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Scotland. Vic and guests review the best new music being made in Scotland and across the globe. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland THURSDAY 16 JANUARY The Afternoon Show :: 2pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Tune into what is happening in music, arts and culture from across Scotland. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland Get It On... With Bryan Burnett :: 6.30pm on BBC Radio Scotland. With essential music chosen by listeners. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland Natasha Raskin Sharp :: 11pm on BBC Radio Scotland. An eclectic mix of music from Natasha. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland Belladrum 2018 :: 11.25pm on BBC ALBA. WARD THOMAS perform at the 2018 Belladrum. www.bbcalba.co.uk Fonn Fonn Fonn :: 11.30pm on BBC ALBA. An off-beat music quiz show. www.bbcalba.co.uk

The Afternoon Show :: 2pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Tune into what is happening in FRIDAY 17 JANUARY music, arts and culture from across Scotland.

Aberdeen + North East

Ashley Storrie :: 10pm on BBC Radio Scotland. New and classic Scottish music, soul rockabilly, pop and indie from around Get It On... With Bryan Burnett :: 6.30pm the world. on BBC Radio Scotland. With essential music www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland chosen by listeners. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland Doolin :: 11pm on BBC ALBA. Ceitlin Smith www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland

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Travelling Folk :: 9pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Bruce McGregor brings you the very best of folk and roots music from around the world. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland

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Perthshire Amber :: 11.45pm on BBC ALBA. Blazin' Fiddles perform at the 2016 Perthshire Amber.

Perthshire Amber :: 9.45pm on BBC ALBA. www.bbcalba.co.uk Music programme featuring TUNEBOOK with MAIREARAD GREEN and ROSS AINSLIE. SATURDAY 18 JANUARY www.bbcalba.co.uk

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Fonn Fonn Fonn :: 10pm on BBC ALBA. An off-beat music quiz show. www.bbcalba.co.uk

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Port :: 10.30pm on BBC ALBA. Julie Fowlis and Muireann NicAmhlaoibh visit Limerick to meet musical friends. www.bbcalba.co.uk Vic Galloway :: 11pm on BBC Radio

Castle Sessions :: 9pm on BBC ALBA. Ellen presents the best of Ulster-Scots music. www.bbcalba.co.uk Nochd :: 10-10.45pm on BBC ALBA. New series from Celtic Connections 2020. A live chat show presented by Fiona MacKenzie bringing viewers music, conversation and the best of Celtic Connections. Tonight, Fiona welcomes four guests and a studio band. www.bbcalba.co.uk

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Billy Sloan :: 10pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Hot releases plus rock and pop music from Scotland and around the Jazz Nights :: 7pm on BBC Radio world.

Scotland. Seonaid Aitken launches a www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland brand new feature 'Richard Michael's Songbook'.

World Pipe Band Championships :: www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland 11.50pm on BBC ALBA. Catriona MacNeil presents performances from the World Classics Unwrapped :: 9pm on BBC Pipe Band Championships in 2017.

Radio Scotland. Jamie MacDougall www.bbcalba.co.uk presents the best in classical music.

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Scotland. Christine Bovill sits-in - End the day in the company of the songwriting masters of country, folk, blues and soul. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland Belladrum 2018 :: 11.55pm on BBC ALBA. WARD THOMAS perform at the 2018 Belladrum. www.bbcalba.co.uk MONDAY 20 JANUARY

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The Afternoon Show - Celtic Connections 2020 :: 2pm on BBC Classic Scottish Albums Nochd :: 10-10.45pm on BBC ALBA. Radio Scotland. Tune into what is HIPSWAY :: 7am on BBC Radio New series from Celtic Connections happening in music, arts and culture Scotland. Davie Scott hears about the 2020. A live chat show presented by from across Scotland. making of the 1986 debut album from Fiona MacKenzie bringing viewers music, www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland HIPSWAY. conversation and the best of Celtic www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland Connections. Tonight, Fiona welcomes Get It On... With Bryan Burnett :: four guests and a studio band.

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1.05pm on BBC ALBA. Catriona MacNeil www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland presents performances from the World Perthshire Amber :: 10.45pm on BBC Pipe Band Championships in 2018.

ALBA. Perthshire Amber, with songs by Vic Galloway :: 9pm on BBC Radio www.bbcalba.co.uk DOUGIE MacLEAN recorded at Dunkeld Scotland. Vic curates an Electronic Cathederal.

Mixtape featuring music by Take The Floor :: 5pm on BBC Radio www.bbcalba.co.uk KRAFTWERK, SOFT CELL and beyond.

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documentary investigates as Alan says: “Robert Burns as a human being rather than as a symbol of Scottishness or masculinity or radicalism ...So we’re going to illustrate different sides of Iain Anderson :: 11pm on BBC Radio Robert Burns – the good and the bad!”

Scotland. Christine Bovill sits-in - End The hour-long documentary, which has the day in the company of the been produced by Caledonia TV, takes a songwriting masters of country, folk, look at perceptions of Burns’ mental blues and soul. health through early attempts to www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland interpret his genius through the new ‘science’ of phrenology from bumps on Belladrum 2018 :: 11.15pm on BBC his skull, taken when his tomb was reALBA. WARD THOMAS perform at the opened for the burial of his widow Jean 2018 Belladrum.

Armour. Phrenology may be nonsense – www.bbcalba.co.uk but what went on in Burns’ head still fascinates literary scholars and TUESDAY 21 JANUARY scientists. Alan will meet leading academics to reveal the results of the The Afternoon Show - Celtic latest research in Burns scholarship.

