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The Janice Forsyth Show: 2pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Janice tunes into what is happening in music, arts and culture from across Scotland. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland Get It On... With Bryan Burnett: 6.30pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Bryan plays listeners me-time songs. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland Na Trads: 7.50pm on BBC ALBA. CATHY ANN McPHEE & MAGGIE MacINNES perform at the 2015 Trads. www.bbcalba.co.uk The Quay Sessions: 9pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Roddy Hart welcomes THE TRASH CAN SINATRAS and FRIGHTENED RABBIT to the Quay Sessions. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland Vic Galloway: 11pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Featuring live sessions and new material from the best alternative artists. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland
Na Trads: 7.50pm on BBC ALBA. CATHY ANN McPHEE & MAGGIE MacINNES perform at the 2015 FRIDAY 11 NOVEMBER Trads. www.bbcalba.co.uk HUGH KELLY: Doing a live session on Katie G’s show on Radio Saltire 6-8pm, preparing for the release of Another Country with Ricky Ross: 9pm on BBC his latest single ‘The Double’ at the Biscuit Factory, Radio Scotland. Ricky visits Nashville to hear the Edinburgh on 17 November. Hugh signs off a busy stories and history of the home of country music. 2016 with the release of his latest single. Not only has www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland Hugh been featured by The Scotland on Sunday and The Scotsman newspapers as their 'Artist of the Week' Iain Anderson: 11pm on BBC Radio Scotland. End the day in the company of the songwriting masters of this year but also selected as ‘single of the week’ on BBC Radio Scotland's Janice Forsyth Show, highlighted country, folk, blues and soul. as one of Jim Gellatly's top picks for April in The Sun www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland newspaper & featured as one of the ‘Fresh Faves’ on Tom Robinson's www.FreshOnTheNet.co.uk in May. Horo Gheallaidh: 11.50pm on BBC ALBA. ROSS During the summer months, Hugh completed a 10 AINSLIE and ALI HUTTON perform a set of tunes. date UK tour before launching into 45 solo gigs in 23 www.bbcalba.co.uk days at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August - his highlights were performances for Scottish Television WEDNESDAY 9 NOVEMBER (STV) & also 2 performances for the BBC. www.hughkellymusic.com The Janice Forsyth Show: 2pm on BBC Radio
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Na Trads: 8.15pm on BBC ALBA. FIDDLERS' BID with tunes from the Trads. www.bbcalba.co.uk
Get It On... With Bryan Burnett: 6.30pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Bryan plays photography related songs and artists. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland
World Pipe Band Championships: 10pm on BBC ALBA. Catriona MacNeil presents performances from the 2016 Championships. www.bbcalba.co.uk
The Jazz House: 9pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Seonaid Aitken presents a tip from Jamie Cullum and plays the jazz winners at the MOBOs. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland
The Music Match: 10pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Jean Johansson presents her choice of music and lively chat. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland
SATURDAY 12 NOVEMBER Fonn Fonn Fonn: 10pm on BBC ALBA. An off-beat music quiz show hosted by sharp dresser and resident Take the Floor: 7pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Gary wit Gilleasbuig Ferguson. Innes presents a programme dedicated to the www.bbcalba.co.uk Armistice. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland Port: 10.30pm on BBC ALBA. JULIE FOWLIS and
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MUIREANN NicAMHLAOIBH explore shared musical Blas: 8pm on BBC ALBA. Featuring HAMIS AND FIN roots in Ross-shire. MOORE, BLAZIN' FIDDLES and MAEVE www.bbcalba.co.uk MacKINNON. www.bbcalba.co.uk Iain Anderson: 11pm on BBC Radio Scotland. End the day in the company of the songwriting masters of country, folk, blues and soul. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland
Cuirm @ Celtic: 9pm on BBC ALBA. All-star bands from The Old Fruitmarket at Celtic Connections. www.bbcalba.co.uk
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BRUCE SPRINGSTEIN and JOHN FOGERTY. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland MONDAY 14 NOVEMBER The Janice Forsyth Show: 2pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Janice tunes into what is happening in music, arts and culture from across Scotland. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland
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Belladrum: 00.55am on BBC ALBA. Unseen festival highlights from the CORRESPONDENTS Get It On... With Bryan Burnett: 6.30pm on www.bbcalba.co.uk BBC Radio Scotland. Bryan plays essential music chosen by listeners. SUNDAY 13 NOVEMBER www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland
Another Country with Ricky Ross: 9pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Ricky visits Nashville to hear the stories behind the great songs written on Music Row. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland
The Quay Sessions: 3pm on BBC Radio Vic Galloway: 9pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Vic Scotland. Roddy Hart welcomes THE TRASH features live sessions and new material from the CAN SINATRAS and FRIGHTENED RABBIT to best alternative artists. the Quay Sessions. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland Port: 10pm on BBC ALBA. JULIE FOWLIS and Take the Floor: 5pm on BBC Radio Scotland. MUIREANN NicAMHLAOIBH explore shared Gary Innes presents a programme dedicated to musical roots in Cork. the Armistice. www.bbcalba.co.uk www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland Roddy Hart: 11pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Travelling Folk: 7pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Roddy Hart shines a spotlight on great Bruce MacGregor presents the very best in folk contemporary and classic songwriting. and roots music from around the world. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland Fonn Fonn Fonn: 11.30pm on BBC ALBA. An Classics Unwrapped: 9pm on BBC Radio off-beat music quiz show hosted by sharp Scotland. Jamie MacDougal presents the very dresser and resident wit Gilleasbuig Ferguson. best in classical music. www.bbcalba.co.uk www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland TUESDAY 15 NOVEMBER Billy Sloan: 11pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Billy plays a Great Collaboration track featuring The Janice Forsyth Show: 2pm on BBC Radio
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Email them to Carol carol.musicnewsscotland@gmail.com 19 NOVEMBER GLEADHRAICH: At Hootananny Brixton, touring their new EP. Titled Definition, its six tracks include The Immigrant's Lament, the tune piper Craig Weir was commissioned to compose and play for the Clan Currie Society at Ellis Island, New York, during last year’s Tartan Week. The four-piece band from Carnoustie hope to make the pipes a more accessible instrument to young people by being a rock band with pipes up front in order to encourage Scotland’s youth to take forward the baton of this piece of Scottish heritage while also allowing our native instrument to have the widespread appeal it deserves with older generations through demonstrating its versatility. www.facebook.com/Gleadhraich
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MEDICINE MEN: At The Victoria, London. Glaswegian psyche/dance hybrid machine Medicine Men will release new single In The Breeze via Neon Tetra Records on 11 November. In The Breeze will feature on Medicine Men's Reaching our Scottish expat debut album, due for release in Spring 2017. readership in America Upon their formation in 2014, the band were selected to play at T In The Park after just 5 Send us all your USA gigs. Medicine Men have enjoyed airplay from gig and tour details Radio X and BBC Scotland, coupled with great write ups from Q and the NME. Email them to Carol www.facebook.com/medicinemenband carol.musicnewsscotland@gmail.com
