Award-winning jazz singer will perform in the Falkirk area for the first time next month

By James Trimble
Published 24th Oct 2023, 18:11 BST
Updated 24th Oct 2023, 18:11 BST
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An award-winning jazz singer will be bowling over the audience at her first ever concert in the Falkirk area.

Marianne McGregor, who took the Best Vocalist title at the 2021 Scottish Jazz Awards, will be performing at Laurieston Bowling Club on Friday, November 3 at 8.30pm.

nfluenced by legendary artists ranging from Amy Winehouse and Sarah Vaughan to Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holliday, Marianne followed her debut album of original

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compositions Good Morning Warning with a second release of her favourite jazz ballads Standards, and has performed at prestigious festivals throughout Scotland

Award winning jazz singer Marianne McGregor will be belting out some top tunes at Laurieston Bowling Club (Picture: Submitted)Award winning jazz singer Marianne McGregor will be belting out some top tunes at Laurieston Bowling Club (Picture: Submitted)
Award winning jazz singer Marianne McGregor will be belting out some top tunes at Laurieston Bowling Club (Picture: Submitted)

including Celtic Connections, Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival and Glasgow Jazz Festival.

Peter Alexander, marketing convenor of Laurieston Bowling Club, said: "I am thrilled to have secured funding to bring artists of the calibre of Marianne McGregor to my home town of Falkirk. With winter approaching, what better way to banish the blues than with a jolt of jazz."

Tickets can be purchased online from the website.

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