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NEW Scottish music festival
"'MUGDOCK INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL'"
MUSIC IN THE PARK
15TH - 17TH JUNE 2007
MUGDOCK 2007 PHOTOS – http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulinekeightley/mugdock For PHOTOS contact Pauline Keightley Mugdock Park and the start of the West highland Way, and Milngavie itself, sitting not far from the Campsie Hills yet within easy reach of Glasgow, are an exciting location for a new music festival that will celebrate bringing together different cultures through the medium of music and dance
The magnificent setting of Mugdock Country Park includes the historic Visitors Centre where there will be all day FREE music, a new theatre for Music Workshops, and the Walled Garden for the main music events.
The MUGDOCK Festival 2007 had an exciting international line-up of Celtic rhythms and world music - world famous singer Karen Matheson of Capercaillie, Caledon the Scottish tenors to Ceilidh bands and a Sengalese group; Chinese & Indian dance groups to pipe bands, music workshops (all instruments and ages welcome), jazz bands, guitarists and more.PLANS ARE UNDERWAY FOR MUGDOCK 2008 - details of artists performing to follow shortly.
DATE set for 21/22 June 2008
Ali Bain and Ali Moller
Diwan and Samba Sene – ‘extraordinary’ - They express the Africans exuberant emotions and energetic passion for music. With a wild, infectious vitality and a chaotic stage presence - both loose and ragged. This added to the both laid back yet upbeat feel. Extraordinary. It is music that comes to you from every angle. They brought their famous West African music. Diwan band members play African percussion instruments and are from Senegal, Mali, Colorado and Scotland. Catch them if you can!Seylan and Cheyanne - ‘ Surreal’ - They bring a fresh, flowing take on traditional Celtic music. They are both dressed in muted flowing earth colours that give them an other worldly look. Seylan brings her Scottish roots. After learning Spanish at University and travelling she discovered a new love of traditional music and returned to study the cello at the RSAMD. There she met the young Cheyanne ( north American Indian name) who hails from Alaska and who plays the harp. They formed a close and inspired musical bond, blending their opposites. Cheyanne plays delicate yet energetic rhythms, like waterfalls that answer and counterpoint perfectly to Seylan’s deep toned cello melodies. Their music ranges from achingly broody melancholy to dancing reel. They launch their first CD at the West End Glasgow 27th July.
Vivien Scotson - ‘introspective’ - with only her acoustic guitar, her soul-searching voice and her emotive songs. Vivien is a pretty dark haired petite Scot. She began by hoping we wouldn’t mind her singing her own songs. Her songs have an honest purity and the audience listened intently. Her influences are mainly country and folk. Vivien has been working in Italy recently with Chris Difford of Squeeze, and also with Melvin Duffy on Pedal Steel. Vivienne performs regularly on the Scottish circuit.
ARTISTS INCLUDE : KAREN MATHESON + Donald Shaw (Capercaille) + CALEDON (3 Scottish Tenors), ALI BAIN and ALLE MULLER (Swedish), FRIBO (Norwegian), Peter Lonegan’s band, Glasgow Gaelic Choir, Diwan/Samba Sene (Sengalese), Shades of Green, Milngavie pipe band, Punjabi No 1 (Indian) Seylan Baxter and Cheyanne Brown, Glasgow School of Oriental Dance (Chinese), Crossborder band, Beyond the Pale ( European Kelzner band) , Partick Beat, Vivien Scotson, Close Shave Barbershop, and more......
Our Aims - There is one language we all understand the rhythms and melodies of music. From the shores of Senegal to the plains of Africa or the hills of Europe, it is the one true international voice. No matter what culture we are from we all respond to a funky drum beat or the stirring pipes.
