Skerryvore
Saturday, October 5, 2024
7:30 pm — Hering Auditorium
Sponsored by Fairbanks Cancer Care Physicians, Kinross Fort Knox and Northern Alaska Tour Company
Skerryvore is like no one else — epic of melody, intimate of feeling and plugged into the roots of Scotland but blasting out to the world. Three-time winners of Scotland’s Live Act of the Year Award, Skerryvore has become one of their country’s leading forces in a thriving live music scene.
At the forefront of a movement that has reinvented and reignited a traditional Scottish scene for a modern, multicultural audience, the band has brought their high-energy performances to audiences across the globe. From their early days in Scottish West Coast halls and bars, to festival crowds in the USA, Canada, Australia and throughout the UK and Europe, Skerryvore’s wide range of influences and talent produce a musically expansive, immersive and intimate set that excites and captivates audiences.
With a mix of bagpipes, fiddles, accordions, and whistles, alongside guitar and vocals, underpinned by driving bass, drums and keys, Skerryvore represents the best in contemporary Scottish traditional music. Their seven studio albums demonstrate the wide range of influences the individual musicians bring to the mix – a unique fusion of folk, trad, pop and rock.
Three singles from Tempus, released in April 2023, featured on the BBC Radio 2 new music playlist, and the album went to number 1 in both the Official Scottish Album and UK Folk Albums charts, and entered the top 40 in the Official UK Charts.
NEW LOCATION FOR SPECIAL EVENT: Whisky Sessions with Skerryvore
**This event has sold out**
The Whisky Sessions takes you on a journey of Scotland’s famous whisky regions and distilleries with music as the vehicle. This is an interactive event hosted by Skerryvore that takes you on a journey of Scotland’s famous whisky regions and distilleries, with music as the vehicle. You will sample specially selected malt whiskies, with each dram having a piece of music selected and performed to match that whisky during the tasting. The band will also reflect on personal experiences and stories linked to each particular whisky or its region, enhancing the personal and intimate nature of this session.
Oct. 5, 4:30-5:30 pm, $50 per person | Gather, 714 Third Ave. (formerly the Fairbanks Title Agency building)
Subscription ticket: $42
Individual ticket: $38-$63
*Individual ticket prices include $3 outlet fee per ticket.
**Youth, seniors, and military service members are eligible for a $5 discount
on each ticket, available at checkout.
“Skerryvore have crafted a world beating fusion, which takes pride in their heritage and above all else is a pure joy to listen to.”
— Folk Radio UK
“A spectacular mix of traditional Scottish folk music and the most diverse rock elements.”
– Süddeutsche Zeitung, Germany