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It’s always great playing to a home crowd “Well, it was a bit of a shock, that’s not an everyday phone-call!” but it’s always another said Colin of his invite to play the BluesFest in London and Dublin level at the festival.” alongside ‘Van the Man’ and Led Zeppelin’s Robert Plant this October. Having completed a “I’m still not quite believing it actually, I reckon until I get there on mini-tour in the States – the stage it won’t really sink in.” performing at the SXSW festival in Austin Texas, as well as his fi rst gig in Neww York City at the Rockwood Music Hall in Manhattan’s Lower East Side – Colin is at Peter Gabriel’s Real Wold studios in Wiltshire; and the new release set to return across ‘The Pond’ later this year as a guest on the hugely is already attracting attention in all the right places, much to Colin’s popular Late Late Show with James Corden in Los Angeles. relief: “It feels great to fi nally have this album out. “The reaction in America has been fantastic,” he said. “It’s such “For a while it felt like it might never happen, but I’m glad I had a big place it can be overwhelming, but we’re lucky that we have a the time and space to make it the way I wanted. I’m very proud of it, good team and the initial reaction has been so positive. not least for it being so much about home.” “It’s always been a big ambition of mine to tour America so I’m You can hear more from Colin and his life split as a Lewis crofter really excited to see what happens.” and touring musician in his YouTube series of Vlogs (www.youtube. 6yhqhv 6yyhHTQ7Q6 Joining Colin on his recent stateside adventures were bandmates com/channel/UCoCCrAdLIAw2enCsbe8TZgQ); and visit https:// T tr Ivpr colinmacleod.tmstor.es/ and fellow islanders Scott Macleod (guitar) and Murdo Mackenzie (drums), Colin’s younger brother Callum (bass), and Fort William to purchase/download the new ‘Bloodline’ albums. musician Gordon Skene (piano). And for American audiences, a group of Leodhaschs (Gordon made an honorary islander) was the perfect introduction to new Pentland Road closed album ‘Bloodlines’, which draws heavily on the culture, life and stories of the isle. “I was wondering where to go with the album, and then I realised he Pentland road is closed until 29th June for essential there were all these amazing stories from home,” he said. Tbridge replacement works between Achmore and “It’s a rich vein. I think I could write albums for the rest of my days Breascleit branch road junctions. Local access will still on stories from the Isle of Lewis. Once you tap into it it’s like an oil be available up to the bridge location at Abhainn Grioda well, there’s just so much of it.” from both Stornoway and Carloway sides. The Comhairle Produced by the revered Ethan Johns, who has worked with the apologises for any inconvenience caused. likes of Kings of Leon and Paul McCartney, ‘Bloodlines’ was recorded \ ! 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The newspaper will appear on Wednesday July 4th EVENTS is published by Intermedia Services (Stornoway) Church House, 16 James Street, Stornoway HS1 2QN Tel: 01851 705743 07/06/18 - 04/07/18 www.hebevents.com EVENTS SECTION ONE - Page 3 Cheerleaders scoop some top prizes By Eilidh Whiteford “Mia has been with us for a number of years and helped coach our Mini Jazz Team this year. She eading into their tenth season next year, did a fantastic job with our youngest competitive HLewis’ North West Allstar Cheerleaders dancers who were competing for the fi rst time Furniture and Interior World are looking to recruit new members as they and came in 3rd in the competition – well done to celebrate recent competition successes and both Mia and the Mini dancers.” individual achievements. Kirstie said: “We would also like to wish our “We recently travelled to Aberdeen to take part Ballet dancers Good Luck in their exams. They Tpxvsurirs v r in our last competition of this season,” said NWA have been busy preparing with Ballet teacher head coach Kirstie Anderson. “It was a way to Claire Whyman to undertake their fi rst ISTD hqvr v qrvts travel and a long day, but everyone did really well [Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing] Ballet and we’re so proud of all who competed, with exams and we have girls entering from Grade 1 to r !rh many of our younger members competing for the Grade 6. Good Luck to you all! fi rst time.” “And I would like to thank everyone involved A total of 37 North West Allstar athletes and in our programming throughout the season dancers attended the Granite City competition, – the highly dedicated and talented athletes with Abbie Morrison crowned Champion in the and dancers, the supportive parents, and our Senior Jazz category; while squad-mates Kayleigh incredible team of coaches; Thank You!” Nicolson and Esther Chlad scooped the Senior Now set to gear up for Season 10, the North Hip-Hop Duet Champion spot. West Allstars are on the look-out for new talent The North West Allstar Junior Hip-Hop team and invite all interested to come along and join in. also returned home Champions of their category, “Next year will be our 10th season,” said as did dancers Naimh Maclean and Grace Anne Kirstie. “We are very excited and look forward to Macleod, taking the Youth Hip-Hop Champions a great year, especially as we’ll be opening a new title, and Junior Hip-Hop Duet Champions studio premises and expanding our programme. Sophie Morrison and Holly Thomson. NWA squad members Kirsty Macleod and Annie “We look forward to next season with all our Mackay also came third in the Junior Hip-Hop coaches and we are currently welcoming new Duet competition. members in all except our Tiny and Mini classes. We are also looking for young people to put 9vhhqirqrhqsyy htrshyvh rrvpyqvtr sh Other individuals and teams placed were Libbi themselves forward for our competitive teams in McBratney (Junior Hip-Hop Solo, 3rd); Sophie jazz, hip-hop, and cheer. ivttr htrhhvyhiyryphyyTvrirq hqyvvt htrhhvyhiyr Morrison (Junior Jazz, 3rd); Mia Hartley Oliver (Senior Jazz, 6th); Sophia Murray (Youth Hip-Hop, “Please get in touch by email G 4th); Mini Jazz Team (3rd); Youth Jazz Team (4th); ([email protected]) if you’d like to Senior Jazz Team (2nd); Senior Hip-Hop Team fi nd out more and join our programme, our 2018- (3rd), and Junior Cheer Team (4th). 2019 timetable will be available from the end of &DhpyrrShqT h June. And why not check out our Facebook page Highlights of the North West Allstars 2017- ‘North-West Allstar Cheerleaders’ to see what we Ury) '$ &""& 2018 season saw Sophie Morrison receive the get up to.” team’s ‘Most Improved Dancer of the Year’ title at Pr(h$HqhTh qh the NWA awards ceremony and display held in April; and the successful dance school placement Above left, Junior Hip Hop AS@@9@GDW@S`DIG@XDT6I9C6SSDT of dancer Mia Hartley Oliver, as Kirstie said: “Well done to our Senior Dancer Mia who has Above centre, Coach Kayleigh Holly received a place at prestigious dance and stage & Sophie HH Champ school MGA in Edinburgh and will be attending s v r yq tx there from August. We wish her lots of success. Above right, Junior Cheer EVENTS SECTION ONE - Page 4 www.hebevents.com 07/06/18 - 04/07/18 !"#$%&'()"#&'*+))"*# ,-, #"#$ /2349/:4; *+&'".