Fiona Kennedy & Friends unveil Moray tour date

SCOTLAND on Tour, the exciting initiative to support the recovery of Scotland’s live music industry, will return to Elgin this autumn when Fiona Kennedy & Friends play Elgin Town Hall on Friday, October 14.

Renowned Scottish singer-songwriter Fiona Kennedy has performed all over the world during her career, and she now brings a genre-defying set to Elgin Town Hall as part of Scotland on Tour, from heartbreaking highland melodies to emotive country ballads and upbeat folk tunes.

Joined by long-term musical collaborator Nils Elders on guitar and Neil Birse on piano, Fiona will also welcome some of her musician friends to the stage for a one-off performance.

Fiona said: “We’re really looking forward to coming to Elgin in October with a show full-to-bursting with brilliant music to cheer us all up and we can also enjoy being reflective.

"We’ll be performing everything from beautiful old Scottish ballads to country to some written by myself, to pop! I’m delighted to have Nils Elders and Neil Birse with me, together with very special guest Frank Thomson, regular star of Fiona’s Kitchen Concerts! A huge thank you to Scotland on Tour for providing this opportunity for musicians after the most challenging few years for the industry.”

Donald Squair, Hall Manager at Elgin Town Hall, commented: “We are extremely excited to be bringing Fiona Kennedy to Elgin Town Hall and are very grateful for the support of Scotland on Tour in assisting in making this happen after what has been a difficult time for all.”

Scotland on Tour is running over a 12 month period between April 2022-23. It aims to support the creation of hundreds of concerts and performances at much-loved arts centres, town halls and community venues across Scotland. More than 120 artists are set to perform at more than 100 venues across the country as part of the initiative.

The project, which has been created and managed by Active Events, was made possible by £750,000 of Scottish Government backing and will focus on increasing the number of opportunities to showcase and enjoy live music, while bringing exciting acts to the doorstep of city, towns, villages and rural communities.

The year-long Scotland on Tour bill includes both emerging and established artists with genre-spanning acts appearing across the breadth and width of the country, with rock, pop, jazz, classical, folk, trad and acoustic genres all being showcased.

Tickets for these and a raft of other shows, as well as information on forthcoming gigs, are on sale now at www.scotlandontour.com