Homecoming Photographs
Pictures Courtesy Of Alasdair Fraser Photography
Pictures Courtesy Of Alasdair Fraser Photography
May 09
MARK OLSON and GARY LOURIS
MARK OLSON and GARY LOURIS, DARVEL TOWN HALL, MAY 9, 2009.
Review by MIKE RITCHIE
No-one doubted that the founding members of The Jayhawks would leave a full house delighted on what turned out to be a truly memorable night in this small Ayrshire town. Their performance, aglow with featherlight acoustic guitars and over flowing with gilt-edged vocals, proved a real highlight of the Darvel "Homecoming" Festival. Neil and Sheila McKenna and the diligent Festival organising team really do have the knack of attracting great Americana acts to this venue just a short walk from their front doors as Olson and Louris were treading the boards previously graced by the likes of Richmond Fontaine, Hayden and The Deadstring Brothers among others.
The 75-minute set floated pleasingly by. Wafting our way came a fair selection from the duo's current release "Ready for The Flood" and a few back catalogue offerings. But, immediately their instinctive, tight-as-a-padlock harmonies offered the comfort and joy you get when old and valued friends drop by. Actually, to describe their harmonies as flawless is a bit like saying Placido Domingo can hold a tune or MPs enjoy cash troughs with their noses in them. It is really uncanny how their voices blend beautifully as they sing their bittersweet songs. Two voices, one unique sound.
They will never shake off their Jayhawks' tag - and why should they? - but it's clear they are determined to look ahead, to recognise they are older, perhaps musically wiser, without the need to turn up exclusively with a band reunion set list, although some might argue that would be no bad thing. The tracks from "Ready for the Flood" have desert dust on them and a bare intensity that celebrate a revived friendship, a renewed and confident vigour to make damn fine music together. Smooth and warm, mellow and languid, as you would expect, the songs were supported by delicate percussion from Ingunn Ringvold. As the tales unfolded thoughts of Gram Parsons, Simon and Garfunkel, The Everley Brothers and The Byrds were never far away through tracks such as The Rose Society, Turn Your Pretty Name Around or Saturday Morning on Sunday Street. Olson and Louris intuitively performed, united like brothers in arms, neither hogging the limelight, both determined to play as one. This was sheer class, pure and simple.
Scots boys, The Endrick Brothers, Eileen Rose and The Holy Wreck plus Hey Negrita were all worthy support acts. I'm no A&R man but just why The Endricks are not a bigger name defies belief. They rock, they harmonise, and they are red hot musicians with a selection of songs as good as you're likely to hear. This website rates them and so does Gary Louris who asked them to play another song before he took to the stage as he was so impressed by what he'd heard. What have they got to do to reach a bigger audience?
MARK OLSON and GARY LOURIS, DARVEL TOWN HALL, MAY 9, 2009.
Review by MIKE RITCHIE
No-one doubted that the founding members of The Jayhawks would leave a full house delighted on what turned out to be a truly memorable night in this small Ayrshire town. Their performance, aglow with featherlight acoustic guitars and over flowing with gilt-edged vocals, proved a real highlight of the Darvel "Homecoming" Festival. Neil and Sheila McKenna and the diligent Festival organising team really do have the knack of attracting great Americana acts to this venue just a short walk from their front doors as Olson and Louris were treading the boards previously graced by the likes of Richmond Fontaine, Hayden and The Deadstring Brothers among others.
The 75-minute set floated pleasingly by. Wafting our way came a fair selection from the duo's current release "Ready for The Flood" and a few back catalogue offerings. But, immediately their instinctive, tight-as-a-padlock harmonies offered the comfort and joy you get when old and valued friends drop by. Actually, to describe their harmonies as flawless is a bit like saying Placido Domingo can hold a tune or MPs enjoy cash troughs with their noses in them. It is really uncanny how their voices blend beautifully as they sing their bittersweet songs. Two voices, one unique sound.
They will never shake off their Jayhawks' tag - and why should they? - but it's clear they are determined to look ahead, to recognise they are older, perhaps musically wiser, without the need to turn up exclusively with a band reunion set list, although some might argue that would be no bad thing. The tracks from "Ready for the Flood" have desert dust on them and a bare intensity that celebrate a revived friendship, a renewed and confident vigour to make damn fine music together. Smooth and warm, mellow and languid, as you would expect, the songs were supported by delicate percussion from Ingunn Ringvold. As the tales unfolded thoughts of Gram Parsons, Simon and Garfunkel, The Everley Brothers and The Byrds were never far away through tracks such as The Rose Society, Turn Your Pretty Name Around or Saturday Morning on Sunday Street. Olson and Louris intuitively performed, united like brothers in arms, neither hogging the limelight, both determined to play as one. This was sheer class, pure and simple.
Scots boys, The Endrick Brothers, Eileen Rose and The Holy Wreck plus Hey Negrita were all worthy support acts. I'm no A&R man but just why The Endricks are not a bigger name defies belief. They rock, they harmonise, and they are red hot musicians with a selection of songs as good as you're likely to hear. This website rates them and so does Gary Louris who asked them to play another song before he took to the stage as he was so impressed by what he'd heard. What have they got to do to reach a bigger audience?
May 09
Scottish Parliament News - 18 May 2009
Our thanks to Willie Coffey MSP for his kind words...
*S3M-4157 Willie Coffey MSP: Darvel Homecoming Music Festival, a Resounding Success - "That the Parliament welcomes the resounding success of this year's Darvel Music Festival, with over 25 national and international artists appearing at seven fantastic concerts between 1 and 10 May 2009, including Eddi Reader, Hamish Stuart, formerly of the Average White Band, renowned guitarist Martin Taylor and the incomparable Maggie Bell; notes that visitors from as far afield as the United States of America, Canada, Spain, Norway, France and Belgium enjoyed not only the high calibre of acts but also the warm welcome and friendly atmosphere of the event, and expresses its appreciation of the work of the organising team, led by Neil and Sheila McKenna, and the many volunteers and sponsors, including East Ayrshire Council, Stagecoach, the Big Lottery Fund and Event Scotland, who helped make this festival one of the key cultural events in Ayrshire".
