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Nora Devine Stage at the Burgh Halls Garden
Below are the timings for the Nora Devine Stage at the Linlithgow Folk Festival this weekend.
Family Ceilidh at the Burgh Halls
Launch of Linlithgow Folk Festival flyer
The flyer for the Linlithgow Folk Festival 2022 was launched at the Music Session in the Black Bitch Tavern on 21 August.
Click here to view a PDF version of the flyer.
The Sorries in Concert - Friday 16th September 2022
We will welcome The Sorries to the Linlithgow Rose Social Club on Friday 16th September at 8pm.
THE SORRIES are Douglas Kay (vocals, guitar, bodhran, mandolin) and Martin Philip (vocals, guitar, bodhran, tres). The duo sing, play and banter their way through a show which features a host of traditional tunes from the much-loved Scottish songbook, as well as some songs gathered from the oral tradition and a few original compositions.
The two formed The Sorries following a conversation during a tour of the Highlands where both Martin and Douglas were performing as part of separate projects. Coming from very different musical backgrounds, Kay and Philip discovered a shared love for the music of The Corries. Over a bottle of whisky they decided that the duo is still an ideal format in which to present so many of the sensational folk songs in which Scotland is so rich.
The Sorries made their live debut in Edinburgh during December 2006 and during the next three years moved from the pubs of Edinburgh to playing sell-out shows in locations as diverse as Lossiemouth’s Warehouse Theatre, Coldingham Village Hall, Aberdeen’s Lemon Tree and the Isle of Eigg Community Hall. 2009 saw the duo complete a successful three week run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, during which they played to packed audiences and garnered attention from the national press. That first Fringe run was the start of an annual engagement which has continued ever since; it also saw the release of their eponymous debut album.
Tickets priced £12 are now on sale via online via our ticketing platform Yapsody: . PLEASE NOTE: The additional charges applied to the ticket purchase are to cover Yapsody and PayPal charges only. Also available to purchase locally via Far From The Madding Crowd and Wilsons Newsagents (cash only).
The Tonkerers - Saturday 17th September 2022
We will welcome The Tonkerers to the Linlithgow Rose Social Club on Saturday 17th September at 8pm.
The Tonkerers are an experienced five piece band from Falkirk who play a wide range of music including their own energetic arrangements of folk and country songs. They deliver a crowd pleasing mix of entertainment with energy and a sense of fun enjoyed by audiences of all ages.
The band takes its name from an incident in Falkirk High Street in 1624, when the town drummer, George Brocklay was accused of “drinking and tonkering ye drum at unreasonable hours on ye sabbath morne”.
Tickets priced £10 are now on sale via online via our ticketing platform Yapsody: . PLEASE NOTE: The additional charges applied to the ticket purchase are to cover Yapsody and PayPal charges only. Also available to purchase locally via Far From The Madding Crowd and Wilsons Newsagents (cash only).
LFFA Music Sessions
We hold Sessions at the Black Bitch pub on the first Thursday of the month from 8pm and on the third Sunday of the month from 2pm. All welcome.