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"Best Of" Album Release - 31st October
This type of project is very useful in defining a marker in time and, as I move on into the final stages of my next studio album, I take great pleasure in celebrating with you what has gone before in the knowledge that I am about to embark on another part of a journey, which will hopefully lead me towards finding a new musical landscape to explore............. Donnie Munro
Friday 22nd July, 2005 - Hairst Festival, Arbroath. Donnie's is the opening concert of this years Angus Council's “Hairst” Festival on Friday July 22nd at the Webster Theatre, 64 High Street, Arbroath, Angus, DD11 1AW. Ticketsare £12/£9 concessions, booked through Angus Tourist Information Centre telephone 01241 872609 or online at www.ticketmaster.co.uk. Doors open 7.15pm, with support act Iain Forbes first then Donnie and his band at 8.00pm. The website address for the rest of the Hairst Festival is www.thehairst.co.uk Saturday 28th May, 2005 - Mauchline Holy Fair, Mauchline Donnie will be performing on Saturday May 28th as part of Mauchline Holy Fair in Mauchline. It's a free event that recreates the atmosphere of an 18 th Century street fair in the time of Robert Burns. Donnie is expected on stage at 3.30pm. More details of the event and fesitval can be found at www.burnsfestival.com The Holy Fair is part of the Burns and a' That Festival ran by Visit Scotland, it is an outdoor event and aims to recreate some of the atmosphere of an 18th century Holy Fair as it would have been during Robert Burns' time in Mauchline - with a few modern twists! There are farm animals, farriery and craft demonstrations, musicians, actors, roast pigs on spits, craft and local produce stalls and even helicopter rides! The event is on Saturday 28th May between 11am and 5pm. The schedule for the main Music Stage is as follows: 11.00 -11.45: Titch Frier Wednesday 11th May - Tolbooth, Stirling Donnie will be appearing at the Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, Stirling on Wednesday 11th May, 2005. Tickets are priced at £19 and can be booked through the Box Office on 01786 274000. Doors at 8pm Thursday 12th May, 2005 - The Arches, Glasgow Donnie will be making an appearance on May 12th, 2005 at the venue called The Arches in Glasgow. Tickets cost £14 and can be booked on 0870 240 7528. Friday 13th May, 2005 - Queens Hall, Edinburgh Donnie will be making his last of four concert appearances at the Queens Hall, Edinburgh on Friday 13th May, 2005. Tickets can be booked through the Box Office on 0131 668 2019 and are priced £15/£13. Doors open again at 7.30pm Saturday 7th May, 2005 - Palace Theatre, Kilmarnock Donnie will be appearing at the Palace Theatre, 9 Green Street, Kilmarnock on Saturday, 7th May 2005. Tickets are £13.50/£12.50 through the box office on telephone 01563 554900. Start time is 7.30pm
Donnie Munro and his band will play at Aberdeen's Celtic Tsunami Appeal Concert on Monday 18th April, 2005 . Donnie said he was delighted to be coming back to Aberdeen to play in this special concert featuring some of Scotland's top Celtic musicians. He added - "I am very honoured to be invited to take part and I look forward to once again performing in this great City where I spent my student years and which has since played such a large part of my professional life with Runrig." The fund raising event takes place at the Music Hall and tickets costing £12 are available through Aberdeen's Box Office on telephone 01224 641122 or book online at www.abdnboxoffice.com Click here for Tsunami Concert Review The Donnie Munro band are currently drummer-less after the current man behind the skins Dave Stewart found himself unable to keep up the demands made on his own time. Being a self employed musician Dave felt that he would be unable to guarantee his own availability to the Donnie Munro band. Donnie greatly regrets the loss of such a talented drummer who had worked with such names as Simple Minds, Deacon Blue, Blair Douglas and of course the Donnie Munro band over the last few years. To end any rumours regarding management surrounding Donnie, there is no truth in any rumour going around that David Ross is to act as a UK manager for Donnie Munro. Donnie - I have had tentative discussions with the record company about a future studio album and whilst much of the material is now in place, it looks like being a late spring/early summer release at the earliest. There was some discussion about a live album but I felt that it was important to have a new studio album released first Sadly, Donnie has said he has no plans to appear at the 2005 Celtic Connections. 13/1/05 - Update - If you went to the Stirling concert last year and enjoyed the support act you maybe interested to know that Chaz and Vivien will be performing at the open stage event on the 23rd January as part of Celtic Connections. There are 5 acts between 5 and 7pm and somewhere in between them they will be doing a 20 minute slot. Please contact the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall as times may vary. Glasgow Hogmanay Party Donnie will be the special guest at the Glasgow Hogmanay Party and will be performing at "The Bells" that old favourite"Auld Lang Syne" as well as a few other songs. For those of you unable to get along to Glasgow's George Square you will be able to listen to the party on Radio Clyde over the internet. Go to either www.clyde1.com or www.clyde2.com. I did ask Radio Clyde if it would be possible to include a sound sample from the party of Donnie, but they refused permission. Susan wins M&S hamper at Donnie's Scotland The What Lecture A few of our community members managed to attend Donnie's "Scotland The What" Christmas lecture in Edinburgh on Wednesday 15th December, 2004. For one member, Susan - the trip was made all the more worthwhile when she won the raffle prize and went home with a M&S food hamper. The hamper was presented to Susan by Donnie himself. |
It is always a difficult task to put together a "Best Of" listing as inevitably it will not please all tastes. In selecting these tracks I have tried to reflect as much as possible a balance between the different musical areas which I have covered over my solo projects, and also a balance between original self-penned material and some of traditional Gaelic and Runrig songs. 
Donnie will be at Hampden Park on Saturday 8th October once again as part of the pre-match entertainment at the Scotland v Belurus World Cup qualifier football match.