The F Word: Ceitidh Mac

Name: The F Word: Ceitidh Mac
Start: 2024-11-14T20:00:00+01:00
Location: The Black Swan, Newcastle Arts Centre

Schedule

Thu Nov 14 2024 at 08:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

The Black Swan, Newcastle Arts Centre | Newcastle Upon Tyne, EN

Part of Newcastle Art Centre’s debut folk programme The F Word, hosted in our Black Swan Bar & Venue…
Ceitidh Mac
Thursday 14th November
In The Black Swan @ Newcastle Arts Centre, Black Swan Court, 69 Westgate Road, NE1 1SG
Doors 7pm
Tickets £10 adv, £12 on the door
The F Word is a debut Folk programme and Club at Newcastle Arts Centre. It offers lovers of Folk an opportunity to see top musicians, as well as hear local Folk artists sharing new music in the ‘floor spots’ ahead of the headline act. This new night celebrates the genre of Folk, programmes top talent, and connects musicians to new audiences.
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With a progressive twist to her music, Ceitidh Mac is an alt.folk musician, performing vocals, cello and tenor guitar. She is tipped by Jude Rogers as a ‘Fascinating new Welsh-born, Tyneside-dwelling singer-songwriter and cellist, with an unusual, stunning voice.’
Absorbing in its originality, Ceitidh Mac creates songs that soar with contemporary arrangements and instrumentation playing with live and electronic elements, whilst having a prominent folk influence.
She will be performing with Francesca Knowles on drums and Will Hammond on vibraphone / synth.
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Growing up in the wilds of Pembrokeshire before heading North to Newcastle Upon Tyne, Ceitidh Mac’s been carving a name for herself across the UK and beyond. Ceitidh is pronounced Katie, spelt the Gaelic way. Think ceilidh with a T.
Working with producer/engineer Sam Grant [Richard Dawson, Pigsx7] Mac has released multiple EP’s Including ‘I Reach for the Pen’ and most recently ‘Seabird’, with previous releases supported by BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 6 Music, BBC Radio Wales and local and national support from BBC Introducing. The single ‘Birds’ was A-Listed by Amazing Radio as well as featuring on their Chart. She also garnered press coverage from Fresh on the Net, Velvet Sheep, Narc and NE Volume among others, as well as winning the Drake YolanDa Award 2022, and Artist in Residence at The Glasshouse (FKA Sage Gateshead) 2022/23.
With a busy live schedule, Ceitidh has toured the UK as well as festival appearances including Shambala Festival, Green Man Festival, Kendal Calling, and Other Voices among others. Ceitidh Mac has supported alt.folk hero Rachael Dadd and progressive jazzer Alabaster dePlume, having previously supported the likes of Laura Misch and Dublin folk legends Lankum.