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outstanding guitarist Lachlan MacColl, plus bass and drums. The Jazz Bar, 1a Chambers Street, Edinburgh. Time 9pm. 31 MARCH
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THE JAZZ BAR’s 17-Piece BIG BAND Open Rehearsal 8-9pm, full gig from 9.15-10.45pm. Wonderful sounds from this great weekly band with Email them to Carol FOUR trumpets, FOUR trombones, FIVE saxes and carol.musicnewsscotland@gmail.com FOUR rhythm! It's a variable line-up of top-class pro players, who travel in from Glasgow, Borders, Perth, Fife (and Edinburgh!), to participate in this 28 MARCH outstanding gig. There's just nowhere else you can North of the Wall Festival fundraiser ..... TOLEDO hear this standard of regular Big Band playing. Co-led by sax player Keith Edwards, the personnel changes STEEL / TORN FACE / DISASTER AREA / PYRE weekly, as does their selection of fantastic OF THE EARTH: At Edinburgh's Wee Red Bar, 7pm. Warm-up before the 'North Of The Wall' metal festival arrangements, many of which are imported direct from Los Angeles by the band's ex-LA co-leader, in Glasgow tomorrow - a one-day metal festival bassist Erik Lars Hansen. The Jazz Bar, 1a Chambers returning for a second year of madness. Tickets @ Street, Edinburgh. http://morgul.bigcartel.com/ http://northofthewall2014.wix.com/festival 1 APRIL www.facebook.com/thenorthofthewall COHOLIC / MUTTNIK / DETOURS: Three Originals bands take to the stage at Dreadnoughtrock Bathgate. Free Entry upto 8.30pm then £3 at the door www.dreadnoughtrock.com/whatson.html QUIET AS A MOUSE and COASTS @ Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh. 7pm, £7 OPEN MIC; Upstairs, Ryan’s Bar, 1 Haymarket Terrace, Edinburgh. Time 9.30pm. JAZZ -KEITH EDWARDS QUINTET ‘Hard Bop’ swinging arrangements from Keith Edwards (sax) with Colin Steele (trumpet), Robert Pettigrew (piano), plus bass and drums, their two sets including rarely heard jazz tunes and pieces by late, great, heroes of British Jazz, London’s Tubby Hayes, and Scots trumpeter Jimmy Deuchar. The Jazz Bar, 1a Chambers Street, Edinburgh. Time 9pm. 29 MARCH MACHINES IN HEAVEN: Bordersbreakdown LP launch. At The Electric Circus, Edinburgh. "Deserves your attention.. amazing!" Ally McCrae - BBC Radio www.facebook.com/machinesinheaven MAIDEN SCOTLAND: The UK's top tribute to Iron Maiden return for a night of classic Maiden. Ticket Event - £7.00 Dreadnought, Bathgate. www.dreadnoughtrock.com/whatson.html or http://skdl.it/1ipPsVC WORLD PREMIERE' QUINTET; Every Saturday, a hand-picked 5-piece of excellent jazz players is brought together for the first time - and no rehearsal! With a different selection of musicians each week, it’s always a 'surprise' line-up - even for the players! Tonight features accomplished Glasgow trumpeter Robert Henderson, creative sax player Andy Baker, high-energy award-winning pianist Pete Johnstone, Tokyo visitor Wataru Tamura (bass), and Bill Kyle (drums). The Jazz Bar, 1a Chambers Street, Edinburgh. Time 9pm.
BOB WOOD hails from the west coast of Scotland but has long been based in London. An engaging solo singer and performer with an easy going sense of humour, he’s known also as an accomplished fingerstyle guitarist. Exploring a range of open tunings, his playing and song interpretations have been described as displaying rare sensitivity, lightness of touch and great technique. Leith Folk Club, Victoria Park House Hotel, 221 Ferry Road, Edinburgh. Doors Open 7.30pm. Tickets £7. Tickets can be reserved using: Website - www.leithfolkclub.com Email - tickets@leithfolkclub.com 2 APRIL Brookfield Knights present..... DUBL HANDI: At House concert, Edinburgh. You won’t encounter a fresher delivery of the Appalachian old-time stringband style than comes from this upbeat trio who first took Brooklyn by storm. With one foot in the past and one foot in the future of acoustic roots music, many are saying their approach was exactly what was required to bring this ancient music to a younger 21st century audience. www.facebook.com/DublHandi MARTIN KERSHAW QUARTET; Highly regarded as one of Scotland’s leading alto sax players, Martin Kershaw has been regularly featured in many top ensembles including the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra. Here he is in a quartet setting, playing his original compositions and arranged standards, with equally highly-rated players Paul Harrison (piano), Euan Burton (bass) and Alyn Cosker (drums). Expect ‘hauntingly lyrical, impishly playful or a raging storm of musical intensity - vital, unmissable music!’. The Jazz Bar, 1a Chambers Street, Edinburgh. Time 9pm. Tickets £7 / £5. 3 APRIL
ADAM ANT plus THE GOOD THE MAD & THE LOVELY POSSE: At The Liquid Room, Victoria Street, Edinburgh. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show starts at 7.30 p.m. Advance tickets are £23.50 from 0131 30 MARCH 226 7010 or 0131 220 3234 or go online at www.gigbox.co.uk/buy_tickets Singers Night with FREDDIE KING; Outrageously inventive vocalese and incredibly deep low notes from www.adam-ant.net www.liquidroom.com Edinburgh’s favourite (and somewhat off-the-wall!) jazz singer Freddie King, recently back from touring in THE BRIMSTONE DAYS & POINT INAUDIBLE 'Off Australia, Thailand and Malaysia, here with
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the Rails Scottish tour'. Just close your eyes and dream away to the 60 - and 70's rock, listening to an energetic band with a groove you can not stand still to. At Whistlebinkies, Niddry Street Edinburgh. Point Inaudible 9.30pm-11.30pm , Brimstone Days 12.30pm-2.30am. Free Entry https://thebrimstonedays.bandcamp.com ACOUSTIC EDINBURGH; Regular bi-monthly showcase of excellent local and visiting acoustic acts, programmed and hosted by Edinburgh singer/songwriter Paul Gilbody. This month’s headliner is King Eider who are launching their new album ‘The Deeper the Water’ soon - their current single ‘Drink Me Dry’ is enjoying much radio airplay. Supports are Hannah O'Reilly & Charlotte Black. The Jazz Bar, 1a Chambers Street, Edinburgh. Time 9pm. 4 APRIL STONEHOUSE VIOLETS / HEART O' THE RUN / MAYFIELD DRIVE: Three Originals bands take to the stage at Dreadnoughtrock Bathgate. Free Entry upto 8.30pm then £3 at the door www.dreadnoughtrock.com/whatson.html OPEN MIC; Upstairs, Ryan’s Bar, 1 Haymarket Terrace, Edinburgh. Time 9.30pm.
INDIGO VELVET: At Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh. With the release of their third single 'Small Talk' the band are looking to branch out and take their live shows to other cities up and down the country. With gigs coming up in London, Edinburgh and Glasgow this year certainly looks promising. www.facebook.com/weareindigovelvet
THE SMYTHS with QUIET AS A MOUSE @ The 6 APRIL Liquid Room, Edinburgh. 7pm, £10 JOJO COKE: One of the Best covers bands in West Lothian with a massive variety of songs to entertain at DreadnoughtRock Bathgate. Free Entry up to 8.30pm then £3 at the door www.dreadnoughtrock.com/whatson.html THE HENDERSON BROTHERS: Ryan’s Bar,1 Haymarket Terrace, Edinburgh. Time 9pm. DANIEL SMITH – BLUES PIANO; Pianist/ vocalist Daniel Smith takes us on a solo journey through downhome blues, barrelhouse boogie, New Orleans honkytonk (eg Professor Longhair) to the jazz/funk sounds of Herbie Hancock and Ramsey Lewis. The Jazz Bar, 1a Chambers Street, Edinburgh. Time 5.30pm. Free entry.
'WORLD PREMIERE' QUINTET; Every Saturday, a hand-picked 5-piece of excellent THE ELECTRIC JAZZ QUARTET; Glasgow keys jazz players is brought together for the first ace Marco Cafolla brings in his funky 4-piece time - and no rehearsal! With a different with guitar, keys, electric bass and drums, selection of musicians each week, it’s always a playing funk/jazz/fusion classics plus originals. 'surprise' line-up - even for the players! Tonight The Jazz Bar, 1a Chambers Street, Edinburgh. features accomplished trumpeter Colin Steele Time 9pm. and multiple award-winning pianist Alan Benzie. The Jazz Bar, 1a Chambers Street, Edinburgh. 5 APRIL Time 9pm.
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DANA DIXON BLUES BAND; Dance to raunchy authentic blues and rock from this great 4-piece band, fronted by the vocals and harmonica of Blues Queen Dana Dixon, and powered by the driving slide guitar of Dave Dixon. Plus Funk DJ. The Jazz Bar, 1a Chambers Street, Edinburgh. Time 12 –3am
Singers Night with MARTY WAUGH and his TRIO; The hugely popular Edinburgh singer is back, with his programme of high quality Swing/ Vegas classics, backed by a top-drawer piano/ bass/drums trio, featuring award-winning pianist Alan Benzie. The Jazz Bar, 1a Chambers Street, Edinburgh. Time 9pm. 8 APRIL RAGLANS: At Electric Circus in Edinburgh. Irish indie-folk four-piece Raglans have undergone a meteoric rise in popularity since their inception in 2010, going from a crowd pleasing, gigopening favourite at Dublin's Whelan's hotspot to garnering widespread recognition across the UK. Already named Record of the Day, their new single Digging Holes is out in April and is getting a fantastic radio response. www.facebook.com/Raglans 9 APRIL WIDE DAYS: Scotland’s Wide Days music business convention has a new format for its daytime programme, which will take place at Teviot Row House in Edinburgh on April 9-10,
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2014. Day one will focus on topics relating to the live sector. John Langford, director of concerts, events and ticketing at The Hydro, is confirmed to take part in an interview about the flagship Glasgow venue and its impact. The sessions on day two will concentrate on topics relating to rights holders - record labels, publishers, artists and managers – with one panel set to feature decision makers from radio, retail and digital platforms talking about why they get behind a release. Organisers have frozen the price of both the standard pass [£49] and the premium pass [£125], which helps raise funds to host the event and support the concession rates £38 students and £34 Musicians’ Union members. Delegates registering before January 16, when further details of the programme will be announced, benefit from a special early bird rate of £33 [standard] and £100 [premium]. Wide Days 2014 convention passes can be purchased from: www.widedays.com/tickets SHAPESHIFTER (LIVE) /TROUBLE DJs: Shapeshifter by name and by nature, this elemental, electronic soul outfit has morphed from depth-charge bass music, elastic electronic textures and barrelling breakbeats to bedrocks of soul, jazz and rave. But never has the name been more apt than on album number five, Delta, their most fearless release yet. The Bongo Club, Edinburgh. Time 7pm. Tickets £15 + BF. Tickets Available from Ticketweb, Sanza, Tickets Scotland and direct from the Bongo Club.
