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The Royal Scottish National Orchestra has treats in store in Edinburgh's Usher Hall on 9 December when it welcomes all the family along to the latest in its 'Children's Classic Concerts' series, ‘A Christmas Carol’.

They need your help in saving Scrooge from his surly ways! Featuring some singalongs and actors from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, this will be a celebration of Christmas past, present and future - read more about all the Usher Hall Festive Concerts in our GIGspotlight on page 15 Tickets @ www.usherhall.com

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Boggie Nichts: 6.30pm on BBC Radio Scotland.

Bryan Burnett discovers if BBC Radio Scotland caught disco fever when it came on air in 1978. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland

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Na Trads: 7.25pm on BBC ALBA. THE HALTON QUARTET perform 'Triger Part One' at the 2016 Trads. www.bbcalba.co.uk

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St Andrew's Night Special: 7pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Another chance to hear St Andrew's Day celebrations at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland

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POLWART and GRIOGAIR LABHRUIDH amongst the acts that play live on the night.

Following weeks of anticipation and a public vote, the evening will celebrate those who have influenced the traditional music scene. The Trads is a platform for some fantastic performances, coupled with the high drama and excitement that comes with an awards ceremony. Hosting the evening for the first time will be the new pairing of broadcaster Mary Ann Kennedy and musician Kim Carnie, who will be onstage for an evening of drama and fun as they honour the heroes of the traditional music world.. www.bbcalba.co.uk Billy Sloan: 11.15pm on BBC Radio Scotland. A selection of hot new releases plus rock and pop music from Scotland and beyond. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland Cuirm @ Celtic: 00.05am on BBC ALBA. Music from legendary band MOVING HEARTS and support NEXO onstage at Celtic Connections. www.bbcalba.co.uk SUNDAY 2 DECEMBER Take the Floor: 5pm on BBC Radio Scotland.

Gary Innes and Bryan Burnett host a special party as BBC Radio Scotland turns 40 with a ceilidh at Barrowland. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland Jazz Nights: 7pm on BBC Radio Scotland.

Seonaid Aitken looks back on her jazz highlights of 2018. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland

Ricky Ross meets ..... GRAHAM NASH: 7pm on BBC Radio Scotland. An extended conversation with singer-songwriter GRAHAM NASH about his music and longevity. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland

Opry Dhoire: 8.30pm On BBC ALBA. Opry Dhoire, with a wealth of musicians who are at the heart of country music. Recorded in front of a live audience, Opry introduces the cream of country music artists from the length and breadth of Ireland, from the Millennium Forum, Derry. www.bbcalba.co.uk

Ashley Storrie: 10pm on BBC Radio Scotland.

New and classic Scottish music, soul rockabilly, pop and indie from around the world. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland

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

Lorient is Alba : Scotland's Year: 11pm on BBC ALBA. Julie Fowlis profiles TIDE LINES on their first visit to Lorient Interceltique Festival. www.bbcalba.co.uk

Pipers of Bornish: 9.30pm On BBC ALBA. The traditional tale of a boy who receives the gift of piping from a sinster fairy. www.bbcalba.co.uk

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Na Trads: 9.40pm on BBC ALBA. The Trads Scotland's Traditional Music Awards, 2018 from Take the Floor: 7pm on BBC Radio Scotland.

Perth. An all-star lineup that sees Isobel Ann Gary Innes and Bryan Burnett host a special Martin accompanied by MR MCFALL’S party as BBC Radio Scotland turns 40 with a CHAMBER, MÀNRAN, CROFT NO5, KARINE ceilidh at Barrowland.

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UNA HEALY from ‘The Saturdays’ who recently released a country music album Iain Anderson: 11pm on BBC Radio and MOYA BRENNAN as the special guest.

Scotland. End the day in the company of the Recorded in front of a live audience, Opry songwriting masters of country, folk, blues introduces the cream of country music and soul. artists from the length and breadth of www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland Ireland, from the Millennium Forum, Derry.. www.bbcalba.co.uk Iain Anderson: 11pm on BBC Radio TUESDAY 4 DECEMBER Scotland. End the day in the company of the Na Trads: 11pm on BBC ALBA. Featuring songwriting masters of country, folk, blues The Afternoon Show: 2pm on BBC Radio CORRINA HEWAT and SIOBHAN and soul.

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MONDAY 3 DECEMBER www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland Roddy Hart: 11pm on BBC Radio Scotland.

Roddy shines a spotlight on great The Afternoon Show: 2pm on BBC Radio Get It On... With Bryan Burnett: 6.30pm songwriting both contemporary and classic.

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at the heart of country music. The King of Country music - Daniel O’Donnell – presents and Anne Sinclair narrates as they give a warm welcome to the stars of country Vic Galloway: 9pm on BBC Radio Scotland. music. Tonight’s show features JOHN THE TWILIGHT SAD in session with Vic. MCNICHOLL and NIAMH LYNN and Irish www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland singer CIARA MCCRICKARD as Opry Dhoire’s special guest. Recorded in front of THURSDAY 6 DECEMBER a live audience, Opry Dhoire introduces the cream of country music artists from the The Afternoon Show: 2pm on BBC Radio length and breadth of Ireland, from the Scotland. Tune into what is happening in Millennium Forum, Derry.. music, arts and culture from across www.bbcalba.co.uk Scotland. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland TUESDAY 18 DECEMBER Get It On... With Bryan Burnett: 6.30pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Bryan with the essential songs. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland The Quay Sessions: 9pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Roddy Hart welcomes singer SIOBHAN MILLER and guitarist JOHN SMITH. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland Natasha Raskin Sharp: 11pm on BBC Radio Scotland. An eclectic mix of music. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland Belladrum: 11.25pm on BBC ALBA. THE 101 perform an acoustic version of 'Cliche'. www.bbcalba.co.uk FRIDAY 7 DECEMBER Ashley Storrie: 10pm on BBC Radio Scotland. New and classic Scottish music, soul rockabilly, pop and indie from around the world. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland Na Trads: 11pm on BBC ALBA. Featuring DALLAHAN at the Trad Awards in 2016. www.bbcalba.co.uk TUESDAY 11 DECEMBER

Opry Dhoire: 9-10pm on BBC ALBA. Opry Dhoire, with a wealth of musicians who are at the heart of country music. The King of Country music - Daniel O’Donnell – presents and Anne Sinclair narrates as they give a warm welcome to the stars of country music. Tonight’s show features the Dickie Rock and Susan McCann and singer Seoirse Ó Dochartaigh as our special guest.

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SHOOGLENIFTY: At The Water Rats, London. Formed in Edinburgh, Shooglenifty began life with a residency at the La Belle Angele pub and quickly drew a strong fanbase for their energised, contemporary roots material which soon became one of Scotland's most unique musical exports.

They are credited being the originators of 'acid-croft', a fiery and infectious blend of Celtic traditional music and dance grooves that band members describe as "hypnofolkadelic ambient trad." A supremely ------------------------------------------------ dexterous and witty live band, their energetic live performances have kept them in constant demand around the world. www.shooglenifty.com/gigs/

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Email them to Carol carol.musicnewsscotland@gmail.com 30 NOVEMBER DAVE ARCARI + special guest LEE PATTERSON: At Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh. alt. blues troubadour Dave Arcari promoting his latest album, 'Live at Memorial Hall'. Arcari is a finalist in the Best Acoustic Artist and Best Regional Artist (Scotland) categories of the UK Blues Awards 2018. 'Live at Memorial Hall' was released last autumn on double 180g coloured vinyl and digipak CD as well as download/ streaming via iTunes, Spotify, Amazon MP3 and the usual digital services. The album has been attracting rave reviews and radio airplay at home and abroad, making album of the week on Celtic Music Radio. www.davearcari.com TIDE LINES: At Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh.

Tide Lines are delighted to announce their first headline UK tour, a summer of European and UK festivals appearances and a new record deal.

This band from the Highlands has gone from a clutch of digital singles to a debut album with over 2 million spotify streams in under 2 years.

And now they’re aiming to take their music to new audiences. Forged from the literature and music of the areas where they grew up, Tide Lines meld romantic, rural life with a record collection of classic American songwriters.

Imagine, if you will, a 70’s Springsteen and an E-Street band of bagpipes and electronics! www.facebook.com/wearetidelines 1 DECEMBER ANDY WHITE: At Leith Depot, Edinburgh.

Belfast-born Andy White is on tour across the UK and Ireland. On Rave On, Andy’s voice and lyrics told the story of a boy growing up in the political and social chaos of Northern Ireland and making his way to Thatcher’s Britain with an acoustic guitar and a suitcase full of poetry books, Clash cassettes and Bob Dylan albums.

Originally recorded in a field in County Antrim, this year’s reissue is a limited edition in white 180g vinyl with a gatefold sleeve. It still sounds fresh, raw and urgent today and is complemented by latest album The Guilty & The Innocent, Andy’s reaction to the current news cycle. Grenfell, Trump, Corbyn, (in)equality and justice are its themes. The six minute title track stunned audiences on his UK tour last year.

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Soundhouse presents ..... MARTIN KERSHAW OCTET – In Memory of David Foster Wallace: At The Traverse Bar, Cambridge Street, Edinburgh. 7.30pm. £11. The US author David Foster Wallace was widely regarded in his lifetime as being one of the leading authors of his generation. Though bestknown for his titanic, sprawling masterpiece Infinite Jest, Wallace’s incisive journalism and gloriously imaginative short fiction have also proved hugely influential. His tragically early death in 2008 at the age of just 46 robbed the world of a singular talent. Saxophonist and composer Martin Kershaw was keen to mark the 10th anniversary of Wallace’s passing with a major new work featuring a stellar line-up of Scottish musicians. The result, Dreaming of Ourselves – In Memory of David Foster Wallace – is a large-scale composition for 8piece ensemble, showcasing a fascinating panoply of styles and textures in fitting tribute to Wallace’s literary legacy. The programme will also feature other Wallace-inspired works previously written by Kershaw, newly arranged and re-imagined for this very special concert.

