MacArts is a fantastic new multi-purpose arts and community venue in the centre of Galashiels
Hosting a varied programme of live music, theatre, film and community events throughout the year. Located in the centre of Galashiels, just a 4 minute walk from the transport interchange, this converted church is run by a small but enthusiastic team of individuals who are dedicated to bringing top quality acts to the Scottish Borders and beyond!
If you're looking for the perfect venue for your community, arts or special event then look no further! Mac Arts is also available to hire and we have discounted rates available for charity/ fundraising/ community events. Call in and see us @
Bridge Street, Galashiels TD1 1SP
or speak to Kate or Chris on:
Telephone: 01896 756852
Email: info@macarts.scot
Bridge Street, Galashiels TD1 1SP
or speak to Kate or Chris on:
Telephone: 01896 756852
Email: info@macarts.scot
MUSIC: Nieves + support from Burnt Paw
Glasgow-based alt-rockers NIEVES released their debut album 'Exist and Expire' to much critical acclaim earlier this year.
Join us for this intimate stripped-down acoustic gig, with a licensed bar throughout and support from the wonderful Burnt Paw.
Friday 16th November
Doors: 8pm
Doors 7:30pm
Tickets: £6
Box Office: 01896 756 852
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/galashiels
Licensed Bar
Over 14s (under 16s must be accompanied by an adult)
Join us for this intimate stripped-down acoustic gig, with a licensed bar throughout and support from the wonderful Burnt Paw.
Friday 16th November
Doors: 8pm
Doors 7:30pm
Tickets: £6
Box Office: 01896 756 852
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/galashiels
Licensed Bar
Over 14s (under 16s must be accompanied by an adult)
MUSIC/FILM:
Hazel O'Connor
and Breaking Glass
The Film, Q&A and Live Performance
A very special evening with award-winning singer songwriter Hazel O’Connor, featuring a rare screening of the digitally re-mastered uncut version of the film followed by an intimate Q&A and live performance of some of the films best loved songs.
Striding into the spotlight and catapulted into fame in 1980 in the iconic movie Breaking Glass, Hazel not only made the lead role her own, but also wrote all the songs. The soundtrack album Breaking Glass went on to go double platinum during its 38-week chart run, defining Hazel O'Connor as a powerful passionate performer and a force to be reckoned with. Joined onstage by Clare Hirst (Bellestars, Communards, David Bowie) on sax, Sarah Fisher (Eurhythmics) on keyboards and Josh Blackmore (Troyka /Strobes) on percussion, the superb blend of the three voices and stunning musicianship add a sweet touch of class to their vibrant performance.
Live onstage, her unforgettable songs from the film including Eighth Day, Will You, Big Brother, Decadent Days, If Only and more seem even more relevant in our present times.
Meet and Greet with Hazel immediately after the show.
Friday 23rd November
Doors: 6:30pm
Starts: 7pm
Tickets: £20 + BF
Box Office: 01896 756 852
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/galashiels
* Licensed Bar open during film and Meet and Greet only*
Striding into the spotlight and catapulted into fame in 1980 in the iconic movie Breaking Glass, Hazel not only made the lead role her own, but also wrote all the songs. The soundtrack album Breaking Glass went on to go double platinum during its 38-week chart run, defining Hazel O'Connor as a powerful passionate performer and a force to be reckoned with. Joined onstage by Clare Hirst (Bellestars, Communards, David Bowie) on sax, Sarah Fisher (Eurhythmics) on keyboards and Josh Blackmore (Troyka /Strobes) on percussion, the superb blend of the three voices and stunning musicianship add a sweet touch of class to their vibrant performance.
Live onstage, her unforgettable songs from the film including Eighth Day, Will You, Big Brother, Decadent Days, If Only and more seem even more relevant in our present times.
Meet and Greet with Hazel immediately after the show.
Friday 23rd November
Doors: 6:30pm
Starts: 7pm
Tickets: £20 + BF
Box Office: 01896 756 852
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/galashiels
* Licensed Bar open during film and Meet and Greet only*
MUSIC: The Vaselines
The Vaselines were formed in Edinburgh in 1987 by singers/guitarists Eugene Kelly and Frances McKee, soon signing to Pastels frontman Stephen Pastel's newly formed 53rd & 3rd label.