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EXPERIENCE & LIZZIE AND THE BANSHEES. TWO of the uk's top exponents on the same billing at the only place in the Lothian's to see them live at DreadnoughtRock Bathgate. Ticket FUNKED UP; Ryan’s Bar, 1 Haymarket Terrace, Event - £10.00 Edinburgh. Time 9pm. www.dreadnoughtrock.com/whatson.html or www.lizzie-and-the-banshees.com/tickets 13 APRIL 25 APRIL THE KELBURN GARDEN PARTY will be launching their 2014 season of events on 13th April with a performance from hotly-tipped UK- OPEN MIC; Upstairs, Ryan’s Bar, 1 Haymarket Mali collaborative project Joe Driscoll & Sekou Terrace, Edinburgh. Time 9.30pm. Kouyate. Togethe they blend hip-hop, spoken word, funk, and soulful, accessible rock with EDDI READER on her 2014 ‘Vagabond’ Afrobeat, reggae and irrepressible African tour. To celebrate her new album Vagabond, grooves. The Voodoo Rooms in Edinburgh, with Eddi presents a special evening in the intimate doors at 7pm. Tickets £10 plus bf, available surroundings of The Queen’s Hall, 85-89 Clerk from Ripping Records and St, Edinburgh. Time 7pm, Tickets £23.50 + http://www.kelburngardenparty.com. £1.50 booking fee per ticket. This fee is charged on all sales for this event (ie telephone, internet, 14 APRIL in person). If you buy tickets online, there is an additional 50p per ticket credit/debit card fee. MIKE WATT + THE MISSINGMEN: Third opera Europe tour at Edinburgh's Sneaky Pete's. 26 APRIL www.facebook.com/MikeWattTheMissingmenThirdOpera
THE UNDERGROUND YOUTH, FRANTIC CHANT, LIFE MODEL: At Sneaky Petes,73 Cowgate, Edinburgh. 7pm-10pm. £5 Advance KING EIDER: With support from THE DIRTY from Ticket Scotland, or £7 on the Door. Part of BEGGARS and THE BRAXTON HICKS. two special Scottish dates for The Underground Edinburgh folk-blues quintet launch their debut Youth. In Edinburgh not only do we have album 'The Deeper The Water' live at The Caves, amazing visuals to accompany the bands Edinburgh. 7pm until late - King Eider on-stage provided by the minds eye psycadelic light 9.45pm. (NB after-party also at The Caves show, we also have a Merch stall from fuzz club details TBC), 8-12 Niddry St South, Edinburgh. records, an art stall and The Gift dj's playing 10 APRIL EH1 1NS. 0131 557 8989 inbetween bands. The Manchester based band Tickets: £6 (advance) / £7 (on the door). blend the sounds of shoegaze, post-punk and WIDE DAYS: Scotland’s Wide Days music Available from Tickets Scotland, Ripping psychedelic rock to create a raw and haunting business convention has a new format for its Records, Bandcamp and Earthy (Canonmills wall of sound. The creative project of Craig Dyer daytime programme, which will take place at branch) boasts a number of digital and physical releases Teviot Row House in Edinburgh on April 9-10, www.thecavesedinburgh.com since it began in 2008, the most recent of which 2014. Day one will focus on topics relating to www.facebook.com/kingeidermusic have been released by the bands label Fuzz Club the live sector. John Langford, director of Records. As a live band The Underground Youth concerts, events and ticketing at The Hydro, is confirmed to take part in an interview about the DROPKICK: Support from THE GALIPAYGOS. have spent the last two years touring through Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh. 7pm. On tour Europe playing extensively. flagship Glasgow venue and its impact. The promoting their new album “Homeward”. This is sessions on day two will concentrate on topics Dropkick’s most varied and accomplished BLACK CAT BONE BLUES; Ryan’s Bar,1 relating to rights holders - record labels, collection of songs to date, demonstrating a Haymarket Terrace, Edinburgh. Time 9pm. publishers, artists and managers – with one panel set to feature decision makers from radio, growing maturity in their song writing and arrangements. But it is their ear for melody and 29 APRIL retail and digital platforms talking about why harmony that are their finest assets, helping they get behind a release. Organisers have Brookfield Knights present..... frozen the price of both the standard pass [£49] Dropkick’s music appeal to a growing band of THE DARDANELLES: At Edinburgh Folk Club and the premium pass [£125], which helps raise fans. www.facebook.com/thegalipaygos (Edinburgh TradFest event - venue tbc). funds to host the event and support the www.facebook.com/dropkickmusic Indisputably one of the most exciting ‘live’ concession rates [£38 students and £34 bands on the world roots music circuit, The Musicians’ Union members]. Delegates ALMA FIERA: Back for their first gig of 2014 Dardanelles possess all the explosive power of a registering before January 16, when further and a great night of Rock Covers at steam engine that’s about to blow its top. details of the programme will be announced, DreadnoughtRock Bathgate. Free Entry upto www.facebook.com/thedardanelles benefit from a special early bird rate of £33 8.30pm then £3 at the door [standard] and £100 [premium]. Wide Days 3 MAY 2014 convention passes can be purchased from: www.dreadnoughtrock.com/whatson.html www.widedays.com/tickets OPEN MIC; Upstairs, Ryan’s Bar, 1 Haymarket BLISS: At Electric Circus, Edinburgh. Bliss Terrace, Edinburgh. Time 9.30pm. originally formed in Virginia with Alexis Branch 11 APRIL "Lex" at the tender age of 8 years old. They now 19 APRIL reside in Atlanta, Georgia. Their music is rich THE KING LOT: Single Release Party. West and full; realistic and diverse, energetic and Lothian based rock band The King Lot will play The Pathhead Music Collective present: Join highly entertaining! Coining the Genre "Electro their forthcoming album in full plus some TOM BANCROFT, SATOKO FUJI and UNA Pop & B their music is rich and full; realistic and surprises and very special guests as they celebrate the release of the first single from the MCGLONE for an evening of improvised musical diverse, energetic and highly entertaining! mayhem at Pathhead Village Hall. www.facebook.com/OfficialBLISS record. In a right regal affair DreadnoughtRock http://pathheadmusiccollective.org.uk/ Bathgate will be transformed into King Lot 4 MAY Castle on King Street with a royal guard on the GALLUS COOPER: The Uk's top Alice Cooper door, King Lot flags flying, a red carpet tribute returns to the DreadnoughtRock BLISS with support from BLEEKER: At Opal welcoming VIP guests and hostesses keeping Bathgate with one hell of a show. Ticket Event Lounge, Edinburgh. Bliss originally formed in everyone's goblet's filled throughout. Ticket £5.00 Virginia with Alexis Branch "Lex" at the tender Event - £5.00 www.dreadnoughtrock.com/whatson.html age of 8 years old. They now reside in Atlanta, www.dreadnoughtrock.com/whatson.html or http://skdl.it/1iqhwpH Georgia. Their music is rich and full; realistic and diverse, energetic and highly entertaining! OPEN MIC; Upstairs, Ryan’s Bar, 1 Haymarket BLIND LEMON; Ryan’s Bar,1 Haymarket Coining the Genre "Electro Pop & B their music Terrace, Edinburgh. Time 9.30pm. Terrace, Edinburgh. Time 9pm. is rich and full; realistic and diverse, energetic and highly entertaining! Edinburgh’s Bleeker are 12 APRIL 20 APRIL Harris Canning and Lauren Alari. Bleeker was formed in 2002 and over the years have teamed Dreadnought's Acoustic Night: More local Easter Special with THE SEX PISTOLS up with many different musicians they like to and original acoustic acts descend on the 18 APRIL
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call the "Bleeker Collective", they have supported EL Presidente, Eddie Reader and The Levellers. www.facebook.com/OfficialBLISS
O’Donovan is known as the lead singer of Crooked Still and Sometymes Why. She has collaborated with some of the most eminent names across roots, classical, bluegrass, and www.facebook.com/pages/BLEEKER/197246887993 jazz, from Alison Krauss and Chris Thile, to Gabriel Kahane and Dave Douglas. Aoife 5 MAY received high-praise for her performance at last year’s Transatlantic Sessions and this year’s BLISS with support from BLEEKER: At Madogs, Celtic Connections festival. With interest now Edinburgh. Bliss originally formed in Virginia high on both sides of the Atlantic, Aoife with Alexis Branch "Lex" at the tender age of 8 O’Donovan’s shows are not to be missed. years old. They now reside in Atlanta, Georgia. RACHEL RIES hails from the inspiring, vast Their music is rich and full; realistic and diverse, expanses of South Dakota, by way of Zaire. Her energetic and highly entertaining! Coining the formative years were filled with Mennonite Genre "Electro Pop & B their music is rich and hymns, Suzuki violin and The Carpenters. full; realistic and diverse, energetic and highly Currently splitting her time between rural entertaining! Edinburgh’s Bleeker are Harris Vermont and New York City, she crafts sly and Canning and Lauren Alari. Bleeker was formed in compassionate songs for the crooked hearted. 2002 and over the years have teamed up with With a clear voice and steady hand, she pulls many different musicians they like to call the the listener into her world of city grit, country "Bleeker Collective", they have supported EL dirt, and her open-eyed search for redemption Presidente, Eddie Reader and The Levellers. and reason.The Pleasance Cabaret Bar, www.facebook.com/OfficialBLISS Edinburgh. Tickets £13 from Tickets Scotland www.facebook.com/pages/BLEEKER/197246887993 0131 220 3234 and Ripping Records 0131 227 7070 7 MAY 14 JUNE BLISS with support from BLEEKER: At Liquid Room, Edinburgh. Bliss originally formed in The Pathhead Music Collective present: Virginia with Alexis Branch "Lex" at the tender Share a summer evening with INDIA ALBA and age of 8 years old. They now reside in Atlanta, the CORRINA HEWAT BAND at Pathhead Georgia. Their music is rich and full; realistic Village Hall. and diverse, energetic and highly entertaining! http://pathheadmusiccollective.org.uk/ Coining the Genre "Electro Pop & B their music is rich and full; realistic and diverse, energetic DOUGIE MACLEAN; Dougie MacLean is and highly entertaining! Edinburgh’s Bleeker are Scotland’s pre-eminent singer-songwriter: a Harris Canning and Lauren Alari. Bleeker was national musical treasure who has developed a formed in 2002 and over the years have teamed unique blend of lyrical, roots-based songwriting up with many different musicians they like to and instrumental composition. Internationally call the "Bleeker Collective", they have renowned for his song Caledonia, and for music supported EL Presidente, Eddie Reader and The for the film Last of the Mohicans, his live Levellers. performances are especially intimate. Marquee, www.facebook.com/OfficialBLISS Linlithgow RFC Organised by the Linlithgow Folk www.facebook.com/pages/BLEEKER/197246887993
24 MAY A BAND CALLED QUINN: At Summerhall, Edinburgh. If you missed ABCQ performing Biding Time (remix) at last year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the band were blown away by the reaction to the show and are looking forward to touring it this year; hopefully to a venue near you! www.bidingtimeremix.com www.facebook.com/abandcalledquinn 30 MAY AOIFE O’DONOVAN plus RACHEL RIES; Aoife
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DOUGIE MACLEAN Part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2014. Dougie MacLean is Scotland’s pre-eminent singer-songwriter: a national musical treasure who has developed a unique blend of lyrical, roots-based songwriting and instrumental composition. Internationally renowned for his song Caledonia, and for music for the film Last of the Mohicans, his live performances are especially intimate. The Queens Hall, Edinburgh.
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+ Mid West Coast / Argyll Send us all your gig dates for Glasgow and West Coast area Email them to Carol carol.musicnewsscotland@gmail.com 28 MARCH CRYPTIC PRESENTS: ORLANDO. 28th –29th. 8pm at Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA), 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow. Tickets: £14 (£12), To book: Tel 0141 352 4900 www.cryptic.org.uk/orlando/ https://twitter.com/crypticglasgow www.facebook.com/glasgowcryptic TEQUILA: Grand Ole Opry, 2-4 Govan Road, Glasgow. Time 7pm. Tickets £4 entry for members, £5 for non-members PAOLO NUTINI; King Tut's Wah Wah Hut 2010. 272a St Vincent Street, Glasgow. Time 8pm. Tickets £35 29 MARCH CAMMY BLACK, PRIDES, VIGO THIEVES: At ABC Glasgow ROBBIE & THE BROTHERS; Grand Ole Opry, 2-4 Govan Road, Glasgow. Time 7pm. Tickets £4 entry for members, £5 for non-members MIKE PETERS: King Tut's Wah Wah Hut 2010. 272a St Vincent Street, Glasgow. Time 8.30pm Tickets £15 30 MARCH FOREST / BARBARY COAST / FARKOW; King Tut's Wah Wah Hut 2010. 272a St Vincent Street, Glasgow. Time 8.30pm. Tickets £6.50 31 MARCH HOWLER / BROKEN HANDS / KILL SURRRF; King Tut's Wah Wah Hut 2010. 272a St Vincent Street, Glasgow. Time 8pm. Tickets £10.00 3 APRIL JOHN C.KING WITH ANGIE. (More...), Grand Ole Opry, 2-4 Govan Road, Glasgow. Time 7pm.