Line-up: Adam Jackson (alto saxophone), Sean Gibbs (trumpet), Martin Kershaw (tenor/soprano saxophones), Chris Greive (trombone), Graeme Stephen (guitar), Paul Harrison (piano), Calum Gourlay (bass) + Doug Hough (drums).

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THE SCOTTISH NATIONAL JAZZ ORCHESTRA presents ..... The Count & The Duke: At The Usher Hall, Edinburgh. 7.30pm.

It’s time to brighten up the darkness of December and ease those frosty gospel blues, as the SNJO welcomes you to swing to two big band impresarios, both of whom were pivotal to the evolution of orchestral jazz and defined an era or two. The music, personas and creativity of royal maestros Count Basie and Duke Ellington propelled countless jazz musicians through decades of ambition, war, achievements, and awe-inspiring jazz.

Nevertheless, there were career milestones that stood out as exemplary. www.snjo.co.uk

CHAINSKA BRASSIKA: At St Mary’s Kirk, Haddington. 7.30pm. The year-long festivities which have been organised under the Haddington 700 festival are to be brought to a close with a concert in St Mary’s Kirk in December by the award-winning singer, Siobhan Miller – with the concert sponsored by Mactaggart & Mickel. Regarded as one of the foremost vocalists in Scotland, Siobhan Miller has won the Scots Singer of the Year award at the Scots Trad Awards no less than three times – the only artist to have achieved this level of recognition. At this year’s BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, she was nominated for Folk Singer of the Year and won the award for the Best Traditional Track. Her most recent album, Strata, was nominated for Album of the Year at JORDAN ALLEN: At Sneaky Petes, Edinburgh. the Trad Awards, as was a previous album, Jordan Allen returns to Scotland - One of Flight of the Times. Tickets from Haddington's Manchester’s fastest emerging bands - the four John Gray Centre and the Deli Box in Court piece have garnered lots of support already from Street or @ Radio X, 6Music and BBC Introducing and www.siobhanmiller.brownpapertickets.com/ they’ve just released infectious new single www.facebook.com/SiobhanMillerMusic ’Naked’ ahead of the shows. Managed by Muse’s former manager, the band were even asked to 7 DECEMBER turn on the Christmas lights in Bolton last year.

With sultry shades of Pulp, Friendly Fires and The Fallen Angels Club presents ..... LAU: At Foals, ‘Naked’ is a hip-swinging and anthemic Queen's Hall, Edinburgh. Brilliant musicians, new addition to the Bolton band’s catalogue. thrilling performers, free-thinking visionaries Fitted-out with a chest beating chorus, a and all-round good chaps as well…small wonder cocksure guitar strut and even a 90s IbizaLau are regarded as the epicentre of the new inspired break down, ‘Naked’ is engineered to folk boom. And they’ve got shelves groaning have you let-go your inhibitions and arrives as with awards, a forest’s worth of ecstatic reviews the band’s most sonically diverse and biggest and breathless plaudits from excited audiences sounding release to date. in various outposts of the world ringing in their www.jordan-allen.com ears to prove it. Lau comprises Kris Drever (vocals, guitar), Martin Green (accordion, 4 DECEMBER wurlitzer, keys, electronics) and Aidan O’Rourke (fiddle) and together they effortlessly bridge the THE WANDERING HEARTS: At The Caves, seemingly diametrically opposed worlds of Edinburgh. Over the past year, The Wandering acoustic folk tradition and post rock – Hearts have built a loyal fan base with their electronics.Tix @ signature sound that transcends the boundaries www.thequeenshall.net/book/16201 of genre – and this is what makes them so www.lau-music.co.uk special. With their seamless vocal harmonies, www.facebook.com/LAUband/ The Wandering Hearts are reminiscent of First Aid Kit and Of Monsters and Men, whilst The Osmonds Rocking Christmas with channelling Fleetwood Mac’s pop sensibility and MERRILL & JAY OSMOND: At Usher Hall, the storytelling of Chris Stapleton, all the while Edinburgh. Famed for their Christmas Specials in keeping their British roots at their heart. the 70's Merrill and Jay perform songs from a www.thewanderinghearts.com career spanning over six decades, this will get you out of your seats!

5 DECEMBER www.usherhall.co.uk Scary Biscuit Promotions and Sounds in the Suburbs present ..... DON GALLARDO with TRAVIS STOCK and JIM MAVING: At Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh. "1 of the 10 new country artists you need to know" - Rolling Stone. Tix @ www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3605341 www.facebook.com/DonGallardoBand

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SENBLA CONCERT ORCHESTRA presents Richard Curtis’ rom-com Love Actually: At Usher Hall, Edinburgh. Originally released in cinemas in 2003, Love Actually tells ten separate yet interweaving stories of love around Christmas time. www.usherhall.co.uk

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Christmas with a collection of songs ancient and www.summerhall.co.uk modern providing a welcome reminder that the www.twitter.com/NEHHSH festive season is about more than commercialism. Cara will be joined by her 11 DECEMBER wonderful band who weave Celtic and folksy rhythms alongside reverent and atmospheric George Heriots: A Sporting Christmas: At carols while Cara holds the darkness at bay with Usher Hall, Edinburgh. featuring music with a the renowned purity of her voice. Husband Sam sporting connection in addition to the yuletide Lakeman (piano, guitar) will be joined by Toby classics, and includes John Williams’ Olympic Shaer on fiddle and whistles, Ed Boyd on guitar Overture, Prokofiev’s Spartakiade, Gonna Fly and Luke Daniels on accordion. Tickets on 0131 Now (from Rocky), Jupiter from Holst’s The 668 2019 or @ Planets (Rugby World Cup) and much, much www.thequeenshall.net more. www.caradillon.co.uk www.usherhall.co.uk 9 DECEMBER

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ROYAL SCOTTISH NATIONAL ORCHESTRA: At Usher Hall, Edinburgh. The RSNO with some sweet singalongs (no bah humbugs allowed!) and actors from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, this will be a celebration of Christmas past, present and future. www.usherhall.co.uk

Wardie Primary School & The Choirs of Lothian Hospitals: At Usher Hall, Edinburgh.

And their friends in the 43rd year of their supporting children with cancer in and around the Lothians at the CLIC Sargent Lothian Hospitals Choir Carol Concert. www.usherhall.co.uk

Sounds of the Season: At The National Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street, Edinburgh. EH1 1JF. Noon-4pm. Free, drop-in.

Join us for an afternoon of performances by local choirs guaranteed to get you in the festive spirit. www.nms.ac.uk/season

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Dollar Academy Annual Christmas Concert: At Usher Hall, Edinburgh. www.usherhall.co.uk

Soundhouse presents ..... DEAN OWENS & THE FELSONS: At Traverse Bar Café, Edinburgh. 8pm, £11. It’s the gig they said would never happen! For one night only, especially for Soundhouse, acclaimed singer songwriter Dean Owens is reuniting with his old Felsons (and Smile) bandmates – Kevin McGuire, Calais Brown and Dave Stewart. Scotland’s original Americana band, The Felsons are celebrating the 20th anniversary of their 3rd album - Glad. They’ll be playing songs from that,

ALI WHITWELL: At Captain's Bar, South College Street, Edinburgh. Every Thursday at 2.30pm. www.facebook.com/CaptainsBarEdinburgh

14 DECEMBER SKERRYVORE: At Stramash, Edinburgh. Back on the remote Scottish island of Tiree in 2005, the raw but contemporary trad quartet that formed Skerryvore could have only dreamed that over the next decade they would become a multi-award winning act that was performing in over 25 countries worldwide. From those

traditional roots the band have developed both in size and sound to create a unique fusion of their traditional music and songs with the urban sounds of rock, pop and funk. The band’s ability to fuse traditional Scottish music and rhythms with a range of other genres is a trademark of their distinctive, high-energy sound. www.skerryvore.com 15 DECEMBER NEHH presents ..... LOST MAP - Kid Canaveral's Christmas Baubles IX: At Summerhall, 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh. 2pm1am. www.summerhall.co.uk www.twitter.com/NEHHSH 17 DECEMBER A Christmas Wish: At Usher Hall, Edinburgh.

This magical winter spectacular involves over 250 young people from The MGA Academy of Performing Arts who will warm your hearts and lift your spirits with a selection of traditional, pop and silver screen yuletide classics. www.usherhall.co.uk 18 DECEMBER James Gillespie's High School Christmas Concert: At Usher Hall, Edinburgh. www.usherhall.co.uk 19 DECEMBER Carols by Candlelight with MOZART FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA: At Usher Hall, Edinburgh. A sublime concert of carols and seasonal classics, staged in full 18th Century costume in an evocative candle-lit style setting.

It will also feature Rowan Pierce as soprano, Michael Bawtree as conductor and the Consort of Voices choir. www.usherhall.co.uk 20 DECEMBER ALI WHITWELL: At Captain's Bar, South College Street, Edinburgh. Every Thursday at 2.30pm. www.facebook.com/CaptainsBarEdinburgh World Headquarters & Nat Turner Live: At Summerhall, 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh. 8-11pm.

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MUSIC NEWS Scotland GIGguide page 11: edinburgh + mid - east - west lothian EMILY SMITH - ‘Songs For Christmas’ with JAMIE MCCLENNAN, ANNA MASSIE and ROSS HAMILTON plus special guest KATHLEEN MACINNES: At Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh. 7.30pm. £18 on 0131 668 2019.

