The Canny Band with support from Scotstown Dance Band

The Canny Band are Michael Biggins (BBC Young Traditional Musician of the Year 2021), Sam Mabbett and Callum Convoy. The band are a rare fusion of piano, diatonic button accordion and bodhran, the band have stormed the Glasgow traditional music scene and gained numerous high-profile appearances including BBC ALBA and BBC Radio Scotland. They also recently won ‘Up and Coming Artist of the Year’ at the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards.

They already have several awards under their belt including a Celtic Connections Danny Kyle Award and Hands up for Trad’s Battle of the Folk Bands.

Fellow stalwarts of Glasgow’s fertile session scene, the already-seasoned trio cook up an expert, effervescent mix of trad-based material with borrowings from classical, jazz and beyond, focussing more recently on self-penned material.

“Great players with standout arrangements – really fresh and exciting” Kathryn Tickell, BBC Radio 3

With support from Scotstown Dance Band (formerly known as JR Green)
Brothers Jacob and Rory Green are the newly formed Scotstown Dance Band, playing a type of music they have dubbed ‘post-Ceilidh’. Hailing from Sunart, their setlist is a mix of original and traditional, and their sound a blend of indie, folk, and ceilidh. The original songs are lyrical observations on life in Scotland, particularly life in more rural areas. Alongside these, the traditional numbers sound as fresh and as vital as ever.

Tickets are Pay What You Decide.

For tonight, the Café at An Tobar will be serving food from 7pm, our winter warmers were so popular at the Rally, we have decided to put them on in the evening before the start of our new year!

We will have a delicious selection of Veggie Stovies, Veggie Chilli and Veggie Chickpea Curry to choose from.