A new community venture bringing music and entertainment to Letham Village Hall. 

The Idea

In association with the North Howe Transition Toun movement and with the support of a Culture Grant from Fife Council, Letham Village Hall Committee has launched a new community venture to bring high quality music and entertainment to the village hall and provide a platform for the development of local talent.

In the process, funds are being raised to reduce the carbon footprint of the Village Hall and lower energy costs. It is this combination of having great fun and lowering our community carbon footprint that gives Letham Nights its unique ethos.

The Clap & Tipple

While the music plays and people dance, they need refreshment. And what better way to get this than from the Travelling Transition Tavern's own travelling pub, 'The Clap & Tipple', which offers drinks and snacks from as locally as humanly possible, in keeping with the philosophy of the Transition Toun movement.

The highlights of the bar are Luckie  Ales from Stewart McLuckie's micro-brewery in Dunshalt, Cairn O' Mhor wines and apple and raspberry juice from the Carse of Gowrie. They have even sourced some delicious English wines from Cornwall rather than go outwith the UK.

And although some of the bands appear to be not very local (Chicago, Melbourne!) we are managing to influence them with our ethos - so much so that the Black Oil Brothers intend to set up a Transition Toun group in their local area!

Previous Performances

Starting in December 2008, the first band to headline at Letham Nights were the Moonzie Allstars who attracted a big crowd to listen and dance the night away to their lively folk-world fusion. That set the scene for what was to come. In February 2009, in a packed village hall, there was an outstanding performance from the 2008 winner of the Traditional Young Musician of the Year Award, Ewan Robertson on his Spring Tour with singer-songwriter Ewan McPherson. That evening also witnessed the birth of a new star, Becky Gowans, who at only 15, blew the audience away with her raw natural talent. In March, veteran blues band Wolftrain, steamed into town, ably supported by the Anthill Mob and we were treated to a night of footstomping blues and rock ‘n' roll. On 4th April Lochgelly-based indie rock band, Ambulances, treated us to another cracking gig to launch their new album ‘The Future That Was', recorded in Creich in only 8 days and produced by legendary American producer, Kramer.

Then on 2nd May, all the way from Chicago, the Black Oil Brothers played the first gig of their UK tour with support form the Black Cat Jook Band. It was a triumph! Our US guests were as much captivated by Letham as we were by their wonderful Delta Blues. Click on the image for the low doen on others who have graced the Letham stage this year.

The Letham Night Gig Guide

Here's a list of what's coming soon. Click on the links below to find out more.

	13 Mar 10		#11 - The Bevvy Sisters & Kirsty Keatch
	22 May 10		The Black Oil Brothers are back!

Interested?

If you want to come along to dance, listen, take the stage, donate or contribute your skills, or simply find out more, we'd love to hear from you.  We are...

Photos & Reviews

We've had some amazing gigs. Click on links to the reviews below for highlights. And if you'd like to have your photos published here, contact us.

Letham Nights 1  The Moonzie Allstars and Sidelock	Review  Letham Nights #1 Success!
Letham Nights 2 Ewan Robertson and guests	Review Letham Nights # 2 A Star is Born!
Letham Nights 3 Wolftrain & The Anthill Mob	Review Letham Nights #3: Another Success!
Letham Nights 4 #4: Ambulances	Review Nee Naw! Ambulances Letham Triumph
Letham Nights 5 #5 Black Oil Bros & Black Cat Jook	Review Black Oil & Black Cat Jook Reviewed
Letham Nights 6 #6: Bex Marshall	Review The Twa Bex's : A Review
Letham Nights 7 #7: The Chloe Hall Trio	Review A Night to Remember with the Chloe Hall Trio
Click on the image opposite to hear The Chloe hall Trio's farewell song, 'No Words'
Letham Nights 8 #8 : Spanky's Heroes & Guests	Review Spanky's Heroes conquer Letham Nights
Letham Nights 9  #9 - Luva Anna & The Bum-Clocks	Review Luva Anna & The Bum-clocks
Letham Nights 10 #10 - Black Cat Jook Band & Guests

Letham Nights News

03 Feb 10 Letham Nights update
05 Jan 10 Get along to Letham Nights in 2010...
03 Oct 09 Old Letham Nights: An illustrated talk
21 Oct 09 Spanky's Heroes conquer Letham Nights
21 Mar 09 Letham Nights Goes Down Under!
14 Jan 09 Exciting Announcement for Letham Nights!!!
10 Dec 08 The inaugural Letham Nights - a final update
24 Nov 08 Announcing an exciting new Community Venture: Letham Nights

For more videos and images see the Letham Nights blog on Letham's own great community website.

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