Music lovers in Cromarty are in for a pre-Christmas treat in the form of a double bill of two of Scotland’s best female singer-songwriting talents. Andi Neate and Sophie Bancroft are both outstanding performers with distinctive individual styles.

Andi and Sophie will play as a double bill solo performers when they tour to new venue The Old Brewery in Cromarty. It promises to be fun, flirty and feisty! Don’t miss a rare opportunity to see these two stunning performers on the same bill.

Andi Neate is a singer/songwriter of exceptional talent and a powerful voice. She is a compelling live performer, who has been compared with Suzanne Vega and Ani Difranco. Originally from Scoraig, Andi’s singing has taken her all over the world, from London to Canada to the Falkland Islands and the Czech Republic. Recent appearances include Prague Festival, Cambridge Fringe Festival, The Famous Spiegeltent, Wickerman and Solas Festivals and support for Rab Noakes. She has released 3 CDs, including 2005’s Paper Animals, featuring a range of original songs about life and the road – from California Coffee Police Boxes to origami and sandcars. A woman of many talents and formidable determination, she once spent 3 years building her own house completely from scratch. www.andineate.co.uk  


Sophie Bancroft is one of the most inventive and distinctive jazz/folk artists to emerge from Scotland in recent years. Her vocals are smooth, smoky and seductive, her style showing influences of country and pop as well as folk and jazz. Having grown up in one of Scotland’s leading jazz families and serving her apprenticeship in Edinburgh’s jazz and folk scenes, Sophie’s musical journey has taken in many sights and sounds including the South By Southwest Festival, Celtic Connections, Edinburgh and Glasgow International Jazz Festivals and Shetland Folk Festival. She has released 4 CDs, most recently the acclaimed Hot and Cold. Her music is featured in the hit TV drama Six Feet Under. In January Sophie will again be heading north with 6 other singer-songwriters (including Boo Hewerdine and Aberfeldy’s Riley Briggs) as part of SAC’s Tune-Up tour. www.sophiebancroft.co.uk  

Andi Neate & Sophie Bancroft
Fri 8 Dec 9pm The Old Brewery Cromarty tel 01381 600277 £6 or £10(with supper)