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Coming up soon at Folk at the Salmon Bothy

Sold Out – Saturday 22nd Feb – Bothy Ballads and Burns

3 Course meal and a couple o’ drams.
With Moira Stewart, Bill Gray, Anne and Ron Gardiner
Doors 6.30, Tickets £20

CANCELLED Sat 14th March – Tom McConvile

THIS CONCERT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO UNFORSEEN CIRCUMSTANCES

Superb NE England based singer and fiddle player
Doors 7.00pm, Tickets £10

Sat 25th April – Dougie McKenzie and Brian Miller


Dougie is a past finalist for Scots Singer of the year and well known to HAAL audiences.
Doors 7.00pm, Tickets £10

5th – 7th June – 11th Haal Festival

Friday 5th to Sunday 7th June
Can’t believe its number 11 !!. Full details coming soon.

Festive Season with Folk at the Salmon Bothy

Here’s whats coming up at Folk at the Salmon Bothy over the Festive Season

Friday 20th December – Christmas Open Mic Extravaganza

Upstairs at the Salmon Bothy – Doors open at 1900, £5 entry
There will be Paul K’s wonderfully potent Punch and also a non alcoholic option, plus nibbles, cake etc etc too. Usual Raffle and a collection for local food bank. There will be a box at door for donations please.

Saturday 4th Jan 2020 – Singaround/session with Danny Couper

Portsoy Bowling Club, Doors open 8.00pm, Free entry
Bring a raffle prize and some nibbles to share. Bowling club bar.

Saturday 22nd February 2020 – Bothy Ballads and Burns night

Upstairs at the Salmon Bothy – Doors open at 1830, £20, Booking essential
3 course meal and a couple of drams.
Hosted by Bill Gray with Moira Stewart, Ann and Ron Gardiner.

Aly Bain – Ale Möller – Bruce Molsky – Sat 16th Nov

A meeting of Celtic, Nordic and Appalachian cultures, the trio will deliver a feast of traditional tunes. Its great to welcome these three fantastic musicians to Portsoy on Saturday 16th November.

Aly Bain is well known locally, nationally and internationally. Hosting the Celtic-American television series Transatlantic Sessions – where he has recorded and played with American musician Molsky, he is also known in Scandinavia for his work with multi-instrumentalist Möller. In this project, both partnerships are united into a trio which explores the North Atlantic fiddle traditions of Shetland, Scandinavia, Scotland and America. Eight-time Swedish Grammy winner Möller brings a firm understanding of traditional music through the mandala, harmonica, wooden whistle and vocals. A champion of America’s old-time mountain music, twice Grammy-nominated Molsky brings a second fiddle, vocals, banjo and guitar to the trio.

Portsoy Town Hall
Saturday 16th November 2019
Doors Open 7:30 pm ~ Tickets £20
Booking Essential ~ 07968 872217
Or email ~ bobphilips25@live.co.uk

Mike Silver – Sat 19th October

 
Sat 19th October – Mike Silver, Doors – 8.00,  
Ticket – £10

It’s the voice that you can’t miss, right from the get-go – a warm, seasoned instrument in its own right that brings to life each of the fourteen songs on this latest album by the voice’s owner, time-served roots and acoustic singer-songwriter, Mike Silver. A regular and long-time performer on the English folk scene for many years, Silver has always been known for his self-penned songs, solo performances and, more recently, acclaimed concert and album collaborations with Johnny Coppin – always with the emphasis on home-grown songs; so this departure into performing the works of others is a major change.

 

McGonagall Dinner – still a few tickets left

A DINNER TO CELEBRATE THE GENIUS OF WILLIAM TOPAZ MCGONAGALL

Saturday 28th September 2019
Portsoy Scout Hall, Loch Soy
Doors Open 6:30pm for 7:00 pm Start
Tickets ~ £15 ~ Booking Essential
Guests ~ Barbara & Tom Dymock
M.C. ~ Les Wheeler  ~ 
Chef ~ Doug Hay
~ B.Y.O.B.~

Dress Code ~ Casual
Glengarry Hat ~ Optional
An article of Tartan Clothing
(e.g.~ Socks, Scarf, Ribbon, Hat) desirable, but not essential.

Competition
A prize will be given for the best poem (of no more than four verses) in the style of Mr. McGonagall. An additional prize will be given for the finest recitation of a McGonagall masterpiece.

