MacArts is a fantastic multi-purpose arts and community venue in the centre of Galashiels
With a varied programme of live music, theatre, film and community events throughout the year and 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
Call in and see us @ Bridge Street, Galashiels TD1 1SP
or speak to Kate or Chris on:
Telephone: 01896 756852
Email: info@macarts.scot
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 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
Box Office: 01896 756 852
FUNDRAISING EVENT: An Evening of Clairvoyance with Margaret Nash in aid of Marie Curie
Join us for an evening of clairvoyance with Margaret Nash with all proceeds going towards Marie Curie.
Licensed bar and Raffle.
Teas and coffees by donation.
Friday 22nd February
Starts: 7:30pm
Doors: 7pm
Tickets: £10* (*booking fee applies)
Box Office: 01896 756 852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
Licensed bar and Raffle.
Teas and coffees by donation.
Friday 22nd February
Starts: 7:30pm
Doors: 7pm
Tickets: £10* (*booking fee applies)
Box Office: 01896 756 852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
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)
Box Office: 01896 756 852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
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)
Box Office: 01896 756 852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
MUSIC: Indigo Velvet +support
2018 highlight for young Edinburgh quartet Indigo Velvet was playing a SOLD-OUT gig in front of 13,000 at The SSE Hydro in September. They've played BBC Introducing live sessions, toured the UK several times and featured on ITV's This Morning.
Nearly one million Spotify plays, with 36,000 listeners per month, they’ve been championed by Metro, Record of the Day, Radio X, Clash, Amazing Radio, The Scotsman, Skinny Magazine, The Sun and more and their fanbase is growing rapidly both on and offline.
Indigo Velvet will work with a new producer in 2019 and already have some international tours and festivals in the calendar. They played 23 UK festivals and were broadcast on 65 Radio stations worldwide by Passport Approved. The young Edinburgh quartet have been championed by; ITV, Radio 1, The Metro, BBC Introducing, Scotland On Sunday, Radio X, Clash Magazine, The Sun, The Skinny Magazine, Record of the Day, Amazing Radio and more.
Friday 1 March
Doors Open at 7:30PM
Starts at 8:00PM
Ticket Price: £8.00* (*booking fee applies)
Box Office: 01896756852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
Nearly one million Spotify plays, with 36,000 listeners per month, they’ve been championed by Metro, Record of the Day, Radio X, Clash, Amazing Radio, The Scotsman, Skinny Magazine, The Sun and more and their fanbase is growing rapidly both on and offline.
Indigo Velvet will work with a new producer in 2019 and already have some international tours and festivals in the calendar. They played 23 UK festivals and were broadcast on 65 Radio stations worldwide by Passport Approved. The young Edinburgh quartet have been championed by; ITV, Radio 1, The Metro, BBC Introducing, Scotland On Sunday, Radio X, Clash Magazine, The Sun, The Skinny Magazine, Record of the Day, Amazing Radio and more.
Friday 1 March
Doors Open at 7:30PM
Starts at 8:00PM
Ticket Price: £8.00* (*booking fee applies)
Box Office: 01896756852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
WRESTLING: W3L Wrestling Showdown
The stars of the Worldwide Wrestling League return to the Scottish Borders with an action-packed event for the whole family to enjoy.
Early booking is advisable! www.W3LWrestling.com |
Sunday 3rd March
Doors Open at 2:30PM First Bell 3pm £15.50 Ringside (includes free "backstage pass") £13.50 General Admission £11.50 Concession £42 for a family of four Box Office: 01896756852 www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts |
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
Tuesday 12th March
Time: 8pm
Doors: 7:30pm
Tickets: *£12 (*booking fee applies)
Box Office: 01896 756 852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
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
Tuesday 12th March
Time: 8pm
Doors: 7:30pm
Tickets: *£12 (*booking fee applies)
Box Office: 01896 756 852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
FAMILY/MUSIC: Big Ears Little Ears (Scottish Chamber Orchestra)
Join the Scottish Chamber Orchestra Wind Trio for a live music experience with your little one! Big Ears, Little Ears gives you the chance to relax and enjoy wonderful performances up-close in a relaxed, child-friendly atmosphere.
Refreshments will be available.
Saturday 16th March
Time: 10:30am and 11:45am
Tickets: £5 Adults
FREE FOR CHILDREN
All children must be accompanied by an adult!
Box Office: 01896 756 852
SCO Website: https://www.sco.org.uk/whats-on/1540-big-ears-little-ears-tour
Refreshments will be available.
Saturday 16th March
Time: 10:30am and 11:45am
Tickets: £5 Adults
FREE FOR CHILDREN
All children must be accompanied by an adult!
Box Office: 01896 756 852
SCO Website: https://www.sco.org.uk/whats-on/1540-big-ears-little-ears-tour
MUSIC: Jim Jones and the Righteous Mind
Following on from their critically acclaimed debut Super Natural, Jim Jones and the Righteous Mind announce CollectiV, due for release in March 2019.
Front man Jim Jones’s distinctive recording history has spanned several incarnations including The Jim Jones Revue, Black Moses and Thee Hypnotics. With The Righteous Mind Jim's musical vision expands into new vistas encompassing not only the blistering garage rock 'n' roll The Revue were lauded for but also dark cinematic soundscapes, psyche tinged country blues, gospel and "heavy lounge." Contemporary influences are also evident with a more eclectic, experimental approach giving the music dynamism and relevance. Playing from the heart and shooting from the hip, Jim remains an elemental, innovative force in rock 'n' roll.
