Great gigs lined up for 2013 in Mareel
Posted by Lisa Ward on December 19th, 2012 8 Comments
Shetland Arts is delighted to present a string of excellent gigs in Mareel in the first half of 2013, including DJ Tam Coyle at the first ever Up Helly Aa Hop in Mareel, former Runrig frontman Donnie Munro in March, ska-band The Beat in April, Idlewild frontman Roddy Woomble in May, Catriona MacDonald’s new group Vamm also in May, and “hypno-folkadelic” group Shooglenifty in June.
Tam Coyle kept local crowds dancing into the small hours at the Tall Ships in Lerwick last year, and returns to DJ at the first ever Up Helly Aa Hop in Mareel on Wednesday 30 January. With the assistance of one of the noisiest and liveliest crowds he’s ever encountered, he aims to keep the party going with a set to be enjoyed by everyone from 18 to 81. This is an 18+ event and tickets cost £20.
Tam Coyle performs at Hogmanay
Former Runrig frontman Donnie Munro has enjoyed considerable success as a solo artist and writer, recently embarking on a series of acoustic shows where he has taken the opportunity to revisit a wide range of material spanning his career with Runrig and with his own band. Shetland Arts is delighted to welcome such a talented musician to Mareel for a no-doubt memorable performance on Friday 29 March. Tickets cost £18 and all are welcome to attend.
Donnie Munro
One of the biggest bands of the 2-Tone movement, The Beat play with the sole aim of connecting with and entertaining their appreciative audience with their relentless energy and world class musicianship. Ska is very popular in Shetland and The Beat are sure to entertain a very large and very happy audience in Mareel on Saturday 6 April. Tickets cost £18 and all are welcome to attend.
The Beat
Familiar to thousands of music fans as the front man of the Scottish rock band Idlewild, Roddy Woomble is also a celebrated solo songwriter and performer, and played a sold out gig with Idlewild at the North Star in Shetland in 2002. Roddy is returning to Shetland on Monday 13 May for a performance featuring songs from his new album, both his previous solo albums, and several Idlewild numbers. Tickets cost £16 and all are welcome to attend.
Roddy Woomble. Photo by Thomas Curtis
Newly formed in 2012, Vamm is made up of Shetland born Catriona MacDonald (of Blazin’ Fiddles), Perthshire’s Patsy Reid (founding member of Breabach) and Norwegian Marit Falt. The group seamlessly creates a dynamic yet intimate sound that will take your breath away. This must-see concert in Mareel is on Sunday 26th May. Tickets cost £16.
Vamm
Shooglenifty is one of Scotland’s most unique musical exports, playing an infectious blend of Celtic traditional music and dance grooves that band members describe as “hypno-folkadelic ambient trad.” They are sure to provide a night in Mareel to remember on Saturday 1 June – so get your dancing shoes on and come along! Tickets cost £16 and the gig is open to all.
Shooglenifty
Shetland Arts’ Marketing Officer, Lisa Ward, said: “We are absolutely delighted to announce such a fantastic line-up of gigs in Mareel in the first half of 2013. We’re still busy filling up our calendar for the year and will be announcing even more great events in the new year, but being able to confirm these acts now is an excellent Christmas present for everyone! We’d also like to say thank you to Davie Gardner for his hard work in securing these world-class acts for performances which are sure-to-be unforgettable.”
Tickets for all these events will go on sale on Friday 21 December via Shetland Box Office in Mareel and Islesburgh, over the phone on 01595 745 555, or online at www.mareel.org or www.shetlandboxoffice.org.
Tags: 2013, Donnie Munro, Mareel, Roddy Woomble, Shooglenifty, Tam Coyle, The Beat, Up Helly Aa Hop, Vamm
I find it staggering that people are being charged £20 for somebody playing other peoples music, and yet such people (DJ’s) are given the same credence as proper, talented and skilled musicians. Isn’t it a shame Mareel that you should charge so much for somebody doing a job somebody locally could do, and for far less a cost…….or has the spoon fed masses been brainwashed into believing such people (DJ’s) are actually talented……..give me a break…..please do not insult talented musicians by putting DJ’s in the same league.
£20 is a ludicrous amount to pay to see a washed up performer (I assume this is referring to DJ Mylo who had a one-hit wonder back in the 90s…) I would hesitate to pay that amount to see The English Beat too, despite being a fan; because they don’t have all the original members.
It is an incredibly sweeping statement to make that all DJ’s are talentless. Not only are you dismissing a whole genre based upon your lack of knowledge of it, but insulting myself and others of being ‘brainwashed’ for enjoying music from that genre. I can guarantee you that not all DJ’s are talentless. Try listening to some Kraftwerk.
I think that perhaps your comments are misguided and dated (cira DJing of the 1960s). Your argument also remind me of the “I don’t like something/understand, so it must be shid” argument.
