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Polar Bear, The Vaselines and Alasdair Roberts set for Doune the Rabbit Hole

Polar Bear, The Vaselines and Alasdair Roberts set for Doune the Rabbit Hole

Music festival in leafy grounds of a Perthshire country house

30 May 2011

Situated in the leafy grounds of a Perthshire country house, Doune The Rabbit Hole is a magical, family-friendly affair, inspired by Lewis Carroll and the early free festivals. Ursine jazzers Polar Bear headline on Friday, with The Vaselines and the…

Doune The Rabbit Hole music festival 2011

Doune The Rabbit Hole music festival 2011

Polar Bear, The Vaselines and Zoey Van Goey set for rural Scottish festival

6 May 2011

The family-friendly festival, Doune The Rabbit Hole makes a welcome return next month with a plethora of live music including The Vaselines, Zoey Van Goey and recently-headliners announced, Polar Bear. Situated at Old Newton, near Doune in Stirling…

Polar Bear - Peepers

Polar Bear - Peepers

(4 stars)25 Feb 2010

(The Leaf Label) Polar Bear’s music has already been dubbed ‘post-jazz’ in some quarters, and it is easy to hear why a conventional jazz sensibility might struggle to allow them within the fold. Regard them as a freely improvising rock band, with…

Acoustic Ladyland - Living With A Tiger

Acoustic Ladyland - Living With A Tiger

(3 stars)25 Jun 2009

(Strong & Wrong) Acoustic Ladyland announced itself as something other than a jazz outfit with the release of its 2001 debut album inspired by the songs of Jimi Hendrix. The punk jazz label subsequently attached to the band confirmed founding members…

Exposure: Polar Bear

Exposure: Polar Bear

19 Mar 2009

You could call them experimental but we say they're weird and wonderful. Playing jazz for people who love Bjork as much as they do Coltrane, Polar Bear is like listening to many worthwhile if controversial conversations all at once. Drummer and founder…

Polar Bear

Polar Bear

19 Jun 2008

Aberdonian drummer Sebastian Rochford and saxophonist Pete Wareham have stormed Glasgow with Acoustic Ladyland, and now bring this rather different take on jazz-meets-punk-meets-electronics fusion to the city for the first time, with Mark Lockheart…

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