Friday Concert
Friday 1st August 2008 7:00 PM
Price: £16/£13 concession
Venue: Tented Village
Compere: Pete MacCallum
Special Offer!! £20 'All-nighter' wristband (includes entry to Ceilidh/Stomp)
Since winning the BBC's primetime show "When Will I Be Famous", The Red Hot Chilli Pipers have gone
on to perform all over the world from the USA to China at some of the biggest events and festivals. But it's the Chilli Pipers "show"
that has won the band a legion of new fans that includes in it's number HRH The Princess Royal, Ewan McGregor and Phil Collins and saw
them pick up the Live Act Of The Year award at the 2007 Scots Trad Music Awards. Their album "Bagrock to the Masses" went Platinum earlier
this year after it was featured on BBC Radio 2's Chris Evans Drivetime show. In the first of two performances The Red Hot Chilli Pipers
will bring the curtain down on the Friday Concert at Speyfest 2008 before returning to the stage to lift the roof at the late-night Stomp.
Tonight's concert will also feature another award winning group for which 2008 has been a very good year. LAU, a
formidable union of three of the finest exponents of modern traditional music in Scotland today, Kris Drever on guitar and vocals,
Martin Green on piano accordion and Aidan O'Rourke on fiddle, was nominated for three awards at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards earlier
this year, winning Best Group against impressive new-folk competition. Towards the end of 2007 they released their critically acclaimed
debut album "Lightweights and Gentlemen" and are now one of the most sought-after acts on the live music circuit.
The bill is completed by the Craig Duncan Band from Nashville, Tennessee. A hugely accomplished musician,
Craig is bringing the Bluegrass music of his home state to Speyfest with his band featuring fiddle, mandolin, guitars, banjo and bass.