Dunbar Music Festival 2024
Friday 27 to Sunday 29 September 2024
Over 40 free gigs in 17 venues across town, plus a local youth bands showcase.
Open sessions, busking and family events
Headliners
Karine Polwart & Dave Milligan - Friday 27 September
BC Camplight - Saturday 28 September
Alex Cornish - Saturday 28 September
Karine Polwart
& Dave Milligan
Seven-time winner at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, including 2018 Folk Singer of The Year, Karine Polwart’s latest project is a collaboration with renowned jazz/folk pianist Dave Milligan. Karine is a multi-award-winning Scottish songwriter, folk singer, and storyteller and Dave is a highly versatile musician and a leading figure in the diverse Scottish music scene.
Their album, ‘Still As Your Sleeping’ is threaded through with images of stillness and flux, leaving and returning, and pivots of change and includes the timeless and poignant 'The Parting Glass' as requested by Margaret Atwood for her specially curated BBC Radio 4 Today programme.
BC Camplight (solo)
BC Camplight is the moniker of maverick songsmith and pianist Brian Christinzio. The Philadelphian turned Mancunian is considered one of indie music’s most forward-thinking artists with a discography which acts as a soundtrack to a life rife with bad fortune, mental illness, running afoul of the law, and ultimately absolute redemption.
His most recent run of album releases have steadily grown in critical and commercial acclaim, with a 5 star “masterpiece” review from The Guardian and an Album of the Year nomination on 6Music.
Alex Cornish
Alex Cornish is a multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter based in Dunbar.
He has had singles spending weeks on end on the Radio 2 playlist, sessions for Radio 2, 6 Music, Radio 1, BBC Radio Scotland, The Sunday Times’ “hottest download of the week”. The Scotland on Sunday said ”passion, guile and a voice to stand up to Thom Yorke”. The Sunday Times said “a beautiful album that has Mercury Prize shortlist written all over it”.
Alex's songs have featured on hit TV Shows “The Big C”, “Private Practice” and others. He has toured all over supporting amongst others Alison Moyet, Amy MacDonald, Tom McRae and Morcheeba.
His 8th studio album is released in 2024.
