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Trust for Scotland’s Inveresk Lodge Garden will make its performing debut at a concert in the East Lothian village in the hands of acclaimed fiddler PETE CLARK in a concert at St Michael’s Kirk. Pete, joined by cellist RON SHAW and flautist KATHARINE WAKE will play a selection Send us all your gig dates for of 18th century Scottish music. Crafted by Edinburgh and Lothians area. Edinburgh-based maker of violins, violas and Email them to Carol cellos, Steve Burnett, the wood was gathered as part of routine pruning at the historic garden. carol.musicnewsscotland@gmail.com The use of willow is unusual – violins are mostly made from maple or sycamore. However, the 24 AUGUST willow adds to the instruments qualities, as Steve PAUL ELLIS sings Sinatra + others TBC - The explains: “Willow gives the instrument a fullbodied mellowness, as it is a slightly softer wood Hat Pack - Night Music at the Edinburgh than the usual first choices.” The concert is held Fringe: At New Town Theatre (venue 7), in aid of conservation charity, the National Trust Freemasons Hall, 96 George St, Edinburgh. The for Scotland. From 19.30 until 21.30. Booking is Hat Pack is a nightly eclectic music cabaret in New Town Theatre’s Mysterious theatre/bar, with advised – tickets cost £10 for adults and £5 for veteran Fringe chanteuse Woodstock Taylor, her children and can be bought online www.nts.org.uk/Events/Inveresk-Lodge-Garden/Inveresk-Fiddle-Concerts/ band and a changing line-up of talented www.nts.org.uk international and local guest musicians who will bring you jazz, blues, folk, world music, hip hop, 12 SEPTEMBER original songwriters and more. Thurs 31 July – Sun 24 Aug (except 15, 22 Aug). Time - 22.15 VINCENT featuring TOM BANCROFT with (23.45). 3-14 Aug, 17-21 Aug, 24 Aug - £10/ support from MARTIN GREEN & NATSUKI £8* - 1, 2, 16, 23 Aug - £12/£10 - *2 for 1 offer TAMURA: At Pathhead Village Hall, doors on 4, 5 Aug. Fringe Box Office 0131 226 0000. 7.30pm. The evening will open with the first ever New Town Theatre Box Office 0131 220 0143 meeting between Martin Green of LAU and www.facebook.com/thehatpack http://universalartsfestival.com/by-show/The Hat-Pack.html internationally renowned trumpet player Natsuki Tamura followed by Tom Bancroft’s latest project, VINCENT, featuring Satoko Fuji(Japanese LORNA REID: Jazz Bar, 1a Chambers Street, Edinburgh. "The star Scottish singer" (Edinburgh avant-garde jazz pianist, composer and wife of Natsuki Tamura) and Una McGlone (double International Jazz and Blues Festival), Lorna bassist and improvisation artist and member of delights audiences with her repertoire of cool, the Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra). Both sets easy listening to hot vintage swing and blues. Her band is regularly featured in leading London will be completely improvised which is exciting jazz clubs and national radio. Her vocal style has for the audience as they are guaranteed a been referenced from greats Ella Fitzgerald and completely unique experience but relatively terrifying for the performers as it is the musical Julie London to contemporaries artists Caro equivalent of walking a tightrope. Come join the Emerald, Diana Krall and Bonnie Raitt. A circus! 'mesmerising stage presence' whether www.pathheadmusiccollective.org.uk performing jazz/blues standards or her original material. Tickets £10/£8 can be purchase via the 18 SEPTEMBER Fringe Box office, on the door. http://youtu.be/GvkMj0YBPbU THE LEGEND OF LUKE KELLY: At Malones Irish www.lornareid.com Bar, Forrest Road, Edinburgh. Chris Kavanagh and the band have been selling out venues 28 AUGUST across Ireland now for many years since they ABSOLVA with support from DIE NO MORE: At began in Dublins Hot Press HQ in 2001. The late, Bannermans, Edinburgh. The band released their great, Luke Kelly was and probably always will be the greatest folk singer to come out of Ireland new album, Anthems To The Dead, earlier this and arguably the greatest folk singer of all time, year with guest guitarist Doug Scarrett from anywhere. Chris and the band have recaptured Saxon and Luke Appleton from Iced Earth that sound and brought it back to new appearing on several of the tracks. generations. www.facebook.com/absolva www.facebook.com/MalonesEdinburgh www.legendoflukekelly.com 4 SEPTEMBER
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ANGUS LYON & DUNCAN LYALL: New Voices Tour 2014. Roxy Edinburgh, Time 8pm – 10.30pm. Tickets £12/£10 5 SEPTEMBER Inveresk Fiddle Concert: A violin hewn from a branch of a willow tree growing at the National
26 SEPTEMBER BLUEBELLY: (Dougie Burns and Bobby McDonald) Dunbar Music Festival, East Lothian. www.facebook.com/dougie.burns.1 www.dunbarmusicfestival.co.uk 27 SEPTEMBER
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BLUEBELLY: (Dougie Burns and Bobby McDonald) Dunbar Music Festival, East Lothian. www.facebook.com/dougie.burns.1 www.dunbarmusicfestival.co.uk
new album 'The Ballads Of Peckham Rye' features a remarkable roll call of musicians from the folk side of the fence, including Karine Polwart, Mattie Foulds, Lau’s Aidan O’Rourke and Rachel Newton from The Furrow Collective. Buy the album @: ALY BAIN & PHIL CUNNINGHAM on www.bluerosecode.bandcamp.com tour: At Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 7.30pm, www.facebook.com/bluerosecode 0131 668 2019. Phil & Aly, two of Scotland’s www.facebook.com/therealdannythompson most acclaimed traditional musicians, take to the road once again, following a year of 3 OCTOBER awards and chart success, to delight ZION TRAIN + CAPITOL 1212 & ESCAPE audiences across Scotland with their ROOTS SOUND: At Studio 24 Edinburgh, masterful, versatile and amusing performances. They have become a national doors: 11pm to 3am. Tickets: £7+BF adv. / institution with their incomparable mastery £10 on the door. The cult pioneers of a of fiddle and accordion, bringing excellence unique dub/dance cross-over sound that has been at the forefront of the UK scene in traditional music to venues across the for over 2 decades, and in 2014 celebrate country. this heritage with their “Dubwise No www.philandaly.com Compromise” 25th Anniversary Tour. www.weedubfestival.co.uk/tickets 2 OCTOBER
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BLUE ROSE CODE & DANNY THOMSON: At Glasgow’s Glad Café as part of the ‘Ballads of Peckham Rye UK Tour’. Blue Rose Code is not folk music. Or so he’s been told - Ross Wilson, the Edinburgh-born songwriter who labours under that name doesn’t write folk songs. But having discovered the traditional music of the British Isles whilst in exile down south, he fell in love with what he heard. Those sounds informed what happened next. His
CAM PENNER AND JON WOOD: At House concert, Edinburgh. Following Cam Penner and Jon Wood's triumphant visit to these shores in 2013, they return with a pocketful of great reviews and having ended 2013 featured at the top of many End Of The Year lists. Reviewing them for AmericanaUK, Mike Ritchie said the performence never dipped below "magical." www.campenner.com