December sees multi award winning Scottish singer Emily Smith return to the road with her hugely popular Christmas show ‘Songs For Christmas’. Now in it’s eighth year the show is selling out venues across the UK bringing seasonal cheer to castles, churches and theatres across the land! A winner of BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year, Scots Singer of the Year and BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards Nominee, Emily has established herself as one of the finest singers to come out of Scotland in the last 15 years. www.emilysmith.org/shows/ 21 DECEMBER Phil Cunningham’s Christmas Songbook including EDDI READER, KAREN MATHESON, JOHN MCCUSKER, KRIS DREVER, IAN CARR and KEVIN MCGUIRE: At Queen's Hall, Edinburgh. Following the huge success and popularity of Phil Cunningham’s Christmas Songbook over the last 12 years, he is delighted to announce they will be returning once again and this time taking to the road for 6 shows in Perth, Stirling, Glasgow and Edinburgh, as usual, and adding a new venue – Eden Court Theatre, Inverness. Teemed with jovial anecdotes, modern and traditional Christmas music and exquisite musicianship that will tug at ones heartstrings, it is indeed “the perfect way to fill up your festive fuel tank” The Scotsman. Phil will be joined by some of the finest musicians on the Scottish folk scene including: Eddi Reader, Karen Matheson, John McCusker, Kris Drever, Ian Carr and Kevin McGuire along with a special guest Brass Band. www.facebook.com/philschristmassongbook

6 shows in Perth, Stirling, Glasgow and Edinburgh, as usual, and adding a new venue – Eden Court Theatre, Inverness. Teemed with jovial anecdotes, modern and traditional Christmas music and exquisite musicianship that will tug at ones heartstrings, it is indeed “the perfect way to fill up your festive fuel tank” The Scotsman. Phil will be joined by some of the finest musicians on the Scottish folk scene including: Eddi Reader, Karen Matheson, John McCusker, Kris Drever, Ian Carr and Kevin McGuire along with a special guest Brass Band. www.facebook.com/philschristmassongbook 30 DECEMBER SKERRYVORE: At Howden Park Centre, Livingston. Back on the remote Scottish island of Tiree in 2005, the raw but contemporary trad quartet that formed Skerryvore could have only dreamed that over the next decade they would become a multi-award winning act that was performing in over 25 countries worldwide.

From those traditional roots the band have developed both in size and sound to create a unique fusion of their traditional music and songs with the urban sounds of rock, pop and funk. The band’s ability to fuse traditional Scottish music and rhythms with a range of other genres is a trademark of their distinctive, high-energy sound. www.skerryvore.com 31 DECEMBER Summerhall Presents ..... Massaoke Hogmanay Hootenanny: At Summerhall, 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh. 9pm-3am. www.summerhall.co.uk www.twitter.com/NEHHSH

Wee Dub Hogmanay: At La Belle Angele and part of the Mash House in the legendary Hasties Close, off the Cowgate, in the heart of Edinburgh’s Old Town. For the 5th year running ROYAL SCOTTISH NATIONAL ORCHESTRA: Wee Dub will be bringing a unique Hogmanay At Usher Hall, Edinburgh. The RSNO perform celebration with a conscious message through alongside a screening of The Snowman. It isn’t the music of reggae, dub, jungle and afrobeat.

Christmas until The Snowman has taken you on A party with friendly folks, good vibes and his magical journey through the winter sky! plenty bass. On the line-up, there is a varied www.usherhall.co.uk selection of Wee Dub friends past and present: Poland’s #1 dubwise producer DREADSQUAD is 22 DECEMBER back in town, aided by the powerful vocals of DUB PRINCESS, bringing their party-ready Phil Cunningham’s Christmas Songbook fusion of dancehall originals and remixes. South including EDDI READER, KAREN London don DJ WRONGTOM, best known for his MATHESON, JOHN MCCUSKER, KRIS studio work with Roots Manuva and the Ragga DREVER, IAN CARR and KEVIN MCGUIRE: Twins, brings a classic UK rub-a-dub vibe.

At Queen's Hall, Edinburgh. Following the huge Carlisle’s boy-done-good and Wee Dub fave success and popularity of Phil Cunningham’s JINX IN DUB brings the jungle goodness to cap Christmas Songbook over the last 12 years, he the party. On support duties we have upcoming is delighted to announce they will be returning singer from Leeds ANYA ASIA and SOLID once again and this time taking to the road for STEPPA SOUND, and selection and bass

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Tickets: £12 – £20 + BF Advance (More on the door) @ www.weedubfestival.co.uk/tickets. www.weedubfestival.co.uk 14 JANUARY Soundhouse presents ..... BECC SANDERSON: Bows to Bowie: At The Traverse Bar, Cambridge Street, Edinburgh.

Soundhouse - putting on great live music in Edinburgh ... fundraising for a new centre for musicians and music lovers www.facebook.com/soundhouseorg 16 JANUARY Soundhouse presents ..... CHRIS SMITHER: At The Traverse Bar, Cambridge Street, Edinburgh. Soundhouse - putting on great live music in Edinburgh ... fundraising for a new centre for musicians and music lovers www.facebook.com/soundhouseorg 18 JANUARY NEHH presents..... THE WAVE PICTURES: At Summerhall, 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh. 811pm. www.summerhall.co.uk www.twitter.com/NEHHSH 21 JANUARY Soundhouse presents ..... JOHN GOLDIE AND THE HIGH PLAINS: At The Traverse Bar, Cambridge Street, Edinburgh. Soundhouse putting on great live music in Edinburgh ... fundraising for a new centre for musicians and music lovers www.facebook.com/soundhouseorg 27 JANUARY Soundhouse presents ..... VISHTÈN: At The Traverse Bar, Cambridge Street, Edinburgh.

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Year’ winner, Gary Innes has been performing and composing music for over 16 years. Born in the village of Spean Bridge in the North of Scotland, Gary is one of the founding members of award-winning Scottish super-group Mànran. He picked up an accordion for the first time at the age of 8 and has never looked back. Gary released his first solo album How’s the Craic in 2005 and more recently his second solo album ERA was launched at Celtic Connections 2017 to great critical acclaim, with Tim Carroll writing “ERA is more than one man’s reflection, it’s a view into the world of a master at work.” www.garyinnes.com www.facebook.com/ManranOfficial

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ANDY WHITE: At the Doublet Bar, Glasgow. Belfast-born Andy White is on Synergy Concerts presents..... BILL tour across the UK and Ireland. On Rave RYDER-JONES: At Summerhall, 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh. 7.30-11pm.

On, Andy’s voice and lyrics told the story www.summerhall.co.uk of a boy growing up in the political and www.twitter.com/NEHHSH social chaos of Northern Ireland and making his way to Thatcher’s Britain with 15 FEBRUARY an acoustic guitar and a suitcase full of poetry books, Clash cassettes and Bob Synergy Concerts presents..... Start to Dylan albums. Originally recorded in a End Perform Jeff Buckley - Grace: At Summerhall, 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh. 7.30- field in County Antrim, this year’s reissue 11pm. is a limited edition in white 180g vinyl www.summerhall.co.uk with a gatefold sleeve. It still sounds www.twitter.com/NEHHSH fresh, raw and urgent today and is complemented by latest album The 18 FEBRUARY Guilty & The Innocent, Andy’s reaction to the current news cycle. Grenfell, Trump, Soundhouse presents ..... LORI Corbyn, (in)equality and justice are its WATSON - Yarrow: At The Traverse Bar, Cambridge Street, Edinburgh. Soundhouse - themes. The six minute title track putting on great live music in Edinburgh ... stunned audiences on his UK tour last fundraising for a new centre for musicians year. You’ve got to hear it. Sounds In and music lovers The Suburbs = Great music in local www.facebook.com/soundhouseorg venues. www.andywhite.com 25 FEBRUARY www.twitter.com/suburbs1 13 FEBRUARY

Soundhouse presents ..... MIKE VASS Save His Calm: At The Traverse Bar, Cambridge Street, Edinburgh. Soundhouse putting on great live music in Edinburgh ... fundraising for a new centre for musicians and music lovers www.facebook.com/soundhouseorg

THEATRE OF HATE: At King Tuts, Glasgow. In 1980, Kirk Brandon formed Theatre Of Hate from the ashes of heralded punk band The Pack. Joining Kirk on vocals were notable punk musicians Stan Stammers and Luke Rendall, along with old school friend, 21 MARCH Steve Guthrie and Canadian born John “Boy” Lennard, who revolutionised the Synergy Concerts presents..... LEE band’s sound with his haunting sax lines.

'SCRATCH' PERRY: At Summerhall, 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh. 7.30-11pm.

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MUSIC NEWS Scotland GIGguide page 15: glasgow + surrounding area JORDAN ALLEN: At Garage, Glasgow.

Jordan Allen returns to Scotland - One of Manchester’s fastest emerging bands - the four piece have garnered lots of support already from Radio X, 6Music and BBC Introducing and they’ve just released infectious new single ’Naked’ ahead of the shows. Managed by Muse’s former manager, the band were even asked to turn on the Christmas lights in Bolton last year. With sultry shades of Pulp, Friendly Fires and Foals, ‘Naked’ is a hip-swinging and anthemic new addition to the Bolton band’s catalogue. Fitted-out with a chest beating chorus, a cocksure guitar strut and even a 90s Ibiza-inspired break down, ‘Naked’ is engineered to have you let-go your inhibitions and arrives as the band’s most sonically diverse and biggest sounding release to date. www.jordan-allen.com 6 DECEMBER Scary Biscuit Promotions and Sounds in the Suburbs present ..... DON GALLARDO with TRAVIS STOCK and JIM MAVING: At Doublet Bar, Glasgow.

"1 of the 10 new country artists you need to know" - Rolling Stone. Don Gallardo was raised in a small town in Northern California, where he spent years building his songwriting career on the west coast before relocating to Nashville in 2007. Now based in Nashville, Tennessee, he walks the line between folk, Americana and roots-rock, mining the influence of classic 1970s singer-songwriters while creating a sound that nods to the past while still pushing ahead toward something new. Tix @ www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3605341

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7 DECEMBER THE SCOTTISH NATIONAL JAZZ ORCHESTRA presents ..... The Count & The Duke: At The Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow. 7.30pm. It’s time to brighten up the darkness of December and ease those frosty gospel blues, as the SNJO welcomes you to swing to two big band impresarios, both of whom were pivotal to the evolution of orchestral jazz and defined an era or two. The music, personas and creativity of royal maestros Count Basie and Duke Ellington propelled countless jazz musicians through decades of ambition, war, achievements, and awe-inspiring jazz. Nevertheless, there were career milestones that stood out as exemplary. www.snjo.co.uk 8 DECEMBER TIDE LINES: At SWG3, Glasgow. Tide Lines are delighted to announce their first headline UK tour, a summer of European and UK festivals appearances and a new record deal. This band from the Highlands has gone from a clutch of digital singles to a debut album with over 2 million spotify streams in under 2 years. And now they’re aiming to take their music to new audiences. Forged from the literature and music of the areas where they grew up, Tide Lines meld romantic, rural life with a record collection of classic American

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Host of festive delights awaits audiences at Edinburgh's Usher Hall this Christmas!

