Tickets available now at this link https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/roddy-woomble-acoustic-concert-at-frets-in-the-strathaven-hotel-tickets-108488820984 Roddy Woomble: Glasgow December 2016 (Photo by David Gillanders) http://www.davidgillanders.com RODDY WOOMBLEFRETSTHURSDAY 10th Dec 2020THE STRATHAVEN HOTEL FRETS CONCERTS is delighted to announce Roddy Woomble will be performing an acoustic concert on Thursday 10th Dec in the Strathaven Hotel.Roddy Woomble is widely regarded as one of Scotland’s finest [...]
My Life In Writing by Katy Lironi/Part 3
In my late 20s I found myself back in Glasgow working at Waterstone’s booksellers and with more time to write. I went part time there, joined a band with my new boyfriend/now husband, Douglas and found myself with more creative outlets once again. I had the time and space to write and better still, I [...]
FRETS WORDS – by Katy Lironi / MY LIFE IN WRITING PART 2
COLLEGE DAYS Why then didn’t I go on to study English? Not through choice. While I managed to get an A band 1 for my Higher English, my other grades weren’t high enough to study English at university and I found myself, at 18, forced into accepting my second choice, studying Publishing at Napier in [...]
THE BLUEBELLS at FRETS, Friday 2nd OCT 2020
FRETS is delighted to be presenting an acoustic concert by THE BLUEBELLS on Friday 2nd October, 2020, in the Strathaven Hotel. Tickets are exclusively available via Eventbrite at this link https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-bluebells-acoustic-concert-at-frets-tickets-107132867290 I saw the Bluebells many times over the years, from their early Postcard Records period through to their chart-topping period. They were always about [...]
FRETS WORDS WRITING SPARK 1
HOME - Write about what home is to you right now, 10 minutes free writing, don't stop and don't think. Just write. Use all your senses, be specific, spare and avoid repetition. Now do the same for what home was. This can be near or distant past, it's up to you. Then do the same [...]
FRETS WORDS – Introduction
FRETS WORDS Frets Words is the new publishing and creative writing strand of the Frets Creative venture, overseen by Katy Lironi. There will be an updated blog and guest writers will be asked to contribute. There will be regular writing sparks/challenges set and, at present, the hope is to inspire others to form a vibrant online [...]
Robert Forster rescheduled acoustic concert at FRETS – 19th March 2021
Tickets available NOW at this link - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-evening-with-robert-forster-acoustic-tickets-104616671280 It is with the greatest pleasure that FRETS can announce An Evening With Robert Forster, which takes place at the Strathaven Hotel on Friday 19th March 2021. Robert will be performing an acoustic concert that will feature songs from his solo albums and prior work with the [...]
Future plans for Frets Creative
Frets Creative was formed to promote arts, photography, literature and music through use of its unit in Barn Street Mews. COVID-19 lockdown has meant we have had to delay opening but it hasn't stopped us working on plans for when things ease and shops can reopen. We have been working with Mhairi Anderson of Creative [...]
New FRETS concert dates announced
Some of these dates have been announced previously, but we've included dates for FRETS concerts that we can't announce just yet (but will soon). Here are the rescheduled dates for the concerts that we have had to cancel due to COVID 19. If you bought a ticket for any of these events you have been [...]
THE SKINNER SONGBOOK – Eventbrite refunds
Hello, Douglas at FRETS Concerts here. We have decided the best course of action is to instruct Eventbrite to issue you with a ticket refund for The Skinner Songbook concert, which was scheduled to take place at FRETS / The Strathaven Hotel on Fri 24th April.The Skinner Songbook concert has been rescheduled for Fri 20th November, [...]
