NN EERR NNAAS HH YY MMUU SHH TT TTRR SSIICC VV RR NN CC II UU LL O LL O O O UU LL NN C B C B E E 9 2009 CaithnessCaithness Country CountryCountry MusicMusic Festival FestivalFestival 20092009 10th - 12th April Indoor Riding Centre Halkirk Caithness Scotland SOUVENIR PROGRAMME This Programme may be Subject to Change Chairperson’s Welcome Festival number six hardly seems credible where does the time go. Last years event was an outstanding success with the only complaint being in regard to the weather. Well unfortunately we had no control over that, however inside the venue the acts were certainly hot and the atmosphere warm and friendly. The NNCCMF committee would like to thank the Highland Council Homecoming Scotland 2009, who provided us with generous funding to add top Canadian star Michelle Wright to our already impressive line up. Thanks once again also to our local sponsors who came up trumps and supported the festival in these times of economic crisis. This Easter we welcome a crew from MNE media who are covering the festival to produce a series of TV programmes for the Gaelic language channel BBC Alba which will be screened in the autumn. Aside from promoting live country music hopefully it will help boost tourism for Caithness allowing viewers the opportunity to see what our county has to offer. Our line up this year will include some of your favourite acts but others that might not be so well known, however we the committee are sure that you will not be not be disappointed as all the acts have something that guarantees another excellent weekend. Enjoy Yourselves Christine Gray Chairperson NNCCMF ABS Consulting (UK) are pleased to support the MacGregor Industrial Northern Nashville Caithness Country Music Festival Supplies Ltd. Would like to wish Suppliers of Nuclear Safety and Engineering Services to local businesses Northern Nashville Country Music Club Continued Success With Their Fantastic Music Festival For further details please contact Dr George Green Free delivery to Caithness area Tel: 01925 287 300 every Tuesday & Thursday Fax: 01925 287 301 www.macgregorsupplies.co.uk Tel: 01463 717999 Fax: 01463 7171888 Email: [email protected] DOOSAN Doosan Babcock Energy FESTIVAL PROGRAMME (Please note times are subject to change) Friday Evening Nickels & Dimes 2000 - 2045 Tony Kerr 2050 - 2150 Heather Myles 2205 - 2320 Robert Mizzell 2335 - 0100 Saturday Afternoon The Chicken Pickers 1230 - 1250 Sunny Books (Wick Youth Media-Link Band) 1300 - 1320 Savannah 1330 - 1415 Cor Sanne & Savannah 1415 - 1500 Billy Yates & Savannah 1500 - 1600 Kate Bain Band 1615 - 1700 Saturday Evening Proprietor: Robin Clarke Manson Grant & The Dynamos 2000 - 2045 ROM-ARTROM-ART Billy Yates & Savannah 2100 - 2200 COMPUTER SERVICES Mike Bella 2215 - 2330 Eamon McCann 2345 - 0100 PC Troubleshooting Components • Repairs On or Off-Site Service Sunday Afternoon Ancillary Services Billy Yates & Savannah 1230 - 1315 Thurso High School Band 1330 - 1350 Graphic Design • Print Slange Ava 1400 - 1445 Laminate • Bind • Finish Michelle Wright 1500 - 1600 Texas Gun 1615 - 1700 Speedy, Friendly and Professional Service Sunday Evening (01847) 896879 Becky Hobbs 2000 - 2115 Mobile: 0786 7744020 Frank Jansen 2130 - 2230 E-mail : [email protected] Michelle Wright 2245 - 2345 Web : www.rom-art.co.uk The Jacks 0000 - 0100 Thanks to the generosity of the Highland Councils’ 2007 legacy fund - Homecoming Scotland 2009 - it has been possible for us to add Michelle Wright to our festival line up. The grant was awarded with the stipulation that it was used to fund an award winning star, and Michelle certainly fits the bill, being widely recognised as Canada's most awarded country singer. Michelle was born in Merlin, Ontario a small farming community where her parents were both country performers. As a young girl she tagged along with them, so her love of country music began. Michelle's primary success was in her native Canada where she charted more than 25 hit singles including No. 1's ‘Take It Like A Man’ & ‘One Time Around’. She relocated to Nashville in 1991 and continues to live in Tennesseetoday. Since the release of her debut album Michelle has been drawing rave reviews for her distinctive style and powerful voice. From her professional beginnings as a teenager to the present day Michelle has steadily grown into an entertainer of the highest rank she has sold 2 million albums and collected a trophy room of awards to prove it; CCMA female Vocalist of the Year in 2000; Entertainer of the Year in 1993 & 1995; and RPM magazine Top Female Vocalist 1994, 1995 & 2000 to name a few. Michelle's latest album ‘Everything and More’ is a collection of powerful and provocative numbers which mirrors many of the changes in attitude and emotion Wright has experienced