An Evening with Andrew Greig & The Fiona Hunter Band
DHM Concerts and Unroofed Records presents
An Evening with Andrew Greig & The Fiona Hunter Band
28th March 2014, Queens Hall, Edinburgh.
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Andrew Greig has been called ‘Scotland’s Renaissance writer ‘ by journalist Mariella Frostrop and has been at the forefront of Scottish poetry and literature since the mid- seventies. He is the author of six acclaimed books of poetry, two Himalayan mountaineering expedition books, and several novels including That Summer, When They Lay Bare, In Another Light (Scottish Book of the Year) The Return of John Macnab and Romanno Bridge. His last non-fiction book At The Loch of The Green Corrie is already seen as a contemporary classic.
His recent collection Found at Sea was adapted for the stage by David Greig and performed to sell out audiences at The Traverse Theatre in Feb 2013. His latest novel Fair Helen published by Quercus Books is set in the Scotland-England Borderlands in the 1590’s. Greig’s vital prose renders the Border Ballad Fair Helen of Kirkconnel Lea as a breathless romance, as stirring adventure, and a memento mori. Gutsy atmospheric and wry as ever, he shines a candle light on the dark days of a lawless land, land and the real woman behind the legend often called the Scottish Romeo and Juliet.
‘What sets Fair Helen above the usual run of historical novels, aside from Greig’s extraordinarily deft use of language, is its moral depth, its acute sense of the intricacies of the Border feuds and of the Byzantine intrigues of King James’s VI inner circle and, most poignantly, the helplessness and determination of those characters who would live decent lives, if only “feckfu’ gentry” would allow it…’ The Guardian
The first half of the evening will consist of a selection of readings from Andrew’s published works including Fair Helen with musical interludes from the Fiona Hunter Band.
The second half will feature an hour set from Fiona Hunter with her band Mike Vass, Gillian Frame, Innes Watson and Euan Burton who will be celebrating the release of Fiona’s debut solo album.
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FIONA HUNTER
After nearly a decade as vocalist and cellist of award-winning folk band Malinky, Fiona Hunter is stepping out on her own and gaining a deserved reputation as one of the finest young singers on the Scottish folk music scene today, with her fresh interpretations of songs of her native Glasgow and of the Scottish Travellers. In pursuit of the latter she has worked with members of the Fetterangus Stewart family, the last tradition-bearers of this celebrated folk song dynasty. Her academic qualifications in the field are of the first order – a BA in Scottish Music from the Royal Scottish Academy and studies at the Smithsonian Institute in the USA – but it’s her passion and natural ability to inhabit her material that sets her apart.
“Hunter’s strengths lie in a vocal tone that she varies to suit the mood of the song while always sounding like the real deal and her ability to project a genuine empathy with the characters she’s singing about.” Rob Adams
“It’s a beguiling tapestry of sound which leaves you wanting more.” Matthew Linley
Nominated for Scots Singer of the Year in the 2013 Traditional Music Awards and participant at the 2013 Womex Festival