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Each performer can play 3 songs (or 15 minutes if you have long songs). We canny get enough new blood so come down and give us a song. Turn up for 19:15 for best chances to get a slot! It's first come, first served, and the slots do fill up quickly. www.facebook.com/groups/outofthebedroom

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MATT NORRIS: A well known local singe songwriter! Ryries Bar, Haymarket, Edinburgh.

9pm – Late.

RURA: Combining highland pipes, whistles, flute, fiddle, bodhran, guitar and vocals, their powerful, energetic performances breathe new life into traditional music and showcase Scotland’s emerging talent in new contemporary folk songs and instrumentals.

Victoria Park House Hotel, 221 Ferry Road, Edinburgh. Doors Open - 7.30pm for 8pm start. www.leithfolkclub.com

ESTRELLA; Tower Music Rooms, The Mall, Livingston.

THE HOLY GHOSTS / BLACK CAT BONE /THE JACKALS / DANIEL MCGEEVER: End of Festival Party! Voodoo Rooms, West Register St, Edinburgh.

Time 7:30pm to 10:30pm 1 SEPTEMBER

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ESTRELLA; Party In The Park, Kirkton Park, Bathgate.

3 SEPTEMBER RALLION RALLION: A three piece contemporary folk group, hailing from Glasgow and Perthshire. They bring a wide range of musical influences together to create their powerful, persuasive music.

Their unique sound is based around the fiddle powerhouse of Fiona Cuthill, the distinctive voice of Marieke McBean and the virtuoso guitar and bouzouki playing of Stevie Lawrence.

Victoria Park House Hotel, 221 Ferry Road, Edinburgh. Doors Open - 7.30pm for 8pm start. www.leithfolkclub.com

14 SEPTEMBER OUT OF THE BEDROOM: Featuring The Keystone Project plus our Open Mic night with only original material on Saturday nights at The Kilderkin Bar, 67 Canongate, Edinburgh, EH8 8BT. Each performer can play 3 songs (or 15 minutes if you have long songs). We canny get enough new blood so come down and give us a song. Turn up for 19:15 for best chances to get a slot! It's first come, first served, and the slots do fill up quickly. www.facebook.com/groups/outofthebedroom

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SARAH MCQUAID: Rising star Sarah McQuaid’s voice has been likened to malt whiskey, melted chocolate and “honey poured into wine” (Minor 7th). A captivating performer, she seduces her audience with 6 SEPTEMBER cheeky banter and stories from the road, as well as with AL SHIELDS AND THE stunning musicianship; in her WILTED ROSES: Torphichen hands, the guitar becomes much Inn, Bathgate. Time: 8:00pm.

Phone: 01750 725480. Price £10 more than merely an accompanying instrument. in advance, £13 on door.

Victoria Park House Hotel, 221 Ferry Road, Edinburgh. Doors 7 SEPTEMBER Open - 7.30pm for 8pm start. www.leithfolkclub.com OUT OF THE BEDROOM: Featuring Allan Dixon plus our Open Mic night with only original 24 SEPTEMBER material on Saturday nights at LARSA: Dynamically fusing The Kilderkin Bar, 67 Canongate, Edinburgh, EH8 8BT. contemporary and traditional influences from Scotland,

Ireland, the Canadian Maritimes and beyond, Larsa's tightly driven tunes and soulful songs have been captivating audiences across the UK and Europe since their formation in early 2012.

Victoria Park House Hotel, 221 Ferry Road, Edinburgh. Doors Open - 7.30pm for 8pm start www.leithfolkclub.com 28 SEPTEMBER JOHN LEWIS TRIO: Rockabilly band band Plus resident DJs. The Spiders web pub, 258 Morrison Street, Edinburgh. All gigs are in the function hall. The doors open at 8.30pm. £10 on the door 8 OCTOBER ED MUIRHEAD: Songwriter's Cellar: Lach + Ed Muirhead + more. Henry's Cellar Bar, Edinburgh. From 8pm. Free entry, tip jar http://edmuirhead.co.uk/simple 12 OCTOBER OUT OF THE BEDROOM: Featuring Dog On A Swing plus our Open Mic night with only original material on Saturday nights at The Kilderkin Bar, 67 Canongate, Edinburgh, EH8 8BT. Each performer can play 3 songs (or 15 minutes if you have long songs). We canny get enough new blood so come down and give us a song. Turn up for 19:15 for best chances to get a slot! It's first come, first served, and the slots do fill up quickly. www.facebook.com/groups/outofthebedroom

22 NOVEMBER VIC GODARD AND THE S/ OBJECTS: Voodoo Rooms, West Register St, Edinburgh

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30 AUGUST TAAQ (Thermal And A Quarter- India), A Sudden Burst Of Colour, Fair Weather Soldiers, No More

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Tomorrow - Fresh from a residency at the Edinburgh festival, TAAQ - who have supported huge acts including Guns n Roses in their native India head to glasgow for their first show since 2006. £6, 715pm 18+. At Buff Club, 142 Bath Lane, Glasgow. G2 4SQ

Europe and the Middle East 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow. attaining fantastic reviews for Show 7pm. Tickets £10. their celebrated interpretation of a Who show. Village Theatre, 31 AUGUST Maxwell Drive, East Kilbride.

KILL YR IDOLS; Nice'n'Sleazy.

Time 8pm. Tickets £15/£13 421 Sauchiehall St Glasgow, conc.

Time 11.30pm, Tickets £3 EARTHS / HUXTABLE / www.facebook.com/thebuffclubglasgow CALLUM BAIRD; Nice 'n' THE ACOUSTIC AFFAIRRUTH MARTIN WITH JOHN Sleazy. 421 Sauchiehall St DIRTY DIAMOND AND THE Glasgow, Time 7.30pm, Tickets MORGAN & CRAIG ALAN GUNSLINGER/ DIXE FRIED / £3 HUGHES; With an acoustic MATT SCOTT: Broadcast café guitar and a rich soulful voice, Bar, 427 Sauchiehall Street, Ruth Martin has been writing STEPHEN BISHOP (OPAL Glasgow. and performing her own TAPES) / MARK MAXWELL / individual blend of acousticFERGUS CLARK; Nice 'n' TAILOR BIRDS / THE CHERRY Sleazy. 421 Sauchiehall St, folky-bluesy-rock for a decade, WAVE / MATTHEW J Glasgow, Time 7.30pm, Tickets Her music has been described as MALONE: Tailor Birds are a emotive, sparse, haunting, £4 crossover-combination of beautiful, deep, harmonious and experimental, classical and THE ACOUSTIC AFFAIR WITH thought-provoking. CCA, 350 electronica. Joining the bill will Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow.

