Festivals! Scotland's Music
the Scottish music festival supplement from MUSIC NEWS Scotland
INSIDE: Doricana :: Glasgow Americana :: Ullapool Guitar Festival :: FLY :: Perthshire Amber :: Loopallu :: The Spree :: Falkirk Live! :: HebCelt .... PLUS our Scottish music festival listings
Marco Ramelli (pictured) plays this year's Ullapool Guitar Festival which runs from 7-9 October - see page 6 www.ullapoolguitarfestival.com www.facebook.com/marcoramelliguitar
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'Mackie of Scotland' announced as exclusive sponsor of Doricana Fest Stonehaven :: 8 October :: https://doricanafest.co.uk Tickets @ www.masimpsons.com/musicshop/prod_4919518-Doricana-Fest-Saturday-8th-Oct-2016.html
Doricana Fest organisers are delighted to announce that the festival is partnering with 'Mackies of Scotland' for their first festival, and have said "It’s an honour to share the stage with one of Scotland’s finest family businesses". They've also been carrying out a little cow experiment up at Mackies too! Colin Clyne's been up to visit the Mackies dairy cows to perform a few acoustic songs for them. Also, they’ve been listening to Colin's two albums on a non stop loop for a few weeks. The milk yield during this period of time will be noted and we shall find out if ‘Country Music’ (Doricana) improves milk yield in dairy cows…….watch this space! “Doricana Fest”, takes place at Stonehaven Town Hall on October 8 starting at 4pm, and it's jointly spearheaded by local award winning Americana singersongwriter Colin Clyne and Almost Blue Promotion’s head honcho Martin Raitt. It will feature six Scottish Bands with Americana roots: Daniel Meade, Colin Clyne, The New Madrids, The Holy
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An Evening with Chip Taylor as Glasgow Americana celebrates 10th Anniversary Glasgow : 5-9 October : www.glasgowamericana.com Buy tickets @ www.glasgowamericana.com Chip Taylor, rated as one of America’s finest singer/songwriters and masterful performers, is gracing this year’s 10th Anniversary Glasgow Americana Festival with a one-off show. One of the pioneers of the pivotal country-rock movement in the 70s and the man who wrote massive 1960s hits, Wild Thing and Angel Of the Morning, he plays the Classic Grand on Friday, 7 October.
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Chip, who’s visited the city many times in duo format with Carrie Rodriguez, gave up music for full-time professional gambling in 1980 but eventually returned to the business. His latest album, Little Brothers is due out this year and follows 2014’s brilliant, The Little Prayers Trilogy, which is a unique collection of new songs over three albums, ranging from stark demo recordings in his garage studio to fully fleshed out roots rock duets with Lucinda Williams. Over the years, Frank Sinatra, Aretha Franklin and Dusty Springfield recorded his songs while many critics readily put him in the same star category bracket as Kris Kristofferson, Johnny Cash, Guy Clark and Willie Nelson. “Chip Taylor has long been a major presence in the music business, whether writing or performing, and to be able to bring him to Glasgow for our 10th Anniversary festival feels just marvellous,” said Kevin Morris, the Glasgow Americana Festival director. “This is a brilliant opportunity to see and hear a true legend.” GIGnotes ..... Chip Taylor / Friday 7 October / Classic Grand, Glasgow / Doors 7.30pm, 8pm start / Tickets £15 from 0141 204 5151. FULL GLASGOW AMERICANA LINE–UP ..... Wednesday, October 5 Blue Rose Code plus Roseanne Reid – St Andrew's In The Square. 8 pm- £14
Thursday, October 6 In The Round with Roddy Hart, Boo Hewerdine Kim Richey plus John Alexander - The City Halls, and Ben Glover – The CCA. 8.30 pm-£14 Recital Rooms. 8 pm- £14 Jill Jackson plus support – The Glad Café 8.30 Norrie McCulloch and The Jellyman's Daughter – pm- £12 Blackfriars. 8 pm-£9 Sunday, October 9 Friday, October 7 The Stray Birds plus Otis Gibbs – The CCA. 4pmAn Evening with Chip Taylor – The Classic £14 Grand. 8 pm £15 Sam Outlaw plus support –The CCA. 8.30 pmThe Wynntown Marshalls plus The First Charge £14 Of The Light Brigade – The Hug and Pint. 8 pm For full festival details see links below - Glasgow £10 Americana takes place between the 5-9 October Saturday, October 8 at various venues across the city. Hazy Recollections – Otis Gibbs, Findlay Napier, www.glasgowamericana.com Roseanne Reid, Mary Jean Lewis and The Low Men, Jenn Butterworth and Laura-Beth Salter – https://twitter.com/KevoMorris www.facebook.com/Glasgow-Americana-137637266274105 The Glad Café. 4 pm- £10
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Ullapool Guitar Festival individual concert tickets due to go on sale Ullapool :: 7-9 October :: www.ullapoolguitarfestival.com Buy tickets @ www.ullapoolguitarfestival.com Individual concert tickets for Ullapool Guitar Festival are to go on sale on the 1 October. Payments can be sent before that date and tickets will be allocated on a first come basis. Individual concert ticket sales reduces the number of full weekend tickets available, so if you want a weekend ticket please secure one before the 1st to avoid disappointment!
