I always type Triptych wrong the first time, which is odd, because I'm widely acknowledged to be one of the world's best spellers. Anyway, it's time for a Triptych update (aha! Right first time, that time) - you all know what Triptych is, but for that one kid at the back of the CMU class who's not been listening, it's the festival of music events taking place across three Scottish cities, Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow, this year from 25-29 Apr.
Here's what George Kyle from sponsor Tennent's says of the festival, now in its seventh year: "Triptych has championed startling grassroots and international music with shows from the likes of Aphex Twin, Franz Ferdinand, Candi Staton, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Chuck D, Grace Jones and Prince Buster since 2001. This year's Triptych promises to further delight and enlighten with a quality, accessible, nationwide programme whose divergent musical luminaries share one common, critical attribute: timelessness".
So there you go. Anyway, the event has been busy confirming new acts in addition to those previously reported ones - Ute Lemper, Terry Riley and Brazilian buzzy buzz buzz band CS. Also amongst the diverse acts appearing at this year's event are King Creosote, DJ Premier and Marley Marl, Cat Power, Evan Parker, Sister Nancy and Sister Carol, The Funkmaster, Euros Childs and Gruff Rhys.
Incidentally, Triptych's not just about the live stuff, there's a film programme too, with showings for the likes of 'Beat Kings: The History of Hip Hop' and Arthur Lee eulogy 'Love Story'. See the website for info, acts, tickets, news and everything: http://www.triptychfestival.com.