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Scotland at South by South West : page 10 Additions to Wide Days - p3 : Miniature Dionosaurs @ Museum - p6 : Scottish Ensemble USA Bound : New Releases - p14-19

Glasgow is to host Third European Forum on Music Re>>generating Europe through Music – The 3rd European Forum on Music in Glasgow

The European Music Council (EMC) together with the Scottish Music Centre are organising the 2013 European Forum on Music which will take place from 18 – 21 April in Glasgow. Glasgow as the host city has a strong history of regeneration through music and culture, which started in 1990, when the city celebrated the title of European Capital of Culture. What lessons can be learnt from Glasgow, and can these be applied to the broader European context which is currently being challenged by the financial, economic and social crisis that is affecting an increasing number of Europe’s populace? The aim of this latest edition of the European Forum on Music will be to explore what role music and culture can play in this situation and to discuss latest trends and developments of the music sector in Europe. Set in the stunning Grand Central Hotel in Glasgow, the third European Forum on Music will bring together musicians and music activists from across Europe to debate, network and share experiences. Themes explored in the sessions will include the role of music in cities, community and identity building, and the economic and social aspects of music. Pete Wishart MP and Professor Simon Frith have been confirmed as keynote speakers. Gill Maxwell, Scottish Music Centre MD, said, “ We’re looking forward to welcoming our European colleagues to Glasgow next month for what’s shaping up to be a stimulating few days of discussion and debate. And, of course, we’re gathering a wide range of Scotland’s young music talent to showcase to our guests.”

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New Additions to the Wide Days Programme Edinburgh : 10-11 April Organisers are pleased to announce some excellent new additions to the Wide Days conference programme, which takes place in Edinburgh on 10-11 April, and more are set to follow in the next week. Registration for the daytime conference – which includes seminars on music publishing, promoters and music photography – range from £25 to £125. Admission to the gigs is included in the delegate pass, but a limited number of free tickets are available via the Wide Days website. Sarah Liversedge to join Publishing Panel Sarah Liversedge is Director of A&R at leading publisher Bucks Music Group - whose catalogue ranges from Black Sabbath to Professor Green and Simple Minds - as well as co-founder of The Movement, which develops young songwriters and producers. She is also managing director of BDI Music, which represents composers writing for a film, tv, theatre and library music. find out more

Ticket Types Premium: £125.00 Regular: £49.00 Student: £37.00 Musicians' Union: £29.00 Under 18: £25.00 Tickets can be purchased from: www.widedays.com/tickets For updates and information: www.widedays.com

Q&A with Donald MacLeod, Managing Director of CPL Get an insight into the career of Scotland’s most rock’n’roll music entrepreneur in this Q&A with Donald MacLeod. His CPL Entertainment Group has promoted shows by acts including Rammstein, Oasis and Marilyn Manson and owns Glasgow venues The Cathouse, The Garage and The Tunnel. find out more

Musicians' Union - Live Contract Negotiation Cut through the legal jargon in this mock contract negotiation. Lawyer Mark Melton, from leading law firm P. Russell & Co, plays the role of a music publisher, with the MU’s Jen Hunter representing the musician. Topics covered will include publishing, synchronisation and composition, as well as aspects of a record deal. Learn the terms included in a contract, how to spot the danger signs and how to negotiate. Both participants will be available for meetings with MU members. find out more

About Wide Days Wide Days was launched in April 2010 by Community Interest Company, Born To Be Wide, which hosts regular music industry seminars and informal networking events. The convention is a combination of panels, presentations and showcases, bringing together industry veterans with those operating at grassroots level. Wide Days is not-for-profit event organised by Community Interest Company Born To Be Wide.

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FIFESTOCK FESTIVAL @ Backstage At Greens in Kinross 22 March (Lathones) Sarah Coloso 23 March (Greens) FS: Ian Hunter 24 March (Greens) FS: The Mentulls 29 March (Greens) Andy Kershaw 30 March (Greens) Kitto 31 March (Greens) The Doors Alive (Tribute) 4 April (Greens) Baby Isaac & Lewis Hamilton 5 April (Greens) Classic Clapton FULL GIG DETAILS ON WEBSITE

Past speakers include the organisers of most of Scotland’s leading music festivals, top managers Rab Andrew [Texas/Primal Scream] and Keith Harris [Stevie Wonder], as well as Scott Cohen, founder of the word’s largest digital music distribution company, The Orchard.

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Showcasing acts Rachel Sermanni, PAWS, Meursault, Carrie Mac, Withered Hand, Panda Su and Stanley Odd, have all gone on to be signed, synced or booked for festivals. Wide Days 2013 Showcase Acts are: Fatherson : Fat Goth : Garden of Elks : Roman Nose : Saint Max & The Fanatics : Siobhan Wilson : Washington Irving. Free Showcase tickets are available from: www.widedays.com/ showcase-tickets

Wide Days is supported by a host of partners and sponsors including: Musicians' Union (MU), Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL), University of the Highlands & Islands, Music Publishers Association (MPA), EmuBands, Eventbrite, GoNorth, The Wel, Edinburgh University Students Association (EUSA), Innis & Gunn and Henderson's of Edinburgh. www.facebook.com/widedays https://twitter.com/widedays www.widedays.com

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Musicians Benevolent Fund Awards - Talented Young Musicians scoop a collective £45,000 Dumfriesshire's Rudi Zygadlo receives highest award of £3500 The Musicians Benevolent Fund has invested over £45,000 in up-andcoming talent through the latest round of its Emerging Excellence Awards. The awards support musicians from any genre at the start of their careers, helping them to fund exciting projects and progress to the next level in their musical development. Following a successful pilot round in 2012 which saw 18 projects supported with grants ranging from £1,000 to £4,000, the latest round of funding will help a further 28 talented young musicians and groups.