Edinburgh’s iconic Usher Hall is the place in Scotland’s capital to get the festive season started with magical events for all including carol concerts, film screenings and gigs.

With the cold, dark evenings closing in there’s nothing quite like watching a Christmas cinema classic inside in the warm. This December sees two screenings at the Usher Hall of some of the best-loved festive films ever made, complete with stunning live orchestra to make it a truly magical experience.

On Saturday 8 December the Senbla Concert Orchestra presents Richard Curtis’ rom-com Love Actually. Originally released in cinemas in 2003, Love Actually tells ten separate yet interweaving stories of love around Christmas time. Shortly before the big day itself, Scotland’s very own Royal Scottish National Orchestra will perform alongside a screening of The Snowman on 21 December. It isn’t Christmas until The Snowman has taken you on his magical journey through the winter sky!

The RSNO also has some other treats in store. On 9 December it welcomes all the family along to the latest in its Children's Classic Concerts series, ‘A Christmas Carol’.

They need your help in saving Scrooge from his surly ways - can we convince him of the joy and wonder of the festive period?

Featuring some sweet singalongs (no bah humbugs allowed!) and actors from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, this will be a celebration of Christmas past, present and future.

And of course, it wouldn’t be Christmas without carols! The Usher Hall plays host to a wide selection of carol concerts this festive season, and continues its commitment to the local Edinburgh community in hosting schools and charities in doing so. Pupils return for the Dollar Academy Annual Christmas Concert on 13 December, while James Gillespie's High School Christmas Concert follows suit on the 18 December. George Heriots: A Sporting Christmas is on 11 December featuring music with a sporting connection in addition to the yuletide classics, and includes John Williams’ Olympic Overture, Prokofiev’s Spartakiade, Gonna Fly Now (from Rocky), Jupiter from Holst’s The Planets (Rugby World Cup) and much, much more.

The RSNO perform music from the Snowman alongside a screening on 21 December in the Usher Hall A Christmas Wish is back again for its 6th consecutive year on the 17 December. This magical winter spectacular involves over 250 young people from The MGA Academy of Performing Arts who will warm your hearts and lift your spirits with a selection of traditional, pop and silver screen yuletide classics.

Carols by Candlelight on 19 December is a sublime concert of carols and seasonal classics, staged in full 18th Century costume in an evocative candle-lit style setting.

Performed by the fabulous Mozart Festival Orchestra, it will also feature Rowan Pierce as soprano, Michael Bawtree as conductor and the Consort of Voices choir.

Just as the name Osmond is synonymous with music, they are also known for their TV Christmas Specials since the early 70s.

Performing songs from a career spanning over 6 decades, join Merrill & Jay Osmond for The Osmonds Rocking Christmas on 7 December that will get you out of your seats!

There really is something for everyone this Christmas at Edinburgh’s favourite venue, whether it be festive films screenings, spectacular carol singing or magical orchestral music. Come one and all to the Usher Hall this Wardie Primary School join the choirs of the December where a warm yuletide welcome Lothian Hospitals and their friends in the awaits you!

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7pm. £10. The name says it all ... the songs aren't new, but that doesn't mean there's nothing original about this band! From the 1940's tunes of Louis Jordan to the contemporary songs of Gary Clark Jr via Tom Waits, Buddy Guy et al, this band delivers! www.usedblues.rocks 10 DECEMBER EMILY SMITH - ‘Songs For Christmas’ with JAMIE MCCLENNAN, ANNA MASSIE and ROSS HAMILTON: At The Beacon Arts Centre, Greenock. Show 7.30pm. £12/£10 on 01475 723723. December sees multi award winning Scottish singer Emily Smith return to the road with her hugely popular Christmas show ‘Songs For Christmas’. Now in it’s eighth year the show is selling out venues across the UK bringing seasonal cheer to castles, churches and theatres across the land! A winner of BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year, Scots Singer of the Year and BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards Nominee, Emily has established herself as one of the finest singers to come out of Scotland in the last 15 years. www.emilysmith.org/shows/ 11 DECEMBER MUSICPLUS Christmas Showcase with ISLA MacDONALD, DANIEL LECKERMAN, SOPHIE ALEXANDER, REBEKAH KIRK + LOUIS PAGE: At The Hug & Pint, Glasgow.

Tickets free with registration @ http://bit.ly/ mplus-christmas18 www.facebook.com/musicplusmentoring 13 DECEMBER Connect Choir’s annual Christmas concert - 'A Soulful Xmas Singalong': At Cottiers Theatre, Glasgow. 8pm-10.15pm.

All proceeds from the evening being donated to homelessness charity Lodging House Mission. The festive event, which is described as “more festive than Mariah Carey eating a Terry’s Chocolate Orange, while wearing a Christmas jumper,” will feature hits from artists such as David Bowie and Stevie Wonder, alongside some Christmas classics which are guaranteed to fill even the Grinchiest of concert goers with Christmas Spirit! Connect are giving audience members the spotlight and the chance to unleash their inner Diva with Choiroke - a unique opportunity to sing on stage with your own back up choir! Singers can choose one of three songs which will be announced on Connect’s social media and website prior to the event. Tickets£10/£12 @ www.cottiers.com www.facebook.com/ConnectChoir

RILEY + KEIR GIBSON + JOSEPH HEWER: At Blue Arrow Jazz, Glasgow.

Youth music touring project for 14-19 year old musicians based in Scotland. Funded by Creative Scotland YMI Fund and PRS for Music Foundation. RILEY is a 19-year-old singer songwriter from Glasgow, who has played Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Solas, North Hop, Millport Country Music Festival and toured with Tide Lines. KEIR GIBSON is a young singer songwriter from Fort William in the Scottish Highlands. He has supported artists like Kyle Falconer (The View) at The Ironworks in the Highland capital and made his debut festival appearance this year at Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival, followed by a slot at Jocktoberfest. JOSEPH HEWER hails from Alloa near Stirling and at just 15-years-old Joseph is the youngest musician on the tour.

He released his debut five song EP at the start of the year www.facebook.com/Rileymusicx www.facebook.com/KeirGibsonMusic www.facebook.com/josephhewermusic www.facebook.com/hittheroadscotland 19 DECEMBER Phil Cunningham’s Christmas Songbook including EDDI READER, KAREN MATHESON, JOHN MCCUSKER, KRIS DREVER, IAN CARR and KEVIN MCGUIRE: At Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow. Following the huge success and popularity of Phil Cunningham’s Christmas Songbook over the last 12 years, he is delighted to announce they will be returning once again and this time taking to the road for 6 shows in Perth, Stirling, Glasgow and Edinburgh, as usual, and adding a new venue – Eden Court Theatre, Inverness.

Teemed with jovial anecdotes, modern and traditional Christmas music and exquisite musicianship that will tug at ones heartstrings, it is indeed “the perfect way to fill up your festive fuel tank” The Scotsman.

Phil will be joined by some of the finest musicians on the Scottish folk scene including: Eddi Reader, Karen Matheson, John McCusker, Kris Drever, Ian Carr and Kevin McGuire along with a special guest Brass Band. www.facebook.com/philschristmassongbook

Street, Merchant City, Glasgow. G1 5QT. 8.30pm. Free. The name says it all ... the songs aren't new, but that doesn't mean there's nothing original about this band!

From the 1940's tunes of Louis Jordan to the contemporary songs of Gary Clark Jr via Tom Waits, Buddy Guy et al, this band delivers! www.usedblues.rocks 24 JANUARY MULL HISTORICAL SOCIETY with BERNARD BUTLER: At Celtic Connections, Glasgow. Colin MacIntyre is an awardwinning musician, producer, author and playwright. He has released eight acclaimed albums to date, most notably under the name Mull Historical Society, having achieved two UK Top 20 albums and four Top 40 singles, since his Gold-selling debut album, 'Loss'. www.facebook.com/mullhistorical

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Formed in Edinburgh, Shooglenifty began life with a residency at the La Belle Angele pub and quickly drew a strong fanbase for their energised, contemporary roots material which soon became one of Scotland's most unique musical exports.

They are credited being the originators of 'acid-croft', a fiery and infectious blend of Celtic traditional music and dance grooves that band members describe as "hypnofolkadelic ambient trad." A supremely dexterous and witty live band, their energetic live performances have kept them in constant demand around the world. www.shooglenifty.com/gigs/

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CLARE TEAL's Festive Fiesta with BBC SSO: At City Halls, 2 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3NY. 7.30pm. Tickets £30.00, £25.00, £20.00 & £15.00 + booking fee per ticket. Get into the seasonal spirit as jazz singer and BBC Radio 2 presenter Clare Teal joins the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra for a festive night of classic Christmas songs, all performed with her inimitable panache and humour. Expect a sparkling mix of old chestnuts, unearthed treasures and Yuletide originals in some fingersnapping, toe-tapping arrangements, with the sound of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra radiating a musical warmth that’s guaranteed to melt the frostiest of hearts.

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EMILY SMITH - ‘Songs For Christmas’ with JAMIE MCCLENNAN, ANNA MASSIE and ROSS HAMILTON: At Perth Theatre.

