Folk music hotshots Bodega take Celtic Connections into Glasgow communities

December 15, 2009 by · Leave a Comment 

Celtic Connections is hitting the road in January with a series of community concerts by Bodega, one of Scotland’s top young folk bands.

Rated as one of the scene’s hottest acts, Bodega won a Young Folk Award in the 2006 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards for their spin on traditional Scottish and Irish folk tunes.

In partnership with Culture and Sport Glasgow, the band will be appearing at Barmulloch Community Centre, Wallacewell Quadrant, on 15 January; Barlanark Community Centre, Burnmouth Road, on 21 January; Langside Halls, Langside Avenue, on 22 January; Penilee Community Centre, Gleddoch Road, on 28 January, and at Knightswood Community Centre, Alderman Road, on 29 January.

The band are also appearing at the Recital Rooms in City Hall on 16 January as part of Celtic Connections.

Tickets for the performances, which take place at 7.30pm, are priced £3 and £2 each from the venues.

Travelling folk: Bodega on the road across Glasgow in January 2010

Travelling folk: Bodega on the road across Glasgow in January 2010