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finger-picking and strumming style on acoustic guitar alongside the occasional harmonica solo. His unique lyrics and polished vocals take you on a journey where you might discover something as diverse as chimpanzees escaping from a zoo. OOTB starts at 8pm, sign up time for a fifteen-minute open mic slot is 7:15pm-7:30pm. Original material only and free entry as always.
JAZZ; 2-6pm: Napier University Retro Fair And Market, Drop in and browse all the nice stalls, and lick up some bargains in fashion, accessories and general 'Must Have' items! 6-8.30pm, Free before Send us all your gig dates for 8pm: Teatime Acoustic: HOT Edinburgh and Lothians. TIN ROOF (Blues Trio)StrippedEmail them to Carol back atmospheric Blues/Soul from carol.musicnewsscotland@gmail.com Andy McKay-Challen (guitar/voc), Gavin Jack (slide guitar), and 22 NOVEMBER Kenny Miller (cajon/percussion) 9pm (Entry from 8pm), £5/£4. NICK HARPER: Singer-songwriter/ www.outofthebedroom.co.uk/ootb GREEK MUSIC NIGHT, An evening guitarist Nick Harper is the son of of wonderful acoustic sounds with a renowned folk musician Roy Harper JAZZ; 3-5.30pm Free Afternoon welcome return visit by Greek and a past member of the English Jazz with The Mellotones Trio, singer/songwriters Joanna New Wave band Squeeze. At Hot swinging jazz from Alan Drigo and Vagelis Markantonis, Haddington Music Initiative, The Anderson (piano), Jimmy Taylor hugely popular in their home Bridge Centre, Haddington, East (bass/vocals) and Bob Stewart country (and internationally), and Lothian. Tickets £8.00, Doors Open (drums), 5.45-6.30 Free, Pascoe with a special opening set from 7:30pm. Tickets available from Plays The Piano, Laid-back solo Greek jazz vocalist Sofia Sianou, The Bridge Centre, 11 Poldrate piano and vocals from Pascoe backed by a cool jazz trio. Joanna's Haddington Tel: 01620 823137, Hooper, with swinging melodies first CD was a major success, (she Lamp House Music - 01620 825630 and cool sounds 6.30-8.30pm, Free has just released a second album), and John Gray Centre - 01620 0680 before 8pm: Teatime Acoustic and has collaborated with many www.facebook.com/pages/Haddington-Music-Initiative/87849910161 Mike Macfarlane & Friends, famous artists eg Maro Markellou www.harperspace.com Acoustic Wizardry from the fine and Lexikon Project. Vagelis, whose singer/songwriter/finger-style band Anihti Thalassa was famous VIC GODARD AND THE S/ guitarist. 9pm (Entry from throughout the country, has several OBJECTS: Brought to you by 8pm) £5/£4, 'World Premiere' solo albums out. They will perform Sounds in the Suburbs. At Voodoo Quintet, Every Saturday, a handa varied programme including Rooms, West Register St, picked 5-piece of excellent jazz songs of Bob Dylan, PJ Harvey and Edinburgh. Tickets: Alan on 07944 players is brought together for the Greek folk songs. Presented by 354459 or email: first time. With a different Edinburgh University Hellenic soundsinthesuburbs@hotmail.co.uk selection of musicians each week, Society 12-3am (Entry from 11.30pm) £3/£2 THE SUNDAY SHELLAC; Liquid Room, 9c Victoria it's always a 'surprise' line-up even for the players! Tonight SINNERS, Dynamic funk/soulStreet, Edinburgh. Adv Tickets: £15 features trumpeter Phil Cardwell inspired grooves from in-the-pocket + BF, Doors: 7pm (caught between Euro-Touring 5-piece band, featuring outstanding stadium gigs and major Festivals vocalist Ms Fiona Lynch! The Jazz JAZZ; 6-8.30pm, Free before with the Hidden Orchestra), Bar, 1a Chambers Street, 8pm: Teatime Acoustic – Sher creative sax player Andy Baker, Edinburgh. Watson & Friends, The accomplished pianist/composer troubadour singer/songwriter, (of Chick Lyall, Ed Kelly (bass) and 26 NOVEMBER band Das Contras), with freaky, Bill Kyle (drums) funky 'Folk Fae Fife', and special guests! 9pm (Entry from 8pm), £5/ 12-3am (Entry from 11.30pm) £5/ KIM EDGAR; Edinburgh-based £4, The Big Kats, Dance to pianist and songwriter Kim Edgar’s £4. Keith Edwards Quintet raunchy authentic Blues, RnB and second solo album, The Ornate Lie, 'Hard Bop' swinging arrangements Rockabilly from this great 4-piece has grown out of her love of from Keith Edwards (sax) with band, fronted by the vocals and stories, and in particular, fairy Donald Corbett (trumpet), plus soaring slide guitar of Dave Dixon tales. Playing with traditional piano, bass and drums, including (of Dana Dixon Blues Band). Plus storytelling structures, and drawing rarely heard jazz tunes and pieces DJ Astroboy, The Jazz Bar, 1a on topics including the by late, great, heroes of British Jazz Chambers Street, Edinburgh. objectification of women in Tubby Hayes and Jimmy Deuchar. magazines, child neglect, love, 12-3am (Entry from 11.30pm) £5/ helplessness and mortality, in The £4. DAS CONTRAS Breezy, funky, WAR CHILD; Liquid Room, 9c Ornate Lie (2012), Kim has created Latino-tinged, hard-edged originals Victoria Street, Edinburgh. Adv Tickets: £10 + BF, Doors: 7pm. strong melodies, well observed from this tight 7-piece with sax/ lyrics and an honest intimacy, trumpet/trombone horn section, building on the strengths of her singer Sher Watson delivering what SOULSVILLE; Wild, swingin’ & soulful music spanning an entire critically acclaimed debut, he calls 'Fife Reggae' - with century, with enough swing, rock n’ butterflies and broken glass (2008). considerable aplomb. Plus Funk roll, doo-wop and soul to keep your Leith Folk Club, Victoria Park House DJ12-3am (Entry from 11.30pm), Hotel, 221 Ferry Road, Edinburgh. £5/£4. The Jazz Bar, 1a Chambers hips a-shakin for days. Resident DJ’s Tsatsu, Fryer and Suds Doors Open - 7.30pm. Tickets £7. Street, Edinburgh. continue to serve up that good soul, Tickets Available from r’n'b, rock & roll and swing along www.leithfolkclub.com 23 NOVEMBER with an added helping of mambo & calypso Now with added 27 NOVEMBER OUT OF THE BEDROOM: With Motherfunk, upstairs from 1am! featured act END OF NEIL, a well JAZZ; 4-7pm Free EDINBURGH seasoned performer playing gigs in The Bongo Club, 66 Cowgate, Edinburgh, Tickets £5, Time 11pm. UNIVERSITY JAZZ ORCHESTRA Glasgow, Edinburgh, Stirling and Open Rehearsal, 7-8.30pm Free beyond. His style evokes a mixture before 8pm: Teatime Acoustic of indie folk and rock, which comes 24 NOVEMBER GRAEME MEARNS, 9pm (Entry across confidently with his strong
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from 8pm), £8/£6, DAVID PATRICK'S 'RITE of SPRING' OCTET Edinburgh pianist David Patrick started this highly ambitious composition/arranging project way back in February this year, and the first performance in May was so spectacular, we've asked him to do it again! David has arranged some of the classic parts of Igor Stravinsky's seminal Rite of Spring work for an 8-piece jazz ensemble, featuring some of the country's top players and also Hamburg-based drummer Ole Seimetz, and with the low-register bass clarinet of Edinburgh reeds maestro Dick Lee. Audience response to the first show, on the exact 29 May centenary of Stravinsky's controversial Paris debut, was sensational, everyone was totally knocked out with the quality of the writing and playing. Catch it this time! A Bridge Music event, presented with support from Creative Scotland 12-3am (Entry from 11.30pm) £3/£2, THE KATET! The Jazz Bar, 1a Chambers Street, Edinburgh 28 NOVEMBER The Fallen Angels Club present: LAU plus special guests. The Queens Hall, Edinburgh. Tickets from Tickets Scotland on 0141 204 5151 www.ticketweb.co.uk www.thefallenangelsclub.com
TOM MCCONNELL: EP launch party as part of UK tour, support from: Blueswater, New Ancestors, Daniel and the Lion. Tom’s show is a one-man-band act with lots of loop pedalling and gadget-ery Tom McConnell: a mustachioed Irish Troubadour with more soul than Ray Charles' left shoe! Sneaky Pete's, Cowgate, Edinburgh. www.facebook.com/tom.mcconnell.music
JAZZ; 7-8.30pm £5/£4 THE STORY OF JAZZ IN EDINBURGH, Part of the current, massive 'Scotland's History' Festival, this special event brings local jazz player and historian Graham Blamire, with 6-piece band, to present an illustrated story of how jazz developed here, over the years from the 20s to 70s. 9pm (Entry from 8pm), £4/£3. A JAZZ BAR QUARTET, Cool modern jazz from a 4-piece of top players, with sax, piano, bass and drums 12-3am (Entry from 11.30pm) £3/£2. FUTURE HEROES, The Jazz Bar, 1a Chambers Street, Edinburgh.
Thompson) brings in classic swing/ funk jazz organ grooves featuring alto sax genius Martin Kershaw, hip Hammond Organ from keys ace Paul Harrison, and driving ex-US drummer Paul Mills 12-3am (Entry from 11.30pm), £5/£4. iFOUNDATION (Reggae!), Dance to classic 'Lover's Rock' Reggae sounds from West Coast 7-piece, who were nominated for last year's British Reggae Awards in London. Plus Funk DJ. The Jazz Bar, 1a Chambers Street, Edinburgh. NORDIC FESTIVAL - WHEN SAINTS GO MACHINE. Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, Edinburgh. Adv Tickets: £12 + BF, Doors: 7pm.
£4.50 30 NOVEMBER JAZZ; 12.30-2.30pm CLOSED Private Party, 3-5.30pm Free FTERNOON JAZZ with THE MELLOTONES TRIO, 6.30-8.30pm, Free before 8pm: Teatime Acoustic - MIKE MacFARLANE & Friends, 9-12 (Entry from 8pm), £5/£4, 'WORLD PREMIERE' QUINTET, Every Saturday, a handpicked 5-piece of excellent jazz players is brought together for the first time. With a different selection of musicians each week, it's always a 'surprise' line-up - even for the players! Tonight features top trumpeter Colin Steele, SNJO sax player Bill Fleming, and pianist David Patrick, plus Ed Kelly (bass) and Bill Kyle (drums) 123am (Entry from 11.30pm), £5/£4. THE BANJO LOUNGE FOUR, Innovative, party-powering 4piece with guitar, banjo, bass and drums, plus 3-part vocals, delivering Mash-up versions of songs by Louis Prima, Beyonce, New Order, Nirvana, Michael Jackson, Punjabi MC, Stevie Wonder, New Order, Blur, Lady Gaga, The White Stripes, House of Pain, Survivor … and more! Plus DJ D'Viking, The Jazz Bar, 1a Chambers Street, Edinburgh.
