GIGS

January

19th - Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Shetland Night - Celtic Connections (Fiddlers´Bid)

February

1st - ABC - Celtic Connections (Session A9)

14th - Rauland Festival - Norway

15th - Rauland Festival - Norway

24th - The Arts Centre - Carrboro - NC (Boys of the Lough)

25th - Lucas Theatre for the Arts - Savannah - GA (Boys of the Lough)

29th - Fitzgerald Theatre - St Paul - MN (Boys of the Lough)

March

1st - Fitzgerald Theatre - St Paul - MN (Boys of the Lough)

2nd - Relland Fine Arts Centre - Jamestown - ND (Boys of the Lough)

6th - Kent Stage - Kent - OH (Boys of the Lough)

7th - Kuss Auditorium - Springfield - OH (4pm - Workshop) - (Boys of the Lough)

7th - Kuss Auditorium - Springfield - OH (7.30pm) (Boys of the Lough)

8th - The Great Hall - Sioux Falls - SD (Boys of the Lough)

11th - Clayton Opera House - Clayton - OH (Boys of the Lough)

12th - Linda Norris Auditorium - Albany - NY (Boys of the Lough)

13th - Sunoco Performance Theatre - Harrisburg - PA (Boys of the Lough)

14th - Lake Placid Centre for the Arts - Lake Placid - NY (Boys of the Lough)

15th - Lebanon Opera House - Lebanon - NH (Boys of the Lough)

16th - Rochester Opera House - Rochester - NH (Boys of the Lough)

17th - Grand Auditorium - Ellsworth - ME (Boys of the Lough)

22nd - Skåtøy Cafe - Skåtøy - Norway (with Annika Westgård)

April

3rd - Anne Cleave's Book Launch - Bloomsbury - London

28th - Columbi Egg - Bergen - Norway (with Annika Westgård, Olav Tveitane & Trent Bruner)

May

2nd - Mid Yell Hall - Shetland Folk Festival - Shetland (with Brendan Begley)

3rd - Folk Festival Club - Shetland Folk Festival - Shetland (with Brendan Begley)

9th - The Nevis Centre - Fort William (Session A9)

10th - Invermoriston Village Hall - Invermoriston (Session A9)

11th - Oranmor - Glasgow (Session A9)

14th - Inverurie Town Hall - Inverurie (Session A9)

15th - Aros Centre - Isle Of Skye (Session A9)

16th - Corran Halls - Oban (Session A9)

17th - Aviemore Macdonald Centre - Aviemore (Session A9)

18th - The Warehouse - Lossiemouth (Session A9)

June

13th - Haukeliseter Festival - Norway (with Annika Westgård, Olav Tveitane & Trent Bruner)

14th - Haukeliseter Festival - Norway (with Annika Westgård, Olav Tveitane & Trent Bruner)

15th - Haukeliseter Festival - Norway (with Annika Westgård, Olav Tveitane & Trent Bruner)

26th - Ethno - Rättvik - Sweden

27th - Ethno - Rättvik - Sweden

28th - Ethno - Rättvik - Sweden

29th - Ethno - Rättvik - Sweden

30th - Ethno - Rättvik - Sweden

July

1st - Ethno - Rättvik - Sweden

2nd - Ethno - Rättvik - Sweden

3rd - Ethno - Rättvik - Sweden

4th - Gooikoorts Festival - Belgium - (Fiddlers´ Bid)

5th - Gooikoorts Festival - Belgium - (Fiddlers´ Bid)

6th - Gooikoorts Festival - Belgium - (Fiddlers´ Bid)

12th - Ortiguera Festival - Spain - (Boys of the Lough)

17th - Celtic Fusion - Newcastle - Northern Ireland (Session A9)

August

9th - Kystogevekene Official Launch - Bergen - Norway (Solo)

12th - Bideford - Devon (Fiddlers' Bid)

29th - Farsund Festival - Norway (Fiddlers' Bid)

30th - Farsund Festival - Norway (Fiddlers' Bid)

31st - Ricks Theatre - Bergen - Norway (Fiddlers' Bid)

September

5th - Kystogevekene - Norway (Fiddlers' Bid)

6th - Kystogevekene - Norway (Fiddlers' Bid)

7th - Kystogevekene - Norway (solo)

7th - Kystogevekene - Norway (Fiddlers' Bid)

15th - Ryder Cup - Kentucky - US (Finlay Macdonald Band)

16th - Ryder Cup - Kentucky - US (Finlay Macdonald Band)

17th - Ryder Cup - Kentucky - US (Finlay Macdonald Band)

