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feeling. www.bbc.co.uk/scotland Billy Sloan: 10pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Hot releases plus rock and pop music from Scotland and around the world. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland Belladrum: 00.30am on BBC ALBA. NERINA PALLOT performs at Belladrum 2018. www.bbcalba.co.uk SUNDAY 14 JULY Take The Floor: 5pm on BBC Radio Scotland. For the very best in traditional music and song join Gary Innes. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland Jazz Nights: 7pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Seonaid Aitken and Richard Michael celebrate the 80th anniversary of Blue Note records. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland Classics Unwrapped: 9pm on BBC Radio Scotland.

Jamie MacDougal unearths the amazing, but sometimes neglected, music used in popular culture. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland

TRNSMT: 9-midnight on BBC Scotland. Further TRNSMT treats from BBC Scotland and BBC ALBA as they join forces to provide a rolling live showcase of --------------------------------------the music festival. Edith Bowman will present for the BBC Scotland channel and Niall Iain MacDonald for SATURDAY 13 JULY BBC ALBA. Together they will provide the essential Take The Floor: 7pm on BBC Radio Scotland. For the flavour from TRNSMT hosting live coverage from the Main Stage and King Tut’s Stage on the Saturday July very best in traditional music and song join Gary 13, (following a package from the previous evening), Innes. and there’s also a three hour programme from BBC www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland Scotland on Sunday, July 14. With a packed ‘house’ expected at the Glasgow Green event over the Pipeline: 9pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Gary West weekend, the coverage will offer a selection of explores the piping scene in Ireland. performances to give viewers at home the festival www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland feeling. www.bbc.co.uk/scotland TRNSMT: 9-10pm on BBC ALBA. Further TRNSMT treats from BBC Scotland and BBC ALBA as they join Iain Anderson: 11pm on BBC Radio Scotland. End forces to provide a rolling live showcase of the music the day in the company of the songwriting masters of festival. Edith Bowman will present for the BBC country, folk, blues and soul.

Scotland channel and Niall Iain MacDonald for BBC ALBA. Together they will provide the essential flavour www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland from TRNSMT hosting live coverage from the Main Belladrum: 11.45pm on BBC ALBA. Highlights from Stage and King Tut’s Stage on the Saturday July 13, (following a package from the previous evening), and the 2018 Belladrum, including AMY MacDONALD. www.bbcalba.co.uk there’s also a three hour programme from BBC Scotland on Sunday, July 14. With a packed ‘house’ MONDAY 15 JULY expected at the Glasgow Green event over the weekend, the coverage will offer a selection of The Afternoon Show: 2pm on BBC Radio Scotland. performances to give viewers at home the festival Tune into what is happening in music, arts and culture feeling. from across Scotland. www.bbcalba.co.uk www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland TRNSMT: 10-midnight on BBC Scotland. Further Get It On... With Bryan Burnett: 6.30pm on BBC TRNSMT treats from BBC Scotland and BBC ALBA as Radio Scotland. Vic Galloway sits in asking "what song they join forces to provide a rolling live showcase of should've started Live Aid?" the music festival. Edith Bowman will present for the www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland BBC Scotland channel and Niall Iain MacDonald for BBC ALBA. Together they will provide the essential Na Trads: 7.50pm on BBC ALBA. LORI WATSON flavour from TRNSMT hosting live coverage from the Main Stage and King Tut’s Stage on the Saturday July performs The Flytin O Life An Daith at the 2017 Trads.

13, (following a package from the previous evening), www.bbcalba.co.uk and there’s also a three hour programme from BBC Vic Galloway: 9pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Nicola Scotland on Sunday, July 14. With a packed ‘house’ Meighan sits in for Vic and shares performance expected at the Glasgow Green event over the highlights from this week's TRNSMT festival. weekend, the coverage will offer a selection of www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland performances to give viewers at home the festival

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Roddy Hart: 11pm on BBC Radio Scotland.

Roddy shines a spotlight on great songwriting both contemporary and classic. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland

Iain Anderson: 11pm on BBC Radio Scotland.

End the day in the company of the songwriting masters of country, folk, blues and soul. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland

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TUESDAY 16 JULY 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. Vic Galloway sits in and to mark the creation of Cream, Vic wants to know who'd be in your fantasy super-group? www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland Na Trads: 7.50pm on BBC ALBA. THE SHEE perform 'Hand Ba' at the 2017 Trads. www.bbcalba.co.uk Horo Gheallaidh: 11pm on BBC ALBA. In this programme FOGHORN STRING BAND and AOIFE O DONNOVAN are among guests. www.bbcalba.co.uk Another Country with Ricky Ross: 9pm on BBC Radio Scotland. New and classic Country and Americana music. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland

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

TRNSMT festival. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland THURSDAY 18 JULY 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. Vic Galloway marks Neil Armstrong's first step on the Moon with your Get It On... With Bryan Burnett: 6.30pm on tunes to walk to?

BBC Radio Scotland. Vic Galloway wants to know www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland which musicians you've seen perform in their hometown?

Na Trads: 7.55pm on BBC ALBA. THE SHEE www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland perform 'Hand Ba' at the 2017 Trads. www.bbcalba.co.uk Na Trads: 7.50pm on BBC ALBA. LORI WATSON performs The Flytin O Life An Daith at The Quay Sessions: 9pm on BBC Radio the 2017 Trads.

Scotland. Archive performances from MOGWAI, www.bbcalba.co.uk BRITISH SEA POWER, ELIZA SHADDAD, MASTERSYSTEM and more.

Travelling Folk: 9pm on BBC Radio Scotland. A www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland Travelling Folk Takeover with Kathleen MacInnes and Sineag MacIntyre.

Natasha Raskin Sharp: 11pm on BBC Radio www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland Scotland. An eclectic mix of music from Natasha. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland Port: 10.30pm on BBC ALBA. Julie Fowlis and Muireann NicAmhlaoibh explore their roots in Belladrum: 11.25pm on BBC ALBA. HO-RO Cork. perform a mouth music melody at Belladrum www.bbcalba.co.uk 2018. www.bbcalba.co.uk Vic Galloway: 11pm on BBC Radio Scotland.

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page 5: scots in america :: scots in london :: edinburgh + west + mid + east lothian Grant Stott's Vinyl Collection: 6pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Grant celebrates the vinyl revival with classic records and new releases. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland Horo Gheallaidh: 8pm on BBC ALBA. In this programme FOGHORN STRING BAND and AOIFE O DONNOVAN are among guests. www.bbcalba.co.uk TRNSMT: 9pm on BBC ALBA. Niall Iain MacDonald presents performances from TRNSMT 2019. www.bbcalba.co.uk Ashley Storrie: 10pm on BBC Radio Scotland.

New and classic Scottish music, soul rockabilly, pop and indie from around the world. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland Belladrum: 11.45pm on BBC ALBA. Three songs from an exclusive acoustic set by GRUFF RHYS at Belladrum 2016. www.bbcalba.co.uk

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SATURDAY 20 JULY Take The Floor: 7pm on BBC Radio Scotland.

For the very best in traditional music and song join Gary Innes. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland Pipeline: 9pm on BBC Radio Scotland. The definitive pipe music programme, featuring news and recordings from the piping world. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland Billy Sloan: 10pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Hot releases plus rock and pop music from Scotland and around the world. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland The Quay Sessions: 10.30pm on BBC Scotland. Presented by Roddy Hart, Lewis Capaldi performs and chats with a live audience. www.bbc.co.uk/scotland SUNDAY 21 JULY Take The Floor: 5pm on BBC Radio Scotland.

For the very best in traditional music and song join Gary Innes. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland Jazz Nights: 7pm on BBC Radio Scotland.

Seonaid Aitken digs deep into her record collection and selects her favourite live albums. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland

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FRIDAY 26 JULY TRNSMT: 9-11pm on BBC ALBA. Highlights from TRNSMT festival held earlier in the month at Glasgow Green. Select performances from both the Main Stage and King Tut’s Stage will

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Americana and other stuff! www.facebook.com/ali.whitwell.5 www.facebook.com/CaptainsBarEdinburgh 25 JULY ALI WHITWELL: At Captain's Bar, South College Street, Edinburgh. Thursday 2.30pm.

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SKERRYVORE: At Various dates. Skerryvore are a multi-award winning Scottish band creating a ‘trad-rock’ fusion that has seen them perform in over 25 countries worldwide. Twice awarded 'Live Act of the Year' at the Trad Music Awards www.facebook.com/skerryvore

The Say Award Live At The Longlist 2019 WITH C DUNCAN, KOBI ONYAME, ROD JONES FROM IDLEWILD + MODERN STUDIES: At Queen's Hall, Edinburgh.

Scotland’s national music prize, The SAY Award, has announced that the highly anticipated Live at the Longlist event will take place at The Queen’s Hall in Edinburgh. The event will feature live performances from some of Scotland’s best creative talent and SAY alumni including C Duncan, Kobi Onyame and a special collaboration between Idlewild’s Rod Jones and Modern Studies. The twenty outstanding Scottish albums that will make up The SAY Award Longlist for 2019 will be exclusively revealed on a night celebrating the incredible strength and diversity of Scottish music. Tickets available now @ www.sayaward.com

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Classics Unwrapped: 9pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Jamie MacDougal presents the best in classical music. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland Iain Anderson: 11pm on BBC Radio Scotland.

End the day in the company of the songwriting masters of country, folk, blues and soul. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland

Skerryvore are a multi-award winning Scottish band creating a ‘trad-rock’ fusion that has seen them perform in over 25 countries worldwide.

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1 AUGUST ALI WHITWELL: At Captain's Bar, South College Street, Edinburgh. Thursday 2.30pm.

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Linlithgow. Luke La Volpe release their new single Nightmare of the Streets on 28 June. The band formed in July 2017, each of the members had their own separate music careers however they started playing together for fun and then formed the band after realising their potential.

They bring together a mixture of blues and rock and roll to form a unique live sound, which has been generating interest across the industry.

Since their formation, the band has enjoyed performing to packed venues across the country, supporting the likes of Alabama 3, Gerry Cinnamon & Tom Clarke (The Enemy), as well as selling out their debut own EP launch at the Caves in Edinburgh. Labelled by EH6 Festival as “One to watch in 2019”, it’s certainly an exciting time for Luke La Volpe. www.facebook.com/lukelavolpe

CHRISTINE BOVILL: Tonight You Belong To Me :: At Fringe by the Sea (North Berwick).