Our thanks to Willie Coffey MSP for his kind words...
*S3M-4157 Willie Coffey MSP: Darvel Homecoming Music Festival, a Resounding Success - "That the Parliament welcomes the resounding success of this year's Darvel Music Festival, with over 25 national and international artists appearing at seven fantastic concerts between 1 and 10 May 2009, including Eddi Reader, Hamish Stuart, formerly of the Average White Band, renowned guitarist Martin Taylor and the incomparable Maggie Bell; notes that visitors from as far afield as the United States of America, Canada, Spain, Norway, France and Belgium enjoyed not only the high calibre of acts but also the warm welcome and friendly atmosphere of the event, and expresses its appreciation of the work of the organising team, led by Neil and Sheila McKenna, and the many volunteers and sponsors, including East Ayrshire Council, Stagecoach, the Big Lottery Fund and Event Scotland, who helped make this festival one of the key cultural events in Ayrshire".
May 09
Darvel 'Homecoming' Music Festival - April/May 2009
'The best music festival in Ayrshire!'
The eighth Darvel Music Festival was a resounding success with more than thirty acts appearing at the town hall. The event, now the largest of its kind in East Ayrshire is run by a small team of music loving volunteers led by Sheila and Neil McKenna under the auspices of the Darvel Music Company. The 'fringe' festival took place on 17 and 18 April and featured some of the best signed and unsigned acts from the West of Scotland including; Iain Morrison, The La Fontaines, Man at the Window, What The Heroes Say, The Ghosties, Streetlight Conspiracy and Darvel's very own Iain McKinnon. The organisers would like to thank the East Ayrshire Community Planning Unit for sponsoring this event and Ryan at Pulse Recording Studios in Cumnock for making a special recording of the bands which will be made into a CD in due course.
This was an excellent event and really whetted the appetite for the official 'Homecoming' Music Festival. As festival time approached there was a real 'buzz' within the town and the street banners and signs made for a carnival atmosphere.
One of the key aims in the year of the homecoming is to boost the national/regional and local economy by attracting visitors from overseas to the town and we were not disappointed. The concerts were attended by people from the USA (Colorado, California and Virginia), Canada, Australia, France, Norway, Spain, The Faroe Islands, Germany and Ireland. One particular visitor, Darvel Silda from Loveland in Colorado became a local celebrity as a result of articles about him in the Sunday Post and Glasgow Herald Newspapers!
All of the visitors to the town raved about the warm and friendly welcome they received from local people, the festival crew, taxi firms and local businesses such as Gowanbank B&B, The Black Bull Inn and the Loudoun Hill Inn to name but a few.
The main festival kicked off on 1st May with the exquisite voice of Eddi Reader and the talented support trio of Roddy Hart, Esther O' Connor and Adriana. On the next night those who witnessed the breathtaking performance of the Hamilton Loomis Band were left gob smacked by the sheer brilliance of Hamilton's guitar playing and the bands overall showmanship. As if that was not enough we had Ruby Turner and her band (she had played with the Jools Holland Band the night before!) wowing the audience with soul and old style gospel tracks and 'Good Friend of Darvel', Hamish Stuart thrilled the audience with his fantastic band of musicians and guest, virtuoso guitar player Jim Mullen.
The first weekend finished with a high calibre jazz performance by the one and only Martin Taylor with his band 'Freternity' and fine support on the night from Joni Keen and the Euan Stevenson Trio plus Rainy and the Dust.
A firm fixture on the annual festival calendar took place on the afternoon of 7th May with the schools concert for the local primary. This event is sponsored by the Scottish Arts Council's Youth Music Initiative and gives young people the chance to experience a 'live' show with the full production offered to our evening audiences. The children enjoyed performances from highly talented local singer, Rebecca Shearer and Dave Kelly (who kindly stood in to deputise for Andrew Merry). The festival committee would like to thank Margo Houston & Alison Wright from Darvel Primary School and John Wilson Links Officer to the Arts and Education for all of their help and assistance.
The second week of evening concerts re-commenced on the 7th of May with one of Scotland's national treasures, Maggie Bell accompanied by Blues Band member Dave Kelly. This special night of blues also featured the amazing Blues n' Trouble and highly entertaining local band the Seventh Sons.
On 8th May, a great night of indie-pop was headlined by Attic Lights, one of the countries most promising bands plus there were sterling performances by the Primary 5, Dropkick and the Parish Music Box.
The organisers really pulled out the stops on the following night by securing the legendary Jayhawks (Mark Olson & Gary Louris). They were delighted to be at the festival and Darvel was part of a short tour which included; Amsterdam, London and Melbourne! The duo was joined on stage by Norwegian percussionist/vocalist, Ingunn Ringvold and gave a memorable performance. On the same bill were the Endrick Brothers, firm favourites at this event and so good that Gary Louris of the Jayhawks asked them to do an encore! Fine performances were also provided by Boston/USA singer Eileen Rose with her band The Holy Wreck and Hey Negrita from London.
And so to the final night and four great acts kicking off with the Garrett Wall Band (Ireland and Spain) followed by long time Eddi Reader musical collaborator Boo Hewerdine. JJ Gilmour (ex-Silencers), remember his name because he is one of Scotland's best singer - songwriters, and he gave a blistering performance with his band made up of Graeme Duffin (Wet Wet Wet) and Phil Kane (The Silencers). The last act of the festival were Four Good Men, a 'Super Group' who include Derek Forbes from the Simple Minds, Smiley from Robbie Williams Band and star vocalist Owen Paul (of You're My Favourite Waste of Time fame). Between them they have amassed 25 million record/CD sales worldwide and they brought the house down with their brilliant renditions of classic songs by Simple Minds, Big Country, Wet, Wet, Wet and many others including an encore of 'Angels' by Robbie Williams.
Festival producer Neil McKenna said "This has been the most enjoyable festival to date with so many great bands appearing in Darvel and having the pleasure of bringing many of them back to our home for a taste of good old Scottish hospitality".
