Old Year’s Night – 30th Dec, Wall

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Old Year's Night 2011

Once more Christmas and New Year are almost upon us and we continue with our annual night of entertainment in Wall on the 30th December. It’s Old Year’s Night, being the last full night of the year (And definitely not New Year’s Eve!)

Supper is a Bring and Share affair, the Prize Draw will no doubt prove highly rewarding but the highlight of the night will be the truly talented local performers who have been persuaded to provide the evening’s entertainment:

  • Fiddler Gillan Burnie will be joining us from Elsdon with a fine repetoire of Northumbrian tunes
  • Mike Tickell of Wark will regale us with songs of shepherds and their shenanigans
  • Perenial village favourite Graham Dick will be out with his songs and stories.

We’ve also got a pair of champion clog dancers, a border piper and I’ll be putting in a tune or two. So all in all it’s going to be a busy night. Tickets are just £7 and everything starts at 7.30pm in Wall Village Hall. As ever there is no bar (takes up too much audience space!) – bring your own drinks.

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Contact me if you’d like more information / tickets. (Advance booking is essential!)

Twelve Wild Ducks in Wall

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Rural touring programmes are a great way to bring quality shows to small village communities and Wall Village Hall is one of the venues in the  Highlights North programme. In the recent past we’ve had the Chalk Giants & The Theatre of Widdershins Puppet.

November sees the Multi-Story Theatre Company bringing The Twelve Wild Ducks to Wall. The show is on 18th November and starts at 6.30pm. Tickets are £4.50 for children, £7 for adults and a family ticket is £21 (2+2). Contact me for more information and tickets

Update: A great show! We had 60+ children spell bound for an hour. Amazing what two performers can do with a few white sheets and a minimal props!

 

Button Boxes & Moothies

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Button Boxes & Moothies @ AberdeenI’m off to Aberdeen for a weekend of free reed indulgence. Ian Russell of the Elphinstone Institute at Aberdeen University organizes the ‘Button Boxes & Moothies Free Reed Convention‘ that runs every four years. It’s a great line-up of concertina, accordion and mouth organ players and I’m very happy to join them.

I’ll be playing in a couple of spots on concertina and contributing to various session throughout the weekend. I’ve a workshop on Saturday morning; Northumbrian smallpipes tunes for freed reed instruments – A lot of my repetoire and style is influenced by the pipes and I’m happy to share my interest. I’m sure there’ll be time to get the pipes out as well.

There’s stil time to Book some tickets

Clocks Back Ceilidh – Sat 29th October

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Following on from last year’s event – it’s time for this years Clocks Back Ceilidh! We”ve moved up the road this year and we’re in Humshaugh village hall (map) on Saturday 29th October.

The Wall Star Village Band provide the music, we’ll have the local highland dancers out, a spot on the Northumbrian pipes, Whisky Hoy and who knows what else. Food is provided in the form of a wonderful Hog Roast supper (vegetarian alternatives available) and to save some dancing space there is no bar – your own drinks.

The event is being hosted to support the Friends of Humshaugh School (the local first school) and adult tickets are £10.

If you would like to come, tickets should be available shortly in Humshaugh Village Shop or contact me to book tickets in advance! If you can’t come, please do tell your friends.