I have known Joy and Suzanne for a few years now, and regularly play music with Suzanne. Edel and Catherine arrived from Ireland on Wednesday and we all played a couple of informal session gigs on St. Patrick's day in Glasgow in Waxy O'Conner's (city centre) and also in the Òran Mór (west end). Although I had never met the two Irish girls, we became fast friends almost immediately! I thoroughly enjoyed the tunes and craic with the band on Paddy's day.
Next up was the Niel Gow Festival in Dunkeld and Birnam. This is a festival in its 13th year which celebrates the life and work of renowned Perthshire fiddler Niel Gow (1727 - 1807). Organiser Pete Clark, a great fiddler himself, established the festival in 2004, and it has since blossomed into fantastic annual event, a "must visit" on the Scottish folk music calendar. Among the line-up for this years festival were Gordon Gunn, Marie Fielding, Ryan Young, along with a host of fantastic Scottish fiddlers and musicians. |
Also performing on the Saturday night were the Alistair Savage band and Gordan Gunn with Brian McAlpine and Marc Clement. Las was the final act, and we played a 45 minute set. I really enjoyed the whole weekend and we got fantastic feedback from Saturday's audience who particularly enjoyed all the dancing! Looking forward to future concerts with these girls!