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Take the Floor: 7pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Gary Innes with the very best in traditional music and song. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland
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Storas: 9pm on BBC ALBA. Julie Fowlis brings us music from the BBC ALBA archive, celebrating renowned musicians. www.bbcalba.co.uk
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Pipeline: 9pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Gary West with pipe music and news. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland
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Iain Anderson: 11pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Kathleen MacInnes sits in - End the day in the company of the songwriting masters of country, folk, blues and soul. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland Belladrum: 11.45pm on BBC ALBA. BWANI JUNCTION at Belladrum Tartan Heart festival. www.bbcalba.co.uk MONDAY 12 FEBRUARY The Janice Forsyth Show: 2pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Janice tunes into what is happening in music, arts and culture from across Scotland. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland Get It On... With Bryan Burnett: 6.30pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Nicola Meighan sits in with the essential songs. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland Vic Galloway: 9pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Vic has a session with MAKENESS and the best new BBC Music Intro tracks you've uploaded. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland Port: 10pm on BBC ALBA. Julie Fowlis and Muireann NicAmhlaoibh visit Argyll to meet musical friends. www.bbcalba.co.uk
Iain Anderson: 11pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Kathleen MacInnes sits in - End the Billy Sloan: 10pm on BBC Radio Scotland. A day in the company of the songwriting selection of hot new releases plus rock and masters of country, folk, blues and soul. pop music from Scotland and beyond. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland
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Belladrum: 10.50pm on BBC ALBA. An acoustic set by Irish singer-songwriter GAVIN JAMES at Belladrum 2016. www.bbcalba.co.uk
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Fonn Fonn Fonn: 11.30pm on BBC ALBA. An off-beat music quiz show hosted by sharp dresser and resident with Gilleasbuig Ferguson. www.bbcalba.co.uk
RICKY ROSS: Midnight on BBC ALBA. TUESDAY 13 FEBRUARY Musical documentary about singer-songwriter RICKY ROSS. The Janice Forsyth Show: 2pm on BBC www.bbcalba.co.uk Radio Scotland. Janice tunes into what is happening in music, arts and culture from SUNDAY 11 FEBRUARY across Scotland. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland The Jazz House: 7.05pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Stephen Duffy delves into the last Get It On... With Bryan Burnett: 6.30pm 10 years of jazz on BBC Radio Scotland. on BBC Radio Scotland. Nicola Meighan sits www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland in with the essential songs. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland Classics Unwrapped: 9pm on BBC Radio Scotland. A special focus on Scottish Another Country with Ricky Ross: 9pm on composer EDDIE McGUIRE. BBC Radio Scotland. Ricky introduces new www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland and classic Americana and Alternative
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MAKENESS and the best new BBC Music Intro tracks you've uploaded. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland
TURIN BRAKES and singer-songwriter MARTHA FFION to the Quay Sessions. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland
Port: 10pm on BBC ALBA. Julie Fowlis and Muireann NicAmhlaoibh visit Argyll to meet musical friends. www.bbcalba.co.uk
Belladrum: 9.50pm on BBC ALBA. THE PRENTENDERS at Belladrum Tartan Heart festival in 2017. www.bbcalba.co.uk
Hebridean Celtic Festival: 11.45pm on BBC ALBA. Country singer DARRELL SCOTT is joined by DANNY THOMPSON on the Islands Stage. www.bbcalba.co.uk
Natasha Raskin Sharp: 11pm on BBC Radio Scotland. An eclectic mix of music. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland
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FRIDAY 16 FEBRUARY Michelle McManus: 10pm on BBC Radio Scotland. A selection of music. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland Belladrum: 11.45pm on BBC ALBA. BWANI JUNCTION at Belladrum Tartan Heart festival. www.bbcalba.co.uk SATURDAY 17 FEBRUARY Take the Floor: 7pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Gary Innes with the very best in traditional music and song. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland
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KRIS DREVER and special guests: At Union Chapel, London. 7.30pm. An evening with BBC Radio 2 Folk Singer of Year. Latest album and tickets @ www.krisdrever.com
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America as they return with their 5th album 'In Your Own Sweet Time’ to be released on 9 March. Blood Red Shoes will be joining them on tour. www.thefratellis.com/site/north-american-tour-blood-red-shoes/
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The EQ (Edinburgh Quartet) Apprentice Live Auditions: At Reid Concert Hall, Edinburgh. 10am-5pm, Admission Free. After an initial application stage, where we received a huge number of applications, we have selected 14 players to attend our audition day. Auditions will involve each player taking the place of a Quartet member, and performing two contrasting movements from a repertoire list set by the Quartet. View the audition schedule @ www.edinburghquartet.com
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nothing original about this band! From the 1940's tunes of Louis Jordan to the contemporary songs of Gary Clark Jr via Tom Waits, Buddy Guy et al, this band delivers! www.facebook.com/usedbluesglasgow 16 FEBRUARY ANDY GUNN BAND with support LIZ JONES: At Stramash, Edinburgh. 7pm, Free. Scottish Guitar Virtuoso Andy Gunn brings his all new line up featuring the cream of Scottish Blues musicians on tour in support of brand new album ‘Too Many Guitars To Give Up Now’. Compared to Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan in the press, Andy has absorbed these classic influences but also honed his own style and voice over the years by the old fashioned route of wood shedding and jamming in every bar and club the length of the UK. He has also played many festivals and shared the stage with such names as Buddy Guy, Albert Collins and Geno Washington. Signed to Virgin at a young age, song writing has also been a vitally important element for this outstanding, soulful yet fiery musician and he has many heartfelt and spiritually themed songs. Support (and backing vocals) comes from wonderful Edinburgh singer songwriter Liz Jones. www.andygunn.net/gigs/ HYBRID THEORY with support FREAK SHOW: At Opium, Edinburgh. 7pm. Please join us in celebrating the life and work of Chester Bennington, the lead singer Linkin Park who sadly took his own life last year. After the tragic and untimely passing of Chester Bennington, the world was rocked by just how fragile a life can be regardless of who you are. Mental health awareness is so important and we at Exile Promotions are joining up with Hybrid Theory; the best Linkin Park tribute act in the UK to come together and celebrate Chester's life and music in aid to raise money and awareness for SANE. SANE Mental Health Charity is a leading UK mental health charity improving quality of life for anyone affected by mental illness. www.exilepromotions.com