Brand new show from the award winning, 5 star Glaswegian chanteuse who combines heartmelting vocals and a smoky, evocative voice with engrossing stories and songs from the Jazz Age - the era of Prohibition, womens' voting rights, radio, flappers, vamps, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Dorothy Parker, Charlie Chaplin, Charles Lindbergh and Bessie Smith. A decade of heroes and villains; of sex scandals; literary giants and criminal low lives - all beautifully bound in the seductive rhythms of Jazz. Tickets @ www.fringebythesea.com www.facebook.com/bovill.christine 15 AUGUST 7 AUGUST PHAMIE GOW AND PHRIENDS :: At The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh. 8pm (10.30pm). One of Scotland’s most unique musical talents, this special performance will feature Phamie on piano, harp and vocals, with a classical, celtic and African jazz twist. Phamie is joined by Scotland’s Fraser Fifield and Su-a-Lee with friends from Cameroon, France and Senegal, on bass, drums and electric guitar. More TBA. Tickets @ www.tickets.edfringe.com www.facebook.com/phamiegowfanpage

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Americana and other stuff! www.facebook.com/ali.whitwell.5 www.facebook.com/CaptainsBarEdinburgh

year, moving to the Leith-based Pitt Street Market. All Tickets: £15/£12 www.madeinscotlandshowcase.com 16-25 AUGUST CHRISTINE BOVILL: Tonight You Belong To Me :: At New Town Theatre (Grand Hall), George St, Edinburgh. 7.10pm (8.25pm). Brand new show from the award winning, 5 star Glaswegian chanteuse who combines heartmelting vocals and a smoky, evocative voice with engrossing stories and songs from the Jazz Age - the era of Prohibition, womens' voting rights, radio, flappers, vamps, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Dorothy Parker, Charlie Chaplin, Charles Lindbergh and Bessie Smith. A decade of heroes and villains; of sex scandals; literary giants and criminal low lives - all beautifully bound in the seductive rhythms of Jazz. Tickets @ www.tickets.edfringe.com www.facebook.com/bovill.christine 17 AUGUST

DEAN OWENS - A Hatful of Songs (solo): At New Town Theatre, George St, Edinburgh.

10.25pm (11pm). Internationally acclaimed, DOUGIE MacLEAN : Brunton Theatre, award winning Scottish singer songwriter Dean Musselburgh. Dougie MacLean, originally famed Owens is a man of many songs, and many hats. for writing the song 'Caledonia', has built an Come and help him pick a selection of songs international reputation as songwriter, composer from his favourite stetson, from his glittering 9 and extraordinary performer on his own terms. solo album back catalogue, including his most This talent has taken his performance to recent 5-star Nashville-recorded release, concerts and festivals all over the world and to Southern Wind. Tickets @ 8 AUGUST the stages of Carnegie Hall in New York, www.tickets.edfringe.com London’s Festival Theatre and the Sydney Opera www.deanowens.com DEAN OWENS & THE CELTABILLY House. Tickets on 0131 665 2240 or @ ALLSTARS: At Fringe by the Sea, North www.eastlothian.gov.uk/thebrunton 19 AUGUST Berwick. Scottish troubadour Dean Owens has www.dougiemaclean.com been awarded an “Honorable Mention” by the The Soundhouse Organisation presents 3X5 International Songwriting Competition, for Love The Soundhouse Organisation presents 3X5 with JOHN GOLDIE & THE HIGH PLAINS: At Prevails (co-written with Will Kimbrough). The with MOISHE’S BAGEL: At The Pianodrome The Pianodrome (Venue 391), Pitt Street Nashville based competition is open to (Venue 391), Pitt Street Market, 125 Pitt St, Market, 125 Pitt St, Edinburgh EH6 4DE. 3pm. songwriters worldwide, across a range of Edinburgh EH6 4DE. 9pm. Edinburgh’s The Edinburgh’s The Soundhouse Organisation genres, with a panel of industry judges including Soundhouse Organisation presents 3X5 - three presents 3X5 - three of the most exciting 5Tom Waits, Adam Lambert and Rodney Crowell. of the most exciting 5-piece cross-genre piece cross-genre acoustic bands from After a string of American dates he now returns acoustic bands from Scotland - Moishe’s Bagel, Scotland - Moishe’s Bagel, John Goldie & The to Scotland to play some solo shows and return John Goldie & The High Plains and Kinnaris High Plains and Kinnaris Quintet – with three to Fringe by the Sea Festival in North Berwick Quintet – with three individual concerts, and one individual concerts, and one almighty showcase with his Celtabilly Allstars band (which sold out almighty showcase of all three in one show. The of all three in one show. The bands produce in 2018). Owens is widely hailed as one of UK’s bands produce ingenious and highly listenable ingenious and highly listenable music, finest troubadours (with fans including music, transcending categorisation, and transcending categorisation, and appealing to Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh and BBC’s Bob appealing to lovers of music in all its forms. lovers of music in all its forms. They represent Harris). In September 2017 he became the first They represent what Scottish musicians excel what Scottish musicians excel at: melding a Scottish musician to officially showcase at the at: melding a variety of styles, influences and variety of styles, influences and origins to make prestigious Americanafest in Nashville origins to make exciting, world-leading sounds. exciting, world-leading sounds. John Goldie is (supported by PRS Foundation/Creative Scotland Soundhouse favourites Moishe’s Bagel play one of the best acoustic guitarists in the world and Saltire Society) and in 2018 he undertook thrillingly original cutting-edge klezmer and folk right now. He is joined by his brand new backing his first US tour (also supported by Creative music. An intoxicating, life-affirming mix of band, The High Plains. Playing original tunes, Scotland) which included a headline slot at the Eastern European dance music, Middle Eastern The High Plains is made up of some of the most Levitt Shell in Memphis TN. Tickets @ rhythms and virtuoso performances. Their long accomplished string players in folk, jazz and www.citizenticket.co.uk anticipated 5th album will be launched at their classical music. The 3X5 performances are part www.deanowens.com gig. The 3X5 performances are part of Made in of Made in Scotland’s curated showcase Scotland’s curated showcase programme. programme. Pianodrome at The Pitt is a brand ALI WHITWELL: At Captain's Bar, South Pianodrome at The Pitt is a brand new venue for new venue for Edinburgh Fringe 2019, a custom College Street, Edinburgh. Thursday 2.30pm.

Edinburgh Fringe 2019, a custom made made auditorium, built entirely from up-cycled Americana and other stuff! auditorium, built entirely from up-cycled pianos. pianos. Five pianos are tuned for all to play and www.facebook.com/ali.whitwell.5 Five pianos are tuned for all to play and over over fifty more are used to build a circle of www.facebook.com/CaptainsBarEdinburgh fifty more are used to build a circle of tiered tiered seating. Pianodrome is a radical reseating. Pianodrome is a radical re-imagining of imagining of what the piano is and can be in 10 AUGUST what the piano is and can be in today’s throwtoday’s throw-away culture. Originally created away culture. Originally created for the Botanics for the Botanics in 2018, The Pianodrome has a LUKE LA VOLPE : At Party at the Palace, in 2018, The Pianodrome has a new home this new home this year, moving to the Leith-based 16 AUGUST

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page 8: edinburgh + west + mid + east lothian Pitt Street Market. All Tickets: £15/£12 www.madeinscotlandshowcase.com The Soundhouse Organisation presents 3X5 with KINNARIS QUINTET: At The Pianodrome (Venue 391), Pitt Street Market, 125 Pitt St, Edinburgh EH6 4DE. 9pm. Edinburgh’s The Soundhouse Organisation presents 3X5 - three of the most exciting 5-piece cross-genre acoustic bands from Scotland - Moishe’s Bagel, John Goldie & The High Plains and Kinnaris Quintet – with three individual concerts, and one almighty showcase of all three in one show. The bands produce ingenious and highly listenable music, transcending categorisation, and appealing to lovers of music in all its forms. They represent what Scottish musicians excel at: melding a variety of styles, influences and origins to make exciting, world-leading sounds. John Goldie is one of the best acoustic guitarists in the world right now. Kinnaris Quintet is one of Scotland's hottest new folk bands. The line-up is a marriage of five exquisite musicians from diverse musical backgrounds, influences and styles, all distilled into beautifully crafted and powerful arrangements. Medleying between new compositions, traditional Scottish and Irish, Bluegrass, Old-Time and Classical music, they produce a sound which is uplifting, honest and powerful. The 3X5 performances are part of Made in Scotland’s curated showcase programme. Pianodrome at The Pitt is a brand new venue for Edinburgh Fringe 2019, a custom made auditorium, built entirely from up-cycled pianos. Five pianos are tuned for all to play and over fifty more are used to build a circle of tiered seating. Pianodrome is a radical re-imagining of what the piano is and can be in today’s throwaway culture. Originally created for the Botanics in 2018, The Pianodrome has a new home this year, moving to the Leith-based Pitt Street Market. All Tickets: £15/£12 www.madeinscotlandshowcase.com 20 AUGUST ANGUS MUNRO: At The Jazz Bar, Edinburgh.

Angus Munro is an exciting emerging talent on the Scottish music scene for which The Scotsman described him as ‘soulful and outrageous …the highest range I’ve ever seen’; The Herald said he is ‘tightly energetic and precisely punchy’ and BBC Radio Scotland rated him as ‘the best artist we’ve ever had in session.’ Angus has toured and appeared on stage with a wide range of artists from Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox and Charlie Barnes (Bastille) to Scouting For Girls, The Hoosiers and jazz outfit Snarky Puppy; all of whom have been ‘weirded out’ by him. 18 March marks the launch of Angus Munro’s stunning debut deluxe edition EP Mirror Man, featuring 5 self-penned songs released on Councillor Records. www.angusmunromusic.com 20 AUGUST The Soundhouse Organisation presents 3X5 Triple Bill: MOISHE’S BAGEL + JOHN GOLDIE & THE HIGH PLAINS + KINNARIS QUINTET: At The Pianodrome (Venue 391), Pitt Street Market, 125 Pitt St, Edinburgh EH6 4DE. 7pm. Edinburgh’s The Soundhouse Organisation presents 3X5 - three of the most exciting 5-piece

cross-genre acoustic bands from Scotland Moishe’s Bagel, John Goldie & The High Plains and Kinnaris Quintet – with three individual concerts, and one almighty showcase of all three in one show. The bands produce ingenious and highly listenable music, transcending categorisation, and appealing to lovers of music in all its forms. They represent what Scottish musicians excel at: melding a variety of styles, influences and origins to make exciting, worldleading sounds. Soundhouse favourites Moishe’s Bagel play thrillingly original cuttingedge klezmer and folk music. An intoxicating, life-affirming mix of Eastern European dance music, Middle Eastern rhythms and virtuoso performances. Their long anticipated 5th album will be launched at their gig. John Goldie is one of the best acoustic guitarists in the world right now. He is joined by his brand new backing band, The High Plains. Playing original tunes, The High Plains is made up of some of the most accomplished string players in folk, jazz and classical music. Kinnaris Quintet is one of Scotland's hottest new folk bands. The line-up is a marriage of five exquisite musicians from diverse musical backgrounds, influences and styles, all distilled into beautifully crafted and powerful arrangements. Medleying between new compositions, traditional Scottish and Irish, Bluegrass, Old-Time and Classical music, they produce a sound which is uplifting, honest and powerful. The 3X5 performances are part of Made in Scotland’s curated showcase programme. Pianodrome at The Pitt is a brand new venue for Edinburgh Fringe 2019, a custom made auditorium, built entirely from up-cycled pianos. Five pianos are tuned for all to play and over fifty more are used to build a circle of tiered seating. Pianodrome is a radical re-imagining of what the piano is and can be in today’s throwaway culture. Originally created for the Botanics in 2018, The Pianodrome has a new home this year, moving to the Leith-based Pitt Street Market. All Tickets: £15/£12 www.madeinscotlandshowcase.com