JASMINE AND JOHN be local acts, The Cherry Wave, MCLINDEN: With a dynamically Show 7pm. Tickets £10. and Matthew J Malone. 13th powerful yet delicate voice that Note, 50 –60, King Street, THE VEX; Generally a is mature for her age, Glasgow. Tickets £5, Time 9pm Glaswegian singer-songwriter mammoth 3Hour set comprising of Original material by Glasgow Jasmine performs live at CCA, presenting songs from her debut Southside Band The Vex, who WHO’S WHO: Since forming in album. After recently performing originally played extensively thru London in 1997, Who's Who Glasgow and the West in the for an audience of over 3,000 have become a quntessential early/mid 80’s , NOW REduring the Caritas Award ingrediant of the Who legacy.

Ceremony at Clyde Auditorium, FORMED!, Set complimented Four top class players who have Jasmine brings her sweet vocals with ‘songs that inspired’, many blazed a trail around the UK, to a more intimate setting. CCA, rocking tributes to chiefly the

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highly influential Punk/Nu wave bands of the late 70’s early 80’s such as the Stranglers, Damned, Jam, Clash, Buzzcocks, Ramones etc who served as major influences to the band." 13th Note, 50 –60, King Street, Glasgow. Tickets £4, Doors 1.30pm, Tickets £4 HEART OF RUST: Crazy horse era neil Young tribute band. If you ask me, and folks usually wouldn't buuuut i'm not usually into tribute bands but I caught these dudes once and it was straight up authentic sounds and fluid lead lines, kept it going right to the end. of the. line. If we can dig it, so too can you.

13th Note, 50 –60, King Street, Glasgow. Tickets £4, Time 8.30pm.

1 SEPTEMBER KATMEN as part of the ‘No Mean City Festival’. ABC2 300 Sauchihall St. Glasgow. Tickets £13.50/£15. Doors 7pm www. o2abcglasgow.co.uk 4 SEPTEMBER

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Tammy Miller 30 August @ 9pm (Free)

"Tammy is producing some of the best attention grabbing acoustic pop songs in Scotland at the moment and the vocals will drag you into to loving it, whether you wanted to or not" - debut ep available this autumn www.facebook.com/TammyMillerOfficial

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DAVID BOWDEN + JAZZ GUESTS: The Butterfly and the Pig, 153 Bath Street, Glasgow.

molasses and woodsmoke, clear and burning as summer sun, Her voice brings you to the crossroads with every turn, warms, comforts and challenges you. Throw all the genres together – gospel, roots & soul, jazz, blues & country – they are all right there. Woodend Bowling and Tennis Club,30 Chamberlain Road, Glasgow. Time 8pm.

Tickets are £10 in advance or £12 on the door.

the mysterious workings of jazz from a true legend. Stevenson Hall, The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew St, Glasgow, Tickets £4 (£3), + £0.50 booking fee per transaction. Time 10am. 0141 332 5057 / www.rcs.ac.uk

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SCOTTISH NATIONAL JAZZ ORCHESTRA WITH 5 SEPTEMBER BRANFORD MARSALIS – The Music of Wayne Shorter.

THE HOLY GHOSTS / THE Tommy Smith – Director, RIVER 68S. 'King Tuts Jack Branford Marsalis – Saxophone.

Daniels Sessions' . King Tuts Legendary saxophonist Branford Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent MARVELLOUS MARSALIS: This Marsalis joins the SNJO to pay St Glasgow. Time 8.30pm. year Friday at One starts with a tribute to another true jazz Tickets £6. bang, with a visit from one of great, saxophonist and the great figures of the jazz composer Wayne Shorter.

6 SEPTEMBER renaissance. Joined by our very Stevenson Hall, The Royal 20 SEPTEMBER own Steve Hamilton, this concert Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 THE COCKROCKETS / SIN will showcase the two sides of Renfrew St, Glasgow, Tickets HARVEST, AS TITANS FALL, SOUTHERN TENANT FOLK this remarkable artist, starting £25 (£18), (£15, £5 for SNJO CIRCLE OF TYRANTS. London UNION; CCA, 350 Sauchiehall with a new work by Scottish Youth Card holders, free for Punk rockers The Cockrockets Street, Glasgow. Show composer Sally Beamish, under 16s) +£0.50 booking fee plus local punk and metal. Buff 8pm Tickets £12/£10 followed by jazz of the highest per transaction. PreClub, 142 Bath Lane, Glasgow. concessions standard. Branford Marsalis – performance talk / 6.45pm.

Tickets £5, Time 7.15pm, Saxophone, Steve Hamilton – Time 7.30pm. 0141 332 5057.

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25 SEPTEMBER Piano. Stevenson Hall. The Royal www.rcs.ac.uk Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 7 SEPTEMBER DAVID BOWDEN + JAZZ Renfrew St, Glasgow, Tickets 4 OCTOBER GUESTS: The Butterfly and the £11 (£8,50), +£0.50 booking fee VIGO THIEVES: Album Preview Pig, 153 Bath Street, Glasgow. per transaction. Time 1pm. 0141 BRILLIANT BOSTON BRASS; Show at The Arches, Glasgow.

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Following on from becoming the 27 SEPTEMBER world’s finest brass quintets, www.rcs.ac.uk first unsigned band to sell out Boston Brass. As part of their two consecutive nights at the HAZY SHADES / CASINO 28 SEPTEMBER European tour, they return to legendary King Tuts Wah Wah CIRCUS / SUNDANCE Glasgow bringing with them Hut, Vigo Thieves released their SHATTER / DONT LOOK SOCIAL LUNACY/THE their renowned ensemble sound new single 'Believe' on 1 August. DOWN / THE METHOD ONE: PHANTOMS/BIG DIRTY and entertaining programme.

They are then going to be RIDE/THE WHITE BLIND/ Local indie and rock acts Stevenson Hall. The Royal releasing their debut album in CHARLY HOUSTON: Presented Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 headlined by Aberdeen Indie October but people that go to

by Indievous. Maggie May's, band Casino Circus. Buff Club, Renfrew St, Glasgow, Tickets their Arches show in September 142 Bath Lane, Glasgow. Tickets Trongate, Merchant City, £11 (£8.50), £0.50 booking fee will get to hear the album and Glasgow. 7.30pm £6/£4 on door. per transaction. Time 1pm. 0141 £5, Time 7.15pm, 18 plus. have the first chance to buy it. www.facebook.com/indievous 332 5057. www.facebook.com/vigothieves JAZZ MASTERCLASS WITH www.rcs.ac.uk ESTRELLA supporting Attica BRANFORD MARSALIS; LITTLE EYE / MARK ANGELS: Branford Marsalis will spend the Rage; Classic Grand - 18 MASTERCLASS WITH BOSTON Special matinee show, ABC 2, Jamaica Street, Glasgow. Tickets BRASS: Following what is sure morning working with the RCS 300 Sauchiehall St Glasgow available from www. jazz to be a captivating lunchtime Glasgow. Time 12 noon. All students - a unique insight into estrellamerch.bigcartel.com/ recital, the quintet will continue ages, tickets £7.50 plus booking fee. - link .... www.seetickets.com/event/little-eye-mark-angels/o2-abc-glasgow/725340

11 SEPTEMBER DAVID BOWDEN + JAZZ GUESTS: The Butterfly and the Pig, 153 Bath Street, Glasgow.

13 SEPTEMBER THE HENCHMEN / PROUD HONEY / PROGGY STYLE: Rock and punk. Buff Club, 142 Bath Lane, Glasgow. Tickets £5, Time 7.15pm, 18+ from 3 local acts with one more still tbc.

