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April 2013/Week 2

Record Store Day 2013 : see page 14 for Scottish record shops Stanley Odd - 6 days, 6 gigs in New York - p4 : Arbroath Smokie Blues Tribute Weekend - p10 : New Releases - p15-20

Support your record shop: RECORD STORE DAY Saturday 20th April Record Store Day came into being in 2007 when over 700 independent stores in the USA came together to celebrate their unique culture. The UK followed suit and 2013 will see the sixth celebration of the UK’s unique independent sector. This is the one-day that all of the independently owned record shops come together with artists to celebrate the art of music. Special vinyl and CD releases and various promotional products are made exclusively for the day and hundreds of artists across the globe make special appearances and performances. Festivities include performances, meet & greets with artists, DJ’s, in store quizzes and many other events. Watch an interview and performance excerpts of Tom Odell performing "Can't Pretend" live for the Record Store Day 2013 Launch Event at Rough Trade East in London - link: http://youtu.be/9SgvosrMD3E We’ve listed on page 14 many of the Scottish independent record shops and given a flavour of planned special events – apologies for any that we’ve missed – so get down to your local store on the 20th, but more importantly make that store a best friend that you visit on a regular basis!

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Commercial radio and PRS for Music agree new licensing deal Commercial radio companies have agreed a new licensing deal with PRS for Music, the body that represents songwriters, composers and music publishers. The deal was agreed with RadioCentre, the industry body for commercial radio, and will apply to more than 300 licensed commercial radio stations in the UK. It will run for a minimum of 5 years and replaces the previous agreement, which has been in place since 1993.

In summary, under the new licence: * Stations will continue to pay a percentage of net revenue and an annual lump sum payment * Rights will be granted for radio broadcast; simulcast and catch-up listening A SELECTION OF OUR GIGS ....

RadioCentre Chief Executive, Andrew Harrison, said:

18 April (Greens) Hells Bells AC/DC Tribute 19 April (Greens) Lights Out By Nine

“I am delighted that we have reached this new agreement together. This deal provides freedom for radio stations to use and promote music, while making sure artists and rights holders are rewarded appropriately. We look forward to continuing our mutually beneficial partnership with artists and songwriters for many years to come.”

20 April (Lathones) Maeve O'Boyle 20 April (Greens) Hotel California (Tribute) 23 April (Greens) Brian Kennedy 24 April (Greens) King King 26 April (Greens) Albert Lee & Hogan's Heroes

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“Radio is a core part of our licensing operation. The changing listener environment, digital music delivery and the growth of radio’s music services mean it’s very important that we continue to have appropriate licensing arrangements for our radio partners . Therefore we are very pleased to have concluded a modernised contract with commercial radio, on behalf of all our members.”

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Stanley Odd:

New York - 6 days - 6 gigs Big Apple Award winners have an amazing trip Scottish alternative hip-hop act Stanley Odd, winners of the Nordoff Robbins Music Therapy In Scotland Big Apple Award, have wrapped up their six gigs in six days schedule of live events in New York City at the internationally renowned Bowery Ballroom supporting fellow Scots, The View, as part of Scotland Week 2013. Stanley Odd competed among a wealth of emerging Scottish music talents, for the chance to play live at the famous Bowery Ballroom (NYC) as part of the Creative Scotland sponsored Nordoff Robbins Music Therapy In Scotland's Big Apple Award. Since winning the accolade, the group have gone on to secure not one but six gigs in their six-day trip to NYC from 3-8 April; with fans having flown in to New York from mainland Europe, Australia and parts of America to see the award winners perform live. This closing gig promised to be something spectacular due to the amazing support and platform that NRMTiS Big Apple Award provides along with the support of the team at Creative Scotland. Owing to the fantastic Big Apple Award opportunity, Stanley Odd were invited to join The View on their US tour, playing a further two dates at some of the USA's most renowned music venues. The additional tour dates have seen Stanley Odd play to audiences at Brighton Music Hall in Boston on 5 April, Knitting Factory in Brooklyn on 6 April, as well as their main prize of playing at Bowery Ballroom in New York on 7 April. In addition to their further dates supporting The View, Stanley Odd were asked to perform as part of the Caledonia Collective featuring the eclectic talents of three Scottish music acts. The Caledonia Collective gig was presented by Creative Scotland and CPL, and supported by the Scottish Government. The showcase gig took place at the intimate Studio at Webster Hall on 6 April. The Studio, previously graced by British pop-rock royalty Mumford and Sons and Florence and The Machine, became home to the Scots for the night with talent, energy and enthusiasm flowing from Stanley Odd, folk singer Rachel Sermanni (with Louis Abbott from folkpop band Admiral Fallow) and folk band Breabach. The Scots emerged victorious, with the audience enthralled by the acts enigmatic performances. Following Stanley Odd's brilliant performance at Webster Hall, the band then went on to perform live with Dundee indie rockers The View, supporting them in their performance at Bowery Ballroom, the 1929 construction, which still features some of the buildings original features including mahogany lined VIP rooms, has over the years held audiences captive with celebrated acts from Metallica to Coldplay to Kings of Leon and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Performing on the stage where such greats have performed was a momentous occasion for the musicians as they flew the flag for Scotland and secured Scottish music a place in the long-standing legacy of the venue for all time.

numerous headline appearances and UK festival slots including T in the Park, Edinburgh’s Hogmanay, Belladrum, the Insider festival, Wickerman and Celtic Connections. Solareye, Stanley Odd's MC said: "We are proud to be in NYC representing Scottish Music at Scotland Week 2013. All our shows have been brilliant and we've been thrilled with the response we have received. We are so grateful to have been given this amazing opportunity by Nordoff Robbins Music Therapy in Scotland Big Apple Awards, and of course, to everyone that has been involved in Scotland Week. Our performance tonight with The View is very exciting - we can't wait to get on the stage at Bowery!" Scotland Week 2013 is built around the Tartan Day celebrations in the USA and Canada on April 6. Scotland Week is an annual week long programme of business, political and tourism engagements aimed at the promotion of Scotland as a great place to live, visit, do business, study and invest. Highlights for 2013 include the 10th year anniversary of the 10k Scotland Run and Festival in New York’s Central Park and the Tartan Day parade down Sixth Avenue. For more information on Scotland Week, visit www.scotland.org/celebrate-scotland/scotland-week Scotland Week is one part of the Scottish Government’s engagement strategy with North America and Canada to further strengthen the important historical, cultural and economic links between our nations and ensure that Scotland maximises the economic opportunities that both markets have to offer for the future For more information on supporting Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy in Scotland, log onto www.tartanclef.org and on the work Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy in Scotland carries out go to www.nordoffrobbinsscotland.org.uk or www.facebook.com/tartanclef and follow on www.twitter.com/TartanClef

