MOK Fest Gaelic night preview

The MOK Gaelic Concert at Ceol Campbeltown, Seafield features a great mixture of local visiting Gaelic musicians.

 

This years event on August 8 headlines with BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year 2017 finalist Kim Carnie accompanied by Innes White on guitar.

 

Kim Carnie was raised in Oban and took Celtic Connections 2018 by storm.

 

Her eight performances included a guest appearance with Niteworks at the Hydro to an audience of 8,500, a stunning televised performance with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and two sold out shows with her own band.

 

Kim has performed at festivals and prestigious events across the UK, including Orkney, Hebridean Celtic, Celtic Connections and Cambridge Folk Festivals.

 

Innes is one of the country’s most sought-after instrumentalists; having played guitar, piano and mandolin alongside the likes of Karen Matheson and John McCusker and in 2016 was nominated for Instrumentalist of the Year at the Scots Trad Music awards.

 

Joining Kim and Innes are Christine Macintyre (Bean an tighe), Raibeart MacCallum, Callum Ross, Fiona Ross, Bethany Kelly and Alec MacKinnon with a host of special guests still to be announced.

 

Expect a night of great tunes, stories, songs and fantastic chorus singing.

 

Tickets for all the Festival events are available from AP Taylors and on-line at www.ticketweb.co.uk

 

The MOK Fest Gaelic night poster. NO_c25mokfest01_Gaelic_Night