Festival desk in the Macphail centre The Classical guitar element of the 2016 Festival will be provided by Sasha Savaloni, Marco Ramelli, Professor Allan Neave, Sean Shibe and Lewis Dunsmore. Sean will premier a new piece of music commissioned by the UGF and composed by Clive Carroll - All that's known is that it is in 8 parts and has distinctly Scottish overtones!
For the first time in the history of the Festival UGF will be running workshops in the week running up to the Festival. David Buckingham will be starting his classes from Monday 3 October and these will run all week, he will be covering You need to have a wristband to get arrangements and how to create them using finger style technique. access to the Late Club in the Arch He can also structure classes to suit and they can be purchased at the particular student needs, he is also comfortable with students attending on an ad hoc basis as their time allows. The other tutor will be Hugh Burns and he will be holding classes on Thursday 6th and Friday 7th. His classes will encompass a wide range of topics but mainly he would like to concentrate on improvisation and all that goes with it. If you would like to spend some quality time with these amazing musicians make contact and book your place.
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Making a welcome return to the Festival is John Smith with perhaps his only concert in Scotland this time around, John is a much admired and respected session guitarist as well as being a great song writer and performer in his own right. Another act back by demand is Rose
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Room featuring Seonagh Aitken, Tom Watson, Tam Gallagher and Jimmy Moon and they will play the last set on main stage on the Sunday night. Weekend ticket sales are the mainstay of the Festival but the additional support of Fylde Guitars, Headway Music and all the wonderful anonymous donors the Festival are invaluable and allow UGF to continue in it's present format. This year UGF would particularly like to thank Highland Council and Roger Bucknall MBE for their continued support. Check out the festival's website below for full details of all acts and the vast array of other activities taking place.
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FLY Open Air Festival launched the mns in Edinburgh's Princes Street collection …. Gardens' Ross Bandstand Scottish promoter FLY have just held their first ever festival in the open-air surroundings of a world heritage site set underneath Edinburgh's iconic Castle. Headliners were Booka Shade playing their famous live show ensure this was the best event of the summer. Others appearing on Saturday 24 September were the much loved Motor City Drum Ensemble, Dutch house heroes Detroit Swindle and Sub Club's iconic pair of Harri + Domenic. Booka Shade are a legendary live act who have been headlining festival sized gigs and vast arenas for years. Their richly detailed, vocal laced and accessible house sound is played masterfully live on an array of gear making it as fun to watch as it is to listen to. In their time the German pair have put out many seminal hits and some complete full lengths and so this is very special indeed. After launching three years ago as a weekly residency at Edinburgh’s Cabaret Voltaire as a place for a core group of talented friends to play records and hang out, forward thinking house and techno party FLY has gone from strength to strength, holding court at world renowned clubs like Barcelona’s La Terrazza and Glasgow’s Sub Club in that time.
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This fantastic venue that The Ross Bandstand could be has been neglected for years, so FLY are buzzing to have brought it back to life for one night and showcase the space to a fresh, new, young crowd.
