James Grant for Intimate Gig

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James Grant to play Inverness in May.

James is a quietly spoken but witty musician with a dry sense of humour. In concert he holds the attention of the audience whilst giving a passionate performance. Anyone who is a fan of the tragically, recently deceased Colin Vernacombe will also enjoy the music of James Grant.

James Grant’s career began in the early eighties, when he formed Friends Again with Chris Thompson (The Bathers).

However it was in Love and Money that James found more widespread recognition; four albums, working with legendary producers such as Gary Katz(Steely Dan) and Tom Dowd (Rod Stewart, Eric Clapton, Aretha Franklin) several hit singles, a world-wide following and silver discs in the UK helped seal his reputation as one of the best songwriters in the country.

In 1996 he contributed four songs to the solo album of Capercaillie vocalist Karen Matheson, including the title track The Dreaming Sea. He has written extensively on all of Karens’ solo albums and continues to work in her band.

Working with musician and producer Donald Shaw and a stellar cast of players he delivered the stunning debut solo album Sawdust In My Veins, followed by the equally acclaimed follow-ups My Thrawn Glory, I Shot The Albatross and Holy Love.

Coming to Mad Hatters on Friday 20th May 2016. Definitely one to catch.

Tickets are available online from www.hootanannyinverness.co.uk.

Read our recent review with James Grant when he played Findhorn.

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Dougie Burns
Dougie Burns
I am a Singer/Songwriter/Band Leader and first and foremost a music fan. My tastes run from quiet tasteful acoustic music to a proper racket with Jazz , Blues and Country in between. I think a leaning towards classic 70's Rock and boogie is evident in my own songwriting but I am always striving to write something different and to listen to something new as much as I can. I host a monthly (no PA) "Acoustic Music Night" at the Velocity Cafe in Inverness . I encourage new talent, young and old, to play. I am a very firm believer that you cannot, and never will, better the experience of witnessing great live music, no matter what the genre.

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