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Eugene Twist (pictured) is playing Barras Art And Design, Glasgow on Saturday 25 March. New album 'The Stuntman' out now - more @ www.eugenetwist.co.uk photo by Ben Doherty
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The Janice Forsyth Show: 2pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Janice Forsyth tunes into what is happening in music, arts and culture from across Scotland. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland
country, folk, blues and soul. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland THURSDAY 9 MARCH The Janice Forsyth Show: 2pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Janice Forsyth tunes into what is happening in music, arts and culture from across Scotland. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland Get It On... With Bryan Burnett: 6.30pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Bryan plays essential music chosen by listeners. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland The Quay Sessions: 9pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Roddy Hart presents live performances from across the musical landscape. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland
Vic Galloway: 9pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Featuring live sessions from WHITE, KING CREOSOTE and FIONA SOE PAING recorded at the 2016 Spree Festival. Get It On... With Bryan Burnett: 6.30pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Bryan plays essential music chosen by www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland listeners. Rapal: 10pm on BBC ALBA. Featuring HAVE MERCY www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland LAS VEGAS, LEMON PARTY, WILLIE CAMPBELL, CASUAL SEX and SCARLETT SHIFT. Another Country with Ricky Ross: 9pm on BBC www.bbcalba.co.uk Radio Scotland. Ricky has an interview and session
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with Californian singer-songwriter CHUCK PROPHET. Na Trads: 11.20pm on BBC ALBA. STEELE THE www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland SHOW perform 'Chasing Shadows'. www.bbcalba.co.uk Trusadh: 10pm on BBC ALBA. A look at Gaelic lullabies and their many functions. www.bbcalba.co.uk
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Iain Anderson: 11.20pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Celtic rock band MOVING HEARTS play 'Titanic' at Celtic Connections. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland
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FRIDAY 10 MARCH Na Trads: 8.55pm on BBC ALBA. STEELE THE SHOW perform 'Chasing Shadows'. www.bbcalba.co.uk
Jill Barclay: 10pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Classic Cuirm @ Celtic: 9pm on BBC ALBA. An evening with floor-fillers and party tracks laced with lively chat and MAIRI SMITH and friends, including JULIE FOWLIS listener interaction. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland and CALUM ALEX MacMILLAN.
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WEDNESDAY 8 MARCH The Janice Forsyth Show: 2pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Janice Forsyth tunes into what is happening in music, arts and culture from across Scotland. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland
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Buskers: 10pm on BBC ALBA. Featuring KAREN DUNBAR, JUSTIN CURRIE and busker ALAN DIXON www.bbcalba.co.uk Rapal: 11.30pm on BBC ALBA. Featuring HAVE MERCY LAS VEGAS, LEMON PARTY, WILLIE CAMPBELL, CASUAL SEX and SCARLETT SHIFT. www.bbcalba.co.uk
Get It On... With Bryan Burnett: 6.30pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Bryan plays essential music chosen by SATURDAY 11 MARCH listeners. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland Take the Floor: 7pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Gary Innes presents music from the NAAFC Inchyra The Jazz House: 9pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Festival. Stephen Duffy presents a performance from www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland saxaphonist HELENA KAY.
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Cuirm @ Celtic: 10.30pm on BBC ALBA. An evening with MAIRI SMITH and friends, including JULIE FOWLIS and CALUM ALEX MacMILLAN. www.bbcalba.co.uk Iain Anderson: 11pm on BBC Radio Scotland. End the day in the company of the songwriting masters of
Perthshire Amber: 10pm on BBC ALBA. Featuring the MISCHA MacPHERSON TRIO at the Perthshire Amber Festival. www.bbcalba.co.uk Fonn mo Bheatha: 8pm on BBC ALBA. Music and chat programme presented by Cathy Ann MacPhee, with guest MAIRI MacINNES. www.bbcalba.co.uk Cuirm @ Celtic: 9pm on BBC ALBA. MOVING HEARTS in concert at Celtic Connections. www.bbcalba.co.uk
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page 3: music on scotland's tv & radio this week :: scots in london Pipeline: 9pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Gary West presents piping news and music. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland Billy Sloan: 11pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Billy presents rock and pop music including tracks written by CLIVE LANGER. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland Belladrum: 11.55pm on BBC ALBA. Belladrum 2012 festival highlights featuring KASSIDY, TOBY MICHAELS and THE WOMBATS. www.bbcalba.co.uk SUNDAY 12 MARCH Sunday Morning with ..... : 10am on BBC Radio Scotland. Music and conversation. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland The Quay Sessions: 3pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Roddy Hart presents performances from MARK NEVIN (Fairground Attraction) and BRONWYNNE BRENT. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland Take the Floor: 5pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Gary Innes presents music from the NAAFC Inchyra Festival. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland Travelling Folk: 7pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Bruce MacGregor presents the very best in folk and roots music from around the world. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland Classics Unwrapped: 9pm on BBC Radio
Scotland. Jamie MacDougall presents the best in Roddy Hart: 11pm on BBC Radio Scotland. classical music. Roddy shines a spotlight on great contemporary www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland and classic songwriting. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland Billy Sloan: 11pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Billy plays a Great Collaboration track featuring Buskers: 10pm on BBC ALBA. Featuring KAREN ALTERED IMAGES and John Peel. DUNBAR, JUSTIN CURRIE and busker ALAN www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland DIXON www.bbcalba.co.uk Na Trads: 11.50pm on BBC ALBA. From the Scot Trads award stage, ADAM SUTHERLAND -----------------------------------------------and band perform 'Thorb the Robot'. www.bbcalba.co.uk MONDAY 13 MARCH The Janice Forsyth Show: 2pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Janice Forsyth tunes into what is happening in music, arts and culture from across Scotland. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland Get It On... With Bryan Burnett: 6.30pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Bryan plays essential music chosen by listeners. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland Vic Galloway: 9pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Featuring interviews with BIFFY CLYRO, KATE TEMPEST, CHUCK MOSLEY, STEVE MASON and others. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland Na Trads: 10pm on BBC ALBA. Music and chat with DUBCAN CHISHOLM, PAUL McKENNA and RIONA WHYTE. www.bbcalba.co.uk
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page 5: music on tv + radio :: scots in london :: scots in america carol.musicnewsscotland@gmail.com 30 MARCH TWELFTH DAY: At Cecil Sharp House, London. 7.30pm. Twelfth Day are fiddle player Catriona Price and harpist Esther Swift. They both sing – often in unison, creating a new voice that is neither one nor the other. They both write – together, weaving traditional folk with classical elements to create a music that’s outside of genre. Lyrically they combine their own experiences, inspirations and dreams, informed by musical travels around the globe and their upbringings in Orkney and the Scottish Borders. They are inseparable. www.facebook.com/twelfthday
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TWELFTH DAY: At Old Queen's Head, 44 Essex Road, N1 8LN London. 7.30pm. Twelfth Day are fiddle player Catriona Price and harpist Esther Swift. They both sing – often in unison, creating a new voice that is neither one nor the other. They both write – together, weaving traditional folk with classical elements to create a music that’s outside of genre. Lyrically they combine their own experiences, inspirations and dreams, 7 APRIL informed by musical travels around the globe and their upbringings in Orkney and the Scottish ADRIANA SPINA: At The Sound Lounge, Borders. They are inseparable. Watermill Way, London. Adriana's songs are honest and sparkling, and her live performances www.facebook.com/twelfthday not quickly forgotten - raw and heartfelt in equal 8 AUGUST measure. Having released her debut album in 2011, she has performed prolifically, sharing the stage with the likes of Sheryl Crow, Paolo Nutini, DAVE ARCARI: At Blue’s Kitchen, Camden, London. Slide guitarist & songwriter Dave Eddi Reader, Midge Ure, and Dar Williams. Arcari’s alt.blues sounds owe as much to trash www.facebook.com/adrianaspinamusic country, punk and rockabilly as they do pre-war Delta blues and have been showcased via nine 29 APRIL internationally acclaimed solo CD releases. Arcari’s latest release – the Hellbound Train EP – EDDI READER + special guest ADAM entered the iTunes blues charts at number HOLMES: At Union Chapel, London. EDDI seven in June 2016 and a follow up album, READER famously harmonized with Annie provisionally titled Givers & Takers, is scheduled Lennox touring with the Eurythmics, after her time with successful punk outfit Gang of Four. It for release in early 2017. www.davearcari.com was the short-lived but warmly remembered Fairground Attraction that really brought her into the limelight and to the attention of a much wider audience. The single ‘Perfect’ and parent album First of a Million Kisses both topped the British charts. ADAM HOLMES combines the songwriting influences of artists such as John Martyn, Bon Iver, James Taylor and Townes Van Zandt with the rhythm and blues, country and folk music textures of The Band, Neil Young and Reaching our Scottish expat Ryan Adams and The Cardinals to play his own readership in America unique brand of Americana, with a hint of Scotland. Send us all your USA www.eddireader.co.uk
AUGUST / SEPTEMBER SKERRYVORE: On tour in America – details to be confirmed. Skerryvore are a multi-award winning 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
SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER OLD BLIND DOGS (album launch tour): Touring USA in September/October. Old Blind Dogs are back in 2017 with a new record and a new line up. Original member, Jonny Hardie (Fiddle / Vocals) is joined by long term partners Aaron Jones (Bouzouki / Vocals), Ali Hutton (Pipes / Whistles) and new percussion powerhouse Donald Hay. A Scottish band that takes their historical ties seriously, Old Blind Dogsʼ new recording captures parts of a tradition that goes back a long way. Great story telling and timeless tunes made for the ups and downs of life ... and dancing! www.oldblinddogs.co.uk
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jazz, we are very excited to be hosting a Edinburgh Folk Club presents ….. HANNAH Masterclass on Thursday 9 March at 5.30pm. SANDERS & BEN SAVAGE: At Summerhall, Jim Hart, Michael Janisch and Dave Smith share Edinburgh, EH9 1PL. Doors/bar 7:30pm; their immense knowledge and experience of showtime 8pm. £10 (non-members), £9 (conc), compositional techniques as well as ‘tricks of the £7 (EFC members). Following the release of trade’ in jazz improvisation. This is DEFINITELY Hannah’s acclaimed 2015 debut record ‘Charm an opportunity not to be missed for jazz Against Sorrow’, Ben - already an established musicians and students alike. The trio will also performer as a member of The Willows - started hold a Q&A session to sate your contemporary joining Hannah on gigs, partly to keep Hannah jazz curiosities further. £8/£6 students. company. “Going out solo is very isolating for www.thejazzbar.co.uk me” Hannah admits, “as I’d only just come back to music. It was really terrifying! In lots of Teviot Underground presents ….. ACE weird ways as well - just lonely.” ELEMENTARY + FAVOURITE CUSTOMER + www.efc1973.com DOG ON A SWING. Free, 9pm https://twitter.com/UndergroundEdin THE CLOUDMAKERS TRIO: At The Jazz Bar, 1a Chambers Street, Edinburgh. EH1 1HR. 10 MARCH 8.30pm. Another fine example of what’s going on at The Jazz Bar is The Cloudmakers Trio, on Mellow Promotions presents ….. 8th and 9th, who play fine music under the SISTERAY+ SKELFS + more: At Henry’s Cellar leadership of the award-winning multiBar, Edinburgh. 7-10pm. £5. Sisteray came instrumentalist Jim Hart (a founding member of together out of their shared love for bands such London’s Loop Collective). The Cloudmakers Trio as The Smiths, Velvet Underground, The Clash represents the culmination of over a decade of and The Replacements. This is proven in the musical growth between three of the finest upbeat melodies and lyrical observations of 21st musicians currently working on the international century Britain, combined with high-octane live jazz, improvised and alternative music scenes. performances that have been key to making As well as a concert to showcase what promises their live shows unmissable. Support from to feature some ground-breaking contemporary Linlithgow two-piece Skelfs and garage punk jazz, we are very excited to be hosting a band Brainglue. Masterclass on Thursday 9 March at 5.30pm. www.mellowpromotions.com Jim Hart, Michael Janisch and Dave Smith share their immense knowledge and experience of 11 MARCH compositional techniques as well as ‘tricks of the trade’ in jazz improvisation. This is DEFINITELY THE LITTLE KICKS: At Voodoo Rooms, an opportunity not to be missed for jazz Edinburgh. The Little Kicks have announced their musicians and students alike. The trio will also new album "Shake Off Your Troubles" - will be hold a Q&A session to sate your contemporary released on 3 March. To celebrate they will be jazz curiosities further. £8/£6 students. playing four release shows with two in their www.thejazzbar.co.uk hometown Aberdeen, and also Glasgow and Edinburgh. Tickets for these shows, complete 9 MARCH with pre-order album bundles are available now – see website for details. Since forming in THE CLOUDMAKERS TRIO: At The Jazz Bar, early 2009 the band have been regulars on the 1a Chambers Street, Edinburgh. EH1 1HR. UK touring circuit but have also played to a 8.30pm. Another fine example of what’s going great response in Europe. The band has enjoyed on at The Jazz Bar is The Cloudmakers Trio, on sharing stages with the likes of Foals, The 8th and 9th, who play fine music under the Vaccines, Frightened Rabbit, The Twilight Sad, leadership of the award-winning multiTwin Atlantic, Maximo Park, Mystery Jets, instrumentalist Jim Hart (a founding member of Errors, The Kooks, Editors, Wild Nothing and London’s Loop Collective). The Cloudmakers Trio Maccabees and have also performed at many of represents the culmination of over a decade of Scotland’s major music festivals including T in musical growth between three of the finest the Park, Belladrum, Insider, Brew at the Bog, musicians currently working on the international Electric Fields, Solus, Kelburn Garden Party and jazz, improvised and alternative music scenes. Insider. Gig tickets @ As well as a concert to showcase what promises http://tinyurl.com/SOYTEDI11Mar to feature some ground-breaking contemporary www.thelittlekicks.co.uk