18 SEPTEMBER DAVID BOWDEN + JAZZ GUESTS: The Butterfly and the Pig, 153 Bath Street, Glasgow.

19 SEPTEMBER CHASTITY BROWN’ Friends, we have a great artist making their Glasgow debut in the shape of Chastity Brown. I’m sure she will put a spell on you. As it says on her website “she is sweet as

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to inspire our students as they guide some of our most exciting young brass ensembles through a masterclass. Stevenson Hall, The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew St, Glasgow, Tickets £4, £3, £0.50 booking fee per transaction.

Time 3pm. 0141 332 5057. www.rcs.ac.uk 5 OCTOBER BROOKS WILLIAMS: Woodend Bowling and Tennis Club,30 Chamberlain Road, Glasgow.

Time 8pm. www.brookswilliams.com 7 OCTOBER KEYBOARD SHOWCASE; The new academic year starts with a virtuosic showcase of our incredibly talented piano department. Ledger Recital Room, The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew St, Glasgow, Tickets £9.50, £7.50, £0.50 booking fee per transaction. Time 1pm. 0141 332 5057. www.rcs.ac.uk 11 OCTOBER ROYAL CONSERVATOIRE WIND ORCHESTRA Keeeeep…Dancing! Fridays at One with the Wind Orchestra has a tradition of being fun and playful. Catch the dancing bug that has swept the nation, with dances by Arnold and Bernstein.

Stevenson Hall, The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew St, Glasgow, Tickets £11, £8.50, £0.50 booking fee per transaction. Time 1pm. 0141 332 5057. www.rcs.ac.uk 14 OCTOBER CON BRASS - JOURNEY TO GERMANY: Royal Conservatoire Brass makes regular visits to the prestigious Sauerland-Herbst Brass Festival in Meschede, Germany. Here they give us a taster of their trip with this pretour concert. Ledger Recital Room, The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew St, Glasgow, Tickets £9.50, £7.50, £0.50 booking fee per transaction. Time 1pm. 0141 332 5057. www.rcs.ac.uk 16 OCTOBER SIR THOMAS ALLEN THE MCGLASHAN MASTERCLASS SERIES: Our students enjoy regular visits and teaching from internationally renowned artists and it is a great pleasure to welcome back one of the world’s

most beloved singers, Sir Thomas Allen, for this special masterclass. Stevenson Hall, The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew St, Glasgow, Tickets £4, £3, £0.50 booking fee per transaction.

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22 OCTOBER

PIANO WITH NORIKO OGAWA: Watch teaching in action, with distinguished pianist Noriko Ogawa. Ledger Recital Room, The Royal Conservatoire 18 OCTOBER of Scotland, 100 Renfrew St, Glasgow, Tickets £4, £3, £0.50 BBC RADIO 3 TURNING booking fee per transaction.

POINTS A NEW INSTRUMENT Time 9am. 0141 332 5057 BLOSSOMS: Kari Kriikku – www.rcs.ac.uk Clarinet, Heath String Quartet.

This is the first of four concerts 25 OCTOBER for the BBC Radio 3 series Turning Points, featuring world BBC RADIO 3 TURNING class artists performing POINTS THE EMERGENCE OF compositions written IMPRESSIONISM; Cédric on the verge of great change.

Tiberghien – Piano, This first concert pairs the Szymanowski – Shéhérazade, remarkable Finnish virtuoso Kari Liszt - Au lac de Wallenstadt, Kriikku with the exciting Heath Liszt - Au bord d’une source, String Quartet in a programme Debussy - Deux arabesques, exploring the development of Ravel – Miroirs. Cédric the clarinet, including the Tiberghien’s flourishing career instrument defining Quintet by has taken him to the most Mozart. Stevenson Hall, The prestigious concert halls around Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, the world. For this Glasgow 100 Renfrew St, Glasgow, appearance as part of the Tickets £11, £8.50, £0.50 Turning Points series, his booking fee per transaction. programme is entitled the Time 1pm. 0141 332 5057.

Emergence of Impressionism, www.rcs.ac.uk with music from France by Debussy, Liszt, and MASTERCLASS WITH KARI Ravel. Stevenson Hall, The Royal KRIIKKU: Following his recital Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 with the Heath String Quartet, Renfrew St, Glasgow, Tickets Kari Kriikku guides our talented £11, £8.50, £0.50 booking fee clarinet students through what is per transaction. Time 1pm. 0141 sure to be an inspiring 332 5057 masterclass. Ledger Recital www.rcs.ac.uk Room, The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew St, 27 OCTOBER Glasgow, Tickets £4, £3, £0.50 booking fee per transaction.

SCOTTISH NATIONAL JAZZ Time 3pm. 0141 332 5057 ORCHESTRA – Jazz Toons www.rcs.ac.uk and Screen Classics, Tommy Smith – Director, Special Guest 20 OCTOBER Jacqui Dankworth. Get animated as the SNJO, with special guest GLASGOW ORCHESTRAL Jacqui Dankworth, bring you all SOCIETY: Stephen Broad – your favourite Merrie Melodies.

Conductor, Shostakovich The whole family can enjoy the Festive Overture, Shostakovich - wackiest music from Toon Town Jazz Suite with the bonus of screen gems Shostakovich - Symphony No.5. from film and TV. So bring the Stevenson Hall, The Royal kids and settle down in the good Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 seats - it’s time to get on with Renfrew St, Glasgow, Tickets the show! Stevenson Hall, The £10, (£5 students and under Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 18s), £0.50 booking fee per 100 Renfrew St, Glasgow, Price transaction. Time 7.30pm. 0141 Band A Tickets £20, £15 Price 332 5057 Band B £17.50 (£12.50) (£5 for www.rcs.ac.uk SNJO Youth Card holders, free for under 16s) £0.50 booking 21 OCTOBER fee per transaction. Time 7.30pm. 0141 332 5057.

STRING DEPARTMENT www.rcs.ac.uk SHOWCASE: Our talented string students are featured in 28 OCTOBER solo and chamber repertoire.

