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Sunday 22nd August 2010

The Mitchell's Glengyle Distillery

Dalriada Connections Concert

Sunday 22nd August 2010

Heritage Centre, Campbeltown

Tickets - £10 (incl sponsors miniature), Doors 1.30pm

 Gerry O'Connor & Kevin Doherty

Marc Duff

Canterach

The Millar Sisters

Lorne MacDougall

Scooter Muse

Frank Rochford

The Dalriada Connections Band 

The MOK Festival committee are pleased to announce that the Dalriada Connections Concert in the Campbeltown Heritage Centre on Sunday 22nd August will again be sponsored by Mitchell's Glengyle Distillery.  The concert this year again boasts a top class line up featuring artists from Northern Ireland to North Argyll.  The sponsors have again generously offered a free miniature with every ticket, which can be picked up at the venue on the day of the concert.

Gerry "banjo" O'Connor

Gerry O'Connor has brought the banjo to places no other player had tread before. He has travelled the world - physically and musically - experimenting with everything from Irish to bluegrass to African and Asian, and back to Irish. Both as a soloist and as a member of the highly acclaimed Four Men and a Dog, Gerry has truly traced the banjo's journey through the world of music.

Gerry has three solo albums to his credit: 1992 saw the release of Gerry's first album "Time to Time" which is now considered a classic.

In 1993 Gerry joined "Four Men and a Dog" and recorded three critically acclaimed albums in the company of rock legends "THE BAND". They performed at major festivals throughout Europe, Canada, USA, Australia and China.

As well as being a composer and performer Gerry is a much sought after session musician. He worked on Michael Flatley's "Lord of the Dance" soundtrack. He has guested over the years with many famous Irish artists such as The Waterboy's, Mary Black, Arcady, Moya Brennan, Luka Bloom and performed for US President Bill Clinton in Belfast during his historic visit to Ireland.

No Place Like Home", released at the end of the summer, 2004, is Gerry O'Connor's first solo album in 5 years and represents a sort of 'homecoming' to his musical heritage!

Described by many as the best four-string banjoist in the history of Irish music, Gerry O’Conner lets creativity take him where it wants to.

 

Web site www.fourmenandadog and www.gerryoconnor.com

Kevin Doherty

Kevin Doherty, from Co. Donegal in Ireland's Northwest corner, first took up the guitar in his mid-teens. In the subsequent years Kevin, with a clutch of self penned songs, played with several local bands and on the periphery of the thriving Donegal traditional music scene.

The undoubted highlight of Kevin's time with Four Men & A Dog was a chance meeting in Norway with Levon Helm; singer/drummer with legendary Dylan sidekicks and legends of American music, The Band. As a result of a late night laced with songs and stories an immediate friendship was struck up, and Four Men & A Dog were invited to Helm's recording studios in Woodstock.

Kevin's song writing abilities meanwhile were not going unnoticed. Most notably, Mary Black recorded "Donegal Breeze" for her Circus album of 1996. In the later half of 1997 Kevin decided it was time to return to the life of a solo performer.  A couple of discreet Dublin performances followed and time was spent writing new material to bring to his own shows.

In 1998 he recorded the self-funded debut solo album "Strange Weather". With Aaron Hurwitz on production duties and special guests Levon Helm and Rick Danko, Strange Weather became a celebration of the rural traditions of both Ireland and America, set against Donegal's rugged and remote expanse. The album release drew the following comments: "Doherty has a finely attuned ear for the modern beat poetry of isolation: songs such as Embrace Me and Paradise highlight how good the Donegal man can be when he has the bit between.

Web site www.fourmenandadog

Marc Duff was born in Ontario, Canada and raised in Argyll, Scotland.  Marc was a founder member of Capercaillie playing whistles, recorder and bouzouki and recording seven albums which have sold over a million copies including the first Gaelic top 40 single.  Since leaving Capercaillie in 1995 to pursue his own career, he has worked with many prominent artists.  Recently he has toured in Scotland with Dr Fred Freeman, presenting a series of successful workshops in connection with Linn Records ''The Complete Songs Of Robert Burns'' series. In addition to live performances, Marc is currently researching and teaching.   

In 2008 he was a nominee for BBC Alba's Trad Music Awards, 'Traditional Musician Of The Year'.

Canterach, who feature four members with strong local ties to Campbeltown and Kintyre.  The line up for this concert will include Ross Kennedy on guitar & vocals, Lorne MacDougall on highland pipes and whistle, Rebecca Brown on fiddle, Jamie Kennedy on percussion and Angus McLaughlin on Bodhran/Vocals.  Canterach have played at the Mull of Kintyre Music Festival supporting Eddi Reader in 2006, headlined the Dalriada Connections Concert in 2007 played at the Music of Kintyre Night concert in the Kirk Street Hall last year and at the Kintyre Tuition Group Fundraising concert in March this year.  The band was founded in 1992 and has played in 20 different countries to date and have one self-titled album.

Web site: www.myspace.com/canterach   

Scooter Muse: Scooter is well known to audiences in Campbeltown having played at the Festival on several occasions, twice with Full Moon Ansemble and once with Ed Miller and Friends and at last years Dalriada Connections Concert. Scooter has his roots in Bluegrass Music and has won ten State of Alabama & Tennessee Valley Championship titles for 5 String and Old Time Banjo. From 1994 till 2002 was founder and leader of one of the country's finest Celtic bands, The Full Moon Ensemble, touring the US, Canada and Scotland.

After the FME went their separate ways in December of 2002, Scooter joined Henri's Notions (www.henrisnotions.com) after being a big fan of the band for many years!

He has released his first solo guitar CD, "Saddell Abbey" featuring 14 tracks of music. The CD includes 12 original compositions for acoustic guitar including music set to the poetry of Robert Burns, and 3 songs by the Full Moon Ensemble's Allison King and Jil Chambless of Henri's Notions. Saddell Abbey is available through Henri's Notions Website and CD Baby.

In between gigs with the Notions, Scooter handles all the 5 string banjo work for the Muscle Shoals recording industry as well as hitting a few bluegrass festivals and competitions.

My Space: www.myspace.com/scootermuse

The Miller Sisters are Kirsten, Colleen and Caitlin Miller and this is their first appearance at the Dalriada Connections Concert.  Having played and sang at previous events including the MOK Fest Young Folk Night they are really looking forward to singing and playing at this event in their home town.

Lorne MacDougall is one of Scotland’s leading young pipers. Lorne was born and brought up in Carradale, he began to learn the pipes with Tony Wilson, the pipe major of Campbeltown Pipe Band at the time of the band’s appearance on Paul McCartney’s number one hit Mull of Kintyre, and was a founder member of the prize-winning Kintyre Schools Pipe Band on its formation in 1999.  Lorne is currently working on his first solo CD which he hopes to have out in the near future.

Lorne’s Web Site is www.lornemacdougall.com

Frank Rochford has performed at the MOK Fest as a fiddle player since the age of eight and he makes a welcome return solo appearance at this concert and as a member of the Dalriada Connections Band.

The Dalriada Connections Band, This unique band comes together each year under the name of the Dalriada Connections Band, consisting of all the artists who have performed over the course of the concert and more.  Last years band (pictured) finished off the concert to a rousing ovation which ended a truly special concert.

 

 Survivors Night Concert

This now legendary concert promises even more treats this year with the return of old favourites such as the Kintyre Schools Pipe Band, Wee Toon Tellers, Session A83 and the introduction of new blood with bands such as A New Hope and Warehouse  and expect some special arrangements from acoustic guests this should be another night to remember.