13 MARCH Brookfield Knights present ….. LIZABETT RUSSO TRIO: At Traverse Theatre Bar, Edinburgh. Since releasing her 2013-issued debut ‘The Traveller’s Song’, which stimulated interest across Europe, the US and Canada, Lizabett Russo has continued to develop and fine-tune a style and character that is refreshingly her own. She toured Japan and Seoul in 2015 and 2016, latterly to showcase material from her latest release, “The Burning Mountain”. Reviewing the CD for Acoustic magazine, Julian Piper applauded her “Björk-like intensity” while fRoots praised her “astonishing vocal range” and added: “This is an artist who is well worth investigating.” www.lizabettrusso.com www.brookfield-knights.com/up-coming-tours.html
15 MARCH Drake Music Scotland presents ….. Jazz Jigsaw: At The Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, EH8 9JG. Jazz Jigsaw is a funky and ambitious new work by Lewis Forbes, showcasing music technology instruments, a Figurenotes band and jazz big band. Each of the movement titles is inspired by images that might be used for a jigsaw: Firework Fusion, Submarine Scene, and Cityscape Strut. The music is made from small ideas or ‘pieces’ that slot together to make a whole picture – exploring the way that jazz music is made from rhythmic fragments, repeated riffs and simple melodies – with lots of space for solos. Jazz Jigsaw was commissioned by Drake Music Scotland specifically for a unique ensemble of young musicians including pupils from Braidburn and Pilrig Park Special Schools and Edinburgh Schools Jazz Orchestra. This project is a collaboration with City of Edinburgh Council with funding from Creative Scotland’s Youth Music Initiative. www.drakemusicscotland.org 17 MARCH JENNY STURGEON: At House Concert, Edinburgh. "Jenny Sturgeon is a singersongwriter who brings together the old and new with a rare skill" R2 Magazine. The inspiration for Jenny's lyrics comes from folklore, historical events and personal experience, and having trained as a biologist her enthusiasm for nature creeps in to all her work. www.jennysturgeonmusic.com/gigs
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page 8: edinburgh + mid - east - west lothian Mellow Promotions presents ….. GLASS PEAKS+ THIRTY THREE CONNECTION: At Electric Circus, Edinburgh. 7-10pm. £6. Having been founded just over a year ago, Glass Peaks are quickly earning themselves a reputation as one of the Southeast’s hottest new talents. The four-piece from Kent dive into the realm of selfproclaimed ‘melancholic alt-pop’, derived from influences such as Joy Division and The Smiths and resonating the sound of contemporaries like Ben Howard, Foals, The Maccabees and White Lies. Glass Peaks are determined to stamp their own mark on the scene. Support from piano driven indie-rock collective Thirty Three Connection and ANNAHAR. www.mellowpromotions.com
Louis Jordan to the contemporary songs of Gary Clark Jr via Tom Waits, Buddy Guy et al, this band delivers! www.usedblues.rocks/gigs 27 MARCH
SOUTHERN TENANT FOLK UNION: At Soundhouse @ Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh. September 2016 saw the release of the seventh Southern Tenant Folk Union album Join Forces and the band now tour in support of it. It was written following the May 2015 general election result, and then recorded in June and July last year amidst a quickly changing political landscape, something that has made the suite of songs seem timelier still. The band will be 18 MARCH touring to support the release throughout the remainder of 2016 and into Spring 2017. RACHEL ALICE JOHNSON: At Cabaret Voltaire, Musically the album harks back to the more Edinburgh. Since being selected for Creative roots and bluegrass sounding earlier albums and Scotland's 'Verden Studios Demo Project 15', is divided into two main strands. Rachel Alice Johnson has gone on to perform www.southerntenantfolkunion.com with her band at such venues as the BBC Scotland Castle Tent and most recently at King THE EDINBURGH QUARTET: At the Queen's Tuts Wah Wah Hit. Inspired by Lana Del Rey, Hall, Edinburgh. To mark the centenary of the Royal Blood and The Black Keys, her debut EP Russian Revolution, the EQ presents this '2AM' transitions in to a new vibe of sultry rock programme which acknowledges the direct and toll combined with bass heavy electro-pop. impact of Russian politics on Shostakovich and www.facebook.com/RachelAliceJohnsonArts which also looks at Mozart's quartet writing at the time of the French Revolution. The EQ will 19 MARCH also be revelling in the daring spirit of Beethoven's String Quartet Op. 59 No. 3, which RACKHOUSE PILFER: At House Concert, still shocks listeners today! Edinburgh. Stomping Irish Americana-bluegrass www.edinburghquartet.com sextet Rackhouse Pilfer are on tour performing songs from their acclaimed 2014 album Love and 30 MARCH Havoc, they’ll also be previewing material from their eagerly anticipated third album, due for MAIRI CAMPBELL: Pulse: At Scottish release in the summer. Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh. Mairi Campbell: www.rackhousepilfer.com Pulse on the road in spring 2017 with more dates to be added. A homecoming in viola, voice, 23 MARCH movement, animation and storytelling. Pulse is the story of Mairi Campbell’s quest to heal Edinburgh Blues Club presents ….. NINE cultural wounds. From classical training at BELOW ZERO: At The Voodoo Rooms, London’s Guildhall, to love and danger in Mexico Edinburgh. Legendary blues band Nine Below and discovering step-dancing in Cape Breton. Zero perform a Big Band show performing songs Co-devised and directed by Kath Burlinson. from across the blues and R&B spectrum. Supported by Made in Scotland. The album Pulse Edinburgh Blues Club is a Community Interest (2016 edition) is also available to buy as a Company created to harness popular support for download or a CD. high quality blues music events and related www.mairicampbell.scot masterclasses. www.facebook.com/bluesclubedinburgh 31 MARCH 26 MARCH USED BLUES: At The Barrelhouse Bar & Grill, Edinburgh. 4pm, free. From the 1940's tunes of
Mellow Promotions presents ….. JOE MCCORRISTON + JW EDWARDS + JOHNNY BROWN + SAPIENN: At Sketchy Beats Café, Edinburgh. 6:30-10pm. £6 on the door.
Independent Lancaster-born Singer-Songwriter Joe McCorriston and Shields UK frontman JW Edwards play an intimate acoustic set as part of their UK tour. Support from Edinburgh singer songwriter Johnny Brown and Glasgow’s Sapienn. The show is taking place at Sketchy Beats and will be open before the gig from 6:30pm, so come down and have some food/hot drinks before the acts. £6 entry which includes unlimited corkage for BYOB. www.mellowpromotions.com 6 APRIL Scary Biscuit Promotions presents ….. BEN GLOVER – The Emigrant Tour: At The Voodoo Rooms West Register St, Edinburgh £13 (+b/f in adv). 8PM. Nashville-based Irishman Ben Glover will be in Edinburgh and his latest album, The Emigrant, is confirming his status as a formidable singer/songwriter with whom the likes of Gretchen Peters and Mary Gauthier are keen to collaborate. He’s toured with Vince Gill, Buddy Miller and Jim Lauderdale and, on his most recent visit to Glasgow, he went down a storm at the Glasgow Americana Festival. “The Emigrant is a tremendous sweep and should end up on the shores of many a top ten albums of 2016 list.” – No Depression. Tickets from www.brownpapertickets.com www.benglover.co.uk OLD BLIND DOGS (album launch tour): At Queen's Hall, Edinburgh. 8pm. Old Blind Dogs are back in 2017 with a new record and a new line up. Original member, Jonny Hardie (Fiddle / Vocals) is joined by long term partners Aaron Jones (Bouzouki / Vocals), Ali Hutton (Pipes / Whistles) and new percussion powerhouse Donald Hay. A Scottish band that takes their historical ties seriously, Old Blind Dogsʼ new recording captures parts of a tradition that goes back a long way. Great story telling and timeless tunes made for the ups and downs of life ... and dancing! Tickets @ www.thequeenshall.net www.oldblinddogs.co.uk 7 APRIL Edinburgh Blues Club presents ….. GILES ROBSON and GERRY JABLONSKI & THE ELECTRIC BAND: At The Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh. Joint headliner show from Giles Robson and Gerry Jablonski & the Electric Band. Giles Robson Band: World leading blues harmonica player Giles Robson and his first class band experienced an awesome 2016. His debut album, "For those Who Need The Blues"
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MUSIC NEWS Scotland GIGguide page 11: edinburgh + mid - east - west lothian recorded completely live in one session captured the spontaneous dirty and rough blues sound that is gaining Robson and the band rave reviews and stellar audience reactions. Robson and his band have created an incredible buzz around their dirty sweat down the walls twelve bar road house blues. The Gerry Jablonski Band: Regulars to the Edinburgh Blues Club will know that the Gerry Jablonski Band are a four piece blues rock powerhouse that never fails to win over their audience as they take them on a rollercoaster ride of original music that pays tribute to the blues rock classics that have influenced this band. Edinburgh Blues Club is a Community Interest Company created to harness popular support for high quality blues music events and related masterclasses. www.facebook.com/bluesclubedinburgh 8 APRIL THE FIRRENES plus ROSS ARTHUR: At Cabaret Voltaire, 36-38 Blair St, Edinburgh EH1 1QR. Doors open 7.00pm. First act on at 7.30pm. Main band on at 8.30pm. Music finishes at 9.45pm. The Firrenes are a new five-piece band from Edinburgh, playing original, songbased rock music and drawing on influences as varied as folk, soul, Americana, 70s rock, blues and classical. The band is fronted by singer/ guitarist Jules Reed (aka Julian Wagstaff, who is also the band's principal songwriter) and singer Allie McMurchie. This is the band's second public performance, following a hugely successful launch concert at Edinburgh's Voodoo Rooms in November 2016. The Firrenes are delighted to welcome Edinburgh singer-songwriter Ross Arthur as their support act at Cabaret Voltaire, and alto saxophonist James McCutcheon as guest musician on stage with The Firrenes. Tickets £8.00 (£5.00) at the door or @ www.TheFirrenes.com or at the door www.facebook.com/thefirrenes FROST: At The Liquid Rooms, 9C Victoria St. Edinburgh. EH1 2HE. Doors 7PM. Tickets £16.50 ON 0131 225 2564. BAFTA nominated and Ivor Novello award winning songwriter Jem Godfrey formed Frost* in 2005 after 5 years of writing million selling number 1 records for the likes of Holly Valance, Atomic Kitten and X-Factor. With latest album “Falling Satellites” released in May 2016. A fantastic Cruise to The Edge. An already existing legendarily loyal and deeply committed fan base. Frost* are cementing their reputation as one of the leading progressive rock acts of the 21st century. http://frost.life/
album First of a Million Kisses both topped the British charts. ADAM HOLMES combines the songwriting influences of artists such as John TWELFTH DAY: At The Traverse Theatre Martyn, Bon Iver, James Taylor and Townes Van Edinburgh. Twelfth Day are fiddle player Zandt with the rhythm and blues, country and Catriona Price and harpist Esther Swift. They folk music textures of The Band, Neil Young and both sing – often in unison, creating a new voice Ryan Adams and The Cardinals to play his own that is neither one nor the other. They both unique brand of Americana, with a hint of write – together, weaving traditional folk with Scotland. classical elements to create a music that’s www.eddireader.co.uk outside of genre. Lyrically they combine their own experiences, inspirations and dreams, RED NOTE ENSEMBLE: Parlour Sounds (World informed by musical travels around the globe Premiere) at Edinburgh International Science and their upbringings in Orkney and the Scottish Festival, Dissection Room, Summerhall. Borders. They are inseparable. 8:00pm - 9.30pm. Parlour Sounds is a www.facebook.com/twelfthday multimedia project involving kitchen devices, and housekeeping aids in a subversive, 10 APRIL experimental electronic aesthetic. Coming out of Patricia Alessandrini’s Sound and Music KATHRYN ROBERTS and SEAN LAKEMAN: At Embedded residency with Red Note Ensemble, in Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh. Show 8pm. 2016 partnership with the Conservatoire de Paris, it BBC Radio 2 Folk Award Winners ‘Best Duo’ will also feature work by composers associated Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman head out on with the Conservatoire. Tickets: £12, £10 ON tour in support of their new 8 track EP entitled 0844 557 2686 OR @ ‘Saved For A Rainy Day’. "Over the last few http://bit.ly/EISFParlourSounds years there have been several cover songs we www.rednoteensemble.com have performed live and never got round to recording. Along with a couple of our own 21 APRIL originals that didn't 'fit' with our previous releases. These have often been requested on Edinburgh Blues Club presents ….. THE CD and, subsequently, 'Saved For A Rainy Day' JENSEN INTERCEPTORS: At The Voodoo has become a limited edition of rarities." Tickets Rooms, Edinburgh. The Jensen Interceptors are £11 on 0131 228 1404 or @ one of the most authentic and exciting Blues www.traverse.co.uk bands to hit the UK scene in recent years. www.kathrynrobertsandseanlakeman.com Playing in the classic blues style, fronted by harmonica ace Gary Martin, the band tear 11 APRIL through a mix of covers by the likes of Slim Harpo/ Little Walter/ T’Bone Walker and THE NIGHT WITH ….. JOANNA NICHOLSON Muddy Waters as well as their own originals and EMMA LLOYD: At The Rowantree, 253 The which are all delivered with the authentic Jensen Cowgate, Edinburgh. 7.30pm. Tickets £10 / spin. Edinburgh Blues Club is a Community £8conc. Season ticket £32. Booking fees not Interest Company created to harness popular included. The Night With returns for a second support for high quality blues music events and season. Featuring new work by Nina Whiteman related masterclasses. and Matthew Whiteside. www.facebook.com/bluesclubedinburgh www.thenightwith.co.uk 22 APRIL 13 APRIL JENNY STURGEON: At House Concert, EDDI READER + special guest ADAM Edinburgh. "Jenny Sturgeon is a singerHOLMES: At Festival Theatre, Edinburgh. EDDI songwriter who brings together the old and new READER famously harmonized with Annie with a rare skill" R2 Magazine. The inspiration Lennox touring with the Eurythmics, after her for Jenny's lyrics comes from folklore, historical time with successful punk outfit Gang of Four. It events and personal experience, and having was the short-lived but warmly remembered trained as a biologist her enthusiasm for nature Fairground Attraction that really brought her into creeps in to all her work. the limelight and to the attention of a much www.jennysturgeonmusic.com/gigs wider audience. The single ‘Perfect’ and parent 9 APRIL
