Trad Music Duo Head to Scotland

Critically acclaimed Manx trad duo are heading to Scotland next month for two big gigs.

Elizabeth Davidson-Blythe and Daniel Quayle will be performing at the Newton Stewart and Minnigaff Traditional Music Festival on July 7 2023, and at the Wee Folk Club in Edinburgh on July 9 2023.

This will be their second trip to Scotland this year, after a performance at the Niel Gow Festival in Dunkeld & Birnam in April.

Their debut album, The Coast Road, with music from the Isle of Man, Ireland, Scotland and Estonia has been described as ‘a hell of an album’ by FolkWales Online Magazine and ‘guaranteed to warm the absolute chilliest of cockles’ by R’n’R Magazine.

Of the performance on 7th July at the Newton Stewart & Minnigaff Traditional Music Festival, Elizabeth said: ‘We’re thrilled to be performing alongside incredible acts such as Ciaran Ryan Band and Flook.  We’re particularly pleased to see Manx music so well represented at the festival, with the brilliant Isla Callister flying the Manx flag with HEISK.’

Daniel added: ‘It will be fantastic to perform at the Wee Folk Club in Edinburgh on 9th July, as it takes place in the very place we first met and played music together, The Royal Oak.’

You can find out more about the duo here.