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14 DECEMBER OUT OF THE BEDROOM: Hello. It's Chrrrrrisssstmaaaaaassss! Ok now that's done you can safely remove any earplugs and take your hands away from your ears. Noddy has left the building. It's the OOTB Christmas Bash this Saturday where we relax the original material only rule to allow performers to play covers, as long as they have festive theme of course. We'll be in party mode, so expect lots of merriment, drink, music, guests and seasonal good fun. OOTB then takes a break for a few weeks and returns on Saturday 11 January feeling refreshed and cleansed of Santa bleedin' Claus and all that sort of thing ting-aling. The OOTB party starts at 8pm, but it's wise to turn up a little earlier to book a stage slot if you fancy performing some Christmas songs 'n tunes. Original songs are just as welcome. www.outofthebedroom.co.uk/ootb/ www.facebook.com/groups/outofthebedroom/
CAIRN STRING QUARTET: with Kid Canaveral (Christmas Baubles show), Portobello www.facebook.com/pages/Cairn-String-Quartet/58514863108
THE ANIMOTION SHOW, Featuring Dame Evelyn Glennie Following the success of live art & music concept developed by acclaimed Russian artist Maria Rud AniMotion is taken onto a new level in collaboration with renown projection artist Ross Ashton. The programme will feature work by Gavin Bryars performed by soprano Rebecca Tavener, recital by virtuoso percussionist & composer Dame Evelyn Glennie and conclude with Dark Matter, new ground breaking work by composer & virtuoso flautist David Heath, vocalist Fay Fife (of the Rezillos) and DJ and music producer Dolphin Boy featuring an improvisation upon Debussy’s Syrinx. AniMotion will bring
together Art, Music, Architecture and Video Mapping, 3 different artistic disciplines,3 different genres of music and state-ofthe-art technology in this WORLD PREMIERE in the magnificent setting of St.Giles Cathedral, St.Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh, Time 7.30pm http://vimeo.com/76143047. Ticket Line: www.thequeenshall.net
showcase, London-based (expat Scots) Artistic Directors Malcolm Edmonstone (piano) and Andrew Bain (drums) lead the 10-piece ensemble and perform as a trio, with bassist Jules Jackson. Enjoy some uplifting music with favourites from 21 years of jazz at NYJOS - a mixture of funk, soul and traditional jazz guaranteed to put everyone in the festive mood. NYJOS workshop attendees have FREE DEATHCATS / PLASTIC admission PLUS ONE 9pm (Entry ANIMALS / WOZNIAK / from 8pm), £5/£4, 'WORLD JAGS! Deathcats are releasing PREMIERE' QUINTET Every their new EP, ‘The Raddest’ on Saturday, a hand-picked 5-piece cassette on Fuzzkill Records. To of excellent jazz players is celebrate this they are holding brought together for the first a beach party and inviting their time. With a different selection friends to play. JAGS! of musicians each week, it's Edinburgh super group made up always a 'surprise' line-up of members of Caroline Wozniak even for the players! Tonight and ex-members of St. Jude’s features top trumpeter Colin Infirmary and Edinburgh School Steele, and multiple awardFor The Deaf. WOZNIAK Loads winning pianist Alan Benzie of pedals, loads of noise, loads 12-3am (Entry from 11.30pm) of fun! PLASTIC ANIMALS £5/£4, SAMBA SENE & Dreamy reverb soaked guitar DIWAN (Sounds of Africa!) pop. DEATHCATS Fuzzy, reverb Dancefloor filling African soaked melodies accompanied rhythms from charismatic by shite patter. £5 OTD. Beach frontman, Senegal’s Samba wear advised! Henry's Cellar Sene (voc) and his percussionBar, Edinburgh. Time 7pm – driven 6-piece band. Plus DJ 10pm Calum. The Jazz Bar, 1a Chambers Street, Edinburgh. GROAN / BACCHUS BARACUS, ATRAGON, ISAK; PATHHEAD COOL YULE: Bannermans, 212 Cowgate, Pathhead Music Collective, 32 Edinburgh, Tickets £5, Time Main Street, Pathhead, 8pm. Midlothian. 7pm to midnight, Village Hall. Tickets available CEILIDH with caller Ken from post office. www.pathheadmusiccollective.org.uk Gourlay & Flaming Heather ceilidh band. Lauriston Hall, 28 15 DECEMBER Lauriston St, Edinburgh. (Between Grassmarket & JAZZ; 6-8.30pm, Free before Tollcross). Tickets £10 on the door, £8 in advance. Time 8pm. 8pm: Teatime Acoustic: HOT TIN ROOF, Stripped-back Ladies : no stiletto or highatmospheric Blues/Soul from heeled shoes please Andy McKay-Challen (guitar/ voc), Gavin Jack (slide guitar), THE TWILIGHT SAD; Liquid and Kenny Miller (cajon/ Room, 9c Victoria Street, percussion). 9pm (Entry from Edinburgh. Doors: 7pm, Adv 8pm), £5/£4, ‘STORMY Tickets: £12.50. SUNDAY’ BLUES SHOWCASE, Monthly Blues Night featuring JAZZ; 3-5.30pm Free, two great blues bands, this AFTERNOON JAZZ with THE month: guitar trio South, plus MELLOTONES TRIO, , Hot The Jensen Interceptors, 12swinging jazz from Alan Anderson (piano), Jimmy Taylor 3am (Entry from 11.30pm) £3/ £2, THE SUNDAY SINNERS, , (bass/vocals) and Bob Stewart Dynamic funk/soul-inspired (drums). 6pm, £5. NYJOS grooves from in-the-pocket 5THE DIRECTORS' CUT, The National Youth Jazz Orchestra of piece band, featuring outstanding vocalist Ms Fiona Scotland is a valuable Lynch. The Jazz Bar, 1a development platform for our Chambers Street, Edinburgh. fast-rising jazz talent. In this
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sounds from this great weekly band with FOUR trumpets, FOUR trombones, FIVE saxes and FOUR rhythm! It's a variable line-up of top-class pro players, who travel in from Glasgow, Borders, Perth, Fife (and Edinburgh!), to participate in CONFESSIONS OF AN this outstanding gig. There's just ARSONIST / HEADCASE / nowhere else you can hear this SUPPORT, Bannermans, 212 standard of regular Big Band Cowgate, Edinburgh. Tickets playing. Co-led by sax player £tbc, Time 8pm. Keith Edwards, the personnel changes weekly, as does their 16 DECEMBER selection of fantastic arrangements, many of which THE PATHHEAD CHOIR are imported direct from Los CONCERT; This will be an Angeles by the band's ex-LA opportunity for the choir to bassist Erik Lars Hansen. 11.30share what they have worked on 3am (Entry from 10.30pm), £3/ during their 2013 autumn term £2. GLAMOUR & THE BAYBES. so expect beautiful new Keep that weekend party going! arrangements of carols, jazz Come down and boogie with this standards, original and high-octane electric 6-piece with traditional songs. St Mary’s punchy sax/trumpet horn Chapel, Pathhead. Doors section, fronted by the larger7.30pm, Concert 8pm. than-life manic sax/vocals Admission is free but donations persona of Angus Munro, and to the choir fund are welcome. delivering high end funk-fusion versions of Nirvana, Tower of JAZZ; 8pm £5/£4, THE JAZZ Power, Massive Attack, Snarky BAR's 17-Piece BIG BAND. Puppy & more. ‘Just Superb – 4 Open Rehearsal 8-9pm, full gig stars!’ (Tripadvisor). The Jazz from 9.15-10.45pm, Wonderful Bar, 1a Chambers Street, PATHHEAD EASY SESSION, Pathhead Music Collective, 3pm to 5pm, Foresters Pub, Pathhead. What better way to recover from the Pathhead Cool Yule the night before!
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PHIL CUNNINGHAM’S CHRISTMAS SONGBOOK: PHIL CUNNINGHAM’S Featuring: Eddi Reader, Karen CHRISTMAS SONGBOOK: Matheson, John McCusker, Ian Featuring: Eddi Reader, Karen Carr, Kris Drever, Kevin McGuire Matheson, John McCusker, Ian and The Songbook Brass Carr, Kris Drever, Kevin McGuire Ensemble. Oil your vocal chords, and The Songbook Brass bring the family and let us kick Ensemble. Oil your vocal chords, start your festive season with a bring the family and let us kick show that’s warmer than mince start your festive season with a pies and mulled wine! Queen’s show that’s warmer than mince Hall, 85-89 Clerk St, Edinburgh. pies and mulled wine! Queen’s Time 7.30pm. Tickets £22.50. Hall, 85-89 Clerk St, Edinburgh. www.thequeenshall.net Time 7.30pm. Tickets £22.50. www.thequeenshall.net WENDY CARLE TAYLOR; Excellent musician friends, 17 DECEMBER Sandy Butler (guitar and banjo) and Graham McDonald (piano), The WONDER STUFF on their will join me for an eclectic mix of ‘SLEIGH THE UK 2013’ Tour, melodies with liberal sprinklings with POP WILL EAT ITSELF of sparkling festive cheer, AND JESUS JONES. Following mulled wine, a few surprises and the phenomenal response to the of course Marianne's delicious 2012 shows, The Wonder Stuff homemade Christmas cake Leith are pleased to announce that Folk Club, Clarke Suite, The they will once again join their Victoria Park House Hotel, 221 two old sparring partners for Ferry Road, Edinburgh. Time another run of shows. Edinburgh 8pm. Picture House,. Lothian Rd, www.leithfolkclub.com Edinburgh. Time 7pm. Tickets £22.50 + fees Tel 0131 221 18 DECEMBER 2280 www.seetickets.com/event/sleigh-the-uk/the-picture-house/709336/ LORNA REID: With a cross
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genre jazz set from her new album "Falling Like Dew" plus swinging standards with all star line Quartet at The Jazz Bar, 1a Chambers Street, Edinburgh http://lornareid.bandzoogle.com/live
LEVELLERS with special guests Panjenix and put simply; this will be a fantastic experience and night to remember!Celebrating 25 years in the business, the Levellers are set to present their third album in full plus other hits and favourites, from the likes of their gold-selling album ‘Levellers’, which reached number 2 in the charts in 1993. Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, Edinburgh. Tickets £22. Time 7pm. EDDIE LEDDERHEAD /THE BARE BONES / SUPPORT; Bannermans, 212 Cowgate, Edinburgh. Tickets £5, Time 8pm. 19 DECEMBER DIRTY HARRY + SIMPLE MINDED; Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, Edinburgh. Doors: 7pm,
22 DECEMBER CAIRN STRING QUARTET: Christmas Songwriters Club Queens Hall, Edinburgh www.facebook.com/pages/CairnString-Quartet/58514863108 27 DECEMBER SKERRYVORE are a multiaward winning Scottish band creating a ‘trad-rock’ fusion for the 21st Century. Howden Park Centre, Howden, Livingston. Doors 19:00; Tickets £18/£16, Tel 01506 777666 www.howdenparkcentre.co.uk SOD'S LAW, Bannermans, 212 Cowgate, Edinburgh. Tickets Free, Time 8pm. 28 DECEMBER THE POST ORGASMIC SUNSHINE BAND / ROOT SYSTEM / BAZ SIMPSON; Bannermans, 212 Cowgate, Edinburgh. Tickets £5. Time 8pm. 29 DECEMBER
THE VELVETEEN SAINTS SUPPORT THE VIEW; The Velveteen Saints are a Glaswegian guitar powerhouse group if ever we saw one, guaranteed to bring venues to their knees and have crowds DOWN TO KILL / sweating to the sound of their LOINSTORM / INCENDIARY proper rock 'n' roll stuff. BATS / MERRICK; The Picture House, Lothian AnarchoProgressiveNewWaveHar Road, Edinburgh. dcoreJazzPunk benefit night for Rabbits Require Rights & 30 DECEMBER Buddies Bunny Rescue. This was supposed to be the annual Gin BIG COUNTRY – AND Goblins Xmas benefit gig. FRIENDS! ‘LIVE’: The Liquid Obviously that’s not gonna Room, 9C Victoria St, Edinburgh, happen, so rather than cancel Midlothian EH1 2HE 0131 225 the event it’s going ahead with 4 2564 www.liquidroom.com www. other great bands, raising synergyconcerts.com £25 7pm. money for a cause close to BIG COUNTRY are immensely Mikie’s heart. Henry's Cellar Bar, proud and excited to be Edinburgh. Time 8pm – introducing three very special 11.59pm. Tickets £5 on the friends as Guests for these door. shows; STEVIE AGNEW (another one of Dunfermline’s finest – 20 DECEMBER and son of Pete Agnew of NAZARETH); DAVE SHARP CYANIDE PILLS / (Formerly of THE ALARM) and BUZZBOMB, THE SIMON HOUGH ex-front man for BEGRUDGERS; Bannermans, DENNY LAINE (WINGS), ERIC 212 Cowgate, Edinburgh, Tickets BELL (THIN LIZZY) etc. £5, Time 8pm. www.bigcountry.co.uk BAND OF GYPOS (JIMI HENDRIX TRIBUTE), Bannermans, 212 Cowgate, Edinburgh. Tickets Free, Time 8pm.