28 OCTOBER GREG TROOPER: At House concert, Edinburgh. Greg's latest album, Incident on Willow Street, reaffirmed his position as a singer-songwriter who would forever be in the premier league. Long ago described by Bob Harris as being in the "great, great" class, the album ended 2013 in the Top Twenty Five Albums of The Year list published by the Euro Americana Chart from
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29 OCTOBER THE MOUNTAIN FIREWORK COMPANY: At House Concert, Edinburgh. The Mountain Firework Company kick-started 2014 in terrific form playing to a capacity 1000strong crowd at Glasgow’s Celtic Connections festival and wowing fans in Edinburgh too, before being confirmed as one of the main visiting acts for this year’s Shetland Folk Festival. With music industry showcases (by invitation) at the big Folk Alliance International event in Kansas City and several other festival appearances still to be announced, this will be a rare return by-popular demand north of the Border. www.facebook.com/theMFCo 6 NOVEMBER
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The Fallen Angels Club presents .....THE DELINES plus support: At The Voodoo Rooms Edinburgh. The Delines, a side project of Americana favourites, Richmond Fontaine, make their Edinburgh debut. After making their Glasgow debut during the Westend festival in June this year, we look forward to bring them back to these shores. Headed by vocalist, Amy Boone, the band’s debut album, “Colfax” comes out in April, with all songs written by RF frontman and now successful author, Willy Vlautin. He loves Amy’s voice, so much so he spent a year writing songs for her to record. Vlautin says the album is full of haunting, modern stories through “the musical lens of soul and roots music of decades past.” Tickets £14 from Tickets Scotland 0131 220 3234/ Ripping Records 0131 226 7010 www.ticketweb.co.uk www.fallenangelsclub.com
heading the BUFF CLUB in Glasgow. Joining the line-up will be Irvine’s SOLDIER ON, acoustic acts LUKE GIBSON and JAMIE COLEMAN. www.facebook.com/mfmpromos 30-31 AUGUST EAST END SOCIAL ….. Richmond Park : The Last Big Weekend featuring Mogwai, Hudson Mohawke, more TBC. Part of the Glasgow 2014 Cultural Programme. www.facebook.com/eastendsocial 30 AUGUST KAMBLU / THE CHELSEAS / BIG DIRTY RIDE / BITE NITE / JORDAN REID: Pivo Pivo – 15 Waterloo Street, Glasgow. Door Time: 7.30pm. Cost £5/£4. Tickets From Door www.facebook.com/indievous
23 NOVEMBER Afternoon: The VEX 3Hr set AFTERNOON - Evening: EDGEVILLE HELLRIDE / LITTLE HANDS OF SILVER / WATCHER’S GUARD Featuring members and ex-members of The Exploited, Black Bomb-A and The Real McKenzies, Certain Death have been tearin’ up venues and festivals throughout the UK, Europe and Scandinavia since 2002. Their unique brand of ‘Rap, Thrash n Roll’ combined with slapstick humour, massive riffs and good time attitude has made their live performances legendary. Their live shows have been known to include beer filled super-soakers, stage invasions and the 10 DECEMBER Guinness book of records hottest curry in the World, these guys don’t do gigs…they PETUNIA with NATHAN GODFREY: At House concert, Edinburgh. If ever there was throw parties! / Edgeville Hellride are a five piece Groove Metal band from Penicuik, a dream meant-to-be pairing it was when colourful Vipers frontman Petunia hooked up Scotland. Good times, heavy riffs, lots of booze. Prepare to get punched in the gut by with renowned American old-time picker Nathan Godfrey. Described by reviewers as metal. / Little Hands of Silver are a Glasgow based three-piece. Some call them Punk, “the real deal,” the pair mine for nuggets from the US roots music back catalogue and some call them metal. They call themselves Little Hands of Silver and all they want to do present them as well-burnished golden is melt your face off with their noise! Best treasures. served live while wearing a helmet. / www.facebook.com/PetuniaTheVipers Watcher’s Guard instead – a doom metal band based in Glasgow, Scotland. Nae “retro”, nae flouery sarks, nae “occult” pish. Just crushing heavy metal. 13th Note, 50 – 60 King Street, Glasgow. Time 8pm, Tickets £5.50 0n door, £5.50 from See Tickets WINGIN’ IT on tour: At The Soundhouse, Edinburgh. Wingin’ It are one of the most highly rated guitar duo’s in the country who, in their live show, deliver a fiery, energy fuelled array of acoustic music styles. Weaving effortlessly between Bluegrass, Gypsy Jazz, Folk and Pop, their performances are sure to capture the imagination. Having won a coveted “Danny Kyle” Award at Celtic Connections, the duo have gone on to dazzle audiences ever since www.winginitduo.com www.soundhouse.org.uk
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24 AUGUST ZFE / NO FORM / BLACK COP / + 1 ZFE – Hardcore/powerviolence from Leeds’ tykes on tour. Seen these dudes a few times & they RIP. Loud fast rules. / No Form – Ugly, noisy FOAD from darkest Leeds. Headache hardcore. / Black Cop – Sound of the police. 13th Note, 50 –60 King Street, Glasgow. Tickets £5, Time 8pm. 29 AUGUST My First Music presents ….. NICK MERCER JNR: The former frontman of Scottish Indie Rockers SERGEANT, will be
31 AUGUST FOR THE KILL / NOTHING BUT THE NIGHT / + more, For The Kill are a hard rock/metal band from the midlands. After an impressive debut UK tour back in May, the five piece who take influences from the likes of Altered Bridge and Stone Sour are on the road again showcasing their energetic performances and riffy, hooky take on metal! / Ayrshire’s Nothing But The Night boast a powerful balance of melodic and rage driven guitars and vocals. Their unique take on modern day post-hardcore will ignite dance floors into a frenzy. Local support TBC. 13th Note, 50 –60 King Street, Glasgow. Time 8pm, Tickets £5 www.facebook.com/forthekillband www.facebook.com/nbtnuk 5 SEPTEMBER
BATTLEFIELD BAND on tour: At Paisley Arts Centre, 15 New Street, Paisley, PA1 1EZ - 7.30pm. Tickets: £12/310 on 0300 300 1210. Battlefield Band will be playing various concerts in Scotland during August and September. Under their banner 'Forward with Scotland’s Past', Battlefield Band have been a bedrock of talent for over four decades, and continue to lead the way for Scotland with their inspired fusion of ancient and modern traditional music and song. www.shetlandarts.org www.battlefieldband.co.uk 9 SEPTEMBER THE STRAY BIRDS: At The Old Library, Kilbarchan. The Stray Birds played a string of sold-out shows on the back of their triumphant debut at Glasgow's Celtic Connections festival and went on to stand out as one of the most talked about acts at the big Folk Alliance International event in Kansas City. Legendary BBC Radio 2 presenter Bob Harris has predicted they are heading for "superstardom". www.facebook.com/TheStrayBirds 10 SEPTEMBER Cat’s Club: At Webster Theatre Glasgow, £10 adv, £12 door. Led by critically acclaimed singer CATHIE RAE, brings together some of Scotland’s finest jazz musicians including three award winners; GRAEME STEPHEN on guitar, PAUL HARRISON on piano/organ, JOHN LOWRIE on drums and the amazing Brazilian bassist MARIO CARIBE. With Jazz Central Choir. The music is stylish and moving. Original songs, contemporary arrangements and new takes on classics. Tour Produced by Thick-Skinned Productions Ltd with funding from Creative Scotland. Free ‘Cats Club App’ @ http://bit. ly/FREECATAPP www.catsclubrae.com www.facebook.com/CatsClubRae www.twitter.com/CatsClubRae 11 SEPTEMBER The Fallen Angels Club presents: THE STRAY BIRDS @ Centre for Contemporary Arts, Glasgow. 