A singular tour for bluegrass fiddler Driessen
A singular tour for bluegrass fiddler Driessen
Bluegrass fiddler Casey Driessen plays a series of concerts in October to mark the release of his new album The Singularity. Driessen, who has toured with leading Americana duo Tim O'Brien & Darrell Scott and banjo marvel Bela Fleck, in both his Flecktones and his Sparrow Quartet side project, has recorded versions of tunes from sources as varied as Tom Waits, Stevie Wonder and jazz violinist Stuff Smith for the new album.
He plays dates in Edinburgh (October 8), Kirkcaldy (9th), Perth (10th), and Inverness (11th) before taking up residence in Beauly for the annual Blazin' in Beauly traditional music school and celebration.
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Americana trio's red letter day
Americana vocal trio Red Molly play a Glasgow concert on the UK tour to mark the release of their latest long-player The Red Album.
The group, who are based in Brooklyn and Connecticut and who celebrate their 10th anniversary this year, have finally bowed to fan pressure and recorded Richard Thompson's classic motorbike folk ballad 1952 Vincent Black Lightning - the song whose heroine gave them their name - for the new album.
Their sole Scottish appearance is at Glasgow's CCA on October 23.
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