have invited one of the giants of the UK scene, Dreadzone, to give us the full force of their soundsystem show featuring legendary MCs Spee and Earl 16. Alongside Dreadzone, we have a set from rising star from dancehall/jungle producer Jinx In Dub featuring probably the hottest MC in the country just now - Parly B. Jinx In Dub has carved a niche for himself over the last 2 years with his dancefloor-destroying fusion of reggae, dancehall and jungle his sound has smashed the biggest late-night festival crowds this summer. Parly B has toasted with the biggest reggae acts over the past 12 months, and he returns to Edinburgh to show us why he is so in demand. Also performing in Room 1 are Edinburgh hip-hop-reggae producers Capitol 1212, alongside Astroboy and DJ Nem. Sound is provided by the mighty Electrikal Soundsystem. Put this incredible line-up into Edinburgh most historic and atmospheric venue, The Caves, and you have a very special and unique Hogmanay party. ROOM 1: Dreadzone Soundsystem ft. Greg Dread, MC Spee + Earl 16 Jinx In Dub ft. Parly B + Perc B Capitol 1212 (DJ Set) Astroboy b2b Nem powered by Electrikal Soundsystem. ROOM 2: In Room 2 we present an exciting AV collaboration between The Too Much Fun Club and Chapel Perilous Art System featuring a projection mapped stage set. Sounds come from international digital dancehall specialists Riddim Tuffa Sound, techno stalwart Neil Templar and resident DJs. Chapel Perilous Art System meets The Too Much Fun Club ft. Riddim Tuffa Sound and Neil Templar. The Caves, Niddry Street South, Edinburgh. 10pm 5am. Tickets: £19 + BF (earlybird) / £24+BF (standard) / £28 on the door. www.weedubfestival.co.uk
while you work your way through the cocktails list until close at 5am. Then what, on to another party, or is it Arthur's Seat again? Advance tickets are just £19 (£17 concession) and include a glass of Bubbly on arrival, two live bands plus DJ 9pm-5am, and a 'Midnite Bite' snack after 12. This is ALWAYS an extremely popular night, and we advise you to assure admission by purchasing advance tickets. There will be the normal cash admission at the door, but once we hit our capacity, you'll be standing outside in a queue (in the snow) waiting for someone to leave (but they don't want to ...), so - plan ahead! The Jazz Bar, 1a Chambers Street, Edinburgh. Advance tickets are now on sale here: www.thejazzbar.co.uk/Hogmanay
CEILIDH with caller Ken Gourlay & Flaming Heather ceilidh band. Lauriston Hall, 28 Lauriston St, Edinburgh. (between Grassmarket & Tollcross). Tickets £10 on the door, £8 in advance. Time 7pm. Ladies, no stiletto or highheeled shoes please. 1 JANUARY
HEID:LAND, The PMC (Pathhead Music Collective) are proud to present Heid:Land, a fantasy recreation of the musical life of Pathhead held as part of Scot Lands, a unique one off event showcasing some of Scotland’s most innovative artists and musicians. Heid: Land will feature all the usual things you’d expect from PMC – a family ceilidh, a concert, a music session in the pub but with a fantasy twist! Please do visit the Edinburgh’s Hogmany website for further details or pick up a leaflet in the village. This event is free thanks to support from the Scottish Governments’ Edinburgh JAZZ: HOGMANAY PARTY Festivals Expo Fund and Creative bash, with two live bands, DJ and non-stop partying from 9pm Scotland and will be managed by Unique Events so we can’t even to 5am. To get you into party mood, you'll enjoy a welcoming, tell you where its being held as that’s all part of the magical celebratory glass of bubbly on arrival, then there's music from experience! www.pathheadmusiccollective.org.uk 9pm with the Jazz Bar 5-piece Party Band (featuring trumpet 3 JANUARY ace Colin Steele) with special 21 DECEMBER 31 DECEMBER guest vocals for the second set DONT DO THAT LIVE; from sultry, sassy Edinburgh Bannermans, 212 Cowgate, THE VALVES + GUESTS; Liquid WEE DUB HOGMANAY; Once diva Lorna Reid. That's followed Edinburgh. Tickets £tbc. Time Room, 9c Victoria Street, again we return to the after The Bells (and your 8pm. Edinburgh. Adv Tickets: £13.50 magnificent medieval vaulted 'Midnite Bite' snack) by + BF, Doors: 7pm. 4 JANUARY archways of The Caves in outstanding guitarist Aki Edinburgh’s Old Town for Remally's 'FUTURE HEROES' COUNTERFEIT CLASH; another massive Hogmanay funk/soul 6-piece, with sax/ FAMILY CEILIDH, Fun for all Bannermans, 212 Cowgate, party. Last year’s event was trumpet horn section. As well as with the PMC (Pathhead Music Edinburgh. Tickets £7. Time such a great success we just had that, lots of Funk DJ action to Collective) ceilidh band; a 8pm. to do it again. What’s more we keep the dancefloor pumping,
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perfect opportunity to work off those extra mince pies and catch up with friends. 3pm to 5pm Village Hal, Pathhead. Tickets On the door - Adults £5, children free but must be accompanied by adult.
Finnegan, Niall Vallely, Ailie Robertson, Donald Grant, Nikolaj Busk and Ale Carr. Queens Hall Edinburgh. Doors 8pm. Tickets £12. Tel 0131 668 2019 www.thequeenshall.net 21 JANUARY
7 JANUARY LEITH FOLK CLUB: Victoria Park House Hotel, 221 Ferry Road, EH6 4NN. Doors 7.30pm. Dick Gaughan £10 Dick has been a professional musician and singer since Jan 1970. Has been playing guitar since the age of 7 and made his first solo album in 1971. Working mainly in the areas now known as "Folk" or "Celtic" music, he has recorded quite extensively since then in many countries and in various combinations. He has also worked extensively as a session musician in a wide variety of musical styles.
