Rant

Gigs · Reeth

Rant

Saturday 8 May 2027 · Doors 19:30

Memorial Hall, Reeth

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Rant is on Saturday 8 May 2027 at Memorial Hall, Reeth, with doors at 19:30. Tickets start at £11, including the booking fee.

Coming back to Reeth for the fourth time, RANT remain at the forefront of the Scottish fiddle scene. The meeting of four of the country’s finest players, the quartet use just their fiddles to weave a tapestry of melodies, textures, layers and sounds. Bethany Reid from Shetland, Anna Massie and Lauren MacColl from the Highland peninsula of the Black Isle, and Gillian Frame from the Isle of Arran join forces to showcase the combined resonance of their instruments with repertoire unearthed from both old collections and their own contemporary writing. RANT create a sound which is both spacious and lush, yet retaining all the earthy bite and spark synonymous with a Scottish fiddle player. ‘Live in Glasgow’ was recorded during one special night in Cottiers Theatre in the heart of the city’s west end. It is a celebration of the place the band met during their student days - a city which has been at the centre of their music making ever since - and is the culmination of 14 years of honing their craft together as a quartet. ‘Live in Glasgow’ is their first release on vinyl. Their live set reflects years of honing their sound together and their love for the music of their respect...

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