Folk quartet FARA is Catriona Price, Jeana Leslie and Kristan Harvey on fiddle and vocals, with Rory Matherson on piano

The band went down a storm at Orkney Folk Festival 2014 where they made their debut outing in front of a home crowd.  Since then, they have gone on to tour and perform at festivals around the world, including Goderich Festival, Shetland Folk Festival, Tønder Festival, Cambridge Folk Festival, Celtic Connections Festival and many more.

Their eagerly anticipated debut album 'Cross The Line' was released in 2016, securing them the German Critics Award - Album of the Year.  FARA's second record 'Times From Times Fall' was released in 2018.

Real World Records was founded by WOMAD and Peter Gabriel to provide talented artists from around the world with access to state-of-the-art recording facilities and audiences beyond their geographic region.

Launched in 1989, Real World Records has grown into a label of wide-ranging, world-class music from all corners of the globe.

In the wordless communication that passes between violinist Catriona Price and harpist Esther 
Swift as they perform, the strength of their decade-long musical partnership, friendship and shared 
humour is evident. It’s this depth of connection, and tangible desire to have fun, that gives Twelfth 
Day its extra edge.
Though Twelfth Day wear their rich and varied experience with pride – their folk roots, their 
classical training – this duo are more than a simple product, an exponent, of their practice. It is their 
inherent curiosity, their need to understand through experimentation, that compels them to create 
their unique, genre-bending music.
Their songs confront societal conventions by exploring a wealth of urgent current issues, such as 
gender roles, power balance and the challenges of working in the arts as a young woman; the threat 
of climate change and society’s reluctance to act; and the struggles of mental health.
In their new album Face to Face (out November 2019, and their first featuring their full band [with 
whom they play tonight]) their multi-layered influences come together to create something entirely 
individual. There’s the radio-friendly catchiness and self-proclaimed respect for Beyoncé; there’s 
the swagger and surprise of jazz and funk; there’s the precision and technique of classical. The only 
label to truly hit the high note is ‘contemporary’: Face to Face could only be made now, and only by 
Twelfth Day.

"genre-blending style that is both edgy and inventive. . . A bold, intriguing set." ★★★★The Guardian

“Unconventional yet completely open” - Clash

“Right up my street” - Tom Robinson, 6 Music

“instantly addictive” Max Reinhardt, BBC Radio 3

Producer, remixer, guitarist, pianist, percussionist, of sorts.

Findlay Napier is one of the most highly-regarded performers and creative forces on the Scottish music scene – thoroughly active and truly energised with a heart-warming zing.

He made his name touring and recording with multi- award winning traditional Scottish folk band Back of
the Moon. In his more recent projects “Queen Anne’s Revenge” and “The Bar Room Mountaineers” his song- writing took centre stage and was described by The Sunday Herald as “Genuine songcraft and wit following in the Difford & Tilbrook tradition”. Findlay is also well known for hosting Glasgow’s premier open mic night at Bar Bloc, as the host of Celtic Connections’ Late Night Sessions and for his Hazy Recollections concert series which showcases the very best in new roots music.

ELUSIVE GEOMETRY out now: https://thereverseengineer.bandcamp.com

Polyrhythmic soundscapes built from algorithms, field recordings and found sounds by Dave House, an electronic musician, sound artist and graphic designer based in Edinburgh.

Bookings & enquiries: dave@thereverseengineer.co.uk

Dave is the founder of The Noisefloor, a versatile sound and music studio for hire in Edinburgh. www.thenoisefloor.co.uk

Page header artwork by John House: www.johnhouse.co.uk

James Lindsay is a genre-bending composer and instrumentalist whose music seamlessly blends diverse styles of traditional folk and contemporary music.  

New album • Torus • Out Now

"The music is adventurous, wonderfully played, well produced and is, above all else, highly enjoyable and entertaining. Torus is an excellent album" At The Barrier

Ferocious folk foursome 4Square play their music with zest, fire and virtuosity, yet an understated maturity which has grown throughout their nine year journey as a band. The sight and sound of simultaneous fiddle-clog dancing will quicken the pulse, galvanised by driving piano and percussion. By contrast, the listener is then stirred and softened with 4Square’s melancholic three part harmony singing. An outright musical journey, all in an acoustic setting. 

4Square have released a new EP featuring 5 re-recorded favourites to celebrate their 10 year anniversary!

SAM HEALEY // Alto Sax
AARON DIAZ // Trumpet and Live Electronics
RICHARD FOOTE // Trombone
BEN WATTE // Keys
DAN BREW // Guitar
JAMIE BREWSTER // Bass
JIM MOLYNEUX // Drums

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