“Volume and sheer sonic attack. Superstition, catharsis, darkness, dynamics, the ghosts of music past and pointers to a new future” - SHINDIG
“Banshee-howl of genius.” - R2
“There really aren’t enough superlatives to describe just how good 'Super Natural' is, you’ll be hard pushed to find anything as near perfect - 10/10” - VIVE LE ROCK
“Super Natural is an album that more than lives up to its name.” - THE QUIETUS
“With his latest incarnation a hefty dose of voodoo has been stirred into the pot of Jones’ own particular sonic gumbo, and it’s a heady brew.” – The Arts Desk
"Jones is clearly in the business of thwarting expectations; no bad thing when the group are as good as this...It’s controlled chaos and The Righteous Mind deliver on all levels tonight" - Louder Than War
Saturday 16 March
Doors Open at 7:30PM
Show Starts at 8:00PM
Ticket Price: £10.00*
*booking fee applies
Box Office: 01896 756 852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
Front man Jim Jones’s distinctive recording history has spanned several incarnations including The Jim Jones Revue, Black Moses and Thee Hypnotics. With The Righteous Mind Jim's musical vision expands into new vistas encompassing not only the blistering garage rock 'n' roll The Revue were lauded for but also dark cinematic soundscapes, psyche tinged country blues, gospel and "heavy lounge." Contemporary influences are also evident with a more eclectic, experimental approach giving the music dynamism and relevance. Playing from the heart and shooting from the hip, Jim remains an elemental, innovative force in rock 'n' roll.
“Volume and sheer sonic attack. Superstition, catharsis, darkness, dynamics, the ghosts of music past and pointers to a new future” - SHINDIG
“Banshee-howl of genius.” - R2
“There really aren’t enough superlatives to describe just how good 'Super Natural' is, you’ll be hard pushed to find anything as near perfect - 10/10” - VIVE LE ROCK
“Super Natural is an album that more than lives up to its name.” - THE QUIETUS
“With his latest incarnation a hefty dose of voodoo has been stirred into the pot of Jones’ own particular sonic gumbo, and it’s a heady brew.” – The Arts Desk
"Jones is clearly in the business of thwarting expectations; no bad thing when the group are as good as this...It’s controlled chaos and The Righteous Mind deliver on all levels tonight" - Louder Than War
Saturday 16 March
Doors Open at 7:30PM
Show Starts at 8:00PM
Ticket Price: £10.00*
*booking fee applies
Box Office: 01896 756 852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
MUSIC: Colonel Mustard and the
Dijon 5
They are the shiny disco ball hat-wearing, genre-hopping, live stage machine that puts the emphasis on music, entertaining and laughter. A party at its most outrageous and ridiculous!
Imagine Primal Scream and Happy Mondays had children genetically fused with the DNA of Frank Zappa, Bob Marley, James Brown, George Clinton and Neil Diamond.
We are very excited to be welcoming this incredible bunch of musicians and performers to Mac Arts!
Expect the unexpected when The Dijon Family come to town!
Fancy dress is highly encouraged – be it sequins, all things yellow, unicorns – anything…but don’t forget your dancing shoes, and bring everyone you know. Let’s make their first visit to The Borders a memorable one!
Friday 29th March
Time: 8pm (Sea Bass Kid)
Doors: 7:30pm
Tickets: £12* (*booking fee applies)
Box Office: 01896 756 852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
Imagine Primal Scream and Happy Mondays had children genetically fused with the DNA of Frank Zappa, Bob Marley, James Brown, George Clinton and Neil Diamond.
We are very excited to be welcoming this incredible bunch of musicians and performers to Mac Arts!
Expect the unexpected when The Dijon Family come to town!
Fancy dress is highly encouraged – be it sequins, all things yellow, unicorns – anything…but don’t forget your dancing shoes, and bring everyone you know. Let’s make their first visit to The Borders a memorable one!
Friday 29th March
Time: 8pm (Sea Bass Kid)
Doors: 7:30pm
Tickets: £12* (*booking fee applies)
Box Office: 01896 756 852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
COMEDY: Simon Evans - Genius
* Ever since he was a small boy, all Evans really wanted was to be recognised by the world as a man of genius. He has, until now, remained thwarted. The world seems increasingly indifferent to true genius of any kind, let alone Evans'. Endlessly distracted by the trivial, we allow the classical tools of grammar, logic and rhetoric to lie unregarded in the shed of consciousness, rusting to a picturesque hue that would actually look really great on Instagram. But which filter? Hmmm…
'Super-sharp wit' (Time Out).
'Please clap' (Jeb Bush).
A masterclass in socio-political comedy…The Show is called Genius. It comes very close’ ***** (The Scotsman)
"reliably funny and refreshingly intelligent" **** (The Times)
Thursday 4 April
Doors Open at 7:30PM
Starts at 8:00PM
Ticket Price: £13.00* (*Booking fee applies)
Box Office: 01896 756 852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
'Super-sharp wit' (Time Out).
'Please clap' (Jeb Bush).
A masterclass in socio-political comedy…The Show is called Genius. It comes very close’ ***** (The Scotsman)
"reliably funny and refreshingly intelligent" **** (The Times)
Thursday 4 April
Doors Open at 7:30PM
Starts at 8:00PM
Ticket Price: £13.00* (*Booking fee applies)
Box Office: 01896 756 852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
THEATRE: Faulty Dining by Dragonfly Theatre
Faulty Dining at MacArts offers an evening of chaotic dining, indigestion and entertainment. Enjoy being insulted by Basil and Sybil as you enter the splendidly appointed dining facilities. Meet other long standing suffering guests who foolishly submit themselves to the ministrations of the Borders’ most patronising hoteliers.
Expect the unexpected - if Manuel is waiting your table, the first course might end up in your lap. And please check out your plate for unannounced visitors. Basil and Manuel will create chaos. Sybil and Polly will attempt to restore order. But fail. Badly.
