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17 Mar, 2010

Kilchoman Distillery

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Pigtown Fling will be playing on Islay at the Kilchoman Distillery open day on 27th May 2010. This is part of Feis Ile, an annual celebration of malt whisky and music.

24 Feb, 2010

private function

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Pigtown Fling will be playing for a private function on Monday 9th August at Loch Avich, Argyll, Scotland.

21 Sep, 2009

private function

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Pigtown Fling will be playing for a wedding in The Kames Hotel, Kames, Argyll, Scotland on the 25th October 2009.

17 May, 2009

Dent Folk Festival, Cumbria

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Pigtown Fling will be playing at The Dent Folk Festival, Sedbergh, Cumbria, England on Friday 26th June 2009. Chris is unable to make it so Rab and Stephen will be playing as a duo.

17 May, 2009

Puffer Bar, Easdale Island

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Pigtown Fling will be playing in The Puffer Bar, Easdale Island, Oban, Argyll, Scotland on Saturday 13th June 2009 to help celebrate one year under new ownership. This will be a particularly emotional gig for Stephen as he was, for over 10 years, the previous owner of The Puffer. Please come along and join the party!

17 May, 2009

Puffer Bar, Easdale Island, Argyll

Posted by: Stephen In: gigs

Pigtown Fling will be playing in The Puffer Bar, Easdale Island, Oban, Argyll, Scotland on Saturday 13th June 2009 to help celebrate one year under new ownership. This will be a particularly emotional gig for Stephen as he was, for over 10 years, the previous owner of The Puffer. Please come along and join the party!

07 May, 2009

Reaper, Oban (old fishing boat)

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Pigtown Fling will be playing on Reaper, a Fifie sailing herring drifter dating from 1902, on Thursday 14th May, 2009 in Oban, Argyll, Scotland. The boat is undertaking a tour of the West Highlands to allow schools and the public to visit it an learn about it’s history and the history of th eherring fleet in Scotland. More…

17 Apr, 2009

Kames Hotel, Kames, Argyll

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Pigtown Fling will be playing at The Kames Hotel, Kames, Tighnabruaich, Argyll, Scotland on the Saturday 5th September 2009. We will also be hanging around on the following Sunday afternoon for an open music session, please come and join us.
The Kames Hotel is an excellent place with good food and beer and lovely rooms, all set amongst lovely West Cowal scenery.

16 Apr, 2009

Combourg, Brittany, France

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Pigtown Fling will be playing in Combourg, Brittany, France on Saturday 8th August 2009.
More details to follow.

16 Apr, 2009

La Fresnais, Brittany, France

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Pigtown Fling will be playing in La Fresnais, Brittany, France on Sunday 2nd August 2009.
We will be playing some of our usual repertoire, but a large part of the gig will involve teaching Scottish ceilidh dances and hopefully playing for a few Breton dances too. We will be taking our dear friend Christophe Lefebvre with us on second fiddle and translating duties.



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