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MULL HISTORICAL SOCIETY - From Stage to Page evening of words and music: At St Pancras Old Church, London. Colin MacIntyre celebrates his latest album Dear Satellite and award-winning debut novel The Letters of Ivor Punch with a night of words and music at the beautiful and intimate St Pancras Old Church in London. An evening of storytelling, reminiscence and looking ahead, Colin's special year-end London show will have him playing old and new Mull Historical Society songs sprinkled with a little history and some related yarns. Combing through a 15-year back catalogue, from familiar singles like Barcode Bypass, Watching Xanadu, and The Final Arrears, to gems plucked from his latest like Send us all your gig dates for Build Another Brick, The Ballad of Ivor Punch Edinburgh and Lothians area. 20 NOVEMBER and Sleepy Hollow, it'll be a night crammed full of lyrical tales. Complemented by awardEmail them to Carol SKERRYVORE: At The 100 Club, London. winning prose and passages read by Colin from carol.musicnewsscotland@gmail.com Skerryvore first formed on the tiny lsle of Tiree his first novel, it will be an enthralling insight off Scotland’s west coast in 2005. Back then, the into Colin's larger-than-life talent and charming, 10 NOVEMBER band consisted of Tiree-born brothers Daniel modest persona.Tickets @ Gillespie (accordion) and Martin Gillespie www.mullhistoricalsociety.com Underground Live: At Teviot Underground, (bagpipes, whistles & accordion) who bonded Teviot Row House. Edinburgh University with holidaymaker Fraser West (drums & vocals) 14 DECEMBER Student’s Association host free live music every and friend Alec Dalglish (lead vocals & guitar) Thursday night, showcasing some of Scotland’s over a shared love of music: everything from BAY CITY ROLLERS: At Eventim Apollo, best upcoming musicians, and all for free. Indigo traditional to rock and iazz. It was this mix of London. After a very public spat back in July, Velvet, The Rising Souls, Universal Thee, Earths, musical styles and sounds that set the path for which led to Stuart ‘Woody’ Wood parting and many others have played Underground Live the band. Now when not touring the different company with his fellow Rollers, the band vowed over the last two years. This series of live events corners of the globe, the band can be found never to perform together again. Now after a lot performing relentlessly, contributing to projects of soul searching, talking and man hugging, they will see acts such as The Boy with the Lion Head, Delphi, Broken Boy, Teek and literally, by Live Music Now (LMN), The Royal Blind agreed to settle their differences once and for all dozens more, play. Come along and hear some School, Artlink Central and HMP Cornton Vale as and are set to bring some real festive cheer to great Scottish acts – you don’t need to be a well as special needs schools throughout the UK. the their fans as they prepare to rock in student! Full list of upcoming acts @ “Six of the best musical ambassadors Scotland December. Tickets are on sale now. http://bit.ly/2cQtXkr could ever have wished for… a living, breathing, www.facebook.com/RollersOfficial www.facebook.com/undergroundliveedinburgh l2 legged party waiting to happen.” - The Falkirk Herald 12 NOVEMBER http://skerryvore.com/gigs-2/
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Gellatly's top picks for April in The Sun SCOTTISH NATIONAL JAZZ ORCHESTRA: newspaper & featured as one of the ‘Fresh The SNJO presents ‘The Legend of Charlie Parker Faves’ on Tom Robinson's www.FreshOnTheNet. in Edinburgh. Great concerts and music from the co.uk in May. During the summer months, Hugh cream of Scottish Jazz musicians. completed a 10 date UK tour before launching www.facebook.com/theSNJO into 45 solo gigs in 23 days at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August - his highlights were 15 NOVEMBER performances for Scottish Television (STV) & also 2 performances for the BBC. WALKING ON CARS: At Edinburgh's Liquid www.hughkellymusic.com Room. Irish five piece, Walking On Cars are officially amongst the top selling British signed CARRIE RODRIGUEZ: At The Voodoo Rooms, breakthrough acts of 2016, selling over 170,000 Edinburgh. A passionate performer, Carrie albums worldwide with hit single ‘Speeding Cars’ effortlessly melds fiery fiddle playing, having had a whopping 30 million streams electrifying vocals and a fresh interpretation of worldwide and now top 40 and climbing on the new and classic songs with an “Ameri-Chicana” US Hot AC Chart. Their debut album ‘Everything attitude. Lola is both a return to her musical This Way’ has now gone top five in seven roots and something of a departure where she countries and top twenty in a further twentydelivers her own twangy, Texas-bred twist on three on the iTunes charts and they have had a Mexican Ranchera songs, creating culturally whopping twenty-five million streams overall blended music for a culturally blended world. online. Now, following a summer of touring www.facebook.com/carrierodriguez across the US and Europe, Walking On Cars now announce the release of new single and fan Underground Live: At Teviot Underground, favourite, ‘Two Stones’ impacting on October 28. Teviot Row House. Edinburgh University www.walkingoncars.com Student’s Association host free live music every Thursday night, showcasing some of Scotland’s 17 NOVEMBER best upcoming musicians, and all for free. Indigo Velvet, The Rising Souls, Universal Thee, Earths, HUGH KELLY: At The Biscuit Factory, and many others have played Underground Live Edinburgh, launching his new single ‘The over the last two years. This series of live events Double’. Hugh Kelly signs off a busy 2016 with will see acts such as The Boy with the Lion the release of his latest single. Not only has Head, Delphi, Broken Boy, Teek and literally, Hugh been featured by The Scotland on Sunday dozens more, play. Come along and hear some and The Scotsman newspapers as their 'Artist of great Scottish acts – you don’t need to be a the Week' this year but also selected as ‘single student! Full list of upcoming acts @ of the week’ on BBC Radio Scotland's Janice http://bit.ly/2cQtXkr Forsyth Show, highlighted as one of Jim www.facebook.com/undergroundliveedinburgh
18 NOVEMBER Edinburgh Blues Club presents ….. IAN SIEGAL supported by JED POTTS & THE HILLMAN HUNTERS, featuring the HUSKY HORNS: At Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh. Ian Siegal celebrates 25 years of touring with his band this year and has gone on to release numerous acclaimed albums and accumulating more British & European awards than you can shake a stick at, together with three nominations in the USA Blues Music Awards. He will bring his band for a larger capacity show at La Belle Angèle on Friday 18 November as part of his TwentyFive tour. Support comes from our members favourites, Jed Potts & The Hillman Hunters, featuring the Husky Horns. All shows on public sale but the most effective way to enjoy the shows at Edinburgh Blues Club is to become a member. For £10 per month/£18 for a couple or £110 per annum you can see all shows with no additional ticket costs. For more details go to ….. www.edinburgh-blues.uk/join-2/ http://iansiegal.com/ THE BLET PROJECT (album project): At The Mash House, Edinburgh (Album Launch). Scotland’s fourpiece electro-pop outfit The Blet Project proudly introduce their debut album 'Now Live'. Written by Stephen Dennis, 'Now Live' is a concept album based on Stephen’s experiences grappling with personal identity and his reflections on modern society. The band formed by Stephen Dennis (Synths/Backing Vocals) who wanted to create throughcomposed, three-minute pop songs with socially
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DOGHOUSE ROSES & AL SHIELDS: At The Bluebird Cafe, 5 Canonmills Edinburgh. There’s always been a melodic streak through the folkblues sound of Glasgow’s Doghouse Roses; influenced by the rich musical heritage of the city, along with the fingerpicked guitars and heartfelt tales of many dusty storytellers, this is the 'boundary ignoring landscape' (Americana UK) of the new record, 'Lost is not Losing’ due out on 25 November. Tickets £10 from www.thebluebirdcafe-edinburgh.com www.doghouseroses.org PHIL KIERAN: At La Belle Angele, Edinburgh. A very exciting date lined up with Northern Ireland Techno legend 'Phil Kieran'. Phil has just released his second album on Hot Creations www.hotcreations.com - and is with Fourbyfour in Edinburgh, at La Belle Angele. www.facebook.com/philkierandj 23 NOVEMBER SOUTHERN TENANT FOLK UNION: At Edinburgh Storytelling Centre. 8pm Tickets £12/ £10 conc. Tel. 0131 556 9579. Southern Tenant Folk Union are the Edinburgh based string band that over a series of albums have produced a thought provoking and arresting take on roots & folk music. September sees the release of the seventh Southern Tenant Folk Union album ‘Join Forces’. Written following the May 2015 general election result, and then recorded in June and July this year amidst a quickly changing political landscape, something that has made the suite of songs seem timelier still. www.tracscotland.org/scottish-storyteling-centre/