Connections in 2017, they soon became the talk of the town. The band was included in the BBC 2 TV Highlights show that was filmed at the city’s Royal Concert Hall on the opening night. www.facebook.com/lindsayloumusic www.brookfield-knights.com 25 FEBRUARY THE CLASSIC ROCK SHOW: At Queen's Hall, Edinburgh. As testimony to the ever increasing popularity of Classic Rock music, the critically acclaimed live show ‘The Classic Rock Show’, returns with 'Guitar Greats World Tour 2018', an amazing new live production, celebrating the world’s greatest guitarists. Paying tribute to many of the world’s all time guitar greats, The Classic Rock Show’s world class musicians power through Classic Rock’s finest moments, celebrating legendary performances by the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin), Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits), Walter Becker (Steely Dan) , Eric Clapton, Angus Young (AC/DC), Brian May (Queen), Joe Walsh (The Eagles), Paul Kossoff (Free) Peter Green (Fleetwood Mac) and Pete Townsend (The Who) plus many more. Heading up the show will be British Touring Car Championship racing driver JAMES COLE, who off the track is a full time musician and tour promoter. www.facebook.com/tcrshow 4 MARCH THE BELLRAYS: At Edinburgh’s Opium. Centred as ever around the powerhouse vocals of Lisa Kekaula and searing guitar work of Robert Vennum, The Californian mainstays are back with their first full length album since 2010 entitled 'Punk Funk Rock Soul’ Volume 2 and return to the UK promising some more high energy Blues’n’soul magic to string of venues throughout March. www.facebook.com/BellRays 13 MARCH
SQUARE ONE with ANDY MIDDLETON: At The Jazz Bar, Edinburgh. Award-winning Scottish quartet Square One are delighted to announce a short Scottish tour in March 19 FEBRUARY 2018 (including Glasgow, Edinburgh, Stirling, Greenock, New Galloway and Brookfield Knights presents ….. Mull) with very special guest, American LINDSAY LOU AND THE saxophonist Andy Middleton, for an FLATBELLYS: At Traverse Theatre, unmissable evening of dynamic modern Edinburgh. Michigan songbird Lindsay Lou returns to the UK with her band and jazz. Comprising some of Scotland’s finest emerging jazz musicians, Square a brand new album to promote. The popular four-piece had previously taken One are known for their heavy-hitting melodic compositions and energised live Shetland Folk Festival and HebCeltFest performances. Whilst their music blends by storm on previous visits and after folk-inspired lyricism with a gritty rock flying in for their own (sold-out) edge, it is an intelligent musical rapport headline show at Glasgow’s Celtic
that makes this powerhouse of Scottish jazz talent more than the sum of all these parts. The proud recipients of the Peter Whittingham Jazz Award, administered by Help Musicians UK for emerging jazz artists, they released their debut album In Motion (October 2016) to acclaim by critics and listeners alike. Andy Middleton is one of the very top-tier saxophonists living in Europe today. Imaginative and adventurous virtuosity spans an incredibly wide breadth of expression - from fierce power to tender warmth, lyrical yet rhythmically driving, masterful and inspired. His compositions, harmonically modern and melodic yet clearly rooted in the jazz tradition, provide the perfect setting. www.squareonequartet.com www.andymiddleton.com 18 MARCH TIDELINES: At The Caves, Edinburgh. 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/ 19 MARCH KATHRYN ROBERTS and SEAN LAKEMAN: At The Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh. Show 8pm Tickets £11 on 0131 228 1404. Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman; the Dartmoor-based husband and wife have twice won the coveted Best Duo title at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards (2016 and 2013), consistently delivering assured, distinctive performances whether live or recorded. Over two decades of performance they have never been trapped in a groove – always bold and innovative, mixing traditional song arrangements with (increasingly) their self-penned material which reels from the bitter to the sweet, the wry to the sad, the political to the passive, across folk, rock, country and blues genres. A deft acoustic and electric guitarist and slick producer, Lakeman’s feted skills are matched by the exquisite voice and fluid piano and flute playing of Barnsley-
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born Roberts. Launching their new album 'Personae' on 9 March, this landmark fifth studio album is an eclectic emotional see-saw of material, melding 10 tracks of traditional ballads and their own versatile material, not surprisingly produced by Sean. www.traverse.co.uk
CD releases. Arcari's new album – Live at Memorial Hall – recorded at a venue close to his home on the eastern shores of Loch Lomond, was released in September on Buzz Records. www.facebook.com/davearcarimusic
ERIN BENNETT (Album Launch): At www.kathrynrobertsandseanlakeman.com Feel The Groove Records, Paisley. Born and raised in Texas, USA; Erin Bennett 19 APRIL has shaken the UK's underground music scene since moving to Scotland in 2010. COURTNEY MARIE ANDREWS: At The awardwinning singer-songwriter/ Summerhall, Ediburgh. There’s a new guitarist received positive reviews for generation of women burning down the her debut album release, 'ReFlowered' in Nashville music industry. Powerful voices 2015 and stirred audiences with her like Margo Price and Nikki Lane have promo tour in 2016. Erin, along with the been rewriting the script, owning their members of her long standing outfit 'The own songs and vision. Now, add to this EB Band' recorded her new album 'Post list Washington State Americana Sexy, Post Truth' at Watercolour songwriter Courtney Marie Andrews. Studios. Due for release in February, After a decade spent at the height of the Erin Bennett and the EB Band will kick music industry, touring solo and with off promotions for the album with an large pop bands, she realized her desire acoustic tour of music stores throughout for a place to come home to. She found Scotland. that in a small rural town in the deep www.facebook.com/ftgpaisley forests of Washington State. There, she www.erinbennettmusic.com posted up at a local bar, slinging drinks, basking in the simplicity and reflection it 2 FEBRUARY allowed. She has emerged in 2016 with a new fire on Honest Life, melding indie- Brookfield Knights presents ….. THE folk and Americana with a rebellious BROTHER BROTHERS: At Celtic country flavor reminiscent of her Connections Festival, Glasgow. Those Southwestern roots. with fingers on the pulse of what’s www.courtneymarieandrews.com happening Stateside, are already aware of the reputation developed by The 26 APRIL Brother Brothers from stunning live performances that have had the Väsen: At Queens Hall, Edinburgh. grapevine buzzing. It’s rare for so many Widely regarded as one of the other well established acts to be outstanding highlights of this year's collectively singing the praises of their Celtic Connections, Sweden's roots contemporaries but that’s what has been music ambassadors, Väsen, have just happening in the USA with Lake Street announced they will be returning to Dive, Sarah Jarosz and Lindsay Lou & these shores for a whistle-stop tour in The Flatbellys all openly declaring April. Their current album, Brewed, has themselves to be big fans. At last the UK been winning them even more media will get a chance to experience what it is exposure and pulling in five star reviews that has been winning them so much in some of the biggest publications. valuable attention. When they return in the Spring, they will www.facebook.com/thebrotherbrothers have shows in Edinburgh, Glasgow, www.brookfield-knights.com Shetland and Aberdeen. The Granite City show is a double-header with Heidi 11 FEBRUARY Talbot sharing the stage. www.vasen.se PAUL TOWNDROW: At Merchants House of Glasgow, 7 West George Street, Glasgow. New monthly jazz series for Glasgow with Scottish National Jazz Orchestra and Brass Jaw altoist Send us all your gig dates for Towndrow kicks off the series, leading a Glasgow and West Coast area sixteen-piece orchestra with a rhythm Email them to Carol section comprised of top Scottish players carol.musicnewsscotland@gmail.com through pieces including Just Friends and April in Paris from the Charlie Parker 10 FEBRUARY with Strings sessions. Tickets for the DAVE ARCARI: At Memorial Hall, Milton opening concert are available now from EventBrite. All concerts will begin at of Buchanan. Slide guitarist and 8:00pm. songwriter Dave Arcari’s alt.blues www.facebook.com/ sounds owe as much to trash country, punk and rockabilly as they do pre-war MerchantsHouseGlasgow