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Edinburgh Blues Club presents ….. DANNY BRYANT BIG BAND SHOW: At The Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh. Danny will be performing with a nine-piece big band. The band has been specially assembled and will feature keys, and a four-piece brass section. The ensemble will begin touring select venues in Europe in January 2017 (see below) culminating with the release of a live album recorded at these shows in April 2017. Danny will be performing re tooled and rearranged songs from his back catalogue alongside many of his all-time favourite Blues classics. Edinburgh Blues Club is a Community Interest Company created to harness popular support for high quality blues music events and related masterclasses. www.facebook.com/bluesclubedinburgh
Edinburgh. tantil before i breathe. is the third album from Mercury Prize-winning rapper Speech Debelle: an emotionally-crafted independent project that explores her developing self-awareness, healing and liberation, accompanied by a digital cookbook and memoir filled with intimate stories documenting the highs and lows of the poetic South London lyricist's journey through life and the music business; released together on Friday March 17th, 2017. Speech Debelle also announces a new UK tour throughout May 2017 with dates in Bristol, London, Norwich, Leeds and Edinburgh. www.speechdebelle.com 30 MAY JENNY STURGEON: At Leith Folk Club, Leith. "Jenny Sturgeon is a singer-songwriter who brings together the old and new with a rare skill" R2 Magazine. The inspiration for Jenny's lyrics comes from folklore, historical events and personal experience, and having trained as a biologist her enthusiasm for nature creeps in to all her work. www.jennysturgeonmusic.com/gigs
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SCOTTISH NATIONAL JAZZ ORCHESTRA – Porgy Bess and Sketches of Spain: At Usher Hall, Edinburgh. Directed by Tommy Smith and featuring Tom MacNiven and Laura Jurd. Miles Davis and Gil Evans gifted Porgy Bess and Sketches of Spain to jazz as vibrant, sultry and enourmously satisfying pieces of modern music, the SNJO is delighted to pay homage to these legendary musicians. www.snjo.co.uk
Brookfield Knights present ….. BRONWYNNE BRENT: At Performing Arts Centre, Kilbarchan. Mississippi Delta songbird, Bronwynne Brent returns to these shores for three weeks of touring (in trio format) having entranced the UK on her last visit. Her spine-tingling vocal style has been compared to Billie Holiday, Peggy Lee and Amy Winehouse - a remarkable singersongwriter who simply oozes class. Bob Harris, playing tracks from her stunning album, Stardust, repeatedly on his BBC Radio 2 show told listeners: “This is absolutely gorgeous - really special!" www.bronwynnebrent.com
5 MAY THE FILTHY TONGUES supporting THE SKIDS: At Liquid Rooms, Edinburgh. The Filthy Tongues have occupied a unique place at the heart of Scottish alternative rock, in various manifestations, since the mid 80’s. The single Jacobs Ladder, taken from the bands album of the same name has received numerous BBC Scotland plays and the album a 4 star Scottish Express review. God is in the TV said about the album “These songs wrap themselves around you like a warm blanket and effortlessly soothe your soul.” www.filthytongues.com 18 MAY The Fallen Angels Club presents ….. TIM O’BRIEN plus KAIA KATER: At The Teviot Debating Hall, Edinburgh. Tickets from Tickets Scotland on 0131 220 3234. www.fallenangelsclub.com 21 MAY The Fallen Angels Club presents ….. KRIS DREVER: At Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh. Tickets from Tickets Scotland on 0131 220 3234. www.fallenangelsclub.com 27 MAY SPEECH DEBELLE: At Voodoo Rooms,
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9 MARCH RED NOTE ENSEMBLE: Red Note MusicLab at Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow. 7:30pm. This programme features the RCS Leverhulme Conducting Fellows at the helm of Red Note Ensemble and will include works by some of the most important composers of our time, including Oliver Knussen, Edmund Finnis, George Benjamin, Tristan Murail and John Casken. Tickets: £10, £7.50, £5 @ www.rcs.ac.uk www.rednoteensemble.com 10 MARCH THE LITTLE KICKS: At The Hug & Pint, Glasgow. The Little Kicks have announced their new album "Shake Off Your Troubles" will be released on 3 March. To celebrate they will be playing four release shows with two in their hometown Aberdeen, and also Glasgow and Edinburgh. Tickets for these shows, complete with pre-order album bundles are available now – see website for details. Since forming in early 2009 the band have been regulars on the UK touring circuit but have also played to a great response in Europe. The band has enjoyed sharing stages with the likes of Foals, The Vaccines,
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MUSIC NEWS Scotland GIGguide page 15: glasgow + surrounding area Frightened Rabbit, The Twilight Sad, Twin Atlantic, Maximo Park, Mystery Jets, Errors, The Kooks, Editors, Wild Nothing and Maccabees and have also performed at many of Scotland’s major music festivals including T in the Park, Belladrum, Insider, Brew at the Bog, Electric Fields, Solus, Kelburn Garden Party and Insider. Gig tickets @ http://tinyurl.com/SOYTGLA10Mar www.thelittlekicks.co.uk 12 MARCH The Fallen Angels Club presents ….. MARK EITZEL plus FERNANDO: At The Admiral Bar, Glasgow. Doors 7.30pm, 8pm start. Tickets £15 from Tickets Scotland on 0141 204 5151. American Music Club’s guiding spirit and force, Mark Eitzel is heading to Glasgow for his first Scottish date in three years. Songs from his tenth solo album and his first since 2013, Hey Mr Ferryman, – produced by Mercury Prize winner, Bernard Butler (Suede) and released in January 2017) – will be to the fore at The Admiral as well as the splendour of his back catalogue. His live shows are edgy and enjoyably unpredictable with his self-deprecating manner never far from the surface. www.fallenangelsclub.com USED BLUES: At The Cave, Paisley. 6pm, free. From the 1940's tunes of Louis Jordan to the contemporary songs of Gary Clark Jr via Tom Waits, Buddy Guy et al, this band delivers! www.usedblues.rocks/gigs
MAIRI CAMPBELL – ‘Wolves’: At Tramway, Glasgow. 3pm + 7pm. Wolves, is a new show that Mairi Campbell’s working on with the Barrowland Ballet. “I always wondered what crowd surfing would be like and yesterday I found out, being lifted by five dancers while playing viola! Luke Sutherland is the composer so it’s a real thrill being part of a new creation which also includes an intergenerational cast of dance artists including older performers, teenagers and children.” Tickets are available now. For a full list of upcoming gigs visit www.mairicampbell.scot/gigs/ RACKHOUSE PILFER: At The Bungalow, Paisley. Stomping Irish Americana-bluegrass sextet Rackhouse Pilfer are on tour performing songs from their acclaimed 2014 album Love and Havoc, they’ll also be previewing material from their eagerly anticipated third album, due for release in the summer. www.rackhousepilfer.com 19 MARCH BADSTONE: At The Clutha, Glasgow, free admission. 7pm. Some Rock, Blues , Soul plus more from a group of experienced musicians who have many years playing, touring and recording experience between them. www.facebook.com/harleysfurys.ayr 21 MARCH
The Fallen Angels Club presents ….. NED ROBERTS plus support (In association with The Star Folk Club): At The Admiral Bar, Glasgow. Doors 7.30pm, 8pm start. Tickets £10 Brookfield Knights present ….. LIZABETT from Tickets Scotland on 0141 204 5151 and RUSSO TRIO: At The Performing Arts Centre, Admiral Bar. Singer/songwriter Ned Roberts is Kilbarchan. Since releasing her 2013-issued heading to Glasgow with new songs to deliver. debut ‘The Traveller’s Song’, which stimulated Ned, who opened for Anais Mitchell at St interest across Europe, the US and Canada, Andrew’s In The Square back in 2014, has a new Lizabett Russo has continued to develop and album, Outside My Mind, coming out only two fine-tune a style and character that is days after his Admiral show. London-based Ned refreshingly her own. She toured Japan and has toured aplenty and also enjoyed supporting Seoul in 2015 and 2016, latterly to showcase slots with the likes of Joe Pug, Micah P. Hinson, material from her latest release, “The Burning The Delines and Sarabeth Tucek. It’s a big week Mountain”. Reviewing the CD for Acoustic magazine, Julian Piper applauded her “Björk-like for Ned with the release of his second album so intensity” while fRoots praised her “astonishing we’re pleased he can return to Glasgow for this vocal range” and added: “This is an artist who is gig. www.fallenangelsclub.com well worth investigating.” www.lizabettrusso.com www.brookfield-knights.com/up-coming-tours.html 22 MARCH 17 MARCH
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7.30pm. Norrie McCulloch’s on tour supporting his third full-length album, 'Bare Along The Branches', in as many years effortlessly merges folk, country, americana and indie genres. Recorded live to analogue tape with regular collaborators: Dave McGowan (Teenage Fanclub), Stuart Kidd and Marco Rea (The Wellgreen), Iain Thompson (Bella Hardy band) and Iain Sloan (Wynntown Marshals) this is his most accomplished collection of songs to date. www.norriemcculloch.com The Fallen Angels Club presents ….. BEN GLOVER plus ALAN TENNIE: At The Admiral Bar 72 Waterloo St, Glasgow G2 7DA. Tickets £13 from Tickets Scotland 0141 204 5151 and from The Admiral Bar. Doors 7.30pm, 8pm start. Nashville-based Irishman Ben Glover will be back in Glasgow and his latest album, The Emigrant, is confirming his status as a formidable singer/songwriter with whom the likes of Gretchen Peters and Mary Gauthier are keen to collaborate. He’s toured with Vince Gill, Buddy Miller and Jim Lauderdale and, on his most recent visit to the city, he went down a storm at the Glasgow Americana Festival at a special show that also featured Roddy Hart and Boo Hewerdine. “The Emigrant is a tremendous sweep and should end up on the shores of many a top ten albums of 2016 list.” – No Depression. www.fallenangelsclub.com Sounds in the Suburbs presents ..... PETER BRUNTNELL TRIO: At Doublet Bar, Glasgow. https://twitter.com/suburbs1 24 MARCH ADRIANA SPINA (album launch): At Flying Duck, Glasgow. 7pm. Adriana's songs are honest and sparkling, and her live performances not quickly forgotten - raw and heartfelt in equal measure. Having released her debut album in 2011, she has performed prolifically, sharing the stage with the likes of Sheryl Crow, Paolo Nutini, Eddi Reader, Midge Ure, and Dar Williams. www.facebook.com/adrianaspinamusic Sounds in the Suburbs presents ..... BRIGITTE DEMEYER and WILL KIMBROUGH: At The Argyll Hotel, Glasgow. Nashville-based acoustic soul-blues singersongwriter Brigitte DeMeyer and esteemed singer-songwriter-guitarist Will Kimbrough visit Glasgow as part of a UK tour in support of their widely acclaimed new album Mockingbird Soul. If music is ultimately about moving people physically or emotionally - there’s no question
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USED BLUES: At The Doghouse Bar, Balloch. 9.30pm, free. From the 1940's tunes of Louis Jordan to the contemporary songs of Gary Clark Jr via Tom Waits, Buddy Guy et al, this band delivers! www.usedblues.rocks/gigs
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The Fallen Angels Club presents ….. ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO plus DON www.brookfield-knights.com/up-coming-tours.html ANTONIO: At Stereo, Glasgow, 7pm for 7.45pm start. Tickets £16 from Tickets Scotland on 0141 30 MARCH 204 5151. Renowned songwriter, singer, true believer, Alejandro Escovedo has released Burn THE PINEAPPLE THIEF with support Something Beautiful on January 20th, 2017 via GODSTICKS: Pulse: At ABC2, Glasgow. As part Fantasy Records/Proper supported by a full UK of a string of European dates in support of their tour. In a trailblazing career that began with highly acclaimed new album, Your Wilderness. The Nuns, San Francisco’s famed punk They will be joined by virtuoso Gavin Harrison innovators, to the Austin-based-based alt(Porcupine Tree, King Crimson) on drums and country rock pioneers, Rank & File, to Texas will play live together for the first time on this bred darlings, True Believers, through countless tour. On tour, the band will be performing Your all-star collaborations and tribute album Wilderness plus a string of re-imagined appearances and finally a series of beloved solo favourites from their back catalogue, and with an albums beginning with 1992’s acclaimed Gravity, expanded 5-piece line-up including Darran Escovedo has earned a surplus of distinctions: Charles on additional guitar duties. Seen as one No Depression magazine’s Artist of the Decade of the most vital rock bands the UK has Award in 1998 and the Americana Music produced over the last two decades, The Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award for Pineapple Thief was formed in 1999 by founder Performing in 2006, just to name two. and chief songwriter Bruce Soord. The band has www.fallenangelsclub.com steadily evolved and refined its sound with the bass playing of Jon Sykes and the production TWELFTH DAY: At The Hug and Pint, Glasgow. and keyboards of Steve Kitch vital ingredients of Twelfth Day are fiddle player Catriona Price and the unmistakable TPT sound. harpist Esther Swift. They both sing – often in www.thepineapplethief.com unison, creating a new voice that is neither one nor the other. They both write – together, 31 MARCH weaving traditional folk with classical elements to create a music that’s outside of genre. Rock concert in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust Lyrically they combine their own experiences, with BIG COUNTRY and special guests inspirations and dreams, informed by musical ALTERED SKY + CHRIS ASHTON: At Grand travels around the globe and their upbringings in Hall, Clydebank Town Hall, Clydebank, G81. £25. Orkney and the Scottish Borders. They are 7pm. A night of music in aid of Teenage Cancer inseparable. Trust. Fully licensed bar and headline www.facebook.com/twelfthday performance by Scottish music giants Big Country.Tickets are available online @ 11 APRIL www.tct.bigcartel.com THE WAYNE DEVRO SET (album launch): At WORSE THAN MOE: At Ivory Blacks, Glasgow. The Hug and Pint, Glasgow. The Wayne Devro Back for the first time in two years at Ivory Set, the name of a new project by Scottish Blacks showcasing their new album The Ideal of musician and producer Brian Docherty. Youth was released on the 16 December. This Birdsulfur, the brand new album from the band second Album will leave you wondering what's is released April 14th. Award-nominated coming next as it skips through multiple genres composer, Docherty, is perhaps best known for like the progressive sound on Cabin Fever to the