Concerts
"OPENING CONCERT" – PETER DONEGAN'S BAND, Glasgow Islay Gaelic Choir, Milngavie Pipe Band – Fri 7pm 15TH JUNE
KAREN MATHESON + Donald Shaw (Capercaille) / DIWAN/Samba Sene + Fribo - Sat 7pm 16TH JUNE
CALEDON + support - Sat 2pm 16TH JUNE
SHADES OF GREEN + Bearsden Fiddlers - Sun 7pm 17TH JUNE
ALI BAIN & ALI MOLLER - Sun 2pm 17TH JUNE
The Courtyard 11am – 6pm FREE Entertainment Saturday 16th - Punjabi No 1 (Indian), Glasgow School of Oriental Dance (Chinese), Seylan Baxter and Cheyanne Brown, Close Shave Barbershop, Partick Beat, Maryhill Women’s Integration Group, Crossborder band, Beyond the Pale ( European Kelzner band), Sunday 17th - Two's Company (Classical) Glasgow School of Oriental Dance (Chinese), Seylan Baxter and Cheyanne Brown, Vivien Scotson, Seylan Baxter and Cheyanne Brown, Maryhill Integration Network, Crossborder Band.
CONCERT TICKETS - £8 ( Concessions £5) 'FAMILY DAY' TICKETS £25 (for 2 concerts, saving of £27!)
FOR TICKETS CALL Mugdock Country Park - 0141 956 6100 OR EMAIL [email protected]
and from SECXTRA www.secxtra.comTel: 08700132652VENUE - "MUGDOCK COUNTRY PARK "In sight of the Campsie Hills, Mugdock park offers dense woodland walks, sheltered lochs, open green spaces where highland cattle stare or roe deer run, ancient ruined castles, and a haven for birds - cygnets, ducks, osprey.
www.mugdock-country-park.org.uk
For Mugdock festival information please contact -
[email protected] WEBSITE -
www.mugdockmusicfestival.co.uk
SPONSORS LINKS -
www.awardsforall.org.uk
www.Scottish-enterprise.com
www.scottisharts.org.uk
www.caledonianhomes.com
www.clyde2.com
www.sipitscotland.co.uk
MUGDOCK FESTIVAL REPORT - The Festival brought young and old, Indian and Scot, European and African together in a celebration of world, modern, classical, traditional music, and ‘jazz Afro grooves!’ The festival braved many hazards! From wind, rain, midges, accidents and more ….. so that music from the cool of Norway to the warm breezes of Africa might bring us all together.
We had Chinese and Indian dancers, Scottish and Gaelic singers and pipers, Norwegian songs, fiddlers and African drums. Headliners were Karen Matheson (Capercaillie) - world famous fiddler from the Shetlands Ali Bain and Norwegian mandolin player Alle Muller, - and Caledon the three tenors.I enjoy catching photo’s of those having fun at the festival – those unexpected moments. One of the Senegalese band, Diwan (which means the whole world) a percussionist from Colorado who played the African drum, the Djembe - was dancing to Partick beats drummers with a young toddler in the Park’s Courtyard. A toddler had crawled onto the steps to better hear Ali Bain and Ali Moller on the bandstand. Two young girls dancing to the African rhythms of Samba Sene and Diwan. A young Indian boy was enjoying trying out the drums in the theatre. An older couple were disregarding the rain to jive to the Skiffle music of Peter (son of Lonnie) Donegan’s band. Ali Bain’s smile after playing fiddle with the Sighthill Project -a music project in Glasgow for children of Asylum seekers and refugees. It was fun meeting many of the artists, the people there, the volunteer helpers, and all the children who took part. A HUGE THANKS TO ALL WHO CAME – both the artists and those who braved the elements. After the stormy start on Friday, we managed to reach a calm sunny afternoon to end the festival on Sunday. We hope the festival will become an annual event.
Fribo - ‘serene’ Fribo brought Norwegian coolness with a unique blend of traditional music that offers a contemporary feel. An innovative Edinburgh based band they blend the Scandinavian and Scottish music traditions - with an positive feel for contemporary sounds and rhythms. This international band has members from Inverness, Norway, Liverpool and Shetland. Anne Sofi is a serene vocalist and they did sweet harmony vocals. Fribo began three years ago and have been making a name on the Scottish circuitDiwanAdd to My Profile | More Videos