Connections 2020 :: 2pm on BBC That research diagnoses Burns as Radio Scotland. Tune into what is potentially having suffered from happening in music, arts and culture depression and prone to extreme mood from across Scotland. swings, with bipolar disorder a possible www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland diagnosis. One of Burns’ most famous poems Tam O’Shanter is now being Get It On... With Bryan Burnett :: interpreted as a journey through his 6.30pm on BBC Radio Scotland. With abnormally high and low moods – essential music chosen by listeners. literally facing his demons. The www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland programme also takes an unflinching look at Burns’ attitude to women and Another Country with Ricky Ross sex, from the illegitimate children, to Celtic Connections 2020 :: 9pm on the world-renowned odes to love such BBC Radio Scotland. Live music from as Ae Fond Kiss, to lesser known works.

FRAZEY FORD, PIETA BROWN and Hosting a special Burns Cabaret, Alan ROBERT VINCENT in Glasgow. introduces songs and poems performed www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland by singer Robyn Stapleton and actor Andrew Rothney which sometimes Inside the Mind of Robert Burns :: reveal a more complex, less likeable 10-11pm on BBC Scotland. Novelist, side of Burns. Expert contributors also playwright and performer Alan Bissett featured include Scotland’s Makar Jackie delves into the complex reality of Kay, poet and Burns biographer Robert Scotland’s national Bard in this new Crawford, literary scholars Gerard documentary Inside the Mind of Robert Carruthers, Moira Hansen and Pauline Burns. Burns fan Bissett explores the MacKay, social historian Katie Barclay complex brain of this poetic genius and and science historian Elaine Thomson. his many contradictions from his love of www.bbc.co.uk/scotland women to his exploitation of them, from the republican fire-brand, who was also Roddy Hart :: 11pm on BBC Radio a social-climbing Excise man, to the Scotland. Roddy is joined by master advocate of freedom who almost songwriter BOO HEWERDINE. became a Caribbean slave master. The www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland

Oran Na Mna :: 11pm on BBC ALBA. The personal song and poetry choice of KATHLEEN MacINNES. www.bbcalba.co.uk WEDNESDAY 22 JANUARY The Afternoon Show :: 2pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Tune into what is happening in music, arts and culture from across Scotland. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland Get It On... With Bryan Burnett :: 6.30pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Nicola Meighan sits in with essential music chosen by listeners. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland Travelling Folk - Celtic Connections 2020:: 9pm on BBC Radio Scotland.

Bruce McGregor with live music from Celtic Connections. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland Perthshire Amber :: 9.45pm on BBC ALBA. Perthshire Amber, with songs by DOUGIE MacLEAN recorded at Dunkeld Cathederal. www.bbcalba.co.uk Vic Galloway :: 9pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Vic curates an Electronic Mixtape featuring music by KRAFTWERK, SOFT CELL and beyond. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland Tune :: 11.55pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Short film following Chicago DJ THE BLACK MADONNA to her recent headline set in Glasgow. www.bbc.co.uk/scotland ------------------------------------------------

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Reaching our Scottish expat Already acknowledged as ANCHOR LANE with SCARLET readership in America phenomenal live performers Lau REBELS & REVIVAL BLACK :: At Send us all your USA arrived at a new creative peak Black Heart, London. Scottish rock gig and tour details with 2019's Midnight and band Anchor Lane release their Closedown (Reveal Records). Now new single Dead Run via R7 Email them to Carol -

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Get latest roads and traffic updates @ http://trafficscotland.org/ https://twitter.com/trafficscotland Records on 17 January. The single is taken from the band’s eagerly awaited debut album Casino released on 31 January. Dead Run is a heavy, pounding rock track that touches on the subject of addiction. The song was written by the band and rock legend Ricky Warwick (Black Star Riders, Thin Lizzy, The Almighty) who also lends backing vocals to the chorus.

“When writing Dead Run, Ricky and I explored lyrics we had written about people in our lives who had struggled with addiction,” says Anchor Lane’s lead singer and frontman Conor Gaffney. “It was a special moment when we realised that we’d both written lyrics at different times which worked so well together and that really gave us a strong foundation to build on." Tickets @ www.anchorlanemusic.com

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composition students, instrumentalists and student teachers. In addition to working with university students the Edinburgh Quartet’s outreach programme encompasses workshops for primary and secondary school children and tutoring adults on the Variations Summer School in Ullapool and an annual Spring Chamber Music Course in Linlithgow. www.facebook.com/edinburghquartet

17 JANUARY 20 JANUARY THE EDINBURGH QUARTET :: At City of Edinburgh Methodist Church, Edinburgh. 7.30pm. Our headline concert series places its focus on mental health and wellbeing, exploring how the compositional journeys of some of our most well-known composers have been shaped by changes in their wellbeing and state of mind. This concert highlights the importance of family by featuring works by composers in new homes, romances and marriages. The Edinburgh Quartet is committed to nurturing talent and is resident at the Universities of Aberdeen and Stirling and it continues to maintain a strong association with the University of Edinburgh and Edinburgh Napier University. As well as giving a regular classical concert series at each of these institutions, the players work with

Emerging Artists Series featuring ..... HANNAH RARITY and LUC MCNALLY :: At The Usher Hall, Edinburgh. 11am. The Usher Hall and Live Music Now Scotland have partnered to present a series of special concerts at Usher Hall that showcase the best upcoming musical talent from Scotland. The Emerging Artists series returns for its 10th season and will have four concerts across December and January, each presented by different musicians performing a different style of music. This partnership forms part of the Usher Hall’s civic commitment and the venue gifts the space to Live Music Now. Many great acts have performed as part of previous Emerging Artists series, including big names in the folk and trad scenes such as Skerryvore and Manran.

