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Kirkcaldy’s Annual Sunday Fun Day – 6th August 2006 Kirkcaldy is set for the second Annual Sunday Fun Day to take place in Kirkcaldy High Street from 12 noon until 4pm, with a huge array of musical and sporting talent which will entertain the anticipated crowds. Local favourites Kingdom FM, Crooked Jack and Jammin make a welcome return from the inaugural Sunday Funday held in August 2005. Fife Free Press in association with Raith Rover Football Club will be holding a Keepie Uppie competition. They will be joined by 2 of the most unusual and entertaining musical acts to come to Kirkcaldy: o The Ant Orkezdra : fresh from appearing in the Stockton-on-Tees Festival this Saturday, this group of musicians dressed in black and red giant ant costumes and on stilts will take Kirkcaldy by storm. From the same company (Neighbourhood Watch Stilts International) that provided the giant ostriches and butterflies for the Vettriano exhibition launch, this is a relatively new project - a 14-piece Brass and Percussion ensemble on stilts. It is the ultimate festival marching band, with music mixes of unusual interpretations of classics with original compositions in Afrobeat, Hijaz, Salsa, Ska, Reggae, Cuban and New Orleans styles. o Soss is a 5-piece band (traditional highland pipes, drums, guitars and a saxophone) producing an eclectic sound that takes elements from jazz, Indian, Scottish bagpiping, Celtic and rock music. Soss have a certain pedigree, having played at Oran Mor at Hogmanay, Celtic Connections 2006 and many theatres and Scottish festivals. Sunil Varu, Kirkcaldy Town Centre Manager, commented: “The Sunday Fun Day is one of a number of high profile street events KTCM has brought to Kirkcaldy in a bid to inject a real buzz into town centre life. The Funday concept worked well last year and this year the Town Centre will have a real party atmosphere for the general public to enjoy. There is entertainment throughout the afternoon and the finale to the event will be the Ant Orkezdra with their spectacular 45 minute walkabout musical session through the High Street. I would urge the public to support it, bring the family, the camera and have fun!” |
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