All Tuned Up and Ready to Go

IFACCA/Artshub, 23 May 2005,United Kingdom

The Scottish Arts Council 2005/06 Tune Up series of live music tours is will give audiences across Scotland the chance to experience music from Rajasthan, Guinea, Japan and France as well as some of the best music from Scotland and the UK. Tune Up was established by the Scottish Arts Council in 2003 and provides funding to top musicians and artists to perform across Scotland with an emphasis on ensuring artists visit locations that do not usually benefit from a broad spectrum of high quality live music. Over the past two years, more than 20 bands have performed almost 200 gigs in more than 50 different venues throughout Scotland. This year the tours will run from August 2005 through to July 2006. So far eleven bands have been awarded funding from the Scottish Arts Council and will perform in venues across the country, ranging from concert halls and theatres to smaller venues such as village halls, community centres and schools. This year’s tours have a strong international element and audiences in Scotland will be able to enjoy new world music from leading Guinean musician BA Cissoko; Rajasthan’s Jaipur Kawa Brass Band, French-based jazz artist Renauld Garcia Fons; and three of Japan’s top contemporary acts, who will be performing with Scottish musician Bill Wells. Jim Tough, Head of Arts at the Scottish Arts Council, says: ‘It is fantastic for Scottish audiences that there is such a strong line up for this year’s Tune Up programme. Tune Up is all about bringing a rich and diverse range of music to Scottish audiences wherever they live and the combination of international acts that have never performed in Scotland with established and well known Scottish performers mean there really is something there for everyone.’ Visit Tune Up online at: www.tuneup.org.uk For further information, CLICK HERE.

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