Gigs and Appearances

Shortlisted for CATS 2013

John was shortlisted by the CRITICS' AWARDS FOR THEATRE IN SCOTLAND in the category Best Music and Sound, for his work in A Taste of Honey, for the Royal Lyceum Theatre Company, Edinburgh.

Forthcoming performances

John will be appearing soon in the following shows and events:

• Bath,Comedy Club Burns Supper.
• Beverley,Carol Ann Duffy.
• Edinburgh society of Musicians.
• Kirkcaldy, Fife Sports Awards.
• Dumfries,Brass Tracks.
• Brass Tracks,Loch Lomond
• Perth,Order of St John.
• Carol Ann Duffy Edinburgh Fringe
• Billingham Dance Festival.
• Edinburgh Fringe,Brass Tracks, St Marks.
• Edinburgh, Bruntsfield Baroque
• Edinburgh, Wendy Weatherby
• Cupar
• Morpeth,Brass tracks
• Inverurie,Brass Tracks

Recent Appearances

In the last few months John has been involved with these shows:

• Brass Tracks at Morningside United Church
• Darlington
• Stockton on Tees
• Perth,Kool Britannia
• St Mary`s Cathedral,Edinburgh .
• St Cuthbert`s Church Edinburgh (Carol Ann Duffy)
• Haddington.St Mary`s
• Scottish Storytelling Centre,Joyce Gunn Cairns.
• Navy Club,Edinburgh
• Scottish Storytelling Centre,Edinburgh
• Ilkley Lit Festival
• Manchester Lit Festival
• Cupar
• Kings gallery,Edinburgh.
• Mrs Weatherby`s Festival Party
• Edinburgh Fringe,Brass Tracks
• Edinburgh Festival Brass Tracks
• St Mary`s Cathedral,Edinburgh . Philomusica of edinburgh.
• Edinburgh St Marks Church
• Haddington St Mary`s Church
• Stirling
• Dunfermline Abby.
• Robin`s Chapel,Edinburgh
• Inverness
• Haddington Knox Academy
• Edinburgh Kimpton Charlotte Square
• London,Lyric theatre
• Robins Chapel Edinburgh
• Cumbria,Brass Tracks
• Stockbridge,Edinburgh.Brass Tracks.
• Haddington St Mary`s Church
• Kirkcaldy ,Fife Sports awards.
• Voodoo Rooms,Edinburgh
• Gatehouse of Fleet
• Dunbar,Music & Hospitals
• St Marks,Church,Edinburgh
• Makossa,Balerno
• Morningside Uinted Church,Edinburgh
• Morningside Church,Edinburgh
• Makossa in Melrose
• Comincille Centre,Edinburgh
• Nantwich,Words & Music Festival.Carol Ann Duffy.
• Loch Lomond,solo show
• Brass Tracks,St Michaels
• Mrs Weatherby`s Concert Party, St Marks. Edinburgh
• Edinburgh International Book Festival, Carol Ann Duffy.
• Thomas the Rhymer for Children
• Brass Tracks, St Marks.Edinburgh
• Dumfries, Brass Tracks.
• Stirling with Finlay Hetherington & Paul Mealor.
• Hay literary festival, Carol Ann Duffy.
• Newcastle, Carol Ann Duffy.
• Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh
• Cupar
• Melrose, Makossa
• Dalkeith, Makossa
• Kirkcaldy, Fife Sports awards.
• Balerno Makossa
• Kirkcaldy Fife
• St Michaels Church Edinburgh
• Gala Makossa
• Brass Tracks, Morningside Church
• Makossa, Balerno
• St Marks, Wendy Weatherby
• Southside Community Centre, Makossa
• Morningside Uinted Church, Edinburgh
• Inch House, Edinburgh
• Leith Dockers Club, Makossa.
