Dan Houghton grew up surrounded by Scottish traditional music and dance and started his musical career playing the whistles, viola and tíompan (hammered dulcimer) when he was about seven. He has been fingering the pipes and flute since the early 90s and as has toured and taught extensively throughout Britain, Europe, Ireland, America, Asia and the Antipodes. The Long March Home represents a musical snapshot of tunes and songs accumulated over years of playing and travelling.