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Ripping Records, Tickets Scotland (Edinburgh). Over 18 only. 5 MAY A NIGHT OF MUSIC IN AID OF THE SPCA WITH SPECIAL GUESTS ULYSSES JONES / WE CAME FROM THE NORTH/ JEN AND THE GENTS / TAG TEAM CHAMPION; Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, Edinburgh. From 7pm in The Speakeasy. Admission £4. Over 18 only.

Street, Edinburgh. From 7pm in The Ballroom. Advance tickets £15 (stbf) available from Ticketmaster, Ripping Records, Tickets Scotland (Edinburgh). Over 18 only. 7 MAY

WOODY PINES; If you Google “Rabbit’s Motel”, you will find a snapshot posted by Woody Pines 3 MAY with the caption “Rabbit’s Motel Used to be the best soul food in SAMBA SENE & DIWAN; Diverse Asheville.” Woody took the name international collection of for his fourth and latest album. In musicians, led by charismatic 6 MAY contrast to You Gotta Roll, Rabbit’s Senegalese singer Samba Sene. Motel brings in a bit more of a The Jazz Bar, Chambers St, FOAKIES – TRADFEST with country feel, with some electric Edinburgh. Time 12.30am. Tickets Simon Kempston, Mark Barnett, instruments you wouldn’t see in a £5/£3 Stephen Harrison, Susanna Orr jug band. Still thoroughly grounded Holland.' 'Foakies' is a musical in the blues and rags of before, this DICK VALENTINE (ELECTRIC evening that takes place on the first album adopts a touching lyricism SIX) / MASSIVE HORSE; Voodoo Monday of every month. It and an independent streak that Rooms, 19a West Register Street, showcases singer songwriters and brings to mind Iron and Wine, Edinburgh. From 7pm in The poets performing original material. among others. Leith Folk Club, Ballroom. Advance tickets £10 stbf This month it is part of 'TradFest'. Victoria Park House Hotel, 221 available from Ripping Records, Performing will be Edinburgh Ferry Road, Edinburgh. Doors Tickets Scotland (Edinburgh). Over singer/sonwriters and Foakies Open - 7.30pm, Gig Starts - 8pm, 18 only. presenters Simon Kempston, Mark Tickets £9. www.leithfolkclub.com Barnett and Stephen Harrison plus 4 MAY guest Susanna Orr Holland. The 9 MAY Royal Oak, (downstairs Lounge) 1 GEORGIA GORDON; Hendersons, Infirmary Street, Edinburgh. Time GEORGIA GORDON The Jazz Bar, Hanover Street, Edinburgh 7-9pm 8.30pm, Entry fee £8.00 (£6.00). 1a Chambers Street, Edinburgh. Tickets available at the door. VEGAS! Voodoo Rooms, 19a West 10 MAY Register Street, Edinburgh. From KATMEN+ THE CAEZARS; 9pm - 1am. Advance tickets £6 Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register BLUEFLINT; Enjoy the sound of stbf available from Ticketweb, carol.musicnewsscotland@gmail.com

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banjos blended with fiddle, doublebass and drums in a line-up that deftly captures the atmospheric Blueflint sound. Paisley Arts Centre, 15 New St, Town Centre, Paisley. THIS FEELING FEATURING THE DIRTY RIVERS / SIENA / THE LITIGATORS / AARON WRIGHT, Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, Edinburgh. From 7.30pm in The Ballroom. Advance tickets £6 stbf or £8 on the door. Over 18 only. 12 MAY PAPER AEROPLANES / ALEX CORNISH; Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, Edinburgh. From 7.30pm in The Ballroom. Advance tickets £9 stbf. Buy online here. Over 18 only. 14 MAY

(some unaccompanied) and Guitar, I’ll sing you some Scots Trad & Robert Burns but, in the main, I’ll be singing a 60% self-penned programme. Leith Folk Club, Victoria Park House Hotel, 221 Ferry Road, Edinburgh. Doors Open 7.30pm, Gig Starts - 8pm, Tickets £7. www.leithfolkclub.com 22 MAY CHRYSTA BELL; Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, Edinburgh. From 7.30pm in The Ballroom. Advance tickets £12 stbf available from Ticketmaster, Ripping Records, Tickets Scotland (Edinburgh). Over 18 only.

LImbo With Special Guests Revere / The Tide Inside / Collar Up; Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, Edinburgh. From 8pm in The Ballroom. Advance tickets £5 (early bird) / £7 stbf, more on the door available from Ripping Records, Tickets Scotland (Edinburgh).. Over 18 only.

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TUNE INTO AUTISM FEATURING PLUM / SOLAREYE; Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, Edinburgh. From 7pm in The Ballroom. Advance tickets £7 stbf available from Tickets Scotland (Edinburgh). Over 18 only.

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MINOR DELILAH with Dear Stars and David Neil: EP Launch Classic Grand, Jamaica Street, Glasgow. Doors 7.30 pm. Tickets £5.00 available from Tickets Scotland. www.facebook.com/minordelilah

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YES! is Glasgow's first and only gay indie club, held on the first Friday of 26 MAY every month at The Flying Duck. Classic and cutting edge indie/ QUARRY WITH SPECIAL alternative tunes to get your feet GUESTS HAPPY MARTYR; Voodoo dancing and your heart racing. Rooms, 19a West Register Street, Where everyone can get together to Edinburgh. From 7pm - 1am in The drink and dance without the Ballroom. Advance tickets £6 stbf. pretence. Guest DJ Gerry Lyons Over 18 only. (abc Saturdays + Nice 'N' Sleazys). The Flying Duck, 142 renfield THE CHARLATANZ / COOKING Street, Glasgow. Time 11pm – SOUP DJS; Voodoo Rooms, 19a 3am. Tickets £5 / £3. West Register Street, Edinburgh. From 7.30pm in The Speakeasy. NORTHERN SOUL N IGHT Advance tickets £6 stbf or £8 on the FEATURING BERRY TWEED AND door. Buy online here. Over 18 only. THE CHASERS; live!!! northern