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Blues Caravan 2019 featuring ..... INA FORSMAN (Finland), ALLY VENABLE (USA) and KATARINA PEJAK (Serbia): At The Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh. The Blues Caravan keeps on rolling. In a shifting music industry, you can rely on Ruf’s annual revue tour as the gold-standard for modern blues. This year – just like every year since the first trek back in 2005 – you can expect a night of house-rocking live music, as three unique artists hit the stage at clubs across the US and Europe. It’s your first glimpse of the scene’s hottest tips – before they become supernovas. Words alone cannot convey the special sound that this trio create together and the only way to truly experience this is by seeing them live. www.facebook.com/bluescaravan

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Americana and other stuff! www.facebook.com/ali.whitwell.5 www.facebook.com/CaptainsBarEdinburgh 23 AUGUST DEAN OWENS - A Hatful of Songs (solo): At New Town Theatre, George St, Edinburgh.

10.25pm (11pm). Internationally acclaimed, award winning Scottish singer songwriter Dean Owens is a man of many songs, and many hats.

Come and help him pick a selection of songs from his favourite stetson, from his glittering 9 solo album back catalogue, including his most recent 5-star Nashville-recorded release, Southern Wind. Tickets @ www.tickets.edfringe.com www.deanowens.com 22 AUGUST ALI WHITWELL: At Captain's Bar, South College Street, Edinburgh. Thursday 2.30pm.

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1 SEPTEMBER CALUM JONES :: At Party In The Park, Bathgate. Calum's new single 'Iona' has already received support from Amazing Radio, where Scottish music champion Jim Gellatly is a keen supporter of Calum Jones. The single is also attracting a lot of love from independent music specialist curators across streaming services such as Spotify. The video is directed by the award-winning Chris Brooker (HRVY/Universal/ Virgin EMI) & tells the story of a whirlwind romance with the real-life Iona! Calum's tongue in cheek personality is evident throughout the video and also makes him a highly entertaining interview subject - if this is something you would like to arrange then don't hesitate to let me know! Calum Jones is a prolific name on the live circuit throughout Scotland and beyond including a recent headline slot at the Ironworks in Inverness. Calum Jones has a host of dates still upcoming this summer www.facebook.com/calumjonesmusic 9 SEPTEMBER Brookfield Knights presents ..... 3hattrio : At Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh. They took Celtic Connections by storm and triumphed too at Denmark's big Tønder Festival. Then, 3hattrio ended 2018 on a high after being voted runnerup in the Best Band of The Year category of the annual Readers' Poll at AmericanaUK. With banjo, guitar, fiddle and double bass, the extraordinarily evocative music and richlyburnished vocals of this internationallyacclaimed band can raise the hairs on the back of your neck as they create a sound that responds to the natural world of their sacred homeland near Zion National Park, Utah. www.brookfield-knights.com 12 SEPTEMBER

21 SEPTEMBER LUKE LA VOLPE : At AMP Fest, Armadale (Headline). Luke La Volpe release their new single Nightmare of the Streets on 28 June. The band formed in July 2017, each of the members had their own separate music careers however they started playing together for fun and then formed the band after realising their potential.

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Since their formation, the band has enjoyed performing to packed venues across the country, supporting the likes of Alabama 3, Gerry Cinnamon & Tom Clarke (The Enemy), as well as selling out their debut own EP launch at the Caves in Edinburgh. Labelled by EH6 Festival as “One to watch in 2019”, it’s certainly an exciting time for Luke La Volpe. www.facebook.com/lukelavolpe 22 SEPTEMBER Brookfield Knights presents ..... LETITIA VANSANT : At Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh.

Baltimore’s Letitia VanSant first came to prominence in 2017 when she won the prestigious Kerrville New Folk Song-writing competition - an honour previously granted to many who went on to become big names, such as Lucinda Williams and Nanci Griffith. Here, she makes her UK debut in duo format with her band’s guitarist David McKindley-Ward, a longstanding collaborator, who also doubles up on vocal harmonies. www.brookfield-knights.com 27 SEPTEMBER The SCOTTISH NATIONAL JAZZ ORCHESTRA directed by Tommy Smith presents An American Journey featuring BILL EVANS: At Queen's Hall, Edinburgh. 7.30pm start. A preconcert talk with Bill and Tommy from 6.45 for 20 mins. The SNJO is joined by saxophonist Bill Evans and invite you to take a wonderful musical expedition across America from north to south and east to west. Along the way, jazz will meet up with bluegrass, soul, funk, fusion and country to create a road trip to remember. Well known for conducting experimental marriages between firmly established but quite distinct forms of American music, Bill Evans' portmanteau projects have included such unlikely bedfellows as soul and bluegrass, and jazz and country music. Here he is reunited with the SNJO to perform a new programme of wildat-heart, cross-genre music in the true spirit of the west and the music and performance are guaranteed to raise the bar again for jazz music in Scotland. www.snjo.co.uk 14 OCTOBER Brookfield Knights presents ..... NATHAN BELL : At Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh. Voted Male Performer of The Year in the Readers' Poll at AmericanaUK at the end of 2017, at the end of 2018, he was once again named as runner up in that same category - a sure sign that he remains hugely popular with UK audiences.

Nathan will have two new albums released in the summer - perfect timing for tons of media attention ahead of this tour. www.brookfield-knights.com NOVEMBER TMSA Edinburgh & Lothians Branch Carrying Stream Session : Annual session celebrating Hamish Henderson - date to be confirmed. Since its foundation in 1966, The Traditional Music and Song Association of

Scotland has helped to foster and promote Scotland's unique musical traditions. It is a membership organisation and members include music enthusiasts, amateur and professional performers, tutors, and academics. Encouraging both widespread popular participation and individual artistic excellence, the TMSA branches work on a local level to provide opportunities for universal participation by running festivals, ceilidhs, concerts, workshops and competitions. www.tmsa.org.uk 11 NOVEMBER Brookfield Knights presents ..... NATHAN BELL : At Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh. Hot Cincinnati 4-piece, The Tillers have been thumping their own distinctive sound of string band style folk music for a decade, riding it all over the country and across the sea. Four studio albums and one live record have won them praise as modern folk storytellers of the national soundscape. Invigorating as it gets, they count many of their peers as fans. For instance, Iris Dement says: “I could sit and listen to them all night long!” www.brookfield-knights.com

HER CROOKED HEART & Support: At The Doublet Bar, Park Road, Glasgow. Minneapolisbased Her Crooked Heart presents a debut record unique in form, made up of cyclical narratives and intertwining histories, each informing the next. To Love To Leave To Live is a transformative song cycle, led by singersongwriter, multi instrumentalist and producer Rachel Ries. Tickets £10 from Tickets Scotland @ http://t-s.co/hercr www.facebook.com/thedoubletbar 19 JULY Indievous Presents ..... THE VAUNTS + GREAT RED SHARK + NO PREFERENCE + MEANER CREATURES : At The Record Factory, 17 Byers Road, Glasgow. 7.45pm. £5/£4 student on door. www.facebook.com/indievous 2 AUGUST

FLIPPER: At CCA, Glasgow. The influential San Francisco rock group Flipper - renowned for their heavily distorted approach to punk - have 24 NOVEMBER announced a European tour to celebrate their 40 year anniversary. The line-up for this tour will The SCOTTISH NATIONAL JAZZ ORCHESTRA include David Yow (Scratch Acid, Jesus Lizard) with Grammy nominated vocalist JAZZMEIA on vocals and Mike Watt (The Minutemen, HORN: At Usher Hall, Edinburgh. The Scottish Firehose) along side founding members; Steve National Jazz Orchestra is delighted to announce DePace on drums and Ted Falconi on guitar three exclusive concerts in Scotland as Grammy www.facebook.com/flipperofficialband nominated vocalist Jazzmeia Horn visits for the first time to join the SNJO in a wonderful mixed 9 AUGUST programme of jazz. Winner of the 2015 Thelonius Monk and 2013 Sarah Vaughan LUKE LA VOLPE : At King Tuts, Glasgow International Jazz Vocal Competitions, Jazzmeia (Headline). Luke La Volpe release their new Horn is an extraordinary jazz vocalist whose single Nightmare of the Streets on 28 June. The name speaks for itself and captures her very band formed in July 2017, each of the members essence. "Jazzmeia has one of the best voices had their own separate music careers however I've heard in over 40 years" -Jon Hendricks they started playing together for fun and then www.snjo.co.uk formed the band after realising their potential.

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This talent has taken his performance to concerts and festivals all over the world and to the stages of Carnegie Hall in New York, London’s Festival Theatre and the Sydney Opera House. Tickets on 0141 353 0220 or @ www.pipinglive.co.uk www.dougiemaclean.com 21 AUGUST NORRIE McCULLOCH: At Nova Scotia Folk Club, Glasgow. Norrie McCulloch is a singersongwriter and award-winning visual artist originally from Ayrshire he currently lives and works out of of Stirling, Scotland. McCulloch's songs are a tangle up of folk, indie and country influences that manage to stay true to his Scottish roots, equating to a style that offers a welcome touch of originality and garnering critical acclaim with Americana UK naming McCulloch 'An astonishingly good songwriter', Maverick Magazine calling his sound 'Sublime indie-folk' and David Esson of Scottish Daily Mail describing songs as ‘Caledonia, Folk & Country combined perfectly’. www.facebook.com/norriemccullochmusic 28 AUGUST Brookfield Knights presents .....

3hattrio : At Performing Arts Centre, Kilbarchan. They took Celtic Connections by storm and triumphed too at Denmark's big Tønder Festival. Then, 3hattrio ended 2018 on a high after being voted runner-up in the Best Band of The Year category of the annual Readers' Poll at AmericanaUK. With banjo, guitar, fiddle and double bass, the extraordinarily evocative music and richlyburnished vocals of this internationallyacclaimed band can raise the hairs on the back of your neck as they create a sound that responds to the natural world of their sacred homeland near Zion National Park, Utah. www.brookfield-knights.com

become a vital component in Glasgow’s live Americana music scene, presenting established masters of the storytelling song form and many of the flood of new artists who promise a great future for music rooted in the American soil.” Rob Adams The Glasgow Herald. Tickets £15 on 0141 204 5151 and @ www.Ticketweb.co.uk www.fallenangelsclub.com 31 AUGUST CALUM JONES :: At Ice Box, Glasgow.