Ledger Recital Room, The Royal BRASS DEPARTMENT – Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 CRESCENDO: The Brass Renfrew St, Glasgow, Tickets Department takes it ‘one louder’ £9.50 £7.50, £0.50 booking fee as they grow from solos through per transaction. Time 1pm. 0141 to large ensembles, showcasing

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31 August (Greens) Cold Wet Nose Appreciation Society

3 September (Greens) The Outside Track 7 September (Greens) David Latto Band 10 September (Greens) Watt Nicholl 12 September (Greens) Finbar Furey 13 September (Greens) Blues Heroes Fraser Speirs, Allan Jones Richard O’Donnell

20 + 21 September (Greens)

FIFESTOCK STRICTLY ACOUSTIC

2 October (Greens) Emma's Imagination

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the 50th anniversary of when it all began. Featuring record breaking Merseybeat band Gerry & The Pacemakers. Also from Liverpool and tipped to be as big as The Beatles, The Searchers’ first single also went to No. 1 and led to five more Top 5 hits and a total of 128 weeks in the charts.

31 OCTOBER Controversial, ponytailed P.J. Proby, whose trouser splitting NORTH EAST SCOTLAND shocked the nation, was a CLASSICAL GUITAR SOCIETY Melody Maker teen idol award AWARD: On the eve of Big winner in 1964 and spent 91 Guitar Weekend, the RCS guitar weeks in the charts. The students compete for this prize, Fortunes stormed the Top 10 sponsored by the NESCGS. with You’ve Got Your Troubles, Ledger Recital Room, The Royal Here It Comes Again, Freedom Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Come Freedom Go and Storm in Renfrew St, Glasgow, Tickets £4, a Teacup. And finally, Brian £3, £0.50 booking fee per Poole and Chip Hawkes. On transaction. Time 6.30pm. 0141 stage together. Clyde 332 5057 Auditorium, Exhibition Way, www.rcs.ac.uk Finnieston, Glasgow.

the widest range of ensembles and dynamics possible. Ledger Recital Room, The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew St, Glasgow, Tickets £9.50, £7.50, £0.50 booking fee per transaction. Time 1pm. 0141 332 5057 www.rcs.ac.uk

3 NOVEMBER ELEANOR MCEVOY: Woodend Bowling and Tennis Club, 30 Chamberlain Road, Glasgow.

Time 8pm.

9 NOVEMBER THE COAL PORTERS: Woodend Bowling and Tennis Club,30 Chamberlain Road, Glasgow.

Time 8pm.

exports, The Outside Track simultaneously won Best Group in both the LiveIreland awards and the TIR awards. A stunning synthesis of virtuosity and energy, their marriage of Celtic music, song, dance has been rapturously received around the world. They effortlessly fuse traditional and contemporary with winning joie de vivre. Now joined by acclaimed singer Aoife Scott, the next generation of the legendary Black Family from Ireland, they blend fiddle, accordion, harp, guitar, whistle, step-dance and vocals with breathtaking vitality. 'Among the top groups in the world.

Traditional, creative, and brilliant' (LiveIreland). Mundell Music, Back Stage, The Green Hotel, 2 Muirs, Kinross. 8.00pm doors and show starts at 9.00pm. Tickets £12. Booking / Ticket Information www.mundellmusic.com

DUNDEE, TAYSIDE, 5 SEPTEMBER PERTH, FIFE, COALTOWN DAISIES; Acoustic Music Club, STIRLING + FALKIRK Kirkcaldy Polish Ex-servicemen's Club, Send us all your gig dates for Tayside, Perthsdhire, Fife and Central . Email them to Carol -

Bennochy House, Forth Park Drive, Kirkcaldy. Entry £8 members, £10 non-members.

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Mundell Music, Back Stage, The Green Hotel, 2 Muirs, Kinross.

8.00pm doors and show starts at 9.00pm. Tickets £10.

Booking / Ticket Information www.mundellmusic.com 10 SEPTEMBER WATT NICOLL: Transatlantic Records called him one of the Great Scots along with Hamish Imlach, Billy Connolly, Gerry Raferty, and Martin McGinn.

They all played together, wrote songs for each other. Watt and Hamish were an influence on the comedy of Billy Connolly.

Backstage at the Green Hotel, 2 Muirs, Kinross. Music Show starts at 9.00pm and doors open at 8.00pm. Tickets £15 www.mundellmusic.com 12 SEPTEMBER FINBAR FUREY: Finbar Furey comes from a unique pedigree an all Ireland Uillean Pipe Champion and whistle player, singer/songwriter as well as playing 5-string banjo, and guitar. In 1972 John Peel gave Finbar, and his brother Eddie, their big break by voting them act of the year. Their music was phenomenal because it was a new sound - Irish (Uillean) Pipes with Guitar and voice (which up till then had not been done) and now actor. Backstage at the Green Hotel, 2 Muirs, Kinross.

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WINGIN IT: Kirkcaldy Acoustic Music Club, Polish Ex6 SEPTEMBER 30 AUGUST servicemen's Club, Bennochy 10 NOVEMBER House, Forth Park Drive, GTS BOOS BAND:. Fresh from Kirkcaldy. Entry £8 members, ALY BAIN & PHIL their recent success with the ROD PICOTT: Woodend Bowling CUNNINGHAM @ The Albert £10 non-members. Starting at and Tennis Club,30 Chamberlain Halls, Stirling 7.30pm. £16/£14/ Jocks Juke Joint project, Stirling 7.30 till about 10.30. blues rockers GTs Boos Band are www.kirkcaldyacousticmusicclub. £12. In 1988, two members Road, Glasgow. Time 8pm. delighted to announce the from two of Scotlands leading co.uk launch of eagerly awaited debut bands, The Boys of The Lough 15 NOVEMBER and Silly Wizard, came together album Steak House, which will 13 SEPTEMBER take place with a special night of to work on a television series.

RODDY HART & THE Blues Rock at the Tolbooth. 8pm BLUES HEROES: BLUES LONESOME FIRE: Roddy Hart & You could say - the rest is £7, Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, Stirling. HEROES with Fraser Speirs, history. In the 25 years they The Lonesome Fire are set to www.stirling.gov.uk/tolbooth have been performing together make their mark this year with Allan Jones and Richard they have become household the release of their long awaited O’Donnell: This promises to be 7 SEPTEMBER eponymous album. The Arches, names in Scotland and are a very special show, with three Glasgow. Tickets £12.50 plus b. renowned around the world. of Scotland’s top acoustic DAVID LATTO BAND: The f. Doors 7pm. performers celebrating the music www.stirling.gov.uk/tollbooth David Latto Band are of their blues heroes. FRASER songwriters David Latto and 24 NOVEMBER SPEIRS is Scotland’s top session ESTRELLA; Monty’s Bar, Gavin Brady. Their eponymous harmonica player. He has Guildhall Street, Dunfermline. debut has recieved widespread SIXTIES GOLD 50th appeared over the years with acclaim, culminating with airplay performers as diverse as Alexis ANNIVERSARY TOUR: For 3 SEPTEMBER across the UK and Europe. Their Korner, Muddy Waters, lovers of Sixties music, this is songs are mostly borne out of the ultimate, and probably never Homesick James, Champion Jack THE OUTSIDE TRACK; One of late night picking sessions in the Dupree, Marion Montgomery, to be repeated, line-up. Don’t Scotland's hottest musical quiet of the Fife countryside. miss your chance to celebrate Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, John carol.musicnewsscotland@gmail.com

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MUSIC NEWS Scotland GIGguide …….. page 11: dundee / fife / perth / stirling / falkirk / aberdeen + northeast Herald, Tam White and contemporary artists such as Paulo Nutini, Carol Laula, Rab Noakes, John Wright, Hans Theesink, Eddi Reader, James Grant and Carol Kidd. Tonight’s show promises to be a ‘mini blues festival’ with a wide range of guitar, piano and harmonica styles on show, as well as a vast array of vintage instruments to see and hear at first hand. If your taste is for the music of the early blues masters, played with soul, grit and authenticity you won’t get better than this!

