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INSIDE: Islay Jazz Festival : Winky Fest : Doune The Rabbit Hole : Kelburn
Psychedelic Forest Carnival : Edinburgh Mela : Strathpeffer Amasing Festival : Blas Festival : Families @ Festivals ..... plus and our 2013 music festival listings!
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The Lagavulin Islay Jazz Festival Goes To London Camden Jazz Cafe : 3 September : www.lagavulinislayjazzfestival.co.uk The beautiful Scottish island of Islay is host each year to its own jazz festival, sponsored by Lagavulin Single Malt Whisky. It hosts an outstanding bill of international and Scottish jazz artists: last year brought the hugely successful Neil Cowley Trio (UK Jazz Artist of the Year 2013), and this year the stars include Magnus Öström, a central figure in the new European Jazz scene.
and a Lagavulin cocktail during the interval, designed by virtuoso bartender Ryan 'Mr Lyan' Chetiyawardana.
To spread the good news about Islay to a wider audience Lagavulin, Jazz FM and The Whisky Exchange Whisky Show have come together to bring a taste of Islay Jazz to London. For one night only, on Tuesday 3 September, the Camden Jazz Café will be playing host to The Islay Jazz Festival, with great music from leading Scottish performers, and Lagavulin for guests to enjoy.
And Tom Bancroft's Trio Red - A key figure in the Scottish jazz scene for over 20 years, drummer, composer and bandleader Tom Bancroft's latest project focuses on musical storytelling, with mash-ups, improvisations and original compositions drawing on the group’s extensive live experience. Trio Red features Tom on drums with Tom Cawley on piano and Per Zanussi on bass.
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On stage are artists who have all appeared at recent Lagavulin Islay Jazz Festivals: The Colin Steele Quintet - over the last decade trumpeter Colin Steele has made his mark on the UK scene, winning awards and wowing audiences with his Scottish folktinged jazz. His quintet brings him together with four other top Scottish musicians: Konrad Wiszniewski (saxophones), Dave Milligan (piano), Callum Gourlay (double bass) and Stu Richie (drums). He is appearing again at this year’s Islay Jazz Festival.
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Winky Fest @ The Winking Owl
..... with 12 Of The Best In Unsigned Live Music Acts In Scotland Aviemore : 23-24 August : www.facebook.com/events/276475849159321/
SPB Events, the team lead by Stephen Barbour, the founder and manager of Aviemore's MV Festival has once again put together another fantastic live music event for this coming weekend starting at 6pm on Friday 23rd. After being asked if SPB could supply some music acts for Aviemore's Winking Owl, they sat down with Amy Maloy and Paul Heywood from The Winking Owl and The line up includes some great acts from all over once again have came up with the magic, for what Scotland, such as Toby Michael's Rolling Damned and promises to be a great two days of live music. The Oxides, both fresh from festival slots at Belladrum and BFest, plus solo singer songwriters The now named Winky Fest, which is a free event and such as James Mackenzie and the fantastic Jemma will support, Aviemore based charity, Disability Tweedie, another act who's just done at Belladrum Snowsports UK and Children's Hospice Association and a performance at the Edinburgh Fringe, just last Scotland (CHAS), will take place in the Winking Owl week. car park on Friday 23rd from 6pm and again on Saturday 24th from 2pm and will play host to no less Young stars of the MV Festival 2013 include than 12 live music acts. Freespeech and Emily Middlemas and of course fast rising star Tammy Miller will once again perform in The line up is very strong for a free event said Aviemore. Stephen Barbour, he continued to say 'When Amy You can't talk about the line up and not mention two asked if we could perhaps put something on during amazing Inverness based acts set to make the trip this weekend, I jumped at the chance, not only down to Aviemore, both of which are not to be because I have a soft spot for the Winking Owl, but missed, they are Searching For Donkeys and Last also because it falls on what is already a great annual Summer Effect, there will also be some great covers event in Aviemore - Thunder In The Glen. from Fife based Azure Pillars and late to the line up are rock'n'roll, country cross band MIR. The Winky Fest is designed not to try and compete against the Harleys weekend, in fact far from it in The stand out act of this weekend though has to be anyway and being honest, we never could, but rather the fantastic Scarlet Shift, these guys signed to we hope it will showcase some of Scotland amazing Hidden Ground Management are up there and on the young acts and gives more depth and choice to an verge of stardom, they are just out of a sold out gig already busy and very successful event running in in King Tuts and Pivo Pivo in Glasgow and a top slot Aviemore. We hope that this event at the Winky Owl with BBC at the Fringe just last week. Scarlet Shift will attract fans of the original music scene and from Glasgow have been described as the Scottish U2 anybody who fancies a taste of the future stars, but I meets Arcade Fire and the BBC's Ally McCrae recently must stress, this event is for everybody in Aviemore described them as 'A mighty, epic indie rock this coming weekend and we hope it will complement extravaganza' With tracks from their debut album the fantastic Harley Davidson event in some small 'Found' gaining more and more airplay on such shows way as well' as Jim Gellatly's In Demand and on Radio One and with another track from the album called 'Sparks' When asked by if this could also be looked at, as a being used on some of this years SPL coverage, small sample of what's to come for the 2014 MV makes these guys a must see this weekend at the Festival, Stephen was keeping things close to his winking owl, because the next time you see them, chest and would only confirm, that one or two of the maybe in the distance as they take to the stage at the acts playing in Aviemore this coming weekend, will be Hydro Arena. back in Aviemore this coming March.