Nirvana's Kurt Cobain regularly cited the Vaseline’s influence in interviews with the music press and Nirvana would go on to cover the Vaselines' ‘Molly's Lips’ and ‘Son of a Gun’ (both later compiled on their Incesticide collection) as well as perform ‘Jesus Doesn't Want Me for a Sunbeam’ on their legendary MTV Unplugged appearance.
Cobain's gospel-spreading no doubt accelerated their rise to cult sainthood, but the Vaselines would have gotten there sooner or later on their own accord. Lewd but naïve and abrasive yet tender, the band's shambling, primitivist squall remains a perfect distillation of pop at its most guileless and euphoric.
Eugene Kelly later went on to front Captain America / Eugenius, while McKee spent the better part of the decade out of sight, resurfaced in Suckle, and released a solo album in 2006. The Vaselines reunited proper in 2010 to record their second full album Sex With An X which was released on the Seattle label Sub Pop.
This was followed by V for Vaselines in 2014. The Ramones-inspired album featured many of the same players who helped make 'Sex.....', including Belle and Sebastian's Stevie Jackson, the 1990's Michael McGaughrin and Teenage Fanclub's Francis Macdonald.
“Even those too young-or not yet born-for the Vaselines' heyday can appreciate the earnest fun of Sex With an X” – Billboard
“A welcome return, then – let's hope they stick around for a bit longer this time.” – BBC Music
Saturday 1st December
Time : 8pm
Doors: 7:30pm
Tickets: £19 +BF
Box Office: 01896 756 852
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/galashiels
Vaselines Website http://www.thevaselines.co.uk/
Nirvana's Kurt Cobain regularly cited the Vaseline’s influence in interviews with the music press and Nirvana would go on to cover the Vaselines' ‘Molly's Lips’ and ‘Son of a Gun’ (both later compiled on their Incesticide collection) as well as perform ‘Jesus Doesn't Want Me for a Sunbeam’ on their legendary MTV Unplugged appearance.
Cobain's gospel-spreading no doubt accelerated their rise to cult sainthood, but the Vaselines would have gotten there sooner or later on their own accord. Lewd but naïve and abrasive yet tender, the band's shambling, primitivist squall remains a perfect distillation of pop at its most guileless and euphoric.
Eugene Kelly later went on to front Captain America / Eugenius, while McKee spent the better part of the decade out of sight, resurfaced in Suckle, and released a solo album in 2006. The Vaselines reunited proper in 2010 to record their second full album Sex With An X which was released on the Seattle label Sub Pop.
This was followed by V for Vaselines in 2014. The Ramones-inspired album featured many of the same players who helped make 'Sex.....', including Belle and Sebastian's Stevie Jackson, the 1990's Michael McGaughrin and Teenage Fanclub's Francis Macdonald.
“Even those too young-or not yet born-for the Vaselines' heyday can appreciate the earnest fun of Sex With an X” – Billboard
“A welcome return, then – let's hope they stick around for a bit longer this time.” – BBC Music
Saturday 1st December
Time : 8pm
Doors: 7:30pm
Tickets: £19 +BF
Box Office: 01896 756 852
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/galashiels
Vaselines Website http://www.thevaselines.co.uk/
Music: The Van T's + support from Heavy Rapids
*The best live act award winners at the 2017 Scottish Alternative Music Awards*
The Van T’s comprises of twin sisters Hannah and Chloe Van Thompson (guitar, vocals), Joanne Forbes (bass) and Shaun Hood (drums).
Drawing you in through their now trademark surf-rock, feedback-laden guitar segments, accented beautifully by glorious harmonies and killer choruses, The Van T's continue to illustrate why they are considered to be the most exciting young band in Scotland.
Having spent summer 2018 appearing at festivals throughout the UK, the band have also supported The Jesus & Mary Chain in Amsterdam at the renowned venue Paradiso, played a support slot with Clean Cut Kid at London’s Scala following this up with two packed shows at Great Escape.