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Seven of the outstanding applicants received awards following a pitching session to a panel of musicians and music industry experts including percussionist Joby Burgess, composer and producer Mira Calix, cellist and vocalist Matthew Sharp, and publisher Paulette Long. Successful applicants include the avant-pop marching band Perhaps Contraption, electronic musician Rudi Zygadlo, classical violinist Sadie Fields, singer songwriter J’Danna and Bristolbased jazz group Moonlight Saving Time. One of the bands receiving an award, Cosmodelic Afro-Punk group United Vibrations, will use their award towards funding a mini tour of Europe, pianist Richard Uttley will collaborate with a video artist and the collective Sounding Motion intend to develop a new music/dance production. Several award holders will also receive mentoring as part of the scheme. The Musicians Benevolent Fund has been supporting musicians for more than 90 years. It helps young musicians at the start of their careers, professional musicians when an accident, illness or injury means they are unable to work and older musicians in retirement. Last year saw an 80% increase in new applications from musicians needing help compared to the year before. Its work has never been more needed than it is today. The Fund is independent and relies on donations to underpin its work. For more information visit: helpmusicians.org.uk

Scotland's Rudi Zygadlo, who received the highest award of £3,500 said, “At such a crucial point in my career, the Emerging Excellence Awards are going to provide me with the essential support to create material and embark on new endeavours. I hope this award will give me the opportunity to approach bigger labels whilst expanding my profile and I am really thankful to the Musicians Benevolent Fund for their help.” www.facebook.com/zygadlomusic www.rudi-zygadlo.tumblr.com http://soundcloud.com/rudizygadlo

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Glasgow born singer songwriter Johny Corrigan has crafted a superb range of work inspired by the likes of Neil Young, Carole King and Blue Nile. Produced by Robin Rankin & 'Album of the Week' on BBC Radio Nan Gaidheal

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The release of their fantastic album “Platinum” comes after a busy 2012 which saw the band support some of the best ska/reggae bands out there, including: The Selecter, Bad Manners, The Skatalites and Toots & The Maytals

Coinciding with the nationwide Museums at Night programme, DinoNight promises cutting edge contemporary Scottish music in partnership with Live Music Now Scotland, featuring Stirling-based band Miniature Dinosaurs. Guests will find themselves entering a Jurassic forest within the Grand Gallery, be able to explore the Museum’s Natural World galleries to discover the spectacular dinosaur specimens in our collections and uncover more through a themed programme of talks, workshops and activities. Stephen Allen, Head of Learning and Programmes at National Museums Scotland, said: “RBS Museum Lates have really captured peoples’ imagination. Demand for tickets has been huge, and there’s been a tremendous response from people at the event, great feedback and lots of fun interaction over social media. The programme for the next one promises bone jarring fun with its dinosaur theme, allowing visitors to engage with our collections in new ways.” Bruce Cook, head of sponsorship at RBS, said: "RBS Museum Lates is well established now as a hot ticket for a night out in the capital, giving people the opportunity to interact with the museum in new ways. We're very pleased to be supporting such an innovative approach to the arts and cuture which also helps nurture up-and-coming Scottish talent from a wide variety of creative arts and enterprises." Popular features will return, with Fresh Air FM bringing silent disco to the Imagine Gallery, pop-up bars in the Grand Gallery and the rare opportunity to simply explore the galleries of the transformed Museum by night.

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SCOTTISH ENSEMBLE: INTERNATIONAL TOURING + ‘HOMECOMING’ CONCERT Glasgow : 24 April The Scottish Ensemble is building on its developing international reputation for music-making of the highest quality with two significant tours in 2013. From 5 – 20 April they will cross the United States performing concerts in leading venues across the county. From 20 – 26 May, the Ensemble will travel to the Far East for concerts in Beijing, Shanghai, Taipei, and Kaohsiung. These projects represent their increasing recognition on the international platform; the Ensemble is proud to play an important role as a global ambassador for the rich cultural life of Scotland. The tours are supported by Creative Scotland and the Scottish Government, with the Ensemble’s New York performance on 14 April featuring as part of the Scottish Government’s Scotland Week celebrations in New York. To mark the Ensemble’s return from the US tour, and the closing of their Britten season focus, they will perform on Wednesday 24 April at 7.30pm at Glasgow City Halls with the British singer Jane Irwin in a programme including Britten’s late masterpiece, Phaedra. This concert is part of the Scottish Orchestras’ Britten Fortnight when they will join forces during April 2013 for a unique collaboration to celebrate the centenary of the composer Benjamin Britten. Having performed post-concert ceilidhs during the US tour, Ensemble musicians will take up the role of ceilidh band for a post-concert invitation-only event in the Old Fruitmarket to thank donors, friends, and partner organisations for their support. Scottish Ensemble US Tour This April, the Scottish Ensemble embarks on landmark tour of the United States. 11 dates crossing 7 states, the Ensemble will appear at some of the country’s most prestigious venues, including: Walt Disney Hall, New York Town Hall and the Logan Center for the Arts. Touring with superstar trumpeter Alison Balsom this dynamic group will take diverse, challenging and rewarding programmes across the country with their trademark passion and energy. Their first US concert programme includes several baroque concerti that featured on their best-selling Italian Concertos CD released on EMI. Their second programme includes the US premiere of an Ensemble co-commission, Seraph, written by internationally renowned Scottish composer, James MacMillan, and featuring Alison Balsom. ‘Homecoming’ Concert: Britten’s Phaedra + Handel / Purcell + Biber To mark the Ensemble’s return from the US, they will perform a ‘homecoming’ concert at Glasgow City Halls on Wednesday 24 April at 7.30pm. They will be joined by soloist Jane Irwin for Britten’s late, dramatic masterpiece, Phaedra, and sparkling arias from Handel and Purcell. The programme will also be interspersed with classic works from the Baroque string repertoire, many of which feature during their US tour. The concert also marks the end of the Ensemble’s Glasgow season focus celebrating Britten’s centenary. Scottish Ensemble China & Taiwan Tour Following a successful tour to China in 2012 the Ensemble have been invited back to perform in China and Taiwan, this time with trumpeter Alison Balsom. The 2012 tour played to packed houses and was extremely well received by audiences. The 2013 tour is an opportunity to strengthen these international relationships.