Bookings
The contact for booking your evening of Verse and Vittles is
Bob Philips at 07968 872 217 Or bobphilips25@live.co.uk

McGonagall Dinner

A DINNER TO CELEBRATE THE GENIUS OF WILLIAM TOPAZ MCGONAGALL

Saturday 28th September 2019
Portsoy Scout Hall, Loch Soy
Doors Open 6:30pm for 7:00 pm Start
Tickets ~ £15 ~ Booking Essential
Guests ~ Barbara & Tom Dymock
M.C. ~ Les Wheeler  ~ 
Chef ~ Doug Hay
~ B.Y.O.B.~

Dress Code ~ Casual
Glengarry Hat ~ Optional
An article of Tartan Clothing
(e.g.~ Socks, Scarf, Ribbon, Hat) desirable, but not essential.

Competition
A prize will be given for the best poem (of no more than four verses) in the style of Mr. McGonagall. An additional prize will be given for the finest recitation of a McGonagall masterpiece.

Bookings
The contact for booking your evening of Verse and Vittles is
Bob Philips at 07968 872 217 Or bobphilips25@live.co.uk

Jim and Susie Malcolm – Sat 24th Aug

Jim and Susie Malcolm. Appearing upstairs at the Bothy on Sat 24th August. Doors open 7.30pm, Tickets £10. Call 07968 82217 email bobphilips25@live.co.uk

For the past 30 years and more, Jim Malcolm has been a Scots troubadour, taking the traditional songs of Scotland and his own prizewinning compositions to all corners of the UK, and around almost every state in the USA.  His voice is one of the finest in Scotland, accompanied by meticulous guitar playing and mouth organ. 

This year he has another trick up his sleeve!  With their children off to pastures new, wife Susie, an award-winning traditional singer herself, has broken out of the Malcolm office.  She sings songs from the North East and has a penchant for ballads. 

Together they offer harmonies and humour, tales from the road, the riverside and from the home front, and are not to be missed.

“One of the great Scottish voices of our time”
Frank Hennessy, BBC Radio Wales

“Quietly, unforcefully and undeniably stunning”
Mojo

“A master of well chosen words and melodic inventiveness”
Rock ‘n’ Reel

“One of the finest singing voices in Scotland in any style”
Living Tradition

“Persuasive vocals and sheer, irrepressible rhythm”
Cencrastus

“Jim Malcolm will just melt you in your seat.”
The Scotsman

Dates for your diary

  • Sat 24th Aug – Jim and Susie Malcolm 8pm £10 at door.
  • Fri 20th Sept – Club Night. MC Graham Legge. Extended sets from Guests Corralach Duo.
  • Sat 28th September. Dinner in honour of William Topaz McGonnagall. Hosts Barbara and Tom Dymock. 3 course meal, coffee, toast drinks, tea / coffee and loads of verse. Come prepared with a verse or two and win a prize! 6.30pm, Portsoy Scout Hall. Tickets, £18, advance booking only please.
  • Sat 19th October. Mike Silver. 8pm £10 at door.
  • Sat 16th November – All Bain, Ale Moller and Bruce Molsky – Portsoy Town Hall – Doors open 7.30pm. Tickets £20.
  • Sat 7th January 2020 – New Year Singaround/Session – Portsoy Bowling Club from 8 pm .
  • Sat 22nd February – Bothy Ballads and Burns. 3 course Meal, Dram and superb entertainment. All for only £18. guests tbc.
  • Sat 14th March. Tom McConvell. Doors 7.30 pm Tickets £10.
  • 11th HAAL 5/6/7 June 2020!
  • To reserve tickets Contact bobphilips25@live.co.uk.

FatSB at the Scottish Traditional Boats Festival

The Scottish Traditional Boat Festival runs over the weekend of 21 – 23 June 2019
Folk at the Salmon Bothy are supporting the festival and so there will be NO FOLK CLUB open mike on Friday 21st June. There’s a late session at the Wally green after the concert instead.

Friday 21st …. 20.00 – 22.30 …. STBF Gig at the Green – Barbara Dickson and Rab Noakes supported by The Shetland Fiddlers’ Society followed by ….
22.30 – 01.00 ….. FatSB Late Night Session hosted by Danny Coupar in the Wally Green Tent bar.

Saturday 22nd …. 11.00 – 16.00 …. Salmon Bothy Stage – FatSB regulars and guests from local folk clubs will be performing throughout the day. Hosted by Northern Shore. Followed by …..
8:00pm – Late …. FatSB Open Mic at the Bowling Club with opening performance by the Polish Doric Choir

Sunday 23rd …. 11.00 – 16.00 …. Salmon Bothy Stage – FatSB regulars and guests from local folk clubs will be performing throughout the day. Hosted by Moonshine Madness.

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