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Tickets £4 entry for members, £5 for nonmembers 4 APRIL CHASIN' THE WIND; Grand Ole Opry, 2-4 Govan Road, Glasgow. Time 7pm. Tickets £4 entry for members, £5 for non-members 5 APRIL Brookfield Knights present..... DUBL HANDI: At The Corn Exchange, Biggar. You won’t encounter a fresher delivery of the Appalachian old-time stringband style than comes from this upbeat trio who first took Brooklyn by storm. With one foot in the past and one foot in the future of acoustic roots music, many are saying their approach was exactly what was required to bring this ancient music to a younger 21st century audience. www.facebook.com/DublHandi
12 APRIL BACK TAE MINE; A club night with a house party vibe. Resident DJ’s Gav Dunbar (Camera Obscura) and Sci-Fi Steve (Bis) playing a welcoming mix of old and new, well known and left-field music to dance or chill out to. The Flying Duck,142 Renfield Street, Glasgow. Time 11pm – 3am. Tickets £5 (£3) www.flyingduckclub.com DUKE BOYS; Grand Ole Opry, 2-4 Govan Road, Glasgow. Time 7pm. Tickets £4 entry for members, £5 for non-members 13 APRIL
The Fallen Angels Club presents .MALCOLM HOLCOMBE plus support: At The Admiral Bar Glasgow G2 7DA. Highly-rated, gravel-voiced North Carolina, singer/songwriter, Malcolm Holcombe is lined up for a show. His ninth studio album, “Down By The River” enhanced his SCOTTISH OPERA celebrates 20 years of Opera reputation for rugged blues and roots and country songs while featuring duets with none Highlights in style with an 18-date tour of other than Emmylou Harris and Steve Earle. His Scotland: At Village Theatre, East Kilbride. 7.30pm. Perfect for opera fans and novices alike, live performances are rarely less than riveting so a great night is guaranteed for all. Tickets £12 Opera Highlights features music from some of from Tickets Scotland on 0141 204 5151. the world’s most popular operas, as well as www.fallenangelsclub.com lesser known gems mined from the operatic archives. The programme is brought to life by WHERE THE FOLKS AT; Weekly live folk four talented young singers and a pianist, packed into a trusty transit van full of props and sessions in the cosy Kitchen Bar. The Flying Duck,142 Renfield Street, Glasgow. Time 6pm – costumes – proving great things do come in 8pm. Free entry. small packages! www.flyingduckclub.com www.scottishopera.org.uk
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INDIGO VELVET: At Pivo Pivo, Glasgow. With the release of their third single 'Small Talk' the band are looking to branch out and take their 6 APRIL live shows to other cities up and down the THE BRIMSTONE DAYS & POINT INAUDIBLE country. With gigs coming up in London and 'Off the Rails Scottish tour'. Just close your eyes Glasgow this year certainly looks promising. www.facebook.com/weareindigovelvet and dream away to the 60 - and 70's rock, listening to an energetic band with a groove you 15 APRIL can not stand still to. At 13th Note,King Street, Glasgow. 8-11.30. £5 on Door. MIKE WATT + THE MISSINGMEN: Third opera https://thebrimstonedays.bandcamp.com Europe tour at Glasgow's, Broadcast. WHERE THE FOLKS AT; Weekly live folk sessions in the cosy Kitchen Bar. The Flying Duck,142 Renfield Street, Glasgow. Time 6pm – 8pm. Free entry. www.flyingduckclub.com
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bands label Fuzz Club Records. As a live band The Underground Youth have spent the last two years touring through Europe playing extensively. EDDI READER on her 2014 ‘Vagabond’ tour. To celebrate her new album Vagabond, Eddi presents a special Intimate evening. o2 ABC, 300 Sauchiehall St, Glasgow, Time 7pm. WHERE THE FOLKS AT; Weekly live folk sessions in the cosy Kitchen Bar. The Flying Duck,142 Renfield Street, Glasgow. Time 6pm – 8pm. Free entry. www.flyingduckclub.com 30 APRIL The Fallen Angels Club presents: KRISTA DETOR + support @ Admiral Bar, Glasgow. 7.30 p.m. £12.00 www.ticketweb.co.uk Krista’s solo albums have consistently won national and international prominence, including number one on the Euro-Americana Chart and placement within the top 10 of the U.S. Folk and Independent Music charts. www.fallenangelsclub.com 1 MAY The Fallen Angels Club presents: DAN STUART + KATHLEEN HASKARD @Glad Cafe, Shawlands. Doors 7.30pm. £12.00. www. ticketweb.co.uk www.fallenangelsclub.com 6 MAY BLISS: At Classic Grand, Glasgow. Bliss originally formed in Virginia with Alexis Branch "Lex" at the tender age of 8 years old. They now reside in Atlanta, Georgia. Their music is rich and full; realistic and diverse, energetic and highly entertaining! Coining the Genre "Electro
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immersive & original audience experience. This is the story of a musician and her discovery of exactly what it is that a woman is expected to do to succeed in the music industry. CCA 350 7 MAY Sauchiehall St, Glasgow. Tickets £10 / £8 plus bf. Time 8pm. CCA, 350 Sauchiehall St, St Andrews in the Square presents – RANT. Glasgow. 7.30pm / £12 (£10 conc). RANT is the meeting www.bidingtimeremix.com of 4 of Scotland’s finest fiddle players, two from www.facebook.com/abandcalledquinn the Shetland Islands and two from the Highlands. Bethany Reid, Jenna Reid, Sarah8 MAY Jane Summers and Lauren MacColl join forces to create a sound rich and vibrant, evocative of the A BAND CALLED QUINN: If you missed ABCQ exciting scene they create music in. They made performing Biding Time (remix) at last year's their debut performance in July 2012, storming Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the band were blown onto the scene and immediately earning high away by the reaction to the show and are praise, “delightful … a quartet which should looking forward to touring it this year; A enrich both the traditional and classical music multimedia collaboration between musician scenes in future” (Northings.com, live review). Louise Quinn (A Band Called Quinn), Grid Iron Using just their fiddles, they weave a tapestry of Theatre Director Ben Harrison & Scottish film melodies, textures, layers and sounds. Known maker Uisdean Murray in response to for their work as soloists and with various international shared story project Biding bands, this is a celebration of the instrument Time (remix). Biding Time (remix) tells the story they all have a passion for. 4 fiddles: one of aspiring singer/ songwriter Thyme & her beautiful sound! Get tickets at: journey through the fame factory as she pursues www.musicglue.com success in the music industry. It is based on Louise Quinn's own experience of being signed A BAND CALLED QUINN: A multimedia to a major record label, & the highs & lows that collaboration between musician Louise Quinn (A ensued. The show combines a live band with Band Called Quinn), Grid Iron Theatre Director feature-film-quality visuals, a large rabbit, guest Ben Harrison & Scottish film maker Uisdean appearance by legendary performance artist Murray in response to international shared story Diane Torr & the first ever use of silent disco project Biding Time (remix). Biding Time technology in this context to give a truly (remix) tells the story of aspiring singer/ immersive & original audience experience. This songwriter Thyme & her journey through the is the story of a musician and her discovery of fame factory as she pursues success in the exactly what it is that a woman is expected to music industry. It is based on Louise Quinn's do to succeed in the music industry. CCA 350 own experience of being signed to a major Sauchiehall St, Glasgow. Tickets £10 / £8 plus record label, & the highs & lows that ensued. bf. Time 8pm. The show combines a live band with featurewww.bidingtimeremix.com film-quality visuals, a large rabbit, guest www.facebook.com/abandcalledquinn appearance by legendary performance artist Diane Torr & the first ever use of silent disco 12 MAY technology in this context to give a truly
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beautiful symphonic dimension to his bestloved songs: including Heiland Harry, Ca’ the Yowes, Green Grow the Rashes, This Love Will Carry, Till Tomorrow and of course the song that’s been called Scotland’s alternative national anthem,Caledonia. Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow. Tickets Tickets: £35, £26.50, £22.50, £17 and £12.50. Time 7.30pm. www.rsno.org.uk www.glasgowconcerthalls.com Box Office: 0141 353 8000 8 JUNE STG Presents: The Stripped Sessions DAVID FORD plus Special Guests, At Cottiers Theatre, Kelvin Bridge 7:30 pm Over 18's www.facebook.com/StgPromotions 12 JUNE
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DOUGIE MACLEAN; Dougie MacLean is Scotland’s pre-eminent singer-songwriter: a national musical treasure who has developed a unique blend of lyrical, roots-based songwriting and instrumental composition. Internationally renowned for his song Caledonia, and for music for the film Last of 23 MAY the Mohicans, his live performances are especially intimate. Beacon Arts Centre, My First Music presents .....THE Greenock ... still to be confirmed. Box Office: SUNSHINE UNDERGROUND with support 01475 723723 (On sale date coming soon) from MICKEY 9’S, BROWN BEAR AND THE www.beaconartscentre.co.uk BANDITS & CRASH CLUB: At Glasgow’s Classic Grand. This night is going to be an 21 JUNE experience, take you on a journey to the outer realms of your mind and gently bring STG Presents: The Stripped Sessions you back home, kiss you softly on the cheek CAROL LAULA plus Guests At The Old and wave you off into the Glasgow darkness Hairdressers, Glasgow. Doors 7:30 pm Over of night. Tickets 18's www.tickets-scotland.com Price £13. www.facebook.com/StgPromotions www.facebook.com/mfmayrshire 27 JUNE 30 MAY STG Presents: The Stripped Sessions The Fallen Angels Club presents: AOIFE MARIA DOYLE KENNEDY Plus Guests, At O'DONOVAN plus Rachel Ries @ Pleasance Cottiers Theatre, Kelvin Bridge 7:30 pm Cabaret Bar, Edinburgh. Doors 7.30pm/Start Over 18's 8. £13.00 www.facebook.com/StgPromotions www.ticketweb.co.uk www.fallenangelsclub.com 28 JUNE STG Presents: The Stripped Sessions KIT CLARK plus Special Guests, The Old Hairdressers, Glasgow. Doors 7:30 pm - Over 18's www.facebook.com/StgPromotions 7 JUNE The Fallen Angels Club presents: An Evening With SAM BAKER @ Pleasance Cabaret Bar, Edinburgh. Doors 7.30pm. £14.00 www.ticketweb.co.uk www.fallenangelsclub.com DOUGIE MACLEAN With the RSNO (Royal Scottish National Orchestra). Dougie MacLean needs no introduction; as singer, song-writer, composer and instrumentalist, no artist captures the soul of Scotland with more authenticity or emotion. For one night only, he teams up with conductor John Logan and the RSNO to bring a new and
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Reggae bands from the late 70’s and early 80’s. The band’s prowess back in the day earned them support slots with acts as diverse as Burning Spear, The Clash and The Rolling Stones. DJ Junior Lazarou will be keeping 31 OCTOBER everyone entertained when the bands aren't on stage with some top 2 Tone, Ska & Reggae The Fallen Angels Club presents: ZOE MUTH tunes! Tickets £15 from Windsor or & THE LOST HIGH ROLLERS + support @ www.ticketweb.co.uk CCA, Glasgow 7.30 p.m. £13.00 www.facebook.com/events/373645949433723/ www.ticketweb.co.uk www.facebook.com/RubberStampPromotions www.fallenangelsclub.com SOUTHERN TENANT FOLK UNION: At Birnam Arts Centre – Birnam. Edinburgh based six piece roots and folk collective tour all across UK behind the acclaimed chart topping fifth album www.birnamarts.com www.facebook.com/southerntenantfolkunion
