Medicine Show presents The Square Wheels Potting Shed Stage 2013 with an equal degree of pride and joy.

The Potting Shed Stage www.tartanheartfringe.co.uk

A festival within a festival, relaxed and informal, a place where the artist have fun, rootsy and impromptu, to celebrate the 10 Belladrum we welcome back some friends and introduce you to even more.

Well, I heard the news, there’s good rockin’ tonight.

Two American Stars return to Belladrum for Potting Shed Stage appearance, putting the carni in a carnival of Roots Music talent from around the globe (and Conon Bridge)

Mary Jean Lewes (The Killers Niece) played the very first Belladrum with her mother and sister (The Lewis Three) & our mutual friend Phil Lee returns on his “Fall and Further Decline of The Mighty King Of Love” European Tour”.

In true Potting Shed fashion watch out for one off impromptu Rock n Roll fireworks when they meet at Belladrum.

Let’s rock, rock, rock, rock, We’re gonna rock all our blues away!!! The Potting Shed Stage Belladrum 2013.

Thursday Aug 1 8pm 11pm

The Coffee Shop Sessions Blues Revue with The Blues Experience & Red Blues

The now traditional Blues Jam lead by Dingwall Greenhouse Coffee Shop Sessions regulars from Conon Bridge Emma Mitchell & Matt Sillars mew Blues Band The Blues Experience & special guests Red Blues from The Spey Valley Delta

https://www.facebook.com/groups/131214630251847/

Friday Aug 2

Scott and Farquhar MacDonald 12.00 12.30 http://www.scott-macdonald.co.uk/

Not relations except in music, Scott Macdonald is one of Scotland busiest songwriter entertainers, fiddler Farquhar is a legend on Skye their radio hit album Hope Street reflects Scott and Farquhar’s well travelled life gigging from The Islands to The City.

Impromptu organised on the day 12.30

The Federal 12.40 1.10 https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Federals/184467628375789

Ye Ha Math Tha Highland Hillbillies Bluegrass, Blues & Country

Impromptu organised on the day 1.10

Gypsy Dave Smith 1.30 2.10 http://www.reverbnation.com/gypsydavesmith

Impeccable Slide Blues from Potting Shed Stage favourite and guitarist in residence

Impromptu organised on the day 2.10

John Duffy and The Highland Hot Club 2.20 3.00 https://www.facebook.com/pages/John-Duffy/156587891046457

Gypsy Jazz Fusion. Ayrshire’s John Duffy with our own Highland Hot Club for a Cafe Orchestra Fusion

Impromptu organised on the day 3.00

Jimmy The Hat & the Portmaheekans

3.20 3.50

A cast of Portmaheekans gather to wish Highland Country Legend Jimmy a happy 50th birthday (on 10 years since the last Catalyst Festival in the Port, the inspiration behind the Potting Shed Stage)

Impromptu organised on the day 3.50

Davy & The Hosebeast

4.00 4.40

www.davycowan.com

Celtic Rocker Davy Cowan, explores his punk roots.

Impromptu organised on the day 4.40

Diddums

5.00 5.40

https://www.facebook.com/pages/DIDDUMS/328156197800

Diddums are Punk Rockers, Diddums are Punk Rockers, Diddums are Punk Rockers NOW!!

Impromptu organised on the day 15.40

Des Horsfall & Tim O’Connor

6.00 6.40

www.kuschtyrye.net http://www.timoconnor.co.uk

Ronnie Lane never did a show with John Lennon, this is as close as you’ll get.

Impromptu organised on the day 6.40

Mary Jean Lewis

7.00 7.40

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mary-Jean-Lewis-and-The-Low-Men/281499475215145

Mary Jean (niece of Rock n Roll legend Jerry Lee Lewis) played the first Belladrum with her Mother and sister as The Lewis Three, we are delighted to welcome her back, there will be good rocking tonight.

The Galipaygos

8.00 8.40

http://thegalipaygos.com/

If a band sums up the Potting Shed Stage thing it would be The Galipaygoes rootsy and right good fun, welcome home guys.

The Whiskys

9.00 9.40

http://thewhiskys.org/

The Whisky River Band are now stripped back to the Whiskys, with a stripped back sound and a jug full of new songs.

The Ballahulish Hellhounds

10.00 10.45

Ballahulish shit kicking Bluegrass. Perennial favourites and our Friday Night Headline act.

Saturday

Fash Stewart & The Great & The Good

12.00 12.20

www.fashstewart.co.uk

Our Compere beyond compare, with well! – with who knows who but they will be The Great and The Good.

Impromptu organised on the day 12.20

Andrea Soler

12.30 12.50

http://andreasoler.com

Gentle tropical jazz infused, Andrea Soler is an award winning Australian singer songwriter with compelling vocals and insightful lyrics.

Impromptu organised on the day 12.50

Little Fire

1.00 1.20

http://littlefiremusic.com/

Inspired by the warm tone of the voice of Ted Hawkins, the passionate delivery of Ray LaMontagne and the eclectic approach to song writing so ably displayed by John Martyn.

Impromptu organised on the day 1.20

Dumb Instrument

1.50 2.30

http://dumbinstrument.com

If Ivor Cutler and Michael Marra sat down for a cup of tea together they might have dreamt up Dumb Instrument.

Impromptu organised on the day 2.30

The Jeff Jolly Band

2.50 3.30

http://www.jeffjolly.net/

San Francisco Rocking Blues band reminiscent of George Thorougood & Stevie Ray Vaughan.

Impromptu organised on the day 3.30

Jamie Marshal

3.45 – 4.10

https://www.facebook.com/jamie.marshall.908?fref=ts

Itinerant protest singer with a strong message.

Impromptu organised on the day 4.10

Mark Dean & The Dogies

4.30 – 5.00

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mark-Dean-Ellen/291582080943456

They do all kinds of music – Country & Western!

Impromptu organised on the day 5.00

Phil Lee

5.15 to 6.00

www.phillee1.com

Bob Dylan meets Jimmy Durante – The Mighty King Of Love on tour to promote his hit album (3 months in The Euro Americana Chart) The Fall and Further Decline of The Mighty King Of Love, and this year stars in a movie as a down at heals country star living out of a suit case (No type casting there then)

Impromptu organised on the day 6.00

The Hamish Roberts Band

6.20 .7.00

Well travelled Inverness Guitar Wiz, brings the band of his choice to Belladrum.

https://www.facebook.com/hamish.roberts1

Impromptu organised on the day 7.00

Baby Isaac

7.20 – 8.00

http://www.babyisaacblues.com/

Swing Rhythm & Blues Jazz

Authenticity was a key factor in developing the Baby Isaac sound – it is all about the feel, and the natural, energetic performances.

The David Latto Band

8.15 8.40

http://www.thedavidlattoband.com

Country harmony from the home of Country Music Kirkcaldy, Imagine The Everly Brothers when they were young and handsome and talking to each other.

Roots and Cheroots The Vieille Alliance

9.00 – 9.20

www.theslimpanatellas.co.uk

When Cigar Box Don and Rob Ellen went to the French BSA Cigar Box Guitar Festival and said, “you must come and visit us some time”, they never dreamed they would. Some Gaelic home grown hand rolled blues fusion. Viva La France, Viva Écosse.

Earls Of Caithness

10.00 – 11.00

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Earls-Of-Caithness/322002967909785

Soul Funk Fusion from The Flow Country featuring Conon Bridge Chanteuse Emma Mitchell.

www.medicinemusic.co.uk

Source: Medicine Music