MUSIC will fill Dunbar later this month, with more than 50 live performances over three days.
Dunbar Music Festival returns with a wealth of different music genres and performances in more than a dozen different venues.
The festival, which dates back to 1988, takes place from September 26 to 28.
Neil Allison, who heads up the committee of volunteers behind the festival, was looking forward to the three-day event.
He said: “We’re thrilled that funding support has enabled us to create such a superbly diverse line-up of musical talent again this year and we are really proud that our festival attracts visitors to the town.
“We’ve got some amazing new artists and bands on the line-up this year and we know that they will love playing here.
“The local support for Dunbar Music Festival is always fantastic and we fully expect the town to be full to the brim with music lovers over the whole festival weekend.”
This year, the expanded programme, which features East Lothian’s own racecar and Logan’s Close’s Carl Marah, adds electronica to its mix of genres for the first time, alongside Americana, blues, folk, rock and world music.
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Venues for the festival, which has previously featured acts including Callum Easter, range from West Barns Bowling Club and Dunbar Garden Centre to the town’s Harbour Chapel and Wishing Tree by the Sea in Lauderdale Park.
Returning this year, the popular youth talent showcase – a programme staple over the last few years – has expanded to become a double bill, with eight East Lothian school bands performing on the Saturday before the winners of the East Lothian Schools Battle of the Bands competition take to the stage on the Sunday.
Busking will bring musical magic to Dunbar High Street throughout the Saturday, with a number of one-hour slots available for solo performers and groups.
This year’s ticketed events include the popular festival ceilidh, which will be led by Collateral Dramage, a flute, fiddle and guitar three-piece ceilidh band from Edinburgh, at West Barns Bowling Club.
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Tickets for Andrew Gordon’s intimate performance at the Monk’s Retreat in Belhaven Brewery are also available to buy via the festival website.
All other festival events are free of charge.
Funding from NnG Offshore Wind, Dunbar Community Council, Viridor, Artemis Foundation, East Lothian Council Arts and Belhaven Brewery has created the biggest collection of free events programme possible, alongside donations from Dunbar Trades’ Association and local businesses.
Go to dunbarmusicfestival.co.uk to see the full programme.
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