Calum's new single 'Iona' has already received support from Amazing Radio, where Scottish music champion Jim Gellatly is a keen supporter of Calum Jones. The single is also attracting a lot of love from independent music specialist curators across streaming services such as Spotify. The video is directed by the award-winning Chris Brooker (HRVY/Universal/Virgin EMI) & tells the story of a whirlwind romance with the real-life Iona! Calum's tongue in cheek personality is evident throughout the video and also makes him a highly entertaining interview subject if this is something you would like to arrange then don't hesitate to let me know! Calum Jones is a prolific name on the live circuit throughout Scotland and beyond including a recent headline slot at the Ironworks in Inverness. Calum Jones has a host of dates still upcoming this summer www.facebook.com/calumjonesmusic 5 SEPTEMBER

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MARK MULCAHY & BAND : At Stereo, Glasgow. 8pm. Mark Mulcahy is the former singer of the well regarded and influential Miracle Legion. He also formed the band Polaris and wrote the music for the Nickelodeon show ‘The Adventures of Pete & Pete’. Mark’s solo career began with Fathering, an album that received universal praise including Album Of The Month in Uncut and Album Of The Week in The Guardian and featured the track “Hey Self Defeater” which The Fallen Angels Club presents ..... was featured in Nick Hornby’s book 31 CHARLIE PARR & JD WILKES : At CCA, Songs. “The Fallen Angels club has become a Glasgow. 8pm. Eccentrics Charlie Parr and JD vital component in Glasgow’s live Americana Wilkes hit the road this summer and tour music scene, presenting established masters Europe together performing separate solo of the storytelling song form and many of the sets. “The Fallen Angels club has become a flood of new artists who promise a great vital component in Glasgow’s live Americana future for music rooted in the American soil.” music scene, presenting established masters Rob Adams The Glasgow Herald. Tickets £15 of the storytelling song form and many of the on 0141 204 5151 and @ flood of new artists who promise a great www.Ticketweb.co.uk future for music rooted in the American soil.” www.fallenangelsclub.com Rob Adams The Glasgow Herald. Tickets £15 on 0141 204 5151 and @ 12 SEPTEMBER www.Ticketweb.co.uk www.fallenangelsclub.com The Fallen Angels Club presents ..... OH SUSANNA : At The Glad Cafe, Glasgow.

29 AUGUST 8pm. Oh Susanna (Suzie Ungerleider) celebrates the 20th anniversary of her The Fallen Angels Club presents ..... critically acclaimed, debut full-length album AMYTHYST KIAH plus support : At CCA, Johnstown with a re-mastered vinyl release Glasgow. 8pm. Johnson City Tennessee, on Record Store Day, April 13. Originally Amythyst Kiah describes herself as a released in 1999, Johnstown is considered a Southern Gothic, alt-country blues singercontemporary folk-noir masterpiece songwriter whose influences span decades brimming with ghostly songs of melancholic and diverse styles. Combining rhythm and beauty and menace. Oh Susanna’s voice blues, country and old-time covers alongside evokes a cinematic narration to startling originals with an angular simultaneously warm the heart and chill the contemporary twist, she bestrides both blood. “The Fallen Angels club has become a musical spheres with complete authenticity vital component in Glasgow’s live Americana and an authority matched only by her music scene, presenting established masters commanding stage presence. Channelled of the storytelling song form and many of the through her massively expressive voice, her flood of new artists who promise a great richly layered repertoire confirms Amythyst’s future for music rooted in the American soil.” emergence as a hugely distinctive new artist Rob Adams The Glasgow Herald. Tickets £14 who is currently making waves on both sides on 0141 204 5151 and @ of the Atlantic. “The Fallen Angels club has www.Ticketweb.co.uk

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MUSIC NEWS Scotland GIGguide page 15: glasgow + surrounding area www.fallenangelsclub.com 17 SEPTEMBER Brookfield Knights presents ..... THE LONESOME ACE STRINGBAND : At Performing Arts Centre, Kilbarchan. Arguably the most powerful of the new breed of bands which are steeped in the old-time Appalachian style, these masters of their trade have been described as three of the most accomplished musicians playing on this planet, and that is not overstating the case. John Showman might be better known to most Americana fans as the main vocalist with super-talented altcountry band, New Country Rehab, Chris Coole is a well-established singer-songwriter with a considerable pedigree and bassman Max Heineman has earned himself the kind of plaudits normally reserved for those who are much longer in the tooth. www.brookfield-knights.com 25 SEPTEMBER Brookfield Knights presents ..... LETITIA VANSANT : At Performing Arts Centre, Kilbarchan. Baltimore’s Letitia VanSant first came to prominence in 2017 when she won the prestigious Kerrville New Folk Song-writing competition - an honour previously granted to many who went on to become big names, such as Lucinda Williams and Nanci Griffith. Here, she makes her UK debut in duo format with her band’s guitarist David McKindley-Ward, a long-standing collaborator, who also doubles up on vocal harmonies. www.brookfield-knights.com 28 SEPTEMBER The SCOTTISH NATIONAL JAZZ ORCHESTRA directed by Tommy Smith presents An American Journey featuring BILL EVANS: At Royal Concert Hall, New Auditorium, Glasgow. 7.30pm start. A preconcert talk with Bill and Tommy from 6.45 for 20 mins. The SNJO is joined by saxophonist Bill Evans and invite you to take a wonderful musical expedition across America from north to south and east to west. Along the way, jazz will meet up with bluegrass, soul, funk, fusion and country to create a road trip to remember.

Well known for conducting experimental marriages between firmly established but quite distinct forms of American music, Bill Evans' portmanteau projects have included such unlikely bedfellows as soul and bluegrass, and jazz and country music. Here he is reunited with the SNJO to perform a new programme of wild-at-heart, cross-genre music in the true spirit of the west and the music and performance are guaranteed to raise the bar again for jazz music in Scotland. www.snjo.co.uk 29 SEPTEMBER The Fallen Angels Club presents .....

ARCADE - featuring HEIDI TALBOT & ADAM HOLMES :: At The CCA Glasgow. Doors 7.30pm, 8pm start. This new collaboration will see the pair work under the name “Arcade”, with plans to record and release a new album of songs in 2019 produced by Louis Abbott (Admiral Fallow). Heidi Talbot was born in Ireland became a folk star in the USA as a member of the Irish American band Cherish the Ladies, and now lives in Edinburgh, Scotland. With a background like that, it’s hardly surprising she should develop a style that switches easily between Celtic and Americana, but Subtlety is Talbot’s magic ingredient. From her gossamer voice to the delicate re-working of traditional and contemporary material that has earned her rave reviews for her records and Live

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Friday 26 July - Live at the Longlist. At The Queen’s Hall in Edinburgh.

Scotland’s national music prize, The SAY Award, have announced today that the highly anticipated Live at the Longlist event will take place at The Queen’s Hall in Edinburgh on Friday 26 July.

charity partner for 2019 –ensuring it is a night of celebration, recognition and inclusivity for all in the Scottish music industry.

Shortlisted in both 2016 and 2017 for his albums ‘Architect’ and ‘The Midnight Sun’, C Duncan (pictured on our front-cover) will perform following the release of his third album ‘Health’ earlier this year. ‘Health’ saw the Scottish multi-instrumentalist step out of his bedroom studio and work with other producers, engineers and musicians for the The event will feature live performances from first time. Warm and harmonically rich, C Duncan delightfully juxtaposes the vibrant and some of Scotland’s best creative talent and SAY alumni including C Duncan, Kobi Onyame wholesome aesthetic of the album with an and a special collaboration between Idlewild’s often-darker lyrical undertone, pushing himself to refine and explore new ways of writing.

Rod Jones and Modern Studies.

‘Health’ sees C Duncan evolve and expand his Live at the Longlist will announce which twenty parameters in mesmerising fashion meaning albums are in the running to be Shortlisted, his performance at Live at the Longlist will be with the final winning artist collecting a incredibly special. £20,000 cash prize and nine runners up each awarded £1,000. The SAY Award is an integral C Duncan said: “It’s an amazing award that celebrates not only the more established part of the Scottish music industry which artists living and working in Scotland, but also celebrates, promotes and rewards the most the up and coming ones. It celebrates every outstanding Scottish albums each year. To date, the award has distributed over £203,000 genre and style, which is so important in showcasing Scotland’s varied and eclectic in prize money. musical landscape.

Rod Jones of Idlewild said of the event: "Every musician needs help at some point or “I’m really excited to be collaborating with another in their career, and raising funds for Modern Studies. I’m a big fan of their ‘Welcome Strangers’ album and the way they Help Musicians Scotland will ensure they get the support they need and deserve." interweave folk, classical and pop. I look forward to seeing what we can bring to each Kobi Onyame said: “Really looking forward other’s songs…” to rocking out at Live at the Longlist this year.

Announced in front of a live audience by hosts The SAY Award put a lot of attention on my album and I can’t wait to perform and also see Vic Galloway and Nicola Meighan, Live at the who made the Longlist this year.”

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MUSIC NEWS Scotland GIGguide page 16: glasgow + surrounding area performances. The girl from Co. Kildare, who spent several years in New York, slips effortlessly between musical worlds but retains a personal modesty rooted in traditional folk.

Edinburgh based singer song writer Adam Holmes with his band The Embers combine the rhythm and blues, country and folk music textures of classic artists such as The Band, Neil Young and Ryan Adams and The Cardinals.

Adam’s musical education began in the infamous folk clubs of Edinburgh taken along by his mother, a huge fan of UK folk music. He witnessed the legendary live sessions that took place. His father’s influence was equally strong, a love of classic American singer songwriters (notably Neil Young and Townes Van Zandt) which he passed onto to his son, now evident in the transatlantic quality to Adam’s music. Tickets £16 on 0141 204 5151 and @ www.Ticketweb.co.uk www.heiditalbot.com www.adamholmesandtheembers.com www.fallenangelsclub.com 15 OCTOBER Brookfield Knights presents ..... NATHAN BELL : At Performing Arts Centre, Kilbarchan.

