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Na Trads: 8pm on BBC ALBA. Linda MacLeod presents music and chat from the Trad Awards winners. www.bbcalba.co.uk
Dundee Perth, Fife Stirling Falkirk
SUNDAY 2 SEPTEMBER Take the Floor: 5.05pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Gary Innes with the very best in traditional music and song. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland Jazz Nights: 7.05pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Seonaid Aitken with the best in jazz music from contemporary to classic - welcomes the SCOTTISH NATIONAL JAZZ ORCHESTRA's director TOMMY SMITH. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland Classics Unwrapped: 9pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Jamie MacDougall presents highlights from this year's Edinburgh International Festival. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland Belladrum: 9.55pm on BBC ALBA. FIRST AID KIT at Belladrum 2017. www.bbcalba.co.uk Iain Anderson: 11pm on BBC Radio Scotland. End the day in the company of the songwriting masters of country, folk, blues and soul. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland MONDAY 3 SEPTEMBER
The Afternoon Show: 2pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Tune into what is happening in music, arts and culture from across Scotland. Another Country with Ricky Ross: 9pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Celebrating 50 years since the release www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland of THE BYRDS' 'Sweetheart of the Rodeo' album. Get It On... With Bryan Burnett: 6.30pm on BBC www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland Radio Scotland. Bryan with the essential songs. Nicola Meighan: 11pm on BBC Radio Scotland. New www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland
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and classic Scottish music, soul rockabilly, pop and indie from around the world. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland
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Vic Galloway: 9pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Vic shares recorded highlights from 2018's Electric Fields Festival. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland
Iain Anderson: 11pm on BBC Radio Scotland. End Take the Floor: 7pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Gary the day in the company of the songwriting masters of Innes with the very best in traditional music and song. country, folk, blues and soul. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland
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Belladrum: 9pm on BBC ALBA. A look back at Belladrum 2018. www.bbcalba.co.uk
Belladrum: 11.30pm on BBC ALBA. FIRST AID KIT at Belladrum 2017. www.bbcalba.co.uk
Pipeline: 9pm on BBC Radio Scotland. The definitive pipe music programme, featuring news and recordings TUESDAY 4 SEPTEMBER from the piping world - with music and results from the Northern Meeting piping competition in Inverness. The Afternoon Show: 2pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Tune into what is happening in music, arts and culture www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland from across Scotland. Belladrum 2018: 9-10pm on BBC ALBA. A look back www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland
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at some of the sensational bands who took to the Garden Stage on the beautiful Belladrum Estate in Beauly in Inverness-shire across the three-day festival. Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival has been running since 2004 when it was a one-day event. The popular festival now runs across three days and boasts an annual stellar line up. Year on year the festival grows and attracts crowds of nearly seventeen thousand punterswhilst maintaining its reputation as a vibrant and family friendly festival in the heart of the Highlands. www.bbcalba.co.uk
Get It On... With Bryan Burnett: 6.30pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Bryan with the essential songs. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland Another Country with Ricky Ross: 9pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Singer-songwriter, musician and record producer ETHAN JOHNS is in conversation. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland Na Trads: 11pm on BBC ALBA. Linda MacLeod presents music and chat from the Trad Awards winners. www.bbcalba.co.uk
Billy Sloan: 10pm on BBC Radio Scotland. A selection Roddy Hart: 11pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Roddy of hot new releases plus rock and pop music from shines a spotlight on great songwriting both Scotland and beyond. contemporary and classic. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland
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The Afternoon Show: 2pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Tune into what is happening in music, arts and culture from across Scotland. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland
The Quay Sessions: 10pm on BBC ALBA. LERA LYNN, LOMOND CAMPBELL & THE DESLONDES in a transatlantic gathering. www.bbcalba.co.uk
Get It On... With Bryan Burnett: 6.30pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Bryan with the essential songs. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland
Natasha Raskin Sharp: 11pm on BBC Radio Scotland. An eclectic mix of music. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland
Tiree Music Festival: 11.30pm on BBC ALBA. Travelling Folk: 9pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Sarah Cruickshank and Vicky Kilgour introduce a Bruce Macgregor brings you the very best of folk set from THE LEVELLERS. and roots music from around the world. www.bbcalba.co.uk www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland FRIDAY 7 SEPTEMBER Vic Galloway: 9pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Vic shares recorded highlights from 2018's Electric Another Country with Ricky Ross: 9pm on Fields Festival. BBC Radio Scotland. The best mix of country www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland music. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland Box & Fiddle Music: 10.30pm on BBC ALBA. A night of box & fiddle music from Glasgow's Royal Nicola Meighan: 11pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Concert Hall. New and classic Scottish music, soul rockabilly, www.bbcalba.co.uk pop and indie from around the world. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland THURSDAY 6 SEPTEMBER Belladrum: 11.55pm on BBC ALBA. The Afternoon Show: 2pm on BBC Radio TIGERSTYLE at Belladrum 2017. Scotland. Tune into what is happening in music, www.bbcalba.co.uk arts and culture from across Scotland. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland -----------------------------------------------Get It On... With Bryan Burnett: 6.30pm on
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IONA FYFE and CAMERON NIXON: At Sharps Folk Club, London. Aberdeenshire folksinger, Iona Fyfe, has become one of Scotland’s finest young ballad singers, rooted deeply in the singing traditions of the North East of Scotland. www.facebook.com/ionafyfesinger 12 SEPTEMBER IONA FYFE and CAMERON NIXON: At Folkroom, London. Aberdeenshire folksinger, Iona Fyfe, has become one of Scotland’s finest young ballad singers, rooted deeply in the singing traditions of the North East of Scotland. www.facebook.com/ionafyfesinger 20 SEPTEMBER LUSH PURR: At The Lock Tavern, London. Rising from the smouldering ashes of psychedelic indie punks The Yawns, Lush Purr owes its existence to Glasgow. Melancholy humour, dreamy lo-fi noise pop, meandering psychedelic fuzz are all signature elements of Lush Purr’s musical code. It’s unpredictable, fresh, melodic and at times very loud. www.facebook.com/lushpurr 30 SEPTEMBER BLUE ROSE CODE: At Kings Place, London. Ross Wilson (aka Blue Rose Code). A nomad both geographically and musically, Ross writes from the heart eschewing any specific genre and the twelve songs on new album The Water Of Leith, addressing themes of love, loss, travel, home, accepting the past and embracing the future, are painted with colours of folk, jazz, soul and pop; an eclecticism that has become a hallmark of Blue Rose Code and has seen him compared to John Martyn, Van Morrison and Tom Waits. www.facebook.com/bluerosecode 9 OCTOBER KRIS DREVER + BOO HEWERDINE: At St John on Bethnal Green. London. Two of the U. K's finest and most prolific songwriters Kris Drever and Boo Hewerdine play rare duo shows in October 2018. Tickets on sale now from venue box office and promoter websites. www.facebook.com/krisdreversings www.facebook.com/BooHewerdinemusic 5 OCTOBER
AIDAN O'ROURKE WITH KIT DOWNES: At Kings Place, London. 'It's as if Debussy and Ravel were orchestrating Scottish Folk - truly beautiful' **** Songlines Tickets @ www.kingsplace.co.uk 19 OCTOBER THE FILTHY TONGUES: At Dublin Castle, 94 Parkway, Camden Town, London NW1 7AN. Back to Hell is the brand new studio album from one of Scotland’s finest bands, The Filthy Tongues. (Neon Tetra / Blokshok Records). The Filthy Tongues have occupied a unique place at the heart of Scottish alternative rock, in various manifestations, since the mid 80’s. Martin Metcalfe, Fin Wilson and Derek Kelly were the core-members of Goodbye Mr Mackenzie, a stunning live band with Metcalfe resembling the MC of a debauched, vaguely gothic cabaret, which effortlessly churned out pop classics, sinister dark Blues and full-blown stadium-fitting anthems. Back to Hell is a drippingly dark masterpiece from a band who were involved in the co-writing of four tracks on the latest Skids album. It takes us on a journey through the dank closes and stairwells of the Old Town in Edinburgh and all that goes with it. www.filthytongues.com 13 NOVEMBER TIDE LINES: At Borderline, London. Tide Lines are delighted to announce their first headline UK tour, a summer of European and UK festivals appearances and a new record deal. This band from the Highlands has gone from a clutch of digital singles to a debut album with over 2 million spotify streams in under 2 years. And now they’re aiming to take their music to new audiences. Forged from the literature and music of the areas where they grew up, Tide Lines meld romantic, rural life with a record collection of classic American songwriters. Imagine, if you will, a 70’s Springsteen and an E-Street band of bagpipes and electronics! www.facebook.com/wearetidelines 17 NOVEMBER IONA FYFE: At Cellar Upstairs Folk Club, London. Aberdeenshire folksinger, Iona Fyfe, has become one of Scotland’s finest young ballad singers, rooted deeply in the singing
traditions of the North East of Scotland. www.facebook.com/ionafyfesinger 23 NOVEMBER Song, By Toad Records 10th Anniversary Live Tour ..... DAVID THOMAS BROUGHTON, FOONYAP & YUSUF AZAK: At St John on Bethnal Green, London. 7.30pm. www.songbytoad.com
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Got a 2018 American tour planned - get the dates listed here!!! OCTOBER DEAN OWENS: Dean Owens heads to USA for a short tour which includes Albino Skunk Festival in South Carolina and a headline slot at the prestigious Levitt Shell in Memphis, TN. Key Dates: 2 Oct - Basement, Nashville TN; 4 Oct Levitt Shell, Memphis TN; 6 Oct - Albino Skunk Music Festival, Greer, SC. Dean’s music has been described as Celtic Americana with a rocky pop edge, and draws as much from his Scottish roots, especially his home town of Leith (referenced and loved by the Proclaimers) as from his US heroes. The emotional honesty in his songs shines through as he sings about people and places, love and regrets, drawing favourable comparisons with the likes of Springsteen. A gritty yet lyrical Scottish sensibility, delivered with a searingly soulful voice. www.deanowens.com/live/
