Average White Band

The funkiest band ever to come from Dundee - or Scotland for that matter - play Celtic Connections for the first time. Founder members Alan Gorrie and Onnie McIntyre are a bit long in the tooth these days but they can still recapture that Detroit/Philly sound with their US bandmates. Fellow Dundonian Michael Marra, jazz chanteuse Niki King and Hue & Cry prepare to get funky in their company. Part of Celtic Connections.

• Website: www.celticconnections.com