Gigs Archive

Past gigs:

2016 Gigs

WEDS 18TH MAY – KOMEDIA, BRIGHTON (with Carnival Collective)
THURS 19TH MAY – CIC, TAUNTON (with Big Noise Street Band)
FRI 20TH MAY – UPFRONT GALLERY, PENRITH (with Blast Furness)
SAT 21ST MAY – THE BULLINGDON, OXFORD (with Horns Of Plenty)

FRI 27TH MAY – KNOCKENGORROCH FESTIVAL, DUMFRIES
SAT 28TH – DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY ARTS FESTIVAL

FRI 10TH JUNE – FYNEFEST, LOCH FYNE

FRIDAY 12TH AUGUST – EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE, SUMMERHALL

FRI2ND-SUN 4TH SEPTEMBER – HULL FREEDOM FESTIVAL

SUN 25TH SEPTEMBER – FINDHORN BAY ARTS FESTIVAL. Universal Hall, Findhorn.

SAT 8TH SEPTEMBER – MARSDEN JAZZ FESTIVAL

SAT 29TH OCTOBER – GALOSHANS FESTIVAL, GREENOCK

Orkestra del Sol Tour May 2016

2015 Gigs

Spring Tour:
WEDS 6TH MAY – Stereo, Glasgow
THURS 7TH MAY – The Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh
FRI 8TH MAY – Glenuig Village Hall
SAT 9TH MAY – Easdale Hall, Easdale Island
SUN 10TH MAY – Cawdor Castle, nr. Nairn
THURS 21ST MAY – The Hifi Club, Leeds
FRI 22ND MAY – Cheese & Grain, Frome
SAT 23RD MAY – The White Bear, Bristol
SUN 24TH MAY – The Hot House, Morecambe

SUN 5TH MAY – Kelburn Garden Party, Largs
Sunday Night Headliner

SAT 11TH MAY – Mouth of the Tyne Festival, Tynemouth & South Shields
Orkestra del Sol present: Larger Than Life

WEDS 22ND JULY – Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival
St Andrews Square Spiegeltent

SAT 31ST JULY – Stockton International Riverside Festival
Orkestra del Sol present: Larger Than Life

SUN 9TH AUGUST – Mugstock Festival, Mugdock Park, Glasgow
Sunday Night Headliner

FRI 14TH AUGUST – Summerhall, Edinburgh
Edinburgh Festival Fringe

FRI 29TH AUGUST – Summer in Southside Festival, Birmingham
Orkestra del Sol present: Larger Than Life

SAT 30TH AUGUST – Shambala Festival, Leicestershire

THURS 24TH SEPTEMBER – The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen

SAT 26TH SEPTEMBER – Rothesay Pavilion, Isle of Bute

2014 Gigs

WEDS APRIL 02: HIDDEN DOOR FESTIVAL, Edinburgh
http://hiddendoorblog.org/

Spring Tour:.l
TUES MAY 13: The Trades Club, Hebden Bridge
WEDS MAY 14: Komedia, Brighton
THURS MAY 15: The Exchange, Ipswich
FRI MAY 16: Manor Ballroom, Ipswich
SAT MAY 17: Passing Clouds, London
SUN MAY 18: Norfolk and Norwich Festival

FRI AUG 08: The Queens Hall, Edinburgh Festival Fringe
http://www.thequeenshall.net/

SUN AUG 10: The Bike Station Glasgow
http://www.thebikestation.org.uk/glasgow

FRI DEC 05: Soundhouse Fundraiser, Pleasance Theatre, Edinburgh
http://www.soundhouse.org.uk/

2013 Gigs

SUN MAY 26 : Knockengorroch World Ceilidh, Dumfries and Galloway.  Main Stage, 11pm.
http://www.knockengorroch.org.uk/

WEDS AUG 7 : Fringe by the Sea (North Berwick)
http://www.fringebythesea.co.uk/

THURS AUG 8 : THE QUEENS HALL EDINBURGH, 8pm.
http://www.thequeenshall.net

SAT AUG 10 : Boomtown Fair, 3-4pm Main Stage.
http://www.boomtownfair.co.uk/

THURS AUG 22 : Doune The Rabbit Hole, 10-11pm Main Stage.
http://dounetherabbithole.co.uk/

FRI AUG 23 : Towersey Festival, Oxfordshire
http://www.towerseyfestival.com/

WED OCT 9 : Badehaus Szimpla, Berlin.(DE) 8pm, EUR 6.
www.badehaus-berlin.com / Tickets

