Biggar Django Festival 2026 | Sunday Seonaid Aitken’s Manouche Nouveau
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Biggar Django Festival 2026 | Sunday Seonaid Aitken’s Manouche Nouveau

When

Sunday, 21 June 2026 at 12:00

Corn Exchange

126 High Street, Biggar, ML12 6

Time

12:00

Price guide

£30

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SUNDAY, 21 JUNE 2026 Biggar Django Festival – Where Musicians and Community Meet Biggar Django Festival is a weekend for musicians, music-lovers, and friends of the Django tradition to come together. Three days of live sets, workshops, film, dance, and jam sessions – all in the spirit of sharing, learning, and celebrating Django Reinhardt and gypsy jazz. Whether you play, dance, or simply listen, this is a festival built by and for the community. HEADLINE ACT SEONAID AITKEN’S MANOUCHE NOUVEAU 7:30 pm The Manouchetones A Liverpool‑based Gypsy Jazz ensemble specialising in 1930s Hot Club swing, Latin jazz and Django Reinhardt originals. Micky Dunn, Karl Webb and John Wheatcroft deliver vibrant arrangements, tight ensemble playing and an irresistibly warm stage presence that brings classic swing to life for festival audiences. 8:30 pm SEONAID AITKEN’S Manouche Nouveau Closing the festival in unforgettable style, Seonaid Aitken leads Manouche Nouveau with a fresh, modern take on Gypsy Jazz. Joined by guitar virtuosos Ross Baird and Ronan Toal, and the soulful Roy Percy on double bass, they craft a spellbinding blend of Django-inspired swing, contemporary chamber-jazz textures, and lyrical improvisation. Together, the band infuses the tradition with new energy, nuance, and cinematic colour, delivering a richly atmospheric, beautifully crafted performance.

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