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DICK GAUGHAN BENEFIT CONCERT with BILLY BRAGG, PHIL CUNNINGHAM & ALY BAIN, KARINE POLWART and EDDI READER. ANDY WHITE: At The Soundhouse, Edinburgh. At Edinburgh Festival Theatre. Illness has Irish singer-songwriter Andy White tours in curtailed the activities one of Edinburgh's support of the release of his boxset Studio greatest performers, Dick Gaughan, but some Albums 1986 - 2016 (October 14th) a collection old pals and fans have rallied to help - compered of all twelve of his studio albums including new by Elaine C. Smith. Billy Bragg, a long-time album Imaginary Lovers (available separately 4 admirer of Dick Gaughan, has been well known November). Stiff Records released the Religious since the 1980s when he burst into a fraught Persuasion EP during the eighties acoustic political decade and became very quickly revival spearhead-ed by The Pogues. The Whistle recognised for his songs presenting ‘the perfect Test and Janice Long championed Andy as he Venn diagram between the political and the started playing shows in the UK. When Stiff bit personal’ (Guardian). Phil and Aly have been lifethe dust, he was signed by London Records who long friends of Dick's since the 1970s when Aly released Rave On Andy White in October 1986. and Dick were members of the renowned folk Melody Maker pronounced “Yer Man’s Brilliant!”, group, Boys of the Lough. Karine Polwart has Andy opened for Van Morrison on tour, and then long been a fan of Dick's and in the past 20 Billy Bragg, with whom he shared legendary UK years or so has become a very well-known manager Peter Jenner. award-winning performer. Karine's recent (2016) www.andywhite.com Edinburgh Festival show at the Lyceum Theatre, Wind Resistance, sold out its three-week run in 26 NOVEMBER record time to become one of the hottest tickets. www.edtheatres.com/dickgaughan Pathhead Music Collective present 'A Concert For Syria': At Pathhead Village Hall, 11 29 NOVEMBER Main St, Pathhead, EH37 5PZ. Doors 8pm for 8.30pm. Tickets: £15 available now online using Edinburgh Blues Club presents ….. GUY this link or from Wahlbergs Bakers, Pathhead. DAVIS AND STATESBORO supported by JIM Concert will feature Karine Polwart, Martin Green CONDIE: At Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh. (from Lau), Corrina Hewat, Tom Bancroft, Amy Performances by New York bluesman Guy Davis Geddes, Jenny Gardner, Nigel Richard, Adie and Statesboro, Georgia born roots and Baako, Sophie Bancroft, Tom Lyne and other americana singer-songwriter Brooks Williams, special guests. All profits go to Hand In Hand For ranked one for the top Acoustic Guitarists of all Syria. time. Support will come from Jim Condie who http://pathheadmusiccollective.org.uk/ may will recall for his work with Tam White, among many others. All shows on public sale but MEDICINE MEN: At Edinburgh, Voodoo Rooms. the most effective way to enjoy the shows at Glaswegian psyche/dance hybrid machine Edinburgh Blues Club is to become a member. Medicine Men will release new single In The For £10 per month/£18 for a couple or £110 per Breeze via Neon Tetra Records on 11 November. annum you can see all shows with no additional In The Breeze will feature on Medicine Men's ticket costs. For more details go to ….. debut album, due for release in Spring 2017. www.edinburgh-blues.uk/join-2/ Upon their formation in 2014, the band were selected to play at T In The Park after just 5 EWAN MCLENNAN: At Penicuik Folk Club, gigs. Medicine Men have enjoyed airplay from Shottstown Miners' Club, Penicuik. Ewan Radio X and BBC Scotland, coupled with great McLennan’s current touring builds on and draws write ups from Q and the NME. from his three critically acclaimed albums, his www.facebook.com/medicinemenband BBC Radio 2 Horizon Award and his performances and collaborations on the GAVIN BLACKIE - Get It On Tonight: At: At Transatlantic Sessions. This Autumn Ewan Churchill Theatre, Edinburgh. 7.30pm. An McLennan will be touring throughout the UK, evening of popular and festive music with a live performing songs from all three of his studio band and a few friends. Returning after a sell out albums and collaborations. He will also be airing in 2015. new material, both self-penned and traditional
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DEAN OWENS & THE WHISKY HEARTS BAND: At Soundhouse at the Traverse, Edinburgh. Dean Owens is one of Scotland’s finest singer songwriters, with fans including Bob Harris, Ricky Ross, Irvine Welsh and Russell Brand. His songs, including Raining in Glasgow and Man From Leith, have been hailed as classics of Scottish songwriting. www.deanowens.com
The Fallen Angels Club presents ….. CALE TYSON plus ERIN RAE: At The CCA Glasgow. Tickets £13 from The CCA Box Office 0141 352 4900. Cale & Erin’s Glasgow debut’s which should make for a special night. Texas born, Nashville based Cale Tyson released his debut full-length album in April. ‘Careless Soul’ was recorded in Muscle Shoals, AL at the legendary Fame Studios. Drawing from the vast musical history that drips from the walls of the famed studios Careless Soul is unapologetically a true no holds barred country soul record, recorded in the heart of soul music country and featuring one of the key figures on the scene Dave Hood. Erin Rae will release her debut album, “Soon Enough” on Clubhouse Records. A beautifully realized mix of Nashvillian cool and Laurel Canyon sensibilities ‘Soon Enough’ marks the arrival of one of Music City’s brightest young stars. www.fallenangelsclub.com
20 DECEMBER Phil Cunningham's Christmas Songbook with PHIL CUNNINGHAM, KAREN MATHESON, KRIS DREVER, KEVIN MCGUIRE, IAN CARR, JOHN MCCUSKER, EDDI READER: At The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh. "The Perfect Way To Fill Up Your Festive Fuel Tank" - The Scotsman www.facebook.com/philschristmassongbook 22 DECEMBER Phil Cunningham's Christmas Songbook with PHIL CUNNINGHAM, KAREN MATHESON, KRIS DREVER, KEVIN MCGUIRE, IAN CARR, JOHN MCCUSKER, EDDI READER: At The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh. "The Perfect Way To Fill Up Your Festive Fuel Tank" - The Scotsman www.facebook.com/philschristmassongbook
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JOSEPH ARTHUR: At King Tut’s, Glasgow. Joseph Arthur playing songs from his recently released solo album, The Family. If anyone is truly deserving of the title of 'artist', it's the mercurial talent that is Joseph Arthur. Now the singer-songwriter is back with a new album 'The Family' – his fifth for the label 30 DECEMBER that signed him in 1997. Smart, soulful and intricate in ways that most songwriters can SKERRYVORE: At Howden Park Centre, only dream of, Joseph’s songs are bursting Livingston. Skerryvore first formed on the with ideas - emotionally raw and unyieldingly tiny lsle of Tiree off Scotland’s west coast in inventive. His throaty delivery lends a 2005. Back then, the band consisted of Tiree- vulnerability to both the beautiful acoustic born brothers Daniel Gillespie (accordion) melodies and harder-edged, expansive and Martin Gillespie (bagpipes, whistles & driving rock. www.kingtuts.co.uk accordion) who bonded with holidaymaker www.realworldrecords.com/josepharthur Fraser West (drums & vocals) and friend Alec Dalglish (lead vocals & guitar) over a shared BADSTONE: At The Cave, Paisley. 9pm. love of music: everything from traditional to Free. www.facebook.com/thecavepaisley rock and iazz. It was this mix of musical styles and sounds that set the path for the 12 NOVEMBER band. Now when not touring the different corners of the globe, the band can be found MEDICINE MEN: At Glasgow, Hug & Pint. performing relentlessly, contributing to Glaswegian psyche/dance hybrid machine projects by Live Music Now (LMN), The Royal Medicine Men will release new single In The Blind School, Artlink Central and HMP Breeze via Neon Tetra Records on 11 Cornton Vale as well as special needs schools November. In The Breeze will feature on throughout the UK. “Six of the best musical Medicine Men's debut album, due for release ambassadors Scotland could ever have in Spring 2017. Upon their formation in wished for… a living, breathing, l2 legged 2014, the band were selected to play at T In party waiting to happen.” - The Falkirk The Park after just 5 gigs. Medicine Men have Herald enjoyed airplay from Radio X and BBC http://skerryvore.com/gigs-2/ Scotland, coupled with great write ups from Q and the NME. www.facebook.com/medicinemenband
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13 NOVEMBER SCOTTISH NATIONAL JAZZ ORCHESTRA: The SNJO presents ‘The Legend of Charlie Parker in Glasgow. Great concerts and music from the cream of Scottish Jazz musicians. www.facebook.com/theSNJO CARRIE RODRIGUEZ: At Abington Village Hall, South Lanarkshire. A passionate performer, Carrie effortlessly melds fiery fiddle playing, electrifying vocals and a fresh interpretation of new and classic songs with an “Ameri-Chicana” attitude. Lola is both a return to her musical roots and something of a departure where she delivers her own twangy, Texas-bred twist on Mexican Ranchera songs, creating culturally blended music for a culturally blended world.
