Scotland on Tour, the exciting initiative to support the recovery of Scotland’s live music industry, will return to Lochwinnoch next month.
Up-and-coming folk group Eabhal will play Lochwinnoch Golf Club on Saturday, August 13 as part of Scotland on Tour.
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Eabhal formed as a band while all five members were based on the Hebridean island of Uist. As well as performing traditional songs alongside contemporary and self-penned tunes, the five-piece also draw influence from other musical cultures and unite these in their music.
Their new album Aisling features an array of new arrangements, as well as both Gaelic and English songs. A lot of the material came together remotely during lockdown and the title of the album Aisling - Gaelic word for dream - is in reference to the creative process the band followed while putting the album together - combining their musical ideas from a distance.
Fiddler Jamie MacDonald said: "We are delighted to be playing in Lochwinnoch this summer – it’s such a beautiful place. We launched our debut album recently and it has been really well received so we’re excited to play our new material again here next month.
"Being part of Scotland on Tour has allowed us to play in more intimate community settings that we might not usually have played in, which has been very special!”
Scotland on Tour will take place over a period of 12 months between April 2022 and 2023 and the remaining confirmed concerts taking place at Lochwinnoch Golf Club include Fara on Saturday, September 10, Pauline Vallance and Shelagh McKay, supported by Roseanne Reid on Saturday, October 15, Rowan Leslie and Lauren Collier on Saturday, November 12, James Grant on Saturday, November 26 and Heron Valley on Friday, December 9.
Dr Morag Thow, co-founder of the Lochwinnoch Arts Festival said: “We are delighted to welcome Eabhal as our third Scotland on Tour event. We have been amazed at the talent and enthusiasm of the artists who have performed for us.
"We are honored to be able to host so many Scottish musicians in our beautiful conservation village and be able to support them after they were unable to perform live over the dreadful lockdowns and restrictions of the pandemic.”
The project, which has been created and managed by Active Events, was made possible by £750,000 of Scottish Government backing and will focus on increasing the number of opportunities to showcase and enjoy live music, while bringing exciting acts to the doorstep of city, towns, villages and rural communities.
Scotland on Tour supports the creation of hundreds of concerts and performances at much-loved arts centres, town halls and community venues across Scotland. More than 120 artists are set to perform at more than 100 venues across the country as part of the initiative.
The year-long Scotland on Tour bill includes both emerging and established artists with genre-spanning acts appearing across the breadth and width of the country, with rock, pop, jazz, classical, folk, trad and acoustic genres all being showcased.
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