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8.00pm doors and show starts at 9.00pm. Tickets £8. Booking / Ticket Information www.mundellmusic.com 19 SEPTEMBER NIMMO BROTHERS: Piledriving blues rock from this fine young band from Scotland, fronted by the twin guitar/vocals of Stevie and Alan Nimmo. The best in UK blues/rock, guaranteed to raise the roof.

Musically stunning, they never fail to impress audience after audience with their show.

Mundell Music, Back Stage, The Green Hotel, 2 Muirs, Kinross.

8.00pm doors and show starts at 9.00pm. Tickets £14. Booking / Ticket Information www.mundellmusic.com 19 SEPTEMBER KAN: Kan is one member of Lau, one member of Flook and two members of more bands than even they can remember together making a union of four of the finest players on the current trad scene. On stage, Kan perform in an arc with no lead musician The drums are as important to the melodic content as the fiddle.But the most exciting thing about Kan is theres never been a band like them before. Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, Stirling. Tickets £13/£11.

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21 SEPTEMBER FIFESTOCK ACOUSTIC / BRUCE & JAMIE WATSON: Fifestock Strictly Acoustic is a two day Acoustic Wonder!

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Mundell Music, Back Stage, The Green Hotel, 2 Muirs, Kinross.

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The Travelling Gentlemen, fronted by Collister & Kelly, with Peter as the 3rd harmony vocal.

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10 OCTOBER FIONA HUNTER & MIKE VASS: Kirkcaldy Acoustic Music Club, Polish Ex-servicemen's

Club, Bennochy House, Forth Park Drive, Kirkcaldy. Entry £8 members, £10 non-members.

Starting at 7.30 till about 10.30. www.kirkcaldyacousticmusicclub. co.uk 17 OCTOBER AL HUGHES ALBUM LAUNCH "Feels like Robert Johnson Part 3" Kirkcaldy Acoustic Music Club, Polish Ex-servicemen's Club, Bennochy House, Forth Park Drive, Kirkcaldy. Entry £8 members, £10 non-members.

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Controversial, ponytailed P.J. Proby, whose trouser splitting shocked the nation, was a Melody Maker teen idol award winner in 1964 and spent 91 weeks in the charts. The Fortunes stormed the Top 10 with You’ve Got Your Troubles, Here It Comes Again, Freedom Come Freedom Go and Storm in a Teacup. And finally, Brian Poole and Chip Hawkes. On stage together. 23rd Caird Hall, Critchen Street, Dundee.

Lake District. He is a friend of Frank Turner, and is mentioned in I Knew Prufock Before He Got Famous, Live Fast Die Old and To Absent Friends. The Tunnels, Carnegies Brae, Aberdeen. 14 plus event. Tickets from Cafe Drummond Aberdeen. www.agpaberdeen.bigcartel.com www.seetickets.com and on the door.

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THIS SILENT FOREST / MISS LUCID / CASINO CIRCUS / SEANCONNERY: This Silent Forest are about to release their much anticipated debut album. The band are currently releasing preview clips from that release on their facebook page. Go and check them out, we guarantee you'll love the band and want to come to this! The Tunnels, Carnegies Brae, Aberdeen. 14 plus event.

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RANDOLPH'S LEAP / STANLEY / THE YOUTH & YOUNG: Line ups like this THE MIRROR TRAP / SUPPORT: don't come along too often. Described as Dundee based The Mirror Trap have been "kings and queens of indie pop in lucky enough to share the stage with Scotland" by Vic Galloway, Randolph's Placebo, The View, Idlewild, Glasvegas Leap bring you perfect pop music which and many more as well as having twists the folk genre to its limits. apperances at T in The Park under their Aberdeens Stanley are back with a new belt. It's easy to see why when you catch look line up but all of the talent and this band live. . The Tunnels, Carnegies tunes that have seen them rightfully rise Brae, Aberdeen. 14 plus event. to the forefront of the scene in the city Admission £4 On The Door. and completing the bill are Edinburgh based The Youth & Young, who recently 12 SEPTEMBER won over a mass of new fans on their Aberdeen debut at Cafe Drummond. .

BLOOD RELATIVES / REDFOOT THE The Tunnels, Carnegies Brae, Aberdeen.

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Aberdeen for the first time. Having played music together for a number of 28 SEPTEMBER years, the band release their debut album in the Autumn of 2013. The music RM HUBBERT / CRAIG B blends a uniquely Scottish sense of (UNWINDING HOURS): It didn't need humour with a sunny sound, because his recent Scottish Album Of The Year they like to be upbeat to detract from the award to tell us that RM Hubbert is an dreary weather of their hometown. amazing talent, but the recent accolade Lyrical depth is a defining feature of the has introduced many more to this music: the songs are word-play entwined talented solo artist. As support acts go, with catchy pop hooks so that it stays in you can't wish for any better than Craig your head long after you've left the B of Unwinding Hours. Another perfect show. The Tunnels, Carnegies Brae, show! The Tunnels, Carnegies Brae, Aberdeen. 14 plus event. Tickets from Aberdeen. 14 plus event.

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BEANS ON TOAST / CRAIG JOHN DAVIDSON / MARK AYLING / WILL LEATHERBARROW: Beans on Toast is one man with a guitar, writing songs that he claims ‘have the same chords’ and ‘sound like Billy Bragg’. He blends a dark wit with serious social and political satire based on a diverse range of subjects including cocaine, Tesco, London, gun crime, myspace, global warming and the

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12 OCTOBER ESTRELLA supporting LA rockers Tuff/Shameless: Moorings Bar - 2 Trinity Quay, Aberdeen. Tickets available from

vocals/guitar), Paul Warren (keyboards/ backing vocals), Danny Davison (drums) and Dave Robson (bass guitar / backing vocals). Dave is a former member of chart band Geordie. In fact he was with them at the time Brian Johnson left to join AC/DC. Fans are advised to book early. Aberdeen Arts Centre & Theatre, King Street, Aberdeen, AB24 5AA. 7.30pm Tkts £15 concs £12.50

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EMMA’S IMAGINATION; After several years of busking on the streets of Glasgow, Emma stumbled across a queue auditioning people for 'Must Be The Music' (Sky's 'real' version of the X Factor). She joined the queue and went on to win the competition. She subsequently secured a record deal with Universal Music and scored to 2 Top 10 Singles and a Top 15 album. we close the curtains and dim the lights, for a series of intimate, candle-lit gigs in our conservatory. These shows will all be ticketed, at as low a cost as we can manage. Our goal is to be able to bring as high quality of guest to Aviemore as possible, which makes ticketing essential. A limited number of tables are available for dinner during these shows (unless otherwise stated), for which booking is strongly recommended.The Old Bridge Inn, 23 Dalfaber Rd, Aviemore.