Show 8pm. £17.50/£15.50 conc. on 01738 621031. December sees multi award winning Scottish singer Emily Smith return to the road with her hugely popular Christmas show ‘Songs For Christmas’. Now in it’s eighth year the show is selling out venues across the UK bringing seasonal cheer to castles, churches and theatres across the land! A winner of BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year, Scots Singer of the Year and BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards Nominee, Emily has established herself as one of the finest singers to come out of Scotland in the last 15 years. www.emilysmith.org/shows/

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MUSIC NEWS Scotland GIGguide page 19: fife + central + perthshire + tayside :: aberdeenshire + north east The Osmonds in Scotland, as well as a much Kirkcaldy Acoustic Music Club anticipated set at the Great British Folk presents ..... BOO HEWERDINE: At The Festival, alongside Lindisfarne, Strawbs and Polish Ex-serviceman's Club, Forth Park Fairport Convention. Tickets @ Drive, Kirkcaldy, doors 7.30pm. The www.ticketweb.uk Acoustic Music Club provides concerts every www.joemartinmusic.com Thursday night in the Polish Club. The club encourages interest in Scottish Traditional 14 DECEMBER and World music. We also actively encourage links with other countries and Hit The Road on tour presents ..... have hosted bands from USA, Canada, RILEY + KEIR GIBSON + JOSEPH Australia, New Zealand, England, Ireland, HEWER: At The Boy’s Club (opposite Norway, Sweden & Germany amongst @Tolbooth), Stirling. Youth music touring others. We encourage involvement in project for 14-19 year old musicians based playing instruments and in song and in Scotland. Funded by Creative Scotland regularly host “Open Mic” nights for our club YMI Fund and PRS for Music Foundation. members and visitors.

RILEY is a 19-year-old singer songwriter www.kirkcaldyacousticmusicclub.co.uk from Glasgow, who has played Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Solas, North Hop, Millport 7 DECEMBER Country Music Festival and toured with Tide Lines. KEIR GIBSON is a young singer TIDE LINES: At Fat Sams, Dundee. Tide songwriter from Fort William in the Scottish Lines are delighted to announce their first Highlands. He has supported artists like headline UK tour, a summer of European Kyle Falconer (The View) at The Ironworks and UK festivals appearances and a new in the Highland capital and made his debut record deal. This band from the Highlands festival appearance this year at Belladrum has gone from a clutch of digital singles to a Tartan Heart Festival, followed by a slot at debut album with over 2 million spotify Jocktoberfest. JOSEPH HEWER hails from streams in under 2 years. And now they’re Alloa near Stirling and at just 15-years-old aiming to take their music to new Joseph is the youngest musician on the audiences. Forged from the literature and tour. He released his debut five song EP at music of the areas where they grew up, the start of the year Tide Lines meld romantic, rural life with a www.facebook.com/Rileymusicx record collection of classic American www.facebook.com/KeirGibsonMusic songwriters. Imagine, if you will, a 70’s www.facebook.com/josephhewermusic Springsteen and an E-Street band of www.facebook.com/hittheroadscotland bagpipes and electronics! www.facebook.com/wearetidelines 15 DECEMBER THEATRE OF HATE: At PJ Malloys, Dunfermline. In 1980, Kirk Brandon formed Theatre Of Hate from the ashes of heralded punk band The Pack. Joining Kirk on vocals were notable punk musicians Stan Stammers and Luke Rendall, along with old school friend, Steve Guthrie and Canadian born John “Boy” Lennard, who revolutionised the band’s sound with his haunting sax lines. Theatre Of Hate’s debut double-A-side single, “Legion”/”Original Sin”, topped the independent chart in 1980, and “Westworld”, their debut album, produced by Mick Jones from The Clash and released in 1982, held the number one position for 21 weeks. The single taken from the album, “Do You Believe In The Westworld?” has become an anthem and is still widely played in clubs and on international radio, as well as featuring on numerous compilation albums. Kirk, Stan and John will be joined by current Spear Of Destiny band member Adrian Portas (New Model Army) on guitar and Chris Bell(Hugh Cornwall) on drums to pay homage to the iconic TOH sound. www.kirkbrandon.com/shows 10 DECEMBER JOE MARTIN: At Backstage At The Green Hotel, Kinross. Lancashire -based singer songwriter Joe Martin is deservedly gaining major attention on both sides of the Atlantic. September sees Joe beginning an impressive series of supporting performances, along with a solo performance at The Betsy Trotwood in London and 3 December dates opening for

Reader, Karen Matheson, John McCusker, Kris Drever, Ian Carr and Kevin McGuire along with a special guest Brass Band. www.facebook.com/philschristmassongbook 16 DECEMBER Phil Cunningham’s Christmas Songbook including EDDI READER, KAREN MATHESON, JOHN MCCUSKER, KRIS DREVER, IAN CARR and KEVIN MCGUIRE: At Perth Concert Halls, Perth.

Following the huge success and popularity of Phil Cunningham’s Christmas Songbook over the last 12 years, he is delighted to announce they will be returning once again and this time taking to the road for 6 shows in Perth, Stirling, Glasgow and Edinburgh, as usual, and adding a new venue – Eden Court Theatre, Inverness. Teemed with jovial anecdotes, modern and traditional Christmas music and exquisite musicianship that will tug at ones heartstrings, it is indeed “the perfect way to fill up your festive fuel tank” The Scotsman. Phil will be joined by some of the finest musicians on the Scottish folk scene including: Eddi Reader, Karen Matheson, John McCusker, Kris Drever, Ian Carr and Kevin McGuire along with a special guest Brass Band. www.facebook.com/philschristmassongbook 29 DECEMBER

SKERRYVORE + MÀNRAN: At Albert Halls, Stirling. Back on the remote Scottish island of Tiree in 2005, the raw but contemporary trad quartet that formed Skerryvore could have only dreamed that over the next SKERRYVORE: At Reid Hall, Forfar. Back decade they would become a multi-award on the remote Scottish island of Tiree in winning act that was performing in over 25 2005, the raw but contemporary trad countries worldwide. From those traditional quartet that formed Skerryvore could have roots the band have developed both in size only dreamed that over the next decade and sound to create a unique fusion of their they would become a multi-award winning traditional music and songs with the urban act that was performing in over 25 countries sounds of rock, pop and funk. The band’s worldwide. From those traditional roots the ability to fuse traditional Scottish music and band have developed both in size and sound rhythms with a range of other genres is a to create a unique fusion of their traditional trademark of their distinctive, high-energy music and songs with the urban sounds of sound. rock, pop and funk. The band’s ability to www.skerryvore.com fuse traditional Scottish music and rhythms www.facebook.com/ManranOfficial with a range of other genres is a trademark of their distinctive, high-energy sound. www.skerryvore.com 15 DECEMBER Phil Cunningham’s Christmas Songbook including EDDI READER, KAREN MATHESON, JOHN MCCUSKER, KRIS DREVER, IAN CARR and KEVIN MCGUIRE: At The Albert Halls, Stirling.

Following the huge success and popularity of Phil Cunningham’s Christmas Songbook over the last 12 years, he is delighted to announce they will be returning once again and this time taking to the road for 6 shows in Perth, Stirling, Glasgow and Edinburgh, as usual, and adding a new venue – Eden Court Theatre, Inverness. Teemed with jovial anecdotes, modern and traditional Christmas music and exquisite musicianship that will tug at ones heartstrings, it is indeed “the perfect way to fill up your festive fuel tank” The Scotsman. Phil will be joined by some of the finest musicians on the Scottish folk scene including: Eddi

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MUSIC NEWS Scotland GIGguide page 20: aberdeenshire + north east :: highlands + west coast + argyll Blue Lamp. www.facebook.com/AlmostBluePromotions SHOOGLENIFTY: At MacRobert Hall, Tarland, Aboyne. Formed in Edinburgh, Shooglenifty began life with a residency at the La Belle Angele pub and quickly drew a strong fanbase for their energised, contemporary roots material which soon became one of Scotland's most unique musical exports. They are credited being the originators of 'acid-croft', a fiery and infectious blend of Celtic traditional music and dance grooves that band members describe as "hypno-folkadelic ambient trad."

A supremely dexterous and witty live band, their energetic live performances have kept them in constant demand around the world. www.shooglenifty.com/gigs/ 8 DECEMBER SKERRYVORE: At The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen. Back on the remote Scottish island of Tiree in 2005, the raw but contemporary trad quartet that formed Skerryvore could have only dreamed that over the next decade they would become a multi-award winning act that was performing in over 25 countries worldwide.

From those traditional roots the band have developed both in size and sound to create a unique fusion of their traditional music and songs with the urban sounds of rock, pop and funk. The band’s ability to fuse traditional Scottish music and rhythms with a range of other genres is a trademark of their distinctive, high-energy sound. www.skerryvore.com 13 DECEMBER EMILY SMITH - ‘Songs For Christmas’ with JAMIE MCCLENNAN, ANNA MASSIE and ROSS HAMILTON: At The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen. 7.30pm. £14.30 on 01224 641122. December sees multi award winning Scottish singer Emily Smith return to the road with her hugely popular Christmas show ‘Songs For Christmas’. Now in it’s eighth year the show is selling out venues across the UK bringing seasonal cheer to castles, churches and theatres across the land! A winner of BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year, Scots Singer of the Year and BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards Nominee, Emily has established herself as one of the finest singers to come out of Scotland in the last 15 years. www.emilysmith.org/shows/ 20 DECEMBER Phil Cunningham’s Christmas Songbook including EDDI READER, KAREN MATHESON, JOHN MCCUSKER, KRIS DREVER, IAN CARR and KEVIN MCGUIRE: At Music Hall, Aberdeen.

Following the huge success and popularity of Phil Cunningham’s Christmas Songbook over the last 12 years, he is delighted to announce they will be returning once again and this time taking to the road for 6 shows in Perth, Stirling, Glasgow and Edinburgh, as usual, and adding a new venue – Eden Court Theatre, Inverness. Teemed with jovial anecdotes, modern and traditional

Christmas music and exquisite musicianship that will tug at ones heartstrings, it is indeed “the perfect way to fill up your festive fuel tank” The Scotsman. Phil will be Send us all your gig dates joined by some of the finest musicians on for the Highlands the Scottish folk scene including: Eddi Email them to Carol Reader, Karen Matheson, John McCusker, carol.musicnewsscotland@gmail.com Kris Drever, Ian Carr and Kevin McGuire along with a special guest Brass Band. www.facebook.com/philschristmassongbook 30 NOVEMBER

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JAMES BROWN IS ANNIE: At Lyth Arts Centre, Caithness. Soul-funk outfit James Brown Is Annie released their anticipated The AGP Christmas Gig: At Tunnels, new album (JBiA II) on 15 September.