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ANDY GUNN BAND with support LIZ JONES: At Stereo, Glasgow. 7pm, £8. Scottish Guitar Virtuoso Andy Gunn brings his all new line up featuring the cream of Scottish Blues musicians on tour in support of brand new album ‘Too Many Guitars To Give Up Now’. Compared to Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan in the press, Andy has absorbed these classic influences but also honed his own style and voice over the years by the old fashioned route of wood shedding and jamming in every bar and club the length of the UK. He has also played many festivals and shared the stage with such names as Buddy Guy, Albert Collins and Geno Washington. Signed to Virgin at a young age, song writing has also been a vitally important element for this outstanding, soulful yet fiery musician and he has many heartfelt and spiritually themed songs. Support (and backing vocals) comes from wonderful Edinburgh singer songwriter Liz Jones. www.andygunn.net/gigs/ 19 FEBRUARY Celtic Music Radio House Concert with BOB CHEEVERS and guitarist GEOFF HAVES: At Celtic Music Radio Studios, 54 Admiral Street, Kinning Park, Glasgow. Doors 7:30 pm. Donation (£10) – BYOB. Texas-based singer/ songwriter, Bob Cheevers is about to embark on his 13th UK tour – and he will be Celtic Music Radio’s first House Concert guest of the year. Bob, promoting his epic boxed-set retrospective “Fifty Years,” will play at the volunteer-led station’s Admiral Street studios in Glasgow on Monday, February 19. His new release features a total of 83 songs, taken from over 3,000 he’s penned in multiple genres in his highly-praised musical career. Tickets @ www.eventbrite.co.uk www.facebook.com/bobcheeversmusic www.celticmusicradio.net 20 FEBRUARY Brookfield Knights presents ….. LINDSAY LOU AND THE FLATBELLYS: At Centre for Contemporary Arts, Glasgow. Michigan songbird Lindsay Lou returns to the UK with her band and a brand new album to promote. The popular four-piece had previously taken Shetland Folk Festival and HebCeltFest by storm on previous visits and after flying in for their own (sold-out) headline show at Glasgow’s Celtic Connections in 2017, they soon became the talk of the town. The band was included in the BBC 2 TV Highlights show that was filmed at the city’s Royal Concert Hall on the opening night. www.facebook.com/lindsayloumusic www.brookfield-knights.com
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MUSIC NEWS Scotland GIGguide page 11: glasgow + surrounding area 27 FEBRUARY Brookfield Knights presents ….. LINDSAY LOU AND THE FLATBELLYS: At Performing Arts Centre, Kilbarchan. Michigan songbird Lindsay Lou returns to the UK with her band and a brand new album to promote. The popular four-piece had previously taken Shetland Folk Festival and HebCeltFest by storm on previous visits and after flying in for their own (sold-out) headline show at Glasgow’s Celtic Connections in 2017, they soon became the talk of the town. The band was included in the BBC 2 TV Highlights show that was filmed at the city’s Royal Concert Hall on the opening night. www.facebook.com/lindsayloumusic www.brookfield-knights.com THE CLASSIC ROCK SHOW: At Pavilion, Glasgow. As testimony to the ever increasing popularity of Classic Rock music, the critically acclaimed live show ‘The Classic Rock Show’, returns with 'Guitar Greats - World Tour 2018', an amazing new live production, celebrating the world’s greatest guitarists. Paying tribute to many of the world’s all time guitar greats, The Classic Rock Show’s world class musicians power through Classic Rock’s finest moments, celebrating legendary performances by the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin), Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits), Walter Becker (Steely Dan) , Eric Clapton, Angus Young (AC/DC), Brian May (Queen), Joe Walsh (The Eagles), Paul Kossoff (Free) Peter Green (Fleetwood Mac) and Pete Townsend (The Who) plus many more. Heading up the show will be British Touring Car Championship racing driver JAMES COLE, who off the track is a full time musician and tour promoter. www.facebook.com/tcrshow
2-3 MARCH SAMAs Paisley Takeover Festival: At The Friday night line-up of SAMAs Paisley takeover festival will feature Heir of the Cursed and headliners Out Lines. Heir of the Cursed is a wildly breathtaking solo musician and poet who commands a magnetising blend of calming instrumentals and vocal stylings with her lyrical retellings of the subtleties of life in Glasgow. Following a sold out set for Celtic Connections and UK tour with Mogwai, headliners Out Lines are a fusion of three powerhouses in Scottish music: Scottish Album Of The Year award winning singersongwriter Kathryn Joseph, The Twilight Sad’s James Graham as well as producer Marcus Mackay. Having released their debut album ‘Conflats’ towards the end of 2017 amid much acclaim, this dynamic trio will be sure to lure in a Paisley crowd with a strikingly defiant live-set. Also announced are Feel The Groove with Emme Woods, ahead of her SXSW debut. This intimate setting will match well with the musician's brooding vocal to make for an unmissable set, as well as spoken word on the Friday evening from local wordsmith’s Robert Blair and Shaun Moore. Saturday's afternoon of seminars will begin with How to do DIY in 2018? Featuring Ian Crawford of El Rancho Records plus J-Bone promoter Alana Hepburn and Conor Goldie of Public Records. Followed by When is the best time to showcase your band on a national level? which will feature artist manager and promoter Nicky Carder, Nadine Walker of Tenement TV and Broadcaster Jim Gellatly. This will culminate with a special “In Conversation” segment hosted by Vic Galloway and feature former Simple Minds manager and ex Record Store owner Bruce Findlay discussing his inspiring career in the music business. Already announced are The Vegan Leather who are hosting their own music workshop and Q&A, plus live set’s from Siobhan Wilson, SWAY and Saturday headliners Pronto Mama. Tickets are on-sale now from Eventbrite UK and Paisley Arts Centre on 0300 300 1210. www.officialsama.co.uk
long list of hits and songs she has written for top artists ranging from Bonnie Raitt and Emmylou Harris to Elton John and Neil Diamond, Trisha Yearwood to Willie Nelson – and whole load more. With The City Halls the venue, this will be the biggest ever Glasgow gig for Kevin Morris and The Fallen Angels Club.Beth Nielsen Chapman, in anyone’s eyes, is a firstclass singer/songwriter and he previous Scottish visits have been a sheer delight. Tickets £25/£23 from The City Halls Box Office 0141 353 8000 plus Tickets Scotland & Ticketweb. www.facebook.com/ bethnielsenchapman www.fallenangelsclub.com THE BELLRAYS: At Glasgow Broadcast. Centred as ever around the powerhouse vocals of Lisa Kekaula and searing guitar work of Robert Vennum, The Californian mainstays are back with their first full length album since 2010 entitled 'Punk Funk Rock Soul’ Volume 2 and return to the UK promising some more high energy Blues’n’soul magic to string of venues throughout March. www.facebook.com/BellRays 8 MARCH