20 APRIL EDDI READER + special guest ADAM HOLMES: At City Halls, Glasgow. EDDI READER famously harmonized with Annie Lennox touring with the Eurythmics, after her time with successful punk outfit Gang of Four. It was the short-lived but warmly remembered Fairground Attraction that really brought her into the limelight and to the attention of a much wider audience. The single ‘Perfect’ and parent album First of a Million Kisses both topped the British charts. ADAM HOLMES combines the songwriting influences of artists such as John Martyn, Bon Iver, James Taylor and Townes Van Zandt with the rhythm and blues, country and folk music textures of The Band, Neil Young and Ryan Adams and The Cardinals to play his own unique brand of Americana, with a hint of Scotland. www.eddireader.co.uk 21 APRIL EDDI READER + special guest ADAM HOLMES: At Beacon Arts, Greenock. EDDI READER famously harmonized with Annie Lennox touring with the Eurythmics, after her time with successful punk outfit Gang of Four. It was the short-lived but warmly remembered Fairground Attraction that really brought her into the limelight and to the attention of a much wider audience. The single ‘Perfect’ and parent album First of a Million Kisses both topped the British charts. ADAM HOLMES combines the songwriting influences of artists such as John Martyn, Bon Iver, James Taylor and Townes Van Zandt with the rhythm and blues, country and folk music textures of The Band, Neil Young and Ryan Adams and The Cardinals to play his own unique brand of Americana, with a hint of Scotland. www.eddireader.co.uk
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MUSIC NEWS Scotland GIGguide page 18: glasgow and surrounding area HUE AND CRY - Pocketful Of Stones Weekend (Stripped Accompanied Show): At O2 ABC Glasgow. Hue and Cry will be performing two very special shows in Glasgow’s o2 ABC venue on Friday, 21 April and Saturday, 22 April. Building on the huge success of previous ‘Hue and Cry’ weekends in this much loved Glasgow venue the POCKETFUL OF STONES WEEKEND will see the band raise the bar yet again as they deliver everything that fans have grown to love during the weekend and much more. As part of the Friday night ‘stripped’ performance brothers Pat and Greg Kane will be joined on stage by several guest musicians to accompany them in renditions of Hue and Cry classics (‘Looking For Linda’, ‘Labour Of Love’, ‘Stars Crash Down’, ‘Violently’) some new songs from the forthcoming album (release date tbc) and a few surprises. On the Saturday night not only will Pat and Greg be joined by their unmissable full band, they will also be welcoming a string section, to deliver a one-off spectacular evening of live music which will include all the Hue and Cry hits alongside exclusive never heard before tracks. Tickets on 0844 844 844 or @ www.ticketmaster.co.uk www.hueandcry.co.uk
The Stripped Sessions Presents ….. BRIAN (NASHER) NASH - (Ex Frankie Goes to Hollywood) with special guest DARYL SPERRY: At Audio Glasgow. Doors 7:30 pm £10. Over 18's. Tickets Available from Tickets Scotland www.facebook.com/events/763191313819273/ Brookfield Knights present ….. CONNLA: At Performing Arts Centre, Kilbarchan. These five tremendous musicians came together while studying at Ulster University. Their debut EP won them loads of attention and rave reviews. Irish Music magazine said of the sampler: “Consider this your early warning system…there is something serious on the horizon and that creative storm is Connla.”Their 2016-issued album, River Waiting, won them even more welldeserved exposure. www.connlamusic.com www.brookfield-knights.com/up-coming-tours.html
DOGHOUSE ROSES & JOSEPH PARSONS DUO: At The Glad Cafe, 1006A Pollokshaws Rd, Glasgow G41 2HG. Doghouse Roses are a highly acclaimed folk / Americana duo from Glasgow formed by guitarist Paul Tasker and singer Iona Macdonald in 2006. The tenth anniversary of the band was marked with the release of their third studio album, 'Lost Is Not 22 APRIL Losing’(Yellowroom Music). On the week of its release it was album of the week on BBC Radio EDDI READER + special guest ADAM HOLMES: At Palace Theatre, Kilmarnock. EDDI Scotland, and the Daily Express declared that it 'delivers an extraordinary punch'. Joseph READER famously harmonized with Annie Parsons is a prolific songwriter, recording artist Lennox touring with the Eurythmics, after her time with successful punk outfit Gang of Four. It and performer with over 20 commercial label releases. Both live and with his recordings, was the short-lived but warmly remembered Fairground Attraction that really brought her into Joseph Parsons has always created his own unique sound. He brings a heart and soul to his the limelight and to the attention of a much songs through energy and emotional honesty, wider audience. The single ‘Perfect’ and parent ranging from stories of people caught in hard album First of a Million Kisses both topped the times to uplifting songs of love and life. Tickets British charts. ADAM HOLMES combines the £10 from songwriting influences of artists such as John Martyn, Bon Iver, James Taylor and Townes Van www.musicglue.com www.doghouseroses.net Zandt with the rhythm and blues, country and folk music textures of The Band, Neil Young and www.Josephparsons.com Ryan Adams and The Cardinals to play his own 30 APRIL unique brand of Americana, with a hint of Scotland. SCOTTISH NATIONAL JAZZ ORCHESTRA – www.eddireader.co.uk Porgy Bess and Sketches of Spain: At Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow. Directed by Tommy The Fallen Angels Club presents ….. OH Smith and featuring Tom MacNiven and Laura SUSANNA: At The Admiral Bar, Glasgow. Tickets from Tickets Scotland on 0141 204 5151. Jurd. Miles Davis and Gil Evans gifted Porgy Bess and Sketches of Spain to jazz as vibrant, sultry www.fallenangelsclub.com and enourmously satisfying pieces of modern music, the SNJO is delighted to pay homage to HUE AND CRY - Pocketful Of Stones Weekend (Full Band With Strings Show): At O2 these legendary musicians. www.snjo.co.uk ABC Glasgow. Hue and Cry will be performing two very special shows in Glasgow’s o2 ABC venue on Friday, 21 April and Saturday, 22 April. 1 MAY Building on the huge success of previous ‘Hue Celtic Music Radio presents ..... TIA and Cry’ weekends in this much loved Glasgow MCGRAFF: At Celtic Music Radio Studios, venue the POCKETFUL OF STONES WEEKEND will see the band raise the bar yet again as they Admiral Street, Kinning Park, Glasgow. Doors deliver everything that fans have grown to love 7.30pm. Donation – BYOB. Canadian singer/ songwriter, Tia McGraff is set for a Celtic Music during the weekend and much more. As part of the Friday night ‘stripped’ performance brothers Radio House Concert show on Monday, May 1 at the volunteer-led station’s Admiral Street studios Pat and Greg Kane will be joined on stage by in Glasgow. Internationally renowned and several guest musicians to accompany them in award-winning, Tia’s incisive and sparkling renditions of Hue and Cry classics (‘Looking For Americana/Country albums have brought her Linda’, ‘Labour Of Love’, ‘Stars Crash Down’, deserved praise with one critic describing her as ‘Violently’) some new songs from the forthcoming album (release date tbc) and a few a “female Gordon Lightfoot with the stage surprises. On the Saturday night not only will Pat presence and voice of an angel”. To reserve seats for this event please email: and Greg be joined by their unmissable full houseconcerts@celticmusicradio.net band, they will also be welcoming a string section, to deliver a one-off spectacular evening www.celticmusicradio.net of live music which will include all the Hue and 2 MAY Cry hits alongside exclusive never heard before tracks. Tickets on 0844 844 844 or @ JENNY STURGEON: At The Star Folk Club, www.ticketmaster.co.uk Glasgow. "Jenny Sturgeon is a singer-songwriter www.hueandcry.co.uk who brings together the old and new with a rare skill" R2 Magazine. The inspiration for Jenny's 29 APRIL lyrics comes from folklore, historical events and
personal experience, and having trained as a biologist her enthusiasm for nature creeps in to all her work. www.jennysturgeonmusic.com/gigs 3 MAY THE NIGHT WITH ….. THE AUREA QUARTET: At The Hug and Pint, 171 Great Western Road, Glasgow. 7.30pm. Tickets £10 / £8conc. Season ticket £32. Booking fees not included. The Night With returns for a second season. Music by Kevin Volans, Arvo Part and Garth Knox. www.thenightwith.co.uk 6 MAY MAIRI CAMPBELL’s ‘Pulse’ on tour: At Beacon Arts Centre, Greenock. 8.00pm. Pulse is "One musician's extrodinary tale of of finding her way back home" and the story of Pulse resonates far and wide and is touring to all kind of venues, For a full list of upcoming gigs visit www.mairicampbell.scot/gigs/ SKIDS with support THE FILTHY TONGUES: At ABC, Glasgow The Filthy Tongues have occupied a unique place at the heart of Scottish alternative rock, in various manifestations, since the mid 80’s. The single Jacobs Ladder, taken from the bands album of the same name has received numerous BBC Scotland plays and the album a 4 star Scottish Express review. God is in the TV said about the album “These songs wrap themselves around you like a warm blanket and effortlessly soothe your soul.” www.filthytongues.com 10 MAY Sounds in the Suburbs presents ..... THE KENNEDYS: At (venue to be confirmed), Glasgow. https://twitter.com/suburbs1 17 MAY The Fallen Angels Club presents ….. TIM O’BRIEN plus KAIA KATER: At St Andrew’s in the Square, Glasgow. Tickets from Tickets Scotland on 0141 204 5151. www.fallenangelsclub.com 19 MAY OLD BLIND DOGS (album launch tour): At The National Piping Centre, Glasgow. 8pm. Old Blind Dogs are back in 2017 with a new record and a new line up. Original member, Jonny Hardie (Fiddle / Vocals) is joined by long term partners Aaron Jones (Bouzouki / Vocals), Ali Hutton (Pipes / Whistles) and new percussion powerhouse Donald Hay. A Scottish band that takes their historical ties seriously, Old Blind Dogsʼ new recording captures parts of a tradition that goes back a long way. Great story telling and timeless tunes made for the ups and downs of life ... and dancing! Tickets @ www.thepipingcentre.co.uk www.oldblinddogs.co.uk 26 MAY The Fallen Angels Club presents ….. Aoife O’Donovan: At Cottiers, Glasgow. Tickets from Tickets Scotland on 0141 204 5151. www.fallenangelsclub.com 14 JUNE THE NIGHT WITH ….. TOM POULSON, DANIELLE PRICE and TIMOTHY COOPER: At The Hug and Pint, 171 Great Western Road, Glasgow. 7.30pm. Tickets £10 / £8conc. Season ticket £32. Booking fees not included. The Night With returns for a second season. Music by
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MUSIC NEWS Scotland GIGguide page 20: glasgow and surrounding area :: fife + central + perthshire + tayside Karlheinz Stockhausen, Alistair MacDonald and Jonathan Harvey. www.thenightwith.co.uk 17 JUNE StG Promotions Presents ….. THE FILTHY TONGUES with special Guests: At 02 ABC, Glasgow. The Filthy Tongues have occupied a unique place at the heart of Scottish alternative rock, in various manifestations, since the mid 80’s. The single Jacobs Ladder, taken from the bands album of the same name has received numerous BBC Scotland plays and the album a 4 star Scottish Express review. God is in the TV said about the album “These songs wrap themselves around you like a warm blanket and effortlessly soothe your soul.” Doors 19:00 £12.50ADV/£14.50 OTD, Over 14's. Tickets @ www.tickets-scotland.com www.filthytongues.com www.facebook.com/StgPromotions
Hall. 8pm. BYOB. Crail Folk Club aims to provide a quality guest list with the emphasis on entertainment. Come along and listen in a friendly atmosphere. During Singers' Nights the club features local singers and musicians, as well as those visiting Crail. It usually meets in the historic Town Hall in the centre of Crail. www.crailfolkclub.org.uk 11 MARCH
SIOBHAN MILLER: At Tolbooth, Stirling. A twotime winner of Scots Singer of the Year, Siobhan Miller is widely regarded as one of the foremost vocalists in Scotland. Daughter of folk musician Brian Miller and from a musical household her new album ‘Strata’ (due out February 2017) sees her looking back to the songs she grew up around and that influenced her musical life. Refreshing these songs and recording them for the first time, she is joined by some of Scotland’s finest musicians including Kris Drever and Aidan O’Rourke, from Lau, and Phil 23 JUNE Cunningham. ‘one of the most exciting new traditional singers in Scotland.’ - Donald Shaw, Sounds in the Suburbs presents ..... ANNIE Celtic Connections Artistic Director KEATING: At (venue to be confirmed), Glasgow. www.siobhanmiller.com https://twitter.com/suburbs1 16 MARCH 25 JULY Brookfield Knights present ….. LIZABETT PAULINE ALEXANDER & SANDY STANAGE: RUSSO TRIO: At Acoustic Music Club, Kirkcaldy. At Star Folk Club, Admiral bar (Downstairs), 72 Since releasing her 2013-issued debut ‘The Waterloo St, Glasgow G2 7DA. Pauline Alexander Traveller’s Song’, which stimulated interest & Sandy Stanage are an amazing duo - recently across Europe, the US and Canada, Lizabett showcased by Fatea Magazine. Pauline has been Russo has continued to develop and fine-tune a said to have “one of the finest voices to have style and character that is refreshingly her own. emerged in the Scottish folk scene in recent She toured Japan and Seoul in 2015 and 2016, times” [Wee Folk Club] “reminiscent of Sandy latterly to showcase material from her latest Denny“ [Rumer]. Sandy’s sensitive fingerstyle release, “The Burning Mountain”. Reviewing the guitar has earned him the label CD for Acoustic magazine, Julian Piper applauded “virtuoso” [Sheena Wellington] and "a fabulous her “Björk-like intensity” while fRoots praised guitar player" [Ian Bruce] with his masterful her “astonishing vocal range” and added: “This is sense of accompaniment. Their acoustic sets an artist who is well worth investigating.” allow their talent to shine through as they www.lizabettrusso.com www.brookfield-knights.com/up-coming-tours.html perform original and interpreted songs from a range of genres including contemporary, folk and Crail Folk Club presents ….. WIZZ JONES: At blues. Doors 7.30pm, Tickets £8. Crail Town Hall. 8pm. BYOB. Crail Folk Club aims www.starfolkclub.com to provide a quality guest list with the emphasis www.paulinealexander.com on entertainment. Come along and listen in a friendly atmosphere. During Singers' Nights the 2 OCTOBER club features local singers and musicians, as well as those visiting Crail. It usually meets in the Sounds in the Suburbs presents ..... THE historic Town Hall in the centre of Crail. STATE OF THE UNION: At CCA, Glasgow. www.crailfolkclub.org.uk https://twitter.com/suburbs1
