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A unique one-night-only event to mark the anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine and its heroic defence. Outstanding Scottish and Ukrainian musicians, writers and poets come together in an act of remembrance and solidarity, paying respect to Ukraine’s sacrifices and celebrating the extraordinary courage and defiance of Ukraine and its people.
SALUTE UKRAINE! will also feature video messages from the frontline and from displaced Ukrainians currently living in Scotland. It follows the highly successful fundraiser, WITH LOVE TO UKRAINE, which played to a packed Eden Court Theatre in Inverness in November:
Confirmed artists for SALUTE UKRAINE! include:
LAU - 4-time BBC Radio 2 Folk Band of the Year Winners ELZARA BATALOVA - Crimean singing sensation with her band – ANDY THORBURN, AIDAN O’ROURKE, ROBIN ABBOT, JONNY HARDIE, DEREK URQUHART KATHLEEN JAMIE - Scotland’s Makar OKSANA MAVRODII – Ukrainian Opera star JAMES ROBERTSON - with AIDAN O’ROURKE & JONNY HARDIE – 365 - One of Scotland’s greatest living novelists, two of Scotland’s greatest folk musicians TOMA BUTKO - Outstanding Ukrainian Indy singer-songwriter JIM MACKINTOSH - the Perthshire Bard ROSS AINSLIE - Scottish Piping Sensation SU-A LEE & HAMISH NAPIER – Cello & flute/keyboard duo extraordinaire IONA ZAJAC - Rising indy-folk star And EDINBURGH UKRAINIAN CHOIR
Hosted by TANYA BALANOVA & MATTHEW ZAJAC Look out for additional names to be added to the line-up. Quite simply, this special performance is not to be missed!
SALUTE UKRAINE! Is produced by Matthew Zajac and Edinburgh Association of Ukrainians in Great Britain with support from Usher Hall and Edinburgh City Council.