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18 May, 2009

a busy time for pigtown fling

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The new busy season for Pigtown Fling and its members kicked off in fine style last week and looks set to continue over the summer and beyond. More…

17 Apr, 2009

pigtown fling’s return to slovenia

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A day is a long time in carnival. Blink and you’ll miss it. That was certainly not the case for Pigtown Fling, as we didn’t miss a moment on their trip to Kurentovanje Carnival, Ptuj, Slovenia. More…

09 Jun, 2008

jean langlais festival

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Les Amis de Jean Langlais Festival, La Fontenelle, Brittany, France

It’s not too long now before our main gig of the year; to play in the local chuch of Saint Samson. The festival is to be held in a small village in Brittany called La Fontenelle, a village of just over 500 inhabitants. It’s basically in the countryside, around 30 miles away from the nearest large town, Rennes. More…

09 Jun, 2008

first gig as trio

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Kames Hotel (our first official gig as a trio)

The Invite

We were invited to play at Kames Hotel on the Kyles of Bute on the 31st of May. We were also asked to initiate a session for any local players on the Sunday. More…

03 Dec, 2007

chris joins the band

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AND THEN THERE WERE THREE! Chris joins Pigtown Fling!

Pigtown Fling now has a new member!

We are delighted to welcome Christine Beveridge to join us on our travels into music and beyond. More…

13 Mar, 2007

kurentovanje 2007

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Kurentovanje 2007 – Ptuj Carnival, Slovenia

That was one AMAZIN trip! Me and Stephen, 3,000 miles in a motorhome with 2 guys I’d never met before going through Scotland, England, France, Belgium, 12 miles of Holland, the WHOLE of Germany, Austria then Slovenia. More…


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  • Stephen: Yeah, it is a great tune. It's tunes like this that make me want to get a banjo!
  • David Brooks: This is a great tune. Evie Ladin, the banjo player for the Stairwell Sisters, plays a driving, syncopated version that is the engine for the tune. I

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web server change

I am in the process of moving all our sites to a new hosting company. The sites have been hosted with GoDaddy for the last year and I can’t say I have been very impressed with the service. More…

posted by Stephen in news on 23 Sep, 2009