The Courier & Advertiser (Perth and Perthshire Edition)
Indie stars and political analysts will all come together at Solas
Heavyweights of the indie music scene are coming to this year’s Solas Festival.
The midsummer celebration at the Bield in Blackruthven may be one of Scotland’s smallest festivals, but it still manages to attract an impressive line-up of stars.
Former Arab Strap frontman Aidan Moffat and Glasgow guitarist RM Hubbert are among this year’s headliners.
The bill also includes Jordanian/Palestinian “shamstep” act 47Soul, whose debut album was voted World Music Album of the Month by The Guardian.
Rising Scottish star Siobhan Wilson will also be performing.
A Solas spokeswoman said: “The festival is nestled in the idyllic countryside setting at Blackruthven in Perthshire and has run over midsummer weekends every year since 2009.
“This year, the festival theme is drift, and various artists, performances and discussions will explore the drift between peoples and places, from the songs and stories of Gaelic Traveller communities to the darker connections between Scotland and Empire.
“Audiences are invited to come and examine how people move in and out of Scotland and around our world and what those journeys can mean.”
The festival will also feature Hannah Lavery, who will perform her award-winning solo show, The Drift, exploring migrant and mixed raced identities in Scotland.
World Slam champion Harry Baker will lead poetry workshops as well as performing on the main stage, while Professor John Curtice will lead a discussion on the future of Scottish politics.
There will also be sessions from political activist and former member of Faithless, Dave Randall, and Professor Alison Phipps.
Around 1,500 people are expected to attend this year’s event, which runs from June 22 to 24.
Full details can be found at solasfestival.co.uk