Friday 5 April
Doors Open at 7:00PM
Starts at 7:30PM
Ticket Price: £15.00*
*booking fee applies
Box Office: 01896756852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
Expect the unexpected - if Manuel is waiting your table, the first course might end up in your lap. And please check out your plate for unannounced visitors. Basil and Manuel will create chaos. Sybil and Polly will attempt to restore order. But fail. Badly.
Friday 5 April
Doors Open at 7:00PM
Starts at 7:30PM
Ticket Price: £15.00*
*booking fee applies
Box Office: 01896756852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
MUSIC: The Urban Voodoo Machine
Following their phenomenal performance at Mac Arts in November 2018 they’re back – do not miss out!
The Urban Voodoo Machine is a collective of shadowy, London based, ne’er do wells, led by Norwegian born songwriter/frontman Paul-Ronney Angel. Featuring up to nine musicians at any given time, The ‘Machine mash-up guitars, twin drummers, fiddle, trumpet, tuba, banjo, washboard, upright bass, gong, mandolin, accordion, harmonicas, saxophone, sousaphone and even empty bottles and tie racks to create their unique brand of Bourbon Soaked Gypsy Blues Bop’n’Stroll.
"furiously energetic and versatile" THE GUARDIAN
“The band veers into mariachi-influenced blues, whiskey-soaked country rags and punkabilly-style rave-ups.” — THE WASHINGTON POST
Full Bio http://theurbanvoodoomachine.com/about/biography/
Website http://theurbanvoodoomachine.com/
Audio https://soundcloud.com/theurbanvoodoomachine
Friday 12th April
Time: 8pm
Doors: 7:30pm
Tickets £12
Box Office: 01896 756 852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
The Urban Voodoo Machine is a collective of shadowy, London based, ne’er do wells, led by Norwegian born songwriter/frontman Paul-Ronney Angel. Featuring up to nine musicians at any given time, The ‘Machine mash-up guitars, twin drummers, fiddle, trumpet, tuba, banjo, washboard, upright bass, gong, mandolin, accordion, harmonicas, saxophone, sousaphone and even empty bottles and tie racks to create their unique brand of Bourbon Soaked Gypsy Blues Bop’n’Stroll.
"furiously energetic and versatile" THE GUARDIAN
“The band veers into mariachi-influenced blues, whiskey-soaked country rags and punkabilly-style rave-ups.” — THE WASHINGTON POST
Full Bio http://theurbanvoodoomachine.com/about/biography/
Website http://theurbanvoodoomachine.com/
Audio https://soundcloud.com/theurbanvoodoomachine
Friday 12th April
Time: 8pm
Doors: 7:30pm
Tickets £12
Box Office: 01896 756 852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
SPOKEN WORD POETRY: Hollie McNish UK Tour 2019 + support from Michael Pedersen
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 after the event.
Michael Pedersen is a Robert Louis Stevenson Award winner, a John Mathers Trust Rising Star of Literature, a Canongate Future 40 and a Callum McDonald Memorial Award finalist. He has two chapbooks under his belt and two collections, published by Polygon books – his most recent illustrated by Scott Hutchison of Frightened Rabbit. With fans ranging from Irvine Welsh and Liz Lochhead to Stephen Fry and Charlotte Church, Michael has also written pop songs for bands and short plays for National Theatre of Scotland (Five Minute Theatre) and Edinburgh Art Festival (co-written with Alan Bissett). In 2010, Michael co-founded the prize-winning literary collective Neu! Reekie!, which, has produced many shows (in Scotland and internationally) and birthed a burgeoning publishing house and micro record label. Michael has read in a range of places including: Sidewalk Cafe (New York), Meiji Gakuin University (Tokyo), Ubud Writers & Readers Festival (Bali), Lake of Stars (Malawi), Kosmopolis Festival (Barcelona), Nirxo Words (Johannesburg), Latitude Festival (UK), Edinburgh International Book Festival, BBC Radio Scotland, BBC Radio 6, BBC Arts Night & realms beyond.
youtube.com/holliemcnish
facebook.com/holliepoetry
Sunday 14th April
Time: 8pm
Doors: 7:30pm
Tickets £12 / £10*
(*booking fee applies)
Box Office: 01896 756 852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
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 after the event.
Michael Pedersen is a Robert Louis Stevenson Award winner, a John Mathers Trust Rising Star of Literature, a Canongate Future 40 and a Callum McDonald Memorial Award finalist. He has two chapbooks under his belt and two collections, published by Polygon books – his most recent illustrated by Scott Hutchison of Frightened Rabbit. With fans ranging from Irvine Welsh and Liz Lochhead to Stephen Fry and Charlotte Church, Michael has also written pop songs for bands and short plays for National Theatre of Scotland (Five Minute Theatre) and Edinburgh Art Festival (co-written with Alan Bissett). In 2010, Michael co-founded the prize-winning literary collective Neu! Reekie!, which, has produced many shows (in Scotland and internationally) and birthed a burgeoning publishing house and micro record label. Michael has read in a range of places including: Sidewalk Cafe (New York), Meiji Gakuin University (Tokyo), Ubud Writers & Readers Festival (Bali), Lake of Stars (Malawi), Kosmopolis Festival (Barcelona), Nirxo Words (Johannesburg), Latitude Festival (UK), Edinburgh International Book Festival, BBC Radio Scotland, BBC Radio 6, BBC Arts Night & realms beyond.
youtube.com/holliemcnish
facebook.com/holliepoetry
Sunday 14th April
Time: 8pm
Doors: 7:30pm
Tickets £12 / £10*
(*booking fee applies)
Box Office: 01896 756 852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
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
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
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
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
MUSIC: Smokin’ Bugler Band
The Smokin’ Bugler Band are an indie/funk/rock band with lots of energy and power behind their playing. With influences from bands such as AC/DC and Black Sabbath, the band recently won the Soundwaves music competition and pulled off a storming headline set at the Glasgow 02 ABC.
