Festival’s fine display of musical magic
THE TENTH annual Kintyre Songwriters’ Festival (KSF) brought an astounding array of musical talent to Campbeltown.
The festival weekend kicked off with a rocking night of live music in Whisky Macs on Friday.
Iain McIntyre and his band got the pub crowd going with an explosive collection of rock songs.
Throughout Saturday, KSF’s open mic session kept Whisky Macs’ punters entertained with a selection of creations and classics from anyone who had the courage to give it a go.
In an innovative move, some of the performances were live-streamed on Whisky Macs’ Facebook page, allowing those who couldn’t make it along to the pub to still enjoy the festival fever. Idea
During the afternoon, Paul Johnson performed touching song Angel Fishing, and afterwards said: ‘That song was written by a man called Kenneth Campbell Gilchrist, whose idea it was to have such a thing as a songwriters’ festival in the first place, so we play his songs because they deserve to be heard, and because they’re deadly.’
Saturday night performer Chrissy Barnacle left a lasting impression on the town hall audience with her frank and humorous self-penned alt-folk songs on topics ranging from her difficult love life to cannibal rats on a cruise ship.
Also on Saturday night, The Shift played an energetic set which got the crowd pumped up and ready for Glasgow group, Pronto Mama.
The beatnik sixpiece enthralled the audience with their soulful and passionate performance on stage.
At times, one of the members played the trombone and keyboard at the same time, which had folk talking all weekend.
The musical talent which Kintyre produces, and draws in, is astounding and the KSF organisers should be proud of the weekend’s display.