Snuffbox is a traditional trio consisting of Luc McNally on guitar and vocals, Charlie Stewart on fiddle and Rufus Huggan on cello. Snuffbox perform a range of jigs, reels, tracks from their debut album ‘Playing for Free’ alongside new material.
Suitable for the general public, older people living in care homes, those who would normally attend day centres and anyone living with dementia.
The full concert will be premiered on Sunday 14 June at 7pm.
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ABOUT THE artists
Snuffbox are an acoustic trio based in Glasgow; comprised of BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year 2017 Charlie Stewart (Dosca, Sketch, Ross Miller and Charlie Stewart) on fiddle; Rufus Huggan (Routes String Quartet, Mick Edgar) on cello; and Young Traditional Musician of the Year 2018 finalist, Luc McNally (Dosca, Sketch, Eddie and Luc, Iona Fyfe) on guitar and vocals. Mixing Traditional tunes with contemporary flair, as well as quirky, original material, Snuffbox melds old and new to create entirely their own sound. Having released an album in 2016 Snuffbox have since enjoyed playing a wide variety of venues, with recent highlights including performances at the Scots Fiddle Festival and the MG Alba Scots Trad Music Awards 2017.
ABOUT TOGETHER AT HOME
Live Music Now Scotland will continue to bring the joy of music into people’s lives, even during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our Together at Home series is a programme of brand new concerts, recorded especially for sharing with our longstanding audiences, whether those in care homes, pre-school children or people at home in every one of Scotland’s 32 local authorities – and now beyond! We hope you enjoy.
ABOUT LIVE MUSIC NOW SCOTLAND
Live Music Now Scotland pays professional musicians fair rates to work in the heart of our communities. The charity selects exceptional musicians at the start of their careers, with the ability to communicate with a huge range of audiences. LMNS enhances their skills through training and organises performances for audiences that wouldn’t often get the chance to enjoy live music.
Live Music Now is a music outreach charity, which operates throughout the UK and internationally. Violinist Yehudi Menuhin founded Live Music Now 43 years ago, after seeing first-hand the uplifting and transformative effect that music can have on people, no matter how difficult their circumstances.
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