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songwriters met for the first time in a cafe in East Nashville. By the next morning they had PETE WYLIE and The Mighty WAH!: At put the finishing touches to their first song, Glasgow ABC 2. The legendary Pete Wylie, man ‘Applewood Road’, which they recorded live to of many WAH! names, is a singer/musician/ tape at Nashville’s all analogue studio, Welcome composer who emerged from the Liverpool post- to 1979. The song’s nostalgic air, along with the punk scene in the early 80’s. His string of hits clear, sparse arrangement of three vocals includes The Story Of The Blues, Come Back, accompanied by double bass, drew immediate Sinful, 7 Minutes to Midnight and Heart As Big positive response, and they decided to expand As Liverpool (an anthem forever linked with the the idea into a full album. Hillsborough Justice Campaign). Pete is www.fallenangelsclub.com performing with a new WAH! on this tour, www.facebook.com/ApplewoodRoadMusic playing all his best known songs plus the best of his long-awaited new LP Pete Sounds! (released 18 NOVEMBER early 2017). www.petewylie.co.uk BADSTONE: At The Roundabout Bar & Diner, 14 NOVEMBER Barrhead. 9pm. Free. www.facebook.com/RoundAbout-Bar-Diner-Barrhead-542677802534446
WALKING ON CARS: At Glasgow's QMU. Irish five piece, Walking On Cars are officially amongst the top selling British signed breakthrough acts of 2016, selling over 170,000 albums worldwide with hit single ‘Speeding Cars’ having had a whopping 30 million streams worldwide and now top 40 and climbing on the US Hot AC Chart. Their debut album ‘Everything This Way’ has now gone top five in seven countries and top twenty in a further twentythree on the iTunes charts and they have had a whopping twenty-five million streams overall online. Now, following a summer of touring across the US and Europe, Walking On Cars now announce the release of new single and fan favourite, ‘Two Stones’ impacting on October 28. www.walkingoncars.com
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Musicians Play Benefit Gig To Save Panopticon with ESPERANZA, BOMBSKARE, THE FAST CAMELS, DOGTOOTH, THE KINKS EXPERIENCE, VELVETEEN RIOT, GILCHRIST, FUDGIE MCFADDEN, HEPHZIBAH, SOMETHIN' ELSE, THE LONELY BOY, PAROLA SANDS, SKELLYS, SCOTT RUSSELL, NEIL DONALDSON, BIG BLACK MARIAH + more tbc: At Classic Grand, Glasgow – all day show. Glasgow can lay claim to possessing the worlds oldest music hall which is tucked away in the Trongate area of the city. The Britannia Panopticon Music Hall or Panopticon for short opened in 1857 to entertain the city's working folk and it saw many stars of music hall and early cinema pass across the BRONSTON: At The Bungalow, Paisley. Bronston is an exciting new groovy alt rock four- stage. Those wanting to support this concert can piece hailing from Edinburgh, formed in August get tickets at Ticket Scotland. of 2015. With a fresh approach to writing, they APATHY'S EDGE: At Bungalow, Paisley. are drawing on influences that range from Apathy's Edge are a four piece heavy rock/metal Kendrick Lamar to Muse – pushing the band from Glasgow. boundaries of alt rock in Scotland. www.facebook.com/ApathysEdge www.bronston.co.uk 15 NOVEMBER
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The Fallen Angels Club presents ….. CARRIE RODRIGUEZ: At The Admiral Bar, Glasgow. A passionate performer, Carrie effortlessly melds fiery fiddle playing, electrifying vocals and a fresh interpretation of new and classic songs with an “Ameri-Chicana” attitude. Lola is both a return to her musical roots and something of a departure where she delivers her own twangy, Texas-bred twist on Mexican Ranchera songs, creating culturally blended music for a culturally blended world. www.fallenangelsclub.com www.facebook.com/carrierodriguez
Music students from New College Lanarkshire: At Ivory Blacks, Oswald Street, Glasgow. HNC Music students from New College Lanarkshire are getting ready with songs from the jukebox archives. The 27 students will wind the clock back to the 1970s to showcase their talents. Tickets are also priced £3 and the gig begins at 7pm. The line-up of the bands is changed around five times during the academic year to give students the experience of working with different people. The gigs form part of an assessed live performance unit. www.nclanarkshire.ac.uk
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THE TELERMEN: At Stereo, Glasgow, promoting their debut EP, ‘Organic’. The Telermen are an up and coming alternative rock band from Glasgow, consisting of Dillon Squire, Johnathan Boyd, Antony Becirspahic and Matthew Aitchison. The band is quickly on the rise expanding outside of their home town performing at festivals such as The Great Escape and T in the Park. www.facebook.com/thetelermen
DEAN OWENS & THE WHISKY HEARTS BAND: At Drygate Brewery, Glasgow. Dean Owens is one of Scotland’s finest singer songwriters, with fans including Bob Harris, Ricky Ross, Irvine Welsh and Russell Brand. His songs, including Raining in Glasgow and Man From Leith, have been hailed as classics of Scottish songwriting. www.deanowens.com
The Fallen Angels Club presents ….. APPLEWOOD ROAD FEATURING EMILY BARKER, AMY SPEACE and AMBER RUBARTH: At The Classic Grand, Glasgow, Tickets from Tickets Scotland 0141 204 5151. Country/folk trio Applewood Road are heading to Glasgow! The three excellent songwriters in the band – Emily Barker, Amy Speace and Amber Rubarth – first got together to make music in September 2014 and within 24 hours had created the song that would become their collective name. In September 2014, the three
DOUGIE MACLEAN with support KATEE KROSS: At Cadder Church, Bishopbriggs G64 3JJ 7:30pm to 10.30pm. Price: £20. Unique, intimate venue with superb acoustics as part of Thomas Muir Festival. www.thomasmuir.co.uk
storytellers, this is the 'boundary ignoring landscape' (Americana UK) of the new record, 'Lost is not Losing’ due out on 25 November. Tickets £8 from www.musicglue.com www.doghouseroses.org 26 NOVEMBER 18th SSE Scottish Music Awards: At Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow. The annual star-studded awards ceremony is the main fundraising event for Nordoff Robbins, Scotland's only Music Therapy charity, which this year celebrates its 20th anniversary. Last year the SSE Scottish Music Awards raised more than £140,000, which helped facilitate additional music therapists and music sessions for vulnerable children and adults throughout Scotland. www.nordoffrobbinsscotland.org.uk Indievous Presents ….. SECOND HAND SOUL + CERTIFICATES + THE VANITIES + THE BLINDING + RICHARD KERR: At The Record Factory, 17 Byers Road, Glasgow. 7.30pm. £5/£4 on door. www.facebook.com/indievous 27 NOVEMBER Hit The Road presents ….. DENI SMITH, REBEKAH KIRK and ELIA DAVIDSON: At Oran Mor, Glasgow. Hit The Road is Scotland's National youth music touring project. Managed by the Scottish Music Centre; the project provides young musicians living in Scotland, between the ages of 14-19 years old, the opportunity to learn about the live industry before embarking on a professionally managed tour. Hit The Road is funded by Creative Scotland’s Youth Music Initiative (YMI) and PRS for Music Foundation. https://twitter.com/HitTheRoadTours KAT HEALY: At The Clutha, Glasgow. Edinburgh songstress Kat Healy is delighted to announce her long awaited new single Wolf, which is due for release this month and to showcase her latest material, Kat is playing live dates across the UK and Ireland. A contemporary singer songwriter, Kat has been described as a combination of well-crafted songs, beautiful voice and delightful stage presence, with a striking ability to take an audience on a heartfelt journey with her music. www.facebook.com/kathealymusic ANDY WHITE: At Woodend Bowling Club, Glasgow. Irish singer-songwriter Andy White tours in support of the release of his boxset Studio Albums 1986 - 2016 (October 14th) a collection of all twelve of his studio albums including new album Imaginary Lovers (available separately 4 November). Stiff Records released the Religious Persuasion EP during the eighties acoustic revival spearhead-ed by The Pogues. The Whistle Test and Janice Long championed Andy as he started playing shows in the UK. When Stiff bit the dust, he was signed by London Records who released Rave On Andy White in October 1986. Melody Maker pronounced “Yer Man’s Brilliant!”, Andy opened for Van Morrison on tour, and then Billy Bragg, with whom he shared legendary UK manager Peter Jenner. www.andywhite.com 28 NOVEMBER
MUNCIE GIRLS: At Glasgow’s King Tuts. Muncie Girls’ debut album ‘From Caplan To DOGHOUSE ROSES (ALBUM LAUNCH) & Belsize’ was released earlier this year to critical LIZABETH RUSSO: At the State Bar, Holland acclaim and the band have had quite a 2016, Street, Glasgow. There’s always been a melodic playing to significant crowds at the likes of streak through the folk-blues sound of Glasgow’s Glastonbury, Download Festival, Reading and Doghouse Roses; influenced by the rich musical Leeds, SWN, Groezrock and The Great Escape. heritage of the city, along with the fingerpicked They were nominated for a Kerrang! Award for guitars and heartfelt tales of many dusty
