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Fraser Fifield

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Mr McFall’s Chamber

Mr McFall’s Chamber

Tribute to Scottish techno-folk composer

12 Aug 2010

In a concert featuring the music from their latest album, Mr McFall’s Chamber present a programme of the same name, ‘Birds and Beasts’, celebrating the musical legacy of ‘folk meets techno’ composer Martyn Bennett, and including a couple of pieces by…

Mr McFall's Chamber - Birds & Beasts

Mr McFall's Chamber - Birds & Beasts

4 May 2010

(Delphian Records) A quintet of classical string players both thinking and playing out of the box, a jazz pianist and two drummers, and a piper with both folk and jazz leanings – it can only be Mr McFall’s. The music is equally eclectic – two…

Michael Nyman

Celtic Connections - Michael Nyman

22 Jan 2009

CELTIC CONNECTIONS Despite his ongoing frustration at being shunned by the BBC Proms, Michael Nyman remains the most widely heard of contemporary ‘serious’ composers in the UK. An early experimentalist in the 60s avant-garde, Nyman is one of the very…

Follow That!

Celtic Connections - Follow That!

22 Jan 2009

CELTIC CONNECTIONS The title of this latest round of commissions inspired by the music of the late Martyn Bennett underlines the far-reaching influence of his eclectic, open-minded approach to traditional music (while simultaneously suggesting that…

Piping Live!

Piping Live!

7 Aug 2008

A week-long piping extravaganza that takes over the whole of Glasgow. Get set for a packed programme of demos, workshops, art, family fun days and of course plenty of concerts. Expect free daily shows in George Square, late-night sessions in the…

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