Sat 1st March 7.30pm
Wolftrain & Blue To The Bone
Alabama bluesman Little Jimmy Reed calls Wolftrain his "kick ass band", and they've played with internationally acclaimed blues legends including Otis Grand. Blue to the Bone play traditional blues from city to delta, electric leaning towards acoustic.
Sun 2nd
Film Sunday
The Golden Compass(PG)
2.30pm
When Phillip Pullman wrote about Lyra Belaqua, her deamon Pantalaimon, the great Lord Ashriel, the Gobblers, the Alethiometer and that strange matter... DUST! Little could he have known how many thousands of copies of his book would be sold... Now the story has had life breathed into it through this epic film for all ages. A young girl living among scholars is brought to life in this epic. Length 2h 8m
7.30pm
Holly Kennedy is beautiful, smart and married to the love of her life - a passionate, funny, and impetuous Irishman named Gerry. So when Gerry's life is taken by an illness, it takes the life out of Holly. The only one who can help her is the person who is no longer there. Nobody knows Holly better than Gerry. So it's a good thing he planned ahead. Before he died, Gerry wrote Holly a series of letters that will guide her, not only through her grief, but in rediscovering herself. The first message arrives on Holly's 30th birthday in the form of a cake, and to her utter shock, a tape recording from Gerry, who proceeds to tell her to get out and "celebrate herself". In the weeks and months that follow, more letters from Gerry are delivered in surprising ways, each sending her on a new adventure and each signing off in the same way; P.S. I Love You. Holly's mother and best friends begin to worry that Gerry's letters are keeping Holly tied to the past, but in fact, each letter is pushing her further into a new future. With Gerry's words as her guide, Holly embarks on a journey of rediscovery in a story about marriage, friendship and how a love so strong can turn the finality of death into a new beginning for life.
Mon 3rd
The Legend Of Lola Montez
Peebles Arts Festival Fundraiser
Drama
7:30 pm
The Northumberland Theatre Company return to Peebles with a tribute to the Legendary Lola Montez written by Sylvia Cullen. When family tighten the noose around her freedom, Lola fights back, carving out a chaotic life as one of the most notorious women of the 19th century. From the Irish writer of Bedazzled, this new play takes us around the globe on a comic ego trip, reflecting the current obsession with fame and celebrity culture.
Wed 5th
Fraser Fifield Band & Nedyalko Nedyalkov
Trad Music
7:30pm
Fraser Fifield Band & Nedyalko Nedyalkov. Scotland meets Bulgaria as top musicians from each country lead their respective bands on a tour that will also see extensive collaborations between all eight musicians involved. Fraser Fifield leads one of the most distinctive groups in Scotland today. Featuring Fifield on low whistle, soprano saxophone and bagpipes; Graeme Stephen (guitar) and percussionists David Robertson and Guy Nicholson, the group evolved from a trio that made a big impression in concert and at festivals including Celtic Connections, Big Big World, and Edinburgh, Islay and Baku jazz festivals. The trio also toured Spain and Denmark successfully and released the CD Slow Stream on Tanar Records to critical acclaim. Now expanded to a quartet, the group, presenting Fifield's own highly developed, melodic compositions as well as reworking music from the Scottish tradition and reflecting his long-standing interest in Bulgarian music, will release a new album featuring Nedyalko Nedyalkov and Georgi Petrov to coincide with the tour. An experienced musician whose resume includes concerts and albums with Salsa Celtica, Old Blind Dogs, Mick West Band, The Unusual Suspects, Mr McFalls Chamber and Donnie Munro, Fifield released his debut album, Honest Water, in 2002. This showcased a talent combining his roots as an award-winning young piper with his status as one of the most adventurous composers and improvisers working within the Scottish tradition. Nedyalko Nedyalkov on kaval, the expressive end-blown flute, Georgi Petrov on the bowed-string gadulka, Angel Dimitrov on the lute-like tambura and Stoimenka Nedyalkov on vocals, make up the Nedyalko Nedyalkov Quartet - Four of the most talented and respected musicians in Bulgaria today. Born into a family with a long musical tradition, Nedyalkov began playing music at the age of seven and progressed through Bulgaria's most prestigious music conservatories to become soloist with the Folk Orchestra of Bulgarian National Radio. He has toured internationally with the choir Angelite, Bulgarian-Norwegian collective Farmer's Market, and with the group of Bulgarian master musicians Grupa Maistori. This will be the first opportunity to see and hear him perform in Scotland.
Thu 6th
The Winged State
Drama
7:30 pm
No Limits Theatre Company present: The Winged State. You have the dream again you are flying, flying, flying Suddenly the wind spills, spins, throws you You are falling, falling, falling. On a remote floating island the Labyrinth Institute experiments with cutting edge technologies, free from the constraints of national law and morality. For one young man the monstrous experiments become too much. Inspired by the myth of Icarus, the boy who flew too close to the sun, this is a compelling story with a message for our time. Tickets include a post show discussion.
Fri 7th
The 3 Welsh Tenors
Music
7:30pm
The Three Welsh Tenors, Dewi Wyn, Huw Llywelyn and Adriano Graziani. The well loved and talented trio present an exciting programme full of the most popular operatic arias, Neapolitan songs and solos from the musicals made famous by Placido Domingo, Jose Carreras and Luciano Pavarotti. These outstanding young artists are regular performers with the major UK opera companies and have performed in prestigious venues including the Albert Hall London and Bridgewater. They are joined by Annette Bryn Parri who has accompanied top Welsh opera stars Bryn Terfel, Dennis O'Neill and Rebecca Evans. A show not to be missed!
