Mary Ann Kennedy (and Na Seņid): Royal Hotel, Thurso
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MARY ANN KENNEDY & NA SEŅID IN SPECIAL MŅD CONCERT AT THE ROYAL HOTEL, THURSO
The cream of Gaeldoms vocal talent hits Thurso this month in support of the 2010 National Mņd in Caithness. Mary Ann Kennedy & Na Seņid will play a special one-off concert set as part of Highland Homecoming, hosted by the Mņd Ghallaibh team who are bringing the Mņd to Caithness for the first time ever. The concert at the Royal Hotel in Thurso on Friday 23rd October is also a Caithness first for Mary Anns dream-team of young male Gaelic singers.
The formidable line-up in Na Seņid, which means the heroes, can claim no fewer than nine Mņd Gold Medals among the singers, who include Lochinvers James Graham a BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year and Calum Ailig MacMillan from the West Coast powerhouse, Dąimh. Also singing are the 2007 Mņd Gold Medallist Alasdair Whyte, Tormod MacArthur of Meantime, Norrie MacIver from Bodega Radio 2 Young Folk award-winners and Angus MacPhail of legendary dance band Skipinnish.
At the helm of this star-studded crew is well-known musician and broadcaster Mary Ann Kennedy for this second in a series of Highland-wide gigs celebrating the opening of Highland recording studio Watercolour Musics new home in Lochaber. At the invitation of Highland Homecoming, Watercolour have put together a trail of six events from Thurso to Ardgour featuring artists long-associated with the legendary recording studios along with some like-minded musical friends.
The Watercolour studios are the fulfilment of a lifetimes career in the recording industry for Mary Ann and Nick. Set in a beautiful open location just a couple of miles from their old home in Ardgour, the new purpose-built studios combine the essence of the original Watercolour with improved technical specification and layout, luxury accommodation and unrivalled views of Ben Nevis and the surrounding area.
With such a big line-up in the band, appearances from Mary Ann & Na Seņid are a relatively rare event, and this special Mņd gig is a unique opportunity to enjoy some mighty craic and some of the finest Gaelic singing around in the Far North. Caithnesss own Gaelic vocal hero, Raymond Bremner convenor of Mņd Ghallaibh said, We are absolutely thrilled that Mary Ann & Na Seņid are supporting Mņd Ghallaibh in this way. Seeing the very finest singers of this young and vibrant generation of Gaels will be a great inspiration to all involved in bringing the Mņd to Caithness. Calum Ailig MacMillan, Tormod MacArthur and Alasdair Whyte from Mull, all members of Na Seņid, have previously performed several times in Caithness and the North of Scotland as guests of the award-winning Melvich Gaelic Choir. Alasdair Whyte was guest artist at the recent ceilidh-dance in Mey Hall in support of fund raising for the Caithness Mņd.
Mary Ann Kennedy & Na Seņid, Findlay Napier and the Bar Room Mountaineers, the John Goldie Band and the Sorren MacLean Band all contribute to the series of Watercolour nights, with intimate solo and duo gigs, laid-back ceilidhs and house concerts all building up to a spectacular four-band finale at Eden Court Theatre in Inverness on the 27th October.
Tickets for Mary Ann Kennedy and Na Seņid are available from CAITHNESS HORIZONS Tickets for the Eden Court are available from 01463 234234.
For more information, email info@watercolourmusic.co.uk or phone 01855-841320.
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Originally Posted by weeboyagee
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