The Purrington Lecture Series presents a concert with Scotland’s beloved folk group, North Sea Gas, on Tuesday, May 2 at 6:00 pm in the Community Room of the Mattapoisett Free Public Library, 7 Barstow Street.
Forty years and stronger than ever. “North Sea Gas” is one of Scotland’s most popular folk bands with great vocals and tremendous three part harmonies. Guitars, Mandolin, Fiddle, Bouzouki, Harmonica, Whistles, Bodhrans, Banjo and good humor are all part of the entertainment. They have received Gold and Silver Disc awards from the Scottish Music Industry Association and regularly have sold out shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and around the world.
Their show, and their albums, consist of traditional, contemporary and self-penned material put together, in a style all their own, along with their humor and story-telling. This proves popular during their regular tours of Scotland, America, Canada, Germany, Austria, Estonia, Turkey, and many other destinations both in and outside of their home in Scotland. Every year there are appearances on TV and Radio on both sides of the Atlantic including “Late Night Saturday,” “Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour,” and “Song of the Mountains” shown on select PBS (Public Broadcasting Service) TV stations in the U.S. In the past, the band recorded for Chinese television with an estimated audience of 800 million, played in Istanbul, Turkey for the British Consulate, and recently had the honor of performing at the famous Rosslyn Chapel.
The Purrington Lecture Series is sponsored by the Mattapoisett Library Trust, is a not-for-profit charitable organization dedicated to expanding the role of the Library in the community. For more information about this program, send an email to Jennifer Jones at jjones@sailsinc.org. Visit mattapoisettlibrary.org for more details and to see other upcoming events.