Scotland's North Sea Gas at Skye

REGION -- New England Celtic Arts will present North Sea Gas at Skye Theatre Performing Arts Center in South Carthage on Wednesday, and at Unity College Centre for the Performing Arts in Unity on Thursday.

Curtain at Skye is 7 p.m. and at UCCPA is 7:30 pm. There is a pre-show jam session one hour prior to curtain at both venues. Audience members are encouraged to bring their instruments and jam with the artists for a few minutes before the show.

Thirty years and stronger than ever! One of Scotland's most popular folk bands with great vocals and tremendous three part harmonies. Guitars, mandolin, fiddle, bouzouki, whistles, bodhrans, banjo and good humour are all part of the entertainment. They have received gold and silver disc awards from the Scottish Music Industry Association and regularly have sell out shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe!

Their previous album "Rosslyn" received wonderful reviews from folk magazines, newspapers etc including Dirty Linen (USA), the Scots Magazine, and The Living Tradition. Their show, in the same way as their albums, consist of traditional, contemporary and self-penned material all put together in a style of their own. This proves popular during their regular tours of Scotland, America, Canada, Germany, Austria, and many other destinations every year also in TV and radio appearances both sides of the Atlantic including Late Night Saturday and Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour, one of the biggest radio shows in the USA.

Besides the bands regular tours abroad in the last few years they have endeavoured to take their show to the theatres, art centre's and community halls around Scotland. Touring and seeing their native land is something the band really enjoys.

We could say more but put simply "North Sea Gas" are a highly entertaining Scottish folk band who have an ever-growing fan base ranging through all age groups thus giving the "Gas" show a wonderful atmosphere.

Skye Theater is located three miles west of East Dixfield village at 2 Highland Dr. off Winter Hill Road and Rt. 2 in South Carthage. UCCPA is at 42 Depot St. in Unity. Ticket price is $15 at the door. For reservations call Skye Theatre at 562-4445 or UCCPA at 948-7469, and in Phillips at 639-3717. Reservations are strongly suggested at all venues.