Starsailor frontman to stage gig for Lanarkshire charity

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A star musician will be staging a special solo tour date in Glasgow this summer to raise funds for a Lanarkshire charity.Starsailor vocalist and guitarist James Walsh has added the one-off show to his busy schedule of performances in aid of the Catherine McEwan Foundation, which supports people and families impacted by Crohn’s disease and colitis.Meanwhile, the Foundation has in turn shown its support for Maggie’s Lanarkshire by handing over a cheque for £3000 after choosing the cancer caring centre as its own charity of the year.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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Musician James became aware of its work through mutual friend Jon McLeish, who runs charity United for Colitis – and whose dad, former Scotland star Alex McLeish, is a Foundation ambassador – and decided to add a Glasgow stop to his current solo tour to help raise funds.

It will take place at 18 Candleriggs in the city centre on Friday, June 16, with tickets available online and all income going to the foundation; and Derek said: “We can’t thank both James and