Fidil return to this side of the Irish Sea in September for a string of dates to promote their new album, The Old Wheel of Fortune, which was awarded a 5-star Top of The World rating from Songlines magazine.

Catch them as follows:

Wed Sept 12: BLAS Festival (with Blazin Fiddles) Badenoch Centre, Kingussie (07970 748960)
Thurs Sept 13: BLAS Festival (with Blazin Fiddles) Carnegie Hall, Portmahomack (01862 871452)
Fri Sept 14: BLAS Festival (with Blazin Fiddles) Assembly Rooms, Wick (01955 604411)
Sat Sept 15: The Torphichen Inn, Torphichen, West Lothian (01324 717319)
Sun Sept 16: Biggar Corn Exchange (01505 706346)
Tues Sept 18: The Old Library, Kilbarchan (01505 706070)
Wed Sept 19: Woodlands Hotel, Broughty Ferry (01382 480033)
Thurs Sept 20: Acoustic Music Club, Kirkcaldy (01592 653645)
Fri Sept 21: Heart of Hawick, Scottish Borders (01450 360688)
Sat Sept 22: Glencairn Memorial Institute, Moniaive (01848 200099)
Sun Sept 23: Stereo, Glasgow (0141 204 5151)
Tues Sept 25: Leith Folk Club, Edinburgh (0131 554 4510)
Wed Sept 26: Saltburn Community Theatre, Saltburn-by-the-Sea (01287 624997)
Thurs Sept 27: WemsFest event – St John The Baptist Church, Westbourne (01243 373950)
Fri Sept 28: The Old Post Office, Rosebush, Pembrokeshire (01437 532205)

Really enjoyed hearing them at "Blazin' in Beauly" last year. Will try to get to Torphichen (sp!)- 15th Sept - to see them!

Thanks for that, TB - all sorted now.

Not quite! It has an h in it too!
See: http://www.thetorphicheninn.co.uk/

hells bells, of course it has

Just heading back from Portsoy Boat Festival where Fidil played a blinder.
We met a good few other Footstompers too. It was a great weekend in the company of real good people.

Was reading in the local newspaper about the Biggar concert. Pity they spelled their name wrong.
http://www.carlukegazette.co.uk/lifestyle/lifestyle-leisure/folkies-fidil-head-to-biggar-1-2467900

These boys were playing with Solo Cissokho in Ireland at the weekend.
We enjoyed the programme they put on with him during Celtic Connections this year.
It was a very beautiful and uplifting occasion.
I don't think they will be too worried that the Lanark Gazette spelt their name wrong.

I think, having been billed as the Campbells of Greece, we might have stolen the march on mis-billings. But good one!

In fairness, they didn't actually spell their name wrong at the start!
It was actually just the quote from the Corn Exchange and afterwards.

Of course, they could have corrected this prior to publication unless it's not policy to do so, ..i.e. alter written quotes?

Tha lads won't mind a bit - and, re their work with Solo, have been recording material and a CD is in the pipeline.
MAK - that's a good one. hand't seen it before.

Ah but can you pronounce their name?
Not as bad an error maybe as Hootsmon article on Rum, which is apparently in the very grassy HERBIDES!

Hoot!
There have been some real howlers in The Scotsman recently.
What a damned disgrace. Don't they employ subs any more?

The Glasgow event is now shaping up to be a spectacular after-event party with members of Fidil joined by an array of special guests to mark the All-Ireland final which takes place that afternoon, with hopes very much pinned on a victory for Co Donegal.
Keeping the vibes very much in the positive vein, band members say they are definitely planning a "celebration", although it might end up simply being a celebration of the best in Irish trad music.

Frank Hennessy played two tracks from the lads' new album on his Celtic Heartbeat programme on BBC Radio Wales tonight - "It's beautiful, gorgeous - I'm entranced," he said.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01mhxmn

Just confirmed - The Friel Sisters will be joining the party at Stereo in Glasgow on the 23rd...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Pjh8eJC0wuk

Milwaukee, August last year: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=FDOf2Dvg04c

Blazin Fiddles are out in front by leaps and bounds. I last saw them perform a couple of years ago.
But I wanted to post a comment here to say how much I enjoyed the light and shade that Fidil bring to the stage.
I read somewhere that they were described as mesmerizing. It could even have been Bruce Macgregor who said that, and it's true.
So may subtelties and so different to anything else out there. A true breath of fresh air.
As for The Blazers, it's like buying a ticket for Alton Towers and going on every single white knuckle ride.

It was my first time in Torphichen and I want to recommend this venue.
Fidil won over what was threatening to be a fairly rowdy room and took control of the night.
They rocked and it ended up more of a ceilidh than a concert.
These guys are heading to become one of the greatest assets Ireland has produced.
Just dashing to the airport for a quick week in the sun (hopefully), but have The Old Wheel of Fortune for company.

Many thanks to Simon for recommending Biggar Corn Exchange as a superb venue, which it most certainly is. Very enthusiastic audience too. We wish every night could be this good.