Mull of Kintyre Music Festval Tickets go on sale tomorrow
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Mull of Kintyre Music Festval Tickets go on sale tomorrow
Tickets for this years 15th Mull of Kintyre Music Festival will go on sale at 9am on Thursday 28th June. Headlining this year are the Stranglers, the Dougie MacLean Trio, Moishe’s Bagel, Canterach and Horizon. Following it’s nomination in the Best Event category in the Hands up for Trad Awards 2006, the event organisers feel they have created an event that offers festival goers new choices whilst also keeping the favourites.
The Ceilidh Night, Friday 17th, boasts Scots Singer of the Year, Hands up for Trad 2006, Sylvia Barnes making a much-anticipated return. Edinburgh based band Moishe’s Bagel, have attracted particular attention as it will be the first time a band featuring Eastern European Folk music have appeared at the Festival. Having toured extensively over the past two years they have recently released their second CD Salt to critical acclaim. The Kintyre Schools Pipe will start the night of and Skerryvore from Tiree end it with a ceilidh set that will have you kicking up your heels on the dance floor.
This years Grand Parade promises to have a particularly Scottish feel to it to tie in with The Highland Year of Culture 2007 celebrations and will have three cash prizes for the best dressed float. Festival organisers would like to ask each group or organisation who are participating to nominate one of their members to sit on the judges panel to ensure unbiased results. An extended “Doon The Green” concert follows on from the parade in the afternoon.
Dougie Maclean, singer/songwriter of hit tune ‘Caledonia’ and many others has earned an international reputation and also penned soundtracks for “The Last of the Mohicans” & TV drama “A Mugs Game”. Dougie makes a welcome return to Campbeltown in Campbeltown’s Wee Picture House with Ross Ainslie and Jamie Maclean. Another treat for concert goers at this venue is the debut of singer songwritter Ed Miller who is joined by Scooter Muse, guitarist from The Full Moon Ensemble making a return appearance at the festival with, Campbeltown fiddle player Archie McAllister Jil Chambless lead singer with the band Hen
Since changing the concert format on the Saturday night the all standing concert has proved to be a great success and this years headline act The Stranglers, a ‘new wave’ punk band established in the mid 1970s should be another popular choice. They had 32 Top 40 hits spanning over four decades and 8 Gold Albums, audiences will recognise more tracks than they realise as their greatest hits are part of our culture. Among them are; “No More Heroes”, “Peaches” followed up in the 1980s by “Golden Brown” and “Strange Little Girl”.
The Dalriada Connections Concert on Sunday 19th in the Heritage Centre, Campbeltown features Canterach who played a fantastic set as support to Eddi Reader at last years Picture House concert. Featuring local artists Ross Kennedy and Lorne MacDougall and described as a cross between the Tannahill Weavers and The Who the band's line up can range from a three to four piece and even a six depending on the occasion. Also confirmed is Clarsach, player Rachael Hair and expect a special guest fiddle player and a few surprise guests along the way.
The legendary Survivors Night has its fair share of up and coming local bands queuing up to play but this year the reunion of local 80s band “Horizon” shows the young ones how it is done. Fiddle and guitar tuition workshops on the Thursday kick start a Festival weekend, which will be hard to surpass.
More details can be obtained from the Festival Web Site at www.mokfest.com where regular updates will be posted.
Mull of Kintyre Music Festval Tickets go on sale tomorrow
Tickets for this years 15th Mull of Kintyre Music Festival will go on sale at 9am on Thursday 28th June. Headlining this year are the Stranglers, the Dougie MacLean Trio, Moishe’s Bagel, Canterach and Horizon. Following it’s nomination in the Best Event category in the Hands up for Trad Awards 2006, the event organisers feel they have created an event that offers festival goers new choices whilst also keeping the favourites.
The Ceilidh Night, Friday 17th, boasts Scots Singer of the Year, Hands up for Trad 2006, Sylvia Barnes making a much-anticipated return. Edinburgh based band Moishe’s Bagel, have attracted particular attention as it will be the first time a band featuring Eastern European Folk music have appeared at the Festival. Having toured extensively over the past two years they have recently released their second CD Salt to critical acclaim. The Kintyre Schools Pipe will start the night of and Skerryvore from Tiree end it with a ceilidh set that will have you kicking up your heels on the dance floor.
This years Grand Parade promises to have a particularly Scottish feel to it to tie in with The Highland Year of Culture 2007 celebrations and will have three cash prizes for the best dressed float. Festival organisers would like to ask each group or organisation who are participating to nominate one of their members to sit on the judges panel to ensure unbiased results. An extended “Doon The Green” concert follows on from the parade in the afternoon.
Dougie Maclean, singer/songwriter of hit tune ‘Caledonia’ and many others has earned an international reputation and also penned soundtracks for “The Last of the Mohicans” & TV drama “A Mugs Game”. Dougie makes a welcome return to Campbeltown in Campbeltown’s Wee Picture House with Ross Ainslie and Jamie Maclean. Another treat for concert goers at this venue is the debut of singer songwritter Ed Miller who is joined by Scooter Muse, guitarist from The Full Moon Ensemble making a return appearance at the festival with, Campbeltown fiddle player Archie McAllister Jil Chambless lead singer with the band Hen
Since changing the concert format on the Saturday night the all standing concert has proved to be a great success and this years headline act The Stranglers, a ‘new wave’ punk band established in the mid 1970s should be another popular choice. They had 32 Top 40 hits spanning over four decades and 8 Gold Albums, audiences will recognise more tracks than they realise as their greatest hits are part of our culture. Among them are; “No More Heroes”, “Peaches” followed up in the 1980s by “Golden Brown” and “Strange Little Girl”.
The Dalriada Connections Concert on Sunday 19th in the Heritage Centre, Campbeltown features Canterach who played a fantastic set as support to Eddi Reader at last years Picture House concert. Featuring local artists Ross Kennedy and Lorne MacDougall and described as a cross between the Tannahill Weavers and The Who the band's line up can range from a three to four piece and even a six depending on the occasion. Also confirmed is Clarsach, player Rachael Hair and expect a special guest fiddle player and a few surprise guests along the way.
The legendary Survivors Night has its fair share of up and coming local bands queuing up to play but this year the reunion of local 80s band “Horizon” shows the young ones how it is done. Fiddle and guitar tuition workshops on the Thursday kick start a Festival weekend, which will be hard to surpass.
More details can be obtained from the Festival Web Site at www.mokfest.com where regular updates will be posted.
9.08!!
I will enjoy this night like it was my 1st, probably better to take the next day off work, will have a word with my boss next time I see him.