7.30 p.m. £13.00. The Stray Birds played a string of sold-out shows on the back of their triumphant debut at Glasgow's Celtic Connections festival and went on to stand out as one of the most talked about acts at the big Folk Alliance International event in Kansas City. Legendary BBC Radio 2 presenter Bob Harris has predicted they are heading for "superstardom". www.facebook.com/TheStrayBirds www.ticketweb.co.uk www.fallenangelsclub.com 12 SEPTEMBER WINGIN’ IT on tour: At Benderloch, Village Hall, Benderloch, Argyll & Bute. Wingin’ It are one of the most highly rated guitar duo’s in the country who, in their live show, deliver a fiery, energy fuelled array of acoustic music styles. Weaving effortlessly between Bluegrass, Gypsy Jazz, Folk and Pop, their performances are sure to capture
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the imagination. Having won a coveted “Danny Kyle” Award at Celtic Connections, the duo have gone on to dazzle audiences ever since www.winginitduo.com Intec Digital presents ….. CARL COX & JON RUNDELL: At The Arches, Glasgow. Techno veteran and Arches patron Carl Cox and his right-hand man Jon Rundell bring their Intec Digital label to Glasgow for one night only. Anyone who’s an Arches regular will know that when the man they call Carl Cox is in town, it’s a party not to be missed! As one of the patrons of The Arches, Cox has a long and involved history with Glasgow’s clubbing community, and with The Arches itself, having played here countless times since we opened our doors in 1991. 10pm-3am / Earlybird Tickets: £20 + £2 BF / Full Price: £25 + £2.50 BF www.thearches.co.uk/events/clubs
Price: £10/£8 Rachel Newton, singer, harpist, and multiinstrumentalist, founder member of The Shee, the Emily Portman Trio and more recently The Furrow Collective, Rachel's musicality is much in demand in the folk scene. Having been busy with collaborations such as The Elizabethan Session and touring and recording for the likes of Karine Polwart and Blue Rose Code, this new release marks an opportunity for Rachel to place her solo work to the forefront once more. www.rachelnewtonmusic.com
and engaging traditional celtic music acts Join forces in one dazzling and compelling concert. At St Andrews in the Square, Glasgow. Strats 7.30pm. £12/£10. www.musicglue.com 1 OCTOBER
BLUE ROSE CODE & DANNY THOMSON: At Glasgow’s Glad Café as part of the ‘Ballads of Peckham Rye UK Tour’. Blue Rose Code is not folk music. Or so he’s been told - Ross Wilson, the Edinburgh-born songwriter who labours under that name doesn’t write folk songs. But having 19 SEPTEMBER discovered the traditional music of the THE LEGEND OF LUKE KELLY: At Malones British Isles whilst in exile down south, he Irish Bar, Sauchiehall Lane, Glasgow. Chris fell in love with what he heard. Those Kavanagh and the band have been selling sounds informed what happened next. His out venues across Ireland now for many new album 'The Ballads Of Peckham Rye' years since they began in Dublins Hot Press features a remarkable roll call of musicians HQ in 2001. The late, great, Luke Kelly was from the folk side of the fence, including and probably always will be the greatest Karine Polwart, Mattie Foulds, Lau’s Aidan folk singer to come out of Ireland and O’Rourke and Rachel Newton from The 13 SEPTEMBER arguably the greatest folk singer of all time, Furrow Collective. Buy the album @: WINGIN’ IT on tour: At Tayvallich, Village anywhere. Chris and the band have www.bluerosecode.bandcamp.com Hall, Argyll & Bute. Wingin’ It are one of the recaptured that sound and brought it back www.facebook.com/bluerosecode most highly rated guitar duo’s in the to new generations. www.facebook.com/therealdannythompson country who, in their live show, deliver a www.facebook.com/malonesbarglasgow fiery, energy fuelled array of acoustic music www.legendoflukekelly.com 3 OCTOBER styles. Weaving effortlessly between Bluegrass, Gypsy Jazz, Folk and Pop, their ALTAN: At St Andrews in the Square, Glasgow Americana presents: MARY performances are sure to capture the Glasgow,7.30pm - 10pm, £16. Over 25 GAUTHIER & BEN GLOVER @ St Andrew's imagination. Having won a coveted “Danny years of playing together, Altan have In The Square Glasgow. Tickets £15 from Kyle” Award at Celtic Connections, the duo established themselves as one of the most 0141 204 5151. Doors 7.30pm, 8pm start. have gone on to dazzle audiences ever since important live acts to play traditional Irish The lady from Louisiana, Mary Gauthier will www.winginitduo.com music in Ireland and on the World stage. appear at this year’s Glasgow Americana www.tayvallich.com The Boston Globe has described them as Festival. The hugely popular and gloriously “The hottest group in the Celtic realm!” talented singer/songwriter headlined the 15 SEPTEMBER www.facebook.com/altanofficial first ever Festival back in 2007. For this show, she will supported by Ben Glover who Cat’s Club: At Garlochhead Village Hall, 20 SEPTEMBER won many admirers during his performance £10 / £8 / £2.50. Led by critically acclaimed at Glasgow Americana last year at the Gram singer CATHIE RAE, brings together some The Fallen Angels Club presents ..... Parsons’ tribute night. of Scotland’s finest jazz musicians including JEFFERSON HAMER & KRISTIN www.ticketweb.co.uk three award winners; GRAEME STEPHEN ANDREASSEN: At The Admiral Bar www.glasgowamericana.com on guitar, PAUL HARRISON on piano/ Glasgow. Guitarist and singer Jefferson organ, JOHN LOWRIE on drums and the amazing Brazilian bassist MARIO CARIBE. With Fionna Duncan & Ronnie Rae. The music is stylish and moving. Original songs, contemporary arrangements and new takes on classics. Tour Produced by Thick-Skinned Productions Ltd with funding from Creative Scotland. Free ‘Cats Club App’ @ http://bit.ly/FREECATAPP www.catsclubrae.com www.facebook.com/CatsClubRae www.twitter.com/CatsClubRae
Hamer, co-recipient of a 2014 BBC2 Folk Award, and songwriter and multiinstrumentalist Kristin Andreassen join together to showcase their newest original music after a spectacular year performing at the Newport Folk Festival, Royal Albert Hall, and Telluride Bluegrass Festival. Tickets £12 from Tickets Scotland 0141 204 5151 www.ticketweb.co.uk www.fallenangelsclub.com
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The Stripped Sessions Presents ….. BRIAN NASH plus Support THE JOYCE TWINS: At Black Sparrow, Glasgow. Tickets are available from www.stgpromo. com only, £10. www.facebook.com/StgPromotions
