August 29, 2012
MICHAELMAS IN MONIAIVE
Moniaive “music
village in the south-west Scotland” is set in the rural uplands of Nithsdale in
Dumfries & Galloway. Moniaive and its three beautiful surrounding glens,
Dalwhat, Craigdarroch and Castlefairn has a population of just under 1,000
people.
Moniaive is fortunate to have two hotels
and pubs and a well stocked supermarket with a post office, a chocolatier, four
restaurants and a garage.
The Moniaive Michaelmas Bluegrass Festival
is held in Moniaive Memorial Institute so no matter what the wet ather
outside it will be warm and cosy inside.
The Moniaive Michaelmas
Bluegrass Festival 2012 is held September 28th – 30th,
with a very impressive line up of bluegrass from Scotland, Northern Ireland and
the USA.
The Ballinger
Family Band (USA)
The Knotty
Pine String Band (N.Ireland)
New Redwing
(Scotland)
High Speed
Grass (Scotland)
The Down and
Out Bluegrass Band (N.Ireland)
Grass Routes
(Scotland)
Tickets are available online
at
http://www.moniaivebluegrass.co.uk
The festival is organised by
Paul Lyttle, who isalso presenter of “Criffel
Creek”- a great new radio show from Alive Community Radio in Dumfries , every
other Sunday from 10 am – 12 noon. Tune in on 107.3 FM in the Dumfries area or
by internet radio on http://aliveradio.net
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