Rock and roll tribute act heads for Highlands as former Stars in Their Eyes contestant Marc Robinson will be Buddy Holly at Nairn Community and Arts Centre on October 29

Rock ‘n’ roll fans are in for a treat next month as a show which is a salute to Buddy Holly is heading for Nairn.

Former Stars in Their Eyes contestant Marc Robinson pays tribute to the man himself in Rave On, which will be at Nairn Community and Arts Centre on October 29.

Buddy Holly, whose hits included 1957 American chart topper That’ll Be the Day, died aged 22, along with JP ‘The Big Bopper’ Richardson, Ritchie Valens and Roger Peterson in a plane crash in February 1959.

Marc says: “Rave On is a celebration of Buddy Holly and the Crickets’ songs. Recreated on stage as close to the original music as possible.

“Not Fade Away, written by Buddy and also made famous by the Rolling Stones, was recorded by the Crickets in the studio using a cardboard box instead of drums. This is how we play it live. Also in the song Everyday, similarly the drums are substituted by the drummer slapping his knees.”

As well as appearing as the Texas-born rock and roll singer in Stars in Their Eyes, Marc has also channelled his inner Holly in Buddy the Musical.

•For more details about Marc visit the singer's website.

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