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from the 1950s to the present day. This summer, join us for the first major exhibition SKERRYVORE with WE BANJO 3: A few West dedicated to Scottish pop music, exploring the Coast America dates and then onto Canada. musical culture of the nation over more than Back on the remote Scottish island of Tiree in half a century, from influential indie pioneers to 2005, the raw but contemporary trad quartet global superstars. From the days of the that formed Skerryvore could have only dancehalls to the emergence of pop in an dreamed that over the next decade they would explosion of colour in the 60s, through the 70s become a multi-award winning act that was and New Wave, Rip It Up will feature global performing in over 25 countries worldwide. From stars and independent local heroes from pop's those traditional roots the band have developed early days right up to today’s outstanding both in size and sound to create a unique fusion newcomers. of their traditional music and songs with the www.nms.ac.uk/ripitup urban sounds of rock, pop and funk. The band’s ability to fuse traditional Scottish music and 31 AUGUST rhythms with a range of other genres is a trademark of their distinctive, high-energy Braw Gigs & Nothing Ever Happens Here sound. presents ..... THE LONE BELLOW: At www.skerryvore.com Summerhall (Dissection Room), Edinburgh. In four years, Summerhall’s Nothing Ever Happens OCTOBER - NOVEMBER Here… has grown from an idea to bolster Edinburgh’s music scene, to become one of the DAVE ARCARI USA Tour: alt.blues troubadour best places to see exciting, live music in the Dave Arcari on tour in America promoting his city, whilst helping to provide a platform for latest album, 'Live at Memorial Hall'. Arcari is a young bands in Edinburgh to play with finalist in the Best Acoustic Artist and Best established touring musicians from around the Regional Artist (Scotland) categories of the UK globe. At every NEHH show this year, there’ll be Blues Awards 2018. 'Live at Memorial Hall' was ten free tickets put aside for up-and-coming released last autumn on double 180g coloured musicians in Edinburgh. We want you to come vinyl and digipak CD as well as download/ along to gigs, to watch bands you wouldn’t streaming via iTunes, Spotify, Amazon MP3 and usually see and get inspired and we want NEHH the usual digital services. The album has been to be something every upcoming musician in attracting rave reviews and radio airplay at Edinburgh can shoot for. So come along and home and abroad, making album of the week on check something new out! Celtic Music Radio. www.summerhall.co.uk www.davearcari.com 31 AUGUST 8-11 NOVEMBER Nothing Ever Happens Here presents ..... THE STARRY SKIES: At various in New York, THE LONE BELLOW: At Summerhall, USA. Latest single, the self titled 'Starry Skies', Edinburgh. 8pm. The Lone Bellow burst onto the has been picked up by 15 radio shows so far scene with their self-titled debut in 2013. The here and abroad. It has also had a number of Brooklyn-based band quickly became known for positive reviews pre-album release date of 'Be their transcendent harmonies, serious Kind' album on 12 October. Fusing together an musicianship and raucous live performance — a eclectic range of genres, Be Kind will tug at the reputation that earned them their rabid fan heartstrings in all the right ways. From the base. gentle, folk-strewn strings and languid vocals of www.summerhall.co.uk the twinkling title track and album opener, to the more uptempo, instantly catchy Americana- 6 SEPTEMBER inspired cheer of ‘Glitter And The Glory’, it oozes an emotion-rich, hearty spirit. FRONTIER RUCKUS: At Voodoo Rooms, www.facebook.com/theStarrySkies/ Edinburgh. Detroit indie trio Frontier Ruckus will be returning to Europe for a string of headline shows, touring their acclaimed fifth album ‘Enter The Kingdom’ - Released in 2017, Enter the Kingdom is Frontier Ruckus' 5th and most lush record to date. For this album, the band's prolific songwriter Matthew Milia explores the struggles of modern day American suburbia. Tickets are on sale now @ www.frontierruckus.com/tour/
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8 SEPTEMBER IONA FYFE: At Linlithgow Folk Festival. Aberdeenshire folksinger, Iona Fyfe, has become one of Scotland’s finest young ballad singers, rooted deeply in the singing traditions of the North East of Scotland. www.facebook.com/ionafyfesinger
IONA FYFE: At Linlithgow Folk Festival. Aberdeenshire folksinger, Iona Fyfe, has become one of Scotland’s finest young ballad singers, rooted deeply in the singing traditions of the North East of Scotland. www.facebook.com/ionafyfesinger POWERSOLO: At Opium, Edinburgh. Danish rock’n’roll hurricane Powersolo return with a new album. As his bandmate and brother The Atomic Child takes a break for the first time in 2 decades, singular frontman Kim Kix is back to keep the Powersolo torch burning with new LP: “BO-PEEP". Already known to many for their music as-featured on hit TV series’ including True Blood, American Horror Story and Sugar Rush, Kim returns to the UK to perform old favourites, plus some of the fresh and fiery psychobilly offerings from what will be the seventh PowerSolo record, with the backing of a full live band. www.powersolo.dk 10 SEPTEMBER Brookfield Knights presents ..... AMANDA ANNE PLATT AND THE HONEYCUTTERS: At Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh. Their music has been described as Appalachian honky tonk, and being from the mountains of North Carolina, that’s maybe as close as it gets. But, The Honeycutters have a richer depth of character than that suggests. The five-piece boasts a powerful lead vocalist in Amanda Anne Platt, who has been rightly compared to some of the great female performers of the post-war years. www.brookfield-knights.com 12 SEPTEMBER The Night With... JAMES TURNBULL: At Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh. Music for oboe, cor anglais and electronics. James plays three sets of works ranging from Telemann to a world premiere by Peter Gregson, as well as Maxwell Davies, a work based on whale song by Emily Doolittle and Berio’s Oboe Sequenza. Tickets £10 and £6 with a city season ticket for £30 (for all four The Night With... concerts of the 2018 season) in advance from website below or on the door. Advanced booking for this concert is recommended. Doors open 7.30pm, concert starts 8pm. Tickets and more info @ www.thenightwith.co.uk 12+13 SEPTEMBER FUSCHIA PHLOX - Musical Stories: At St Andrews & St Georges West, George Street, Edinburgh. 12noon-1pm. Free. Fuschia Phlox performs her original compositions on guitar and piano, a weaving of musical tales and melodies. www.facebook.com/FuschiaPhlox 14 SEPTEMBER
Braw Gigs & Nothing Ever Happens Here presents ..... KATHRYN JOSEPH: At Send us all your gig dates for Summerhall (Dissection Room), Edinburgh. In four years, Summerhall’s Nothing Ever Happens Edinburgh and Lothians area. Here… has grown from an idea to bolster Promenade Concert In Aid Of Diabetes UK: Edinburgh’s music scene, to become one of the Email them to Carol At St Cecilia’s Hall, 50 Niddry St, Edinburgh EH1 best places to see exciting, live music in the carol.musicnewsscotland@gmail.com 1LG. 11am-12pm. A free concert of Handel and city, whilst helping to provide a platform for Telemann, played by John Sampson on young bands in Edinburgh to play with Until 25 NOVEMBER recorders, Vickie Hobson on bass viol, and established touring musicians from around the Frances Rive on harpsichord. Donations to globe. At every NEHH show this year, there’ll be Rip It Up – The Story of Scottish Pop: At Diabetes UK eagerly accepted on the door ten free tickets put aside for up-and-coming National Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street, come and enjoy this fabulous museum of musicians in Edinburgh. We want you to come Edinburgh, EH1 1JF. 10am–5pm daily. Exhibition musical instruments, listening to as much or as along to gigs, to watch bands you wouldn’t Gallery 1, Level 3. Adult £10, Concession £8, little as you like of music by two composers usually see and get inspired and we want NEHH Child (12 – 15) £7, Under 12’s free, National whoshared a love of gardening. to be something every upcoming musician in Museums Scotland Members free, National Art www.facebook.com/stceciliashall Edinburgh can shoot for. So come along and Pass holders 50% discount. Discover the story of check something new out! Scottish pop music at the National Museum of 9 SEPTEMBER www.summerhall.co.uk Scotland as we take you on a musical journey
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promote the album from late summer, with Hamish Stuart appearing alongside the band in Dundee (Sept 13, Clark's On Lindsay Street), JAMES BROWN IS ANNIE: At Coda Music, The Glasgow (Sept 14, The Blue Arrow) and Mound, Edinburgh (afternoon in-store Edinburgh (Sept 15, Rose Theatre Basement). performance and CD signing). Soul-funk outfit www.facebook.com/Earls.Of.Caithness James Brown Is Annie release their anticipated new album (JBiA II) on 15 17 SEPTEMBER September. Funded by Creative Scotland and produced by Average White Band legend NORTHERN FLYWAY: At EUSA at Pleasance Hamish Stuart the 11-track album sees the Theatre, Pleasance Courtyard, 60 Pleasance, Edinburgh-based sextet move away from Edinburgh, EH8 9TJ. 7.30pm. £15/£13. The straight-up funk to what could be described as project is the brainchild of Jenny Sturgeon (Salt Caledonia Soul. Having enjoyed recent House, Jenny Sturgeon Trio) and Inge Thomson performances at the Hidden Door festival, and (Karine Polwart Trio, Da Fishing Hands). In 2017 on STV JBiA will tour across the UK to promote they wrote and created Northern Flyway – an the album from late summer, with Hamish Stuart audio-visual production exploring the ecology, appearing alongside the band in Dundee (Sept folklore, symbolism and mythology of birds and 13, Clark's On Lindsay Street), Glasgow (Sept birdsong. The live show combines vocal and 14, The Blue Arrow) and Edinburgh (Sept 15, instrumental composition, interviews Jenny and Rose Theatre Basement). Inge conducted with the public, well over 50 www.facebook.com/Earls.Of.Caithness different bird songs, instrumental bird mimicry, sonic experimentation and lush visual footage of LUSH PURR: At Leith Depot, Edinburgh. Rising landscapes, flocks and murmurations. The from the smouldering ashes of psychedelic indie imagery is stunning, with high quality footage punks The Yawns, Lush Purr owes its existence from Scotland. Tickets on 0131 650 2350. to Glasgow. Melancholy humour, dreamy lo-fi www.facebook.com/northernflyway noise pop, meandering psychedelic fuzz are all signature elements of Lush Purr’s musical code. 19 SEPTEMBER It’s unpredictable, fresh, melodic and at times very loud. JIMMY ALDRIDGE & SID GOLDSMITH www.facebook.com/lushpurr 'Many A Thousand' album launch tour: At Edinburgh House Concert, Edinburgh. Jimmy JAMES BROWN IS ANNIE with HAMISH Aldridge and Sid Goldsmith have a reputation as STUART (Album Launch): At Rose Theatre two of the most exciting musicians and social Basement, Edinburgh. Soul-funk outfit James commentators on the British folk scene today. Brown Is Annie release their anticipated new Songs have always taken centre stage with album (JBiA II) on 15 September. Funded by Jimmy and Sid and as they launch their third Creative Scotland and produced by Average album ‘Many A Thousand’, we see the duo White Band legend Hamish Stuart the 11-track flexing not only their vocal and instrumentation album sees the Edinburgh-based sextet move skills, but also their talent as composers. away from straight-up funk to what could be Another crucial element to this partnership is a described as Caledonia Soul. Having enjoyed shared world-view – sustainability, traditional recent performances at the Hidden Door festival, crafts and living in tune with the land – all and on STV JBiA will tour across the UK to elements that deeply inform their music. promote the album from late summer, with www.facebook.com/jimmyandsidduo Hamish Stuart appearing alongside the band in Dundee (Sept 13, Clark's On Lindsay Street), 21 SEPTEMBER Glasgow (Sept 14, The Blue Arrow) and Edinburgh (Sept 15, Rose Theatre Basement). CARA (Scottish Tour): At The Queen’s Hall, www.facebook.com/Earls.Of.Caithness EH8 9JG. 8 pm, £14 (plus booking fee), Box Office: 0131 668 2019. Their unique mix of JAMES BROWN IS ANNIE with HAMISH songs and tunes, their charismatic stage STUART: At Jazz Bar, Edinburgh (late night, presence and dry-witted humour unites hardpost-launch party show). Soul-funk outfit James core trad fans with acoustic-pop listeners and in Brown Is Annie release their anticipated new the end they all end up dancing and singing album (JBiA II) on 15 September. Funded by together. Full gig details are available @ Creative Scotland and produced by Average www.cara-music.com White Band legend Hamish Stuart the 11-track album sees the Edinburgh-based sextet move 22 SEPTEMBER away from straight-up funk to what could be described as Caledonia Soul. Having enjoyed BLUE ROSE CODE: At Bridgehouse Village Hall, recent performances at the Hidden Door festival, Bathgate. Ross Wilson (aka Blue Rose Code). A and on STV JBiA will tour across the UK to nomad both geographically and musically, Ross 15 SEPTEMBER
