Scotland on Tour, the exciting initiative to support the recovery of our live music industry, will return to Creetown this autumn with the JKL Duo who will play Quarrymen’s Arts Centre on Saturday 29th October 2022.
The JKL Duo are a Glasgow-based flute and classical guitar duo composed of Kerry Lynch (flute) and Jacopo Lazzaretti (guitar). The pair met almost 6 years ago when Jacopo came to Glasgow to complete an Erasmus year at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, and they have been performing together ever since.
The duo are bringing their latest project The International Poet to Creetown, featuring new music composed especially for them based on the works of Robert Burns. They have imagined what Burns could have created were he alive today, when physical distance is no longer an obstacle to communication, collaboration and creation. The traditional tunes have been given an international twist but retain their recognisable charm.
Jacopo and Kerry said: “We’re delighted to be performing at Quarrymen’s Arts Centre thanks to Scotland on Tour. It’s a great opportunity to play some venues we might not otherwise get to visit and we can’t wait to make some memories with the people of Creetown playing our ‘The International Poet’ Album which will be released at the end of this year.”
Scotland on Tour will take place over a period of 12 months between April 2022 and 2023. The remaining gigs taking place at Quarrymen’s Arts Centre are Kissing The Flint on Saturday 12th November, and Pauline Vallance and Shelagh McKay Jones on Saturday 26th November.
Scotland on Tour will support 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 will focus 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 these and a raft of other shows are on sale now at www.scotlandontour.com.
