DKOS Artists Thursday 29th January:- The Big Nowhere hailing from Glasgow. – Rob Clamp from Southampton – Flichterin (Maya MacAdam & Arianna Ranieri) hailing from Glasgow. – Magnus Turpie & Friends hailing from Edinburgh
THE BIG NOWHERE
Genre-hopping from gothic country to atmospheric sultry jazz, to all out freakout funk to torch songs to 70s New York punk to 80s college rock, The Big Nowhere never like to stay in one place, but always somehow manage to sound like themselves. Four albums (and a rarities, live recordings and outtakes compilation), the band have notably taken some time out to get back into the studio, and are currently working on album number 5. The Big Nowhere have appeared alongside artists like Justin Townes Earle, Johnny Fritz and Doug Paisley, and bands such as First Aid Kit and The Kat Men (featuring Slim Jim Phantom), and notably, after a break from playing live to work on their latest album, recently played a show at Barlinnie Prison. With the band releasing their back catalogue on vinyl for the first time over the course of the next 12 months, and reinvogorated by playing shows, the radio silence is over. Welcome To Nowhere
ROB CLMP
Having supported the likes of; Frank Turner, James Walsh (Starsailor) and The Bluetones, Rob Clamp is making a name for himself as a dynamic and captivating performer. Hailing from Southampton, Rob has been featured on BBC introducing, has won the highly regarded ‘Purbeck Rising 2022’ imprinting himself onto the UK folk scene, and won the ‘Sofia International Singer Songwriter Festival 2022’ in Bulgaria. Heavily influenced by the likes of; Ben Howard, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers and Bruce Springsteen – Rob’s music is filled with real life experiences, performed in his own compelling storytelling style, with acoustic guitar accompanied by a variation of foot percussion.
Recent years have been eventful for Rob, selling out numerous shows across the South of England and Germany. His debut album ‘Lost Soul’ was released in 2024 featuring his longstanding supporting band, ‘The Ashmen’.
FLICHTERIN
Bringing a warm and ethereal combination of harp & viola to traditional Scottish and Celtic folk music, Flichterin will take audiences on a voyage to Scottish shores, longing for love, and hearing the tales of hags with money and growling old men. This set features original works by Flichterin harpist & award-winning composer, Maya Macadam, along with original arrangements of Scottish airs, Celtic reels, reimagined with culture-inspired fusions of Scottish nightlife and folk music.
Flichterin has been performing as a duo since 2021, but officially became Flichterin in 2024. Maya MacAdam (harp) and Arianna Ranieri (viola) are graduates of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and have been collaborating on traditional Scottish music, folk, and contemporary works since their graduation. The two also perform and tour together in the quartet and chamber music collective, Women in Chamber Music, formed in 2021. Since then, the duo has performed in various concert series, open-mic events, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024, and had their first, award-winning (2nd Place, PoppyHarp Competitive Festival 2024 Chamber Class) single released, ‘Consolation’, and radio debut in 2024
MAGNUS TURPIE & FRIENDS
Nominated in the ‘Up & Coming Artist’ category in MG-Alba Na Trads awards 2025, this band was formed primarily to enter the Celtic Connections Battle of the Folk bands final in January 2024.
They went on to play the Girvan Folk Festival, Piping Live, and other local stages in 2024.
2025 highlights include: Celtic Connections on Campus, Feis Rois na Inbheach (Ullapool), and Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
The band’s debut album, “Hold On Tight”, has brought critical acclaim from respected independent sources, including a 4-star review in the “Scotsman” newspaper and a feature as Celtic Music Radio’s Album of the Week in November.
Most recently, in January 2026, they performed at Dublin’s “Cobblestone” venue in the “Tradfest” festival.
For this performance, the band lineup will feature:
Lead Accordion – Magnus Turpie
Guitar and vocals – Dominic Blaikie
2nd box – Linda Campbell
Scottish Highland / Border / Small pipes – Mike Turpie
Fiddle – Debbie Davidson
Band leader, Magnus Turpie, is a musician who also happens to have Down’s Syndrome.
That extra chromosome, coupled with his unique presentation style, enables the band to “reach the parts that other musicians cannot reach”.
Please remember the DKOS hosted at Celtic Connections is held in the Exhibition Hall at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall is still free but is now ticketed>
You can obtain tickets online from 12pm on the day of performance LINK