Wang Dang Delta - Scottish Fireworks Championship

Blues Across Perthshire

Had an absolute ball at the Music Across Perthshire (MAP) promoted Blues Across Perthshire gig last night.


The broad cross section of blues based influences meant that the audience were stretched to the limits.


Thanks to all the musicians who contributed to making this and the Folk Across Perthshire gig a great success.


A review of last night's gig can be read on the following blog.


http://linshoneyman.blogspot.com/


Thanks also to Sandy Black (of Black and Kay fame) for the following photos (and some great harmonica work).

Folk and Blues Across Perthshire

Friday night's folk gig was a veritable musical feast. Alan Jordan and Gina MacLeod kicked things off with some very smooth sounds. Possibly the smoothest blend to hit Perthshire since "The Famous Grouse Scotch Whisky" was bottled in Kinnoull Street.

Next up were Wingin' It who wowed the audience with the kind of fun-packed instrumental journeys that won them a prestigious Danny Kyle award at this year's Celtic Connections festival. As the MC for the evening for the evening (yours truly) said- What might have happened if Stevie Wonder hooked up with Britney Spears and introduced her to the delights of Jimmy Shand as interpreted by Richard Thompson on the way to a Mahavishnu Orchestra gig!

After the break, Pete Clark accompanied by Jack Evans threatened to play "one set of Strathspeys and 25 minutes of slow airs!" As it happened, they played a blinding and varied set including Pete's delightfully titled compositions The Slippery Slope / Wullie’s Wopper / Tam the Bam.

The evening closed with Jim Malcolm who delighted those present with a wee trip through his considerable back catalogue including Lochanside, Battle of Waterloo and Lochs of the Tay before coming back on for an encore of Auld Lang Syne (original tune) with Jack and Pete (who were happy to accompany despite Jim "confusing" them with Jack and Victor of Chewing the Fat fame.

It all augurs well for the Blues gig next week which I'm sure will maintain the high standards set and confirm why Perthshire continues to be at Scotland's musical forefront.

Wang Dang Delta - Photo from Birnam Institute Gig

Here is a photo we picked up from the following blog site http://thathideousman.blogspot.com/2007/04/wang-dang-delta.html


The photo features Felix guesting on sax.


See also http://linshoneyman.blogspot.com/2007/04/wang-dang-delta.html for a review of that gig if you missed it.

Thanks to the guys for their blog-tastic commitment

Folk and Blues - Getting Perthshire on the “MAP”!

Music Across Perthshire (MAP), which is a broad-based group established in 2003 with the aim of encouraging music within the Perthshire community have organised a brace of exciting concerts timed to complement this year’s Perth Festival of the Arts programme.

The concerts provide an opportunity to showcase a cross section of the range of musical talent represented in the membership of MAP.

Both concerts will be held in the AK Bell Library Theatre.

The first concert, to be held on Friday 18 May is billed as “Folk Across Perthshire” and features acclaimed singer/songwriter Jim Malcolm, Pete Clark and friends, Wingin’ It, winners of a prestigious “Danny” award at this year’s Celtic Connections and Gina Macleod and Alan Jordan.

The second concert, to be held on Friday 25 May is billed as “Blues Across Perthshire” and features Perthshire favourites Wang Dang Delta, Dave Arcari, Muthill based duo Black and Kay, and Mary Leaver.

Tickets are already selling fast and are available from Bandwagon Music, St Paul’s Square, Perth (telephone 01738 637714).

These concerts continue MAP’s successful track record of taking music to the Perthshire community. Events such as the Blackford Music Day in 2006, the annual Dreich End Festival and the Songwriting Competition run as part of the Perthshire Amber Festival at Pitlochry Festival Theatre have been enjoyed by local residents and visitors alike and have helped new and established artistes expand their networks and perform their music to fresh audiences. Such events have encouraged exciting cross-collaborations and helped spread awareness of the vast range of musical talent across Perthshire.