They played here at Hogmanay, they played our re-opening after our mega flood, they played our first gig back after Panny Dee. And they’ve torn the roof off here a good few other times.

Since then they’ve released an album, toured Australia, sold out Celtic Connections and are about to take over the USA. The Langan Band are back. Don’t miss it.

You can believe our blurb, or have a look at the boys in action…

The D-Mented Set/ Auld Jimmy, Smugglers Festival https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxSG3s_jzig

Leg of Lamb, The Visit 2023 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=To7D2cp4pYI

Live at Celtic Connections https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMfRSle0gvE

Live on the Ayala Show https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EavcNqQsWDI

I’m Alive, The Visit 2023 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kodFD9XxyQ  

Tickets, £15 + booking fee, here: https://www.ticketweb.uk/event/the-langan-band-old-bridge-inn-tickets/13497023

Over 18’s only / standing tickets only.

Scotland’s slow but sure takeover of the world continues. The eyes of the world will be on us as we open Euro 2024 against Germany.

We’ll be setting up our own fan zone with outside bar and big screen in the stretch tent.

Fan zone for Scotland’s Euro 2024 campaign. Outside bar and big screen in the tent.

Celebrating the longest day, with a solid dose of dancing. It's been a long time in the making and a bit of a musical bucket list moment for team OBI, but finally we welcome SambaYaBamba to rock your world. Here's what they say.....

Pure, organic, dance music - powerful and irresistible. SambaYaBamba is a musical tour-de-force hailing from the sundrenched streets of tropical Glasgow. A 30-odd-piece drumming bateria and brass section rooted in the musical traditions of the Brazilian carnaval yet at the same time, very much tailored to a the Glasgow crowd. They are equally at home on a huge stage, in a street parade or in a basement club. Their set twists and turns from full scale samba to drum and bass and beyond with a tightness and commitment to the rhythm that is a joy to behold. Local legends and loved across the samba scene.

Karawane (pronounced kara-va-neh) are two global music DJs and producers, focused on bringing people together through the bonds of rhythm and sound. Celebrating music without borders, they have been instrumental in bringing new energy to the scene in the Scottish Highlands via their residencies, touring parties, radio shows, live streams, festival performances, and their "Karawane takeover" live music events, which add live djembe, cajon, Latin percussion, bands, dancers, vocalists and big visuals to the mix. 

Growing up playing roots reggae sound systems, funk and soul nights and hip hop clubs in Scotland, Karawane have a solid background in underground music culture, and their 20 years living and working abroad and collecting music from around the world has added a new dimension to their dancefloor. Expect floor-shaking afrobeat, hip-swaying salsa, dancefloor funk to brassy ska, tropical cumbia and Caribbean island sounds to Balkan and Maghreb flavors and all the brassy bits in the middle. Karawane nights are an opportunity to take a shared journey and to cut loose with friends old and new.

Resident DJs at Eden Court's Under Canvas, and Kings in Dundee, regulars at YAAM in Berlin and the Hoguera Del Ritmo parties in Barcelona, stage curators at Belladrum and other Scottish festivals, Karawane are about connecting, and platforming a diverse range of artists in new and interesting collaborations.  Bringing Messenger Sound System to Lochinver Village Hall, or DJ Metralleta and the Comando Party from Barcelona to the woods of Nethy Bridge, Psychedelic Cumbia with Los Chichanos in the heart of Inverness, or supporting the Glasgow Africa Balafon Orchestra on the Isle of Skye;  It's all about the experience of beautiful music Good people, good times. 

Signed to the Samedia Trax record label, they have released a steady stream of dancefloor tracks, and have plenty in the works for 2024. 

Expect a deep blend of dancefloor edits and originals from Soweto to Sao Paulo, Medellin to Marakesh, New York to Nairobi, and expect to dance. 

A few comments on social media from our guests:

“What you are doing and what you have achieved is so wonderful. No boundaries, all ages, creeds, persuasions, backgrounds and walks of life. Just the love of music. You can feel acceptance and connection as the evening builds and grows. Lovely experience, great people, the best vibe. Thank you truly “ (Mo King)

“I've been to a few of your gigs and have had happiness spread throughout my whole being - so needed. It's profound medicine” (Deborah Jay Lewin)

"One of the best nights out I’ve ever been to… and I’ve had a few good nights! Fantastic..keep doing what you do!" (Louise Maclean)

Your host OC will also play spin a few numbers, in celebration of a 15th summer at the helm of this wonderful river side oasis.

Food trucks, outside bar - fun fun fun - sun sun sun.

Kids welcome, dogs on leads, leave no trace, be nice, good vibes only.

(then hang around for Sunday night, as Scotland take on Hungary in our potential Euro decider)

Fan zone for Scotland’s Euro 2024 campaign. Outside bar and big screen in the tent.

