On the lead-up to the release of their latest album Acid Croft Vol 9, Shooglenifty presented an album launch show via Vimeo that was recorded in Balquhidder where they ‘let rip’.
For this coming weekend (from 28/11/20 to 30/11/20) Shooglenifty will stream their live album launch video “Shooglenifty: Live in Balquhidder” via standrews.fairsaturday.org in aid of the Jaipur Heritage Trust.
The 51-minute video was filmed in a barn in Balquhidder, with special guest poet Magi McGlynn, in August. This joyful online gig has taken the place of Shooglenifty’s album launch tour of Scotland, England and India that the band had planned to co-incide with the release of their album Acid Croft Vol 9 this autumn. Up until now it has been available to stream solely via Vimeo.
Johnny Whalley’s review of Acid Croft Vol 9 concluded:
The thought of Shooglenifty heading out on a new start brings a warm glow and, having heard its first fruits, I know the magic is brighter than ever. I can look forward to many more tunes that will get the family dancing around the kitchen. With song firmly embedded in the repertoire, they’re even including pauses to catch breath and appreciate the beauty of the Gaelic oral tradition, a tradition presented with that special Shooglenifty twist.
The band are proud to be part of St Andrew’s Fair Saturday, an organization that supports a fair deal for artists and raises huge funds for charities across the globe. At least 50% of box office from our show will be donated to the Jaipur Heritage Trust, a charity that is supporting Rajasthani musicians whose livelihoods have been devasted by the COVID pandemic.
We know many of our fans have yet to see the live concert, and we hope to reach many more people via Fair Saturday. Stream this weekend via standrews.fairsaturday.org and pay what you can to help our Rajasthani friends, many of whom we have played with over the years at the Jodhpur Riff Festival, and include Dhun Dhora, whom we collaborated with on our last album Written in Water.
James Mackintosh (Shooglenifty): “Life during the pandemic has become a real struggle for many of our brilliant and inspiring musician friends in Rajasthan. This is a great opportunity to give a hand to them and their families, many of whom live in remote areas and don’t have the benefit of any of the financial safety nets available to their fellow musicians here in the West.”
Divya Bhatia (Jodhpur Riff Festival, who are administering the fund for the Rajasthani musicians): “We are so pleased that Shooglenifty has chosen to support the traditional musicians of Rajasthan and their families during the Coronavirus pandemic. Shooglenifty are our collaborators in developing new, original music… and our friends. We are very grateful for their support and are looking forward to playing together once again.”
ABOUT FAIR SATURDAY
In 2015, Fair Saturday was created in the city of Bilbao as a counterpoint to the rampant consumerism of Black Friday. The idea was to bring artists and cultural organisations from all over the world together in a global festival. There is just one requirement to those taking part: to support a social cause of their choice.
St Andrew’s Fair Saturday is Scotland’s contribution to the global Fair Saturday movement (delivered in partnership with the Scottish Government and BEMIS), and has taken an important role at the forefront of this global initiative as the first official nation joining it. This year much of the content will be online via standrews.fairsaturday.org