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Scottish Ensemble Re-defining the string orchestra, the Scottish Ensemble inspires audiences in the UK and beyond with vibrant performances which are powerful, challenging and rewarding experiences. Based in Glasgow and is built around a core of 12 outstanding string players who perform together under Artistic Director Jonathan Morton. The Ensemble has commissioned new works from composers such as John Tavener, James MacMillan, Sally Beamish, and Luke Bedford amongst others in recent years, as well as working with guest artists such as trumpeter Alison Balsom, tenor Toby Spence and cellist Pieter Wispelwey. The Ensemble has appeared at BBC Proms and the Edinburgh International, City of London, Aldeburgh and St Magnus Festivals. Recent invitations to tour abroad have resulted in engagements in Belgium, Austria, Turkey, China and the USA.

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Scotland @ South by Southwest Photos below from SXSW by Drew Farrell

More than twenty thousand people from every corner of the globe flocked to Austin Texas last week to enjoy the world’s most prestigious international showcase for contemporary music, South by Southwest Music Festival (SXSW). Amongst the thousands of acts performing to industry representatives and fans were artists who took part in two Showcasing Scotland concerts, presented by Creative Scotland and PPL.

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On Wednesday 13 March five bands including, Kassidy, The View, PAWS, Holy Esque and Tango in the Attic took to the stage of the British Music Embassy. The second Showcasing Scotland concert on Friday 15 March pulsed with some of the brightest names from Scotland’s electronic music scene with sets from Jackmaster (Numbers), Young Fathers, JD Twitch from Optimo and Rustie. South by Southwest offers a unique range of business opportunities for those working in the music industry. The Showcasing Scotland concerts provide a spotlight for Scotland’s presence at SXSW, attracting industry professionals and music lovers. In addition to programming the two showcases Creative Scotland supported The View, Young Fathers, PAWS, Kassidy, Jackmaster, and JD Twitch from Optimo to attend the festival alongside a number of Scottish industry representatives there to do business. Festival-goers also enjoyed performances from Selkirk indie rock band Frightened Rabbit and Glasgow band CHVRCHES, who made their US debut at the festival. CHVRCHES made a big impression with their synthpop sounds winning The Grulke Prize for Non-US Act, winning alongside top acts Haim and The Flaming Lips. The Prize, awarded in three categories, was developed in honor of Creative Director Brent Grulke, who passed away in 2012. Glasgow record labels and artists collectives Numbers (http://nmbrs.net) and Luckyme (http://thisisluckyme.com) also presented their own showcase concerts in packed out venues. The annual SXSW event includes film and interactive conferences and festivals as well. As part of the film programme, SXSW hosted the world premiere of The Great Hip Hop Hoax, directed by Jeanie Finlay, which tells the story of Dundonians Billy Boyd and Gavin Bain, who fooled the music industry into believing they were Californian rappers Sillibi n Brains. The film is supported by BBC Scotland, BBC Storyville and Creative Scotland. Caroline Parkinson, Director of Creative Development at Creative Scotland, said: “Showcasing Scotland at SXSW provides a unique opportunity to present Scotland's vibrant music scene to music lovers and industry professionals from across the world. SXSW is an important platform for artists to develop their careers internationally, enabling them to make new connections and meet potential labels, booking agents and promoters. It also provides an opportunity to connect with other artists, opening up avenues to possible future artistic collaborations. Scotland has long since been a significant force at SXSW and the 2013 showcases were no different with such a talented line up of bands and DJs. Early feedback shows that it has been a fruitful trip." On performing at the festival, Glaswegian folk rock band Kassidy, said: “We had one of the best weeks of our lives at SXSW. We met a lot of helpful people for the band such as radio producers, promoters and agents and played in front of some great audiences who responded well. There are a lot of foreign bands who we’ve made contact with through the internet and it was particularly nice to meet them face to face. We stayed with a fantastic group of people through “SXSW Housing” who will be friends for life. Austin is an amazing place and SXSW is a fantastic festival, it’s been very inspirational for us.” While Edinburgh based rap trio, Young Fathers, said: “Young Fathers trip to SXSW in Texas this year was wholly worthwhile. With three 'official' showcases we were unusually blessed (we also had a fourth, below the wire show for Needledrop/Terroreyes out on the east side of Austin in a warehouse). Turnout was great on all the shows and the group went down a storm. This was also an opportunity for us to meet the label and some of the other Americans working with us and for them to catch the group live. No one was disappointed.”