Another in our season of free outdoor parties, celebrating the space we have by the Spey and the magical community we live within. Music, dancing, food trucks, outside bar, then a swift and peaceful exit not pissing off any of our neighbours xx

Belfast born and bred, with further education in Glasgow’s rich house and techno scene, Rory Hamilton aka Hammer has established himself as one of the UK’s most exciting DJ and producers, illuminating dancefloors around Europe and beyond with his own take on electronic music. Now based in London, Hammer continues to develop a sound that challenges the dance floor with a focus on energy and strong grooves, deep, rich and ever-evolving.

As one of the co-pilots of the Feel My Bicep blog, Hammers relationship with Bicep runs long from childhood. Rory along with his friends Matt & Andy (Bicep) immersed themselves in the Belfast electronic scene from a young age. From their school days listening to everything from techno to disco - to their collaboration on Dahlia EP to his first solo release on the FMB imprint with the mighty C-Space EP - his association with Bicep runs deep.

Rory moved to Glasgow to study art and quickly established his own parties. He then took on a residency at the legendary Sub Club with the Thunder Disco brand, learning his craft from legends; Optimo, Harri, and Domenic. Here he honed his style, and for a decade now Hammer has hosted nights at Sub Club, inviting the likes of Floating Points, Ben UFO, and Paranoid London.

DJ support to be confirmed

Tickets are £10 here.

Wayward Jane’s music is a modern, transatlantic interpretation of American folk and Old Time traditions, blending roots music with fresh arrangements and original compositions. Their rich sound features fiddle, clawhammer banjo, double bass, guitar, wooden flute and close vocal harmony. Their live shows have a joyful energy, expressing the fine musicianship and playful chemistry of the band members with material ranging in mood from high- octane, toe-tapping tunes to tender and soulful songs. Wayward Jane tend to leave audiences with a glow in their hearts.

The Flood is the third album from Scotland's folk and roots 4-piece Wayward Jane. It marks the fullest realisation to date of a unique sound that the band have been carefully refining over the last 8 years. Captured at beautiful Heriot Toun in the Scottish Borders, The Flood is a collection of mostly original songs and tunes, which are at once familiar and comforting but also don't belong to any one musical genre. There are strong influences from American folk, old time and the world of thumb-driven acoustic guitar but it is also clearly a recording made by musicians who have come up through the UK/Scottish traditional folk music scene. There is a breadth of feeling and mood on display across the album's twelve tracks drawn from the varied approaches to arrangement and lyrical composition. The result moves fluidly from measured love letters to the band's hometown through dark soundscapes evoking the lonely high plains, to tender moments touching on the sorrow of current global crises and plaintive melodies composed to calm a young child. These sit side by side with traditional American folk numbers and newly penned old timey reels fit for the hollers of the Appalachian mountains. The record was engineered and mixed by friend of the band and audio wizard Graeme Young, with whom Wayward Jane are delighted to be working again. It was skilfully mastered by Sam Proctor who has been behind many classic releases on the contemporary UK folk scene (Bellowhead, Spell Songs, Sam Sweeney). In an age of decreasing connection and attention spans, The Flood is a record to sit down with and let wash over you.

Wayward Jane are Dan Abrahams (guitar, double bass, vocals), Sam Gillespie (vocals, guitar, wooden flute), Rachel Petyt (fiddle, vocals) and Michael Starkey (5-string banjo, guitar, vocals). Each member brings a diverse range of influence and experience to create the band's distinctive sound. Dan is a multi-instrumentalist and sought after composer/arranger working in an impressive variety of musical contexts. His other projects include folk genre-busters 'Dowally' and soul-funk power house 'The Foo Birds'. Sam is one half of celebrated Northumbrian folk troubadours 'The Brothers Gillespie'. He is known for his delicate acoustic guitar/wooden flute playing and soaring, vibrato-inflected singing. Rachel is the other creative force behind 'Dowally' and a firmly established fixture of the Edinburgh session scene. She has a totally unique fiddle sound, blending stylistic elements of Scottish folk, gypsy jazz acrobatics and old time grit. Michael brings a love of American stringband music and infectious clawhammer banjo syncopation. He also plays/records as part of critically-acclaimed old time duo 'Hannah Read & Michael Starkey'.

Tickets here £10 + booking fee

Well known for his musical versatility and extensive touring, Steven has been part of the folk scene for more than a decade, performing in festivals and clubs all over Europe and the United States.

His latest musical project, The Steven Paris Agreement, is a dynamic folk-rock trio, born from the collaboration with Franco Pellicani (drums) and Benjamin Ingaldson (bass, vocals).

Together they create a perfect musical tapestry dedicated to the rediscovery of American and English roots music combined with their own original material.

Inspired by artists such as Nina Simone, Bert Jansch, Son House, Sister Rosetta Tharpe and many others, their sound incorporates elements of the acoustic and electric world for a full emotional experience.

Listen to them here.