TOKYO ROSENTHAL; "Rosenthal can draw you into his lyrics much the same way that James Taylor and Don Henley can". "Take Jackson Browne’s personal confessions and wrap them in Kris Kristofferson’s world weary tales of broken relationships and you have an idea of what to expect from Tokyo Rosenthal. Leith Folk Club, Victoria Park House Hotel, 221 Ferry 28 MAY Road, Edinburgh. Doors Open NUALA KENNEDY BAND; 7.30pm, Gig Starts - 8pm, Tickets Currently touring “Noble Stranger", £7. www.leithfolkclub.com her third solo release on Nashville's Compass Records Label, Nuala 15 MAY Kennedy is an Irish singer and flute player with hauntingly beautiful JAMMIN' AT VOODOO; Voodoo vocals, adventurous Rooms, 19a West Register Street, instrumentation, and an imaginative Edinburgh. From 9pm - 11pm in The Ballroom. Free admission. Over mix of influences. Nuala Kennedy's singing and flute playing springs 18 only. from the traditional music of Ireland and Scotland, and from the 16 MAY fathomless realms of her own THE BEARDS; Voodoo Rooms, 19a imagination. A consummate performer with a buoyant West Register Street, Edinburgh. personality, her music has been From 7.30pm in The Ballroom. Advance tickets £8.50 stbf available described as unique, evocative and from Ticketmaster, Ripping Records, soul-satisfying. Leith Folk Club, Tickets Scotland (Edinburgh). Over Victoria Park House Hotel, 221 Ferry Road, Edinburgh. Doors Open 18 only. 7.30pm, Gig Starts - 8pm, Tickets £7. www.leithfolkclub.com 18 MAY

DODGY; Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, Edinburgh. From 7.15pm in The Ballroom. Advance tickets £16.50 stbf available from The Voodoo Rooms, Ripping Records, Tickets Scotland (Edinburgh). Over 18 only.

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FREAKBEATS; A 60’s mod happening. Jamo and guests playing a load of 45’s for your dancing pleasure. The Flying Duck, 142 Renfield Street, Glasgow. Time 11pm – 3am. Tickets £5 / £3. SANDY KILPARTICK; Since his emotional show to a near full house here in East Kilbride Arts Centre last August, Sandy Kilpatrick’s star has steadily been on the rise. East

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BLUEFLINT; Enjoy the sound of banjos blended with fiddle, doublebass and drums in a line-up that deftly captures the atmospheric Blueflint sound. Dalkeith Arts Centre. 2 White Hart Street, Dalkeith.

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Kilbride Arts Centre, Old Coach Rd Argyle St, Glasgow. Tickets £13.50 East Kilbride. Tickets £9.00 / £7.00 plus bf. Doors 7pm. concession. Time 8.00pm 9 MAY 5 MAY JAZZ KITCHEN; Weekly jazz jam3-5 May EFC Festival: See sessions in a cosy atmosphere. The page 12 for full line-ups and Flying Duck, 142 renfield Street, details. Glasgow. Time 9pm –Tickets Free.

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VICTORY DAY, Lev Atlas (violin) and Steven Adam present a potWHERE THE FOLKS AT; Weekly pourri of songs and arias from live folk sessions in the cosy Kitchen around the world, dedicated to the Bar. The Flying Duck, 142 renfield 68th anniversary of the end of Street, Glasgow. Time 11pm – WWII in Europe. Featuring young 3am. Tickets Free. singers, Lauren McQuistin (soprano), Oksana Mavrodii DRAM FOLK SESSIONS; everyone (soprano), Mert Sengun (counter welcome, Woodlands Road, tennor) and Maria Atlas (soprano). Glasgow. From 7pm-12, free entry Russian Café-Gallery Cossachok, 10 King Street, Merchant City, NIGEL CLARK Glasgow's foremost Glasgow. guitarist Nigel Clark dips into his extensive repertoire for an exciting evening of wide-ranging sounds and 10 MAY styles, introducing some tracks for his recent CD. Russian Café-Gallery BATTLEFIELD BAND; One of the Cossachok, 10 King Street, great institutions of the Scottish Merchant City, Glasgow. music scene, Battlefield Band’s inspired fusion of ancient and 6 MAY modern traditional music continually evolves and they remain established DAVID THOMAS BROUGHTON ; amongst the most vital With a voice not dissimilar to that contemporary composers and of Antony Heggarty or Devendra interpreters of Celtic music today. Banhart, one of the most unique artists in modern folk David Thomas Latest album ‘Room Enough For All’ Broughton brings his acoustic guitar captures Battlefield Band’s everand loop pedals back to the Arches fiery instrumental dynamics, exhibiting the intuitive interplay and for a haunting, improvisation-led understanding between world class live show. The Arches, Argyle St, traditional musicians, while their Glasgow. Tickets £7 plus bf. Time plaintive ballads, tales of social 8.30pm. history and songs from the Scots Gaelic tradition are as powerful, 8 MAY relevant and moving as ever. Motherwell Theatre, Motherwell, BEARDYTRON_BETA _TOUR; Time 7:30pm, Tickets £14.00, Beardyman is a beatboxer £13.00 (concessions). extraordinaire known for his

AMPHORA; Live Music, Part of Southside Fringe, 18+, Start- 9pm till 1am. Venue 13- Linen 1906, 1110 Pollokshaws Rd, Glasgow. Tickets- FREE