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The Winking Owl's Amy Maloy said: 'We are delighted to have such a strong musical line up playing outside the Winking Owl this coming weekend and hope everybody has a really good time in Aviemore, I just hope the weather holds good as well' Don't miss any of the action this weekend from 6pm Friday and Saturday from 2pm, come along and support the acts and the charities. Winky Fest events page:
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Doune The Rabbit Hole is this week with 6 stages! Stirlingshire : 22-25 August : http://dounetherabbithole.co.uk/
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Back for a fourth fabulous year, Doune The Rabbit Hole Festival takes place on the weekend of August 22-25, at Cardross Estate, Port of Menteith, Stirlingshire. In a beautiful new home, the festival aims to create a great atmosphere where everyone is welcome, and original and interesting music is the order of the day.
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With six stages of Live Music, DJs, Comedy, Workshops, a Cinema, a Kids Area, Poetry & Stories, Art & Crafts, Local Food & Drink and an array of Doune The Rabbit Hole is also committed to reducing the overall carbon stalls, there is sure to be something to engage and delight festival-goers. footprint of the event by encouraging festival goers to use GoCarShare to organise lifts and fill up vehicles used to travel to the site. Happy Bus will The kaleidoscopically eclectic music line up includes: Clinic, Venetian also be running shuttle services from Glasgow, Edinburgh, Perth, Stirling Snares, Alasdair Roberts & Friends, Orkestra del Sol, The Pastels, PAWS, and Falkirk. Robyn Hitchcock, Rachel Sermanni, Gallon Drunk, The John Langan Band, The Monochrome Set, Washington Irving, Panda Su, Arboureum, Zs, Tickets are available from http://dounetherabbithole.co.uk/tickets/ and Machines In Heaven, Miaoux Miaoux, Bombskare, Stealing Sheep, Rick also available in Monorail, Glasgow, Avalanche Records, Edinburgh and Redbeard, Rozi Plain, Rebecca Vasmant, Hector Bizerk, Teen Canteen, Europa Music, Stirling - and locally at Cross Keys in Kippen and the Red Nevada Base, The Sexual Objects, Trembling Bells….and many more. Lion in Doune. If you wait to buy in cash on the day then they’ll be £95 on the gate. Children’s activities and workshops include: Scottish Ceilidh Dancing, Knitting and Crochet For All, Dressing Up & Face Painting, International https://twitter.com/dounetherabbit Adventures on a Bicycle, Tribal Drumming, Bike Maintenance, and www.facebook.com/dounetherabbithole Exploring The Rabbit Hole – a space where younger revellers can engage http://dounetherabbithole.co.uk with the sights, smells and sounds of the land and be free to play
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The Psychedelic Forest Carnival at Kelburn Kelburn Castle, Near Largs : 14 September : www.kelburngardenparty.com
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Following on from two sold out events so far this year – The Psychedelic Forest Disco and Kelburn Garden Party – this final event of the season is set to be another unique, mind-bending night within the spectacular surroundings of Kelburn Castle, near Largs. With a capacity of 950+, the Psychedelic Forest events at Kelburn have steadily grown in reputation amongst clued up ravers and music lovers as THE al fresco party spot in Scotland, if not the UK – people travel from across the UK to come. It’s a wholly independent, original fusion of top quality artists, high end production, amazing visuals and décor, and a completely up-for-it, friendly crowd. This year’s Carnival, on 14 September from 6pm to 4am, once again features a fresh and high class line-up of bands and DJs within the tropical, bass, funk, dancehall spectrum. We have a Scottish debut live/ DJ set from Munich-based, Mad Decend stalwarts SCHLACHTHOFBROX, who’s fusion of earth-shaking bass, dutty beats and latin rhythms has seen them rock huge crowds around Europe’s top festivals. We welcome the mighty globe-trotting J*STAR back to Kelburn after his set at last year’s Garden Party, once again to showcase his legendary dancehall/hiptickets/ or from Edinburgh's Ripping Records and Tickets Scotland. hop/moombah mash-up and selection skills. £24+BF / £29+BF (without/with camping). Over 18s only. The campsite opens Saturday noon, and closes Sunday evening. Ticket holders are free On the live front we have invited a very fresh project based out of to explore the wonders of Kelburn Country Park. Edinbugh and Glasgow – CUCUMELO RADIO fuse