Darvel Music Festival

As part if it's commitment to promoting all levels of music, The Darvel Music Company will be showcasing some of the west of Scotland's finest unsigned and established bands at Darvel Town Hall on the 17th and 18th of April.

The fringe event which precedes the main 'Homecoming' festival in May is all about supporting emerging talent and giving bands the opportunity to perform with the same high quality professional sound and lighting production offered to the main acts at the 'Homecoming' event.

Sheila McKenna, Festival Director said "One of the key aims of our community music company is to nurture and promote local and regional acts so that they can take part in the 'wider' festival celebrations. Unfortunately we get many requests from bands and solo artists to perform and have to make difficult decisions as to who will be offered a slot at each show".



The first night of the festival 'fringe' will feature five great bands; What the Heroes Say, the Ghosties (Pictured Above), Streetlight Conspiracy, the LaFontaines and the Longhorns.



On the second evening five diverse acts will perform and they are; the Iain Morrison Band (ex Crash My Model Car), Iain McKinnon, Man at the Window and TV21 (Pictured Above) and Laki Mera (pictured below).



The musical styles on offer include rock, indie-pop, folk-traditional, electro, rap and reggae.

The tickets for each concert cost only £7 with a concessionary rate of £5 for students.

See www.darvelmusicfestival.org for full concert information.

Darvel Music Festival - 'Fringe' Event
Darvel Town Hall
Doors 7pm
Tickets £7 * Students £5
Buy tickets at Valhalla Music, Kilmarnock, Walker & Connell, Darvel or through PAYPAL at - www.darvelmusicfestival.org

FRIDAY 17 APRIL:

WHAT THE HEROES SAY, THE STREETLIGHT CONSPIRACY, THE LA FONTAINES, THE GHOSTIES AND THE LONGHORNS

SATURDAY 18 APRIL:

TV21, LAKI MERA, IAIN MORRISON, MAN AT THE WINDOW AND IAIN MCKINNON