EGEBAMYASI; Two room extravaganza featuring the awesome EGEBAMYASI in his 30th year of performing his own brand of eggstream ACID! Breakcore hardcore superstar DJ Skull Vomit who is blowing up all over the scene working with all the top talents including Otto von schirach! Sadistic kicking out some serious hardcore/ 29 NOVEMBER crossbread and local heros Autonome and Pedigree Skum JAZZ; 6-8.30pm, Free before 8pm: Sound System. Fat techno, booming Teatime Acoustic – SHER WATSON hip hop, raging jungle, and a chill & Friends, 9pm (Entry from 8pm), out room all night! Bongo Club, 66 £5/£4 GROOVEYARD, Scottish Cowgate, Edinburgh. Start and end guitar legend Malcolm MacFarlane times: 11pm – 5 am tbc Price: (ex Jamie Cullum, Barbara GLEN TILBROOK; Liquid Room, 9c
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Victoria Street, Edinburgh. Adv Tickets: TBC. Doors: 7pm BIG COUNTRY + GUESTS; Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, Edinburgh. Adv Tickets £25 + BF. Doors: 7pm 1 DECEMBER JAZZ; 6-8.30pm, Free before 8pm: Teatime Acoustic: HOT TIN ROOF (Blues), 9pm (Entry from 8pm), £5/£4, 'TANTZ' KLEZMER BAND (Leeds), Bringing hard hitting Klezmer to the world music stage, Leeds-based 4-piece acoustic/ electric band 'Tantz' deliver a powerful blend of Eastern European folk and broken beats, as enjoyed by thousands at festivals eg Bestival, Knockengorroch, London Remixed, and gigs at Balkanarama, Rhythmtree and Galtres. 'A serious dance response from a happy and sweaty canteen crowd' (Venue Magazine); 'Tantz continued the gypsy vibe with a high-paced and exhaustingly gapless set that was more than enough to keep your reviewer up into the early hours!' Galtres Festival, 12-3am (Entry from 11.30pm) £3/£2, THE SUNDAY SINNERS, Dynamic funk/ soul-inspired grooves from in-thepocket 5-piece band, featuring outstanding vocalist Ms Fiona Lynch! The Jazz Bar, 1a Chambers Street, Edinburgh. MINDLESS SELF INDULGENCE; Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, Edinburgh. Adv Tickets: TBC, Doors: 7pm. 4 DECEMBER LOOP + Special Guests. Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, Edinburgh. Adv Tickets: £15 STBF. 5 DECEMBER
Edinburgh, Glasgow and Kilmarnock. Expect to hear an array of both classic tracks from Power’s past as band member and solo artist. Tickets Available @ www.tickets-scotland.com/ Price £9 https://twitter.com/mfmayrshire www.facebook.com/mfmpromos 6 DECEMBER POLAR & DEAD HARTS; Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, Edinburgh. Adv Tickets: £6.50, Doors: 7pm 7 DECEMBER TINDERBOX ORCHESTRA: At The Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 7pm. Concert with orchestra, bands, choir, live visuals and storytelling. Edinburgh’s ground-breaking Tinderbox Orchestra will perform for the first time a set of original compositions and arrangements, collaborating with musicians, singers and artists from an eclectic array of international bands and social projects. Journey of a Thousand Wings is a multicultural concert celebrating inspiring people, projects and communities from around the world, all of whom hold a connection with Edinburgh and Scotland this year. www.tinderboxproject.co.uk www.thequeenshall.net KELBURN GARDEN PARTY. The Mouse Outfit ft. Dr Syntax and Sparkz / Ill Papa Giraffe / Soul Jam Hot DJs / The Too Much Fun Club (Live Art). We are having a "Winter Warmer" featuring one of the finest live UK hip-hop acts on the circuit just now, The Mouse Outfit ft Dr Syntax & Sparkz. This band have been making big waves at the festivals this summer, and are currently touring their breathtakingly diverse and well-produced debut album, Escape Music. Support comes from Edinburgh outfit Ill Papa Giraffe, who feature cult MC Tickle. Studio 24, Carlton Road, Edinburgh, Tickets: £6+BF advance / £9 on the door. 10.30pm – 3am Tickets available here:
HEIDI TALBOT: See Heidi perform with her band at The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh on 5 December (and St Andrews in the Square, Glasgow on 24 November). Heidi also has a new single out on 1 December. Heidi's band are: John McCusker, Ian Carr, Andy Cutting and Ewen Vernal plus www.kelburngardenparty.com/tickets/ special guests Julie Fowlis and Louis and usual Edinburgh outlets Abbott (Admiral Fallow). DOBBYN AND MCGLASHAN Glasgow tickets: www.ticketweb.co.uk/event/heidi-talbot-with-john-mccusker-and-ian-carr-tickets/43361 Together In Concert For The First Edinburgh tickets: Time. Dave Dobbyn and Don www.thequeenshall.net/whats-on/shows/heidi-talbot-2013 McGlashan, two of New Zealand’s www.heiditalbot.com most successful songwriters, will share a stage for the first time My First Music present JOHN when they tour later this year. POWER: At The Voodoo Rooms These respected and much-loved Edinburgh with THE HOLY musicians will perform an intimate, GHOSTS, DED RABBIT and KAT HEALY. John's a singer songwriter seated concert drawing on a vast catalogue of songs written as solo and musician who has been at the artists and as members of The top of his game since he stepped onto the scene with The La’s in the Mutton Birds, Th’ Dudes, Blam Blam Blam and DD Smash. The Bongo second half of the 80′s. Following Club, Edinburgh. Time 7pm, Tickets his departure from the band in 1991, the following year he formed £15 + BF. tickets are available from Ripping Records, Tickets Scotland Cast where he was frontman. Cast and The Bongo Club. went on to have four excellent albums and a string of hit singles 10 DECEMBER over a ten year period. In 2010 Cast reformed and this year released their fifth album ‘Troubled FERGUS OF GALLOWAY heads into town - The World premiere of a Times’. John is performing a short new mini opera by Alexander McCall acoustic tour of Scotland taking in
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Hands Up for Trad has launched their latest Scotland Sings weekend which will take place in celebration of St Andrew’s Day, from the 29 November until 1 December, and it is calling out for singers, karaoke fans and shower rock stars to sign up for this year’s festivities. It is one of many events that are part of the Event Scotland, Scotland’s Winter Festival.
Singer Melanie Masson and the Razzmatazz children's choir belted out Auld Lang Syne at Robert Burns Cottage to help launch Scotland Sings 2013 Scotland Sings is the first ever initiative designed to encourage people to get out there and have a sing-a-long and the three-day festival will see a series of singing events spanning the width and breadth of Scotland, in locations including Edinburgh, Perth, Glasgow, Cumbernauld and Balerno. People of all ages, backgrounds and vocal talent are being encouraged to get involved, with the aim of getting the whole of Scotland singing and having a great time in the process whether that is as part of a community group, by yourself or in a band. Says Melanie Masson: “I’m delighted to be here at the Burns Museum to launch Scotland Sings with such a talented group of youngsters. Burns was such a wonderful songwriter and poet which is inspiring in itself. When people think of singing, they usually think of being on a big stage in front of lots of people. That’s something I love but it’s not for everyone and not the only way you can be involved in singing. I’ve seen first-hand how singing has helped young people gain confidence and make friends, which is why initiatives like Scotland Sings are so important. I'm proud to be Scottish and proud to be part of Scotland Sings.” Adds Simon Thoumire, Creative Director of Hands Up for Trad: “We hope today’s launch inspires people from all over the country to sign up for Scotland Sings. You don’t need to sound like SuBo to take part – just love to sing and have some fun. The last Scotland Sings Weekend saw over 60 events and 3000 people take part and we hope to beat that this year and what could be more inspiring than doing it over our national holiday weekend”. To find out more about Scotland Sings events taking place in your area visit: www.scotlandsings.co.uk and to take part email: scotlandsings@handsupfortrad.co.uk Further information on the Winter Festivals programme @
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11 DECEMBER EDINBURGH UNLIMITED: Relaunch night, Following on from last year's successful run, Edinburgh Unlimited is back with a vengeance. Audience will be treated to the jazzy folk of Caro Bridges And The River, original tunes from Scarborough's one and only Sir Tom Watton and Edinburgh based singer songwriter Nicole Strachan. Edinburgh Unlimited will be presenting a handpicked selection of Edinburgh based bands and performers on a monthly basis, and since the admission price is free, there's no reason to stay at home! Pivo, 2-6 Calton Rd, Edinburgh. Time 8pm. Free admission. www.facebook.com/EdinburghUnlimited
A CEREMONY OF CAROLS, Christmas with the Choral; St Cuthberts Church, Lothian Road, Edinburgh. 11 SCOTTISH ENSEMBLE: NORDIC NIGHTS: Concerts by Candlelight, The Scottish Ensemble’s Christmas Concerts by Candlelight take a fresh approach to the traditional Christmas concert offering. This year – in keeping with the 2013/14 season’s theme of place and musical identity – the programme centres on winter Nordic landscapes. Audiences are invited to take a trip to the frozen north and explore sparkling, spirited Scandinavian music in the festive setting of candlelit churches and cathedrals across the country. The programme begins with Grieg’s fivemovement Holberg Suite interspersed with new music from today’s Scandinavia. This includes a new commission from Christian Winther Christensen, an avant garde Danish composer who draws inspiration from a wide range of cultural and musical influences, resulting in a style which is entirely his own. There are also short interludes from The Fiddlers by leading Finnish composer Einojuhani Rautavaara. Rautavaara is known for his mystical soundworlds and eclectic style and, like Sibelius, who also features in the programme, writes music which is evocative of his home country. The short Christensen and Rautavaara interludes challenge audiences to listen to Grieg’s popular string work afresh. The Nordic journey continues in Finland with the noble melodies of Sibelius’ stirring Andante festivo, a single movement work originally scored for string quartet which layers simple musical lines to great effect. The programme finishes in Norway with the striking folk colours and drama of Grieg’s String Quartet No. 1, in a brand new arrangement for string orchestra by the Ensemble’s Artistic Director Jonathan Morton. Greyfriars Kirk, 1 Greyfriars,
Edinburgh. Time 7.30pm. Tickets £15, Students £5, Under 16s free when accompanied by a full paying adult. Booking Tel 0131 668 2019. www.thequeenshall.net www.scottishensemble.co.uk 14 DECEMBER THE ANIMOTION SHOW, Featuring Dame Evelyn Glennie Following the success of live art & music concept developed by acclaimed Russian artist Maria Rud AniMotion is taken onto a new level in collaboration with renown projection artist Ross Ashton. The programme will feature work by Gavin Bryars performed by soprano Rebecca Tavener, recital by virtuoso percussionist & composer Dame Evelyn Glennie and conclude with Dark Matter, new ground breaking work by composer & virtuoso flautist David Heath, vocalist Fay Fife (of the Rezillos) and DJ and music producer Dolphin Boy featuring an improvisation upon Debussy’s Syrinx. AniMotion will bring together Art, Music, Architecture and Video Mapping, 3 different artistic disciplines,3 different genres of music and stateof-the-art technology in this WORLD PREMIERE in the magnificent setting of St.Giles Cathedral, St.Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh, Time 7.30pm http://vimeo.com/76143047. Ticket Line: www.thequeenshall.net THE TWILIGHT SAD; Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, Edinburgh. Doors: 7pm, Adv Tickets: £12.50 17 DECEMBER The WONDER STUFF on their ‘SLEIGH THE UK 2013’ Tour, with POP WILL EAT ITSELF AND JESUS JONES. Following the phenomenal response to the 2012 shows, The Wonder Stuff are pleased to announce that they will once again join their two old sparring partners for another run of shows. Edinburgh Picture House,. Lothian Rd, Edinburgh. Time 7pm. Tickets £22.50 + fees Tel 0131 221 2280 www.seetickets.com/event/sleigh-the-uk/the-picture-house/709336/