traditional Columbian cumbia sound with dubwise riddims and live trumpet and accordion for a delicious result. Upcoming funk brass band BRASS AYE? and Beltane https://twitter.com/kelburnparties house drumming collective THE BEASTIE DRUMMERS provide plenty of www.facebook.com/kelburnproductions liveness to get down to. The eye-popping costumes and dance of ELETRICAT SAMBA with have the boys swooning as they showcase their www.kelburngardenparty.com amazing moves. Back on the decks, we have the great and good of the alternative club scene on board with sets from DJ ASTROBOY, SWANK & JAMS, DJ NoFACE and the full NoGLOBE crew. We have two of Scotland’s top bespoke soundsystems providing the bass, mids and tops at this one – ELECTRIKAL SOUNDSYSTEM and CHAPEL PERILOUS ART SYSTEM. Under the infamous Tall Trees, the hand-build tropical den known as SAMEDIA SHEBEEN will be installing themselves for a night long excursion into afro-latin party music, fresh from their trip to Boomtown Fair. As always we will have Kelburn’s unique production – high end lighting installations, original décor and art installations by TOO MUCH FUN CLUB as well hidden dens, barrel fires, and little treats aplenty. The bar will feature a special cocktail list for the night, as well as local beers, ales and cider. There will a full menu in the on-site café til late.
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The Edinburgh Mela Leith Links, Edinburgh : 31 August – 1 September : www.edinburgh-mela.co.uk
Now Scotland’s biggest and best festival of world music and dance, the Edinburgh Mela continues to entice visitors to Leith at the end of Edinburgh’s summer of festivals. This year’s headline act are The Orb, reprising the amazing performance they created with Ghanian master drummers Kakatsitsi at this year’s Glastonbury festival, but the rest of the programme is just as exciting. Look out music from Cuba, West Africa, Brazil, Senegal, Ghana, Spain, Kenya, and China – while still paying tribute to the festival’s roots with a wide range of south Asian music – and showcasing dance styles as diverse as hip hop, flamenco, tango, Capoeira, Chinese fan dance, Indian Kathak, circus, parkour and contemporary movement. 90s dance pioneers The Orb, collaborating with Mela favourites Kakatsitsi Master Drummers from Ghana, are the headliners on Sunday evening. It’s a great collaboration, exploring the similarities between contemporary Western and traditional African forms of dance music, and we’re delighted to be hosting the only other performance of this wonderful collaboration after their triumphant appearance on the West Holts stage of Glastonbury in June. BBC 6 Music’s Lauren Laverne described the show as “one of the highlights of the whole festival”. Of course, the perennial Mela favourites are still present and correct. Over thirty stalls offering up tempting treats from all over the world are available at the Global Food village, this year sponsored by The Cooperative Group; homewares, crafts and beautiful fabrics can be bought at the Mela Marketplace, and our junior
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audience members are encouraged to Go Wild at the Mela Kidzone, which this year is all about exploring Scotland’s wildernesses through interactive play.
PROGRAMME DETAILS Cuban supergroup Son Yambu, Bangalore rock pioneers Thermal And A Quarter, Bhangra legends DCS, Navin Kundra and Mumzy Stranger, and the Canadian AsianCeltic fusion dub group Dehli 2 Dublin are among the major attractions on the Main Stage. A strong African theme runs through this year’s programme, from West African percussion and dance group Ayawara, the jazzy Afrogrooves of Senegal’s Samba Sene and awesome displays from Kenya’s Osiligi Masai Warriors, to a three hour multi-artist celebration of African music and dance. On the World Dance Feste stage, Star Crossed, a major new commission reinventing the Romeo and Juliet story, brings together Brazillian Capoeira and Argentinian tango in a passionate, tribal piece of narrative dance featuring Scottish, Brazillian, French, Spanish and Argentinian dancers, choreographed by Irish/ Spanish dance company Pasodos. The Typist is a multimedia piece of narrative flamenco, created by Kerieva McCormick and co-directed by Grid Iron’s Ben Harrison. The festival also welcomes two Scottish premieres of recent major dance works: Jugni, by the Sonia Sabri Company, which re-evaluates the female position within the Sufi devotional tradition of Qawwali, and Crucible, FIPA’s 2013 outdoor production, in which Indian classical dancers on stilts engage with the myths of the Earth Goddess.
