Jimmy Moon and the Rose Room

Saturday 24th August, Whiting Bay Hall, 7.30 pm

Jimmy Moon, as many people will know, lived and worked for a long time on Arran, though he now runs the highly successful Moon Guitars in Glasgow – while, of course, continuing to perform with his unique jazz and swing group, Rose Room. It is an enormous pleasure to welcome him back to Arran for this one-off performance in Whiting Bay Hall.

Seonaid Aitken, who sings with the group, has one of those cream-and-honey voices that stay long in the mind, and is also a virtuoso violinist. Jimmy himself plays double bass, and Tam Gallagher and Tom Watson are on rhythm and lead guitars respectively. They came together as a group through their shared love of the Gypsy Jazz style pioneered by the great Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli, and immediately made their mark on the Scottish (and world) music scene.Their new CD is full of that easy, utterly seductive way of presenting the grand old favourites, and we are in for a treat on Saturday 24th of this month.

Tickets at £10 can be booked online at Arran Events or else at Inspirations in Brodick. They will be available at the door as well, but seats are not numbered, so it’s a good idea to get there in plenty of time.