Scotland On Tour returns to Aboyne with JKL Duo's Robert Burns inspired music
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Scotland on Tour, the exciting initiative to support the recovery of the live music industry, will return to Aboyne with the JKL Duo who will play Victory Hall on Friday, September 16.
The JKL Duo are a Glasgow-based flute and classical guitar duo composed of Kerry Lynch (flute) and Jacopo Lazzaretti (guitar).
The pair met almost six years ago when Jacopo came to Glasgow to complete an Erasmus year at the Royal Conservatoire Of Scotland, and they have been performing together ever since.
The duo are bringing their latest project The International Poet to Aboyne, featuring new music composed especially for them based on the works of Robert Burns.
They have imagined what Burns could have created were he alive today, when physical distance is no longer an obstacle to communication, collaboration and creation.
The traditional tunes have been given an international twist but retain their recognisable charm.
The pair said: "We’re delighted to be performing at Victory Hall thanks to Scotland On Tour.
"It’s a great opportunity to play some venues we might not otherwise get to visit and we can’t wait to make some memories with the people of Aboyne playing our The International Poet album which will be released at the end of this year.”
Music At Aboyne's Eilidh Scobbie said: “This is a great opportunity for our local audience to hear some stimulating music played by talented young musicians – we are really looking forward to this concert.”
Scotland On Tour is running over a 12 month period between April 2022 and 2023.
Scotland On Tour will support the creation of hundreds of concerts and performances at much-loved arts centres, town halls and community venues across Scotland.
More than 120 artists are set to perform at more than 100 venues across the country as part of the initiative.
The project, which has been created and managed by Active Events, was made possible by £750,000 of Scottish Government backing and will focus on increasing the number of opportunities to showcase and enjoy live music, while bringing exciting acts to the doorstep of city, towns, villages and rural communities.
The year-long Scotland on Tour bill includes both emerging and established artists with genre-spanning acts appearing across the breadth and width of the country, with rock, pop, jazz, classical, folk, trad and acoustic genres all being showcased.