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Autumn brings amber delights as Dougie MacLean’s Perthshire Amber Festival Returns Perthshire :: 3–6 November :: www.perthshireamber.com Buy tickets @ www.perthshireamber.com/index.php/tickets2
As autumn arrives and the leaves begin to turn, there’s no better time to plan an autumnal trip to Perthshire to enjoy Perthshire Amber – The Dougie MacLean Festival. The award-winning festival returns for the 12th year with a stellar musical line-up and fun days out for all the family to enjoy. Many of the four-day festival’s wonderful concerts have already sold out, but festival organisers are urging fans not to panic, as there are still limited tickets available for some concerts and lots of festival fun to be enjoyed in beautiful autumnal Perthshire. The festival’s opening concert (3 November, 2pm) will feature the hugely talented Siobhan Wilson from Glasgow described by The Scotsman (Jan 2016) as “Mesmerising… a hugely exciting talent”. Siobhan will perform in the Garden Marquee at Dunkeld House a very picturesque and charming venue on the banks of the River Tay.
"The line-up is fantastic and I am really looking forward to playing with this eminent crowd of musician friends." Dougie MacLean
friendly village of Dunkeld, which is the location for the ever-popular Decorated Wheelbarrow Parade and Amber Autumn Picnic & Concert. The open air concert will feature Canadian songwriter Buddy MacDonald, wonderful duo The Coaltown Daisies, lovely young singer Katie One of the highlights of the Festival is Kross, legendary instrumentalist Tim Edey, guaranteed to be Dougie MacLean’s ‘Caledonia fabulously talented musicians from Wales The Cantata’, Friday 4 November, 8pm at Perth Goat Roper Rodeo Band and Perthshire's own Concert Hall. The acclaimed singer-song writer Dougie MacLean. The action begins on the will take to the stage with strings and Celtic musicians to create very special renditions of his streets of Dunkeld at 12.30 and continues through the afternoon, visitors are wonderful melodies and compelling songs. recommended to bring wellies and a brolly (just On Saturday 5 November, 8pm the ‘Dougie in case) and there are many local businesses MacLean & Friends’ concert at Perth Concert open to buy your picnic from. The whole event is Hall, promises lively collaborations and a very free and great fun for old and young, last year entertaining evening of music. The friends over 2000 people lined the streets of Dunkeld. include: Julie Fowlis, Siobhan Wilson, Tim Edey, Eleven concerts are sold-out to date and Cilla & Artie from The Singing Kettle, Ross organisers are confident to have a full house at Ainslie plus many more. all of the concerts this year. There are also At the heart of the Festival is the beautiful and
acoustic music sessions happening afternoon and evening in welcoming pubs in Dunkeld and other towns in Perthshire throughout the festival. Dougie MacLean said: “Ticket sales are going really well this year and lots of people are coming for all four days, so lots of concerts are selling out ahead of time. The line-up is fantastic and I am really looking forward to playing with this eminent crowd of musician friends. Perthshire is a joy at this time of year, so we are really looking forward to welcoming visitors from all over the world to enjoy some great music and a very warm welcome.” Phone the box office on 01350 724281 or go to the website for more information and tickets.
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One of the highlights of Perthshire Amber iwill be Dougie MacLean’s ‘Caledonia Cantata’, on Friday 4 November, 8pm in Perth Concert Hall
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Last Names Released For Loopallu including Fatherson Ullapool :: 30 September - 1 October :: www.loopallu.co.uk Buy tickets @ www.loopallu.co.uk/tickets.aspx
With only a few days to go, the final wraps have been pulled off the 2016 Loopallu line up… including an appearance by one of our finest home grown talents who make their Loopallu debut; Fatherson. A band that know all about the slow build. It’s there in the band’s backstory – they’re young men, barely into their twenties, but their tale together is old, stretching back into a shared childhood. And it’s there in the trio’s music – beautiful, emotional, uplifting, well-wrought songs that take their time to do their magic.
