This is a performance by the ensemble appearing at The Village and The Road in the festival's second week. It is distinctive music involving ancient instruments and a harp.

Artist/Company
The Galloway Agreement [From Scotland, UK]
Date
Monday, 18 September(National Holiday) ,14:00-
Running Time
60 minutes (estimated)
Venue
BIRD Theatre [Foyer]
Price
Free (Reservation required)
About the programme開く

Ahead of the performance, The Village and the Road, on 23 and 24 September, The Galloway Agreement, who will be playing the accompaniment music for the play, will be giving a concert. There will be some unique old European instruments, so please pay attention to those too.

Company profile開く

The Galloway Agreement

The Galloway Agreement is a collaboration featuring four renowned traditional musicians; Wendy Stewart (harp, vocals), Ruth Morris (alto and tenor nyckelharpa), Gavin Marwick (fiddle), and Stuart Macpherson (double bass). These world class musicians are all based in Dumfries and Galloway. They originally came together as invited artists to record on Wendy's album, Folds in the Field. They enjoyed playing together so much that they decided to form this quartet, with quite a different instrumental line-up and choice of material from a more usual string quartet! Their repertoire is a mixture of original compositions and favourite tunes and songs from Scotland and other European traditions.

Host/Grant開く

Creative Scotland

Made in Scotland

Scottish Storytelling Centre

Theatre Royal Dumfries

Dumfries and Galloway Arts Festival

Dumfries and Galloway Unlimited

Scotbelge Charitable trust

Dame Barbara Kelley

Peter Renwick