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Rambling Boys Reunion featuring Arlo Guthrie

Wednesday 28th January 2009, 7.30pm

Glasgow Royal Concert Hall : Auditorium

Featuring an iconic array of veteran troubadours from either side of the Atlantic, tonight’s concert promises a masterclass in both traditional and contemporary songcraft.

The legendary Arlo Guthrie makes a welcome return to Celtic Connections, having recently revisited both his original performing roots on his acclaimed Solo Reunion tour, and his father’s seminal legacy with 2008’s long-planned release of 32¢ Postage Due, a collaboration with The Dillards on some classic Woody tracks.

Also flying in is longtime Scottish expat Enoch Kent, making a rare home visit from his adopted Canada where he recently won Best Traditional Singer at the Canadian Folk Music Awards, with a repertoire that stretches from his pioneering early bands, The Reivers and The Exiles, to his 2008 album One More Round.

The mighty Scottish triumvirate of Dick Gaughan, Brian McNeill and Archie Fisher completes the bill, each drawing distinctively on the legacy of the 1960s folk boom, while still extending the canon with their literate, lyrical and conscience-driven compositions.