18th - Ryder Cup - Kentucky - US (Finlay Macdonald Band)

19th - Ryder Cup - Kentucky - US (Finlay Macdonald Band)

20th - Ryder Cup - Kentucky - US (Finlay Macdonald Band)

21st - Ryder Cup - Kentucky - US (Finlay Macdonald Band)

22nd - Ryder Cup - Kentucky - US (Finlay Macdonald Band)

23rd - Ryder Cup - Kentucky - US (Finlay Macdonald Band)

24th - Nottingham Lakeside Theatre - Nottingham - England (Session A9)

25th - Victoria Hall - Saltaire - England (Session A9)

26th - Uppingham Theatre - Uppingham - England (Session A9)

27th - Hammersmith Irish Centre - London - England (Session A9)

28th - Darvel Music Festival - Darvel - Scotland (Session A9)

October

3rd - Fest and Furious - Caird Hall - Dundee (Session A9)

November

(with Fiddlers´Bid)
7th - Hyogo Prefectural Arts Centre - Hyogo - Japan

9th - Club Quattro - Tokyo - Japan

11th - Musashino Community Centre - Musashino - Japan

20th - Aberdeen Music Hall - Aberdeen

21st - Woodend Barn - Banchory

22nd - Alnwick Playhouse - Alnwick

December

(with Boys of the Lough)
2nd - State Theatre - State College - PA

4th - McGlohon Theatre at Spirit Square - Charlotte - NC

5th - Cumberland County Playhouse - Crossville - TN

7th - Donald W. Reynolds Performing Arts Center - Conway - AR

8th - Donald W. Reynolds Performing Arts Center - Conway - AR

9th - West Plains Civic Center - West Plains - MO

10th - Meridian Ballroom - Morris University Center - Edwardsville - IL

12th - Rozsa Center for the Arts - Houghton - MI

13th - Crystal Theatre - Crystal Falls - MI

14th - The Grand Theater on ARTSBlock - Wausau - WI

January

(with Session A9)
19th - The Fruit Market - Celtic Connections - Glasgow

(with Fiddlers' Bid)
21st - APAP - New York

(with Boys of the Lough)
25th - The City Halls - Celtic Connections - Glasgow

(With Fiddlers' Bid)
26th - Glasgow Royal Concert Hall - Celtic Connections - Glasgow
with - Seamus Egan (Solas), Winifred Horan (Solas), Rushad Eggleston (Crooked Still), Olav Johansson (Vasen), Eivor (Faroe Islands), J P Cormier (Cape Breton)

February

Ethno on the Road - Sweden Tour

-Musicians-

Allan Skrobe - Sweden

Lyoubomir Zafirov Seymenski - Bulgaria

Annika Westgard - Norway

Frida Andersson - Sweden

Kadri Giannakaina Laube - Estonia

Human Eid - Jordan

Yarub Smarait - Jordan

Kevin Henderson - Shetland Islands

6th-9th - Rehearsals

10th - (10am -4pm) -Musikhogskolan i Malmo - Workshop
10th - (8pm) - Barens Scen/Malmo Folketspark - Public Concert

12th - (11am-3pm) Osterlens Folkhogskola, Tomelilla - Workshop & Concert

13th - (10.00am) - Forslovs Skola - Forslov - School Concert
13th - (1.15pm) - Strandangsskolan - Bastad - School Concert
13th - (2.15pm) - Strandangsskolen - Bastad - Schhol Concert

15th - (1pm) - Ronneby Kulturskola - Ronneby - Workshop
15th - (7pm) - Kulturcentrum - Ronneby - Concert

16th - (12pm) - Oskarsgymnasiet - Oskarshamn - School Concert
16th - (1.15pm) - Oskarsgymnasiet - Oskarshamn - School Concert

17th - Kalmar Theatre - Kalmar - Concert (tbc)

(with Session A9)
20th - North American Folk Alliance Showcase - Memphis - USA

21st - North American Folk Alliance Showcase - Memphis - USA

22nd - North American Folk Alliance Showcase - Memphis - USA

23rd - North American Folk Alliance Showcase - Memphis - USA

24th - North American Folk Alliance Showcase - Memphis - USA

25th - North American Folk Alliance Showcase - Memphis - USA


March

(with Boys of the Lough)
3rd - Sterling & Frankie Clark Art Institute - Williamstown - MA

5th - Craftsmans Guild Special CD Remix Session - Pittsburgh - PA

6th - The Ark - Ann Arbor - MI

7th - Greenville Henry St Clair Memorial Hall, Darke Centre for the Arts - Greenville - OH