LITTLE RED; Live Music, Opening the first night of the Southside Fringe here at Sweeney's is the amazing 'Little Red'. Voted as one of the best wedding bands in Scotland, we are very happy to have them on our stage. It's the shape of things to come!! 18+, Start- 9pm till midnight. Part of Southside Fringe, Venue 15 – Sweeney’s on the Park, 962 Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow. Tickets- FREE 11 MAY DUNKY HUNTER; A solo performance with the sound of a full band, Dunky has a unique voice which is perfect for lazy Sunday afternoons. Expect everything from Art & Garfunkel to Adele and so much more in between. 18+, Start4pm till 7pm. Part of Southside Fringe, Venue 15 – Sweeney’s on the Park, 962 Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow. Tickets- FREE

heard on Celtic Music Radio, Pulse 98.4, last FM, etc., and combine traditional material with their own songs and some covers. 18+. Start9pm till 1am, Part of Southside Fringe, Venue 26 – Armstrongs, 136 Battlefield Road, Glasgow. TicketsFREE THE O'CAJUNALS; The absolutely fantastic Joe Quinn and the O’Cajunals are back after their brilliant performance on St Patrick’s day. Part of Southside Fringe, Venue 15 – Sweeney’s on the Park, 962 Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow. Tickets- FREE. 12 MAY WHERE THE FOLKS AT; Weekly live folk sessions in the cosy Kitchen Bar. The Flying Duck, 142 Renfield Street, Glasgow. Time 6pm – 8pm. Tickets Free. THE CASK CLUB – Beer and live music from The Dirty Beggars, Woodlands Road, Glasgow. Time 7pm. Tickets £5.00 entry. DRAM FOLK SESSIONS; everyone welcome, Woodlands Road, Glasgow, from 7pm-12, free entry

THE DAY THE WAR ENDED; A special concert featuring young singers from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, along with accordionist Georgie Gajjic and violinist Lev Atlas in a concert of Russian songs and tunes of the 40s and 50s. Russian Café-Gallery Cossachok, 10 King Street, ALKOTRON; Alkotron are a 3 piece Merchant City, Glasgow. band from Glasgow, Paul Gerry & Gilbert. Playing the music that we SANDY WILSON; Sandy from the used to listen to on the radio, when famous Vagabonds entertains with radio was king! Playing live is what his humour and great attitiude to these guys do best, they are a songs and life. Playing solo incredible live shows, incorporating 'must see' band. Live Music, 18+, performing folk, rock, classic, beatboxing and comedy in the form TALES OF JAKE & JUNKSTAR Start- 8.30pm till midnight. Part of popular and so very much more. of a live mash-up using well known BABY; Live Music. Tales of Jake and Southside Fringe. Venue 11 – 1901 Great way to spend a sunday Junkstar Baby are both prize tracks in pop, dance, reggae and Bar & Bistro, 1534, Pollokshaws Rd, afternoon reading the papers, winning acoustic performers from whatever else comes into his Glasgow. Tickets- FREE drinking beer and wine or just the south side of Glasgow. Tonight moving-at-the-speed-of-thought sipping a speciality coffee. 18+. mind. A quick swatch of his Youtube they will be filling the Tearooms THE SKUNNERED; No strangers to Start- 4pm till 7pm. Part of the with an eclectic mix of rock, pop, videos reveals his extensive talent festivals, The Skunnered are best Southside Fringe. Venue 15 – and a huge cult following, with all of blues and folk. 18+ known for their song "Good Morning Sweeney’s on the Park, 962 Part of Southside Fringe, Venue 12his shows created in front of your Glasgow Town", the title track from Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow. Free. Waverley Tearoom, 18 Moss Side eyes from scratch. The Arches, their first album. They're regularly

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LOUISE CAIRNS BAND & SUPPORT; 18+, Start- 5pm till 7pm. Part of the Southside Fringe. Venue 11 – 1901 Bar & Bistro, 1534, Pollokshaws Rd, Glasgow. Free. WHEEESHT & CRAWFORD SMITH; Wheeesht are Mikey Reid, Gordon Walker and Iain Beattie, playing an eclectic mix of rock/blues & folk inspired originals. The band also runs an open stage in the Southside every Sunday at The Langside. Support comes from Crawford Smith. Part of the Southside Fringe. Venue 19- Allison Arms 720 Pollokshaws Rd, Glasgow. 18+, Start- 4pm till 7pm. TicketsFREE

MIC Hosted by the Southside Sessions, All musicians and entertainers welcome, acoustic guitar, awesome sax players and good vibes provided. Part of Southside Fringe Venue 2 – The Quaich, 52 Coustonholm Road, Glasgow. Start- 8.30pm till midnight.Tickets- FREE

country & western band. be prepared for a fun night of entertainment. Davy and his band will woo you with classic tunes and Americana. Part of Southside Fringe, Venue 15 – Sweeney’s on the Park, 962 Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow. Tickets – FREE, 18+. Start- 9pm till midnight

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SOUTHSIDE SESSIONS OPEN MIC; Hosted by the Southside Sessions, All musicians and entertainers welcome, acoustic guitar, awesome sax players and good vibes provided. Part of Southside Fringe Venue 26 – Armstrongs, 136 Battlefield Road, Glasgow. Tickets- FREE. 18+ Start8.30pm till midnight.

VAMM; (Shetlandic: to bewitch and entrance) is an exciting string trio that weaves melody and harmony together creating a rich sound bursting with texture and groove. Tayvallich Village Hall. 01546 870 363