• Stramash, Edinburgh
• Balmoral Hotel 125 yr celebrations
• Balerno, Makossa
• Ross Priory Loch Lomond
• Aberfoyle, Brass Tracks
• St Marks, Edinburgh
• Edinburgh, Brass Tracks
• Haddington, Brass Tracks
• Arran, Brass Tracks
• Rothsay, Brass Tracks
• Andy Chung Album launch
• Ayr, Brass Tracks
• Crieff Hydro, Brass Tracks.
• Haddington, St Mary`s
• Charleston House, Lewes
• Cupar
• Strathclyde University with Makossa
• Edinburgh Fringe: MultiStory
• Edinburgh I.Book Festival
• Ayr Music Club, The Octagonal Hall, Alloway Parish Church
• Mrs Weatherby`s Concert Party, Edinburgh Fringe
• Edinburgh Fringe, Royal College of Physicians
• Melrose Abbey, Wedding,
• Dumfries & Galloway, Brass Tracks
• Lochaber, Kilmallie Hall, Corpach
• Fife sports awards
• Bath, Burns Night
• West Kilbride Village Hall,
• The Steamie,the Hydro Glasgow 27/31.12.19
• Wee Folk Club with Wendy Weatherby
• Linlithgow
• Inverness
• Inverness, A Fyne Pear.
• Balerno
• North Berwick
• Haddington
• Johnstone Brass day
• Dumfries & Galloway, Brass Tracks
• London
• Northumberland, Brass Tracks
• Edinburgh fringe
• Brass Tracks at the Edinburgh Fringe
• Carol Ann Duffy at Edinburgh Fringe
• Kilmarnock
• Dumfries
• Poetry Library Edinburgh
• Lenzie
• Leith Theatre
• London, Stratford Circus
• Bath Comedy Festival
• Fife Sports awards,Kirkcaldy
• St Cecilia`s Hall,Edinburgh
• Edinburgh Fringe with Theatre Alba
• Edinburgh fringe with Brass Tracks
• Dunoon
• Biggar, Scotland
• Thirsk
• Nottingham
• Aldeburgh
• London
• Bath
• Penrath,Wales
• Makossa,Barony bar
• Selkirk
• Hawick with Brass tracks.
• Barony Bar, Edinburgh with Makossa.
• Edinburgh,St johns Church
• Oban with Brass Tracks
• Haddington,Brass Tracks
• Edinburgh,Brass Tracks
• Fife Sports Awards
• Edinburgh College with Brass Tracks
• Senate House,London
• Barony Bar,Makossa.
• Arbroath,Brass tracks
• Edinburgh,Brass Tracks
• Edinburgh,Dockers Club
• Brighton
• Hong Kong
• Mandalay,Burma
• Kingston on Thames
• Halifax
• Philomusica, Edinburgh Fringe
• Brass Tracks, St Marks Unitarian Church, Edinburgh Fringe
• Comedy Club, Edinburgh Fringe 4th to 13th August
• Brass Tracks at St.Mary`s Cathedral, Edinburgh
• Newcastle University
• Bedford, The Quarry Theatre
• Barry Island, Wales
• Fyne Fest, Inveraray.
• New Plymouth, New Zealand
• Limelight, Aotea Centre, Auckland Festival, New Zealand
• Malvern, Worcestershire
• Doncaster, Hill House School
• Brass Tracks in Torphichen
• Nottingham, Theatre Royal
• Amsterdam
• Utrecht, Holland
• Berlin
• Brass Tracks, Newton Stewart
• Aberystwyth,Wales
• Brass Tracks, Dunfermline
• Fife College,Kirckaldy
• Bath
• Norwich
• Gateshead with Brass Tracks
• Shrewsbury,Shropshire
• Worcestershire
• Swansea,Wales
• Cambridge,Fitzwilliam museum
• Isle of Arran, with Brass Tracks
• Wimbledon book Festival,London
• Ilkley Book festival,Yorkshire
• Glasgow ,university
• Kew gardens,London
• Godalming College,London
• Moniac Mhor, Beauly, Invernesshire
• Lindores Abby,Newburgh
• Edinburgh Book Festival
• Edinburgh Book Festival
• Stand Comedy Club,1 week Edinburgh Fringe
• Curiosity Festival, Dorset
• Ledbury lit Fest
• St.Andrews
• Biggar
• St.Boswells
• Corbridge,Northumberland
• Carlisle
• Bramhall,Cheshire
• Caernarfon,Wales
• Oswestry.