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Kettle of Kites have unveiled a new re-work of ‘Supernova’, courtesy of London based producer 'Pour Atom Oil' - and play Glasgow and Edinburgh this month GIGnotes :: 24 January - The Hug and Pint, Glasgow (as part of Celtic Connections) // 27 January - Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh (as part of Independent Venue Week). Tickets @ www.seetickets.com/tour/kettle-of-kites

This January, Kettle of Kites will be returning to Scotland for dates in Glasgow Hug and Edinburgh.

Making appearances as part of the Celtic Connections festival and Independent Venue Week respectively, the band fronted by ex-Admiral Fallow man Tom Stearn will be bringing the sci-fi inspired, cinematic alt-rock of their recent album ‘Arrows’ to life with these two full-band fixtures.

Following a meeting of minds at a recent London show together, the two artists have collaborated on the pulsating, glitch-tronica indebted remix we hear today.

‘Supernova’ was released earlier in 2019 as the single to be taken from Kettle of Kites' latest album 'Arrows'.

Reworked with a scatter-gun electronic approach reminiscent of the creations of Fourtet or Thom Yorke, the harmonic structure of the original song is turned inside-out to create a dark, hypnotic and rhythmically driven remix. The photo paired with it, is another from the stunning series which accompanies 'Arrows', taken by Carlotta between the realities and fictions we tell ourselves, between Cardana. 'programmed' feelings and the inexplicable reasons we love something The original of ‘Supernova’ is a complex composition that sees the or someone.” band utilise organic and electronic instrumentation, with its hypnotic rhythms and twitching percussion providing a playground of sound for ‘Arrows’, the new album from Kettle of Kites is a science fiction concept album that traverses the listener through space, time and beyond. The any producer to work with. record features 9 tracks of stimulating post-rock each inspired by the Preserving the track’s thought provoking lyrics, the song is based on groundbreaking ideas of Isaac Asimov. Praised by The Scotsman for one of the many imaginative stories by iconic science fiction writer their “mix of thoughtful lyrics and cinematic instrumentation”, the Isaac Asimov. With artists from Kraftwerk to Kate Bush having written album was also championed by The Big Issue who said: “Kettle of Kites songs musing on the potential for love between man and machine, look to the skies on their second album… Spindly indie rock and Kettle of Kites carry the torch on with the lyrics of ‘Supernova’. As pastoral folk arrangements provide a sweet sounding contrast to the frontman Tom Stearn explains: band’s apocalyptic warnings”. “‘Supernova’ is in fact a love story between a robot and a human, but www.kettleofkites.com it's not clear which is the human and which is the robot. It's a www.twitter.com/kettleofkites reflection on what love really is, how it affects us and where the line is www.facebook.com/kettleofkitesmusic

supercharged, harp-driven R&B bangers. ANCHOR LANE with support QUICHE & PYRO :: At Dreadnought Rock, www.facebook.com/ Bathgate. Scottish rock band Anchor officialdaddylonglegs Lane release their new single Dead Run via R7 Records on 17 January. The 6-10 FEBRUARY 22 JANUARY single is taken from the band’s eagerly awaited debut album Casino released on TOM BANCROFT's 'In Common' :: At The Scottish Blues Weekend :: At various venues, Edinburgh. The Scottish 31 January. Dead Run is a heavy, Traverse Theatre Bar, Edinburgh. pounding rock track that touches on the 7.30pm. Tickets on 0131 228 1404 or @ Blues Weekend returns with an subject of addiction. The song was expanded programme that features www.interrupto.com Scottish blues icons alongside students written by the band and rock legend Ricky Warwick (Black Star Riders, Thin of the blues. The Weekend runs from 1 FEBRUARY Lizzy, The Almighty) who also lends Thursday 6 February for 5 nights and features 11 concerts and 16 bands. The backing vocals to the chorus. “When DADDY LONG LEGS :: At Opium, writing Dead Run, Ricky and I explored Edinburgh. The tour follows the release Weekend has been curated by three lyrics we had written about people in our Edinburgh blues talents and aims to of new album Lowdown Ways; a new lives who had struggled with addiction,” direction from their first two studio showcase the best of the music says Anchor Lane’s lead singer and happening right now in Scotland. albums (released by Norton Records) www.edinburghjazzfestival.com frontman Conor Gaffney. “It was a which sees the boys widen their sonic special moment when we realised that horizons with field hollers, gospel, we’d both written lyrics at different 15 FEBRUARY Cajun, and Mississippi Hill Music, times which worked so well together and coupled with their renowned Tickets are available to book now for only £3 and are free for students @ www.usherhall.co.uk

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London based five-piece HMLTD are set to release their long awaited debut album, West Of Eden next month (7th Feb), closely followed by a UK & EU tour; which includes Edinburgh on 15 February, and Glasgow on 16th. The expansive, labyrinthine debut has been several years in the making; a daring collection of songs created to incite conversation about proposed new visions of masculinity, the decadence of western capitalism and the violence of insecurity and repression.