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The Fallen Angels Club presents ….. CAHALEN MORRISON & ELI WEST: At The Admiral Bar Glasgow. Doors 7.30pm, 8pm start. Tickets £13. They were flown in from their base in Canada for a sold-out headline show at Glasgow’s Tron Theatre during Celtic Connections Festival this year after winning major TV exposure when tracks from the sensational To Build A Fire album were chosen as the backdrop to the recent BBC 2 TV drama based on Iain Banks’ Stonemouth novel. The new album – Sex & Politics – got its official UK launch in January and once again confirmed them as a creative tour de force. “Simply superb – an album that’ll be making more than a few end-of-year “best of” lists,” said AmericananUK, while Acoustic magazine called it “totally glorious” and added: “It’s maybe as fine as music’s likely to get in 2016.” R2 magazine called it “a work of outstanding genius.” Penner has that rare quality – a well-grounded human spirit. In another life he might have been a Shaman. With constant playing companion Jon Wood (a highly respected producer in Canada ) by his side, percussive elements and layered guitar techniques have added rich texture. Today, the show – and sound – is bigger and brighter, spontaneously grand and fragile at the same time. Tickets @ http://tickets-scotland. com/ www.fallenangelsclub.com
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HEIDI TALBOT with JOHN MCCUSKER, SORREN MACLEAN and TOBY SHAER: At Tolbooth, Stirling. 8pm £15/£13. Heidi Talbot returns with a range of material including songs from her latest release -Here We Go 1,2,3. Heidi Talbot was born in Ireland became a folk star in the USA as a member of the Irish American band 14 JANUARY Cherish the Ladies, and now lives in Scotland, all reflected in a style that switches easily between EDGAR ROAD: At 02 ABC Glasgow. Elgin's own Celtic and Americana, but subtlety is Talbot’s "Edgar Road" are an Alternative Rock Band magic ingredient. From her gossamer voice to creating music that is original and vibrant – the the delicate re-working of traditional and band has made it to the finals of the Sound wave contemporary material that earned her rave music competition and now play the 02 ABC in reviews for her 2012 album Angels Without Glasgow. www.edgarroad.com Wings. Tickets from Tolbooth box office 01786 274000 or at www.culturestirling.org/tolbooth
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The Simon & Garfunkel Story: At The Albert Halls, Stirling. 7:30pm, £22/£20/£18. Using Brookfield Knights presents ….. CAM huge projection photos and original film footage, PENNER & JON WOOD: At The Admiral Bar, this 50th Anniversary Celebration also features a Glasgow. Cam Penner & Jon Wood continue to full live band performing all the hits including make a big impact on this side of the Atlantic on ‘Mrs Robinson’, ‘Cecilia’, ‘Bridge Over Troubled the back of their valuable BBC2 TV exposure and Water’, ‘Homeward Bound’ and many more. Get sold-out show at Celtic Connections Festival in your tickets fast. Glasgow. Cam’s new albm Sex & Politics, has www.culturestirling.org/albert-halls been winning him column inches and radio plays too – and much praise from the critics. Brookfield Knights presents ….. SHEESHAM www.campenner.com AND LOTUS: At Dundee Acoustic Music Club, www.brookfield-knights.com The Newport, Newport on Tay. After taking 1 DECEMBER APATHY'S EDGE: At Box, Glasgow. Apathy's Edge are a four piece heavy rock/metal band from Glasgow. www.facebook.com/ApathysEdge
Kirkcaldy Acoustic Music Club presents ….. THE CROOKED BROTHERS: At Polish Exservicemen's Club, Bennochy House, Forth Park Drive, Kirkcaldy, KY2 5TA. Entry £8 members, £10 non-members. Starts 7.30 till about 10.30. Practically a Crooked Family Variety Act – their concerts see banjos, mandolins, guitars and more taking turns being juggled from brother to brother. Each having their own style and touch, the arrangements seem limitless, and there’s a refreshing sense that they will never write the same song twice. www.kirkcaldyacousticmusicclub.co.uk www.crookedbrothers.com www.brookfield-knights.com
Shetland by storm when they played the Folk Festival there earlier this year as one of the main visiting attractions, Sheesham & Lotus & ‘Son return to these shores before heading for Europe where they are also becoming increasingly popular following two appearances at the big Tønder Festival in Denmark. http://sheeshamandlotus.com www.brookfield-knights.com
12 NOVEMBER Brookfield Knights presents ….. THE CROOKED BROTHERS: At Birnam Arts Centre, Birnam. Canada’s The Crooked Brothers’ take on folk, blues, rock, or anything they turn their hands to can't be said to be anything but their own. One minute, gritty and galumphing and the next sweet and succulent; sometimes it’s possessed with growl that shakes the rafters and comes smashing through with a dirty rhythmic underbelly. www.crookedbrothers.com www.brookfield-knights.com MARTIN STEPHENSON & THE DAINTEES: At Tolbooth, Stirling. 8pm £13/£11. To mark the 30th Anniversary of the release of Martin Stephenson & The Daintees seminal debut album ‘Boat To Bolivia’, the band are on tour to play it in its entirety. What made this album so special was a production ahead of its time and the songs, with the sublime melodies and stark, often challenging lyrics of the tracks. Tickets from Tolbooth box office 01786 274000 or at www.culturestirling.org/tolbooth KMF One Night Only presents DRAMS CEILIDH BAND: At McLaren Hall, Killin. Tickets available at News First, Killin 01567 820362, or online at: www.eventbrite.co.uk 17 NOVEMBER
Kirkcaldy Acoustic Music Club presents ….. JIM MALCOLM & SUZIE ALLAN: At Polish Exservicemen's Club, Bennochy House, Forth Park NEVILLE STAPLE: At The Union, 1-3 Princes Drive, Kirkcaldy, KY2 5TA. Entry £8 members, 10 NOVEMBER Mall, East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, G74 1LB. £10 non-members. Starts 7.30 till about 10.30. Tickets: £15.00 Doors 7.30pm Ticket Office: Jim is a fab singer and guitarist, having Crail Folk Club presents ..... SINGERS 07730 885230. Neville will be releasing later in NIGHT: At Town Hall in Crail, Fife. £1. Crail Folk previously played with Old Blind Dogs, before the autumn a double album, called: Return Of Club offers a wide range of musical styles to suit going it alone. His wife Suzie is a well-respected Judge Roughneck (and Dub Specials). To singer as well. It will be a great night! all tastes, they welcome seasoned musicians, complement this release, Neville, his band and www.kirkcaldyacousticmusicclub.co.uk beginners and those that just want to come his wife Christine “Sugary” Staple, will be touring along and listen in a friendly atmosphere. During the UK until the end of 2016. Christine, will be 18 NOVEMBER Singers' nights they feature local singers and doing a short set of songs from her new EP musicians. All are welcome. If you don’t want to 3 DECEMBER
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Stirling Council’s Annual School’s Concert: At The Albert Halls, Stirling. 7:30pm, £6/£4 concession. Stirling Council’s annual School’s Concert showcases over 200 young musicians from all seven High Schools in a musical extravaganza that includes a vocal ensemble, symphony orchestra, wind band, pipe band, string orchestra, pianists, pipe band and guitarists. www.culturestirling.org/albert-halls
Crail Folk Club presents ..... EWAN MCLENNAN: At Town Hall in Crail, Fife. £7. Ewan McLennan’s current touring builds on and draws from his three critically acclaimed albums, his BBC Radio 2 Horizon Award and his performances and collaborations on the Transatlantic Sessions. This Autumn Ewan McLennan will be touring throughout the UK, performing songs from all three of his studio albums and collaborations. He will also be airing new material, both self-penned and traditional
arrangements, delivered with subtle pathos and a rare skill on the guitar. Crail Folk Club offers a SOUTHERN TENANT FOLK UNION: At Perth wide range of musical styles to suit all tastes, Folk Club at The Green Room, Perth. 7.30pm. they welcome seasoned musicians, beginners Southern Tenant Folk Union are the Edinburgh and those that just want to come along and based string band that over a series of albums listen in a friendly atmosphere. During Singers' have produced a thought provoking and nights they feature local singers and musicians. arresting take on roots & folk music. September All are welcome. If you don’t want to make sees the release of the seventh Southern Tenant music then just come along and tap your feet. 19 NOVEMBER Folk Union album ‘Join Forces’. Written following For all gigs tickets are sold at the door. the May 2015 general election result, and then www.ewanmclennan.co.uk DUNCAN CHISHOLM with JARLATH recorded in June and July this year amidst a www.facebook.com/crailfolkclub HENDERSON and INNES WATSON: At quickly changing political landscape, something Tolbooth, Stirling. 8pm £15/£13. Duncan that has made the suite of songs seem timelier Stars of Irish Country: At The Albert Halls, Chisholm is arguably the most accomplished and still. www.perthfolkclub.com Stirling. 7:30pm, £21.50. Join five of Irelands authentic interpreter of traditional Highland www.southerntenantfolkunion.com favourite country stars all on one super show fiddle music. His music is elegant, trancelike and featuring the popular Louise Morrisey, John laced with strokes of genius. Tonight Duncan is 24 NOVEMBER Hogan , Gloria, Frank McCaffrey and new young joined by two of Scotland’s finest musical rising star Lee Matthews who between them talents, Jarlath Henderson on uilleann pipes and Kirkcaldy Acoustic Music Club presents ….. have scored countless accolades , notched up Acoustic Session: At Polish Ex-servicemen's whistles and Innes Watson on acoustic guitar. over 30 No 1 songs and have toured all over the Club, Bennochy House, Forth Park Drive, Tickets from Tolbooth box office 01786 274000 world to packed houses. Kirkcaldy, KY2 5TA. Entry £8 members, £10 or at www.culturestirling.org/tolbooth www.culturestirling.org/albert-halls non-members. Starts 7.30 till about 10.30. www.kirkcaldyacousticmusicclub.co.uk 20 NOVEMBER 25 NOVEMBER Hit The Road presents ….. DENI SMITH, REBEKAH KIRK and ELIA DAVIDSON: At PJ Molloys, Dunfermline. Hit The Road is Scotland's National youth music touring project. Managed by the Scottish Music Centre; the project provides young musicians living in Scotland, between the ages of 14-19 years old, the opportunity to learn about the live industry before embarking on a professionally managed tour. Hit The Road is funded by Creative Scotland’s Youth Music Initiative (YMI) and PRS
