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Sat Sept 4th - The Royal Oak, Edinburgh "Going to my Home Town" - The Acoustic blues of Rory Gallagher" - Special Edinburgh Festival show.

20 August - The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen

Arran Folk Festival - 5th June 2010

26 - 30 July - Tutoring at Living Tradition Guitar week - Dundee

5 June - Arran Folk Festival - Lamlash Theatre

29 May - The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen

17 April - Sopranos Aberdeen

27 March - Edzell Village Hall ( With Frieda Morrison Band)

27 Feb - Cafe Musa - Aberdeen

Arran Folk Festival Date anounced for June 2010

5 June 2010 - Isle of Arran- Lamalash Theatre(with Paul McKenna Band) www.arranfolkfestival.com 

Dates with Frieda Morrison's new band:

21 Nov -Inverurie Town Hall

27 -Nov Woodend Barn, Banchory

18 Dec - Finzean Hall, Aberdeenshire

FALL 2009 TOUR DATES - John Carnie & Dave Moir 

22 Oct - Hootenanny Inverness  

John Carnie & Dave Moir

31 Oct - The Cavern Liverpool - 14th Annual UK Rory Gallagher Tribute Concert 

1 Nov - The Coach & Horses - Dumfries

4 Nov - Aberdeen Folk Club - Blue Lamp Aberdeen     

5 Nov - Cafe Musa Aberdeen

6 Nov - Edinburgh Folk Club - Carrying Stream Festival

Sept 2009 - John will be giving a live interview on Celtic Music Radio on the Ross Macfadyen Show on Saturday 5th Sept from 3pm - 4pm. Tune in at www.celticmusicradio.net/ or 1530 AM in the greater Glasgow area.  The album was "CD of the Week" in September on the station. Click on the image to hear the radio interview. 

August 2009 - Good continuing play of CD on the radio.  There has been good continuing play of the Far from Home CD on the radio. BBC Radio Scotland's Iain Anderson Show bbc.co.uk/radioscotland/presenters/iain_anderson/ continues its very welcome support and featuring the CD in its now traditional spot of last track of the evening!   Rick Stuart at the Roots & Fusion Show on Pure 107.8FM (www.pureradio.org.uk) has been featuring tracks and has used Edinburgh City Blue as the backing track for a jingle to advertise the show on the station. KKUP Radio has been broadcasting in the Santa Cruz/ Monterey Bay area for over 37 years  (www.kkup.com/)  and has given many tracks from Far from Home airplay throughout 2009. Thanks go to Peter Schwarz.

July 2009 - The People and Songs of the Sea CD getting great reviews. The compilation CD on the Greentrax label has been getting great and extensive reviews throughout the UK and USA. "Scottish label supreme, Greentrax scores yet again with a brilliant piece of work. Make no mistake this is a gorgeous album and bottom line and inarguable, this is a brilliant album of tunes and songs" - LiveIreland.com

6 June 2009- The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen -John Carnie & Dave Moir in concert.

May 2009 - John has been involved in the 'People and Songs of the Sea' CD which will be released on the Greentrax lable in early June. One of his tracks 'The Shaalds of Foulla" has been included on the album. The CD reflects the rich cultural heritage of Scotland's fishing, with recordings from a fine list of artists including:  Archie Fisher, Isla St Clair, Cathy-Ann MacPhee, The Corries, Cilla Fisher, Davy Steele, Gerry OConner, The Cast, The McCalmans and Shona McMillan. Find out more and pre order at: www.musicscotland.com/cd/people-and-songs-of-the-sea.html 

Sat 25 April 2009- The Blue Lamp, Aberdeen - John Carnie & Dave Moir - 9pm

Thur 26st March 09 - 8pm - The Tunnels, Aberdeen - John Carnie & Dave Moir (Charity show with other acts ( Samsura and Dave Gallagher) in aid of the British Heart Foundation).

January 2009 - The first radio play of the new year with the track 'Columba' featuring on the BBC Radio Scotland Iain_Anderson Show. The CD has now had around a dozen plays on this show alone.

December 2008 - The CD has been featuring in the www.footstompin.com recent "Top Sellers" and has also featured in a couple of folks "Top 10 albums of the year" on the same  website.  Thanks also to www.musicscotland.com and www.musicInScotland.com and www.celtic-chords.co.uk for very much appreciated support. Also to all at the Iain Anderson Show on BBC Radio Scotland. 

Sat 15 Nov 2008 - 10.00am - 4 pm - Scottish Flatpicking Guitar Workshop (SC&T Workshop Series). Tutor John Carnie. The Music Club, Aberdeen www.scottishculture.org workshop-series-begins

Fri 24 Nov 2008. Solo show - The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen. At the newly re-opened Lemon Tree.   www.boxofficeaberdeen.com/

June 2008 -An article on the History of Flatpicking Guitar has been published in the June Edition of "The Living Tradition" magazine

March 2008 - Off The Tracks - Live at Stonehaven Folk Club - SOLD OUT. Rare concert with John Carnie, Janice Clark & Spider Mackenzie.