SPANGLED CABARET; Eclectic and alternative music and cabaret performances followed by the host THREE BLIND WOLVES; 15th and DJ playing a smattering of the finest 16th. Two nights of Three Blind on the edgier side of classic pop. Wolves (fresh off the tour bus with The Flying Duck, 142 renfield Frightened Rabbit) who draw Street, Glasgow. Time 9pm – 3am. influences from Neil Young, Tickets £5 / £3. Pavement, My Morning Jacket and Nirvana to deliver their very special FLOCKHART DUO + SLACKJAW brand of Americana, psychedelic SALLY; The Flockhart Duo, using blues-rock. Part of Southside violin and guitar, are a traditional Fringe, Venue 14- The Glad Cafe, Scottish folk music delight! Playing OPEN MIC with Southside 1006a Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow. an eclectic mix of classic and Sessions; Start-9pm till 1am, Part of the Southside Fringe. Venue 13- Time 8pm. Age 18 plus. Tickets- £8 contemporary folk songs to tap your from Tickets Scotland feet to. Support comes from local Linen 1906, 1110 Pollokshaws Rd, acoustic cover act Slackjaw Sally. Glasgow. 18+. Free. POPPYSCOTLAND concert with Come down early for the best seats, Bearsden Choir and Chorus Part of Southside Fringem, Venue 13 MAY Niagara. Beethoven mass in C. 12- Waverley Tearoom, INFORMAL JAM SESSION; All Goodall, Eternal Light, a requiem . 18 Moss Side Road, Glasgow. 18 musicians welcome to take a turn at Paisley Abbey. Abbey Close, Paisley. plus. Starts 9pm till 2am, Tickets – this very informal jam session. Tickets £15 / £13 and £5 for FREE. www.waverleytearoom.co.uk Those who are not able to play children and students. Tickets are come along and just enjoy the still available for the concert in aid CURT PRICE & THE DISCOUNTS; talent and the tunes they play… of Poppyscotland and the Royal Finally managed to get these guys great easy listening night. StartCanadian Legion Time in to perform at Sweeney’s. Playing 8pm till midnight. Part of the 7.30pm. Contact a huge mix of songs from John Southside Fringe. Venue 15 – enquiries@bearsdenchoir.co.uk or Pryne to the proclaimers and so Sweeney’s on the Park, 962 Ticket Scotland 0141 204 5151 for much more…. these guys know how Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow. tickets. to have fun and I dare you not to Tickets- FREE, 18+ do the same, Part of Southside SINGER SONGWRITER Fringe, Venue 15 – Sweeney’s on 14 MAY COMPETITION; Five acts take to the Park, 962 Pollokshaws Road, the stage in the third heat of this Glasgow. Tickets – FREE, 18+, RYAN FRANCESCONI AND very popular competition. Be Start- 9pm till midnight. MIRABAI PEART; Francesconi and prepared to be blown away. 18+, Peart’s work with Joanna Newsom Start- 8pm till midnight. Part of IAN HILL & LAURA WHELAN; precedes them. As a long-standing Southside Fringe, Venue 15 – Part of Southside Fringe, Venue fixture in Newsom’s band, Sweeney’s on the Park, 962 26 – Armstrongs, 136 Battlefield Francesconi was given the position Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow. Road, Glasgow. Tickets- FREE, 18 of musical director. Bella Union Tickets - FREE plus. Start 9pm – 1am. released their new album, Road to Palios and critics hailed its “inspiring 16 MAY 18 MAY guitar and violin duets… in many respects the music feels genre-less JAZZ KITCHEN; Weekly jazz jamThe Fallen Angels Club presents and timeless. Part of Southside sessions in a cosy atmosphere. The THE HANDSOME FAMILY plus Fringe,Venue 14- The Glad Cafe, Flying Duck, 142 renfield Street, SNOWAPPLE: At The Arches, 1006a Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow. Glasgow. Time 9pm –Tickets Free. Glasgow. Tickets from The Arches Starts 8pm, over 18’s only. Tickets on 0141 565 1000 and www. £8. THE COTTON CANDY MUSIC ticketweb.co.uk CLUB ft First Tiger, Surround, www.fallenangelsclub.com IRISH TRAD SESSION; Set up a Safeynett, Dram! Woodlands Road, few months ago this session is now Glasgow, 8pm free entry. CAHOOTS; The brilliant Cahoots bringing people from all over to have now become a bit of a staple take part. Some very talented SOUTHSIDE SESSIONS at Sweeney’s. Playing blues and musicians entertain you with ACOUSTIC SHOWCASE; Billy folk like no-one else. They will play traditional Irish music. Why not Bates, Robin Adams, Sophie you classic well known tunes as well come along and enjoy the foot Rogers, Lori McTear, Quirky Jade, as treat you to some obscure and tapping tunes and haunting classics. Marc Evans, Mark Copeland & long forgotten gems from Hank Part of Southside Fringe Venue 15 – Dougie Crosbie, Part of Southside Williams to Howlin’Wolf.Part of Sweeney’s on the Park, 962 Fringe, Venue 13- Linen 1906, 1110 Southside Fringe, Venue 15 – Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow. 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TALES OF JAKE; Tales of Jake have become a regular fixture on the South Side of Glasgow. With frequent appearances at La Roche Rhumba, Southside Sessions they are also the house band for the Greater Shawlands Republic. Joined by special guests, the South sides very own acoustic comedy duo 'The Grasping Skinflints' 18+, Start8.30pm till midnight. Part of Southside Fringe, Venue 11 – 1901 Bar & Bistro, 1534, Pollokshaws Rd, Glasgow. Tickets- FREE