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Over the course of their six gigs in six days, Stanley Odd played Visit Scotland's Homecoming Launch Party on 3 April marking the 700th Anniversary of Bannockburn and celebrating the very best of Scotland. The band also helped in marking the tenth anniversary of the famous Scotland Run in Central Park, performing to 10,000 runners and thousands of spectators on the morning of 6 April. Stanley Odd, who have been together for three years, released their debut album 'Oddio' in 2010 and follow up 'Reject' in 2012 accompanied by a relentless schedule of live shows. The band have supported the likes of Arrested Development, Asian Dub Foundation, Sage Francis and Easy Star All-Stars, amongst

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Glasgow : 26 April

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Craig started writing music at 14 and then played in grunge bands until going solo at 19. His EP in 2006 was followed more several self-released albums, now with Fat Hippy Records he takes his hand crafted music onwards

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Celebrate Cry Parrot's 6th year of vibrant music with: Sacred Paws : Hector Bizerk : Tut Vu Vu : Ultimate Thrush : Ela Orleans : Sad City

To celebrate 6 years of promoting vibrant, eclectic and adventurous music in Scotland Cry Parrot is throwing a special shindig. Taking place across a bar/ performance space and tiny rave cave in the stimulating settings of Glue Factory, they'll be hosting a huge line-up featuring some of their favourite live acts and djs - all carefully picked from Glasgow's fizzing underground music scene.

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Cry Parrot like to keep our line-ups as diverse, thought-provoking and fun as possible. Expect from afro-pop to to wild hardcore, uncompromising hip-hop to eastern-tinged drone, Lynchian jazz to odd-ball disco bangers. They want you to party, but they also want to give you an experience you'll not get anywhere else... The party will kick off at 9pm and continue deep into the night. Make sure you are down early though to catch everything. www.thefelttips.com

The Felt Tips play melodic guitar driven songs about your life - this is their 2nd album and it was recorded in Glasgow's CaVa studios. It adds an attacking edge to th guitar chiming realism of 2010's debut album 'Living & Growing'

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Friday 26th April. 9pm-late @ The Glue Factory, 22 Farnell Street, Glasgow. Tickets: £5. Available on the door and in advance from Monorail Music and www.wegottickets.com

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Craig Jeffrey is a singer-songwriter from the Scottish Borders and his new EP 'Connected' is produced by Donald Shaw and released on Vertical Records. Craig's won a Danny Kyle Award at Celtic Connections

www.facebook.com/davearcarimusic Dave’s sounds owe as much to trash country, punk & rockabilly as they do pre-war Delta blues his new album Whisky in my Blood, featuring the Hellsinki Hellraisers, is released on Finnish label Blue North Records

Originally directed by music icon Victor Jara, the band was identified with the popular government of Salvador Allende - who called them "Official cultural ambassadors of Chile" - and subsequently with the Rare UK visit by legendary Chilean democratic struggle against Pinochet’s dictatorship band : 2 UK dates - both in Scotland and ambassadors for the Nueva Canción (new song) movement. Quilapayún is delighted to be hitting the It’s been over 20 years since legendary Chilean European tour trail in 2013, to promote their new band Quilapayún was last in Scotland, when they album, 40 years after the vicious coup which saw played to a packed Usher Hall in Edinburgh. Born them lose many friends and musical collaborators, and in Chile in 1965, Quilapayún is one of the most forced the band into exile in France. renowned Latin American bands in the world, dedicated to preserving and reinventing the Vibrant music, rooted in Latin American traditions. popular music of the continent. The gigs were Dynamic vocal harmonies supported by traditional facilitated by Edinburgh based Chilean singer instruments including the charango, the quena Valentina Montoya Martinez, whose band Voces (indigenous flute), panpipes and different types of del Sur will be supporting Quilapayún on both guitars (tiple, cuatro and Spanish guitar), as well as dates. piano, synthesizers, electro-acoustic guitars, electric bass, Caribbean percussion and many other Asked what Quilapayún’s Scottish dates mean to her, instruments. Valentina Montoya Martinez said: “As a small child during the dictatorship years, I remember carrying a GIGnotes: bunch of LP's under my little poncho. They were of 18 Apr Oran Mor, Byres Rd, Glasgow Tickets 0844 477 1000 Fri 19 Apr The Picture House, Lothian Rd, Edinburgh Tickets Víctor Jara, Quilapayún and Inti-Illimani. We were going to hide them in a safe place for we did not want 0844 847 1740 Tickets: £20 / (£16 conc) + booking fee (unless purchased to lose them. You could be imprisoned for owning these records. It is an honour to be sharing the stage direct from venue, in person). Doors 6.30pm with Quilapayún: a group that was originally directed by Víctor Jara and that is such a significant part of our www.quilapayun.info www.youtube.com/quilamusicos history, Chilean culture and resistance. It is a dream come true”. www.vocesdelsur.co.uk

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EASTER STREET : “We’re a band. We play rock and roll music” an MNS band profile by Melanie Miller

“We’re a band. We play rock and roll music” is a pretty apt description to sum up Duns trio Easter Street who are back with their second album, “Fire Together / Wire Together”, due for release at the start of May. With their musical influences and tastes ranging from The Black Keys and Neil Young to Eric Clapton and Radiohead, the album will undoubtedly make for some interesting listening.

Album launch 4 May : Duns

The group came to life after native Canadian Derek Huffman (singer/guitarist) and Duns lad Daniel Dishington (drummer) joined forces with Murray Warnock (bassist) and christened themselves Easter Street, the name of the street in Duns, Berwickshire, where their initial jamming sessions and consequence birth as a band occurred in Murray’s house. Their history began in 2011 when the guys self-recorded and produced their first seven song EP “Paved With Good Intentions”. After releasing it for free online, they played their first show to a sellout crowd in April 2011 and their live presence has only gone from strength to strength. 2012 saw the creation and success of their debut album “Cause and Effect” which led to gigs in Glasgow, various festivals across the Scottish Borders and Northumberland as well as several charity events. Since then, the band have certainly gone a long way to honour their Scottish Borders roots, in particular, the support and motivation given to them by their staunch bunch of Duns fans. Fitting then that last year their debut album was launched in the town that not only gave them inspiration for their band name but has loyally backed them all the way on their path to world domination. Easter Street’s affection for Duns has certainly had some impact on their first album; the song “From the Whip to the Swan” is about a night out in Duns with many of the guy’s experiences and observations from around the town featuring in their music. In particular, singer and guitarist Derek feels that living in the Scottish Borders has certainly influenced his take on the band’s music. Hailing from Canada has provided him with a fresh perspective on the beauty and history of the local area. To rally further interest to their already buzzing reputation around the Lothian’s and Borders the band decided to run a competition in October 2012 to celebrate the official launch of their music video for “Parent’s Attic”, produced by local company 80:Eight Recording and Design. One lucky winner would see their house/garage/garden play host to the video release show, a personal rock and roll spectacle! However, after such an overwhelming response the band decided to choose a handful of entries and after the main event, embarked on a mini tour of the local area playing private shows for several different fans. So, with 2012 ending in spectacular fashion for Easter Street, what does 2013 and their new album have to offer? Frontman Derek definitely feels that “Fire Together/Wire Together” promotes a more mature and unified vibe and is very much an honest rock and roll album. The guys have already released a tempting tit bit of what’s in store in the form of music video “Let me Walk You Home” recorded live from the loft. So, if your keen to rock your socks off, head over to the White Swan function room in Duns on Saturday 4th May and join in the fun for the official album launch, rumour has it accordions and bagpipes will be involved! http://facebook.com/easterstreet http://twitter.com/easterstreet www.easterstreet.com