LEITH FOLK CLUB: Victoria Park House Hotel, 221 Ferry Road, EH6 4NN. Doors 7.30pm. Kathryn Nicoll and Friends £7 Kathryn is a local fiddle player who has won a number of awards and is much sought after by others to augment their performances. Last time Kathryn played the club it was to open our new venue. It was a sell out show and no-one went home disappointed. www.leithfolkclub.com 29 JANUARY
LEITH FOLK CLUB: Victoria Park House Hotel, 221 Ferry Road, EH6 4NN. Doors 7.30pm. www.leithfolkclub.com Rantum Scantum £7 This is what happens when a singer songwriter from Fife ends up 11 JANUARY working with a classically trained OUT OF THE BEDROOM: OOTB violin player from Yorkshire. Rantum Scantum perform returns for 2014 feeling refreshed and cleansed of Santa extensively around Europe, bleedin' Claus and all that sort of specialising in original and reworked traditional material. thing ting-a-ling. The OOTB www.leithfolkclub.com starts at 8pm, but it's wise to turn up a little earlier to book a stage slot if you fancy performing. Original songs. www.dickgaughan.co.uk/biography/index.html
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14 JANUARY LEITH FOLK CLUB: Victoria Park House Hotel, 221 Ferry Road, EH6 4NN. Doors 7.30pm. Jan Rosie Nimmo £7 Rosie is an Edinburgh singer/songwriter who also performs other peoples’ music in a jazz/blues band with whom she has won many fans both local: "...the guitars melted into the background and the purity of her voice really came to the fore - Edinburgh Evening News" and national: "...'a dynamic singer with a smooth band - The Guardian". She will be singing mostly her own work here. www.leithfolkclub.com 17 JANUARY
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14 DECEMBER ROMAN NOSE: Roman Nose are a collective trio who write and produce their own brand of dark, menacing electronic music. Mixing visuals, laptops and live percussion in their high pressure multi-sensory shows, they also combine bespoke masks and customised denim clad biker chic, boasting a striking visual presence. Live at ABC, with Flux Pavilion. 7pm www.facebook.com/romannosemusic
SCARLET SHIFT: headlining Glasgow’s Arches. Scarlet Shift are Andy Black, Lewis Murphy & Adam Teiger and Andy Black / Andy Black and Adam Teiger & Lewis Murphy, Andy Black are Scarlet Shift. Scarlet Shift’s ‘Found’ album is out now:
NORTHERN LIGHTS, a band which brings together six musicians from Scotland, Northern Ireland and Scandinavia, In a cross-cultural celebration of https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/found/id657375818 www.facebook.com/ScarletShift new music bridging the divide between folk, classical, FESTIVE FUNK FEATURING: traditional and avant garde. ALABASTER JONES / Hook Northern Lights are; Brian and Slingers / Ded Rabbit:
King Tut's Wah Wah Hut 272a St Get ready for a wild speakeasy Vincent Street, Glasgow. Doors evening, with the best dancing, 8.30pm. Tickets £7.00. music and beer in town. Blueswater will be making their THE UNCOMMON GOOD / Glasgow debut with support guests; If The Ramones did from the excellent. They are an Christmas…then they’d have award-winning act from done it like this. A selection of Edinburgh who regularly perform some of the best festive songs of across Scotland and the UK. The all time played breakneck style band brings in the sounds of and with a dash of seasonal gritty old-school rhythm and panache. A cracking night out is blues, drawing inspiration guaranteed. Bring your own specifically from the Chicago mistletoe. 13th Note, 50 –60 blues style of Chess records, King Street, Glasgow. Tickets building guitar riffs and £6, Doors 9pm. harmonica solos around a tight rhythm section Dirty Diamond HANDS UP! FEST: Presenting and the Gunslinger. Both Fluorescent Hearts & bands provide the best hard Mechanical Smile /Plus hitting blues and rock n’ roll that Special guests: Here Stands Scotland has to offer. Pivo Pivo Ilithya / All She Knows / 15 Waterloo St, Glasgow. Doors Kudos / Irrational Fever / 7.30pm. Tickets £6 – Conc: £5 – The Detours Ska Beat Jakes / an entry discount for prohibitionUnit Seven / Parallel themed outfits. So dress to kill. Redemption. Classic Grand, 18 Those In Fancy Dress: £4 Jamaica Street, Glasgow. Doors 1pm. Tickets £10. SLEAZY SUNDAY WITH WHISPERY CLUBS / 15 DECEMBER ARCHIMEDES PRINCIPLE / THISFAMILIARSMILE: Doors MOSAFUNKCLUB: Invite you to 7.30pm. their Xmas Bash at Bar Groove, Tickets £5. Entry: 18+ ID 78 Union Street, Glasgow. On Required. Main Room, Nice n stage 9.30pm. Pure sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall St, Unadulterated Durty Phunk. If Glasgow. you like your music rhythmical.. funky and danceable,then dont 16 DECEMBER miss this opportunity to get POLAR BEARS IN down an durty. PURGATORY, THE www.mosafunkclub.co.uk MADDIGANS, FACE THE OCEAN, OVER AND OUT: At SOUNDS IN THE SUBURBS: Ivory Blacks, Oswald Street, Former Hipsway frontman GRAHAM SKINNER returns to Glasgow. G1 4PL 6:30pm 14+ £6 Tickets on the door or from Woodend with Douglas bands McIntyre at his side and support from Hapton Crags to www.europeantourcollective. bigcartel.com/product/ play a one off Woodend Winter mistletour-2013-featuring-theWonderland Show. It’s a great way to finish off a great year of maddigans-face-the-ocean-overeclectic, exciting musical shows. and-out www.facebook.com/ccrbookingsandmanagement Woodend Bowling and Lawn Tennis Club, 30 Chamberlain / Road, Jordanhill, Glasgow. Time PITCHFORK ASSASSIN th EDMUND LUNAR: 13 Note, 8pm. 50 –60 King Street, Glasgow. Doors 8pm RAGLANS / No Need For Idols / Bright Young Nights: King Tut's Wah Wah Hut 272a St 17 DECEMBER Vincent Street, Glasgow. Doors ROMAN NOSE: supporting No 8.30pm. Tickets £6.00. Ceremony other support Ben ROXY'S ROUND UP! Performer Butler and Mousepad; at The Art School, Glasgow. Tickets showcase night! A selection of new and talented burlesque and from http://theartschool.co.uk/ variety performers from the every growing Glasgow performing scene. This special event comes with a festive twist. 13th Note, 50 –60 King Street, Glasgow. Tickets £5, Doors 7.30pm. THE BLUESWATER AND LIVIN’ THE BLUES are proud and very, very excited to put on a scorcher of a Sunday night.
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Glaswegian guitar powerhouse group if ever we saw one, guaranteed to bring venues to their knees and have crowds sweating to the sound of their proper rock 'n' roll stuff. 02 Academy, 121 Eglinton St, Glasgow. 'Bastard's Xmas III': EDDY & THE T-BOLTS / ROSS GILCHRIST / DESTROYEVSKY / THE HATE 80s; Eddy & The T-Bolts – Notorious Glasgow Punk & Roll riffers performing a special showcase of their Fireside Singalong E.P./ Ross Gilchrist – Ayrshire acupunk/antifolk maestro playing note-perfect caterwauling songs of apocalypse, ecological disaster and faith lost. Caustic ongoing dialogue from Hordes Of Unstoppable Skeletons / Bunny & the Misshapes alma mater with a handful of trusty chords. / The Hate 80s – Shadowy new project introducing a beguiling and thoroughly 808 take on indie rock. 13th Note, 50 –60 King Street, Glasgow. Tickets £4, Doors 7pm. www.eddyandthetbolts.bandcamp.com
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18 DECEMBER FROM THE STORM / Rain / Steady State Regime / Pseudo Satellites; King Tut's Wah Wah Hut 272a St Vincent Street, Glasgow. Doors 8.30pm. Tickets £7.00 THE RAIN EXPERIMENT / L'ELEPHANT / VEGAN LEATHER; Nice N Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall St, Glasgow. Time 8pm. Tickets £6. A NIGHT OF WINER WITH PATRICK WOLF; Violinist/ singer/songwriter Patrick Wolf began experimenting with sound at the age of 11. While his peers were exploring the frivolity of youth, the precocious preteen was dabbling in four-track recording, eventually building an arsenal of instruments that included junk-shop organs and a home-built theremin. Oran Mor, Byres Rd, Glasgow. Time 7pm. Tickets £16.50. 19 DECEMBER LOUIE'S CHRISTMAS RAPPING /support: Special festive rap battle featuring the best local MCs, hosted by the undefeated Louie from the critically-acclaimed Hector Bizerk. King Tut's Wah Wah Hut
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recorded work and a similarly maximalist approach to the idea of band size, the group is currently operating as a lean sixpiece, comprising members of The Martial Arts and the nowdefunct Mother and The Addicts. How to Swim have previously released on Electric Honey Records (Snow Patrol, Biffy Clyro) and Creeping Bent (POST, Isobel Campbell) to critical acclaim. Their forthcoming sophomore full-length, Niagarama, is a concept album of sorts, exploring the loss of youth and how we make sense of what replaces it. / Willie Dick - "a Scottish vagabond creating musical mayhem with contact mics, meat cleavers and a butchers block" 13th Note, 50 – 60 King Street, Glasgow. Tickets £5, Doors 8.30pm www.facebook.com/howtoswim www.howtoswim.bandcamp.com JOE STRUMMER TRIBUTE NIGHT; King Tut's Wah Wah Hut 272a St Vincent Street, Glasgow. Doors 8.30pm. Tickets £9.00 ORAN MOR NA NOLLAIG (Big song for Christmas). Sirens of Titan present their annual eclectic celebration of Christmas in Oran Mor’s stunning Auditorium. A variety of secular and sacred, traditional carols, new commissions, favourite songs and readings. The programme has been designed with adults in mind but discerning children are welcome! Oran Mor, Byres Rd, Glasgow. Doors 5pm, starts 6.15pm. Tickets: £10.00 - includes glass of wine and a mince pie. 23 DECEMBER SONIC HEARTS FOUNDATION /Electric Alice; King Tut's Wah Wah Hut 272a St Vincent Street, Glasgow. Doors 8.30pm. Tickets £7.00. GLASGOW MUSIC STUDIOS PRESENTS : A NIGHT OF MUSIC! GMS presents a night of various sounds and interest. Callum O Conner will play, he will be very good. OTHERS TBA . 13th Note, 50 –60 King Street, Glasgow. 8pm £dollahdollahbills