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SCOTTISH MUSIC CENTRE

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NEIL BUTTERWORTH

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"

Neil Butterworth was born in London and went on to study in Nottingham, London and finally at the Guildhall School of Music. Neil specialised in conducting, horn and percussion. During his long career he was a lecturer at Kingston College of Technology from 1960-68 before moving to Scotland, where he was head of music at Edinburgh's Napier University before until going freelance as a writer and lecturer from 1987. He has written over 300 compositions ranging from orchestral, choral, vocal, and chamber. Neil has also found time to be a writer of composer biographies and books on American music. www.scottishmusiccentre.com/neil_butterworth

www.scottishmusiccentre.com The Scottish Music Centre currently supports in excess of 100 composer, group/small business and corporate members. Offering a wealth of advantages, initiatives include the bi-monthly Composers' Digest and Exposed Melodies podcast series, annual Composition Marathon, regular networking events and notification of valuable opportunities, extensive publicity and increased correspondence with national companies, chamber ensembles, soloists and festivals.

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DEADLINE APPROACHES FOR T BREAK 2013 Deadline midnight Friday 29 March

Acts have just one week left to enter T Break for the chance to be part of T in the Park’s 20th year There is just one week left for Scotland’s unsigned bands and solo artists to submit their demos for the chance of playing the legendary T Break Stage at T in the Park 2013. Each year Tennent’s Lager offer 16 of the country’s freshest unsigned acts the chance to join some of the world’s biggest artists on the T in the Park bill. Acts have until midnight on Friday 29th March to enter T Break 2013. A judging panel of 14 of Scotland’s most respected and influential music industry experts will then listen to each demo before selecting the final 16 acts who will go on to join the line-up for T in the Park 2013 and land themselves a highly coveted slot on the T Break Stage. Some of the world’s biggest acts are already confirmed for the T in the Park’s 20th year over 12th – 14th July, including headliners Mumford and Sons, Rihanna and The Killers, plus Stereophonics, Calvin Harris, Kraftwerk, Snoop Dogg, alt-J, Two Door Cinema Club, Jake Bugg, The Lumineers, Paloma Faith, Azealia Banks and Haim. George Kyle, Head of Sponsorship for Tennent’s Lager, said: “Tennent’s believe passionately in supporting Scotland’s grassroots music scene, there is a wealth of unique, emerging talent in this country. T Break is one of the highlights of T in the Park year after year and I’m sure this year will be no different. Some of the entries we’ve had so far have been exceptional and there’s still time to enter, so don’t miss out on the chance to be part of T in the Park’s 20th year - if you are an unsigned artist based in Scotland, send us your demos now!” T Break provides artists with an unrivalled platform to showcase their talent and has proved to be a huge springboard for previous acts who have played the stage throughout the years. Just last week T Break 2011 band PAWS showcased their material at the world renowned SXSW festival in Austin, Texas. T Break 2012 band Brown Bear and the Bandits were also named as one of The Scottish Sun’s, ‘Magnificent Seven – Scots acts set to be massive in 2013’.

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T Break 2012 band, Brown Bear and the Bandits said: "Playing the T Break Stage in 2012 was a great opportunity for us, not only to play live to a large festival crowd but it also opened doors for us and gained us national exposure in the Scottish press. Being able to associate ourselves with the T in the Park name has helped us move forward as a band and increase the size of our fan base throughout the country." Entrants must be aged 18 or over, live in Scotland, and must be currently unsigned and recording original material. T Break is open to artists of every genre. Bands and solo artists can submit their demos via Facebook at www.facebook.com/TennentsTBreak or via the T Break website at www. tennents.com/tbreak. Demos must be submitted before the deadline of midnight on Friday 29th March. Tennent’s will announce the T Break Stage line-up in May. T in the Park 2013 tickets are on sale now - fans can ensure they’re part of the 20th year celebrations and can get their hands on the ultimate festival ticket of the summer from www.tinthepark.com or www.ticketmaster.co.uk or call 08444 999 990.

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SKERRYVORE : 'deluxe' album - 'World of Chances' release date - out now : www.skerryvore.com Skerryvore, the award-winning band that hail from the tiny Isle of Tiree in Scotland and have gone on to become an international sensation performing everywhere from Chicago to Shanghai, have released a deluxe version of their fourth album ‘World of Chances.’ The deluxe version contains six bonus tracks including live and acoustic versions of tracks featured on the original release. Constantly touring the world, 2013 will see Skerryvore hit the road once more, please see attached tour dates. When Skerryvore first formed on the tiny Isle of Tiree off Scotland’s west coast in 2005, little could they have known that within only a matter of years they would be performing in over 20 countries worldwide, playing to audiences from Chicago to Shanghai, with four albums and an array of industry awards under their belt. Back then, Skerryvore consisted of Tiree-born brothers Daniel Gillespie (accordion) and Martin Gillespie (bagpipes, whistles & accordion) who bonded with holidaymaker Fraser West (drums & vocals) and friend Alec Dalglish (lead vocals & guitar) over a shared love of music: everything from traditional to rock and jazz. It was this mix of musical styles and sounds that set the path for the band’s debut album, ‘West Coast Life’, released later the same year and awarded Album of the Month by BBC Radio Scotland’s Celtic Connections programme.

for what is undeniably their most polished and radio-ready album to date, ‘World of Chances’. Created in collaboration with producer and guest musician Alan Scobie (keyboards & percussion), and recorded in part at the iconic Fisher Lane Studio (Genesis, Phil Collins, Eric Clapton, The Cure), ‘World of Chances’ weaves together the band’s spine-tingling musical talents with the awardwinning song writing abilities of front-man Alec Dalglish (Frankie Miller Songwriter of the Year 2011).