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Send us all your gig dates for Tayside, Perthsdhire, Fife and Central areas . Email them to Carol carol.musicnewsscotland@gmail.com 28 MARCH Rubber Stamp Promotions presents ….. WOLFMONKEY + THE MONA LISA'S + FORBES + THE BLIND LIGHTS + VERTEBRAE + THE MANIFEST: At Windsor, Kirkcaldy. £5 on door. 7.30pm. WolfMonkey have quickly built up their fan base via YouTube and performed their first gig to a sell out crowd in Wee Jimmies Cowdenbeath only 3 weeks after forming when they supported Chris Helme ex The Seahorses. They played that gig as a 2 piece (Shaun Sneddon & Lee Hynd), but have since added 3 additional members. WolfMonkey have a diverse ranging sound featuring, country, rap, rock, indie & folk. www.facebook.com/events/275840262582153 www.facebook.com/RubberStampPromotions DAVE 'BUCKET' COLWELL (Formerly of Bad Company). Over a career that has spanned nearly four decades, Dave 'Bucket' Colewell has carved out a reputation as one of the world's most respected rock guitarists, producers, musical arrangers and prolific songwriters, a reputation that by no easy road has recently earned him a place in the Harrod's Guitar Hall of Fame. He is a testament to many years of hard work on the road as right hand man in the guitar seat for many of the world's iconic rock and roll bands, including Humble Pie, Peter Frampton, Samson, and as a long-time member of Bad Company. This year celebrates 40 years since the release of Bad Company's iconic first album. The Album will be played in its entirety . Expect a brilliant LOUD night of pure Blues/Rock at its finest! Mundell Music. Back Stage, The Green Hotel, 2 Muirs, Kinross, Perthshire. Tickets £20
DAVID LATTO BAND; The hub of The David Latto Band is songwriters' David Latto and Gavin Brady. Their unique brand of Scottish Americana was borne out of late night drinking, listening and picking sessions in the quiet of the Fife countryside. Their eponymous debut album was produced over the course of a year in the same garage where those early songs took shape. Mundell Music. Back Stage, The Green Hotel, 2 Muirs, Kinross, Perthshire. Tickets £8. 3 APRIL Brookfield Knights present..... DUBL HANDI: At Acoustic Music Club, Kirkcaldy. You won’t encounter a fresher delivery of the Appalachian old-time stringband style than comes from this upbeat trio who first took Brooklyn by storm. With one foot in the past and one foot in the future of acoustic roots music, many are saying their approach was exactly what was required to bring this ancient music to a younger 21st century audience. www.facebook.com/DublHandi EMILY SMITH: At Stirling, Tolbooth 01786 27 4000. Emily Smith tours in support of her eagerly awaited new album ECHOES, having celebrated a decade as one of Scottish music’s most distinctively sublime voices. www.tolbooth-stirling.gov.uk www.emilysmith.org IAIN MATTHEWS; Co-founder of Fairport Convention and Plainsong and one of the most enduring and engaging songwriters and musicians whose work spans the decades. In this decade Matthews has been recording and releasing as prolifically as ever, gifting us almost an entire shelf of new albums, including, " Joy Mining" & " In the now", with his current songwriting and performing partner, Egbert Derix. 2010, saw a new Matthews Southern Comfort album, " Kind of new". Followed in 2012 by a final Plainsong live album, " Fat lady singing". Mundell Music. Back Stage, The Green Hotel, 2 Muirs, Kinross, Perthshire. Tickets £15
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Rubber Stamp Promotions presents ….. THE SELECTER + TALISMAN + DJ JUNIOR LAZAROU - At Windsor Hotel, Kirkcaldy. “Too Much Pressure” released by the important and influential platinum selling band The Selector in Feb 1980 remains a classic touchstone for a generation of Ska lovers. Mixing punk, ska and reggae, ‘Too Much Pressure’ successfully reflected the social and political issues of the early Thatcher years in Britain and gave a voice to disaffected youth across the racial divide. Talisman are one of the UK’s top British Roots
Rubber Stamp Promotions presents ….. SIMPLE MINDED: Rubber Stamp Promotions & Weekend Revolution have booked excellent Simple Minds tribute band Simple Minded to play their first gig at PJ Molloys Dunfermline! www.facebook.com/events/150397605107187 www.facebook.com/RubberStampPromotions STEVIE NIMMO TRIO; As one half of Scotland's highly respected 'Nimmo Brothers', Stevie Nimmo has been a well known and respected figure throughout the blues and roots
world for over 15 years. Now, having toured extensively with the critically acclaimed blues rock outfit over the last few years, as well as taking to the road in a stripped back, acoustic format to continue promotion of his debut solo project 'The Wynds of Life', Stevie is now setting out on a new adventure in a full-on, electric, noholds-barred trio format. Stevie says that, although the acoustic project is extremely satisfying and allows him to showcase his voice and song writing talents in the perfect environment, sometimes "...you just want to break out the Les Paul, crank up the old orange amp and make some noise!" Which is exactly what he plans to do. ". Mundell Music. Back Stage, The Green Hotel, 2 Muirs, Kinross, Perthshire. Tickets £12. 5 APRIL THE BRIMSTONE DAYS & POINT INAUDIBLE 'Off the Rails Scottish tour'. Just close your eyes and dream away to the 60 - and 70's rock, listening to an energetic band with a groove you can not stand still to. At Non-Zero's,Castle Street, Dundee. 8pm-12. £4 Advance from Groucho's, £6 on the door. https://thebrimstonedays.bandcamp.com CURVED AIR; Groundbreaking British progressive rock band feature original members Sonja Kristina on vocals and Florian PilkingtonMiksa on drums. The band was a unique and powerful combination of a remarkable female vocalist and virtuoso musicians. They'll be performing 'Back Street Luv', 'It happened Today', 'Vivaldi', 'Marie Antoinette', 'Phantasmagoria' and 'Everdance'. ". Mundell Music. Back Stage, The Green Hotel, 2 Muirs, Kinross, Perthshire. Tickets £22. JAMES GRANT; James Grants influence on the emerging Glasgow sound of the 1980s cannot be denied and the critical and commercial success as front man of Love and Money; four albums, several hit singles and a world wide following, helped seal his reputation as one of the best songwriters in the country. Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, Stirling. Tickets £14. Time 8pm. 6 APRIL Fife Jazz Club presents: FREDDIE KING. At The Woodside Hotel, Aberdour from 2pm. Tickets £8. Freddie King with Lachlan McColl. Freddie King is the hippest singer in town singing bebop ballads and blues all spun afresh in a net of warmth and pleasure with a distinctive voice all his own. During the last two years Freddie has travelled to Sydney, Kuala Lumpur, and New York, gigging in various jazz clubs, top hotels and cocktail bars performing the material by Nat King Cole, Johnny Hartman and Billy Eckstine, thereby firmly establishing his reputation as a top international singer. This visit to Fife Jazz Club is part of a Scottish tour with guitarist Lachlan McColl www.facebook.com/groups/fifejazzclub 7 APRIL MARIT FALT & RONA WILKIE: Stirling Folk Club, Stirling (with Kirsty Law, Scots Singer) Their debut album “TURAS” is released on 24 January on Watercolour Music. It melds tunes and songs from their separate geographical backgrounds to create a new music that’s uplifting, daring and harmonious. The duo fell into playing together when they were studying in Newcastle. In 2012 they won the coveted Danny Kyle Award at Glasgow’s Celtic Connections Festival and Rona was named BBC
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DOUGIE MACLEAN; 18th/ 19th /20th: Dougie first started The Clunie Concerts back in 2007. It is a well known fact that he holds his childhood 8 APRIL in Perthshire very dear, and he saw this as an opportunity to share a bit of that with a few PATSY REID & friends. Perth Concert Hall, Mill special audiences. Clunie Village Hall is one of Street, Perth. Time 7.30pm/8.00pm. Tickets the many village halls Dougie frequented as a £13/£11. Tel; 01738 621031 child growing up in Perthshire, here he first performed to the WRI at the age of 14. Over the 11 APRIL years audiences have travelled from the USA, England, and Germany, as well as from nearby DROPKICK: Support from THE GALIPAYGOS. farms and towns, to enjoy Dougie performing in Twa Tams, Perth. 8.30pm. On tour promoting the intimate setting. Every year these special their new album “Homeward”. This is Dropkick’s Easter weekend concerts have been sold out in most varied and accomplished collection of songs advance and proved to be a great experience. to date, demonstrating a growing maturity in Clunie Village Hall, Clunie, Perthshire, Ticket: their song writing and arrangements. But it is £22.00, Concert Start: 8.00pm, Doors Open: their ear for melody and harmony that are their 7.30pm. In true village hall style a finest assets, helping Dropkick’s music appeal to complimentary cup of tea or coffee and a biscuit a helping Dropkick’s music appeal to a growing will be provided. All other beverages are on a band of fans. BRING YOUR OWN basis. Unreserved seating. www.facebook.com/thegalipaygos Box Office: 01350 724261. www.facebook.com/dropkickmusic www.perthshireamber.com/the-clunie-concerts BARBARA DICKSON AND RAB NOAKES: Barbara and Rab have known one another for nearly fifty years and the songs represent many areas they've explored together in that time. That rich mixture of songs from limitless sources appealed to them, and instilled in them an instinct for songs of interest wherever they're from. Town Hall, Westbridge Street, Falkirk, Stirlingshire. 12 APRIL BARBARA DICKSON AND RAB NOAKES: Barbara and Rab have known one another for nearly fifty years and the songs represent many areas they've explored together in that time. That rich mixture of songs from limitless sources appealed to them, and instilled in them an instinct for songs of interest wherever they're from. Pitlochry Festival Theatre, Port Na Craig, Pitlochry. 13 APRIL Fife Jazz Club presents: NOVA SCOTIA JAZZ BAND. At The Woodside Hotel, Aberdour from 2pm. Tickets £10. Nova Scotia Jazz Band. One of the most popular and swinging dixieland bands in Scotland. Clarinettist and saxophonist, John Burgess, steeped in the music of Alex Welsh and Eddie Condon, is the energetic leader of a band that plays hot jazz Chicago style, with real drive and passion. All tickets can be reserved by calling 01592 750625 or 01592 263687 www.facebook.com/groups/fifejazzclub
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24 APRIL Brookfield Knights present..THE DARDANELLES: At Acoustic Music Club, Kirkcaldy. Indisputably one of the most exciting ‘live’ bands on the world roots music circuit, The Dardanelles possess all the explosive power of a steam engine that’s about to blow its top. www.facebook.com/thedardanelles 25 APRIL Brookfield Knights present...THE DARDANELLES: At Birnam Arts Centre, Perthshire. Indisputably one of the most exciting ‘live’ bands on the world roots music circuit, The Dardanelles possess all the explosive power of a steam engine that’s about to blow its top. www.facebook.com/thedardanelles JJ GILMOUR; Singer songwriter JJ Gilmour's last appearance at the Tolbooth was fronting 'The Casbah Club' alongside members from Big Country, The Jam & his band The Silencers. Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, Stirling. Tickets £12. Time 8pm.