• Much Wenlock
• Crickhowell,Powys,Wales
• Monmouth,Wales
• Chipping Norton
• Oxford.
• Bath
• Falmouth,Cornwall
• Manchester Children`s Book Fest.
• Barony Bar,Makossa
• Stoke on Trent
• Devizes
• Derby Cathedral
• Bradford
• Ross Priory,Loch Lomond with Brass Tracks
• New Galloway, Andy Munro
• Dingle,Ireland
• Newton Stewart
• Kircudbright
• Studio 24,Edinburgh,Makossa
• Glasgow,Makossa
• Bath Comedy Festival
• York Literary Festival
• Canongate Kirk,Edinburgh
• Dubai Lit Festival
• Fife Sports Awards,Kirkcaldy
• Durham Castle
• St Albans
• Lincoln University
• Argyll House,Edinburgh
• Wighams,Edinburgh
• Celtic Connections,Glasgow
• Bath Comedy Festival Launch
• Much Wenlock,Shropshire
• Brass Tracks, Scottish press awards,Edinburgh
• Nottingham University
• Guilford
• Lewes,Sussex
• Reading
• Stowe school
• Cambridge University
• Sittingbourne,Kent
• Stranraer with Brass Tracks.
• Panoptican,Glasgow
• Rochdale
• Ludlow
• Jersey,Channel Islands
• Hull University
• Barony Bar,Makossa
• Inverness,Blas Festival
• Talbot Rice gallery
• Edinburgh International Book Festival
• Assembly Rooms, Ed.Fringe 7-30 August 2015
• Brass Tracks in St.Giles 3&5 August
• Makossa,the Barony Bar
• Niddfest, Yorkshire
• Inverness,Wick
• Penistone Literary Festival,Derbyshire
• Manchester Met.University
• Caeleon,Wales
• Winchester Festival
• Manchester Children`s Book Festival
• Monmouth Literary Fest,Wales
• Fyne Fest,Inveraray
• Lincoln Castle
• Makossa at Napier University
• Makossa ,Lockerbie
• Aberdeen Word Festival
• Makossa in Stirling
• Brass Tracks,Glasgow
• Durham Castle
• Geneva,Switzerland
• Scottish Parliament
• Lochgelly Arts Centre
• Fife Sports Awards,Kirkcaldy
• Manchester Library
• Cheshunt,Hertfordshire
• Makossa at the Barony
• Festival Theatre,Edinburgh
• Folkestone,Kent
• Liverpool
• Citizens theatre,Glasgow
• Maidstone,Kent
• Makossa,Pleasance Church
• Holyrood Palace,Edinburgh
• Oxford
• Leeds
• Canterbury,Kent
• Hull
• Moniack Mor,Invernesshire
• Brass Tracks Quintet,Salvation Army Edinburgh
• Brass Tracks Quintet,Edinburgh
• Edinburgh I.Book Festival
• Holyrood Palace,Edinburgh
• Nid Festival,Yorkshire.
• Ryedale,Yorkshire
• Imperial War Museum North
• Oxford,Magdalene College School
• Southport
• Portsmouth
• Inverary,Argyllshire
• Bath
• Worcester,Ledbury Festival.
• Banbury,Oxfordshire
• Leuven University, Belgium
• Peter O`Toole Tribute,London
• Belfast
• Annan,Locherbie
• Inverness,Granton on Spey
• Oldham
• Kist O Music,Edinburgh
• Frodsham,Cheshire
• Hamburg,Germany
• Fife Sports Awards,kirkcaldy
• Ellon , Aberdeenshire
• Stanza, St Andrews
• Stanza,St.Andrews.
• Queen Elizabeth Hall, London
• Guildford, London
• Makossa at the Barony,Edinburgh
• Cinderella at Perth Rep.