Saturday 27th April
Time: 8pm
Doors: 7:30pm
Tickets: £8
Box Office: 01896 756 852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
Saturday 27th April
Time: 8pm
Doors: 7:30pm
Tickets: £8
Box Office: 01896 756 852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
COMEDY: Ivo Graham - Motion Sickness
A feisty new show about facing the future, named after my fourth favourite Hot Chip song (and a beaut by Phoebe Bridgers). As seen/heard on Live At The Apollo, Mock The Week, Live From The BBC, Jon Richardson’s Ultimate Worrier, Fighting Talk, The Now Show, It’s Not What You Know, and eating Subway sandwiches in petrol stations.
“Endlessly amusing hour from the politest man in comedy” (****, the i).
“Not an ounce of flab on his routines… a joy” (****, Telegraph).
“A self-deprecating dweeb par excellence, on the brink of comedy’s Premier League” (****, Evening Standard).
Wednesday 24 April
Doors Open at 7:30PM
Starts at 8:00PM
Ticket Price: £12.00* (*booking fee applies)
Box Office: 01896 756 852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
“Endlessly amusing hour from the politest man in comedy” (****, the i).
“Not an ounce of flab on his routines… a joy” (****, Telegraph).
“A self-deprecating dweeb par excellence, on the brink of comedy’s Premier League” (****, Evening Standard).
Wednesday 24 April
Doors Open at 7:30PM
Starts at 8:00PM
Ticket Price: £12.00* (*booking fee applies)
Box Office: 01896 756 852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
MUSIC: Surf's Up (Beach Boys)
Fans of The Beach Boys have a treat in store: the spectacular Surf's Up are making their first ever trip to MacArts for a night of fun, sun, surf and note-perfect renditions of all your favourite Beach Boys hits and brilliant classic album tracks!
Surf's Up are a 9-piece band who have been packing out venues for 11 years with their energetic and dynamic performances. This year, they will be debuting a host of hit songs from The Beach Boys' wonderful mid-sixties period, from classic albums 'Today! and 'Summer Days and Summer Nights!!'. You'll actually believe it's 1965 again!
And the rest of the show will feature literally LOADS of precious Beach Boys gems - all of their giant hits, and more. Whether it's the surfing or hot rod tunes you love, or the gorgeous ballads, or even the amazingly complex later material, there'll be lots here for you to enjoy. So bring your best dancing flip-flops for nearly two hours of fun in the sun! You'll be dancing and singing 'til you drop, guaranteed!
Saturday 4th May
Doors: 7:30PM
Starts: 8 pm & 9.30pm (two sets with interval)
Ticket Price: £10.00* advance (*booking fee applies)
£12 on door
Box Office: 01896 756 852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
Surf's Up are a 9-piece band who have been packing out venues for 11 years with their energetic and dynamic performances. This year, they will be debuting a host of hit songs from The Beach Boys' wonderful mid-sixties period, from classic albums 'Today! and 'Summer Days and Summer Nights!!'. You'll actually believe it's 1965 again!
And the rest of the show will feature literally LOADS of precious Beach Boys gems - all of their giant hits, and more. Whether it's the surfing or hot rod tunes you love, or the gorgeous ballads, or even the amazingly complex later material, there'll be lots here for you to enjoy. So bring your best dancing flip-flops for nearly two hours of fun in the sun! You'll be dancing and singing 'til you drop, guaranteed!
Saturday 4th May
Doors: 7:30PM
Starts: 8 pm & 9.30pm (two sets with interval)
Ticket Price: £10.00* advance (*booking fee applies)
£12 on door
Box Office: 01896 756 852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
MUSIC: Aidan O’Rourke (Lau) and Kit Downes (Piano/ Harmonium)
365 Volume 2
Aidan O'Rourke is a fiddler, composer, producer and one of the most influential folk musicians of his generation. With his trio Lau (singer/guitarist Kris Drever, accordionist Martin Green) and various solo and collaborative projects, he has pioneered a new sound in Scottish folk and re-contextualized traditional forms with experimental, improvised, jazz, classical and electronic music.
Kit Downes is a BBC Jazz Award winning, Mercury Music Award nominated, solo recording artist for ECM Records. He has toured the world with artists such as Squarepusher, Thomas Strønen and Django Bates and written commissions for Cheltenham Music Festival, London Contemporary Orchestra, Stavanger Konserthus, Cologne Philharmonie, BBC Radio 3 and the Wellcome Trust.
The 365 project all began with the book of short stories by the same name by Scottish author James Robertson. James is one of Aidan's favourite authors and this is a musical response to his short stories that he wrote every day for a year in exactly 365 words. Aidan wrote a musical piece for each story alongside Kit and has released Volume 1 on CD with Volume 2 due to be released in 2019.
There is no doubt the tunes are based in Scottish folk music but like his music he has created with LAU he is always interested in new ways of playing with old forms. This exciting new collaboration with Piano / Harmonium player Kit Downes has brought it all together with jazz overtones and the church organ repertoire he grew up playing.
In the summer of 2019 Aidan plans to build a touring installation that will present all of the tunes, stories and audio recordings together, due to be launched at Edinburgh Book Festival in August 2019.
The author James Robertson will be joining Aidan and Kit for many of the gigs bringing the music and stories to life.
CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO
“Few contemporary musicians in any category can match either his artistic ambitions or his achievements in bringing them to fruition” (The Scotsman)
“What a unique and extraordinary fiddler he is” (Channel4.com)
“O’Rourke is a dazzling fiddler in any setting” (Scotland on Sunday)
“O’Rourke’s music – both his writing and playing – is unfailingly strong and imaginative” (The List)
“Lau are a remarkable band - exquisite and hypnotic, musicianship at its best” (The Guardian)
“Confident free-thinking music that will enthral” (Sunday Herald)
Sunday 5th May
Starts: 8 pm
Doors: 7:30PM
Ticket Price: £12
Box Office: 01896 756 852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
Kit Downes is a BBC Jazz Award winning, Mercury Music Award nominated, solo recording artist for ECM Records. He has toured the world with artists such as Squarepusher, Thomas Strønen and Django Bates and written commissions for Cheltenham Music Festival, London Contemporary Orchestra, Stavanger Konserthus, Cologne Philharmonie, BBC Radio 3 and the Wellcome Trust.
The 365 project all began with the book of short stories by the same name by Scottish author James Robertson. James is one of Aidan's favourite authors and this is a musical response to his short stories that he wrote every day for a year in exactly 365 words. Aidan wrote a musical piece for each story alongside Kit and has released Volume 1 on CD with Volume 2 due to be released in 2019.
There is no doubt the tunes are based in Scottish folk music but like his music he has created with LAU he is always interested in new ways of playing with old forms. This exciting new collaboration with Piano / Harmonium player Kit Downes has brought it all together with jazz overtones and the church organ repertoire he grew up playing.
In the summer of 2019 Aidan plans to build a touring installation that will present all of the tunes, stories and audio recordings together, due to be launched at Edinburgh Book Festival in August 2019.
The author James Robertson will be joining Aidan and Kit for many of the gigs bringing the music and stories to life.
CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO
“Few contemporary musicians in any category can match either his artistic ambitions or his achievements in bringing them to fruition” (The Scotsman)
“What a unique and extraordinary fiddler he is” (Channel4.com)
“O’Rourke is a dazzling fiddler in any setting” (Scotland on Sunday)
“O’Rourke’s music – both his writing and playing – is unfailingly strong and imaginative” (The List)
“Lau are a remarkable band - exquisite and hypnotic, musicianship at its best” (The Guardian)
“Confident free-thinking music that will enthral” (Sunday Herald)
Sunday 5th May
Starts: 8 pm
Doors: 7:30PM
Ticket Price: £12
Box Office: 01896 756 852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
THEATRE: The Unspotted Snow by Peter Arnott - A Mull Theatre production
A light-hearted theatrical romp featuring starvation, scurvy, cannibalism… and some jolly tunes.
Based on the ill-fated 1845 Sir John Franklin expedition to discover the North-West passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific and it’s extraordinary 170-year legacy. Set partly on the barren ice floes of the Arctic and partly in the stultifying drawing room of Lady Jane Franklin, Unspotted Snow is a “ripping yarn” - a bold and adventurous tale of tragedy, mishap, folly, arrogance, madness and betrayal, Victorian heroism ... and ruthless news management.
Join us to explore and discover the hazy, crazy half-truths, rumours and scandals that besmirched the unspotted snow of the great white north.
Thursday 9th May
Time: 7:30pm
Doors: 7pm
Tickets: £12* / £10* concessions / £8* BYT / Students
(*booking fee applies)
Box Office: 01896 756 852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
Based on the ill-fated 1845 Sir John Franklin expedition to discover the North-West passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific and it’s extraordinary 170-year legacy. Set partly on the barren ice floes of the Arctic and partly in the stultifying drawing room of Lady Jane Franklin, Unspotted Snow is a “ripping yarn” - a bold and adventurous tale of tragedy, mishap, folly, arrogance, madness and betrayal, Victorian heroism ... and ruthless news management.
Join us to explore and discover the hazy, crazy half-truths, rumours and scandals that besmirched the unspotted snow of the great white north.
Thursday 9th May
Time: 7:30pm
Doors: 7pm
Tickets: £12* / £10* concessions / £8* BYT / Students
(*booking fee applies)
Box Office: 01896 756 852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
MUSIC: James Grant
James Grant, Scottish singer-songwriter who was frontman of the band Love and Money.
Grant's first solo album, Sawdust in My Veins, was released on Survival Records in 1998. It featured long term collaborator Donald Shaw, Karen Matheson, harmonica player Fraser Speirs, drummer James MacKintosh and the BT Scottish Ensemble. After a label change to Vertical, the same lineup was retained for My Thrawn Glory in 2000. I Shot The Albatross, a collection of poetry set to music, was released in 2002. It included interpretations of works by Edwin Morgan, EE Cummings, and William Blake. The gentle, introspective Holy Love, followed in 2004, featuring contributions by dobro player Jerry Douglas and ex-Thrum vocalist Monica Queen. Strange Flowers, a more upbeat collection, was released in February 2009
Grant also scored the film The Near Room and has collaborated with Capercaillie's Karen Matheson, performing live and writing songs for her solo records The Dreaming Sea, Downriver, and Time To Fall.
In conversation with radio presenter Billy Sloan on BBC Scotland's Music Through Midnight show on 5 June 2015, Grant revealed he was writing material and suggested it was more likely to be for a solo album than another Love & Money project.
Friday 10th May
Time: 8pm
Doors: 7.30pm
Tickets: Coming Soon
Box Office: 01896 756 852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
Grant's first solo album, Sawdust in My Veins, was released on Survival Records in 1998. It featured long term collaborator Donald Shaw, Karen Matheson, harmonica player Fraser Speirs, drummer James MacKintosh and the BT Scottish Ensemble. After a label change to Vertical, the same lineup was retained for My Thrawn Glory in 2000. I Shot The Albatross, a collection of poetry set to music, was released in 2002. It included interpretations of works by Edwin Morgan, EE Cummings, and William Blake. The gentle, introspective Holy Love, followed in 2004, featuring contributions by dobro player Jerry Douglas and ex-Thrum vocalist Monica Queen. Strange Flowers, a more upbeat collection, was released in February 2009
Grant also scored the film The Near Room and has collaborated with Capercaillie's Karen Matheson, performing live and writing songs for her solo records The Dreaming Sea, Downriver, and Time To Fall.
