Dunfermline’s Outwith Festival week kicked off with a sold-out show from the National Theatre of Scotland/Grid Iron Theatre Company.
June Carter Cash: The Woman, Her Music and Me – which was written and performed by actress Charlene Boyd and directed by Fife’s own Cora Bisset – brought the spirit of Nashville to the Royal British Legion.
The show started a packed week of events that run until late on Sunday.
Exciting new additions to the programme include comedian Mark Black, who along with his brother Paul Black amassed millions of views with their online sketches, leading to work in BBC Comedy sketch shows.
He joins ScotSquad star Darren Connell as part of the Friday night comedy bill. Music headliners include Das Koolies, four members of Super Furry Animals as well at Kathryn Joseph and Lomond Campbell.
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The all-day music event on Saturday has over 35 bands across seven city centre venues for a single ticket price of £30 plus booking fee. On Friday night, Big Country play a hometown gig as part of their Steeltown Tour.
Also returning to her hometown is Barbara Dickson who will be sharing her cultural influences as part of an In Conversation event with BBC Scotland broadcaster, Nicola Meighan.
Stars of Gregory’s Girl, Dee Hepburn, Caroline Guthrie and Robert Buchanan will be in conversation as part of a celebration of Bill Forsyth movies.
Outwith’s new interiors strand sees Homes Under the Hammer star, Martel Maxwell host a showcase of some beautiful homes with owners sharing tips on what worked well and what to avoid.
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New additions to the Saturday music line up are Callum Easter, Psychic Rainbow Fish, Tonto, Nero da Zero, Mosaics, Megan Black, Niamh Corkey, Davey Horne and Stay for Tomorrow.
Also on the line-up is Nati, whose social media hit nearly two million followers as well as supporting Tidelines, Newton Faulkner and Simply Red. Nati is joining ‘When Rivers Meet’ on tour in the UK in October and her shows at King Tut’s sold out.
Saturday night’s music line up includes Beatnic Prestige, Nati, ForeighFox, Sunstinger, The Castros, Daysleeper, Jetski, Grayling, Rosie H Sullivan, Dovv, Culann, Kohla, Sex on TV, The Deep Blue, T-A, The New Shade, Grace Hannah, Stephen Thomas, We Are Delta, The Long Road, The Eves, Too Red and Low Tide.
New businesses have also joined the programme this year.
Juniper Wine Café and Must Be Crackers Deli are hosting a cheese and wine event and the Seven Kings pub is hosting The Big Outwith Cultural Quiz.
Mid-century design, furniture and art retailer, David Walker of c20home is staging an exhibition of original 20th century French advertising posters, which includes the most celebrated French poster artists such as Raymond Savignac (Gitanes and SNCF).
It's free entry to the showroom, just off Chalmers Street, between 12 and 4pm Wednesday to Sunday, and the posters are for sale.
Running until September 8, this year's event is supported by the Carnegie Dunfermline Trust and Fife Council.
More information and tickets are available at https://outwithfestival.co.uk
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