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An Arbroath Smokie Blues Weekend in memory of Billy Allardyce Arbroath : 26-27 April Arbroath's Smokie Blues are putting on two days of blues on the 26 and 27 April in memory of an old friend of theirs who died of cancer last year. They have organised a great line-up of blues to show respect for Bluesman Billy 'the Blindman' Allardyce for his contribution to the Blues in Scotland and in the Arbroath area in particular. Billy who died last year after a brave battle with Cancer, had been performing for over fifty years, as well as acting as the Blues Hall of Fame’s “Ambassador for the Blues for Scotland”, “Chairman of the Scottish Blues Alliance” and running “the Blindman's Blues Forum“ - the most active international blues forum on the internet. Arbroath's Smokie Blues are a non-profit organisation dedicated to the promotion of live Blues and Blues-related music in Arbroath and around Angus. Friday 26 April features USA Troubadour Kent Duchaine, playing at the Community Spirit Building , Fisheracre, Arbroath, 7pm for DVD showing of the Essential History of the Blues. Kent will be on Stage at 7/45pm to do two 3/4 hour sets. Tickets £5 at Abbey Music , or phone 01241 876012. Kent is also very kindly doing a workshop at the Academy High School for the pupils in the afternoon Saturday 27 April sees a full day of blues, five bands ,three venues, eight gigs all free. Paddy Maguire Blues Band: Coast 2-4pm and Millgate Bar, 6-8pm . No Time For Jive: Millgate Bar, 3-5pm, and Coast 7-9pm Rabbit Foot: Coast 4.30-6.30pm and The Fishermans Inn 11-1am. Jed Potts and the Hillman Hunters: The Fishermans 8.30-10.30pm . The Linda Jaxson Project: Coast 9.30-11.30pm

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Doune The Rabbit Hole Presents… Glasgow : 21 April Doune The Rabbit Hole Presents ..… Stanley Brinks (ex Herman Dune) and Freschard plus Randolph's Leap (solo) & Mike Hastings in a very special acoustic performance at Tchai Ovna, Otago Lane, Glasgow on 21 April. Doune The Rabbit Hole is a small scale family friendly festival taking place in central Scotland this summer. See www.dounetherabbithole.co.uk for news on the location and headliners! Stanley Brinks: the French-born singer-songwriter previously known (among other things) as Andre Herman Dune – is a prolific and diverse performer now based in Berlin, where in a typically sideways move he has immersed himself in the music of Trinidad and become the master of European Calypso. With his Norwegian band, the Kanicks he has recorded an album at a lighthouse called “Jamaica Inn” and an album of minimal songs called “Hafna Xita” recorded on Malta –using violin, trombone and banjo. This year he is touring with urban folk singer-songwriter Freschard and they join us in Glasgow on April 21st. Adam Ross from Glasgow-based Fence Records signings Randolph’s Leap will also perform a solo set. His band are one of the first acts to be announced for this year’s Doune The Rabbit Hole Festival which will be held on the weekend of 23-26 August. Completing this intriguing line up is Mike Hastings who is guitarist with psychedelic folk outfit Trembling Bells. GIGnotes: The intimate gig will take place at Tchai Ovna Tea House on Otago Lane. Tickets are £7.50 in advance, kids free if they can sit on your lap! Doors 6pm. Available from http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/361962 http://www.byrecords.com/en/artists/stanley-brinks http://freschard.bandcamp.com/ http://randolphsleap.bandcamp.com/ http://mikehastings.bandcamp.com/music

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SCOTTISH MUSIC CENTRE

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Leon Coates

This is a MUSIC NEWS Scotland series profiling Scottish Music Centre members

"The Scottish Music Centre's task is to champion the wealth of talent that abounds in Scotland's musical community" Leon Coates was born in Wolverhampton in 1937 and went on to become a music lecturer at Edinburgh University in 1965. Known both as performer and composer whose works include commissioned concertos for viola and harpsichord. His songs including the R. L. Stevenson cycle North West Passage, and music for choir and for chamber ensemble including viol consort. Recent works include: Concerto Killearn, commissioned by the Scottish Bach Consort; Sea Sketch for piano trio; Te Deum Laudamus for the Millennium Service at Edinburgh's St Andrew's and St George's Church. Leon was organist in St Andrew's & St George's Church for 24 years and combined it with the post of Director of Music for the last decade. He has now retired from his position at Edinburgh University of which he is now an Honorary Fellow. Leon Coates by Charlie Napier

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THE INCREDIBLE SOUND OF STAN KENTON presented by Scottish National Jazz Orchestra (SNJO) directed by Tommy Smith

Throughout the fabulous ‘40’s and well into the 1950’s the world was swinging, living and loving to the gigantic sounds of the Big Bands. Few were adored more than the large orchestra led by influential composer, arranger and pianist Stan Kenton (1911-1979). Tommy Smith once more leads The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra through the jazz hall of fame in a series of Scottish concert dates that promise to re-ignite the hottest music of the post war era and beyond. Stan Kenton’s forty-year career as a bandleader began with his Artistry in Rhythm Orchestra in 1941 and it eventually made him a popular figure. Hit tunes such as Eager Beaver, Tampico and Intermission Riff featured his brash, brassy trademark sound and further consolidated his growing fame. But it was The Peanut Vendor in 1947 that made him a household name on both sides of the Atlantic. This infectious piece of danceable Latin Jazz proved to be his enduring signature tune, and its bright good natured appeal still speaks to the young and the young at heart alike. Kenton consistently used sassy Afro-Cuban stylings and European Classicism in his vast repertoire but by the late 1950’s he had begun to explore more modernist, avantgarde themes. He later returned to his familiar swing roots before becoming a leading jazz educator. Leading Scottish saxophonist, composer and educator Tommy Smith directs the acclaimed SNJO in a celebration of Stan Kenton’s best known and most riotously expressive originals alongside singular readings of standards such as Love For Sale and Fascinating Rhythm. Tommy Smith founded the multi award-winning SNJO in 1995 and it is currently the UK’s foremost jazz orchestra. Its members include the brightest and best of jazz talent living and working in Scotland today. GIGnotes:

25 April, Edinburgh Queen’s Hall. Tickets: 0131 668 2019 27 April Glasgow Royal Conservatoire. Tickets: 0141 332 5057 28 April Stirling Albert Halls. Tickets: 01786 473544

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Record Store Day : 20 April St Stephen Street RSD: Opens 9.30am Large selection of RSD titles. Playing live, in order from 12noon: Wounded Knee / Magic Eye / Eagleowl vs Kid Canaveral / Mike Heron Band / Rob St. John / Adam Stafford / Honeyblood www.voxboxmusic.co.uk

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Special vinyl and CD releases and various promotional products are made exclusively for Record Store Day, which is observed on the third Saturday of April each year, with a number of special events in shops around the country also taking place. See the full list of RSD2013 products here: http://bit.ly/11nmviz Record Store Day UK co-ordinator Spencer Hickman said: "There's nothing to beat the enthusiasm and atmosphere of a great record shop. The reason great indie stores succeed is that they love music as much as their customers do. Record Store Day is like one huge festival taking place in every part of the UK."