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Kirkcaldy Acoustic Music Club presents ….. LIZABETT RUSSO: At The Polish Exserviceman's Club, Forth Park Drive, Kirkcaldy. 7.30pm. The Acoustic Music Club provides concerts every Thursday night in the Polish Club. The club encourages interest in Scottish Traditional and World music. We also actively encourage links with other countries and have hosted bands from USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, England, Ireland, Norway, Sweden & Germany amongst others. www.kirkcaldyacousticmusicclub.co.uk 23 MARCH
9 MARCH Kirkcaldy Acoustic Music Club presents ….. HANNAH SANDERS & BEN SAVAGE: At The Polish Ex-serviceman's Club, Forth Park Drive, Kirkcaldy. 7.30pm. The Acoustic Music Club provides concerts every Thursday night in the Polish Club. The club encourages interest in Scottish Traditional and World music. We also actively encourage links with other countries and have hosted bands from USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, England, Ireland, Norway, Sweden & Germany amongst others. www.kirkcaldyacousticmusicclub.co.uk Crail Folk Club Singers Night: At Crail Town
Kirkcaldy Acoustic Music Club presents ….. KAELA ROWAN TRIO: At Kirkcaldy Acoustic Music Club, The Polish Ex-serviceman's Club Bennochy House, Forth Park Drive, Kirkcaldy, KY2 5TA. Doors: 7.30pm Tickets: £10/£8. Known for her interpretations of exquisitely crafted folk songs and dynamic musical arrangements, Kaela Rowan is joined by her band –James Mackintosh (Shooglenifty, String Sisters, Grit Orchestra) and Ewan MacPherson (Shooglenifty, Salt House, Alan Kelly Gang). Kaela Rowan is best known as lead singer with the influential Scottish band Mouth Music. She recorded four albums with the band and toured globally with them in the 1990s. The
Acoustic Music Club provides concerts every Thursday night in the Polish Club. The club encourages interest in Scottish Traditional and World music. We also actively encourage links with other countries and have hosted bands from USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, England, Ireland, Norway, Sweden & Germany amongst others. www.kaelarowan.net www.kirkcaldyacousticmusicclub.co.uk 27 MARCH PAULINE ALEXANDER & SANDY STANAGE: At Glenfarg Folk Club, Backstage At The Green, The Green Hotel, 2 Muirs, Kinross, Perthshire, KY13 8AS. Pauline Alexander & Sandy Stanage are an amazing duo - recently showcased by Fatea Magazine. Pauline has been said to have “one of the finest voices to have emerged in the Scottish folk scene in recent times” [Wee Folk Club] “reminiscent of Sandy Denny“ [Rumer]. Sandy’s sensitive fingerstyle guitar has earned him the label “virtuoso” [Sheena Wellington] and "a fabulous guitar player" [Ian Bruce] with his masterful sense of accompaniment. Their acoustic sets allow their talent to shine through as they perform original and interpreted songs from a range of genres including contemporary, folk and blues. Doors 8pm, Tickets: Non Members £9, Members £6. www.glenfargfolkclub.com www.paulinealexander.com 30 MARCH Crail Folk Club Singers Night: At Crail Town Hall. 8pm. BYOB. Crail Folk Club aims to provide a quality guest list with the emphasis on entertainment. Come along and listen in a friendly atmosphere. During Singers' Nights the club features local singers and musicians, as well as those visiting Crail. It usually meets in the historic Town Hall in the centre of Crail. www.crailfolkclub.org.uk Kirkcaldy Acoustic Music Club presents ….. JUDY COOK: At The Polish Ex-serviceman's Club, Forth Park Drive, Kirkcaldy. 7.30pm. The Acoustic Music Club provides concerts every Thursday night in the Polish Club. The club encourages interest in Scottish Traditional and World music. We also actively encourage links with other countries and have hosted bands from USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, England, Ireland, Norway, Sweden & Germany amongst others. www.kirkcaldyacousticmusicclub.co.uk 13 APRIL Crail Folk Club presents ….. MAGGIE HOLLAND: At Crail Town Hall. 8pm. BYOB. Crail Folk Club aims to provide a quality guest list with the emphasis on entertainment. Come along and listen in a friendly atmosphere. During Singers' Nights the club features local singers and musicians, as well as those visiting Crail. It usually meets in the historic Town Hall in the centre of Crail. www.crailfolkclub.org.uk 15 APRIL OLD BLIND DOGS (album launch tour): At Tolbooth, Stirling. 8pm. Old Blind Dogs are back in 2017 with a new record and a new line up. Original member, Jonny Hardie (Fiddle / Vocals) is joined by long term partners Aaron Jones (Bouzouki / Vocals), Ali Hutton (Pipes / Whistles) and new percussion powerhouse Donald Hay. A Scottish band that takes their historical ties seriously, Old Blind Dogsʼ new recording captures parts of a tradition that goes back a long way. Great story telling and timeless tunes made for the ups and downs of life ... and dancing! Tickets @
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EDDI READER + special guest ADAM HOLMES: At Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy. EDDI READER famously harmonized with Annie Lennox touring with the Eurythmics, after her time with successful punk outfit Gang of Four. It was the short-lived but warmly remembered Fairground Attraction that really brought her into the limelight and to the attention of a much wider audience. The single ‘Perfect’ and parent album First of a Million Kisses both topped the British charts. ADAM HOLMES combines the songwriting influences of artists such as John Martyn, Bon Iver, James Taylor and Townes Van Zandt with the rhythm and blues, country and folk music textures of The Band, Neil Young and Ryan Adams and The Cardinals to play his own unique brand of Americana, with a hint of Scotland. www.eddireader.co.uk
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20 APRIL Brookfield Knights present ….. WOODY PINES: At Acoustic Music Club, Kirkcaldy. Nashville-based roots music hotshots Woody Pines have wowed the crowds on both sides of the Atlantic and last time they toured over here, reviewers unanimously declared them to be one of the most entertaining acts on the Americana circuit. Recently signed by Muddy Roots Records, Maverick magazine praised their last release as “an intoxicating blend of rural and
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PAULINE ALEXANDER & SANDY STANAGE: At Falkirk Folk Club, Tolbooth Tavern (Upstairs Bar), Tolbooth Street, Falkirk FK1 1NL. Pauline Alexander & Sandy Stanage are an amazing duo - recently showcased by Fatea Magazine. Pauline has been said to have “one of the finest voices to have emerged in the Scottish folk scene in recent times” [Wee Folk Club] “reminiscent of Sandy Denny“ [Rumer]. Sandy’s sensitive fingerstyle guitar has earned him the label “virtuoso” [Sheena Wellington] and "a fabulous guitar player" [Ian Bruce] with his masterful sense of accompaniment. Their acoustic sets allow their talent to shine through as they perform original and interpreted songs from a range of genres including contemporary, folk and blues. Doors 8pm, Tickets tbc. www.falkirkfolkclub.co.uk www.paulinealexander.com 27 APRIL Brookfield Knights present ….. CONNLA: At Acoustic Music Club, Kirkcaldy. These five tremendous musicians came together while studying at Ulster University. Their debut EP won them loads of attention and rave reviews. Irish Music magazine said of the sampler: “Consider this your early warning system…there is something serious on the horizon and that
DOGHOUSE ROSES & JOSEPH PARSONS DUO: At Clarks on Lindsay Street, 80 N Lindsay St, Dundee DD1 1PS. Doghouse Roses are a highly acclaimed folk / Americana duo from Glasgow formed by guitarist Paul Tasker and singer Iona Macdonald in 2006. The tenth anniversary of the band was marked with the release of their third studio album, 'Lost Is Not Losing’(Yellowroom Music). On the week of its release it was album of the week on BBC Radio Scotland, and the Daily Express declared that it 'delivers an extraordinary punch'. Joseph Parsons is a prolific songwriter, recording artist and performer with over 20 commercial label releases. Both live and with his recordings, Joseph Parsons has always created his own unique sound. He brings a heart and soul to his songs through energy and emotional honesty, ranging from stories of people caught in hard times to uplifting songs of love and life. Tickets £8 from www.eventbrite.co.uk www.doghouseroses.net www.Josephparsons.com Crail Folk Club Singers Night: At Crail Town Hall. 8pm. BYOB. Crail Folk Club aims to provide a quality guest list with the emphasis on entertainment. Come along and listen in a friendly atmosphere. During Singers' Nights the club features local singers and musicians, as
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Crail Folk Club presents ….. STEPHEN & PERNILLE QUIGG: At Crail Town Hall. 8pm. BYOB. Crail Folk Club aims to provide a quality guest list with the emphasis on entertainment. Come along and listen in a friendly atmosphere. During Singers' Nights the club features local singers and musicians, as well as those visiting Crail. It usually meets in the historic Town Hall in the centre of Crail. www.crailfolkclub.org.uk
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MEURSAULT: At The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen. Named after the protagonist of Camus' novel L'Etranger, Meursault is a creative offspring of SCOTTISH NATIONAL JAZZ ORCHESTRA – Edinburgh's champion of “epic lo-fi” Neil Porgy Bess and Sketches of Spain: At Pennycook. “It isn't really a band, more a solo Concert Hall, Perth. Directed by Tommy Smith project with a revolving cast of friends/ and featuring Tom MacNiven and Laura Jurd. musicians,” says Pennycook. New album 'I Will Miles Davis and Gil Evans gifted Porgy Bess and Kill Again' (out on 27 February) was recorded at Sketches of Spain to jazz as vibrant, sultry and Song, By Toad's studio/live space The Happiness enourmously satisfying pieces of modern music, Hotel in Leith, with the help of musician friends the SNJO is delighted to pay homage to these 30 JUNE Liam Chapman, Faith Eliott, Alex Livingstone and legendary musicians. Reuben Taylor, and produced by Neil Pennycook www.snjo.co.uk THE FILTHY TONGUES supporting THE SKIDS: At Glen Pavilion, Dunfermline. The Filthy and mastered by Reuben Taylor. Current live Meursault band includes Sam Mallalieu, Fraser 30 APRIL Tongues have occupied a unique place at the Hughes, Robyn Dawson and Reuben Taylor. heart of Scottish alternative rock, in various www.iammeursault.com DAVE ARCARI: At Bonfest, Kirriemuir. Slide manifestations, since the mid 80’s. The single guitarist & songwriter Dave Arcari’s alt.blues Jacobs Ladder, taken from the bands album of 17 MARCH sounds owe as much to trash country, punk and the same name has received numerous BBC rockabilly as they do pre-war Delta blues and Scotland plays and the album a 4 star Scottish MAIRI CAMPBELL: Pulse: At Woodend Barn, have been showcased via nine internationally Express review. God is in the TV said about the Banchory. Mairi Campbell: Pulse on the road in acclaimed solo CD releases. Arcari’s latest album “These songs wrap themselves around spring 2017 with more dates to be added. A release – the Hellbound Train EP – entered the you like a warm blanket and effortlessly soothe homecoming in viola, voice, movement, iTunes blues charts at number seven in June your soul.” animation and storytelling. Pulse is the story of 2016 and a follow up album, provisionally titled www.filthytongues.com Mairi Campbell’s quest to heal cultural wounds. Givers & Takers, is scheduled for release in early From classical training at London’s Guildhall, to 2017. 13 JULY love and danger in Mexico and discovering stepwww.davearcari.com dancing in Cape Breton. Co-devised and directed Crail Folk Club presents ….. BOB FOX: At 11 MAY Crail Town Hall. 8pm. BYOB. Crail Folk Club aims by Kath Burlinson. Supported by Made in to provide a quality guest list with the emphasis Scotland. The album Pulse (2016 edition) is also available to buy as a download or a CD. Crail Folk Club presents ….. JOHN DOYLE: At on entertainment. Come along and listen in a Crail Town Hall. 8pm. BYOB. Crail Folk Club aims friendly atmosphere. During Singers' Nights the www.mairicampbell.scot to provide a quality guest list with the emphasis club features local singers and musicians, as well on entertainment. Come along and listen in a as those visiting Crail. It usually meets in the 19 MARCH friendly atmosphere. During Singers' Nights the historic Town Hall in the centre of Crail. club features local singers and musicians, as well www.crailfolkclub.org.uk MAIRI CAMPBELL: Pulse: At Newton Dee and as those visiting Crail. It usually meets in the Camphill Community, Aberdeen. Mairi Campbell: historic Town Hall in the centre of Crail. Pulse on the road in spring 2017 with more www.crailfolkclub.org.uk dates to be added. A homecoming in viola, voice, movement, animation and storytelling. Pulse is 20 MAY the story of Mairi Campbell’s quest to heal cultural wounds. From classical training at OLD BLIND DOGS (album launch tour): At Send us all your gig dates for London’s Guildhall, to love and danger in Mexico The White Church, Comrie. 8pm. Old Blind Dogs Aberdeenshire and the north east and discovering step-dancing in Cape Breton. are back in 2017 with a new record and a new area Co-devised and directed by Kath Burlinson. line up. Original member, Jonny Hardie (Fiddle / Supported by Made in Scotland. The album Pulse Vocals) is joined by long term partners Aaron Email them to Carol (2016 edition) is also available to buy as a Jones (Bouzouki / Vocals), Ali Hutton (Pipes / carol.musicnewsscotland@gmail.com download or a CD. Whistles) and new percussion powerhouse www.mairicampbell.scot Donald Hay. A Scottish band that takes their 9 MARCH historical ties seriously, Old Blind Dogsʼ new 22 MARCH recording captures parts of a tradition that goes KAELA ROWAN: At Montrose Folk Club, Links back a long way. Great story telling and timeless Hotel, Mid Links, Montrose. DD10 8RL. Tel: MAIRI CAMPBELL’s ‘Pulse’ on tour: At New tunes made for the ups and downs of life ... and 01674 671000. Doors: 7.30pm. Known for her Deer Village Hall, Aberdeenshire. Pulse is "One dancing! Tickets @ interpretations of exquisitely crafted folk songs musician's extrodinary tale of of finding her way www.eventbrite.co.uk and dynamic musical arrangements, Kaela back home" and the story of Pulse resonates far www.oldblinddogs.co.uk Rowan is joined by her band –James and wide and is touring to all kind of venues, For Mackintosh (Shooglenifty, String Sisters, Grit a full list of upcoming gigs visit 25 MAY Orchestra) and Ewan MacPherson (Shooglenifty, www.mairicampbell.scot/gigs/ Salt House, Alan Kelly Gang). Kaela Rowan is Crail Folk Club Singers Night: At Crail Town best known as lead singer with the influential 23 MARCH Hall. 8pm. BYOB. Crail Folk Club aims to provide Scottish band Mouth Music. She recorded four a quality guest list with the emphasis on albums with the band and toured globally with MAIRI CAMPBELL’s ‘Pulse’ on tour: At entertainment. Come along and listen in a them in the 1990s. Tullynessle & Forbes Hall, near Alford, friendly atmosphere. During Singers' Nights the www.kaelarowan.net Aberdeenshire. Pulse is "One musician's club features local singers and musicians, as well extrodinary tale of of finding her way back as those visiting Crail. It usually meets in the 11 MARCH home" and the story of Pulse resonates far and historic Town Hall in the centre of Crail. wide and is touring to all kind of venues, For a www.crailfolkclub.org.uk Brookfield Knights present ….. full list of upcoming gigs visit BRONWYNNE BRENT: Glenbuchat Hall, www.mairicampbell.scot/gigs/ 8 JUNE Strathdon. Mississippi Delta songbird, Bronwynne Brent returns to these shores for 24 MARCH Crail Folk Club Singers Night: At Crail Town three weeks of touring (in trio format) having Hall. 8pm. BYOB. Crail Folk Club aims to provide entranced the UK on her last visit. Her spineAlmost Blue Promotions presents ….. PETER a quality guest list with the emphasis on tingling vocal style has been compared to Billie BRUNTNELL: At The Blue Lamp, Aberdeen. entertainment. Come along and listen in a Holiday, Peggy Lee and Amy Winehouse - a Doors 7.30pm. £8.00+bf / £10 on the door. NME friendly atmosphere. During Singers' Nights the remarkable singer-songwriter who simply oozes claimed that "Peter Bruntnell's records should be club features local singers and musicians, as well class. Bob Harris, playing tracks from her taught in schools" and if you ask the likes of as those visiting Crail. It usually meets in the stunning album, Stardust, repeatedly on his BBC Rumer, Peter Buck, Scott Mccaughey, Willy historic Town Hall in the centre of Crail. Radio 2 show told listeners: “This is absolutely Vlautin, Jay Farrar, John Murry or Kathleen www.crailfolkclub.org.uk gorgeous - really special!" 