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Wonder Stuff, The Selecter, Lucy Spraggan, Mark Radcliffe's Galleon Blast, Hunter and the The bar tent sees the welcome return of Bear; Manran, Eliza and the Bear, ONR, Callum Rhythmnreel, Tweed and the near legendary Beattie, The Van T’s, Lional and of course no Davy And The Hosebeast keeping things Loopallu would be complete without our very bouncing between the main stage changeovers. own world champion Ullapool Pipe Band. Plus, in Last, though by no means least, is the infamous conjunction with Ullapool Book Festival we bring Loopallu Late Night Fringe which kicks off after you debate, readings and the occasional song the main event and continues into the small from the likes of Edwyn and Grace Collins, Miles hours if you’ve still the energy. This year expect Hunt, Mark Radcliffe and Vic Galloway. to jump around to Torridon, The New Madrids, The last few tickets are on sale now from www. The Andy Gunn Band, Gill Landry from the Old loopallu.co.uk or in person from The Arch Inn Crow Medicine Show, Will And The Wild Horse, (Ullapool) and Eden Court Theatre (Inverness). Little Mammoths, Vic Galloway And Lewis Stevenson. www.loopallu.co.uk Already announced over the weekend are headliners Feeder and The Stranglers, The
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Paisley’s Spree returns for its 5th year with a nine-day spectacular Paisley :: 14-22 October :: www.thespree.co.uk Buy tickets @ www.thespree.co.uk/events/
One of the biggest events in Scotland’s cultural calendar, The Spree, is celebrating turning five this year - with a bumper line up of top musical acts, side-splitting comedy, kids entertainment and much more. The nine-day spectacular will see dozens of events take place throughout Paisley between 14th and 22 October and tickets are available now via www.thespree.co.uk
thrilled to have The Spree back for its fifth year and what better way to celebrate a birthday than to have a week-long party. The festival is unique in celebrating the amazing music, arts and comedy Scotland has to offer, while also bringing locals and out of towners together to celebrate our exciting and diverse programme of events and Paisley’s bid to be UK City of Culture 2021. Everyone is invited to our party, so grab a ticket now. We can’t wait to see you all in October.”
an exciting calendar of events for Renfrewshire that supports Paisley’s bid to be UK City of Culture 2021. Bids for the culture title are expected to be lodged with the UK Government’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport in spring 2017.
This year’s Spree festival is supported by Saporito and Birra Moretti. The Spree is part of
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This year’s line-up is the festival’s best yet, with musical headliners including Admiral Fallow and Justin Currie. Admiral Fallow kick off the festival with a special opening night performance at the Paisley Town Hall, while former Del Amitri frontman, Justin, will collaborate with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra in the stunning surroundings of Paisley Abbey. Music remains at the heart of the festival throughout the week before closing in style with two of the hottest acts on the Scottish traditional circuit, The Treacherous Orchestra and Skerryvore. The Spree is renowned for hosting some of the biggest names in Scottish comedy and this year is no exception, with headliners Daniel Sloss and Craig Hill set to have the crowds in stitches. The festival will also feature two Best of Scottish Comedy nights, in association with The Stand Comedy Club, in The Spiegeltent, featuring top comics including Mark Nelson and Joe Heenan. Billy Kirkwood and Bruce Devlin will be keeping the young amused with their kids comedy sketches, alongside a full bill of kids shows throughout the week. Also known as Paisley’s National Festival, The Spree encourages local performers and venues to sign up and take part. There will be three specially-curated Spree Sessions designed to give the local community a chance to feature on the bill: renowned songwriter James Grant will lead a show featuring youth group Create Paisley, while the RockUs Community Choir will perform in Paisley Town Hall and local Gaelic music group Feis Phaislig will lead a ceilidh trail to The Spiegeltent. Storytelling workshops devoted to the Gaelic language will also allow children the opportunity to learn and enjoy Scotland’s native language through music, song, literature and drama. The event is organised by Renfrewshire Council, and Council Leader Mark Macmillan said: “We’re
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Falkirk goes Live with jazz, blues, hip-hop, funk, gospel + much more Falkirk :: 14-16 October :: www.falkirklive.com Buy tickets @ http://falkirklive.com/tickets/
Falkirk Live! is a brand new three day music festival with its inaugural events taking place from 14 to 16 October, featuring various music genres including Jazz, Blues, Hip-Hop, Funk, Gospel + much more. The Festival has its roots in blues and jazz but reaches out to cover classical, folk, and indie music as well. Highlights of the first year’s programme include: The Big Chris Barber Band, the top classic jazz band in the UK; Karine Polwart, award-winning singer-songwriter, and traditional musician; the leading Scottish blues band Blues N Trouble; Rose Room, the classy
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HebCelt Hailed By MSPs After Most Successful Year Stornoway, Lewis :: 19-22 July 2017 :: www.hebceltfest.com Buy '2017 Early Bird' HebCelt tickets @ www.hebceltfest.com/booking/
MSPs have congratulated organisers of the Hebridean Celtic Festival for the most successful event in its 21-year history. The four-day festival’s 18,000 attendance figure was the biggest to date. It was the highest grossing festival in terms of sales, with tickets selling faster than at any time before and most shows were fully booked weeks in advance. The festival also staged more than 70 hours of performances in the main arena, at An Lanntair arts centre in Stornoway and in rural venues in Lewis and Harris, making it the biggest programme ever, while onsite trading hugely increased on last year. Highlands and Islands Labour MSP David Stewart has now tabled a motion in the Scottish the HebCelt website Parliament acknowledging the success. The motion, which “acknowledges the massive boost that this event has given to the fragile island economy, and wishes all concerned every success in the planning of the 2017 event”, has been signed by a number of fellow MSPs.
