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FUNDERS
The Festival Committee would like to thank the following
for their generous support and sponsorship of this event:
STRANRAER FREE PRESS
DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY COUNCIL
GAELFORCE
This event is part funded by the Dumfries & Galloway Festivals and Event Tourism Challenge Fund.
Creetown Country Music Festival to be showcased on three 1 hour BBC ALBA TV Programmes
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Media Information
Issued: July 2009
The Creetown Country Music Festival will hit TV screens again with the long standing music event being the focus of three 1 hour TV programmes for Scottish Gaelic TV channel BBC ALBA to be broadcast in November this year.
The digital TV station has a strong following among country music fans, with half a million viewers regularly tuning in to watch a variety of programmes including country music programmes created by mneTV, the production company who will be filming in Creetown this autumn.
Alasdair MacKinnon of mneTV said:
“We’ve produced a couple of TV series based around country music, most recently Ceòl Country which featured many of the country artists who took part in last year’s Creetown festival.
“Our next series moves out of the studio visiting Scotland’s country music festivals, capturing the atmosphere and warmth of those live performances. Creetown is the largest country festival in Scotland and so we’re very pleased to be filming three of the 1 hour programmes at the festival.”
This is the second year in a row that Creetown Country Music Festival has attracted TV interest, featuring on BBC Scotland’s Landward and hosting a live broadcast and line dancing lesson by Border TV’s Lookaround last year.
Chairman of the festival Jim McDowall said:
“There’s something about the cowboy hats, the costumes and the atmosphere of our festival that comes across really well on TV and in photos, and we are all absolutely delighted that mneTV are going to be filming for BBC ALBA this year. Short films on high profile programmes are great, but we are really looking forward to seeing our festival depicted for its music on a programme geared towards country fans.
“Three hours of TV capturing the quality of the performances and the atmosphere of the marquees will be an incredible thing to be able to show people who are thinking about travelling to the festival, and I’m sure the cameras and 20-odd crew members will only add to the atmosphere of the event.
“The programmes will be a great help for us in attracting country music fans from around the UK to join us at Scotland’s main country festival, which should give a huge boost to the festival and to Galloway in the years to come.”
The Creetown Country Music Festival is supported by the Stranraer and Wigtownshire Free Press, Gaelforce, Dumfries & Galloway Council and Dumfries & Galloway Arts Association (DGAA), who are sponsoring the new alternative music tent as part of the Homecoming Scotland celebrations.
Tickets for the Creetown Country Music Festival start from £20 for a one day adult ticket and £5 for a child ticket. Free, secure, onsite camping is available to all weekend ticket holders. Tickets and camping passes can be purchased from the ticket office on 01671 820 654 or from the festival website at www.creetown-countrymusic-festival.com.
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Photos:
Photos from the 2008 Creetown Country Music Festival showing Landward filming at the event are attached.
Contact:
For further information, to arrange visits to the festival and / or to request complimentary press pass tickets, please contact Lorna Young on
Tel: 01387 263 886 Mobile: 0790 567 9475 or email: lorna@indigowords.co.uk
Notes for Editors:
2009 is the 13th annual Festival, taking place from 18th – 20th September 2009.
The Festival can attract up to 10,000 people each year - Creetown’s resident population is only 700 people!
The festival is a 3-day celebration of Country & Western, including live music, a street fair, parades, demonstrations, street dancing and competitions.
The festival is organised entirely by an enthusiastic team of volunteers and is the largest country music festival in Scotland.
The Creetown Country Music Festival 2009 is sponsored by the Stranraer and Wigtownshire Free Press.
The Creetown Country Music Festival is supported by Gaelforce 2009, Dumfries & Galloway Council and Dumfries & Galloway Arts Association.
Homecoming Scotland 2009 is a celebratory programme of events across Scotland from 25th January to 30th November 2009. Spread the word and join our celebrations in 2009. Find out more at http://www.homecomingscotland.com