Across its 15 tracks, the band’s artistic vision is realised in full technicolour, with all shades of their sonic palette used to create an album that is equal parts lush and abrasive. www.facebook.com/HMLTD 4 MARCH THE EDINBURGH QUARTET :: At City of Edinburgh Methodist Church, Edinburgh. 4pm. The Darkness to Light concert series continues with Mementos from the Past. The Edinburgh Quartet is committed to nurturing talent and is resident at the Universities of Aberdeen and Stirling and it continues to maintain a strong association with the University of Edinburgh and Edinburgh Napier University. As well as giving a regular classical concert series at each of these institutions, the players work with composition students, instrumentalists and student teachers. In addition to working with university students the Edinburgh Quartet’s outreach programme encompasses workshops for primary and secondary school children and tutoring adults on the Variations Summer School in Ullapool and an annual Spring Chamber Music Course in Linlithgow. www.facebook.com/edinburghquartet 13 MARCH DEAN OWENS & THE SOUTHERNERS :: At Leith Dockers Club, Leith. 2020 will kick off in hectic fashion for Dean Owens - A new album, The Man From Leith: The Best of Dean Owens - will be released on London’s Eel Pie Records in March 2020, launching at Leith Dockers Club on 13 March, as Dean and the Southerners (and some special guests) before hitting the road in March, and throughout summer 2020 to promote it. www.facebook.com/deanowensmusic

26 APRIL THE EDINBURGH QUARTET :: At City of Edinburgh Methodist Church, Edinburgh. 4pm. The Darkness to Light concert series continues with Weaving Conversations. The Edinburgh Quartet is committed to nurturing talent and is resident at the Universities of Aberdeen and Stirling and it continues to maintain a strong association with the University of Edinburgh and Edinburgh Napier University. As well as giving a regular classical concert series at each of these institutions, the players work with composition students, instrumentalists and student teachers. In addition to working with university students the Edinburgh Quartet’s outreach programme encompasses workshops for primary and secondary school children and tutoring adults on the Variations Summer School in Ullapool and an annual Spring Chamber Music Course in Linlithgow. www.facebook.com/edinburghquartet 6 JUNE FRAZEY FORD :: At La Belle Angele, Edinburgh. Frazey Ford who returns to the Glasgow festival for an unmissable performance inside the ornate St Luke’s Church. Frazey Ford is revered for her soulful voice, captivating live shows, and immersive lyrical storytelling. Her upcoming third album, U kin B the Sun inhabits an entire world of shapeshifting rhythm, elevating every beat and groove with the subtle magnetism of her mesmerizing voice. With its graceful collision of soul and psychedelia and sometimes ’70s funk, it’s a body of work that invites both self-reflection and wildly joyful movement, and ultimately sparks a quiet transcendence. Ecstatic and heavy-hearted, gloriously shambolic and deeply purifying, U kin B the Sun is the outcome of a certain personal transformation that Ford has experienced in recent years. www.facebook.com/frazeyford

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MUSIC NEWS Scotland GIGguide page 15: glasgow + surrounding area more influential that Seamus Egan. A founding member of groundbreaking powerhouse band, Solas, the multiinstrumentalist has a reputation as one of the leading lights, having inspired generations of musicians. As a composer, he has scored numerous documentaries and indie films; as bandleader, he established Solas as the pre-eminent Irish-American band of their generation for the past 20 years, continuously bringing in fresh ideas, including teaming up with Rhiannon Giddens on their 2015 album. When Solas took a break in 2018, he began touring with a handpicked band – all cream-of-the-crop players – this project. Now we can all enjoy the fruits of these exhilarating new adventures with the upcoming release of the stunning Early Bright album, set to get its world premiere and launch at Celtic Connections in January. www.facebook.com/ seamuseganproject www.celticconnections.com 19 JANUARY Brookfield Knights presents .....

Seamus Egan :: At Celtic Connections Festival, Glasgow. Few artists from traditional Irish music are more influential that Seamus Egan. A founding member of groundbreaking powerhouse band, Solas, the multiinstrumentalist has a reputation as one of the leading lights, having inspired generations of musicians. As a composer, he has scored numerous documentaries and indie films; as bandleader, he established Solas as the pre-eminent Irish-American band of their generation for the past 20 years, continuously bringing in fresh ideas, including teaming up with Rhiannon Giddens on their 2015 album. When Solas took a break in 2018, he began touring with a handpicked band – all cream-of-the-crop players – this project. Now we can all enjoy the fruits of these exhilarating new adventures with the upcoming release of the stunning Early Bright album, set to get its world premiere and launch at Celtic Connections in January. www.facebook.com/ seamuseganproject www.celticconnections.com

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has been rightly compared to some of the great female performers of the post-war years. Writing Seamus Egan Project (17 January - Glasgow at Acoustic Royal Concert Hall 7.30pm) :: magazine, A founding member of groundbreaking Julian powerhouse band, Solas, the multiPiper said: instrumentalist has a reputation as one of the “Amanda Platt leading lights, having inspired generations of has one of musicians. As a composer, he has scored those gorgeous Seamus Egan :: www.facebook.com/seamuseganproject numerous documentaries and indie films; as heartachebandleader, he established Solas as the predrenched eminent Irish-American band of their voices that generation for the past 20 years. brings to mind Loretta Lynn or Sheryl Crow.”

Now we can all enjoy the fruits of these exhilarating new adventures with the upcoming release of the Early Bright album which will get its world premiere and launch in conjunction with their Celtic Connections show on the main stage of Glasgow Royal Concert Hall in an impressive double bill with Breabach headlining.

