New from Campbeltown and the surrounding Kintyre peninsula

The Saw Doctors will play the Victoria Hall in Campbeltown on May 25th as part of their May tour. Tickets costing £20.00 are now available for the concert from today, March 17th at 9am from AP Taylors, Main Street Campbeltown and on-line from The Booth at www.thebooth.co.uk and from SeeTickets at www.seetickets.com

The Saw Doctors are a folk-rock band from Tuam, County Galway in the west of Ireland, named after the itinerant craftsmen who once travelled from sawmill to sawmill sharpening and repairing saws. The band boasts a fervent following both at home and abroad and hold the record for Ireland's highest-selling single ever. They have over the years proved themselves a true "people's band" with their reputation often spreading faster by word of mouth than through official music promotional channels. To find out more about the Saw Doctors please visit their website at www.sawdoctors.com

The concert will be produced by local events company J.I.G Events and the Dunaverty Village Hall fundraising committee. Doors will open at 8.00pm with Showtime of 9.00pm, with the support band still to be confirmed.

Tickets are available locally from A.P Taylors, Main Street, Campbeltown. You can also email jigevents@supanet.com or phone Iain at 01586 552034 or Susan at 01586 830 335 for further information.”