GREENING THE MELA This year, the festival have banned all noncompostable packaging from the Global Food
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Village. The Edinburgh Mela is working in part with Edinburgh company Vegware, who create completely compostable packaging for takeaway food, to bring the Mela as close to zero waste as possible. A partnership with Edinburgh City Council will see the festival promoting alternative methods of transport – particularly cycling – to the Mela, in an attempt to encourage festivalgoers to leave the cars at home.
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amasing music festival Strathpeffer : 31 August - 1 September : www.amasing.co.uk TICKETS: amasing day tickets are now on sale @ http://www.amasing.co.uk/tickets.html
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amaSing are putting a spin on your average music festival - by making it interactive. This acoustic song themed festival will be much more than just watching and enjoying great music - it's offering musical events, workshops, activites and Q&A sessions with a number of musicians, including Eddi Reader and Kassidy. amaSing is a social music project that aims to engage rural scottish, highland communities in meaningful musical activities. The project aims to provide collaborative musical opportunities and a performance platform in two stages. ONE: To establish and run music groups with young people aged 16-24 across the highland region to encourage and empower young people through musical creation. TWO: To host community musical events in 2013. The main feature is a two-day, multi-venue music festival will be held on 31 August and 1st September. It will have an acoustic song theme with an interactive focus and it will include meaningful and engaging performances and a songwriting competition. The festival aims to include the entire strathpeffer and surrounding areas in the event thus creating a true sense of community in a rural setting. In getting with the times by utilizing videoconferencing technology at all amaSing events it will integrate local the communities into the global, musical network.
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Rachel Hair takes Highland Culture into Care Homes One of the UK’s finest contemporary Celtic harpists and tunesmiths, Rachel Hair from Ullapool, is to lead an innovative approach to the Blas 2013 Festival’s outreach programme.
Music in Hospitals". Blas 2013, the premier event celebrating all that is good about the Gaelic language and culture of the Highlands, will run from Friday 6 September until the Saturday 14 and will deliver well over 100 cultural events at a variety of venues across the Highlands.
On Friday 13 September, the final weekend of Blas 2013, Rachel, whose sparky, mischievous personality shines throughout her music will stage two concerts at residential care homes in Inverness. A first class Music Honours graduate and Alexander Stone Award winner, her 2 highly commended solo albums have gained her admirers worldwide allowing her to perform regularly throughout the UK, Europe and further afield.
This is the ninth festival and it will once again feature top performers and several new works. Tickets for all events are on sale now through www.ticketmaster.co.uk or local promoters. Blas 2013 is a partnership between Fèisean nan Gàidheal and its main funder, The Highland Council. Rachel Hair Trio
The concerts, at Cameron House and High View House are for the clients and residents of the care homes, the care staff and visiting family & friends and organisers Music in Hospitals Scotland have received funding from the Highland Common Good Fund to part-support both events.
concerts at Cameron House and High View House will go down a storm! These two concerts will mean that the clients and residents of the care homes will play an active part in the Festival; participating in the music-making along with care staff and visiting family and friends. Our many thanks to the Blas Festival for asking Music in Hospitals aims to improve the quality of us to take part and we look forward to a great life for people of all ages in care across the week in September.” whole of Scotland through the provision of professional live music. Concerts take place in The new departure for Blas organisers has been hospitals, hospices, care homes, day centres welcomed by Festival Director, Donna MacRae. and special needs schools, bringing the benefits She said: "The ethos of the Blas Festival from its of live music to people who need it most. The inception has been that it should be firmly organisation operates as a registered charity rooted in the community, taking music to people throughout the UK and last year 4,238 concerts all across the area, including those who for one were provided national with 1,620 of those in reason or another are unable to attend events. Scotland. With our schools programme firmly established
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as a permanent part of the festival, we are Alison Frazer, Chief Executive, Music in Hospitals delighted to be able to add this new strand to Scotland said: “We are thrilled to be taking part the programme in bringing music to hospitals in Blas 2013 and we’re sure that Rachel’s and care homes with the generous support of
Research Finds The Family That Festivals Together, Stays Together
Living with teenagers can be a nightmare and most parents tread on eggshells 24 hours a day in fear of setting off a hormonal mood swing. Having interviewed 1000 UK families with children aged 13 – 18, British camping company www.olproshop.com has discovered that sharing an experience like a Festival can strengthen parents’ relationships with difficult teens. OLPRO found that the duration of a Festival is short enough to avoid irritations building up whilst also providing common ground for communication. Dave Stewart, MD of the www.freshairlearning. com and outdoor development expert, commented on the reasons behind this: “Our natural environment has long been held to offer a range of therapeutic effects - our body
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biochemistry changes, our blood pressure drops and our mood lightens. We become open to fresh ideas.