The more the fledgling band experimented with fusing together different At times uplifting, at times reflective, the result is a brighter, breezier, influences, the more their signature sound evolved, aided by the arrival of feel-good sound that looks set to broaden the band’s appeal even further, new members Barry Caulfield (bass & vocals) and Craig Espie (fiddle) in with ‘World of Chances’ having already been selected as Album of the time for second album, ‘On The Road’, in 2007. Week by five different radio stations, including Radio Scotland’s Iain Anderson show. In December 2012, a limited edition ‘deluxe’ version of But it was with the release of self-titled third album, ‘Skerryvore’, that the the album was released featuring live versions of some of the tracks, as band found themselves catapulted into the musical limelight winning a well as a much requested live version of Runrig’s ‘Rocket to the Moon,’ all string of prestigious awards, including SNMA Record of the Year 2011 and recorded at the internationally acclaimed Tǿnder Festival in Denmark. STMA Live Act of the Year 2011, and garnering much critical acclaim: “Skerryvore are the most promising young band in Scotland today.” Mick MacNeil, Simple Minds

When not touring the different corners of the globe, the band, now with bassman Colin Cunningham, can still be found performing relentlessly, contributing to projects by Live Music Now (LMN), The Royal Blind School, Artlink Central and HMP Cornton Vale as well as special needs schools throughout the UK. They also feature in a current VisitScotland TV commercial aimed at international audiences.

As word quickly spread, booking after booking followed with Skerryvore performing at venues and festivals in over 20 countries worldwide – from Bahrain to Beijing, and from Scotland’s very own T in the Park, Belladrum and Loopallu to Central Park NYC where the band played to an audience To quote the words of one local journalist: “Six of the best musical of 10,000 for Scotland Week. ambassadors Scotland could ever have wished for… a living, breathing, 12-legged party waiting to happen.” The Falkirk Herald. It was from these experiences on the road that the band drew inspiration

RANDAN DISCOTHEQUE : single - Sonderweg release date - out now : www.thebonjourbranch.co.uk Edinburgh quartet Randan Discotheque released their new album (limited edition vinyl, CD and download) 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). Randan Discotheque have been playing gigs from Arbroath to Athens since 2006 and have received airplay from Jarvis Cocker, Steve Lamacq and Vic Galloway, to name a few. Consisting of singer, songwriter and visual artist Craig Coulthard (whose National Lottery funded Forest Pitch art project, near Selkirk, caused much controversy during development and then something of a sensation on completion, in August 2012 - clearly a man of many talents and not someone who rests on his laurels!), drummer Owen Curtis Williams (also of The Pineapple Chunks, Rob St John) guitarist Hugo de Verteuil (also of Snide Rhythms) and bassist Olly Ridgewell (son of Portslade). The Bonjour Branch was established in 2009 as a (mainly) 7" vinyl label by Dave Maclean (Django Django), Craig Coulthard and Andy Wake (The Phantom Band). A malted barley beat stirs in the spittooned soot and is reborn reverbed, rising phoenix-like with feathers flashing… a tiny wee record label. The album can also be streamed via The Bonjour Branch's Soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/the-bonjour-branch

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scotland's new releases ..... album : single : ep / cd : vinyl : download DUNCAN WOOD Swarbtricks

BOMBSKARE

Listen: http://craigjeffrey.bandcamp.com/ http://www.reverbnation.com/craigjeffrey

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 ------------------------------------------------

Available from: http://craigjeffrey.bandcamp.com/ www.craigjeffrey.com https://twitter.com/gtarjeffrey

www.facebook.com/pages/Craig-Jeffrey/156555561044230

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ARDENTJOHN Waiting for the Season The Day The Earth Stood Stupid Album: cd / download Release Date: 1 April

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/

CACTUS & CARDIGAN Gag Reflex

ep : cd / download Release Date: 26 April

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

AMY DUNCAN

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THREE BLIND WOLVES In Here Somewhere

Available from: www.ardentjohn.com/shop Should be available on CD in Avalanche Records, Edinburgh and Love Music Glasgow soon

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

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BATTLEFIELD BAND Room Enough For All Album : cd / download Release Date: 8 April

‘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'.

A superb new release from Battlefield Band, one of the 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.

Listen: http://youtu.be/X4DiRCIYtzM

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 Kennedy at XFM and Vic Galloway at BBC Radio 1 Scotland and the band also popped into BBC Radio 2 to perform a session for Dermot O'Leary.

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

http://threeblindwolves.com/

Listen: www.soundcloud.com/ardentjohn http://ardentjohn.amazingtunes.com/ www.youtube.com/ardentjohnofficial

Album : cd / download Release Date: 15 Aril (UK) 30 April (US)

Available from:

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

‘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.

Cycles of Life

single? : vinyl / download Release Date: out now

Listen: https://soundcloud.com/three-blind-wolves/

Album : cd / download Release Date: Out Now

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

Gag Reflex is the debut EP from Cactus & Cardigan. The band went into the studio at the start of the year to record five relentless, song shaped bombardments, containing bizarre lyrics, pounding -----------------------------------------------percussion and dextrous guitar work. In turn, creating a sonic assault, taking influence from bands such as Cancer Bats and Reuben. Listen: http://cactusandcardigan.bandcamp.com/ (will be available here from 26.04.13)

including winning a Danny Kyle Award at Celtic Connections and playing the Royal Concert Hall.

