ST GEORGES DAY. APRIL 23RD. 2008.
Greetings to all my friends over the border and have a celebratory day.
FEBRUARY 2008.
Back from Burns Suppering in Chamonix and then off to West Yorkshire for a couple of late
Haggis nights at Calcutt and The Half Moon, Knaresborough. A new venue run by old pals Derek and Bridget Pearce.
23rd sees me in Forth, Lanarkshire for a night with Gaberlunzie and John Watt. It's quite worrying to think I'm
the youngest guy on the stage but pleasing to know we're all still here and able to do it.
MARCH.
Highlights of the first part of the month are Guisborough FC at the Rugby Club, Milnathort Festival
and Stonehouse FC. All very enjoyable.
Down to Ian McCalman's studio in Lasswade to record some tracks for a new CD of first world war
songs. Had a great time verbal fencing with the tall droll one and some of the tracks are very pleasing.
There are some bonnie songs from that time of madness and inhumanity. Not really strange, beauty will always
rise above the baser instincts of man.
Then the tour. My tours in the south always seem to be more like busman's holidays with days off in between gigs.
No matter, on this occasion it's a part of the country I'm not familiar with so there is time for looking around.
Only when driving past did I realise I had never seen Stonehenge before.
To be honest it's a bit disappointing viewed from the road. In a Spinal Tap kind of a way.
Thankyou to Arthur, Ben and Marylin for the gigs and thanks to Aeron and Tom for hospitality and help with the car.
I hope to see you all before too long.
If you're wondering whether I can be persuaded to make the journey to the south on a regular basis the answer is yes.
Don't be afraid to ask, I can usually fit something in on the way down so the journey isn't too arduous.
APRIL.
Hospital time. Had the operation. Both hernia's repaired and other bits and pieces sorted.
Now I just have to take it easy until the end of May and make sure I'm properly healed.
DATES;
(On the Inverbeg dates I will be in company with Neil Paterson on pipes, whistles and stuff.)
MAY
Wed 28th. (P)
Thu 29th. Falkirk FC. Polish Club.
Fri 30th. The Lodge at Luss. Luss. Loch Lomond. 8.00pm.
JUNE
Mon 2nd. Cruachan Htl. Ft William. 9.00pm
Wed 4th. (P)
Sat 7th. The Lodge at Loch Lomond. Luss. 8.00pm
Wed 11th. (P)
Sat 14th. The Lodge At Loch Lomond. Luss. 8.30pm
Wed 18th. (P)
Sat 21st. Kinross Model Flying Club. Fly-in. Balbedie Farm. Kinross. 8.30pm.
Wed 25th. (P)
Sat 28th. Inverbeg Inn, Luss, Loch Lomond. 8.30pm
JULY
Wed 2nd. (P)
Fri 4th. Inverbeg Inn, Luss, Loch Lomond. 8.30pm.
Sat 5th. Danny Kyle 10th Anniversary Memorial Concert. Paisley Town Hall. 8.00pm.
Wed 9th. (P)
Sat 12th. Inverbeg Inn, Luss, Loch Lomond. 8.30pm.
Wed 16th. (P)
Wed 23rd. (P)
Fri 25th. Inverbeg Inn, Luss, Loch Lomond. 8.30pm.
Wed 30th. (P)
AUGUST
Sat 2nd. (P)
Fri 8th. Inverbeg Inn, Luss, Loch Lomond. 8.30pm.
Sat 9th. Dunure Inn Music Fest. Ayrshire.
Wed 13th. (P)
Wed 20th. (P)
Fri 22nd. Inverbeg Inn, Luss, Loch Lomond. 8.30pm.
SEPTEMBER
Wed 3rd. (P)
Wed 10th. (P)
Tue 16th. (P)
OCTOBER
Fri 10th. Findask Castle, (P).
Wed 15th. Dunfermline FC. Thistle Tavern, Baldridgeburn. 8.30pm.
Tue 28th. Balerno FC. Balerno Bowling Club. Nr Edinburgh.
NOVEMBER
Sat 15th. Wits Dinner. Thistle Htl. Irvine. Ayrshire. 7.30pm
Mon 24th. Croydon FC. Ruskin House.
Thu 27th. Topic FC. Bradford. Irish Club. Rebecca St. BD1 2RX. 8.30pm.
Fri 28th. Globe Inn FC. Guisborough. Nth Yorks.
DECEMBER
Thu 4th. Accoustic Music Club. Polish Club. Kirkcaldy. 8.30pm.
Tue 30th. Moulin Hotel, Pitlochry. (P)
Wed 31st. South Queensferry.
SOME DATES FOR 2009.
JANUARY. (BS = Burns Supper)
Mon 12th. Blyth BS (P)
Fri 16th. BS. (P)
Sat 17th. Tor Na Coille Hotel, Banchory (BS)
Fri 23rd. SMWS. London BS (P)
Fri 30th Chamonix, France. BS
FEBRUARY
Thu 5th. Nitten FC. Dean Tavern Newtongrange. 8.30pm.
MARCH
Sat -Sun 6/7/8. Milnathort Crackin' Ceilidh Weekend.
APRIL
Sat/Sun 18/19. Glenfarg Folk Feast.
JULY
Fri/Sat 17/18. Basle, Switzerland. Pipefest. The Tich Frier Band.
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