Rescheduled date from March 2018 where they were forced to cancel due to SNOWMAGEDDON, we are thrilled to be welcoming The Van T’s to Mac Arts along with…
Heavy Rapids
Delivering Punk-influenced Rock and Roll and straight off the back of a hot summer of shows, with performances at Electric Fields Festival, The Garage, London supporting 'Starcrawler', Truck Festival and Tramlines Fringe Festival, Heavy Rapids are keeping the ball rolling with some exciting news and gigs to come in the remainder of 2018.
The bands latest offering ‘Stuck With' is a driving, vibrant track which encourages listeners to forge their own path. Vibrant melodies and bright vocals show a slight change in direction from the band's last offering with crunching guitars and a driving undertow cementing Heavy Rapids sound more than ever.
Two of Glasgows’ finest young bands appearing on the same stage at Mac Arts!
Friday 7th December
Time: 8pm
Doors: 7:30pm
Tickets: £6/£4 Students
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/galashiels
Box Office 01896 756 852
Over 14s - under 16s must be accompanied by an adult
The Van T’s comprises of twin sisters Hannah and Chloe Van Thompson (guitar, vocals), Joanne Forbes (bass) and Shaun Hood (drums).
Drawing you in through their now trademark surf-rock, feedback-laden guitar segments, accented beautifully by glorious harmonies and killer choruses, The Van T's continue to illustrate why they are considered to be the most exciting young band in Scotland.
Having spent summer 2018 appearing at festivals throughout the UK, the band have also supported The Jesus & Mary Chain in Amsterdam at the renowned venue Paradiso, played a support slot with Clean Cut Kid at London’s Scala following this up with two packed shows at Great Escape.
Rescheduled date from March 2018 where they were forced to cancel due to SNOWMAGEDDON, we are thrilled to be welcoming The Van T’s to Mac Arts along with…
Heavy Rapids
Delivering Punk-influenced Rock and Roll and straight off the back of a hot summer of shows, with performances at Electric Fields Festival, The Garage, London supporting 'Starcrawler', Truck Festival and Tramlines Fringe Festival, Heavy Rapids are keeping the ball rolling with some exciting news and gigs to come in the remainder of 2018.
The bands latest offering ‘Stuck With' is a driving, vibrant track which encourages listeners to forge their own path. Vibrant melodies and bright vocals show a slight change in direction from the band's last offering with crunching guitars and a driving undertow cementing Heavy Rapids sound more than ever.
Two of Glasgows’ finest young bands appearing on the same stage at Mac Arts!
Friday 7th December
Time: 8pm
Doors: 7:30pm
Tickets: £6/£4 Students
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/galashiels
Box Office 01896 756 852
Over 14s - under 16s must be accompanied by an adult
MUSIC: The Wedding Present- Tommy 30th Anniversary Tour + support from Melys
The Wedding Present are touring to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the release of their first singles collection, Tommy. Fans can expect to hear tracks from the compilation, as well as favourites from across the band’s career.
The Wedding Present have had eighteen UK Top 40 hit singles… not bad for a band that has, from its inception, stubbornly refused to play the record industry’s game. It all started in 1985 when David Lewis Gedge boarded a National Express coach in London with 500 records packed into a pair of his mother’s suitcases and, in this fashion, delivered the band’s debut single GO OUT AND GET ‘EM BOY! to a distribution company in Yorkshire. That pioneering spirit has been at the core of the band’s philosophy ever since. From GEORGE BEST, “an unmitigated delight” [NME], the first full-length release on their own Reception Records onwards, the band has charted an appealing, if often eccentric, course of its very and in 2017, to commemorate the 30th anniversary of this debut album,The Wedding Present released GEORGE BEST 30. This album featured brand new versions of the original twelve songs recorded by Steve Albini and mixed by Andrew Scheps.
