Big Burns
Supper festival in Dumfries - unveiled their full programme today and included the man himself in proceedings
The acclaimed Scottish
rock band Big Country will be among
the highlights of an event which includes everything from carnival and cabaret
to live music and theatre – plus lots of chances to enjoy a Burns Supper.
The events, which are a
key part of the Homecoming Scotland and Scotland’s Winter Festival celebrations,
take place over the weekend of 24-26 January – wrapping round Burns Night
itself on Saturday 25th.
Graham Main, Festival
Director, said: “The Big Burns
Supper celebrates our national bard and all that’s best about contemporary
Scotland. Burns loved life and lived it to the full, and that’s the spirit of
our festival.
We have also focused on making BBS
2014 highly accessible so there is plenty to enjoy for revellers of every age
and taste. There
won’t be a bigger, better or more exciting way to enjoy the Burns Night weekend
than with us in Dumfries.”
At the
heart of the festival will be the magical Spiegeltent
– a large 1920s-style mirrored tent where audiences can enjoy shows, cabaret
and music including:
- The great Scottish rock sound of Big Country
- Sensual Spanish-born singer Buika
- The richly diverse Mull Historical Society
- Folk guitar genius Dick Gaughan and special guests
·
Bagpipes, drums and guitars from the Dangleberries
·
The Hackney Colliery Band
After 11pm
Club Spiegel arrives, with two party nights plus a wild roller disco.
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| Buika |
BBS 2014
events will be taking place at a variety of venues, and on the streets
themselves as Dumfries hosts the first ever Homecoming Carnival.
This
lantern-lit procession will be one of the first major events of the 2014 Year
of Homecoming, and certainly among the most colourful – with 2,000 people
expected to take part.
More coverage and great footage of the launch:
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