writes from the heart eschewing any specific genre and the twelve songs on new album The Water Of Leith, addressing themes of love, loss, travel, home, accepting the past and embracing the future, are painted with colours of folk, jazz, soul and pop; an eclecticism that has become a hallmark of Blue Rose Code and has seen him compared to John Martyn, Van Morrison and Tom Waits. www.facebook.com/bluerosecode ROSIE NIMMO with STUART ALLARDYCE: At The Barony Bar, 81-85 Broughton St, Edinburgh EH1 3RJ. 3pm. Rosie has had a remarkable rise in the industry since picking up a guitar only a few years ago. Comparisons with Billie Holliday, Alison Kraus, Patti Smith and Dory Previn. Blues Matters also joined the supporters, saying “Nimmo’s voice and the purposefully atonal guitar of Stuart Allardyce combine to devastating effect”. www.rosienimmo.com 23 SEPTEMBER MY DARLING CLEMENTINE: At Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh. For what began as something of a side project in 2011 for husband and wife Michael Weston King & Lou Dalgleish, My Darling Clementine is now very much centre stage with 4 albums, over 400 shows across Europe and N. America, some ingenious musical collaborations, accolades and awards, and an ever growing fan base with a genuine love of their music. The duo released their fourth album Still Testifying last summer, musically taking them another step away from the classic country / country-politan style evident on the bands debut How Do You Plead? www.facebook.com/mydarlingclementine.music 28 SEPTEMBER Song, By Toad Records 10th Anniversary Live Tour: At Leith Depot, 140 Leith Walk, Edinburgh. EH6 5DT. 7pm. Celebrating the artists and bands who were so talented that they made me want to start a label in the first place. Our launch night was in this very same spot upstairs in the Depot, packed and sweaty back in 2008. Back then it was still the Meridian and was the most dangerous pub in Edinburgh, but I didn't know that at the time. www.songbytoad.com 1 OCTOBER Brookfield Knights presents ..... ALICE HOWE and FREEBO: At Traverse Theatre Bar, Edinburgh. Rising star of the Boston music scene, Alice Howe, made a huge impact when she released her recent EP over here and is currently working on her next album with Freebo (renowned for his work with Bonnie Raitt as her
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MUSIC NEWS Scotland GIGguide page 11: edinburgh + mid - east - west lothian :: glasgow + surrounding area bass player for ten years) as producer. Alice and Freebo have been gigging together in the States and reports are always amazing following the shows. www.brookfield-knights.com 4 OCTOBER Braw Gigs & Nothing Ever Happens Here presents ..... JON BODEN: At Summerhall (Dissection Room), Edinburgh. In four years, Summerhall’s Nothing Ever Happens Here… has grown from an idea to bolster Edinburgh’s music scene, to become one of the best places to see exciting, live music in the city, whilst helping to provide a platform for young bands in Edinburgh to play with established touring musicians from around the globe. At every NEHH show this year, there’ll be ten free tickets put aside for up-and-coming musicians in Edinburgh. We want you to come along to gigs, to watch bands you wouldn’t usually see and get inspired and we want NEHH to be something every upcoming musician in Edinburgh can shoot for. So come along and check something new out! www.summerhall.co.uk 8 OCTOBER
Showcasing her soaring vocals and rapid-fire, spot-on impersonations, audiences can expect Christina’s greatest impressions along with new material from the album, which was crowdfunded by her fans worldwide, surpassing the financial target she had set. www.christinabianco.com
FUSCHIA PHLOX - Musical Stories: At Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh. 12noon. Fuschia Phlox performs her original compositions on guitar and piano, a weaving of musical tales and melodies. www.facebook.com/FuschiaPhlox
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Braw Gigs & Nothing Ever Happens Here presents ..... MARK KOZELEK: At Summerhall (Dissection Room), Edinburgh. In four years, Summerhall’s Nothing Ever Happens Here… has grown from an idea to bolster Edinburgh’s music scene, to become one of the best places to see exciting, live music in the city, whilst helping to provide a platform for young bands in Edinburgh to play with established touring musicians from around the globe. At every NEHH show this year, there’ll be ten free tickets put aside for up-and-coming musicians in Edinburgh. We want you to come along to gigs, to watch bands you wouldn’t usually see and get inspired and we want NEHH to be something every upcoming musician in Edinburgh can shoot for. So come along and check something new out! www.summerhall.co.uk
THE STARRY SKIES with WELLGREEN / STILTON: At Bar Brigg, Edinburgh. Latest single, the self titled 'Starry Skies', has been picked up by 15 radio shows so far here and abroad. It has also had a number of positive reviews pre-album release date of 'Be Kind' album on 12 October. Fusing together an eclectic range of genres, Be Kind will tug at the heartstrings in all the right ways. From the gentle, folk-strewn strings and languid vocals of the twinkling title track and album opener, to the more uptempo, instantly catchy Americanainspired cheer of ‘Glitter And The Glory’, it oozes an emotion-rich, hearty spirit. www.facebook.com/theStarrySkies/
The Night With... Turning The Elements: At Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh. Soprano (Frances Cooper) and clarinet (Joanna Nicholson) - includes the world première of Matthew Whiteside’s new piece with words by Helen Grøn, as well as settings by Rebecca Rowe and Stuart Murray Mitchell of four poems by Scottish poets Jane McKie and Stewart Sanderson. Tickets £10 and £6 with a city season ticket for £30 (for all four The Night With... concerts of the 2018 season) in advance from website below or on the door. Advanced booking for this concert is recommended. Doors open 7.30pm, concert starts 8pm. Tickets and more info @ www.thenightwith.co.uk
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CHRISTINA BIANCO: At Rose St Theatre, Edinburgh. To celebrate the release of her debut album Life of the Party, the ‘girl of a thousand voices’ has announced five UK dates. US singing sensation, Christina Bianco will be appearing live in October and her new show is set to wow audiences in Aberdeen, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Hastings, and Manchester.
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Brookfield Knights presents ..... NATHAN BELL: At Traverse Theatre Bar, Edinburgh. Nathan reputation as a Grade A live performer gathered momentum in the UK after a successful tour in 2017 and he ended the year on a high with Male Performer of The Year honours in the Readers' Poll at AmericanaUK. Also in 2017 he fully established himself as a force to be reckoned with in a double bill appearance with James McMurtry at Celtic Connections, where he stunned a capacity crowd into hushed silence when he took the stage at Glasgow's Oran Mor. www.brookfield-knights.com
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29 OCTOBER Brookfield Knights presents ..... CUA: At Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh. Since issuing their superb Songs of The Hollow album in 2017, CUA have gone on to become a band that has gathered in more praise than most from all the best sections of the media. As a result, there are many who cannot wait to catch the band in action and this will be their first ever Scottish tour. www.brookfield-knights.com
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page 13: glasgow + surrounding area string of special performances throughout Scotland with special guest singer Karen Matheson. Having performed their premiere 20th anniversary gig at Celtic Connections in January, Blazin’ Fiddles look forward to taking to the road to continue the celebrations during the late summer months. www.blazinfiddles.com 3 SEPTEMBER STONY SUGARSKULL with support THE KUNDALINI GENIE and BLACK CAT REVUE: At The Old Hairdressers, Glasgow. Hailing from Berlin, Germany, Stony Sugarskull (Landon Reed/bass, Reid Murray/ drums, Monika Demmler/vox, guitar) play a gorgeously haunting and hypnotic psychedelic rock that is both mysterious and hugely enigmatic. Her ghostly sound is right at home with the likes of The Warlocks, The Vacant Lots and Mazzy Star, as it invokes images of things like a peyote-inspired séance in a dark, candle strewn urban attic or an aimless wander through a moonlit desert at three o’clock in the morning (Record Crates United). Her unique vocal style and delivery is not only playful, innocent, ironic, and clever, but also serious, even spiritual. It’s very distinctive – a kind of detached arty Velvets thing happening (Happy Beat Recordings). www.facebook.com/stonysugarskull/ 4 SEPTEMBER RUBY BOOTS: At ABC2, Glasgow. !! Check www.o2abcglasgow.co.uk for venue info re Glasgow Art School fire !! Hailed by Rolling Stone for an “outlaw bravado” reminiscent of a young Lucinda Williams, the Aussie-via-Nashville talent has just released her accomplished new album ‘Don’t Talk About it’ which documents her wild and nomadic journey so far. With shades of glam, rock, folk, soul, indie and country, Ruby Boots’ diverse and absorbing latest picked-up comparisons to everyone from Best Coast to Mazzy Star, T Rex to Tom Petty. Ruby Boots now lines up a short series of UK shows this Autumn as she tours the record this side of the Atlantic. www.facebook.com/RubyBootsMusic
At the tail-end of 2017 and three studio albums into their career, the Edinburghbased Americana band The Wynntown Marshals marked a decade together with the release of “After All These Years” – primarily a 16-track retrospective look back at some of the recorded highlights of the past ten years with the added bonus of 3 exclusive new recordings. “After All These Years” is by turns a celebratory, cerebral, nostalgic, and just downright joyous collection. It acts as a retrospective, a potted history, a memoir of a decade of making music and as the perfect nod to what the future holds in store for this most resolute and hard-working of bands. Described by Uncut magazine as “colonising the shadowland that lies between Tom Petty and Teenage Fanclub”, the Marshals were championed from their earliest days by legendary British broadcaster ‘Whispering’ Bob Harris and our very own Ricky Ross, Iain Anderson, and Roddy Hart, culminating recently in a triumphant appearance on BBC Scotland’s Quay Sessions.Tickets £10 from Tickets Scotland 0141 204 5151 and @ www.ticketweb.co.uk www.fallenangelsclub.com 9 SEPTEMBER Sounds In The Suburbs presents ..... BROOKS WILLIAMS: At the Doublet Bar, Glasgow. Sounds In The Suburbs = Great music in local venues www.twitter.com/suburbs1 11 SEPTEMBER The Night With... JAMES TURNBULL: At Hug and Pint, Glasgow. Music for oboe, cor anglais and electronics. James plays three sets of works ranging from Telemann to a world premiere by Peter Gregson, as well as Maxwell Davies, a work based on whale song by Emily Doolittle and Berio’s Oboe Sequenza. Tickets £10 and £6 with a city season ticket for £30 (for all four The Night With... concerts of the 2018 season) in advance from website below or on the door. Advanced booking for this concert is recommended. Doors open 7.30pm, concert starts 8pm. Tickets and more info @ www.thenightwith.co.uk
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Brookfield Knights presents ..... AMANDA ANNE PLATT AND THE HONEYCUTTERS: FRONTIER RUCKUS: At Hug & Pint, At Performing Arts Centre, Kilbarchan. Their Glasgow. Detroit indie trio Frontier Ruckus music has been described as Appalachian will be returning to Europe for a string of honky tonk, and being from the mountains of headline shows, touring their acclaimed fifth North Carolina, that’s maybe as close as it album ‘Enter The Kingdom’ - Released in gets. But, The Honeycutters have a richer 2017, Enter the Kingdom is Frontier Ruckus' depth of character than that suggests. The 5th and most lush record to date. For this five-piece boasts a powerful lead vocalist in album, the band's prolific songwriter Matthew Amanda Anne Platt, who has been rightly Milia explores the struggles of modern day compared to some of the great female American suburbia. Tickets are on sale now performers of the post-war years. @ www.brookfield-knights.com www.frontierruckus.com/tour/ 15 SEPTEMBER 6 SEPTEMBER 'Dancing through the Decades' in aid of BADSTONE: At The Hoolets, Blantyre. 8pm. Scottish Huntington's Association: At Free. This group of seasoned musicians play Pollockshaws Public Hall, Pollockshaws. G43 a wide variety of music from the likes of the 1NE. A Night of nostalgia with ‘Dancing Beatles, The Stones, ZZ Top, Thin Lizzy, through the Decades’. From the groovy tunes Stereophonics, ACDC, Fleetwood Mac, Bad of the swinging 60s to the funkadelic disco Company, Queen, David Bowie, The Cult, boogies of the 70s through to the sounds of Stevie Wonder and more. the 80s and today's charts, we will have www.facebook.com/Badstone.Band something for everyone…. So, come along and have a night of dancing to some of your 7 SEPTEMBER favourite yesteryear tunes. There will be a licensed bar, raffle and prizes for the best The Fallen Angels Club presents ..... THE fancy dress outfits – so look out your flares, WYNNTOWN MARSHALS plus JAMES your peace and love medallion, or your dayEDWYN & THE BORROWED BAND: At glo ankle warmers. Tickets from Linda on Stereo, Glasgow. Doors 7.30pm, 8pm start. 0141 848 0308 or by emailing linda.
