'RAISE THE ROOF!' 2014 calendar below
We hold regular 'Raise the Roof!' events most Friday nights with live music and gigs from world renowned musicians. Tickets £12. Gigs start at 8.30pm, doors open 8pm. Fully licensed bar.
We also offer a SEASON TICKET which gives you 6 tickets for the price of 5!*
Please email us to book tickets while we are closed.
*Tickets must be for 6 different gigs.
2014 Live Music Calendar
(Videos and links to follow when we launch our new website! More acts to be announced)
18 April - Anna Massie & Mairearad Green
Finalists in the Scottish Traditional Music awards for best live act 2013, Anna (guitar, mandolin & fiddle) and Mairearad (accordian) are one of the most sought after live acts on the Scottish traditional music scene. High energy tunes, beautifully crafted songs and fine banter, this will be a performance not to be missed.
25 April – Tom Oakes Experiment
Guitarist and flautist Tom (a regular performer at the Red Roof) brings his new venture the Tom Oakes experiment to Skye for the first time. Oakes' music is known to transcend genre referencing contemporary classical, jazz and eastern influences along the way whilst still being firmly rooted in the Irish, Scots and Scandinavian traditions. Tom is joined by an all star line-up of Andy May (Baltic Crossing, Bad Pennies) on Piano and Uilleann/Northumbrian Pipes and former Young Traditional Musician of the Year, Daniel Thorpe on Fiddle. Expect the unexpected!
2 May - Mike Vass - In the Wake of Neil Gunn
Join award-winning fiddler and guitarist Mike Vass and a special guest as they celebrate the 1930s voyage of Scottish writer Neil Gunn in a unique concert exploring Gunn's original visit to Skye.
In 1937 Neil Gunn sold his house, quit his job and went off in an old converted lifeboat for a summer to inspire his writing; voyaging around the west coast of Scotland. He wrote about the various communities on the way, and went on to become one of Scotland's most prolific and creative fiction writers. Vass (described as 'one of the most original composers working in the field of acoustic music') has taken the month of May 2014 to undertake a mirror voyage, finding inspiration for his own composing and re-visiting the communities Neil Gunn wrote about, performing celebratory concerts there. He wants to inspire communities with Neil Gunn's stories about them, inviting them to explore the changes that have taken place since the writer's initial visit.
In a series of concerts individual to each community, Vass will tell tales, share found music and archive material, and compare notes about the local area and its people. Mike will be accompanied by oboist Jennifer Port for this performance.
16 May – Haddo
Husband and wife duo Will and Nicky Pound combine an individual take on popular traditional songs and tunes, as well as self penned compositions, combining rich and exotic melodeon harmonies with the dark tone of the viola, they delight in taking well known tunes and twisting them 180 degrees. Will is gaining a reputation as one of the foremost harmonica players in the world while classically trained Nicky counts performances with Elton John on her CV.
23 May - Rachel Newton
Singer, harpist and multi-instrumentalist Rachel's debut solo album "The Shadow Side" was nominated for Album of the year at the 2012 Scots Trad Music Awards. Rachel has performed all over the world and at numerous festivals gaining a reputation as one of the top live acts in Scotland at the moment.
30 May - O'Hooley & Tidow
Returning to the Red Roof after their magnificent performance in August 2013, O'Hooley & Tidow are one of the most original and exciting duos in the English folk scene. Their 3rd Album "The Hum" is currently receiving some of the most rave reviews of their career, a career which has already seen them nominated for Best Duo at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2013 and the Guardian's Best Act at the 2012 Cambridge Folk Festival. Their unique compositions and rich intricate harmonies were described as "vocal valium for the soul" by one audience member at last year's performance.
6 June – Martin Stephenson
Born in Washington, Tyne & Wear on 27th July 1961,Martin Stephenson has devoted his life to developing his craft as a singer, songwriter and guitarist incorporating his love for an eclectic range of musical styles from pop and folk through to bluegrass and punk.
In the early 80s he formed The Daintees, a collaboration with like-minded souls, who produced several critically acclaimed albums.
13 June – Cole Stacey and Joseph O’Keefe
Cole Stacey is an acclaimed singer-songwriter originally from Devon who in the last 3 years has openedsell-out shows for the likes of Midge Ure, Cara Dillon,& Martin Simpson, enjoyed national radio play on the likes of BBC6 music, major festival appearances and headline European shows. In the winter of 2012 alongside multi-isntrumentalist/songwriter Joseph O’Keefe, he released their debut joint album ‘On Hire’ prompting adulation from the likes of Steve Knightley (Show Of Hands) who declared it is “Fresh, inventive & original… one of the best albums I’ve heard from young songwriters in 2012″.
11th July - Horse McDonald
“Years of experience, technique, control and emotional history have ripened Horse's voice into a truly astonishing instrument” - The Scotsman
Horse is iconic. She has few peers, is utterly unique, with a breathtaking stagecraft. Her voice is a ‘finely honed instrument’. Her audience become absorbed as part of the ‘Horse’ show, sharing in her energy and delight at her sheer talent. People find her music moving and uplifting. She has released eight albums including ‘The Same Sky’ & ‘God's Home Movie’. The latest, her ninth, is ‘HOME’, released in July 2013. She has opened and toured with international artists like Tina Turner, BB King, Bryan Ferry, Burt Bacarach. Will Young has covered Careful, one of her best known songs
18 July - Skip Gorman
As part of the Glendale Homecoming weekend we are delighted to welcome American Old Time fiddle, mandolin and guitar legend Skip to the Red Roof. Skip takes the music from one of the most romanticized periods of American history showing us the beauty of the music as it was sung and played along emigrant trails and in cow camps over a hundred years ago in the American West. To illustrate the links between this and traditional Scottish music, Red Roof owners Elly & Craig, will also play a supporting set of Celtic tunes and songs. Skip will also be hosting an afternoon workshop for fiddle players wanting to learn old time and bluegrass musical styles.
25 July – Claude Bourbon
French virtuoso singer and guitarist. Born in France in the early 60’s, Claude Bourbon grew up in Switzerland, where he was classically trained for many years. This finger picking guitarist has performed and studied all over the world; he has crafted an unbelievable fusion of classical and jazz, with ethereal Eastern influences, Spanish and Latin elements with strains of Western folk.
8 August - Mairi Campbell
From her base in Edinburgh Mairi Campbell has worked all over the world and won many awards for her songs and masterful musicianship. As singer, violist and songwriter, Mairi shares songs and soundings, some improvised and some set into song. Winner of Scots Singer of the Year’ at the Scots Traditional Music Awards.
15 August - Wingin' It
For the third year in a row we are delighted to welcome back guitar duo Wingin' It. Weaving between folk, jazz, blues, classical and even pop styles, these guitar virtuosos deliver an enthralling high speed performance that leave every audience panting for more. See guitar playing at its very best.
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