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song "Only A Woman's Heart", title track of the best-selling Irish album TAMBO & THE SPITFIRES; Clutha in Irish history. 18+, Start- 8pm. Bar. 167-169 Stockwell St, Venue 14- The Glad Cafe, 1006a Glasgow. Time 4pm. Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow. Tickets – tickets-scotland.com DRAM FOLK SESSIONS; everyone welcome, Woodlands Road, SINGER SONGWRITER Glasgow, from 7pm-12, free entry COMPETITION; Five acts take to the stage in this very popular OPEN MIC AT COSSACHOK; competition. Be prepared to be Whether it's your voice or an blown away.18+, Start- 8pm till instrument come along, get on midnight. Part of Southside Fringe, stage and perform blues, folk, trad, Venue 15 – Sweeney’s on the Park, country and pop classics. World 962 Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow. THE SNEAKS; 18+ , Start- 9pm till renowned musicians - guitarist Tickets - FREE 1am. Part of Southside Fringe, Nigel Clark and violinist Lev Venue 13- Linen 1906, 1110 Atlas - will make everyone 23 MAY Pollokshaws Rd, Glasgow welcome. Russian Café-Gallery Tickets- FREE Cossachok, 10 King Street, JAZZ KITCHEN; Weekly jazz jamMerchant City, Glasgow. sessions in a cosy atmosphere. The BJSUS; John and Benny playing Flying Duck, 142 Renfield Street, country, Scottish, Iirish and 20 MAY Glasgow. Time 9pm – 3am. Tickets everything in between. two well Free. known faces around the Southside INFORMAL JAM SESSION; All of Glasgow and beyond a good fun musicians welcome to take a turn at SOUTHSIDE SESSIONS night will be had by all. 18+, Start- this very informal jam session. ACOUSTIC SHOWCASE; Live 9pm till midnight, Venue 15 – Those who are not able to play Music from: Matthew Malone, Ian Sweeney’s on the Park, 962 come along and just enjoy the Hill, Growlin' Graham Carter, Susan Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow, talent and the tunes they play… Phillips, Roger Shepherd & Guthrie Tickets - FREE great easy listening night. 18+, Handley. Part of Southside Fringe, Start-8pm till midnight. 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BLUEFLINT; Enjoy the sound of OUTI SMITH & PAPA SHANDY, banjos blended with fiddle, doubleSongwriter Outi draws inspiration IRISH TRAD SESSION; Set up a bass and drums in a line-up that from her classical and jazz few months ago this session is now deftly captures the atmospheric backgrounds and isn't shy to mix in bringing people from all over to Blueflint sound. The Old influences from other genres. She take part. Some very talented Hairdressers, Stereo, 20 –28 constantly looks for new sounds, musicians entertain you with Renfield Lane, Glasgow. www. rhythms and ways of expression. As traditional Irish music. Why not stereocafebar.com well as writing for herself, she come along and enjoy the foot composes choral and piano pieces tapping tunes and haunting classics. HARSH TUG; All the greatest hipand arranges a wide range of jazz 18+, Start- 8pm till midnight. 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Grasping Skinflints', 18+, 9pm till good vibes provided. 18+, Start18+, Start- 5pm – 7pm. Part of 2am, Part of Southside Fringe, 8.30pm till midnight, Part of Southside Fringe,Venue 11 – 1901 Venue 12- Waverley Tearoom, 18 Bar & Bistro, 1534, Pollokshaws Rd, Southside Fringe, Venue 26 – Moss Side Road Glasgow. TicketsArmstrongs, 136 Battlefield Road, Glasgow. FREE. www.waverleytearoom.co.uk Glasgow. Tickets- FREE 19 MAY CHOMSKY ALLSTARS; 18+, StartELEANOR MCEVOY – Southside 9pm till 1am, Part of Southside Festival Presents Eleanor McEvoy WHERE THE FOLKS AT; Weekly Fringe, Venue 26 – Armstrongs, 136 live folk sessions in the cosy Kitchen who is one of Ireland’s most Battlefield Road, Glasgow. Ticketsaccomplished contemporary singer/ FREE Bar. The Flying Duck, 142 renfield Street, Glasgow. Time 6pm – 8pm. songwriters. McEvoy composed the

USUAL SUSPECTS; Three piece band that play popular and classic folk, rock and pop. A talented bunch of guys who are a well known cover band round the circuit. 18+, Start- 9pm till midnight, Part of Southside Fringe,Venue 15 – Sweeney’s on the Park, 962 Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow. Tickets - FREE THE SNEAKS; 18+, Start- 8.30pm till midnight, Part of Southside Fringe, Venue 11 – 1901 Bar & Bistro, 1534, Pollokshaws Rd, Glasgow. Tickets- FREE THE DADDY NAGGINS; High Octane Bluegrass Folk and Country Roots from this energetic Glasgow 5 piece. 18+, Start-9pm till 1am. Part of Southside Fringe, Venue 26 – Armstrongs, 136 Battlefield Road, Glasgow. Tickets- FREE THE SONS; This very popular band also known as the Plundering Sons play all kinds of great songs from classic Irish, Scottish, folk and pop. Very talented bunch of musicians. 18+, Start- 9pm till midnight. Part of Southside Fringe. Venue 15 – Sweeney’s on the Park, 962 Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow. Tickets - FREE ALKOTRON; 18+ Start- 9pm till 1am, Part of Southside Fringe, Venue 13- Linen 1906, 1110 Pollokshaws Rd, Glasgow Tickets- FREE 25 MAY HOUNDIN' THE STREETS; Jer Reid and Martin Law are bringing to you the beginnings of Punk, Hip Hop and Disco. Some of the best sounds that ever came out of New York. A collection of all the best artists from New York around the late 70′s and early 80′s. A vibrant happening every month. The Flying Duck, 142 renfield Street, Glasgow. Time 11pm – 3am. Tickets £5 / £3. 26 MAY WHERE THE FOLKS AT; Weekly live folk sessions in the cosy Kitchen Bar. The Flying Duck, 142 renfield Street, Glasgow. Time 6pm – 8pm. Tickets Free. NOISE FOR VENDOR MOUTH; Music from Africa to dance to. The Flying Duck, 142 renfield Street, Glasgow. Time 11pm – 3am. Tickets £5 / £3. DRAM FOLK SESSIONS; everyone welcome, Woodlands Road, Glasgow, from 7pm-12, free entry FROM RUSSIA WITH LEV; Glasgow's one and only Lev Atlas (violin) in a programme of classical, folk and jazz all-time favourites. Russian Café-Gallery Cossachok, 10 King Street, Merchant City, Glasgow.

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MUSIC NEWS Scotland GIGguide …….. page 11: glasgow / west coast / dundee / fife / perth / stirling JOE QUINN; 18+, Start- 4pm till 7pm. Tickets- FREE. Part of Southside Fringe, Venue 19- Allison Arms 720 Pollokshaws Rd Glasgow. CHRIS & ROBIN ADAMS; 18+, Start- 4pm – 7pm, Part of Southside Fringe, Venue 15 – Sweeney’s on the Park, 962 Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow. Tickets - FREE

LUCA, ACADEMY STRANGERS, THE BARENTS SEA, TERRAFRAID. Dundee Disco Dancer is proud to present post punksters LUCA to 20 Rocks Dundee. With 2 cracking singles out this year the Glasgow 4 piece radiate an intensity reminiscent of Joy Division and The Jesus & Marychain. 20 Rocks, 15 Ward Road, Dundee. Time 7.30pm. Free entry, 18 plus.

winner for innovation, provides the perfect foil for Fraser Fifield’s pipes, sax, whistles and electronics. Together they make a truly original sound, rooted in the Scottish folk tradition but exploratory by nature. Carnegie Hall, E Port, Dunfermline, Time 7.30pm. Tickets £17.50 / £14.50 student £1.