JONNY JACK: At Dunfermline PJ Molloys, 8pm, £5, 01383 729790. Tickets on the door. ‘The most instantly recognizable and unforgettable soulful voices in a long time’ NME. Jonny Jack releases debut EP Skin To The Bone, and takes it 26 APRIL to audiences with a Scottish tour. GLEADHRAICH: EP launch for 'Pipe Dreams' www.facebook.com/JonnyJackMusic with support from RAIREN and SOME NIGHTS. th th th DOUGIE MACLEAN; 18 / 19 (sold out) /20 : At the Starlight Showroom, Dundee, 7.30pm. Dougie first started The Clunie Concerts back in Tickets from Grouchos or through any of the band members. Scottish celtic rock band 2007. It is a well known fact that he holds his Gleadhraich have set themselves the task of childhood in Perthshire very dear, and he saw this as an opportunity to share a bit of that with transforming Scottish traditional music, they are a celtic rock band from Angus/ Dundee who have a few special audiences. Clunie Village Hall is one of the many village halls Dougie frequented grown in stature since their formation in 2010. as a child growing up in Perthshire, here he first The EP is released at the end of March but they performed to the WRI at the age of 14. Over the will be playing this special show where the physical release will be available for the first years audiences have travelled from the USA, time. England, and Germany, as well as from nearby www.facebook.com/pages/Gleadhraich/273235032696158 farms and towns, to enjoy Dougie performing in the intimate setting. Every year these special A ‘Day of Blues’ in Arbroath. 3pm to 12am. Easter weekend concerts have been sold out in Two venues with Paddy McGuire’s Blues advance and proved to be a great experience. Band, Cry Baby & The Hoochie Coochie Boys Clunie Village Hall, Clunie, Perthshire, Ticket: and The Yahs - and it’s Free! More info at £22.00, Concert Start: 8.00pm, Doors Open: www.smokieblues.com 7.30pm. In true village hall style a complimentary cup of tea or coffee and a biscuit TREACHEROUS ORCHESTRA; Scotlands will be provided. All other beverages are on a foremost group of anarchic tunesmiths emerged BRING YOUR OWN basis. Unreserved seating. from the vibrant Glasgow folk scene. Box Office: 01350 724261. Treacherous Orchestra take Scottish dance www.perthshireamber.com/the-clunie-concerts music to a thrilling new dimension. Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, Stirling. Tickets £14. Time 8pm. 20 APRIL
DOUGIE MACLEAN; 18th/ 19th /20th: Dougie first started The Clunie Concerts back in 2007. It DROPKICK: Support from THE GALIPAYGOS. is a well known fact that he holds his childhood Clark's, Dundee. 8pm. On tour promoting their in Perthshire very dear, and he saw this as an new album “Homeward”. This is Dropkick’s most opportunity to share a bit of that with a few varied and accomplished collection of songs to special audiences. Clunie Village Hall is one of date, demonstrating a growing maturity in their the many village halls Dougie frequented as a song writing and arrangements. But it is their child growing up in Perthshire, here he first ear for melody and harmony that are their finest performed to the WRI at the age of 14. Over the assets, helping Dropkick’s music appeal to a years audiences have travelled from the USA, helping Dropkick’s music appeal to a growing England, and Germany, as well as from nearby band of fans. farms and towns, to enjoy Dougie performing in www.facebook.com/thegalipaygos the intimate setting. Every year these special www.facebook.com/dropkickmusic Easter weekend concerts have been sold out in advance and proved to be a great experience. 18 APRIL Clunie Village Hall, Clunie, Perthshire, Ticket: £22.00, Concert Start: 8.00pm, Doors Open: HEIDI TALBOT touring with JOHN McCUSKER 7.30pm. In true village hall style a and IAN CARR: At Carnegie Hall, East Port, complimentary cup of tea or coffee and a biscuit Dunfermline, KY12 7JA. 7.30pm Tickets £14/£12 will be provided. All other beverages are on a 17 APRIL
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ALBERT HAMMOND SNR 70TH BIRTHDAY TOUR; Tonight we are so privileged to welcome a songwriting master - as he brings his band on tour to mark his 70th birthday year. His songs have been responsible for the sale of over 360 9 MAY million records worldwide including over 30 DISTIL: The annual Distil showcase of new work chart-toppers. Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, Stirling. from Scottish traditional musicians returns, once Tickets £18, Time 8pm. again with the superlative backing of Mr McFall's Chamber. The Tolbooth enjoys being a partner in 1 JUNE this valuable project which gives musicians with DOUGIE MACLEAN; The closing concert of the various levels of experience in composition the Perth Festival of the Arts 2014 with Dougie opportunity to hone and enhance their skills, MacLean with Strings & Celtic Musicians. collectively producing a mesmerising musical Premiere of Dougie MacLean's "Perthshire evening. Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, Stirling. Tickets Cantata". Commissioned by the Perth Festival of £10. Time 8pm. the Arts with support from Creative Scotland. Perth Concert Hall, Perth. Box Office: 01738 17 MAY 621031 www.perthfestival.co.uk LANDOLFI STRINGS WITH NOREEN LEIGHTON A Moment of Joy: Following their successful autumn concert, Stirling based 6 JUNE Landolfi strings return to the Tolbooth and will be joined by actress Noreen Leighton, for an BARBARA DICKSON AND RAB NOAKES: afternoon concert of music, poetry and prose. Barbara and Rab have known one another for Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, Stirling. Tickets £8. Time nearly fifty years and the songs represent many 2.30pm. areas they've explored together in that time. That rich mixture of songs from limitless sources 21 MAY appealed to them, and instilled in them an instinct for songs of interest wherever they're LUKE DANIELS & GLASGOW CITY CELTIC COLLECTIVE; Soilleireachadh na h-Alba and from. Albert Halls, Albert Place, Dumbarton Rd, Stirling. Time 7.30pm. Tickets £20 centre New World Drovers Concert; Luke Daniels balcony / £18 / £16 concessions returns to the Tolbooth with his specially gathered Glasgow City Collective featuring some of the most masterful current performers, for an evening of new music. Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, Stirling. Tickets £12, £10. Time 8pm. 22 MAY A BAND CALLED QUINN: At Adam Smith, Kirkcaldy. If you missed ABCQ performing Biding Time (remix) at last year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the band were blown away by the reaction to the show and are looking forward to touring it this year; hopefully to a venue near you! www.bidingtimeremix.com www.facebook.com/abandcalledquinn 29 MAY PLANTEC: At Marryat Hall, Dundee. 7.30pm. Breton based Plantec is at the very leading edge of Celtic music. Their latest release Awen has received rave reviews for its avant-garde approach to traditional melodies. Longtime musical innovators Plantec find the right mix of past, present and future . A mélange of traditional instruments (bombarde, acoustic guitars) and modern technologies (synths, rhythms) conspire to create a colourful cornucopia of finely-crafted and contemporary Celtic compositions. £10, Concessions - £8, Accompanied Schoolchildren - £5 www.dundeebox.co.uk 30 MAY CHRISTINE TOBIN SINGS THE SONGS LEONARD COHEN; Christine Tobins A Thousand Kisses Deep brings together one of the most distinctive and alluring voices in jazz with one of the great poetic songwriters of our time, Leonard Cohen, in a mesmerising evening of music.
ABERDEEN + NORTH EAST Send us all your gig dates for the Highlands Email them to Carol carol.musicnewsscotland@gmail.com 28 MARCH Brookfield Knights present..... THE ABRAMSON SINGERS: At Glenbuchat Village Hall, Aberdeenshire. There is a fair chance you will have heard a track or two from the stunning new album by The Abramson Singers from Vancouver, thanks to the level of radio exposure it has received. One of those who joined LEAH ABRAMSON in the studio for the recording was RAYNA GELLERT, wellrecognised in her own right following a successful career in Uncle Earl. Here, these two friends come together to become an even more potent force (joined on bass and guitar by Petunia & The Vipers' PATRICK METZGER). www.facebook.com/abramsonsingers
SOUTHERN TENANT FOLK UNION Led by Pat McGarvey, Southern Tenant Folk Union have been gathering increasing acclaim for their take on a classic roots sound mixed with a creative ambition and scope which takes in influences from Italian horror as well as the Appalachian hills. Their new album ‘Hello Cold Goodbye Sun’ is their fifth to be released since they formed in 2006 and contains a set of songs 8 JUNE that builds on the soundscape from the acclaimed 4th album Pencaitland as well as GRAEME CLARK AND GRAHAM DUFFIN; As a showcasing the growing songwriting, cornerstone of the record breaking, multi-million instrumental and vocal talent from within the selling band Wet Wet Wet, Scottish songwriter band. Woodend Barn, Burn O Bennie, Banchory, Graeme Clark is no stranger to playing sell-out Kincardineshire. Tickets £5, £10. Time 8pm. stadium concerts all over the world. More www.woodendbarn.com recently though, he's been performing his own www.facebook.com/southerntenantfolkunion stripped back, intimate and acoustic songs to an amy of loyal and devoted fans. Tolbooth, Jail 29 MARCH Wynd, Stirling. Tickets £12.50. Time 8pm. Fat Hippy Battle of the Bands: 11 JUNE THE FINAL - Now down to the last 4 bands! Some really great bands now battling for the DOUGIE MACLEAN; Dougie MacLean is £5000 recording prize. At Downstairs, 82 Scotland’s pre-eminent singer-songwriter: a Holburn Street, Aberdeen. national musical treasure who has developed a www.facebook.com/events/211147575745794 unique blend of lyrical, roots-based songwriting www.facebook.com/FatHippyBOTB and instrumental composition. Internationally renowned for his song Caledonia, and for music Brookfield Knights present..... for the film Last of the Mohicans, his live THE ABRAMSON SINGERS: At The Salmon performances are especially intimate in the Bothy, Portsoy. There is a fair chance you will Universal Hall auditorium. Universal Hall, have heard a track or two from the stunning new Findhorn. Price: £12 / £10 concs/£8 U16s album by The Abramson Singers from (concessions). Time 7.30pm. Box Office: 01309 Vancouver, thanks to the level of radio exposure 691170 it has received. One of those who joined LEAH www.findhorn.org/universal-hall ABRAMSON in the studio for the recording was RAYNA GELLERT, well-recognised in her own OCTOBER-NOVEMBER right following a successful career in Uncle Earl. Here, these two friends come together to DOUGIE MACLEAN (24 Oct-2 Nov) Perthshire become an even more potent force (joined on Amber Festival - The Dougie MacLean Festival; bass and guitar by Petunia & The Vipers' Dougie MacLean is Scotland’s pre-eminent PATRICK METZGER). singer-songwriter: a national musical treasure www.facebook.com/abramsonsingers who has developed a unique blend of lyrical, roots-based songwriting and instrumental 2 APRIL composition. Internationally renowned for his song Caledonia, and for music for the film Last of Almost Blue Promotions presents ….. THAD the Mohicans, his live performances are BECKMAN: At The Blue Lamp, Aberdeen. 8pm/ especially intimate. Tickets on sale 13 May/4pm £10. Thad Beckman plays an engaging blend of www.perthshireamber.com folk, singer-songwriter and blues music. Not
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MUSIC NEWS Scotland GIGguide …….. page 20: aberdeen + north east everyone can pull off such a combination, but Beckman has chops, writing talent, a big personality and a bag full of true stories which all dovetail for a cool show. www.thadbeckman.com www.almostbluepromotions.com www.facebook.com/AlmostBluePromotions JENNIFER PIKE Aberdeen Performing Arts presents Culture Café, with one of the finest violinists of her generation Jennifer Pike and pianist Jeremy Pike, performing a programme of Mozart, Janácek, Dvořák and Rózsa, in the Music Hall, Union Street, Aberdeen at 1pm.Tickets from www.aberdeenperformingarts.com or tel 01224 641122 3 APRIL SOLID SILVER SIXTIES, Hear the classic hits performed by the original hitmakers in Solid Silver Sixties, with Chris Farlowe, Chris Montez and Wayne Fontana, in the Music Hall, Union Street, Aberdeen Aberdeen at 7.30pm. Tickets from www.aberdeenperformingarts.com or tel 01224 641122
over two stages and streamed live worldwide, including Deadfire, Gerry Jablonski and The Electric Band, Ocasan, The Ruckus, Terrordactyl, UTN, Craig John Davidson, Leanne Smith, Lucy Zambers and Fat Hippy Battle of the Bands winner, in The Lemon Tree Lounge (standing), West North Street, Aberdeen, doors at 7.30pm. Tickets from www.aberdeenperformingarts.com or tel 01224 641122 13 APRIL PEATBOG FAERIES AND HEDNINGARNA As part of Aberdeen Performing Arts’ Northern Arc Sessions, Peatbog Faeries and Hedningarna bring together their Celtic and Swedish sounds respectively for an energetic, high-octane night of musicianship, in the Music Hall, Union Street, Aberdeen at 7.30pm. Tickets from www.aberdeenperformingarts.com or tel 01224 641122
