Shawfest, September 12 - September 13, 2015, Partick

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Shawfest, September 12 – September 13, 2015, Partick

September 12 – September 13, 2015

Shawfest is a brand new Partick, Glasgow based festival. Named in honour of Fraser Shaw, the festival will consist of a range of activities for folk of all ages! The festival will raise funds for The Fraser Shaw Trust (www.frasershawtrust.com).

Saturday 12th Sept
St Peter’s Hall, Chancellor Street, Partick

Food, drinks, raffle, silent auction and much more!

BYOB

Free until 7pm

Tickets:
£10 full price
£8 concession
£5 kids

TALISK (fiddle, guitar & concertina)

Winners of the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award, Talisk have already made a big impression on the folk music scene since their formation in August last year. The group also won a coveted Danny Kyle Award at Celtic Connections 2015 and have performed live in session on BBC Radio 2.

“Setting scary standards” – Simon Mayo, BBC Radio 2

Mohsen Amini (Concertina), Hayley Keenan (Fiddle) and Craig Irving (Guitar) utilise their strong individual backgrounds in Irish and Scottish music to create an award winning sound. The trio’s engaging and energetic performances have already landed them slots at some of Britain’s biggest festivals, including Cambridge Folk Festival, Celtic Connections and Fairport Convention’s Cropredy Festival.

www.talisk.co.uk

Hannah Beaton W/ Innes Watson (Gaelic song w/ guitar)

Watch on youtube

Gráinne Brady & Tina Jordan Rees (fiddle & piano)

Gráinne and Tina are an exciting and original fiddle and piano duo based in Glasgow. Originally from Cavan and Lancashire the pair perform solely their own unique compositions. Since meeting in 2012, G&T have performed across Scotland, Ireland and England and in 2013 recorded an EP.
HIGH SPIRITS, the highly anticipated album by G&T, is packed full of newly composed tunes all written by Gráinne and Tina. The girls play fiddle, piano, flute and whistle and have guest musicians on guitar, double bass, bodhrán and accordion featuring on the album.

“It’s very rare you hear something that makes you go: ‘Wow! That’s totally original.'” Dick Gaughan

www.grainneandtina.com