A session at Stonehaven harbour.
Stonehaven Festival celebrates its 22nd year with a Weekend of Music and Song including Concerts in the Town Hall plus workshops, Ceilidh, sessions, free afternoon concerts, Family show, Aqua ceilidh, World paper and Comb Championships, Tradition Bearers Concert, “Cowie Fringe”, late night Blues, House of Song and more. 2010 guests include Shooglenifty, Show of Hands and the McCalmans.
By Ross Cunningham.
The Deportees in concert.
The Deportees are a 5-piece folky-rocky-country-ish tuneful outfit from Aberdeen. It would be unfair to lump them into a specific genre, hence the rather linguistically-incorrect introduction, but they certainly have a discernible folk influence with a strong emphasis on vocal harmonies. They’re recently formed and deserve checking out. Singer and guitarist Adam Keenan spoke with Aberdeen Voice’s Ross Cunningham.
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