Chemikal Underground at Celtic Connections
December 6, 2009 by christinelavelle · Leave a Comment
I got my Celtic Connections ball rolling today by purchasing my first ticket for the 2010 festival. Funnily enough, it’s for the last show of the fortnight, but tickets can tend to get quite pricey if you’re planning on going to a number of events, so I’m trying to be selective. This one is a must-see. It is Glasgow-based label Chemikal Underground’s 15th anniversary and will have the likes of Emma Pollok, the Phantom Band, and Zoey Van Goey playing. £15 to spend an evening watching a bunch of talented musicians is, in my opinion, money well spent.
Chemikal Underground have been responsible for putting on excellent events such as Ballads of the Book – a musical/literary collaboration day at the Tramway a couple of years ago, which had Scottish poets writing for different bands. There is also the Burns Unit, a group of singer/songwriters who took themselves to a log cabin in some magical highland existence to collaborate together and make fantastic music.
Getting off the point there though…..January 31 is the date, o2 ABC on Sauchihall Street is the venue, this is not one to be missed!
(And if you’re planning on hitting the Festival Club, the final night is the one you’ll want to be at!)
Celtic Connections Press Launch
October 21, 2009 by christinelavelle · Leave a Comment
On Tuesday morning, Emma and I went to the Celtic Connections Press Launch at the Royal Concert Hall.
First we heard from Ann Loughrey, Head of CSR for ScottishPower – Celtic Connections’ Principal Sponsor. She spoke about how glad ScottishPower are to yet again support the festival. This year, they are also launching the ScottishPower Powerful Performance schools competition, to give one school group the chance to appear as part of the music festival.
We then heard about the extensive Education Programme of the Festival. Finally, Donald Shaw, Artistic Director, announced this year’s line-up, highlighting some of the great things we can look forward to in January.
Emma and I were also able to interview Jade Hewat, the Festival Manager. Below you can listen to some more details of the Festival and our interview with Jade. You can read our artlice on the Local News Glasgow website!
