Dunedin Live: Haggis Winter MusicFest - Skerryvore in Concert Saturday

Dunedin Live: Haggis Winter MusicFest 2022 is a weekend long celebration of Celtic music centered in Downtown Dunedin featuring concerts, piping, dance, whisky tastings and more.

Dunedin Live celebrates the Scottish American Society of Dunedin, Scottish poet Robert Burns, the arrival of the Celtic spring Imbolc and the beautiful, sun-soaked community of Dunedin, Florida. Dates: Thursday, January 20 - Saturday, January 22, 2022

After a pandemic induced hiatus in 2021, plans are underway for a stripped down version of the Celtic music festival in January 2022 designed to showcase the return of Scottish band Skerryvore to Dunedin’s Scottish Cultural Center (917 Louden Avenue). This weekend of Celtic music, dance and Scotch whisky will be hosted by The Scottish American Society of Dunedin and produced by Mad Gael Productions. It will feature two Haggis Celtic Concerts and a whisky tasting tour of Scotland set to music. By using mainly indoor spaces, they have developed a festival plan that takes advantage of the beautiful Florida weather but is not dependent on it.

Schedule:

Thursday, January 20 7:30 p.m. Haggis Celtic Concert: This concert will focus on Skerryvore’s beginnings as a ceilidh band and how the band has changed over time.

Friday, January 21 7:30 p.m. Scotch Whisky Tour; This very unique Scotch tasting and musical tour of Scotland will be hosted by Skerryvore and guests.

Saturday, January 22 7:30 p.m. Haggis Celtic Concert; This concert will feature Skerryvore’s latest hits through an intimate version of their stadium style show.

Skerryvore began as a Ceilidh band on the Hebridean island of Tiree, Scotland and has evolved into a unique fusion of folk, trad, rock and pop. Brothers Daniel (accordian) and Martin (pipes) Gillespie grew up on Tiree and added friends Fraser West (drums) and Alec Dalglish (guitar) to form a new band. Then came Craig Espie (fiddle), Jodie Bremanson (Bass), Alan Scobie (keyboards) and Scott Wood (pipes & whistles) to form the greatest Scottish traditional music group in the world today.

Their musicianship and the mesmerizing voice of singer Alec Dalglish, has made Skerryvore an international sensation, performing in cities such as Beijing, Madrid, Munich, Sydney and New York. The band celebrated their 10th anniversary in 2015 by launching their own 6000 capacity Decade festival and a series of successful “Oban Live” events over the next four years. In collaboration with Bruichladdich distillery, they also released a limited edition, 10 year old, single cask, single malt, ‘Decade’ whisky. With only 290 bottles produced this has become a collector's item.

Over the past two years they have explored alternative performance possibilities including live streaming and virtual performances. This included producing a special music video featuring the Oban High School Pipe Band. The band’s single, “Everyday Heroes,” recorded and produced from home in 2020, aided a variety of musicians and reached number one on the Scottish charts while also raising thousands of dollars for front line health care charities. The music, composed by Martin Gillespie, featured Skerryvore and a range of musicians from the Scottish Traditional music. 'Everyday Heroes' won the 'Original Work of the Year' award at the 2020 MG ALBA Scottish Traditional Music Awards They are two-time winners of Scotland’s Traditional Music “Live Act of the Year” Award. Their most recent studio album EVO hit #1 on the World Music Charts. https://skerryvore.com

Host or Publisher Official Site: Scottish American Society of Dunedin, Inc.