Little Fire Music Column

Jan 4 2013 by Stuart Wilson, Ayrshire Post

Hello everybody and a very happy new year to you all!

It’s good to be back after my wee Christmas break.

I hope you all had a great time bringing in the new year and that you’ve just about recovered by now from the festivities and partying.

I’m really looking forward to the year ahead and I know it will be a great one for new music from Ayrshire and for music from Scotland in general. Ayrshire is indeed a thriving hotbed of music talent and I’m positive that a lot of musicians and bands are going to make a splash in 2013.

A fair number of Ayrshire bands will be releasing their debut albums this year and hopefully we’ll see a good many of them performing at festivals around the country.

I’ve been listening to a lot of Ayrshire band SucioPerro lately and their newest album, Fused, comes highly recommended by Q Magazine, Kerrang and Rock Sound and is a great way to blast away any cobwebs or new year hangover.

A dynamic and highly talented band; their videos for ‘Rabbits’ and ‘Boxes’ are a must watch.

See more of this group at www.sucioperro.com

•This year will see the launch of a number of live music events taking place at the newly reopened Gaiety Theatre in Ayr.

The live music events will take place in the new performance space The Studio.

With a promising line up of live music events already in the winter to spring programme, I for one am really excited about this.

So far the programme includes:

•Friday 11th January, I’ve got the pleasure of performing with Ayrshire talents Nika, Paul McGranaghan, Trusty and The Foe, Alan Frew and John Cooper.

•Tuesday, January 29 – Elkie Brooks

•Friday, February 8 – Alan Frew, Mark Rafferty, Siobhan Wilson

•Friday, March 8 – Rose Parade, Esperi, Lori McTear

•Friday, April 12 – Rebecca Shearing, Nika, Anna Sweeney, Jemma Kate

•Friday, May 24 – Beerjacket, Julia Doogan, Dol Eoin MacKinnon

A top line-up so if you’ve got a spare night or two, make sure you pop along!

•Quick note on a great duo called Holland and Palmley Duo who have recently settled in Ayrshire.

These are two guys with very different musical influences (one played in a full time symphony orchestra in Italy and the other has a strong Irish folk background).

The guys have great talent and we should all do our best to keep up with them – definitely an act to look out for.

Check out their website at http://hollandandpalmley.wix.com/celtictwist

Until next week folks,

Remember to stay positive and prepare to enjoy a fantastic 2013 that is coming our way.

I truly believe this will be a great 12 months in the life of the Ayrshire music scene.

Little Fire

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