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The 2009 Mull
of Kintyre Music Festival will
be headlined this year by The
Red Hot Chilli Pipers. The
ceilidh band for Friday night is
The Fergie McDonald Ceilidh Band
which is supported by Hot Seats,
a bluegrass band with a twist
all the way from Virginia USA.
Stuart Cassells,
Chilli Piper is delighted to be
returning to Campbeltown.
Stuart visited the festival in
2005 and 2006 and played with
his band Cassells that
eventually became The Red Hot
Chilli Pipers. Stuart also
agreed to MC some concerts in
these 2 years as his
enthusiastic nature fitted with
festival audiences in
Campbeltown. Once
again the Mull of Kintyre Music
Festival has been seen to
attract up and coming acts to
the area so watch out for more
hidden gems over the festival
weekend.
Fergie is a
button box accordion player who
has been a ceilidh band leader
for over 40 years.
He is at the top of the ceilidh
band scene and has recorded over
23 albums. Fergie was the
first Scottish band leader to
broadcast ceilidh music and he
is always in demand wherever
there is a great need for
dancing. The Friday night
ceilidh does fit the bill in
this case and the Mull of
Kintyre Music Festival has
called on Fergie to, not only
fulfill the need for festival
goers to dance but also to enjoy
Fergies range of stories and
anecdotes.
Hot Seats from
Virginia will be playing the
concert set on Friday night in
the Victoria Hall. Their
bluegrass with a twist was well
received at Celtic Connections
in January and concert goers
will be in for a treat when they
come to hear this band which was
formed in Richmond 6 years ago.
The Mull of
Kintyre Music Festival has once
again managed to secure Scottish
and international acts to ensure
festival goers are guaranteed a
good time. In the face of
the global economic crisis many
festivals have either folded or
postponed events this year.
It is a testament to the
organisers and the folk that
support and attend concerts and
other free events that the
Mokfest (as it is now known) has
stood the test of time and
economic turbulence.
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