Castle Concerts is delighted to announce that Scotland’s celebrated Celtic rock band Skipinnish will play at Edinburgh Castle next summer to celebrate their 25thanniversary. This promises to be a very special evening and surely a career highlight.
Skipinnish co-Founder, Angus MacPhail said, “Since Skipinnish started in 1999, we have never been so excited about a gig. Little did we think back then when we were students playing tunes around the pubs and village halls, that we would be marking our 25th year with a concert at Edinburgh Castle.
This is the biggest announcement we have ever made and we are so grateful to our fans who have supported us throughout our voyage and given us this chance to perform in a setting beyond the wildest dreams of the two young lads we were in 1999. Of everything I’m looking forward to about this event, by far the most powerful, is the sound of a Skipinnish crowd in full voice resonating around the castle and down the Royal Mile.”
Mark Mackie, Director of Castle Concerts said today, “We are thrilled that Skipinnish has chosen to come and celebrate their birthday with us up at the castle next year for what will be a truly amazing event.”
This is a far cry from January 1999 two recently acquainted college friends sat down and had a tune together. One tune led to another, one gig led to another and a musical powerhouse was born. In the years since then, founder members, Angus MacPhail from the Isle of Tiree, and Andrew Stevenson from Achnacarry in Lochaber, have taken Skipinnish from a duo, playing pubs, ceilidhs and weddings, to a 7 piece force of Scottish music and song touring the UK and Europe and filling venues at home, while riding on an ever growing wave of popularity.
Jason Barrett, Chief Operating Officer of The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, said:
“At the Tattoo, we’re delighted to present both modern and traditional music, and Skipinnish’s Walking on the Waves made for a perfect finale in our 2022 Show, Voices. We are proud to carry on our partnership with the band as we welcome them to our arena for the 2024 Castle Concerts series to celebrate their 25 anniversary.”
The meteoric rise of Skipinnish as a band has seen them reach the very top of the Celtic Music scene. With sell-out shows across the country’s biggest music venues attracting audiences bigger than they could ever have imagined and their chart-topping anthems, including Alive, The Island, Last of the Hunters and Walking on the Waves resonating across the globe, what started as a small ceilidh band has evolved and grown to something huge and unique.
Tickets go on sale Friday 20th October at 9am through Ticketmaster.
Ticket link: www.ticketmaster.co.uk
Tickets are NOT available from Edinburgh Castle Box Office
For further information please call
Fraser Smith on 07801 55 22 85 or fraser@hothouse-publicity.com
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