Voted Male Performer of The Year in the Readers' Poll at AmericanaUK at the end of 2017, at the end of 2018, he was once again named as runner up in that same category - a sure sign that he remains hugely popular with UK audiences. Nathan will have two new albums released in the summer - perfect timing for tons of media attention ahead of this tour. www.brookfield-knights.com 17 OCTOBER PELICAN: At Classic Grand, Glasgow. Chicago instrumental post-metal/sludge/doom titans Pelican are touring the UK in support of their 1st album in 6 years, Nighttime Stories, out 7 June on Southern Lord. Meticulously crafted and detail-oriented the compositions recall everything from the triumphant call-to-arms of classic Dischord, to the vicious troglodyte battery of the Melvins. Nowhere is this evinced as clearly as on initial album single Midnight and Mescaline. www.facebook.com/pelicansong Brookfield Knights presents ..... NATHAN BELL : At The Admiral, Glasgow. Voted Male Performer of The Year in the Readers' Poll at AmericanaUK at the end of 2017, at the end of 2018, he was once again named as runner up in that same category - a sure sign that he remains hugely popular with UK audiences. Nathan will have two new albums released in the summer perfect timing for tons of media attention ahead of this tour. www.brookfield-knights.com 20 OCTOBER The Fallen Angels Club presents ..... KRIS DREVER : At Webster's Theatre, Glasgow. 8pm.

Scottish songwriter Kris Drever (Lau) celebrated a decade of critical and commercial success by winning both BBC Radio 2 Folk Singer of The Year 2017 and Best Original Track 2017 (for his song If Wishes Were Horses) at BBC Radio 2 Folk

Awards. For his forthcoming concert series Kris will be performing a ‘best of’ set featuring all the key songs from his first decade and some new material played live for the first time. “The Fallen Angels club has become a vital component in Glasgow’s live Americana music scene, presenting established masters of the storytelling song form and many of the flood of new artists who promise a great future for music rooted in the American soil.” Rob Adams The Glasgow Herald. Tickets £15 on 0141 204 5151 and @ www.Ticketweb.co.uk www.fallenangelsclub.com 25 OCTOBER SUNN O))) :: At QMU, Glasgow. www.facebook.com/SUNNthebandOfficial 27 OCTOBER The Fallen Angels Club presents ..... MOLLY TUTTLE plus support: At St Andrew's In The Square, Glasgow. Tickets £16 from Tickets Scotland 0141 204 5151 and Ticketweb. Doors 7.30pm, 8pm start. A virtuosic, award-winning guitarist with a gift for insightful song writing, Molly Tuttle evolves her signature sound with boundary-breaking songs on her compelling debut album, When You’re Ready. Already crowned “Instrumentalist of the Year” at the 2018 Americana Music Awards on the strength of her EP, Tuttle has broken boundaries and garnered the respect of her peers, winning fans for her incredible flatpicking guitar technique and confessional song writing. Graced with a clear, true voice and a keen melodic sense, the 25year-old seems poised for a long and exciting career. When You’re Ready, produced by Ryan Hewitt (The Avett Brothers, The Lumineers) showcases her astonishing range and versatility and shows that she is more than simply an Americana artist. Molly's new album "When You’re Ready" is infused with an intoxicating wash of drums and electric guitar while still keeping Tuttle front and centre. “I wanted to keep the focus on the songs,” she says, “but also make an interesting guitar record.” The album opens with “Million Miles,” a song that her song writing collaborator Steve Poltz brought to her, mentioning that he and Jewel started it in the ‘90s and didn’t complete it. With their blessing, she finished the song and enlisted Sierra Hull to play mandolin and Jason Isbell to sing background vocals. The wistful track sets the tone for an album that offers subtle moments of reflection as well as dazzling musicianship. Tuttle wrote or co-wrote all 11 tracks since moving to Nashville, giving the project a unified feeling. “A lot of the songs are more personal than I’ve written before, and many of them are conversational, like one person talking to another,” she says. But, when it comes to the messages of the songs, each one stands apart.

“Take the Journey” provides encouragement, even as “The High Road” finds two individuals going their own way. Later, the subdued “Don’t Let Go” concludes with a spaced-out slow groove, while “Lights Came On (Power Went Out)” amplifies the album’s youthful energy.

“Sleepwalking,” a gentle love song, may be the album’s most impassioned and emotionally intense moment.

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BRENNEN LEIGH & NOEL MCKAY : At The Glad Cafe, Glasgow. 8pm. Texas cultivated, Nashville based song writing team Brennen Leigh and Noel McKay are set for a Glasgow show in November, following the release of their self titled second duet album (Voxhall Records Nashville). Noel McKay and Brennen Leigh met in 2002 through Austin’s vibrant music scene.

McKay was part of the regionally popular country and Tex-Mex band McKay Brothers, while the bluegrass and classic country educated Leigh had just arrived in Texas to pursue a solo career.

Six years later the two began writing and touring together, somehow fitting in writing trips to Nashville between tour dates. “The Fallen Angels club has become a vital component in Glasgow’s live Americana music scene, presenting established masters of the storytelling song form and many of the flood of new artists who promise a great future for music rooted in the American soil.” Rob Adams The Glasgow Herald.

Tickets £13 on 0141 204 5151 and @ www.Ticketweb.co.uk www.fallenangelsclub.com 5 NOVEMBER The Fallen Angels Club presents ..... CARTER SAMPSON plus support : At The Admiral Bar, Glasgow. 8pm. Oklahoma City-based artist is blessed by a musical family legacy that includes talents like Roy Orbison. Her journey as a naturally independent, free-spirited musician has seemed almost predestined at times. At age 15 she began experimenting with sound as a way to pass the time; now her creativity has matured into the dedicated and passionate performance that makes her a favorite female vocalist. “The Fallen Angels club has become a vital component in Glasgow’s live Americana music scene, presenting established masters of the storytelling song form and many of the flood of new artists who promise a great future for music rooted in the American soil.” Rob Adams The Glasgow Herald. Tickets £13 on 0141 204 5151 and @ www.Ticketweb.co.uk www.fallenangelsclub.com 6 NOVEMBER The Fallen Angels Club presents ..... THE DELINES plus THOSE PRETTY WRONGS : At BAaD, Glasgow. 8pm. After their packed out show at Oran Mor during Celtic Connections in January and a number one record, The Delines are making a return back to Glasgow. The Delines debut album Colfax surprised fans and critics alike. The band had only been together a week when they went into the studio and cut the record. Uncut gave it 9/10 stars and praised its “widescreen romanticism”, calling it “the richest collection of songs Vlautin has written. “The Fallen Angels club has become a vital component in Glasgow’s live Americana music scene, presenting established masters of the storytelling song form and many of the flood of new artists who promise a great future for music

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MUSIC NEWS Scotland GIGguide page 19: glasgow + surrounding area :: fife + central + perthshire + tayside rooted in the American soil.” Rob Adams The Glasgow Herald. Tickets £18 on 0141 204 5151 and @ www.Ticketweb.co.uk www.fallenangelsclub.com 12 NOVEMBER Brookfield Knights presents ..... NATHAN BELL : At Performing Arts Centre, Kilbarchan.

Hot Cincinnati 4-piece, The Tillers have been thumping their own distinctive sound of string band style folk music for a decade, riding it all over the country and across the sea. Four studio albums and one live record have won them praise as modern folk storytellers of the national soundscape. Invigorating as it gets, they count many of their peers as fans. For instance, Iris Dement says: “I could sit and listen to them all night long!” www.brookfield-knights.com 16 NOVEMBER A CERTAIN RATIO: At King Tuts, Glasgow. A Certain Ratio embraced the ethic and culture of the late seventies post-punk explosion, but sounded like nothing else around them and refused to fit in. Highlighted recently by FACT, who said: “Their dub-infused punk-funk recordings have proved massively influential over the past thirty years, and Andy Weatherall has called them his favourite ever band (a prestigious accolade in our estimation)”, the band have influenced generations of musicians from LCD Soundsystem, Happy Mondays, Franz Ferdinand, ESG, Factory Floor and Sink Ya Teeth. Five albums were released on Factory – The Graveyard and the Ballroom (1979), To Each…(1981), Sextet (1982), I’d Like To See You Again (1982) and Force (1986). Following the release of Force, the band moved to A&M for two releases - Good Together (1989) and acr: mcr (1990) and, after the leaving the major, released Up In Downsville (1992) and Change the Station (1997) on Robs Records, the label set up by New Order’s manager and Factory’s director, Rob Gretton, an important catalyst in the Manchester scene. Their sound is not easily pigeon holed and their influence can never be understated. The band introduced the avantgarde elements of funk, jazz, electronics, tape loops and technology to the pop song, wrapping it in a post punk aesthetic, adding great clothes and the coolest haircuts. www.facebook.com/acertainratio 17 NOVEMBER

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Cardross Estate, Port of Menteith, Stirling.

Calum's new single 'Iona' has already received support from Amazing Radio, where Scottish music champion Jim Gellatly is a keen supporter of Calum Jones. The single is also attracting a lot of love from independent music specialist curators across streaming services such as Spotify. The video is directed by the awardwinning Chris Brooker (HRVY/Universal/Virgin EMI) & tells the story of a whirlwind romance 23 NOVEMBER with the real-life Iona! Calum's tongue in cheek personality is evident throughout the video and The SCOTTISH NATIONAL JAZZ ORCHESTRA also makes him a highly entertaining interview with Grammy nominated vocalist JAZZMEIA subject - if this is something you would like to HORN: At Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow. The arrange then don't hesitate to let me know!

Scottish National Jazz Orchestra is delighted to Calum Jones is a prolific name on the live circuit announce three exclusive concerts in Scotland throughout Scotland and beyond including a as Grammy nominated vocalist Jazzmeia Horn recent headline slot at the Ironworks in visits for the first time to join the SNJO in a Inverness. Calum Jones has a host of dates still wonderful mixed programme of jazz. Winner of upcoming this summer the 2015 Thelonius Monk and 2013 Sarah www.facebook.com/calumjonesmusic Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competitions, Jazzmeia Horn is an extraordinary jazz vocalist 21 JULY whose name speaks for itself and captures her very essence. "Jazzmeia has one of the best LUKE LA VOLPE : At Doune the Rabbit Hole, voices I've heard in over 40 years" -Jon Stirlingshire. Luke La Volpe release their new Hendricks single Nightmare of the Streets on 28 June. The www.snjo.co.uk band formed in July 2017, each of the members had their own separate music careers however they started playing together for fun and then formed the band after realising their potential.

They bring together a mixture of blues and rock and roll to form a unique live sound, which has been generating interest across the industry.