the home limit creativity and relationships. These are relaxed or do not exist in the outdoors. This can create a sense of freedom, trigger significant shifts in perspective and Many of the boundaries normally encountered in enrich our conversations with one another”.
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AUGUST Wizard Festival August Aberdeenshire
weekend and have a blast - THE WINKY FEST. 2 nights & an afternoon of amazing live music, all free will be taking place at The Winking Owl. Winky Fest featuring some amazing acts. www.facebook.com/events/276475849159321/
Returning in 2014 Thanks to everyone that has supported the festival over the past 5 years, please stay with us and help spread the word via our Facebook page, your comments and likes are much appreciated. We will continue to work on bringing another great festival to the north east in 2014. www.wizardfestival.com
Doune The Rabbit Hole Cardross, nr Stirling August 22-25 Doune The Rabbit Hole presents music, comedy, art, spoken word, drama, puppetry and much more! Events across Scotland throughout the year culminating in a 3 day multi arts festival...it's time to go Doune The Rabbit Hole!! We make people happy through music, art, cake and loads of other stuff! After we've done that we teach people who wouldn't ordinarily be able to how to do creative things, like play instruments, write poetry and paint.
Bell Rock Blues Festival August 23-25 Various venues in Arbroath This year the committee have worked extremely hard to bring Arbroath a wide and interesting selection of Blues/Rock and various other types of music. This year we have over 30 bands playing throughout the weekend. As in previous years there will be no charge for you to go and enjoy any of the bands. Due to the success of the festival some of the venues are starting early with music on Friday evening which will give you a taste of what will be taking place over the weekend. www.bellrockblues.com
Trad on the Tyne Haddington, East Lothian August 30 - September 1
A festival of music and plenty more - great concerts (including www.dounetherabbithole.co.uk Steele the Show, the outstanding tribute to one of Scotland’s greatest singers and songwriters), comeand-try sessions, workshops by Mull of Kintyre Music Gary West (smallpipes), Wendy Stewart (harp) and Siobhan Miller Festival (singing), Open Stage, late-night Mull sessions, storytelling, a hog roast, August 22-25 face painting, pony rides and Campbeltown in beautiful Kintyre is more… Trad on the Tyne, organised by Haddington Pipe Band in the setting for this weekend-long association with the Waterloo display of new, emerging and Bistro, returns for its second year to established musical talent. Indoor and outdoor venues host a range of promote the enjoyment of – and concerts, sessions, ceilidhs, choirs, participation in – music in the lovely setting of Haddington’s East Haugh pipe and brass bands and modern by the river Tyne. We very much and Highland dancing. With openhope that you can join us and that air and children's events. Whether you enjoy this celebration of music you are looking for a fun weekend away, a workshop to improve your www.tradonthetyne.com musical talent, to find out more about your heritage or just an entertaining night out you will find it at the Mull of Kintyre Music Festival. Summer Isles Festival Achiltibuie, near Ullapool www.mokfest.com August 31
Edinburgh Mela Leith August 31 - September 1 The Mela will be back once again this year with our best show yet. We’re looking forward to announcing an even more diverse, dazzling line up than last year’s, in June 2013. 2012 was our biggest festival to date, with increased audience and performer numbers, a special free pyrotechnic show, and a whole extra stage - we’re currently working hard on plans to make 2013 even better. www.edinburgh-mela.co.uk
SEPTEMBER Kirriemuir Festival of Music and Song
of craft stalls, bringing a real festival feel to Live@Troon. www.liveattroon.com