Tuesday 11th December
Time: 8pm
Doors: 7:30pm
Tickets: *£20 (*booking fee applies)
Box Office: 01896 756 852
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/galashiels
The Wedding Present have had eighteen UK Top 40 hit singles… not bad for a band that has, from its inception, stubbornly refused to play the record industry’s game. It all started in 1985 when David Lewis Gedge boarded a National Express coach in London with 500 records packed into a pair of his mother’s suitcases and, in this fashion, delivered the band’s debut single GO OUT AND GET ‘EM BOY! to a distribution company in Yorkshire. That pioneering spirit has been at the core of the band’s philosophy ever since. From GEORGE BEST, “an unmitigated delight” [NME], the first full-length release on their own Reception Records onwards, the band has charted an appealing, if often eccentric, course of its very and in 2017, to commemorate the 30th anniversary of this debut album,The Wedding Present released GEORGE BEST 30. This album featured brand new versions of the original twelve songs recorded by Steve Albini and mixed by Andrew Scheps.
Tuesday 11th December
Time: 8pm
Doors: 7:30pm
Tickets: *£20 (*booking fee applies)
Box Office: 01896 756 852
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/galashiels
NORTHERN SOUL/ MOD CLUB NIGHT: Kitten Casino
Kitten Casino was established in 2011 by Trisha & Bruce Wagener and since then they have been having regular events throughout Scotland with visitors coming from as far afield as Spain!
Kitten Casino is an exciting and amaaaazing club night full of fantastic people who love to dance to original sixties vinyl with a mixture of classic mod, soul, northern soul, r&b, boogaloo and original ska. With the colourful set up at Kitten Casino you will not be disappointed. And don't forget the licensed bar, open throughout the evening!
Resident DJs and guest DJs from all over the UK and beyond will keep you on your feet or you can take it easy in the chill out area that overlooks the dance floor. You will get to hear various tunes to keep you entertained and meet a real friendly bunch of people in this incredible venue!
We don't have a strict dress policy but we do dress to impress. All we ask is that you come along and enjoy yourselves.
We look forward to welcoming you if this is your bag, cats!
Saturday 9th February
Time: 7pm to 12am
Tickets: £6 (only available on door so get along early)
DRESS TO IMPRESS!
Over 18s only
Kitten Casino is an exciting and amaaaazing club night full of fantastic people who love to dance to original sixties vinyl with a mixture of classic mod, soul, northern soul, r&b, boogaloo and original ska. With the colourful set up at Kitten Casino you will not be disappointed. And don't forget the licensed bar, open throughout the evening!
Resident DJs and guest DJs from all over the UK and beyond will keep you on your feet or you can take it easy in the chill out area that overlooks the dance floor. You will get to hear various tunes to keep you entertained and meet a real friendly bunch of people in this incredible venue!
We don't have a strict dress policy but we do dress to impress. All we ask is that you come along and enjoy yourselves.
We look forward to welcoming you if this is your bag, cats!
Saturday 9th February
Time: 7pm to 12am
Tickets: £6 (only available on door so get along early)
DRESS TO IMPRESS!
Over 18s only
Mind Reading:
DNA- We Know What You're Thinking Tour
Andrew and Darren, best known as mind reading double act DNA, took the nation by storm when they appeared on Britain’s Got Talent in 2017 with their incredible telepathic ability known as "The Gift". Wowing the judges, live audience and viewers at home, the duo went on to reach the live finals of the hit ITV talent show. Their first audition has reached almost 10 million YouTube views alone.
Performed completely live, they can ask volunteers to concentrate on the name of celebrities, telephone numbers, credit card numbers, a word in a book, the name of the street they grew up on, a relative’s name... literally anything. With devastating speed and accuracy, the pair are then able to reveal what that name, number or word is, every time.
Their unique mind reading performances have now been enjoyed by tens of millions of people around the world. Aptly named ’The Gift’, the duo have created a show that will blow minds and prove that the impossible really is possible - but only for them!
This brand new show features world exclusive, never before seen material that is being showcased for the very first time!
Now their incredible talents are being taken out to venues across the UK and will be coming to a venue near you in February and March 2019, so book your tickets now!
Sunday 24th February
Time: 8pm
Doors: 7:30pm
Tickets: *£12 (*booking fee applies)
01896 756 852
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/galashiels
Performed completely live, they can ask volunteers to concentrate on the name of celebrities, telephone numbers, credit card numbers, a word in a book, the name of the street they grew up on, a relative’s name... literally anything. With devastating speed and accuracy, the pair are then able to reveal what that name, number or word is, every time.