2011

29th Jan GLASGOW Celtic Connections

7th April PAISLEY Paisley Town Hall

8th April BIRNAM Birnam Arts Centre

9th April CAIRNGORMS The Ptarmigan Restaurant, Cairngorm Mountain

14th April LONDON Dingwalls, Camden Album Launch Party
Tickets

15th April GLASGOW The Art School

16th April EDINBURGH Liquid Rooms

29th April KNOYDART Knoydart Festival

1st May DRUMNADROCHIT Glen Urquart Hall

7th May DONCASTER Hothouse Festival

7th May SHEFFIELD A Taste of Eden

9th May NORWICH Norfolk and Norwich Festival

11th May BRIGHTON Komedia
Tickets

12th May FROME Cheese and Grain

13th May OXFORD The Cellar or Facebook page

14th May IPSWICH The Manor Ballroom

15th May LONDON Hootananny Brixton

17th May LONDON Southbank Centre

18th May CAMBRIDGE The Junction

21st May DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY FESTIVAL

30th May BATH The Bell

31 May BRISTOL The Croft

3rd June BURY The Met

4th June BLAIRGOWRIE sTART Festival

10th June EDEN FESTIVAL, Dumfries and Galloway

19th June CAMBRIDGE Emmanuel College May Ball

24th & 25th June GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL
– Arcadia 20:30 Friday
– Theatre and Circus Fri/Sat/Sun times tbc

29th July CAMBRIDGE Cambridge Folk Festival

30th July BIRMINGHAM Six Summer Saturdays

8th August (19:15) EDINBURGH Assembly George Square

10th August (21:00) EDINBURGH Assembly George Square

15th August (19:15) EDINBURGH Assembly George Square

17th August (21:00) EDINBURGH Assembly George Square

19th August STIRLING The Tolbooth

20th August ABERDEEN The Lemon Tree

22nd August (19:15) EDINBURGH Assembly George Square

31st Dec EDINBURGH Departure Lounge

Aussie Tour Dates Jan 2011

28th-30th Dec 
Woodford Folk Festival

31st Dec SYDNEY 
Darling Harbour NYE celebrations

4th Jan BYRON BAY 
The Great Northern Hotel

6th Jan GOLD COAST 
The Loft

7th Jan BRISBANE 
The Zoo

8th Jan SYDNEY
First Night Sydney International Arts Festival

12th & 13th Jan MELBOURNE 
Northcote Social Club

15th-16th Jan 
ILLAWARA FOLK FESTIVAL, BULLI

19th & 20th Jan SYDNEY 
Sydney Town Hall – Sydney International Arts festival

21st & 22nd Jan SYDNEY 
Paramata Town Hall – Sydney International Arts Festival

Top Drumpfs Tour 2010

3rd April GLASGOW Oran Mor

18th May LYTH nr. WICK Lyth Arts Centre

19th May INVERNESS Eden Court Theatre

20th May nr INVERGORDON Milton Village Green

21st May GLENUIG Glenuig Hall

22nd May EDINBURGH Balkanarama Studio 24

25th May BRISTOL The Croft

26th May BATH The Bell

27th May FROME Rook Lane Chapel

28th May LONDON Hootananny Brixton

17th June OXFORD Queen of Clubs Cabaret @ Baby Simple

18th June HEBDEN BRIDGE The Trades Club

19th June ABERYSTWYTH Mid Mad

20th June CARDIFF 10 Feet Tall

22nd June SOUTHAMPTON The Brook

25th June LUDLOW Ludlow Assembly Rooms

26th – 28th June GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL
Theatre and Circus:
Sensation seekers 14:55
Walkabout 18:30-19:30 sat and sun