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ROMAN NOSE: Roman Nose are a collective trio who write and produce their own brand of BLACK CORROLLA / FUTURE dark, menacing electronic music. GLUE / ELECTRIC GARDENS / Mixing visuals, laptops and live IMAGINARY WITCH; Black percussion in their high pressure Corrolla – Loud Psychedelic Rock multi-sensory shows, they also n Roll 3 Piece / Electric combine bespoke masks and Gardens – A melodic throwback customised denim clad biker to proper Rock n Roll / Future chic, boasting a striking visual Glue – A thundering wall of presence. Live Hogmanay show motor city noise / Imaginary To be announced Witch – Pseudo-Intellectual Lofi www.facebook.com/romannosemusic Pop. 13th Note, 50 –60 King MILK Hogmanay Party feat Street, Glasgow. Doors 8pm. Hector Bizerk + Pronto Mama + S.T.A.R. To celebrate another GALLUS COOPER / MAIDEN SCOTLAND AND TALK OF THE year of MILK and fantastic live DEVIL: The Gallus Cooper band music, we've picked three of our best acts over the past year to draws the material from a bring in the bells: drum-rap wealth of well known hits spanning the AC group from the phenomenons Hector Bizerk, 1970’s to present day Alice solo big-brass sound from Pronto Mama and self-styled 'saviours hits. At a Gallus Cooper show of pop-punk' S.T.A.R. (who will you’ll hear classics from be bringing a drum riser and “School’s Out”, “Under My confetti canon for the ultimate Wheels”, “No More, Mr. Nice stage show - not to be missed). Guy” and “18” to more recent rock anthems such as “Poison”, Lucky 7 next door will be hosting the first breakfast of 2014 “Hey Stoopid” and “Bed of bacon rolls - included in the Nails”. The show continues to MILK ticket price, as well as a evolve, with more tracks being free glass of punch. Plus all the added and expanding the usual perks - free cookies, made theatrical aspects of the shows to order mint/pink/white including appearances from “Lady Macbeth” the snake used russians, a photographer snapping all the action and DJs by “Alice Cooper” himself when touring the U.K, straight jackets, till 4AM!Flat 0/1, Bath Street. 8pm-4am.Limited early bird on-stage medics and Nurses tickets (£5) on sale now from making this an unforgettable Tickets Scotland! tribute show. Talk of the Devil pay homage to the best work of Ozzy Osbourne’s colourful career BIG COUNTRY – AND FRIENDS! ‘LIVE’: Glasgow: as a solo artist and with Black Òran Mór, Byres Rd, Glasgow, Sabbath. The group is made of 4 G12 8QX 0141 357 6200 www. like minded individuals with a oran-mor.co.uk www. general love of rock & metal music from the late 70′s & early synergyconcerts.com 6.30pm 80′s. Don’t miss out on what will 14+ £29. BIG COUNTRY are be one of their biggest shows to immensely proud and excited to date! Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica be introducing three very special friends as Guests for these Street, Glasgow. Tickets £10 shows; STEVIE AGNEW (another plus bf. Over 18’s. Doors 7pm. one of Dunfermline’s finest – and son of Pete Agnew of 28 DECEMBER NAZARETH); DAVE SHARP (Formerly of THE ALARM) and CULANN / Alburn / Ripley / Keeping Dirt Clean; King Tut's SIMON HOUGH ex-front man for DENNY LAINE (WINGS), ERIC Wah Wah Hut 272a St Vincent Street, Glasgow. Doors 8.30pm. BELL (THIN LIZZY) etc. www.bigcountry.co.uk Tickets £7.00
until 4am, Harsh Tug and Voodoo Voodoo will be taking over the upstairs bar and downstairs basement for a fullthrottle, non stop party. Upstairs Harsh Tug will be presenting 'Tugmanay', with DJ Notorious BAG unleashing his expansive hip-hop collection and inimitable dj style on the masses. We'll be removing some of the upstairs seating, allowing more room to move and groove, and there might be a few surprises too... Downstairs Voodoo Voodoo will be taking over, with DJ Duncan Harvey on the decks all night spinning old school rock n roll, soul, surf, disco and the aural curveball. Total Jerks will be taking to the stage too just after the bells for a full set of danceinducing rock n roll and soul covers. Don't miss out! ; Nice N Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall St, Glasgow. Time 8pm. Tickets £10. 13th Note HOGMANAY party! Every year we kick out some seriously fun jams and this year is no different. We're gonna have two contrasting sets from one of our very favourite jazz/ funk/psych/prog collectives BIG HOGG for starters (and finishers), one set ripe for the warming up of chilled bones and one set panhandling speed into the boogieGrind stratophere. Damn right it'll be a lesson in how to sweat and smile more than you ever have. Dj sets courtesy of Prog Corner (folkradio, well famous) man MIKE HASTINGS of Trembling Bells / The Kalaedoscope notoriety. Expect nothing less than an intoxicating psychedelic experience with a potent combination of early psych, folkrock, garage, prog & sixties beat. 13th Note, 50 –60 King Street, Glasgow. All this, for FREE. 8.30pm kick off, upstairs damn you. A GRAND HOGMANAY: Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, Glasgow. Tickets £8 adv, £12. plus bf. Doors 10pm. 3 JANUARY
THE BEGBIES / SOLDIER ON / THE VIRGINIA DONS / LEMONHAZE; Performing as STOP THE CLOCKS (OASIS THE MEDIA WHORES PLUS part of King Tut's New Year's TRIBUTE) / Dirtyface: King SPECIAL GUESTS THE Revolution 2014. The Begbies Tut's Wah Wah Hut 272a St PUZZLERS; The Tavern, 5 La are West Lothian's favourite Vincent Street, Glasgow. Doors indie-inspired punk band. They Porte Precinct, Grangemouth. 8.30pm. Tickets £9.00 Time 8pm. have grown a reputation for outstanding on stage NICE N SLEAZY'S HOGMANAY performances that bring out the 29 DECEMBER PARTY WITH HARSH TUG, crowd's inner-punk! Since the THE LAST OF THE FREE / The TOTAL JERKS (LIVE) & DJ band released its first ever demo Sneaky Russians / The Pretty DUNCAN HARVEY; Very happy "Welcome to Bandit Country", Mess; King Tut's Wah Wah Hut to announce our plans for the band have seen their army Hogmanay 2013. From 10pm 272a St Vincent Street, of loyal fans almost double,
filling venues up and down the central belt bouncing and chanting long into the night "were only here for The Begbies". Their ska beats and furious riffs have led them to playing on some of Scotland's best small venue's including ABC2, Capitol, Captains Rest, the Box and this year were invited to play Stereofunk in Strathclyde Park. This success has also seen them support some of Scotland's best signed and unsigned bands such as Dead Sea souls, the Vigo Thieves, Tango in the Attic, The banter Thiefs, The Complete Stone Roses and The Law. The Begbies would love to see you at the gigs so keep checking the page and we hope to see you soon!! King Tut's Wah Wah Hut 272a St Vincent Street, Glasgow. Doors 8.30pm. Tickets £6.50.
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(Scotland’s Ultimate Status Quo tribute band) / Soul Remover / The Puzzlers / We Were Kings. All proceeds from the event will go to the victims of the Clutha disaster, The emergency Services for the great work they did in difficult circumstances and also towards the Clutha Bar Memorial. Tickets on Sale from Skiddle.com from Friday 6th Dec 2013 priced £6 advance / £8 on the door. Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, Glasgow. Starts 7pm. Donations page @ www.make-adonation.org/campaign/the-clutha-benefit
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is as much at home in an intimate acoustic setting as it is on the big stage. Central to all this is their strong melodies, catchy choruses and keen sense of arrangement. As well as recording some new material for a forthcoming album, the band are currently exploring new ways of getting their music heard by engaging social media and undertaking a series of 'street' gigs which has captured the interest of the public and the beginings of a buzz around the band. King Tut's Wah Wah Hut 272a St Vincent Street, Glasgow. Doors 8.30pm. Tickets £6.50
by Ska and New Romantics in the Eighties, and re-forming due to European bootleg interest in their back catalogue in the Noughties, Glasgow’s sociopolitico-proto punk band The Zips, are keen to make up for lost time. With 5 new cd eps on their own Tenement Toons label, a download single for the Make Poverty History campaign on Oxfam’s (www.bignoisemusic. com) site, and tracks on numerous compilation cds, The 13 JANUARY Zips finally released their debut album, Guitars4Hire, Sept 06 – DEATHCATS!!! / Garden of 27 years after their debut single! Elks / Kill Surrrf / Secret Copies of that single, The Zips Motorbikes; King Tut's Wah ep, which received extensive Wah Hut 272a St Vincent Street, airplay on the late-great John Glasgow. Doors 8.30pm. Tickets KATAKLYSM: Canadian Death Peel Show, have fetched up to £6.50. Metal legends Kataklysm $427 on eBay, and it was listed officially formed in the fall of as number 37 in the top 100 SUNDANCER; Come along to 1991, they released a now most collectable punk records, of see The Sundancer perform an classic demo called Death Gate all time, in Record Collector. On in-store acoustic set for Love Cycle Of Reincarnation in 1992 the back of that accolade, it was Music’s ‘Live at 5’, Dundas that got world attention and a re-issued in the original 7” vinyl Street, Glasgow. (behind Queen record deal with Germany’s format, by Brooklyn-based label, Street Station) at 5.00pm, Nuclear Blast records, the band Sing Sing Records / The Dugz signed in 1993 and immediately began in the late 70's. Raw punk 14 JANUARY released the demo on CD format rock from Glasgow. Powerful and and added the bonus track The proffessional. With their wide PENGUINS KILL POLAR Orb Of Uncreation which resulted range of albums released over BEARS; Tickets are now in the creation of the critically their 30 year service to the punk available to buy for our first acclaimed MCD The Mystical rock scene, the Dugz maintain show of 2014. We play King Gate Of Reincarnation. all the energy of youth / Splinter Tut's Wah Wah Hut as part of Kataklysm gained world praise are a punk band based in their New Year's Revolution and recognition …a new style Glasgow. Started in the spring of series of gigs. Tickets can be and influence was born : the 2000 and began recording and purchased here. King Tuts Wah Northern Hyperblast ..and that touring all over Europe and the Hut 272a St Vincent Street, was just the beginning! In 1995 UK. With a wide range of Glasgow. Face value of the ticket the band releases their first influences stretching from The is £7.50, however, we will be album entitled Sorcery which Ramones, old school punk rock selling them at the discounted quickly propelled Kataklysm as to Ignite, Bad Religion and much price of £6.00 including postage. one of the new leaders and more. Writing mainly all their forces to be reckon with in the own material with the odd cover LIFE ON STANDBY / MONO extreme metal scene! Classic thrown into their live sets. Their SIX / PENGUINS KILL POLAR Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, new album 'History' was release BEARS: Life On Standby formed Glasgow. Starts 6.30pm. Tickets in the Spring of 2013 / Formed in 2011. Life on Standby have £16. Over 14’s gig. from 'the dreggs' of a few other established themselves as one of well known locals, the Dreggs the most original alternative16 JANUARY spin a high and bouncy original rock bands to approach the punk sound with a few choice Scottish music scene in recent SONNY AND THE LOST SOUL covers thrown in for the love. years. Since forming, the TRAIN / PERPETUAL 13th Note, 50 –60 King Street, western four-piece have MOTION / TOURING Glasgow. released two EP's 'Set the Sail' BARCELONA; Sonny and The and 'Masquerade' which have Lost Soul Train was established 18 JANUARY clearly displayed the high levels while touring in Francewith of craft and creativity that Life former band The Preventers, THE MEDIA WHORES: with on Standby hold King Tut's Wah striving to capture an ever DUNCAN KID REID of the Boys Wah Hut 272a St Vincent Street, evolving sound of 21st century at 13th Note, Glasgow. A Glasgow. Doors 8pm. Tickets soul, blues and rock 'n' roll. King matinee show 1pm www.facebook.com/pages/The-Media-Whores/167214953396994 £7.50 Tut's Wah Wah Hut 272a St Vincent Street, Glasgow. Doors JENNY RITTER AND BAND / 15 JANUARY 8.30pm. Tickets £6.50 JOY KILLS SORROW; Celtic Connections Festival. Jenny MINOR DELILAH / THE 17 JANUARY Ritter's songs are aimed straight DETOURS / ONE LAST at the heart. While Bright SECRET / WAITING ON JACK; THE ZIPS / THE DUGZ / Mainland is technically her debut Minor Delilah are a band from SPLINTER / THE DREGGS; solo album, it represents the Lanarkshire formed in 2011. The Zips - Pacing the floor at culmination of many years From the outset they have have Punk’s birth in the Seventies, pursued an eclectic style which splitting up as it was overtaken immersed in music. She was
