05/02/2010
Well Celtic Connections has finished and what a great festival it was. Rachel was a special guest of Manx group 'King Chiaullee' at the Old Fruitmarket and had lots of fun! Check out photos from the gig in the gallery, and check out the great review from 'Oak and Thorn' who were are the gig.
The festival also saw Rachel and her trio perform 2 special sellout education concerts in the main auditorium of the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall This saw nearly 5,000 schoolchildren dancing around and enjoying their music!
Some dates for 2010 are starting to appear on the gigs page. Rachel performs this sunday with Gaelic singer Joy Dunlop and over the next couple of months will see her trio touring Scotland and performing in Northern Spain. New gigs are coming in all the time so keep checking back for ones in your area.
06/01/2010
Happy New Year!
January is a busy month for Rachel with several gigs and workshops. This coming Friday (8th Jan) will see Rachel joining fellow special guests Jamie Smith, Malcolm Stitt and Greg Joughin to perform with Manx supergroup 'King Chiaullee' at the Centenary Centre on the Isle of Man, as a preview to the same concert taking place at the Celtic Connections Festival in Glasgow on Wed 20th Jan.
Rachel is proud to be part of Celtic Connections Education program which will twice see her trio perform in front of several thousand children at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. She'll also be teaching harp as part of the 'come and try' Celtic Connections outreach series in schools around Glasgow.
06/11/2009
Rachel and her trio are heading to Denmark next week for a wee 5-day tour so check out the gigs page to see where exactly in the country they'll be playing.
Its been a few years since Rachel has performed there so she can't wait to get back there, have some hopefully great gigs and catch up with old friends. Joining Rachel as part of her trio will be Jenn Butterworth (guitar and vocals) and James Lindsay (double bass).
13/09/2009
Rachel is taking part in a very special event in a few weeks time "Tillidh Mi Dhachaidh - The Ullapool Homecoming", in the Highland village where she grew up....Ullapool.
Celebrating the wealth of talent from the Creative Arts that has spawned from the area the 26th September to 16th October will see concerts, exhibitions, school and community workshops in Scotlands year of Homecoming.
Rachel will be joining other local musicians including James Graham, Mairearad Green, Michael Bryan, Andi Neate, Stuart Hossack and others to perform at special concerts on Friday the 2nd and Saturday 3rd October.
Find out more at www.ullapoolhomecoming.com