SHEESHAM & LOTUS & SON: At The Old Library, Kilbarchan. They are renowned as one of the hottest and most entertaining old-time bands on the circuit, delivering visual delights as much as a virtual musical kick up the pants as they transport audiences to rumbustious times when selfproclaimed Quacks flogged snake oil as a miracle cure-all for everything from broken bones to broken hearts in those frontier settlements where the men were wild and women were wilder. www.facebook.com/pages/Sheesham-andLotus RACHEL NEWTON – Changeling. The Glad Cafe, Glasgow. Time 8pm. Ticket
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Indievous Presents ….. THE UNKNOWN + FORMAL PARTY + COLUMBIA + IMANI + JORDAN REID: At Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, Glasgow. 7.30pm, £5/£4 on door www.facebook.com/indievous
4 OCTOBER DUMB INSTRUMENT: At The Old Hairdressers, Renfield Lane, G2 6PH, Glasgow. Dumb Instrument play a full length uncensored show with Jesse Rae. Nudity is unlikely although crudity is! Dumb Instrument formed in Ayrshire in 2006 when they collectively decided that playing music collectively was more fun than fun. As far as songwriting is concerned the band take Mark Twain's advice to aspiring writers very seriously - "Write what you know." Topics covered in Dumb Instrument songs touch on masturbation, man crushes, envy, self pity, vegetarianism, the indestructibility of love and Buckfast Tonic Wine. www.dumbinstrument.com 5 OCTOBER
ZION TRAIN + SAMSON SOUNDS & MAXI ROOTS: At Art School Glasgow, doors: 10pm to 2am. Tickets: £7+BF adv. / £10 on the door. The cult pioneers of a unique dub/dance cross-over sound that has been at the forefront of the UK scene 30 SEPTEMBER for over 2 decades, and in 2014 celebrate this heritage with their “Dubwise No PAUL MCKENNA BAND and THE OUTSIDE TRACK Autumn Tour. Two of the Compromise” 25th Anniversary Tour. www.weedubfestival.co.uk/tickets most dynamic forward thinking, exciting
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ROSS AINSLIE & JARLATH HENDERSON: At St Andrews in the Square, 7.30pm 10pm, £12/£10. Individually they’re two of the best players around but collectively they create a chemistry which is almost magic. This duo have fast become one of the most talked about combinations on the circuit. They are not only vastly talented but have created a sound that is bursting with emotion and energy - a fusion of pipes and flutes which pushes the boundaries of what the instruments can achieve in a performance which is a vibrant mix of new and original compositions along with traditional tunes.
CAM PENNER AND JON WOOD: At The Old Library, Kilbarchan. Following Cam Penner and Jon Wood's triumphant visit to these shores in 2013, they return with a pocketful of great reviews and having ended 2013 featured at the top of many End Of The Year lists. Reviewing them for AmericanaUK, Mike Ritchie said the performence never dipped below "magical." www.campenner.com
GREG TROOPER: At The Commodore Hotel, Helensburgh. Greg's latest album, Incident on Willow Street, reaffirmed his position as a singer-songwriter who would forever be in the premier league. Long ago described by Bob Harris as being in the "great, great" class, the album ended 2013 in the Top Twenty Five Albums of The Year list published by the Euro Americana Chart from returns sent in by regular contributors. www.facebook.com/GregTrooperMusic 14 NOVEMBER
THE MOUNTAIN FIREWORK COMPANY: At The Old Library, Kilbarchan. The Mountain Firework Company kick-started 2014 in terrific form playing to a capacity www.facebook.com/RossAinslieAndJarlathHenderson 1000-strong crowd at Glasgow’s Celtic Connections festival and wowing fans in 16 OCTOBER Edinburgh too, before being confirmed as one of the main visiting acts for this year’s The Fallen Angels Club presents ..... Shetland Folk Festival. With music industry THE HOWLIN’ BROTHERS plus support: showcases (by invitation) at the big Folk At The Admiral Bar Glasgow. The Howlin’ Alliance International event in Kansas City Brothers had a very good year in 2013, and several other festival appearances still following the release of HOWL, their first to be announced, this will be a rare return nationally and internationally released by-popular demand north of the Border. album. HOWL, featuring Warren Haynes (on www.facebook.com/theMFCo one track, “Big Time”), brought instant success to the band, and the trio toured 31 OCTOBER their brand of “old-time string country blues with an indie-rock edge” throughout the U. The Fallen Angels Club presents: ZOE S. and into Canada. We would imagine we MUTH & THE LOST HIGH ROLLERS + won’t see them play a venue this size on support @ CCA, Glasgow 7.30 p.m. £13.00. their next trip here. Tickets £12 from Since relocating to Austin, Texas, Zoe Muth Tickets Scotland 0141 204 5151 & The Lost High Rollers have matured to www.ticketweb.co.uk become one of the greatest country bands www.fallenangelsclub.com currently working the US circuit and, with a brand new album (their third) just released 23 OCTOBER which many are saying is their best yet, they make a welcome return to these The Fallen Angels Club presents: RED shores to keep UK fans happy. MOLLY @ CCA, Glasgow. 7.30 p.m. £13.00 www.zoemuth.com www.ticketweb.co.uk www.ticketweb.co.uk www.fallenangelsclub.com www.fallenangelsclub.com 28 OCTOBER ZOE MUTH & THE LOST HIGH ROLLERS: At Kilbarchan. Since relocating to Austin, Texas, Zoe Muth & The Lost High Rollers have matured to become one of the greatest country bands currently working the US circuit and, with a brand new album (their third) just released which many are saying is their best yet, they make a welcome return to these shores to keep UK fans happy. www.zoemuth.com 29 OCTOBER GREG TROOPER: At Kilbarchan. Greg's latest album, Incident on Willow Street, reaffirmed his position as a singersongwriter who would forever be in the premier league. Long ago described by Bob Harris as being in the "great, great" class, the album ended 2013 in the Top Twenty Five Albums of The Year list published by the Euro Americana Chart from returns sent in by regular contributors. www.facebook.com/GregTrooperMusic
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door. Household names and familiar faces, Miniature Dinosaurs have had a Federeresque rein as Stirling's flagship indie rock outfit. Having decided to call it a day with a 9 DECEMBER view to pursuing a wealth of new projects, the guys didn't want the opportunity to pass PETUNIA with NATHAN GODFREY: At to have one last hurrah in their hometown Kilbarchan (venue tbc). If ever there was a with all the fans, friends and family that dream meant-to-be pairing it was when have supported them along the way. So colourful Vipers frontman Petunia hooked up come have a boogie and a sing along for the with renowned American old-time picker last time as the Mini Dinos return to the Nathan Godfrey. Described by reviewers as venue that spawned them, to bow out with “the real deal,” the pair mine for nuggets a bang. from the US roots music back catalogue and www.stirling.gov.uk/tolbooth present them as well-burnished golden treasures. 30 AUGUST www.facebook.com/PetuniaTheVipers Tolbooth Stirling presents ..... Battle of The Bands, 8pm, £5 / 12yrs +. Serious 13 DECEMBER talent on show once more as Stirling’s StG Presents ….. IAN MCNABB & COLD schools’ Battle of the Bands reaches the SHOULDER plus support DANIEL WYLIE: final performance. Who will impress the At River, Glasgow. Tickets £16 from Ticket panel of judges and be crowned this year’s Scotland. champ? www.facebook.com/StgPromotions www.stirling.gov.uk/tolbooth
