After the fun we had with Lorna on CMR the other week, they've asked the Catskinners back in to do the 10 am slot at the Oran Mor on Saturday 23rd May (that's tomorrow).
Jim King and Steven Clark are scheduled to go on at 11, but we'll probably end up sitting in with each other.
Choon in and listen.
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Friday, 22 May 2009
Tuesday, 19 May 2009
What's been happening this month?
Well.
The Lorna Lavelle Band did the opener at the Star Club on the 16th April. Lorna was jetlagged all to hell, but the professionalism was all there.
Then there was Jim King and Steven Clark's album launch onthe 24th.
I recorded them at the Star Folk Club early in 2008 and we finally got the editing finished and the album released.
It's called "Tougher Than Suet". Find out more here and here and here, and it's a damn fine record.
The launch was in Dows in Queen Street and we had a rather spiffy session after it.
People travelled from all over the world and Shawlands to be there.
Here's Jim and Steve looking performy.
Then the Lorna Lavelle Band had a live broadcast spot on Celtic Music Radio from the Oran Mor on the 2nd May. Here's John and me tuning up in the empty bar.
They recorded it and put it out on their listen again feature. The sound is a bit iffy because they had some techy problems.
After the Oran Mor we were all off down to Girvan for the Folk Festival, which was good fun this year. We managed to find a session in the Hamilton Arms with a bunch of good musicians and singers, then over to the Roxy for sunset in the beer garden where we got in tow with John Morrison the Silver Fox for a tune or two.
The Roxy session didn't last long because it was getting too cold to play - but it was a laugh anyway.
9th May was the Moniaive Festival, and we joined the Babbitty Bowster session musicians on the charabanc down to the Borders.
We spen the day in a six and a half hour megasession in the Craigdarroch which has since been described as the best afternoon session anywhere, ever, so it must have been good. We were in the middle of it and we had a great time. Thank you Moniave.
Here's Lorna having a great time.
On the way back up the road we had a session on the bus..
Tricia had thoughtfully packed a bottle of whisky which helped smooth the journey back to Babbitty's. We all piled in there and had yet another session.
Lorna went back to Canada the day after Moniaive. We did record a couple of tracks with her which I'll post later.
Check out her myspace
More later.
Ken
The Lorna Lavelle Band did the opener at the Star Club on the 16th April. Lorna was jetlagged all to hell, but the professionalism was all there.
Then there was Jim King and Steven Clark's album launch onthe 24th.
I recorded them at the Star Folk Club early in 2008 and we finally got the editing finished and the album released.
It's called "Tougher Than Suet". Find out more here and here and here, and it's a damn fine record.
The launch was in Dows in Queen Street and we had a rather spiffy session after it.
People travelled from all over the world and Shawlands to be there.
Here's Jim and Steve looking performy.
Then the Lorna Lavelle Band had a live broadcast spot on Celtic Music Radio from the Oran Mor on the 2nd May. Here's John and me tuning up in the empty bar.
They recorded it and put it out on their listen again feature. The sound is a bit iffy because they had some techy problems.
After the Oran Mor we were all off down to Girvan for the Folk Festival, which was good fun this year. We managed to find a session in the Hamilton Arms with a bunch of good musicians and singers, then over to the Roxy for sunset in the beer garden where we got in tow with John Morrison the Silver Fox for a tune or two.
The Roxy session didn't last long because it was getting too cold to play - but it was a laugh anyway.
9th May was the Moniaive Festival, and we joined the Babbitty Bowster session musicians on the charabanc down to the Borders.
We spen the day in a six and a half hour megasession in the Craigdarroch which has since been described as the best afternoon session anywhere, ever, so it must have been good. We were in the middle of it and we had a great time. Thank you Moniave.
Here's Lorna having a great time.
On the way back up the road we had a session on the bus..
Tricia had thoughtfully packed a bottle of whisky which helped smooth the journey back to Babbitty's. We all piled in there and had yet another session.
Lorna went back to Canada the day after Moniaive. We did record a couple of tracks with her which I'll post later.
Check out her myspace
More later.
Ken
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