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Tickets for the Festival Ceilidh
night will
go on sale shortly.
This years Festival Ceilidh on
Friday the 20th
August in the Victoria Hall is a
night that offers all the family
an evening that goes with a
swing. We welcome the return of
popular west coast ceilidh band
Deoch ‘n’ Dorus who will
provide the ceilidh set with
concert sets being provided by
the Paul McKenna Band and
Blueflint. A Pipe
Band will start the night in
the usual rousing style in what
promises to be a night to
remember.
Deoch ‘n’ Dorus, Deoch N
Dorus formed when they met on
the traditional music course at
the Royal Scottish Academy of
Music and Drama in Glasgow in
2001. Since graduating the band
released their debut CD in 2005
following this up in 2008 with
their second CD ‘The Curer’,
they have also been broadcast
three times on BBC Radio
Scotland's take the floor.
Their music contains great
energy and the band whose styles
and interests gelled instantly
are known for their exciting
arrangements which have helped
them go on to become favourites
on the ceilidh and festival
scenes with listeners and
dancers alike.
Deoch 'n' Dorus are Stuart
Cameron from Fort William on
accordion, Simon Moran from Jura
on fiddle and Andrew MacPherson
from Portree on Sky on drums,
percussion and pipes. They will
be joined by a guest guitarist
at the Festival Ceilidh Night.
This will be the bands fourth
appearance in Campbeltown having
played at the MOK Fest in 2002
and 2004 as well as playing and
teaching at the Kintyre Music
Tuition Day back in may of
2003.
Web Site:
www.deochndorus.com
The concert set will be provided
by the Paul McKenna Band
who combining
their love for traditional and
folk music as well as original
songs and tunes. The Band has
been playing to audiences
throughout the UK since 2006 and
since releasing their debut CD
“Between Two Worlds” they band
been voted winners of the “Up
and Coming Band of the Year”
award at the 2009 Hands Up for
Trad Awards.
With a contemporary approach to
songs, although not straying too
far from their roots, their
arrangements are both fresh and
innovative. Their exciting
sound is created through
outstanding vocals, driving
Guitar and Bouzouki, intense
Fiddle playing, a warm pairing
of Flute and Whistles and
dynamic Bodhrán and percussion.
The band
consists of singer and
songwriter Paul McKenna
(guitar), David McNee
(bouzouki), Ruairidh Macmillan
(fiddle), Sean Gray (flute,
whistles) and Ewan Baird (bodhran).
Their exciting sound is created
through outstanding vocals,
driving guitar and bouzouki,
intense fiddle playing, a warm
pairing of flute and whistle and
dynamic bodhran and percussion.
Web Site:
www.paulmckennaband.com
Blueflint;
Touted by the
Scotland on Sunday Review during
2008 as one of the top ten acts
to watch, Blueflint are based
around the banjo duo of Deborah
Arnott and Clare-Louise Neilson,
whose music subtly intertwines
the clawhammer and three-finger
picking styles of banjo along
with beautifully stark but sweet
vocal harmonies in original
songs and ballads of love, loss
and revenge. Blueflint’s unique
sound is enhanced by the
contribution from an excellent
line-up of talented and
versatile musicians including
Roddy Neilson on fiddle and Hugh
Kelly on double bass.
Blueflint
have recently released their new
CD ' High Bright Morning',
produced by the renowned
composer and producer Jim
Sutherland. The CD has received
great reviews and it is also
gaining radio play throughout
the UK and Ireland.
The band
recently completed their CD
launch tour, and have toured
extensively throughout the UK to
venues and festivals including
the Tolbooth, Stirling; The
Eastgate Theatre, Peebles; Aros
Arts Centre, Skye; The Green
Note, London; The Greenman
Festival, Devon; Cornwall
Bluegrass Festival; Birnam Arts
Centre; Ceilidh Place, Ullapool;
The Loch Lomond Festival;
Traquair Fair; The Grand Ole
Opry, The 13th Note and Stereo
in Glasgow; Leith Folk Club,
Edinburgh; Dunmore East
Bluegrass Festival, Eire; The
Lemon Tree, Aberdeen;
Hootenanny, Inverness; and the
Showroom, Sheffield.
The band
recently appeared supporting
Holly Williams at Celtic
Connections on Friday 22nd
January.
Web Site:
www.blueflint.org.uk |