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WINGIN’ IT on tour: At Backstage @ The Green Hotel, Kinross. Doors 8pm Show 9pm Tickets £12 adv. Tel 01577 863467. Wingin’ It are one of the most highly rated guitar duo’s in the country who, in their live show, deliver a fiery, energy fuelled array of acoustic music styles. Weaving effortlessly between Bluegrass, Gypsy Jazz, Folk and 31 AUGUST Pop, their performances are sure to capture the imagination. Having won a coveted ALY BAIN & PHIL CUNNINGHAM on “Danny Kyle” Award at Celtic Connections, tour: At Pitlochry Festival Theatre, 8pm, the duo have gone on to dazzle audiences 01796 484 629. Phil & Aly, two of Scotland’s ever since most acclaimed traditional musicians, take www.winginitduo.com to the road once again, following a year of awards and chart success, to delight 12 SEPTEMBER Send us all your gig dates for audiences across Scotland with their Tayside, Perthsdhire, masterful, versatile and amusing Inveresk Fiddle Concert: A violin hewn Fife and Central areas performances. They have become a national from a branch of a willow tree growing at institution with their incomparable mastery the National Trust for Scotland’s Inveresk . Email them to Carol of fiddle and accordion, bringing excellence Lodge Garden will be brought to life in the carol.musicnewsscotland@gmail.com in traditional music to venues across the hands of acclaimed fiddler PETE CLARK in country. a concert at Dunkeld Cathedral. Pete, joined 24 AUGUST www.philandaly.com by cellist RON SHAW and flautist KATHARINE WAKE will play a selection of BLUEBELLY: (Dougie Burns and Bobby 3 SEPTEMBER 18th century Scottish music. Crafted by McDonald) at Arbroath Bell Rock Blues Edinburgh-based maker of violins, violas Festival. ANGUS LYON & DUNCAN LYALL: New and cellos, Steve Burnett, the wood was www.facebook.com/dougie.burns.1 Voices Tour 2014. Carnegie Hall gathered as part of routine pruning at the Dunfermline, Time 7.30pm –10pm. Tickets historic garden. The use of willow is Fife Jazz Club presents ….. MELISSA £10 unusual – violins are mostly made from WESTERN & Friends. Australian vocalist maple or sycamore. However, the willow accompanied by a fine trio of Scottish 4 SEPTEMBER adds to the instruments qualities, as Steve musicians led by pianist, Campbell Normand explains: “Willow gives the instrument a at Woodside Hotel, 78 High Street, PHIL & ALY Tour: At Perth Concert Hall, full-bodied mellowness, as it is a slightly Aberdour, Fife KY3 0SW, from 2pm, phone Mill Street, Perth. PH1 5HZ. 7:30pm. 0173 softer wood than the usual first choices.” 01592 750625 for tickets, £8. 862 1031. In 1988, two members from two The concert is held in aid of conservation www.facebook.com/groups/fifejazzclub of Scotland’s leading bands, “The Boys of charity, the National Trust for Scotland. The Lough” and “Silly Wizard”, came Booking is advised – tickets cost £10 for 27 AUGUST together to work on a television series. You adults and £5 for children and can be could say “the rest is history”. Aly Bain and bought online ALY BAIN & PHIL CUNNINGHAM on www.nts.org.uk/Events/Dunkeld/Inveresk-Fiddle-Concerts/ Phil Cunningham enjoyed performing tour: At Kirriemuir Old Parish Church, together so much that they decided to have www.nts.org.uk 7.30pm, 01575 572 819. Phil & Aly, two of a small tour that year. 25 years on, they Scotland’s most acclaimed traditional are filling not only small village halls, but all 14 SEPTEMBER musicians, take to the road once again, of our major performance venues. following a year of awards and chart Fife Jazz Club presents ….. A Jazz www.horesecross.co.uk success, to delight audiences across Jamboree Celebrating Fife Jazz Club http://philandaly.com/ Scotland with their masterful, versatile and 6th Anniversary, phone 01592 750625 for amusing performances. They have become 7 SEPTEMBER tickets (£8 or £20 for all three events): a national institution with their Albert Hotel, 25 Main Street, North incomparable mastery of fiddle and Queensferry, Fife, KY11 1JG from 2pm Trad ANGUS LYON & DUNCAN LYALL: New accordion, bringing excellence in traditional Voices Tour 2014. Also performing is Patsy Jazz with HIGH SOCIETY JAZZ BAND. music to venues across the country. Ferrybridge Hotel, 1 Main Street, North Reid, Innes Watson, Fraser Fifield, Ali www.philandaly.com Hutton, Alyn Cosker, Iain Sandilands, Chas Queensferry, Fife, KY11 1JG, from 4.30pm MacKenzie. 9 of Scotland’s top musicians on vocal Jazz with LIZ DICKS, TINA HAHN & 29 AUGUST Friends. North Queensferry Community the road to tour a double bill of two Celtic Centre, Brock Street, North Queensferry, Connections New Voice’s Commissions, Tolbooth Stirling presents ..... Fife, KY11 1JD, from 7.30pm. Big Band Angus Lyon’s ’3G’ and Duncan Lyall’s MINIATURE DINOSAURS farewell show + ‘Infinite Reflections’. Gardyne Theatre, Swing with INVERKEITHING friends, doors 7.30pm, £5 in adv / £6 on Dundee, Time 7.30pm –10pm. Tickets £12/ COMMUNITY BIG BAND
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31 OCTOBER GREG TROOPER: At Tiffany Café, Carnegie Hall, Dunfermline. Greg's latest album, Incident on Willow Street, reaffirmed his position as a singersongwriter who would forever be in the premier league. Long ago described by Bob Harris as being in the "great, great" class, the album ended 2013 in the Top Twenty Five Albums of The Year list published by the Euro Americana Chart from returns sent in by regular contributors. www.facebook.com/GregTrooperMusic THE MOUNTAIN FIREWORK COMPANY: At Carnegie Hall, Dunfermline, Fife. The Mountain Firework Company kick-started 2014 in terrific form playing to a capacity 1000-strong crowd at Glasgow’s Celtic Connections festival and wowing fans in Edinburgh too, before being confirmed as one of the main visiting acts for this year’s Shetland Folk Festival. With music industry showcases (by invitation) at the big Folk Alliance International event in Kansas City and several other festival appearances still to be announced, this will be a rare return by-popular demand north of the Border. www.facebook.com/theMFCo