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Festival director Caroline Maclennan said: “This year’s event was an outstanding success and we are delighted all the hard work by so many people to make it work has been recognised in this motion.” Scottish rock legends Runrig brought the festival to a close on Saturday night with a memorable concert which keyboard player Brian Hurren said was one of the top gigs the band have ever done. The Red Hot Chilli Pipers, Hayseed Dixie, Astrid, Julie Fowlis, King Creosote, Eddi Reader, John McCusker and Breabach were also among the line-up of stars that thrilled the international audience. Over the four days Stornoway and the surrounding villages were crammed with visitors from across the UK, Europe, the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, filling hotels, guest houses and campsites in the area. Nearly half the audience came from outside the Hebrides, demonstrating again the festival’s importance to the tourism industry, with non-UK visitors making up six per cent of the total. Early Bird tickets for next year’s festival - to be held from 19-22 July 2017 - are now on sale via
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SEPTEMBER Findhorn Bay Festival Findhorn 21-26 September Morayshire will play host to a range of arts and culture events showcasing artists of local, national and international renown during Scotland’s Year of Innovation, Architecture and Design. The biennial Findhorn Bay Festival is a spectacular six-day celebration taking place in the heart of Moray and includes a vibrant mix of theatre, music, dance and visual art as well as FREE events including the popular annual community event Culture Day Forres. The Festival will open with a stunning concert from award-winning Gaelic singer, Julie Fowlis. www.findhornbayfestival.com
True North Aberdeen 22-25 September Iconic soulstress and Brit Award-nominee Laura Mvula will head the line-up for this year’s True North festival, Aberdeen Performing Arts is delighted to announce. The singer-songwriter takes top billing for the festival, now in its second year and with an expanded programme over four days. True North – Aberdeen’s festival of music and song – will take place in venues around the city and in outdoor locations from September 22 – 25. The festival is inspired by the fantastic heritage of singer-songwriters in the North-east, and features a line-up of iconic musicians and emerging talent.
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Isle of Jura Music Festival Jura 23-25 September The Isle of Jura Musical Festival is a wellestablished favourite for lovers of the traditional music scene, enjoy a weekend packed with fantastic performances, stimulating workshops, spontaneous sessions and great craic. To guarantee you don’t miss out, you can prepurchase your tickets online now. www.juramusicfestival.com
Darvel Music Festival Darvel, Ayrshire 23-24 September (Also 2-3 Dec) People travel from all over Scotland, the UK and overseas to enjoy the "Darvel Experience" and the event has gained stature amongst the Scottish music fraternity since its inception in 2002. Past and present band members of Texas, The Silencers, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and the Average White Band will be represented at this year’s 15th Darvel Music Festival. www.darvelmusicfestival.org
Loopallu Ullapool 30 September - 1 October
Ten years young, Loopallu...On paper they said it wouldn’t work, a festival in late September in a remote village on the West Coast of Scotland 60 miles from the nearest town, but that was ten years ago. 2015 see’s our friendly, small (but we thank perfectly formed) festival enter it’s eleventh year. Another year of fun regardless of what the weather has to say about it. Another year making new friends, and catching up with old ones.
cities, why not take the celebrated Borders Railway. A 50min world class scenic journey from Edinburgh through the winding valleys of the Southern Uplands. Come and join us for a wee taster day trip or for an entire weekend of fun. We promise top quality live music, a high energy festival atmosphere but with the cosiness and character of a wee Borders town.