Blas Festival Highlands September 6-14 Blas Festival is rapidly establishing itself as the Highlands' premier Gaelic and traditional music festival. Blas takes place in venues across the Highlands and includes an eclectic line-up of local, national and international artistes www.blas-festival.com
Linlithgow Folk Festival Linlithgow September 11-15
Kirriemuir September 6-8
The 15th Linlithgow Folk Festival promises to be the best yet! With Festival of Scottish traditional music concert, family ceilidh, workshops, canal cruises, children’s events. and song including competitions, ceilidhs and concerts. Kirrie Festival www.linlithgowfolk.com/index.php/festival-2013 is a real labour of love for all concerned, and it is your support and the support of the audiences Ceòl Cholasa which make it possible. Colonsay Folk Festival September 11-15 www.kirriefestival.org Ceòl Cholasa is held the third weekend of September each year Portpatrick Folk and features internationally acclaimed artists from Scotland and Festival beyond. This year will be our sixth Portpatrick, Dumfries & Festival and like last year our 2013 Galloway extravaganza will run for a full five September 6-8 days. Yes, FIVE days! Proceedings kick off on Wednesday 11th 3 day folk festival held each September and conclude, just in September that celebrates folk music in a beautiful harbour village time for the ferry, on the evening of Sunday 15th September. And near Stranraer in south west Scotland. Of course the usual livey setting the scene for our celebrations will be our opening open pub sessions that make the festival so unique, with their eclectic Wednesday evening concert, when mix of local and visiting talent, will the artists playing for us will be none other than the TANNAHILL undoubtedly be in full swing once WEAVERS. Yes, the boys are again this year. popping in just before they embark www.portpatrickfolkfestival.org on their annual tour of the states. www.colonsay.org.uk/Events/Ceol-Cholasa
Live @ Troon Ayrshire September 6-8
HAPPY birthday to us. We’re four this year. We’ve come through the Terrible Twos and the “Celebrating our community, our Temperamental Threes and now we enthusiasm and our cultural The Winky Fest identity, through top quality music, are planning a huge party to Aviemore celebrate the Fantastic Fours! We’re food, arts and crafts.`’Artists August 23-24 confirmed so far: Shooglenifty, The calling it Live@Troon 2013. Clever, eh? We’ve come a very long way in SPB Events Presents The Winky Fest Poozies, Donald MacDonald and the a fairly short time and have became in association with the MV Festival. Islands, James Graham, Mairearad an established event on the Scottish and Anna Ceilidh Band The annual Harley Davidson music festival calendar. Besides weekend (Thunder In The Glens) is some world class music acts, we a great weekends to make your trip www.summerislesfestival.com have workshops, children’s to Aviemore, with lots to see and entertainment, sideshows, comedy, do, but now you you have a great film and, for the first time, a range new reason to come on this
Shetland Blues Festival Shetland September 13-15 The UK's most northerly blues festival brings the crème da la crème of British Blues to Shetland, with gigs running all over the isles and acoustic and electric blues, this is becoming one of the best festival weekends in the Northern Isles www.shetlandblues.info
Lagavulin Islay Jazz Festival
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jams hosted by the port town of Stromness spread across several local venues. www.orkneyblues.co.uk
Loopallu Ullapool September 20-21
The Dunbar Traditional Music Festival continues to flourish since it began in 1988. Set in the historic seaside town of Dunbar, the Festival is committed to showcasing local and young talent alongside well established and internationally known artists. Song, music, pipes & drums, children's workshop, informal tunes and sessions, concerts, ceilidhs and open air performances are the traditional hallmarks of the annual September event. The Festival caters for a wide range of musical tastes. Initially the focus was on traditional Scottish and Irish music but in recent years this has broadened to include jazz, blues, Appalachian, country, bluegrass and skiffle.
