274 July 2017 - Gryffe Advertizer
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SAT<br />
1<br />
JULY<br />
SAMAs Showcase<br />
Paisley Arts Centre 7pm - 10pm<br />
Tickets: £11.21 Over 18s only<br />
The Scottish Alternative Music Awards are hosting a<br />
night of live music with Rachel Sermanni, The Great Albatross,<br />
Mark McGowan - part of the Paisley 2021 Weave and Sma’ Shot<br />
Festival.<br />
SUN<br />
2<br />
JULY<br />
Yorkston, Thorn and Khan<br />
Paisley Arts Centre 7.30pm<br />
Tickets: £12 (£10 conc.) + bkg fee*<br />
Yorkston/Thorne/Khan release their new<br />
album Neuk Wight Delhi All-Stars on 7 April. It<br />
follows the band’s debut album, 2016’s critically<br />
acclaimed Everything Sacred, and presents a<br />
confluence of currents, among them the north Indian sarangi; jazz-tinged bass,<br />
acoustic guitar and; and three very different vocalists - James Yorkston (East Neuk of<br />
Fife), Jon Thorne (Isle of Wight) and Suhail Yusuf Khan (New Delhi). Part of The Weave<br />
Festival <strong>2017</strong><br />
MON<br />
3<br />
JULY<br />
Silent<br />
Paisley Arts Centre 7.30pm<br />
Tickets: £10 (£8 conc.) + bkg fee*<br />
Homeless McGoldrig once had splendid things. But<br />
he has lost it all - including his mind. He now dives into the<br />
wonderful wounds of his past through the romantic world<br />
of Rudolph Valentino. Dare to laugh at despair and gasp at<br />
redemption in this brave, bleak, beautiful production for which Fishamble and Pat<br />
Kinevane won an Olivier Award last year.<br />
FRI<br />
7<br />
to<br />
SAT<br />
8<br />
JULY<br />
WED<br />
19<br />
JULY<br />
Sneaky Previews<br />
Paisley Arts Centre 7.30pm<br />
Tickets: Friday £10 (£8 conc.) Saturday £12 (£10 conc.) + bkg fee*<br />
Suitable for ages 18+<br />
Take a comedy sneak peek and enjoy Edinburgh Fringe<br />
previews. These shows are a work in progress so they<br />
might not be slick, but they will certainly be funny. Please<br />
note shows will contain some adult humour & some rude (but hilarious) jokes.<br />
Not for those not easily offended.<br />
Vivaldi Mozart Paganini -<br />
Classics from Germany<br />
Paisley Abbey 7.30pm<br />
Tickets: £16 / £14 senior conc. / £12 other conc.<br />
A diverse program ranging from Antonio Vivaldi to W.A.<br />
Mozart and Niccolo Paganini.<br />
THUR<br />
20<br />
to<br />
SAT<br />
22<br />
JULY<br />
PACE Theatre Company Present<br />
Arcadia<br />
Venue: Paisley Arts Centre<br />
8pm<br />
Cost: £10 (£6 concessions)*<br />
Based on Shakespeare’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream,’<br />
this promenade theatre styled production takes us round<br />
and about the Arts Centre ground in search of gypsy<br />
inspired fairies, roustabout mechanicals and 50’s styled<br />
love struck boppers! A wild and heady drama picnic of dance, song, comedy and such<br />
acting, as to leave you weak at the melodrama knees.<br />
Call us on 0300 300 1210 or visit https://boxoffice.renfrewshire.gov.uk/ to book<br />
Dinner/Dance<br />
Every Saturday night from 8pm - 11pm at Willow Bank<br />
Hotel, 96 Greenock Road, Largs. Booking essential.<br />
Call 01475 675435 for further information.<br />
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The bill has been announced for The Spree – featuring a one-off collaboration<br />
between Scottish indie act Frightened Rabbit and the Royal Scottish National<br />
Orchestra in Paisley Abbey.<br />
The festival of music, comedy, theatre and more – which will take over the<br />
town centre between 13 and 22 October – is now in its sixth year and is part of<br />
Paisley’s bid to be UK City of Culture 2021.<br />
Frightened Rabbit will be the latest in a line of Scottish bands to team up with<br />
the orchestra in the stunning setting of the 850-year-old Abbey on 17 October<br />
for a show which has been a highlight of previous Sprees.<br />
Much of the action will take place in a specially-erected Spiegeltent in the town<br />
centre, which will host trad acts Dougie MacLean and Canada’s De Temps<br />
Antan (18 Oct), Breabach, Kris Drever and Talisk (20 Oct), plus Sharon Shannon<br />
and Fara (15 Oct).<br />
Paisley Arts Centre will welcome Emma Pollock and RM Hubbert (15 Oct) and<br />
a gathering of artists from the Lost Map record label, curated by The Pictish<br />
Trail (22 Oct).<br />
The festival will have a strong international feel with an Americana night boasting<br />
Boston’s Laura Cortese and the Dance Cards, and opened by England’s Yola<br />
Carter, named UK Artist of the Year at the <strong>2017</strong> American Music Association<br />
UK Awards.<br />
Specially-commissioned shows in support of Paisley’s UK City of Culture 2021<br />
bid include:<br />
An opening night concert where three Scottish acts – Ross Ainslie, Blue Rose<br />
Code and Angus Lyon – and from India – Smita Bellur, Asin Khan Langa<br />
and Sawai Khan – weave together traditional music from both countries. The<br />
same show will also open the prestigious Rajastan International Folk Festival<br />
a week before;<br />
A show celebrating Paisley’s untold story featuring and curated by acclaimed<br />
songwriter James Grant;<br />
A literary celebration at a Banks Supper night inspired by Iain Banks’ novel<br />
Espedair Street, about a rock band from the town, featuring award-winning<br />
author Alan Bissett;<br />
The line-up was announced on Radio Scotland by Vic Galloway, who will<br />
broadcast his radio show before a live audience in the town during the festival,<br />
as will his BBC colleague Janice Forsyth.<br />
There remains one major headline act still to be announced, with Paisley music<br />
fans encouraged to keep their eyes on the Spree social media channels as it is<br />
one they won’t want to miss.<br />
The Spree will also feature two comedy nights in conjunction with the Gilded<br />
Balloon, as well as film events and songwriting workshops, while unsigned<br />
musical talent will be given a showcase through the Danny Kyle Open Stage run<br />
by Celtic Music Radio.<br />
The festival sees the return of the ever-popular ModStuff celebration of all<br />
things Mod run by LNP Promotions – headlined by The Style Councillors and<br />
taking over The Spiegeltent on the final Saturday.<br />
Paisley Town Hall will also host award-winning disabled choreographer Marc<br />
Brew’s BREWBAND, fusing together indie-rock music and dance.<br />
There will be plenty for kids too, with the National Theatre of Scotland bringing<br />
their Rocket Post show to town, fresh from a run at the Edinburgh Fringe, while<br />
the Big Telly Theatre Company present Operation Paisley – Alien Pursuit, an<br />
interactive, town-wide treasure hunt for kids.<br />
A full programme of free children’s shows taking place over the October school<br />
holidays is still to be announced.<br />
The Spree is run by Renfrewshire<br />
Council and programmed by<br />
Active Events.<br />
Paisley’s bid to be UK City of<br />
Culture is taking place as part of a<br />
wider push to transform the town’s future using the town’s unique heritage and<br />
cultural story and was lodged with the UK government in April, with a decision<br />
expected over which places make the shortlist this summer.