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GLASGOW Love Music Dundas Street RSD: Loads! See separate entry opposite www.lovemusicglasgow.com Rubadub Howard Street Rubadub will be stocking a lot of the RSD exclusive titles as well as running deals on all other vinyl stock for that day. They will also have guest DJ's and live acts performing throughout the day. They have confirmed Container [Live] / Trevino / Edit_Select / Lover Rights / Dixon Avenue Basement Jams / Freeman aka Scott Fraser www.rubadubrecords.co.uk Monorail Music Kings Court, King Street RSD: Open 9am-7pm Amazing selection of RSD releases. Vic Godard performing an early evening set of Velvet Underground songs with his chums, The Sexual Objects. Vic has his own RSD release, Caught In Midstream / You Bring Out The Demon In Me 7" on AED Records. Ela Orleans is a another shop favourite we're really thrilled to welcome, her Tumult In Clouds is one of the year's best. And almost the newest thing in town too, World Peace. DJs will be David Barbarosa, Deena Jacobs, Brogues and Jenny Rollo. We'll have home baking, face painting and plenty of other good things too www.monorailmusic.com

PAISLEY Apollo Music Causeyside Street RSD: Selection of RSD releases. Live acts playing in the shop (One Good Reason will be on at 1.30pm) and we are proud to say that we are taking over The Bungalow Bar for the afternoon, we have some of the best local talent playing and at 3pm we will have a special showing in the Bar of Last Record Shop Standing,a knockout movie of record shops in the UK,including one in Paisley, a full list of artists who are playing instore and at The Bungalow Bar will be posted in a couple of days. Apollo Music, proudly beating in the heart of Paisley. www.apollomusic.uk.com

EDINBURGH VoxBox Music

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McAlister Matheson Music Grindlay Street 'Classical specialist' www.mmmusic.co.uk Coda Bank Street RSD: Many exclusive RSD releases. From 3pm live performances from Karine Polwart / Inge Thomson / Rachel Newton and Jenna Reid with Kevin MacKenzie at 4pm. 'The VINYL ROOM' officially opens - The shop has been refurbished to include a new space in which we will be stocking a large selection of brand new Imports and U.K. vinyl releases with listening facilities and complimentary coffee while you browse the vinyl catalogues for special orders. www.codamusic.co.uk Underground Solu’shn Cockburn Street RSD: 9am-7pm As well as offering the vast range of exclusive and limited vinyl released that day in every style imaginable, Underground Solu’shn are inviting friends and colleagues to join them on the turntables and share the love of all things pressed on lovely black wax! www.undergroundsolushn.com Avalanche Records Grassmarket RSD: RSD: Open at 9.30am. Live music: Fake Major 1.30pm; Glasvegas 2.30pm and Admiral Fallow 3.30pm. We would encourage people to actually buy more than just RSD stock especially given the vast array of vinyl we have. www.avalancherecords.co.uk Ripping Records South Bridge www.rippingrecords.com

STIRLING Europa Music Friars Street RSD: Special Vinyl Releases available and Live Music Acts playing from 11.30am : James Grant / Debrasco / Frank / Miniature Dinosaurs (acoustic) / End Of Neil / Tom Houston / Pamster / Kevin Harper www.facebook.com/EuropaMusic

PERTH Concorde Scott Street RSD: Opening at 7.30am on 20th www.concordemusic.com

DUNDEE Grouchos Nethergate We have 4 bands doing acoustic sets from 11.30am until 1.30pm: Fake Major / Silent Nothing / Colour Coded / General Judgement. www.grouchos.co.uk

People will happily twelve quid on a single round of beer, but it seems they’re reluctant to spend twelve pounds on a record – why? Two Edinburgh independents, Song, by Toad Records and Barney’s Beer, are collaborating on a unique project to explore this question. On Record Store Day 2013 they will be releasing eight songs on a limited run of 250 clear red vinyl records, in a beautiful sleeve featuring photos of the recording session taken by talented local photographer Nic Rue. Simultaneously, they will be releasing another eight songs as download codes on bottles of Barney’s Beer. Two songs per bottle, each one of a limited edition of 250 custom made 4-packs will represent the same amount of music as the record, only delivered on a selection of tasty, tasty beer. THE BANDS: Le Thug : Magic Eye : Plastic Animals : Zed Penguin

Who will sell out their batch of 250 first? It’s BEER vs. RECORDS! Find out the full story @ www.beervsrecords.com

LOVE MUSIC PREPARE FOR A BUSY DAY Glasgow's Love Music have an enthusiastic approach to Record Store Day with over 400 new releases coming out on Saturday, and putting on some excellent live music from some great Scottish bands, including Glasvegas, Woodenbox, French Wives, Three Blind Wolves, Washington Irving, Fake Major, Viking Galaxy, and Young Aviators. Love Music is a big supporter of Scottish music and Scottish independent labels, and they're very pleased that so many of their featured live acts have new releases coming out on Record Store Day. You'll have first chance to buy the new albums from Woodenbox, Young Aviators, Washington Irving, & Viking Galaxy, and they have special Record Store Day singles from Glasvegas, Fake Major and an exclusive EP release from Three Blind Wolves called "Three Blind Wolves Love Music". www.facebook.com/lovemusicscotland

INVERNESS Imperial Music Academy Street RSD: Open 8am Live Music, 11.30am - Sara Bills & The Hasbeens & 1.30pm - Willie & Tabs Macaskill www.imperial-music.com

DUMFRIES Barnstorm Records Queensberry Street 01387 267894

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scotland's new releases ..... album : single : ep / cd : vinyl : download PANDA SU Maps

BOMBSKARE

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Following the release of her two previous EP's 'Sticks and Bricks' (2010) and 'I Begin' (2011), Panda Su returns with new single 'Maps', (Peter Panda Records) on 29th April 2013. Somewhat different from her previous work, 'Maps' signifies a new experimental direction.