18 DECEMBER LORNA REID: With a cross genre jazz set from her new album "Falling Like Dew" plus swinging standards with all star line Quartet at The Jazz Bar, 1a Chambers Street, Edinburgh http://lornareid.bandzoogle.com/live
LEVELLERS with special guests Panjenix and put simply; this will be a fantastic experience and night to remember!Celebrating 25 years in the business, the Levellers are set to present their third album in full plus other hits and favourites, from the likes of their gold-selling album ‘Levellers’, which reached number 2 in the charts in 1993. Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, Edinburgh. Tickets £22. Time 7pm. 19 DECEMBER DIRTY HARRY + SIMPLE
MINDED; Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, Edinburgh. Doors: 7pm 21 DECEMBER THE VALVES + GUESTS; Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, Edinburgh. Adv Tickets: £13.50 + BF, Doors: 7pm 27 DECEMBER SKERRYVORE are a multi-award winning Scottish band creating a ‘trad-rock’ fusion for the 21st Century. Howden Park Centre, Howden, Livingston. Doors 19:00; Tickets £18/£16, Tel 01506 777666 www.howdenparkcentre.co.uk 31 DECEMBER WEE DUB HOGMANAY; Once again we return to the magnificent medieval vaulted archways of The Caves in Edinburgh’s Old Town for another massive Hogmanay party. Last year’s event was such a great success we just had to do it again. What’s more we have invited one of the giants of the UK scene, Dreadzone, to give us the full force of their soundsystem show featuring legendary MCs Spee and Earl 16. Alongside Dreadzone, we have a set from rising star from dancehall/ jungle producer Jinx In Dub featuring probably the hottest MC in the country just now - Parly B. Jinx In Dub has carved a niche for himself over the last 2 years with his dancefloor-destroying fusion of reggae, dancehall and jungle - his sound has smashed the biggest late-night festival crowds this summer. Parly B has toasted with the biggest reggae acts over the past 12 months, and he returns to Edinburgh to show us why he is so in demand. Also performing in Room 1 are Edinburgh hip-hopreggae producers Capitol 1212, alongside Astroboy and DJ Nem. Sound is provided by the mighty Electrikal Soundsystem. Put this incredible line-up into Edinburgh most historic and atmospheric venue, The Caves, and you have a very special and unique Hogmanay party. ROOM 1: Dreadzone Soundsystem ft. Greg Dread, MC Spee + Earl 16 Jinx In Dub ft. Parly B + Perc B Capitol 1212 (DJ Set) Astroboy b2b Nem powered by Electrikal Soundsystem. ROOM 2: In Room 2 we present an exciting AV collaboration between The Too Much Fun Club and Chapel Perilous Art System - featuring a projection mapped stage set. Sounds come from international digital dancehall specialists Riddim Tuffa Sound, techno stalwart Neil Templar and resident DJs. Chapel Perilous Art System meets The Too Much Fun Club ft. Riddim Tuffa Sound and Neil Templar. The Caves, Niddry Street South, Edinburgh. 10pm - 5am. Tickets: £19 + BF (earlybird) / £24+BF (standard) / £28 on the door. www.weedubfestival.co.uk
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22 NOVEMBER THE SPRINGSTEEN SESSIONS: Formed in 2010, this team of gifted musicians faithfully re-create the authentic sound of ‘The Boss’ and The E Street Band in a blistering show which grabs you from the opening chords of Badlands until it deposits you two hours (and 40 years of music) later with tracks from Wrecking Ball. A must for fans of The Boss (and the musically curious)… a great night out is guaranteed! The Beancross, Laurieston Bypass, Falkirk. www.springsteensessions.co.uk TRAMPAS; Grand Ole Opry, 2-4 Govan Road, Glasgow. PETE WESTWATER 5.30pm and THE FRANK O'HAGAN BAND 9.30pm @ The Scotia Bar, Glasgow. http://scotiabar.net/music.html BROTHER & BONES: Broadscast, Venue Cafe Bar - 427 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow. Doors 8pm, tickets £6. THE BAWLERS / PEDRO / SILENCE THE MODERATOR / THE ROCK-FORD FILES / THE VAN T’S / DARREN FORBES: Indievous Presents - Indie Rocks, Maggie May's - Trongate, Merchant City, Glasgow. Door Time, 7.30pm. Cost £6/£4. Tickets from door. www.facebook.com/indievous BLACK SWAMP VILLAINS / SOUL REMOVER / + guests; Black Swamp Villains debut gig of spacey grunge rock with old school rockers Soul Remover plus guest. 13th Note, 60 King St, Glasgow. 8pm £4 DUB PISTOLS PLUS GUESTS; From their early singles for Concrete Records to their genre defying ‘Six Million Ways To Live’ lp, the Dub Pistols have always added a much needed Rock n Roll swagger to the UK’s dance scene. Chewing up hip-hop, dub, techno, ska & punk & spitting them out in a renegade futuristic skank they have consistently defied genres & exceeded the highest of expectations. Stereo, 22-28 Renfield Lane, Glasgow. Time 7pm, Tickets £15 advance. www.synergyconcerts.com/listings-tickets/eventdetails/20-nov-13-akala-stereo
23 NOVEMBER Stripped Sessions present: LOU HICKEY and KAT HEALY. At Tron Theatre, Victoria Bar, 63 Trongate, Glasgow. Tickets £6. Moving on from her success as co-writer and vocalist of the critically acclaimed Codeine Velvet Club with Jon Fratelli, Lou Hickey is now getting
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ready to release her own brand of vintage pop on the world. Championed by BBC Introducing, she already has an impressive independent solo career already behind her, having headlined at Glasgow's King Tuts and O2 ABC, as well as supporting the likes of Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, Suzanne Vega, and Imelda May. Lou is also a key performer at the world’s biggest burlesque club, Club Noir. www.stgpromo.com BEARPIT BROTHERS: EP launch @ The Glad Cafe (1006A Pollokshaws Rd Glasgow G41 2HG) 7 pm / £5. Featuring Jimbo Simbo on beat box and special guests Elaine Reid – spoken word, and poetry from Aidan McEoin. The Bearpit Brothers are: Larry Alexander, Jim Byrne and Robert Ruthven. Get your tickets here: http://m.bpt.me/event/504033 www.facebook.com/BearpitBrothers VIC GODARD AND THE S/ OBJECTS: Brought to you by Sounds in the Suburbs. At CCA, Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow.. Tickets: Alan on 07944 354459 or email: soundsinthesuburbs@hotmail.co.uk CURT PRICE AND THE DISCOUNTS 4.30pm and BLIND PANIC 9.30pm @ The Scotia Bar, Glasgow. http://scotiabar.net/music.html THISCLOSE / HEADLESS KROSS / BLACK COP / VUIL / BRIAN CURRAN; . Come and join Thisclose and friends celebrate the bands second anniversary! They'll be launching our 'Fear and Terror' 7" EP on the night and everyone through the door will get a copy, gratis! The concert is also a fundraiser for next years WeeFest. Cool, huh? THIScLOSE : N.W.O.G.N. B. - Are you ready! The Grave digging Beat keepers step forth once more with the flame held firmly aloft, two years down and the nightmare continues to continue. Expect an enormous hell slamming door of your favorite Thisclose numbers including Fear of the City, lead track from the 'Fear and Terror' 7" EP which is included in the gigs admission price. / Headless Kross Psych-Doom - Your captain is dead! Glasgow's finest hard rocking cosmos crushers will blow their speakers, and your ear drums, with their slow velocity, high excitement rock'n'roll. Like an animal unleashed once Headless Kross has been put in motion there is nothing which can stop their relentless onslaught. Heavy, Groovy, Amazing. / Black Cop - Hardcore - Keeping the Glasgow bloodline alive, young and not so young keeping it real and full of sex appeal / Vuil - 80's Black Metal - Venom, Celtic Frost, King Diamond - Heavy metal before the rot set in, prepare to have your
head BANGED! / Brian Curran - exThisclose six string stinger delivers some acoustic hits from his lengthy back-catalogue. Aw yeah! £6 on the door and entry comes roughly, 13th Note, 60 King St, Glasgow, 8.15pm. METZ / Cheetahs / The Wytches: Broadscast, Venue Cafe Bar - 427 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow. Doors 8pm, tickets £8. 24 NOVEMBER
at its best. / Frankeneinstein: Trashy, noisy pop punk with a rock'n'roll twist. 13th Note, 60 King St, Glasgow, 8pm, £5 DRAM! Traditional folk music with the odd surprise or two thrown in! It can get pretty busy so turn up early to get a seat! Dram, 232-246 Woodlands Road, Glasgow. Time 7pm. 25 NOVEMBER
SCOTT McWATT launches his new HEIDI TALBOT: See Heidi perform album A Ceist Ama at the ABC2, with her band at St Andrews in the Glasgow. Launch gig in aid of Square, Glasgow (and The Queen's Alzheimer Scotland. The title track, Hall, Edinburgh on 5 December). A Ceist Ama (A Question of Time) Heidi also has a new single out on 1 has been chosen by Yes Scotland to December. Heidi's band are: John feature at their events etc – a real McCusker, Ian Carr, Andy Cutting talking point, whatever side of the and Ewen Vernal plus special guests debate you or your publication is. Julie Fowlis and Louis Abbott www.facebook.com/scottmcwattmusic (Admiral Fallow). Glasgow tickets: www.ticketweb.co.uk/event/heidi-talbot-with-john-mccusker-and-ian-carr-tickets/43361 THAO & THE GET DOWN STAY Edinburgh tickets: DOWN: Broadscast, Venue Cafe www.thequeenshall.net/whats-on/shows/heidi-talbot-2013 Bar - 427 Sauchiehall Street, www.heiditalbot.com Glasgow. Doors 8pm, tickets £8. SIXTIES GOLD 50th VAMM; Vamm is Catriona ANNIVERSARY TOUR: For lovers of Sixties music, this is the ultimate, MacDonald, Patsy Reid & Marit Fält. and probably never to be repeated, Two fiddles and a Latmandola. Having previously played in bands line-up. Don’t miss your chance to th that required tight unison playing, celebrate the 50 anniversary of when it all began. Featuring record power and volume, Vamm formed breaking Merseybeat band Gerry & out of a shared wish to explore the possibilities of harmony, melody The Pacemakers. Also from Liverpool and tipped to be as big as and rhythm with like-minded musicians. Vamm is not a traditional The Beatles, The Searchers’ first single also went to No. 1 and led to trio. Not in the way you might expect. Their repertoire doesn’t rely five more Top 5 hits and a total of on the slow strathspeys, Shetland 128 weeks in the charts. reels or Scandinavian polskas these Controversial, ponytailed P.J. musicians are best known for. Old Proby, whose trouser splitting Hairdressers, Renfield Lane, shocked the nation, was a Melody Glasgow, Times - 19:30 - 22:30. Maker teen idol award winner in Prices - standard ticket £10 1964 and spent 91 weeks in the charts. The Fortunes stormed the concession £8. Top 10 with You’ve Got Your CRYSTAL STILTS; Mono, 12 Kings Troubles, Here It Comes Again, Court, Glasgow, Time 7.30pm, Freedom Come Freedom Go and Tickets £9. Storm in a Teacup. And finally, Brian Poole and Chip Hawkes. On 26 NOVEMBER stage together. Clyde Auditorium, Exhibition Way, Finnieston, FÖLLAKZOID: Broadscast, Venue Glasgow. Cafe Bar - 427 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow. Doors 8pm, tickets £5. WHERE THE FOLKS ‘AT IN; Folkytown players would like to welcome you to Where The Folks ‘At 27 NOVEMBER in the Flying Duck’s Kitchen, 142 Renfield Street, Glasgow. Bar. Free CHARITY GIG NIGHT IN AID OF ST. ANDREWS FIRST AID; As part music from 6pm. of Scottish First Aid Week. Bands WHITE DENIM: Broadscast, Venue and artists have been preparing for a charity gig in aid of St. Andrews Cafe Bar - 427 Sauchiehall Street, first aid. The acts include: Richard Glasgow. Doors 8pm, tickets £15. freed, Lauren Wade, Raymondo, THREE CARD TRICK 4pm and THE Steady state Regime and Jeye T. St. Andrews first aid is Scotland's KICKS (TBC) 7pm @ The Scotia leading first aid charity. With over Bar, Glasgow. 2000 volunteers the charity had http://scotiabar.net/music.html been providing first aid in the communities of Scotland for over a BLACK INTERNATIONAL / century, teaching skills that can PINACT / FRANKENEINSTEIN; deal with a first aid emergency or Black International: 2 piece from even save a life. This charity gig Edinburgh making economical, will raise funds to set up a Bicycle stripped down & brutal pop songs. / Team next year, managed by our Pinact: Energetic, noisy, fuzzy-pop Clydebank group of first aiders.
