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The Auld Alliance is alive & well with Christine Bovill

Linlithgow Folk Festival Association had developed close links with Linlithgow Twinning Association and many members participate in both organisations. The Twinning Association will be marking its 30th anniversary when Guyancourt Twinners come to Linlithgow over the Easter weekend in 2019.

To start the celebrations Linlithgow Twinning Association is proud to present a concert starring Christine Bovill whose shows at the Edinburgh Fringe have consistently sold out.

The award-winning Glasgow born chanteuse threads her own remarkable journey in song with the life and works of Edith Piaf. No gimmicks. No pretence. Nothing but a voice, smoky and evocative, singing of life’s triumphs and tragedies. A powerful musical homage to France’s most endearing and enduring icon. Christine Bovill’s Piaf has thrilled audiences in London, Berlin, Ireland and the Far East.

This outstanding performer will grace the stage at Linlithgow Academy, Braehead Road, Linlithgow EH49 6EH on Saturday 13th October 2018 from 7.30pm with tickets costing £12. This will be a BYOB event and doors will open from 7.00pm.

Ticketing:

• Venue:  Linlithgow Academy Theatre, Braehead Road EH49 6HF
• Time:    7.30pm  (Doors open 7.00pm)
• Cost:    £12
• Tickets are available from Far from the Madding Crowd, 20 High Street Linlithgow EH49 7AE and Fair Tradewinds, 131-133 high Street Linlithgow EH49 7EJ.  Tickets can be booked online at www.linlithgowfolk.yapsody.com

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The 20th Linlithgow Folk Festival Programme

The 20th Linlithgow Folk Festival promises to be the best yet!

To view the programme, click on the link below:

      - the programme in PDF format, click here

Alternatively, please view the following pages:

      -  Wednesday 5 September
      -  Thursday 6 September
      -  Friday 7 September
      -  Saturday 8 September
      -  Sunday 9 September

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Songs & Reels at the Rose with Hannah Rarity Band - Thursday 6 September 2018

Back by popular request, this year’s event at the Rose Social Club will feature BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year 2018 - West Lothian’s very own Hannah Rarity - and her fabulous band.

Recently featured in The Scotsman as ‘one to watch in 2018’, Hannah’s spellbinding voice and warm, genuine stage manner have seen her become one of Scotland’s foremost young singers.

Since graduating from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in 2016, she has toured internationally with the renowned Irish-American traditional group ‘Cherish the Ladies’, appeared as a soloist on BBC Scotland’s Hogmanay Live 2016, sold out her 2017 Edinburgh Fringe debut and featured in projects for the RSNO, Scottish Chamber Orchestra and BBC Northern Ireland TV.

Hannah’s debut EP ‘Beginnings’ marked an exciting chapter in her already remarkable career. Her thoughtful interpretations of traditional material, and sensitive, self-penned songs are skilfully backed by her band. Together they create intricate and fiery arrangements, which are as exciting as they are moving.

For “Songs and Reels at the Rose”, Hannah will be joined by the brilliant young musicians Sally Simpson (fiddle/viola), Innes White (guitar), John Lowrie (piano) and Conan McDonagh (whistle).

Ticketing:

• Venue:  Linlithgow Rose Social Club, Braehead Road EH49 6HF
• Timing:  8pm - 10.15pm (Doors open at 7.15pm)
• Cost:  £10 on the door
• Tickets also available at Far From The Madding Crowd, 20 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7AE. Tickets can be booked online at linlithgowfolk.yapsody.com

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Whitetop Mountain Band - Friday 7 September '18

As part of their 2018 UK tour, this family-based band from Whitetop, Virginia is making a very welcome third visit to Linlithgow. Whitetop is an area rich in the old time music tradition and the band has deep roots in mountain music. The members have done much to preserve the Whitetop region’s style of old time fiddling and banjo picking and are legendary musicians and teachers of the style.

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