Cam Penner & Jon Wood (18 January Glasgow Royal Concert Hall 7.30pm) ::

The 2020 Celtic Connections will mark a triumphant return for Canadian big hitters Cam Penner & Jon Wood following their previous success in 2016 when they had a sold-out show at Glasgow’s Tron Theatre. This time, they headline the new auditorium of Amanda Anne Platt & The Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on the opening Honeycutters’ (21 January - Mitchell Theatre, weekend, with “anglo-Irish girl power Glasgow 7.30pm) :: bluegrass band”, Midnight Skyracer, who have won two IBMA Award nominations, From North Carolina one of the most opening the show. successful touring Americana bands, Amanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutters’ music has Penner and Wood have built a faithful UK been described as Appalachian honky tonk, following and are renowned for both their and being based out of Asheville, that’s about powerful live shows and studio work (Wood is as close as it can get to presenting them a also a highly-regarded record producer). This handy style tag. time around, the audience will be treated to a selection of material from past albums as well The Honeycutters are more well-rounded with as new songs which are currently being roada richer depth of character than that tested ahead of their next stint in the studio. suggests – a factor that has won them a much They will return for a more extensive UK tour wider span of appreciation. Everyone agrees in September. that the band’s most potent force is, of course, singer and songwriter Amanda Anne Platt, who www.brookfield-knights.com

The Fallen Angels Club presents ..... ROBERT VINCENT plus AMY PAPIRANSKY (Celtic Connections) :: At Òran Mór, Glasgow. 7.30pm. The Fallen Angels Club bringing you the best Americana music to Glasgow. www.fallenangelsclub.com www.celticconnections.com Amanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutters :: www.facebook.com/Honeycutters

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Amanda Ann Platt & The Honeycutters :: At Celtic Connections Festival, Glasgow. One of our most popular touring bands, Amanda Ann Platt & The Honeycutters will return to these shores from their base in western North Carolina with a brand new album to promote, intent on building their considerable and enthusiastic fan base on this side of the Atlantic. “Amanda Platt has one of those gorgeous heartache-drenched voices that brings to mind Loretta Lynn or Sheryl Crow” – Julian Piper, Acoustic magazine www.facebook.com/Honeycutters www.brookfield-knights.com www.celticconnections.com 22 JANUARY Brookfield Knights presents .....

Amanda Ann Platt & The Honeycutters :: At Celtic Connections Festival, Glasgow. One of our most popular touring bands, Amanda Ann Platt & The Honeycutters will return to these shores from their base in western North Carolina with a brand new album to promote, intent on building their considerable and enthusiastic fan base on this side of the Atlantic. “Amanda Platt has one of those gorgeous heartache-drenched voices that brings to mind Loretta Lynn or Sheryl Crow” – Julian Piper, Acoustic magazine www.facebook.com/Honeycutters www.brookfield-knights.com www.celticconnections.com

Americana music to Glasgow. www.fallenangelsclub.com www.celticconnections.com 23 JANUARY LAU 'Unplugged Tour' :: At City Halls & Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow. (Celtic Connections). 7.30pm. For the first time in over a decade, Lau present an entirely acoustic tour. The pioneering Scottish folk trio have always experimented with sound and form; the results have always been complex and thrilling. Already acknowledged as phenomenal live performers Lau arrived at a new creative peak with 2019's Midnight and Closedown (Reveal Records). Now 2020's Unplugged concert tour sees traditional music's most celebrated innovators strip away their banks of electronics, loops and wild effects. The trio of Kris Drever (guitar, vocals), Martin Green (accordion) and Aidan O'Rourke (fiddle) feel drawn to a more raw and plain-speaking aesthetic. The approach is subtler, less about spectacle, more about close listening. In brash and polarised political times, here is the poetry of real instruments and considerate music making. www.facebook.com/LAUband www.celticconnections.com

album, U kin B the Sun inhabits an entire world of shapeshifting rhythm, elevating every beat and groove with the subtle magnetism of her mesmerizing voice. With its graceful collision of soul and psychedelia and sometimes ’70s funk, it’s a body of work that invites both self-reflection and wildly joyful movement, and ultimately sparks a quiet transcendence. Ecstatic and heavy-hearted, gloriously shambolic and deeply purifying, U kin B the Sun is the outcome of a certain personal transformation that Ford has experienced in recent years. www.facebook.com/frazeyford www.celticconnections.com The Fallen Angels Club presents .....

PETER BRUNTNELL plus MALLY SMITH (Celtic Connections) :: At The Glad Cafe, Glasgow. 7.30pm. The Fallen Angels Club bringing you the best Americana music to Glasgow. www.fallenangelsclub.com www.celticconnections.com 24 JANUARY

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31 JANUARY DADDY LONG LEGS :: At Oslo, Glasgow (Celtic Connections). The tour follows the release of new album Lowdown Ways; a new direction from their first two studio albums (released

by Norton Records) which sees the boys widen their sonic horizons with field hollers, gospel, Cajun, and Mississippi Hill Music, coupled with their renowned supercharged, harp-driven R&B bangers. www.facebook.com/ officialdaddylonglegs

TOM BANCROFT's In Common :: At The Merchants House of Glasgow, 7 West George Street, Glasgow, G2 1BA. 7.30pm. Tickets on 07770 856193 or @ www.interrupto.com 7 FEBRUARY

LOUISE RUTKOWSKI (This Mortal Coil) :: At The Admiral, 72a Waterloo Street, Glasgow. G2 7DA. Doors: 7.30pm, Show: 8.00pm. Unique interpretations of songs by Tori Amos, Carole King, Cat Power, Regina Spektor and more, alongside original material.

