Leo McArdle
acts The High, Trouvaille and Sarah Dyson also performed.
Prior to the gig The High had only performed a handful of gigs while Trouvaille had never before performed as a band. Sarah Dyson has a lot of experience playing acoustically in cafes and busking but had never performed on a main stage before.
City Music Live is organised to give young people from the Stirling area the opportunity to play to a live audience on a proper stage, using industry-standard equipment.
Events are run by a small number of under-18s musicians and music enthusiasts and, with support from Tolbooth staff, they book the acts, promote the event and compere and engineer the live sound on the night.
The events have come a long way since the first night – which took place in the 40-capacity information station on Corn Exchange Road – with organisers saying the latest event was their most successful yet.
Kenny Bates, music development officer at the Tolbooth, paid tribute to those who worked hard to make the night a success.
He said: “We’ve always been lucky in having really great teams of young people behind the events, with a good mix of ages, backgrounds and interests. In this instance Joseph Hewer, Leo McArdle, Holly Graham, Ollie Robertson Jones and Thomas Kane did a great job.
“They always bring together great line-ups – young people growing out of their school talent shows, those