announced May 8th 2014, Tickets on sale May 13th at 4pm (UK time) www.perthshireamber.com 2 OCTOBER ZION TRAIN + support: At Reading Rooms Dundee, doors: 11pm to 3am. Tickets: £5+BF adv. / £8 on the door. The cult pioneers of a unique dub/dance cross-over sound that has been at the forefront of the UK scene for over 2 decades, and in 2014 celebrate this heritage with their “Dubwise No Compromise” 25th Anniversary Tour. www.weedubfestival.co.uk/tickets 1 NOVEMBER ZOE MUTH & THE LOST HIGH ROLLERS: At Carnegie Hall, Dunfermline. Since relocating to Austin, Texas, Zoe Muth & The Lost High Rollers have matured to become one of the greatest country bands currently working the US circuit and, with a brand new album (their third) just released which many are saying is their best yet, they make a welcome return to these shores to keep UK fans happy. www.zoemuth.com 13 NOVEMBER CAM PENNER AND JON WOOD: At The Acoustic Music Club, Kirkcaldy. Following Cam Penner and Jon Wood's triumphant visit to these shores in 2013, they return with a pocketful of great reviews and having ended 2013 featured at the top of many End Of The Year lists. Reviewing them for AmericanaUK, Mike Ritchie said the performence never dipped below "magical." www.campenner.com 15 NOVEMBER THE WIYOS: At The Studio, Carnegie Hall, Dunfermline. Now back to their acoustic roots and format - and what a show they put on as they keep their army of faithful fans happy as they savour the pure essence that got them fully hooked in the first place. The Wiyos have played Celtic Connections and Shetland Folk Festival and appeared at The Barbican Theatre in London with Seasick Steve www.thewiyos.com 21 NOVEMBER
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29 SEPTEMBER Cat’s Club: At Lemon Tree, Aberdeen, £12 / £10 (+booking). Led by critically acclaimed singer CATHIE RAE, brings together some of Scotland’s finest jazz musicians including three award winners; GRAEME STEPHEN on guitar, PAUL HARRISON on piano/organ, JOHN LOWRIE on drums and the amazing Brazilian bassist MARIO CARIBE. The music is stylish and moving. Original songs, contemporary arrangements and new takes on classics. Tour Produced by Thick-Skinned Productions Ltd with funding from Creative Scotland. Free ‘Cats Club App’ @ http://bit. ly/FREECATAPP www.catsclubrae.com www.facebook.com/CatsClubRae www.twitter.com/CatsClubRae 1 NOVEMBER Live @ Captain Toms: Web music show streamed live from Captain Tom’s studios in Aberdeen @ www.kpx.tv https://twitter.com/LiveAtCaptToms www.facebook.com/LiveAtCaptainToms 11 NOVEMBER
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The Stray Birds played a string of burnished golden treasures. sold-out shows on the back of their DOUGIE BURNS & AL DAVIES & www.facebook.com/PetuniaTheVipers triumphant debut at Glasgow's Celtic FRIENDS: 3pm till 5pm at the Red Lion, Connections festival and went on to stand Forres out as one of the most talked about acts at www.facebook.com/dougie.burns.1 the big Folk Alliance International event in Send us all your gig dates Kansas City. Legendary BBC Radio 2 14 SEPTEMBER presenter Bob Harris has predicted they are for all the Highlands Cat’s Club: At The Stables, Cromarty, £10, heading for "superstardom". Email them to Carol £8 £3. Led by critically acclaimed singer www.facebook.com/TheStrayBirds carol.musicnewsscotland@gmail.com CATHIE RAE, brings together some of Scotland’s finest jazz musicians including 11 SEPTEMBER 29 AUGUST three award winners; GRAEME STEPHEN Cat’s Club: At Moray Jazz Club, Elgin, £3 on guitar, PAUL HARRISON on piano/ PHIL & ALY Tour: At Universal Hall At members / £5. Led by critically acclaimed organ, JOHN LOWRIE on drums and the Findhorn Foundation Community, The Park, singer CATHIE RAE, brings together some amazing Brazilian bassist MARIO CARIBE. Findhorn. IV36 3TZ. 8pm 0130 969 1170. In of Scotland’s finest jazz musicians including The music is stylish and moving. Original 1988, two members from two of Scotland’s three award winners; GRAEME STEPHEN songs, contemporary arrangements and new leading bands, “The Boys of The Lough” and on guitar, PAUL HARRISON on piano/ takes on classics. Tour Produced by Thick“Silly Wizard”, came together to work on a organ, JOHN LOWRIE on drums and the Skinned Productions Ltd with funding from television series. You could say “the rest is amazing Brazilian bassist MARIO CARIBE. Creative Scotland. Free ‘Cats Club App’ @ history”. Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham The music is stylish and moving. Original http://bit.ly/FREECATAPP enjoyed performing together so much that songs, contemporary arrangements and new www.catsclubrae.com they decided to have a small tour that year. takes on classics. Tour Produced by Thickwww.facebook.com/CatsClubRae 25 years on, they are filling not only small Skinned Productions Ltd with funding from www.twitter.com/CatsClubRae village halls, but all of our major Creative Scotland. 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16 NOVEMBER CAM PENNER AND JON WOOD: At Harbour Arts Centre, Irvine. Following Cam Penner and Jon Wood's triumphant visit to these shores in 2013, they return with a pocketful of great reviews and having ended 2013 featured at the top of many End Of The Year lists. Reviewing them for AmericanaUK, Mike Ritchie said the performence never dipped below "magical." www.campenner.com
THE WIYOS: At The Grapes, Stranraer. Now back to their acoustic roots and format - and what a show they put on as they keep their army of faithful fans happy as they savour the pure essence that got them fully hooked in the first place. The Wiyos have played Celtic Connections and 19 SEPTEMBER Shetland Folk Festival and appeared at The Barbican Theatre in London with Seasick PHIL & ALY Spring Tour: At Kirkcudbright Steve Parish Church, St Mary's Street, DG6 4AQ. www.thewiyos.com 7:30pm.. In 1988, two members from two of Scotland’s leading bands, “The Boys of 7 DECEMBER The Lough” and “Silly Wizard”, came together to work on a television series. You PETUNIA with NATHAN GODFREY: At could say “the rest is history”. Aly Bain and Harbour Arts Centre, Irvine. If ever there Phil Cunningham enjoyed performing was a dream meant-to-be pairing it was together so much that they decided to have when colourful Vipers frontman Petunia a small tour that year. 25 years on, they are hooked up with renowned American old-time filling not only small village halls, but all of picker Nathan Godfrey. Described by our major performance venues. reviewers as “the real deal,” the pair mine http://philandaly.com/ for nuggets from the US roots music back catalogue and present them as well21 SEPTEMBER burnished golden treasures. www.facebook.com/PetuniaTheVipers SHEESHAM & LOTUS & SON: At Harbour Arts Centre, Irvine. They are renowned as one of the hottest and most entertaining old-time bands on the circuit, delivering visual delights as much as a virtual musical kick up the pants as they transport audiences to rumbustious times when self& Berwick + 1 hour over the border proclaimed Quacks flogged snake oil as a Send us all your gig dates for miracle cure-all for everything from broken Scottish Borders and bones to broken hearts in those frontier settlements where the men were wild and Northumberland areas women were wilder.