THE GOOD DAZE; "The Good Daze are a young four piece Scottish rock band, gaining much popularity in JUNKSTAR BABY; Born of Bands DEBORAH BONHAM support and around the wee county, hoping long gone, JunkStar-Baby are an from Steve Rodgers. The younger to extend the buzz all over Scotland acoustic duo playing an eclectic sister of Led Zeppelin's legendary and Britain and eventually the soup of stuff they’ve pillaged and drummer John Bonham, Deborah's universe. Banging basslines along stuff they’ve written, fashioning music is a stunning array of soulful with furiously funky beats topped their sets into little Play-Doh singing and an effortless, sensitive with screaming guitar solo's and figurines of tight harmonies and approach to a list of styles, from harmony's that will make your heart new-nostalgia. 18+, Start- 5pm – blues and soul to hard rock and fall out of your mouth, (plus a nice 7pm, Venue 11 – 1901 Bar & Bistro, English folk. In the UK and Europe, wee acoustic set) this is the most 1534, Pollokshaws Rd, Glasgow. Deborah has toured and performed addictive new sound, the tunes will Tickets- FREE. with Nazareth, Van Halen, Alannah be running round your mind for Myles,Tim Rose, Uli Jon Roth, Paul weeks or possibly till the end of THE BLUE VELVETEEN’S; 18+, Weller, Humble Pie, Donovan, time, guaranteed to leave you Start- 9pm till 1am. Part of Lonnie Donegan, Jools Holland, Ann wanting more. Mundell Music, The Southside Fringe, Venue 13- Linen Peebles and Foreigner. . Mundell Green Hotel, 2 The Muirs, Kinross. 1906, 1110 Pollokshaws Rd, Music, The Green Hotel, 2 The Tickets £6 Glasgow. Tickets- FREE Muirs, Kinross. 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Tickets until 12noon on the day: funk and indie club of the Woodside Social fame's returns to the Duck. J-WORD TOUR- TRILOK GURTU, £6.50; concessions £5.50, after 12noon on the day: £7.50; no The Flying Duck, 142 Renfield PAOLO FRESU, OMAR SOSA, concessions, unreserved seating. Street, Glasgow. Time 11pm – FRASER FIFIELD AND GRAEME add soup and a sandwich for just 3am. Tickets £5 / £3. STEPHEN, Three of the most adventurous musicians are brought £3.50 (book until 11am on the day). Time 1pm. together for an evening of musical magic.India’s Trilok Gurtu is widely 20 ROCKS DUNDEE OPEN JAM. regarded as the world’s greatest Open Mic/Jam, all welcome to percussionist; his totally individual technique combines Indian tradition participate or just relax and enjoy with many other styles to stunning the music. Hosted by Sean Cairns. 20 Rocks, 15 Ward Road, Dundee. effect. “Gurtu seduced the Time 8pm. Free entry. 18+ only. auditorium with awesome percussion magic and pure theatre.” Send us all your gig dates for NELL BRYDEN, A native New The Herald. Lyrical Sardinian Tayside, Perthsdhire, trumpeter Paolo Fresu has absorbed Yorker, Nell Bryden has the heart of Fife and Central an artist,the mind of a storyteller the influences of Miles Davies and . Email them to Carol and the restless soul of a carol.musicnewsscotland@gmail.com Louis Armstrong into his own troubadour!Having traversed the uniquely passionate voice. “One of world, her experiences in the US, the great stars of European jazz.” 3 MAY Thailand,Australia and Europe have The Independent. Cuban pianist helped to mould her talents as Omar Sosa fuses a wide range of Rubber Stamp Promotions aformidable songstress; not the sort jazz, world music and electronic present DIRTY HARRY with of person to sit around andwait for elements with his native Afro-Cuban THE COUNTERFEIT CLASH: At things to happen! 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WINGIN’ IT; Steeple Arts Centre, The Steeple, 67 High Street, Newburgh, Fife. Advance Tickets from Twist Fibre Newburgh. www.twistfibre.co.uk Tel 01337 842843. Price £6 adv/£8 door (under 16s half price) Time 7.30pm www.steeplearts.co.uk DUCKS DELUXE celebrated their 40th Anniversary in 2012. One of the first pub rock bands, the Ducks played basic American-style blues and boogie with remarkable panache and thorough disregard for convention. They were hugely popular, revered by both press and peers alike and hugely successful throughout the UK and Europe. Mundell Music, The Green Hotel, 2 The Muirs, Kinross. Tickets £22 18 MAY

CULANN, MORE TBC. "Melodic, accessible, complex and challenging" - original music from Ayrshire, Scotland. Winner of the 'Best Rock' prize at 2013 Scottish Alternative Music 13 MAY Awards. Standing out from the crowd, Culann are in their element playing live, with huge 20 ROCKS DUNDEE OPEN JAM. Open Mic/ tunes that create those 'hairs on the back of Jam, all welcome to participate or just relax your neck' moments. 20 Rocks, 15 Ward and enjoy the music. Hosted by Sean Cairns. Road, Dundee. Time 8pm. Free Entry, 18 20 Rocks, 15 Ward Road, Dundee. Time 8pm. plus. Free entry. 18+ only. WINGIN’ IT: Carnegie Hall, Clashmore by 15 MAY Dornoch. Tickets from Sheila Kennard Tel 01862 810307 or Dornoch Post Office Tel KING OF THE STINGS GRAND FINAL! 01862 810226 Price £10/under 16s The earth will be shaking as the mighty £6. Time 7.30pm. www.clashmorehall.com acoustic warriors of Dundee do battle to see who is KING OF THE STRINGS! 20 Rocks, 15 19 MAY Ward Road, Dundee. Time 7pm. THE RIVER 68’S, MORE TBC. The country’s THE ZOMBIES, Carnegie Hall, E Port, newest and hottest rock band The River 68’s Dunfermline, 7.30pm, Tickets £17.50. are rehearsing in their studio- comeHttp://Www.Onfife.Com/Events/Zombies lodgings in a disused office high above the centre of the river city, a mere Mick Jagger’s 16 MAY stage strut away from what was once the location of the city’s renowned live venue, BLUEFLINT; Enjoy the sound of banjos the Glasgow Apollo. 20 Rocks, 15 Ward Road, blended with fiddle, double-bass and drums Dundee. Time 8pm. Free Entry, 18 plus. in a line-up that deftly captures the atmospheric Blueflint sound. Lyth Arts 20 MAY Centre, Lyth, by Wick, Caithness, Tickets £10 /£12. www.lytharts.org.uk. 20 ROCKS DUNDEE OPEN JAM. Open Mic/ Jam, all welcome to participate or just relax WINGIN’ IT; Grandtully Village Hall, and enjoy the music. Hosted by Sean Cairns. Grandtully nr Pitlochry. Tickets from 20 Rocks, 15 Ward Road, Dundee. Time 8pm. Bandwagon Music, 9 St Paul’s Square, Perth. Free entry. 18+ only. Tel 01738 637714 Price £10/£8 conc. Time 8pm 21 MAY TOKYO ROSENTHAL; Rosenthal can draw you into his lyrics much the same way that James Taylor and Don Henley can. "Take Jackson Browne's personal confessions and wrap them in Kris Kristofferson's world weary tales of broken relationships and you have an idea of what to expect from Tokyo Rosenthal." "This is Americana with real teeth in the lyrics" This and more is what the critics are saying about Tokyo Rosenthal. But it wasn't an overnight trip. Hardly, as "Toke" has spanned the music scene for three decades. Mundell Music, The Green Hotel, 2 The Muirs, Kinross. Tickets £12.