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THE BANANA SESSIONS VS th ROSS COUPER AND TOM SIXTIES GOLD 50 20 SEPTEMBER OAKES, The Old Bridge Inn, 23 ANNIVERSARY TOUR: For Dalfaber Rd, Aviemore. Time lovers of Sixties music, this is LATE NIGHT LIVE the ultimate, and probably never 10pm. Tickets: FREE, in the bar/ PRESENTS – TRIBES: The Old 30 SEPTEMBER lounge to be repeated, line-up. Don’t Bridge Inn, 23 Dalfaber Rd, miss your chance to celebrate Aviemore. Time 10pm. Tickets EMMA’S IMAGINATION; After 4 SEPTEMBER the 50th anniversary of when it FREE, in the bar/lounge several years of busking on the all began. Featuring record streets of Glasgow, Emma FINDLAY NAPIER AND THE breaking Merseybeat band 25 SEPTEMBER stumbled across a queue Gerry & The Pacemakers. Also BAR ROOM MOUNTAINEERS auditioning people for 'Must Be from Liverpool and tipped to be plus Ed Muirhead. The Little MARK MORRISS (The The Music' (Sky's 'real' version Theatre, Nairn as big as The Beatles, The Bluetones); The Old Bridge Inn, of the X Factor). She joined the Searchers’ first single also went 23 Dalfaber Rd, Aviemore. Time queue and went on to win the to No. 1 and led to five more Top 5 SEPTEMBER 8.30pm. Tickets £5. competition. She subsequently 5 hits and a total of 128 weeks secured a record deal with DAVE SHARPE: We close the in the charts. Controversial, 28 SEPTEMBER Universal Music and scored to 2 curtains and dim the lights, for a ponytailed P.J. Proby, whose Top 10 Singles and a Top 15 series of intimate, candle-lit gigs trouser splitting shocked the BLUE ROSE CODE: we close the album. Ironworks, 122B nation, was a Melody Maker teen in our conservatory. These curtains and dim the lights, for a Academy St, Inverness. Time shows will all be ticketed, at as idol award winner in 1964 and series of intimate, candle-lit gigs 7.30pm. Tickets £8 low a cost as we can manage. spent 91 weeks in the charts. in our conservatory. These The Fortunes stormed the Top Our goal is to be able to bring as shows will all be ticketed, at as 18 OCTOBER high quality of guest to Aviemore 10 with You’ve Got Your low a cost as we can manage.

Troubles, Here It Comes Again, as possible, which makes Our goal is to be able to bring as Freedom Come Freedom Go and ticketing essential. A limited high quality of guest to Aviemore ED MUIRHEAD: Eagle Bar, number of tables are available Storm in a Teacup. And finally, Inverness as possible, which makes Brian Poole and Chip Hawkes. for dinner during these shows http://edmuirhead.co.uk/simple ticketing essential. A limited (unless otherwise stated), for On stage together. Music Hall, number of tables are available which booking is strongly Union Street, Aberdeen.

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23 NOVEMBER RODDY HART & THE which booking is strongly Time 8.30pm. Tickets £4, all LONESOME FIRE: Roddy Hart & recommended. The Old Bridge seated, in the conservatory.

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Clapton, the World's No1 Eric make their mark this year with Time 9.30pm. Tickets £4, all Clapton Tribute Band featuring seated. Booking recommended. the release of their long awaited 13 SEPTEMBER front-man Mike Hall. Classic eponymous album. Ironworks, Clapton comprises 4 excellent 122b Academy Street, 29 SEPTEMBER NEVADA BASE, 7 DJ JO musicians:- Mike Hall (lead Inverness. Doors 7pm. Tickets

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21 NOVEMBER SIXTIES GOLD 50th ANNIVERSARY TOUR: For lovers of Sixties music, this is the ultimate, and probably never to be repeated, line-up. Don’t miss your chance to celebrate the 50th anniversary of when it all began. Featuring record breaking Merseybeat band Gerry & The Pacemakers. Also from Liverpool and tipped to be as big as The Beatles, The Searchers’ first single also went to No. 1 and led to five more Top 5 hits and a total of 128 weeks in the charts.

Controversial, ponytailed P.J. Proby, whose trouser splitting shocked the nation, was a Melody Maker teen idol award winner in 1964 and spent 91 weeks in the charts. The Fortunes stormed the Top 10 with You’ve Got Your Troubles, Here It Comes Again, Freedom Come Freedom Go and Storm in a Teacup. And finally, Brian Poole and Chip Hawkes. On stage together. Eden Court Theatre, Bishop’s Road, Inverness.

22 NOVEMBER CLASSIC CLAPTON; Classic Clapton, the World's No1 Eric Clapton Tribute Band featuring front-man Mike Hall. Classic Clapton comprises 4 excellent musicians:- Mike Hall (lead vocals/guitar), Paul Warren (keyboards/ backing vocals), Danny Davison (drums) and Dave Robson (bass guitar / backing vocals). Dave is a former member of chart band Geordie. In fact he was with them at the time Brian Johnson left to join AC/DC. Fans are

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Orchestra. Specialising in contemporary arrangements of Celtic music from around the world, the group has in its repertoire music from North America, Spain, Finland, Ireland and Scotland. Traditional Scottish Music & Song. Aros (Isle of Skye) Ltd, Viewfield Road, Portree, Isle of Skye.

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Traditional Scottish Music & Music & Song: £14 adult, £12 Song. Blas Festival presents senior citizen. £5 children and 26 OCTOBER Kathleen MacInnes, Christine school pupils, £34 family (2+2).

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Ltd, Viewfield Road, Portree, Isle Office 01478 613750 of Skye. Time 7.30pm. £14 adult, £12 senior citizen. £5 21 SEPTEMBER children and school pupils, £34 family (2+2) Box Office 01478 KAKATSITSI - Master 613750 Drummers From Ghana: Kakatsitsi are a group of Send us all your gig dates 7 SEPTEMBER traditional drummers, dancers for Dumfriesshire, and singers from the Ga tribe of South West and Cumbria.