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Franz Ferdinand headline Edinburgh’s Hogmanay - support Metronomy + Free Love GIGnotes ..... www.edinburghshogmanay.com/whats-on/concert-in-the-gardens 10,000 tickets to Edinburgh’s Hogmanay Concert in the Gardens go on sale at 10am on Monday 3 September on 0131 510 0395 and at link above.
Premium tickets: £165 (£160+£5 bf). Premium standing viewing area (hard-standing on top path) with exclusive bar, food and toilet facilities. Enclosure ticket holders: £75 (£70+£5 bf). Exclusive standing viewing area (hard-standing) in-front of the Concert stage. Gardens ticket holders: £65 (£60+£5 bf). Standing viewing area (grass) around the Enclosure area.
Scotland’s favourite indie band Franz Ferdinand is set to headline Edinburgh’s Hogmanay for the first time.
manifestation of Scottish duo Suzanne Rodden and Lewis Cook (FKA Happy Meals) – a continuation and progression of their utopian dance pop experiments released on Night School Records and Optimo, which have seen them nominated for Scottish Album of the Year and performing across the globe. Touring One of the standout bands from Scotland’s across Europe supporting Liars and The inimitable musical heritage, Franz Ferdinand Flaming Lips, and with festival shows as far as burst on to the British music scene in the early Austin, Moscow and Bangalore, the band have noughties in a flurry of jagged riffs, hands-aloft become notorious for their sensual live choruses and irresistible hooks. This is Franz ceremonies. Using a table of all-hardware Ferdinand’s first appearance at the worldelectronics. famous Edinburgh’s Hogmanay, after its Alex Kapranos from Franz Ferdinand, said scheduled support of Erasure in 2003/04 was “Hogmanay is the greatest party of the year blown off course. and there is nowhere in the world like Scotland This year their stunning new album Always to celebrate it. Just thinking about bringing in Ascending is hitting people in the heart and the the bells in Edinburgh gets me excited. It’s head, and Franz Ferdinand has found itself on going to be some night!” the shortlist for the 2018 SAY Award, winning Charlie Wood and Ed Bartlam, directors of the popular vote. Forget everything you think Edinburgh’s Hogmanay, said “We’re super you know about Franz Ferdinand, Always excited with the line-up for the Concert in the Ascending is nothing short of a rebirth. A Gardens at Edinburgh’s Hogmanay. It’s going triumphant recasting of one of our favourite to quite a party! Franz Ferdinand has had a groups, bursting with fresh ideas and vigorous fantastic year with Always Ascending and, in sonic experimentation. this, their first appearance at Hogmanay, One of the most idiosyncratic British acts of they’re our top choice to get the crowd going recent decades, Metronomy is one of those into the midnight moment! Great support too bands that’s impossible to pin down and from top Scottish talent Free Love and danceequally as hard not to fall in love with. floor and festival favourites Metronomy. Seamlessly intertwining funk, electro and rock Edinburgh once more proves itself the best elements, the eclectic quartet from Devon place to be for New Year!” have built themselves a legion of fans over 5 www.edinburghshogmanay.com albums. www.twitter.com/edhogmanay Glasgow based Free Love is the latest www.facebook.com/edinburghshogmanay
25 SEPTEMBER NORTHERN FLYWAY: At Brecon Arts Centre, Custom House Quay, Greenock, PA15 1EQ. 7.30pm. £15/£13. The project is the brainchild of Jenny Sturgeon (Salt House, Jenny Sturgeon Trio) and Inge Thomson (Karine Polwart Trio, Da Fishing Hands). In 2017 they wrote and created Northern Flyway – an audiovisual production exploring the ecology, folklore, symbolism and mythology of birds and birdsong. The live show combines vocal and instrumental composition, interviews Franz Ferdinand :: photo by David Edwards
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BELL: At CCA, Glasgow (matinee). Nathan reputation as a Grade A live performer gathered momentum in the UK after a successful tour in 2017 and he ended the year on a high with Male Performer of The Year honours in the Readers' Poll at AmericanaUK. Also in 2017 he fully established himself as a force to be reckoned with in a double bill appearance with James McMurtry at Celtic Connections, where he LUSH PURR: At The Hug and Pint, Glasgow. stunned a capacity crowd into hushed silence Rising from the smouldering ashes of psychedelic when he took the stage at Glasgow's Oran Mor. indie punks The Yawns, Lush Purr owes its www.brookfield-knights.com existence to Glasgow. Melancholy humour, dreamy lo-fi noise pop, meandering psychedelic 9 OCTOBER fuzz are all signature elements of Lush Purr’s musical code. It’s unpredictable, fresh, melodic The Night With... Turning The Elements: At and at times very loud. Hug and Pint, Glasgow. Soprano (Frances www.facebook.com/lushpurr Cooper) and clarinet (Joanna Nicholson) includes the world première of Matthew 28 SEPTEMBER Whiteside’s new piece with words by Helen Grøn, as well as settings by Rebecca Rowe and Stuart Brookfield Knights presents ..... ALICE Murray Mitchell of four poems by Scottish poets HOWE and FREEBO: At Performing Arts Centre, Jane McKie and Stewart Sanderson. Tickets £10 Kilbarchan. Rising star of the Boston music and £6 with a city season ticket for £30 (for all scene, Alice Howe, made a huge impact when four The Night With... concerts of the 2018 she released her recent EP over here and is season) in advance from website below or on the currently working on her next album with Freebo door. Advanced booking for this concert is (renowned for his work with Bonnie Raitt as her recommended. Doors open 7.30pm, concert bass player for ten years) as producer. Alice and starts 8pm. Tickets and more info @ Freebo have been gigging together in the States www.thenightwith.co.uk and reports are always amazing following the shows. CHRISTINA BIANCO: At Wild Cabaret, www.brookfield-knights.com Glasgow. To celebrate the release of her debut album Life of the Party, the ‘girl of a thousand 4 OCTOBER voices’ has announced five UK dates. US singing sensation, Christina Bianco will be appearing live Brookfield Knights presents ..... NATHAN in October and her new show is set to wow BELL: At Performing Arts Centre, Kilbarchan. audiences in Aberdeen, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Nathan reputation as a Grade A live performer Hastings, and Manchester. gathered momentum in the UK after a successful Showcasing her soaring vocals and rapid-fire, tour in 2017 and he ended the year on a high spot-on impersonations, audiences can expect with Male Performer of The Year honours in the Christina’s greatest impressions along with new Readers' Poll at AmericanaUK. Also in 2017 he material from the album, which was crowdfully established himself as a force to be funded by her fans worldwide, surpassing the reckoned with in a double bill appearance with financial target she had set. James McMurtry at Celtic Connections, where he www.christinabianco.com stunned a capacity crowd into hushed silence when he took the stage at Glasgow's Oran Mor. 14 OCTOBER www.brookfield-knights.com KRIS DREVER + BOO HEWERDINE: At St 6 OCTOBER Andrews In The Square, Glasgow. Two of the U. K's finest and most prolific songwriters Kris THE STARRY SKIES: At Love Music (In-store), Drever and Boo Hewerdine play rare duo shows Glasgow. Latest single, the self titled 'Starry in October 2018. Tickets on sale now from venue Skies', has been picked up by 15 radio shows so box office and promoter websites. far here and abroad. It has also had a number of www.facebook.com/krisdreversings positive reviews pre-album release date of 'Be www.facebook.com/BooHewerdinemusic Kind' album on 12 October. Fusing together an eclectic range of genres, Be Kind will tug at the JAMES BROWN IS ANNIE with HAMISH heartstrings in all the right ways. From the STUART: At The Blue Arrow, Glasgow. Soul-funk gentle, folk-strewn strings and languid vocals of outfit James Brown Is Annie released their the twinkling title track and album opener, to the anticipated new album (JBiA II) on 15 more uptempo, instantly catchy AmericanaSeptember. Funded by Creative Scotland and inspired cheer of ‘Glitter And The Glory’, it oozes produced by Average White Band legend an emotion-rich, hearty spirit. Hamish Stuart the 11-track album saw the www.facebook.com/theStarrySkies/ Edinburgh-based sextet move away from straight-up funk to what could be described as THE STARRY SKIES: At Centre for Caledonia Soul. Contemporary Arts (CCA), Glasgow. Latest www.facebook.com/Earls.Of.Caithness single, the self titled 'Starry Skies', has been picked up by 15 radio shows so far here and GODSTICKS: At The Garage Attic, Glasgow. abroad. It has also had a number of positive This Cardiff based 4 piece heavy progressive reviews pre-album release date of 'Be Kind' rock band delivered on their promise to remain album on 12 October. Fusing together an eclectic just as heavy as they were on their self-released range of genres, Be Kind will tug at the 2015 album Emergence butFaced with Ragehas heartstrings in all the right ways. From the a darker feel and more industrial sound. A gentle, folk-strewn strings and languid vocals of variety of synth sounds have found their way the twinkling title track and album opener, to the into the longer song formats (brevity had been more uptempo, instantly catchy Americanathe Godsticks calling card up until this point) but inspired cheer of ‘Glitter And The Glory’, it oozes as always guitar and Charles’ vocals are still at an emotion-rich, hearty spirit. the forefront of the band's sound; garnering www.facebook.com/theStarrySkies/ praise across the UK media. www.godsticks.co.uk/gigs 7 OCTOBER 30 OCTOBER Brookfield Knights presents ..... NATHAN
Brookfield Knights presents ..... cua: At Performing Arts Centre, Kilbarchan. Since issuing their superb Songs of The Hollow album in 2017, cua have gone on to become a band that has gathered in more praise than most from all the best sections of the media. As a result, there are many who cannot wait to catch the band in action and this will be their first ever Scottish tour. www.brookfield-knights.com 31 OCTOBER The Fallen Angels Club presents ..... CUA: At The Admiral, Glasgow. Since issuing their superb Songs of The Hollow album in 2017, CUA have gone on to become a band that has gathered in more praise than most from all the best sections of the media. As a result, there are many who cannot wait to catch the band in action and this will be their first ever Scottish tour. www.brookfield-knights.com
FIFE / CENTRAL / PERTHSHIRE / TAYSIDE Send us all your gig dates for Tayside, Perthshire, Fife and Central areas . Email them to Carol carol.musicnewsscotland@gmail.com 31 AUGUST BLAZIN' FIDDLES: At Albert Halls, Stirling. Scotland’s most celebrated fiddle band Blazin’ Fiddles will join together with remarkable vocalist Karen Matheson for a special one-off Scottish tour. Blazin' Fiddles celebrate 20 years of touring and recording and are delighted to honour this birthday with a string of special performances throughout Scotland with special guest singer Karen Matheson. Having performed their premiere 20th anniversary gig at Celtic Connections in January, Blazin’ Fiddles look forward to taking to the road to continue the celebrations during the late summer months. www.blazinfiddles.com 1 SEPTEMBER BLAZIN' FIDDLES: At Concert Hall, Perth. Scotland’s most celebrated fiddle band Blazin’ Fiddles will join together with remarkable vocalist Karen Matheson for a special one-off Scottish tour. Blazin' Fiddles celebrate 20 years of touring and recording and are delighted to honour this birthday with a string of special performances throughout Scotland with special guest singer Karen Matheson. Having performed their premiere 20th anniversary gig at Celtic Connections in January, Blazin’ Fiddles look forward to taking to the road to continue the celebrations during the late summer months. www.blazinfiddles.com JOHN HACKETT BAND: At Backstage at the Green, Kinross. The John Hackett Band, a rock band in the progressive mould - John is known for his distinctive flute sound in the world of progressive music and as an accomplished soloist. www.facebook.com/JohnHackettBand 6 SEPTEMBER Kirkcaldy Acoustic Music Club presents ..... TIA MCGRAFF: At The Polish Ex-serviceman's Club, Forth Park Drive, Kirkcaldy, doors 7.30pm. The Acoustic Music Club provides concerts every Thursday night in the Polish Club. The club encourages interest in Scottish Traditional and