during the chapters in her life. Michelle has given back generously to the community and has been awarded for her fund raising efforts. Since seeing first hand what life was like for children struggling to survive during trips to Zambia and Honduras Michelle has lovingly sponsored a family from both places. She continues to help World Vision whenever and however she can. Michelle is today at a point in her career where there is much to look forward to & much to reflect upon. She says “I just want to make records, make music, write songs tour and do it the way I want to do it.” Michelle's career has taken her to every continent except Antarctica and we at NNCCMF are delighted she has made the 'Wright' decision to pay us a visit on route. E&ME&M Speedy Skip EngineeringEngineering Services Services Hire Ltd. 2 - 10 CUBIC Marine • Plant METRE SKIPS Workshop Facilities Fabrication • Hydraulic DOMESTIC & COMMERCIAL Chandlery and Stores Riverside • Thurso Collectors of Glass and Cardboard for Recycling Caithness • KW14 8BU Industrial Gas Suppliers Sir Archibald Road, Thurso Tel: 01847 893702 Caithness,KW14 8HN Fax: 01847 896511 Tel/Fax: (01847) 893797 Billy was raised on a small farm in Doniphan, Missouri, where the family pretty much lived off the land, they had a cow for milk and butter, and raised their own animals for beef, pork and poultry. Both of his parents came from musical families and Billy got an early initiation into performing live during a Sunday morning broadcast, his dad would play guitar and the rest of the family would sing. Billy began singing harmonies whilst digging through his parents record collection which Moeincluded was Jim born Reeves, in 1944 George in Jones,Mississippi Buck Owens however andwhen Merle Haggard,he was six evolving the family later into artists movedlike Emmylou to San Harris Antonio and Don Texas. Williams. He was Following taught to his play high the school guitar graduation during Billy his had a spot schoolfor three days years and, on thealthough Lake Wappapelo he made some Opry appearances - a family orientated in his fathers show country in Missouri. This bandhelped he Billy showed deal with little his interest nervousness in music on stage but aand great he figured deal in out rodeos. what an By audience the time looked for. he was sixteen he began competing in rodeos all over Texas riding broncos andBilly's bulls. dad was a barber and he had always encouraged Billy to learn the trade, so after he got his licence he moved back home where he cut hair for five years in his own shop. After years of contemplating a move to music city Billy moved to Nashville in 1987, where he cut hair to Tiredsupport of himself. injuries After and broken years of bones, struggling Moe in Nashville assembled the a initialband calledrecognition “Moe made and Billy realise the importance of unceasing optimism in the themidst Mavericks” of hard work, and “Had found I given work up playingin the first in five honky yearsnothing tonks and would clubs have around happened” South Texas. During the day Moe worked for his father as a sheet metal workerBilly's first and cut performed as a songwriter at night was for the such George stars Jones as Loretta smash ‘Don't Lynn andNeed the Your late Rocking Bob Chair’ and Billy says “Getting George Jones to record Willis.your record is the most coveted honour for any Nashville songwriter”. Those who have written countless hits for other artists openly admit that a track on a Jones album is their greatest dream. In 1974 Moe decided that if he was going to make it as a country singer he hadPlenty to hasmove happened to Nashville. since then So including he pawned four his more furniture songs recorded to cover by the George cost of Jones a including the grammy nominated ‘Choices’, among recordingother cuts bycontract. George The Strait, gamble Kenny worked Chesney, and Ricky from Van that Shelton recording and came many Moe's more. When you listen to his music including his latest self firstproduced hit song recording “I Just ‘Favourites’ Started Hating which Cheating includes a Songs duet with Today”. his hero His Jones, career you then can see why George Jones says of Billy “When I asked the skyrocketedquestion ‘Who's with Gonna hits like Fill “Bandy Their Shoes’ The Rodeo it was before Clown”. I knew about Billy Yates. When it comes to great country songwriters they don't get any better than Billy.” I guess you could say the ol' possum is a Billy Yatesfan - you can't come more highly recommended than that! HEATHERHEATHER MYLESMYLES In this Scotland's Year of Homecoming who better than Heather Myles, to be included as one of the headliners at this years festival. Heather gets her musical inspirations from a background as diverse as the artist herself.