NINE BELOW ZERO; are one of Britain's most respected R&B bands, famous for their no-frills, punchy and direct approach. Frontman Dennis Greaves, with his rasping vocals and stinging guitar work, is joined by fellow-founder Mark Feltham on harmonica, and a driving rhythm section. drums). Their gigs are energetic affairs: non-stop, thrill-aminute parties. Mundell Music, The Green Hotel, 2 The Muirs, Kinross. Tickets £18. 23 MAY

20 ROCKS CHILLED SESSIONS – LIZ LAWRENCE, MORE TBC. Ever since Liz Lawrence discovered the guitar she was 17 MAY determined to make acoustic music an exciting, fresh and honest genre. Playing in THREE BLIND WOLVES, GABRIEL punk and ska bands as a guitarist in her KELLEY, KING LOUIE. Having been early teens, she finally managed to take the compared to My Morning Jacket and Neil Mic and found herself entranced and engaged Young, In Here Somewhere features Three Blind Wolves’ warm Americana-tinged sound, in a full blown love affair with live performance. 20 Rocks, 15 Ward Road, yet with a chilling core. 20 Rocks, 15 Ward Road, Dundee. Time 8pm. Tickets £6 / £8 on Dundee. Time 8pm. Free Entry, 18 plus. the door. 18 plus. STEVE POLTZ; Southern California's Steve

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SAM SALLON, MORE TBC. FREE ENTRY 18+ ONLY. Sam's first studio release, an untitled limitedpressing three-track acoustic ep in 2005, brought Sam to the attention of some of Europe's top live promoters. Since his first UK tour, ten dates with Mexican duo Rodrigo y Gabriella in 2006, Sam has played a string of broad reaching supports from I am Kloot at the Islington Academy and Nouvelle Vague at the Pigalle to Peter Doherty at his landmark sellout RAH show, for Dot Allison at her UK album launch and for Lyle Lovett at the Royal Festival Hall. He will be releasing an EP in January 2013 called Kathy's Song, featuring Sam's take on the Paul Simon classic. 20 Rocks, 15 Ward Road, Dundee. Time 8pm. Free Entry. 18 plus.