9th - Beckman Auditorium - Pasadena - CA

10th - Majestic Theatre, Eventful Productions - Corvallis - OR

11th - Craterian Ginger Rogers Theatre - Medford - OR

13th - Stanford Lively Arts (Invitation Only) - Stanford - CA

14th - Dinkelspiel Auditorium - Palo Alto - CA

16th - Grosvenor Auditorium - Washington - DC

17th - George M Modlin Centre for the Arts - Richmond - VA

19th - Higher Ground Events for Tom Series - South Burlington - VT

21st - Margaret MacArthur Tribute Concert - Middlebury - VT

April

(with Session A9)
12th - Perth Festival Theatre - Perth (With Altan)

13th - Rootin Aboot Festival - The Lemon Tree - Aberdeen

(with Fiddlers' Bid)
27th - Fiddles on Fire - The Sage - Gateshead (Concert)

28th - Fiddles on Fire - The Sage - Gateshead (Workshops)

May

(with Fiddlers' Bid)
2nd - Aros Centre - Isle of Skye

3rd - Queens Hall - Edinburgh

4th - Shetland Folk Festival - Shetland (Four Men & a Dog and Fiddlers' Bid)

5th - Beltane Festival - Phipps Hall - Beauly

(with Session A9)
11th - Sound of Rhum Music Festival - Isle of Rhum

18th - Woodend Barn - Banchory

20th - Waterside Arts Centre - Sale - Manchester

21st - Victoria Hall - Saltire - West Yorks

25th - Queens Hall - Edinburgh

26th - Skye Festival - Isle of Skye

June

(with Fiddlers' Bid)
13th - TBC

14th - Eastgate Theatre - Peebles - Scotland

15th - The Tolbooth - Stirling - Scotland

16th - TBC

Artistic Leader at Ethno with Mattias Perez, Nina Anderberg, Ian Carr and Susanne Lind
28th - Ethno Music Camp - Rättvik - Sweden

29th - Ethno Music Camp - Rättvik - Sweden

30th - Ethno Music Camp - Rättvik - Sweden

July

1st - Ethno Music Camp - Rättvik - Sweden

2nd - Ethno Music Camp - Rättvik - Sweden

3rd - Ethno Music Camp - Rättvik - Sweden

4th - Ethno Music Camp - Rättvik - Sweden

5th - Ethno Music Camp - Rättvik - Sweden

(with Boys of the Lough)
14th - Tynemouth Festival - Tyneside - England

(with Fiddlers' Bid)
27th - Cambridge Folk Festival - England

28th - Cambridge Folk Festival - England

29th - Cambridge Folk Festival - England

(with Boys of the Lough)
30th - 31st - USA Tour (details to follow)

August

(with Boys of the Lough)
1st - 6th - USA Tour (details to follow)

(with Fiddlers' Bid)
7th - Fiddle Frenzy - Shetland

(with Session A9)
23rd - Tonder Festival - Denmark

24th - Tonder Festival - Denmark

25th - Tonder Festival - Denmark

26th - Tonder Festival - Denmark

September

(with Boys of the Lough)
28th - Shadyside Academy, School Concert 2pm - Pittsburgh - PA

28th - Shadyside Academy, Evening Concert 7pm - Pittsburgh - PA

29th - Lenfest Center - Lexington - VA

October

(with Boys of the Lough)
1st - Kentucky Theatre - Lexington - KY

3rd - Sacredheart Music Center - Duluth - MN

4th - Paramount Theater - Saint Cloud - MN

5th - Mayo Civic Center - Rochester - MN

6th - TB Sheldon Performing Arts Theater - Redwing - MN

7th - Theater Stage - Barron - WI

8th - 13th - Rehearsing and recording project, Boys of the Lough and Norman and Nancy Blake

29th - The Brunton Theatre - Mussleburgh - Scotland

November
(with Boys of the Lough)

29th - Kaufman Auditorium - Marquette - MI

30th - The Williams Auditorium - Big Rapids - MI

December

(With Boys of the Lough)
4th - Merill Auditorium - Portland - ME

5th - American Theater - Hampton - VA

6th - Court Square Theater - Harrisonburg - VA

8th - Gallagher - Bluedorn Performing Arts Theatre - Cedar Falls - IA

9th - Focal Point - St Louis - MO

10th - Focal Point - St Louis - MO

11th - West Nashville United - Nasville - TN

13th - Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Theatre - Tarpon Springs - FL

14th - A Prarie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor - New York Town Hall - New York

15th - A Prarie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor - New York Town Hall - New York