Their unique mind reading performances have now been enjoyed by tens of millions of people around the world. Aptly named ’The Gift’, the duo have created a show that will blow minds and prove that the impossible really is possible - but only for them!
This brand new show features world exclusive, never before seen material that is being showcased for the very first time!
Now their incredible talents are being taken out to venues across the UK and will be coming to a venue near you in February and March 2019, so book your tickets now!
Sunday 24th February
Time: 8pm
Doors: 7:30pm
Tickets: *£12 (*booking fee applies)
01896 756 852
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/galashiels
Music: Blue Rose Code
A hugely revered talent and presenting a very much in-demand live show (which his loyal fans certainly travel for), Ross Wilson (Blue Rose Code) has recently released his 4th outstanding record ‘The Water of Leith’ on Navigator Records to huge acclaim.
Ross writes from the heart; eschewing any specific genre but boasting an eclecticism that has become his hallmark - and has seen him compared to John Martyn, Van Morrison and Tom Waits.
Edinburgh born Ross Wilson spent his creative formative years in East London, then moved to South England “to be by the sea’s energy” but it is in his homecoming that he has found where his heart is. Life wasn’t always simple for Wilson. “I have swapped one type of chaos for another” says Wilson.
A nomad both geographically and musically, Ross writes from the heart eschewing any specific genre and the twelve songs on new album The Water Of Leith, addressing themes of love, loss, travel, home, accepting the past and embracing the future, are painted with colours of folk, jazz, soul and pop; an eclecticism that has become a hallmark of Blue Rose Code and has seen him compared to John Martyn, Van Morrison and Tom Waits.
Wilson cites taking his last drink as the start of living rather than the end of the drinking. Now a committed enthusiast and creative whirling dervish, Wilson has seen the past few years produce some of his most exciting work including the album ‘THE BALLADS OF PECKHAM RYE’, which was nominated for the prestigious Scottish Album Of The Year Awards in 2014 and featured a roll-call of remarkable talent, including Danny Thompson, Karine Polwart, John Wetton, Aidan O’Rourke and Kathryn Williams.
The Blue Rose Code game has certainly changed, they are heard regularly in session for the BBC (TV and Radio), STV, Alba, TG4, Virgin Radio. Live performance is where Blue Rose Code connects strongly with their audiences, they have toured the length and breadth of the UK selling out venues wherever they go and leaving a trail of fans in their wake. Featured in festivals Celtic Connections, Edinburgh Fringe, Looe, Summer Isles, Lindisfarne, Southern Fried, Underneath The Stars.
Ross Wilson has spent most of his musical life curating; he sculpts his band to every mood and temperament in order to create the perfect happening.
As the man at the helm of Blue Rose Code, he is, part director, part sculptor...total chameleon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSOHevyk0e4
The Water of Leith is an ode to forgiveness, to letting go of the past and holding on to hope – it's an astonishingly accomplished, pure and sincere record” ***** THE SKINNY – ALBUM OF THE YEAR 2017
“ a work laden with beauty, possessed of depth, heart and soul”
AMERICANA UK 9/10
“this album deserves your undivided attention” MAVERICK
Saturday 12th March
Time: 8pm
Doors: 7:30pm
Tickets: *£12 (*booking fee applies)
Box Office: 01896 756 852
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/galashiels
Ross writes from the heart; eschewing any specific genre but boasting an eclecticism that has become his hallmark - and has seen him compared to John Martyn, Van Morrison and Tom Waits.
Edinburgh born Ross Wilson spent his creative formative years in East London, then moved to South England “to be by the sea’s energy” but it is in his homecoming that he has found where his heart is. Life wasn’t always simple for Wilson. “I have swapped one type of chaos for another” says Wilson.
A nomad both geographically and musically, Ross writes from the heart eschewing any specific genre and the twelve songs on new album The Water Of Leith, addressing themes of love, loss, travel, home, accepting the past and embracing the future, are painted with colours of folk, jazz, soul and pop; an eclecticism that has become a hallmark of Blue Rose Code and has seen him compared to John Martyn, Van Morrison and Tom Waits.
