Event Category: Music

Tune Up Tour – Fiddle Rendezvous  This unique tour brings together three duos consisting of fiddle players with contrasting styles from different countries together with their musical partners. The three fiddle players are Bruce Molsky (USA), Gerry O’Connor (Ireland) and Mike Vass (Scotland), all well-respected and highly talented. They are partnered by Gaelic singer and… Continue reading Tune Up Tour – Fiddle Rendezvous

Mazaika Duo in concert  Mazaika can take you on a troika to the heart of Russia, where you will experience the joys and sorrows of Russian folk and the fiery passion of the gypsy violin. The Duo consists of Igor Outkine – tenor/accordion/balalaika and Sarah Harrison – violin/domra. They will present highlights from their classical… Continue reading Mazaika Duo in concert

Tune-Up Tour – Club Tromolo Club Tromolo is a nine-strong team from Glasgow presenting wonky cabaret, music and dancing. Described by The List as “The most original club night in years “, acts include madly eccentric and surreal characters like ferret-juggling Frank Percy OBE, Mystic Martin, Suzie Sparkle, static acrobat troupe The Flying Frumpingtons, the… Continue reading Tune-Up Tour – Club Tromolo

Seven of the ten-strong Mr. McFall’s Chamber Martyn Bennett Mr. McFall’s Chamber in“Aye – an Affirmation of Martyn Bennett” A chamber music ensemble like no other, the band comprises mostly classical players for whom the lure of other musical styles has proved irresistible. They are well known for their eclectic mix of classical, contemporary, jazz,… Continue reading Aye – an Affirmation of Martyn Bennett

Caithness Big Band – evening concert Reformed in 2002 by the late Jim Marshall, the 17-strong band has really taken off and now travels to perform outside Caithness including taking part in the BBC National Big Band Competition. The repertoire includes Ellington, Basie, Dorsey and Glenn Miller. A part of Lyth Jazz Exchange 07. Musicians from… Continue reading Caithness Big Band – evening concert

Jazz Exchange all-day workshops Open to musicians of any age and degree of musical ability. People will be split into groups to work with NYJOS students. Free event – please book in advance. A part of Lyth Jazz Exchange 07. How did it go?   Despite a start-time of Sunday 10am, around thirty people turned… Continue reading Jazz Exchange all-day workshops

Carol Laula One of the finest of Scotland’s exports has to be Carol Laula.She has a style which “bobs around somewhere between the sweet clear delicacy of Joni Mitchell and the tougher edges of Joan Armatrading”. She has won numerous awards and toured world-wide but remains comparatively unknown here in her homeland despite a massive… Continue reading Carol Laula with Dave Rogers, guitar

Carole Sutherland & Laura Baxter This short programme offers a taster for those unfamiliar with the saxophone other than in a jazz context and will consist of works by Astor Piazzolla, Graham Fitkin and other popular contemporary composers who create accessible enjoyable music performed here on soprano saxophone and piano. The evening forms a beginning… Continue reading Carole Sutherland & Laura Baxter

This will be a wonderful light-hearted evening of song and jokes. But not without considerable musical skill on show as the three intrepid sous-chefs sing their way through the history of popular music without the help of a single musical instrument.   No doubt there will be a culinary theme in there somewhere, but it… Continue reading The Singing Sous-chefs in concert

It has taken several years for us to secure a date by this wonderful band as they are in great demand both here and abroad. Modern klezmer music has its origins in Jewish secular music with a repertoire largely composed of dance songs, often with Yiddish titles, for weddings and other social occasions.   However,… Continue reading Moishe’s Bagel in concert