1 FEBRUARY 25 JANUARY “Rutkowski sings beautifully, clearly, and with feeling – a class singer.” The CORRINA HEWAT, INGE THOMSON, DAVE ARCARI with JonZip :: At TOM BANCROFT & DAVE MILLIGAN Buchanan Memorial Hall, Creityhall Rd, Herald. Tickets £12.50 @ http://t-s.co/lou12 Drymen. On the banks of Loch feature in "Skye in his heart" - A Lomond....come and see Dave Arcari on www.facebook.com/louiserutkowski Musical Tribute to Rick Taylor :: At Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Strathclyde home territory. No bar - BYOB! Doors: 7.30pm / showtime: 8pm. Slide guitarist 16 FEBRUARY Suite, Glasgow (Celtic Connections). & songwriter Dave Arcari’s alt.blues 1pm. Tickets and info @ HMLTD :: At Nice n Sleazy, Glasgow. sounds owe as much to trash country, www.celticconnections.com punk and rockabilly as they do pre-war London based five-piece HMLTD are set to release their long awaited debut Delta blues and have been showcased 29 JANUARY via ten internationally-acclaimed solo CD album, West Of Eden next month (7th The Fallen Angels Club presents ..... releases. “Dave plays like he got his skin Feb), closely followed by a UK & EU tour; which includes Edinburgh on 15 An Evening with SAM BAKER (Celtic turned inside out and pretty soon my February, and Glasgow on 16th. The Connections) :: At Saint Luke's & The skin was inside out too listening and it was all good. That boy bleeds for you – expansive, labyrinthine debut has been Winged Ox, Glasgow. 7.30pm. The several years in the making; a daring Fallen Angels Club bringing you the best he a real down deep player and a soul

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MUSIC NEWS Scotland GIGguide page 20: glasgow + surrounding area :: fife + central + perthshire + tayside collection of songs created to incite conversation about proposed new visions of masculinity, the decadence of western capitalism and the violence of insecurity and repression. Across its 15 tracks, the band’s artistic vision is realised in full technicolour, with all shades of their sonic palette used to create an album that is equal parts lush and abrasive. www.facebook.com/HMLTD 17 FEBRUARY JOE GIDEON :: At Broadcast, Glasgow.

The new record was written and recorded with Jim Sclavunos (Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds/Grinderman), whom Joe met on tour in 2012 with his band Joe Gideon & The Shark, and their band mate Gris-De-Lin. Joe, Gris-de-Lin and Jim play all the instruments in the densely layered arrangements, which include an army of saxophones, an antique piano, a cranky old synthvibraphone rescued from the dumpster, heavenly choirs and a menagerie of percussion instruments. www.facebook.com/joegideonmusic 23 FEBRUARY

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9 APRIL For the first time in over a decade, Lau present an entirely acoustic tour. The The Fallen Angels Club presents ..... pioneering Scottish folk trio have always Siobhan Miller :: At CCA Glasgow, experimented with sound and form; the Glasgow. 8pm. The Fallen Angels Club results have always been complex and bringing you the best Americana music thrilling. Already acknowledged as to Glasgow. phenomenal live performers Lau arrived www.fallenangelsclub.com at a new creative peak with 2019's Midnight and Closedown (Reveal 16 APRIL Records). Now 2020's Unplugged concert tour sees traditional music's The Fallen Angels Club presents ..... most celebrated innovators strip away ARCADE featuring HEIDI TALBOT & their banks of electronics, loops and wild ADAM HOLMES :: At La Belle Angele, effects. The trio of Kris Drever (guitar, Edinburgh. 8pm. The Fallen Angels Club vocals), Martin Green (accordion) and bringing you the best Americana music Aidan O'Rourke (fiddle) feel drawn to a to Glasgow. more raw and plain-speaking aesthetic. www.fallenangelsclub.com The approach is subtler, less about spectacle, more about close listening. In 22 APRIL brash and polarised political times, here is the poetry of real instruments and The Fallen Angels Club presents ..... considerate music making.

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DREAM THEATER :: At SEC Armadillo, Glasgow. Two-time Grammy-nominated and millions-selling progressive music titans Dream Theater have announced a date at Glasgow SEC Armadillo on the 2020 European leg of their acclaimed The Distance Over Time Tour – Celebrating 20 Years of Scenes From A Memory. The band will perform landmark album in its entirety alongside classic tracks and selections from their latest release Distance Over Time. The tour dates so far have gathered plenty of critical acclaim and fan praise due in large part to the diverse setlist the band created. Dream Theater featured tracks from their latest release Distance Over Time (InsideOutMusic /Sony Music) and selections from their 30-year career along with a nightly celebration of the 20th Anniversary of their seminal concept album Metropolis Part 2: Scenes From A Memory that the band performed in its entirety. The band will continue that trend on their next tour to create an evening of over 2 hours and 45 minutes of Dream Theater at their masterful best making this a concert 9 MAY event to not be missed. One of just two UK dates on the European tour, tickets The Fallen Angels Club presents .....

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CashBack in Fife with RAB NOAKES, IAN RANKIN, DEAN OWENS & THE CELTABILLY ALLSTARS, MARHA 18 JANUARY HEALY, HANNAH ROSE PLATT, THE MARRIAGE and DAVID LATTO :: At The Great Fife Road Show Woodside Hotel, Aberdour. A new featuring ..... MAUREEN (CHALMERS) festival celebrating the legacy of music BLYTH, DAVIE CRAIG, BARBARA legend Johnny Cash - his music, DICKSON, NOEL FARROW, CILLA inspiration and his family roots in the FISHER, JIM HERD, JIMMY Kingdowm of Fife. A mix of original HUTCHISON, BRIAN MILLER, RAB songs + songs written, inspired and NOAKES, DAVEY STEWART and covered by The Man in Black. Weekend ARTIE TREZISE! :: At Lochgelly Centre, accommodation packages and individual Lochgelly, Fife. KY5 9RD. 8pm. £10. gig tickets available. Info and ticket links Back in late 1969 a troupe of singers @ from the Fife Folksong Scene gathered www.deanowens.com themselves together for a trip to Belfast.

