Jenna Reid Band
with Bellevue Rendezvous +Sgiobalta
Thu 27 March, 8pm
£12/£10
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Jenna Reid Band
Jenna Reid is an astounding young Shetland fiddle player who plays with stunning flair and maturity. Taught by Shetland masters Tom Anderson and Willie Hunter, Jenna has been gathering awards and accolades as she tours with Dochas, Filska and her own band.
This opening performance of the Blend at the Tolbooth will feature tracks from her latest album ‘The Laughing Girl’ with music and song from Shetland and Scotland.
'Young, gorgeous and inordinately talented, utterly captivated the audience from start to finish'Sue Wilson, The Scotsman
Jenna Reid fiddle
Bethany Reid fiddle
Harris Playfair piano
James Thomson flute
Iain Sandilands percussion
Duncan Lyall bass
www.myspace.com/jennareidfilskadochas
Bellevue Rendezvous
Described as vibrant, dynamic, exciting, original, sensitive and lyrical, the line-up of acoustic trio Bellevue Rendezvous is Gavin Marwick (fiddle), Ruth Morris, (nyckelharpa) and Cameron Robson (bouzouki) who share a mutual love of beautiful, quirky and varied tunes from all over the world.
"Edinburgh-based Bellevue Rendezvous might be a newish name on the folk scene, but the individual members' sheer musicality and years of experience on the traditional scene make for a recording of real beauty" SONGLINES ****
"The musicianship of this group is stunning" –HOTPRESS MAGAZINE
Local young group and Tolbooth stalwarts, Sgiobalta will open the evening to mark the launch of their debut album.
www.myspace.com/bellevuerendezvous
FREE IN THE CAFÉ BAR FROM 7PM: PRE-GIG MUSIC FROM SGIOBALTA AND POST GIG FESTIVAL CLUB WITH THE BLEND DJ UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