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projects by Live Music Now (LMN), The Royal Blind School, Artlink Central and HMP Cornton Vale as well as special needs schools throughout the UK. “Six of the best musical ambassadors Scotland could ever have wished for… a living, breathing, l2 legged party waiting to happen.” The Falkirk Herald http://skerryvore.com/gigs-2/ 29 NOVEMBER GLENN TILBROOK + support: At Tolbooth, Stirling. 8pm £18. Glenn Tilbrook is the voice and face of Squeeze. It is over 40 years since he first answered Chris Difford’s ad inviting likeminded people to form what become that evergreen band. Contrary to the title of his last album ‘Happy Ending’ there is no end in sight for Glenn whether it be solo, a duo with Chris or with the reinvigorated success of Squeeze – his songwriting ability remains undimmed. Tickets from Tolbooth box office 01786 274000 or at www.culturestirling.org/tolbooth
Drive, Kirkcaldy, KY2 5TA. Entry £8 members, £10 non-members. Starts 7.30 till about 10.30. Cam Penner doesn’t so much sing songs as summon them up like a medium calling up spirits. His gentle growl can become a Delta howl, as if he is the conduit, a mere medium articulating the blues of a whole continent, emanating from a bottomless well of shared everyman experience. www.kirkcaldyacousticmusicclub.co.uk www.campenner.com www.brookfield-knights.com 2 DECEMBER
DEAN OWENS & THE WHISKY HEARTS BAND: At Tolbooth, Stirling. 8pm £12. Celtic Americana from Leith via Nashville … Dean Owens is one of Scotland’s finest singer songwriters, with fans including Bob Harris, Ricky Ross, Irvine Welsh and Russell Brand. Armed with a searingly soulful voice and a neat line in memorable heart-twisting melodies, Dean filters his love of Americana through a gritty yet SKERRYVORE: At St. Andrews Day Street 1 DECEMBER lyrical Scottish sensibility. His Whisky Hearts Party, St Andrews. Skerryvore first formed on band is former Silencers/Simple Minds drummer the tiny lsle of Tiree off Scotland’s west coast in DEAN OWENS: At Clark’s on Lindsay St, Jim McDermott, Brian McAlpine -keys and 2005. Back then, the band consisted of TireeDundee. Dean Owens is one of Scotland’s finest accordion, Amy Geddes - fiddle, Craig Ross born brothers Daniel Gillespie (accordion) and singer songwriters, with fans including Bob guitar and Mike McCann -bass, who can rock up Martin Gillespie (bagpipes, whistles & accordion) Harris, Ricky Ross, Irvine Welsh and Russell a storm, with flashes of folk and a touch of who bonded with holidaymaker Fraser West Brand. His songs, including Raining in Glasgow twang. Tickets from Tolbooth box office 01786 (drums & vocals) and friend Alec Dalglish (lead and Man From Leith, have been hailed as classics 274000 or at vocals & guitar) over a shared love of music: of Scottish songwriting. www.culturestirling.org/tolbooth everything from traditional to rock and iazz. It www.deanowens.com was this mix of musical styles and sounds that 4 DECEMBER set the path for the band. Now when not touring Kirkcaldy Acoustic Music Club presents ….. the different corners of the globe, the band can CAM PENNER & JON WOOD: At Polish ExSTIRLING ORCHESTRA: At The Albert Halls, be found performing relentlessly, contributing to servicemen's Club, Bennochy House, Forth Park Stirling. 7:30pm, £10/£8/£5 students with ID/£2
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RODDY WOOMBLE’S CHRISTMAS HOOTENANNY: At Tolbooth, Stirling. 8pm £16. Back due to popular demand, Roddy Woomble lines up another night of his own popular tracks alongside his takes on festive favourites. With a long-running career in indie and folk music, 6 DECEMBER Roddy needs to introduction thanks to 8 acclaimed albums, 12 top 40 singles and NATIONAL YOUTH CHOIR OF SCOTLAND: At numerous tours throughout the world, and that’s The Albert Halls, Stirling. 7pm. The 14 NYCoS just with Idlewild. This night will have all the Area Choirs are part of the National Youth Choir atmosphere, humour, sing-alongs and warmth of Scotland, the organisation dedicated to needed for a proper festive knees-up; come join encouraging singing for young people aged 0– us! Tickets from Tolbooth box office 01786 25. Led by enthusiastic and expert staff, the 274000 or at Choir provides great singing experiences that www.culturestirling.org/tolbooth are both fun and develop musical skills. www.culturestirling.org/albert-halls 16 DECEMBER 8 DECEMBER Crail Folk Club Christmas Party: At Town Hall in Crail, Fife. Free. Crail Folk Club offers a wide range of musical styles to suit all tastes, they welcome seasoned musicians, beginners and those that just want to come along and listen in a friendly atmosphere. During Singers' nights they feature local singers and musicians. All are welcome. If you don’t want to make music then just come along and tap your feet. For all gigs tickets are sold at the door. www.facebook.com/crailfolkclub 9 DECEMBER
FRED MORRISON: At Tolbooth, Stirling. 8pm £14/£12. A solo performance from one of Celtic music’s most profoundly skilled and audaciously inventive exponents. Scottish piper Fred Morrison is justly famed for his passionately expressive style, rooted in the Gaelic traditions of his father’s native South Uist, and enriched by influences from far and wide, which has seen him dubbed “the Jimi Hendrix of the pipes”. Tickets from Tolbooth box office 01786 274000 or at www.culturestirling.org/tolbooth ROY ORBISON SHOW: At The Albert Halls, Stirling. 7:30pm, £20.50/£19.50. Barry Steele is widely recognised as one of the world’s leading tributes to Roy Orbison, as he presents this contemporary production, celebrating the life and musical legacy of the Big O. Barry is backed in this all live multi- media show, with not only a fabulous band and musicians, but a big screen featuring both live streaming, and images from the life and times of Roy Orbison, interspersed with factoids and information about the life and times of what is considered to be one of the best singers the world has ever known. www.culturestirling.org/albert-halls
the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year Competition (2015) and organised by the TMSA (Traditional Music & Song Association of Scotland). Touring are: Gemma Donald (Fiddle), Heather Downie (Clarsach), Ainsley Hamill (Song), Claire Hastings (Song), Séamus Ó’Baioghill (Fiddle & Pipes), Robyn Stapleton (Song and 2014 Winner) and Ryan Young (Fiddle) with accompanist Anna Massie. www.victoriahalldunblane.com www.tmsa.org.uk 29 DECEMBER
SKERRYVORE: At Stirling Tolbooth, Stirling. Skerryvore first formed on the tiny lsle of Tiree off Scotland’s west coast in 2005. Back then, the band consisted of Tiree-born brothers Daniel Phil Cunningham's Christmas Songbook Gillespie (accordion) and Martin Gillespie with PHIL CUNNINGHAM, KAREN (bagpipes, whistles & accordion) who bonded MATHESON, KRIS DREVER, KEVIN with holidaymaker Fraser West (drums & vocals) MCGUIRE, IAN CARR, JOHN MCCUSKER, and friend Alec Dalglish (lead vocals & guitar) EDDI READER: At The Albert Halls, Stirling. over a shared love of music: everything from "The Perfect Way To Fill Up Your Festive Fuel traditional to rock and iazz. It was this mix of Tank" - The Scotsman musical styles and sounds that set the path for www.facebook.com/philschristmassongbook the band. Now when not touring the different corners of the globe, the band can be found 17 DECEMBER performing relentlessly, contributing to projects by Live Music Now (LMN), The Royal Blind SKERRYVORE: At Reid Hall, Forfar. Skerryvore School, Artlink Central and HMP Cornton Vale as first formed on the tiny lsle of Tiree off well as special needs schools throughout the UK. Scotland’s west coast in 2005. Back then, the “Six of the best musical ambassadors Scotland band consisted of Tiree-born brothers Daniel could ever have wished for… a living, breathing, Gillespie (accordion) and Martin Gillespie l2 legged party waiting to happen.” - The Falkirk (bagpipes, whistles & accordion) who bonded Herald with holidaymaker Fraser West (drums & vocals) http://skerryvore.com/gigs-2/ and friend Alec Dalglish (lead vocals & guitar) over a shared love of music: everything from traditional to rock and iazz. It was this mix of musical styles and sounds that set the path for the band. Now when not touring the different corners of the globe, the band can be found performing relentlessly, contributing to projects Send us all your gig dates for by Live Music Now (LMN), The Royal Blind Aberdeenshire and the north east School, Artlink Central and HMP Cornton Vale as area well as special needs schools throughout the UK. “Six of the best musical ambassadors Scotland Email them to Carol could ever have wished for… a living, breathing, carol.musicnewsscotland@gmail.com l2 legged party waiting to happen.” - The Falkirk Herald 11 NOVEMBER http://skerryvore.com/gigs-2/