Club Dada wee small hours sun>mon

16th-18th July SANDHURST Sandhurst Festival

19th July LONDON Cargo

20th July MILTON KEYNES Spiegeltent,MK International Fesitival

21st July CAMBRIDGE United Reform Church

22nd July NORWICH Norwich Arts Centre

23rd July CARLISLE Lakes Alive, Carlisle Castle

25th July GLASGOW Merchant City Festival

31st July – 1st Aug Stockton Stockton International Riverside Festival

6th August BELLADRUM nr. INVERNESS Tartan Heart Festival

12th August EDINBURGH The Queens Hall

15th August NORTH BERWICK Fringe by the Sea

27th August ABERDEEN Lemon Tree

29th August SOLFEST

5th December  EDINBURGH BONGO CLUB

2009

1st Jan 2009 EDINBURGH On the Streets for Feet First Festival

15th Mar 09 DUBLIN The Big Day Out

28th Mar 09 OXFORD Queen of Clubs Cabaret

29th Mar 09 MILTON KEYNES The Stables

30th Mar 09 LONDON Cargo

1st Apr 09 BRIGHTON The Hanbury Club

2nd Apr 09 BRISTOL The Croft

3rd Apr 09 BRACKNELL South Hill Park Arts Centre

4th Apr 09 HEBDEN BRIDGE The Trades Club

2nd May 09 GRANTOWN, INVERNESSHIRE Strathspey in May

5th May 09 EDINBURGH The Picturehouse with the Ivo Papasov Wedding Band

8th May 09 LIVERPOOL Bluecoat Arts Centre

9th May 09 LONDON The Barbican Centre

10th May 09 BRIGHTON The Parlure @ The Spiegeltent

22nd May 09 DUMFRIES and GALLOWAY, SCOTLANDKnockengorroch Festival

28th May 09 SLIGO, IRELAND The Clarence

29 May 09 DUBLIN, IRELAND The Button Factory

30th & 31st May 09 DUBLIN, IRELAND Dublin Docklands

14th Jun 09 GLASGOW Oran Mor

17th Jun 09 BIRNAM, PERTHSHIRE Birnam Arts Centre

20th Jun 09 POLICKA, CZECH REPUIBLIC Colour Meeting Festival

21st-23rd Jun 09 BERLIN

24th & 25th Jun 09 nr LARZ, GERMANY FUSION FESTIVAL

26th & 28th Jun 09 SOMERSET, UK Glastonbury FestivalAvalon Stage 26th; Shangri-La stage 28th

5th Jul 09 BOURNEMOUTH

11th & 12th July TYNEMOUTH Tynemouth and South Shields Festival

16th Jul 09 DIDCOT Cornerstone Arts Centre

17th Jul 09 MATTERLY BOWL, HAMPSHIRE Glade Festival, Interstellar Arena

18th & 19th Jul 09 SOUTHWOLD, SUFFOLK Latitude Festival4th July WINCHESTER Hat Fair

7th Aug 09 BELLADRUM nr INVERNESS Tartan Heart Festival

11th Aug 09 NORTH BERWICK Fringe by the Sea

21st Aug 09 Aberdeen The Lemon Tree

4th Sept 09 OLOT, CATALUNYA Olot Fiesta

6th Sep 09 AE FORREST, DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY Eden Festival

11th Sep 09 LONDON Nottinghill Tabernacle

12th to 13th Sep 09 ISLE OF WIGHT, UK Bestival Main Stage

16th Sep 09 BATHGATE Bathgate Music Festival

2008

7th – 13th Febuary 08 BEJING, CHINA Spring Carnival Chaoyang Park

24th January 08 MILTON KEYNES The Stableswww.stables.org

25th January 08 IPSWICH The Manor Ballroomwww.peppery.co.uk

12th January 08 INVERNESS Highland Lights Torch-lit Procession Longman Drive www.highland2007.com/highland-lights

18th May QUEENS HALL, EDINBURGH LAUNCH PARTY for New Album THE MOVABLE FEAST! www.thequeenshall.net

25th May KNOCKENGORROCH FARM nr CASTLE DOUGLAS World Ceilidh www.knockengorroch.org.uk

1st June EDEN COURT, INVERNESS www.eden-court.co.uk

13th June Oran Mor www.oran-mor.co.uk

3rd & 4th July 2008 NORTHALLERTON, N. YORKS Culture Shock Festival www.cultureshockfestival.co.uk

4th July The Beat Herder Festival BLACKBURN, LANCSwww.beatherder.co.uk

5th July BLACKBURN, LANCS Celebrate Blackburn

6th July SUNDERLAND Sunderland International Friendship Festival www.sunderland-kites.co.uk

8th July AMSTERDAM, NL Nooderlicht Cafewww.noorderlichtcafe.nl

10th July OSTRAVA, CZECH REPUBLIC Colours of Ostrava (Street gig at font gates) www.colours.cz

11th July Czech National TV 08:00 am

11th July OSTRAVA, CZECH REPUBLIC Colours of Ostrava The Templ Club www.colours.cz

13th July NOVI SAD, SERBIA Exit Festival www.exitfest.org

2nd & 3rd August TRAQUAIR FAIR PEEBLESHIREwww.traquair.co.uk/events.html

8th August BELLADRUM nr INVERNESS Tartan Heart Festivalwww.tartanheartfestival.co.uk

