Friday 19 June 7.30pm
£23.00 (£21.00 concessions | £8.00 under 35)

Having recently celebrated a decade of touring together Scotland’s ‘chamber-folk’ quartet RANT released their latest album ‘SPIN’ to much critical acclaim last year. A bold, ambitious and reflective collection, SPIN is an album of reinterpretation – RANT’s take on influential tracks from their formative years. Music of bands and players from across the globe who inspired them individually and collectively. The album is a tribute to those influences, and whilst nostalgic by nature has a fresh, confident, energised approach synonymous with the band’s well-established resonant sound.

With 3 acclaimed albums under their belt – 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 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 of a traditional Scottish fiddle player.

“Chamber-folk of the highest order” – Scotsman

“The album feels alive” – Irish Music Magazine

“This is powerful and evocative music that is invigorating, bewitching and beautiful.” – Folk Radio UK

“absolutely compelling” – Songlines

“Sheer class” ***** – The Herald

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