explosive power of a steam engine that’s about to blow its top. www.facebook.com/thedardanelles 24 APRIL SCOTTISH ENSEMBLE: Marking the climax of their four-day City Residency in Aberdeen – when they were out and about across the city in a wide-ranging programme of concerts and events – Scottish Ensemble perform a concert which includes contemporary string music inspired by traditional Scottish melody, in the Music Hall, Union Street, Aberdeen at 7.30pm, with pre-concert talk at 6.45pm free to ticket holders.Tickets from www.aberdeenperformingarts.com or tel 01224 641122 25 APRIL
BBC SCOTTISH SYMPHONY With conductor Donald Runnicles’ special relationship with late 14 APRIL Romanticism, this BBC Scottish Symphony concert will be one of the highlights of their BENJAMIN GROSVENOR WITH THE ESCHER Aberdeen season with Arvo Pärt’s Cantus in QUARTET,: Aberdeen Performing Arts presents Memoriam Benjamin Britten and Mahler’s spectacular young musician and one of the most Symphony No9, in the Music Hall, Aberdeen at 4 APRIL talked-about young concert pianists in the world, 7.30pm. Tickets from Benjamin Grosvenor with the Escher Quartet, in www.aberdeenperformingarts.com or tel 01224 Almost Blue Promotions presents ….. DEAN the third of three stellar concerts exploring the 641122 OWENS: At The Blue Lamp, Aberdeen. 8pm / 19th century Romantic era, in the Music Hall, £10. We are proud to bring back to Aberdeen, Union Street, Aberdeen at 7.30pm. Tickets from DOORS ALIVE British tribute band widely Dean Owens a Singer/songwriter with a www.aberdeenperformingarts.com or tel 01224 regarded as the closest and most enthralling crystalline voice and a sound that meshes 641122 representation of the legendary 60s rock gods country rock with acoustic ballads combining The Doors in the world today, Doors Alive, in The elements of Woody Guthrie and Townes Van 17 APRIL Lemon Tree Lounge (standing), West North Zandt. Street, Aberdeen, doors at 7.30pm. Tickets from www.almostbluepromotions.com NORDOFF ROBBINS SCOTLAND: Music www.aberdeenperformingarts.com or tel 01224 www.facebook.com/AlmostBluePromotions student Rebekah Smith is holding a rock night in 641122 aid of Nordoff Robbins Scotland. at Downstairs, 6 APRIL 82 Holburn Street, Aberdeen. Entry is only £3. 26 APRIL www.facebook.com/nordoffrobbinsscotland LLOYD COLE, fresh from releasing his new NICOLA BENEDETTI With Scotland’s favourite ‘career best’ album Standards last summer, star 18 APRIL violinist Nicola Benedetti and conductor Jérémie billing on the UK’s finest music TV show Later Rhorer, Scottish Chamber Orchestra perform With Jools Holland and playing to sell-out houses JOE MCELDERRY AND KERRY ELLIS, with Beethoven’s Overture Egmont and Symphony across Europe, in The Lemon Tree Lounge, West guest star Lorna Luft, the sensational and No4 and Mozart’s Violin Concerto No5 in a North Street, Aberdeen, doors at 7.30pm.Tickets highly-acclaimed An Evening of Movies and ‘Turkish’, in the Music Hall, Aberdeen at 7.30pm, from Musicals, featuring the music of John Williams, with a pre-concert talk at 6.45pm, free to ticket www.aberdeenperformingarts.com or tel 01224 Hans Zimmer, James Horner and many more, in holders. Tickets from 641122 the Music Hall, Union Street, Aberdeen at www.aberdeenperformingarts.com or tel 01224 7.30pm. Tickets from 641122 9 APRIL www.aberdeenperformingarts.com or tel 01224 641122 THE TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT, a British blues REBECCA HOLLWEG, With two acclaimed rock band formed by Glasgow-born vocalist Phil albums to her credit, London-based singer, 19 APRIL Campbell and guitarists Luke Potashnick (exsongwriter and accomplished guitarist Rebecca Rooster and Ben's Brother) and Paul Sayer, who Hollweg, in The Lemon Tree Lounge (seated), SCOTTISH FIDDLE ORCHESTRA: With its released their debut studio album The West North Street, Aberdeen, doors at 7.30pm. blend of music, singing and dancing, which is Temperance Movement last September, in The Tickets from www.aberdeenperformingarts.com enjoyed the world over, the Scottish Fiddle Lemon Tree Lounge, West North Street, or tel 01224 641122 Orchestra returns to its home, in the Music Hall, Aberdeen, doors at 7.30pm. 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Blackstairs Lounge, 20 Breadalbane Terrace, Wick, Caithness, Highlands, KW1 5AQ. £6.00 / Over 18s Only www.caithnessgigs.com 6 APRIL Caithness Gigs presents: NEON WALTZ @ YNot Bar & Grill, Grove Lane, Thurso, Caithness, Highlands, KW14 8AE. £6.00 / Over 18s Only www.caithnessgigs.com 19 APRIL DROPKICK: 1pm accoustic gig @ Greenhouse Music, Dingwall. On tour promoting their new album “Homeward”. This is Dropkick’s most varied and accomplished collection of songs to date, demonstrating a growing maturity in their song writing and arrangements. But it is their ear for melody and harmony that are their finest assets, helping Dropkick’s music appeal to a grow www.facebook.com/dropkickmusic
Caithness, Highlands, KW1 5AQ. £17.00 / Over 18s Only www.caithnessgigs.com 9 MAY A BAND CALLED QUINN: At Eden Court, Inverness. If you missed ABCQ performing Biding Time (remix) at last year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the band were blown away by the reaction to the show and are looking forward to touring it this year; hopefully to a venue near you! www.bidingtimeremix.com www.facebook.com/abandcalledquinn 16 MAY
Strathpeffer Pavilion presents: TOPLOADER. 7.30pmtop pop rock band, which has sold over two million albums with a string of top 20 chart hits at home and abroad and is famous for the hugely popular single Dancing in the Moonlight. Toploader’s latest single This is the Night is currently the most played song on BBC Radio 2. 17 MAY DROPKICK: Madhatters at Hootananny, Support to be announced. Tickets £15 are Inverness. 9.30pm. On tour promoting their new already selling online with WeGotTickets and A BAND CALLED QUINN: At Woodend Barn, album “Homeward”. This is Dropkick’s most Ticketweb UK – also via Ticketweb 24-hr hotline Banchory. If you missed ABCQ performing varied and accomplished collection of songs to 08444 771000 – on sale elsewhere very soon. Biding Time (remix) at last year's Edinburgh date, demonstrating a growing maturity in their Strathpeffer Pavilion, The Square, Strathpeffer. Fringe Festival, the band were blown away by www.StrathpefferPavilion.org the reaction to the show and are looking forward song writing and arrangements. But it is their to touring it this year; hopefully to a venue near ear for melody and harmony that are their finest assets, helping Dropkick’s music appeal to a 24 MAY you! grow www.bidingtimeremix.com JAMES HICKMAN & DAN CASSIDY: At Inverie www.facebook.com/dropkickmusic www.facebook.com/abandcalledquinn Village Hall (8pm), Inverie, Knoydart, PH41 4PL. Here's a link to James and Dan playing last 24 APRIL 6 AUGUST year: http://bit.ly/1kP2IFl EDDI READER on her 2014 ‘Vagabond’ tour. Tickets for this event are on the door - reserve DOUGIE MACLEAN Part of the Aboyne & Former vocalist with The Fairground Attraction tickets through this Facebook page (below) Deeside Festival 2014. Dougie MacLean is and now highly successful singer-songwriter in www.facebook.com/events/501813536604761/ Scotland’s pre-eminent singer-songwriter: a her own right, Eddi combines meltingly true www.facebook.com/InverieVillageHall national musical treasure who has developed a unique blend of lyrical, roots-based songwriting vocals and towering romanticism with a dynamic on stage presence. Book now to avoid HOOLEY IN THE HIGHLANDS – country music and instrumental composition. Internationally festival featuring John McNicholl & Band, renowned for his song Caledonia, and for music disappointment! Empire Theatre, Eden Court, Bishop’s Rd, Inverness. Tickets £23.50. Time Stillwater, Western Rhythm, John Dolan & for the film Last of the Mohicans, his live £7.30 Off The Kuff Band, Trevor Loughrey. performances are especially intimate. Deeside Strathpeffer Pavilion, The Square, Strathpeffer. Theatre, Aboyne 25 APRIL Time 1pm to midnight. Tickets £40 (limited number of under 18 tickets at £20) from 01463 Strathpeffer Pavilion presents: 811677 or TREACHEROUS ORCHESTRA with THE landl@northhighlandradio.co.uk ELEPHANT SESSIONS. 7.30pm. Scotland's Send us all your gig dates foremost group of anarchic tunesmiths emerged 30 MAY for all the Highlands from the vibrant Glasgow folk scene. Treacherous Orchestra take Scottish dance Caithness Gigs presents: DONNIE MUNRO Email them to Carol music into a thrilling new dimension. Having @ Assembly Rooms, Sinclair Terrace, Wick. carol.musicnewsscotland@gmail.com grown up under the influence of pioneering Tickets £16.00 / Over 18s Only fusion acts such as Shooglenifty, Martyn www.caithnessgigs.com 28 MARCH Bennett, Salsa Celtica and Croft No. 5, they draw simultaneously on deep traditional roots MÀNRAN – the Pavilion team are delighted that DINGWALL GAELIC CHOIR GRAND and contemporary influences. Featuring we’ve finally managed to make a date with CONCERT – our multi-award-winning local bagpipes, whistles, flutes, fiddles, accordion, Mànran - an exceptionally talented group of th Gaelic Choir continue their 60 Anniversary banjo, guitars, bass, drums and percussion, they young musicians, who are taking the music celebrations with a concert at the Pavilion, combine ferocious energy and sophisticated world by storm with their high energy, stomping compèred by Morag Dhòmhnallach of BBC Radio musical arrangements, with explosive results. tunes and phenomenal Gaelic and English songs. nan Gaidheal. The concert will feature the Support by The Elephant Sessions, who played a This will be their first gig in this area since their Gaelic Choir’s own Mod Gold Medallists and great set at the Pavilion during the amaSing popular appearance at Runrig’s 40th anniversary special guests, including 2013 Gold Medallist festival. Tickets £15 now online (and selling “Party on the Moor”. Strathpeffer Pavilion, The Robert Robertson, the Inver-Ross Accordion & fast!) from WeGotTickets.com and Ticketweb.co. Square, Strathpeffer. Time 8pm. Tickets £16 Fiddle Club, prize-winning folk group Mo uk – on sale elsewhere very soon. Strathpeffer online from WeGotTickets and Ticketweb UK, via Chreach, the Ross-shire Junior Gaelic Choir and Pavilion, The Square, Strathpeffer. Ticketweb 24-hour hotline 08444 771000, from champion piper Ashleigh Bell. Strathpeffer www.treacherousorchestra.com June’s Card Shop Dingwall and from the Pavilion Pavilion, Tickets £10 now on sale from the http://elephantsessions.com 01997 420124 Pavilion, June’s Dingwall and choir members. www.StrathpefferPavilion.org www.manran.co.uk Strathpeffer Pavilion, The Square, Strathpeffer. Time 7.30pm. 4 MAY 1 JUNE http://dingwallgaelicchoir.co.uk
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Caithness Gigs presents: JOHN POWER (Cast / The La’s) Acoustic Show @ Blackstairs Lounge, 20 Breadalbane Terrace, Wick,
Highland Chamber Orchestra – the HCO returns to its favourite venue for one of its popular Sunday afternoon concerts. Strathpeffer
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AYRSHIRE / DUMFRIES SOUTH WEST
Transclyde Music presents: A departure from our traditional singer/songwriter line up with a 20 JUNE four piece band called BLUE SWAMP. One of LAU - modern folk music’s most innovative the artists played with the Animals and another band, with three brilliant musicians, thrilling in the Dylan Band – so it should prove to be an performers and free-thinking visionaries. Kris interesting event. Transclyde Music promote live Drever (vocals/guitar) from the Orkney Islands, music on the Isle of Bute. Martin Green (accordion) from East Anglia and https://twitter.com/transclydemusic Send us all your gig dates Aidan O’Rourke (fiddle) from Oban have won http://transclydemusic.co.uk/ for Dumfriesshire, many awards, including being named Best Group South West and Cumbria areas in BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards a record-breaking 1-4 MAY four times and “the UK’s best live band” by The Email them to Carol Guardian. Strathpeffer Pavilion, The Square, Brookfield Knights present..... carol.musicnewsscotland@gmail.com Strathpeffer. Time 8pm. Tickets £15 now on sale THE DARDANELLES: At Shetland Folk Festival. online from WeGotTickets and Ticketweb UK, via Indisputably one of the most exciting ‘live’ bands Ticketweb 24-hour hotline 08444 771000, from on the world roots music circuit, The Dardanelles 3 APRIL June’s Card Shop Dingwall and from the Pavilion possess all the explosive power of a steam SCOTTISH OPERA celebrates 20 years of Opera 01997 420124 engine that’s about to blow its top. Highlights in style with an 18-date tour of www.lau-music.co.uk www.facebook.com/thedardanelles Scotland: At Maybole Town Hall. 7.30pm. Perfect for opera fans and novices alike, Opera 25 JUNE 23 MAY Highlights features music from some of the SCOTTISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA makes its DOUGIE MACLEAN; Dougie will be performing world’s most popular operas, as well as lesser known gems mined from the operatic archives. popular annual visit to the Pavilion. The as a trio with ROSS AINSLIE and PETE programme will be: Schubert Symphony No. 2, GARNETT. Part of Feis Ile - The Islay Festival of The programme is brought to life by four talented young singers and a pianist, packed into Mozart Flute Concerto in D Major, Haydn Malt. Music. Bowmore Hall, Bowmore, Isle of a trusty transit van full of props and costumes – Symphony 194 (“London”) and Mendelssohn Islay. Time 8pm. Tickets £10. proving great things do come in small packages! Scherzo from his Octet. Conductor Richard www.scottishopera.org.uk Egarr, soloist the SCO’s own brilliant Principal 25 MAY Flute Alison Mitchell. Strathpeffer Pavilion, The 4 APRIL Transclyde Music presents: We have folk Square, Strathpeffer. Time 8pm. Tickets £15 / royalty in the guise of multi award winner £13 / £5 now on sale from the Pavilion 01997 MARTIN SIMPSON, who will play at the Marble EMILY SMITH: At Castle Douglas, The Fullarton 420124 and June’s Dingwall Hall in Mount Stuart. Transclyde Music promote 01556 504506. Emily Smith tours in support of www.sco.org.uk her eagerly awaited new album ECHOES, having live music on the Isle of Bute. www.intermusica.co.uk/egarr celebrated a decade as one of Scottish music’s https://twitter.com/transclydemusic most distinctively sublime voices. http://transclydemusic.co.uk/ www.thefullarton.co.uk www.emilysmith.org 5 JUNE