Aberdeen. The inaugural Christmas Party Funded by Creative Scotland and produced being held by promoters AGP Aberdeen,

by Average White Band legend Hamish with plans in place to make this a yearly event. The night runs from 6pm-3am and is Stuart the 11-track album saw the Edinburgh-based sextet move away from open to everyone over 14. The night straight-up funk to what could be described features some of the best indie/alternative as Caledonia Soul. artists around at the moment with the aim to showcase them to an Aberdeen audience. www.facebook.com/Earls.Of.Caithness The Line Up: The event is being hosted by Vic Galloway (Radio Scotland / BBC 6 Music) 1 DECEMBER who will also perform a DJ Set to close the TIDE LINES: At Nevis Centre, Fort William. night. There are nine bands playing Tide Lines are delighted to announce their namely - Catholic Action, The Ninth Wave (both Glasgow), Indigo Velvet (Edinburgh), first headline UK tour, a summer of European and UK festivals appearances and Nieves (Glasgow), Peaness (Chester, a new record deal. This band from the England), The 101 (Aberdeen), Apache Darling (Glasgow), Zoe Graham (Edinburgh) Highlands has gone from a clutch of digital singles to a debut album with over 2 million and Steven Milne of The Little Kicks (Aberdeen). Tickets from www.skiddle.com spotify streams in under 2 years. And now they’re aiming to take their music to new & See Tickets and in person from audiences. Forged from the literature and Drummonds Aberdeen. £15 adult / £10 music of the areas where they grew up, Tide (ages 14-17).

Lines meld romantic, rural life with a record www.facebook.com/agp.aberdeen collection of classic American songwriters.

Imagine, if you will, a 70’s Springsteen and 31 DECEMBER an E-Street band of bagpipes and electronics!

MÀNRAN: At Hogmanay in the Haughs, www.facebook.com/wearetidelines Turriff. Highland born accordionist and MG Alba Scots Trad Awards ‘Instrumentalist of BREABACH: At The Ceilidh Place, Ullapool. the Year’ winner, Gary Innes has been Frenzy of the Meeting is the latest release performing and composing music for over 16 years. Born in the village of Spean Bridge from multi award-winning Scottish folk band in the North of Scotland, Gary is one of the Breabach. Continuing to build on the ideas and experimentation from their 2016 album founding members of award-winning Scottish super-group Mànran. He picked up Astar, this new work is explorative and an accordion for the first time at the age of creative. The new release also sees the 8 and has never looked back. Gary released band take exciting steps towards developing his first solo album How’s the Craic in 2005 a more expansive sonic landscape. Frenzy of the Meeting will premiere live on Breabach’s and more recently his second solo album upcoming UK tour this November ERA was launched at Celtic Connections www.breabach.com 2017 to great critical acclaim, with Tim Carroll writing “ERA is more than one man’s 2 DECEMBER reflection, it’s a view into the world of a master at work.”

SHOOGLENIFTY: At The Old Bridge Inn, www.garyinnes.com Aviemore. Formed in Edinburgh, www.facebook.com/ManranOfficial Shooglenifty began life with a residency at the La Belle Angele pub and quickly drew a 4 APRIL strong fanbase for their energised, JAMES BROWN IS ANNIE: At The Lemon contemporary roots material which soon became one of Scotland's most unique Tree, Aberdeen. Soul-funk outfit James Brown Is Annie released their anticipated musical exports. They are credited being the originators of 'acid-croft', a fiery and new album (JBiA II) on 15 September.

Funded by Creative Scotland and produced infectious blend of Celtic traditional music and dance grooves that band members

by Average White Band legend Hamish describe as "hypno-folkadelic ambient trad."

Stuart the 11-track album saw the A supremely dexterous and witty live band, Edinburgh-based sextet move away from straight-up funk to what could be described their energetic live performances have kept them in constant demand around the world. as Caledonia Soul. www.shooglenifty.com/gigs/ www.facebook.com/Earls.Of.Caithness 21 DECEMBER

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MUSIC NEWS Scotland GIGguide page 22: highlands + west coast + argyll :: west coast islands + shetland + orkney Back on the remote Scottish island of Tiree in 2005, the raw but contemporary trad quartet that formed Skerryvore could have only dreamed that over the next decade they would become a multi-award winning act that was performing in over 25 countries worldwide. From those traditional roots the band have developed both in size and sound to create a unique fusion of their traditional music and songs with the urban sounds of rock, pop and funk. The band’s ability to fuse traditional Scottish music and rhythms with a range of other genres is a trademark of their distinctive, high-energy sound. www.skerryvore.com

for 6 shows in Perth, Stirling, Glasgow and Edinburgh, as usual, and adding a new venue – Eden Court Theatre, Inverness.

Teemed with jovial anecdotes, modern and traditional Christmas music and exquisite musicianship that will tug at ones heartstrings, it is indeed “the perfect way to fill up your festive fuel tank” The Scotsman.

Phil will be joined by some of the finest musicians on the Scottish folk scene including: Eddi Reader, Karen Matheson, John McCusker, Kris Drever, Ian Carr and Kevin McGuire along with a special guest Brass Band. www.facebook.com/philschristmassongbook

MÀNRAN: At Dunoon Burgh Hall, Dunoon.

2018 got off to a flier with the release of the band’s latest single ‘Là Inbhir Lòchaidh’ to great critical acclaim, yet another sold-out headline show at Celtic Connections and a highly successful tour of France. Since then, an action-packed summer has seen the band perform all around Scotland and at festivals in Luxembourg, France, Germany and Spain whilst also working on new material for their upcoming fourth studio album, set to be completed by the end of the year. www.facebook.com/ManranOfficial

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THE SCOTTISH NATIONAL JAZZ ORCHESTRA presents ..... The Count & The Duke: At Eden Court, Inverness.

2.30pm. It’s time to brighten up the darkness of December and ease those frosty gospel blues, as the SNJO welcomes you to swing to two big band impresarios, both of whom were pivotal to the evolution of orchestral jazz and defined an era or two.

The music, personas and creativity of royal maestros Count Basie and Duke Ellington propelled countless jazz musicians through decades of ambition, war, achievements, and awe-inspiring jazz. Nevertheless, there were career milestones that stood out as exemplary. www.snjo.co.uk

MÀNRAN: At MacDonald's Resort Auditorium, Aviemore. 2018 got off to a flier with the release of the band’s latest single ‘Là Inbhir Lòchaidh’ to great critical acclaim, yet another sold-out headline show at Celtic Connections and a highly successful tour of France. Since then, an action-packed summer has seen the band perform all around Scotland and at festivals in Luxembourg, France, Germany and Spain whilst also working on new material for their upcoming fourth studio album, set to be completed by the end of the year. www.facebook.com/ManranOfficial

SKERRYVORE: At The Nevis Centre, Fort William. Back on the remote Scottish island of Tiree in 2005, the raw but contemporary trad quartet that formed Skerryvore could have only dreamed that over the next decade they would become a multi-award winning act that was performing in over 25 countries worldwide. From those traditional roots the band have developed both in size and sound to create a unique fusion of their traditional music and songs with the urban sounds of rock, pop and funk. The band’s ability to fuse traditional Scottish music and rhythms with a range of other genres is a trademark of their distinctive, high-energy sound. www.skerryvore.com

15 DECEMBER Hit The Road on tour presents .....

RILEY + KEIR GIBSON + JOSEPH HEWER: At Nevis Centre, Fort William.

Youth music touring project for 14-19 year old musicians based in Scotland. Funded by Creative Scotland YMI Fund and PRS for Music Foundation. RILEY is a 19-year-old singer songwriter from Glasgow, who has played Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Solas, North Hop, Millport Country Music Festival and toured with Tide Lines. KEIR GIBSON is a young singer songwriter from Fort William in the Scottish Highlands. He has supported artists like Kyle Falconer (The View) at The Ironworks in the Highland capital and made his debut festival appearance this year at Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival, followed by a slot at Jocktoberfest. JOSEPH HEWER hails from Alloa near Stirling and at just 15-years-old Joseph is the youngest musician on the tour.

He released his debut five song EP at the start of the year www.facebook.com/Rileymusicx www.facebook.com/KeirGibsonMusic www.facebook.com/josephhewermusic www.facebook.com/hittheroadscotland

28 DECEMBER MÀNRAN + ELEPHANT SESSIONS: At Strathpeffer Pavillion, Strathpeffer. Highland born accordionist and MG Alba Scots Trad Awards ‘Instrumentalist of the Year’ winner, Gary Innes has been performing and composing music for over 16 years. Born in the village of Spean Bridge in the North of Scotland, Gary is one of the founding members of award-winning Scottish supergroup Mànran. He picked up an accordion for the first time at the age of 8 and has never looked back. Gary released his first solo album How’s the Craic in 2005 and more recently his second solo album ERA was launched at Celtic Connections 2017 to great critical acclaim, with Tim Carroll writing “ERA is more than one man’s reflection, it’s a view into the world of a master at work.” www.garyinnes.com www.facebook.com/ManranOfficial 29 DECEMBER

SHOOGLENIFTY - Feis Na Mara fundraiser with JULIAN CORRIE: At Arisaig, Lochaber. Formed in Edinburgh, Shooglenifty began life with a residency at the La Belle Angele pub and quickly drew a strong fanbase for their energised, contemporary roots material which soon 18 DECEMBER became one of Scotland's most unique musical exports. They are credited being the Phil Cunningham’s Christmas Songbook originators of 'acid-croft', a fiery and includin EDDI READER, KAREN infectious blend of Celtic traditional music MATHESON, JOHN MCCUSKER, KRIS and dance grooves that band members DREVER, IAN CARR and KEVIN describe as "hypno-folkadelic ambient trad."

