FAIR CITY CLUB STRIKES A CHORD WITH MUSIC FANS

By GORDON BANNERMAN

A PERTH golf club’s musical experiment has proved a winner.
Three years ago Craigie Hill Golf Club teed-up a music festival in a bid to boost their bank balance.
The third “Hillfest,” featuring a string of local bands, is set to lure up to 1,000 music fans on August 25.
It was the brainchild of past captain Athole McDonald and his committee, with the club’s car park and clubhouse turned over to music for the day.
But members still have time to get in their morning round.
Last year, more than 500 turned out for an event topped by Scots songstress Eddi Reader.
Local civil engineering contractors Kilmac have been tied-up as main sponsor with backing from Fair City businesses including Campbell Dallas, AGB Builders, Bannerman Colour Studio, Graham and Sibbald, GS Group, Keyline and Hardie’s.
Gavin Munro, lead singer and guitarist with the local favourites, the Red Pine Timber Company, said:

 “Perth’s summer of festivals has been fantastic and the weather has been amazing. People have enjoyed the large-scale events and now we have the boutique-style Hillfest to showcase the best local talent, old and new.”

Tickets cost £28.50 and admission is free for U14s. Tickets can be bought at the clubhouse and online from

 www.ticketweb.uk/event/craigie-hill-fest-craigie-hill-golf-club-tickets/8307625

Craigie Hill Golf Club past captain Athole McDonald (centre) joins Pauline Harrier, club steward, and Gavin Munro of the Red Pine Timber Company to flag-up the August 25 “Hillfest.”