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MUSIC NEWS Scotland GIGguide page 19: fife + central + perthshire + tayside World music. We also actively encourage links with other countries and have hosted bands from USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, England, Ireland, Norway, Sweden & Germany amongst others. We encourage involvement in playing instruments and in song and regularly host “Open Mic” nights for our club members and visitors. www.kirkcaldyacousticmusicclub.co.uk 13 SEPTEMBER Kirkcaldy Acoustic Music Club presents ..... AMANDA ANNE PLATT AND THE HONEYCUTTERS: At The Polish Exserviceman's Club, Forth Park Drive, Kirkcaldy, doors 7.30pm. Their music has been described as Appalachian honky tonk, and being from the mountains of North Carolina, that’s maybe as close as it gets. But, The Honeycutters have a richer depth of character than that suggests. The five-piece boasts a powerful lead vocalist in Amanda Anne Platt, who has been rightly compared to some of the great female performers of the post-war years. The Acoustic Music Club provides concerts every Thursday night in the Polish Club. The club encourages interest in Scottish Traditional and World music. We also actively encourage links with other countries and have hosted bands from USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, England, Ireland, Norway, Sweden & Germany amongst others. We encourage involvement in playing instruments and in song and regularly host “Open Mic” nights for our club members and visitors. www.kirkcaldyacousticmusicclub.co.uk www.brookfield-knights.com
performances at the Hidden Door festival, and on STV JBiA will tour across the UK to promote the album from late summer, with Hamish Stuart appearing alongside the band in Dundee (Sept 13, Clark's On Lindsay Street), Glasgow (Sept 14, The Blue Arrow) and Edinburgh (Sept 15, Rose Theatre Basement). www.facebook.com/Earls.Of.Caithness 14 SEPTEMBER Langtoun Jazz Festival Fundraiser with award winning band ROSE ROOM: At Old Kirk, Kirk Wynd, Kirkcaldy. 7.30pm. Tickets £10. Langtoun Jazz Festival is a new 2 day festival in Kirkcaldy in October 2018 and it will then promote jazz in Fife in 2019. Email langtounjazz@yahoo.com for booking info. *Fundraiser and festival tickets also from 'Langtoun Jazz Festival Hub' in Mercat Shopping Centre Community Space on 15 August, 6 September and 11 October. 12noon-4pm. You can help fund the festival @ www.gofundme.com/langtounjazz www.facebook.com/langtounjazz 15 SEPTEMBER IONA FYFE: At Taynuilt Village Hall (TMSA Young Trad Tour). Aberdeenshire folksinger, Iona Fyfe, has become one of Scotland’s finest young ballad singers, rooted deeply in the singing traditions of the North East of Scotland. www.facebook.com/ionafyfesinger
CARA (Scottish Tour): At Green Hotel Kinross. 8pm. Cara play Backstage at the Green Hotel at 8.00pm for Mundell Music. Tickets £18. Uplifting Their unique mix of songs and tunes, their charismatic stage presence and dry-witted humour unites hard-core trad fans with acousticpop listeners and in the end they all end up dancing and singing together. Full gig details are available @ www.cara-music.com www.mundellmusic.com Kirkcaldy Acoustic Music Club presents ..... BETSE ELLIS & CLARKE WYATT: At The Polish Ex-serviceman's Club, Forth Park Drive, Kirkcaldy, doors 7.30pm. The Acoustic Music Club provides concerts every Thursday night in the Polish Club. The club encourages interest in Scottish Traditional and World music. We also actively encourage links with other countries and have hosted bands from USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, England, Ireland, Norway, Sweden & Germany amongst others. We encourage involvement in playing instruments and in song and regularly host “Open Mic” nights for our club members and visitors. www.kirkcaldyacousticmusicclub.co.uk 22 SEPTEMBER
CARA (Scottish Tour): At Letham Nights, Cupar. KY15 7RS. 7.30 pm doors, support 8.15 pm, CARA 9.15 pm. £12 / £10 advance or £14 / £12 door - under 12s free!. Their unique mix of songs and tunes, their charismatic stage 18 SEPTEMBER presence and dry-witted humour unites hardcore trad fans with acoustic-pop listeners and in CARA (Scottish Tour) with FREEDOM OF the end they all end up dancing and singing MIND CHOIR: At The Faw Kirk, Falkirk. FK1 together. Full gig details are available @ JAMES BROWN IS ANNIE with HAMISH 1JN. 7.30 pm, £10 / £8 (plus booking fee). Their www.cara-music.com STUART: At Clark’s on Lindsay Road, Dundee. unique mix of songs and tunes, their charismatic Soul-funk outfit James Brown Is Annie release stage presence and dry-witted humour unites 26 SEPTEMBER their anticipated new album (JBiA II) on 15 hard-core trad fans with acoustic-pop listeners September. Funded by Creative Scotland and and in the end they all end up dancing and NORTHERN FLYWAY: At The Tolbooth, Jail produced by Average White Band legend singing together. Full gig details are available @ Wynd, Stirling, FK8 1DE. 7.30pm. £14/£12. The Hamish Stuart the 11-track album sees the www.cara-music.com project is the brainchild of Jenny Sturgeon (Salt Edinburgh-based sextet move away from House, Jenny Sturgeon Trio) and Inge Thomson straight-up funk to what could be described as 20 SEPTEMBER (Karine Polwart Trio, Da Fishing Hands). In 2017 Caledonia Soul. Having enjoyed recent they wrote and created Northern Flyway – an
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NORTHERN FLYWAY: At Lemon Tree, 5 S N Street, Aberdeen, AB24 5AT. 7pm. £15/£13. The 20 OCTOBER project is the brainchild of Jenny Sturgeon (Salt House, Jenny Sturgeon Trio) and Inge Thomson Langtoun Jazz Festival Fundraiser with (Karine Polwart Trio, Da Fishing Hands). In 2017 COW COW BOOGIE: At Overton Mains they wrote and created Northern Flyway – an Community Centre. Swing Dance event, 2pm. audio-visual production exploring the ecology, £10. A terrific band from Edinburgh playing lively folklore, symbolism and mythology of birds and 27 SEPTEMBER music to dance the afternoon away! Langtoun birdsong. The live show combines vocal and Jazz Festival is a new 2 day festival in Kirkcaldy instrumental composition, interviews Jenny and Kirkcaldy Acoustic Music Club presents ..... in October 2018 and it will then promote jazz in Inge conducted with the public, well over 50 ALICE HOWE: At The Polish Ex-serviceman's Fife in 2019. Email langtounjazz@yahoo.com for different bird songs, instrumental bird mimicry, Club, Forth Park Drive, Kirkcaldy, doors 7.30pm. booking info. *Fundraiser and festival tickets sonic experimentation and lush visual footage of The Acoustic Music Club provides concerts every also from 'Langtoun Jazz Festival Hub' in Mercat landscapes, flocks and murmurations. The Thursday night in the Polish Club. The club Shopping Centre Community Space on 15 imagery is stunning, with high quality footage encourages interest in Scottish Traditional and August, 6 September and 11 October. 12noonfrom Scotland. Tickets on 01224 641122. World music. We also actively encourage links 4pm. You can help fund the festival @ www.facebook.com/northernflyway with other countries and have hosted bands from www.gofundme.com/langtounjazz USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, England, www.facebook.com/langtounjazz 6 OCTOBER Ireland, Norway, Sweden & Germany amongst others. We encourage involvement in playing 27 OCTOBER Almost Blue Promotions presents ..... instruments and in song and regularly host NATHAN BELL: At Blue Lamp, Aberdeen. “Open Mic” nights for our club members and JAMES BROWN IS ANNIE: At (tbc) Langtoun Nathan reputation as a Grade A live performer visitors. Jazz Festival, Kirkcaldy. Soul-funk outfit James gathered momentum in the UK after a successful www.kirkcaldyacousticmusicclub.co.uk Brown Is Annie released their anticipated new tour in 2017 and he ended the year on a high album (JBiA II) on 15 September. Funded by with Male Performer of The Year honours in the 4 OCTOBER Creative Scotland and produced by Average Readers' Poll at AmericanaUK. Also in 2017 he White Band legend Hamish Stuart the 11-track fully established himself as a force to be Kirkcaldy Acoustic Music Club presents ..... album saw the Edinburgh-based sextet move reckoned with in a double bill appearance with RANSVIK: At The Polish Ex-serviceman's Club, away from straight-up funk to what could be James McMurtry at Celtic Connections, where he Forth Park Drive, Kirkcaldy, doors 7.30pm. The described as Caledonia Soul. stunned a capacity crowd into hushed silence Acoustic Music Club provides concerts every www.facebook.com/Earls.Of.Caithness when he took the stage at Glasgow's Oran Mor. Thursday night in the Polish Club. The club www.brookfield-knights.com encourages interest in Scottish Traditional and 28 OCTOBER World music. We also actively encourage links 8 OCTOBER with other countries and have hosted bands from Brookfield Knights presents ..... cua: At USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, England, Birnam Arts, Perthshire. Since issuing their CHRISTINA BIANCO: At Aberdeen Performing Ireland, Norway, Sweden & Germany amongst superb Songs of The Hollow album in 2017, cua Arts Centre, Aberdeen. To celebrate the release others. We encourage involvement in playing have gone on to become a band that has of her debut album Life of the Party, the ‘girl of a instruments and in song and regularly host gathered in more praise than most from all the thousand voices’ has announced five UK dates. “Open Mic” nights for our club members and best sections of the media. As a result, there are US singing sensation, Christina Bianco will be visitors. many who cannot wait to catch the band in appearing live in October and her new show is www.kirkcaldyacousticmusicclub.co.uk action and this will be their first ever Scottish set to wow audiences in Aberdeen, Glasgow, tour. Edinburgh, Hastings, and Manchester. 