SQUARE ONE with ANDY MIDDLETON: At The Hug And Pint, Glasgow. Award-winning Scottish quartet Square One are delighted to announce a short Scottish tour in March 2018 (including Glasgow, Edinburgh, Stirling, Greenock, New Galloway and Mull) with very special guest, American saxophonist Andy Middleton, for an unmissable evening of dynamic modern jazz. Comprising some of Scotland’s finest emerging jazz musicians, Square One are known for their heavy-hitting melodic compositions and energised live performances. Whilst their music blends folk-inspired lyricism with a gritty rock edge, it is an intelligent musical rapport that makes this 1 MARCH powerhouse of Scottish jazz talent more than the sum of all these parts. DJANGO DJANGO: At SWG3, Glasgow. The proud recipients of the Peter Hot on the heels of announcing the Whittingham Jazz Award, administered January 26th release of their by Help Musicians UK for emerging jazz forthcoming album ‘Marble Skies’, sonic artists, they released their debut album adventurers Django Django today In Motion (October 2016) to acclaim by announce details of a new UK and critics and listeners alike. Andy 6 MARCH European tour. Always an incendiary Middleton is one of the very top-tier live experience, these dates represent The Fallen Angels Club presents ..... saxophonists living in Europe today. their first full tour here since 2015. Imaginative and adventurous virtuosity After the brilliant, rave-shaped grooves BETH NIELSEN CHAPMAN plus spans an incredibly wide breadth of ROBERT VINCENT: At The City Halls and expansive arrangements of its Glasgow. The twice Grammy-nominated expression - from fierce power to predecessor, ‘Marble Skies’ is a more tender warmth, lyrical yet rhythmically Beth Nielsen Chapman is heading to concise and focused offering which driving, masterful and inspired. His Glasgow in March for a gig at the City recalls the dynamic, genre-blurring compositions, harmonically modern and Halls. The Nashville-based singer/ music of their debut. It’s a return to melodic yet clearly rooted in the jazz songwriter is writing new material to form; an album which finds them add a body of material that is specially tradition, provide the perfect setting. returning to the handmade, cut-andwww.squareonequartet.com crafted, beautifully performed and paste approach of the past. much admired. She thrives on musical www.andymiddleton.com www.djangodjango.co.uk diversity as can be seen by the long,
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MUSIC NEWS Scotland GIGguide page 15: glasgow + surrounding area Spring, they will have shows in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Shetland and Aberdeen. The Granite City show is a double-header with Heidi Talbot sharing the stage. www.vasen.se 24 APRIL Väsen: At The Performing Arts Centre, Kilbarchan. Widely regarded as one of the outstanding highlights of this year's Celtic Connections, Sweden's roots music ambassadors, Väsen, have just announced they will be returning to these shores for a whistle-stop tour in April. Their current album, Brewed, has been winning them even more media exposure and pulling in five star reviews in some of the biggest publications. When they return in the Spring, they will have shows in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Shetland and Aberdeen. The Granite City show is a double-header with Heidi Talbot sharing the stage. www.vasen.se 12 MAY StG Promtions presents ..... MARK GEARY with support: At Audio, Glasgow. £10. Gig 1 of 5 for StG's 5th Birthday celebrations. Our aim is simple. That is to bring the best entertainment and unique events to venues across Scotland. StG Promotions grew out of a love for music, the arts and design and offered the chance for two old school friends to work together after 20 years. Enjoy the journey! www.facebook.com/StgPromotions 18 MAY StG Promtions presents ..... IAN McNABB: At The Admiral Bar, Glasgow. £17, seated. Gig 2 of 5 for StG's 5th Birthday celebrations. Our aim is simple. That is to bring the best entertainment and unique events to venues across Scotland. StG Promotions grew out of a love for music, the arts and design and offered the chance for two old school friends to work together after 20 years. Enjoy the journey! www.facebook.com/StgPromotions 19 MAY StG Promtions presents ..... IAN McNABB: At The Admiral Bar, Glasgow. £17, seated. Gig 3 of 5 for StG's 5th Birthday celebrations. Our aim is simple. That is to bring the best entertainment and unique events to venues across Scotland. StG Promotions grew out of a love for music, the arts and design and offered the chance for two old school friends to
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Fri 20: Mareel, Lerwick, Shetland Sat 21: Northern Arc Sessions with Heidi Talbot, The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen Sun 22: Fallen Angels Club at St Andrews In The Square, Glasgow Mon 23: Sage, Gateshead Tues 24: The Performing Arts Centre, Kilbarchan Thurs 26: Queens Hall, Edinburgh *Also dates in England incl London at Green Note on 28 April
Widely regarded as one of the outstanding highlights of this year's Celtic Connections, Sweden's roots music ambassadors, Väsen, have announced they will be returning to these shores for a whistle-stop tour in April. The powerhouse trio have played Glasgow's big midwinter jamboree on numerous occasions, always appearing in front of capacity crowds. Their current album, Brewed, has been winning them even more media exposure and pulling in five star reviews in some of the biggest publications. When they return in the Spring, they will have photo by Sarah Thorén shows in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Shetland and Aberdeen. The Granite City show is a doubleheader with Heidi Talbot sharing the stage. The band will also return to Gateshead's Sage to keep their big Tyneside fan base happy. In over three decades of making music together in a career described by respected In a career spanning more than thirty years, Songlines writer and broadcaster Fiona Väsen have continued to tour the world. Talkington as “brilliant,” she recently said in In constant demand, they travel far and wide, her 5-star review of their latest album they and are a big attraction in America, especially were now “an unstoppable force.” in Bloomington, Indiana, where they are so popular that local residents successfully Whether in Tokyo, Berlin or Washington they petitioned to have a street named after them! always leave their audiences exhilarated. The band's UK agency, Brookfield-Knights, say they are particularly happy to be sending them back to Shetland with its strong Nordic connections, where they previously scored a big success at the island’s world-renowned Folk Festival. "With Shetland Folk Festival happening early in May, it will be a terrific get-you-in-themood warm up at Lerwick's Mareel," said a spokesman. Vasen play The Queen's Hall in Edinburgh, St Andrew's In The Square in Glasgow, and Aberdeen's Lemon Tree.
Last time they were in the UK, BBC World Music presenter Mary Ann Kennedy crowned them “supreme rulers of the trad world” and, reviewing their last Edinburgh show for The Herald, music writer Rob Adams described them as “astonishing,” and added: “if they come anywhere near you, move heaven and earth for a ticket”.