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MUSIC NEWS Scotland GIGguide page 24: aberdeen + north east writer with rare and mysterious qualities. It’s interesting that American musicians are so seduced by such a uniquely British artist, and Peter has toured extensively with Son Volt, Kathleen Edwards and Richmond Fontaine. "Now in our 4th Year, Almost Blue Promotions continue to bring the best of independent Americana and Roots music to Aberdeen. With between 10-12 gigs per year, ABP have again been working tirelessly to come up with an impressive programme for 2017 with artists from the USA as well as the UK. www.AlmostBluePromotions.com MAIRI CAMPBELL’s ‘Pulse’ on tour: At MacRobert Memorial Hall, Tarland, near Aboyne, Aberdeenshire. Pulse is "One musician's extrodinary tale of of finding her way back home" and the story of Pulse resonates far and wide and is touring to all kind of venues, For a full list of upcoming gigs visit www.mairicampbell.scot/gigs/ KAELA ROWAN: At Glenbuchat Hall, Strathdon. AB36 8TS. Tel: 01975 641303. Doors: 8pm. Tickets: £10 (under 16 free). Known for her interpretations of exquisitely crafted folk songs and dynamic musical arrangements, Kaela Rowan is joined by her band –James Mackintosh (Shooglenifty, String Sisters, Grit Orchestra) and Ewan MacPherson (Shooglenifty, Salt House, Alan Kelly Gang). Kaela Rowan is best known as lead singer with the influential Scottish band Mouth Music. She recorded four albums with the band and toured globally with them in the 1990s. https://kirkcaldyacousticmusicclub.co.uk www.kaelarowan.net 25 MARCH JENNY STURGEON: At Dee & Don Ceilidh Collective, Ballater (workshop). "Jenny Sturgeon is a singer-songwriter who brings together the old and new with a rare skill" R2 Magazine. The inspiration for Jenny's lyrics comes from folklore, historical events and personal experience, and having trained as a biologist her enthusiasm for nature creeps in to all her work. www.jennysturgeonmusic.com/gigs KAELA ROWAN: At Glenuig Hall, A861 Gleniug, Lochailort, PH38 4NG. Tel: 01687 470267 Doors: 8pm. Tickets: £10/£6 (under 18). Known for her interpretations of exquisitely crafted folk songs and dynamic musical arrangements, Kaela Rowan is joined by her band –James Mackintosh (Shooglenifty, String Sisters, Grit Orchestra) and Ewan MacPherson (Shooglenifty, Salt House, Alan Kelly Gang). Kaela Rowan is best known as lead singer with the influential Scottish band Mouth Music. She recorded four albums with the band and toured globally with them in the 1990s. https://kirkcaldyacousticmusicclub.co.uk www.kaelarowan.net 1 APRIL OLD BLIND DOGS (album launch tour): At Woodend Barn, Banchory. 8pm. Old Blind Dogs are back in 2017 with a new record and a new line up. Original member, Jonny Hardie (Fiddle / Vocals) is joined by long term partners Aaron Jones (Bouzouki / Vocals), Ali Hutton (Pipes / Whistles) and new percussion powerhouse Donald Hay. A Scottish band that takes their historical ties seriously, Old Blind Dogsʼ new recording captures parts of a tradition that goes back a long way. Great story telling and timeless tunes made for the ups and downs of life ... and dancing! Tickets @ www.woodendbarn.com www.oldblinddogs.co.uk 14 APRIL
EDDI READER + special guest ADAM HOLMES: At Beach Ballroom, Aberdeen. EDDI READER famously harmonized with Annie Lennox touring with the Eurythmics, after her time with successful punk outfit Gang of Four. It was the short-lived but warmly remembered Fairground Attraction that really brought her into the limelight and to the attention of a much wider audience. The single ‘Perfect’ and parent album First of a Million Kisses both topped the British charts. ADAM HOLMES combines the songwriting influences of artists such as John Martyn, Bon Iver, James Taylor and Townes Van Zandt with the rhythm and blues, country and folk music textures of The Band, Neil Young and Ryan Adams and The Cardinals to play his own unique brand of Americana, with a hint of Scotland. www.eddireader.co.uk
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DOGHOUSE ROSES & JOSEPH PARSONS DUO: At The Blue Lamp, 121 Gallowgate, Aberdeen AB25 1BU. Doghouse Roses are a highly acclaimed folk / Americana duo from Glasgow formed by guitarist Paul Tasker and singer Iona Macdonald in 2006. The tenth anniversary of the band was marked with the release of their third studio album, 'Lost Is Not Losing’(Yellowroom Music). On the week of its release it was album of the week on BBC Radio Scotland, and the Daily Express declared that it 'delivers an extraordinary punch'. Joseph Parsons is a prolific songwriter, recording artist and performer with over 20 commercial label THE FILTHY TONGUES: At Cafe Drummond, releases. Both live and with his recordings, Aberdeen. The Filthy Tongues have occupied a unique place at the heart of Scottish alternative Joseph Parsons has always created his own unique sound. He brings a heart and soul to his rock, in various manifestations, since the mid songs through energy and emotional honesty, 80’s. The single Jacobs Ladder, taken from the ranging from stories of people caught in hard bands album of the same name has received numerous BBC Scotland plays and the album a 4 times to uplifting songs of love and life. Tickets £8 from star Scottish Express review. God is in the TV www.musicglue.com said about the album “These songs wrap themselves around you like a warm blanket and www.doghouseroses.net www.Josephparsons.com effortlessly soothe your soul.” www.filthytongues.com 3 MAY 20 APRIL Almost Blue Promotions presents ….. THE LOWEST PAIR: At The Blue Lamp, Aberdeen. RAB NOAKES: At Links Hotel, Montrose Folk Club. Show 8pm Tickets £9 Tel. 01674 671000. Doors 7.30pm. £8.00+bf / £10 on the door. The Lowest Pair features the duel banjo picking of Celebrating his 70th birthday and his 50th year Kendl Winter and Palmer T. Lee. Draped in touring Scottish singer songwriter Rab Noakes Kendl’s high lonesome harmonies and Palmer’s launched his EP ‘The Treatment Tapes’ in Midwest croon, their debut release, 36¢, (Team January. Early in 2015 Rab Noakes was Love Records) was hailed by many outlets and diagnosed with tonsillar cancer. The songs on American Songwriter praised their ”earnest, this EP were written during the post-treatment period and were part of that process. They were earthy songcraft.” "Now in our 4th Year, Almost Blue Promotions continue to bring the best of recorded chronologically so their performances reflect that progress. There’s no self-pity though, independent Americana and Roots music to here you’ll find defiance, resilience, love, support Aberdeen. With between 10-12 gigs per year, ABP have again been working tirelessly to come and wit. up with an impressive programme for 2017 with www.montrosefolkclub.co.uk artists from the USA as well as the UK. www.rabnoakes.com www.AlmostBluePromotions.com 22 APRIL 13 MAY Brookfield Knights present ….. WOODY Almost Blue Promotions presents ….. AGS PINES: At Glenbuchat Hall. Strathdon. CONNOLLY & PAT REEDY: At The Blue Lamp, Nashville-based roots music hotshots Woody Aberdeen. Doors 7.30pm. £8.00+bf / £10 on the Pines have wowed the crowds on both sides of the Atlantic and last time they toured over here, door. Following the release of his brand new reviewers unanimously declared them to be one album we are excited to bring back AGS CONNOLLY to Aberdeen. Ags has been described of the most entertaining acts on the Americana circuit. Recently signed by Muddy Roots Records, by Country Music People as ‘The closest we’ve ever come to an English Willie Nelson’. As a live Maverick magazine praised their last release as performer he has headlined shows across the “an intoxicating blend of rural and urban stringband, country blues and jug band music.” UK, Europe and the US wile also appearing at several major UK festivals and opening for www.woodypines.com various international artists including Rosanne www.brookfield-knights.com/up-coming-tours.html Cash. Joining Ags will be PAT REEDY. Reedy has toured the US playing festivals, bars, venues and 23 APRIL listening rooms for the past eight years with his shows establishing a reputation for their energy, Almost Blue Promotions presents ….. THE honesty and humour. "Now in our 4th Year, WOODY PINES: At The Blue Lamp, Aberdeen. Almost Blue Promotions continue to bring the Doors 7.30pm. £8.00+bf / £10 on the door. If best of independent Americana and Roots music you’re wondering where the music of Nashville to Aberdeen. With between 10-12 gigs per year, troubadour WOODY PINES comes from, look to ABP have again been working tirelessly to come the streets. It was on the streets as a up with an impressive programme for 2017 with professional busker that Woody first cut his artists from the USA as well as the UK. teeth, drawing liberally from the lost back alley anthems and scratchy old 78s of American roots www.AlmostBluePromotions.com music, whether country blues, jugband, hokum, 31 MAY or hillbilly. "Now in our 4th Year, Almost Blue Promotions continue to bring the best of Almost Blue Promotions presents ….. MARY independent Americana and Roots music to GAUTHIER: At The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen. £15. Aberdeen. With between 10-12 gigs per year, ABP have again been working tirelessly to come A Louisiana-native turned Nashville-resident, up with an impressive programme for 2017 with Mary Gauthier (it’s French - pronounced Go-
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MUSIC NEWS Scotland GIGguide page 25: aberdeen + north east SHAY) has had an extraordinary life. She has received countless accolades for her six studio albums. The New York Times music writer John Pareles picked 2001’s Filth and Fire as the #1 Indy release of the year, 2005’s Mercy Now earned her the Americana Music Association’s New/Emerging Artist of the Year title and 2011’s The Foundling was named as one of the Records of the Year by the LA Times. "Now in our 4th Year, Almost Blue Promotions continue to bring the best of independent Americana and Roots music to Aberdeen. With between 10-12 gigs per year, ABP have again been working tirelessly to come up with an impressive programme for 2017 with artists from the USA as well as the UK. www.AlmostBluePromotions.com
state, James is equally adept at delivering heartbreak and humor, maintaining an earthy, organic honesty that stands in sharp contrast to the slick, gimmicky product that currently dominates the country charts. "Now in our 4th Year, Almost Blue Promotions continue to bring the best of independent Americana and Roots music to Aberdeen. With between 10-12 gigs per year, ABP have again been working tirelessly to come up with an impressive programme for 2017 with artists from the USA as well as the UK. www.AlmostBluePromotions.com 25 JUNE
Almost Blue Promotions presents ….. THE DANBERRYS: At The Blue Lamp, Aberdeen. 3 JUNE Doors 7.30pm. £8.00+bf / £10 on the door. At the heart of The Danberrys is the TennesseeJENNY STURGEON: At Pitmedden Music born couple of Ben DeBerry and Dorothy Festival, nr Ellon. "Jenny Sturgeon is a singerDaniel - a truly unique pair of artists hailing songwriter who brings together the old and new from East Nashville, Tennessee. Drawing deep with a rare skill" R2 Magazine. The inspiration from the traditions of bluegrass, old-time for Jenny's lyrics comes from folklore, historical country, blues, and funk/soul, the Danberrys events and personal experience, and having offer inspired songwriting delivered with raw trained as a biologist her enthusiasm for nature emotion, distinct vocal harmonies, and dynamic, creeps in to all her work. top-notch musicianship. Rather than responding www.jennysturgeonmusic.com/gigs to a dictated sound, their music further displays the near limitless nature of the Americana 4 JUNE genre. "Now in our 4th Year, Almost Blue Promotions continue to bring the best of Almost Blue Promotions presents ….. independent Americana and Roots music to JASON JAMES: At The Blue Lamp, Aberdeen. Aberdeen. With between 10-12 gigs per year, Doors 7.30pm. £8.00+bf / £10 on the door. A ABP have again been working tirelessly to come young veteran who's honed his songwriting skills up with an impressive programme for 2017 with and performing chops through years of live gigs artists from the USA as well as the UK. in clubs and dance halls throughout his home www.AlmostBluePromotions.com
29 JUNE THE FILTHY TONGUES supporting THE SKIDS: At Montrose Town Hall. The Filthy Tongues have occupied a unique place at the heart of Scottish alternative rock, in various manifestations, since the mid 80’s. The single Jacobs Ladder, taken from the bands album of the same name has received numerous BBC Scotland plays and the album a 4 star Scottish Express review. God is in the TV said about the album “These songs wrap themselves around you like a warm blanket and effortlessly soothe your soul.” www.filthytongues.com 22 OCTOBER Almost Blue Promotions presents ….. FRONT COUNTRY: At The Blue Lamp, Aberdeen. Doors 7.30pm. £8.00+bf / £10 on the door. An acoustic band born in the land of tech innovation, Front Country was never going to be accepted as an authentic American roots band out of the gate. Cutting their teeth in progressive bluegrass jams in San Francisco’s Mission District and rehearsing in the East Bay, they learned to play roots music their own way, with the tools they had on hand. A mandolinist with a degree in composition and classical guitar. "Now in our 4th Year, Almost Blue Promotions continue to bring the best of independent Americana and Roots music to Aberdeen. With between 10-12 gigs per year, ABP have again been working tirelessly to come up with an impressive programme for 2017 with artists from the USA as well as the UK.
