Scotland on Tour, the exciting initiative to support the recovery of Scotland’s live music industry, will return to New Galloway this autumn when Esther Swift performs at CatStrand on Sunday 6th November.
Innovative harpist, composer and singer Esther Swift’s work explores ritual, connection, isolation, and the natural world, incorporating a variety of genres including classical chamber music and free improvisation. Having studied at Edinburgh’s St Mary’s Music School and the Royal Northern College of Music, as well as with harp pioneer Catriona McKay, she has received numerous prestigious commissions and featured in many international collaborations.
This performance is part of High Tea Tunes, a series of short concerts by well known local artists followed by tea and scones.
Esther Swift said: “I’m excited to be performing at CatStrand as part of Scotland on Tour. It’s a fantastic initiative after a tough few years for Scotland’s music industry, and I can’t wait to make some memories with the local community.”
Scotland on Tour is taking place over a period of 12 months between April 2022 and 2023. Scotland on Tour supports the creation of hundreds of concerts and performances at much-loved arts centres, town halls and community venues across Scotland. More than 120 artists are set to perform at more than 100 venues across the country as part of the initiative.
The project, which has been created and managed by Active Events, was made possible by £750,000 of Scottish Government backing and focuses on increasing the number of opportunities to showcase and enjoy live music, while bringing exciting acts to the doorstep of city, towns, villages and rural communities.
The year-long Scotland on Tour bill includes both emerging and established artists with genre-spanning acts appearing across the breadth and width of the country, with rock, pop, jazz, classical, folk, trad and acoustic genres all being showcased.
Tickets for the show are available direct from The CatStrand HERE
