What’s on at Hootananny and Mad Hatters
For 19 years, Hootananny has been promoting the best grass roots music in Scotland. Mumford and Sons, Sam Fender, Jake Bugg, Dougie Mclean and Skerryvore have all played the venue.
The building is a lovely traditional Victorian Inverness old sweety shop with traditional Scottish music on our ground floor and indie, hiphop,ska and rock upstairs on the Madhatters stage.
The family run business has been awarded Scotland’s Best Live Music Venue 2019 by Scottish Bar and Pub Awards and Best Inverness Pub of the Year, 8 years running, by Inverness City Advertiser. Open daily for pub drinkers, we have a delicious Scottish menu of traditional dishes cooked to perfection from 6 pm.
Steeped in the folk music of the Shetland Islands from a young age, Arthur was brought up in a house where traditional music was on the menu everyday!
He showed interest from an early age and at 7 took his first fiddle lesson. Upon starting secondary school Arthur was offered a place at the prestigious ‘Aberdeen City Music School’ where he studied fiddle and piano. It was during his time at ‘ACMS’, through bands like ‘La Bottine Souriante’, ‘Le Vent du Nord’, ‘De Temps Antan’ that he would realise his calling for Quebecois traditional music.
Arthur has made big inroads in his first two years. An in demand session musician both for his skills as an accompanist and as a fiddler,
Iain Macdonald and Erik Spence along with a range of guests host the longest running ceilidh in Scotland every Saturday from 2.30 pm – 4.30 pm at Hoots!
Graeme has been a touring musician most of his life and has traveled all over Europe, Russia & Kazakhstan. He is billed as the Scottish music ambassador for Cyprus, making 3-4 regular trips every year.
He climbed through the competitive ranks acheiving the national championship status twice in Scotland and 2nd place in the accordion masters championship along with multiple awards for button key accordion classes.
But he is at home more on the stage, entertaining people from all over the world.
From energetic dances, to chill out and relaxing, you are sure to be entertained by all that he has to offer in a performance.
Join us at Hootananny for a live Scottish traditional music session, starting from 9 pm til late.
Hosted by top local musicians from the Highlands in a cosy and casual environment, this is a fabulous introduction to the traditional music of Scotland.
Join us at Hootananny for a live Scottish traditional music session, starting from 9 pm til late.
Hosted by top local musicians from the Highlands in a cosy and casual environment, this is a fabulous introduction to the traditional music of Scotland.
Join Scottish Hip Hop icons Damaged Goodz and Butterscotch along with DJ ZEENY for Rey launch of Brothers From Another Planet!
Support from local performers IntelliGents & TisTik!
Free Entry and music from 9 pm.
The Full Tilt Ceilidh Band play Traditional tunes and songs along with some helpful tips on how to do highland dancing correctly for beginners.
A great evening of Scottish music and craic!
Iain Macdonald and Erik Spence along with a range of guests host the longest running ceilidh in Scotland every Saturday from 2.30 pm – 4.30 pm at Hoots!
The funkiest & most soulful band in Scotland play a well overdue return to Mad Hatters on Saturday February 19th.
Free entry! Band onstage at 9 pm!
Davy Cowan’s songs encapsulate the essence of many of the stories and situations that have inspired him over the years: people, places, old memories, faces; journeys on trains, ferries, planes – and a clapped out converted Ford Transit minibus.
The red morning sky; thunder clouds over the Cromarty Firth & her rusting meccano set oil rigs, casting their menacing shadows across the shores beneath them.
With his son Sam they have been entertaining many across the country and abroad including a recent slot opening for Peat and Diesel at the legendary Barrowland in Glasgow.
Join us at Hootananny for a live Scottish traditional music session, starting from 9 pm til late.
Hosted by top local musicians from the Highlands in a cosy and casual environment, this is a fabulous introduction to the traditional music of Scotland.
Join us at Hootananny for a live Scottish traditional music session, starting from 9 pm til late.
Hosted by top local musicians from the Highlands in a cosy and casual environment, this is a fabulous introduction to the traditional music of Scotland.
Mad Hatters launched Rabbit Hole a new monthly club night showcasing 3 local bands with a guest act.
For the debut event the night will see performances from:
Ramanan Ritual – Alternative Folk
Lucid Liars – Alternative Indie
Thousand Mile Stare – Hard Rock
Plus special guests Tiderays making their return to the venue.
Music starts from 8 pm!
Mad Ferret are a Scottish duo, known on the folk scene for their hard hitting blend of traditional and contemporary Folk music. Their lively, energetic performances are packed with “blisteringly fast Mandolin solos”, tight harmonies, driving Cajon beats and earth-moving Guitar sounds. The influence from both Scottish and Irish folk music has helped shape their unique sound.
Andrea Pattison: the UK’s busiest, most popular and widely seen Dolly Parton impersonator onstage at Hootananny Friday February 25th at 12.30 am!
Dolly Parton is a unique performer and one of the greatest songwriters of her generation. After five decades in the business she maintains her position as an iconic vocalist, composer, actress and business inspiration.
Since 2015 Andrea has been starring as Dolly in theatres and venues across the country.
This Country and Western tribute act is paying homage to Dolly Parton and all the fantastic music she has written and performed over the years.
Iain Macdonald and Erik Spence along with a range of guests host the longest running ceilidh in Scotland every Saturday from 2.30 pm – 4.30 pm at Hoots!