Wilson cites taking his last drink as the start of living rather than the end of the drinking. Now a committed enthusiast and creative whirling dervish, Wilson has seen the past few years produce some of his most exciting work including the album ‘THE BALLADS OF PECKHAM RYE’, which was nominated for the prestigious Scottish Album Of The Year Awards in 2014 and featured a roll-call of remarkable talent, including Danny Thompson, Karine Polwart, John Wetton, Aidan O’Rourke and Kathryn Williams.
The Blue Rose Code game has certainly changed, they are heard regularly in session for the BBC (TV and Radio), STV, Alba, TG4, Virgin Radio. Live performance is where Blue Rose Code connects strongly with their audiences, they have toured the length and breadth of the UK selling out venues wherever they go and leaving a trail of fans in their wake. Featured in festivals Celtic Connections, Edinburgh Fringe, Looe, Summer Isles, Lindisfarne, Southern Fried, Underneath The Stars.
Ross Wilson has spent most of his musical life curating; he sculpts his band to every mood and temperament in order to create the perfect happening.
As the man at the helm of Blue Rose Code, he is, part director, part sculptor...total chameleon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSOHevyk0e4
The Water of Leith is an ode to forgiveness, to letting go of the past and holding on to hope – it's an astonishingly accomplished, pure and sincere record” ***** THE SKINNY – ALBUM OF THE YEAR 2017
“ a work laden with beauty, possessed of depth, heart and soul”
AMERICANA UK 9/10
“this album deserves your undivided attention” MAVERICK
Saturday 12th March
Time: 8pm
Doors: 7:30pm
Tickets: *£12 (*booking fee applies)
Box Office: 01896 756 852
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/galashiels
SPOKEN WORD POETRY: Hollie McNish UK Tour 2019
About the show
With Benjamin Zephaniah stating ‘I can’t take my ears off her’, Kate Tempest describing her poetry as ‘welcoming, galvanising and beautiful’ and fans ranging from Emma Watson, Robin Ince, Pink and Tim Minchen, Ted Hughes Award winner Hollie McNish is a poet whose readings are not to be missed. She is an Arts Foundation Fellow in Spoken Word, has garnered over ten million YouTube views for her online poetry performances and was the first poet to record at London’s famed Abbey Road Studios.
Her collection, Nobody Told Me, for which she won the Ted Hughes award and for which The Scotsman claimed ‘The world needs this book’, has been translated into French, Spanish and German.
Here, she will be joining us to perform poems, read from and chat honestly and openly from her latest poetry collections.
Expect strong language as she talks fruit and flesh, guilt, sex, politics, death, breasts, transformers and more.
Books will be available to purchase at the event. There will be a book signing afterwards
About the author
Hollie McNish is a poet based between Cambridge and Glasgow. She loves writing poetry. She has published three poetry collections Papers, Cherry Pie and Plum, and one poetic memoir on politics and parenthood, Nobody Told Me, of which the Scotsman suggested “The world needs this book” and for which she won the Ted Hughes Award. In 2017 Nobody Told Me was translated into German, French and Spanish and released in the USA.
Hollie tours continuously all over the UK and Europe and beyond and is a big fan of online readings – her poetry videos have attracted millions of views worldwide.
Sunday 14th April
Time: 8pm
Doors: 7:30pm
Box Office: 01896 756 852
Tickets £12 / £10*
*booking fee applies
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/galashiels
youtube.com/holliemcnish
facebook.com/holliepoetry
With Benjamin Zephaniah stating ‘I can’t take my ears off her’, Kate Tempest describing her poetry as ‘welcoming, galvanising and beautiful’ and fans ranging from Emma Watson, Robin Ince, Pink and Tim Minchen, Ted Hughes Award winner Hollie McNish is a poet whose readings are not to be missed. She is an Arts Foundation Fellow in Spoken Word, has garnered over ten million YouTube views for her online poetry performances and was the first poet to record at London’s famed Abbey Road Studios.
Her collection, Nobody Told Me, for which she won the Ted Hughes award and for which The Scotsman claimed ‘The world needs this book’, has been translated into French, Spanish and German.