Carlisle + just over the border
SCOTTISH ISLANDS
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BARBARA DICKSON AND RAB NOAKES: Barbara and Rab have known one another for nearly fifty years and the songs represent many areas they've explored together in that time. That rich mixture of songs from limitless sources appealed to them, and instilled in them an instinct for songs of interest wherever they're from. Aros Centre, Isle of Skye
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SCOTTISH OPERA celebrates 20 years of Opera Highlights in style with an 18-date tour of Scotland: At Whiting Bay Village Hall, Arran. 7.30pm. Perfect for opera fans and novices alike, Opera Highlights features music from some of the world’s most popular operas, as well as lesser-known gems mined from the operatic archives. The programme is brought to life by four talented young singers and a pianist, packed into a trusty transit van full of props and costumes – proving great things do come in small packages! www.scottishopera.org.uk
ARRAN FOLK FESTIVAL: The 20th Arran Folk Festival line up is now on-line and tickets are available to purchase! We are proud of the musicians that we have booked to appear this year – we have managed to secure some big names on the Folk Scene who are all very enthusiastic about coming over to play here. www.arranevents.com/arranfolkfestival2014.php
5 APRIL Transclyde Music presents: GARY HALL at Musicker Cafe. Transclyde Music promote live music on the Isle of Bute. https://twitter.com/transclydemusic http://transclydemusic.co.uk/ 11 APRIL PATSY REID & friends: An Tobar, Argyll Terrace, Tobermory, Isle of Mull. Time 8pm/8.30pm. Tickets £10/£8. Tel 01688 302211 www.patsyreid.com
5 APRIL 4PLAY: At The Alton Inn, Kilwinning, Ayrshire. 9pm, free admission.
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EMILY SMITH: At Langholm, Buccleuch Centre 013873 81196. Emily Smith tours in support of her eagerly awaited new album ECHOES, having celebrated a decade as one of Scottish music’s most distinctively sublime voices. www.buccleuchcentre.com www.emilysmith.org WILDCARD: At Eagle Tavern, Prestwick. 9pm, free admission. www.facebook.com/eagle.prestwick 6 APRIL
Brookfield Knights present..... DUBL HANDI: At Harbour Arts Centre, Irvine. You won’t encounter a fresher delivery of the BARBARA DICKSON AND RAB NOAKES: Appalachian old-time stringband style than Barbara and Rab have known one another for nearly fifty years and the songs represent many comes from this upbeat trio who first took Brooklyn by storm. With one foot in the past and areas they've explored together in that time. That rich mixture of songs from limitless sources one foot in the future of acoustic roots music, many are saying their approach was exactly appealed to them, and instilled in them an what was required to bring this ancient music to instinct for songs of interest wherever they're a younger 21st century audience. from. Mareel, Lerewick. Shetland. www.facebook.com/DublHandi 8 JUNE
12 APRIL THE PEAS: At Eagle Tavern, Prestwick. 9pm, free admission. www.facebook.com/eagle.prestwick THE 585's: At The Alton Inn, Kilwinning, Ayrshire. 9pm, free admission.
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19 APRIL BIG LICKS: At Eagle Tavern, Prestwick. 9pm, free admission. www.facebook.com/eagle.prestwick THE PEAS: At The Alton Inn, Kilwinning, Ayrshire. 9pm, free admission.
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26 APRIL BLACKLEAF 40: At Eagle Tavern, Prestwick. 9pm, free admission. www.facebook.com/eagle.prestwick NO DOGZ ALLOWED: At The Alton Inn, Kilwinning, Ayrshire. 9pm, free admission. www.facebook.com/pages/The-AltonInn/130778983635951
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Berwick + just over the border Send us all your gig dates for Scottish Borders and Northumberland areas Email them to Carol carol.musicnewsscotland@gmail.com 28 MARCH St Boswells Live! - Bread & Jam: It’s that time of the month when musicians in the Borders start looking at song sheets, dusting off instruments and loosening up their voices. Don’t worry, we’re all very nice and appreciate your efforts; so on Friday 28 March, from 8pm, get yourself down to St Boswells Cricket Club and set those notes free! As usual, all types of musician are welcome, whether you want to sing a ballad, hammer a power chord, join together with a group, or just harmonise while others play. Other options are available – last month saw the first appearance of a saxophone quartet, plus a couple of remarkable and unrehearsed jams. As usual, there will be a small amp and mixer if you need them, so please don’t bring your own – it gets a bit crowded. There will also be some food (requests taken in advance) to go with the drink from the lovely Cricket Club bar. www.stboswellslive.com
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MARIT FALT & RONA WILKIE: Candlelit Concert, Peebles. Their debut album “TURAS” is released on 24 January on Watercolour Music. It melds tunes and songs from their separate geographical backgrounds to create a new music that’s uplifting, daring and harmonious. The duo fell into playing together when they were 4 APRIL studying in Newcastle. In 2012 they won the Brookfield Knights present..... coveted Danny Kyle Award at Glasgow’s Celtic DUBL HANDI: At The Border Club, Hawick. You Connections Festival and Rona was named BBC won’t encounter a fresher delivery of the Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year. Appalachian old-time stringband style than Marit was also part of the highly acclaimed comes from this upbeat trio who first took VAMM. Brooklyn by storm. With one foot in the past www.maritandrona.com and one foot in the future of acoustic roots music, many are saying their approach was 17 APRIL exactly what was required to bring this ancient HEIDI TALBOT touring with JOHN McCUSKER music to a younger 21st century audience. and IAN CARR: At Eastgate Theatre & Arts www.facebook.com/DublHandi Centre, Eastgate, Peebles, EH45 8AD. 7.30pm Tickets £15/£13 conc. £5 child Tel 01721 5 APRIL 725777 www.eastgatearts.com Kazmiranda Music Cafe presents: Album launch 'Spirit of Beblow' By KARL ROBINS, Brookfield Knights present..... 1pm start and will run through the afternoon, DUBL HANDI: At Jumpin Hot Club, The Cluny, followed by an evening with ORDINARY SON- Newcastle upon Tyne. You won’t encounter a ROYS IRON DNA prior to their European tour fresher delivery of the Appalachian old-time and supported by JACK CANT DANCE. Free. stringband style than comes from this upbeat For details email: themusicgallery@btconnect. trio who first took Brooklyn by storm. With one com foot in the past and one foot in the future of www.facebook.com/pages/Kazmiranda-Vintage-Local-Art-Boutique/478898812161209 acoustic roots music, many are saying their www.facebook.com/TheMusicGalleryUk approach was exactly what was required to bring this ancient music to a younger 21st CALUM STEWART & HEIKKI BOURGAULT: century audience. The Sage, St Mary's Square, Gateshead Quays, www.facebook.com/DublHandi Gateshead, 10 APRIL PATSY REID & friends: Eastgate Theatre, Peebles. Tel 01721 725 777 www.patsyreid.com 11 APRIL CRAIG JEFFREY supporting SANDI THOM: At Maltings, Berwick Upon Tweed. Border's singer/ songwriter Craig Jeffrey will be opening for Sandi Thom, joining Sandi on stage to duet his song Another Day Alone. This is Craig playing the song live on STV @ http://youtu.be/qahsayyWbFo www.facebook.com/CraigJeffreyMusic 12 APRIL
Songwriters In The Round ….. featuring TOM CLELLAND, GEORGIA GORDON, JOHN HINSHELWOOD and PETER NARDINI: At The County Hotel, 1-5 High Street, Selkirk, Scottish 29 MARCH Borders TD7 4BZ. Tel: 01750-721233. Doors 7.30 pm. Starts 8.00 pm. Tickets £10, available Kazmiranda Music Cafe presents: Lunchtime Session: Richard and Helen from the in advance from the venue or on the door. Credit card bookings, phone 01750-721233. And Greycatz. Its a traditional folky set with some great old songs and tunes with a modern twist, now for something completely different...... String Jam Club's intimate stage is the perfect come along and enjoy the vibe. Free. setting for this special 'Songwriters in the Evening Open Mic with Rick the Hat and his Scarf; Steven Marshall; Ronnie Hek; Norma and Round' concert. Led by Lanarkshire songwriter Tom Clelland, it brings together four excellent the Normettes; Peter Fry; The Grey Catz; Karl Scottish songwriters on stage at the same time, and Andy; Ordinary Son; Jack Cant Dance; sharing their stories and songs, and revealing Risky Numbers. 7.15-10.30pm. For details the influences and inspirations that lie behind email: themusicgallery@btconnect.com www.facebook.com/pages/Kazmiranda-Vintage-Local-Art-Boutique/478898812161209 their music. With a vibrant mix of blues, folk, www.facebook.com/TheMusicGalleryUk country and indie styles, the concert will offer a fascinating and entertaining insight into the SCOTTISH OPERA celebrates 20 years of creative process of four contrasting artists. Opera Highlights in style with an 18-date tour of 'Songwriters in the Round' is like being invited Scotland: At Victoria Hall, Selkirk. 7.30pm. into the living room of some of Scotland's most Perfect for opera fans and novices alike, Opera creative singer/songwriter talent. Highlights features music from some of the www.facebook.com/StringJamClub
19 APRIL Fab at the Abb presents ..... AARON WRIGHT and CRAIG JEFFREY. A new regular music night at The Abbotsford Arms Hotel, Galashiels with 2 of Scotlands best young singer/songwriters. 29 APRIL Kazmiranda Music Cafe presents: Regular freestyle session. Enjoy a lovely evening and some great music! For details email: themusicgallery@btconnect.com www.facebook.com/pages/Kazmiranda-Vintage-Local-Art-Boutique/478898812161209
www.facebook.com/TheMusicGalleryUk 1 MAY Kazmiranda Music Cafe presents: Steve Morrison is back!!! We are running the masterclass again and the Blues Buffet. Tickets for the master-class are £10 and the performance £10 once again the class is from 4pm—6pm and the gig at 7.30pm very limited tickets available, please let us know straight away if you need tickets reserved, email: themusicgallery@btconnect.com www.facebook.com/pages/Kazmiranda-Vintage-Local-Art-Boutique/478898812161209
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Edinburgh International Harp Festival Edinburgh 4-9 April
Fifestock Kinross 7-30 March
The Clarsach Society & Edinburgh International Harp Festival is an annual celebration and gathThe Annual Fifestock Music Festival takes place ering of musical talents. Find out more about us "Backstage” at The Green Hotel, Kinross. Latest at www.clarsachsociety.co.uk The Clarsach Sociupdates on the website. FIFESTOCK comes but ety (Comunn na Clarsaich) encourages interest once a year and here it is for 2014! A wide in the instrument, especially amongst young range of genres and artists for you all to experiplayers, who enjoy its adaptability to solo work, ence. Don't leave it too late to book on 01577 accompaniment or ensemble playing. The Soci863467 ety also presents the Edinburgh International Harp Festival - an annual celebration and gathwww.fifestock.com ering of musical talents. Every Spring we bring harpists from across the globe together to rub North Of The Wall shoulders with you, the audience. Glasgow 29 March www.harpfestival.co.uk MORGUL - Glasgow Metal and Rock Society pre- Wikeed Day Out sents North of the Wall a one-day metal festival Glasgow which returns for a second year of madness big5 April ger and better! The festival's venue is Glasgow's The Classic Grand. Wikeed Day Out is a brand new festival coming to Glasgow and being held at Nice N Sleazys. www.facebook.com/thenorthofthewall The event will see 7 acts in one day come together from across Scotland in one venue.