5 OCTOBER www.brookfield-knights.com Showcasing her soaring vocals and rapid-fire, spot-on impersonations, audiences can expect GARY INNES 'ERA' BAND: At Gardyne Christina’s greatest impressions along with new Theatre, Dundee. Highland born accordionist and material from the album, which was crowdMG Alba Scots Trad Awards ‘Instrumentalist of funded by her fans worldwide, surpassing the the Year’ winner, Gary Innes has been financial target she had set. performing and composing music for over 16 www.christinabianco.com years. Born in the village of Spean Bridge in the Send us all your gig dates for North of Scotland, Gary is one of the founding 31 OCTOBER Aberdeenshire and the north east members of award-winning Scottish super-group Mànran. He picked up an accordion for the first area TIDE LINES: At Lemon Tree, Aberdeen. Tide time at the age of 8 and has never looked back. Lines are delighted to announce their first Email them to Carol Gary released his first solo album How’s the headline UK tour, a summer of European and UK carol.musicnewsscotland@gmail.com Craic in 2005 and more recently his second solo festivals appearances and a new record deal. album ERA was launched at Celtic Connections This band from the Highlands has gone from a 12 SEPTEMBER 2017 to great critical acclaim, with Tim Carroll clutch of digital singles to a debut album with writing “ERA is more than one man’s reflection, over 2 million spotify streams in under 2 years. Almost Blue Promotions presents ..... it’s a view into the world of a master at work.” And now they’re aiming to take their music to AMANDA ANNE PLATT AND THE www.garyinnes.com new audiences. Forged from the literature and HONEYCUTTERS: At The Blue Lamp, Aberdeen. music of the areas where they grew up, Tide 7.30pm. Their music has been described as 6 OCTOBER Lines meld romantic, rural life with a record Appalachian honky tonk, and being from the collection of classic American songwriters. THE FILTHY TONGUES: At PJ Malloys , Malcolm mountains of North Carolina, that’s maybe as Imagine, if you will, a 70’s Springsteen and an close as it gets. But, The Honeycutters have a House, 7 Canmore St, Dunfermline KY12 7NU. E-Street band of bagpipes and electronics! Back to Hell is the brand new studio album from richer depth of character than that suggests. The www.facebook.com/wearetidelines five-piece boasts a powerful lead vocalist in one of Scotland’s finest bands, The Filthy Tongues. (Neon Tetra / Blokshok Records). The Amanda Anne Platt, who has been rightly The Night With... Turning The Elements: At compared to some of the great female Filthy Tongues have occupied a unique place at BrewDog Castlegate, Aberdeen. Soprano the heart of Scottish alternative rock, in various performers of the post-war years. (Frances Cooper) and clarinet (Joanna www.brookfield-knights.com manifestations, since the mid 80’s. Martin Nicholson) - includes the world première of Metcalfe, Fin Wilson and Derek Kelly were the Matthew Whiteside’s new piece with words by 19 SEPTEMBER core-members of Goodbye Mr Mackenzie, a Helen Grøn, as well as settings by Rebecca Rowe stunning live band with Metcalfe resembling the and Stuart Murray Mitchell of four poems by IONA FYFE: At Woodend Barn, Banchory (TMSA Scottish poets Jane McKie and Stewart MC of a debauched, vaguely gothic cabaret, Young Trad Tour). Aberdeenshire folksinger, which effortlessly churned out pop classics, Sanderson. Tickets £10 and £6 with a city sinister dark Blues and full-blown stadium-fitting Iona Fyfe, has become one of Scotland’s finest season ticket for £30 (for all four The Night young ballad singers, rooted deeply in the anthems. 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HIGHLANDS + WEST COAST / ARGYLL Send us all your gig dates for the Highlands Email them to Carol carol.musicnewsscotland@gmail.com 7 SEPTEMBER TIDE LINES: At Best of the West Festival, Inveraray. Tide Lines are delighted to announce their first headline UK tour, a summer of European and UK festivals appearances and a new record deal. This band from the Highlands has gone from a clutch of digital singles to a debut album with over 2 million spotify streams in under 2 years. And now they’re aiming to take their music to new audiences. Forged from the literature and music of the areas where they grew up, Tide Lines meld romantic, rural life with a record collection of classic American songwriters. Imagine, if you will, a 70’s Springsteen and an E-Street band of bagpipes and electronics! www.facebook.com/wearetidelines 8 SEPTEMBER THE KOOKS: At The Corran Halls, Oban. The Kooks have announced a series of intimate shows immediately following the release of the band’s highly anticipated new album: “Let’s Go Sunshine”. With the roar of their recent sold-out UK arena tour still echoing in their ears and more than one billion streams under their belts, The Kooks reach to claim their place in the Great British Songbook with‘Let’s Go Sunshine’. It’s a bold longplayer that distils their timeless sound into its purest form while pushing it forward into a more expansive and mature space. It’s as moving, energisingand timelessly melodic record and incisive in its portrait of modern British urban life. www.thekooks.com 11 SEPTEMBER MISCHA MACPHERSON: At Farr Community Hall, Strathnairn, Inverness. BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award winner, Mischa Macpherson, will perform her new musical work, Bho Èirigh gu Laighe na Grèine – Sun, Moon, Land, Life, Sea, four times during Blas Festival at different venues across the Highlands & Islands. The piece is a suite of new Gaelic songs, incorporating ancient Gaelic poetry, photography and short films. Mischa has breathed life into old Gaelic poetry inspired by the natural world by creating this new piece of music, presented across five movements. This year, as it is the Year of Young People, the commission was open to musicians under 26 to send in proposals to Blas Festival. www.facebook.com/mischamacp www.facebook.com/blasfestival 12 SEPTEMBER MISCHA MACPHERSON: At Applecross Community Hall, Applecross, Wester Ross. BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award winner, Mischa Macpherson, will perform her new musical work, Bho Èirigh gu Laighe na Grèine – Sun, Moon, Land, Life, Sea, four times during Blas Festival at different venues across the Highlands & Islands. The piece is a suite of new Gaelic songs,
incorporating ancient Gaelic poetry, photography and short films. Mischa has breathed life into old Gaelic poetry inspired by the natural world by creating this new piece of music, presented across five movements. This year, as it is the Year of Young People, the commission was open to musicians under 26 to send in proposals to Blas Festival. www.facebook.com/mischamacp www.facebook.com/blasfestival
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THE STARRY SKIES: At Braemar Galley, Braemar. Latest single, the self titled 'Starry Skies', has been picked up by 15 radio shows so far here and abroad. It has also had a number of positive reviews pre-album release date of 'Be Kind' album on 12 October. Fusing together an eclectic range of genres, Be Kind will tug at the heartstrings in all the right ways. From the 13 SEPTEMBER gentle, folk-strewn strings and languid vocals of the twinkling title track and album opener, to the CARA (Scottish Tour): At Plockton High School more uptempo, instantly catchy AmericanaHall, Plockton. IV52 8TU. 7.30 pm, £10 / £6, Box inspired cheer of ‘Glitter And The Glory’, it oozes Office: 01599 544 706. Their unique mix of an emotion-rich, hearty spirit. songs and tunes, their charismatic stage www.facebook.com/theStarrySkies/ presence and dry-witted humour unites hardcore trad fans with acoustic-pop listeners and in 22 SEPTEMBER the end they all end up dancing and singing together. All of the full gig details are also MÀNRAN: At The Corran Halls, Oban. The Last available @ DMI charity Concert alongside Skerryvore and www.cara-music.com Skipinnish. Highland born accordionist and MG Alba Scots Trad Awards ‘Instrumentalist of the MISCHA MACPHERSON: At Rogart Village Hall, Year’ winner, Gary Innes has been performing Rogart, Sutherland. BBC Radio 2 Young Folk and composing music for over 16 years. Born in Award winner, Mischa Macpherson, will perform the village of Spean Bridge in the North of her new musical work, Bho Èirigh gu Laighe na Scotland, Gary is one of the founding members Grèine – Sun, Moon, Land, Life, Sea, four times of award-winning Scottish super-group Mànran. during Blas Festival at different venues across He picked up an accordion for the first time at the Highlands & Islands. The piece is a suite of the age of 8 and has never looked back. Gary new Gaelic songs, incorporating ancient Gaelic released his first solo album How’s the Craic in poetry, photography and short films. Mischa has 2005 and more recently his second solo album breathed life into old Gaelic poetry inspired by ERA was launched at Celtic Connections 2017 to the natural world by creating this new piece of great critical acclaim, with Tim Carroll writing music, presented across five movements. This “ERA is more than one man’s reflection, it’s a year, as it is the Year of Young People, the view into the world of a master at work.” commission was open to musicians under 26 to www.garyinnes.com send in proposals to Blas Festival. www.facebook.com/mischamacp 27 SEPTEMBER www.facebook.com/blasfestival BLUE ROSE CODE: At Findhorn Bay Festival, 14 SEPTEMBER Inverness. Ross Wilson (aka Blue Rose Code). A nomad both geographically and musically, Ross MISCHA MACPHERSON: At Roybridge writes from the heart eschewing any specific Memorial Hall, Roybridge, Inverness-shire. BBC genre and the twelve songs on new album The Radio 2 Young Folk Award winner, Mischa Water Of Leith, addressing themes of love, loss, Macpherson, will perform her new musical work, travel, home, accepting the past and embracing Bho Èirigh gu Laighe na Grèine – Sun, Moon, the future, are painted with colours of folk, jazz, Land, Life, Sea, four times during Blas Festival at soul and pop; an eclecticism that has become a different venues across the Highlands & Islands. hallmark of Blue Rose Code and has seen him The piece is a suite of new Gaelic songs, compared to John Martyn, Van Morrison and incorporating ancient Gaelic poetry, photography Tom Waits. and short films. Mischa has breathed life into old www.facebook.com/bluerosecode Gaelic poetry inspired by the natural world by creating this new piece of music, presented 29 SEPTEMBER across five movements. This year, as it is the Year of Young People, the commission was open NORTHERN FLYWAY: At Lyth Arts Centre, to musicians under 26 to send in proposals to Lyth, Wick. KW1 4UD. 7.30pm. £14/£12/£6. The Blas Festival. project is the brainchild of Jenny Sturgeon (Salt www.facebook.com/mischamacp House, Jenny Sturgeon Trio) and Inge Thomson www.facebook.com/blasfestival (Karine Polwart Trio, Da Fishing Hands). In 2017 they wrote and created Northern Flyway – an 15 SEPTEMBER audio-visual production exploring the ecology, folklore, symbolism and mythology of birds and ADAM STAFFORD: At Inshiach House, birdsong. The live show combines vocal and Aviemore - Song, By Toad 10th Anniversary instrumental composition, interviews Jenny and Party. To date`Adam Stafford's amassed an Inge conducted with the public, well over 50 impressive body of work in both music and different bird songs, instrumental bird mimicry, cinema. His numerous achievements include a sonic experimentation and lush visual footage of Scottish Album of the Year-nominated solo landscapes, flocks and murmurations. The album Imaginary Walls Collapse, video direction imagery is stunning, with high quality footage of The Twilight Sad's 'Seven Years of Letter' and from Scotland. Tickets on 01955 641434. an experimental tape-collage Miniature Porcelain www.facebook.com/northernflyway Horse Emporium. Famed for his mesmerising performances on stage, he's played alongside 30 SEPTEMBER Warpaint, The Twilight Sad, Norman Blake, King Creosote and Ela Orleans. NORTHERN FLYWAY: At Findhorn Bay Arts www.facebook.com/adamstaffordmusic Festival, Universal Hall, Findhorn, IV36 3TZ. 7.30pm. £12/£10/£5. The project is the 21 SEPTEMBER brainchild of Jenny Sturgeon (Salt House, Jenny Sturgeon Trio) and Inge Thomson (Karine IONA FYFE: At Adventure Travel Film Festival, Polwart Trio, Da Fishing Hands). In 2017 they Ullapool. Aberdeenshire folksinger, Iona Fyfe, wrote and created Northern Flyway – an audiohas become one of Scotland’s finest young ballad visual production exploring the ecology, folklore, singers, rooted deeply in the singing traditions of symbolism and mythology of birds and birdsong.