Glasgow's annual celebration of Americana brings musicians from as far afield as Texas and Canada to perform roots music from blues to rockabilly. www.glasgowamericana.com
St Andrew’s Voices
On paper they said it wouldn’t work, St Andrews a festival in late September in a October 3-6 Best of the West remote village on the West Coast of Scotland 60 miles from the nearest Set in the beautiful historic town of Festival town, but Loopallu seven years later St Andrews and drawing together Inveraray has had the likes of Paolo Nutini, the very best musicians from the September 14-15 Mumford & Sons and Franz UK and beyond, St Andrews Voices Ferdinand grace their little stage. presents inspirational concerts Best of the West Festival an 'end of This is a small intimate festival with celebrating the voice in all its many season' showcase held annually in a line-up of well known festival guises: opera, folk, lieder, jazz, the grounds of Inveraray Castle in www.dunbarmusicfestival.co.uk early music, musical theatre and favourites and Scottish acts. Argyll. This family weekend includes much more… two days of music and song with www.loopallu.co.uk performances in both English and The Doric Festival www.standrewsvoices.com Gaelic. The festival has a strong Aberdeenshire focus on local young talent as well September 27 - October 13 Isle of Jura as the best of the established Ullapool Guitar Festival performers. As well as a great line- Music Festival A twa wikk lang splore o the tung, up of music, food and drink it's also Jura Ullapool sangs, music and traditions o oor important to us to provide a wide October 4-6 September 27-29 byous Doric culture range of activities for all ages. Now in its twentythth year, The Come and Join us for the 14th Now in its 20th year, The Isle of Doric Festival is unique in its www.bowfest.co.uk Ullapool Guitar Festival this October Jura Musical Festival is a wellinvolvement of local communities 2013. Amazing musicians in concert established favourite for lovers of across the North-east in celebrating and held held in stunning the traditional music scene. To our language, music and traditions. Tarbert Music Festival celebrate this 20th landmark, the The Festival provides an opportunity surroundings. Enjoy workshops, 5 Tarbert weekend is going to be even bigger for all, especially our youngsters, to concerts, the guitar exhibition/trade show and the best kept secret in September 20-22 and better than ever. From the witness the vibrancy of the tongue, Ullapool - three nights of "The Late locals Friday night ceilidh right music andstories of this North- east Club" - starting at midnight and Annual free music festival in the through to a brand new Sunday neuk, and for performers to runs till 03.00 am (and sometimes beautiful fishing village of Tarbert night concert in the distillery coparticipate in the preservation of longer!). If you love guitar music in Loch Fyne, Argyll. Every kind of operage, headlined by Wolfstone, this heritage. all its forms then this Festival is not music from Rock to Pipe Bands, enjoy a weekend packed with to be missed. Only £130 for a full Reggae to Jazz to Folk. Thanks to fantastic performances, stimulating www.thedoricfestival.com weekend ticket! very generous sponsors, Tarbert workshops, spontaneous sessions music festival is mainly a free festival. However, there is a small admission fee but only for the main event on Saturday Night. No tickets are needed, just show up and pay at the door. There is a collection to cover costs, please give generously! www.tarbert.info/tarberttext/musict1.htm
The Lammermuir Festival East Lothian September 20-23 If you love music, and exploring new places, then the Lammermuir Festival is perfect for you. Wonderful musicians perform great music in striking and sometimes unexpected locations across the beautiful Scottish county of East Lothian. www.lammermuirfestival.co.uk
Orkney Blues Weekend Orkney September 20-22 Another spectacular weekend of blues awaits us in late summer. A medley of solo artists, bands and
and great craic. To guarantee you don’t miss out, you can prepurchase your tickets online now.
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Deeside Harvest Folk Festival Deeside September 28
Lockerbie Jazz Festival
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Selkirk Sessions Selkirk October 4-6
This festival has developed a reputation for bringing new and Lockerbie exciting sounds to Deeside, and September 27-29 once again the team has come up with something really special. A Lockerbie’s Jazz Festival is a strong and colourful thread of song, wonderful mix of musicians: great from old ballad to original songScots, exceptional Europeans and writing, weaves its way through the legendary jazz stars. There is traditional jazz, swing, modern jazz, festival. And this is hardly surprising, when at its heart is host salsa, blues and jump-jive, from amateur musicians to globe-trotting Frieda Morrison, herself a passionate exponent of the songs of professionals and from young the North East of Scotland and players to seasoned performers. currently Artist In Residence at Blues and soul singer Ruby Turner Edinburgh University’s School of and Kyle Eastwood, son of Celtic and Scottish Studies. Hollywood legend, Clint Eastwood, will headline this years Lockerbie www.harvestfolkfestival.com Jazz Festival.
Callander Jazz and Blues Festival
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Dunbar Traditional Music Festival Dunbar September 27-29
OCTOBER Glasgow Americana Festival Glasgow October 3-6
2013 is the eighth year of the Selkirk Sessions Traditional Music Festival and flows on from the two previous Both Sides of the Tweed Festivals which ceased in 2005. Selkirk Sessions welcomes all musicians who enjoy playing folk (traditional or modern), contemporary and bluegrass music; and anyone who just likes listening to good stuff. www.selkirksessions.com
The Callander Jazz and Blues Festival is now firmly established on the UK Festival map and is one of the largest rural music festival events in Scotland. Visit the Heart of Scotland and experience a weekend of first class entertainment
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Glasgow October 9 - November 9
Beauly October 12-19
Welcome to Glasgay!. The 20th anniversary festival runs in Glasgow with an exciting line up including work from Jackie Kay, Scottee, Tina C, Maw Broon, Terry Neason, Stef Smith, Martin O'Connor & Donna Rutherford. We celebrate our LEGACY and the particular contribution made by LGBT artists past and present.