Festival Director, Sheila McKenna, added "We have met so many nice people from all over Scotland, the UK and around the World, all of whom loved the concerts and enjoyed the 'magic' we call the Darvel Experience" Neil and I would like to give a special mention and huge vote of thanks to our festival team, without whom the delivery of this highly successful festival would not have been possible, so take a bow; Alison Calder, Hugh Morton, Lynne McCubbin, Martyn Hay, Anne Aspeslagh, Sofie & Rob, Rachel Clinton, Gary Beck, Alasdair Fraser (Official Photographer), Josh Clinton, Stephanie Grant, Lisa Cunningham, Simon & George (PA/Lights), Alan McFedries, Alana, Ashley & The Girls, Sandy and Lillian plus all their staff (Bar Services), Mike Ritchie (PR-Media), David Keenan (Website), Alex McAllister, David Paterson, The Girls at Walker & Connell, Dave at Valhalla Music, Kilmarnock and the Town Hall Staff (Lesley, Ian, Davy and Ian).
A festival of this quality and size costs a tremendous amount of money but the management committee are delighted to report that they have made a surplus to go towards future music projects. The committee are indebted to all of the following public agencies and private sponsors and hope that they will continue to support us in 2010 and again for the main music festival which will return in May 2011; East Ayrshire Council (Main Sponsor), Event Scotland, Stagecoach West Scotland and Bio-Bus (Special thanks to Stagecoach for all the additional marketing support and provision of buses throughout the main festival period), Awards for All (Big Lottery Fund), Atrium Homes, Gerald Eve, East Ayrshire Community Planning Unit, GMB Union (Scotland), ATD Developments, Loudoun Castle Family Theme Park, JH Donald Ltd, The Black Bull Inn, McColl’s Taxis, Gibson Wight Engineering, Mike Ritchie Media, Darvel Improvement Group, Small Town Audio, Scottish Arts Council (Youth Music Initiative), Noble Dental Laboratories, Loudoun Medical, McConnell’s Pharmacies, Walker & Connell, Andely Wine Store, Craighead Building Supplies, D8 Design Consultants and DK Networking.
The organisers would also like to thank all of the local, regional and national media agencies who helped promote the festival along the way including; The Irvine Valley Advertiser, John Oliver, S1 Darvel, Kilmarnock Standard, Ayrshire Post, Stagecoach X-Press, Alasdair Fraser Photography, Jim Stevenson (Mauchline), Radio Scotland, Radio Clyde, West FM & West Sound Radio, Sunny Govan FM, Crooked Rain, Centrestage Music Theatre, Kilmarnock, YIP World, Cumnock, Homecoming Ayrshire Magazine. Americana UK, Nemis, Jock n' Roll Music, Ayrshire Chambers of Commerce, Metro Newspaper, Big Issue, The List, Ents 24, Ticketweb, Tickets Scotland, Ayrshire & Arran Tourist Board and the Sunday Post, Glasgow Herald, Evening Times, Scotsman Newspaper, Visit Scotland, Event Scotland, Music News Scotland, Scots Magazine, What's-On Ayrshire Magazine, Sun Newspaper, Daily Record and Sunday Mail.
SEE YOU ALL IN MAY 2010!
Keep checking www.darvelmusicfestival.org for details
'The best music festival in Ayrshire!'
The eighth Darvel Music Festival was a resounding success with more than thirty acts appearing at the town hall. The event, now the largest of its kind in East Ayrshire is run by a small team of music loving volunteers led by Sheila and Neil McKenna under the auspices of the Darvel Music Company. The 'fringe' festival took place on 17 and 18 April and featured some of the best signed and unsigned acts from the West of Scotland including; Iain Morrison, The La Fontaines, Man at the Window, What The Heroes Say, The Ghosties, Streetlight Conspiracy and Darvel's very own Iain McKinnon. The organisers would like to thank the East Ayrshire Community Planning Unit for sponsoring this event and Ryan at Pulse Recording Studios in Cumnock for making a special recording of the bands which will be made into a CD in due course.
This was an excellent event and really whetted the appetite for the official 'Homecoming' Music Festival. As festival time approached there was a real 'buzz' within the town and the street banners and signs made for a carnival atmosphere.
One of the key aims in the year of the homecoming is to boost the national/regional and local economy by attracting visitors from overseas to the town and we were not disappointed. The concerts were attended by people from the USA (Colorado, California and Virginia), Canada, Australia, France, Norway, Spain, The Faroe Islands, Germany and Ireland. One particular visitor, Darvel Silda from Loveland in Colorado became a local celebrity as a result of articles about him in the Sunday Post and Glasgow Herald Newspapers!
All of the visitors to the town raved about the warm and friendly welcome they received from local people, the festival crew, taxi firms and local businesses such as Gowanbank B&B, The Black Bull Inn and the Loudoun Hill Inn to name but a few.
The main festival kicked off on 1st May with the exquisite voice of Eddi Reader and the talented support trio of Roddy Hart, Esther O' Connor and Adriana. On the next night those who witnessed the breathtaking performance of the Hamilton Loomis Band were left gob smacked by the sheer brilliance of Hamilton's guitar playing and the bands overall showmanship. As if that was not enough we had Ruby Turner and her band (she had played with the Jools Holland Band the night before!) wowing the audience with soul and old style gospel tracks and 'Good Friend of Darvel', Hamish Stuart thrilled the audience with his fantastic band of musicians and guest, virtuoso guitar player Jim Mullen.
The first weekend finished with a high calibre jazz performance by the one and only Martin Taylor with his band 'Freternity' and fine support on the night from Joni Keen and the Euan Stevenson Trio plus Rainy and the Dust.
A firm fixture on the annual festival calendar took place on the afternoon of 7th May with the schools concert for the local primary. This event is sponsored by the Scottish Arts Council's Youth Music Initiative and gives young people the chance to experience a 'live' show with the full production offered to our evening audiences. The children enjoyed performances from highly talented local singer, Rebecca Shearer and Dave Kelly (who kindly stood in to deputise for Andrew Merry). The festival committee would like to thank Margo Houston & Alison Wright from Darvel Primary School and John Wilson Links Officer to the Arts and Education for all of their help and assistance.