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25 OCTOBER St Boswells Live! presents TARRAS plus HANNAH SCOTT: The northern folk-rock machine that is TARRAS. Playing as a 5piece, Tarras are unsung heroes of the resurgence of folk music in the 1990s. As old as time and as modern as the hour, the music of Tarras is impossible to pigeonhole. Supporting Tarras is Ipswich-based singersongwriter Hannah Scott. Her songs are personal, moving and uplifting, and with a voice to melt to hardest of hearts we are sure you’ll love her as much as we do. Tickets @ http://stboswellslive.wordpress. com/ www.stboswellslive.com 1 NOVEMBER GREG TROOPER: At The Border Club, Hawick. Greg's latest album, Incident on Willow Street, reaffirmed his position as a singer-songwriter who would forever be in the premier league. Long ago described by Bob Harris as being in the "great, great" class, the album ended 2013 in the Top Twenty Five Albums of The Year list published by the Euro Americana Chart from returns sent in by regular contributors. www.facebook.com/GregTrooperMusic 7 NOVEMBER CAM PENNER AND JON WOOD: At The Border Club, Hawick. Following Cam Penner and Jon Wood's triumphant visit to these shores in 2013, they return with a pocketful of great reviews and having ended 2013 featured at the top of many End Of The Year lists. Reviewing them for AmericanaUK, Mike Ritchie said the performence never dipped below "magical." www.campenner.com 20 NOVEMBER
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WINGIN’ IT on tour: At Eastgate Arts Centre, Eastgate, Peebles, Tel 01721 St Boswells Live! presents ‘the Post Referendum Blues’ (Pop, Rock etc.): Tired 725777. Wingin’ It are one of the most highly rated guitar duo’s in the country who, of the referendum? Want to think about something completely different? Here's one in their live show, deliver a fiery, energy fuelled array of acoustic music styles. way to get away from the arguments that will be raging the day after the vote. A FREE Weaving effortlessly between Bluegrass, Gypsy Jazz, Folk and Pop, their jam session taking place in the Upper Hall, 2 NOVEMBER performances are sure to capture the St Boswells Village Hall at 8pm. Bring your imagination. Having won a coveted “Danny own drinks; we'll supply a few snacks, plus ZOE MUTH & THE LOST HIGH ROLLERS: Kyle” Award at Celtic Connections, the duo tickets on sale for the next two gigs, At The CatStrand, New Galloway. Since have gone on to dazzle audiences ever since cheaper than online! Donations welcome to relocating to Austin, Texas, Zoe Muth & The www.winginitduo.com cover the cost of hall hire. All welcome, Lost High Rollers have matured to become www.eastgatearts.com one of the greatest country bands currently please bring instruments, voices and friends. RSVP info@stboswellslive.com, just working the US circuit and, with a brand new album (their third) just released which so we how many are coming. www.stboswellslive.com many are saying is their best yet, they make a welcome return to these shores to 26 SEPTEMBER keep UK fans happy. www.zoemuth.com THE BOYDS in concert: At Birgham Village
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AUGUST
22-24 August
A small family-friendly festival with a twist! Doune The Rabbit Hole presents music, comedy, art, spoken word, drama, puppetry and much Fèis an Eilein/ more! Events across Scotland throughout the The Skye Festival year culminating in a 3 day multi arts festival... Isle of Skye it's time to go Doune The Rabbit Hole!! We make July-August people happy through music, art, cake and loads of other stuff! After we've done that we teach Nine weeks of music, theatre, ceilidhs and acpeople who wouldn't ordinarily be able to how to tivities in the Sleat peninsula, South Skye starts do creative things, like play instruments, write on 1 July. It includes the world premiere of poetry and paint. 'Aiseag' by Mary Ann Kennedy and Scott Armstrong, a PRS Biennial Commission for the Culwww.dounetherabbithole.co.uk tural Programme of the Commonwealth Games inspired by the small ferries of the west coast. Bell Rock Blues Festival We also have some great musicians playing inArbroath cluding Christine Primrose, Fergie MadDonald, 22-24 August Addie Harper, Alasdair Fraser, bands Rant and Cherrygrove. This year the committee have worked extremely hard to bring Arbroath a wide and interesting www.seall.co.uk selection of Blues/Rock and various other types of music. This year we have over 30 bands playEdinburgh ing throughout the weekend. As in previous years there will be no charge for you to go and International Festival enjoy any of the bands. Due to the success of Edinburgh the festival some of the venues are starting 8-31 August early with music on Friday evening which will give you a taste of what will be taking place Three exhilarating weeks of the very best in classical music, theatre, opera and dance. Edin- over the weekend. burgh is the world's Festival City. With 4 million www.bellrockblues.com attendances, one third of the world's countries represented on its streets and stages, it’s where people come together from across the globe to The Buffet 2014: share their passion for arts, culture and ideas. The Shetland Rock Festival It's also where countless talented stars and performers have begun or developed their careers. Shetland 22-24 August With 12 Festivals throughout the year, there’s an endless array of events, performances and Two big full on jam-packed shows, one night experiences to enjoy. and one day & night of rock and metal celebrating Shetland's finest and most original acts that www.edinburghfestivals.co.uk make up the burgeoning Shetland metal scene. The line-up also includes seven bands from the Mull of Kintyre Music Festival mainland that will compliment the local acts and Mull also some of these bands have already played in 20-24 August Shetland or toured with Shetland bands. There will be twenty bands playing over the two dates Campbeltown in beautiful Kintyre is the setting accompanied by local drum & DJ act, Lyall Vs for this weekend-long display of new, emerging Murray and MC'd by the hosts of the local Heavy and established musical talent. Indoor and out- Metal podcast 'The Heavy Metal Buffet'. door venues host a range of concerts, sessions, ceilidhs, choirs, pipe and brass bands and mod- www.heavymetalbuffet.co.uk ern and Highland dancing. With open-air and children's events. Whether you are looking for a Trad on the Tyne fun weekend away, a workshop to improve your musical talent, to find out more about your heri- Haddington 29-31 August tage or just an entertaining night out you will find it at the Mull of Kintyre Music Festival. The outstanding Karine Polwart and Blazin’ Fiddles will be topping the bill at this year’s Trad on www.mokfest.com the Tyne festival in Haddington. Other headline acts will include the Friel Sisters, the Victorian Stranraer Park Fest Trout Conspiracy, and local singer/songwriter Stranraer Alex Hodgson, while the programme will again 22-23 August feature massed pipes and drums, Open Stage, workshops, come-and-try classes, storytelling, What is the Park Fest? A music festival, a large pub sessions, and a wide range of family entermarquee which is ticketed, a licensed bar and tainment. Organised by Haddington Pipe Band in live music all day!! Nowhere else could you get association with the Waterloo Bistro, Trad on the so much great live music for so little a cost, in Tyne is now in its fourth year. fact if you buy your ticket before hand it is less than £2 per band!! In the last 4 years our wee www.tradonthetyne.com festival has got better and better, putting our lifeboat and Stranraer on the map. A Music FesEdinburgh Mela tival with loads of fun and family appeal Edinburgh / Leith Links 29-31 August 31 www.lifeboatparkfest.co.uk
Doune The Rabbit Hole Cardross, nr Stirling
world premiere of The King of Ghosts, a mesmerizing new collaboration between brilliant young Sarod musician Soumik Datta and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Add to that our three stages showcasing the best in world music, beautiful international dance and performance, our marketplace overflowing with homewares, our Mela Kidzone bursting with activities and workshops, and the mouthwatering fare on offer in our Global Food Village, and we have all the ingredients for a family weekend you won’t want to miss. Come on down to Leith Links and join our end-ofsummer birthday party. www.edinburgh-mela.co.uk