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MUSIC NEWS Scotland GIGguide page 16: glasgow + surrounding area :: fife + central + perthshire + tayside work together after 20 years. Enjoy the journey! www.facebook.com/StgPromotions 26 MAY StG Promtions presents ..... 'Music For Food' with DAVID FORD with special guests LOU HICKEY and ESCOBAR 9 (Acoustic): At Audio, Glasgow. Entry via Food bank Donation on the Night. Gig 4 of 5 for StG's 5th Birthday celebrations. Our aim is simple. That is to bring the best entertainment and unique events to venues across Scotland. StG Promotions grew out of a love for music, the arts and design and offered the chance for two old school friends to work together after 20 years. Enjoy the journey! www.facebook.com/StgPromotions 27 MAY StG Promtions presents ..... MUNDY (21 Jelly Legs) with original line up: At 02 ABC2, £20. Gig 5 of 5 for StG's 5th Birthday celebrations. Our aim is simple. That is to bring the best entertainment and unique events to venues across Scotland. StG Promotions grew out of a love for music, the arts and design and offered the chance for two old school friends to work together after 20 years. Enjoy the journey! www.facebook.com/StgPromotions
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 14 FEBRUARY Romantic Classics with the EDINBURGH QUARTET: At Macrobert Arts Centre, Stirling. Tickets £10.50 / £8.50 concessions / £5.50 students. Friends of Edinburgh Quartet / Macrobert get 25% off. Join the Edinburgh Quartet for a relaxing evening of string quartet classics, with a programme featuring: Mozart, Puccini and Borodin plus a selection of Armenian Folk Songs. 7.30pm. Book online @ www.edinburghquartet.com 15 FEBRUARY Kirkcaldy Acoustic Music Club presents ..... LONGWAY: At The Polish Ex-serviceman's Club, Forth Park Drive, Kirkcaldy. 7.30pm. Longway are, Stevie on guitar & vocals, Robin on mandolin etc, Ronnie on double bass (for this gig)
and Jim on everything else! It's always a SIMPSON: At Crail Town Hall, 8pm. We aim to provide a quality guest list with fab night with Longway. www. the emphasis on entertainment. Come kirkcaldyacousticmusicclub.co.uk along and listen in a friendly atmosphere. The Town Hall is not 22 FEBRUARY licensed, so please feel free to bring your own bottle & glasses. Tickets on Brookfield Knights presents ….. LINDSAY LOU AND THE FLATBELLYS: door or call 01333 450572 or @ www.crailfolkclub.org.uk At The Tolbooth, Stirling. Michigan songbird Lindsay Lou returns to the UK with her band and a brand new album to 11 MARCH promote. The popular four-piece had SQUARE ONE with ANDY previously taken Shetland Folk Festival MIDDLETON: At Tolbooth, Stirling. and HebCeltFest by storm on previous Award-winning Scottish quartet Square visits and after flying in for their own One are delighted to announce a short (sold-out) headline show at Glasgow’s Scottish tour in March 2018 (including Celtic Connections in 2017, they soon Glasgow, Edinburgh, Stirling, Greenock, became the talk of the town. The band was included in the BBC 2 TV Highlights New Galloway and Mull) with very show that was filmed at the city’s Royal special guest, American saxophonist Andy Middleton, for an unmissable Concert Hall on the opening night. evening of dynamic modern jazz. www.facebook.com/lindsayloumusic Comprising some of Scotland’s finest www.brookfield-knights.com emerging jazz musicians, Square One Crail Folk Club Singers Night: At Crail are known for their heavy-hitting Town Hall, 8pm. During Singers' Nights melodic compositions and energised live we feature local singers and musicians, performances. Whilst their music blends folk-inspired lyricism with a gritty rock as well as those visiting Crail. All are edge, it is an intelligent musical rapport welcome. If you don’t want to perform then just come along and tap your feet. that makes this powerhouse of Scottish jazz talent more than the sum of all Floor spots usually available on guest these parts. The proud recipients of the nights. We aim to provide a quality Peter Whittingham Jazz Award, guest list with the emphasis on entertainment. Come along and listen in administered by Help Musicians UK for a friendly atmosphere. The Town Hall is emerging jazz artists, they released not licensed, so please feel free to bring their debut album In Motion (October 2016) to acclaim by critics and listeners your own bottle & glasses. Tickets on alike. Andy Middleton is one of the very door or call 01333 450572 or @ top-tier saxophonists living in Europe www.crailfolkclub.org.uk today. Imaginative and adventurous virtuosity spans an incredibly wide Kirkcaldy Acoustic Music Club breadth of expression - from fierce presents ..... IAN BRUCE: At The Polish Ex-serviceman's Club, Forth Park power to tender warmth, lyrical yet rhythmically driving, masterful and Drive, Kirkcaldy. 7.30pm. www. inspired. His compositions, harmonically kirkcaldyacousticmusicclub.co.uk modern and melodic yet clearly rooted in the jazz tradition, provide the perfect 26 FEBRUARY setting. www.squareonequartet.com DJANGO DJANGO: At Fat Sams, Dundee. Hot on the heels of announcing www.andymiddleton.com the January 26th release of their forthcoming album ‘Marble Skies’, sonic 22 MARCH adventurers Django Django today Crail Folk Club Singers Night: At Crail announce details of a new UK and European tour. Always an incendiary live Town Hall, 8pm. During Singers' Nights experience, these dates represent their we feature local singers and musicians, first full tour here since 2015. After the as well as those visiting Crail. All are welcome. If you don’t want to perform brilliant, rave-shaped grooves and then just come along and tap your feet. expansive arrangements of its Floor spots usually available on guest predecessor, ‘Marble Skies’ is a more nights. We aim to provide a quality concise and focused offering which guest list with the emphasis on recalls the dynamic, genre-blurring entertainment. Come along and listen in music of their debut. It’s a return to a friendly atmosphere. The Town Hall is form; an album which finds them not licensed, so please feel free to bring returning to the handmade, cut-andyour own bottle & glasses. Tickets on paste approach of the past. door or call 01333 450572 or @ www.djangodjango.co.uk www.crailfolkclub.org.uk 8 MARCH 25 MARCH Crail Folk Club presents ..... MARTIN
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MUSIC NEWS Scotland GIGguide page 19: fife + central + perthshire + tayside :: aberdeen + north east TIDELINES: At Clarks, Dundee. 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 EStreet 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/
Kinross. Pat MacManus Band will play Backstage at the Green Hotel at 8.00pm for Mundell Music. Tickets £18. www.mundellmusic.com 12 APRIL Crail Folk Club presents ..... TOM McCONVILLE & ANDY WATT: At Crail Town Hall, 8pm. We aim to provide a quality guest list with the emphasis on entertainment. Come along and listen in a friendly atmosphere. The Town Hall is not licensed, so please feel free to bring your own bottle & glasses. Tickets on door or call 01333 450572 or @ www.crailfolkclub.org.uk
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with James Toseland, double World Superbike Champion and now professional musician. In an exciting change from our usual format the evening will consist of a look back over James' illustrious motorcycle racing career and the development of his career in music. For the first time in Scotland fans will then be treated to an acoustic set performed by James and two of the band members of "TOSELAND"; Zurab Melua and Ed Bramford. This promises to be an evening not to be missed. The event is once again very kindly sponsored by Ecosse Motorcycles of Aberdeen and Dundee. Tickets £18.18 on 01224 641122 or @ www.aberdeenperformingarts.com www.motorcyclelegendevents.com
Väsen @ Northern Arc Sessions with HEIDI TALBOT: At The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen. Widely regarded as one of the DJANGO DJANGO: At The Garage, outstanding highlights of this year's Aberdeen. Hot on the heels of announcing the January 26th release of Celtic Connections, Sweden's roots their forthcoming album ‘Marble Skies’, music ambassadors, Väsen, have just sonic adventurers Django Django today announced they will be returning to these shores for a whistle-stop tour in announce details of a new UK and European tour. Always an incendiary live April. Their current album, Brewed, has experience, these dates represent their been winning them even more media first full tour here since 2015. After the exposure and pulling in five star reviews in some of the biggest publications. brilliant, rave-shaped grooves and When they return in the Spring, they will expansive arrangements of its have shows in Edinburgh, Glasgow, predecessor, ‘Marble Skies’ is a more Shetland and Aberdeen. The Granite City concise and focused offering which show is a double-header with Heidi recalls the dynamic, genre-blurring Talbot sharing the stage. music of their debut. It’s a return to www.vasen.se form; an album which finds them returning to the handmade, cut-and29 APRIL paste approach of the past. www.djangodjango.co.uk An Evening with JAMES TOSELAND: At The Lemon Tree Lounge, West North 29 MARCH Street, Aberdeen. 7.30pm. An evening