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THE TOMMY SMITH YOUTH JAZZ ORCHESTRA: At Tolbooth, Stirling. 2.30pm £12/£5 for 16-25 with youth card/under 16 free. The Tommy Smith Youth Jazz Orchestra is once again delighted to return to the Tolbooth with a new line up of endless talent, improvisational skills, exuberance and verve. The future for jazz 14 DECEMBER in Scotland is assured as these gifted players, under the direction of Scotland's most Rock for Strathcarron – THE QUIREBOYS: At distinguished jazz musician, Tommy Smith play Tolbooth, Stirling. 7.30pm £20 + £1.20 booking a repertoire ranging from Ellington, Basie, fee per ticket. For over 30 years The Quireboys Mingus and Gillespie classics to present day big have been mainstays of the UK Rock scene and band charts by Fred Sturm and Florian Ross. have headlined shows both home and abroad, as Tickets from Tolbooth box office 01786 274000 well as sharing stages with the likes of The or at www.culturestirling.org/tolbooth Rolling Stones, Guns 'N' Roses, Aerosmith and Whitesnake. They bring their critically-acclaimed Phil Cunningham's Christmas Songbook unplugged show to Stirling and give local fans a with PHIL CUNNINGHAM, KAREN chance to experience an audience with Spike, MATHESON, KRIS DREVER, KEVIN Paul, Keith & Guy in very intimate and laid back MCGUIRE, IAN CARR, JOHN MCCUSKER, surroundings. The night will involve classics, EDDI READER: At Perth Concert Hall, Perth. rarities and surprises played in acoustic "The Perfect Way To Fill Up Your Festive Fuel arrangements, along with the all too famous Tank" - The Scotsman Quireboys banter and stories -not to miss if you www.facebook.com/philschristmassongbook like your rock classic with a bluesy twist! All profits from this special night go to benefit 21 DECEMBER Strathcarron Hospice. Tickets from Tolbooth box office 01786 274000 or at TMSA Young Trad Tour: At Victoria Halls, www.culturestirling.org/tolbooth Dunblane. Eight top young folk musicians are heading out around Scotland over the next three 15 DECEMBER months. The tour is of the finalists and winner of
SCOTTISH NATIONAL JAZZ ORCHESTRA: The SNJO presents ‘The Legend of Charlie Parker in Aberdeen. Great concerts and music from the cream of Scottish Jazz musicians. www.facebook.com/theSNJO Brookfield Knights presents ….. THE CROOKED BROTHERS: At Glenbuchat Hall, Strathdon, Aberdeenshire. Canada’s The Crooked Brothers’ take on folk, blues, rock, or anything they turn their hands to can't be said to be anything but their own. One minute, gritty and galumphing and the next sweet and succulent; sometimes it’s possessed with growl that shakes the rafters and comes smashing through with a dirty rhythmic underbelly. www.crookedbrothers.com www.brookfield-knights.com 16 NOVEMBER WALKING ON CARS: At Aberdeen's The Garage. Irish five piece, Walking On Cars are officially amongst the top selling British signed breakthrough acts of 2016, selling over 170,000 albums worldwide with hit single ‘Speeding Cars’ having had a whopping 30 million streams worldwide and now top 40 and climbing on the US Hot AC Chart. Their debut album ‘Everything This Way’ has now gone top five in seven countries and top twenty in a further twentythree on the iTunes charts and they have had a whopping twenty-five million streams overall
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EWAN MCLENNAN: At Drouthy Cobbler, Elgin. Ewan McLennan’s current touring builds on and draws from his three critically acclaimed albums, 16 DECEMBER his BBC Radio 2 Horizon Award and his performances and collaborations on the SKERRYVORE: At The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen. Transatlantic Sessions. This Autumn Ewan Skerryvore first formed on the tiny lsle of Tiree McLennan will be touring throughout the UK, off Scotland’s west coast in 2005. Back then, the performing songs from all three of his studio band consisted of Tiree-born brothers Daniel albums and collaborations. He will also be airing Gillespie (accordion) and Martin Gillespie new material, both self-penned and traditional (bagpipes, whistles & accordion) who bonded arrangements, delivered with subtle pathos and with holidaymaker Fraser West (drums & vocals) a rare skill on the guitar. and friend Alec Dalglish (lead vocals & guitar) www.ewanmclennan.co.uk over a shared love of music: everything from www.theweeminn.com traditional to rock and iazz. It was this mix of musical styles and sounds that set the path for 10 DECEMBER the band. Now when not touring the different 2 DECEMBER corners of the globe, the band can be found EMILY SMITH: At The Arc Sessions, Inchberry performing relentlessly, contributing to projects Hall, Fochabers. Multi-award winning Scottish Almost Blue Promotions presents ….. CAM by Live Music Now (LMN), The Royal Blind folksinger Emily Smith has been a leading voice PENNER & JON WOOD: At The Blue Lamp, School, Artlink Central and HMP Cornton Vale as of the Scottish folk scene for over a decade. Aberdeen. Doors 7.30pm. Tickets £10 / £8 adv. well as special needs schools throughout the UK. December sees the release of her sixth solo We are very happy to announce the return of the “Six of the best musical ambassadors Scotland album ‘Songs For Christmas’. Emily’s career brilliant CAM PENNER & JON WOOD to could ever have wished for… a living, breathing, began in 2002 when she became BBC Radio Aberdeen ! Get your tickets early, this was a l2 legged party waiting to happen.” - The Falkirk Scotland’s Young Traditional Musician of the very busy night the last time they played! The Herald Year. 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Written following the May 2015 general was this mix of musical styles and sounds that Folk Awards in 2012 (Folksinger of the Year & set the path for the band. Now when not touring election result, and then recorded in June and Best Traditional Track). On ‘Songs For Christmas’ July this year amidst a quickly changing political the different corners of the globe, the band can SOUTHERN TENANT FOLK UNION: At Montrose Folk Club, Links Hotel, 8pm Tickets £9.50 Tel. 01674 671000. Southern Tenant Folk Union are the Edinburgh based string band that over a series of albums have produced a thought provoking and arresting take on roots & folk music. September sees the release of the seventh Southern Tenant Folk Union album ‘Join Forces’. 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Arts, Portree, Isle of Skye. 7.30pm Tel 01478 613750. Southern Tenant Folk Union are the Edinburgh based string band that over a series of albums have produced a thought provoking and arresting take on roots & folk music. September sees the release of the seventh Southern Tenant Folk Union album ‘Join Forces’. Written following the May 2015 general election result, and then recorded in June and July this year amidst a quickly changing political landscape, something that has made the suite of songs seem timelier still. www.aros.co.uk www.southerntenantfolkunion.com 26 NOVEMBER THE GEORGE LINDSAY BAND: At The Pierhead Tavern, Lamlash, Isle of Arran. 9pm. Free. www.facebook.com/ThePHTArran 27 NOVEMBER THE GEORGE LINDSAY BAND: At The Pierhead Tavern, Lamlash, Isle of Arran. 4pm. Free. www.facebook.com/ThePHTArran 5 DECEMBER TMSA Young Trad Tour: At Mareel, Shetland. Eight top young folk musicians are heading out around Scotland over the next three months. The tour is of the finalists and winner of the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year Competition (2015) and organised by the TMSA (Traditional Music & Song Association of
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Hit The Road presents ….. DENI SMITH, REBEKAH KIRK and ELIA DAVIDSON: At The Brookfield Knights presents ….. THE Stove, Dumfries. Hit The Road is Scotland's CROOKED BROTHERS: At Harbour Arts Centre, National youth music touring project. Managed TMSA Young Trad Tour: At SEALL at Sabhal Irvine. Canada’s The Crooked Brothers’ take on by the Scottish Music Centre; the project Mor Ostaig, Skye. Eight top young folk musicians are heading out around Scotland over folk, blues, rock, or anything they turn their provides young musicians living in Scotland, hands to can't be said to be anything but their the next three months. The tour is of the between the ages of 14-19 years old, the own. One minute, gritty and galumphing and the opportunity to learn about the live industry finalists and winner of the BBC Radio Scotland next sweet and succulent; sometimes it’s Young Traditional Musician of the Year before embarking on a professionally managed Competition (2015) and organised by the TMSA possessed with growl that shakes the rafters and tour. Hit The Road is funded by Creative comes smashing through with a dirty rhythmic (Traditional Music & Song Association of Scotland’s Youth Music Initiative (YMI) and PRS Scotland). Touring are: Gemma Donald (Fiddle), underbelly. for Music Foundation. www.crookedbrothers.com Heather Downie (Clarsach), Ainsley Hamill https://twitter.com/HitTheRoadTours www.brookfield-knights.com (Song), Claire Hastings (Song), Séamus Ó’Baioghill (Fiddle & Pipes), Robyn Stapleton 3 DECEMBER 23 NOVEMBER (Song and 2014 Winner) and Ryan Young (Fiddle) with accompanist Anna Massie. Off The Record - Dumfries: At The Stove, TMSA Young Trad Tour: At CatStrand, Castle Dumfries. Key music industry figures are set to www.seall.co.uk Douglas. Eight top young folk musicians are www.tmsa.org.uk share their knowledge at an Off The Record day, heading out around Scotland over the next three which feature workshops for young musicians months. The tour is of the finalists and winner of and those interested in working in the music the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional business. The day - presented by Born To Be Musician of the Year Competition (2015) and Wide CIC and Dumfries Music Conference organised by the TMSA (Traditional Music & (DMC), and supported by the Scottish Song Association of Scotland). Touring are: Government’s Youth Music Initiative, which is Gemma Donald (Fiddle), Heather Downie administered by Creative Scotland - is open to (Clarsach), Ainsley Hamill (Song), Claire anyone aged 14-25 and provides advice sessions Hastings (Song), Séamus Ó’Baioghill (Fiddle & focusing on key aspects of the industry, 13 DECEMBER
