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Websters Theatre to welcome the 'unique and electrifying' Budapest Café Orchestra

Popular and acclaimed four-piece jazz/folk band Budapest Café Orchestra to play Glasgow's Websters Theatre as part of a 25-show Scottish tour.

Their shows are hugely entertaining and a display of top-quality musicianship.

Now the Budapest Café Orchestra have a date with a Glasgow audience next month.

 Date: Budapest Café Orchestra play Glasgow's Websters Theatre
Date: Budapest Café Orchestra play Glasgow's Websters Theatre

The four-piece outfit will bring their Eastern European sounds to Websters Theatre by Kelvinbridge on June 22.

If you are not familiar with the group, their repertoire is vast and eclectic.

They play pieces from the Balkans and Russia, mournful Klezmer melodies, raucous Romanian Doinas and Hungarian Czadas.

Evoking vivid images of Tzigane fiddle maestros, Budapest café life and gypsy campfires, their shows are good enough to make you want to book that holiday down the Danube.

The stop-off in Glasgow is part of a 25-concert tour across Scotland.

The BCO were established in 2009 by award-winning British composer and violinist Christian Garrick.

 Unforgettable: the band evoke the sounds of the Danube
Unforgettable: the band evoke the sounds of the Danube

They are four vastly experienced musicians with diverse backgrounds.

Its members are Garrick (violin, doumbek); Eddie Hession (button accordion); Adrian Zolotuhin (guitar, domra, balalaika, say); and Kelly Cantlon (double bass).

 

Their promo literature reads: "Hugely entertaining, immense skill and profound musicianship.

"They have won acclaim from fans, fellow musicians and critics alike for their electrifying and entertaining shows. 

"They're hard to describe, you just have to see and hear them.

"The Budapest Café Orchestra is as fantastically exciting as it is musically impressive."

This years’ tour takes in the Outer Hebrides for the first time.  

https://youtu.be/BS4OoPXq1gg

Watch: a flavour of the Budapest Café Orchestra

The band has enjoyed rave reviews.

Here is what World music magazine Songlines said of their show: “Last night we went, with friends, to see The New Budapest Cafe Orchestra.

"It was the most exciting, inspiring and uplifting evening.

"The whole event was a delight and everybody in the audience were stamping and shouting for more.

"Thank you for bringing such class entertainment to our area.

"More of them please, we would certainly love to see the BCO again.” 

 

The Budapest Café Orchestra have chalked up some 125 concerts across Scotland since 2011.

This year they shall hit the 150 mark after the following: 

 

JUNE 2018

 

Tues 5th DALWINSTON Village Hall

Weds 6th PEEBLES Eastgate Arts Centre

Thurs 7th MUSSELBURGH Brunton Theatre

Fri 8th BLAIRGOWRIE Town Hall

Sat 9th TURRIFF Deer Public Hall

Sun 10th STRATHPEFFER Pavillion

Mon 11th MELVICH Village Hall

Tues 12th PORTMAHOMACK Carnegie Hall

Weds 13th ACHMORE & Stromferry Hall

Thurs 14th ULLAPOOL Ceilidh Place 

Fri 15th LOCHINVER Village Hall

Sat 16th PORTREE Aros Centre

Sun 17th *Private Party*

Mon 18th UIG-LEWIS Community Centre

Tues 19th TARBERT-HARRIS Community Centre

Weds 20th BENBECULA-UIST School Theatre

Thurs 21st CASTLEBAY-BARRA Community Hall

Fri 22nd GLASGOW Websters Theatre

Sat 23rd EDINBURGH Summerhall  

 

SEPTEMBER 2018

Mon 17th NEWTON STEWART Swallow Theatre   

Tues 18th EDINBURGH please contact us for details 

Weds 19th BRAEMAR Village Hall

Thurs 20th JOHNSHAVEN Village Hall

Fri 21st FALKLAND Community Hall

Sat 22nd LINLITHGOW Academy Hall

 

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