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SCOTLAND’S COMPOSER OF THE YEAR TAKES TO THE ROAD 

Blair Douglas, the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards “Composer of the Year”, takes his six-piece band on the road in July for a rare and much anticipated series of concerts across Scotland. 

Acclaimed as one of the most influential musicians working in Scotland today, Blair will be strapping on his accordion to bring his unique blend of Celtic, Cajun, rock and world music to Stornoway, Oban and Glasgow.

 Dates are as follows: 

Thursday, 16 July

Main Stage, Hebridean Celtic Festival, Stornoway 8pm. Tickets: £22 from 01851 702333 or www.hebceltfest.com. 

Friday, 17 July

Skipinnish Ceilidh House, Oban (9pm. Tickets: £15 from 01631 569599 or info@skipinnish.com. 

Saturday, 18 July

Oran Mor, Byres Road, Glasgow (7pm. Tickets: £15 from www.tickets-scotland.co.uk). These dates will be Blair’s last public performances before he supports Runrig at their landmark, open air concert at Scone Palace, Perth on 29 August.

 

 

Lomond Folk Festival
Balloch, Loch Lomond

Common Ground Festival
A week of Traditional music and arts workshops, master
classes and concerts culminating with a weekend festival
Ayrshire Scotland
August 2nd to 7th 2009

Eric Bogle UK Tour 2009

Wed 29 Jul ARUNDEL Arundel Football Club 07790-51 10 54 Fr 31 Jul BURNTWOOD Bridge Cross Club 01543-67 78 48 Sa 8 Aug BROADSTAIRS Broadstairs Folk Week 01843-60 40 80 Sa 15 Aug ULLAPOOL Ceilidh Place 01854-61 21 03 Tu 18 Aug MOTHERWELL Motherwell Concert Hall 01698-26 75 15 We 19 Aug STRANRAER Ryan Centre Theatre 01776-70 35 35 Th 20 Aug DUNKELD Birnam House Hotel 01350-72 74 62 Fr 21 Aug IRVINE Marymass Folk Festival Su 23 Aug ROTHESAY Venue tbc Th 27 Aug ABERDEEN Lemon Tree Arts Centre 01224-64 11 22 Fr 28 Aug FYVIE Fyvie Castle 01651-82 13 07 Mo 31 Aug STIRLING Stirling Rugby Club 01259-21 85 21 Th 3 Sep NEWCASTLE ON TYNE Tyneside Irish Centre 0191-261 0384 Fr 4 Sep LANGHOLM Buccleuch Centre 013873-81 196 Th 10 Sep DUNFERMLINE Carnegie Hall 01383-60 23 02 Fr 11 Sep PEEBLES Peebles High School 01721-72 09 81

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