guitarist and main song-writer for the critically-acclaimed roots country band The Gruff who made four albums in a decade. Reviewers invariably talk about her vital spark as she possesses that rare gift – the ability to light up a room. When Jenny showcased some of her joyous new creations at the Folk Alliance International event in Toronto, in 2013, many said her presence had energised the whole shebang. Brookfield Knights promotion, Mitchell Theatre, 6 Granville Street, Glasgow. GHOST RIDERS IN THE SKY / GREAT COP; Ghost Riders in the Sky : rock n roll band from Hertfordshire featuring ex members of gallows. Great Cop, Glasgow punk band for fans of bands such Husker Du, Fugazi and Dinosaur JR. 13th Note, 50 – 60 King Street, Glasgow. THE PSEUDOS / SERGIO SERGIO / THE APPARELLS; King Tut's Wah Wah Hut 272a St Vincent Street, Glasgow. Doors 8.30pm. Tickets £6. 19 JANUARY HEARING VOICES MOVEMENT / RUSSIAN BRIDE / BEN O’FARELL / +1; 13th Note, 50 –60 King Street, Glasgow. Doors 8pm HANNAH TRIGWELL / ELISSA FRANCESCHI / PAIGHTON (ACOUSTIC); Combining a unique voice with emotional lyrics, Hannah Trigwell’s music captures a youthful yearning. 2011, saw Hannah named ‘Best International Unsigned Act’ at the St. Helier Online Music Awards, 6 months later Hannah was signed to 3 Peace Records: official label of the world renowned American band Boyce Avenue. Together they released a reworked original EP titled ‘Pieces’ which highlights her growth both as a singer and an artist. King Tut's Wah Wah Hut 272a St Vincent Street, Glasgow. Doors 8pm. Tickets £8.00 NORTHERN LIGHTS, a band which brings together six musicians from Scotland, Northern Ireland and Scandinavia, In a cross-cultural celebration of new music bridging the divide between folk, classical, traditional and avant garde. Northern Lights are; Brian
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21 JANUARY 25 JANUARY DEFEATER: Defeater is a hardcore punk band who like to take “creative liberties” when crafting songs. According to guitarist Jay Maas, “There’s a prevalent thing in this genre where if you’re not doing what hardcore bands have been doing for the last 25 years almost verbatim, you’re fucking up.” Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, Glasgow. Starts 6.30pm. Tickets £12, 22 JANUARY CONNAN MOCKASIN; King Tut's Wah Wah Hut 272a St Vincent Street, Glasgow. Doors 8.30pm. Tickets £9.00 23 JANUARY
RACHEL SERMANNI; SSE Hydro, International Burns Concert. Glasgow. RULES OF THE ROOT / SLEEPY EYES NELSON; 13th Note, 50 –60 King Street, Glasgow. Doors 8pm THE HOLY PISTOL CLUB; Every now and again a new band will appear from seemingly nowhere and be massive; Holy Pistol Club are going to be one of the these enigmas. Recently pening for Mott The Hoople at The Armadillo in Glasgow, these guys proved that they are already capable of playing such big venues...Holy Pistol Club are the most dynamic, enthusiastic and exciting band to come out of Scotland and burst on to the music scene in years. Formed in 2011 from the ashes of three bands the life-long friends have now set about bringing their own unique passionate, enigmatic and sleazy twist on rock ’n’ roll. During their short time together the power five piece band have played to packed crowds throughout the UK and have received critical acclaim from some of the biggest names in the music industry. Now they find themselves with the world at their feet and with their swagger, self-belief, catchy songs and an unstoppable desire to entertain - the group are destined for big things. King Tut's Wah Wah Hut 272a St Vincent Street, Glasgow. Doors 8.30pm. Tickets £6
REDD KROSS; Redd Kross have always been too good, too perfect, too true, to believe. Mythic. Could this tuneful hardcore punk EP really be the work of a brother band with the 15-year-old on vocals and guitar and the 11-year-old on bass? Did Redd Kross really open for Black Flag? Could Jeff and Steve really have been born and raised in the Beach Boys’ hometown of Hawthorne, California, and did Jeff really see the Beatles live in 1966? Did one of them, dressed in Gene Simmons makeup, really kill a Bruce Springsteen impersonator onstage? Is that really their hair? Could Researching the Blues, their first studio album in 15 years, be not just the hottest thing since Cher went solo but the best start-tofinish Redd Kross record ever King Tut's Wah Wah Hut 272a St 30 JANUARY Vincent Street, Glasgow. Doors CHRIS SUCKLE / FRAGILE X / 8.30pm. Tickets £16.00 LUISA MENONI; 13th Note, 50 –60 King Street, Glasgow. 24 JANUARY Doors 8pm ELEPHANT REVIVAL - Celtic THE EXTRACTS / ECHO Connections Festival. PARK / THE ALLEYS; King Renowned as one of the most uplifting ‘live’ experiences on the Tut's Wah Wah Hut 272a St Vincent Street, Glasgow. Doors American roots music circuit, Elephant Revival will make their 8.30pm. Tickets £7.00. first ever visit for a short string 31 JANUARY of tour dates. This band has become one of the most inRACHEL SERMANNI; demand Stateside touring ensembles, performing in some Kelvingrove Art Gallery &
Museum, Argyle Street, Glasgow. secrets any longer! Building on a successful summer which THE MEDIA WHORES: with included a packed debut headline LOUISE DISTRAS at Classic gig in Glasgow's Art School and a Grand, Glasgow (last of last minute) request from www.facebook.com/pages/The-Media-Whores/167214953396994 the organisers Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival to feature on their DE TEMPS ANTAN; It is more Seedling's stage to play for a than three years since their last 200+ crowd FAT-SUIT are recording, and with a terrific new striving to go from strength to release from Quebecois strength. With their unique livewires, De Temps Antan, musical approach (something there’s an air of excited between Hip-Hop, Jazz, Funk anticipation as they prepare for and Folk), 15 piece line-up and this visit. ‘Live’, they have been engaging live show, FAT-SUIT thrilling audiences with a are a distinct act to watch out for dynamic delivery of classic tunes in Scotland's incredible modern and songs, as well as original music scene. Backstage at the compositions, thanks to the Green Hotel, 2 The Muirs, infectious nature of the music, Kinross, 8.00pm doors and show their boundless energy and starts at 9.00pm, Tickets £12. unmistakable joie de vivre. This Tel: 01577 863467, Booking / hugely-impressive multiTicket Information instrumentalist group is firmly www.mundellmusic.com established as The Big Three of Quebecois traditional music. 18 DECEMBER After touring across the United States in October, the band PHIL CUNNINGHAM’S remains on the road in Quebec CHRISTMAS SONGBOOK: until December before flying Featuring: Eddi Reader, Karen across the Atlantic for a rare Matheson, John McCusker, Ian string of appearances here at the Carr, Kris Drever, Kevin McGuire start of 2014, including a and The Songbook Brass headline show at Glasgow’s Ensemble. Oil your vocal chords, Celtic Connections Festival. bring the family and let us kick Brookfield Knights start your festive season with a promotion, Mitchell Theatre, 6 show that’s warmer than mince Granville Street, Glasgow. pies and mulled wine. Rothes Halls, Glenrothes. Tickets £21. EAST INDIA YOUTH; King Tut's Time 7.30pm. Wah Wah Hut 272a St Vincent www.onfife.com Street, Glasgow. Doors 8.30pm. Tickets £6 20 DECEMBER 1 FEBRUARY
PHIL CUNNINGHAM’S CHRISTMAS SONGBOOK: THE FALLEN ANGELS CLUB Featuring: Eddi Reader, Karen 10th Anniversary Show @ Celtic Matheson, John McCusker, Ian Connections: GRETCHEN Carr, Kris Drever, Kevin McGuire PETERS & ANTHONY D'AMATO and The Songbook Brass at The Mitchell Library Glasgow. Ensemble. Oil your vocal chords, Tickets £13 from GRCH Box bring the family and let us kick Office 0141 353 8000 start your festive season with a www.thefallenangelsclub.com show that’s warmer than mince pies and mulled wine, Perth Concert Hall, Perth. www.horsecross.co.uk
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MUSIC NEWS Scotland GIGguide …….. page 18: dundee / fife / perth / stirling / falkirk / aberdeen + northeast audiences across the world from Chicago to Beijing and have been the highlight of many a big festival, both home and abroad. Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, Stirling. Doors 19:30; Tickets £16/£14 Available from Tolbooth Box Office, 01786 274000 http://tolbooth.stirling.gov.uk/tolbooth
28 DECEMBER RUBBER STAMP PROMOTIONS present DIRTY HARRY Blondie Tribute with support THE VINTAGE. At Wee Jimmies, High Street, Cowdenbeath. 8pm/£8 Tickets from Wee Jimmies or www.ticketweb.co.uk
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16 JANUARY SINGAROUND/SESSION; Kirkcaldy Acoustic Music Club, Polish Ex-servicemen's Club, Bennochy House, Forth Park Drive Kirkcaldy. Entry £8 members, £10 non-members. Starting at 7.30 till about 10.30.
19 JANUARY PADDY CALLAGHAN TRIO: Kirkcaldy Acoustic Music Club, Polish Ex-servicemen's Club, Bennochy House, Forth Park Drive Kirkcaldy. Entry £8 members,
30 JANUARY DAVID LATTO BAND: Kirkcaldy Acoustic Music Club, Polish Exservicemen's Club, Bennochy House, Forth Park Drive Kirkcaldy. Entry £8 members, £10 non-members. Starting at 7.30 till about 10.30. www.kirkcaldyacousticmusicclub.co.uk
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CALUM STEWART & HEIKKE BOURGAULT: Kirkcaldy Acoustic www.facebook.com/RubberStampPromotions Music Club, Polish Exservicemen's Club, Bennochy BIG COUNTRY – AND House, Forth Park Drive FRIENDS! ‘LIVE’: Dundee: Non Kirkcaldy. Entry £8 members, Zeros, 24 Castle Street, Dundee, £10 non-members. Starting at DD1 3AF 07873 637413 www. 7.30 till about 10.30. facebook.com/NonZerosVenue? www.kirkcaldyacousticmusicclub.co.uk filter=2 7.30pm £27.50. BIG COUNTRY are immensely proud 24 JANUARY and excited to be introducing three very special friends as STAN WEBB'S CHICKEN Guests for these shows; STEVIE SHACK: MaBlues band formed AGNEW (another one of back in the mid-60s by Stan Dunfermline’s finest – and son of Webb, Chicken Shack are a Pete Agnew of NAZARETH); mainstay of the British blues DAVE SHARP (Formerly of THE scene. Stan Webb is recognised ALARM) and SIMON HOUGH ex- high in the top ten of British front man for DENNY LAINE blues guitarists. He started (WINGS), ERIC BELL (THIN Chicken Shack in 1965 and LIZZY) etc. within two years they were www.bigcountry.co.uk topping the charts with'I'd BLUES N TROUBLE; Led by top UK Blues singer and harmonica player Tim Elliott, award winning British Blues band Blues 'n' Trouble have forged an international reputation over almost 30 years as a hard driving, good time Blues and Boogie outfit. Now sporting a retooled and rejuvenated line-up incorporating Tim Elliott (vocals/ harmonica), Sandy Tweeddale (guitar/vocals), Angus Rose (keyboards/guitar), Rod Kennard (bass) and Andy Munro (drums), Blues 'n’ Trouble are heading for 30th anniversary celebrations with the fire and swagger for which this top British blues band has always been renowned. Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, Stirling. Time 8pm, Tickets £10. Standing Only.