In conversation with radio presenter Billy Sloan on BBC Scotland's Music Through Midnight show on 5 June 2015, Grant revealed he was writing material and suggested it was more likely to be for a solo album than another Love & Money project.
Friday 10th May
Time: 8pm
Doors: 7.30pm
Tickets: Coming Soon
Box Office: 01896 756 852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
THEATRE: A Tale Etched in Blood and Hard Black Pencil by Chris Brookmyre and Horsehead Theatre
“A Tale Etched In Blood And Hard Black Pencil” - When a double murder reunites the classmates of St Elizabeth’s Primary School, scores are settled, debts repaid and alliances forged. Twenty years have passed but will those bonds still hold fast?
In this hilarious Scottish black comedy, Horsehead Theatre takes a nostalgic look at school days, filled with psycho teachers, class jokers and playground feuds. All set to a cracking 70s/80s soundtrack!
Award winning author Chris Brookmyre is a fan of the show, “an utterly brilliant adaptation” (fb livestream).
Warning – this play contains very strong language and scenes of a sexual nature. Suitable for age 14yrs+ only.
Saturday 11th May
Time: 7:30pm
Doors: 7pm
Tickets: £12*/ £10* concessions
(*booking fee applies)
Box Office: 01896 756 852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
In this hilarious Scottish black comedy, Horsehead Theatre takes a nostalgic look at school days, filled with psycho teachers, class jokers and playground feuds. All set to a cracking 70s/80s soundtrack!
Award winning author Chris Brookmyre is a fan of the show, “an utterly brilliant adaptation” (fb livestream).
Warning – this play contains very strong language and scenes of a sexual nature. Suitable for age 14yrs+ only.
Saturday 11th May
Time: 7:30pm
Doors: 7pm
Tickets: £12*/ £10* concessions
(*booking fee applies)
Box Office: 01896 756 852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
THEATRE / CABARET: The Dark Carnival: Unplugged by Vanishing Point
Who’d have thought, that when we died, we didn’t die completely?
Our consciousness goes on a bit. It lingers on, discreetly.
The Dark Carnival: Unplugged is an informal, rousing music and theatre show. With songs, spoken word and a free (though not compulsory!) glass of whisky for everyone, it tells the story of newcomers to the afterlife who are surprised to discover that death is not actually the end. Incredulous at their continuity, they form their own necropolitan community where every night is party night.
But a mysterious event throws the lives of the dead into uncertainty. When news reaches the cemetery, an underground revolution begins, led by the stoical Mrs Mark and her band of necropolitans.
Inspired by Weimar cabaret, danse macabre and classic songwriters of musical theatre such as Kurt Weill and Lionel Bart, the songs find themselves in a musical space somewhere in between Leonard Cohen and The Muppets. Come in, have a drink and join us for an intimate, celebratory and heart-warming night of storytelling and song.
Sponsored by The Famous Grouse
Sunday 19th May
Time: 7:30pm
Doors: 7pm
Tickets: £12* / £10* concessions
(*booking fee applies)
Box Office: 01896 756 852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
Our consciousness goes on a bit. It lingers on, discreetly.
The Dark Carnival: Unplugged is an informal, rousing music and theatre show. With songs, spoken word and a free (though not compulsory!) glass of whisky for everyone, it tells the story of newcomers to the afterlife who are surprised to discover that death is not actually the end. Incredulous at their continuity, they form their own necropolitan community where every night is party night.
But a mysterious event throws the lives of the dead into uncertainty. When news reaches the cemetery, an underground revolution begins, led by the stoical Mrs Mark and her band of necropolitans.
Inspired by Weimar cabaret, danse macabre and classic songwriters of musical theatre such as Kurt Weill and Lionel Bart, the songs find themselves in a musical space somewhere in between Leonard Cohen and The Muppets. Come in, have a drink and join us for an intimate, celebratory and heart-warming night of storytelling and song.
Sponsored by The Famous Grouse
Sunday 19th May
Time: 7:30pm
Doors: 7pm
Tickets: £12* / £10* concessions
(*booking fee applies)
Box Office: 01896 756 852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
COMEDY: Jim Smith Back to the Teuchter
Back to The Teuchter is the 3rd solo show from "comedy farmer" Jim Smith. It's Countryfile meets The Only Way Is Essex as Jim hits the stage using characters, regional accents and impressions to help explain to city slickers what the outside world looks like through the eyes of those that 'bide up the glen'. Hot topics will include internet dating for farmers, village nightlife and how to pimp your Land Rover. Suitable for both country bumpkins and dead trendy city folk.
With two sell-out Fringe runs under his belt, Jim is in demand as a performer all over Scotland when he’s not on the farm. TV and radio credits include BBC Radio Scotland's Breaking The News, Scot Squad and The Farm Diaries.
‘He is nothing short of superb’ Scotsman
‘Scotland’s funniest farmer comedian’ Guardian
‘Amusing, charming man’ Three Weeks
Saturday 25th May
Time: 8pm
Doors: 7:30pm
Tickets: £12* / £10* concessions
(*booking fee applies)
Box Office: 01896 756 852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
With two sell-out Fringe runs under his belt, Jim is in demand as a performer all over Scotland when he’s not on the farm. TV and radio credits include BBC Radio Scotland's Breaking The News, Scot Squad and The Farm Diaries.