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MUSIC OF THE SPHERES AND GLASGOW OPERA COLLECTIVE PRESENTS present ACIS & GALATEA; Mono, 12 Kings Court, Glasgow, Time 7.30pm, Tickets £5 £3, 28 NOVEMBER The Traditional Music and Song Association of Scotland (TMSA) presents the YOUNG TRAD TOUR featuring the finalists of the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year 2013, as well as the winners of both the 2012 and 2013 events. The current Young Traditional Musician of the Year, accordionist Paddy Callaghan, will team up with 2012′s champion, Rona Wilkie, on fiddle and Gaelic song, on the TMSA Young Trad Tour 2013. Joining them are the 2013 finalists; pianist Andrew Dunlop, Grant McFarlane on accordion, fiddlers Hannah Fisher and Graham Mackenzie, and piper and whistle player, Scott Wood. Playing at The Universal, Glasgow. www.tmsa.org.uk LOUISE RUTKOWSKI / WOLF RUBY; The sublime and haunting voice of former This Mortal Coil vocalist Louise Rutkowski (4AD Records) performing an ethereal and eclectic set, including songs from her back catalogue and tracks from the forthcoming album, “Diary of a Lost Girl”, released 21 February 2014. Support is by members of allgirl Glaswegian alternative rock band Wolf Ruby, delivering an acoustic set of blistering harmonies and edgy songwriting, reminiscent of The Civil Wars, Tori Amos and Kate Bush.13th Note, 50-60 King Street, Glasgow. Time: 7pm (finish time 10pm). Tickets £8/£6 (ID required) from www.louiserutkowski.co.uk THE JUNE BRIDES: Broadscast, Venue Cafe Bar - 427 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow. Doors 8pm, tickets £8. KINFOLK AND FRIENDS (Folk/ Traditional Jam Session) 5pm @ The Scotia Bar, Glasgow. http://scotiabar.net/music.html FRANCESCA LOMBARDO / DEADBOY Detroit house music colossus MK heads a killer line-up at REBELRAVE.The Arches and Colours are delighted to announce that legendary producer and DJ MK will be joining us at REBELRAVE for a post-Christmas party like no other. A veteran of the early 90s house music scene, MK has made his mark as one of the most influential figures in electronic music in a career spanning over 20 years. He started off in style as a trailblazing young talent in the electronic scene,
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MUSIC NEWS Scotland GIGguide …….. page 11: glasgow area + mid west coast firing out iconic club anthems like ‘Burning’, ‘Love Changes’, and the seminal remix of Glasgow house collective Nightcrawlers’ track ‘Push the Feeling on’, before leaving the clubbing world for a stint as one of pop music’s go-to producers. The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, Glasgow. Time 10pm-4am, Tickets £16.50/ £20 + bf MUSIC OF THE SPHERES AND GLASGOW OPERA COLLECTIVE PRESENTS: ACIS & GALATEA; Mono, 12 Kings Court, Glasgow, Time 7.30pm, Tickets £5 - £3, 29 NOVEMBER TEXAS GUN; Grand Ole Opry, 2-4 Govan Road, Glasgow. DEAD SEA SOULS (14+) 'FOREVER ELECTRIC' TOUR PUS GUESTS BUTTONMEN & THE LAPELLES & EWAN BUTLER; Big Rock Candy Records presents: Dead Sea Souls (14+) 'Forever Electric' Tour pus guests Buttonmen & The Lapelles & Ewan Butler Stereo, 2228 Renfield Lane, Glasgow. Time 7pm, Tickets £5 advance. buy tickets at www.ticketmaster.co.uk PETE WESTWATER 5.30pm and THE FRANK O'HAGAN BAND 9.30pm @ The Scotia Bar, Glasgow. http://scotiabar.net/music.html EASTCOASTDEFECTOR / DUGLAS T STEWART + FRIENDS / EASTWOOD; Indiepop collobaration between Alan Clarke who has previously played the 13th note with strangethatway and a team of musicians from both Glasgow and Dunfermline. 8pm 13th Note, 60 King St, Glasgow. TOP AMERICANS HIT GLASGOW FOR CHARITY GIG: The Light of Day Scotland charity concert features nine acts, including four from the USA. All are performing for free. On the bill are Jesse Malin, Guy Davis, Joe D’Urso and Rob Dye – all from the New York and New Jersey areas – along with home-based talent such as Maeve O’Boyle, Jim Dead, Jack Law, Adam Smith and Billy Crawford. Staged to raise funds for research into neurological diseases, including Parkinson’s and MS, all money raised from the gig goes direct to charities, Revive MS and Funding Neuro. Jesse Malin – who has duetted with Bruce Springsteen live and on record – has a great reputation as a live artiste and has two sell-out gigs in Glasgow under his belt. Guy Davis, whose fans include Jackson Brown, is a musician, composer, actor, director, and writer and a bluesman through and through with the blues permeating every corner of his creativity. Joe D’Urso, on the Board of Directors for The Light of Day Foundation internationally, is widely praised for making music with passion and for a purpose to help others. His music is rootsy, introspective and rocking. Rob Dye’s music incorporates elements
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of rock, old school country, Staxinfluenced R&B, gospel and more while remaining true to the essence of each style. He logs over 150 shows a year, whether in a duo or with a band playing covers along the Jersey Shore or touring the country and overseas for the Light Of Day Foundation. The charity takes its name “Light Of Day” from the title of a Springsteen song and a film starring Parkinson’s sufferer, Michael J Fox. The charity was established in 2000 to raise money for the disease after Bob Benjamin, a well-known music figure in the New York area was diagnosed with Parkinson’s. At Oran Mor, Byers Rd, Glasgow. Doors at 7pm. Tickets: £13.50 (£10) online via www. ticketweb.co.uk / at the venue / Tickets Scotland www.facebook.com/pages/Light-ofDay-Scotland/344872325602650 30 NOVEMBER My First Music present: POINT BLANK, LOSING GROUND, TIJUANA BIBLES, THE
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page 13: glasgow area + mid west coast radio support from Steve Lamacq, Tom 5 DECEMBER Robinson, Jim Gellatly, Roddy Hart and loads of stations across the globe. Artrocker, The Crown Sound Presents: TOO MANY T's + List and Daily Record featured the band. support From KAYCEONE, CIARAN MAC, Written and produced by Greg Dingwall, SEAN EL & STEG G at Pivo, Glasgow. ‘Bright Spot in a Bad Year’ is out Tickets: http://www.skiddle.com/ 9thDecember on Glasgow based label e/12010066/? Flowers In The Dustbin, available from itunes www.facebook.com/CrownSound and all major digital stores. You can listen to ‘Bright Spot in a Bad Year’ here: http:// SCOTTISH FICTIONS PRESENTS: A soundcloud.com/flowersinthedustbin/theBEERJACKET & FRIENDS CHRISTMAS; deadline-shakes-bright Watch the video Mono, 12 Kings Court, Glasgow. here: http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=I21BhV_ZlJs - "Really good, a winsome, 6 DECEMBER mandolin-led blast of power-country of the sort Kassidy wish they were making." The My First Music present JOHN POWER: At List - “Three and a bit minutes of perfect, Pivo Pivo - Glasgow with CABEY, POINT chiming euphony.” Louder Than War BLANK and more TBA. John's a singer “Classic pop/rock… could almost be a great songwriter and musician who has been at the ELO song.” Tom Robinson’s Fresh On The top of his game since he stepped onto the Net. Everyone attending gets a free copy of scene with The La’s in the second half of the the new single! 13th Note, 50-60 King Street, 80′s. Following his departure from the band Glasgow. £6 entry, Doors 8pm in 1991, the following year he formed Cast www.thedeadlineshakes.com where he was frontman. Cast went on to www.flowersinthedustbin.org have four excellent albums and a string of hit singles over a ten year period. In 2010 Cast SARAMAGO PRESENTS: THE PASTELS & reformed and this year released their fifth LALI PUNA & ELA ORLEANS DJ SET; album ‘Troubled Times’. John is performing a Mono, 12 Kings Court, Glasgow. short acoustic tour of Scotland taking in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Kilmarnock. Expect 10 DECEMBER to hear an array of both classic tracks from Power’s past as band member and solo artist. SCOTTISH ENSEMBLE: NORDIC NIGHTS: Tickets Available @ Concerts by Candlelight. The Scottish www.tickets-scotland.com/ Price £9 Ensemble’s Christmas Concerts by https://twitter.com/mfmayrshire Candlelight take a fresh approach to the www.facebook.com/mfmpromos traditional Christmas concert offering. This My First Music present: ‘Official Ocean Colour Scene Afterparty’ with THE GOOD OLD GIN, THE RESPONSIBLE, SOLDIER ON, THE BEAT MOVEMENT plus DJ set from STEVE CRADOCK at Admiral Bar, Waterloo Street, Glasgow. 7.30pm/£8 www.facebook.com/mfmpromos 7 DECEMBER My First Music present JOHN POWER: At Bakers Nite Club - Kilmarnock with THE HEEBY JEEBYS, DELGETTI and more TBA. John's a singer songwriter and musician who has been at the top of his game since he stepped onto the scene with The La’s in the second half of the 80′s. Following his departure from the band in 1991, the following year he formed Cast where he was frontman. Cast went on to have four excellent albums and a string of hit singles over a ten year period. In 2010 Cast reformed and this year released their fifth album ‘Troubled Times’. John is performing a short acoustic tour of Scotland taking in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Kilmarnock. Expect to hear an array of both classic tracks from Power’s past as band member and solo artist. Tickets Available @ www.tickets-scotland.com/ Price £9 https://twitter.com/mfmayrshire THE DEADLINE SHAKES – (BRIGHT SPOT IN A BAD YEAR single launch) / BRONAGH & THE BOYS / SYDNEY SHAW; The Deadline Shakes: "I'd described them before as having the lush harmonies of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and the angular guitar lines of The Strokes, but there is so much more than that." Vic Galloway, BBC Introducing blog ‘Bright Spot in a Bad Year’ is The Deadline Shakes’ new single. 2013 had quite a few bright spots for the band. They played a live BBC Introducing session with Vic Galloway. They played at some great Scottish festivals like Go North, Wickerman and Kelburn Garden Party. They picked up
year – in keeping with the 2013/14 season’s theme of place and musical identity – the programme centres on winter Nordic landscapes. Audiences are invited to take a trip to the frozen north and explore sparkling, spirited Scandinavian music in the festive setting of candlelit churches and cathedrals across the country. The programme begins with Grieg’s fivemovement Holberg Suite interspersed with new music from today’s Scandinavia. This includes a new commission from Christian Winther Christensen, an avant garde Danish composer who draws inspiration from a wide range of cultural and musical influences, resulting in a style which is entirely his own. There are also short interludes from The Fiddlers by leading Finnish composer Einojuhani Rautavaara. Rautavaara is known for his mystical soundworlds and eclectic style and, like Sibelius, who also features in the programme, writes music which is evocative of his home country. The short Christensen and Rautavaara interludes challenge audiences to listen to Grieg’s popular string work afresh. The Nordic journey continues in Finland with the noble melodies of Sibelius’ stirring Andante festivo, a single movement work originally scored for string quartet which layers simple musical lines to great effect. The programme finishes in Norway with the striking folk colours and drama of Grieg’s String Quartet No. 1, in a brand new arrangement for string orchestra by the Ensemble’s Artistic Director Jonathan Morton. Wellington Church, University Avenue, Hilhead, Glasgow, Time 7.30pm. Tickets £13, Students £5, Under 16s free when accompanied by a full paying adult. Booking Tel 0141 353 8000. www. glasgowconcerthalls.com www.scottishensemble.co.uk 11 DECEMBER
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MUSIC NEWS Scotland GIGguide …….. page 15: glasgow area / dundee / fife / perth / stirling / falkirk Bad Santa and glorious live music all in the one teeny cosy room? This year Randolph's Leap (of Fence Records) provide the cocklewarming - all 8 of them! PLUS we've got some very special secret guest carol singers (think Glasgow indie music scene...) who'll be bringing a piano and playing all the Christmas hits from Cliff Richard to East 17. A lovely local choir will welcome guests through the doors and as usual we'll have guest DJs keeping the fun going till the early hours.Flat 0/1, Bath Street. 9pm3am. £4 entry. MIZKAI / X CRITICAL STRIKE X THEREMIN HERO / KING KEYTAN / BUBU / JIMI LEE; The Roxy 171, Great Western Road, Glasgow. Time 9pm-1am. Tickets £5 14 DECEMBER SCARLET SHIFT: headlining Glasgow’s Arches. Scarlet Shift are Andy Black, Lewis Murphy & Adam Teiger and Andy Black / Andy Black and Adam Teiger & Lewis Murphy, Andy Black are Scarlet Shift. Scarlet Shift’s ‘Found’ album is out now: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/ found/id657375818 www.facebook.com/ScarletShift 16 DECEMBER POLAR BEARS IN PURGATORY, THE MADDIGANS, FACE THE OCEAN, OVER AND OUT: At Ivory Blacks, Oswald Street, Glasgow. G1 4PL 6:30pm 14+ £6 Tickets on the door or from bands www.europeantou rco llect ive.big cartel.com/p rodu ct/mi stleto ur-2 013-featu ri ng-the-madd igans-face- the-ocean-over-a nd-out
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Scottish Drum Fair : Falkirk : 24 November : www.scottishdrumfair.co.uk Damon Wilson of The Temperance Movement will be demo'ing his skills at The Scottish Drum Fair in Falkirk on Sunday 24 November. Tickets £10.