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VAMM; (Shetlandic: to bewitch and entrance) is an exciting string trio JERICO with support from Mike that weaves melody and harmony Marlin. Following sell-out shows on together creating a rich sound their reunion tour in 2012, rockers bursting with texture and groove. Then Jerico announce their Reprise Braemar Village Hall. 01330 825 Tour with all original band 431 members. The band can’t wait to get back out on another tour after 20 MAY reforming this year. The musical BLUEFLINT; Enjoy the sound of chemistry between us is stronger banjos blended with fiddle, doublethan ever and our 23 years apart bass and drums in a line-up that has made us all better musicians deftly captures the atmospheric and better friends, so it's going to be great to play together again and Blueflint sound. - Ben Nevis Inn, blast out ourbiggest and best songs, Claggan, Achintee, Fort William, Fort William, Time 9pm. hits and album favourites, to our www.ben-nevis-inn.co.uk/ loyal army of fans..." 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Tickets £12 Benderloch Village Hall (near Oban). Send us all your gig dates for Time 8pm. Tickets at door or 31 MAY the Highlands phone 01631 720 247 Email them to Carol THE RAH’S, MORE TBC. With their carol.musicnewsscotland@gmail.com sparkling and jangling slices of indie guitar rock, young Scottish band 7 MAY The Rah's are making waves far beyond their seaside hometown of Send us all your gig dates for VAMM; (Shetlandic: to bewitch and Prestonpans near Edinburgh. 20 the Scottish Islands entrance) is an exciting string trio Rocks, 15 Ward Road, Dundee. Email them to Carol that weaves melody and harmony Time 8pm. Free Entry, 18 plus. carol.musicnewsscotland@gmail.com together creating a rich sound bursting with texture and groove. Expect to be wrapped in a full sound 2 MAY contrasted by dynamic subtleties BATTLEFIELD BAND; One of the and moments of intimate quietness great institutions of the Scottish that will take your breath away. music scene, Battlefield Band’s Fiddlers Catriona Macdonald inspired fusion of ancient and (Shetland), Patsy Reid (Perth) and modern traditional music continually Send us all your gig dates for Aberdeen and the North East. mandola player Marit Fält (Norway) evolves and they remain established bring their own musical traditions to amongst the most vital Email them to Carol their sound, relish the unlimited carol.musicnewsscotland@gmail.com contemporary composers and possibilities of great melodies, and interpreters of Celtic music today. play them with fun and exuberance. Latest album ‘Room Enough For All’ 3 MAY Talla Nan Ros, Kingussie, Tel 07786 captures Battlefield Band’s everTHIS IS NIRVANA Support from 454 470 fiery instrumental dynamics, Deadfire; This Is Nirvana formed in exhibiting the intuitive interplay and 15 MAY April 2011, out of respect to understanding between world class Nirvana, to keep their music alive, traditional musicians, while their in a live format, and give fans, most BLUEFLINT; Enjoy the sound of plaintive ballads, tales of social banjos blended with fiddle, double- history and songs from the Scots of whom never got the chance to see Nirvana live, the opportunity to bass and drums in a line-up that Gaelic tradition are as powerful, deftly captures the atmospheric be part of a Nirvana show. To be relevant and moving as ever. .Aros, part of the best we can deliver. The Blueflint sound. Hootananny's 67 Viewfield Road, Portree, Isle of Church Street, Inverness. Lemon Tree, 5 West North Street, Skye. 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“Best Unusual Venue” at the 2012 Scottish Event Awards. Brew at the Bog is just the latest in festivals Bogbain is hosting and the fabulous 33rd Shetland surroundings of this old farm will Folk Festival ensure Brew at the Bog 2013 will go Shetland down in history. The 1st edition of May 2-5 the festival in 2012 was described as having “one of the best homeThe Festival as the UK's most northgrown lineups in living memory.” erly folk festival is regarded a prestigious event for performers, locals Brew at the Bog 2013 kicks off at and visitors alike. Organised by a 12pm on Saturday 4 May for 12 voluntary committee (and run by an hours of great music. even bigger pool of volunteers) the Festival prides itself in reaching out www.brewatthebog.com to even the most far flung areas of Shetland. Concerts are organised The Big Beach Ball throughout the isles, consisting of some of the best International, Brit- Aberdeen May 5 ish and Shetland music that the world has to offer. In fact, visiting artistes are regularly dumbfounded The Big Beach Ball 2013 is the secby the quantity and quality of local ond edition of an annual event taking place in and around musicians that our remote isles the Aberdeen Beach Ballroom. On have to offer. the picturesque coast of Scotland, once www.shetlandfolkfestival.com crowned the UK’s sunniest city by the Met Office, Aberdeen opens the Girvan Folk Festival summer season at one of our most Girvan iconic, historic and underused locaMay 3-5 tions. Snuggled along the Promenade Concert venues, competitions, with sandy beaches as far as the ceilidh dance childrens events, seseye can see, this one day festival sions for tunes and songs, Open presents a visual and audio feast for Stage, workshops,secure campsite. music lovers, fun seekers and 2013 will be the 39th festival so hedonists alike. please tell all of your friends and help to make this the biggest Girven www.thebigbeachball.co.uk Festival ever! There will be plenty of room and plenty of music for all to enjoy.

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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 www.imaginate.org.uk the ceilidh bands to the almost indie strand, we have brought together a FifeSing broad mix of artists that we hope Collessie, Fife appeals to everyone’s interpretation May 10-12 of the increasingly expansive folk genre. We are also excited to be This unique event brings together working on some new and collabosome of Scotland's finest exponents rative events within our four-day of traditional singing for a weekend programme, more of which will be of old songs and bothy ballads in revealed in the New Year. concerts and singarounds in the rural surroundings of the Fife Farm You wont find another festival Park. The weekend also includes throughout the country that has workshops/talks on topics related to such a strong home representation, traditional song and culture. and it is one that we are hugely www.springthyme.co.uk/fifesing

Brew at the Bog is BrewDog and Bogbain Farm’s gift to the world: a festival full of new music and new beer. BrewDog are the leaders of the craft beer revolution and they are about breaking rules, taking risks, upsetting trends, unsettling institutions but first and foremost, great tasting beers. As one newspaper put it, BrewDog is the new black. Bogbain Farm is based just outside Inverness and was crowned the

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Like many others, the Fling was conceived with the help of music The Festival intends to celebrate its and alcohol. It began as an idea at 42nd birthday by staging some the Dunblane Folk Club, among a world-class events with an interna- group of people fond of music and tional flavour with artists coming fun. And so in May 1993 the first from the USA and Russia as well as Fling happened. Since then the Fling the UK. The Festival covers many has gone from strength to strength. art forms from classical music and Somewhere along the line the first opera to comedy, rock, folk and the 'Fling by the River' began. Held visual arts. each Fling Saturday on Dunblane's historic Drying Green, its activities www.perthfestival.co.uk have ranged from an open stage for local young musicians, fire engines, space-hopper races and fire-eating Comlongon Rocks jugglers, to the annual Rotary Club Dumfriesshire race for 4,000 plastic ducks down May 18 the Allan Water. Gradually a 'Fringe Fling' has developed, featuring over Comlongon Rocks is an annual exthe years everything from ghost citing, live music outdoor festival held in the grounds of the spectacu- walks, pub quizzes, plays from the local Drama Group, master classes lar Comlongon Castle at Clarecein everything from fiddling or manfield, Dumfries. Now in its second year, Comlongon Rocks is the new- dolins to harmony singing or boest and most exciting annual music dhran, and the now-annual Thursevent to arrive in Dumfries & Gallo- day Jazz Night. way. This unique, one-day event raises funds for local charities. Tick- www.dunblanefling.com ets are available from the Comolongon Rocks Ticket Hotline on: 01387 Montrose 870283 Music Festival

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Kirkcudbright May 23-26 If you prefer a bigger festival in a smaller pot you are a Knockengorrocher! Join us beside the glittering natural greenfield auditorium and our upland stage to experience the biggest little festival this side of

Montrose May 24-26 Featuring local and national bands and musicians Some of the greatest musical talent on show Something for everyone. “Music fans can expect bigger and better during the 2013 ‘MoFest’ www.montrosemusicfestival.co.uk

Kintyre Songwriter's Festival Campbeltown May 24-26 The Kintyre Songwriters Festival is a music festival which aims to showcase and promote the song writing and musical talent in Kintyre. It also aims to encourage a new generation of local songwriters and musicians, by means of donations to local musical groups/ organisations and the presentation of an annual memorial quaiche at Campbeltown Grammar School for original folk song. www.kintyresongwritersfestival.co.uk

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