The turntable is now a recognised musical instrument and talented DJs such as DJ Yoda have won awards for their playing and composition (Independent Music Awards for Contemporary Classic Album).
As for playing other people’s music, modern DJing is more about remixing records live where in the past it was only possible to do in the studio. Sooth DJs are usually record producers too, so their set usually comprise of their own originals, remixes and exclusives.
I would recommend not going to think you don’t like / understand rather than shamefully and hurtfully publicly slamming them.
You mention Kraftwerk in relation to DJ’s cassy, but you completely forget that Kraftwerk have been around since the early 70′s using electronic instruments such as synthesizers and alike. Probably one of their best productions of music is Autobahn or Computer Worlds. Kraftwerk, like proper talented musicians, used the instruments for creating sound via composing and writing the music prior to converting the written music into sound via the instrument, as music should be in terms of truly representing it. Many people define Kraftwerk as the first creators to use and experiment with electronic based instrument, but Tangerine Dream, Jean Michel Jarre and few other artists have also been using such instruments before they became more mainstream in the 1980′s. Lyall, it is most certainly not the case that I do not understand the concept of what DJ’s does or for that matter cassy, it being a lack of knowledge, I am basing my opinion on the whole concept of music production from its early development from the written music score to this of the actual sound and arrangement thereafter via other instruments or sounds. Yes, technology has had a profound affect on music and musical production, but in the vast quantity of this is based on the basic fundamentals of music is and how it is represented via music notation. I have 3 sound modules, synthesizer, various musical programmes and a sequencer to produce what music I wish to create. (from musical notation, sound synthesis, harmonic effects, mixing, sampling but to name a few functions via digital technology).
You mention Kraftwerk in relation to DJ’s cassy, but you completely forget that Kraftwerk have been around since the early 70′s using electronic instruments such as synthesizers and alike. Probably one of their best productions of music is Autobahn, Computer Worlds, The Man Machine, Trans Europe Express but to name a few albums/cd’s. They did have a number 1 in the UK Charts with the song ‘ The Model ‘, in 1981 and a later song called ‘ Show Room Dummies ‘ reaching into the top 30 of the UK Charts. Kraftwerk, like proper talented musicians, used the instruments for creating sound via composing and writing the music prior to converting the written music into sound via the instrument, as music should be in terms of truly representing it. Many people regard Kraftwerk as the ‘ Grandfathers ‘ of modern techno based music , but many other artists were also using and experimenting with electronic based instruments. Artists like Tangerine Dream, Jean Michel Jarre, Pink Floyd, ELO but to name a few. It was during the 80′s that synthesizers and similar instruments became more mainstream in their use. Lyall, it is most certainly not the case that I do not understand the concept of what DJ’s does or for that matter cassy, it being a lack of knowledge, I am basing my opinion on the whole concept of music production from its early development from the written music score to this of the actual sound and arrangement thereafter via other instruments or sounds. Yes, technology has had a profound affect on music and musical production, but in the vast quantity of this is based on the basic fundamentals of music is and how it is represented via music notation. I have 3 sound modules, synthesizer, various musical programmes and a sequencer to produce what music I wish to create. (from musical notation, sound synthesis, harmonic effects, mixing, sampling but to name a few functions via digital technology).
To Lyall nd Cassy, I do apologise for my rather, as you describe Cassy, sweeping statement regarding DJ’s. I know nowadays DJ’s add to the atmosphere of modern techno, rave and other styles of music, and bring life to these styles in which enriches the harmony and buzz in bringing people together for the greater communal good of everybody that enjoy music and what it means to them. I also know that DJ’s harness the technology of today in which to maintain and sustain the electrifying atmosphere they create which can be, like any music, overpowering and inspiring. This can be from mixing beats and rhythm together to using synthesized sounds, bass along with percussion and rhythm.
I have to agree with you Lyall…DJing is an art in itself, no more or less valid than great artists/bands like Tangerine Dream and Kraftwerk…there is room for everyone in this great game of music…now i am off to listen to my copy of ‘Phaedra’!
I should have made it clear that there is a great deal of difference between mixing and producing- Kraftwerk have been remixing their own tunes now for decades, so I guess they are DJ’s, but not strictly.
It is true that you cannot mix tracks together and take credit for the finished piece and call it all your own work, even though the result can sound original (unless you’re remixing your own tracks, then you pretty much take all the credit- like Kraftwerk.)
Most music producers have skill in both mixing and producing. it has become far easier to produce music with the shift from using expensive hardware (which has it’s limitations) and the newer, more advanced software which means that anyone can make music. But not every one can make good music… the genre is massive and each movement within it has it’s own origins and distinctive sound.
http://youtu.be/TlDMoI0ExS8