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ANDY WHITE: At Heart Of Hawick, Scottish Borders. Irish singer-songwriter Andy White tours in support of the release of his boxset Studio Albums 1986 - 2016 (October 14th) a collection of all twelve of his studio albums 18 DECEMBER including new album Imaginary Lovers (available separately 4 November). Stiff Records released EMILY SMITH: At Drumlanrig Castle, Thornhill. the Religious Persuasion EP during the eighties Multi-award winning Scottish folksinger Emily acoustic revival spearhead-ed by The Pogues. Smith has been a leading voice of the Scottish The Whistle Test and Janice Long championed folk scene for over a decade. December sees the Andy as he started playing shows in the UK. release of her sixth solo album ‘Songs For When Stiff bit the dust, he was signed by London Christmas’. Emily’s career began in 2002 when Records who released Rave On Andy White in she became BBC Radio Scotland’s Young October 1986. Melody Maker pronounced “Yer Traditional Musician of the Year. Subsequent Man’s Brilliant!”, Andy opened for Van Morrison accolades include Scots Singer of the Year 2008 on tour, and then Billy Bragg, with whom he & 2014 and two nominations at the BBC Radio 2 shared legendary UK manager Peter Jenner. Folk Awards in 2012 (Folksinger of the Year & www.andywhite.com Best Traditional Track). On ‘Songs For Christmas’ Emily presents a beautifully crafted album of 30 NOVEMBER original and traditional material drawn from her folk background. Joining Emily on tour will be FRED MORRISON: At The Hippodrome, Harbour Jamie McLennan and Anna Massie with the Road, Eyemouth, Berwickshire TD14 5HT. All addition of Ross Hamilton at Edinburgh and concerts begin at 8.00pm. Full details on website Dumfries - plus also at Edinburgh a very well or call 01890 750099. known female Scottish singer-songwriter! www.eyemouthhippodrome.org www.emilysmith.org www.dgartslive.org.uk 3 DECEMBER
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Tenement Trail is a multi-venue music festival in www.facebook.com/AfriFestScotland Glasgow. Taking place on Saturday 8 October, #TT16 is one ticket to over 12 hours of live music across nine venues, featuring over 50 bands and DJs. In the month that Tenement TV will celebrate their fifth birthday, Scotland’s largest music platform are throwing one hell of a party Perthshire Amber with a line-up featuring indie icons Milburn, Crash Club, Be Charlotte, Tijuana Bibles, The Bar The Dougie MacLean Festival Dogs, The Van T’s, Barrie-James O’Neill and Perthshire many, many more. 3-6 November
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The Perthshire Amber Festival brings together many musicians and entertainers from different parts of the world who have been involved with Doricana Fest Dougie MacLean over the years. This unique fesStonehaven tival shares Dougie’s inspiring music, celebrates 8 October the history and culture of Perthshire in the heart One day music festival based in the NE of Scot- of Scotland and showcases the beautiful scenery. land showcasing the countries finest Americana / The concerts are staged in a variety of wonderful Roots / Country and Acoustic acts. Stonehaven is venues from prestigious theatres to historic castles to an Iron Age crannog on Loch Tay, to attuning up for a boot scooting new Americana music festival aimed at visitors and locals alike. mospheric Dunkeld Cathedral. The one day (family) festival will feature 6 Scotwww.perthshireamber.com tish bands with Americana roots including The Holy Ghosts (Edinburgh), Colin Clyne (Stonehaven), Daniel Meade (Glasgow), The New Carrying Stream Festival Madrids (Perth), Mikey Maclennan (The CarloEdinburgh ways, Bridge of Earn) and The Malpaso Gang 9-16 November (Aberdeen).
Three days of spectacular events, incredible bands and amazing crowds from every corner of the globe. See Shetland Vikings bearing firelit torches, hear beautiful choral singing in St Giles' Cathedral, enjoy birling to traditional Scottish music in the Old Town, and watch top stars and incredible fireworks from Princes Street Gardens. Edinburgh's Hogmanay shows the world how to party!
2017 JANUARY 2017 Celtic Connections Glasgow 19 January - 5 February
Celtic Connections 2017 comprises a wealth of concerts, ceilidhs, talks, workshops, free events and late night sessions taking place over 18 days The Carrying Stream Festival is organised annu- across various venues in Glasgow. From Thurswww.facebook.com/DoricanaFest day 19 January to Sunday 5 February 2,100 mually in November by the Edinburgh Folk Club to celebrate the life and work of the great Scottish sicians from across the globe will take part in 300 events at venues throughout Glasgow, Scotfolklorist and writer Hamish Henderson. Falkirk Live! land, for one of the leading annual festivals of Falkirk world, folk and roots music. The festival is supwww.carryingstreamfestival.co.uk 14-16 October ported by Glasgow City Council and Creative Scotland, and delivered by Glasgow Life. 18 days Falkirk Live! is a brand new three day music fes- Fiddle 2016 of concerts, ceilidhs, talks, art exhibitions, worktival with its inaugural events taking place from Edinburgh shops, free events, late night sessions and a 14 to 16 October, featuring various music genres 18-20 November host of special one-off musical collaborations will including Jazz, Blues, Hip-Hop, Funk, Gospel + once again light up the Scottish winter when much more. One of Scotland's biggest traditional music festi- Celtic Connections returns. vals, promoting & sustaining traditional fiddle www.falkirklive.com music since 1996. A weekend packed full of www.celticconnections.com great music! Over the weekend there are con-
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Solas Festival is an allage arts festival held in Perthshire from 17 to 19 June, with hip-hop, electro loops and some of the finest folk and Groove CairnGorm roots music you’ll find in a Scottish field: a rich mix of traditions, talents and tastes. Expect an Cairngorms unusual mix of art, music, theatre, comedy, de25-25 February 2017 bate and soul-searching. The programme also Launched last year as the UK’s first resort based makes space for challenging debate with activists, writers and thinkers from across the politisnowsports festival, Groove Cairngorm combined winter snowsports, along with a selection cal, cultural and religious spectrum. Solas Festival offers a creative and entertaining proof DJs and acoustic acts performing over two gramme for festival-goers of all ages in a safe stages up the mountain, followed by an Apresski party until the early hours at Badaguish Out- environment. door Centre featuring acts including Grandmaster Flash, Hot Chip and Radio 1’s Monki amongst www.solasfestival.co.uk many others. www.facebook.com/groovecairngorm
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Fantastic four-day festival set against the rich cultural backdrop of the Outer Hebrides, featuring top quality music from around the Celtic naEdinburgh tions and beyond. Stornoway and throughout 26 Apr – 7 May 2017 Lewis and Harris. The cream of international folk and Celtic music have heaped praise on HebCeltl www.tartanheartfestival.co.uk Experience Scotland Live with a seasonal feast of living traditions and local cultures. Encounter as it celebrated its 20th year in 2015 by hosting its biggest number of live performances ever. music, storytelling, dance, craft, song and folk drama at venues – indoor and outdoor – across Award-winning artists who took part in this Edinburgh and the Lothians. Rooted in the past year's Hebridean Celtic Festival hailed it a huge success after bosses laid on new venues and reyet resonating in the present, TradFest showElectric Fields cases dynamic engagement with Scotland’s His- turned to its roots for the showpiece event. tory and Heritage as well as providing a platform Drumlanrig Castle www.hebceltfest.com for up and coming talent in the world of Trad. 1-2 September 2017 Look out for the Battle of the Folk Band event as part of the finale performances this year! Nestling in the beautiful surroundings of DrumButeFest lanrig Castle, south west Scotland. We’ve been The Isle of Bute www.tracscotland.org/tradfest working really hard to top last year and we’re 28-30 July 2017 pretty excited about this summer, as well as having some brand new developments. One of A three day festival of music, food and fun. This the most exciting music festivals in Scotland reaccessible and hugely friendly family festival all turns in 2016, over two days in the stunning takes places a mere thirty-five miles as the crow grounds of Drumlanrig Castle! flies from Glasgow. Butefest has endeavoured to Solus compile a richly varied and superb line-up that www.facebook.com/electricfieldsfestival The Bield at Blackruthven, Perthshire includes both the contemporary and the classic 23-25 June 2017
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