The violin and guitar duo Maelasta has appeared in major concert halls across the country including the Sage, Gateshead, the Harty Rooms in Belfast and the National Galleries in Edinburgh. They have performed and given workshops as far afield as Denmark and Abu Dhabi and recorded a debut album Maelasta for Natural Studio Records. The duo performs a wide range of music from classical works to traditional Scottish music. Their concert will include the virtuosic elegance of Paganini, through to the contemporary traditional music of Shetland’s Chris Stout.
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The LATEST on 5 days of entertainment at the Plainstanes in Dumfries
Fri 26 November
7.30pm Dumfries Musical Theatre Company present ‘MacConnachie’s Bus’
Brigend Theatre – Tickets from dgArts 01387 253383 or at www.dgarts.co.uk
8pm Cats play rockabilly at So Below
8pm Brian Harris & Friends at the Coach & Horses
Sat 27 November
1.30pm Scottish Traditional Music from the Plainstanes Stage featuring The Great Moniaive Road Show, which showcases the music of Brian Lewis and Rena O’Brien, McCrossan, Taylor and McFadzean and Black-eyed Biddy.
5pm an awesome Aerial Fireshow Finale with trapeze arts, fire and St Andrew’s traditional magic
7.30pm Dumfries Musical Theatre Company presents ‘MacConnachie’s Bus’ at the Brigend Theatre.
Sun 28 November
Children’s entertainments in town all afternoon from Hatrick & Friends, stilt walkers, pirates, Wonderland characters, orange-boiler-suited tea-break specialists and circus performers. Suitably surreal and festive nonsense with children young and old.
1pm New line-up Flat Rabbit from Nick Jenkins & Co.
2pm KODA – a young band from Biggar with Fiddle, Pipes/Whistles and Eight Accordions supported by a lively Rhythm section
3pm The Pipes and Drums of the The Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland marching up the High Street to the Plainstanes WITH REGRET THE ROYAL SCOTS BORDERERS HAVE HAD TO CANCEL DUE TO SEVERE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN LOTHIAN & BORDERS
3.15 Finding Albert http://www.myspace.com/findingalbert
4pm Panto Procession featuring the actors from River City in Cinderella
4.15 More From Jim http://www.facebook.com/pages/More-From-Jim/60362564437#!/pages/More-From-Jim/60362564437
5pm Christmas Lights Switch On with The Provost, River City Actors and Young Citizen
Mon 29 November
2pm Plainstanes Stage: Calside Choir led by choirmistress Rachel Reekie
2.15 Maurice Suthurst and Elaine Johnson
3.15 Summerhill Youth Dance Group dance to Time of My Life by Blackeyed Peas
3.20 Sweet Relief – young musicians from Gatehouse
4.20 Jade Walters accoustic guitar and a great voice
4.30pm St Andrew’s Eve Traditions…Look out for THE QUINE OF HEARTS, who will be at the Plainstanes, then at the Globe Inn, coaching single ladies in the use of traditional magic to divine their future partners in the coming year…
7.15 Ali Baba Panto at Theatre Royal. All tickets £7 from dgArts
8pm Scottish Music in The Globe
St Andrews Monday Comedy Club Special at So You Cafe with Comedian Paul Sneddon. Vladimir McTavish introduces ‘Scotlands Top 50 Greats’
Tickets £5 from So You Cafe or on the door. Ticket price includes a bowl of stovies.
Tues 30 November
20pm Plainstanes Stage: Euan Davies piper from Dumfries High School
2.15 reggae from Sky Ya Man
3.15 Attitude Dance Dumfries with dance and martial arts display
4.15 Luna Davidson solo artist
7.15 Ali Baba Panto at Theatre Royal. All tickets £7 from dgArts
Have a Go Arts and Crafts Activities at The Y, Castle Street, Dumfries – FREE including lunch
dgArts in partnership with Building Healthy Communities creating opportunities for improved health and wellbeing
Arts Opps for people living with a long-term condition
To book your place on the day please ring dgArts on 01387 253383 or call in at the Midsteeple, High Street, Dumfries or call Kirsty McDonald 01387 279279
10am Welcome and tea and coffee
10.30 Demonstrations by four artists – see Mosaic Design, Silk Painting, Willow Workshops and Singing
11 – 12.30 Have a Go at one of the activities – you choose
12.30 – 1.30 Soup and sandwiches
1.30 – 3 Have a Go at one of the activities – you choose
3.00 Day ends
Abigail McLellan was one of the brightest stars of the talented generation of painters that emerged from Glasgow School of Art in the 1990s. Schooled in Dumfries, she drew on the rich traditions of Scottish art to create a commanding personal vision. This exhibition takes place with the agreement of Abigail’s husband and family. Free Admission
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]]>Since forming in 2007, Trio Verso has performed at the Big Tent Festival in Falkland, at the WordFringe Festival in Aberdeenshire, at the Callander Poetry Weekend and for poetry sessions at the Scottish Poetry Library, Shore Poets and the Golden Hour, all Edinburgh and Last Monday at the Rio in Glasgow. Their CD Storm Chaser was released in 2010. myspace.com/trioverso
Tickets from 01557 814175 or email [email protected]
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