Summer Isles Festival Achiltibuie, Ross-shire 30 August Pioneered by local musician Mairearad Green, with fantastic music and the most beautiful festival setting, this year’s Summer Isles Festival in Achiltibuie, which is under an hour from Ullapool, promises to be the best yet. The varied line up for 2014 includes new electro/techno band, Halcyon, featuring John Somerville, Barry Reid and Adam Sutherland; best known as members of lively supergroup Treacherous Orchestra. The boys pack a big punch with a mix of Electro/Techno/Big beat sounds alongside live instrumentation, vocal samples and bundles of raw energy. www.summerislesfestival.com
Electric Fields Drumlanrig Castle 30 August A brand new festival nestled in the beautiful surroundings of Drumlanrig Castle, south west Scotland. Fatherson headlining. Organisers have worked tirelessly to put together a formidable line-up of musical talent at a ticket price that’s kind on the music-loving pocket. Organisers believe Electric Fields will be a hugely significant event both for Dumfries and Galloway and the Scottish music calendar. www.facebook.com/electricfieldsfestival
The Last Big Weekend Glasgow 30 August Mogwai headline The East End Social's Last Big Weekend Festival extravaganza on the Saturday night in Glasgow's Richmond Park (just next to Shawfield Stadium) with an extraordinary supporting cast of Fuck Buttons, James Holden, The Wedding Present, The Twilight Sad, Young Fathers, Swervedriver, Holy Mountain and Honeyblood. On Sunday The East End Social is brought to a celebratory close with this all day party, curated by Glasgow clubbing icons Optimo and Numbers. Featuring Hudson Mohawke, Jeff Mills, James Murphy, Optimo (Espacio), Jackmaster, Spencer, SOPHIE, Nozinja and Golden Teacher. www.eastendsocial.com/events/
SEPTEMBER Nairn Book and Arts Festival
The Edinburgh Mela is turning 20! We’re celeNairn brating two decades with a packed programme of internationally-renowned talent, including the 2-7 September
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SCOTTISH MUSIC FESTIVALS Read our full FESTIVALS! supplement @ http://musicnewsscotland.wordpress.com/festivals/ A unique celebration of literature, drama, music and art in the Highlands of Scotland. We’re really proud of our Festival Programme this year; with more variety than ever, we’re sure you and your family will love it. There will be music for all tastes, from the inimitable jazz violinist Tim Kliphuis to the Scottish Tango Ensemble, and some of the country’s best Scottish traditional musicians, including the Occasionals, Highland Connection and Mike Vass, join us for a special charity concert in memory of talented fiddler Ian Hardie. We’d love you to join us for our first ever large scale singing event, Four Seasons of Song – no previous choir experience necessary, just join in and sing!
a host of other bands from Scotland www.midfestgrowninscotland.co.uk
NonStuff Festival Wiston Lodge, South Lanarkshire : 12-14 September The Forgotten Works bring you NonStuff – events with unamplified performances, permaculture, workshops and games. After a calamitous but eventually successful crowfunding campaign – the first ever NonStuff festival is happening in September. www.nonstuff.co.uk
Festival this October. Amazing musicians in concert and held held in stunning surroundings. Enjoy workshops, concerts, the guitar exhibition/ trade show and the best kept secret in Ullapool "The Late Club" - starting at midnight and runs till 03.00 am (and sometimes longer!). If you love guitar music in all its forms then this Festival is not to be missed. www.ullapoolguitarfestival.com
'SHADES' Haddo Arts Festival 2014 Aberdeenshire 3-12 October
A 10 day long festival of the arts at Haddo House in Aberdeenshire. The 'Haddo Arts Festival’ runLoopallu ning in October is a prestigious 10 day event, Ullapool Bathgate Music Festival bringing together performers and artists of na26-27 September Bathgate tional importance alongside the distinctive and 4-7 September On paper they said it wouldn’t work, a festival in talented voices of the North East. This is hoped to be a durable and important annual Scottish late September in a remote village on the West The programme features a range of musical festival using the fantastic facilities at Haddo and Coast of Scotland 60 miles from the nearest styles, profiles local music making, involve peo- town, but Loopallu seven years later has had the its country park. ple of all ages, promotes a high quality profeslikes of Paolo Nutini, Mumford & Sons and Franz sional programme and provides music education Ferdinand grace their little stage. This is a small www.haddoartsfestival.org.uk opportunities for young people. intimate festival with a line-up of well known fesTenement Trail Festival tival favourites and Scottish acts. www.facebook.com/pages/Bathgate-Music-Festival/147565131921816 Glasgow www.loopallu.co.uk 4 October https://nairnfestival.co.uk/
Blas Festival Highlands 4-15 September
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Blas Festival is the Highlands' premier Gaelic and traditional music festival. Blas takes place in Glasgow venues across the Highlands and includes an Glasgow eclectic line-up of local, national and interna1-5 October tional artistes. www.blas-festival.com
Live @ Troon Ayrshire 5-7 September
Americana Festival
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
The fifth annual Live at Troon Festival is beginning to take real form for the weekend of Friday 5th to Sunday 7th of September with the main acts now in place for the weekend and some new events taking place around the town. The Red Hot Chilli Pipers will be the headline act on the Friday opening night and we can reveal that the wonderful Eddi Reader will be headlining with her full band on the Saturday night at Troon Concert Hall. The early evening event will feature a parade of local performers leading the good folk of Troon from the starting point at the swimming pool towards the Live Music tent on the beach next to the Concert Hall ahead of the doors opening for the Red Hot Chilli Pipers. Featuring Troon’s Blackrock and Boys Brigade Pipe Bands, Sum Wummin Drummin and the Troon All Star Cheerleaders – and there’s no doubt more entertainers and floats will be added! www.liveattroon.com
The Cumnock Tryst Cumnock 2-5 October A new music festival under the leadership of Scottish composer, James MacMillan CBE Cumnock, Scotland. It is hoped that The Cumnock Tryst will become an annual event with concerts in venues in and around the town. The programme will feature some of the finest, international classical artists, as well as music and musicians from different backgrounds both stylistically and socially. The Cumnock Tryst aims to make its strong commitment to the community at the heart of all its activities, for instance involving young people at school and college, amateur choirs and local bands. www.thecumnocktryst.com
Ullapool Guitar Festival
Midfest
Ullapool 3-5 October
Dalkeith 6-7 September
TENEMENT TRAIL festival is back for the second consecutive year with a dynamic line-up of bands. Stretching across four venues on Glasgow’s famous Sauchiehall Street, the festival will see over 30 acts of an eclectic mix of genres take to the stages in October from noon until the early hours to help celebrate Tenement TV’s third birthday. www.tenementtv.com
The Spree Paisley October 10-18 Paisley's national festival of music, comedy and arts, now in it third year - taking place at various venues in the town centre www.thespree.co.uk
Perthshire Amber The Dougie MacLean Festival Perthshire 24 October - 2 November This is the 10th year of our festival and promises once again to be full of wonderful concerts featuring the finest of Scotland's musical talent as well as some international guests. Our venues are as special as ever … ranging from the prestigious Perth Concert Hall to town halls and tiny village halls, from atmospheric castles to our historic Dunkeld Cathedral and even including an iron age Crannog on Loch Tay…25 venues in all in 2014! www.perthshireamber.com
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Midlothian's arts and culture festival Midfest is coming back, bigger than ever with the help of the Homecoming Scotland 2014 fund. This year's event is kicking off with a massive music festival at Dalkeith Country Estate featuring Scottish bands such as Big Country and the Bay City Rollers. Midfest: Grown in Scotland will also feature
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