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SIXTIES GOLD 50th ANNIVERSARY TOUR: For lovers of Sixties music, this is the ultimate, and probably never to be repeated, line-up. Don’t miss your chance to celebrate the 50th anniversary of when it all began. Featuring record breaking Merseybeat band Gerry & The Pacemakers. Also from Liverpool and tipped to be as big as The Beatles, The Searchers’ first single also went to No. 1 and led to five more Top 5 hits and a total of 128 weeks in the charts. Controversial, ponytailed P.J. Proby, whose
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LORNA REID TRIO with Euan Stevenson (piano) and Mario Caribe (bass) at Dundee Jazz Festival (Jazz In The Ferry), Papa Jacques, 314 Brook St Broughty Ferry, Dundee. http://lornareid.bandzoogle.com/ live 28 NOVEMBER SARAH-JANE SUMMERS & JUHANI SILVOLA; Kirkcaldy Acoustic Music Club, Polish Exservicemen's Club, Bennochy House, Forth Park Drive,Kirkcaldy. Starting at 7.30 till about 10.30. Entry £8 members, £10 non-members. www.kirkcaldyacousticmusicclub.co.uk
29 NOVEMBER DICK GAUGHAN: 1990's Scottish super-group 'Clan Alba', Dick has a unique solo style and tours constantly throughout the world.t. If you love AC/DC then you'll love our high energy performance - a show not to be missed. All The Hits and More! Mundell Music, Back Stage, The Green Hotel, 2 Muirs, Kinross, Perthshire. Doors 8pm, show time is at 9.00pm. Tickets £14. Tel: 01577 863467. Booking / Ticket Information www.mundellmusic.com 30 NOVEMBER
CLOUDBUSTING (Kate Bush Tribute), 'Cloudbusting' are a group 24 NOVEMBER of five musicians who perform the SCOTTISH DRUM FAIR: 12 noon - music of the unique and incomparable Kate Bush. At a 6pm @ St. Mungo's High School, Falkirk. The Scottish Drum Fair will 'Cloudbusting' show you can expect all of her visual style, atmosphere feature live performances from and musical excellence, recreated some the highest profile live on stage. Lisa Oliver's uncanny professionals in drumming today, covering many styles of drumming, vocal similarity to Kate has won from jazz and traditional to modern approval from not only Kate's fans but also the only official Kate Bush rock. This years bill includes Ian news site, katebushnews.com, who Matthews (Kasabian) and Damon invited the band to headline at their Wilson (Feeder, The Temperance Movement) plus a supporting cast of annual Summer party in London. Backstage at the Green Hotel, 2 The drumming performances and Muirs, Kinross. 8.00pm doors and masterclasses. Flying the flag for show starts at 9.00pm, Tickets £15. drumming in Scotland will be jazz and Latin guru Stu Brown and pipe Tel: 01577 863467, Booking / Ticket Information band expert Simon Grant with members of The Preston Lodge High www.mundellmusic.com School Pipe Band. The Scottish Rubber Stamp Promotions Drum Fair will also bring many of present THE COUNTERFEIT the worlds leading drum CLASH, Sex Pistols tribute band manufacturers under one roof to BODIES support. 1 more support allow them to display their new still to be added to the line up as products and innovations to eager well. Wee Jimmies, High Street, drum fans. Cowdenbeath. 8pm/£7 Tickets from www.scottishdrumfair.co.uk Wee Jimmies or www.ticketweb.co. uk HELLS BELLS (Tribute); Hells www.facebook.com/RubberStampPromotions Bells are an accomplished AC/DC Tribute Band who have performed all over the UK as well as Portugal, DICK GAUGHAN; For St Andrews Day, we're proud to welcome back Austria, Russia, Belgium, Czech our best known troubadour - Dick Republic and the Middle East. Gaughan - who has been performing Mundell Music, Back Stage, The now over 4 decades. Guitarist, Green Hotel, 2 Muirs, Kinross, Perthshire. Doors 8pm, show time is singer, songwriter, actor, musical director, composer, arranger, at 9.00pm. Tickets £15. Tel: 01577 863467. Booking / Ticket producer, engineer, he's been there, done it. Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, Information Stirling. Time 8pm. Tickets £12/ www.mundellmusic.com
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string quartet which layers simple musical lines to great effect. The 5 DECEMBER programme finishes in Norway with the striking folk colours and drama FRED MORRISON; Kirkcaldy of Grieg’s String Quartet No. 1, in a Acoustic Music Club, Polish Exbrand new arrangement for string servicemen's Club, Bennochy House, orchestra by the Ensemble’s Artistic Forth Park Drive,Kirkcaldy. Starting Director Jonathan Morton. Caird at 7.30 till about 10.30. Entry £8 Hall, City Square, Dundee, Time members, £10 non-members. 7.30pm. Tickets £12, Students £5, www.kirkcaldyacousticmusicclub.co.uk Under 16s free when accompanied by a full paying adult. Booking Tel 7 DECEMBER 01382 434940. www.dundeebox.co.uk www.scottishensemble.co.uk PAUL LAMB & THE KINGSNAKES; It didn’t happen suddenly. It took 9 DECEMBER years of hard work and application, unfashionable words that signify SCOTTISH ENSEMBLE: NORDIC little in these days of instant fame. NIGHTS: Concerts by Candlelight, As Paul can tell you, he and his The Scottish Ensemble’s Christmas band have done their individual Concerts by Candlelight take a fresh time, made their mistakes, applied approach to the traditional what they’ve learned, focused on Christmas concert offering. This their musicianship and the results year – in keeping with the 2013/14 are passed on to audiences that season’s theme of place and musical flock to their gigs. They in turn are identity – the programme centres guaranteed to enjoy genuine music on winter Nordic landscapes. performed with skill and mutual Audiences are invited to take a trip encouragement. It’s a simple but to the frozen north and explore sure formula. Backstage at the sparkling, spirited Scandinavian Green Hotel, 2 The Muirs, Kinross, music in the festive setting of 8.00pm doors and show starts at candlelit churches and cathedrals 9.00pm, Tickets £18. Tel: 01577 across the country. The programme 863467, Booking / Ticket begins with Grieg’s five-movement Information Holberg Suite interspersed with new www.mundellmusic.com music from today’s Scandinavia. This includes a new commission 8 DECEMBER from Christian Winther Christensen, an avant garde Danish composer SCOTTISH ENSEMBLE: NORDIC who draws inspiration from a wide NIGHTS: Concerts by Candlelight, range of cultural and musical The Scottish Ensemble’s Christmas influences, resulting in a style which Concerts by Candlelight take a fresh is entirely his own. There are also approach to the traditional short interludes from The Fiddlers Christmas concert offering. This by leading Finnish composer year – in keeping with the 2013/14 Einojuhani Rautavaara. Rautavaara season’s theme of place and musical is known for his mystical identity – the programme centres soundworlds and eclectic style and, on winter Nordic landscapes. like Sibelius, who also features in Audiences are invited to take a trip the programme, writes music which to the frozen north and explore is evocative of his home country. sparkling, spirited Scandinavian The short Christensen and music in the festive setting of Rautavaara interludes challenge candlelit churches and cathedrals audiences to listen to Grieg’s across the country. The programme popular string work afresh. The begins with Grieg’s five-movement Nordic journey continues in Finland Holberg Suite interspersed with new with the noble melodies of Sibelius’ music from today’s Scandinavia. stirring Andante festivo, a single This includes a new commission movement work originally scored for from Christian Winther Christensen, string quartet which layers simple an avant garde Danish composer musical lines to great effect. The who draws inspiration from a wide programme finishes in Norway with range of cultural and musical the striking folk colours and drama influences, resulting in a style which of Grieg’s String Quartet No. 1, in a is entirely his own. There are also brand new arrangement for string short interludes from The Fiddlers orchestra by the Ensemble’s Artistic by leading Finnish composer Director Jonathan Morton. St John's Einojuhani Rautavaara. Rautavaara Kirk, 31 St John's Place, Perth, Time is known for his mystical 7.30pm. Tickets £12, Students £5, soundworlds and eclectic style and, Under 16s free when accompanied like Sibelius, who also features in by a full paying adult. Booking Tel the programme, writes music which 01738 621 031. is evocative of his home country. www.horsecross.co.uk The short Christensen and www.scottishensemble.co.uk Rautavaara interludes challenge audiences to listen to Grieg’s 11 DECEMBER popular string work afresh. The Nordic journey continues in Finland PAT MCMANUS BAND; The ‘Pat with the noble melodies of Sibelius’ McManus Band’ are a powerful three stirring Andante festivo, a single piece Blues/Rock Trio, headed up by movement work originally scored for the former “Mama’s Boys’ and
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MUSIC NEWS Scotland GIGguide …….. page 18: dundee / fife / perth / stirling / falkirk / aberdeen + northeast ‘Celtus’ guitarist/violinist virtuoso and true gent Pat McManus (AKA ‘The Professor’). The ‘PMB’ line-up is completed by two other Irish musicians, the powerful drummer Paul Faloon and bassist Marty McDermott, both of whom have served their time with a variety of top Irish acts and as top session men working all over the globe. Backstage at the Green Hotel, 2 The Muirs, Kinross, 8.00pm doors and show starts at 9.00pm, Tickets £15. Tel: 01577 863467, Booking / Ticket Information www.mundellmusic.com 12 DECEMBER KING KING; The meteoric rise to prominence of British blues breakers King King has seen them racking up a host of accolades culminating in this year’s Best Band and Best Album at the British Blues Awards. Since they began touring three years ago, King King’s unique brand of multi-faceted blues rock has won over audiences as diverse asThe Great British Rhythm and Blues Festival, the Edinburgh Jazz andbBlues Festival, the internationally acclaimed Belgium Rhythm & Blues Festival in Peer and even Glastonbury. Backstage at the Green Hotel, 2 The Muirs, Kinross, 8.00pm doors and show starts at 9.00pm, Tickets £16. Tel: 01577 863467, Booking / Ticket Information
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DARK HORSES’ Emerging band Dark Horses, in The Lemon Tree Lounge, West North Street, Aberdeen, doors at 7.30pm. Tickets from www.boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122 24 NOVEMBER
THE NATIONAL YOUTH PIPE BAND OF SCOTLAND; The National SIXTIES GOLD 50th Piping Centre presents The ANNIVERSARY TOUR: For lovers National Youth Pipe Band of of Sixties music, this is the ultimate, Scotland, a non-competing cutting and probably never to be repeated, edge performance pipe band for 10line-up. Don’t miss your chance to 25-year-olds in Scotland, in the celebrate the 50th anniversary of Music Hall, Aberdeen at 8pm. when it all began. Featuring record Tickets from tel 01224 641122 or – breaking Merseybeat band Gerry & www.boxofficeaberdeen.com The Pacemakers. Also from Liverpool and tipped to be as big as THE SOUTH, Formed in 1988, The The Beatles, The Searchers’ first Beautiful South had a string of hit single also went to No. 1 and led to singles and despite the departure of five more Top 5 hits and a total of songwriter Paul Heaton, lead singers 128 weeks in the charts. Dave Hemingway and Ali Wheeler Controversial, ponytailed P.J. were having too much fun to quit Proby, whose trouser splitting and have formed The South, www.mundellmusic.com shocked the nation, was a Melody performing in The Lemon Tree Maker teen idol award winner in Lounge (standing), West North 1964 and spent 91 weeks in the 17 DECEMBER Street, Aberdeen, doors at 7pm. charts. The Fortunes stormed the Tickets from Top 10 with You’ve Got Your FAT SUIT’ are one of Scotland's www.boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel Troubles, Here It Comes Again, most interesting bands. FAT-SUIT 01224 641122 Freedom Come Freedom Go and are not about to be one of Glasgow's best kept musical secrets Storm in a Teacup. And finally, 25 NOVEMBER any longer! Building on a successful Brian Poole and Chip Hawkes. On stage together. Music Hall, Union summer which included a packed THE EDITORS plus support, debut headline gig in Glasgow's Art Street, Aberdeen. British alternative rocker The School and a (last of last minute) Editors, in the Music Hall, HELLS BELLS, Top class AD/DC request from the organisers Aberdeen, doors at 7pm. Tickets tribute band, who have performed Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival to from feature on their Seedling's stage to all over the UK, Europe and the www.boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel play for a 200+ crowd FAT-SUIT are Middle East, Hells Bells, in The 01224 641122 Lemon Tree Lounge (standing), striving to go from strength to strength. With their unique musical West North Street, Aberdeen, doors 26 NOVEMBER approach (something between Hip- at 7.30pm. Tickets from Hop, Jazz, Funk and Folk), 15 piece www.boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel EDDI READER / KIERAN GOSS, 01224 641122 line-up and engaging live show, Scottish singer-songwriter Eddi FAT-SUIT are a distinct act to watch Reader MBE, known both for her 23 NOVEMBER out for in Scotland's incredible work with Fairground Attraction and modern music scene.Backstage at for an enduring solo career, plus CLASSIC CLAPTON; Classic the Green Hotel, 2 The Muirs, special guest Kieran Goss, in the Clapton, the World's No1 Eric Kinross, 8.00pm doors and show Music Hall, Aberdeen at 7.30pm. starts at 9.00pm, Tickets £12. Tel: Clapton Tribute Band featuring Tickets from front-man Mike Hall. Classic Clapton www.boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01577 863467, Booking / Ticket comprises 4 excellent musicians:Information 01224 641122 Mike Hall (lead vocals/guitar), Paul www.mundellmusic.com Warren (keyboards/ backing DREW LANDRY: The Blue Lamp. vocals), Danny Davison (drums) and 121 Gallowgate, Aberdeen. Time 21 DECEMBER Dave Robson (bass guitar /backing 8pm. Tickets £10 vocals). Dave is a former member of Tickets from ww.seetickets.com SKERRYVORE are a multi-award chart band Geordie. In fact he was winning Scottish band creating a with them at the time Brian Johnson 27 NOVEMBER ‘trad-rock’ fusion for the 21st left to join AC/DC. Fans are advised Century. Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, Stirling. Doors 19:30; Tickets £16/ to book early. Aberdeen Arts Centre JOHN SIMPSON and Carol Ann & Theatre, King Street, Aberdeen, £14 Available from Tolbooth Box Duffy As part of Aberdeen AB24 5AA. 7.30pm Tkts £15 concs Office, 01786 274000 Performing Arts Culture Café