The second week of evening concerts re-commenced on the 7th of May with one of Scotland's national treasures, Maggie Bell accompanied by Blues Band member Dave Kelly. This special night of blues also featured the amazing Blues n' Trouble and highly entertaining local band the Seventh Sons.
On 8th May, a great night of indie-pop was headlined by Attic Lights, one of the countries most promising bands plus there were sterling performances by the Primary 5, Dropkick and the Parish Music Box.
The organisers really pulled out the stops on the following night by securing the legendary Jayhawks (Mark Olson & Gary Louris). They were delighted to be at the festival and Darvel was part of a short tour which included; Amsterdam, London and Melbourne! The duo was joined on stage by Norwegian percussionist/vocalist, Ingunn Ringvold and gave a memorable performance. On the same bill were the Endrick Brothers, firm favourites at this event and so good that Gary Louris of the Jayhawks asked them to do an encore! Fine performances were also provided by Boston/USA singer Eileen Rose with her band The Holy Wreck and Hey Negrita from London.
And so to the final night and four great acts kicking off with the Garrett Wall Band (Ireland and Spain) followed by long time Eddi Reader musical collaborator Boo Hewerdine. JJ Gilmour (ex-Silencers), remember his name because he is one of Scotland's best singer - songwriters, and he gave a blistering performance with his band made up of Graeme Duffin (Wet Wet Wet) and Phil Kane (The Silencers). The last act of the festival were Four Good Men, a 'Super Group' who include Derek Forbes from the Simple Minds, Smiley from Robbie Williams Band and star vocalist Owen Paul (of You're My Favourite Waste of Time fame). Between them they have amassed 25 million record/CD sales worldwide and they brought the house down with their brilliant renditions of classic songs by Simple Minds, Big Country, Wet, Wet, Wet and many others including an encore of 'Angels' by Robbie Williams.
Festival producer Neil McKenna said "This has been the most enjoyable festival to date with so many great bands appearing in Darvel and having the pleasure of bringing many of them back to our home for a taste of good old Scottish hospitality".
Festival Director, Sheila McKenna, added "We have met so many nice people from all over Scotland, the UK and around the World, all of whom loved the concerts and enjoyed the 'magic' we call the Darvel Experience" Neil and I would like to give a special mention and huge vote of thanks to our festival team, without whom the delivery of this highly successful festival would not have been possible, so take a bow; Alison Calder, Hugh Morton, Lynne McCubbin, Martyn Hay, Anne Aspeslagh, Sofie & Rob, Rachel Clinton, Gary Beck, Alasdair Fraser (Official Photographer), Josh Clinton, Stephanie Grant, Lisa Cunningham, Simon & George (PA/Lights), Alan McFedries, Alana, Ashley & The Girls, Sandy and Lillian plus all their staff (Bar Services), Mike Ritchie (PR-Media), David Keenan (Website), Alex McAllister, David Paterson, The Girls at Walker & Connell, Dave at Valhalla Music, Kilmarnock and the Town Hall Staff (Lesley, Ian, Davy and Ian).
A festival of this quality and size costs a tremendous amount of money but the management committee are delighted to report that they have made a surplus to go towards future music projects. The committee are indebted to all of the following public agencies and private sponsors and hope that they will continue to support us in 2010 and again for the main music festival which will return in May 2011; East Ayrshire Council (Main Sponsor), Event Scotland, Stagecoach West Scotland and Bio-Bus (Special thanks to Stagecoach for all the additional marketing support and provision of buses throughout the main festival period), Awards for All (Big Lottery Fund), Atrium Homes, Gerald Eve, East Ayrshire Community Planning Unit, GMB Union (Scotland), ATD Developments, Loudoun Castle Family Theme Park, JH Donald Ltd, The Black Bull Inn, McColl’s Taxis, Gibson Wight Engineering, Mike Ritchie Media, Darvel Improvement Group, Small Town Audio, Scottish Arts Council (Youth Music Initiative), Noble Dental Laboratories, Loudoun Medical, McConnell’s Pharmacies, Walker & Connell, Andely Wine Store, Craighead Building Supplies, D8 Design Consultants and DK Networking.
The organisers would also like to thank all of the local, regional and national media agencies who helped promote the festival along the way including; The Irvine Valley Advertiser, John Oliver, S1 Darvel, Kilmarnock Standard, Ayrshire Post, Stagecoach X-Press, Alasdair Fraser Photography, Jim Stevenson (Mauchline), Radio Scotland, Radio Clyde, West FM & West Sound Radio, Sunny Govan FM, Crooked Rain, Centrestage Music Theatre, Kilmarnock, YIP World, Cumnock, Homecoming Ayrshire Magazine. Americana UK, Nemis, Jock n' Roll Music, Ayrshire Chambers of Commerce, Metro Newspaper, Big Issue, The List, Ents 24, Ticketweb, Tickets Scotland, Ayrshire & Arran Tourist Board and the Sunday Post, Glasgow Herald, Evening Times, Scotsman Newspaper, Visit Scotland, Event Scotland, Music News Scotland, Scots Magazine, What's-On Ayrshire Magazine, Sun Newspaper, Daily Record and Sunday Mail.
SEE YOU ALL IN MAY 2010!
Keep checking www.darvelmusicfestival.org for details
May 09
1 MAY SHOW
PICTURES COURTESY OF JIM STEVENSON, MAUCHLINE
PICTURES COURTESY OF JIM STEVENSON, MAUCHLINE
May 09
DARVEL 2nd MAY 2009
"A NIGHT TO REMEMBER - FOREVER" by Robert Stuart
A couple of years back we all marvelled at how Sheila, Neil and the Darvel Organising Team managed to pull off a line up that even the best of the London clubs would have struggled to put together. Tony O'Malley followed by Ian Shaw with Guy Barker, then the Hamish Stuart Band with Peter Cox on guest vocals. You'd think the Darvel organisers had peaked that night. We knew we were spoiled that night, and there may never be another night like it. Well ... how wrong can you be? Saturday 2nd May will also go down in Darvel history as one of that "I was there" night's, a bit like Wembley '77. If everyone who claims to have been there was actually there, then Wembley must have had a capacity of around two million. (I was there ... and so was Hamish, as AWB played Drury Lane late on that night. I think Hamish wore a Scotland shirt on stage, and he actually had the "see you Jimmy" ginger afro back then as well!). Anyhow on to Darvel 2009, Sat 2nd May.