Blazin’ Fiddles host the 13th Blazin’ Perthshire in Beauly from 12th til 19th October October 25 - November 3 2013. Expect full immersion into the This is the 9th year of Perthshire music, culture and craic of the Amber and promises once again to Highlands of Scotland – things be full of wonderful concerts which Blazin’ Fiddles have been featuring the finest of Scotland's championing throughout their 15 years in the Scottish music scene. A musical talent as well as some international guests. The venues unique opportunity to learn from are as special as ever, ranging from the band and their special guest the prestigious Perth Concert Hall to tutors as well as take part in town halls and tiny village halls, sessions, concerts, masterclasses and ceilidhs whilst establishing new from atmospheric castles to the historic Dunkeld Cathedral and even connections in a stunning part of including an iron age Crannog on the country. Loch Tay…18 venues in all in 2013! The festival is always always www.blazininbeauly.com evolving (remember it began as just a weekend of concerts!) and this year organisers have put a lot of Biggar Little Festival thought into the whole concept of Biggar 'Amber Discoveries' to complement October 17-27 their programme of concerts. All the Perthshire Amber team look A family-friendly festival in the forward to welcoming you to historic market town of Biggar Perthshire in the autumn. celebrating music, dance, arts and crafts, literature, and drama. Biggar www.perthshireamber.com will be filled with an eclectic programme of workshops, exhibitions, children's events, performances, a craft and food fair, Denholm Folk Music and festival clubs. Take your pick Festival from more than 50 events spread Denholm (Scottish Borders) across 10 days in October. Many October 31- 3 November events are free! So start planning your visit to the Biggar Little Folk fused with rock and country Festival now! gives the 10th Denholm Folk Music Festival an added twist. This folk www.biggar-little-festival.com fusion festival in the Scottish countryside is a relative newcomer, slowly building a reputation in the local area. It's a small and cozy Sound affair not far across the Scottish North East Scotland border which has always managed October 23 - November 21 to attract quality headline acts to compliment the workshops and sound is driven by the passion to make new music more accessible to open mic sessions. Free sessions all weekend in the Auld Cross Keys, audiences of all ages and The Fox and Hounds and Denholm backgrounds. It embraces a Meet. Sessions, licensed bar and network of local organisations to meals available all weekend in the produce a varied programme of Festival Club, Lesser Hall. events exploring new music. The festival brings together a large www.denholmfolkfest.co.uk range of different genres of music to appeal to a wide variety of tastes and encourage people to discover
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Shetland Accordion and Fiddle Festival Shetland October 10-14 This the 26th festival presents the best in traditional music from Shetland, Scotland, Ireland and Scandinavia. The Shetland Accordion and Fiddle Club promotes the best in tradional Shetland music, holding events throughout the year, as well as the annual Shetland Accordion & Fiddle Festival (SAFF) www.shetlandaccordionandfiddle.com
The Spree Paisley October 10-20 The Spree is back after a successful debut in Paisley last year…and the 2013 version will be bigger and better. Taking place over 11 days in October, the festival has been designed to wrap around the Royal National Mòd, Scotland’s premier celebration of Gaelic language and culture, which is coming to Paisley for the first time. With Mòd fringe events also taking place in the town at the same time, Paisley will have a real festival feel, and will be the place to be in October.The bulk of The Spree action will take place in the unique setting of a Spiegeltent in County Square in the heart of the town, with bigger shows to be held
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NOVEMBER Aberfeldy Festival Aberfeldy November 1-2 Aberfeldy Festival is back and this year’s line-up is going to be bigger and better than ever! With the latest and greatest contemporary alternative music, alongside poetry, art, street entrainment and fireworks, it’s certainly going to be a great weekend. Those kind folk at DEWAR’S® are sponsoring our amazing festival again this year, so there is sure to be some great whisky too…what more can you ask! www.aberfeldyfestival.co.uk
Carrying Stream Festival Edinburgh November 6-13 The 12th annual autumn music festival by The Edinburgh Folk Club who meet every Wednesday at 8pm in the Pleasance Cabaret Bar www.edinburghfolkclub.co.uk
House Folk Scottish Music Festival Kinlochard November 7-8 Now in its sixth year the House Folk Scottish Music Festival brings you two nights of Scottish music performed by top artists in a highly unusual and intimate venue. The concerts take place every year in autumn in the village of Kinlochard situated in the Heart of the Trossachs. The concerts offer an expo of bagpipe, accordion, strings, fiddle, vocals and flute music fusing traditional and contemporary Scottish styles that have influenced the music scene around the globe. Each night differs from the other but both include a blend of great music for everyone with a mix of folk and traditional styles! www.scottishmusicfestival.co.uk
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