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mns GIGfocus :: Jai McDowall plays Elgin date GIGnotes :: 31 January - Elgin Town Hall. Tickets from IT Central, 37 South Street, Elgin £25 @ www.elgintownhall.co.uk Forte Productions are delighted to announce that they are bringing Scots singing sensation, Jai McDowall to Elgin this month.

The star has been wowing audiences since he first burst onto the scene in 2011 and will be performing a power set-list when he takes to the stage at Elgin Town Hall.

Ayrshire born Jai, 33, won the nation’s hearts and went on to win the fifth series of ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent in 2011. Since then, Jai has been busy - appearing on The Royal Variety Performance, China’s Got Talent, Mad About the Musicals and Les Musicals with Jonathan Ansell.

He recently appeared on Britain’s Got Talent: The Champions, performing Lady Gaga's hit from A Star is Born, 'I'll Never Love Again' which received standing ovations from all four of the judges.

Jai is looking forward to playing in Elgin for the first time and hopes to see fans old and new on the night.

audience” He added, “I’ve got some amazing songs lined up for the show – perfect to chase away the January blues!”

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JAI has been wowing audiences since he first burst onto the scene in 2011 and will be performing a power set-list when he takes to the stage in Elgin. Jai is looking forward to playing in Elgin for the first time and hopes to see fans old and new on the night. Tickets from IT Central, 37 South Street, Elgin £25 @ www.elgintownhall.co.uk/ www.facebook.com/JaiMcDowallMusic 29 FEBRUARY FERGUS MCCREADIE TRIO :: At St. Giles Church, Elgin. 7:30pm. The Fergus McCreadie’s trio have been leading the exciting young wave currently energising the Scottish jazz scene and audiences can expect a great night of top class musicianship and jazz favourites from the multi-award-winning pianist and his band. One of Scotland’s most exciting young talents, Fergus was born in Jamestown, near Strathpeffer and grew up in Dollar. His band has performed at the Glasgow, Edinburgh, Fife, Aberdeen and Islay jazz festivals regularly and has toured in Norway, Sweden, Lithuania and Estonia. The group has also appeared at Oslo and Stockholm jazz festivals and the Ronnie Scott’s International Piano Trio Festival.

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DAVE ARCARI :: At The Cluny, 36 Lime St, Newcastle Upon Tyne. 8pm. Slide guitarist & songwriter Dave Arcari’s alt.

8 FEBRUARY blues sounds owe as much to trash country, punk and rockabilly as they do The String Jam Club presents ..... pre-war Delta blues and have been AMY DUNCAN :: At The County Hotel, showcased via ten internationally1-5 High Street, Market Square, Selkirk. acclaimed solo CD releases. “Dave plays Emotive & innovative Scottish folk-pop like he got his skin turned inside out and songwriter & multi-instrumentalist, pretty soon my skin was inside out too currently working on her 7th album. listening and it was all good. That boy “Spacey, introspective, contemplative, bleeds for you – he a real down deep acoustic pop with touches of jazz and of player and a soul man…” Seasick Steve. classical minimalism.” (fRoots) www.davearcari.com www.facebook.com/StringJamClub carol.musicnewsscotland@gmail.com

15 FEBRUARY THE BOY WITH THE LION HEAD with HEADCLOUDS :: At Head of Steam Newcastle, 2 Neville Street, Newcastle upon Tyne. 7.30pm. Tickets £5adv £6otd. The Boy with the Lion Head's new album 'A Half Remembered Dream' was out on Monday 13 January on all streaming platforms and can also be purchased via their bandcamp page. www.facebook.com/ theboywiththelionhead 10 MARCH

WILLE AND THE BANDITS :: At St Boswells Village Hall, Scottish Borders. carol.musicnewsscotland@gmail.com 7.30pm. Wille and the Bandits are returning to St Boswells Live to do a 25 JANUARY concert in St Boswells Village Hall. www.willeandthebandits.com BADSTONE :: At New Cumnock Bowling www.facebook.com/stboswellslive Club. 8.30pm, tickets available from the club. This group of seasoned musicians 14 MARCH play a wide variety of music from the likes of the Beatles, The Stones, ZZ Top, The String Jam Club presents .....

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23 MAY LAU 'Unplugged Tour' :: At Sage Gateshead. 7.30pm. For the first time in over a decade, Lau present an entirely acoustic tour. The pioneering Scottish folk trio have always experimented with sound and form; the results have always been complex and thrilling. Already acknowledged as phenomenal live performers Lau arrived at a new creative peak with 2019's Midnight and Closedown (Reveal Records). Now 2020's Unplugged concert tour sees traditional music's most celebrated innovators strip away their banks of electronics, loops and wild effects. The trio of Kris Drever (guitar, vocals), Martin Green (accordion) and Aidan O'Rourke (fiddle) feel drawn to a more raw and plain-speaking aesthetic. The approach is subtler, less about spectacle, more about close listening. In brash and polarised political times, here is the poetry of real instruments and considerate music making. www.facebook.com/LAUband

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JANUARY Celtic Connections Glasgow 16 January - 2 February

From Thursday 16 January to Sunday 2 February 2020, musicians from across the world will take part in over 300 events in venues throughout Glasgow for the UK's premier celebration of celtic music - Celtic Connections. The 18 days of entertainment will brighten up the dark, wet January nights with a mixture of concerts that include a host of one-off musical collaborations alongside talks, workshops, film screenings, theatre productions, ceilidhs, exhibitions, free events and late-night sessions. Renowned as a musical cure for the wintertime blues, Celtic Connections 2020 will be the 27th incarnation of a festival that began in 1994, when it offered 66 events at one venue. Since then it’s grown more adventurous, experimental and diverse each year and now offers thousands of events in locations across Glasgow. www.celticconnections.com

9th Big Burns Supper Dumfries 23 January - 2 February

The world’s biggest contemporary Burns celebration, Big Burns Supper, kicks off on 23 January 2020 in its home of Dumfries for its 9th edition.

