A MUSICAL, dramatic and literary event with connections throughout the Highlands and islands and beyond will take place on the evening of January 29 as part of this year’s performances at Celtic Connections.
At 8pm at the Royal Concert Hall in Glasgow, a gathering of writers and musicians will pay tribute to the lasting influence of the original ‘supertramp’, Welsh poet WH Davies, and, in particular, his poem, Leisure, its well-known opening lines providing the title Stand and Stare for the entire production.
Led by popular Inverness musician Liza Mulholland, from the group, Dorec-abelle, the musical element of the evening will also comprise a number of well-known individuals. They contain such performers as Charlie McKerron from the band Capercaillie, Elephant Session’s own Alasdair Taylor, also from Inverness, and – all the way from Canada – the musician Christine Hanson, who has played at a number of similar events on both sides of the Atlantic.