Beautiful Nairn Nights

Beautiful Nairn Nights It's now a Arts Studio Collective owned by Wasps Artists' Studios. The wonderful David Celia kicked us off on the 27th Oct.

Rob Ellen (Medicine Music) has been involved in Music Development in The Highlands for 30 years, though from Nairn hes been on the road for 8 years now reporting on independent music here and on iMTV. Introducing "Beautiful Nights Nairn" New venue is the old Fisher Town Links School run by the Kirk right up until the 60's so all the fisher kids got an education. tickets were £8 with a glass of wine/beer with local Support Brandon Midlane a local support and time to view the art , 20 Kickets SOLD OUT. The idea being we will also stage bigger shows in The Little Theatre, Nairn, next door and folks who take a chance on these (world class) but lesser known artists, will get priority for tickets for the bigger shows. Let's try build a community of folks that want and understand "Beautiful Nights" in Nairn. Thanks to Shaun MacDonald for setting this up for us.

31/03/2026

West Weston’s Bluesonics is an Essex-based band led by Steve "West" Weston, a premier UK harmonica player. They specialize in a blend of West Coast swing and Chicago-style blues.
Frontman: Steve Weston (Vocals, Harmonica, Piano).
Style: Known for impeccable timing and a "tongue-blocked" harmonica technique, and authentic tone.
Notable Work: The band famously backed blues legend Lazy Lester on the 2010 album One More Once.
Legacy: Weston has since performed with Mud Morganfield and played on the Wilko Johnson/Roger Daltrey album Going Back Home.

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30/03/2026

What a day, what an array of talent, what a spectacle, what an audience!

I'm still buzzing.

I've got so much content to share - this will build into a forever record of what I predict is another game changer for cultural life in the Highlands.

In this episode I get serenaded by Gospel Collective 'The Future Shape of Sound' and talk to Southern Avenue with live footage of both acts.

I've had the great good fortune of being part of the first time of a few events, in my beloved Highlands, Belladrum Festival, The Ullapool Guitar Festival the wildly ambitious but sadly unsustainable Highland Festival among them, and the raw excitement of those birth times just can't be replicated - what a privilege to be given such access to the Inaugural Inverness International Blues Festival, I'm here to report everyone from the security staff, to the last audience member felt it's excitement and the protostar energy radiated through the entire day.
I so wish I had access to this level phone phone-toting informal tech back at ground zero for Belladrum, I remember the back stage mix and front of house performance levels reaching exactly these energised heights in the white heat of thon nuclear event fusion, I never thought it to be quiet so repeated, but it was yesterday. I hope this show captures some of the big bang.

I will endeavour to relay a taste of this magic all this week on iMtv and at some point edit it down into a low tech but high energy documentary of a great time for all who were there and what I hope will be an other seminal Highland music moment.

Congratulations to Kevin Hellier (co-ordinator) and Provost Glynis Campbell Sinclair and their team for producing a world class event at the very first time of asking, the timing of which as we emerge from our traditional Highland hibernation and in the month that sees Inverness being considered for UK City of Culture, could not seam more auspicious for what is already becoming "Scotlands City of Music" I'm so very proud of the Highland Capital today. I have not seen this kind of international focus on The Highlands since the sadly lamented demise of The Highlands Festival in the late 90s.

www.youtube.com/robellen click live tab and get notified.

www.invernessinternationalbluesfestival.com
The Medicine Show Radio Moose Mobile on the Road supporting independently minded music community venues and Festivals this side and stateside for 10 years.

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The Medicine Show & iMtv core network
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29/03/2026

Back at the wndrfl band stand Sunday session

on the Road supporting independently minded music community venues and Festivals this side and stateside for 10 years

29/03/2026

The Vykyng® is a Northumbrian singer-songwriter blending Alternative Dark Folk Roots.Inspired by travel, history, and spiritual journeys throughout The World visiting ancient sites,he crafts introspective, cathartic songs.Described as “A Ancient Souls Journey through a Modern World”...His 2019 debut Album “Music from the Soul” earned acclaim, while his Forthcoming 2026 album “Road to Ruin” explores his Roots, Folklore, Life experiences, and modern ancient storytelling.

(Instagram: www.instagram.com/vykyngmusic ) where he shares both original songs and acoustic covers.

The Medicine Show Radio Moose Mobile on the Road supporting independently minded music community venues and Festivals this side and stateside for 10 years.

https://www.patreon.com/moosemobile

The Medicine Show & iMtv core network
https://linktr.ee/rob.ellen

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29/03/2026

What a day, what an array of talent, what a spectacle, what an audience!

I've got so much content to share - this will build into a forever record of what I predict is another game changer for cultural life in the Highlands.