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Ullapool Guitar Festival
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Ullapool 7-9 October
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So why is the UGF so special? Perhaps it’s the mix of music old and new, of electric and acoustic, of steel and nylon, of seasoned Balmaha, Loch Lomond performers and those, like the students from the 1-2 October Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, just starting out on their careers. Perhaps it’s the location on Balmaha’s Braw Weekend is back bigger and better for 2016. A weekend of food, drink, music Loch Broom and the drive up through some of Scotland’s most spectacular scenery. Perhaps it’s and entertainment takes place on the banks of Loch Lomond, on land behind The Oak Tree Inn. the informal air of the whole weekend: there’s no “us and them”, no VIP area. Everyone The Oak Tree Inn are once again staging this mingles, and you’re likely to find yourself sitting event, which is sponsored by Glengoyne beside a guitar legend in the Festival Club – or Distillery. Saturday and Sunday (1st & 2nd even jamming with them on one of the trade October) from 11am-5pm expect lots of family fun, food, drink, music and entertainment. Entry stands. is free with live music from local bands and www.ullapoolguitarfestival.com singers. Saturday night will feature live music from four top Scottish acts:Have Mercy Las Vegas, Dave Arcari, Miracle Glass Company, Feis na Mara Mark McGowan. Tickets £5 payable on the door. Mallaig All under cover in a huge marquee! 7th - 9th October
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Strugglefest Glasgow 1 October All day DIY Punk Fest from 2-10pm at Audio Glasgow with Dowsing, Ratboys, Losing Sleep, Anna’s Anchor, Jutland Songs, Flakes, Benjamin Blue + 4 more bands to be confirmed! See ..... www.facebook.com/events/144214369337774/ www.facebook.com/struggletownrecords
Glasgow Americana Glasgow 5-9 October
An exciting array of award-winning talent at this years Fèis na Mara festival in Mallaig. What better way to start your October break than to hit the stunning little town of Mallaig for a weekend of glorious Scottish music? This year’s line-up includes Dàimh, Niteworks, The Scott Wood Band, The Federation of the Disco Pimp, The League of Highland Gentlemen and The Mischa MacPherson Trio, with sessions, ceilidhs and parties around every corner! Mallaig is truly on a roll this year, with the opening of the beautiful new crannog and bakery, the impressive refurbishment of the iconic West Highland Hotel, and the Scottish Hospitality Awards’ ‘North Restaurant of the Year’ going to Mallaig’s Cornerstone Restaurant. All this, and the might of this year’s line-up in a limited capacity village hall suggest these tickets won’t be around for long!
The sparkling Blue Rose Code will do the honours www.feis-na-mara.com and open the 10th anniversary Glasgow Americana Festival in October. On Wednesday 5 October in St Andrew’s in the Square' Man Tenement Trail behind the music, Ross Wilson has rightly won Glasgow huge praise for live, sell-out performances 8 October including joyous sessions for the BBC. Tenement Trail is a multi-venue music festival in Glasgow. Taking place on Saturday 8 October, #TT16 is one ticket to over 12 hours of live 100 Bands On The Border music across nine venues, featuring over 50 bands and DJs. In the month that Tenement TV Galashiels will celebrate their fifth birthday, Scotland’s !! Postponed to Spring 2017 !! largest music platform are throwing one hell of a party with a line-up featuring indie icons Milburn, Galashiels welcomes back 100 Bands on the Border! The Best Bands will be back again along Crash Club, Be Charlotte, Tijuana Bibles, The Bar with some special new additions We look forward Dogs, The Van T’s, Barrie-James O’Neill and to welcoming back our supporters from last year many, many more. that had such a great time and gave us such wonderful reviews. And can't wait to introduce a www.tenementtv.com whole load of new guests to the festival from the local community as well as from further afield. Doricana Fest For those travelling to us from our Scottish Stonehaven www.glasgowamericana.com
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One day music festival based in the NE of Scotland showcasing the countries finest Americana / Roots / Country and Acoustic acts. Stonehaven is tuning up for a boot scooting new Americana music festival aimed at visitors and locals alike.The one day (family) festival will feature 6 Scottish bands with Americana roots including The Holy Ghosts (Edinburgh), Colin Clyne (Stonehaven), Daniel Meade (Glasgow), The New Madrids (Perth), Mikey Maclennan (The Carloways, Bridge of Earn) and The Malpaso Gang (Aberdeen).