11th, 18th & 29th August EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE The Famous Spiegeltent www.spiegeltent.net/index.php

13th August NORTH BERWICK, EAST LOTHIAN Fringe by the Sea www.fringebythesea.co.uk

6th Spetember OLOT, nr BARCELONA Olot Fiesta

11th – 14th Sept TARREGA, nr BARCELONA Firra de Tarregawww.firatarrega.cat

13th Sept APT, FRANCE

16th Sept LONDON Club Zigana Feat. Orkestra del Solwww.kazum.co.uk/events

18th Sept LYTH ARTS CENTRE, nr WICKwww.lytharts.org.uk

19th Sept nr ARMADALE, ISLE OF SKYE Sabhal Mòr Ostaig

20th Sept DRUMNADROCHIT, nr INVERNESS Glenurquhart Hall

24th Oct 2008 EDINBURGH Balkanarama, Studio 24

31st Dec 2008 PERTH Perth Concert Hall

31st Dec 2008 EDINBURGH Hogmany Departure Lounge

2007

31st December 07 EDINBURGH Hogmany @ Departure Lounge The Caves www.departurelounge.me.uk

29th December 07 DRUMNADROCHIT Glenurquhart Hall www.glenurquhart.info

28th December 07 ARDROSS, Ardross Community Hall www.ardrosshall.org

30th November 07 NAIRN, King Street

23rd September 07 GLASGOW Merchant City Festival Festival Club, Carnival Arts

22nd September 07 CARRBRIDGE, Carrbridge Live

21st September 07 DRUMNADROCHIT, Glenurquhart Hall www.glenurquhart.info

16th September 07 LONDON Radio Gargarin Notting Hill Arts Club www.myspace.com/radiogagagarin

15th & 16th September 07 LONDON Thames Festival www.thamesfestival.org

22nd August 07 EDINBURGH Vaudeville Cabaret The Bongo Club www.thebongoclub.co.uk

19th August 07 EDINBURGH Portobello Open Doors Portobello Parade

18th August 07 EDINBURGH Scottish Inian Art Forum Ross Bandstand, Princes Street Gardens

11th August 07 TARTAN HEART FESTIVAL Belladrum, nr Beauly www.tartanheartfestival.co.uk

6th, 7th, 13th, 14th & 21st August 07 EDINBURGH The Famous Spiegeltent George Square Gardens www.spiegeltent.net

5th & 12th August 07 EDINBURGH Club Vague The Jam House www.lostvagueness.com

2nd & 3rd August 07 STOCKTON ON TEES Stockton Riverside Festival www.sirf.co.uk

28th & 29th July 07 LONDON Another World is Possible Whitecross Street Freestage Barbican Centre www.barbican.org.uk

28th July 07 SECRET GARDEN PARTY www.secretgardenparty.com

27th July 07 LONDON Vagabond Boogaloo www.myspace.com/vagabondboogaloo

14th July 07 SOUTHEND-ON-SEA Wish you were here, Insite www.insite-essex.co.uk

6th July 07 DURHAM Durham Brass Festival Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland www.brassfestival.co.uk

1st July 07 THE WORKHOUSE FESTIVAL www.workhousefestival.co.uk

30th June 07 WINCHESTER Hat Fair www.hatfair.co.uk

29th June 07 DORSET Iracambi Fundraising Fiesta Nether Cerne, www.iracambi.com

28th June 07 OXFORD Big Village www.bigvillage.org

22nd-24th June 07 GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL, Jaipur Kawa Brass Band www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk

17th June 07 FALKLAND The Big Tent www.bigtentfestival.co.uk

15th June 07 EDINBURGH Octopus Diamond

9th June 07 GLASGOW Bebado www.bebado.co.uk

1st June 07 MANCHESTER FEAST! Picnic by the Lake www.streetsahead.org.uk

18th & 19th May 07 LONDON Pottersfield Field Park Opening

16th May 07 GLASGOW UEFA Cup Final Street Party

13th May 07 LONDON Radio Gagarin Notting Hill Arts Club

11th & 12th May 07 BRIGHTON Streets of Brighton Festival www.brightonfestival.org

6th May 07 FALKIRK Big In Falkirk www.biginfalkirk.com

3rd May 07 EDINBURGH Launch of CD “THE ROAD TO THERMOSA” The Caves www.thecaves.eu

10th February 07 RAJASTHAN, INDIA Neemrana Fort

5th February 07 NEW DELHI, INDIA Shared Histories India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road

