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| AMBER FESTIVAL SPREADS ITS WINGS TO BLAIRGOWRIE |
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| It will be a homecoming of a different kind for Dougie MacLean when he performs at Blairgowrie Town Hall on Wednesday 3 November 2010 at 8.00pm as part of his ever-growing Perthshire Amber Festival. “I went to school in Blairgowrie,” Dougie explains, “and in the early 70s I was involved in running the popular and successful Blair Folk Club which hosted such folk greats as Archie Fisher and Barbara Dixon. We are thrilled to be coming to Blairgowrie Town Hall, it’s a fantastic venue and we have a history of seeking out special and lovely venues whether they’re castles, crannogs, cathedrals or concert halls.” As well as going to school in Blairgowrie, Dougie and his family are based in Butterstone, midway between Dunkeld and Blairgowrie where they have their home, offices and recording studio. At the concert in Blairgowrie Town Hall, Dougie will share the stage with two top American stars, Eliza Lynn and Will Straughan. Nashville born Eliza's bluesy Americana style with guitar and banjo is expected to go down a storm. Steeped in the blues, her evocative voice has drawn comparisons to everyone from Bonnie Raitt to Peggy Lee, but it is in her own soul-searching songs that it is used to best effect. Multi-instrumentalist Will Straughan (acoustic guitar, dobro, mandolin, lap and pedal steel) has performed alongside the likes of James Taylor, BB King, Dennis Trucks and Ben Harper and has recorded and collaborated with numerous top American country-blues artists. Dougie says “Eliza was a total hit with the audience at the Caledonia Concert during Perthshire Amber 2009 and I am delighted that she can return to this year's festival with guitarist Will Strachan to join me for my first festival concert in Blairgowrie Town Hall. It should be a wonderful night!” Tickets for the Blairgowrie Town Hall concert and the other concerts in the festival, as well as a full programme, can be found on the Amber Festival Website: www.perthshireamber.com |