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Overview

  • 4 piece ceilidh and covers band
  • Featuring seasoned professional musicians
  • Repertoire includes modern covers from the likes of George Ezra, Harry Styles and Clean Bandit to golden oldies from The Waterboys and Dolly Parton
  • Music over a 4 hour period as standard

The band is based in Glasgow and frequently play across the whole of Scotland.

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  1. Viva La Vida - Coldplay
  2. Gay Gordons - Traditional
  3. Riptide - Vance Joy
  4. Wagon Wheel - Darius Rucker
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    About this Act

    Meet Kin: made up of Scottish musicians Matthew Newlands, Eilidh Paterson, Tommy Paterson and Eddie Newlands. The quartet been active on the Scottish/Irish folk scene for 10+ years and as seasoned traditional instrumentalists, each musician has travelled far and wide celebrating their passion for music and culture.

    Kin’s set list primarily comprises of pop music covers, with these tasteful traditional inflections traceable throughout. With an extensive, diverse set list, Kin is sure to give any crowd a truly memorable experience, with something to lure everyone onto the dance floor.

    Singer-songwriter and talented guitarist, Matthew Newlands, is an incredibly versatile musician. Bringing his own refined style, he covers songs from a huge variety of genres; pop; rock; country; folk; the list goes on. Matthew has a gift for gauging a crowd’s preferences, and ensuring every member of the party has a night to remember.

    Eilidh Paterson is a classically trained violinist currently studying music at the University of Edinburgh. With extensive experience in playing Scottish/Irish traditional music, classical music (with the National Youth Senior Orchestra of Scotland, amongst others) as well as jazz, she is an accomplished and adaptable musician, guaranteed to please the crowd with a foot stomping reel.

    Self-taught musician Tommy Paterson is an expert mandolin player, whose musical talent and knowledge expands across an array of genres. From his groovy riffs to virtuosic solos, to artistic traditional nuances, Tommy too is a first class musician, with extensive skill many different skills.

    Experienced Scottish musician Eddie Newlands is accomplished on both the accordion and keyboard. With excellent versatility, Eddie can have the crowd flying around the dance floor with a traditional ceilidh set, as well as decorate modern covers with funky keyboard solos.

    Set List

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    Ho Hey - The Lumineers
    Love Me Again - John Newman
    Shotgun - George Ezra
    Pencil Full Of Lead - Paolo Nutini
    Valerie - Amy Winehouse
    Let Her Go - Passenger
    New Shoes - Paolo Nutini
    Last Request - Paolo Nutini
    Little Lion Man - Mumford and Sons
    Hold My Girl - George Ezra
    Dancing in the Moonlight - Toploader
    Candy - Paolo Nutini
    Beggin' - Manikin
    Take it Easy - Eagles
    Little Talks - Of Monsters and Men
    Shut Up and Dance with Me - Walk the moon
    I’m Yours - Jason Mraz
    You Got A Friend In Me - Randy Newman
    Fisherman’s Blues - Waterboys
    Wellerman - Nathan Evans
    I Will Wait - Mumford and Sons
    Rather Be - Clean Bandit
    10/10 - Paolo Nutini
    Blinding Lights - The Weekend
    A Little Respect - Erasure
    You Got The Love - Florence and the Machine
    Riptide - Vance Joy
    Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles
    Galway Girl - Mundy
    Wake Me Up - Avici
    Viva La Vida - Coldplay
    Jolene - Dolly Parton
    Million Dreams - Greatest Showman
    Sunshine On Leith - Proclaimers
    No Diggity - Blackstreet
    Every Time We Touch - Cascada
    September - Earth Wind and Fire
    Proud Mary - Tina Turner
    Mr Brightside - The Killers
    Sky Full of Stars - Coldplay
    I’m Gonna Be 500 Miles - Proclaimers
    Country Roads - John Denver
    Wagon Wheel - Darius Rucker
    Caledonia - Dougie MacLean
    Yes Sir, I Can Boogie - Baccara
    Loch Lomond - Trad
    Summertime - Miles Davis
    Tennessee Whiskey - Chris Stapleton
    Open Your Eyes - Snow Patrol
    Dream Catch Me - Newton Faulkner
    Someone You Loved - Lewis Capaldi
    Blame It On Me - George Ezra
    Skin - Rag and Bone Man
    Young at Heart - The Bluebells
    Whiskey In The Jar - The Dubliners
    The One - Kodaline
    Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash
    Dirty Old Town - The Pogues
    Young at Heart - Bluebells
    James Browns March - Michael McGoldrick
    Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol
    Losing My Religion - REM
    Wonderwall - Oasis
    A Team - Ed Sheeran
    You Need Me Man I Don’t Need You - Ed Sheeran
    Perfect - Ed Sheeran
    Galway Girl - Ed Sheeran
    You Never Can Tell - Chuck Berry
    Belter - Gerry Cinnamon
    This is the Life - Amy McDonald
    Mr Rock and Roll - Amy McDonald
    Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond
    Best Day of my Life - American Authors
    Ceilidh Dances: (All dances are called)
    Gay Gordons
    Strip The Willow
    Canadian Barndance
    Dashing White Seargent
    Waltzes

    Lineup

    • 4 piece band consisting of guitar/vocals, fiddle, accordion/keys and mandolin

    This act's standard set times are as follows:

    • 2 x 1 hour and 45 minute sets

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