Bellowhead

What a night! while I am a fan, I admit I did wonder what Glasgow would make of the essentially 'English' nature of much of the traditional material that Bellowhead use. No need to worry! The band took their material right to the audience with no compromise! And they loved it! Probably one of the few bands that could have got away with 'Let union be' in Glasgow after the referendum!
Bellowhead also put on a great stage show. 11 instrumentalists from helicon to cello, traditional folk with a brass section! And they know how to put on a show! Lights, actions and staging all contribute to highlight the music.
Primarily the tour was about promotion of their new album,'Revival', and songs featured include Gosport Nancy, and I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight, but as befits a 10th anniversary, a fair proportion of favourites from older albums - 10,000 miles Away, and Betsy Baker from Broadside, also feature.
Glasgow's Royal Concert Hall has a reputation for being not great in building atmosphere; too 'comfortable', many people think. Bellowhead had them rocking in the aisles by the end of the night! We didn't go on to the pub that the band said they were going off to - after all, there were 11 of them to squeeze in before the audience was added!

Bellowhead have 11 members, about 20 instruments and the energy of Olympic athletes - they pour their heart and soul into every gig and seem to be determined not to leave anything in the tank when they go off stage.
I've seen them live about 10 times now, and I can honestly say they keep getting better, from a tiny venue in Bristol to new years eve at the Colston Hall and a sell out gig at the Albert Hall I've seen them grown into the best live band I've ever seen - better than the Who & the Stones even.
They play traditional folk tunes in a way no one else can match, its proper dancing music with sing along choruses - one thing I would recommend is get standing tickets for a great time :)