and snow, with Through All Kinds of Weather, in the Music Hall, Aberdeen at 7.30pm. Tickets from www.boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122 GROOVEYARD WITH GORDON MCNEIL: Grooveyard is a new project for 2013 by Scottish Jazz Award winner Malcolm MacFarlane. The guitarist put this new group together to explore the music that led to the 'Acid Jazz' genre. Compositions by the likes of Grant Green, Stanley Turrentine and others are used as a springboard for improvisation and interaction with his hand-picked band of Blue Lamp favourite, Gordon McNeil on tenor saxophone, BBC Young Jazz Musician of 2012 Pete Johnstone on organ and his long term musical collaborator from a previous group, USB, Paul Mills on drums. Blue Lamp,121 Gallowgate, Aberdeen. Tickets £10/£8 (concession), Students - 2 tickets for £10. 29 NOVEMBER THE SPRINGSTEEN SESSIONS: Formed in 2010, this team of gifted musicians faithfully re-create the authentic sound of ‘The Boss’ and The E Street Band in a blistering show which grabs you from the opening chords of Badlands until it deposits you two hours (and 40 years of music) later with tracks from Wrecking Ball. A must for fans of The Boss (and the musically curious)… a great night out is guaranteed! Café Drummond,1 Belmont Street, Aberdeen. Time 8pm. www.springsteensessions.co.uk 30 NOVEMBER RED HOT CHILLI PIPERS, Taking their signature Bagrock sound back to the Northeast. Music Hall, Aberdeen at 7.30pm. Tickets from www.boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122 HUGH CORNWELL, One of the UK’s finest song-writing talents and accomplished live performers, with special guest David Ford, in The Lemon Tree Lounge (seated), West North Street, Aberdeen, doors at 7pm. Tickets from www.boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122 1 DECEMBER
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to the frozen north and explore sparkling, spirited Scandinavian music in the festive setting of candlelit churches and cathedrals across the country. The programme begins with Grieg’s five-movement Holberg Suite interspersed with new music from today’s Scandinavia. JOHN SMITH: West Country This includes a new commission singer-songwriter John Smith, in from Christian Winther Christensen, The Lemon Tree Lounge (seated), an avant garde Danish composer West North Street, Aberdeen, doors who draws inspiration from a wide at 7.30pm. Tickets from range of cultural and musical www.aberdeenperformingarts.com influences, resulting in a style which or tel 01224 641122 is entirely his own. There are also short interludes from The Fiddlers 4 DECEMBER by leading Finnish composer Einojuhani Rautavaara. Rautavaara EVENING EXPRESS CAROL is known for his mystical CONCERT: The annual concert soundworlds and eclectic style and, which traditionally heralds the start like Sibelius, who also features in of the festive season in the Norththe programme, writes music which east, the Evening Express Carol is evocative of his home country. Concert, with music performed by The short Christensen and Aberdeen schools and all proceeds Rautavaara interludes challenge going to local charities, in the Music audiences to listen to Grieg’s Hall, Aberdeen at 7.30pm. Tickets popular string work afresh. The from www.aberdeenperformingarts. Nordic journey continues in Finland com or tel 01224 641122 with the noble melodies of Sibelius’ stirring Andante festivo, a single HORSE Iconic Scots sing-songwriter movement work originally scored for Horse celebrates the release of her string quartet which layers simple new album Home, in The Lemon musical lines to great effect. The Tree Lounge (standing), West North programme finishes in Norway with Street, Aberdeen, doors at 7.30pm. the striking folk colours and drama Tickets from of Grieg’s String Quartet No. 1, in a www.aberdeenperformingarts.com brand new arrangement for string or tel 01224 641122 orchestra by the Ensemble’s Artistic Director Jonathan Morton. Queen's 5 DECEMBER Cross Church, Albyn Place, Aberdeen, Time 7.30pm, Tickets BRIAN MOLLEY QUARTET: Often £13, Students £5, Under 16s free seen working as a sideman with when accompanied by a full paying bands such as Mario Caribe's Jazz adult. Booking Tel 01224 641 122. Bossa, The Raymond ScottProject boxofficeaberdeen.com and the Scottish National Jazz scottishensemble.co.uk Orchestra, here Brian Molley leads his own quartet performing original 7 DECEMBER compositions and re-workings of jazz standards from his recent debut ALABAMA 3: Mixing rock, dance, album Clock. The band features the blues, country, gospel, and spoken cream of UK jazz talent and long word styles, Alabama 3, on their term collaborators in Tom Gibbs on Undaground 4 Life tour in The piano, Mario Caribe on Bass and Lemon Tree Lounge (standing), Stuart Brown on Drums.Blue Lamp, West North Street, Aberdeen, doors 121 Gallowgate, Aberdeen. Tickets at 8pm. Tickets from £10/£8 (concession), Students - 2 www.aberdeenperformingarts.com tickets for £10. or tel 01224 641122 6 DECEMBER
HANDS UP FOR TRAD presents the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music STEVE HUGHES: While It’s Still Awards, the amazing ‘Folk Oscars’ Legal, Sublime Australian comic and which attracts folk fans from across ex-heavy-metal drummer, Steve the country and goes out live on TV, Hughes: While It’s Still Legal, in The in the Music Hall, Union Street, Lemon Tree Lounge (seated), West Aberdeen at 7pm. Tickets from North Street, Aberdeen, at 8pm. www.aberdeenperformingarts.com Tickets from or tel 01224 641122 www.aberdeenperformingarts.com or tel 01224 641122 8 DECEMBER SCOTTISH ENSEMBLE: NORDIC NIGHTS: Concerts by Candlelight, The Scottish Ensemble’s Christmas Concerts by Candlelight take a fresh approach to the traditional Christmas concert offering. This year – in keeping with the 2013/14 season’s theme of place and musical identity – the programme centres on winter Nordic landscapes. Audiences are invited to take a trip
GRAMPIAN HOSPITALS CHRISTMAS CAROL CONCERT: In aid of the CLICSargent Cancer Care for Children, Grampian Hospitals Christmas Carol Concert, in the Music Hall, Union Street, Aberdeen at 2.30pm. Tickets from www.aberdeenperformingarts.com or tel 01224 641122 JAMES GRANT: One of the best
singers, songwriters and performers in the business James Grant, in The Lemon Tree Lounge (seated), West North Street, Aberdeen, doors at 7.30pm. Tickets from www.aberdeenperformingarts.com or tel 01224 641122 9 DECEMBER OCEAN COLOUR SCENE: Brit pop veterans Ocean Colour Scene in Concert, with special guests, in the Music Hall, Union Street, Aberdeen at 7.30pm. Tickets from www.aberdeenperformingarts.com or tel 01224 641122 10 DECEMBER THE COURTEENERS, plus support: Indie rock heroes, in the Music Hall, Union Street, Aberdeen doors at 7pm. Tickets from www.aberdeenperformingarts.com or tel 01224 641122 12 DECEMBER
www.aberdeenperformingarts.com or tel 01224 641122 16 DECEMBER YOUNG FATHERS PLUS SUPPORT FROM LAW: Primary Talent presents Scots alternative hip hop group Young Fathers in The Lemon Tree Lounge, West North Street, Aberdeen, doors at 7.30pm. Tickets from www.aberdeenperformingarts.com or tel 01224 641122 17 DECEMBER THE MESSIAH from ABERDEEN CHORAL SOCIETY, accompanied by the Grampian Sinfonia, led by conductor Alistair MacDonald, The festive season would not be complete without a performance of Handel’s great oratorio in the Music Hall, Union Street. Aberdeen at 7.30pm. Tickets from www.aberdeenperformingarts.com or tel 01224 641122
AJO/MARISHA ADDISON QUINTET: A festive double bill featuring the wonderful sound of Aberdeen’s own big band with the cream of Aberdeen’s musicians plus top vocalist Marisha Addison singing her favourites in her own set with her quintet. A great evening of jazz standards in the warm and friendly atmosphere of the Blue Lamp ensures a great festive night out. Blue Lamp, 121 Gallowgate, Aberdeen. Tickets £10/£8 (concession), Students - 2 tickets for £10.
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ABERDEEN MUSIC CENTRE CHRISTMAS CONCERTS, Featuring some of Aberdeen’s finest young musicians in two concerts of festive music by bands, orchestras and choirs, in the Music Hall, Union Street, Aberdeen at 1pm and 7pm. Tickets from www.aberdeenperformingarts.com or tel 01224 641122
ROYAL SCOTTISH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA present their Christmas Concert: The Snowman, With Howard Blake’s timeless music and narrated by a special guest star, Conducted by Christopher Bell, in the Music Hall, Union Street, Aberdeen at 7.30pm. Tickets from www.aberdeenperformingarts.com or tel 01224 641122
THE BLOODY MARYS CHRISTMAS STOCKING, The fabulous Aberdeen trio break out the suspenders, boas and glitter for The Bloody Marys Christmas Stocking, in The Lemon Tree Lounge (standing), West North Street, Aberdeen, doors at 8pm. Tickets from www.aberdeenperformingarts.com or tel 01224 641122
MARTHA REEVES & THE VANDELLAS, Synergy Concerts presents definitive Motown legends Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, famous internationally for blistering soul classics Dancing in the Street, Nowhere to Run, Heatwave and Jimmy Mack, in The Lemon Tree Lounge, West North Street, Aberdeen, doors at 7pm. Tickets from www.aberdeenperformingarts.com or tel 01224 641122
20 DECEMBER BBC SCOTTISH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA With singer and presenter Jamie MacDougall and conductor Stephen Bell present their annual Christmas Classics, in the Music Hall, Union Street, Aberdeen at 7.30pm. Tickets from www.aberdeenperformingarts.com or tel 01224 641122
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SCOTTISH FESTIVAL FAVOURITES THE LORELEI return CHRISTMAS SONGBOOK: Calling in The Lorelei's Festive Frenzy, his pals together and opening his with support from popular local Christmas songbook Phil favourites Brothers Reid and The Cunningham presents his Deportees to make it one festive Christmas Concert with Eddi party not to be missed, in The Reader, Karen Matheson, John Lemon Tree Lounge, West North McCusker and of course himself, in Street, Aberdeen, doors at 7.30pm. the Music Hall, Aberdeen at 7.30pm. Tickets from Tickets from www.aberdeenperformingarts.com
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MUSIC NEWS Scotland GIGguide …….. page 21: aberdeen + northeast / highlands or tel 01224 641122 THE LORELEI; Scottish Festival Favourites The Lorelei are back at the Lemon Tree for another of their legendary Lorelei Festive Frenzy shows after a busy summer touring down to London and bringing the party to the likes of Belladrum and Spey Fest. Lemon Tree, 5 West North Street, Aberdeen Tickets £11.00 including booking fee. Doors 7.30pm. Over 14 Only; U16s must be accompanied by an adult. Tickets: www.aberdeenperformingarts.com/events/the-lorelei-s-festive-frenzy
21 DECEMBER CHRISTMAS CEILIDH WITH SHINDIG, Enjoy an evening of traditional Scottish dancing in the Music Hall, Union Street, Aberdeen at 8pm. Tickets from www.aberdeenperformingarts.com or tel 01224 641122 23 DECEMBER ONE NIGHT OF QUEEN Performed by Gary Mullen and The Works, a spectacular concert recreating the look, sound, pomp and showmanship of arguably the greatest rock band of all time, in the Music Hall, Union Street, Aberdeen at 7.30pm. Tickets from www.aberdeenperformingarts.com or tel 01224 641122 28 DECEMBER THE COMPLETE STONE ROSES One of the UK’s most well-known and successful tribute bands, in The Lemon Tree Lounge (standing), West North Street, Aberdeen, doors at 7.30pm. Tickets from www.aberdeenperformingarts.com or tel 01224 641122
LAU play Edinburgh's Queen's Hall on 28 November courtesy of The Fallen Angels Club, tickets from www.ticketweb.co.uk : www.fallenangelsclub.com www.lau-music.co.uk
29 DECEMBER TERRY MCDERMOTT & THE BONFIRES plus support from Amy Sawers / Craig John Davidson: The Voice USA runner up Terry McDermott is fast making a name for himself in the states as a major star. Following his No1 single on Itunes “Pictures” and a debut EP “Palmetto Heights” on his original Aberdeen label Fat Hippy Records, Terry has toured relentlessly all over the UK and the USA and is soon to be on The Voice Vietnam as well. Catch this immensely talented local lad who may someday be remembered as one of the most successful singers Scotland has ever produced in The Lemon Tree whilst you can. Support from label mates Amy Sawers and Craig John Davidson” Over14 Only; U16s must be accompanied by an adult. Lemon Tree, 5 West North Street, Aberdeen, Tickets £11 plus bf. Time 7.30pm. For tickets – www.aberdeenperformingarts.com www.fathippyrecords.co.uk 31 DECEMBER
HOGMANAY CONCERT Join Scots fiddle legend Paul Anderson, Scots Singer of the Year (2011) Siobhan Miller and the suave Robert Lovie in a Hogmanay Concert, in the Music Hall, Aberdeen at 7.30pm. Tickets from www.aberdeenperformingarts.com or tel 01224 641122 ROCK ‘N’ ROLL HOGMANAY The place to be if you love high energy rock, metal, and punk is the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hogmanay with By Hook or By Krook, in The Lemon Tree Lounge (standing), West North Street, Aberdeen, doors at 8pm. Tickets from www.aberdeenperformingarts.com or tel 01224 641122
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22 NOVEMBER CLASSIC CLAPTON; Classic Clapton, the World's No1 Eric Clapton Tribute Band featuring front-man Mike Hall. Classic Clapton comprises 4 excellent musicians:Mike Hall (lead vocals/guitar), Paul Warren (keyboards/ backing vocals), Danny Davison (drums) and Dave Robson (bass guitar / backing vocals). Dave is a former member of chart band Geordie. In fact he was with them at the time Brian Johnson left to join AC/DC. Fans are advised to book early. Ironworks, Academy Street, Inverness, IV1 1LX. 8pm Tkts £12.50 adv., £15 door www.ironworksvenue.com www.classic-clapton.com
Centre, Dingwall. From 7.30pm to 11pm. www.medicinemusic.co.uk 24 NOVEMBER LISA RICHARDS; Meet The Folks Aussie born but these days living and recording in Austin Texas and burning a trail for herself across Europe with her beautiful new album and tour. An Afternoon House Concert with Lisa Find more music like this on The House Concert European Hub (& Acoustic Music Club Network) Then Sunday night session bring your instruments The Crystal Retreat, Strathpeffer, from 4pm to 6pm, www.medicinemusic.co.uk
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MEDICINE SHOW SATURDAY SPECIAL, with just about the hottest band on the British Roots music circuit Danny & The Champions Of The World. The Greenhouse, 14 High St, Town
MEDICINE SHOW at The Village, 29 Union Street, Inverness, with Louisiana’s finest son, Cajun Blues/ soul songster. Drew Landry (The Slim Panatellas) Inverness, from 7:30pm to 11:30pm.
