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Gig-Guide 2008

Every Thursday at 8.00 - Doors open at 7.30
Tickets on sale at the door - prices as below


- APRIL -

24th April
Ben Sands
£7/£5(concession)
He sings songs-mostly his own. He writes songs-about life & loveand the ways of the world. Some are whimsical, some are sad and some are very humorous indeed.

 

- MAY -

1st May
Tannahill Weavers
£10/£8(concession)
"...world class musicians with passion and a healthy sense of fun, keeping alive and making accessible the very best of the tradition itself..." Mojo Magazine
"...the Tannies are the best that Scotland can aspire to ( and believe me, that is THE BEST).." The Living Tradition

 

8th May
   Kent Duchaine
£8/£6(concession)
"He's one of the few players that can really play Robert Johnson material with conviction and power".....Blueprint Magazine

 

15th May
Woody Guthrie Tribute Concert
Woodie Guthrie
£8/£6(concession)
 The Lanarkshire Songwriters' Group www.lanarkshiresongwriters.co.uk bring their acclaimed tribute to woody Guthrie to the 'Star'

 

22nd May
Tanglefoot
£10/£8(concession)
Canada's Tanglefoot are a thunderous live band with a reputation for spectacular vocal harmonies. Once descibed as "Stan Rogers meets Van Halen."

 

29th May
 Wailin' Jennys
£13 (from www.ticketweb.co.uk  and   Tickets Scotland, Argyle Street)
Canada's Wailin' Jennys combine traditional bluegrass instruments with contemporary lyrics and memorable three-part harmonies. (In association with the Fallen Angels Club www.fallenangelsclub.com  as part of the Glasgow Americana Festival)

 

- June -

 

5th June
Jeff Warner
£7/£5(concession)
"Traditional American folk music played right"...Sing Out! Magazine
"Jeff's repertoire is a direct link to American traditional singers and as close as many of us will come to being out there on the back porch".....Tyke News, Yorkshire

 

12th June
Sylvia Barnes
with
Sandy Stanage
£7/£5(concession)
Winner of "Scots Singer of the Year" at the 2006 Scots Trad Music Awards, Sylvia's pedigree in traditional music is a long and distinguished one. Sandy is considered one of Scotland's finest guitar players.

 

19th June
John Wright's Band
John Wright
£10/£8(concession)
 Following the sad death earlier this year of John, his band, Pete Abbott www.peteabbott.co.uk (guitar & vocals), Greg Borland (fiddle) & Fraser Spiers www.fraserspiers.co.uk (harmonica), are continuing the tour to celebrate his life & music in exactly the manner that John would've wished.

 

26th June
Craig;Morgan;Robson
£8/£6(concession)
Craig;Morgan;Robson bring a new dimension to the art of acapella singing. They weave beguiling harmonies around material from the British tradition and beyond.

- July -

 

3rd July
James Keelaghan
£10/£8(concession
Not only one of Canada's greatest songwriters, but also a singer of other peoples songs delivered in a resonant baritone voice that has been called everything from sweet & smooth, to coffe-rich, to glorious.


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