Hamilton Loomis (http://www.hamiltonloomis.com & http://www.myspace.com/hamiltonloomis). I had never even heard of this guy before, but I sure as hell know who he is now. How do you describe Hamilton Loomis to someone who has not heard of him? Well, this may just be one of those urban myths, but I do believe that George Clinton & Walter Trout had a child ... and they named him Hamilton Loomis. This guy, and his band, takes the genres of funk & blues, force them into a Kitchen Devil, press the 'on' button till the blender starts to spark and smoke, then out comes this amalgam of the two which, even when taken sparingly, is likely to whip you into frenzy. Don't listen to me, go to the website, go to their my space, click on a few tracks and just enjoy funky, bluesy, guitar and sax music played like it ought to be (yes, you heard me Mr. Springsteen, like it OUGHT to be played).
Not for these guys the standard 12 bar/3 chord tricks of yet another band playing 'Sweet Home Chicago', and thinking its blues. Hamilton used loads of funky jazz chords and rhythms ... but it was still the blues. On Hamilton's website he pledges his love for a 1975 Les Paul. Well God only knows what kind of sounds he screws out of that, because he certainly got some tones out of the Leo Fender Music Man baby box he played on Saturday. Hamilton, to you and your band, respect dude. Haste ye back, as we say in these parts.
Our ears had barely adjusted when Miss Ruby Turner hit the stage. I had seen Ruby on Jools Holland before, but that really didn't do her justice. The good Lord gave this girl the gift of a voice, and oh my God, she certainly knows how to use it. Her soulful vocals carried us through a range of self-penned material, some recorded by other stars such as Lulu, all the way back to the Louisiana cotton fields with a gospel song from Sister Rosetta Tharpe. There have been comments made in previous years about noise from the bar area while the artists are performing. Miss Turner's rendition of Jordan and Foster's soul anthem "I'd Rather Go Bind", possibly one of the greatest torch songs ever written, could only be described as absolutely, awesomely astounding. I've heard many people cover this number, but never ever like this. During the unaccompanied ending, Miss Turner took the audience in her hand, slowly hushed them into a silence so deep and complete that no-one even dared breathe. Absolutely stunning. What a performer, and how fortunate were we to have witnessed it. Praise be sister, praise be. You were a wonderful gift to us on Saturday. Thank you.
What is there left to say about Hamish that many others - like Charlie C. - have not already said far more eloquently on this website. When you look up 'class' in the dictionary, there ought to be a picture of a smiling Hamish Stuart there. The man (and the band) continues to redefine what great soul music is all about. What's annoying about the HSB is how they make all this complexity look and sound so easy, when clearly it isn't. This is simply musicianship at its finest.
Hamish's Mum was there, so we knew Cloudy was a given (he'd have hell to pay if he didn't play his Mum's favourite, and like the good boy he is, he always does as he's told). Hamish always saves a wee gem or two for Darvel, and this year it was Robert Burns' 'My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose' (see Tom Carr's note on Hamish's website) which he performed with Jim Mullen. Two Scottish national treasures, playing the music of the country's national bard. It just doesn't get any better than that ... or does it. These two icons of Scottish soul/jazz music went on to play Stevie Wonder's 'If It's Magic' from the Songs in the Key of Life album, and it was Magic. Beautiful, simply beautiful. Two highly skilled craftsmen, at the peak of their abilities, sharing their craft with each other and with those of us who could only dream of playing like that. I'm sure every one us felt like they were playing in our own front room, and just for us. That's how intimate it was. Between Ruby Turner, and then Jim & Hamish, there was many a moist eye in the hall, mine included. Music can make you dance, it can make you feel good, but when it makes you feel deep emotion that is when soul is at its finest.
The HSB line up was Jim Mullen (guitar); Bosco D'Olivera (percusion); Ian (a.k.a. Hugh Jackman) Thomas (drums); Steve Pearce (bass); Robin Aspland (Keys) and Hamish. The whole band was magnificent, as ever. These guys are so damned good I've run out of words to describe them.
The set list, as best I can recall it, was:
I'll Be There (Detroit Spinners / Darryl Hall & John Oates)
Atlantic Avenue (AWB)
Unspoken Love (unknown)
Whatcha Gonna Do For me (AWB)
Cloudy (AWB)
How The Mighty Fall (Muhammad Ali Tribute)
Queen Of My Soul (AWB)
My Love is Like A Red Red Rose (Robert Burns)
If It's Magic (Stevie Wonder)
Let's Stay Together (Al Green)
Circle Game (Joni Mitchell)
Where Has All The Time Gone (from 'A Night On The Town', Sinatra, Gene Kelly etc.)
Person To Person (AWB).
Then we ran out of time ... quite literally.
Thanks again to all the artists and the organisers for a truly wonderful evening.
Slainthe ... Robert (the 'other' Mr. Stuart)
"A NIGHT TO REMEMBER - FOREVER" by Robert Stuart
A couple of years back we all marvelled at how Sheila, Neil and the Darvel Organising Team managed to pull off a line up that even the best of the London clubs would have struggled to put together. Tony O'Malley followed by Ian Shaw with Guy Barker, then the Hamish Stuart Band with Peter Cox on guest vocals. You'd think the Darvel organisers had peaked that night. We knew we were spoiled that night, and there may never be another night like it. Well ... how wrong can you be? Saturday 2nd May will also go down in Darvel history as one of that "I was there" night's, a bit like Wembley '77. If everyone who claims to have been there was actually there, then Wembley must have had a capacity of around two million. (I was there ... and so was Hamish, as AWB played Drury Lane late on that night. I think Hamish wore a Scotland shirt on stage, and he actually had the "see you Jimmy" ginger afro back then as well!). Anyhow on to Darvel 2009, Sat 2nd May.