Backstage at the Green Hotel, 2 The Muirs, Kinross. Tickets £15
31 JANUARY CALVIN 'FUZZY' SAMUEL (Legendary Bass with CSNY);A rare opportunity to come and meet this legendary bass player and musician who played for Crosby Stills Nash and Young and Stephen Stills Manassas. Fuzz will be appearing as a duo with Nils Poulin. The rhythm section of Fuzz and Conrad were then hired to record Stephen Stills' first solo album which included superstars Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Mama Cass, Rita Coolidge, Ringo Starr, Billy Preston and The Memphis Horns. Backstage at the Green Hotel, 2 The Muirs, Kinross. Tickets £12 6 FEBRUARY
AN EVENING WITHOUT JAKE THACKRAY; Kirkcaldy Acoustic Music Club, Polish ExRather Go Blind' featuring servicemen's Club, Bennochy Christine Perfect (aka McVie), House, Forth Park Drive, later of Fleetwood Mac' Rumours' Kirkcaldy. Entry £8 members, era. Stan's style owes much to £10 non-members. Starting at his friend and mentor, the 7.30 till about 10.30. legendary Freddie King, who www.kirkcaldyacousticmusicclub.co.uk inspired Stan Webb's delicate vibrato and sustain, and above 13 FEBRUARY all else his emotive blues tone. Aside from a stint with Canned BROOM BEZZUMS FEATURING Heat (the only UK guitarist to ever play with them) and Savoy KATE DOHERTY; Kirkcaldy Acoustic Music Club, Polish ExBrown, Stan continues to tour servicemen's Club, Bennochy Chickenshack in Europe and House, Forth Park Drive, occasionally in the UK. Backstage at the Green Hotel, 2 Kirkcaldy. Entry £8 members, The Muirs, Kinross. Tickets £22. £10 non-members. Starting at 7.30 till about 10.30. www.kirkcaldyacousticmusicclub.co.uk 25 JANUARY
international progressive folk rock band. With Adam Wakeman on Keyboards. Backstage at the Green Hotel, 2 The Muirs, Kinross. Tickets £20 20 FEBRUARY SESSION/SINGAROUND: Kirkcaldy Acoustic Music Club, Polish Ex-servicemen's Club, Bennochy House, Forth Park Drive Kirkcaldy. Entry £8 members, £10 non-members. Starting at 7.30 till about 10.30. www.kirkcaldyacousticmusicclub.co.uk
27 FEBRUARY VERA VAN HEERIGEN TRIO: Kirkcaldy Acoustic Music Club, Polish Ex-servicemen's Club, Bennochy House, Forth Park Drive Kirkcaldy. Entry £8 members, £10 non-members. Starting at 7.30 till about 10.30. www.kirkcaldyacousticmusicclub.co.uk
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14 DECEMBER ABERDEEN MUSIC CENTRE CHRISTMAS CONCERTS, Featuring some of Aberdeen’s finest young musicians in two concerts of festive music by bands, orchestras and choirs, in the Music Hall, Union Street, Aberdeen at 1pm and 7pm. Tickets from www.aberdeenperformingarts.com
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THE BLOODY MARYS CHRISTMAS STOCKING, The fabulous Aberdeen trio break out the suspenders, boas and glitter for The Bloody Marys Christmas Stocking, in The Lemon Tree Lounge (standing), West North THE ELECTRIC STRAWBS: The Street, Aberdeen, doors at 8pm. MICHAEL KATON: While it's Tickets from entirely accurate to describe the Strawbs comprise David Cousins, www.aberdeenperformingarts.com along with lead guitarist Dave music of Detroit legend Michael or tel 01224 641122 Lambert, and the astonishingly Katon as 'blues', it also fails to do justice to the power, intensity versatile Chas Cronk, who 15 DECEMBER and raw Motor City attitude that together formed the frontline of the classic 1970s lineup of the Katon commands with every CHRISTMAS SONGBOOK: band. As The Strawbs move note and chord. Ever since he gracefully into their fifth decade Calling his pals together and first started playing around the opening his Christmas songbook of music making, it is still bars and clubs of Detroit at the Phil Cunningham presents his tender age of fifteen, Katon has difficult to categorise the unique Christmas Concert with Eddi sound that has made them infused the traditional blues Reader, Karen Matheson, John Britain's most successful sound with his own Michigan. McCusker and of course himself,
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NATIONAL YOUTH ORCHESTRA OF SCOTLAND The Directors' Cut; As this season's stockings filler, the Blue Lamp is pleased to welcome NYOS's artistic directors Malcolm Edmonstone (piano) and Andrew Bains (drums) along with special guest Jules Jackson on bass. The trio will perform a great mixture of funk, soul and more traditional jazz set to put us all in a festive mood. Don't miss it! The Blue Lamp,121 Gallowgate, Aberdeen. Time 8pm. Tickets £11
special guest star, Conducted by Christopher Bell, in the Music Hall, Union Street, Aberdeen at 7.30pm. Tickets from www.aberdeenperformingarts.com
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BBC SCOTTISH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA With singer and presenter Jamie MacDougall and conductor Stephen Bell present their annual Christmas Classics, in the Music Hall, Union Street, Aberdeen at 7.30pm. Tickets from www.aberdeenperformingarts.com
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Performed by Gary Mullen and The Works, a spectacular concert recreating the look, sound, pomp and showmanship of arguably the greatest rock band of all time, in the Music Hall, Union Street, Aberdeen at 7.30pm. Tickets from www.aberdeenperformingarts.com
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BIG COUNTRY – AND FRIENDS! ‘LIVE’: Aberdeen: Lemon Tree, 5 W North St, Aberdeen, AB24 5AT 01224 641122 www.aberdeenperformingarts.com
7.30pm £27.50. BIG COUNTRY are immensely proud and excited SCOTTISH FESTIVAL to be introducing three very FAVOURITES THE LORELEI special friends as Guests for 16 DECEMBER return in The Lorelei's Festive these shows; STEVIE AGNEW Frenzy, with support from (another one of Dunfermline’s YOUNG FATHERS PLUS SUPPORT FROM LAW: Primary popular local favourites Brothers finest – and son of Pete Agnew Talent presents Scots alternative Reid and The Deportees to make of NAZARETH); DAVE SHARP it one festive party not to be (Formerly of THE ALARM) and hip hop group Young Fathers in missed, in The Lemon Tree SIMON HOUGH ex-front man for The Lemon Tree Lounge, West Lounge, West North Street, DENNY LAINE (WINGS), ERIC North Street, Aberdeen, doors at Aberdeen, doors at 7.30pm. BELL (THIN LIZZY) etc. 7.30pm. Tickets from Tickets from www.bigcountry.co.uk www.aberdeenperformingarts.com www.aberdeenperformingarts.com or tel 01224 641122 or tel 01224 641122 28 DECEMBER 17 DECEMBER THE LORELEI; Scottish Festival THE COMPLETE STONE ROSES Favourites The Lorelei are back THE MESSIAH from One of the UK’s most well-known ABERDEEN CHORAL SOCIETY, at the Lemon Tree for another of and successful tribute bands, in accompanied by the Grampian their legendary Lorelei Festive The Lemon Tree Lounge Frenzy shows after a busy Sinfonia, led by conductor (standing), West North Street, summer touring down to London Aberdeen, doors at 7.30pm. Alistair MacDonald, The festive and bringing the party to the season would not be complete Tickets from likes of Belladrum and Spey www.aberdeenperformingarts.com without a performance of Fest. Previous efforts have or tel 01224 641122 Handel’s great oratorio in the included a crowd participation Music Hall, Union Street. kazoo choir and festive bell 29 DECEMBER Aberdeen at 7.30pm. Tickets solo’s, so this promises to be a from fun night! With support from TERRY MCDERMOTT & THE www.aberdeenperformingarts.com popular local favourites Brothers BONFIRES plus support from or tel 01224 641122 Reid and The Deportees this is Amy Sawers / Craig John one festive party not to be 18 DECEMBER Davidson: The Voice USA missed. Lemon Tree, 5 West runner up Terry McDermott is North Street, Aberdeen Tickets MARTHA REEVES & THE fast making a name for himself £11.00 including booking fee. VANDELLAS, Synergy Concerts in the states as a major star. Doors 7.30pm. Over 14 Only; presents definitive Motown Following his No1 single on U16s must be accompanied by legends Martha Reeves & The Itunes “Pictures” and a debut EP an adult. Tickets: Vandellas, famous “Palmetto Heights” on his internationally for blistering soul www.aberdeenperformingarts. original Aberdeen label Fat Hippy com/events/the-lorelei-s-festive- Records, Terry has toured classics Dancing in the Street, Nowhere to Run, Heatwave and frenzy relentlessly all over the UK and Jimmy Mack, in The Lemon Tree www.facebook.com/fathippyrecords the USA and is soon to be on Lounge, West North Street, The Voice Vietnam as well. Catch Aberdeen, doors at 7pm. Tickets 21 DECEMBER this immensely talented local lad from who may someday be CHRISTMAS CEILIDH WITH www.aberdeenperformingarts.com remembered as one of the most SHINDIG, Enjoy an evening of successful singers Scotland has or tel 01224 641122 traditional Scottish dancing in ever produced in The Lemon the Music Hall, Union Street, 19 DECEMBER Tree whilst you can. Support Aberdeen at 8pm. Tickets from from label mates Amy Sawers ROYAL SCOTTISH SYMPHONY www.aberdeenperformingarts.com and Craig John Davidson” or tel 01224 641122 ORCHESTRA present their Over14 Only; U16s must be Christmas Concert: The accompanied by an adult. Lemon Snowman, With Howard Blake’s 23 DECEMBER Tree, 5 West North Street, timeless music and narrated by a Aberdeen, Tickets £11 plus bf. ONE NIGHT OF QUEEN