Since their formation, the band has enjoyed Send us all your gig dates for performing to packed venues across the country, supporting the likes of Alabama 3, Tayside, Perthshire, Gerry Cinnamon & Tom Clarke (The Enemy), as Fife and Central areas well as selling out their debut own EP launch at the Caves in Edinburgh. Labelled by EH6 Festival . Email them to Carol carol.musicnewsscotland@gmail.com as “One to watch in 2019”, it’s certainly an exciting time for Luke La Volpe. www.facebook.com/lukelavolpe

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DEAN OWENS (solo): At Woodside Hotel, Aberdour. Scottish troubadour Dean Owens has been awarded an “Honorable Mention” by the International Songwriting Competition, for Love Prevails (co-written with Will Kimbrough). The Nashville based competition is open to songwriters worldwide, across a range of genres, with a panel of industry judges including Tom Waits, Adam Lambert and Rodney Crowell.

After a string of American dates he now returns to Scotland to play some solo shows and return to Fringe by the Sea Festival in North Berwick with his Celtabilly Allstars band (which sold out in 2018). Owens is widely hailed as one of UK’s finest troubadours (with fans including Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh and BBC’s Bob Harris). In September 2017 he became the first Scottish musician to officially showcase at the prestigious Americanafest in Nashville (supported by PRS Foundation/Creative Scotland and Saltire Society) and in 2018 he undertook his first US tour (also supported by Creative Scotland) which included a headline slot at the Levitt Shell in Memphis TN www.deanowens.com

LUKE LA VOLPE : At Gig in the Car Park, Fife.

Luke La Volpe release their new single Nightmare of the Streets on 28 June. The band formed in July 2017, each of the members had their own separate music careers however they started playing together for fun and then formed the band after realising their potential. They bring together a mixture of blues and rock and roll to form a unique live sound, which has been generating interest across the industry. Since their formation, the band has enjoyed performing to packed venues across the country, supporting the likes of Alabama 3, Gerry Cinnamon & Tom Clarke (The Enemy), as well as selling out their debut own EP launch at the Caves in Edinburgh. Labelled by EH6 Festival as “One to watch in 2019”, it’s certainly an exciting time for Luke La Volpe. www.facebook.com/lukelavolpe

The Fallen Angels Club presents ..... KIM RICHEY plus support : At CCA, Glasgow. 8pm.

We always look forward to welcoming the wonderful Kim Richey back to Glasgow, we have been working with Kim since 2008 and she always puts on a great show. Edgeland moves roots singer/subtle excavator of the human condition Kim through the topography of the life lived by a woman committed to following her music. Flinching over hurting another, knowing the ways of the road, seeking higher ground and accepting the fact everyone’s truth isn’t a white picket fence, she continues defying labels as she 20 JULY defines the thinking person’s life. “The Fallen Angels club has become a vital component in CALUM JONES :: At Doune the Rabbit Hole,

10 AUGUST DOUGIE MacLEAN : Strathearn Artspace, Crieff. Dougie MacLean, originally famed for writing the song 'Caledonia', has built an international reputation as songwriter, composer and extraordinary performer on his own terms.

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DOUGIE MacLEAN : Sruighlea 2019 Festival, Stirling. Dougie MacLean, originally famed for writing the song 'Caledonia', has built an international reputation as songwriter, composer and extraordinary performer on his own terms.

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Langtoun Jazz presents ..... FILIP VERNEERT & EO SIMON QUARTET + JEANBAPTISTE RICHON QUARTET: At Old Kirk, Kirk Wynd, Kirkcaldy. From 2-4pm. Filip Verneert & Eo Simon Quartet - marvellous guitar player and piano player from Belgium and Spain with friends on bass and drums JeanBaptiste Richon Quartet, piano based quartet from Edinburgh. We are working towards a mini festival in October 2019 and a full blown festival in July 2019 - we have lots of fundraising events planned and looking for support from jazz lovers in Kirkcaldy and surrounding area. Advance 24 AUGUST bookings are preferred but it should always be possible to pay at the door. Advance bookings Tae Sup wi’ a Fifer presents ..... HORSE are preferred but it should always be possible to MCDONALD + DAOIRÍ FARRELL + KAVIRAJ pay at the door. For £10 adults / £5 U16s tickets SINGH: At Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy. email Launched in 2015 and supported by Creative info@langtounjazz.co.uk for details or online @ Scotland, Tae Sup wi’ a Fifer continues to go www.brownpapertickets.com from strength to strength, becoming a significant www.facebook.com/langtounjazz/ fixture on the region’s live music calendar, often welcoming back many of the musicians who 22 NOVEMBER grace its stage to take their place in the crowd.

Taking a local and international outlook, The SCOTTISH NATIONAL JAZZ ORCHESTRA Yorkston has successfully encouraged with Grammy nominated vocalist JAZZMEIA performers across the Forth Bridge to a reverent HORN: At Perth Concert Hall, Perth. The audience, including Radiohead’s Philip Selway, Scottish National Jazz Orchestra is delighted to Pennsylvanian folk legend Michael Hurkey, SAY announce three exclusive concerts in Scotland as award winner Kathryn Joseph, Super Furry Grammy nominated vocalist Jazzmeia Horn visits Animals guitarist Gruff Rhys and late Frightened for the first time to join the SNJO in a wonderful Rabbit frontman Scott Hutchison. Tickets onsale mixed programme of jazz. Winner of the 2015 now @ Thelonius Monk and 2013 Sarah Vaughan www.onfife.com International Jazz Vocal Competitions, Jazzmeia www.taesup.co.uk Horn is an extraordinary jazz vocalist whose name speaks for itself and captures her very 19 SEPTEMBER essence. "Jazzmeia has one of the best voices I've heard in over 40 years" -Jon Hendricks Brookfield Knights presents ..... THE www.snjo.co.uk LONESOME ACE STRINGBAND : At Acoustic Music Club, Kirkcaldy. Arguably the most 21 DEC EMBER powerful of the new breed of bands which are steeped in the old-time Appalachian style, these SKERRYVORE with TRAIL WEST: At Reid Hall, masters of their trade have been described as Forfar. 7.30pm. Skerryvore are a multi-award three of the most accomplished musicians winning Scottish band creating a ‘trad-rock’ playing on this planet, and that is not fusion that has seen them perform in over 25 overstating the case. John Showman might be countries worldwide. Twice awarded 'Live Act of better known to most Americana fans as the the Year' at the Trad Music Awards main vocalist with super-talented alt-country www.facebook.com/skerryvore band, New Country Rehab, Chris Coole is a wellestablished singer-songwriter with a considerable pedigree and bassman Max Heineman has earned himself the kind of plaudits normally reserved for those who are much longer in the tooth. www.brookfield-knights.com Send us all your gig dates for

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26 SEPTEMBER Brookfield Knights presents ..... LETITIA VANSANT : At Acoustic Music Club, Kirkcaldy.

Baltimore’s Letitia VanSant first came to prominence in 2017 when she won the prestigious Kerrville New Folk Song-writing competition - an honour previously granted to many who went on to become big names, such

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The Tin Hut, Gartly, Aberdeenshire. They took Celtic Connections by storm and triumphed too at Denmark's big Tønder Festival. Then, 3hattrio ended 2018 on a high after being voted runnerup in the Best Band of The Year category of the annual Readers' Poll at AmericanaUK. With banjo, guitar, fiddle and double bass, the extraordinarily evocative music and richlyburnished vocals of this internationallyacclaimed band can raise the hairs on the back of your neck as they create a sound that responds to the natural world of their sacred homeland near Zion National Park, Utah. www.brookfield-knights.com 4 SEPTEMBER Almost Blue Promotions presents .....

FRONT COUNTRY : At The Blue Lamp, 121 Gallowgate, Aberdeen, AB25 1BU. 7.30pm. Front Country is an acclaimed acoustic band from California, fronted by gifted singer and songwriter Melody Walker and her huge bluesy voice. The quintet is based on bluegrass instrumentation but draws on a broad palette of country, blues, Americana and jazz influences.

Almost Blue Promotions bring Country / Americana / Bluegrass / Roots music gigs to Aberdeen - named after the iconic Elvis Costello album of Country covers. We have hosted artists from the US & Canada as well as the UK in the great historic setting of The Blue Lamp www.facebook.com/AlmostBluePromotions 20 SEPTEMBER Brookfield Knights presents ..... THE LONESOME ACE STRINGBAND : At The Tin Hut, Gartly. Arguably the most powerful of the new breed of bands which are steeped in the old-time Appalachian style, these masters of their trade have been described as three of the most accomplished musicians playing on this planet, and that is not overstating the case. John Showman might be better known to most Americana fans as the main vocalist with supertalented alt-country band, New Country Rehab, Chris Coole is a well-established singersongwriter with a considerable pedigree and bassman Max Heineman has earned himself the kind of plaudits normally reserved for those who are much longer in the tooth. www.brookfield-knights.com 21 SEPTEMBER Brookfield Knights presents ..... THE LONESOME ACE STRINGBAND : At Glenbuchat Hall, Strathdon. Arguably the most powerful of the new breed of bands which are steeped in the old-time Appalachian style, these masters of their trade have been described as three of the most accomplished musicians playing on this planet, and that is not overstating the case. John Showman might be better known to most Americana fans as the main vocalist with super-talented alt-country band, New Country Rehab, Chris Coole is a wellestablished singer-songwriter with a considerable pedigree and bassman Max Heineman has earned himself the kind of plaudits normally reserved for those who are much longer in the tooth. www.brookfield-knights.com

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encountered. Sharp edged songs, a voice of gravel and grit and whiskey and some rather Brookfield Knights presents ..... THE accomplished guitar playing makes this guy LONESOME ACE STRINGBAND : At The Blue pretty special. Almost Blue Promotions bring Lamp, Aberdeen. Arguably the most powerful of Country / Americana / Bluegrass / Roots music the new breed of bands which are steeped in the gigs to Aberdeen - named after the iconic Elvis old-time Appalachian style, these masters of Costello album of Country covers. We have their trade have been described as three of the hosted artists from the US & Canada as well as most accomplished musicians playing on this the UK in the great historic setting of The Blue planet, and that is not overstating the case. John Lamp Showman might be better known to most www.facebook.com/AlmostBluePromotions Americana fans as the main vocalist with super- www.brookfield-knights.com talented alt-country band, New Country Rehab, Chris Coole is a well-established singer19 OCTOBER songwriter with a considerable pedigree and bassman Max Heineman has earned himself the Almost Blue Promotions presents ..... ROB kind of plaudits normally reserved for those who HERON & THE TEA PAD ORCHESTRA : At The are much longer in the tooth.