Hamilton Loomis (http://www.hamiltonloomis.com & http://www.myspace.com/hamiltonloomis). I had never even heard of this guy before, but I sure as hell know who he is now. How do you describe Hamilton Loomis to someone who has not heard of him? Well, this may just be one of those urban myths, but I do believe that George Clinton & Walter Trout had a child ... and they named him Hamilton Loomis. This guy, and his band, takes the genres of funk & blues, force them into a Kitchen Devil, press the 'on' button till the blender starts to spark and smoke, then out comes this amalgam of the two which, even when taken sparingly, is likely to whip you into frenzy. Don't listen to me, go to the website, go to their my space, click on a few tracks and just enjoy funky, bluesy, guitar and sax music played like it ought to be (yes, you heard me Mr. Springsteen, like it OUGHT to be played).
Not for these guys the standard 12 bar/3 chord tricks of yet another band playing 'Sweet Home Chicago', and thinking its blues. Hamilton used loads of funky jazz chords and rhythms ... but it was still the blues. On Hamilton's website he pledges his love for a 1975 Les Paul. Well God only knows what kind of sounds he screws out of that, because he certainly got some tones out of the Leo Fender Music Man baby box he played on Saturday. Hamilton, to you and your band, respect dude. Haste ye back, as we say in these parts.
Our ears had barely adjusted when Miss Ruby Turner hit the stage. I had seen Ruby on Jools Holland before, but that really didn't do her justice. The good Lord gave this girl the gift of a voice, and oh my God, she certainly knows how to use it. Her soulful vocals carried us through a range of self-penned material, some recorded by other stars such as Lulu, all the way back to the Louisiana cotton fields with a gospel song from Sister Rosetta Tharpe. There have been comments made in previous years about noise from the bar area while the artists are performing. Miss Turner's rendition of Jordan and Foster's soul anthem "I'd Rather Go Bind", possibly one of the greatest torch songs ever written, could only be described as absolutely, awesomely astounding. I've heard many people cover this number, but never ever like this. During the unaccompanied ending, Miss Turner took the audience in her hand, slowly hushed them into a silence so deep and complete that no-one even dared breathe. Absolutely stunning. What a performer, and how fortunate were we to have witnessed it. Praise be sister, praise be. You were a wonderful gift to us on Saturday. Thank you.
What is there left to say about Hamish that many others - like Charlie C. - have not already said far more eloquently on this website. When you look up 'class' in the dictionary, there ought to be a picture of a smiling Hamish Stuart there. The man (and the band) continues to redefine what great soul music is all about. What's annoying about the HSB is how they make all this complexity look and sound so easy, when clearly it isn't. This is simply musicianship at its finest.
Hamish's Mum was there, so we knew Cloudy was a given (he'd have hell to pay if he didn't play his Mum's favourite, and like the good boy he is, he always does as he's told). Hamish always saves a wee gem or two for Darvel, and this year it was Robert Burns' 'My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose' (see Tom Carr's note on Hamish's website) which he performed with Jim Mullen. Two Scottish national treasures, playing the music of the country's national bard. It just doesn't get any better than that ... or does it. These two icons of Scottish soul/jazz music went on to play Stevie Wonder's 'If It's Magic' from the Songs in the Key of Life album, and it was Magic. Beautiful, simply beautiful. Two highly skilled craftsmen, at the peak of their abilities, sharing their craft with each other and with those of us who could only dream of playing like that. I'm sure every one us felt like they were playing in our own front room, and just for us. That's how intimate it was. Between Ruby Turner, and then Jim & Hamish, there was many a moist eye in the hall, mine included. Music can make you dance, it can make you feel good, but when it makes you feel deep emotion that is when soul is at its finest.
The HSB line up was Jim Mullen (guitar); Bosco D'Olivera (percusion); Ian (a.k.a. Hugh Jackman) Thomas (drums); Steve Pearce (bass); Robin Aspland (Keys) and Hamish. The whole band was magnificent, as ever. These guys are so damned good I've run out of words to describe them.
The set list, as best I can recall it, was:
I'll Be There (Detroit Spinners / Darryl Hall & John Oates)
Atlantic Avenue (AWB)
Unspoken Love (unknown)
Whatcha Gonna Do For me (AWB)
Cloudy (AWB)
How The Mighty Fall (Muhammad Ali Tribute)
Queen Of My Soul (AWB)
My Love is Like A Red Red Rose (Robert Burns)
If It's Magic (Stevie Wonder)
Let's Stay Together (Al Green)
Circle Game (Joni Mitchell)
Where Has All The Time Gone (from 'A Night On The Town', Sinatra, Gene Kelly etc.)
Person To Person (AWB).
Then we ran out of time ... quite literally.
Thanks again to all the artists and the organisers for a truly wonderful evening.
Slainthe ... Robert (the 'other' Mr. Stuart)
May 09
DARVEL 3rd MAY 2009
Message from Martin and James Taylor
"Just wanted to say thank you for a fabulous concert last night. Martin and the rest of the band had a great time and it was so nice to go to a festival where everyone is so enthusiastic and positive. I wish you all the best with the rest of the festival".
Regards
James & Martin
Message from Martin and James Taylor
"Just wanted to say thank you for a fabulous concert last night. Martin and the rest of the band had a great time and it was so nice to go to a festival where everyone is so enthusiastic and positive. I wish you all the best with the rest of the festival".
Regards
James & Martin
May 09
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Wide selection of music festival tee-shirts, tank-tops, hoodies and sweatshirts for sale via PAYPAL.
All of these items can now be purchased on-line at www.darvelmusicfestival.org and 2009 concert tickets can also be purchased at Walker & Connell's in Darvel and Valhalla Music in Kilmarnock.
Feb 09
DARVEL 'HOMECOMING' MUSIC FESTIVAL 2009
The town of Darvel has rapidly become an 'oasis' for high quality 'live' musical performance and over the past seven years nothing has borne more testimony to this than the emergence and stature gained by the Darvel Music Festival.
The organisers are delighted to announce that the Stagecoach Bus Group will, for the first time be offering return bus journeys from Ayr and Glasgow via Kilmarnock to Darvel utilising their express coaches and innovative, award winning bio-bus fleet. Tickets for buses can be purchased at the same time as concert tickets from Ticketweb and Tickets Scotland in Glasgow. Sheila McKenna, Festival Director said "Stagecoach have really gone that 'extra mile' for the music festival and made it easy for music fans to get to and from Darvel. As well as dedicated transport links, Stagecoach have also agreed to sponsor the final concert of the festival and provide in-kind marketing support".