DELTA MAINLINE Oh! Enlightened

Debut Album : cd / vinyl / download Release Date: 20 May

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THE OK SOCIAL CLUB Nothing in Common Album : cd / download Release Date: Out Now Their highly anticipated debut album 'Nothing in Common' via Platform Records. They concluded 2012 with a slot at Edinburgh's Hogmanay Street party on New Year's Eve alongside Simple Minds and The Maccabees. 'The Shape Of Things To Come' was BBC Radio Scotland’s Janice Forsyth show ‘Single Of The Month‘ and Steve Lamacq’s Rebel Playlist Winner on BBC 6 Music. Listen: http://www.youtube.com/user/Theoksocialclub1 Available from: www.theoksocialclub.com CD - www.amazon.co.uk Download

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COLLAR UP Ghosts

Album : cd / download Release Date: 13 May

The Day The Earth Stood Stupid Album: cd / download Release Date: Out Now

Bombskare release their second album, ‘The Day The Earth Stood Stupid’ on 1st April 2013 with a mammoth 15 new songs. Renowned as one of the most explosive and entertaining live acts in the country; incorporating 1000mph dance-floor fillers, various musical styles and tongue-incheek humour. Guaranteed to get you moving! Listen: Free MP3 Single from album:

https://soundcloud.com/bombskare/do-all-dogs-go-toheaven-1 http://www.bombskare.com/shop/do-all-dogs-go-to-heaven-official-single-free-download/

Available from: Orders: http://www.bombskare.com/shop/ http://www.bombskare.com/ https://www.facebook.com/bombskare https://twitter.com/b0mbskare

Craig Jeffrey is a very talented singer-songwriter from the Scottish Borders and his new EP 'Connected' is written by Craig, produced by Donald Shaw and released on Vertical Records. Craig started out performing in small pubs and anywhere else he could get a gig progressing on to playing some big festivals, including winning a Danny Kyle Award at Celtic Connections and playing the Royal Concert Hall. Listen: http://craigjeffrey.bandcamp.com/ http://www.reverbnation.com/craigjeffrey

Available from: Second album Ghosts is an excellent snapshot of a band http://craigjeffrey.bandcamp.com/ achieving its full potential while resolutely following its own path. The Collar Up sound is partly informed by the www.craigjeffrey.com soundscape reveries and sophisticated arrangements of https://twitter.com/gtarjeffrey www.facebook.com/pages/Craig-Jeffrey/156555561044230 Beach House, Mercury Rev, Kate Bush and Cocteau Twins. Bookended by instrumental opening and closing -----------------------------------------------credits, Ghosts gushes with a veritable torrent of lush, reverb-heavy textures. Listen: http://www.soundcloud.com/collarup Available from: http://www.soundcloud.com/collarup https://twitter.com/collarupmusic www.facebook.com/collarup.band ------------------------------------------------

CRAIG JEFFREY Connected

Album : cd / download Release Date: Out Now

http://threeblindwolves.bandcamp.com/album/in-heresomewhere-kids-allright http://threeblindwolves.com/shop/

THREE BLIND WOLVES In Here Somewhere single? : vinyl / download Release Date: Out Now

Delta Mainline are from Edinburgh and their muchanticipated debut album 'Oh! Enlightened' was recorded at Chem19 Studios over two years, with engineering and co-production by Davey McAulay (Mogwai, Mike Heron, Remember Remember). The album flows effortlessly, its celestial air countered by an unpredictable sonic menace, before climaxing in a serene, haunting end. The band will be touring Oh! Enlightened across the UK from March. Listen: https://soundcloud.com/delta-mainline Available from: http://deltamainline.bandcamp.com/ http://deltamainline.com/shop/ https://twitter.com/deltamainlineuk https://www.facebook.com/ deltamainlineofficial http://deltamainline.com/ ------------------------------------------------

DUNCAN WOOD Swarbtricks

Album : cd Release Date: Out Now The music of the legendary Dave Swarbrick. Thirty seven original compositions from the pen of the master, tastefully arranged and performed by Scottish North East fiddle and mandolin player Duncan Wood, with guests including veteran Boys of the Lough front man Cathal McConnell from County Fermanagh on flute and whistle, and Martin McDonald from the Isle of Lewis on guitar. A rich assortment of traditionalsounding melodies which demonstrate the versatility and supreme compositional skills of Britain’s most celebrated folk fiddler. A unique and compelling insight into the creative mind of one of the great characters of British traditional music, illustrated in over an hour of richlytextured playing by a group of performers whose love for “Swarb’s” music shines through in every note they play. Listen: http://www.codamusic.co.uk/productdetail/70459/David+Swarbrick/Swarbtricks Available from: www.birnamcdshop.com, www.amazon.co.uk, iTunes http://www.folkicons.co.uk/swarb.htm ------------------------------------------------

Having been compared to My Morning Jacket and Neil Young, In Here Somewhere features Three Blind Wolves’ warm Americana-tinged sound, yet with a chilling core. With plays and support from John Gag Reflex Kennedy at XFM and Vic Galloway at BBC Radio 1 ep : cd / download Scotland and the band also popped into BBC Radio 2 to Release Date: 26 April perform a session for Dermot O'Leary. Gag Reflex is the debut EP from Cactus & Listen: Cardigan. The band went into the studio at the start of https://soundcloud.com/three-blind-wolves/ the year to record five relentless, song shaped bombardments, containing bizarre lyrics, pounding Available from: percussion and dextrous guitar work. In turn, creating a

CACTUS & CARDIGAN

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https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/waiting-for-the-season/id594541519

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Waiting-for-the-Season/dp/B00B5P2WFA/ref=sr_shvl_album_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1360265024&sr=301-1

Listen: http://cactusandcardigan.bandcamp.com/ (will be available here from 26.04.13)

www.ardentjohn.com www.facebook.com/ardentjohnmusic www.twitter.com/ardentjohnmusic www.new.myspace.com/ardentjohnmusic

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Room Enough For All Album : cd / download Release Date: Out Now

A superb new release from Battlefield Band, one of the

Cycles of Life

Album : cd / download Release Date: Out Now (UK) 30 April (US) ‘Cycles of Life' is a deeply personal, honest and ultimately uplifting account of the difficult life experiences Amy has faced and encapsulates the sense of moving from dark to light. Her determination and strength of character is evident throughout as this album doesn't dwell on the darkness but rather the ‘light at the end of the tunnel'.

DAVE ARCARI

great institutions of the Scottish music scene. The band's ever-fiery instrumental dynamic, with bagpipes and fiddles to the fore, exhibits the intuitive interplay and understanding between world class traditional musicians, while their songs of social history, plaintive ballads and songs from the Scots Gaelic tradition are as powerful, relevant and moving as ever. Available from: CD - www.templerecords.co.uk & all good record stores Download - All major download outlets www.battlefieldband.co.uk www.templerecords.co.uk

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WOODENBOX End Game

Album : cd / download Release Date: 27 May Alt-folk sextet - Woodenbox release their second album End Game on 27th May 2013 via Olive Grove. Working alongside acclaimed producer Paul Savage (Chem19 Studios), Woodenbox are building upon the success of their debut Home and the Wildhunt with their wild, vivid and moving unique brand of folk.