The Perthshire Amber Festival brings together many musicians and entertainers from different parts of the world who have been involved with Dougie MacLean over the years. This unique festival shares Dougie’s inspiring music, celebrates the history and culture of Perthshire in the heart of Scotland and showcases the beautiful scenery. The concerts are staged in a variety of wonderful venues from prestigious theatres to historic castles to an Iron Age crannog on Loch Tay, to atmospheric Dunkeld Cathedral.
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Falkirk Live!
Fiddle 2016
Falkirk 14-16 October
Edinburgh 18-20 November
Falkirk Live! is a brand new three day music festival with its inaugural events taking place from 14 to 16 October, featuring various music genres including Jazz, Blues, Hip-Hop, Funk, Gospel + much more.
One of Scotland's biggest traditional music festivals, promoting & sustaining traditional fiddle music since 1996. A weekend packed full of great music! Over the weekend there are concerts, ceilidhs, recitals, workshops, talks, open stage, festival clubs, sessions, stalls, free events.... and lots, lots more! The Fiddle Festival committee are now working hard towards Fiddle 2016. The dates are out now but keep an eye on our Facebook page and join our mailing list to be the first to hear what artists are playing at this years festival.
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The Spree Paisley 14-22 October The Spree is Paisley's national festival of music, comedy and much more, taking place as part of the town's bid for UK City of Culture 2021. Now in its fifth year, the 2016 edition will take place from 14 to 22 October at various venues in the town, including a specially-erected Spiegeltent in the town centre. Headliners include Admiral Fallow, a unique collaboration between Justin Currie and the RSNO, Roddy Woomble and Band, Donnie Munro, and a double bill of Treacherous Orchestra and Skerryvore, plus comedy from Daniel Sloss and Craig Hill. For tickets and more info, see www.thespree.co.uk
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DECEMBER Darvel Music Festival Darvel, Ayrshire 2-3 December (Also 23-24 Sept) People travel from all over Scotland, the UK and overseas to enjoy the "Darvel Experience" and the event has gained stature amongst the Scottish music fraternity since its inception in 2002. Past and present band members of Texas, The Silencers, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and the Average White Band will be represented at this year’s 15th Darvel Music Festival. www.darvelmusicfestival.org
Edinburgh’s Hogmanay
Edinburgh 30 December - 1 January 2017 Three days of spectacular events, incredible bands and amazing crowds from every corner of the globe. See Shetland Vikings bearing firelit torches, hear beautiful choral singing in St Giles' Cathedral, enjoy birling to traditional Scottish music in the Old Town, and watch top stars and incredible fireworks from Princes Street Gardens. Edinburgh's Hogmanay shows the world how to party! www.edinburghshogmanay.org
2017 JANUARY 2017 Celtic Connections Glasgow 19 January - 5 February Celtic Connections 2017 comprises a wealth of concerts, ceilidhs, talks, workshops, free events and late night sessions taking place over 18 days across various venues in Glasgow. www.celticconnections.com
JULY 2017 Hebridean Celtic Festival Hebrides 19-22 July Fantastic four-day festival set against the rich cultural backdrop of the Outer Hebrides, featuring top quality music from around the Celtic nations and beyond. Stornoway and throughout Lewis and Harris. The cream of international folk and Celtic music have heaped praise on HebCeltl as it celebrated its 20th year in 2015 by hosting its biggest number of live performances ever. Award-winning artists who took part in this year's Hebridean Celtic Festival hailed it a huge success after bosses laid on new venues and returned to its roots for the showpiece event. www.hebceltfest.com
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