INNOVATION - AYRSHIRE Email them to Carol Southern Ghana, with their roots carol.musicnewsscotland@gmail.com FIDDLE ORCHESTRA; The in the fishing community of Ayrshire Fiddle Orchestra is a Jamestown, the part of Accra 31 AUGUST collection of dedicated young where the British based their people who come together to colonial headquarters. Their ISIS. Eagle Tavern, 3-5 The keep alive the traditional music music combines traditional Cross, Prestwick. 9.00pm. Free of Scotland. Their music has drumming grooves played on a admission. entertained all over the world wide variety of West African having performed in numerous drums with melodies from TAMBO & THE SPITFIRES: locations, from rural community bamboo flutes, xylophone and O’Briens, Ayr, free admission. centres on the Isle of Skye to traditional chants sung in six 9pm. the Sydney Opera House, and part harmony, the quality of from retirement homes in Oslo which sets them above most 5 SEPTEMBER to the lawn of the White House. dance-led traditional African ‘Innovation’ is a new and groups. Aros (Isle of Skye) Ltd, TAMBO & THE SPITFIRES. exciting fiddle group directed by Viewfield Road, Portree, Isle of Guest bands and musicians Alistair McCulloch and made up Skye. 7.30pm. Workshop at always welcome. All gear from top senior and former 3.30pm. Tickets £12, £10, £30 players of the Ayrshire Fiddle family (2+2) and £6 (under 16). supplied. All types of music

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MUSIC NEWS Scotland GIGguide …….. page 14: dumfries + south west / scottish borders catered for. Eagle Tavern, 3-5 The Cross, Prestwick. 9.15pm.

Free admission. For further information contact Bill 07967 503027.

ALL OR NOTHING (60's tribute): The Tower Hotel, 23 Beach Road, Troon, Ayrshire.

Time 9pm. Free admission.

6 SEPTEMBER

14 SEPTEMBER

GUNS OR ROSES (Guns N' Roses Tribute From Manchester).

Eagle Tavern, 3-5 The Cross, Prestwick. 9.00pm. Free admission. Free Admission

WILDCARD, Eagle Tavern, 3-5 The Cross, Prestwick. 9.00pm.

Free admission.

THE GOODFELLOWS, The Alton Inn, 57 Byres Rd, Kilwinning.

Time 9pm. Free admission.

18 OCTOBER

ISIS, The Alton Inn, 57 Byres Rd, Kilwinning. Time 9pm. Free SLUTCAKE, The Tower Hotel, 23 admission.

Beach Road, Troon, Ayrshire.

19 SEPTEMBER Time 9pm. Free admission.

TAMBO & THE SPITFIRES. Guest bands and musicians always welcome. All gear BACK IN THE RED, Eagle supplied. All types of music Tavern, 3-5 The Cross, catered for. Eagle Tavern, 3-5 Prestwick. 9.00pm. Free The Cross, Prestwick. 9.15pm. admission.

Free admission. For further information contact Bill 07967 REVAMP, The Alton Inn, 57 Byres Rd, Kilwinning. Time 9pm. 503027.

Free admission.

20 SEPTEMBER 9 SEPTEMBER REPUBLIC OF SOUL, Eagle MACFLOYD - Scotland’s Tribute Tavern, 3-5 The Cross, To Pink Floyd. In a show lasting Prestwick. 9.00pm. Free admission. over two hours, witness a level of musicianship that is second to SOUTHBOUND (The re-union none ensuring MacFloyd’s tour): The Tower Hotel, 23 position as arguably the best Pink Floyd cover band in the UK. Beach Road, Troon, Ayrshire.

Time 9pm. Free admission.

Gaiety Theatre, Carrick Street, Ayr. Tickets £16.50/£15.50 21 SEPTEMBER (conc). Online bookings are subject to a £2 booking fee per UNDER WRAPS, Eagle Tavern, transaction. Time 7,30pm.

3-5 The Cross, Prestwick.

9.00pm. Free admission.

12 SEPTEMBER 7 SEPTEMBER

TAMBO & THE SPITFIRES. Guest bands and musicians always welcome. All gear supplied. All types of music catered for. Eagle Tavern, 3-5 The Cross, Prestwick. 9.15pm.

Free admission. For further information contact Bill 07967 503027.

13 SEPTEMBER CLASSIC CLAPTON; Classic Clapton, the World's No1 Eric Clapton Tribute Band featuring front-man Mike Hall will be making their first ever appearance in Ayr although they have played numerous sold-out concerts in nearby Irvine. The Gaiety Theatre, Carrick Street, Ayr, Doors open at 7pm, band on stage at 7.30pm. Tickets priced £16.50, concessions £15.50 are available from the box office - Tel: 01292 288235. www.ayrgaiety.co.uk www.classic-clapton.com

JESTER'S FURY, The Alton Inn, 57 Byres Rd, Kilwinning. Time 9pm. Free admission.

26 SEPTEMBER TAMBO & THE SPITFIRES. Guest bands and musicians always welcome. All gear supplied. All types of music catered for. Eagle Tavern, 3-5 The Cross, Prestwick. 9.15pm.

Free admission. For further information contact Bill 07967 503027.

27 SEPTEMBER

SIXTIES GOLD 50th ANNIVERSARY TOUR: For lovers of Sixties music, this is the ultimate, and probably never to be repeated, line-up. Don’t miss your chance to celebrate the 50th anniversary of when it all began. Featuring record breaking Merseybeat band Gerry & The Pacemakers. Also from Liverpool and tipped to be as big as The Beatles, The Searchers’ first single also went to No. 1 and led to five more Top 5 hits and a total of 128 weeks in the charts. Controversial, ponytailed P.J. Proby, whose trouser splitting shocked the nation, was a Melody Maker teen idol award winner in 1964 and spent 91 weeks in the charts. The Fortunes stormed the Top 10 with You’ve Got Your Troubles, Here It Comes Again, Freedom Come Freedom Go and Storm in a Teacup. And finally, Brian Poole and Chip Hawkes. On stage together. 18TH DG1 Hoods Loaning, Dumfries.

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30 AUGUST TAMMY MILLER @ Fisherman’s Arms, Birgham Berwickshire, TD12 4NF. Free, 9pm. Tammy is a young self taught singer/ songwriter with over 40,000 YouTube views who recently caused a stir at the MV Festival in Aviemore. She is definitely going places and this is a great opportunity to hear her in a small intimate venue. www.facebook.com/TammyMillerOfficial www.facebook.com/fishermansarmsbirgham

7 SEPTEMBER THE HELMS, The Tower Hotel, 23 Beach Road, Troon, Ayrshire. FOLK ROCKIN 4 FLODDEN; Time 9pm. Free admission.

Norham Flodden 500 committee presents ‘Folk Rockin for 28 SEPTEMBER Flodden’. The line up: Scotland's top folk and Rock Band THE RESONATORS, Eagle SCOCHA, From Lindisfarne Tavern, 3-5 The Cross, DAVE HULL-DENHOLM & Prestwick. 9.00pm. Free CHARLIE HARCOURT present admission.