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12 MAY Almost Blue Promotions presents ..... BEN GLOVER + support from MARTHA L HEALY: At The Blue Lamp, Aberdeen. 7.30pm. £10.00+bf / £12 on the door. The music of Americana artists mixed with Irish music was the soundtrack for Ben Glover growing up in the sleepy seaside village of Glenarm in the north of Ireland. This musical theme is woven throughout his life - one artist influenced by two countries connected by the Atlantic Ocean. Glover’s relocation to America in 2008 has allowed him to explore his influences in depth while keeping a firm grasp on his Celtic roots. www.almostbluepromotions.com
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MUSIC NEWS Scotland GIGguide page 22: highlands + west coast :: islands ANDY GUNN BAND with support LIZ JONES: At Eden Court Theatre, Inverness. 8pm, £13. Scottish Guitar Virtuoso Andy Gunn brings his all new line up featuring the cream of Scottish Blues musicians on tour in support of brand new album ‘Too Many Guitars To Give Up Now’. Compared to Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan in the press, Andy has absorbed these classic influences but also honed his own style and voice over the years by the old fashioned route of wood shedding and jamming in every bar and club the length of the UK. He has also played many festivals and shared the stage with such names as Buddy Guy, Albert Collins and Geno Washington. Signed to Virgin at a young age, song writing has also been a vitally important element for this outstanding, soulful yet fiery musician and he has many heartfelt and spiritually themed songs. Support (and backing vocals) comes from wonderful Edinburgh singer songwriter Liz Jones. www.andygunn.net/gigs/ 24 FEBRUARY ANDY GUNN BAND with support LIZ JONES: At MacPhail Centre, Ullapool. 7pm, £7. Scottish Guitar Virtuoso Andy Gunn brings his all new line up featuring the cream of Scottish Blues musicians on tour in support of brand new album ‘Too Many Guitars To Give Up Now’. Compared to Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan in the press, Andy has absorbed these classic influences but also honed his own style and voice over the years by the old fashioned route of wood shedding and jamming in every bar and club the length of the UK. He has also played many festivals and shared the stage with such names as Buddy Guy, Albert Collins and Geno Washington. Signed to Virgin at a young age, song writing has also been a vitally important element for this outstanding, soulful yet fiery musician and he has many heartfelt and spiritually themed songs. Support (and backing vocals) comes from wonderful Edinburgh singer songwriter Liz Jones. www.andygunn.net/gigs/
with a bit of humour and a love of great songs: from Django Reinhardt to Irving Berlin, Broadway Musicals to TV and Movie Themes. Supporting them will be Ardgour’ s finest - the children from our local primary school. Performing a selection of songs to help raise funds for the Royal Hospital for Children because their friend Toby is receiving his treatment there at the moment. As ever, entry is by donation at the door on the day, but please do book your place in advance to help us organise our hospitality. Bookings on 01855-841320 or email mak@watercolourmusic.co.uk www.watercolourmusic.co.uk www.busquitos.com 28 FEBRUARY THE CLASSIC ROCK SHOW: At Eden Court Theatre, Inverness. As testimony to the ever increasing popularity of Classic Rock music, the critically acclaimed live show ‘The Classic Rock Show’, returns with 'Guitar Greats World Tour 2018', an amazing new live production, celebrating the world’s greatest guitarists. Paying tribute to many of the world’s all time guitar greats, The Classic Rock Show’s world class musicians power through Classic Rock’s finest moments, celebrating legendary performances by the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin), Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits), Walter Becker (Steely Dan) , Eric Clapton, Angus Young (AC/DC), Brian May (Queen), Joe Walsh (The Eagles), Paul Kossoff (Free) Peter Green (Fleetwood Mac) and Pete Townsend (The Who) plus many more. Heading up the show will be British Touring Car Championship racing driver JAMES COLE, who off the track is a full time musician and tour promoter. www.facebook.com/tcrshow 8 MARCH
REBECCA LOEBE & FINDLAY NAPIER: At Abriachan Village Hall near Inverness. Findlay Napier is one of the most highly-regarded performers and creative forces on the Scottish music scene – thoroughly active and a truly Watercolour Music presents ..... THE energised with a heart-warming zing. In February Findlay and Rebecca are BUSQUITOS: At Watercolour Music releasing an EP featuring some of their Recording Studios, Aryhoulan, Ardgour songs alongside a couple of showcases nr. Fort William. 3pm. Lochaber’s at Folk Alliance International 2018 in famous Watercolour Music will be throwing open their doors once again for Kansas City, MO. Then in March they're touring across the UK... from Abriachan the first House Concert of 2018. With guitar, bass, sax violin and vocals, these to Penzance. www.facebook.com/rebeccaloebe four musicians will take you on a www.facebook.com/findlaynapiermusic journey of musical genres: swing, Calypso, Rock &Roll, Classical and 23 MARCH everything in between. They love to interact with their audiences: organising TIDELINES: At Village Hall, Ullapool. spontaneous sing-a-longs, limbo Formed in 2016, Tide Lines are a contests and Serenades. Their enthusiasm is contagious as it all begins 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/ 24 MARCH TIDELINES: At The Loft, Kinloss. 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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TIDELINES: At Mareel, Shetland. 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 12 MARCH eclectic sound. Imagine a 70’s Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street band, but SQUARE ONE with ANDY MIDDLETON: At An Tobar, Tobermory, with bagpipes and electronics, and you’re probably just about there! Having Mull. Award-winning Scottish quartet Square One are delighted to announce already established a firm fan base at home, Tide Lines have been attracting a short Scottish tour in March 2018 (including Glasgow, Edinburgh, Stirling, the eye of music fans in Europe and Greenock, New Galloway and Mull) with 2017 closed out with the band having played to audiences in Germany, France very special guest, American and Switzerland, with plans for 2018 saxophonist Andy Middleton, for an unmissable evening of dynamic modern including headline slots at HebCelt and Belladrum, several UK festivals, UK tour jazz. Comprising some of Scotland’s finest emerging jazz musicians, Square in autumn (TBA), and possible world domination! One are known for their heavy-hitting melodic compositions and energised live www.tidelinesband.com/gigs/ performances. Whilst their music blends 22 MARCH folk-inspired lyricism with a gritty rock edge, it is an intelligent musical rapport that makes this powerhouse of Scottish TIDELINES: At An Lanntair, Stornoway. Formed in 2016, Tide Lines are a jazz talent more than the sum of all these parts. The proud recipients of the phenomenal Scottish success story. While their music is heavily influenced Peter Whittingham Jazz Award, by, and rooted in, the Highland places administered by Help Musicians UK for they grew up, they produce a highly emerging jazz artists, they released eclectic sound. Imagine a 70’s Bruce their debut album In Motion (October 2016) to acclaim by critics and listeners Springsteen and the E-Street band, but alike. Andy Middleton is one of the very with bagpipes and electronics, and you’re probably just about there! Having top-tier saxophonists living in Europe already established a firm fan base at today. Imaginative and adventurous home, Tide Lines have been attracting virtuosity spans an incredibly wide the eye of music fans in Europe and breadth of expression - from fierce 2017 closed out with the band having power to tender warmth, lyrical yet played to audiences in Germany, France rhythmically driving, masterful and inspired. His compositions, harmonically and Switzerland, with plans for 2018 including headline slots at HebCelt and modern and melodic yet clearly rooted in the jazz tradition, provide the perfect Belladrum, several UK festivals, UK tour in autumn (TBA), and possible world setting. domination! www.squareonequartet.com www.tidelinesband.com/gigs/ www.andymiddleton.com 15 MARCH
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TIDELINES: At The Sound Archive, Orkney. 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!