‘He is nothing short of superb’ Scotsman
‘Scotland’s funniest farmer comedian’ Guardian
‘Amusing, charming man’ Three Weeks
Saturday 25th May
Time: 8pm
Doors: 7:30pm
Tickets: £12* / £10* concessions
(*booking fee applies)
Box Office: 01896 756 852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
MUSIC: Mt. Doubt support Foreignfox (Scottish Fiction Record label take over Mac Arts)
Hailing from Edinburgh, Mt. Doubt is the musical alias of frontman Leo Bargery, which over time has evolved musical arms and legs into a multi instrumental alt-rock / dark-pop band, with evocative lyrics delivered through warm brogue vocals.
Sophomore album In Awe of Nothing was released via indie label Scottish Fiction to critical acclaim, receiving praise from the likes of The Herald, The National, The List and The Skinny. Radio airplay followed on BBC 6Music, BBC Radio Scotland, KEXP, XFM, and Amazing Radio, as well as playing two live sessions for BBC Radio Scotland.
Tipped as one of BBC Radio Scotland's Vic Galloway's 'Top 25 Scottish Artists to Watch' and described as "a massively distinctive new voice in Scottish music" by BBC Radio Scotland's Roddy Hart; the past two years have been ones of further development with the release of three further EP's; The Loneliness of the TV Watchers, Moon Landings and This Must Mean Something Awful.
Live the band have been praised for their energetic and atmospheric performances at T in the Park, Belladrum, Brew at the Bog, ButeFest, XpoNorth, ShuffleDown, Mugstock, The Big Sit In and Songs From Northern Britain. Recent supports slots include bands such as We Were Promised Jetpacks, Errors, Admiral Fallow, Andy Jenkins, Peaness and White Lies.
“Rich emotive song writing.” Vic Galloway, BBC Radio Scotland
“There's no denying Bargery's ability to create atmospheric indie-pop with delicate and sinewy melodies.” The Herald
“Immediate comparisons will be drawn with The National.” The National
"Fuses a charming Edwyn Collins baritone with flavours of The National’s anthemic mid-life trepidation and Springsteen’s way with an everyperson guitar riff and chorus" The List
“Leo Bargery has a voice like caramel, with just a hint of something grittier alongside. He croons his way through the record with a seductive nonchalance” The Skinny
Press page: http://archive.abadgeoffriendship.com/artists/mt.-doubt
Sound Cloud: https://soundcloud.com/mtdoubt
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MtDoubt/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MtDoubt
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjOF4MNC7l_cJkYvogU-72Q
Friday 31st May
Time: 8pm
Doors: 7:30pm
Tickets: £8 / Students £5 (Discount for advance online bookings)
Box Office: 01896 756 852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
Sophomore album In Awe of Nothing was released via indie label Scottish Fiction to critical acclaim, receiving praise from the likes of The Herald, The National, The List and The Skinny. Radio airplay followed on BBC 6Music, BBC Radio Scotland, KEXP, XFM, and Amazing Radio, as well as playing two live sessions for BBC Radio Scotland.
Tipped as one of BBC Radio Scotland's Vic Galloway's 'Top 25 Scottish Artists to Watch' and described as "a massively distinctive new voice in Scottish music" by BBC Radio Scotland's Roddy Hart; the past two years have been ones of further development with the release of three further EP's; The Loneliness of the TV Watchers, Moon Landings and This Must Mean Something Awful.
Live the band have been praised for their energetic and atmospheric performances at T in the Park, Belladrum, Brew at the Bog, ButeFest, XpoNorth, ShuffleDown, Mugstock, The Big Sit In and Songs From Northern Britain. Recent supports slots include bands such as We Were Promised Jetpacks, Errors, Admiral Fallow, Andy Jenkins, Peaness and White Lies.
“Rich emotive song writing.” Vic Galloway, BBC Radio Scotland
“There's no denying Bargery's ability to create atmospheric indie-pop with delicate and sinewy melodies.” The Herald
“Immediate comparisons will be drawn with The National.” The National
"Fuses a charming Edwyn Collins baritone with flavours of The National’s anthemic mid-life trepidation and Springsteen’s way with an everyperson guitar riff and chorus" The List
“Leo Bargery has a voice like caramel, with just a hint of something grittier alongside. He croons his way through the record with a seductive nonchalance” The Skinny
Press page: http://archive.abadgeoffriendship.com/artists/mt.-doubt
Sound Cloud: https://soundcloud.com/mtdoubt
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MtDoubt/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MtDoubt
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjOF4MNC7l_cJkYvogU-72Q
Friday 31st May
Time: 8pm
Doors: 7:30pm
Tickets: £8 / Students £5 (Discount for advance online bookings)
Box Office: 01896 756 852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
MUSIC: Wojtek the Bear
Wojtek the Bear were formed in Glasgow in early 2016 and since the release of their debut single "Dead from the Waist Up” have been described as “ "both delicately pretty and staggeringly imposing" – Louder than War, “wistful melancholy and shimmering pop melodies” – Tenement TV, and “a wonderful record that soars through emotions”– Scottish Sun
They have found fans in BBC 6 Music's Lauren Laverne & Tom Robinson, BBC Radio 1's Huw Stephens, BBC Radio Scotland’s Janice Forsyth, Roddy Hart & Vic Galloway, Absolute Radio’s Danielle Perry and Amazing Radio’s Jim Gellatly & Charlie Ashcroft among others, and have appeared at the Celtic Connections, Xpo North, Tenement Trail & Belladrum festivals to date.
Their debut album "A Talent For Being Unreasonable" was released on Scottish Fiction Records in May 2018 and the band embarked on a full UK tour in support of the release.