Here, she will be joining us to perform poems, read from and chat honestly and openly from her latest poetry collections.
Expect strong language as she talks fruit and flesh, guilt, sex, politics, death, breasts, transformers and more.
Books will be available to purchase at the event. There will be a book signing afterwards
About the author
Hollie McNish is a poet based between Cambridge and Glasgow. She loves writing poetry. She has published three poetry collections Papers, Cherry Pie and Plum, and one poetic memoir on politics and parenthood, Nobody Told Me, of which the Scotsman suggested “The world needs this book” and for which she won the Ted Hughes Award. In 2017 Nobody Told Me was translated into German, French and Spanish and released in the USA.
Hollie tours continuously all over the UK and Europe and beyond and is a big fan of online readings – her poetry videos have attracted millions of views worldwide.
Sunday 14th April
Time: 8pm
Doors: 7:30pm
Box Office: 01896 756 852
Tickets £12 / £10*
*booking fee applies
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/galashiels
youtube.com/holliemcnish
facebook.com/holliepoetry
MUSIC: Holy Moly and the Crackers
2017 and 2018 have been huge years for Holy Moly & The Crackers. The ever-evolving folk-alt-rock group, led by vocalist Ruth Patterson, from Newcastle Upon Tyne released their new album ‘Salem’ in July 2017 on their own Pink Lane Records label. The album received acclaimed reviews from R2 Magazine, Folk Radio UK, The Crack, Clash, No Depression, Blown Speaker and has been championed by BBC Introducing and RadioX.
Following the album release, HMATC have toured the UK twice, selling out venues across the country, and made successful debuts in The Netherlands, France, Germany and Italy as well as continuing their success on the festival circuit: They’ve pulled off an accoladed appearance at Glastonbury, appeared at Boomtown Fair, Bestival + Camp Bestival and graced the main stages at festivals such as Beautiful Days, Bearded Theory, Moonbeams and Colours of Ostrava in the Czech Republic.
'Salem's' lead single, the barnstorming indie-rock anthem ‘Cold Comfort Lane’, was included on major Spotify playlists including Fresh Finds, Fierce Femmes & New Noise, then found significant sync success, with 'Cold Comfort Lane' used by E4, BT Vision, Capital One, Ultimate Ears, KIA Sportage Cars and the end credits track for the 2018 summer blockbuster movie Oceans 8.
2019 brings Holy Moly & the Crackers back out on the world stage with a brand-new album in the Spring, an enhanced confidence and an army of growing fans. Come along for the ride - the craziest party in town always has room for one more...
****For fans of: Frank Turner, Gogol Bordello, Imelda May, Skinny Lister****
Sunday 21st April
Time: 8pm
Doors: 7:30pm
Tickets: £10* (*BF applies)
Box Office: 01896 756 852
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/galashiels
Following the album release, HMATC have toured the UK twice, selling out venues across the country, and made successful debuts in The Netherlands, France, Germany and Italy as well as continuing their success on the festival circuit: They’ve pulled off an accoladed appearance at Glastonbury, appeared at Boomtown Fair, Bestival + Camp Bestival and graced the main stages at festivals such as Beautiful Days, Bearded Theory, Moonbeams and Colours of Ostrava in the Czech Republic.
'Salem's' lead single, the barnstorming indie-rock anthem ‘Cold Comfort Lane’, was included on major Spotify playlists including Fresh Finds, Fierce Femmes & New Noise, then found significant sync success, with 'Cold Comfort Lane' used by E4, BT Vision, Capital One, Ultimate Ears, KIA Sportage Cars and the end credits track for the 2018 summer blockbuster movie Oceans 8.
2019 brings Holy Moly & the Crackers back out on the world stage with a brand-new album in the Spring, an enhanced confidence and an army of growing fans. Come along for the ride - the craziest party in town always has room for one more...
****For fans of: Frank Turner, Gogol Bordello, Imelda May, Skinny Lister****
Sunday 21st April
Time: 8pm
Doors: 7:30pm
Tickets: £10* (*BF applies)
Box Office: 01896 756 852
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/galashiels