TIDELINES: At Aros Hall, Mull. 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 EStreet 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/
20 APRIL Väsen: At Mareel, Lerwick, Shetland. Widely regarded as one of the outstanding highlights of this year's Celtic Connections, Sweden's roots music ambassadors, Väsen, have just announced they will be returning to these shores for a whistle-stop tour in April. Their current album, Brewed, has been winning them even more media exposure and pulling in five star reviews in some of the biggest publications. When they return in the Spring, they will have shows in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Shetland and Aberdeen. The Granite City show is a double-header with Heidi Talbot sharing the stage. www.vasen.se 20 JULY TIDELINES: At HebCelt Festival, Stornoway. 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 EStreet 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/gig
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MUSIC NEWS Scotland GIGguide page 24: :: ayrshire + dumfriesshire :: scottish borders :: + 1 hour over border 24 FEBRUARY BADSTONE: At Hillbillies MCC, Mauchline Club, 8-12 Earl Grey, Mauchline. KA5 5AD. 8pm. £5. Rock, blues, soul, punk plus more. www.facebook.com/Badstone.Band 2 MARCH REBECCA LOEBE & FINDLAY NAPIER: At Catstrand Theatre, New Galloway, Castle Douglas. Findlay Napier is one of the most highly-regarded performers and creative forces on the Scottish music scene – thoroughly active and a truly energised with a heartwarming zing. In February Findlay and Rebecca are releasing an EP featuring some of their songs alongside a couple of showcases at Folk Alliance International 2018 in Kansas City, MO. Then in March they're touring across the UK... from Abriachan to Penzance. www.facebook.com/rebeccaloebe www.facebook.com/findlaynapiermusic 9 MARCH SQUARE ONE with ANDY MIDDLETON: At Catstrand, New Galloway. Award-winning Scottish quartet Square One are delighted to announce a short Scottish tour in March 2018 (including Glasgow, Edinburgh, Stirling, Greenock, New Galloway and Mull) with very special guest, American saxophonist Andy Middleton, for an unmissable evening of dynamic modern jazz. Comprising some of Scotland’s finest emerging jazz musicians, Square One are known for their heavy-hitting melodic compositions and energised live performances. Whilst their music blends folk-inspired lyricism with a gritty rock edge, it is an intelligent musical rapport that makes this powerhouse of Scottish jazz talent more than the sum of all these parts. The proud recipients of the Peter Whittingham Jazz Award, administered by Help Musicians UK for emerging jazz artists, they released their debut album In Motion (October 2016) to acclaim by critics and listeners alike. Andy Middleton is one of the very top-tier saxophonists living in Europe today. Imaginative and adventurous virtuosity spans an incredibly wide breadth of expression - from fierce power to tender warmth, lyrical yet rhythmically driving, masterful and inspired. His compositions, harmonically modern and melodic yet clearly rooted in the jazz tradition, provide the perfect setting. www.squareonequartet.com www.andymiddleton.com
on the Scottish music scene – thoroughly active and a truly energised with a heart-warming zing. In February Findlay and Rebecca are releasing an EP featuring some of their songs alongside a couple of showcases at Folk Alliance International 2018 in Kansas City, MO. Then in March they're touring across the UK... from Abriachan to Penzance. www.facebook.com/rebeccaloebe www.facebook.com/findlaynapiermusic 17 MARCH Pele Anniversary Show: At The Venue, Dumfries. Following the brilliant shows on the Fireworks tour Ian and the band will play a classic 1993 Pele set featuring plenty of Sport Of Kings era songs, Fireworks tunes as well as an Amsterdam & solo favourites set. Not a night to be missed! www.amsterdam-music.com
SCOTTISH BORDERS + Berwick -Upon-Tweed Send us all your gig dates for Scottish Borders and Northumberland areas Email them to Carol carol.musicnewsscotland@gmail.com 11 FEBRUARY String Jam Club presents ..... BLUE ROSE CODE: At The County Hotel, 1-5 High Street, Selkirk, Scottish Borders TD7 4BZ. 7.30pm. String Jam Club is totally over the moon to be welcoming Blue Rose Code to Selkirk, one of the hottest names on the current Scottish folk scene. Edinburgh born Ross Wilson is the main man at the helm of Blue Rose Code, performing at the club in a trio format. He is part director, part sculptor, total chameleon, exceptional songwriter and performer who sculpts his band to every mood and temperament in order to create the perfect happening. Tickets £15 available from the venue by phone 01750721233. www.bluerosecode.com www.facebook.com/stringjamclub 17 FEBRUARY PONS AELIUS: At Eyemouth Hippodrome. 8pm. The Hippodrome is an arts space where people of all ages can meet to enjoy theatre, music, exhibitions, poetry and film in the picturesque fishing town of Eyemouth. www.eyemouthhippodrome.org
REBECCA LOEBE & FINDLAY 24 FEBRUARY NAPIER: At The Wee Gig, Abington. Findlay Napier is one of the most highlyBrookfield Knights presents ….. regarded performers and creative forces LINDSAY LOU AND THE FLATBELLYS:
At Eastgate Theatre, Peebles. Michigan songbird Lindsay Lou returns to the UK with her band and a brand new album to promote. The popular four-piece had previously taken Shetland Folk Festival and HebCeltFest by storm on previous visits and after flying in for their own (sold-out) headline show at Glasgow’s Celtic Connections in 2017, they soon became the talk of the town. The band was included in the BBC 2 TV Highlights show that was filmed at the city’s Royal Concert Hall on the opening night. www.facebook.com/lindsayloumusic www.brookfield-knights.com 10 MARCH REBECCA LOEBE & FINDLAY NAPIER: At Gin Gan House Concert, Newcastle. Findlay Napier is one of the most highly-regarded performers and creative forces on the Scottish music scene – thoroughly active and a truly energised with a heart-warming zing. In February Findlay and Rebecca are releasing an EP featuring some of their songs alongside a couple of showcases at Folk Alliance International 2018 in Kansas City, MO. Then in March they're touring across the UK... from Abriachan to Penzance. www.facebook.com/rebeccaloebe www.facebook.com/findlaynapiermusic 17 MARCH TIDELINES: At MacArts, Galashiels. 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) www.tidelinesband.com/gigs/ 23 APRIL Väsen: At Sage, Gateshead. Widely regarded as one of the outstanding highlights of this year's Celtic Connections, Sweden's roots music ambassadors, Väsen, have just announced they will be returning to these shores for a whistle-stop tour in April. Their current album, Brewed, has been winning them even more media exposure and pulling in five star reviews in some of the biggest publications. www.vasen.se
