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Logan Opens for Old Blind Dogs Singer Jim Malcolm
Authentic Scotland - Jim Malcolm Live in Concert October 24

Brian Sullivan of Emerald Rose will open

Award winning Scottish songwriter Jim Malcolm, who has toured the world as guitarist and lead singer for the famed Scottish band Old Blind Dogs, will now bring his acclaimed solo show to The Crimson Moon in Dahlonega. Malcolm was named Songwriter of the Year in 2004, the same year Old Blind Dogs received the Scottish Folk Band of the Year by the Scots Trad Music Society. He has twice performed for Prince Charles at the Palace of Holyrood House in Edinburgh, and is one of the best loved voices in contemporary Scottish music.
Jim Malcolm was brought up in Perthshire and Angus and was steeped in the traditional music of Scotland from an early age. He learned to play guitar while at school and by his early twenties was winning songwriting competitions and playing in folk clubs all over Scotland.
His career began to take off when he hosted the open stage at Edinburgh Folk Festival, and there secured a contract with Greentrax for his first solo album, Sconeward. Acclaimed by critics and chosen as one of the year's best by Radio Scotland's folk programmes Travelling Folk and Celtic Connections, the album established Jim as one of the leading songwriters in the traditional idiom in Scotland. He was dubbed: "The new male voice of Scotland."
Malcolm joined Old Blind Dogs, one of Scotland’s most popular folk acts in 1999, contributing his talents on some of the band’s most popular albums, including ‘The World’s Room’, ‘The Gab of Mey’ and the award winning ‘Fit?’ Simultaneously maintaining a prolific solo career, Malcolm has released seven independent cds, including the brilliant ‘Live at Glenfarg’, one of the best representations of his works available. Drawing from his native upbringing in the Angus and Perthshire regions of Scotland, Malcolm’s rich baritone is complimented by masterful fingerstyle Celtic guitar and his amazing talent with the harmonica. Recognized as one of Scotland’s leading harmonica players, Malcolm weaves pipe tunes and haunting melodies evocative of the bagpipes into his deeply emotional songs. Pulling from diverse sources; the works of Robert Burns, episodes of Scottish history, or his passion for fishing the lochs and rivers of his native country, his music is powerful and moving. This is a unique experience for fans of Celtic music, and an opportunity to spend an evening with a true master of the genre.
Brian Sullivan, well known to local audiences as lead guitarist and singer for Emerald Rose, will open the show with a selection of songs from Ireland, Scotland and the Americas. Sullivan began performing solo shows at the Crimson Moon last July, and has since shared the stage with Irish singer Julee Glaub and Celtic guitar master Robin Bullock. He has been a featured performer at the Blue Sky concert series in Gainesville and now performs at venues and events in North Georgia. He will next perform at the Crimson Moon with Robin Bullock on December 9 for a special Celtic Christmas show. Well known for his love of Irish culture, Sullivan was a producer of the North Georgia Celtic Festival and now works with CIE Travel as a tour director for trips to Ireland.
The concert will be held at 7 pm at The Crimson Moon Café on the Main Square in Dahlonega Georgia, the premier folk listening room in North Georgia. Tickets are $15 and reservations strongly encouraged. Contact reservations at 706 864-3982. Directions can be found at www.thecrimsonmoon.com .

For more information on these performers, check their websites at:

www.jimmalcolm.com and www.emeraldrose.com

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