MV Festival Aviemore
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The next MV Festival will take place in 2015 It’s a weekend of comedy, music and snowsport thrills on the hills in and around Aviemore. 2015 tickets will soon be available from www. ukgigsonline.com Proceeds from the festival go to the Children's Hospice Association Scotland (CHAS) and Disability Snowsport UK.
Glenfarg Folk Feast
Returning 13-15 March 2015
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Glenfarg 11-13 April
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Northern Nashville Country Music Festival Caithness 18-20 April In 2004 we took a gamble and ran our first ever Northern Nashville Caithness Country Music Festival (NNCCMF), which thankfully was a great success. Over the years it has gone from strength to strength, with country music fans converging on Caithness over Easter Weekend to be part of this 3-day 5-show extravaganza of live country music. This is truly an international event featuring top class acts from the USA, Canada, Europe, Ireland and the U.K. alongside our wealth of local talent and youth bands. www.nncmc.co.uk
Northern Streams Edinburgh 25-26 April Prepare to sail the seas with music, song and dance courtesy of Edinburgh’s Northern Streams 2014 Festival programme. Guests include Norway’s dynamic ‘rock and roll’ Storm Weather Shanty Choir, award-winning Kevin Lees, Dave Wood & Noa Shamir (Denmark/Britain); Shetland’s premier duo Maggie Adamson & Brian Nicholson and innovative Swedish musicians Kristin Borgehed & Nathan Bissette.
www.northernstreams.org Ran by Glenfarg Village Folk Club the festival may be small but its stature and longevity are TradFest Edinburgh huge to say the least. We pride ourselves on running a friendly event with workshops and Dùn Èideann competitions to suit all tastes, and the World fa- Edinburgh mous Puff-a -Box competition just has to be 29 April - 11 May seen to be believed! TradFest Edinburgh · Dùn Èideann is a vibrant festival of folk arts celebrating music, song, storytelling, dance, folk drama, arts and crafts, litBring It All Home erature, architecture, film and multi-media in Paisley the capital city. The core programming theme 11-19 April for 2014 is ‘Revival and Renaissance’ which will explore the cyclical way in which Scotland’s folk The cream of Scotland’s songwriting talent is arts burst into life and influence every other asteaming up for a series of unique concerts to pect of culture. Over 70 events were showcased celebrate the memory of the late Gerry Rafferty between 24 April and 6 May 2013 in Scotland’s in his hometown of Paisley. Bring it all Home will Capital with locals and visitors both discovering bring together some of the finest Scottish artists a feast of culture in the Festival City! of the past few decades for a star-studded tribute to Gerry and his life’s work. The festival – a www.tracscotland.org/festivals/tradfest key part of the Homecoming Scotland celebrations – coincides with a two-month exhibition of the singer’s memorabilia at Paisley Museum, featuring artwork from his friend and another of Paisley’s best-known sons, John Byrne. www.glenfargfolkclub.com
Knoydart Music Festival Knoydart 2015 Knoydart Festival is a weekend-long outdoor music festival for the whole family, centred around Scottish traditional music. It has been held every two years since 2009 and the next one is in 2015. www.facebook.com/knoydartmusicfestival
Haddow Fest
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Edinburgh 2015
There will be no Haddow Fest this year but it will www.bringitallhome.co.uk return in 2015. www.facebook.com/haddowfest
Go-Rock Fest
34th Shetland Folk Festival Shetland 1-4 May
The Festival as the UK's most northerly folk festival is regarded a prestigious event for performers, locals and visitors alike. Organised by a volGlasgow untary committee (and run by an even bigger Go-Rock is a mini multi-venue festival aiming to 4-6 April pool of volunteers) the Festival prides itself in showcase some of the great unsigned/ reaching out to even the most far flung areas of independent acts in Scotland. Just a short train Counterflows Glasgow based festival of contemShetland. Concerts are organised throughout the ride from Glasgow, the pretty coastal town of porary experimental music featuring artists from isles, consisting of some of the best InternaGourock with its intimate venues and stunning across the world. The festival is held in April tional, British and Shetland music that the world views is the perfect location for our small festiwith occasional concerts throughout the year. has to offer. In fact, visiting artistes are reguval. Raising funds for Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy charity. Tickets available from (17 Feb) larly dumbfounded by the quantity and quality of www.facebook.com/Counterflows
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First in the 2014 Concert Series is Eric Bibb and Band, with support from Michael Jerome Browne on 3rd May. Early bird special of £22.50 until www.shetlandfolkfestival.com March 31st when price reverts to £25. Please support us by buying tickets early and if you can help us by making a donation and becoming a Thornhill Music Festival Festival Patron, you can do so by following the Dumfriesshire link below to the Festival Shop. We are hoping 2-4 May that further sponsorship and funding will be in 20 plus band cross-genre Music Festival in Dum- place later in the year that will enable us to profriesshire, early May Bank Holiday, Run by Lewis duce further concerts in October/November. If any businesses are interested in sponsoring the Hamilton Music. The village is an attractive and Festival then please get in touch. vibrant community of some 2,000 people, and Dumfries and Galloway is a well-known music www.darvelmusicfestival.org destination, hosting such successful events as the Wickerman, Moniaive Folk and Bluegrass Festivals. Thornhill lies at the junction of the A76 Brew at the Bog Dumfries to Kilmarnock and A702 New Galloway Inverness to Edinburgh roads in the mid-section of the 3 May beautiful Nith Valley in Dumfriesshire. “The best new music festival in Scotland.” Vic www.facebook.com/pages/Thornhill-Music-Festival/487819717906138 Galloway, BBC Radio Scotland. Brew at the Bog is BrewDog and Bogbain Farm’s gift to the world: Girvan Folk Festival a festival full of new music and new beer. BrewGirvan Dog are the leaders of the craft beer revolution 2-4 May and they are about breaking rules, taking risks, upsetting trends, unsettling institutions but first 2014 marks the 40th Girvan Folk Festival. The and foremost, great tasting beers. As one newsFestival started in 1975, a time when folk music paper put it, BrewDog is the new black. Bogbain in Scotland was increasingly exploring its own Farm is based just outside Inverness and was roots. Concert venues, competitions, ceilidh crowned the “Best Unusual Venue” at the 2012 dance childrens events, sessions for tunes and Scottish Event Awards. Brew at the Bog is just songs, Open Stage, workshops,secure campsite. the latest in festivals Bogbain is hosting and the So please tell all of your friends and help to fabulous surroundings of this old farm will enmake this the biggest Girven Festival ever! sure Brew at the Bog 2014 will go down in hisThere will be plenty of room and plenty of music tory. for all to enjoy. www.brewatthebog.com www.girvanfolkfestival.co.uk
Highlands and Islands Music and Dance Festival Oban 2-4 May
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Darvel Music Festival Darvel 3 May
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The Big Beach Ball Aberdeen 4 May The Big Beach Ball, Aberdeen’s boutique, oneday music festival returns, the event will bring a host of international DJs and artists as well as homegrown talents to the iconic Beach Ballroom. Building on the success of last year, the third Big Beach Ball will once again utilise both the indoor and outdoor facilities at the venue creating a one-day festival spectacular. The event will showcase Breakneck Comedy, food stalls, beach bar and arts and crafts, all perfectly complimented by five stages of quality music, with fans of all genres catered to. www.thebigbeachball.co.uk
Moniave Folk Festival Moniaive, Dumfriesshire, 9-11 May The Moniave Folk Festival has something for everyone, Great music, Piping competitions, Open stages, children’s events and concerts. Workshops. Come along for a wonderful family weekend. www.moniaivefolkfestival.co.uk
Scribblers Picnic
Galashiels 3 May
Stirling 11 May
Come to the beautiful Scottish Borders and celebrate a fun packed day this May Bank Holiday The Highlands and Islands Music and Dance Fes- Weekend. Professional touring 'tribute' bands tival has developed into one of Scotland’s major promise a great family evening of entertainment. Coldplay tribute band "Coldplayer"; KOL Tribute cultural festivals, and takes place annually in Oban, Scotland. The event has developed to in- 'The Kings Lyon'; 'Simple Minded'; Steve Cass clude new special events and competitions, and himself and Justin Wilson aka 'No Strings Attached' and Madeleine Dow joins the line up perthe festival now offers over 1100 participants 125 competition classes in eleven disciplines in- forming an acoustic set. cluding piping, accordion, fiddle, clarsach, piano, www.facebook.com/ recorder, woodwind & brass, singing, highland dancing and choreography. This is the festival's soundfestivalgalashiels 31st year and 2014 is going to be their biggest yet with new venues and over 1100 participants, Riverside Festival 125 competition classes in eleven disiplines. Glasgow 3-4 May www.obanfestival.org Scotland's premier electronic music festival Electric Frog returns this May Bank Holiday weekend Isle of Bute Jazz Festival with Electric Frog & Pressure Riverside Festival. Isle of Bute Organisers have today revealed plans to add a 2-5 May second day and return to the spectacular Riverside Museum site for the second consecutive The Isle of Bute Jazz Festival has grown specyear for the 2014 instalment, with what’s set to tacularly from its small beginnings to become be their biggest event yet. Organisers have reone of Britain's most popular jazz weekends. Top-class UK and international names feature in configured the site to feature two stages aiming a programme of traditional jazz music in one of to maximise the space and enhance the festival Scotland's prettiest and friendliest seaside resorts.
experience for the thousands of electronic music fans expected to descend on the event over both days. The party will continue late into the night at various venues in the city. Line-up and ticket details will be announced soon.
The Scribbler’s Picnic is a charity that was set up in 2001 to raise money for five cancer charities – CHAS, Strathcarron Hospice, Maggie’s Centre, Marie Curie Cancer Care and Macmillan Cancer Care. This outdoor event is held at the Stirling Rugby Club with each year getting better and better. Four stages of music and a charity fete make it a fun day for all the family. www.scribblerspicnic.co.uk
FifeSing Collessie, Fife 16-18 May This unique event brings together some of Scotland's finest exponents of traditional singing for a weekend of old songs and bothy ballads in concerts and singarounds in the rural surroundings of the Fife Farm Park. The weekend also includes workshops/talks on topics related to traditional song and culture. www.springthyme.co.uk/fifesing
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