TANNAHILL WEAVERS
International Arts Centre 12th February 2025
On a viciously cold damp wednesday night what could be better to warm and inspire than going to the International Arts Centre and listening to an invigorating set of Scottish tunes and Songs with the fabulous Tannahill Weavers.
The band hit the stage and launched into a glorious stomping march, then jig, with the Iain's pipes to the fore, which blew away the cold in seconds.
The set progressed with alternating songs and tune sets with Roy handling the lead vocals and the other three adding some fabulous harmonies throughout.
Impossible to pick out highlights of the set... though special mention to Iain for a beautiful lament for the fallen on the pipes. His pipes had actually been played on the Somme during the battle in WW1 by one of hisw antecedents... The story of the pipes and this piece was a very moving part of the set.
Roy is the perfect front man for a band.. .great character, great sense of humour and fine singer and musician...
The rest of the band are also sublime musicians... Iain playing superb pipes and fiddle, Phil with a range of whistles and flute as well as the bodhran and Malcolm on fiddle.
This is a magnificent band, each member a superb musician and they appear to have a telepathic link together, almost like one man playing all the instruments...
They ennded with a couple of encores, first off was Iain with some fabulous scottish mouth music, support by Phil's bodhran before the band came back for a final rousing Bonny Prince Charlie song... "Johnny Cope"
The whole set was warm, upbeat and hugely invogorating, uplifting and hugely enjoyable... Tannahill Weavers gigs should be available on the National Health for an immediate cure for blues!!
Loved every minute of the performance.. a terrific nights entertainment delivered by a really terrific band
Keep music live... keep music real... support your local venues...
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