Listen: http://youtu.be/X4DiRCIYtzM Available from:

Listen: http://www.abadgeoffriendship.com/artists/woodenbox

http://www.amyduncan.co.uk http://www.facebook.com/amy.duncan.music https://twitter.com/Amy_Duncan

Available from: www.olivegroverecords.com

http://www.linnrecords.com/recording-cycles-of-life.aspx

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ARDENTJOHN Waiting for the Season Album : cd / download Release Date: Out Now

‘Waiting for the Season’ is the result of five days spent up at the cottage on Loch Fyne. This was followed by many months of homemade mixing, debating, remixing, arguing, making up and pulling in a few favours from some talented musician friends of ours. Though we’ve never been shy of a reverb dial or an overdub, this time, we wanted to capture as many instruments live and in the same room as we could. We hope that you enjoy the result. Listen: www.soundcloud.com/ardentjohn http://ardentjohn.amazingtunes.com/ www.youtube.com/ardentjohnofficial Available from: www.ardentjohn.com/shop Should be available on CD in Avalanche Records, Edinburgh and Love Music Glasgow soon

DAVE’s new album Whiskey in my Blood, featuring the Hellsinki Hellraisers, will be released on Finnish label Blue North Records on 25 March 2013. The release will be available on limited edition heavy coloured vinyl (c/w free download), deluxe digipak CD and digital download. See a 30-second trailer video for the album - http://youtu.be/sTiV0zI7Mro Listen: https://soundcloud.com/davearcari http://www.youtube.com/davearcari Available from:

http://www.wdnbx.com https://twitter.com/woodenboxband

www.facebook.com/pages/Woodenbox-with-a-Fistful-of-Fivers/107567005997

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LORI McTEAR Taigh Solais

single : download Release Date: Out Now Taigh Solais is the latest release from Lori McTear. Originally the b-side on her last single "Freedom and Machine Guns" which was called Lighthouses, Taigh Solais is described as a contemporary and alternative twist on gaelic music Listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNDGmyuwFIc

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/whisky-in-my-blood/id607977950

http://www.davearcari.com/shop/cds/ https://www.facebook.com/ davearcarimusic https://twitter.com/davearcari http://www.davearcari.com/

Available from:

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/taigh-solais-single/id604028218

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GET YOUR NEW RELEASE LISTED! If you’d like your new release to be included in the MUSIC NEWS Scotland ‘New Release’ section and ALSO be in with a chance of being picked for the MNS Top 4 spot then send it to: New Releases, MUSIC NEWS Scotland, Romar House, Birgham, Berwickshire. TD12 4NF If only available as download then email link to musicnewsscotland@gmail.com Email (as above) information about your new release for our listings, which should be in the format below:

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BAND NAME: Release Name: album / ep / single: Advertisers also get a 'boxed listing' cd / vinyl / download: - list all formats with artwork image Release Date: email Carol for details: carol.musicnewsscotland@gmail.com Description: - 50 words approx Listen: - link to listen to your music Available from: - webshop, download, retail record shop your website/facebook/twitter

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scotland's new releases ..... album : single : ep / cd : vinyl : download TOM HOUSTON Open The Skylights Album: cd / download Release Date: Out Now

Open the Skylights is the new album from Tom Houston, and a somewhat belated follow up to his first solo album released in 1989. The idea for a new solo project began with encouragement from respected songwriter Boo Hewerdine. The finished result is an album of depth, fusing together potent songs, imaginative melodies, and impeccable musicianship. Listen: www.reverbnation.com/tomhouston https://soundcloud.com/tom-houston Available from: www.birnamcdshop.com www.amazon.co.uk https://itunes.apple.com

URANG MATANG Platinum

Album : cd / download Release Date: Out Now 2012 saw the band support some of the best ska/ reggae bands out there, including: The Selecter in Dundee, Bad Manners in Edinburgh, The Skatalites and Toots & The Maytals in Glasgow. Now with the release of their fantastic new album “Platinum” they are planning for 2013 to busier and even more successful. Listen: http://www.urangmatang.com/page9.html Available from: http://www.urangmatang.com/page11.html www.amazon.co.uk

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/platinum/id587598309 www.facebook.com/pages/Urang-Matang/168694793218338

www.urangmatang.com

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ORDINARYSON

Inchfad Drive

Album : cd / download Release Date: Out Now

Release Date: Out Now A natural continuation from their commercially and critically acclaimed Dirty Honey EP, the rousing six-track record, released via Whimsical Records, sees the sprightly quartet combine infectious funk rhythms with lush harmonies, captivating pop hooks and rollicking classic rock riffs, over the course of 24 riveting minutes. Super 8 Flashback boasts a clean, crisp and full bodied vintage sound that rekindles a now-bygone golden era of DIY guitar-music. Listen: http://kungfuacademy.bandcamp.com Available from: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/dirty-honey-ep www.facebook.com/kungfuacademyoffical ------------------------------------------------

DREVER McGUIRE YOUNG Gifts

Album : cd / download Release Date: Out Now

The collective chemistry of Drever McGuire Young has produced Gifts, a warm, charming and easy on the ear Debut Album : cd / download With Inchfad Drive Glasgow born singer songwriter debut album that embraces a variety of musical Release Date: Out Now Johny Corrigan has crafted out a superb range of work influences from folk, country and pop to a touch of inspired by the likes of Neil Young, Carole King and Blue Americana. The complimentary diversity of Gifts is As the Dr Jekyll to his Mr Hyde, Thompson has Nile. It was produced by Robin Rankin who has perhaps best exemplified by the 2am blues/ jazz café appointed Ordinaryson to carry the work of sibling produced work for John Martyn', Deacon Blue and Belle feel of ‘So Strong’ sitting comfortably alongside the electronic outfit Roy’s Iron DNA into the realms of more and Sebastian among many other Scots legends. One lovely but more traditional ‘My Father’s Son.’ traditionalist acoustic rock and roll. His music is reviewer wrote: "Can't understand why this is not expressive of such a passion - with deep and immersive getting UK exposure on radio and TV? Absolute blinding Listen: lyrical content documenting thought processes as vast album. ALL OF YOU and THE HARDEST THING, are http://www.reverbnation.com/drevermcguireyoung as worldview, totalitarianism and even alien existence. superb. Best Scots songwriter since Gerry Rafferty." It was 'Album of the Week' on Mairead Maclennan's BBC Available from: Listen: Radio Nan Gaidheal show in February. Email: ivandreverwebsite@yahoo.co.uk http://ordinaryson.bandcamp.com/ http://drevermcguireyoung.com/ http://www.youtube.com/user/travelledmusic Listen:

Sorted Out

https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/johny-corrigan/id592131315

www.facebook.com/pages/DMY-Drever-Mcguire-and-Young/339127526178612

http://ordinaryson.bandcamp.com/

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http://www.birnamcdshop.com

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THE ZIPS Road To Strummerville Download only Release Date: Out Now

