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Some people have been in touch to sell their tickets as they cannot attend these previously rescheduled dates. If you are interested in buying Hipsway tickets for their acoustic concerts in the Strathaven Hotel this weekend, please email the sellers below directly. FRI 26th NOV : Douglashartley508 andyharrold@me.com gerardsmith@icloud.com @paddykthedj (via Twitter) SAT 27th :Continue reading “HIPSWAY – tickets available for Fri 26th & Sat 27th Nov”

BERNARD BUTLER Bernard Butler came to prominence in Suede and his guitar and writing were defining features in the success of their first couple of albums. Thereafter he continued with further success with vocalist David McAlmont under the name McAlmont & Butler. Bernard followed this with success as a solo artist signed to Creation Records,Continue reading “FRETS at Celtic Connections – only a few tickets left for Bernard Butler, Norman Blake & James Grant”

The Daily Record covered the Tim Burgess concerts at FRETS, focussing on the major event in Scotland this week…. not COP26, but Tim going for a vegan curry to 13 Barn Street! The article is at the link below, plus there’s a clip of Tim performing the Charlatans’ classic, ‘The Only One I Know’. LotsContinue reading “THE DAILY RECORD x FRETS / final tickets released for FRETS at Celtic Connections with Bernard Butler, Norman Blake and James Grant.”

Thanks to everyone who attended the sold out Tim Burgess concerts, which were two nights of magic in the Strathaven Hotel. Tim performed in cahoots with Charlatans’ guitarist Mark Collins, Duglas T. Stewart, and the Pearlfishers’ David Scott and Stuart Kidd (left to right – Stu, Mark, Tim, David, Duglas). Apart from performing material fromContinue reading “TIM BURGESS / FRETS at CELTIC CONNECTIONS /”

Tickets for our FRETS at Celtic Connections concert at St. Luke’s sold out on the day of release. Standing tickets are available, however these will also sell quickly. Tickets available at https://www.celticconnections.com/event/1/frets-norman-blake-bernard-butler-james-grant-and-monica-queen FRETSNorman Blake, Bernard Butler & James GrantMonica QueenI established FRETS on 19.06.19, the impulse was generated after watching Neil Young In Concert, anContinue reading “SOLD OUT – extra standing tickets released – FRETS x CELTIC CONNECTIONS – Bernard Butler, Norman Blake & James Grant / Support – Monica Queen”

Hi, not long now until Tim’s acoustic concerts at FRETS this Friday 29th/Sat 30th Oct in the Strathaven Hotel. Tim will be performing solo and will be joined by Charlatans guitarist Mark Collins. We’re delighted that The Pearlfishers and Duglas T Stewart will also be on the bill. If you’ve never attended FRETS before, thereContinue reading “TIM BURGESS – tickets for sale / FRETS information & stage times etc”

https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/19666213.j-j-gilmour-sunnyside-p-l-scotlands-greatest-albums/ This is a great article by Billy Sloan in The Herald about the debut solo album by JJ Gilmour, Sunnyside P.A.L., recorded in New York and financed by golfer Ian Woosnam. Tickets for JJ Gilmour at FRETS on Sat 26th Feb in the Strathaven Hotel are available at this link https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/jj-gilmour-acoustic-concert-at-frets-on-saturday-26th-feb-2022-tickets-121761703533 TIM BURGESS –Continue reading “JJ GILMOUR – Classic Scottish Albums, The Herald / Tim Burgess tickets for sale / swap etc”

We are delighted that The Pearlfishers will be performing a support slot with Tim Burgess in the absence of Norman Blake. The evening will be opened by Duglas T.Stewart and some fellow BMX Bandits members performing an acoustic set, followed by The Pearlfishers, then Tim.

Norman Blake will sadly be unable to perform a guest slot with Tim Burgess at FRETS this Friday 29th/Sat 30th Oct. Norman started feeling unwell last week on his birthday, in his own words… “Unfortunately I wasn’t feeling too great on my birthday. A PCR test on Thursday confirmed that I had developed Covid 19.Continue reading “Norman”