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Blindspot win Battle of the Bands Final
15 Comments Published by Clazz September 24th, 2006 in Gigs, Reviews.Blindspot have been announced as the well-deserved winners of Battle Of The Bands 2006. After mind-blowing performances from all six finalists last Thursday and a difficult decision from the three judges, the overall top three bands were announced as Superego, Roll Machine and Blindspot respectively.
With plenty of clapping and chanting right from the start, it […]
Battle Of The Bands Heat 2 Review
3 Comments Published by Ian September 17th, 2006 in Gigs, Reviews.After an explosive Heat 1, where Roll Machine, Audio Narcosis and Superego went through, Heat 2 proved to be just as successful. There were six more orcadian bands battling it out for the chance to go through to the final and each trying to impress the judges with their originality. Hetty & The Petticoats were […]
Battle of the Bands Heat 1 Review
5 Comments Published by Clazz September 11th, 2006 in Gigs, Reviews.By Clarissa Linnet. Around 500 people turned up to watch the first heat of the much-anticipated Battle of the Bands, which is to take place in Orkney every two years. Since the last Battle of the Bands in May 2004, various young bands have pushed their way into the spotlight, building up their own fan […]
Jazz Summer School Tutors at Woodwick
5 Comments Published by Gemma McGregor July 19th, 2006 in Reviews.On concluding the three day jazz summer school, the five tutors took centre stage themselves on Tuesday for a goodbye gig at Woodwick House. Following an impressive opening number led by singer Maureen Cursiter, the quartet went on to play some upbeat Jazz standards. It was a treat to hear drummer Bernie Wilde, with his […]
After an exhilarating weekend festival on the tiny island of North Ronaldsay, Kris Drever stopped off to play a gig for his old friends in Kirkwall. Joined by Eamon Coyne on banjo and mandola, Gavin Firth on guitar and Erik Laughton on bodhran and snare drum, Kris played some rollicking good sets with everything from […]
Saturday night saw the first in a string of events intended to display the increasingly creative and widespread band movement in Orkney. Although there was a low turn out (a disappointing trend in such events) the atmosphere was relaxed and everyone enjoyed the wealth of talent on offer.
First band of the night ‘Dazed’ (to which […]


