Leading lights of the Scottish folk scene play Edinburgh's Picture House Hogmanay Party: folk mavericks Shooglenifty are set to headline the all-star night that includes the trio of Annie Grace, Corrina Hewat and Karine Polwart. Joining them will be the award winning Malinky and ceilidh band Chuting Blancs, featuring Calum McCrimmon, Mike Vass and Anna Massie.
The organisers of the party have also promised a surprise midnight moment for the bells.
Tickets for The Picture House Hogmanay Party are £22.50 (over 18's only). Get tickets
Here's what the promoter has to say about the bands:
SHOOGLENIFTY
Shooglenifty push the word 'traditional' to its limits with their unique blend of dance vibes and roots music. Genuinely genre defying, they have been described as everything from "acid croft" to "hypnofolkadelia." Journalists may compete for words to describe, but all agree they are virtually impossible not to dance to and one of the best live bands of their genre around. Shooglenifty's line up is Angus Grant on fiddle, Luke Plumb on mandolin and banjo, Garry Finlayson on banjax, Malcolm Crosbie on guitar, Quee MacArthur on bass and James Mackintosh on drums / percussion.
www.shoogle.com
GRACE, HEWAT, POLWART
Annie Grace / Corrina Hewat / Karine Polwart
This unique vocal combination has sold out every gig they've ever done! The distinctive voices of multiple BBC Folk Award winning songwriter & guitarist Karine Polwart, Unusual Suspects co-director & harper Corrina Hewat and piper/whistler extraordinaire Annie Grace perform vibrant and innovative harmony arrangements of Scots dance songs, lullabies and laments, tales of the supernatural and spiritual, and striking original compositions. When they get together they sound just like they are! Lilting and lovely sometimes; bolshy and bawdy at others; and both dark & discordant, hopeful & happy! www.myspace.com/girlytrio
MALINKY
Malinky's newly revamped line-up underscores their reputation as one of Scotland's most distinctive and accomplished folk bands. While retaining their hallmark song-based repertoire, performed by three superb lead vocalists and arrayed with tastefully inventive instrumentation, Malinky today unite seasoned maturity with sparkling freshness, casting their musical net wider than ever. Malinky are Steve Byrne (vocals/bouzouki/guitar), Mark Dunlop (vocals/whistles/bodhrán) Fiona Hunter (vocals/cello), Dave Wood (guitar/bouzouki) and Mike Vass (fiddle).
www.malinky.com
CHUTING BLANCS
Blistering Ceilidh tunes & original compositions from three top traditional Scottish-based musicians: Calum MacCrimmon (Bagpipes - Breabach / www.breabach.com ), Anna Massie (Guitars / www.annamassie.com ) and Mike Vass (Fiddle - Malinky www.mikevass.com )