Glasgow punk band The Zips have released a download-only single of Road To Strummerville, as a tribute to Joe Strummer, the much-loved frontman of The Clash, on the 10th anniversary of his untimely death. All proceeds are to go Strummerville, a charity which was set up by the friends and family of Joe Strummer in the year after his death. www. strummerville.com Listen: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/thezips12 Available from: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/thezips12 https://itunes.apple.com + amazon, amazingtunes.com, spotify www.thezips.co.uk http://twitter.com/_strummerville www.facebook.com/thezipsuk www.strummerville.com ------------------------------------------------

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THIRTEEN-SEVEN On The Inside

ep : cd / download Release Date: Out Now

http://drevermcguireyoung.com/

DUNCAN LYALL Infinite Reflections Album : cd / download Release Date: Out Now

Infinite Reflections is a piece of music commissioned by Celtic Connections for the New Voices 2012 series. The eagerly awaited studio album from Duncan Lyall and friends. Infinite Reflections was his first major foray into composition. Having received glowing reviews following the debut performance Duncan felt compelled to breathe new life into the project by recording a studio album.

A three piece alternative/modern rock band they have teamed up with Alan Haggerty (aka Lord Hagos) at Feral Mobile Recordings to record their first full EP. Hagos was the producer behind Senser who had a UK number 4 chart album ‘Stacked Up’. He has also played Listen: https://soundcloud.com/duncanlyall bass for Ozric Tentacles & Lode Star, and has worked as front of house sound engineer for Ash, Black Label Society, Kate Nash, Marianne Faithful and many others. Available from: http://reddeerrecords.bandcamp.com/ Listen: www.facebook.com/duncanlyallmusic https://soundcloud.com/thirteenseven www.duncanlyall.com http://www.youtube.com/user/ThirteenSevenMusic Available from: http://www.thirteen-seven.co.uk/?page_id=187 https://twitter.com/ThirteenSeven1 https://www.facebook.com/thirteenseven137 www.thirteen-seven.co.uk ------------------------------------------------

KUNG FU ACADEMY Super 8 Flashback ep : cd / download

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DESOLATION YES! Out of Orbit

Album : cd / download Release Date: Out Now A Scottish/Slovakian band based in Glasgow, due to the use of synth, samplers and drum machines, the band's sound can be defined as a genre of electronic music though which one is open to interpretation. They have been described as electro-rock, industrial, futurepop,

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scotland's new releases ..... album : single : ep / cd : vinyl : download ebm, techno, dance/rock and synthpop. The band has declared a love of all genres and describes their music as 'experimental'.

ALAN R DAVISON

https://www.facebook.com/fatgoth1

Listen: http://www.last.fm/music/Desolation+Yes!

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CRUINN Cruinn

Album : cd / download Release Date: Out Now

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THE BOWHILL PLAYERS The Joe Corrie Project : Cage Load of Men Album : cd / download Release Date: Out Now

The White Eagle Lounge Debut solo album Release Date: Out Now

In 2011 Fife poet and songwriter William Hershaw obtained permission from Morag Corrie to record the poems of her father, the famous 20th century playwright, Joe Corrie. These would be set to traditional and contemporary folk and acoustic arrangements written specially for the CD. Respected producer and musician Erik Knussen was commissioned as Musical Director and funding was obtained from Fife Council. The talented pool of Musicians involved included The Hershaws, legendary Folk singers Davey Stewart and Fiona Forbes, clarsach player Jenn Knussen and Fife’s freshest acoustic music phenomenon, The Dandylions. Listen: n/a

Belfast born Alan has forged a career at the heart of the Scottish music scene. Alan’s debut album has attracted a line-up of more than 35 players who were keen to perform alongside him – this includes special guests Nathan Connolly and Tom Simpson from Snow Patrol, singer/songwriter Alex Cornish and Rick McMurray from Ash. Listen: https://soundcloud.com/alandavison www.youtube.com/user/Alanamaphone Available from: www.alanrdavison.com Amazon / iTunes

Available from: http://www.birnamcdshop.com

www.facebook.com/AlanRDavisonMusic

https://twitter.com/Alan_R_Davison www.alanrdavison.com

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FAT GOTH Surf's Down (Live)

FAT GOTH: the musical vehicle for three relatively young Scotsmen with a collective passion for all things guitar, drum and music-of-the-somewhat-antisocialnature orientated.

single: cd / download Release Date: Out Now

Surf's Down (live) is the live track taken fromDundee band Fat Goth's second album 'Stud'. Second album 'STUD' out now! http://fatgoth.bandcamp.com/album/stud

Available from: www.fatgoth.bandcamp.com

Listen: http://youtu.be/Dg8BnaeLzYI

Cruinn brings together four of Scotland's premier Gaelic singers - James Graham, Fiona Mackenzie, Brian Ó hEadhra and Rachel Walker. As individuals they have earned high distinction for their musicianship and performances. Collectively as Cruinn they are fast earning a reputation for their presentations of songs in Gaelic, both traditional and contemporary, and are admired for their outstanding use of harmonies and superb arrangements. Listen:

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDCAA0BE58264CBBE

https://soundcloud.com/cruinn Available from: www.cruinn.net

iTunes, Amazon, and other digital stores, as well as local record shops across Scotland.

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RANDAN DISCOTHEQUE Sonderweg

Album : limited edition vinyl / CD / download Release Date: Out Now Edinburgh quartet Randan Discotheque release via fledgling label The Bonjour Branch. Produced by the band over the last year, Sonderweg (the band's third album) features new songs such as Grandad’s Coffin (including an excellent video, created by main man Craig Coulthard), Where Did You Come From?, plus cult favourite Heather The Weather (which features a video by Scottish artist Rachel Maclean). Listen: http://randandiscotheque.bandcamp.com/ https://soundcloud.com/the-bonjour-branch http://www.youtube.com/user/randandisco

SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL RECORD SHOP 'Record Store Day 2013' is on 20 April : http://www.recordstoreday.co.uk

We encourage you to support independent record shops in Scotland : A selection of popular ones are below. If you run or have a favourite not listed please let us know and we'll happily include it.

Because this is linked to our 'new release' section we will only list real retail shops that sell physical new cds face to friendly face with their customers!