The Darvel Music Company which was set up in April 2008 took over the management of this prestigious event and has also organised and delivered six other exciting concerts ranging from Counselled Out to Dean Owens, the Hamish Stuart Band and Session A9.
The management committee under the direction of Sheila McKenna made the decision to run the music festival on a bi-annual basis from 2009 onwards and during the month of May.
The Darvel 'Homecoming' Music Festival will run from 1st to 10th May and feature seven distinctive concerts and twenty five top international and national performers at Darvel Town Hall.
So new time, same place and a feast of wonderful acts for everyone to enjoy starring...
Eddi Reader 1st May
Honey-voiced Eddi Reader has been around several blocks, musically speaking. A native of Glasgow, she has been well known and loved in Britain for years. This wonderful singer has wowed audiences since her early days with Fairground Attraction right up to the present day with her solo recordings Eddi Reader Sings the Songs of Robert Burns in 2003 and Peacetime in 2007. Eddi's new CD will be out to coincide with her Scottish tour and available to buy at her Darvel concert.
Eddi and her fantastic band will be supported by three of Scotland's hottest musical prospects namely; Roddy Hart, Esther O' Connor and Adriana.
The Hamish Stuart Band with Jim Mullen and Ruby Turner 2nd May
Since he first rocketed to fame in the 1970s as the falsetto voice and rhythm guitarist for Scotland's own Average White Band, Glasgow native Hamish Stuart has written for and performed with some of the biggest names in the music industry. Chaka Kahn, George Benson, Aretha Franklin and Paul McCartney are just a few of the artists who have relied upon Stuart's soulful vocal talent and musical versatility. Jim Mullen (guitar) has been a major figure on the European jazz scene for many years, perhaps best known for his long and fruitful association with the late Dick Morrissey in Morrissey/Mullen.
Ruby Turner is one of the UK's finest Soul Singers and has recently launched her long awaited CD, "Live at Ronnie Scott's". Ruby has also been invited to sing on releases by such musical icons as Bryan Ferry, UB40, Stevie Winwood, Jools Holland and Mick Jagger's solo album. Tracks by Ruby are featured on the last three "Jools Holland & Friends" Platinum-selling albums - "Nobody but you", "I'm Waiting" and "Count Me In". She is a regular guest on Jools Holland's Hootenanny (BBC). Ruby sings lead vocals on "The Informer", the title track of Jools Holland's latest album.
Hamish and Ruby will be on the same bill as the multi-talented Texan blues-soul guitarist and vocalist, Hamilton Loomis.
Martin Taylor's 'FRETERNITY' 3rd May
Described as "Europe's finest guitarist" by Jazz Times Magazine, the multi-award winning Dr Martin Taylor MBE (to give him his full title) has been at the top of the musical tree for many years. His inimitable style has gained him a well deserved reputation as the world's foremost exponent of solo jazz guitar playing; his approach is unique, his style dazzling, his technique formidable.
Martin's new group 'FRETERNITY', is a joyful collaboration with his long time friends and esteemed colleagues Mercury Prize nominee Guy Barker (trumpet) and David Newton (piano). This will be the first jazz group Martin has put together since the highly successful "Spirit of Django" and the new line-up will also introduce fast rising British jazz vocalist Alison Burns.
Freternity will be ably supported on the night by Rainy and the Dust plus Joni Keen and the Euan Stevenson Trio.
Maggie Bell & Dave Kelly with Blues n' Trouble and the Seventh Sons 7th May
Maggie Bell, Scotland's Queen of Soul and founder member of Stone the Crows, later had an incredibly successful career on both sides of the Atlantic and now back once again on the music scene after a twenty year sojourn.
Dave Kelly is London's slide king, having learned his trade in the backing bands of, and recording with, Son House, Howling Wolf, John Lee Hooker, Buddy Guy, Junior Wells to name but five blues legends. Dave has been a member of The Blues band for the past twenty eight years. Blues n' Trouble were formed in the early 80 's Constant personnel changes were to eventually lead to a permanent line-up, which encouraged the band to turn professional & saw the release of their debut album in 1985. During the next ten years Blues n' Trouble toured & performed with many blues greats including BB King, Robert Cray, Pinetop Perkins, Charlie Musselwhite, Buddy Guy & Junior Wells.
Attic Lights 8th May
Attic Lights are an indie rock band from Glasgow, formed in 2005 by Kevin Sherry (vocals, guitar), Colin McArdle (vocals, bass) and Jamie Houston (guitar, keyboard, vocals), and later joined by Tim Davidson (guitar, pedal steel) and Noel O'Donnell (drums, glockenspiel, vocals). The four-part harmonies in a number of their songs have led to frequent critical comparisons to Teenage Fanclub.
A series of independent releases and live performances, including a well-received appearance at the 2007 T in the Park festival, led to a bidding war between major labels. The band signed a five album deal with Island, and released their debut album, Friday Night Lights, in October 2008. The band recently had a massive hit with a re-working of the Minder TV theme, 'I Could Be So Good For You' and are currently finishing off their second studio album.
Attic Lights will be joined on stage by three excellent bands, Primary 5, Dropkick and the Parish Music Box from South-East England.
Gary Louris and Mark Olson (The Jayhawks) 9th May
Louris and Olson are the founding members and central song-writing team of the legendary Jayhawks from Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. The Jayhawks are an American alternative country and rock band. They released seven studio albums, including five on the American Recordings label. The duo has recently made a largely acoustic album entitled 'Ready for the Flood' and it has all original material and a fine vocal blend that makes you think of old-timey and bluegrass brother teams like The Monroes, The Delmores, and The Louvins. Add in some English folk finger picking influence by guys like Roy Harper and John Renbourn, stir in some current-day surrealist points of view a la Dylan, and you're on the way to where the album resides.
The fabulous Endrick Brothers, Eileen Rose and the Holy Wreck and Hey Negrita will be appearing on the same bill.
