps a gamble in that it was a break from the pipe driven music of my past. However, the results show people have been checking out the new tracks and then returning to listen to them again and again which is very encouraging".
His 2011 release 'Global Gathering - The Music of Clan MacRae' was also consistently popular with Spotify listeners.
Top countries for Jimi's Spotify listeners were the USA, UK, Germany, Canada and France.
'Scotland the Brave meets the Jolly Beggerman' from 'Scottish Pipes & African Drums' was the most listened to track with 'Alba Gu Brath' and 'Queen's Piper Medlay' both from 'Global Gathering' coming second and third respectively. The title track from 'Last King of Pictland' finished a close fourth.
Most popular tracks from Jimi's latest release 'Hills Where I Began' were 'Johnnie Armstrong' and 'No Frae Round Here'.
Jimi is planning a new album release for 2025 featuring totally original songs.
He added:"2023 and 2024 were huge years for me with tours and performances all over the world. Right now I'm hoping to spend a quite Christmas and New Year with my wife, focus on the new songs and also explore ways of developing my live set."
Jimi would like to thank everyone who took the the trouble to check out his music, either through Spotify or other music sites.
He wishes everyone a merry Christmas and a happy New Year. Slainte Mhor!
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