The festival will run across 11 jam-packed days, from 23 January to 2 February, with world class musicians and performers raising a wee dram to Scotland’s national bard, in the town he called home. With community at the festival’s core and writ large across every aspect of the festival, Dumfries will once again provide a warm welcome to all those who wish to come and celebrate culture in a spirit of togetherness, as championed by Rabbie himself. www.bigburnssupper.com

MARCH CashBack in Fife Aberdour 6-8 MARCH

live act across the world with shows in over 30 countries, the 7-piece are coming home to host a star-studded two-day festival in Fort William on Friday and Saturday, 10-11 April. Joining the band to celebrate their ten years at the top will be a host of talented friends, including long-time cohorts and internationally acclaimed, Skerryvore, who will headline the Friday night.

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Scottish supergroup Skerryvore will celebrate their 15th anniversary next year with a special one-day festival branded ‘XV’ in the beautiful grounds of Inveraray Castle, Argyll. Taking place on Saturday 6 June, this unmissable day of celebrations will see Skerryvore welcome to the stage 15 special guests and acts who they have worked with over their 15 years at the centre of the contemporary Scottish traditional music scene.

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Edinburgh 1-11 May

Edinburgh Tradfest has a rich story. With its longer tap roots in the Edinburgh Folk Festival, it was launched by Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland (TRACS) in 2013 to provide a distinctive platform for folk arts in the capital city. Edinburgh is a hot house of talent, home grown and visiting, and Tradfest is an opportunity to see it all in play. www.edinburghtradfest.com

Orkney Folk Festival Orkney 21-24 May

One of Scotland’s longest-running folk festivals, celebrating its 38th outing in 2020, the Orkney Folk Festival is one of the most prolific events in the Scottish and UK folk calendars, and one of the highlights of Orkney’s diary of community events. An entirely voluntary run event, the festival annually attracts artists from all corners of the folk world - from leading international names to up and coming fresh faces - to Stromness, in Orkney’s West Mainland, for four days of concerts, ceilidhs, clubs, sessions, talks and craic.

Artists and audiences are welcomed by and into Orkney’s own thriving folk scene, with Orcadian artists providing around two thirds of the festival programme. Line-up announced across December-March, with tickets on sale in April, around six weeks ahead of the event. www.orkneyfolkfestival.com

The Gathering

A new festival with Rab Noakes, Ian Rankin, Dean Owens & The Celtabilly Allstars, Marha Healy, Hannah Rose Platt, The Marriage and David Latto at Woodside Hotel, Aberdour. A new festival celebrating the legacy of music legend Johnny Cash - his music, inspiration and his family roots in the Kingdowm of Fife. A mix of original songs + songs written, inspired and covered by The Man in Black. Weekend accommodation packages and individual gig tickets available. Info and ticket on link below. www.deanowens.com

APRIL Mànran :: 10 by the Ben Fort William 10-11 April

Next year will mark ten years at the heart of the Scottish Traditional Music scene for folk supergroup Mànran. Having been in high demand as a

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Inverness 30 May

The Gathering Festival is set to return to The Northern Meeting Park in Inverness for its second outing on Saturday 30 May 2020 with a lineup showcasing the very best traditional music, food & drink and crafts from the Highlands and across Scotland. The family friendly one day festival will feature a line-up including legendary Scottish trailblazers PEATBOG FAERIES who have created a glorious mixture of traditional sounds and dance-floor grooves that have been embraced worldwide. Drawing upon a dazzling myriad of influences from jigs and reels through Dance Music, Jazz, African, and more, they will bring the sound of Scotland fresh-faced and breathless to The Gathering. www.thegatheringscotland.com

JUNE Skerryvore XV

Killin Music Festival Killin 19-21 June

Year 5 for Killin Music Festival promises to bring another exciting weekend to the heart of Scotland in June 2020. Lineup will be announced, and tickets will go on sale, towards the end of 2019. www.killinmusicfestival.com

JULY Stonehaven Folk Festival Stonehaven 9-12 July

The pretty North East coastal town of Stonehaven comes alive with a vibrant mix of traditional and contemporary “Folk” music and song ….. concerts, ceilidh, sessions, singarounds, workshops, the famous aqua ceilidh and world paper’n’comb championships! www.stonehavenfolkfestival.co.uk

Tiree Music Festival Tiree 10-12 July

The festival offers a diverse programme with a mixture of genres including folk, pop and indie.

Artists across the years have included The Fratellis, Dougie MacLean, Sharon Shannon, The Levellers, Capercaillie, Sandi Thom and Eddi Reader. With picture-perfect white sands and world-famous surf, a trip to Tiree Music Festival is a real Island adventure, often described as one of the most stunning festival locations in the world. Details of TMF2020 will be announced later in the year. www.tireemusicfestival.co.uk

HebCelt

Stornoway 15-18 July Four day festival set against the unique backdrop of 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. www.hebceltfest.com

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Iconic Glasgow indie band Belle and Sebastian will headline Scotland’s Doune the Rabbit Hole festival in 2020 which is held at the Cardross Estate in Stirlingshire taking place from 17-19 July. The Brit Award winners re-leased latest album Days of the Bagnold Summer earlier this year following three-part EP How To Solve Our Human Problems Parts 1, 2 & 3 and launched Mediterranean music cruise The Boaty Weekender. Also headlining are bold, provocative Moscow based activist art collective Pussy Riot whose members were famously convicted under Putin’s regime.

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