After last year’s spectacular sellout concert, a glittering cast of musicians from Scotland and beyond come together to pay tribute to one of Scotland’s greatest ever musicians and to raise funds for his Memorial Trust. Ross Ainslie leads a superb young house band who will accompany many of tonight’s guests and perform Tunes For Gordon, five new pieces of music commissioned by the Trust, on 27 Sept. 08, at7:30 p.m.
The guestlist features world-class musicians from Ireland, Galicia and Brittany, pipe bands, young musicians, local talent, top-class pipers and traditional and Gaelic singers.
These include Andrew Carlisle, winner of the Gordon Duncan solo piping competition at Celtic Connections; Anxo Lorenzo, a groundbreaking exponent of the Galician gaita; from Brittany, Yannick Martin and Tangi Josset, whose personal story is as incredible as their playing; Perthshire tradition bearer Sheila Stewart making a rare appearance on home turf; flautist Brian Finnegan from the band Flook; and the brilliant Gaelic singer Cathy Ann MacPhee - a favourite of Gordon’s who travels all the way from Canada to be with us.
featuring Tunes For Gordon, new music specially written by:
Ross Ainslie border pipes/whistle/cittern
Jarlath Henderson uilleann pipes/whistles
Mairearad Green accordion
John Somerville accordion
and performed with:
Mike Bryan guitar
Dougie Hudson percussion
Conrad Ivitsky bass
Hamish Napier piano
special guests:
Andrew Carlisle Highland pipes
Brian Finnegan flute
Hannah Fisher fiddle
Kyle Howie Highland pipes
Tangi Josset bombarde
Anxo Lorenzo gaita
Cathy Ann MacPhee vocals
Yannick Martin biniou
Sheila Stewart vocals
Vale Veterans Pipe Band -- www.horsecross.co.uk
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