SaF05

Scotland + Venice – Film by Charlotte Prodger + Q & A

A screening of SaF05: the single channel video work by the Glasgow-based artist Charlotte Prodger. Commissioned by Scotland + Venice, SaF05 is currently being presented as part of the Collateral Events of the 58^th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia. This major new work builds upon Prodger’s sustained exploration of subjectivity, self-determination and queerness. It is the last in a trilogy of videos that began with Stoneymollan Trail (2015) followed by BRIDGIT (2016), for which she was awarded the 2018 Turner Prize. The work has been curated by Linsey Young in partnership with Cove Park, Scotland’s international artists’ residency centre, where the work was developed in its early stages.

This special event is part of The Scottish Tour of SaF05. The screening will be introduced by members of the Scotland + Venice team and will be followed by the short film The Making of Scotland + Venice 2019, by Martin Clark Films.

Please note, SaF05 talks openly about sexuality.

£ Free of charge

Saturday  24  August , 7.30pm

Rachel Hair & Ron Jappy

Purveyors of Scotland’s most ancient and contemporary instruments, clarsach and acoustic guitar, these two halves created a whole in September 2017: a subtle yin-yang between spine-tingling clarity and virtuosic drive.

Originally paired for a 2 and half week tour of Europe, their musical chemistry was apparent from the outset. From snappy strathspeys to heartfelt airs, from rip-roaring reels to chirpy jigs – they are the perfect synthesis of the modern and the traditional.

Described as “One of the UK’s finest contemporary Celtic harpists” Rachel herself is a highly sought after performer, composer and tutor both as a soloist and with the duo. Having released 4 critically acclaimed albums, Rachel and Ron are about to record with Scott Wood at Oak Ridge records in the winter.

Adults £14 , Concs £12 , U16 £6

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Saturday 31 August , 7.30pm

Adult £15

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The Brandon McPhee Trio & Eddie Rose

BRANDON McPHEE TRIO IN CONCERT with Scotland’s Son of Fun Eddie Rose.

This show features accordion virtuoso Brandon McPhee, a mix of traditional Scottish music and country music with Brandon on vocals, also some songs from Manson Grant. Adding some humour and Scottish songs Scotland’s Son of Fun, Eddie Rose, an all round family show.

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Wednesday 4 September, 7.30pm

Adult £12 , Conc £10, Child £6

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Kirsty McGee

Somewhere between Jazz, Folk, Gospel and Americana there’s an area of music that doesn’t have a name. With a cartographer’s attention to detail, Kirsty McGee – a wandering maverick and spellbinding live performer with a voice that has been described as having the texture of smoke & velvet – has spent the past fifteen years and seven albums mapping this place, tracking the common origins of song.

McGee’s output seeks to satisfy a ravenous musical curiosity which has taken her from the midnight watermelon sellers of Odessa, Ukraine to The Bluebird Cafe in Nashville and the coarse, hot sand of the Mojave Desert. Her quiet revolution has gained her national airplay, well over a decade of touring, radio play listing and sessions plus multiple awards and nominations.

Fans include Emma Watson and Danny Boyle, for whose 2014 thriller Trance the song Sandman provided a cornerstone, both in its original version and covered by lead actress Rosario Dawson.

A one-time hitch hiker and activist, Kirsty McGee defines hobopop – a noun she has used to describe her music since setting up her own label in 2007 – as “music of no fixed abode”. Her fluid and ever-changing band The Hobopop Collective came together in the same year, drawing together players from both sides of the Atlantic who share the singer’s passion for musical vagrancy. Guests & regular players have included Marc Ribot (Tom Waits), Rob Turner and Nick Blacka (GoGo Penguin), and Clive Mellor (Richard Hawley Band).

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