Dick Gaughan Reviews Archive

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• The Warehouse, Belfast
  "Folk Roots" - July 1995
  "A truly masterful performer."
• Pleasance Theatre, Edinburgh
  "The Guardian" - Dec 1995
  "how music from the gut really sounds."
• Electric Theatre, Guildford
  "Folk on Tap", 1998
  "proved, if proof were needed, that he is the guv'nor"
• Celtic Connections, Glasgow
  "Sunday Herald", Jan 2000
  "extraordinary voice and guitar playing"
• Edinburgh Folk Club
  "Edinburgh Evening News", Jan 2000
  "In these days of diluted celto-folk, voices like Gaughan's rise high."
• Ram Folk Club, Claygate
  Nov 2002
  "the sheer energy of Dick Gaughan in full flow is startling"
• Edinburgh Festival Fringe
  "Celtic Roots", BBC Radio Scotland, Aug 2003
  "a one man Sex Pistols"
• "Freedom Highway", London
  "The Independent", Sep 2003
  "the kind of voice that could stop a train in its tracks"
• Celtic Connections, Glasgow
  "Sunday Herald", Jan 2004
  "succeeded brilliantly in translating his ideas into music"
• Cranleigh Arts Centre
  "Surrey Advertiser", 2005
  "remains as uncompromising as ever"
• Leith Folk Club
  "Edinburgh Evening News", 2006
  "relaxed and funnier than many comedians"
• Celtic Connections, Glasgow
  "The Herald", 2007
  "no glib ditties or half-hearted performances here"
• Edinburgh Folk Club
  "Edinburgh Evening News", 2008
  "just straps on his guitar and gets on with it"
• Celtic Connections, Glasgow
  "The Herald", 2008
  "one of the cornerstones of modern traditional music"
• Celtic Connections, Glasgow
  "The Scotsman", 2008
  "smoulders as fiercely as ever"