An entertaining night!
Session A9
are a multi-talented band led by fiddler Charlie Mckerron, who played striking music
with four top fiddlers.
They played
slow airs, songs, reel and jigs, with often times feet dancing rhythms and bows
swinging with a powerhouse dynamism! They also played tunes with slow,
melancholy, contemplative violin.
Fiddler Adam
Sutherland spoke of his tune which was commissioned for New Voices in 2004. The band played a tune by Ross Ainslie, and also new tunes Charlie Mckerron. Meanwhile
guitarist Marc Clement sang a couple country folk songs – ‘These Days’, and ‘Take
away the Well So deep.’
This band
have funny craic and banter with each other. Brian spoke of the 25 years of Celtic
tradition and culture, to sell our culture on and how its amazing what the
festival has achieved. He offered a big thanks to all involved with putting on
the festival and all the work behind the scenes. He spoke of the scope and
breadth of the festival and he wondered where the festival might be in another
25 years time!
For their encore
the band performed the fitting song ‘One for the Road’
The players consisted of – Charlie
Mckerron (fiddle), Gordon Gunn (fiddle & Mandolin), Adam Sutherland
(fiddle), Kevin Henderson (fiddle), Brian McAlpine (piano), David Robertson
(percussion), Marc Clement (guitar & vocals)
Session A9
played a residency at Epcot and celebrated their first decade with the album Paths That Wind. They were voted 'Best Live Act 2012' at the
Scottish Trad Awards
