The full line-up of live music for this weekend\u2019s third annual Firefly Festival in Moniaive has been unveiled.<\/p>\n
The Hoolits, Trongate Rum Riots, Rory McLeod, Isaac & Louis will be playing as will Greg Lawson & Pete Garnett, San Fran and The Siscos plus Emma Gillespie.<\/p>\n
There will also be poetry from Dumfries and Galloway\u2019s much-loved Hugh McMillan and 2017 BBC Poet in Residence Stuart Paterson.<\/p>\n
Tim O\u2019Sullivan, who runs the festival venue at the Craigdarroch Arms, said: \u201cIt\u2019s a really family friendly festival with lots going on to entertain everyone.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd one of the brilliant things about it is that so much of it is home-grown \u2013 with the likes of The Hoolits, Greg Lawson and Emma Gillespie who are among some of the enormously talented musicians who come from the region.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut we\u2019re equally delighted to be welcoming other performers from elsewhere in Scotland, like the fabulous Trongate Rum Riots, who will be heading down from Glasgow.\u201d<\/p>\n
One of the liveliest small music weekends in Scotland Firefly has developed its own identity, character and following.<\/p>\n
Gillespie (who has recently had two top 10 singles and a top 20 album) will be performing work from her latest album,\u00a0Pier Siamese<\/em>, which was inspired by a four-month road trip from New York to California.<\/p>\n The alt-pop singer songwriter (who used to make a living taking tropical reptiles round Galloway primary schools) has also enjoyed success with collaborations such as\u00a0So Young<\/em>, performed with Stereophonics drummer Jamie Morrison.<\/p>\n – Ends –<\/p>\n Listings details<\/strong><\/p>\n\n