I've had the great good fortune of being part of the first time of a few events, in my beloved Highlands, Belladrum & The Ullapool Guitar Festival among them now and the raw excitement of those birth times just can't be replicated - what a privilege to be given such access to the Inaugural Inverness International Blues Festival, I'm here to report everyone from the security staff, to the last audience member felt it's excitement and the protostar energy radiated through the entire day.
I so wish I had access to this level phone phone-toting informal tech back at ground zero for Belladrum ground zero, I remember the back stage mix and front of house performance levels reaching exactly these energised heights in the white heat of thon nuclear event fusion, I never thought it to be quiet so repeated, but it was yesterday.

I will endeavour to relay a taste of this magic next week on iMtv and at some point edit it down into a low tech high energy documentrie of a great time for all who were there and what I hope will be an other seminal Highland music moment.

Congratulations to Kevin Hellier (co-ordinator) and Provost Glynis Campbell Sinclair and their team for producing a world class event at the very first time of asking, the timing of which as we emerge from our traditional Highland hibernation and in the month that sees Inverness being considered for UK City of Culture, could not seam more auspicious for what is already becoming "Scotlands City of Music" I'm so very proud of the Highland Capital today. I have not seen this kind of international focus on The Highlands since the sadly lamented demise of The Highlands Festival in the late 90s.

Here are London Gospel collective 'The Future Shape Of Sound' warming up and me still not believing my luck just about to conduct an interview - this will be the main feature on tomorrows Monday Night Medicine Show. Tune in at www.youtube.com/robellen click live tab and get notified.

Mean while the Bandwagon rolls on the the Bandstand Bar Nairn at 4pm where Scottish Blues icon Sam Smith who's Edinburgh-based blues/rockers Sam Smith & Company were the back bone of the afternoon providing the band for international guests, Giles Robson,
Robbin Kapsalis & the legend that is Oscar "Mr. 43rd Street" Wilson. My my what a show that was.

28/03/2026

iMtv has VIP access to the 1st Inverness International Blues Festival on March 28th (not long now) we will be brining you back stage interviews and front of house concert songs live from each set.

The Inverness International Blues Festival takes place at the Northern Meeting Park on March 29 and features

1:15pm Alice Armstrong Award-winning UK artist with a powerful R&B and soul-infused sound.
2:30pm West Weston's Bluesonics Hard-hitting Chicago-style blues featuring harmonica master Steve Weston.
3:45pm The Future Shape of Sound High-energy "Gospel-delic" rock'n'roll and soul collective.
5:15pm Robbin Kapsalis & Oscar Wilson Chicago blues icons performing with the Giles Robson Band.
6:30pm Alvin Youngblood Hart Grammy-nominated "Muscle Theory" multi-instrumentalist and cosmic bluesman.
7:45pm Southern Avenue Memphis-based, Grammy-nominated family band blending blues and modern soul.
9:15pm The Fabulous Thunderbirds Legendary Texas blues-rock headliners led by Kim Wilson.
Festival tickets here only £40
https://invernessbluesfestival.com

The Medicine Show Radio Moose Mobile on the Road supporting independently minded music community venues and Festivals this side and stateside for 10 years.

https://www.patreon.com/moosemobile

The Medicine Show & iMtv core network
https://linktr.ee/rob.ellen

17/03/2026

It's been the best of times it's been the worst of times it could scary have been both. It is the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.

​One minute we're broadcasting joy to the world; the next, I'm staring at a jack and a toolkit on the side of the road. This is the paradox of the Moose.
​We have the collective vision, the songs, and 'the spirit'—we just need the wheels to match.
I don't have the resources to retrieve this one. So it's off the road and going up for sale as a project, and we’re raising funds to "Rehoose the Moose" and get this mobile studio back where it belongs: out of the mud and into the music. Every bit helps us bridge the gap between where we are and where we’re meant to be.

Thanks already for the contributions.

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Introducing "Beautiful Nights Nairn" - Nairn is a beautiful Moray Coast Highland ex-fishing town known as The Brighton Of The North.

The venue is the old Fisher Town Links School run by the Kirk right up until the 60's so all the fisher kids got an education. It's now a Arts Studio Collective owned by Wasps Artists' Studios and is a beautiful; listening room. The wonderful David Celia kicked us off on the 27th Oct 2015. tickets are a standard £10 with a glass of wine or beer and guests are always International profile recording artists with an up and coming local support act and we always leave time for the audience to view the members art.

Only 20 tickets are available, people book those on a first come basis from the facebook event page for the particular show on a first come basis. The idea being we will also stage bigger shows in The Little Theatre, Nairn, next door and folks who take a chance on these (world class) but lesser known artists, will get priority for tickets for the bigger shows. the concert series has grown into a Community in the 4 years we have been going "Beautiful Nights" in Nairn. Thanks to Shaun MacDonald and the Nairn Artist for hosting us.