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Orkney Folk Festival
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Orkney 24-27 May
Glasgow 29 June-1 July and 6+8 July
TRNSMT Festival will return to Glasgow Green in 2018 and will be extending its music offering across two weekends on 29 June – 1 July plus 6 The first four artists to appear at the 2018 OrkNordic Music Festival and 8 July, and now festival organisers DF Conney Folk Festival have been announced this Aberdeen certs have confirmed the first headliner Liam week. Scottish singer-songwriter, Dougie Mac8-11 February Gallagher will play Glasgow Green on Saturday Lean; exquisite Highland fiddler, Duncan Chis30 June, joined by fellow British stars Courteenholm, with his extended band line-up; String SisSPECTRA returns to Aberdeen for the fifth year ers, Wolf Alice and J Hus. ters a ten piece collaboration featuring worldThis year, the music element goes beyond a live renowned fiddle players and accompanists from stage and will feature an outstanding music prowww.trnsmtfest.com gramme played out at venues across the city by the USA, Norway, Sweden, Ireland and Shetland; and Newfoundland’s globe-trotting trio, a smorgasbord of Nordic and UK talent - culminating in stunning AV shows from stars of elec- The Once, are all heading to the 36th annual festival in May. tronic music.
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Stonehaven Folk Festival
Groove Cairngorm
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Stonehaven 5-8 July
Badaguish Outdoor Centre 23-24 February Groove Cairngorm launched in March 2016 as the UK’s first and only resort based snowsports festival, and combined snowsports throughout the day with an Apres-ski party featuring a raft of local and international acts until the early hours of the morning. www.groovecairngorm.co.uk
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Stonehaven Folk Festival celebrates its 30th Festival this year. Organisers are planning a number of special events to mark this milestone includOban ing a special festival launch night on 23 March. 8-9 June The pretty North East coastal town of Stonehaven comes alive with a vibrant mix of tradiOban Live was created following the open-air concert ‘DECADE’ in 2015 – the 10th anniversary tional and contemporary “Folk” music and song. Concerts, Ceilidh, Sessions, Singarounds, Workcelebration of trad-fusion band Skerryvore that attracted 6,000 people from all over the world to shops and fun things to do. Oban. From this, Oban Live was formed in 2016 www.stonehavenfolkfestival.co.uk with the aim of showcasing the very best Scottish and International artists as part of both the open-air concert and Oban Live Fringe events. Details for early bird Oban Live 2018 tickets will be announced soon on Oban Live’s social media Hebrides 18-21 July channels.
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TradFest Edinburgh Dùn Èideann Edinburgh 26 Apr – 6 May Experience Scotland Live with a seasonal feast of living traditions and local cultures. Encounter music, storytelling, dance, craft, song and folk drama at venues – indoor and outdoor – across Edinburgh and the Lothians. Rooted in the past yet resonating in the present, TradFest showcases dynamic engagement with Scotland’s History and Heritage as well as providing a platform for up and coming talent in the world of Trad. Look out for the Battle of the Folk Band event as part of the finale performances this year! www.tracscotland.org/tradfest
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Killin Music Festival Killin 15-17 June
Killin Music Festival delivers a weekend packed from start to finish with top-of-their-game artists, supported by a festival fringe featuring bar www.hebceltfest.com sessions, workshops, kids activities, competitions and even a pipe band! Now heading for it’s third year, Killin Music Festival looks to solidify it’s standing in the festival calendar, taking on board feedback from visitors, and by spreading it’s wings a bit further this time. Don't miss out for 2018! Tickets are on sale now via our website www.killinmusicfestival.com and are selling fast!
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Shetland Folk Festival Shetland 3-6 May
Four day festival set against the unique backdrop of the the Hebrides. Organised by the HCF Trust, this first festival was held in 1996 and now regularly attracts attendances of 14,000 over its four day run. Wild, but not a bit woolly, this festival has built up a fabulously loyal audience locally and from across the world, many of whom have Hebridean ties, many of whom just love coming here and joining in the great party.
Riverside Rock Jedburgh 23 June
Beauly 2-4 August Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival takes place in the beautiful Highland surroundings of Belladrum Estate, near Beauly in Inverness-shire. The independent festival has built a reputation for its eclectic line-ups, its offbeat non-musical entertainments and its all-ages approach. The festival won a VisitScotland Thistle Award in 2009 and is a past winner of the Grassroots Festival Award at the UK Festival Awards, the festival industry’s ‘Oscars’.
The Festival as the UK's most northerly folk festival is regarded a prestigious event for performers, locals and visitors alike. Organised by a voluntary committee (and run by an even bigger pool of volunteers) the Festival prides itself in reaching out to even the most far flung areas of Shetland. Concerts are organised throughout the isles, consisting of some of the best International, British and Shetland music that the world has to offer. In fact, visiting artistes are regularly dumbfounded by the quantity and quality of local musicians that our remote isles have to offer.
Riverside Rock is a musical extravaganza with something for everyone young and old and designed primarily to help raise cash for our chosen charity and other organisations around the Scottish Borders. Children’s Entertainment includes, Laser Quest, Inflatables of all sorts, Climbing Walls, Wrecking Ball, Kids Fun Fair www.tartanheartfestival.co.uk Rides and much more. Kids entertainment is free for under 18’s from 12pm till 6pm. You’ll not find a better value family festival anywhere in Scotland, Riverside Rock is the place to be.
www.shetlandfolkfestival.com
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