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

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CRAIG JEFFREY Connected

Album : cd / download Release Date: 23 March 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,

Available from: CD - www.templerecords.co.uk & all good record stores Download - All major download outlets www.battlefieldband.co.uk www.templerecords.co.uk

www.facebook.com/pages/Battlefield-Band/269591983439

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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.

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scotland's new releases ..... album : single : ep / cd : vinyl : download Listen: Sorted Out http://www.abadgeoffriendship.com/artists/woodenbox Debut Album : cd / download Release Date: Out Now Available from: www.olivegroverecords.com As the Dr Jekyll to his Mr Hyde, Thompson has appointed Ordinaryson to carry the work of sibling http://www.wdnbx.com electronic outfit Roy’s Iron DNA into the realms of more https://twitter.com/woodenboxband traditionalist acoustic rock and roll. His music is www.facebook.com/pages/Woodenbox-with-a-Fistful-of-Fivers/107567005997 expressive of such a passion - with deep and immersive lyrical content documenting thought processes as vast -----------------------------------------------as worldview, totalitarianism and even alien existence.

LORI McTEAR

Listen: http://ordinaryson.bandcamp.com/ http://www.youtube.com/user/travelledmusic

Taigh Solais

single : download Release Date: 4 March

Available from:

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

DAVE ARCARI

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/ordinaryson/id577907702

http://ordinaryson.bandcamp.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: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNDGmyuwFIc

Listen: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/thezips12

Available from:

Available from: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/thezips12 https://itunes.apple.com + amazon, amazingtunes.com, spotify

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

www.lorimctear.co.uk www.facebook.com/lorimctear www.twitter.com/lorimctear

www.thezips.co.uk http://twitter.com/_strummerville www.facebook.com/thezipsuk www.strummerville.com

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TOM HOUSTON

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Open The Skylights

Whisky in my Blood

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

Album : cd / vinyl / download Release Date: 25 March

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

http://www.davearcari.com/shop/cds/

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tom-Houston-Music/368545259862889

https://twitter.com/tomghouston

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ORDINARYSON

https://www.facebook.com/ davearcarimusic https://twitter.com/davearcari http://www.davearcari.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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scotland's new releases ..... album : single : ep / cd : vinyl : download THE OK SOCIAL CLUB KUNG FU ACADEMY

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 Super 8 Flashback Nothing in Common friends. Infinite Reflections was his first major foray into ep : cd / download Album : cd / download composition. Having received glowing reviews following Release Date: 15 April Release Date: 15 April the debut performance Duncan felt compelled to breathe new life into the project by recording a studio Their highly anticipated debut album 'Nothing in A natural continuation from their commercially and album. Common' via Platform Records. They concluded critically acclaimed Dirty Honey EP, the rousing six-track record, released via Whimsical Records, sees the 2012 with a slot at Edinburgh's Hogmanay Listen: Street party on New Year's Eve alongside Simple sprightly quartet combine infectious funk rhythms with https://soundcloud.com/duncanlyall Minds and The Maccabees. 'The Shape Of Things lush harmonies, captivating pop hooks and rollicking classic rock riffs, over the course of 24 riveting minutes. To Come' was BBC Radio Scotland’s Janice Super 8 Flashback boasts a clean, crisp and full bodied Available from: Forsyth show ‘Single Of The Month‘ and Steve http://reddeerrecords.bandcamp.com/ Lamacq’s Rebel Playlist Winner on BBC 6 Music. vintage sound that rekindles a now-bygone golden era of DIY guitar-music. www.facebook.com/duncanlyallmusic Listen: www.duncanlyall.com http://www.youtube.com/user/Theoksocialclub1 Listen: http://kungfuacademy.bandcamp.com -----------------------------------------------Available from: Available from: www.theoksocialclub.com https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/dirty-honey-ep CD - www.amazon.co.uk Download Out of Orbit https://itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/the-ok-social-club www.facebook.com/kungfuacademyoffical Album : cd / download -----------------------------------------------Release Date: 4 March https://twitter.com/theoksocialclub

DESOLATION YES!

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JOHNY CORRIGAN Inchfad Drive

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 that embraces a variety of musical With Inchfad Drive Glasgow born singer songwriter 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 perhaps best exemplified by the 2am blues/ jazz café Nile. It was produced by Robin Rankin who has produced work for John Martyn', Deacon Blue and Belle feel of ‘So Strong’ sitting comfortably alongside the lovely but more traditional ‘My Father’s Son.’ and Sebastian among many other Scots legends. One reviewer wrote: "Can't understand why this is not getting UK exposure on radio and TV? Absolute blinding Listen: http://www.reverbnation.com/drevermcguireyoung album. ALL OF YOU and THE HARDEST THING, are superb. Best Scots songwriter since Gerry Rafferty." It Available from: was 'Album of the Week' on Mairead Maclennan's BBC Email: ivandreverwebsite@yahoo.co.uk Radio Nan Gaidheal show in February. http://drevermcguireyoung.com/ Listen:

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

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THIRTEEN-SEVEN On The Inside

ep : cd / download Release Date: Out Now

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

http://drevermcguireyoung.com/

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Listen: http://www.last.fm/music/Desolation+Yes! Available from: http://www.desolationyes.com/shop.html http://www.last.fm/music/Desolation+Yes! https://twitter.com/paulelliott8 http://desolationyes.wordpress.com/ www.desolationyes.com ------------------------------------------------

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

COLLAR UP

In 2011 Fife poet and songwriter William Hershaw obtained permission from Morag Corrie to record the Ghosts poems of her father, the famous 20th century Album : cd / download playwright, Joe Corrie. These would be set to traditional Release Date: 13 May and contemporary folk and acoustic arrangements written specially for the CD. Respected producer and Second album Ghosts is an excellent snapshot of a band musician Erik Knussen was commissioned as Musical achieving its full potential while resolutely following its Director and funding was obtained from Fife Council. own path. The Collar Up sound is partly informed by the The talented pool of Musicians involved included The soundscape reveries and sophisticated arrangements of Hershaws, legendary Folk singers Davey Stewart and Beach House, Mercury Rev, Kate Bush and Cocteau Fiona Forbes, clarsach player Jenn Knussen and Fife’s Twins. Bookended by instrumental opening and closing freshest acoustic music phenomenon, The Dandylions. credits, Ghosts gushes with a veritable torrent of lush, reverb-heavy textures. Listen:

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 Listen: number 4 chart album ‘Stacked Up’. He has also played http://www.soundcloud.com/collarup bass for Ozric Tentacles & Lode Star, and has worked as front of house sound engineer for Ash, Black Label Available from: Society, Kate Nash, Marianne Faithful and many others. http://www.soundcloud.com/collarup Listen: https://soundcloud.com/thirteenseven http://www.youtube.com/user/ThirteenSevenMusic

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, ebm, techno, dance/rock and synthpop. The band has declared a love of all genres and describes their music as 'experimental'.

n/a

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

https://twitter.com/collarupmusic www.facebook.com/collarup.band

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DELTA MAINLINE

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

Oh! Enlightened

Debut Album : cd / vinyl / download Release Date: 20 May Delta Mainline are from Edinburgh and their muchanticipated debut album 'Oh! Enlightened' was recorded at Chem19 Studios over two years, with engineering

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

ALAN R DAVISON

Available from: www.cruinn.net

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

www.cruinn.net www.facebook.com/cruinn www.twitter.com/Cruinn_Band

Listen: https://soundcloud.com/delta-mainline Available from: http://deltamainline.bandcamp.com/ http://deltamainline.com/shop/

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Sonderweg

RANDAN DISCOTHEQUE Album : limited edition vinyl / CD / download Release Date: Out Now

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FAT GOTH

The White Eagle Lounge

Surf's Down (Live)

Debut solo album 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

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.

single: cd / download Release Date: 1 April

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. Listen: http://youtu.be/Dg8BnaeLzYI

Available from: www.alanrdavison.com Amazon / iTunes

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CRUINN Cruinn

Album : cd / download Release Date: Out Now

Listen: https://soundcloud.com/alandavison www.youtube.com/user/Alanamaphone

www.facebook.com/AlanRDavisonMusic

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

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.

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 Available from: http://randandiscotheque.bandcamp.com/ Underground Solushn in Edinburgh https://twitter.com/RandanDisco http://www.thebonjourbranch.co.uk/ ------------------------------------------------

JOY DUNLOP Faileasan

Album : cd / download Release Date: Out Now Joy Dunlop is a Gaelic singer & Scottish step-dancer from Argyll who is currently based in Glasgow. Her singing career is the result of a life-long fascination with Scotland’s traditional music. Faileasan (Reflections) is the result of a personal project to explore and showcase the unique beauty and intricate depths of the local Gaelic song tradition that she inherited growing up in rural Argyll.

Cruinn brings together four of Scotland's premier Gaelic singers - James Graham, Fiona Mackenzie, Brian Ó Listen: hEadhra and Rachel Walker. As individuals they have http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDCAA0BE58264CBBE Listen: earned high distinction for their musicianship and https://soundcloud.com/cruinn https://soundcloud.com/joydunlop

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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The Inverness Whisky Festival celebrates our national drink within the fantastic surroundings of Northern Nashville Farm, 3 miles south of Country Music Festival Bogbain Inverness. Friday 5 April will see us Caithness led on a whisky-fuelled journey March 29-31 through the streets of Inverness, visiting some of the city’s oldest In 2004 we took a gamble and ran pubs, and being entertained on our our first ever Northern Nashville journey by some of Scotland’s finest Caithness Country Music Festival trad musicians. Then on Saturday 6 (NNCCMF), which thankfully was a April the main event, held at great success. Over the years it has Bogbain Farm, gives us the chance gone from strength to strength, to sample an abundance of malt with country music fans converging whiskies, and to learn from the on Caithness over Easter Weekend masters how to drink, savour, and to be part of this 3-day 5-show most importantly, enjoy our whisky. extravaganza of live country music. Live music, talks, tastings, great This is truly an international event food and of course, the all featuring top class acts from the important water of life: the USA, Canada, Europe, Ireland and Inverness Whisky Festival is a feast the U.K. alongside our wealth of for all the senses. Saturday tickets local talent and youth bands. for the Inverness Whisky Festival are now on sale at £25 each. www.nncmc.co.uk

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Canada! As well as an excellent line-up each year, Knoydart Festival www.harpfestival.co.uk has had plenty of great activities for all the family, including arts and crafts, children's activities, archery, Glenfarg Folk Feast sports, beach bonfires and a film Glengarg tent to keep everyone entertained. April 12-14 The festival also sources local cooks and companies to supply the Ran by Glenfarg Village Folk Club attendees with an abundance of the festival may be small but its fresh, beautifully cooked food over stature and longevity are huge to say the least. We pride ourselves on the weekend. running a friendly event with www.facebook.com/knoydartmusicfestival workshops and competitions to suit all tastes, and the World famous Puff-a -Box competition just has to be seen to be believed!

