24/06/2023
Visit beautiful Gatehouse today for their annual Midsummer Music Festival.
For all you lovers of cycling, help power the evening stage with Bruce's amazing pedal power system 👍🏽🚴🏽♀️
What's on TODAY SATURDAY 24th June
🌟 11:30-13:30 OPEN MIC event with Macmillan Coffee Morning raising funds for Macmillan. –
Gatehouse of Fleet Community Centre
Join us for this special Open Mic event; bring your voice, your talents and show the folk of Gatehouse what you can do! Hosted by oor beloved local Troubadour Martin Smith
Hosted alongside our local Macmillan fundraisers who will be providing delicious refreshments in exchange for your donations.
4pm onwards Masonic Arms
🌟 Bob Hollis is a singer known for his extensive repertoire and powerhouse vocals. With songs from all eras delivered with power, prowess, and passion, Bob is sure to captivate any audience of all ages. From sharing the stage with N-Dubz, to opening for Big Country, here’s a man who’s ready to entertain you!
AND ✨️
🌟 The Razorbills, Gatehouse's very own folk-rockers, are delighted to be returning to performance for the first time since Covid struck, teaming up with former singer Alan McClure for their appearance at Midsummer Music. With two albums favourably reviewed in the national music press and an EP to their credit, the band will be performing songs from their 13 year career as well as a few cover versions to finish off the afternoon in the Masonic garden with a bit of sparkle.
Roger Hampshire Stage 730pm onwards
The-Ship-Inn Gardens
🌟 Rudebeard specialises in energetic, sweaty, sweary, usually loud & occasionally thoughtful Ska-punk, fast ska, slow ska, ska that’s not really ska and one attempted Scottish Fitba anthem, cos why no? Five Eps later and they’ve accrued a back catalogue larger than you should reasonably expect.
🌟 Hunter & McMustard
Hunter & McMustard write songs they describe as lowlander contemporary folk and roll with bluegrass, rockabilly, country, folk and comedy influences. An eclectic modern take on folk music with a social and global consciousness. This weekend, they’ll be bringing this fantastic sound to Gatehouse of Fleet.
Colonel John McMustard is the frontman of genre hopping ultimate festival band Colonel Mustard and The Dijon 5. Colin Hunter is an Ayrshire born and bred singer songwriter with heartfelt emotive lyrics.
This is a Free event but donations will be welcome. So expect a volunteer with a shoogly bucket passing through the venue. Give what ye can. It helps us to keep this event open to all budgets.
You can find the programme locally or online at
https://www.midsummermusicfestival.co.uk/whats-on/