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MUSIC NEWS Scotland GIGguide page 26: aberdeen + north east :: highlands + west coast + argyll www.AlmostBluePromotions.com 15 NOVEMBER Almost Blue Promotions presents ….. NATHAN BELL: At The Blue Lamp, Aberdeen. Doors 7.30pm. £8.00+bf / £10 on the door. Nathan Bell has lived life. At 56, the wizened songwriter’s weary voice bleeds experience. He’s seen both sides of the coin—traveled the nomadic, bohemian path of the hard-luck troubadour, and found comfort and meaning in the stability of a family, a home and a near twodecade corporate gig. And now, with a guitar back in his hands where it should be, he’s ready to tell the tale. But it’s not just his own story he’s after. It’s a story of America, of the working classes—both blue and white collar. Bell is a songwriter’s songwriter, a man who has shared bills with legends like Townes Van Zandt, Emmylou Harris, Taj Mahal and Norman Blake. "Now in our 4th Year, Almost Blue Promotions continue to bring the best of independent Americana and Roots music to Aberdeen. With between 10-12 gigs per year, ABP have again been working tirelessly to come up with an impressive programme for 2017 with artists from the USA as well as the UK. www.AlmostBluePromotions.com
HIGHLANDS + WEST COAST / ARGYLL Send us all your gig dates for the Highlands Email them to Carol carol.musicnewsscotland@gmail.com 9 MARCH SIOBHAN MILLER: At Eden Court, Inverness. A two-time winner of Scots Singer of the Year, Siobhan Miller is widely regarded as one of the foremost vocalists in Scotland. Daughter of folk musician Brian Miller and from a musical household her new album ‘Strata’ (due out February 2017) sees her looking back to the songs she grew up around and that influenced her musical life. Refreshing these songs and recording them for the first time, she is joined by some of Scotland’s finest musicians including Kris Drever and Aidan O’Rourke, from Lau, and Phil Cunningham. ‘one of the most exciting new traditional singers in Scotland.’ - Donald Shaw, Celtic Connections Artistic Director www.siobhanmiller.com 10 MARCH KAELA ROWAN: At Resolis Memorial Hall, Conon Bridge, Dingwall, IV7 8LP. Tickets, Times etc: David on 01381 610 204. Known for her interpretations of exquisitely crafted folk songs and dynamic musical arrangements, Kaela Rowan is joined by her band –James Mackintosh (Shooglenifty, String Sisters, Grit Orchestra) and Ewan MacPherson (Shooglenifty,
Salt House, Alan Kelly Gang). Kaela Rowan is best known as lead singer with the influential Scottish band Mouth Music. She recorded four albums with the band and toured globally with them in the 1990s. www.kaelarowan.net
BEDFORD: At Watercolour Music, Ardgour. 3pm. Original Gaelic songwriting and masterful American storytelling are at the heart of the matter as Scotland’s finest residential recording studios open their doors once more in 2017 for the first two events in this year’s House Concert series. Illinois singer-songwriter Ben Bedford 11 MARCH returns to the Highlands with his sketches of America, its individuals, their victories and their KAELA ROWAN: At Crafts & Things, Glencoe, struggles. Poignant, but never sentimental, Argyll, PH49 4HN. Tel: 01855 811325. Doors: Bedford’s portrait-like songs capture the vitality 7.30 for 8pm Tickets: £14/£12 (students). of his characters, drawing on musical influences Known for her interpretations of exquisitely as varied as Townes Van Zandt, piano virtuoso crafted folk songs and dynamic musical Vladimir Horowitz, Thelonious Monk and Kate arrangements, Kaela Rowan is joined by her Bush. Entry is by donation at the door, and you band –James Mackintosh (Shooglenifty, String are advised to book your places early on 01855 Sisters, Grit Orchestra) and Ewan 841320 or email MacPherson (Shooglenifty, Salt House, Alan Kelly mak@watercolourmusic.co.uk Gang). Kaela Rowan is best known as lead singer www.watercolourmusic.co.uk with the influential Scottish band Mouth Music. She recorded four albums with the band and 5 APRIL toured globally with them in the 1990s. www.kaelarowan.net OLD BLIND DOGS (album launch tour): At Eden Court, Inverness. 8pm. Old Blind Dogs are 16 MARCH back in 2017 with a new record and a new line up. Original member, Jonny Hardie (Fiddle / MAIRI CAMPBELL’s ‘Pulse’ on tour: At Eden Vocals) is joined by long term partners Aaron Court Theatre, Inverness. Pulse is "One Jones (Bouzouki / Vocals), Ali Hutton (Pipes / musician's extrodinary tale of of finding her way Whistles) and new percussion powerhouse back home" and the story of Pulse resonates far Donald Hay. A Scottish band that takes their and wide and is touring to all kind of venues, For historical ties seriously, Old Blind Dogsʼ new a full list of upcoming gigs visit recording captures parts of a tradition that goes www.mairicampbell.scot/gigs/ back a long way. Great story telling and timeless tunes made for the ups and downs of life ... and 23 MARCH dancing! Tickets @ www.eden-court.co.uk SOUTHERN TENANT FOLK UNION: At Eden www.oldblinddogs.co.uk Court Theatre, Inverness. September 2016 saw the release of the seventh Southern Tenant Folk 14 APRIL Union album Join Forces and the band now tour in support of it. It was written following the May OLD BLIND DOGS (album launch tour): At 2015 general election result, and then recorded Fochabers Fiddle Week, Inchberry Hall, in June and July last year amidst a quickly Fochabers. Old Blind Dogs are back in 2017 with changing political landscape, something that has a new record and a new line up. Original made the suite of songs seem timelier still. The member, Jonny Hardie (Fiddle / Vocals) is joined band will be touring to support the release by long term partners Aaron Jones (Bouzouki / throughout the remainder of 2016 and into Vocals), Ali Hutton (Pipes / Whistles) and new Spring 2017. Musically the album harks back to percussion powerhouse Donald Hay. A Scottish the more roots and bluegrass sounding earlier band that takes their historical ties seriously, Old albums and is divided into two main strands. Blind Dogsʼ new recording captures parts of a www.southerntenantfolkunion.com tradition that goes back a long way. Great story telling and timeless tunes made for the ups and 25 MARCH downs of life ... and dancing! Tickets @ www.facebook.com/fiddleweek NEVILLE STAPLE BAND: At The Ironworks, www.oldblinddogs.co.uk 122B Academy St. Inverness, IV1 1LX. Doors: 19:30 Tickets: £17.50(adv). Neville will be 15 APRIL releasing on the 17th February 2017 his new album, called: Return Of Judge Roughneck (and EDDI READER + special guest ADAM Dub Specials). To complement this release, HOLMES: At Strathpeffer Pavillion, Strathpeffer. Neville, his band and his wife Christine “Sugary” EDDI READER famously harmonized with Annie Staple, will be touring the UK during 2017. Lennox touring with the Eurythmics, after her Christine, will be doing a short set of songs from time with successful punk outfit Gang of Four. It her new EP “Rude Girl Sounds” which was was the short-lived but warmly remembered produced by Neville and he also provides backing Fairground Attraction that really brought her into vocals. the limelight and to the attention of a much www.originalrudeboy.co.uk wider audience. The single ‘Perfect’ and parent album First of a Million Kisses both topped the 2 APRIL British charts. ADAM HOLMES combines the songwriting influences of artists such as John Watercolour Music presents ….. BEN Martyn, Bon Iver, James Taylor and Townes Van
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MUSIC NEWS Scotland GIGguide page 27: highlands + west coast + argyll :: islands :: ayrshire + dumfries Zandt with the rhythm and blues, country and folk music textures of The Band, Neil Young and Ryan Adams and The Cardinals to play his own unique brand of Americana, with a hint of Scotland. www.eddireader.co.uk 17 APRIL EDDI READER + special guest ADAM HOLMES: At Festival Theatre, Edinburgh. EDDI READER famously harmonized with Annie Lennox touring with the Eurythmics, after her time with successful punk outfit Gang of Four. It was the short-lived but warmly remembered Fairground Attraction that really brought her into the limelight and to the attention of a much wider audience. The single ‘Perfect’ and parent album First of a Million Kisses both topped the British charts. ADAM HOLMES combines the songwriting influences of artists such as John Martyn, Bon Iver, James Taylor and Townes Van Zandt with the rhythm and blues, country and folk music textures of The Band, Neil Young and Ryan Adams and The Cardinals to play his own unique brand of Americana, with a hint of Scotland. www.eddireader.co.uk 8 JUNE JENNY STURGEON: At Drouthy Cobbler, Elgin. "Jenny Sturgeon is a singer-songwriter who brings together the old and new with a rare skill" R2 Magazine. The inspiration for Jenny's lyrics comes from folklore, historical events and personal experience, and having trained as a biologist her enthusiasm for nature creeps in to all her work. www.jennysturgeonmusic.com/gigs 10 AUGUST JENNY STURGEON: At The Ceilidh Place, Ullapool. "Jenny Sturgeon is a singer-songwriter who brings together the old and new with a rare skill" R2 Magazine. The inspiration for Jenny's lyrics comes from folklore, historical events and personal experience, and having trained as a biologist her enthusiasm for nature creeps in to all her work. www.jennysturgeonmusic.com/gigs
WEST COAST ISLANDS / SHETLAND / ORKNEY Send us all your gig dates for all of the Scottish islands Email them to Carol carol.musicnewsscotland@gmail.com Isle of Bute …. 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 8 MARCH SIOBHAN MILLER: At Sabha mor Ostaig, Skye. A two-time winner of Scots Singer of the Year, Siobhan Miller is widely regarded as one of the foremost vocalists in Scotland. Daughter of folk musician Brian Miller and from a musical household her new album ‘Strata’ (due out February 2017) sees her looking back to the songs she grew up around and that influenced her musical life. Refreshing these songs and recording them for the first time, she is joined by some of Scotland’s finest musicians including
Kris Drever and Aidan O’Rourke, from Lau, and Phil Cunningham. ‘one of the most exciting new traditional singers in Scotland.’ - Donald Shaw, Celtic Connections Artistic Director www.siobhanmiller.com 10 MARCH
10 JUNE JENNY STURGEON: At Gable End Theatre, Hoy, Orkney. "Jenny Sturgeon is a singer-songwriter who brings together the old and new with a rare skill" R2 Magazine. The inspiration for Jenny's lyrics comes from folklore, historical events and personal experience, and having trained as a biologist her enthusiasm for nature creeps in to all her work. www.jennysturgeonmusic.com/gigs
MAIRI CAMPBELL’s ‘Pulse’ on tour: At Atlantic Islands Centre, Luing, Slate Islands, Argyll. Pulse is "One musician's extrodinary tale of of finding her way back home" and the story of Pulse resonates far and wide and is touring to all kind of venues, For a full list of upcoming gigs 3 AUGUST visit www.mairicampbell.scot/gigs/ JENNY STURGEON: At Fiddle Frenzy, Shetland. "Jenny Sturgeon is a singer-songwriter who 11 MARCH brings together the old and new with a rare skill" R2 Magazine. The inspiration for Jenny's lyrics THE THREE N ’EIGHTS: At The Pierhead comes from folklore, historical events and Tavern, Lamlash, Isle of Arran, free admission. personal experience, and having trained as a 9pm. biologist her enthusiasm for nature creeps in to www.facebook.com/ThePHTArran all her work. www.jennysturgeonmusic.com/gigs 12 MARCH THE THREE N ’EIGHTS: At The Pierhead Tavern, Lamlash, Isle of Arran, free admission. 3pm – unplugged session. www.facebook.com/ThePHTArran
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18 MARCH BABY ISAAC: At The Pierhead Tavern, Lamlash, Isle of Arran, free admission. 9pm. www.facebook.com/ThePHTArran 19 MARCH
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BABY ISAAC: At The Pierhead Tavern, Lamlash, carol.musicnewsscotland@gmail.com Isle of Arran, free admission. 3pm – unplugged session. 11 MARCH www.facebook.com/ThePHTArran 24 MARCH SOUTHERN TENANT FOLK UNION: At An Lanntair, Stornoway, Isle Of Lewis. September 2016 saw the release of the seventh Southern Tenant Folk Union album Join Forces and the band now tour in support of it. It was written following the May 2015 general election result, and then recorded in June and July last year amidst a quickly changing political landscape, something that has made the suite of songs seem timelier still. The band will be touring to support the release throughout the remainder of 2016 and into Spring 2017. Musically the album harks back to the more roots and bluegrass sounding earlier albums and is divided into two main strands. www.southerntenantfolkunion.com 25 MARCH CHERRY RED ‘53: At The Pierhead Tavern, Lamlash, Isle of Arran, free admission. 9pm. www.facebook.com/ThePHTArran 26 MARCH CHERRY RED ‘53: At The Pierhead Tavern, Lamlash, Isle of Arran, free admission. 3pm – unplugged session. www.facebook.com/ThePHTArran 14 APRIL MAIRI CAMPBELL’s ‘Pulse’ on tour: At Mull Theatre, Druimfin, Tobermoray, Isle of Mull. 8.00pm. Pulse is "One musician's extrodinary tale of of finding her way back home" and the story of Pulse resonates far and wide and is touring to all kind of venues, For a full list of upcoming gigs visit www.mairicampbell.scot/gigs/
BADSTONE: At Harleys, Ayr, free admission. 9pm. Some Rock, Blues , Soul plus more from a group of experienced musicians who have many years playing, touring and recording experience between them. www.facebook.com/harleysfurys.ayr 12 MARCH Brookfield Knights present ….. BRONWYNNE BRENT: At Harbour Arts Centre, Irvine. Mississippi Delta songbird, Bronwynne Brent returns to these shores for three weeks of touring (in trio format) having entranced the UK on her last visit. Her spine-tingling vocal style has been compared to Billie Holiday, Peggy Lee and Amy Winehouse - a remarkable singersongwriter who simply oozes class. Bob Harris, playing tracks from her stunning album, Stardust, repeatedly on his BBC Radio 2 show told listeners: “This is absolutely gorgeous really special!" www.bronwynnebrent.com www.brookfield-knights.com/up-coming-tours.html
16 MARCH RAB NOAKES: At The Catstrand, Castle Douglas. Show 7.30pm Tickets £12 Tel. 01644 420374. Celebrating his 70th birthday and his 50th year touring Scottish singer songwriter Rab Noakes launched his EP ‘The Treatment Tapes’ in January. Early in 2015 Rab Noakes was diagnosed with tonsillar cancer. The songs on this EP were written during the post-treatment period and were part of that process. They were recorded chronologically so their performances reflect that progress. There’s no self-pity though, here you’ll find defiance, resilience, love, support and wit. https://catstrand.cloudvenue.co.uk www.rabnoakes.com
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MUSIC NEWS Scotland GIGguide page 28: ayrshire + dumfries :: scottish borders :: + 1 hour over border 21 MARCH RACKHOUSE PILFER: At Catstrand, New Galloway. Stomping Irish Americana-bluegrass sextet Rackhouse Pilfer are on tour performing songs from their acclaimed 2014 album Love and Havoc, they’ll also be previewing material from their eagerly anticipated third album, due for release in the summer. www.rackhousepilfer.com 24 MARCH SEAN TAYLOR: At The Mill on The Fleet, Gatehouse of Fleet. Show 7.30pm. Folk/blues musician Sean Taylor is a seasoned performer and recording artist of ten years standing, he has achieved a special maturity — stemming from experience, but also from the excitement in artistic freedom that experience can sometimes bring — with this new album ‘Flood & Burn’ that has just been released. Tickets £10 on 01557 814099 or @ www.millonthefleet.co.uk www.seantaylorsongs.com
and wide and is touring to all kind of venues, For www.eyemouthhippodrome.org a full list of upcoming gigs visit www.mairicampbell.scot/gigs/ 25 MARCH