2006 

24th September 06 A LOG CABIN MILTON COMMUNITY WOODLAND, NEAR TAIN

23rd September 06 CARRBRIDGE LIVE CARRBRIDGE

22nd September 06 DRUMNADROCHIT Glenurquhart Hall www.glenurquhart.info

17th September 06 GREENWICH CAR FREE DAY LONDON www.visitlondon.com/whats_on/greenwich_car_free

16th September 06 THAMES FESTIVAL LONDON www.thamesfestival.org

9th September 06 OLOT FIESTA Near GIRONA, CATALUÑA, ESPAÑA

8th September 06 MAS LA SALA Santa Barbara de Pruneres, Near GIRONA, CATALUÑA, ESPAÑA www.lasala.es

2nd & 3rd September 06 EDINBURGH MELA Pilrig Park, Edinburgh

24th August 06 VAUDEVILLE CABARET CLUB THE BONGO CLUB, www.vaudevillecabaretclub.com www.thebongoclub.co.uk

13th & 14th August 06 THE FAMOUS SPIEGELTENT EDINBURGH FRINGE FESTIVAL www.spiegeltent.net

12th August 06 TARTAN HEART FESTIVAL BELLADRUM www.tartanheartfestival.co.uk

4th August 06 STOCKTON INTERNATIONAL RIVERSIDE FESTIVAL www.sirf.co.uk

3rd August 06 THE LIST FESTIVAL PARTY SPIEGELTENT, EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FRINGE FESTIVAL

20th – 22nd July 06 PFLASTERSPEKTAKEL LINZ, AUSTRIA www.pflasterspektakel.at

BALKAN BATERIA SOUNDCLASH With CARNIVAL COLLECTIVE, July 06
14th – LOST SPICE at the HACKNEY EMPIRE, LONDON
15th – LORD MAYOR’S CELEBRATION, NORWICH
16th – LARMER TREE FESTIVAL, near SALISBURY

1st July 06 SUNDERLAND KITE FESTIVAL www.sunderland-kites.co.uk

11th June 06 WEST END FESTIVAL GLASGOW www.westendfestival.co.uk

12th & 13th May 06 BRIGHTON STREETS OF BRIGHTON FESTIVAL
Collaboration with CARNIVAL COLLECTIVE
Festival Club with THE BAGHDADDIES and THE MATZO BOYS

30th April 06 BIG IN FALKIRK FESTIVAL FALKIRK www.biginfalkirk.com

23rd April 06 LAUNCH OF ALBUM CARNIVAL BY STEALTH The Left Bank EDINBURGH

2005

Dec – Vegas Hogmanay Party, Edinburgh Art College
Dec – Departure Lounge Hogmanay Special, The Caves, Edinburgh
Dec – The Working Party Christmas Bash, The Pearce Institute, Glasgow
Nov – BBC Children In Need Party, The Sage, Gateshead
Nov – Benefit gig for Cambodian orphanage, The Counting House, Edinburgh
Oct – Samhuinn club, Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh
Oct – Waterford Festival, Waterford, Republic of Ireland
Oct – University College Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Oct – Gig for WOMEX delegates, Newcastle Airport, Newcastle
Sep – Merchant City Festival, Merchant Square, Glasgow
Sep – Carrbridge Live, Carrbridge, Scottish Highlands
Sep – Thames Festival, London’s South Bank
Aug – Spiegeltent Gardens, Edinburgh Fringe
Aug – Party with ‘No Fit State Circus’, Edinburgh Fringe
Aug – Portobello Open Door, Portobello, Edinburgh
Aug – Busking in Edinburgh’s High Street, Edinburgh Fringe
Aug – Vaudeville Cabaret, Bongo Club, Edinburgh Fringe
July – ‘Teddy Bear’s Picnic’ with The Working Party, Toryglen, Glasgow
July – Fairtrade Gathering, Usher Hall, Edinburgh
Jun – live music nights, The Roxy Art House, Edinburgh
Jun – Lost Vagueness Ballroom + Continental Drifts Stage, Glastonbury Festival UK
May – Knockengorroch Festival, Scottish Borders
Apr – ‘Get A Room’ Tsunami Benefit, Brunswick Hotel, Glasgow
Apr – tePOOKa Vision Makers Launch Party, The Caves, Edinburgh
Mar – Dragon Festival, Orgiva, Spain
Mar – The Baron’s Ball, Panopticon Music Hall, Glasgow

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