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MUSIC NEWS Scotland GIGguide page 23: highlands :: islands + shetland + orkney :: ayrshire + dumfriesshire The live show combines vocal and instrumental composition, interviews Jenny and Inge conducted with the public, well over 50 different bird songs, instrumental bird mimicry, sonic experimentation and lush visual footage of landscapes, flocks and murmurations. The imagery is stunning, with high quality footage from Scotland. Tickets on 01309 673137. www.facebook.com/northernflyway 19 OCTOBER JAMES BROWN IS ANNIE: At Mad Hatters, Inverness. Soul-funk outfit James Brown Is Annie released their anticipated new album (JBiA II) on 15 September. Funded by Creative Scotland and produced by Average White Band legend Hamish Stuart the 11-track album saw the Edinburgh-based sextet move away from straight-up funk to what could be described as Caledonia Soul. www.facebook.com/Earls.Of.Caithness 27 OCTOBER GARY INNES 'ERA' BAND featuring SIOBHAN MILLER: At Eden Court Theatre, Inverness. Highland born accordionist and MG Alba Scots Trad Awards ‘Instrumentalist of the Year’ winner, Gary Innes has been performing and composing music for over 16 years. Born in the village of Spean Bridge in the North of Scotland, Gary is one of the founding members of award-winning Scottish super-group Mànran. He picked up an accordion for the first time at the age of 8 and has never looked back. Gary released his first solo album How’s the Craic in 2005 and more recently his second solo album ERA was launched at Celtic Connections 2017 to great critical acclaim, with Tim Carroll writing “ERA is more than one man’s reflection, it’s a view into the world of a master at work.” www.garyinnes.com
what makes them so special. With their seamless vocal harmonies, The Wandering Hearts are reminiscent of First Aid Kit and Of Monsters and Men, whilst channelling Fleetwood Mac’s pop sensibility and the storytelling of Chris Stapleton, all the while keeping their British roots at their heart. www.thewanderinghearts.com 13 SEPTEMBER TIDELINES: At Ceol Cholasa, Isle of Colonsay. Formed in 2016, Tide Lines are a phenomenal Scottish success story. While their music is heavily influenced by, and rooted in, the Highland places they grew up, they produce a highly eclectic sound. Imagine a 70’s Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street band, but with bagpipes and electronics, and you’re probably just about there! Having already established a firm fan base at home, Tide Lines have been attracting the eye of music fans in Europe and 2017 closed out with the band having played to audiences in Germany, France and Switzerland, with plans for 2018 including headline slots at HebCelt and Belladrum, several UK festivals, UK tour in autumn (TBA), and possible world domination! www.tidelinesband.com/gigs/
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Brookfield Knights presents ..... AMANDA ANNE PLATT AND THE HONEYCUTTERS: At CatStrand presents at Dalry Town Hall. Their music has been described as Appalachian honky 15 + 16 SEPTEMBER tonk, and being from the mountains of North Carolina, that’s maybe as close as it gets. But, CARA (Scottish Tour): At Ceol Cholasa, Isle of The Honeycutters have a richer depth of Colonsay, PA61 7YW. Box Office: 01951 200 character than that suggests. The five-piece 265/266. Their unique mix of songs and tunes, boasts a powerful lead vocalist in Amanda Anne their charismatic stage presence and dry-witted Platt, who has been rightly compared to some of humour unites hard-core trad fans with acoustic- the great female performers of the post-war pop listeners and in the end they all end up years. dancing and singing together. All of the full gig www.brookfield-knights.com details are also available @ www.cara-music.com 21 SEPTEMBER 22 SEPTEMBER
GARY INNES 'ERA' BAND: At Skye Live Festival, Portree. 1pm. Highland born accordionist and MG Alba Scots Trad Awards ‘Instrumentalist of the Year’ winner, Gary Innes has been performing and composing music for over 16 years. Born in the village of Spean Send us all your gig dates Bridge in the North of Scotland, Gary is one of the founding members of award-winning for all of the Scottish islands Scottish super-group Mànran. He picked up an Email them to Carol accordion for the first time at the age of 8 and carol.musicnewsscotland@gmail.com has never looked back. Gary released his first solo album How’s the Craic in 2005 and more recently his second solo album ERA was Isle of Bute …. launched at Celtic Connections 2017 to great Transclyde Music is a group of like minded critical acclaim, with Tim Carroll writing “ERA is people on the Isle of Bute whose aims are to promote live music on the island. For their latest more than one man’s reflection, it’s a view into the world of a master at work.” gig news go to …. www.garyinnes.com www.facebook.com/Transclydemusic
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Classic Clapton: At Gaiety Theatre, Ayr. With full 4 piece band. Tickets on sale now @ www.thegaiety.co.uk/classic-clapton/ www.classic-clapton.com 27 SEPTEMBER Brookfield Knights presents ..... ALICE HOWE and FREEBO: At Acoustic Music Club, Kirkcaldy. Rising star of the Boston music scene, Alice Howe, made a huge impact when she released her recent EP over here and is currently working on her next album with Freebo (renowned for his work with Bonnie Raitt as her bass player for ten years) as producer. Alice and Freebo have been gigging together in the States and reports are always amazing following the shows. www.brookfield-knights.com TIDE LINES: At Tidelines Book Festival, Harbour Arts Centre Irvine. Tide Lines are delighted to announce their first headline UK tour, a summer of European and UK festivals appearances and a new record deal. This band from the Highlands has gone from a clutch of digital singles to a debut album with over 2 million spotify streams in under 2 years. And now they’re aiming to take their music to new audiences. Forged from the literature and music of the areas where they grew up, Tide Lines meld romantic, rural life with a record collection of classic American songwriters. Imagine, if you will, a 70’s Springsteen and an E-Street band of bagpipes and electronics! www.facebook.com/wearetidelines
GARY INNES 'ERA' BAND: At Aros Centre, Isle of Skye. Highland born accordionist and MG Alba Scots Trad Awards ‘Instrumentalist of the Year’ winner, Gary Innes has been performing and composing music for over 16 years. Born in the village of Spean Bridge in the North of Scotland, Gary is one of the founding members of awardwinning Scottish super-group Mànran. He picked up an accordion for the first time at the age of 8 and has never looked back. Gary released his first solo album How’s the Craic in 2005 and more recently his second solo album ERA was launched at Celtic Connections 2017 to great critical acclaim, with Tim Carroll writing “ERA is more than one man’s reflection, it’s a view into 29 SEPTEMBER 9 SEPTEMBER the world of a master at work.” www.garyinnes.com THE WANDERING HEARTS: At Millport BADSTONE: At The Waterside, Largs. 9.30pm. Country Music Festival, Great Cumbrae. Over Free. This group of seasoned musicians play a the past year, The Wandering Hearts have built wide variety of music from the likes of the a loyal fan base with their signature sound that Beatles, The Stones, ZZ Top, Thin Lizzy, transcends the boundaries of genre – and this is Stereophonics, ACDC, Fleetwood Mac, Bad JAMIE MARTIN & BAND plus GAYLE MORTON GRANT: At Craigmore Bowling Club, Rothesay, Isle of Bute. Jamie is a Scottish singer-songwriter and producer from Glasgow who fuses alternative/soul song writing with modern bluesy guitar heroics. Influenced by the likes of Hozier, John Mayer, Ben Howard and John Martyn and known for his combination of honest and intimate live shows, Jamie offers a unique, alternative twist on pop music. Tickets £10 @ Musicker Cafe High Street on 01700 502287. www.transclydemusic.co.uk
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8.00pm / £12. Niteworks fuse the Gaelic language and traditional music that was central to their upbringing on the Isle of Skye with electronica and techno to create an electrifying 30 SEPTEMBER and genre-defying sound. If you liked Tide Lines you'll love this band. Brookfield Knights presents ..... ALICE www.facebook.com/niteworksband HOWE and FREEBO: At The Town House, Irvine www.macarts.scot (HAC for tickets). Rising star of the Boston music scene, Alice Howe, made a huge impact when CHRIS CLEVERLEY: At BaaFest, Northumbria. she released her recent EP over here and is Chris Cleverley has emerged as a writer, currently working on her next album with Freebo performer and character who defies comparison, (renowned for his work with Bonnie Raitt as her delivering a unique re-sculpting of 21st Century bass player for ten years) as producer. Alice and folk music. A true enigma of the UK Folk Scene; Freebo have been gigging together in the States at times mysterious and gentle, at others candid and reports are always amazing following the and revealing. Audiences can expect to hear shows. exclusive first airings of material from his www.brookfield-knights.com forthcoming album, as well as his famous contemporary arrangements of traditional folk 5 OCTOBER song. www.facebook.com/chriscleverleymusic Brookfield Knights presents ..... NATHAN BELL: At Harbour Arts Centre, Irvine. Nathan 9 SEPTEMBER reputation as a Grade A live performer gathered momentum in the UK after a successful tour in Brookfield Knights presents ..... AMANDA 2017 and he ended the year on a high with Male ANNE PLATT AND THE HONEYCUTTERS: At Performer of The Year honours in the Readers' Jumpin’ Hot Club, Newcastle upon Tyne. Their Poll at AmericanaUK. Also in 2017 he fully music has been described as Appalachian honky established himself as a force to be reckoned tonk, and being from the mountains of North with in a double bill appearance with James Carolina, that’s maybe as close as it gets. But, McMurtry at Celtic Connections, where he The Honeycutters have a richer depth of stunned a capacity crowd into hushed silence character than that suggests. The five-piece when he took the stage at Glasgow's Oran Mor. boasts a powerful lead vocalist in Amanda Anne www.brookfield-knights.com Platt, who has been rightly compared to some of the great female performers of the post-war 12 OCTOBER years. www.brookfield-knights.com CHRIS CLEVERLEY: At Carlisle Folk Club, Cumbria. Chris Cleverley has emerged as a 20 SEPTEMBER writer, performer and character who defies comparison, delivering a unique re-sculpting of Innerleithen Folk 'Live Sessions': At Traquair 21st Century folk music. A true enigma of the UK Arms, Innerleithen every second Thursday. 