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HOGMANAY CONCERT Join Scots fiddle legend Paul Anderson, Scots Singer of the Year (2011) Siobhan Miller and the suave Robert Lovie in a Hogmanay Concert, in the Music Hall, Union Street, Aberdeen at 7.30pm. Tickets from www.aberdeenperformingarts.com
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ROCK ‘N’ ROLL HOGMANAY The place to be if you love high energy rock, metal, and punk is the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hogmanay with By Hook or By Krook, in The Lemon Tree Lounge (standing), West North Street, Aberdeen, doors at 8pm. Tickets from www.aberdeenperformingarts.com
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THE DAVID LATTO BAND: At The Blue Lamp, Aberdeen. 8pm. £5. Singer/ songwriter David Latto marshalls the spirit of country and rock music to write compelling and often haunting songs about the events, people and places that inspire him. He is ably accompanied by sometime co-writer and talented guitarist Gavin Brady, bassist John Mather and drummer John Alexander. www.almostbluepromotions.com www.thedavidlattoband.com A VIENNESE PARTY with irrepressible showman and conductor Rainer Hersch in One Night in Vienna; Johann Strauss Gala, at the Music Hall, Union Street, Aberdeen at 7.30pm. Tickets from www.aberdeenperformingarts.com
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SCOTTISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA and their Conductor Emeritus Joseph Swensen return with a programme of Mozart, Debussy and Bizet, at the Music Hall, Union Street, Aberdeen at 7.30pm. Tickets from www.aberdeenperformingarts.com
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SKERRYVORE begin a winter tour around Scotland this month, starting in Rothesay on 14 December and finishing in Ullapool on 4 January - full gig details at http://skerryvore.com/gigs/
16 JANUARY NORTHERN LIGHTS, a band which brings together six musicians from Scotland, Northern Ireland and Scandinavia, In a cross-cultural celebration of new music bridging the divide between folk, classical, traditional and avant garde. Northern Lights are; Brian Finnegan, Niall Vallely, Ailie Robertson, Donald Grant, Nikolaj Busk and Ale Carr. The Lemon Tree Aberdeen. Doors 7.30pm. Tickets £13.20 inc. fees. Tel 01224 641122 / 01224 337688
album Tin Star which is influenced strongly by life in her adopted home in Tennessee, in The Lemon Tree Lounge (seated), West North Street, Aberdeen, doors at 7.30pm. Tickets from www.aberdeenperformingarts.com
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MOVING PICTURES – RUSH TRIBUTE, performing over two hours of selected classics from Rush’s early repertoire, in The Lemon Tree Lounge (standing), West North Street, Aberdeen, doors at 7.30pm. Tickets from
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BBC SCOTTISH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA With pianist Lars Vogt and conductor Donald Runnicles, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra with a programme which includes Elgar’s Overture: Cockaigne, Grieg’s Piano Concerto and Shostakovich’s Symphony No1, at the Music Hall, Union Street, Aberdeen at 7.30pm. Tickets from
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Royal Scottish National Orchestra with John Lill’s 70th and a programme which includes Stravinsky, Schubert and Brahms, at the Music Hall, Union Street, Aberdeen at 7.30pm and a pre-concert talk at 6.45pm, free to ticket holders. Tickets from www.aberdeenperformingarts.com
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DINGWALL CHORAL SOCIETY: At Strathpeffer Pavilion, 7.30pm. The very SUPERSTAR PIANIST BENJAMIN GROSVENOR in the talented local choir presents second of three stellar concerts Britten’s A Ceremony of Carols and other Christmas favourites, in the A Romantic Journey under the baton of the dynamic series, performing with The John Thomson – more info soon. Maxwell Quartet a repertoire which includes Beethoven, Ravel www.dingwallchoralsociety.co.uk www.StrathpefferPavilion.org and Brahms at the Music Hall, Union Street, Aberdeen at 18 DECEMBER 7.30pm. Tickets from www.aberdeenperformingarts.com
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their knees and have crowds sweating to the sound of their proper rock 'n' roll stuff. Ironworks, 122B Academy St, Inverness. 20 DECEMBER SKERRYVORE are a multiaward winning Scottish band creating a ‘trad-rock’ fusion for the 21st Century. Tarbert Village Hall, Campbeltown Rd, Tarbert. Doors 20:00; with support. Tickets £12.50 (over 14 only; under 18 with an adult), Available from H.D.Ferguson & Son, 15 Argyll St., Lochgilphead. and from Hyslop’s (Butchers), Bannockburn Buildings, Barmore Road, Tarbert, and from www.skerryvore.com 28 DECEMBER
SKERRYVORE are a multiaward winning Scottish band creating a ‘trad-rock’ fusion for the 21st Century. Dalmally Community Centre, Main Rd, Dalmally. Doors 20:00; Tickets £15 (over 14 only; under 18 with adult) from Glenview Stores, Dalmally; Londis Stores, Inveraray; Brodies Store, THE VELVETEEN Tyndrum; Loch Awe Stores, Loch SAINTS SUPPORT THE VIEW; Awe; Graham’s, Taynuilt and The Velveteen Saints are a from Glaswegian guitar powerhouse www.skerryvore.com group if ever we saw one, guaranteed to bring venues to
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MUSIC NEWS Scotland GIGguide …….. page 22: highlands / islands / dumfries + south west and 'just over the border' 31 DECEMBER STRATHPEFFER PAVILION HOGMANAY! The Pavilion’s famous family-friendly Hogmanay hooley is back - this year with Fiona Dalgetty’s excellent Highland Ceilidh Band. 8 pm to 1 am Tickets £24 (£16 for under 16s) now online with WeGotTickets.com and TicketWeb UK including TicketWeb 2-hour hotline 08444 771000, also from the Pavilion 01997 420124 and June’s Card Shop Dingwall. Places will be limited and so advance booking is essential. Ticket price includes stovie supper, plus fizz or a dram at the bells www.highlandceilidh.co.uk www.StrathpefferPavilion.org RED HOT HIGHLAND with SKERRYVORE: Free event. Red Hot Highland Fling, Northern Meeting Park Arena, Ardross St, Inverness, from 20:00. Skerryvore feature over the bells, before and after midnight. www.skerryvore.com
Busk and Ale Carr. Eden Court One Touch Theatre, Inverness. Doors 7.30pm, Tickets £12. Tel 01463 234234 www.eden-court.co.uk
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14 DECEMBER SKERRYVORE are a multiaward winning Scottish band creating a ‘trad-rock’ fusion for the 21st Century. Rothesay Pavilion, Argyle St., Rothesay, Isle of Bute. Tel 01700 504250, Doors 19:30; With support. Tickets £15 (Under 16s and over 60s, £12.50) from Rothesay Pavilion box Office (Reception) and from www.skerryvore.com
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hosted by Tambo & The Spitfires with guest bands and musicians. Time 9:15pm. Eagle Tavern, 3-5 The Cross, Prestwick. For Further information contact Bill 07967 503027
SKERRYVORE are a multiaward winning Scottish band creating a ‘trad-rock’ fusion for the 21st Century. An Lanntair, Kenneth St, Stornoway. Over 18 event. Doors 21:30; Tickets £12 THE VELVETEEN from or Box Office, 01851 SAINTS SUPPORT THE VIEW; 708480 or The Velveteen Saints are a www.anlanntair-tickets.co.uk/event_listing.aspx Glaswegian guitar powerhouse group if ever we saw one, guaranteed to bring venues to their knees and have crowds sweating to the sound of their proper rock 'n' roll stuff. Kilmarnock Grand Hall, Send us all your gig dates Kilmarnock.