The Alan Hull Songbook. From

Lindisfarne STEVE DAGGETT, THE AGITATOR – Derek Meins, SMALL HALL BAND, NORTHUMBRIAN PIPERS.Time 6.30pm – 11pm in the field at Norham Castle. All tickets are standing and price will be £20 per head for a full evenings entertainment. Food and drink on sale. No drink, barbeques, gazebos, tents etc to be brought into the event. Tickets available soon from www.borderevents.com and also The Maltings, Berwick.For more information, please contact Sheila Johnson on sheila. johnson@hotmail.co.uk www.flodden1513.com/index. php/site/event/474/ ST. RONAN’S SILVER BAND presents the second Innerleithen Youth Band Contest. Around ten bands from the Borders and beyond have entered and will play short, entertaining programmes. Come & hear some great young musical talent! Part of the Borders Festival of Brass 2013.

St Ronan's School, Innerleithen.

Time: 10am Phone: 01896 831721. Price: £2.50 (£1.50 children).

THE BOYDS: Classic songs Unplugged. Two voices, one guitar, classic songs from the 50's,60's,70's,80's Village Hall, Teviothead, Time 7:30pm. Price: £7. Bar available tickets www.borderevents.com boxoffice or 01750 725480 14 SEPTEMBER GALASHIELS CLEF CLUB: An evening of classical music and song presented by local musicians in a mutual friendly environment. If you would like to perform a short piece, why not come along and see what we do?

All levels of experience will be made very welcome. Piano supplied. The Clef Club meets approximately monthly with 8 meetings each year. Ideal for musicians of any age or level who want to meet fellow players and form instrumental or choral groups, or for students or their teachers who need experience of performing an exam piece to a small and friendly audience.

Lucy Sanderson Hall, Galashiels.

Time 7:30pm - 9:30pm. Phone: 01896 752375 Price: £12 per year for adult playing members or come and try for free.

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AUGUST

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features internationally acclaimed artists from Scotland and beyond. www.kirriefestival.org This year will be our sixth Festival and like last year our 2013 extravaTrad on the Tyne ganza will run for a full five days.

Portpatrick Folk Haddington, East Lothian Yes, FIVE days! Proceedings kick off Festival August 30 - September 1 on Wednesday 11th September and Portpatrick, Dumfries & Galloconclude, just in time for the ferry, A festival of music and plenty way on the evening of Sunday 15th Sepmore - great concerts (including September 6-8 tember. And setting the scene for Steele the Show, the outstanding our celebrations will be our opening tribute to one of Scotland’s greatest 3 day folk festival held each SepWednesday evening concert, when singers and songwriters), cometember that celebrates folk music in the artists playing for us will be and-try sessions, workshops by a beautiful harbour village near none other than the TANNAHILL Gary West (smallpipes), Wendy Stranraer in south west Scotland.

WEAVERS. Yes, the boys are popStewart (harp) and Siobhan Miller Of course the usual livey open pub ping in just before they embark on (singing), Open Stage, late-night sessions that make the festival so their annual tour of the states. sessions, storytelling, a hog roast, unique, with their eclectic mix of loface painting, pony rides and cal and visiting talent, will undoubt- www.colonsay.org.uk/Events/Ceol-Cholasa more… Trad on the Tyne, organised edly be in full swing once again this

by Haddington Pipe Band in associa- year.

Shetland Blues Festival tion with the Waterloo Bistro, reShetland turns for its second year to promote www.portpatrickfolkfestival.org September 13-15 the enjoyment of – and participation in – music in the lovely setting Live @ Troon The UK's most northerly blues festiof Haddington’s East Haugh by the Ayrshire val brings the crème da la crème of river Tyne. We very much hope that September 6-8 British Blues to Shetland, with gigs you can join us and that you enjoy running all over the isles and acousthis celebration of music tic and electric blues, this is becomHAPPY birthday to us. We’re four

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.tradonthetyne.com

Another spectacular weekend of blues awaits us in late summer. A medley of solo artists, bands and jams hosted by the port town of Stromness spread across several local venues.

this year. We’ve come through the Terrible Twos and the Temperamental Threes and now we are planning Summer Isles Festival a huge party to celebrate the FanAchiltibuie, near Ullapool tastic Fours! We’re calling it August 31 Live@Troon 2013. Clever, eh?

We’ve come a very long way in a “Celebrating our community, our fairly short time and have became enthusiasm and our cultural idenan established event on the Scottish tity, through top quality music, music festival calendar. Besides food, arts and crafts.`’Artists consome world class music acts, we firmed so far: Shooglenifty, The have workshops, children’s enterPoozies, Donald MacDonald and the tainment, sideshows, comedy, film Islands, James Graham, Mairearad and, for the first time, a range of and Anna Ceilidh Band craft stalls, bringing a real festival feel to Live@Troon. www.summerislesfestival.com www.liveattroon.com

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 Kirriemuir September 6-8

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 The 15th Linlithgow Folk Festival promises to be the best yet! With concert, family ceilidh, workshops, canal cruises, children’s events. www.linlithgowfolk.com/index.php/festival-2013

Festival of Scottish traditional music and song including competitions, ceilidhs and concerts. Kirrie Festival is a real labour of love for all concerned, and it is your support and the support of the audiences which

Ceòl Cholasa

ing one of the best festival weekends in the Northern Isles www.shetlandblues.info

Lagavulin Islay Jazz Festival

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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

Islay September 13-15

www.orkneyblues.co.uk

The Islay Jazz Festival is an extraordinary and totally unique event which presents the best jazz you can hear in Scotland in the most unusual, atmospheric and inspirational venues

Ullapool September 20-21

www.islayjazzfestival.co.uk

Best of the West Festival Inveraray September 14-15 Best of the West Festival an 'end of season' showcase held annually in the grounds of Inveraray Castle in Argyll. This family weekend includes two days of music and song with performances in both English and Gaelic. The festival has a strong focus on local young talent as well as the best of the established performers. As well as a great line-up of music, food and drink it's also important to us to provide a wide range of activities for all ages. www.bowfest.co.uk

Tarbert Music Festival Tarbert September 20-22

Annual free music festival in the beautiful fishing village of Tarbert Colonsay Folk Festival Loch Fyne, Argyll. Every kind of September 11-15 music from Rock to Pipe Bands, Ceòl Cholasa is held the third week- Reggae to Jazz to Folk. Thanks to very generous sponsors, Tarbert end of September each year and

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 Loopallu seven years later has had the likes of Paolo Nutini, Mumford & Sons and Franz Ferdinand grace their little stage. This is a small intimate festival with a lineup of well known festival favourites and Scottish acts. www.loopallu.co.uk

Isle of Jura Music Festival Jura September 27-29 Now in its 20th year, The Isle of Jura Musical Festival is a wellestablished favourite for lovers of the traditional music scene. You can pre-purchase your tickets online now. http://juramusicfestival.com/

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