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MUSIC NEWS Scotland GIGguide …….. page 22: highlands / islands www.medicinemusic.co.uk The Traditional Music and Song Association of Scotland (TMSA) presents the YOUNG TRAD TOUR featuring the finalists of the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year 2013, as well as the winners of both the 2012 and 2013 events. The current Young Traditional Musician of the Year, accordionist Paddy Callaghan, will team up with 2012′s champion, Rona Wilkie, on fiddle and Gaelic song, on the TMSA Young Trad Tour 2013. Joining them are the 2013 finalists; pianist Andrew Dunlop, Grant McFarlane on accordion, fiddlers Hannah Fisher and Graham Mackenzie, and piper and whistle player, Scott Wood. Playing in the Croy Hall, Inverness-shire www.tmsa.org.uk 27 NOVEMBER The Traditional Music and Song Association of Scotland (TMSA) presents the YOUNG TRAD TOUR featuring the finalists of the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year 2013, as well as the winners of both the 2012 and 2013 events. The current Young Traditional Musician of the Year, accordionist Paddy Callaghan, will team up with 2012′s champion, Rona Wilkie, on fiddle and Gaelic song, on the TMSA Young Trad Tour 2013. Joining them are the 2013 finalists; pianist Andrew Dunlop, Grant McFarlane on accordion, fiddlers Hannah Fisher and Graham Mackenzie, and piper and whistle player, Scott Wood. Playing in the Corran Halls, Oban. www.tmsa.org.uk 29 NOVEMBER Strathpeffer Pavilion Band Showcase: A fantastic bill that includes: THREE BLIND WOLVES, AMWWF (Anderson McGinty Webster Ward Fisher), DONALD MACDONALD AND THE ISLANDS and DR. WOOK. KRIS REID. Doors at 7.30 pm. Tickets at WeGotTickets and Ticketweb for £12 plus booking fee. Also at www. strathpefferpavilion.org and June’s Card Shop in Dingwall. 6 DECEMBER DOUGIE MACLEAN: At Strathpeffer Pavilion, 8pm. One of Scotland’s most popular singersongwriters, whose great songs include “Caledonia”. Dougie has written many other great songs and is also a born storyteller, who enthralled and delighted a large audience on his previous visit to the Pavilion. He was awarded the OBE in 2011 for services to music and a Lifetime Achievement Award by the BBC Folk Awards 2013. We are very happy to welcome him back to the Pavilion. Tickets £17.50 / £16.50 / £6 online from WeGotTickets.com and
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SKERRYVORE are a multi-award winning Scottish band creating a ‘trad-rock’ fusion for the 21st Century. Tarbert Village Hall, Campbeltown Rd, Tarbert. Doors 20:00; with support. Tickets £12.50 (over 14 only; under 18 with 7 DECEMBER an adult), Available from H.D. Ferguson & Son, 15 Argyll St., SCOTTISH ENSEMBLE: NORDIC Lochgilphead. and from Hyslop’s NIGHTS: Concerts by Candlelight, (Butchers), Bannockburn Buildings, The Scottish Ensemble’s Christmas Barmore Road, Tarbert, and from Concerts by Candlelight take a fresh www.skerryvore.com approach to the traditional Christmas concert offering. This 28 DECEMBER year – in keeping with the 2013/14 season’s theme of place and musical SKERRYVORE are a multi-award winning Scottish band creating a identity – the programme centres ‘trad-rock’ fusion for the 21st on winter Nordic landscapes. Audiences are invited to take a trip Century. Dalmally Community Centre, Main Rd, Dalmally. Doors to the frozen north and explore 20:00; Tickets £15 (over 14 only; sparkling, spirited Scandinavian under 18 with adult) from Glenview music in the festive setting of Stores, Dalmally; Londis Stores, candlelit churches and cathedrals across the country. The programme Inveraray; Brodies Store, Tyndrum; begins with Grieg’s five-movement Loch Awe Stores, Loch Awe; Holberg Suite interspersed with new Graham’s, Taynuilt and from www.skerryvore.com music from today’s Scandinavia. This includes a new commission from Christian Winther Christensen, 31 DECEMBER an avant garde Danish composer STRATHPEFFER PAVILION who draws inspiration from a wide HOGMANAY! The Pavilion’s famous range of cultural and musical influences, resulting in a style which family-friendly Hogmanay hooley is back - this year with Fiona is entirely his own. There are also Dalgetty’s excellent Highland Ceilidh short interludes from The Fiddlers Band. 8 pm to 1 am Tickets £24 by leading Finnish composer Einojuhani Rautavaara. Rautavaara (£16 for under 16s) now online with WeGotTickets.com and TicketWeb is known for his mystical soundworlds and eclectic style and, UK including TicketWeb 2-hour hotline 08444 771000, also from the like Sibelius, who also features in the programme, writes music which Pavilion 01997 420124 and June’s Card Shop Dingwall. Places will be is evocative of his home country. limited and so advance booking is The short Christensen and essential. Ticket price includes Rautavaara interludes challenge stovie supper, plus fizz or a dram at audiences to listen to Grieg’s the bells popular string work afresh. The Nordic journey continues in Finland www.highlandceilidh.co.uk with the noble melodies of Sibelius’ www.StrathpefferPavilion.org stirring Andante festivo, a single movement work originally scored for RED HOT HIGHLAND with SKERRYVORE: Free event. Red Hot string quartet which layers simple Highland Fling, Northern Meeting musical lines to great effect. The programme finishes in Norway with Park Arena, Ardross St, Inverness, the striking folk colours and drama from 20:00. Skerryvore feature over of Grieg’s String Quartet No. 1, in a the bells, before and after midnight. www.skerryvore.com brand new arrangement for string orchestra by the Ensemble’s Artistic 4 JANUARY Director Jonathan Morton. St Andrew's Cathedral Inverness, 15 SKERRYVORE are a multi-award Ardross Street, Inverness Time winning Scottish band creating a 8pm, Tickets £15, Students £5, ‘trad-rock’ fusion for the 21st Under 16s free when accompanied Century. Village Hall, Ullapool, by a full paying adult. Booking Tel Doors 19:00, with support. Tickets 01463 234 234. £12.50 from The Arch Inn, W Shore www.eden-court.co.uk St, Ullapool. Or from www. www.scottishensemble.co.uk skerryvore.com 14 DECEMBER DINGWALL CHORAL SOCIETY: At Strathpeffer Pavilion, 7.30pm. The very talented local choir presents Britten’s A Ceremony of Carols and other Christmas favourites, under the baton of the dynamic John Thomson – more info soon. www.dingwallchoralsociety.co.uk www.StrathpefferPavilion.org 20 DECEMBER
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Association of Scotland (TMSA) presents the YOUNG TRAD TOUR featuring the finalists of the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year 2013, as well as the winners of both the 2012 and 2013 events. The current Young Traditional Musician of the Year, accordionist Paddy Callaghan, will team up with 2012′s champion, Rona Wilkie, on fiddle and Gaelic song, on the TMSA Young Trad Tour 2013. Joining them are the 2013 finalists; pianist Andrew Dunlop, Grant McFarlane on accordion, fiddlers Hannah Fisher and Graham Mackenzie, and piper and whistle player, Scott Wood. Playing at An Tobar, in Tobermory. www.tmsa.org.uk 30 NOVEMBER THE WATT NICOLL BAND: Folk legend and master showman. 7.30pm £12/£10/£6 www.aros.co.uk 7 DECEMBER THE SPRINGSTEEN SESSIONS: Formed in 2010, this team of gifted musicians faithfully re-create the authentic sound of ‘The Boss’ and The E Street Band in a blistering show which grabs you from the opening chords of Badlands until it deposits you two hours (and 40 years of music) later with tracks from Wrecking Ball. A must for fans of The Boss (and the musically curious)… a great night out is guaranteed! Mareel, North Ness, Lerwick www.springsteensessions.co.uk 14 DECEMBER SKERRYVORE are a multi-award winning Scottish band creating a ‘trad-rock’ fusion for the 21st Century. Rothesay Pavilion, Argyle St., Rothesay, Isle of Bute. Tel 01700 504250, Doors 19:30; With support. Tickets £15 (Under 16s and over 60s, £12.50) from Rothesay Pavilion box Office (Reception) and from www.skerryvore.com 2 JANUARY SKERRYVORE are a multi-award winning Scottish band creating a ‘trad-rock’ fusion for the 21st Century. An Lanntair, Kenneth St, Stornoway. Under 18 event. Doors 19:30; Tickets £7 U18/£10 adult from Box Office, 01851 708480 or www.anlanntair-tickets.co.uk/event_listing.aspx
3 JANUARY SKERRYVORE are a multi-award winning Scottish band creating a ‘trad-rock’ fusion for the 21st Century. An Lanntair, Kenneth St, Stornoway. Over 18 event. Doors 21:30; Tickets £12 from or Box Office, 01851 708480 or www.anlanntair-tickets.co.uk/ event_listing.aspx
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23 NOVEMBER THE SPRINGSTEEN SESSIONS: Formed in 2010, this team of gifted musicians faithfully re-create the authentic sound of ‘The Boss’ and The E Street Band in a blistering show which grabs you from the opening chords of Badlands until it deposits you two hours (and 40 years of music) later with tracks from Wrecking Ball. A must for fans of The Boss (and the musically curious)… a great night out is guaranteed! The Venue, 7 Church Place, Dumfries. From 8pm - 11pm in The Live Lounge (Downstairs Only). Admission £10+bf Tickets from Barnstorm. Minimum age is 16. www.springsteensessions.co.uk
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pianistic and musical gifts. Her thoughtful approach to concert 26 DECEMBER planning is reflected in this inspired programme of pieces by Schubert LIVE MUSIC/JAM session hosted (Four Impromptus, D. 899; by Tambo & The Spitfires with guest Barcarolle) and Ravel (Jeux d'eau; 7 NOVEMBER bands and musicians. Time 9:15pm. Le Tombeau de Couperin). LIVE MUSIC/JAM session hosted Eagle Tavern, 3-5 The Cross, Eastgate Theatre & Arts Centre, by Tambo & The Spitfires with guest Prestwick. For Further information Peebles. Time: 7:30pm. Price £13 bands and musicians. Time 9:15pm. contact Bill 07967 503027 (£6 if accompanying a child under Eagle Tavern, 3-5 The Cross, 12). School students free. Prestwick. For Further information contact Bill 07967 503027 27 NOVEMBER ESCAPADE, Alton Inn, 57 Byres Rd, Kilwinning. Time 9pm, free admission.