“A Talent For Being Unreasonable” is out now on limited edition blue vinyl and digitally via Scottish Fiction Records.
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/wojtekthebearband/
Twitter https://twitter.com/wojtekbearband
Soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/wojtekthebearband
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCggxH3f5-ZIgaLrWwXTd8TQ
Friday 19th July
Time: 8pm
Doors: 7:30pm
Tickets: £7 / £5 students
Box Office: 01896 756 852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
They have found fans in BBC 6 Music's Lauren Laverne & Tom Robinson, BBC Radio 1's Huw Stephens, BBC Radio Scotland’s Janice Forsyth, Roddy Hart & Vic Galloway, Absolute Radio’s Danielle Perry and Amazing Radio’s Jim Gellatly & Charlie Ashcroft among others, and have appeared at the Celtic Connections, Xpo North, Tenement Trail & Belladrum festivals to date.
Their debut album "A Talent For Being Unreasonable" was released on Scottish Fiction Records in May 2018 and the band embarked on a full UK tour in support of the release.
“A Talent For Being Unreasonable” is out now on limited edition blue vinyl and digitally via Scottish Fiction Records.
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/wojtekthebearband/
Twitter https://twitter.com/wojtekbearband
Soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/wojtekthebearband
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCggxH3f5-ZIgaLrWwXTd8TQ
Friday 19th July
Time: 8pm
Doors: 7:30pm
Tickets: £7 / £5 students
Box Office: 01896 756 852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
MUSIC: Jinski
Tyneside's highly acclaimed indie folk duo JINSKI make their debut at Mac Arts, following performances at Shrewsbury Folk Festival, and slots supporting The Proclaimers, Lindisfarne, Kathryn Tickell, Mark Radcliffe, and The Poozies, and playing live on BBC1’s The One Show. Consisting of singer songwriter Stephen Wegrzynski and musician Dave Kennedy, Jinski are a partnership forged from acoustic roots and a love of a strong melody and their music crosses the borders of Folk, Country and Pop.
"Folk for modern ears” Maverick magazine
Their dynamic and heartfelt performances have been winning fans all over the UK, with great songs that touch hearts and mind—prepare to be moved.
Licensed bar throughout.
Friday 16th August
Time: 8pm
Doors: 7:30pm
Tickets: £10
Box Office: 01896 756 852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
"Folk for modern ears” Maverick magazine
Their dynamic and heartfelt performances have been winning fans all over the UK, with great songs that touch hearts and mind—prepare to be moved.
Licensed bar throughout.
Friday 16th August
Time: 8pm
Doors: 7:30pm
Tickets: £10
Box Office: 01896 756 852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
MUSIC: Pygmy Twylyte - The Music of Frank Zappa + support from South of Sanity
So prolific was Frank Zappa’s output, that it is nearly impossible to present a representative sample of his work in just one concert but Pygmy Twylyte present you with an unmissable evening of Zappa ‘classics’, if indeed such things exist.
Zappa’s 70’s and 80’s work is the main showcase, though there is the occasional foray into 60’s material. Expect some well-known tunes such as “Cosmik Debris” and “Montana”, interspersed with instrumentals like “Black Napkins” and “Chungas Revenge”. The seven-strong band will surely perform something to suit everyone’s taste (and maybe even some poodles, dental floss, snowballs, devils, and a low-rent monster from the silver-screen on the side...) ARF!
The band return after last years’ phenomenal performance at Mac Arts with support from local favorites South of Sanity. Book ahead to avoid disappointment.
Friday 30th August
Time: 8pm
Doors: 7:30pm
Tickets: £10 Advance / £12 Door
Box Office: 01896 756 852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
Zappa’s 70’s and 80’s work is the main showcase, though there is the occasional foray into 60’s material. Expect some well-known tunes such as “Cosmik Debris” and “Montana”, interspersed with instrumentals like “Black Napkins” and “Chungas Revenge”. The seven-strong band will surely perform something to suit everyone’s taste (and maybe even some poodles, dental floss, snowballs, devils, and a low-rent monster from the silver-screen on the side...) ARF!
The band return after last years’ phenomenal performance at Mac Arts with support from local favorites South of Sanity. Book ahead to avoid disappointment.
Friday 30th August
Time: 8pm
Doors: 7:30pm
Tickets: £10 Advance / £12 Door
Box Office: 01896 756 852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
COMEDY: Gary Faulds Live
He's gone from gigging in the back room of a pub to selling out theatres, the country’s biggest comedy club and a tour of Cyprus!
The dream is well and truly alive for Gary Faulds, helped by the 2 million who tune in to watch his Facebook live videos every month.
He's planning to make 2019 as eventful a year as the current one, only this time things will be bigger and better. He's gone from being a nobody to getting free pakora, clothes and haircuts for life. At his first theatre show a woman fainted! Don’t worry her pals dragged her out the room and came back in to enjoy the show. (TRUE STORY) Strictly over 18s!
www.garyfaulds.co.uk
Saturday 14th September
Time: 8pm
Doors: 7pm
Tickets: £12.50
Box Office: 01896 756 852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
The dream is well and truly alive for Gary Faulds, helped by the 2 million who tune in to watch his Facebook live videos every month.
He's planning to make 2019 as eventful a year as the current one, only this time things will be bigger and better. He's gone from being a nobody to getting free pakora, clothes and haircuts for life. At his first theatre show a woman fainted! Don’t worry her pals dragged her out the room and came back in to enjoy the show. (TRUE STORY) Strictly over 18s!
www.garyfaulds.co.uk
Saturday 14th September
Time: 8pm
Doors: 7pm
Tickets: £12.50
Box Office: 01896 756 852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