MCGUIRE: At Eden Court Theatre, A supremely dexterous and witty live band, Inverness. Following the huge success and their energetic live performances have kept popularity of Phil Cunningham’s Christmas them in constant demand around the world.

Songbook over the last 12 years, he is www.shooglenifty.com/gigs/ delighted to announce they will be returning once again and this time taking to the road 30 DECEMBER

2 JANUARY MÀNRAN + TRAIL WEST: At The Corran Halls, Oban. Highland born accordionist and MG Alba Scots Trad Awards ‘Instrumentalist of the Year’ winner, Gary Innes has been performing and composing music for over 16 years. Born in the village of Spean Bridge in the North of Scotland, Gary is one of the founding members of award-winning Scottish super-group Mànran. He picked up an accordion for the first time at the age of 8 and has never looked back. Gary released his first solo album How’s the Craic in 2005 and more recently his second solo album ERA was launched at Celtic Connections 2017 to great critical acclaim, with Tim Carroll writing “ERA is more than one man’s reflection, it’s a view into the world of a master at work.” www.garyinnes.com www.facebook.com/ManranOfficial 6 APRIL JAMES BROWN IS ANNIE: At Mr C’s, Thurso, Caithness. Soul-funk outfit James Brown Is Annie released their anticipated new album (JBiA II) on 15 September.

Funded by Creative Scotland and produced

by Average White Band legend Hamish Stuart the 11-track album saw the Edinburgh-based sextet move away from straight-up funk to what could be described as Caledonia Soul. www.facebook.com/Earls.Of.Caithness

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JAMES BROWN IS ANNIE: At The Sound Archive, Kirkwall, Orkney. Soul-funk outfit James Brown Is Annie released their anticipated new album (JBiA II) on 15 September. Funded by Creative Scotland and produced by Average White Band 30 NOVEMBER legend Hamish Stuart the 11-track album saw the Edinburgh-based sextet move away BREABACH: At An Lanntair, Stornoway. from straight-up funk to what could be Frenzy of the Meeting is the latest release described as Caledonia Soul. from multi award-winning Scottish folk band www.facebook.com/Earls.Of.Caithness Breabach. Continuing to build on the ideas and experimentation from their 2016 album Astar, this new work is explorative and creative. The new release also sees the band take exciting steps towards developing a more expansive sonic landscape. Frenzy of the Meeting will premiere live on Breabach’s upcoming UK tour this November www.breabach.com

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21 DECEMBER MÀNRAN + ROBERTSON: At Broadford Village Hall, Broadford, Isle of Skye.

Highland born accordionist and MG Alba Scots Trad Awards ‘Instrumentalist of the Year’ winner, Gary Innes has been performing and composing music for over 16 years. Born in the village of Spean Bridge in the North of Scotland, Gary is one of the founding members of award-winning Scottish super-group Mànran. He picked up an accordion for the first time at the age of 8 and has never looked back. Gary released his first solo album How’s the Craic in 2005 and more recently his second solo album ERA was launched at Celtic Connections 2017 to great critical acclaim, with Tim Carroll writing “ERA is more than one man’s reflection, it’s a view into the world of a master at work.” www.garyinnes.com www.facebook.com/ManranOfficial

Email them to Carol carol.musicnewsscotland@gmail.com 30 NOVEMBER SKERRYVORE: At Darvel Town Hall, Darvel. Back on the remote Scottish island of Tiree in 2005, the raw but contemporary trad quartet that formed Skerryvore could have only dreamed that over the next decade they would become a multi-award winning act that was performing in over 25 countries worldwide. From those traditional roots the band have developed both in size and sound to create a unique fusion of their traditional music and songs with the urban sounds of rock, pop and funk. The band’s ability to fuse traditional Scottish music and rhythms with a range of other genres is a trademark of their distinctive, high-energy sound. www.skerryvore.com

Traditional Musician of the Year, Scots Singer of the Year and BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards Nominee, Emily has established herself as one of the finest singers to come out of Scotland in the last 15 years. www.emilysmith.org/shows/ 15 DECEMBER EMILY SMITH - ‘Songs For Christmas’ with JAMIE MCCLENNAN, ANNA MASSIE and ROSS HAMILTON: At Our Lady & St. Ninian’s RC Church, Newton Stewart.

7.30pm. £15/£10 conc. on 01671 404924 / 07762 064298. December sees multi award winning Scottish singer Emily Smith return to the road with her hugely popular Christmas show ‘Songs For Christmas’. Now in it’s eighth year the show is selling out venues across the UK bringing seasonal cheer to castles, churches and theatres across the land! A winner of BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year, Scots Singer of the Year and BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards Nominee, Emily has established herself as one of the finest singers to come out of Scotland in the last 15 years. www.emilysmith.org/shows/ BADSTONE: At The Harbour Bar, Troon, free admission. 9.30pm. This group of seasoned musicians play a wide variety of music from the likes of the Beatles, The Stones, ZZ Top, Thin Lizzy, Stereophonics, ACDC, Fleetwood Mac, Bad Company, Queen, David Bowie, The Cult, Stevie Wonder and more. www.facebook.com/Badstone.Band 16 DECEMBER

EMILY SMITH - ‘Songs For Christmas’ with JAMIE MCCLENNAN, ANNA MASSIE and ROSS HAMILTON: At Theatre Royal, Dumfries. 7.30pm. £15/£12 conc. on 01387 254209. December sees multi award winning Scottish singer Emily Smith return to the road with her hugely popular Christmas show ‘Songs For Christmas’. Now in it’s eighth year the show is selling out venues across the UK bringing seasonal 1 JANUARY cheer to castles, churches and theatres across the land! A winner of BBC Radio 2 DECEMBER SKERRYVORE + MÀNRAN: At Portree Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Community Centre, Portree. Back on the Year, Scots Singer of the Year and BBC remote Scottish island of Tiree in 2005, the EMILY SMITH - ‘Songs For Christmas’ Radio 2 Folk Awards Nominee, Emily has with JAMIE MCCLENNAN, ANNA MASSIE raw but contemporary trad quartet that established herself as one of the finest formed Skerryvore could have only dreamed and ROSS HAMILTON: At Drumlanrig singers to come out of Scotland in the last Castle, Thornhill. Show 7.30pm. Tickets that over the next decade they would 15 years. www.emilysmith.org/shows/ £15.

December sees multi award winning become a multi-award winning act that was performing in over 25 countries worldwide. Scottish singer Emily Smith return to the 20 DECEMBER From those traditional roots the band have road with her hugely popular Christmas developed both in size and sound to create show ‘Songs For Christmas’. Now in it’s CLARE TEAL's Festive Fiesta with BBC eighth year the show is selling out venues a unique fusion of their traditional music SSO: At Ayr Town Hall, Carrick Street, Ayr, across the UK bringing seasonal cheer to and songs with the urban sounds of rock, KA7 1NU. Tickets £3 - £25 Show 7:30pm. castles, churches and theatres across the pop and funk. The band’s ability to fuse Get into the seasonal spirit as jazz singer traditional Scottish music and rhythms with land! A winner of BBC Radio Scotland Young and BBC Radio 2 presenter Clare Teal joins

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MUSIC NEWS Scotland GIGguide page 24: ayrshire + dumfriesshire :: scottish borders :: + 1 hour over border the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra for a festive night of classic Christmas songs, all performed with her inimitable panache and humour. Expect a sparkling mix of old chestnuts, unearthed treasures and Yuletide originals in some finger-snapping, toetapping arrangements, with the sound of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra radiating a musical warmth that’s guaranteed to melt the frostiest of hearts. Tickets on 01292 288235 or @ www.thegaiety.co.uk www.clareteal.co.uk 22 DECEMBER BADSTONE: At The Black Bull, Darvel, free admission. 9pm. This group of seasoned musicians play a wide variety of music from the likes of the Beatles, The Stones, ZZ Top, Thin Lizzy, Stereophonics, ACDC, Fleetwood Mac, Bad Company, Queen, David Bowie, The Cult, Stevie Wonder and more. www.facebook.com/Badstone.Band

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Email them to Carol carol.musicnewsscotland@gmail.com / 1 DECEMBER THE VASELINES + support WITHERED HAND & MICHAEL PEDERSEN UNITED: At MacArts, Bridge Street, Galashiels. TD1 1SP. 8pm. The bandwere formed in Edinburgh in 1987 by singers/guitarists Eugene Kelly and Frances McKee. Nirvana's Kurt Cobain regularly cited the Vaseline’s influence in interviews with the music press and Nirvana would go on to cover the Vaselines' ‘Molly's Lips’ and ‘Son of a Gun’ as well as perform ‘Jesus Doesn't Want Me for a Sunbeam’ on their legendary MTV Unplugged appearance. Withered Hand & Michael Pedersen United - Serving songs and poems, in the order you might expect, lushly / smuttily knitted together, from two champions of their craft. www.facebook.com/MacArtsCentre 3 DECEMBER ANDY WHITE: At Heart of Hawick, Hawick, Scottish Borders. Belfast-born Andy White is on tour across the UK and Ireland. On Rave On, Andy’s voice and lyrics told the story of a boy growing up in the political and social chaos of Northern Ireland and making his way to Thatcher’s Britain with an acoustic guitar and a suitcase full of poetry books, Clash cassettes and Bob Dylan albums.