January

(With Fiddlers' Bid)
15th - Celtic Connections, The Garage - Glasgow

(With Boys of the Lough )
22nd - New York - Beekman Parlor, Hilton Hotel (APAP Showcases, presented by Ixtlan Artists)
23rd - New York - Beekman Parlor, Hilton Hotel (APAP Showcases. presented by Ixtlan Artists)

(Kevin Henderson+Henrik Jansberg)
29th - Celtic Connections, Piping Centre - Glasgow

(With Session A9)
29th - Celtic Connections, The Fruitmarket - Glasgow

February

(With Fiddlers' Bid)
10th -Folk Alliance Showcase - Austin, Texas

11th - Folk Alliance Showcase - Austin, Texas

12th - Folk Alliance Showcase - Austin, Texas

13th - Folk Alliance Showcase - Austin, Texas

14th - Folk Alliance Showcase - Austin, Texas

15th - Folk Alliance Showcase - Austin, Texas

(With Boys of the Lough)
26th - The Swannanoa Gathering - Asheville, North Carolina

March

(With Boys of the Lough)
4th - Hopkins Centre for the Arts - Hopkins, Minnesota

8th - Great Valley Community Education Foundation - Malvern, Pennsylvania

8th - The Mainstay - Rock Hall, Maryland

9th - Great Valley Community Education Foundation - Malvern, Pennsylvania

10th - Great Valley Community Education Foundation - Malvern, Pennsylvania

11th - Saint Marys Catholic Church - Littleton, Colorado

12th - McAninch Arts Centre at College of DuPage - Glen Ellyn, Illinois

16th - The Tassle, Phelps County Performing Arts Centre - Holdrege, Nebraska

17th - Lied Centre for the Performing Arts - Lincoln, Nebraska

18th - Spivey Hall - Morrow, Georgia

19th - Pollak Theatre - West Long Branch, New Jersey

20th - Southern Adventist University - Collegedale, Tennessee

21st - Weber Chapel Auditorium - Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania

24th - Napa Valley Opera House - Napa, California

25th - Hoyt Theatre - San Rafael, California

April

(With The Finlay Macdonald Band)
1st - New York Tartan Week, New York

2nd - New York Tartan Week, New York

3rd - New York Tartan Week, New York

4th - New York Tartan Week, New York

5th - New York Tartan Week, New York

6th - New York Tartan Week, New York

7th - New York Tartan Week, New York

8th - New York Tartan Week, New York

(With Session A9)
27th - Shetland Folk Festival - North Nesting Hall, Shetland

28th - Shetland Folk Festival - Tingwall Hall, Shetland

(With Fiddlers' Bid)
28th - Shetland Folk Festival - Walls Hall, Shetland

(With Session A9)
29th - Shetland Folk Festival - Clickamin, Shetland

30th - Shetland Folk Festival - Festival Foys, Shetland

May

(With Fiddlers' Bid)
12th - Sugar Club - Dublin, Ireland (Fiddlers' Bid & Slide)

13th - Fiddle Fair - Baltimore - Cork, Ireland

14th - Fiddle Fair - Baltimore - Cork, Ireland

(With Session A9)
20th - Brigg Fiddle Festival - Brigg - North Lincolnshire, England

25th - The Sage - Gateshead (Session A9 & Altan)

