Elena will be playing at Dalguise and District Public Hall on May 19th in aid of the Perth and Kinross Society for the Blind. Also playing is the fiddle player Pete Clark. Doors at 7:30pm, and the music starts at 8pm. Tickets are £5, and you can also donate to the Society online. BYOB.
Leith Folk Club, Edinburgh.
The Atholl Arms, Dunkeld.
Elena will be appearing at Glasgow's historic City Chambers with Carol Kidd and others to support the charity Mary's Meals. Tickets are £20, and can be bought from the Arches box office.
Elena will be playing at the House for an Art Lover in Bellahouston Park, Glasgow, with the Sounds Familiar singers. This show is in aid of the charity Mary's Meals. Tickets are £10, available from the Arches box office.
Perthshire Amber Festival, Royal Dunkeld Hotel: The Wee Festival Hall.
Portpatrick Folk Festival, Portpatrick Village Hall.
Leith Folk Club, Edinburgh, supporting Modhan.
Wee Folk Club, Royal Oak Lounge, Edinburgh, supporting Tony Mitchell.
The Old Mill, Pitlochry.
Folk Song class.
Operatic Aria class.
Operatic Duet class
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Exhibition Hall. Danny Kyle's Open Stage Competition, from 5pm to 7pm. Free! For more information, check the Celtic Connections website.
Glasgow City Halls, Recital Room. Official album launch show. 8pm start. Tickets are now available from the City Hall website, priced £10. There are a limited number of discounted tickets available- quote reference Piras527 when booking (online or in person) to get 20% off the ticket price!
Instal Festival @Tramway, Glasgow. Featuring in a performance by Steven Anderson, in three parts: 19:05, 20:45 and 22:00. Check the Instal site for more info and tickets.
A Celebration of Song, @ Scottish Youth Theatre, 105 Brunswick St, Glasgow G1 1TF. Featuring Denise Leigh, Sally Clay and Elena Piras. 7:30pm, Ticket details TBC.
Pitlochry Festival Theatre. Open mic at the Perthshire Amber Festival.
Solo Singing Competition: Singing a song from Mrs Kennedy-Fraser's Songs of the Hebrides (competitor's choice). 10:30am, Thurso High School assembly hall.
Solo Singing Competition: Singing a prescribed song relating to Mull or Iona (Sarah Weir Trophy). 9:00am, Thurso High School assembly hall.
Solo Singing Competition: Singing a Skye or Sutherland Song (competitor's choice). 9:00am, Pennylan Primary School hall.
Puirt-a-beul Competition: Singing Puirt-a-beul (competitor's choice). 11:30am, Thurso High School games hall.
Linlithgow Folk Festival, Nora Devine Stage, 1:45pm.
Moss O'Balloch Park, Balloch. Open stage at the Lomond Folk Festival at 12pm.
City Halls Glasgow. Elena Piras with guests Graham Robertson & Tony Yorston
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. Celtic Connections Open Stage.
Pitlochry Festival Theatre. Performed 2 slots at Perthshire Amber Festival Open Mic
Chapleton Folk Club. Floor Spot supporting George Boyd.
Linlithgow Folk festival Open Stage
Scotia Bar, Glasgow. Support Act for Alistair Hulett
35th Girvan Traditional Folk Festival: Won Open Stage Competition
The Star Folk Club Glasgow. Floor Spot Supporting Mike Silver
Sloans, Argyle Street, Glasgow. Singing at the Ceilidh with the Chitterybite Band.
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