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SIOBHAN MILLER: At Hippodrome, Eyemouth. A two-time winner of Scots Singer of the Year, Siobhan Miller is widely regarded as one of the foremost vocalists in Scotland. Daughter of folk musician Brian Miller and from a musical household her new album ‘Strata’ (due out February 2017) sees her looking back to the 21 APRIL songs she grew up around and that influenced her musical life. Refreshing these songs and Brookfield Knights present ….. WOODY recording them for the first time, she is joined by PINES: At The CatStrand, New Galloway. some of Scotland’s finest musicians including Nashville-based roots music hotshots Woody Kris Drever and Aidan O’Rourke, from Lau, and Pines have wowed the crowds on both sides of Phil Cunningham. ‘one of the most exciting new the Atlantic and last time they toured over here, traditional singers in Scotland.’ - Donald Shaw, reviewers unanimously declared them to be one Celtic Connections Artistic Director. 8.00pm of the most entertaining acts on the Americana Tickets £13.50 Early Bird £11.50. The circuit. Recently signed by Muddy Roots Records, Hippodrome is an arts space where people of all Maverick magazine praised their last release as ages can meet to enjoy theatre, music, “an intoxicating blend of rural and urban exhibitions, poetry and film in the picturesque stringband, country blues and jug band music.” Berwickshire fishing town of Eyemouth. www.woodypines.com www.eyemouthhippodrome.org www.brookfield-knights.com/up-coming-tours.html www.siobhanmiller.com 30 APRIL Brookfield Knights present ….. CONNLA: At Harbour Arts Centre, Irvine. These five tremendous musicians came together while studying at Ulster University. Their debut EP won them loads of attention and rave reviews. Irish Music magazine said of the sampler: “Consider this your early warning system…there is something serious on the horizon and that creative storm is Connla.”Their 2016-issued album, River Waiting, won them even more welldeserved exposure. www.connlamusic.com www.brookfield-knights.com/up-coming-tours.html
6 MAY JENNY STURGEON: At Craigie Folk Club, Craigie nr Kilmarnock. "Jenny Sturgeon is a singer-songwriter who brings together the old and new with a rare skill" R2 Magazine. The inspiration for Jenny's lyrics comes from folklore, historical events and personal experience, and having trained as a biologist her enthusiasm for nature creeps in to all her work. www.jennysturgeonmusic.com/gigs 2 JUNE MAIRI CAMPBELL’s ‘Pulse’ on tour: At Dumfries and Galloway Arts Festival, The CatStrand Theatre. 7.30pm. Pulse is "One musician's extrodinary tale of of finding her way back home" and the story of Pulse resonates far and wide and is touring to all kind of venues, For a full list of upcoming gigs visit www.mairicampbell.scot/gigs/ 3 JUNE MAIRI CAMPBELL’s ‘Pulse’ on tour: At The Theatre Royal, Dumfries 7.30pm. Pulse is "One musician's extrodinary tale of of finding her way back home" and the story of Pulse resonates far
CATHAL McCONNELL TRIO: At The Hippodrome, Eyemouth. Cathal McConnell Trio with Cathal McConnell (flute, whistles, song) Karen Marshalsay (Scottish harp) Kathryn Nicoll (fiddle, viola) County Fermanagh-born Cathal McConnell is a world-renowned musician and singer with “The Boys of the Lough”. 8.00pm Tickets £13.50 Early Bird £11.50. The Hippodrome is an arts space where people of all ages can meet to enjoy theatre, music, exhibitions, poetry and film in the picturesque Berwickshire fishing town of Eyemouth. www.eyemouthhippodrome.org 19 APRIL Brookfield Knights present ….. WOODY PINES: At Eastgate Theatre, Peebles. Nashvillebased roots music hotshots Woody Pines have wowed the crowds on both sides of the Atlantic and last time they toured over here, reviewers unanimously declared them to be one of the most entertaining acts on the Americana circuit. Recently signed by Muddy Roots Records, Maverick magazine praised their last release as “an intoxicating blend of rural and urban stringband, country blues and jug band music.” www.woodypines.com www.brookfield-knights.com/up-coming-tours.html
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KAELA ROWAN: At Eastgate Theatre & Arts Centre, Eastgate, Peebles, EH45 8AD. TeL; 01721 7225777. Doors: 7.30pm Tickets: £14/ £12/£6 (school children). Known for her interpretations of exquisitely crafted folk songs and dynamic musical arrangements, Kaela Rowan is joined by her band –James Mackintosh (Shooglenifty, String Sisters, Grit Orchestra) and Ewan MacPherson (Shooglenifty, Salt House, Alan Kelly Gang). Kaela Rowan is best known as lead singer with the influential Scottish band Mouth Music. She recorded four albums with the band and toured globally with them in the 1990s. www.kaelarowan.net
DOGHOUSE ROSES & JOSEPH PARSONS DUO: At The County Hotel, High Street, Selkirk. Doors 3pm. Doghouse Roses are a highly acclaimed folk / Americana duo from Glasgow formed by guitarist Paul Tasker and singer Iona Macdonald in 2006. The tenth anniversary of the band was marked with the release of their third studio album, 'Lost Is Not Losing’(Yellowroom Music). On the week of its release it was album of the week on BBC Radio Scotland, and the Daily Express declared that it 'delivers an extraordinary punch'. Joseph Parsons is a prolific songwriter, recording artist and performer with over 20 commercial label releases. Both live and with his recordings, Joseph Parsons has always created his own unique sound. He brings a heart and soul to his songs through energy and emotional honesty, ranging from stories of people caught in hard times to uplifting songs of love and life. Tickets £8 from www.musicglue.com www.doghouseroses.net www.Josephparsons.com
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NIGEL CLARK: At The Hippodrome, Eyemouth. Nigel Clark is one of the top Uk acoustic guitarists and has collaborated with leading musicians including Carol Kidd, Gloria Gaynor, Hugh Buckley and Colette Cassidy. 8.00pm Tickets £13.50 Early bird £11.50. The Hippodrome is an arts space where people of all ages can meet to enjoy theatre, music, exhibitions, poetry and film in the picturesque Berwickshire fishing town of Eyemouth. www.eyemouthhippodrome.org
JENNY STURGEON: At Rolling Hills Folk Club, Darnick nr Melrose. "Jenny Sturgeon is a singersongwriter who brings together the old and new with a rare skill" R2 Magazine. The inspiration for Jenny's lyrics comes from folklore, historical events and personal experience, and having trained as a biologist her enthusiasm for nature creeps in to all her work. www.jennysturgeonmusic.com/gigs
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TRAVELLER: At Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland. The summer of 2012 saw Gerry Sheridan and Simon Usher begin their songwriting partnership, which progressed to become Traveller in January 2016. By spring 2016 the band had written and recorded their debut EP at Chamber Studios in Edinburgh. Taking just four days to complete, 'All This Time' enabled Traveller to connect to an ever growing fanbase who are drawn to their Anthemic Rock wall of sound. http://travellerband.com
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CLAUDE BOURBON: At The Hippodrome, Eyemouth. St Patrick’s Day Concert with guitarist/singer Claude Bourbon. An acoustic fusion of styles - blues, jazz, spanish, classical and medieval. 8.00pm Tickets £10.00 Early Bird £9.00. The Hippodrome is an arts space where people of all ages can meet to enjoy theatre, music, exhibitions, poetry and film in the picturesque Berwickshire fishing town of Eyemouth.
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Southside Fringe
Lochwinnoch Arts Festival
Glasgow 12-18 May 2017
Lochwinnoch 15-26 March 2017
With their festival programme running from the 12th-28th of May 2017, Southside Fringe is now gearing up for its 5th year. The 16th annual Festival of Music, Drama, Online event applications launch on the 30th Literature, Creative & Visual Arts in Lochof November, you can register your event winnoch, Renfrewshire takes place across a via www.southsidefringe.com . Building on range of local venues. There are a number the success of 2016 with 50 venues hosting of our favourite performers and artists remore than 200 events, Southside Fringe are turning in 2017 including Karine Polwart, now putting the call out for all kinds of Eirlys Myfanwy Davies, Flute Phonics, Govan events to be part of next year’s festival – Gaelic Choir, Calder Drama, Glasgow Thea- Theatre, Music. Comedy, Art, Cabaret, Spotre Guild, the Rose Room and many more! ken Word, Family, Heritage, Food & Drink, We have some exciting new acts and perHealth & Wellbeing, Film, and Literary/ formances including Fara - four exciting Books. Closing date for applications, 17 Orkney musicians, Tony Roper, the Glasgow February 2017. For more information, conCaledonian Fiddle Orchestra and many tact: corinna@southsidefringe.org.uk more!. Visit our website for more info: http://lochwinnochartsfestival.co.uk/
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Killin Music Festival Killin 16-18 June 2017 Killin Music Festival delivers a weekend packed from start to finish with top-of-their-game artists, supported by a festival fringe featuring bar sessions, workshops, kids activities, competitions and even a pipe band! Now heading for it’s second year, Killin Music Festival looks to solidify it’s standing in the festival calendar, taking on board feedback from visitors, and by spreading it’s wings a bit further this time. Don't miss out for 2017! Tickets are on sale now via our website www.killinmusicfestival.com and are selling fast! www.killinmusicfestival.com
Riverside Rock Jedburgh 17 June
Orkney 25-28 May 2017
Riverside Rock is a musical extravaganza with something for everyone young and old and designed primarily to help raise cash for our choOne of Scotland’s longest-running folk festi- sen charity and other organisations around the March into Pitlochry began taking shape in 2015 vals, celebrating its 35th outing in 2017, the Scottish Borders. Live music from bands, when a small band of music lovers in the came Showaddywaddy, Pilot, The Beatles Revolution, together with a thought to put on a music event Orkney Folk Festival is one of the most pro- Scooty and the Skyhooks, Scocha, The Stare, to see out the winter and welcome in the spring. lific events in the Scottish and UK folk calen- DarkHorse and DJ Greg Anderson. Pitlochry comes alive over the festival weekend. dars, and one of the highlights of Orkney’s Children’s Entertainment includes, Laser Quest, Acts like Hunter & the Bear, King of Birds and diary of community events. An entirely vol- Inflatables of all sorts, Climbing Walls, Wrecking The Dunwells bring there music as the intense untary run event, the festival annually atBall, Kids Fun Fair Rides and much more. Kids atmosphere fills created Highland Perthshire. tracts artists from all corners of the folk entertainment is free for under 18’s from 12pm Run over Friday and Saturday the event is filled world - from leading international names to till 6pm. You’ll not find a better value family feswith top acts and often there are pop up surprise tival anywhere in Scotland, Riverside Rock is the up and coming fresh faces - to Stromness, sessions in addition to the official line up at the 2 in Orkney’s West Mainland, for four days of place to be. venues - McKays Hotel and Pitlochry Town Hall. concerts, ceilidhs, clubs, sessions, talks and Once again we are delighted to be supporting www.riversiderock.co.uk Parkinson's UK as our chosen charity of the year craic. Artists and audiences are welcomed Pitlochry 24-25 March
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APRIL TradFest Edinburgh | Dùn Èideann Edinburgh 26 Apr – 7 May 2017
Experience Scotland Live with a seasonal feast of living traditions and local cultures. Encounter music, storytelling, dance, craft, song and folk drama at venues – indoor and outdoor – across Edinburgh and the Lothians. Rooted in the past yet resonating in the present, TradFest showcases dynamic engagement with Scotland’s History and Heritage as well as providing a platform for up and coming talent in the world of Trad. Look out for the Battle of the Folk Band event as part of the finale performances this year! www.tracscotland.org/tradfest
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by and into Orkney’s own thriving folk scene, with Orcadian artists providing around two thirds of the festival programme. Line-up announced across December-March, with tickets on sale in April, around six weeks ahead of the event. This is relatively close to the festival itself, as the festival consists of around 35 individually programmed and ticketed events, rather than offering all-in-one day or weekend tickets. Artists visiting the festival perform on several occasions, though, offering a number of chances to catch them over the weekend. www.orkneyfolkfestival.com
JUNE Oban Live Oban 2-3 June 2017 "We are delighted to announce that Trail West, Mànran and Tide Lines will join us in Oban as not only are they great friends but they are three of the most exciting acts on the Scottish scene today - all bringing their own brand and fusion of west coast music. We still have three more acts to announce as well as some other special guests so watch this space for more exciting announcements.” Daniel Gillespie Artistic Director
Solus
The Bield at Blackruthven, Perthshire 23-25 June 2017 Solas Festival is an allage arts festival held in Perthshire from 17 to 19 June, with hiphop, electro loops and some of the finest folk and roots music you’ll find in a Scottish field: a rich mix of traditions, talents and tastes. Expect an unusual mix of art, music, theatre, comedy, debate and soulsearching. The programme also makes space for challenging debate with activists, writers and thinkers from across the political, cultural and religious spectrum. Solas Festival offers a creative and entertaining programme for festival-goers of all ages in a safe environment. www.solasfestival.co.uk
JULY Hebridean Celtic Festival Hebrides 19-22 July
Fantastic four-day festival set against the rich cultural backdrop of the Outer Hebrides, featuring top quality music from around the
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ButeFest
The Isle of Bute 28-30 July 2017
Tartan Heart ‘Belladrum’ Festival Beauly 3-5 August 2017
Get yourself a ticket to Scotland’s all ages wackiest festival of music and performing arts. Bella is back in its beautiful Highland setting with all the crazy variety that makes it Scotland’s premier boutique festival. ''Belladrum - quite simply, it’s what everyday life should be like, if only everyday life didn't get in the way.'' - Clare Damdoaran, eFestivals. 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 lineups, its offbeat non-musical entertainments and its all-ages approach.
A three day festival of music, food and fun. This accessible and hugely friendly family festival all takes places a mere thirty-five miles as the crow flies from Glasgow. www.tartanheartfestival.co.uk Butefest has endeavoured to compile a richly varied and superb line-up that includes both the contemporary and the classic of the music world and runs that gamut from rock to roots and folk to dance.
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Electric Fields Drumlanrig Castle 1-2 September 2017
Drumlanrig Castle, south west Scotland. We’ve been working really hard to top last year and we’re pretty excited about this summer, as well as having some brand new developments. One of the most exciting music festivals in Scotland returns in 2016, over two days in the stunning grounds of Drumlanrig Castle! www.facebook.com/ electricfieldsfestival
Party in the Park Bathgate, West Lothian 3 September
Now in its 7th year ‘Party in the Park’ music festival and family fun day is a great day out for music lovers with families, held in Bathgate’s Kirkton Park. There is a main stage and acoustic stage with music on both throughout the day from 11am to 6pm with free entry and no ticket required. A real mix of music from local bands and artists to those further afield. This is no ticket required and no entry fee and as this is geared towards familys there is a strict no alcohol policy. www.facebook.com/partyinthepark
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