Email record shop details to be included to: carol.musicnewsscotland@gmail.com Avalanche (Edinburgh) Grassmarket EH1 2HY : www.avalancherecords.co.uk Barnstorm (Dumfries) Queensberry Street DG1 1BU : 01387 267894 Coda (Edinburgh) [trad/folk specialist] Bank Street EH1 2LN : www.codamusic.co.uk Concorde (Perth) Scott Street PH1 5EJ : www.concordemusic.com Europa (Stirling) Friars Street FK8 1HA : www.europamusic.co.uk Imperial (Inverness) Market Hall IV1 1PJ : www.imperial-music.com Love Music (Glasgow) Dundas Street G1 2AQ : www.lovemusicglasgow.com McAlister Matheson (Edinburgh) [classical] Grindlay St EH3 9AT : www.mmmusic.co.uk Monorail (Glasgow) King Street G1 5RB : www.monocafebar.com/index.php?pid=84 Ripping Records (Edinburgh) South Bridge EH1 1HN : www.rippingrecords.com

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33rd Shetland Folk Festival

Brew at the Bog is BrewDog and Bogbain Farm’s gift to the world: a Shetland festival full of new music and new Tradfest May 2-5 beer. BrewDog are the leaders of Edinburgh the craft beer revolution and they April 24 - May 6 The Festival as the UK's most are about breaking rules, taking northerly folk festival is regarded a risks, upsetting trends, unsettling Tradfest celebrates the arts of prestigious event for performers, institutions but first and foremost, tradition at local, national and locals and visitors alike. Organised great tasting beers. As one international contexts, combining by a voluntary committee (and run newspaper put it, BrewDog is the authentic cultural sources with new black. Brew at the Bog is just contemporary edge and flair. It will by an even bigger pool of include song, story, arts and crafts, volunteers) the Festival prides itself the latest in festivals Bogbain is music, folk drama and dance, along in reaching out to even the most far hosting and the fabulous flung areas of Shetland. Concerts surroundings of this old farm will with their interconnections, are organised throughout the isles, ensure Brew at the Bog 2013 will go embracing Scots and Gaelic, and consisting of some of the best down in history. the arts of Scotland's diverse International, British and Shetland communities in top venues across music that the world has to offer. In www.brewatthebog.com Edinburgh including Queen's Hall, fact, visiting artistes are regularly Usher Hall, Dance Base, the Scottish Storytelling Centre, Teviot dumbfounded by the quantity and Scribblers Picnic Row House, Calton Hill and Arthur's quality of local musicians that our Stirling remote isles have to offer. Seat. Tradfest is organised by May 12 TRACS (Traditional Arts and Culture www.shetlandfolkfestival.com Scotland) from its base at the The Scribbler’s Picnic is a charity Scottish Storytelling Centre, which that was set up in 2001 to raise Girvan Folk Festival brings together the Scottish money for five cancer charities – Storytelling Forum, the Traditional Girvan CHAS, Strathcarron Hospice, Music Forum and the Traditions of May 3-5 Maggie’s Centre, Marie Curie Cancer Dance Forum to underpin Care and Macmillan Cancer Care. collaboration and shared Concert venues, competitions, This outdoor event is held at the development for the future between ceilidh dance childrens events, Stirling Rugby Club with each year the trad arts, in the context of new sessions for tunes and songs, Open getting better and better. Four social settings and technologies. By Stage, workshops,secure campsite. stages of music and a charity fete encompassing Beltane/Mayday, 2013 will be the 39th festival so make it a fun day for all the family. with their seasonal rituals, Tradfest please tell all of your friends and will be a curtain raiser for the help to make this the biggest Girven www.scribblerspicnic.co.uk unrivalled wave of Fèisean and Festival ever! There will be plenty of Festivals that breaks over Scotland room and plenty of music for all to Perth Festival from that weekend through the enjoy. of the Arts summer months. www.girvanfolkfestival.co.uk Perth www.scottishstorytellingcentre.co.uk May 16-26

Isle of Bute Jazz Festival

Knoydart Music Festival

Isle of Bute May 3-6

Knoydart April 26-28 Knoydart Festival is a weekend-long outdoor music festival for the whole family, centred around Scottish traditional music. Over the past two events in 2009 and 2011, Knoydart has hosted some of Scotland's finest musicians including Shooglenifty, Bombskare, Manran, Orkestra Del Sol & Daimh to name but a few. Both the first festival in April 2009 and the second in April 2011 were sold-out events, attracting music lovers from across the country and as far away as Canada! As well as an excellent line-up each year, Knoydart Festival has had plenty of great activities for all the family, including arts and crafts, children's activities, archery, sports, beach bonfires and a film tent to keep everyone entertained. The festival also sources local cooks and companies to supply the attendees with an abundance of fresh, beautifully cooked food over the weekend.

Comlongon Rocks is an annual exciting, live music outdoor festival held in the grounds of the spectacular Comlongon Castle at Clarecefield, Dumfries. Now in its second year, Comlongon Rocks is the newest and most exciting annual music event to arrive in Dumfries & Galloway. This unique, one-day event raises funds for local charities. Tickets are available from the Comolongon Rocks Ticket Hotline on: 01387 870283 www.comlongonrocks.com

Orkney Folk Festival Orkney May 23-26 Here we are folks – Orkney Folk Festival number 31! Once again we have some big names coming north to join in the fun in May, and from the ceilidh bands to the almost indie strand, we have brought together a broad mix of artists that we hope appeals to everyone’s interpretation of the increasingly expansive folk genre. We are also excited to be working on some new and collaborative events within our fourday programme, more of which will be revealed in the New Year. As ever, our local traditions and musicians – both established and emerging – will be centre stage alongside those visiting the festival. You would be hard pushed to find another festival throughout the country that has such a strong home representation, and it is one that we are hugely proud of.

The Festival intends to celebrate its 42nd birthday by staging some world-class events with an www.orkneyfolkfestival.com international flavour with artists coming from the USA and Russia as Knockengorroch well as the UK. The Festival covers many art forms from classical music World Ceilidh and opera to comedy, rock, folk and Kirkcudbright the visual arts. May 23-26

The Isle of Bute Jazz Festival has grown spectacularly from its small beginnings to become one of Britain's most popular jazz weekends. Top-class UK and international names feature in a www.perthfestival.co.uk programme of traditional jazz music in one of Scotland's prettiest and Buchan Heritage friendliest seaside resorts.

If you prefer a bigger festival in a smaller pot you are a Knockengorrocher! Join us beside the glittering Water of Deugh Society Strichen beneath the broad shoulders of www.butejazz.com southwest Scotland's great Festival mountain peaks to celebrate some Strichen, Fraserburgh of the finest music from the Celtic Isle of Bute May 17-19 diaspora and everywhere inJazz Festival between. The World Ceilidh melds The Buchan Heritage Festival at Isle of Bute together the most ancient roots Strichen is one of the finest places May 3-6 music with the latest cutting edge to appreciate our rich tradition of sounds. This first truly backwoods music, song, verse, drama and The Isle of Bute Jazz Festival has upland music fest in Scotland hosts story, and, at the same time, enjoy grown spectacularly from its small some of the best musicians and listening to, or using, the broad beginnings to become one of performers from across the world. 'Doric' language which is still very Britain's most popular jazz All are invited to journey over hill much alive here in the North East, weekends. Top-class UK and and dale by rock and stream to our and enjoy a friendly family international names feature in a natural greenfield auditorium and to programme of traditional jazz music atmosphere where contestants have come from a' the airt's and pairt's o' our upland stage to experience the in one of Scotland's prettiest and biggest little festival this side of Scotland and sometimes beyond. friendliest seaside resorts. anywhere!

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