10th May! (SIMPLE MINDS, H20 AND OWEN PAUL)
If you like the Simple Minds and H20 then you will love Four Good Men. This 'Supergroup' of musicians have sold 25 million records between them and they perform a mix of classic and new material all of which will rouse the Darvel audience and bring the 'Homecoming' Festival to a fitting climax. Bass player Derek Forbes played on the classic hits of Simple Minds, Guitarist, Frank O'Hare had an illustrious career with Glasgow band H20, Drummer Smiley performed with Robbie Williams and Joe Strummer and Vocalist, Owen Paul is best known of his massive 1980's hit, 'You're My Favourite Waste of Time'.
Support will be provided by JJ Gilmour (ex - Silencers), the Garrett Wall Band and TV21.
Sheila McKenna is delighted with this year's line-up which has been arranged by festival producer and husband Neil, "There is something for all music lovers and audiences from the Irvine valley plus the many visitors who attend the festival from all over Scotland, the UK and overseas who come to enjoy our 'Homecoming Event'. We hope everyone leaves with a positive impression of what the Darvel Music Company is trying to achieve and more importantly find out about the wide range of high calibre recreational and tourism activities the area has to offer".
The Darvel Music Company are indebted to the following sponsors (2008 and 2009); East Ayrshire Council, Scottish Power Renewables, Event Scotland, Awards for All (Big Lottery Fund), Stagecoach Western, Stagecoach Bio-Bus, Atrium Homes, Klin Homes & Cribs, Gerald Eve, East Ayrshire Community Planning Unit, GMB Union (Scotland), ATD Developments, Loudoun Castle Family Theme Park, Centrestage Theatre (Kilmarnock), JH Donald Ltd, Gibson Wight Engineering, YIP World (Cumnock), Darvel Improvement Group, Tarmac Ltd, Smalltown Audio, Scottish Arts Council (Youth Music Initiative), Allseasons at the Meadows (Galston), Sasse Limited, Noble Dental Laboratories, Loudoun Medical, McConnell's Pharmacies, Walker & Connell (Darvel), Andely Wine Stores (Darvel) and Craighead Building Supplies Ltd.
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FESTIVAL DIARY
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'FRINGE' EVENT |
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| 17 APRIL | WHAT THE HEROES SAY STREETLIGHT CONSPIRACY THE LA FONTAINES THE GHOSTIES THE LONGHORNS |
£7 *STUDENTS £5 |
| 18 APRIL | TV21 IAIN MORRISON MAN AT THE WINDOW LAKI MERA IAIN MCKINNON |
£7 *STUDENTS £5 |
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'HOMECOMING' EVENT |
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| 1 MAY | EDDI READER RODDY HART ESTHER O'CONNOR ADRIANA |
£20 |
| 2 MAY | HAMISH STUART BAND WITH JIM MULLEN RUBY TURNER HAMILTON LOOMIS BAND |
£20 |
| 3 MAY |
MARTIN TAYLOR'S 'FRETERNITY' RAINY & THE DUST JONI KEEN & THE EUAN STEVENSON TRIO |
£17.50 |
| 7 MAY | MAGGIE BELL & DAVE KELLY BLUES N' TROUBLE THE SEVENTH SONS |
£15 |
| 8 MAY | ATTIC LIGHTS THE PRIMARY 5 DROPKICK THE PARISH MUSIC BOX |
£15 |
| 9 MAY | GARY LOURIS & MARK OLSON (OF THE JAYHAWKS) ENDRICK BROTHERS EILEEN ROSE & THE HOLY WRECK HEY NEGRITA |
£15 |
| 10 MAY | FOUR GOOD MEN (EX-SIMPLE MINDS, H20, ROBBIE WILLIAMS BAND WITH OWEN
PAUL) BOO HEWERDINE JJ GILMOUR THE GARRETT WALL BAND |
£15 |
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VENUE INFORMATION
Darvel Town Hall
10-12 West Main St
Darvel
01560 322437
Capacity - 360 (300 ground floor and 60 seats in balcony area)
Disabled access and toilets on ground floor only
Bar facility at festival/fringe
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Festival Email: info@darvelmusicfestival.org
Homecoming 2009 - Artists
Eddi Reader
Ruby Turner
Martin Taylor
Maggie Bell and Dave Kelly
Attic Lights
Gary Louris & Mark Olson
Four Good Men
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East Ayrshire Council, Scottish Power Renewables, Event Scotland, Awards for All (Big Lottery Fund), Stagecoach Western, Stagecoach Bio-Bus, Atrium Homes, Klin Homes & Cribs, Gerald Eve, East Ayrshire Community Planning Unit, GMB Union (Scotland), ATD Developments, Loudoun Castle Family Theme Park, Centrestage Theatre (Kilmarnock), JH Donald Ltd, Gibson Wight Engineering, YIP World (Cumnock), Darvel Improvement Group, Tarmac Ltd, Smalltown Audio, Scottish Arts Council (Youth Music Initiative), Allseasons at the Meadows (Galston), Sasse Limited, Noble Dental Laboratories, Loudoun Medical, McConnell's Pharmacies, Walker & Connell (Darvel), Andely Wine Stores (Darvel), Craighead Building Supplies Ltd, D8 Designs, DK Networking and Pulse Studios, Cumnock. Sheila McKenna (Festival Director) and Neil McKenna (Festival Producer) would like to extend a huge thank you to all of the Darvel Music Company Committee; Hugh Morton, Lynne McCubbin , Anne Aspeslagh, Sofie Aspeslagh, Alison Calder, Alan McFedries, Rachel Clinton , Stephanie Grant, Alex McAllister, David Paterson, Josh Clinton, Lisa Cunningham, Martin Hay and Gary Beck. Sound and Lights: Simon Payling - Smalltown Audio Bar Services: Sandy & Lillian Mair - Andely Wine Store, Darvel Catering: Anne Aspeslagh Stage Manager/MC: Alison Calder PR: Mike Ritchie Media Website: David Keenan - DK Networking Graphics (2009): D8 Design Consultants Graphics (2008): Gareth Jones (Gerald Eve) Special thanks to all the Darvel Town Hall staff and Security staff. |
