Your guide to the best gigs around Ayrshire
Music fans will find a real treat on the banks of the River Doon this weekend.
The first- ever Doonfest kicks off in Dalrymple on Friday with a weekend of performances and workshops that will turn the sleepy village into a bustling hive of activity.
On Friday performers like Mike Daly’s Rhythm Kings and rockabilly favourites The Peas perform, while Saturday sees a Possibility Screams open mic for young talent and a performance from the popular Cafeorchestra.
Sunday changed things up, with opera singer Cheryl Forbes in town before Karen Henderson provides musical accompaniment for a picnic lunch by The Doon.
Find full listings below: Wednesday, July 5
Jam session, Bellfield Tavern, Kilmarnock, 8pm.
Treehouse Sessions, Treehouse, Ayr, 9pm. Thursday, July 6
Acoustic Bliss open mic, Twa Dugs, Ayr, 10pm.
Jam session, The Wick, Prestwick, 9pm. Friday, July 7
Open mic, Tam o’Shanter Inn, Ayr, 9pm.
Open mic with Louis, Cameron’s, Ayr, 9pm.
Mark Hamilton, RAF Association Club, Prestwick, 9pm.
Slider, Fanny by Gaslight, Kilmarnock, 9pm.
Memphis, Cheeky Charlies, Troon, 9.30pm.
Doonfest, various locations, Dalrymple, 5pm. Saturday, July 8
Jigsaw, Ex- Services Club, Ayr, 8pm.
Just Like Eddie, Anchor Bar, Ayr, 9pm.
James, RAF Association Club, Prestwick, 9pm.
Mark Hamilton, Railway Club, Ayr, 7.30pm.
Backwater and State of Quo, Prestwick Cricket Club, 6.30pm.
Cherry Red ‘ 53, The Wick, Prestwick, 9.30pm.
Doonfest, various locations, Dalrymple, 11am. Sunday, July 9
Ayr Blues Club, Twa Dugs, Ayr, 6.30pm.
Ben Ellis open mic, Harleys, Ayr, 9pm.
Sunday jam, Fanny by Gaslight, Kilmarnock, 3pm.
Nightshift, Music on the Prom, Girvan, 3pm.
Doonfest, various locations, Dalrymple, 11.30am.
Sunday Jazz with the New Orleans Joymakers, Harbour Arts Centre, Irvine, 2pm. Monday, July 10
The Organist Entertains: Sam Bristow, Town Hall, Ayr, noon.
Stirling Bridge International Arts Festival, Town Hall, Ayr, 7.30pm. Tuesday, July 11
Open mic with Tu Amo, Cheeky Charlies, Troon, 10pm.
Acoustic night with Chris Snelgrove and Tragical History Tour, Crumb and Cocktails, Ayr, 7.30pm.
Send your gigs to michael. reynolds@ trinitymirror. com or call 01292 294464.