The Place, Milngavie Folk Music
The Fraser Centre, Milngavie Precinct.
One of the best acoustic/folk nights in Glasgow with its relaxed cafe setting and the tour de force that is Erne Parkin, playing host and performing with the fantastic Cross Border Band. In addition you are also likely to find an array of musicians performing all types of music including folk, indie, country, blues and Americana. Plus some very special guests. What a treat.
The club is held monthly usually on a Saturday starting at 7.30pm. It welcomes guests and new musicians interested in playing can contact The Place at: email
Tickets: Can be bought at ?The Iron Chef? in Milngavie Precinct. Also keep an eye on our What's On. - Part of the proceeds from each session goes towards helping Aids Orphans in a feeding station in Ethiopia.
FRIDAY 17th APRIL - THE WILD MYRTLES
7.30 p.m. - Tickets £7 from Iron Chef in Milngavie Precinct or at the door.
Singers of rare and beautiful songs"beautiful harmonies and superb renditions of a varied selection of world folk songs"
..... enthusiasm, energy and some truly wonderful singing ..... from traditional Scottish to Africa via the Balkans" ..... "we can't recommend them highly enough" ..... "a beautiful sound and the whole audience was wowed!" ..... "such gorgeous balanced voices" The Scotsman
Edinburgh-based cappella group. the Wild Myrtles was formed in February 2007. There are six of us: Aimee, Alison, Colleen, Frances, Holly and Sari. We sing songs from all around the world - old songs, new songs, happy songs, sad songs - from places as diverse as Scandanavia, Eastern Europe, Africa, USA and Britain.
www.myspace.com/thewildmyrtles
As well as above the night will also feature members of Cross Border Band and friends, Haroon Simone on Sitar and Anne and Hugh from Glasgow band 'Cask' plus Jim Byrne.
A Review
Pat Byrne, October, 2008.
Jim and I were invited along by his mum and dad, who are regulars at the music club, which not only provides high quality entertainment but aims to promote local talent. In addition to these up and coming musicians The Place regularly attracts some big names in the world of folk music.
Among the acts that have performed at the music club are one of my favourite acts,The Poozies. Other big attractions from the world of folk music and beyond include: Dick Gaughan, Michael Marra, Archie Fisher, Prelude, The McCalmans, Swing Cats, Mike Whellans and Seylan Baxter & Cheyenne Brown.
However, I would return just to catch The Cross Border Band, made up of a multi-talented threesome - Erne, Mike Simons and Linsey Aitken. The band performs a wide range of contemporary and traditional songs, including many of Erne's own compositions. He is a man born to entertain and his sidekicks sparkle in their own right with some virtuoso finger-picking guitar from Mike and Linsey's mesmerising cello playing. The tunes are superb, the harmonies excellent and the three show off their comic talents to great advantage - verging into the realms of rather rioutous musical comedy.
The programme offered by the other performers was very varied and we heard some lively American music performed by the duo, 'Laissez-faire'. Mary Stewart, clearly a local favourite, treated us to one of her own songs about beachcombing and mismatched Wellie boots - I loved it.
Jim also peformed a selection of his songs;'Annemarie' and 'Daddy's Car', two of his older folksy/country numbers, went down well also a new song 'The Handle's Broken on my Cup' proved particularly popular with the audience.
Jim Byrne, singer/songwriter myspace
All in all a very enjoyable exercusion and I reckon we'll be heading back to The Place, first chance we get.
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