Blue Lamp, 121 Gallowgate, Aberdeen, AB25 www.brookfield-knights.com 1BU. 7.30pm. Rob Heron & The Tea Pad Orchestra don’t care what genre you choose to 29 SEPTEMBER put them in – western swing, country blues, ragtime hokum or whatever else– as long as you The SCOTTISH NATIONAL JAZZ ORCHESTRA understand that they’re 100% sincere and 100% directed by Tommy Smith presents An immersed in this stuff. This is no lazy pastiche, American Journey featuring BILL EVANS: At no dressing up box. They live and breathe this Music Hall, Aberdeen. 7.30pm start. A premusic and want you to get immersed with them. concert talk with Bill and Tommy from 6.45 for Almost Blue Promotions bring Country / 20 mins. The SNJO is joined by saxophonist Bill Americana / Bluegrass / Roots music gigs to Evans and invite you to take a wonderful musical Aberdeen - named after the iconic Elvis Costello expedition across America from north to south album of Country covers. We have hosted artists and east to west. Along the way, jazz will meet from the US & Canada as well as the UK in the up with bluegrass, soul, funk, fusion and country great historic setting of The Blue Lamp to create a road trip to remember. Well known www.facebook.com/AlmostBluePromotions for conducting experimental marriages between firmly established but quite distinct forms of 19 OCTOBER American music, Bill Evans' portmanteau projects have included such unlikely bedfellows TMSA Aberdeen Branch - Doric Concerts : as soul and bluegrass, and jazz and country Doric Concerts, two concerts (also on 5 October) music. Here he is reunited with the SNJO to celebrating North East cultural heritage. Since its perform a new programme of wild-at-heart, foundation in 1966, The Traditional Music and cross-genre music in the true spirit of the west Song Association of Scotland has helped to and the music and performance are guaranteed foster and promote Scotland's unique musical to raise the bar again for jazz music in Scotland. traditions. It is a membership organisation and www.snjo.co.uk members include music enthusiasts, amateur and professional performers, tutors, and 5 OCTOBER academics. Encouraging both widespread popular participation and individual artistic TMSA Aberdeen Branch - Doric Concerts : excellence, the TMSA branches work on a local Doric Concerts, two concerts (also on 19 level to provide opportunities for universal October) celebrating North East cultural participation by running festivals, ceilidhs, heritage. Since its foundation in 1966, The concerts, workshops and competitions.

Traditional Music and Song Association of www.tmsa.org.uk Scotland has helped to foster and promote Scotland's unique musical traditions. It is a 3 NOVEMBER membership organisation and members include music enthusiasts, amateur and professional Almost Blue Promotions presents ..... NOEL performers, tutors, and academics. Encouraging MCKAY & BRENNEN LEIGH : At The Blue both widespread popular participation and Lamp, 121 Gallowgate, Aberdeen, AB25 1BU. individual artistic excellence, the TMSA branches 7.30pm. Texas cultivated, Nashville based song work on a local level to provide opportunities for writing team Brennen Leigh and Noel McKay are universal participation by running festivals, set for an Aberdeen show in November, following ceilidhs, concerts, workshops and competitions. the release of their self titled second duet album www.tmsa.org.uk (Voxhall Records Nashville). Noel McKay and Brennen Leigh met in 2002 through Austin’s 16 OCTOBER vibrant music scene. McKay was part of the regionally popular country and Tex-Mex band Almost Blue Promotions presents .....

McKay Brothers, while the bluegrass and classic NATHAN BELL : At The Blue Lamp, 121 country educated Leigh had just arrived in Texas Gallowgate, Aberdeen, AB25 1BU. 7.30pm. to pursue a solo career. Six years later the two Sometimes a solo artist can knock your socks off began writing and touring together, somehow and Nathan Bell is one of these. With a voice and fitting in writing trips to Nashville between tour songs sitting alongside the likes of Townes, Guy dates. Almost Blue Promotions bring Country / Clark, John Prine etc.. Really!! - this guy's songs Americana / Bluegrass / Roots music gigs to and voice hit you with a clarity not often Aberdeen - named after the iconic Elvis Costello

album of Country covers. We have hosted artists from the US & Canada as well as the UK in the great historic setting of The Blue Lamp www.facebook.com/AlmostBluePromotions 8 NOVEMBER TMSA Aberdeen Branch - Alex Green Memorial Concert : At The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen. Since its foundation in 1966, The Traditional Music and Song Association of Scotland has helped to foster and promote Scotland's unique musical traditions. It is a membership organisation and members include music enthusiasts, amateur and professional performers, tutors, and academics. Encouraging both widespread popular participation and individual artistic excellence, the TMSA branches work on a local level to provide opportunities for universal participation by running festivals, ceilidhs, concerts, workshops and competitions. www.tmsa.org.uk 24 NOVEMBER TMSA Aberdeen Branch - St Andrew's Ceilidh : At Garlogie Hall, Aberdeenshire. Since its foundation in 1966, The Traditional Music and Song Association of Scotland has helped to foster and promote Scotland's unique musical traditions. It is a membership organisation and members include music enthusiasts, amateur and professional performers, tutors, and academics. Encouraging both widespread popular participation and individual artistic excellence, the TMSA branches work on a local level to provide opportunities for universal participation by running festivals, ceilidhs, concerts, workshops and competitions. www.tmsa.org.uk

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Dougie MacLean, originally famed for writing the song 'Caledonia', has built an international reputation as songwriter, composer and extraordinary performer on his own terms. This talent has taken his performance to concerts and festivals all over the world and to the stages of Carnegie Hall in New York, London’s Festival Theatre and the Sydney Opera House. Tickets on 01796 6481244 or @ www.eventbrite.co.uk www.dougiemaclean.com 2 AUGUST CALUM JONES :: At Belladrum, Inverness.

Calum's new single 'Iona' has already received support from Amazing Radio, where Scottish

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music champion Jim Gellatly is a keen supporter of Calum Jones. The single is also attracting a lot of love from independent music specialist curators across streaming services such as Spotify. The video is directed by the awardwinning Chris Brooker (HRVY/Universal/Virgin EMI) & tells the story of a whirlwind romance with the real-life Iona! Calum's tongue in cheek personality is evident throughout the video and also makes him a highly entertaining interview subject - if this is something you would like to arrange then don't hesitate to let me know!

Calum Jones is a prolific name on the live circuit throughout Scotland and beyond including a recent headline slot at the Ironworks in Inverness. Calum Jones has a host of dates still upcoming this summer www.facebook.com/calumjonesmusic 3 AUGUST NORRIE McCULLOCH: At Belladrum Festival.

Norrie McCulloch is a singer-songwriter and award-winning visual artist originally from Ayrshire he currently lives and works out of of Stirling, Scotland. McCulloch's songs are a tangle up of folk, indie and country influences that manage to stay true to his Scottish roots, equating to a style that offers a welcome touch of originality and garnering critical acclaim with Americana UK naming McCulloch 'An astonishingly good songwriter', Maverick Magazine calling his sound 'Sublime indie-folk' and David Esson of Scottish Daily Mail describing songs as ‘Caledonia, Folk & Country combined perfectly’. www.facebook.com/norriemccullochmusic 8 AUGUST DOUGIE MacLEAN : Universal Hall, Findhorn.

Dougie MacLean, originally famed for writing the song 'Caledonia', has built an international reputation as songwriter, composer and extraordinary performer on his own terms. This talent has taken his performance to concerts and festivals all over the world and to the stages of Carnegie Hall in New York, London’s Festival

Theatre and the Sydney Opera House. Tickets on 01309 691170 or @ www.universalhall.co.uk www.dougiemaclean.com

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Transclyde Music is a group of like minded people on the Isle of Bute whose aims are to promote live music on the island. For their latest gig news go to …. www.facebook.com/Transclydemusic 13 JULY Transclyde Music presents ..... STEVE RODGERS AND HIS BAND with support from JIMMY MACAULAY :: At Craigmore Bowling Club, Grosvenor Road, Rothesay, Isle of Bute.

PA20 9LE. 7.15pm. " Steve Rogers and his ban are back to play on Bute, if you missed them last year, you have a chance to go to the gig this time round." Tickets £10 from www.wegottickets.com/event/470018 www.transclydemusic.co.uk 6 AUGUST DOUGIE MacLEAN : An Lanntair, Stornoway.

Dougie MacLean, originally famed for writing the song 'Caledonia', has built an international reputation as songwriter, composer and extraordinary performer on his own terms. This talent has taken his performance to concerts

and festivals all over the world and to the stages of Carnegie Hall in New York, London’s Festival Theatre and the Sydney Opera House. Tickets on 01851 708480 or @ www.lanntair.com www.dougiemaclean.com 24 AUGUST DOUGIE MacLEAN : At Mull of Kintyre Festival, Campbelltown. Dougie MacLean, originally famed for writing the song 'Caledonia', has built an international reputation as songwriter, composer and extraordinary performer on his own terms. This talent has taken his performance to concerts and festivals all over the world and to the stages of Carnegie Hall in New York, London’s Festival Theatre and the Sydney Opera House. Tickets on 01586 552056 or @ www.mokfest.com www.dougiemaclean.com

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www.stboswellslive.com weblink: www.stboswellslive.com blog: http://stboswellslive.wordpress.com/ ACDC, Fleetwood Mac, Bad Company, Queen, Brookfield Knights presents ..... NATHAN David Bowie, The Cult, Stevie Wonder and more. BELL : At Harbour Arts Centre, Irvine. Voted www.facebook.com/Badstone.Band Male Performer of The Year in the Readers' Poll at AmericanaUK at the end of 2017, at the end 7 SEPTEMBER of 2018, he was once again named as runner up in that same category - a sure sign that he Brookfield Knights presents ..... 3hattrio : At remains hugely popular with UK audiences.

Village Hall, West Kilbride. They took Celtic Nathan will have two new albums released in the Connections by storm and triumphed too at summer - perfect timing for tons of media Denmark's big Tønder Festival. Then, 3hattrio attention ahead of this tour. ended 2018 on a high after being voted runner- www.brookfield-knights.com up in the Best Band of The Year category of the annual Readers' Poll at AmericanaUK. With 17 NOVEMBER banjo, guitar, fiddle and double bass, the extraordinarily evocative music and richlyBrookfield Knights presents ..... NATHAN burnished vocals of this internationally-acclaimed BELL : At The Grapes, Stranraer. Hot Cincinnati band can raise the hairs on the back of your 4-piece, The Tillers have been thumping their neck as they create a sound that responds to the own distinctive sound of string band style folk natural world of their sacred homeland near Zion music for a decade, riding it all over the country National Park, Utah. and across the sea. Four studio albums and one www.brookfield-knights.com live record have won them praise as modern folk storytellers of the national soundscape.

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21 SEPTEMBER Brookfield Knights presents ..... LETITIA VANSANT : At Vertex Festival, Village Hall, West Kilbride. Baltimore’s Letitia VanSant first came to prominence in 2017 when she won the prestigious Kerrville New Folk Song-writing competition - an honour previously granted to many who went on to become big names, such as Lucinda Williams and Nanci Griffith. Here, she makes her UK debut in duo format with her band’s guitarist David McKindley-Ward, a longstanding collaborator, who also doubles up on vocal harmonies. www.brookfield-knights.com 13 OCTOBER

17 AUGUST St Boswells Live presents ..... DEAN FRIEDMAN :: At St Boswells Village Hall, Jenny Moore's Road, St Boswells TD6 0AL. 8pm. Chart topping recording artist, Dean Friedman, whose top 40 hits include classics like Ariel, Lucky Stars, Lydia and Woman of Mine is coming to St Boswells Village Hall to do a St Boswells Live concert. Tickets £20 (Concessions £16) from Music Glue or any remaining tickets on door.