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Tradfest Edinburgh April 24 - May 6

Tradfest celebrates the arts of www.invernesswhiskyfestival.co.uk tradition at local, national and international contexts, combining authentic cultural sources with contemporary edge and flair. It will Moffat Weekend of Edinburgh’s Youth include song, story, arts and crafts, Music music, folk drama and dance, along ‘Easter’ Gaitherin with their interconnections, Moffat Edinburgh embracing Scots and Gaelic, and April 5-7 April 2 – 5 the arts of Scotland's diverse communities in top venues across The Edinburgh Youth Gaitherin was A weekend of song and music in Edinburgh including Queen's Hall, Moffat, Dumfriesshire. 2013 is the set up in 1995 by a group of 8th year for the Moffat Weekend of Usher Hall, Dance Base, the parents who wanted to provide an Scottish Storytelling Centre, Teviot Music & Song Folk song sessions, opportunity for young people from Row House, Calton Hill and Arthur's Folk music sessions & Blues across the city to come together sessions. The purpose of the festival Seat. Tradfest is organised by and learn skills in traditional TRACS (Traditional Arts and Culture is to promote traditional song & Scottish music. Over the past 15 years we have grown from strength music. The weekend is a promotion Scotland) from its base at the Scottish Storytelling Centre, which and celebration of traditional and to strength and, in addition to the hugely popular annual Easter event, contempory folk song and music. It brings together the Scottish Storytelling Forum, the Traditional is a participation event and at EYG has a year-round programme Music Forum and the Traditions of present is centred around, Thje of workshops and performance Dance Forum to underpin opportunities for young people aged Annandale Arms Hotel, The Black Bull Hotel and the Buccleuch Hotel, collaboration and shared 9 – 25. These opportunities range development for the future between from the weekly Craigmillar Ceilidh Moffat. All the events are free of charge. There are numerous B & Bs the trad arts, in the context of new Club and Wester Hailes Music social settings and technologies. By and an excellent campsite very Mondays where young people can encompassing Beltane/Mayday, learn skills in singing, song writing, close to the town. with their seasonal rituals, Tradfest guitar, fiddle and keyboard to will be a curtain raiser for the MWMS Facebook link: performance opportunities at unrivalled wave of Fèisean and international festivals abroad! EYG’s http://on.fb.me/VQCrFQ Festivals that breaks over Scotland flagship Easter event takes place from that weekend through the during the Easter holidays. Around summer months. 120 young people (P5 - S6) take Edinburgh part in four days of workshops led www.scottishstorytellingcentre.co.uk International Harp by some of the country’s finest traditional musicians. The event is Festival supported by a team of volunteers Edinburgh Knoydart Music and workshop range from fiddle and April 5-10 accordion to song writing and Festival internet radio production. The The Clarsach Society & Edinburgh Knoydart Edinburgh Youth Gaitherin is for International Harp Festival is an April 26-28 anyone; whether you’ve never annual celebration and gathering of played before, only just started, or musical talents. Find out more Knoydart Festival is a weekend-long you are an experienced player or about us at www.clarsachsociety.co. outdoor music festival for the whole singer. You don’t need to have uk The Clarsach Society (Comunn family, centred around Scottish experience of traditional music or na Clarsaich) encourages interest in traditional music. Over the past two be able to read music to enjoy EYG the instrument, especially amongst events in 2009 and 2011, Knoydart events. young players, who enjoy its has hosted some of Scotland's adaptability to solo work, finest musicians including www.eyg.org.uk accompaniment or ensemble Shooglenifty, Bombskare, Manran, playing. The Society also presents Orkestra Del Sol & Daimh to name the Edinburgh International Harp but a few. Both the first festival in Inverness Whisky Festival - an annual celebration and April 2009 and the second in April Festival gathering of musical talents. Every 2011 were sold-out events, Bogbain Farm Spring we bring harpists from attracting music lovers from across April 5-6 across the globe together to rub the country and as far away as

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33rd Shetland Folk Festival Shetland May 2-5 The Festival as the UK's most northerly folk festival is regarded a prestigious event for performers, locals and visitors alike. Organised by a voluntary committee (and run by an even bigger pool of volunteers) the Festival prides itself in reaching out to even the most far flung areas of Shetland. Concerts are organised throughout the isles, consisting of some of the best International, British and Shetland music that the world has to offer. In fact, visiting artistes are regularly dumbfounded by the quantity and quality of local musicians that our remote isles have to offer. www.shetlandfolkfestival.com

Girvan Folk Festival Girvan May 3-5 Concert venues, competitions, ceilidh dance childrens events, sessions for tunes and songs, Open Stage, workshops,secure campsite. 2013 will be the 39th festival so please tell all of your friends and help to make this the biggest Girven Festival ever! There will be plenty of room and plenty of music for all to enjoy. www.girvanfolkfestival.co.uk

Isle of Bute Jazz Festival Isle of Bute May 3-6 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 programme of traditional jazz music in one of Scotland's prettiest and friendliest seaside resorts. www.butejazz.com

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