• Worcester
• Devon
• Aberdeen,Music Hall
• Scarborough
• Royal Festival Hall,London
• Buckingham Palace,Ballroom
• London,Wathamstow
• Rochdale
• Pontypool,Wales
• U3A Penicuik
• Inverness/Ulapool
• Brunton Theatre ,Makossa
• Ilkley, Yorkshire
• Derry,Waterside Theatre, NI
• London Hilton
• Malborough College
• Wakefield
• Maidstone, kent.
• Clifden,Ireland
• Sevenoaks,Kent.
• Manchester,MMU
• Bath,Somerset
• Glasgow
• Arbroath
• Oban
• Wiggams,Edinburgh
• Pencaitland
• Edinburgh Int.Book Festival
• Edinburgh Int.Book Festival
• Wickerman Festival
• Dartington, Devon
• Aberdeen
• Inverness
• The Three Estaites,Linlithgow Palace.
• Summerhall,Edinburgh
• Click Clack Club,Edinburgh
• Thornbury,South Gloucestershire
• To The Cross, at Duddingston
• Makossa, Portobelo
• Kent Ladies College
• Chorley Wood Lit.Fest.
• Keswick
• Nelson,Lancashire
• Uppingham.
• Concert for Stewart Hanratty
• Carousel, St.Andrews
• Nothern Stage Theatre, Newcastle
• Manchester M.University
• Bossonova Burns Night,Bennetts bar
• Bossonova Burns Night,Bennetts bar
• Strathclyde University with Makossa
• Aberdeen
• Mother Goose, Perth Rep
• Cambridge,Fitzwilliam Museum.
• Central Library,Edinburgh.
• Oban
• St. Brides, Edinburgh
• Tin Hut, Gartly, Aberdeenshire, A Fyne Pear.
• Durham, with Carolann
• Bristol University,Wills Memorial Hall
• British Library, London
• Cheltenam Lit.Fest.
• Inverness with Pete Baines
• Dunfermline with Makossa
• Leeds Minster
• Foyles Book Shop, London
• Bedales,Hampshire
• Inverary Castle with Rab Handliegh
• Frodsham,Cheshire
• Broxburn. Makossa
• Edinburgh International Book Festival
• Edinburgh International Book Festival
• St Giles Catherdral
• Barony Bar, Makossa
• Fringe by the Sea, North Berwick
• Pittenwiem Arts Festival
• Inverness, with Carolann Duffy
• Manchester Royal Exchange Theatre
• Manchester Childrens Festival
• Manchester Childrens Festival
• Wellington College
• Bath, Widdcome Rising
• Bodmin Book Festival
• Waterfront Hall, Belfast,N.I.
• Norwich Playhouse, with Carolann Duffy
• Kings Place, London, CAD
• Barony Bar with Makossa
• Statford upon Avon
• Aye Write Festival, Mitchel Theatre with Carollann Duffy & Liz Lochead
• Enfield Theatre, London with CAD
• Bath Literary Festival with Carolann Duffy
• The Opening of Govanhill Baths, Glasgow
• Bromsgrove Artrix Theatre
• Olympic poem , East london
• Launch Manchester Childrens Book Festival. MMU.