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15 DECEMBER CLUTHA BENEFIT NIGHT: The Eagle in Prestwick in association with Events for Charities are holding a benefit gig in aid of the families of the Clutha Bar victims, the emergency services and the Clutha memorial on Sunday 15 December from 2pm to 8pm. Performing at this event will be the best Bon Jovi tribute band in the UK, Non Jovi, featuring featuring David Burrows winner of ITV's Stars in Your Eyes and Backwater Scotland's ultimate Status Quo tribute. Also performing are Shoot the Craw featuring singing sensation Marj Massie, No Dogz Allowed, Tambo & The Spitfires and the Sensational Alex Harvey Experience. With this line-up it promises to be a busy event and hopefully plenty of money will be raised for the cause. Eagle Tavern, 3-5 The Cross, Prestwick. There will be a raffle on the day and any donations towards it will gratefully be received. Admission is by donation at the door. www.facebook.com/eagle. prestwick
RAB NOAKES WITH FRASER SPEIRS; Rab Noakes is a 4 JANUARY Scottish singer/ songwriter with an impeccable pedigree, having SKERRYVORE are a multiplayed with Stealers Wheel and award winning Scottish band providing backing vocals and creating a ‘trad-rock’ fusion for guitar on the first album of Gerry the 21st Century. Village Hall, Rafferty. His band, the Ullapool, Doors 19:00, with Varaflames featured Pick support. Tickets £12.50 from Withers, Rod Clements and the The Arch Inn, W Shore St, harmonicist Fraser Speirs who Ullapool. Or from will appear with Rab at the www.skerryvore.com Transclyde Music Christmas gig. Rab became the senior producer 15 JANUARY for music programmes on BBC Radio Scotland. He left to create NORTHERN LIGHTS, a band his own production company, which brings together six Neon. He has enormous talent musicians from Scotland, and charisma on stage. As Northern Ireland and Scandinavia, In a cross-cultural support we present Alan Tennie, a young artist from Glasgow who celebration of new music bridging the divide between folk, has appeared on Radio Scotland and recently featured in classical, traditional and avant garde. Northern Lights are; Brian ”Buskers” on Alba TV. Craigmore Bowling Club, Grosvenor Road, Finnegan, Niall Vallely, Ailie Robertson, Donald Grant, Nikolaj Rothesay. Doors, 7:15pm. music www.facebook.com/eventsforcharitiesScotland starts 7:45pm. Tickets £10 from Busk and Ale Carr. Gairloch Musicker (01700 502287), Village Hall. Doors 7.30pm. 17 DECEMBER MacQueen’s Butchers or online Tickets £8/£6 conc. Tel 01445 at 731535 THE VELVETEEN www.wegottickets.com/event/247959 SAINTS SUPPORT THE VIEW; 18 JANUARY The Velveteen Saints are a 2 JANUARY Glaswegian guitar powerhouse NORTHERN LIGHTS, a band group if ever we saw one, SKERRYVORE are a multiwhich brings together six guaranteed to bring venues to award winning Scottish band musicians from Scotland, their knees and have crowds creating a ‘trad-rock’ fusion for Northern Ireland and sweating to the sound of their Scandinavia, In a cross-cultural the 21st Century. An Lanntair, proper rock 'n' roll stuff. The Kenneth St, Stornoway. Under celebration of new music Brickyard, Richmond Hall, 14 18 event. Doors 19:30; Tickets bridging the divide between folk, Fisher St, Carlisle. £7 U18/£10 adult from Box classical, traditional and avant 01851 708480 or garde. Northern Lights are; Brian Office, 19 DECEMBER www.anlanntair-tickets.co.uk/event_listing.aspx Finnegan, Niall Vallely, Ailie Robertson, Donald Grant, Nikolaj LIVE MUSIC/JAM session
20 DECEMBER THE HALOS; Eagle Tavern, 3-5 The Cross, Prestwick. Time 9pm. free admission, For Further information contact Bill 07967 503027 21 DECEMBER MILESTONE’ Eagle Tavern, 3-5 The Cross, Prestwick. Time 9pm. free admission, For Further information contact Bill 07967 503027 SWAGGER; Alton Inn, 57 Byres Rd, Kilwinning, time 9pm. Free admission. 24 DECEMBER FIVE WHEEL DRIVE’ Eagle Tavern, 3-5 The Cross, Prestwick. Time 9pm. free admission, For Further information contact Bill 07967 503027 26 DECEMBER LIVE MUSIC/JAM session hosted by Tambo & The Spitfires with guest bands and musicians. Time 9:15pm. Eagle Tavern, 3-5 The Cross, Prestwick. For Further information contact Bill 07967 503027 27 DECEMBER MONSTERS OF MOCK, TRICKY FINGERS (STONES TRIBUTE) PLUS LIVE & DANGEROUS (THIN LIZZY TRIBUTE)’ Eagle Tavern, 3-5 The Cross, Prestwick. Time 9pm. free admission, For Further information contact Bill 07967 503027 28 DECEMBER THE PEAS; Eagle Tavern, 3-5 The Cross, Prestwick. Time 9pm. free admission, For Further
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December because there really are people (like us) who can't think of anything better than to spend a bit of time making music and having a good time with notes sprinkled across the air. And because it's during the Christmas period, you are invited to bring along a few seasonal tunes; we might even throw in a mince pie! See you there. www.stboswellslive.com
THE TWEED RIVER JAZZ BAND; This is going to be a good one with the full 8 piece 31 DECEMBER band and guests, New Orleans Jazz with a twist, this will be 4PLAY; Eagle Tavern, 3-5 The busy so come early for a seat, Cross, Prestwick. Time 9pm. free we will have extra seating admission, For Further available, collection for The information contact Bill 07967 British Heart Foundation. 503027 Kazmiranda Café, 83c Marygate, 28 DECEMBER Berwick Upon Tweed. 7.00pm 26 JANUARY doors open 6.00pm BUSKING, JAMMING, BIG COUNTRY – AND RECITING, EXPERIMENTING!! 16 DECEMBER FRIENDS! ‘LIVE’: Dumfries: Its a lunchtime start at 12.00pm The Big Burns Supper and will run all day, another new ST. BOSWELLS CONCERT (Spiegeltent) 01387 271820 event we hope to carry on. BAND; Village Hall, St Boswells, Kazmiranda Café, 83c Marygate, www.bigburnssupper.com BIG COUNTRY are immensely Berwick Upon Tweed. Time 7:30pm, Phone: 01896 proud and excited to be 820179 introducing three very special 4 JANUARY friends as Guests for these shows; STEVIE AGNEW (another 17 DECEMBER WINTER WARMER CEILIDH one of Dunfermline’s finest – with The Small Hall Band / and son of Pete Agnew of Clarty Cloot Ceilidh Band and BRASS ON TWEED; Berwick NAZARETH); DAVE SHARP family; This is a fundraising Concert Band Christmas (Formerly of THE ALARM) and event for Border Gaitherin 2014. Concert. FREE Christmas SIMON HOUGH ex-front man for Concert in the Stage Door Bar Coldstream Community Centre. DENNY LAINE (WINGS), ERIC from Brass On Tweed. Come and BELL (THIN LIZZY) etc. enjoy some festive songs before www.bigcountry.co.uk It's a Wonderful life is screened
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12 JANUARY HANDEL'S 'MESSIAH' North Church, Kelso. Time: 7:00pm, Tickets at the door £10. Phone: 01835 850208. 15 FEBRUARY ST BOSWELLS LIVE! The unfeasibly talented Ruarri Joseph will be playing for St Boswells Live!. If you haven’t heard of him then he has been kind enough to put his entire album on YouTube for people to listen to: go to http://youtu.be/thXHbVGa3h0. More acts to be announced later. Keep an eye on the web site for announcements about our Bread & Jam Sessions. www.stboswellslive.com
in the Main House Theatre. Tue 17 Dec. 6pm. This is a FREE event for which you do not require a ticket. Maltings Theatre and Cinema, Berwick upon Tweed. 20 DECEMBER
CHRISTMAS CABARET A Fantastic evening of stage show performances including Vegas 14 DECEMBER showgirls and burlesque THE BLACKLIST: Over the last dancers, acrobatics, Cabaret singer and comic host. last but 9 weeks a team from Impact not least dance the night away Arts, which includes musicians with Scotland’s leading retro Dj. Grant Pringle ('Dawn of the Including a delightful Christmas Replicants' and 'The Stark banquet menu. Springwood Palace') and Will Thomson ('All at Sea'), have been working with Hall, Kelso. Time: 7:30pm some S3 pupils from Galashiels 1:00 am. Tickets £40. Phone: 01750 725480. Academy on a Youth Music carol.musicnewsscotland@gmail.com
Initiative project. The talented young musicians have come together to create a super group, ‘The Blacklist’. Saturday 14 December will be the launch of their exciting debut album ‘No Ties’ and ‘The Blacklist’ will be performing songs at 2pm and 4pm at the old YMCA shop, 63 Channel Street, Galashiels, TD1 1BN. Signed copies will be on sale throughout. There will also be the chance to see a documentary of the bands inception and the progress of the hard working musicians as they write and record their first
21 DECEMBER OPEN MIC; Kazmiranda Café, 83c Marygate, Berwick Upon Tweed. From 7.00pm until it finishes (usually 11.00pm ish). 27 DECEMBER ST BOSWELLS LIVE - BREAD & JAM: Christmas Special from 8pm @ St Boswells Cricket Club. Yes, we're back, and regardless of the time of year we've decided to squeeze a Bread & Jam into the back end of
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DECEMBER Edinburgh's Hogmanay Edinburgh December 31 Four fabulous days and nights of amazing events kick off the world's greatest New Year party. With the traditional torchlit procession, street performers, fireworks, concerts, ceilidh, the big Hogmanay party itself and a New Year's Day run to blow the cobwebs away - Edinburgh's buzzing. Come along and experience the magic for yourself.
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The 2014 Niel Gow Festival will be held in the beautiful Perthshire vilBig Burns Supper is Dumfries’ new- lage of Dunkeld & Birnam, home of Inverness est multi-disciplinary festival of con- Niel Gow. The annual festival was 31 December temporary performing arts, provid- established in 2004 to celebrate the Scotland's biggest FREE Hogmanay ing an annual platform for the most life and music of Perthshire's fiddle innovative music, theatre, visual party from 8pm at Northern Meetlegend. It is envisaged that through ing Park Arena, Ardross Street, In- arts, dance, live art, film, cabaret time the festival and other activities and children’s events. The festival verness. 10,000 Highlanders and will gather enough funds to erect a will take place from the 25th until visitors from all around the world fitting memorial to Niel Gow in the 27th January 2013. Go to www. Dunkeld & Birnam. Niel Gow (not gather to party their way into 2014. www.edinburghshogmanay.org Hosted by Comedian Craig Hill, this bigburnssupper.com to find out Neil Gow) was born in Strathbraan more about the festival. World's year's show will feature The Red on 22nd March 1727 and grew up in Stirlings Hogmanay Hot Chilli Pipers with special guests Biggest Night Burns Celebration. the village of Inver, by Dunkeld. Stirling Castle Skerryvore and Dorec-a-belle. December 31 Gates will open at 20:30 and watch www.bigburnssupper.com www.niel-gow.co.uk out for a huge surprise around InStirling's Hogmanay Concert on verness Castle at 20:14 to mark the Northern Nashville Stirling Castle's Esplanade, it's the countdown to Homecoming Scotbig outdoor concert with headline Country Music Festival land 2014. (You really need to enbands, huge crowds, countdown to Caithness sure your cameras are working!) midnight and one of the very best 18-20 April Wee Dub Festival fireworks displays in the country. Edinburgh www.invernessfestivals.com Tickets on general sale for the HogIn 2004 we took a gamble and ran March 7-9 manay concert at £25 our first ever Northern Nashville The 2014 edition of Wee Dub Festi- Caithness Country Music Festival www.facebook.com/StirlingsHogmanay (NNCCMF), which thankfully was a val is by far the best line-up yet, featuring giants of UK dancehall cul- great success. Over the years it has Stonehaven’s Hogmagone from strength to strength, ture, top live bands, and hot upwith country music fans converging coming talent. For the artist line-up nay on Caithness over Easter Weekend and programme go to the website Stonehaven Celtic Connections to be part of this 3-day 5-show exbelow. Tickets are now on sale for 31 December travaganza of live country music. Glasgow all 5 sessions, as well as Earlybird This is truly an international event January 16 February 2 Weekend tickets and Wee Dub Simple Minds in the Square. For all featuring top class acts from the Mega Tickets, which get you into the details about the Simple Minds Celtic Connections 2014 comprises both the festival and Wee Dub Hog- USA, Canada, Europe, Ireland and event & to get tickets go to http:// the U.K. alongside our wealth of loa wealth of concerts, ceilidhs, talks, manay for a healthy discount. We www.oaits.org/ Please note that the cal talent and youth bands. workshops, free events and late look forward to welcoming you to Simple Minds event and the Fireball night sessions taking place over 18 another weekend of roots, culture Ceremony are two seperate events www.nncmc.co.uk and you will not be able to see one days across various venues in Glas- and good vibes in Edinburgh in gow. Celtic Connections 2014 will March 2014. from the location of the other. The
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