Cal Mac winners take to the stage 18/7/14
The winners of a competition run by ferry operator Caledonian MacBrayne to give aspiring
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Sophie Rogers will play at the Heb Celt Festival in Stornoway and Leanne Smith will play at Tiree Music Festival after securing their places at a competition at King Tut's Wah Wah Hut in Glasgow in June.
Sophie and Leanne beat six other finalists, whittled down from more than 50 entries, for the opportunity to play a live half hour slot in front of hundreds of festival goers.
Cathy Craig, CalMac's commercial director said: "The CalMac Culture competition may not be everyone’s idea of what a ferry operator does, but both events are hugely dependent on our services to take festival goers to and from Tiree and Lewis so there was a great opportunity to use our sponsorship of both festivals to create a unique opportunity.
“All aspiring musicians will dream of playing at a Summer music festival and we are delighted to have given Sophie and Leanne the chance to do so. We hope everyone attending will give them a welcome to remember.”
Sophie said:” I can't wait for the Hebridean Celtic Festival this week! I'm thrilled to be opening the new acoustic stage on Friday!”
Leanne said: “I'm so excited, it's an amazing opportunity and I can't wait to start my island adventure. It's my first time on Tiree and I'm really excited to explore the island and play at the award winning Tiree Music Festival.”