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Vale Club, Innerleithen. We have the return of 'Hing favourites GECKOHEAD - A warm welcome to the amazing THE 62 - Our superb trio NOBLE MISCHIEF - Frank Usher and Seoras Ashby with another incredible set as as "HUSH HUSH" - Rounded off with the 'Hings house band THE DERIVATIVES. The Big 'Hing is a night of great live music, a collaboration of great bands. Watch out for a 'Big Hing arriving at a venue near you in Peeblesshire soon! www.facebook.com/thebighing www.facebook.com/geckoheadband 11 SEPTEMBER Brookfield Knights presents ..... 3hattrio : At Eastgate Theatre, Peebles. They took Celtic Connections by storm and triumphed too at Denmark's big Tønder Festival. Then, 3hattrio ended 2018 on a high after being voted runnerup in the Best Band of The Year category of the annual Readers' Poll at AmericanaUK. With banjo, guitar, fiddle and double bass, the extraordinarily evocative music and richlyburnished vocals of this internationally-acclaimed band can raise the hairs on the back of your neck as they create a sound that responds to the natural world of their sacred homeland near Zion National Park, Utah. www.brookfield-knights.com 18 SEPTEMBER Brookfield Knights presents ..... THE LONESOME ACE STRINGBAND : At Eastgate Theatre, Peebles. Arguably the most powerful of the new breed of bands which are steeped in the old-time Appalachian style, these masters of their trade have been described as three of the most accomplished musicians playing on this planet, and that is not overstating the case. John Showman might be better known to most Americana fans as the main vocalist with supertalented alt-country band, New Country Rehab, Chris Coole is a well-established singersongwriter with a considerable pedigree and bassman Max Heineman has earned himself the kind of plaudits normally reserved for those who are much longer in the tooth. www.brookfield-knights.com

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Hebrides 18-20 July

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Stonehaven Folk

Advance weekend tickets for next year’s Hebridean Celtic Festival, to be held from 18-20 July 2019, are available from the festival website.

Day tickets and those for opening shows, late night activities and community events in Lewis and Harris go on sale next year when the full festival programme is finalised.

Glasgow 10-18 August

Stonehaven 11-14 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 12–14 July

TMF is celebrating the fastest ever ticket sales for the annual festival, with 750 early bird tickets selling out in just 52 minutes and all Glamping and Campervan tickets selling out in just 10 minutes, an unprecedented record for the festival that will help mark its 10th edition. 2019 will see the 2000 capacity festival celebrate its 10th birthday and a special year of celebrations will mark the decade, beginning in January with TIREE: A Toast to 10 Years of Tiree Music Festival show at Celtic Connections. This one-off night will be hosted by Tiree natives Skerryvore and Trail West at Glasgow’s Old Fruitmarket where a number of very special guests alongside brand-new collaborations from musicians who have played the TMF stages over the last 10 years. TMF10’s line-up will also be officially announced in spectacular fashion as part of this celebratory night and remaining tickets will also be released on general sale. www.tireemusicfestival.co.uk

Skye Festival (Feis an Eilean) Skye 12 July-20 August

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25th International Folk Dance Festival Edinburgh/Glasgow/Stirling 14-20 July

This month, there’s a great opportunity to celebrate our cultural links through Scottish, Estonian, French, Irish and Polish music and dance.

The occasion is the 25th Dunedin Dancers International Folk Dance Festival (the longest running event of its kind) taking place 14-20 July, with indoor and outdoor performances in Edinburgh, Anstruther, Glasgow and Stirling. www.dunedindancers.org.uk

Piping Live! will return to the city 10–18 August 2019. Now in its 16th year, Piping Live! is the biggest festival of its kind, attracting over 40,000 music fans, families and tourists who travel from around the globe to watch more than 5,000 pipers perform at 150 events across the city.

Port of Menteith 19-21 July

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Doune the Rabbit Hole is an intimate family friendly, dog loving independent music & arts festival located amidst the glorious ancient oak trees of the Cardross Estate in Port of Menteith.

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AUGUST Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival Beauly 1-3 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’. www.tartanheartfestival.co.uk

Fringe by the Sea

"We have another great programme planned for the summer from the spectacular to the unusual.

As with all our programmes, some of the shows will be opened by our young local talent and don’t forget to come along to our charity café on café on 25 July at Ardvasar Hall to raise funds for our important children and young persons’ programmes."

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North Berwick 2-11 August

Lindisfarne Festival

An epic 3 day festival on the Northumberland coast, overlooking Holy Isle. Anyone who has been to the Northumberland coast will be well aware of the sheer magnificence of the scenery.

Located in a recognised Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), in the UK's voted #1 Holiday Destination, our festival site overlooks the mythical & magical Holy Island of Lindisfarne, boasting breath-taking views stretching from Goswick Sands to the North, to Bamburgh Castle to the South. www.lindisfarnefestival.com

SEPTEMBER Party in the Park Bathgate 1 September

Celebrating it’s 10th Anniversary in 2019 Bathgate's 'Party in the Park' is a yearly family focused music festival with two music stages, childrens rides, free face painting, food, stalls, and lots of fun - it's held in the town's Kirkton Park.

There is a main stage and acoustic stage with music on both throughout the day with free entry and no ticket required. A real mix of music from local bands and artists to those further afield. There is no ticket required and no entry fee and as this is geared towards families there is a strict no alcohol policy.

Tickets for our first wave of acts for Fringe By The Sea are now on sale. Check out our website for who’ll be joining us in North Berwick this summer, and scroll right down for the full line-up www.facebook.com/partyinthepark so far, by date. Follow us on social media for more music, comedy, film, family, literature, Linlithgow Folk Festival conversation, wellbeing & exploration announceLinlithgow ments over coming weeks. We look forward to 11-15 September welcoming you harbour-side! www.fringebythesea.com

Party at The Palace Linlithgow 10-11 August

This is the sixth outing for the Linlithgow festival and is set to be another highlight in Scotland’s live music calendar. Taking the top spots are The Charlatans and KT Tunstall (Saturday) and Deacon Blue and Wet Wet Wet (Sunday) and the rest of the weekend’s acts are sure to prove a hit with Party at the Palace regulars. It’s only 20 mins from Edinburgh and 35mins from Glasgow, making it one of the most easily accessible music festivals in Scotland.

Organisers are promising a real "Feast of Folk" at this year’s festival. Planning for the Linlithgow Folk Festival in 2019 is now underway. Our programme is launched annually in July and will be available here at that time. www.linlithgowfolk.com

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Lammermuir Festival East Lothian 13-22 September

Paisley’s annual Spree festival has today announced its biggest line-up yet – with Glasvegas, Gruff Rhys, PP Arnold and Hue and Cry among the acts coming to town this October.

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Lammermuir Festival, established in 2010 by Artistic Directors Hugh Macdonald and James Waters, runs from 13 to 22 September in beautiful venues around East Lothian. The festival won the 2017 Royal Philharmonic Society Award for Best Concert Series and Festival, and features several of Scotland's leading ensembles, internationally renowned musicians and exciting new talent. It has a close ongoing relationship with BBC Radio 3.

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11 to 19 October with the bulk of the action in a specially-erected Spiegeltent beside Paisley Gilmour Street station – and with a bigger tent than in previous years allowing 500-person shows. www.thespree.co.uk

Tenement Trail Glasgow 12 October

Tenement Trail Festival will move to the East End of Glasgow in 2019! We are delighted at this news, as we breathe fresh energy into #TT19, taking over some of the most iconic and exciting Aberdeen Performing Arts presents True North, live music venues in the country including BarAberdeen’s festival of music and song, celebrat- rowland Ballroom, Saint Luke's & The Winged ing the North-east's singer songwriter tradition. Ox, BAaD with more to be announced. Stay True North is Aberdeen’s music festival - located tuned for headliner announcement coming soon. at the heart of the city, the festival features the Early Bird Tickets are on sale now! contemporary music industry’s most interesting, relevant and exciting artists. The festival feawww.facebook.com/tenementtrail/ tures a series of unique performances in city centre venues, a Fringe programme of intimate gigs across the city, and an opportunity to get up close and personal with festival artists.

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The Perthshire Amber Festival brings together many musicians and entertainers from different Glasgow parts of the world who have been involved with 2-6 October Dougie MacLean over the years. This unique festival shares Dougie’s inspiring music, celebrates Glasgow Americana has lined up gigs featuring the history and culture of Perthshire in the heart overseas and home-based acts for this year’s of Scotland and showcases the beautiful scenfive-day-long festival. We are delighted to conery. It’s a vibrant, welcoming festival with music firm our dates for our 2019 Americana extravaat its core in beautiful autumnal Perthshire. The ganza. Please watch this space for details on the Festival Hub is Amber Central (The Royal Hotel, first acts confirmed for this year.

Dunkeld). With concerts from castle to concert hall plus Cabaret Amber, Open Mic + acoustic www.glasgowamericana.com sessions. Contact 01350 724261 for latest or email admin@butterstone.com

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The Cumnock Tryst Cumnock 3-6 October

A music festival under the leadership of Scottish composer, James MacMillan CBE Cumnock, Scotland. The Cumnock Tryst is an annual event with concerts in venues in and around the town. The programme will feature some of the finest, international classical artists, as well as music and musicians from different backgrounds both stylistically and socially. The Cumnock Tryst aims to make its strong commitment to the community at the heart of all its activities, for instance involving young people at school and college, amateur choirs and local bands.

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SEALL Festival of Small Halls Isle of Skye 22-30 November

The Festival of Small Halls on the Isle of Skye brings music to ten remote village halls around the Island and Lochalsh. The SEALL Festival of Small Halls runs for eight days and includes concerts, cèilidhs and public and music workshops in halls and schools by some of the nation’s finest traditional musicians.

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Ullapool Guitar Festival Ullapool 4-6 October

So why is the UGF so special? Perhaps it’s the mix of music old and new, of electric and acoustic, of steel and nylon, of seasoned performers and those, like the students from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, just starting out on their careers. Perhaps it’s the location on Loch Broom and the drive up through some of Scotland’s most spectacular scenery. Perhaps it’s the informal air of the whole weekend: there’s no “us and them”, no VIP area. Everyone mingles, and you’re likely to find yourself sitting beside a guitar legend in the Festival Club – or even jamming with them on one of the trade stands.

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