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July 2019
Jill Crossland- Pianist
Jill crossland poster Jill is known for her imaginative and passionate interpretations of the classical repertoire, combining virtuosity, precision and depth. Jill has appeared regularly in London at the Wigmore Hall and South Bank, and in the NE at Sage Gateshead. She has performed in the Vienna Musikverein, Vienna Konzerthaus, Leipzig Gewandhaus and Bridgewater Hall among many other venues. Jill’s recordings include the Bach Goldberg Variations on Warner Classics and the complete Bach 48 Preludes and Fugues on Signum Classics,…
August 2019
OBT
Tom Oakes – Guitar/Flute Jon Bews – 5 String Fiddle Daniel Thorpe – Fiddle When ‘BBC Young Traditional Musician of the Year 2010’ winning fiddler Daniel Thorpe and contemporary fiddle visionary Jon Bews met metronomic, guitarist + flautist Tom Oakes (Album of the year 2017 nominee for ‘Fiddle +Guitar’ with Ross Couper) OBT was born and a no holds barred approach to music was the key. Tradition underpins OBT but with an understanding that no contemporary influence be left behind.…
The Alistair McCulloch Trio
Alistair McCulloch is in constant demand as a performer, teacher and composer with three highly acclaimed solo albums and the ‘Alistair McCulloch Tunebooks’ to his name. He is fiddle tutor at the Royal Consevatoire of Scotland and a founder member of the famous ceilidh band ‘Coila’ Recently Alistair has toured in New Zealand Australia, China and throughout Europe and North America. Alistair’s fiddling combined with one of the finest whistle players in Europe, Marc Duff, and critically acclaimed performer, producer…
September 2019
Westward the Light
Westward The Light is a remarkable new band, a collaboration between piano/fiddle duo Charlie Grey and Joseph Peach (BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award Finalists 2017), fiddle and viola player Sally Simpson (Catriona Hawksworth and Sally Simpson, Heisk), and guitarist and vocalist Owen Sinclair (Tanara, Inyal). This band is the result of years of collaboration in a range of settings. Westward The Light a vessel for the members of the group to bring together an expansive knowledge of Scottish Folk…
October 2019
GNOSS
GNOSS Biography A dynamic quartet of fiddle, flute, guitar and percussion, Gnoss tackle energetic tune sets and driving folk song with a “maturity of ability many of a greater age will envy” (The Living Tradition). Current and former students at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Graham Rorie, Aidan Moodie, Connor Sinclair and Craig Baxter have been tipped as “ones to watch” by Songlines magazine, for their lively, engaging and honest performances. The band originally formed in 2015, as a duo…