Vinyl Shangri-La

Vinyl Shangri-La - An Evening of Extremely Rare Records


Saturday 18th August 2012


CatStrand Arts & Visitor Centre, www.catstrand.com 01644 420 374

Catstrand Artist-in-Residence Chris Dooks is also a composer and PhD student, based in Ayr.

Part-talk, part desert-island-discs and over a relaxed and informal evening, Chris will play a variety of vinyl records, from 100 year old 78s to cutting-edge contemporary vinyl and speak about the resurgence of the vinyl format amongst musicians, fans and visual artists.

Childrens’ Records, Spoken Word, Early Electronic Music, Soundtracks, Neo-Classical, Neo-Folk, Private Press, Drone, Kosmische, Electronica, Ambient – become acquainted with these genres over a highly eclectic evening and discover the record that Chris paid £100 for!

£2/£3 with a free glass of wine - booking recommended

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