• Tron Theatre Gala Night
• Barony Bar with Makossa 20.30
• Windsor , 16th Dec 2011 with Carol Ann Duffy
• Cork Festival, Ireland with CarolAnn Duffy
• Kings School, London 1st December,with Carolann Duffy
• Bridgepark,dorset 25th November,with Carolann Duffy
• Liverpool University with Carolann Duffy
• Queen Elizabeth Hall, London with Carol Ann Duffy(sold out)
• Burns museum,Ayrshire (sold out)
• Kings School, Devon with Carolann Duffy
• Festival Theatre, Edinburgh 13th-15 Oct 2011
• Cheltenam Literary Festival
• Theatre Royal, Glasgow - 4th-8th Oct 2011
• Makossa,Barony Bar,Edinburgh
• His Majesty`s, Aberdeen 27th Sept -Oct 1st,2011
• Eden Court, Inverness, Para Handy Tour 21st-24 Sept 2011
• Edinburgh International Book Festival 25th Aug 2011 with Carol Ann Duffy
• Edinburgh International Book Festival 24th Aug 2011 with Carol Ann Duffy
• Unision Venue,Edinburgh Fringe,with Carolann duffy
• Kellie Castle, Pittenwiem Festival 6th Aug 2011with Stewart Hanratty
• Lichfield Cathedral 13th July 2011with Carolann Duffy
• Ledbury Book Festival - 1st July 2011 with Carolann Duffy
• Poet in the City, Kings Place,London - 27th June 2011 with Carol Ann Duffy
• Borders Book Festival, Melrose - 19th June 2011,with Stewart conn
• Inverness, Medieval Fair 18th June 2011
• Bridlington Poetry Festival - 11th June 2011, with Carol Ann Duffy
• Tate, Liverpool 8th June 2011,with Carolann Duffy
• Manchester Met. University - 7th June 2011,with Carolann Duffy
• Meadows Festival, Edinburgh - 5th June 2011 with Stewart Hanratty
• Lincoln Book Festival - 28th May 2011,with Carolann Duffy
• Harrogate Grammar School - 23rd May 2011,with Carolann Duffy
• Bryston School, Dorset 13th May 2011 with Carol Ann Duffy
• Sheffield Lyric Festival - 12th May 2011 with Carol Ann Duffy
• Tron Theatre, It`s a Dead liberty 4th May to 7th,Wildcat Band
• Wenlock Poetry Festival www.wenlockpoetryfestival.org - 1st May 2011 with Carol Ann Duffy
• Shore Poets with Stewart Conn - 1st May 2011
• Stowe School, Buckinghamshire - 27th April 2011 with Carol Ann Duffy
• Makossa,Barony Bar
• Alladin at Perth Rep - Dec 4th to Jan 8th
• With Carol Ann Duffy, Swindon - Nov 10th
• Purcell Room, London with Carol Ann Duffy
• With Carol Ann Duffy, Poole, Dorset - Oct 31st
• With Carol Ann Duffy, Manchester Whitworth Gallery - Oct 17th
• With Carol Ann Duffy, Lancaster & Morecombe- Oct 15th and 16th
• With Carol Ann Duffy, Wirral Literary Festival - Oct 13th
• Cheltenam Literary Festival
• With Carol Ann Duffy, Ilkley Literary Festival, Yorkshire - Oct 10th
• With Carol Ann Duffy, Hackney, London - Sept 29th
• With Carol Ann Duffy, Budley Salterton, Devon - Sept 24th
• With Carol Ann Duffy at Stone Poetry Festival, Staffordshire - Sept 19th
• With Carol Ann Duffy at Sterts, Cornwall -Sept 9th and 10th
• With Carol Ann Duffy at Clarence House, London - Sept 8th
• With Makossa at The Three Monkeys - 28th Aug
• Edinburgh Philomusica - Festival Concert - 19th Aug
• Edinburgh International Book Festival with Carol Ann Duffy - 14th, 15th and 20th August
• With A Fyne Pear in the Masonic Hall North Berwick during Fringe by the Sea
• Edinburgh Storytelling Centre with Carol Ann Duffy at 3pm daily - 8th-23rd August - See Press Page
• With Makossa at The Three Monkeys - 7th Aug
• The Folkmoot Festival in North Carolina with Absolutely Legless - 21st July to 3rd August
• Lichfield Festival with Carol Ann Duffy - 13th July
• With Makossa at The Barony Bar - 4th July
• Manchester Metropolitan University with Carol Ann Duffy - 2nd and 3rd July
• With Makossa at The Three Monkeys - 26th June
• The Steyten Festival with Carol Ann Duffy - 14th June
• With the Natural Theatre Co in Bath - 13th June
• Shore Poets with Stewart Conn
• Bath Literary Festival with Carolann Duffy
• Makossa in Melrose
• Mandalay, Burma
• Carousel, St.Andrews
• Perth Pantomime
• Dubai, Festival