Greetings, all!
Well, we've been quiet since our most recent gig at Celebrate Fairfax! But we've been busy.
In the last couple of months, we've been solidifying our instrumental repertoire, and looking toward some future sets. But we've mostly been working on new songs! We currently perform five songs, and we've got another five that are almost ready to debut, and another half-dozen we might see by year's end. At that point, we'll be about 50/50 on songs versus instrumentals.
What does this mean? Well, it means that we'll be booking more pub gigs, longer gigs and concerts, and gigging more frequently. And... maybe an album on the distant horizon...
In the meantime, we've got two shows coming up at the Virginia Scottish Games over Labor Day weekend, and possibly a pub gig on 9/9. Stay tuned for details!
Peter
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
The Tailors in Pictures
National Tartan Day 2009, Alexandria, VA
L to R: Chris Lindsay, Peter Walker, Jim Stimson, and Susanne Bard
Celebrate Fairfax 2009
L to R: Chris Lindsay, Peter Walker, Jim Stimson, and Susanne Bard
Celebrate Fairfax 2009
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Celebrate Fairfax!
Hello, everyone!
For those who saw us at Celebrate Fairfax!, thanks for coming out. We had a great time. We were in the food court, which gave us some great traffic, and had some people who'd heard us last year come back to join us again.
The Devil's Tailors even had to play unplugged for a bit, when our generator died on us, but we had good fun, and hope to come back next year.
I'll post pictures soon!
For those who saw us at Celebrate Fairfax!, thanks for coming out. We had a great time. We were in the food court, which gave us some great traffic, and had some people who'd heard us last year come back to join us again.
The Devil's Tailors even had to play unplugged for a bit, when our generator died on us, but we had good fun, and hope to come back next year.
I'll post pictures soon!
Monday, April 6, 2009
National Tartan Day 2009
The Devil's Tailors proudly returned to Market Square in Alexandria, VA for the National Tartan Day festival. In addition to ourselves, The City of Alexandria Pipes and Drums performed several sets, some with the Thistle Highland Dancers, and we had a contingent from the Northern Virginia branch of the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society come out, and they stuck around and danced for our show.
It was a gorgeous day, cool and partly cloudy. The only weather issue was the terrific wind, which at one point, blew over a music stand with great force, missing my fiddle by inches.
But that didn't keep away the crowds, and we had vendors, clan societies, and representatives from several local Highland Games associations. A grand time was had by all, and we're looking forward again to next year.
We had several of Susanne's friends out to take pictures for us, and I'm hoping to get a gallery up soon. We also recorded the show, so I'll be looking for snippets for the audio page of the website.
Thanks to everyone who came!
It was a gorgeous day, cool and partly cloudy. The only weather issue was the terrific wind, which at one point, blew over a music stand with great force, missing my fiddle by inches.
But that didn't keep away the crowds, and we had vendors, clan societies, and representatives from several local Highland Games associations. A grand time was had by all, and we're looking forward again to next year.
We had several of Susanne's friends out to take pictures for us, and I'm hoping to get a gallery up soon. We also recorded the show, so I'll be looking for snippets for the audio page of the website.
Thanks to everyone who came!
Friday, January 30, 2009
A New Deal For Us
We graduated from festivals to pub gigs on Burns Nicht, sharing a stage at The New Deal Cafe in Greenbelt, MD, with the Homespun Ceilidh Band to celebrate the poet's birthday. We launched the evening, Homespun came on for a fun set (I started an an dro line for as long as it lasted). When they finished, I asked Trix up to join me for Auld Lang Syne (to the original tune), and The Devil's Tailors were up again for an even more rousing set.
Poor Jim, he plays in both bands and didn't get a break at all - on top of that, he plays solo lute there on Sunday mornings.
We want to offer our sincerest thanks to our new friends at The New Deal Cafe, and we hope to see you all again soon!
Poor Jim, he plays in both bands and didn't get a break at all - on top of that, he plays solo lute there on Sunday mornings.
We want to offer our sincerest thanks to our new friends at The New Deal Cafe, and we hope to see you all again soon!
Monday, September 15, 2008
Virginia Scottish Games Shows
The Devil's Tailors played our first Highland Games, the Virginia Scottish Games, this past weekend. And we had a blast! The games returned to Sky Meadows again this year, a wonderful setting out west of DC in Faquier county, with rolling hills that immediately suggested the Highlands. The weather, not so much. Things were hot and muggy on Saturday, and hotter if less muggy on Sunday. It was a great games, with Rathkeltair and Alex Beaton on the main stage, and along with us, Elke Baker, the Potomac Valley Scottish Fiddle Club, The Winchester Celtic Circle, Dileab Phriseil, and The Wise Maids, along with Becky Ross w/ Julie Gorka and Rosemary Hall on Saturday, and with Liz Donaldson on Sunday, to play for the NoVA branch of the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society, who demonstrated for us. The fiddle contest Saturday morning was equally fun, with some great talent turning out to contend for the title.
I'm not ashamed to admit we got the gig because I was running the fiddle tent. So, as Chris pointed out, this made us the house band.
We were running behind on Saturday, and did an abbreviated set at 4:30. The games was thinning out, but we had a small but loyal crowd, who sat with us through a sudden rainstorm. When the rain began, I began to wave to Andy, who was working sound, to get instruments and cables out of the rain. Andy saw my gesticulation and asked "What? What am I supposed to turn up?" But it still went very well, and though Jim's cittern cable and Chris' drums were out in the rain for a few moments, nothing was damaged, and Jim wasn't electrocuted.
The Sunday show went without a hitch, and because we went on mid-day, we had a really good turnout. We were able to play a full hour, and were very tight and energetic. Chris and I were really clicking on the pipe sets, and I was feeling a fun wildness on the fiddle sets.
Thanks to everyone for coming out and sticking around, including the little girl who danced to our music on Sunday, and the fiddle club regulars who braved the rain for us.
If I come across pics, I'll share them!
I'm not ashamed to admit we got the gig because I was running the fiddle tent. So, as Chris pointed out, this made us the house band.
We were running behind on Saturday, and did an abbreviated set at 4:30. The games was thinning out, but we had a small but loyal crowd, who sat with us through a sudden rainstorm. When the rain began, I began to wave to Andy, who was working sound, to get instruments and cables out of the rain. Andy saw my gesticulation and asked "What? What am I supposed to turn up?" But it still went very well, and though Jim's cittern cable and Chris' drums were out in the rain for a few moments, nothing was damaged, and Jim wasn't electrocuted.
The Sunday show went without a hitch, and because we went on mid-day, we had a really good turnout. We were able to play a full hour, and were very tight and energetic. Chris and I were really clicking on the pipe sets, and I was feeling a fun wildness on the fiddle sets.
Thanks to everyone for coming out and sticking around, including the little girl who danced to our music on Sunday, and the fiddle club regulars who braved the rain for us.
If I come across pics, I'll share them!
Friday, August 1, 2008
Susanne Bard on fiddle
Because Andrew can't make the upcoming Virginia Scottish Games gigs, we've asked Susanne Bard to join us on fiddle. Susanne is a regular at our Royal Mile session, and we're very excited to have her on board.
Andrew is going to be playing with 50 Man Machine, playing solo, and is putting together a string band at GMU. We all wish him the best, and look for his shows!
Andrew is going to be playing with 50 Man Machine, playing solo, and is putting together a string band at GMU. We all wish him the best, and look for his shows!
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