8.45Folk Scene; at times mysterious and gentle, at 11pm in the main bar. Informal acoustic session, others candid and revealing. Audiences can musicians, singers and audience welcome. expect to hear exclusive first airings of material www.facebook.com/innerleithenfolk from his forthcoming album, as well as his famous contemporary arrangements of 22 SEPTEMBER traditional folk song. www.facebook.com/chriscleverleymusic String Jam Club presents ..... CHASTITY BROWN: At The County Hotel, 1-5 High Street, 13 OCTOBER Selkirk TD7 4BZ. 7.30pm for 8pm. Chastity Brown "weaves a spell that evokes the spirit of KRIS DREVER + BOO HEWERDINE: At Roberta Flack and Woody Guthrie" (Acoustic Catstrand, New Galloway. Two of the U.K's finest Magazine). This truly phenomenal Tennesseeand most prolific songwriters Kris Drever and born Americana-soul singer has been described Boo Hewerdine play rare duo shows in October as a "rocking, rolling encyclopedia of roots 2018. Tickets on sale now from venue box office music." Blending the roots of gospel, soul, and promoter websites. blues, folk and country, her songs are raw, gritty www.facebook.com/krisdreversings intense and poetic. Her extraordinary voice will www.facebook.com/BooHewerdinemusic by turns hit you like a steam train and then touch you gently with a delicate feather. This is the place where R&B, roots and contemporary song collide head-on. Tickets £15 from County Hotel on 01750 705000 and online from Eventbrite - you can pay on the door, subject to availability. www.stringjamclub.co.uk
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see Richard Durrant perform live to hear his unbelievable, top drawer, solo guitar playing. If you’re lucky you may even get an explanation as to why a catchy little track on side four of his double album is called “Frank Bough’s Allemande”. All is not as it first appears in the world of Richard Durrant, certainly not on Stringhenge. Tickets on 01721 725777 or @ www.eastgatearts.com www.richarddurrant.com 29 SEPTEMBER St Boswells Live! presents ..... JOHN CRAIGIE + JENNY BIDDLE: At St Boswells Village Hall, Jenny Moore's Road, St Boswells, Roxburghshire TD6 0AL. A sublime event coheadlining between Aussie and resident Borderer Jenny Biddle, and Los Angeles-based John Craigie. Both are consummate songwriters and musicians, telling tales ranging from the heartbreaking to the outright hilarious, each in their own very different styles. For this evening Jenny Biddle will be recording a live album, creating a very special atmosphere. Tickets are available at website below or from St Boswells Old Post Office priced just £8 (£5 concessions). Doors open at 7.30pm, music starts at 8pm. BYOB, seated with tables. Tickets @ www.musicglue.com/stboswellslive www.facebook.com/stboswellslive 1 OCTOBER CHRIS CLEVERLEY: At The Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle. Chris Cleverley has emerged as a writer, performer and character who defies comparison, delivering a unique re-sculpting of 21st Century folk music. A true enigma of the UK Folk Scene; at times mysterious and gentle, at others candid and revealing. Audiences can expect to hear exclusive first airings of material from his forthcoming album, as well as his famous contemporary arrangements of traditional folk song. www.facebook.com/chriscleverleymusic 13 OCTOBER String Jam Club presents ..... RAB NOAKES & JILL JACKSON: At The County Hotel, 1-5 High Street, Selkirk TD7 4BZ. 7.30pm for 8pm. We welcome back the legendary Rab Noakes in a dynamite duo line-up with the fabulous Jill Jackson. Jill and Rab first met in the mid-’90s when Rab produced The Brand New Opry for BBC Radio Scotland. Jill, then a teenager, appeared as a guest on the show and they have been friends and colleagues ever since. They each have new solo records released in 2018. Rab says “I love singing and I love singing with other people. Jill is one of the best for me as she also loves to sing. We communicate across our generations to make something that’s unique to us”. Tickets £14 from County Hotel on 01750 705000 and online from Eventbrite - you can pay on the door, subject to availability. www.stringjamclub.co.uk 19 OCTOBER Brookfield Knights presents ..... NATHAN BELL with JASON EADY: At The Studio, Live Theatre, Newcastle upon Tyne. Nathan reputation as a Grade A live performer gathered momentum in the UK after a successful tour in 2017 and he ended the year on a high with Male Performer of The Year honours in the Readers' Poll at AmericanaUK. Also in 2017 he fully established himself as a force to be reckoned with in a double bill appearance with James McMurtry at Celtic Connections, where he stunned a capacity crowd into hushed silence when he took the stage at Glasgow's Oran Mor. www.brookfield-knights.com
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ants, Skipinnish, the Folk Festival Association is delighted to announce that this year’s headline artist will be the legendary Ralph McTell. In this Year of Young People, there will also be another staging of the popular Youth Festival Showcase, which will give young musicians of school age from all over Scotland the opportunity to perform at the very heart of the Festival.
Electric Fields, Scotland’s best small festival, www.linlithgowfolk.com has announced that Public Service Broadcasting, RIDE, The Horrors, Hollie Cook, Blas Dream Wife, The Orielles, Halo Maud, Feet, Highlands Makeness, WomenSaid and Scope will be 7-15 September joining them at this year’s festival. The programme for this year’s Blas Festival www.electricfieldsfestival.com has been launched and revealed an outstanding line up of musicians from Scotland Lindisfarne Festival and further afield as well as some exciting opportunities for budding young musicians Beal Farm, Berwick-upon-Tweed and composers. nFollowing a Ceòl nam Fèis 30 August - 2 September showcase concert featuring 100 young musicians under the musical direction of CaperFollowing a successful Lindisfarne Festival caillie’s Donald Shaw at the Spa Pavilion in 2017, which saw a 38% increase in attenStrathpeffer on Friday 14 September, Blas dees from the previous year and a 3500+ strong crowd, organisers are giving festival- will culminate in an enormous concert at the goers and businesses an opportunity to get Northern Meeting Park in Inverness on Saturday 15th. more involved and shape the future of the Northumberland music & arts festival by www.blas-festival.com launching an exciting crowdfunding campaign for the 2018 festival. www.lindisfarnefestival.com
Midstock Festival Dalkeith 31 August - 1 September Midstock Festival will take place on Friday 31 August and Saturday 1 September 2018 and an eclectic mix of bands and artists will take to the stage over the two dates. www.midstockfestival.com
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Linlithgow 5-9 September Organisers are promising a real "Feast of Folk" at next month's event, which is celebrating its 20th year in 2018. The Festival will run from the 5th to the 9th of September. resh from organising the recent sell-out concert with Celtic music gi-
NOVEMBER Perthshire Amber The Dougie MacLean Festival Perthshire 2-4 November The Perthshire Amber Festival brings together many musicians and entertainers from different parts of the world. This unique festival shares Dougie’s inspiring music, celebrates the history and culture of Perthshire and showcases the beautiful scenery. The concerts are staged in a variety of wonderful venues from prestigious theatres to atmospheric Dunkeld Cathedral. www.perthshireamber.com
Scots Fiddle Festival Edinburgh 16-18 November
Fiddle 2018 is moving to The Pleasance the well-known music and Fringe venue, owned by The University of Edinburgh. It has recently had a £6 million refurbishment, East Lothian's Lammermuir Festival takes taking its facilities to a new level, with place from 14-23 September, presenting ten greater accessibility and space options, enadays of ‘beautiful music in beautiful places’. bling the Scots Fiddle Festival to take place Lammermuir Festival won the prestigious in one location. RPS Award (the Oscars of the classical music world) for ‘Best UK Festival’ last year, www.scotsfiddlefestival.com and in this its ninth year, presents its most ambitious programme yet.
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The festival, which runs from 20-23 September, announced a curated line-up of exBathgate's 'Party in the Park' is a yearly traordinary talent which also includes Mogfamily focused music festival with two music wai Glasvegas, Tracyanne and Danny, Magic stages, childrens rides, free face painting, Numbers and Mull Historical Society, as well food, stalls, and lots of fun - it's held in the as a very special tribute to the music of town's Kirkton Park. This year we are deDavid Bowie by Camille O’Sullivan and some lighted to have the likes of Indigo Velvet on of the country’s finest musicians. our main stage along with local favourite Luke La Volpe and his band as well as young www.truenorthfestival.co.uk 15 year old up and coming old singer songwriter Fraser McLean. www.facebook.com/partyinthepark
gigs on Festival Friday, three on the Saturday and the Sunday, including a trio of matinee performances, plus two album launches.
Glasgow Americana Glasgow 3-7 October Glasgow Americana has lined up ten gigs featuring overseas and home-based acts for this year’s five-day-long festival. The onstage action for the 12th Glasgow Americana will take place at six city venues from October 3-7. Fans will be able to enjoy two
Edinburgh’s Hogmanay Edinburgh 31 December Tickets are now on sale with 10,000 Street Party tickets reserved for Edinburgh residents at discounted price of £20. After a successful Edinburgh’s Hogmanay 18 which saw festival goers snap up all tickets to events across the 3 days, and terrific feedback on the revamped Street Party, Underbelly today announced tickets for this year’s Edinburgh’s Hogmanay will go on sale at 10am on Monday 21 May. Tickets can be bought online or on 0131 510 0395. Recognising the importance of support from those who live in the city, Edinburgh’s Hogmanay is discounting 10,000 tickets for EH postcode holders, twice the number of last year. These tickets will be £20. www.edinburghshogmanay.com
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