14 NOVEMBER LIVE MUSIC/JAM session hosted by Tambo & The Spitfires with guest bands and musicians. Time 9:15pm. Eagle Tavern, 3-5 The Cross, Prestwick. For Further information contact Bill 07967 503027
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ST BOSWELLS LIVE! : Bread & Jam Open Mic. Something new for 21 NOVEMBER St Boswells Live! We have had 22 NOVEMBER continued calls for jam sessions and LIVE MUSIC/JAM session hosted open mics, but the big hall can be a KELSO MUSIC SOCIETY by Tambo & The Spitfires with guest bit scary, especially when there are CONCERT: Mark Simpson (clarinet) bands and musicians. Time 9:15pm. lots of people watching and even & Richard Uttley (piano) play music Eagle Tavern, 3-5 The Cross, milling about at the end. With this by Finzi, Howells and Ireland. Mark Prestwick. For Further information in mind, and with the help of St is a BBC New Generation Artist. contact Bill 07967 503027 Boswells Cricket Club, we are Richard Uttley is an Associate of the introducing Bread & Jam, a terrible Royal Academy of Music and a 28 NOVEMBER pun on a simple concept. This is gifted performer of classical and how it works: From 8pm, turn up contemporary repertoire. High LIVE MUSIC/JAM session hosted at the Cricket Club (just round the WILDCARD, Eagle Tavern, 3-5 The by Tambo & The Spitfires with guest School, Kelso. Time: 7:30pm. back of the Buccleuch Arms Hotel) Phone: 01668 216550. Price: Cross, Prestwick from 9pm, free bands and musicians. Time 9:15pm. with your instrument, voice or just £12.00 admission. Eagle Tavern, 3-5 The Cross, a willingness to listen and enjoy the Prestwick. For Further information music. Feel free to bring an THE SEVENTH SONS, Alton Inn, 23 NOVEMBER contact Bill 07967 503027 amplifier if you need one, but the 57 Byres Rd, Kilwinning. Time 9pm, room is small enough to be free admission. 5 DECEMBER The Kazmiranda Acoustic Music acoustic. If you feel an urge, and there is no one else doing it, play Cafe Open Mic Night: The 24 NOVEMBER LIVE MUSIC/JAM session hosted Kazmiranda is a new laid-back your instrument, sing your song, by Tambo & The Spitfires with guest acoustic music café above The tell your story or whatever you want SPECIAL LIVE MUSIC SESSION bands and musicians. Time 9:15pm. Music Gallery. Kazmiranda Music to do. We encourage people to join for Prestwick Xmas Lighting Up Eagle Tavern, 3-5 The Cross, in, but if you want to do it alone Café, 83c Marygate, Brewick Upon featuring Tambo & The Spitfires, Prestwick. For Further information then just ask. In the meantime, get Tweed. If you'd like to play email Eagle Tavern, 3-5 The Cross, contact Bill 07967 503027 drinks from the Cricket Club bar, Brian Martin at Prestwick from 5pm, free listen to other people, and enjoy the themusicgallery@btconnect.com admission. 7 DECEMBER soup and bread we’ve laid on (that’s www.themusicgallery.co.uk where the “bread” bit comes from). 29 NOVEMBER JOHN POWER; Bakers Nightclub, 4 ANDANTE CHAMBER CHOIR: That’s it. Donations to pay for the John Finnie St, kilmarnock. Time food, and keep St Boswells Live! United Reformed Church, Wooler. SKERRYVORE: At Buccleuch 7pm. Tickets £9. running are welcome, but there’s no Time: 7:30pm. Phone: 01890 Centre, Langholm. Skerryvore are a obligation. Oh, and if you’re 817102 multi-award winning Scottish band 12 DECEMBER planning on coming then drop us a creating a ‘trad-rock’ fusion for the SCOCHA: After travelling the globe, note, just so we get an idea of 21st Century. World Of Chances LIVE MUSIC/JAM session hosted Hawick’s purveyors of Folk’n’Roll numbers for food. in St Boswells album 'Deluxe Edition' available by Tambo & The Spitfires with guest return to Berwick perfect show to Cricket Club from 8pm. now from bands and musicians. Time 9:15pm. enjoy one week before St Andrew’s www.stboswellslive.com www.skerryvore.com Eagle Tavern, 3-5 The Cross, Day! The Maltings Theatre & Prestwick. For Further information Cinema, Berwick-upon-Tweed.Time: RESTON CONCERT BAND: Village THE MARAUDERS, Eagle Tavern, contact Bill 07967 503027 Hall, Cockburnspath. Time: 8:00pm. Price: Stalls £15 / £13 3-5 The Cross, Prestwick from 9pm, concs, Circle £17, Box Seat £20.50. 7:00pm. Phone: 01368 830482 free admission. 19 DECEMBER Price: £5.00 30 NOVEMBER
LIVE MUSIC/JAM session hosted by Tambo & The Spitfires with guest SHOOT THE CRAW, Eagle Tavern, bands and musicians. Time 9:15pm. 3-5 The Cross, Prestwick from 9pm, Eagle Tavern, 3-5 The Cross, free admission. Prestwick. For Further information
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26 NOVEMBER ARTA ARNICANE: Young Latvian pianist Arta was born into a musical family and has studied piano at music institutions in Moscow, Riga, Glasgow and Zurich, where she is currently living. She has played at some of the world’s best known concert halls such as Megaron, Thessaloniki and Tonhalle, Zurich and the current season has included three tours to Great Britain, as well as several performances in the Czech Republic and the USA. Arta has an unusually wide range of
8 DECEMBER THE KAZMIRANDA ACOUSTIC MUSIC CAFE WINTER BLUES FESTIVAL: At Berwick-uponTweed's new laid-back acoustic music café at 83c Marygate (TD15 1BA) above The Music Gallery. The line up is being put together now, to get details email Brian Martin @ themusicgallery@btconnect.com www.themusicgallery.co.uk
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NOVEMBER Aberfeldy Festival Aberfeldy November 1-3
by all of the patrons that attended this incredible 3 day and 3 night event set in an incredible venue. Don't be misled by the name The Scottish Soulful Weekender, yes we play a lot of soul music in some of the rooms but we also cater for soulful and jackin' house music lovers in the Pressure Point and nu disko, techy vibes and edits in the Blue Room with everything else in between.
Aberfeldy Festival is back and this year’s line-up is going to be bigger and better than ever! With the latest and greatest contemporary alternative music, alongside poetry, art, street entrainment and firewww.scottishsoulfulweekender.co.uk works, it’s certainly going to be a great weekend. Those kind folk at Carrying Stream DEWAR’S® are sponsoring our amazing festival again this year, so Festival Edinburgh there is sure to be some great whisky too…what more can you ask! November 6-13 www.aberfeldyfestival.co.uk
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Scottish Music Festival brings you two nights of Scottish music performed by top artists in a highly unusual and intimate venue. The concerts take place every year in autumn in the village of Kinlochard situated in the Heart of the Trossachs. The concerts offer an expo of bagpipe, accordion, strings, fiddle, vocals and flute music fusing traditional and contemporary Scottish styles that have influenced the music scene around the globe. Each night differs from the other but both include a blend of great music for everyone with a mix of folk and traditional styles!
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The 12th annual autumn music fes- Carlisle Blues tival by The Edinburgh Folk Club Festival who meet every Wednesday at 8pm Carlisle in the Pleasance Cabaret Bar November 8-10 www.edinburghfolkclub.co.uk
House Folk Scottish
SSW3 - the third Scottish Soulful Music Festival Weekender and biggest event so far! The last two year's events were Kinlochard massive successes and were hailed November 7-8 as "the friendliest weekender ever" Now in its sixth year the House Folk
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The highly acclaimed Carlisle Blues Festival celebrated five incredibly exciting and successful years with a weekend event in November 2011 which many regarded as the best UK blues festival of the year. 2012 even surpassed that cementing the event as one of the top three of its
The key to the success of the Carlisle Blues & Rock Festival has always been the consistent strength of the line up and its refusal to be restricted within a genre. It doesn’t guarantee to please all of the people all of the time but it does promise to please the vast majority of the audience for the most part of the time. Whatever happens the Carlisle festival in 2013 promises another feast of the very best in real live music. Would you want to miss out?
Kinross-shire Music Festival Kinross-shire November 14-17+22-24 Kinross-shire Local Events Organisation (KLEO) is delighted to announce that Ricky Ross will perform at the Kinross-shire Music Festival which will take place over two weekends (14-17 Nov and 22-24 Nov) in Kinross and Milnathort. Other performances will range from
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world of colours, lines, arguments, textures – and emotions. Few other instruments have proven themselves as multifaceted and versatile as this astounding creation of wood, metal, wire, felt and lacquer. That is why in November, we celebrate The www.kinrossmusicfestival.co.uk Piano.
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Building on Dannsa's legacy, Strathspe Away will now be lead by a committee of enthusiastic supporters of the event. Dannsa is happy to announce the return of the very successful weekend festival of traditional dance but this time with an international twist. On 15-17th November 2013 Kingussie will be bouncing once again with dance workshops, showcases and live music from across the land. www.dannsa.com/forthcoming_events.asp
The Piano 2013 Glasgow November 16 - December 1 Ultimately, the piano, like every instrument is merely a tool, a means to an end. But no other instrument can compare with the piano for the power it gives the individual player to create a whole many-voiced
Edinburgh November 22-24 The Scots Fiddle Festival seeks to sustain and promote Scottish fiddle tradition and idioms, by providing a platform for performance, education, and participation. A weekend of concerts, recitals, workshops, talks and exhibitions is held on an annual basis highlighting regional Scottish fiddle styles and intercultural connections. www.scotsfiddlefestival.com
St Andrews Festival St Andrews November 30 Celebrating St Andrews Day in St Andrews is like celebrating St Patrick’s Day in Dublin! Join the town in celebrating Scotland’s patron saint. Spend the day visiting top
tourist attractions including St Andrews Cathedral where it is said a relic of St Andrew is buried and then spend the night enjoying the festivities. Join the pipe band led torchlight procession through the town culminating in the largest outdoor Ceilidh in the world! Savour the atmosphere of the weekend with a variety of fringe events and performances including the St Andrews Food & Drink Festival.
December 31
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DECEMBER Edinburgh's Hogmanay Edinburgh December 31 Four fabulous days and nights of amazing events kick off the world's greatest New Year party. With the traditional torchlit procession, street performers, fireworks, concerts, ceilidh, the big Hogmanay party itself and a New Year's Day run to blow the cobwebs away - Edinburgh's buzzing. Come along and experience the magic for yourself.
Stirling's Hogmanay Concert on Stirling Castle's Esplanade, it's the big outdoor concert with headline bands, huge crowds, countdown to midnight and one of the very best fireworks displays in the country. Tickets go on general sale for the Hogmanay concert in October priced at £25 but 500 Early Birds on sale 17 September at £12.50
2014 Celtic Connections Glasgow January 16 - February 2
www.edinburghshogmanay.org
Celtic Connections 2014 comprises a wealth of concerts, ceilidhs, talks, workshops, free events and late night sessions taking place over 18 days across various venues in Glasgow. Celtic Connections 2014 will also use the brand new SSE Hydro, Scotland’s biggest ever music venue. Tickets are on sale now.
Stirlings Hogmanay
www.celticconnections.com
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