26th - Queenshall - Edinburgh

June

(With Fiddlers' Bid)
1st - Japan

2nd - Gifu, Japan

3rd - Tokyo, Japan

4th - Shizuoka, Japan

6th - Hygo, Japan

22nd - Glasgow Royal Concert Hall - Glasgow - Fiddlers' Bid with the RSNO

27th - Ethno Music Camp - Rattvik, Sweden

28th - Ethno Music Camp - Rattvik, Sweden

29th - Ethno Music Camp - Rattvik, Sweden

30th - Ethno Music Camp - Rattvik, Sweden

July

1st - Ethno Music Camp - Rattvik, Sweden

2nd - Ethno Music Camp - Rattvik, Sweden

3rd - Ethno Music Camp - Rattvik, Sweden

4th - Ethno Music Camp - Rattvik, Sweden

5th - Ethno Music Camp - Rattvik, Sweden

6th - Ethno Music Camp - Rattvik, Sweden

(With Session A9)
8th - Ortiguere Festival - Ortiguere, Spain

(With Jenna Reid and Kevin Mackenzie)
28th - Astols Rokeri - Astol, Sweden

29th - Korro Festival, Sweden

30th - The Mill - Harplinge, Sweden

August

1st - Cafe Emma - Mollosund, Sweden

2nd - Sweden - Details to Follow

3rd - Sweden - Details to Follow

(with Fiddlers' Bid)
5th - Eastliegh/Wicklow Festival, England

8th - Shetland Fiddle Frenzy, Shetland

9th - Shetland Fiddle Frenzy, Shetland

(with the Finlay Macdonald Band)
10th - Piping Live Festival - Glasgow, Scotland

(with Fiddlers' Bid)
18th - Philadelphia Folk Festival - Philadelphia, USA

19th - Philadelphia Folk Festival - Philadelphia, USA

20th - Philadelphia Folk Festival - Philadelphia, USA

24th - Tatihou Festival - Brittany, France

September

(with The Finlay Macdonald Band)
1st - Asturies - Spain

2nd - Asturies - Spain

3rd - Asturies - Spain

7th - Cantabria - Spain

8th - Cantabria - Spain

9th - Cantabria - Spain

(with Session A9)
27th - Darvel - Ayrshire, Scotland

October

(with Boys of the Lough)
1st - Fest & Furious - Dundee, Scotland

(Teaching)
16th - Blazin in Beauly - Beauly, Scotland

17th - Blazin in Beauly - Beauly, Scotland

18th - Blazin in Beauly - Beauly, Scotland

19th - Blazin in Beauly - Beauly, Scotland

20th - Blazin in Beauly - Beauly, Scotland

(with Boys of the Lough)
25th - Barcelona - Spain

26th - Barcelona - Spain

(with Session A9)
27th - Dougie Mclean Festival - Perth

November

(with Session A9)
12th - Wick - Scotland

(with Boys of the Lough)
26th - Portora Royal School - Enniskillen Winter Arts Festival - Ireland

29th - Alberta Bair Theatre - Billings - Montana

30th - WYO Theatre - Sheridan - Wyoming

December

(with Boys of the Lough)
1st - Daniels Hall - Denver - Colorado

2nd - Prairie Home Companion Radio Show - Shea's Performing Arts Centre - Buffalo - New York

5th - State Theatre - Eau Claire - Wisconsin

7th - Reeth's-Puffer's Rocket Centre Auditorium - Muskegon - Minnasota
8th - O'Laughlin Theatre - Notre Dame - Indiana

9th - Finney Chapel - Oberlin - Ohio

10th - Dave Finkelman Auditorium - Middletown - Ohio

12th - Manchester Craftsmen's Guild DVD Shoot - Pittsburgh - Pennsilvania

13th - Alden Theatre - McLean - Virginia

14th - The Community Theatre - Morristown - New Jersey

15th - Ferst Centre for the Arts - Atlanta - Georgia

16th - The McGlohon Theatre - Charlotte - North Carolina

October

(with Fiddlers' Bid)
3rd - Konzerthaus - Mozart-Saal Wien, Austria

4th - Stadttheater - Gmunden, Austria

5th - Kongresszentrum - Leoben, Austria

6th - Paulinum - Aula Schwaz, Austria

7th - Queens Hall - Edinburgh

8th - Oran Mor - Glasgow

11th - Alnwick Playhouse - Alnwick

12th - Salisbury City Hall - Salisbury

13th - Bridgehaugh Marquee, Stirling Rugby Club - Stirling (Concert featuring Fiddlers' Bid with Karine Polwart+Steven Polwart)

14th - Rothes Halls - Glenrothes

15th - Fochabers Public Institute - Fochabers

(with Jenna Reid+Kevin Mackenzie)
26th - Folkets Hus - Limmard, Sweden

27th - Roda Stev - Gothenburg, Sweden

28th - Kalmar Festival - Kalmar, Sweden

29th - Kalmar Festival - Kalmar, Sweden

30th - Kalmar Festival - Kalmar, Sweden

November

(with Boys Of The Lough)
29th - Rudder Theatre - College Station, Texas

December

(with Boys Of The Lough)
1st - Stephens Auditorium - Ames, Iowa

2nd - Dana Centre for the Humanities - Manchester, New Hampshire

3rd - Weston Auditorium - Fitchburg, Massachusetts

4th - Berkshire Community College - Pittsfield, Massachusetts

5th - Cooperstown Concert Series - Cooperstown, New York

7th - Sellerville Theatre - Sellersville, Pennsylvania

8th - Avalon Theatre - Easton, Maryland

9th - Prairie Home Companion, New York Town Hall - New York

10th - Prairie Home Companion, New York Town Hall - New York

13th - Porter Centre for the Performing Arts - Brevard, North Carolina

15th - Chastane Centre for the Performing Arts - South Boston, Virginia

17th - Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts - Longview, Washington