Originally recorded in a field in County Antrim, this year’s reissue is a limited edition in white 180g vinyl with a gatefold sleeve. It still sounds fresh, raw and urgent today and is complemented by latest album The Guilty & The Innocent, Andy’s reaction to the current news cycle. Grenfell, Trump, Corbyn, (in)equality and justice are its themes. The six minute title track stunned

audiences on his UK tour last year. You’ve got to hear it. www.andywhite.com 6 DECEMBER

www.stboswellslive.wordpress.com/ SKINNY LIVING: At Hemelvaart Bier Cafe, High Street, Ayton, Berwickshire TD14 5QL. SKINNY LIVING have been signed to a major label for a couple of years and have recently chosen to leave their label to have greater control over their career and the music that they release. Their big name management and industry leading agents are sticking with them and there are some HUGE things in the pipeline for these lads that we can't tell you about yet - but keep watching. www.facebook.com/hemelvaartayton

KING NO-ONE: At Hemelvaart Bier Cafe, High Street, Ayton, Berwickshire TD14 5QL. KING NO-ONE have smashed the main stage of almost every major festival in the country recently selling out the O2 Ritz in Manchester. They are touring the UK next March and the venues are already selling out. They are back here for a special 'secret' unannounced gig on Thursday 6th December. Doors are 6pm and there will also be curry!

9 DECEMBER www.facebook.com/hemelvaartayton String Jam Club presents ..... EDWINA 7 DECEMBER HAYES plus guests & festive Christmas fun!: At The County Hotel, High Street, JAMES BROWN IS ANNIE: At Selkirk TD7 4BZ. 7.30pm. String Jam Club Hippodrome, Eyemouth, Berwick-uponpresents Edwina Hayes, a singer-songwriter Tweed. Soul-funk outfit James Brown Is with "the sweetest voice in England" Annie released their anticipated new album according to the legendary Nanci Griffith, for (JBiA II) on 15 September. Funded by her second visit to the club on Sunday 9th Creative Scotland and produced by Average December 2018. Edwina’s beautifully written White Band legend Hamish Stuart the 11- songs, charming stage presence and voice track album saw the Edinburgh-based sextet of an angel have won her a reputation as a move away from straight-up funk to what true natural talent of gentle folk-Americana. could be described as Caledonia Soul.

Edwina is also a supreme interpreter of www.facebook.com/Earls.Of.Caithness other people's songs. She has opened numerous shows for Jools Holland and Van Borders Blues Club presents ..... KWAK! Morrison as well as her own gigs playing plus support: At Vale Club, Innerleithen. stages everywhere from Glastonbury Doors at 7.30pm, show at 8pm. The new Festival to The Royal Albert Hall. The title Borders Blues Club launched in October with track of her album 'Pour Me A Drink' was the club aiming to promote accessible and covered by Nanci Griffith and her version of affordable Blues music from top quality the Randy Newman song 'Feels Like Home' bands from across the Blues scene in the was featured in the Cameron Diaz film 'My UK. The club will meet on the 1st Friday of Sister's Keeper' and has since had over every month with two bands playing for just eight million plays on You Tube. Tickets on £5 a ticket - all proceeds from ticket sales 01750 705000 or @ www.eventbrite.co.uk going directly to the artists. A warm www.stringjamclub.co.uk welcome and some red-hot tunes await you, start your weekend with live music and a SKINNY LIVING: At Hemelvaart Bier Cafe, late bar. Come join us for a fantastic night! High Street, Ayton, Berwickshire TD14 5QL. www.facebook.com/Borders-Blues-Club-336820693726238/ SKINNY LIVING have been signed to a major label for a couple of years and have THE VAN T'S plus support THE HEAVY recently chosen to leave their label to have RAPIDS: At MacArts, Bridge Street, greater control over their career and the Galashiels. TD1 1SP. 7.30pm. The best live music that they release. Their big name act award winners at the 2017 Scottish management and industry leading agents Alternative Music Awards Drawing you in are sticking with them and there are some through their now trademark surf-rock, HUGE things in the pipeline for these lads feedback-laden guitar segments, accented that we can't tell you about yet - but keep beautifully by glorious harmonies and killer watching. choruses, The Van T's continue to illustrate www.facebook.com/hemelvaartayton why they are considered to be the most exciting young band in Scotland.

11 DECEMBER www.facebook.com/MacArtsCentre THE WEDDING PRESENT plus support 8 DECEMBER MELYS: At MacArts, Bridge Street, Galashiels. TD1 1SP. 7.30pm. Tommy 30th St Boswells Live presents ..... SAMH Anniversary Tour - The band are touring to Charity Show: At St Boswells Village Hall, commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Jenny Moore's Road, St Boswells.TD6 0AL. A release of their first singles collection charity show in aid of SAMH (Scotland’s 'Tommy'. Fans can expect to hear tracks Mental Health), featuring a range of local from the compilation, as well as favourites bands and artists, including BORDERLINE. from across the band’s career.

Open mic spots available on the night – www.facebook.com/MacArtsCentre guest performers are very welcome! Doors open at 7.30pm, donations very welcome, music starts at 8pm. BYOB, seated with tables. The most diverse and best equipped music club in the the Scottish Borders. Run by the community, for the community. All event tickets can be bought @ www.musicglue.com/stboswellslive

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taking its facilities to a new level, with Edinburgh greater accessibility and space options, ena- 31 December bling the Scots Fiddle Festival to take place Tickets are now on sale with 10,000 Street Aberfeldy Festival in one location.

Party tickets reserved for Edinburgh resiAberfeldy www.scotsfiddlefestival.com dents at discounted price of £20. After a 2-3 November successful Edinburgh’s Hogmanay 18 which saw festival goers snap up all tickets to A wee cultural, music, poetry, drama and Edinburgh's Christmas events across the 3 days, and terrific feedarts festival in the wonder of Highland Edinburgh back on the revamped Street Party, UnderPerthshire. The festival takes place the first 16 November - 5 January belly today announced tickets for this year’s weekend in November every year and the majority of it is held in Aberfeldy Townhall. The sixth season of the world-famous Edin- Edinburgh’s Hogmanay will go on sale at 10am on Monday 21 May. Tickets can be The Line-up focuses on bands and music on burgh’s Christmas! It takes place between the Scottish music scene that are maybe 16 November 2018 and 5 January 2019 and bought online or on 0131 510 0395. Recogunder represented but still have a good fol- remains one of the most popular Christmas nising the importance of support from those who live in the city, Edinburgh’s Hogmanay lowing or have had critical acclaim and celebrations in the UK. 2018 will see the is discounting 10,000 tickets for EH postplayed on radio stations like BBC6. Although biggest, brightest and best programme of code holders, twice the number of last year. that's not always the case nor an exclusive events and entertainment to date. This ruling on who we invite but we do try to in- year’s Edinburgh’s Christmas lights up with These tickets will be £20. clude bands that have made an impact on the spectacular Silent Light and sparkles the music scene in Scotland in that year. Ian with La Clique Noël – Part Deux’s metres of www.edinburghshogmanay.com Rankin has helped to curate for a number of sequins! years now and always has a good handle on what bands are worthy of a listen. We would www.edinburghschristmas.co.uk love for you to come along - hang out and Celtic Connections have a grin or a gin - laugh, cry and just SEALL Festival Glasgow feel the rhythm. of Small Halls 17 January - 3 February Isle of Skye www.aberfeldyfestival.co.uk From Thursday 17 January to Sunday 3 Feb23 November - 1 December ruary 2019, musicians from across the globe Perthshire Amber The first festival of small halls in Europe will take part in over 300 events in venues The Dougie MacLean launched on the Isle of Skye on Friday 23 throughout Glasgow for the largest winter November bringing big music to ten remote music festival of its kind and the UK's preFestival village halls around the Island and Lochalsh mier celebration of Celtic music. The 18 Perthshire until Saturday 1 December. The SEALL Fes- days of entertainment will brighten up the 2-4 November tival of Small Halls will run for eight days dark, wet January nights with a mixture of and includes concerts, cèilidhs and public concerts that include a host of one-off musiThe Perthshire Amber Festival brings toand music workshops in halls and schools by cal collaborations alongside talks, workgether many musicians and entertainers some of the nation’s finest traditional musi- shops, film screenings, theatre productions, from different parts of the world. This cians, including Jarlath Henderson, Duncan ceilidhs, exhibitions, free events and lateunique festival shares Dougie’s inspiring music, celebrates the history and culture of Chisholm, Mairearad Green, Innes Watson, night sessions.

Donald Shaw, Mike Vass and Seán Gray, Perthshire and showcases the beautiful www.celticconnections.com scenery. The concerts are staged in a vari- culminating in a mammoth St Andrew’s Night Big Cèilidh for all at the Sligachan Hoety of wonderful venues from prestigious Big Burns Supper theatres to atmospheric Dunkeld Cathedral. tel on 30 November.

Dumfries www.seall.co.uk/small-halls 24 January - 3 February www.perthshireamber.com

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Dundee Jazz Festival Dundee 14-18 November Dundee Jazz Festival will thrill music fans with more performances than ever before, covering many styles of jazz, including blues, afrobeat, soul, funk, big band and Latin. The record sales of 2017 especially to a younger audience, has encouraged the organisers to commit to extra events, and not just to maintain the standards set in 2017, but to improve on them with a variety that will thrill audiences. www.jazzdundee.co.uk

Scots Fiddle Festival Edinburgh 16-18 November

DECEMBER AGP Mini-Christmas Festival Aberdeen 7 December

Festival organisers launched the Big Burns Supper 2019 festival programme with a warm invitation to audiences old and new from near and far to join them alongside a host of top Scottish and international artists for the biggest contemporary celebration of Scotland’s national poet in town he called home, Dumfries. Big Burns Festival 2019 runs from 24 January - 3 February with over 111 events transforming the historic town with a blistering cultural celebration and a warm welcome for all.

An inaugural Christmas Party being held by music promoters AGP Aberdeen and it's set to take place at Aberdeen's Tunnels venue www.bigburnssupper.com on Friday 7 December - with plans in place to make this a yearly event. The night will run from 6pm-3am and is open to everyone over 14. The evening will feature some of the best indie/alternative artists around at the moment with the aim to showcase them to an Aberdeen audience. The Party is being hosted by Vic Galloway from Radio Scotland and BBC 6 Music who will also perform a DJ Set to close the night.

Fiddle 2018 is moving to The Pleasance www.facebook.com/agp.aberdeen the well-known music and Fringe venue, owned by The University of Edinburgh. It has recently had a £6 million refurbishment, Edinburgh’s Hogmanay

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