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4 OCTOBER INTERSTATE 6: Alternative country/American music. Blind Poet, 32 W Nicolson St, Edinburgh. Time 9pm. 5 OCTOBER THIRTEEN SEVEN: Bannerman's Bar, Cowgate, Edinburgh. www.facebook.com/thirteenseven JAZZ: 3-5.30pm Free afternoon jazz with THE MELLOTONES TRIO Hot swinging jazz from Alan Anderson (piano), Jimmy Taylor (bass/vocals) and Bob Stewart (drums) 6-8.30pm, Free before 8pm:Teatime Acoustic - MIKE MacFARLANE & Friends Acoustic Wizardry from the fine singer/songwriter/finger-style guitarist 9pm (Entry from 8pm). £5/£4. HEAD 2 HEAD Building on the resounding success of their Fringe shows here, driving, exciting modern jazz/fusion from a six-piece of top players, with trumpet, 2 saxes, guitar, electric bass and drums, formed by founder members of famous 80s jazz/rock group HEAD. All compositions are by ex-HEAD bassist Graham Robb. 12-3am (Entry from 11.30pm). £5/ £4. FEDERATION of the DISCO PIMP This great Glasgow-based 7-piece band with 3-horn brass section provides unstoppable grooves, endless energy and blistering live sets, combining Old-School Funk, Disco, Psychedelic and Jazz. Plus DJ Aki. Jazz bar. Chambers Street, Edinburgh.
They offer up a mix of acoustic and rock with a powerful front led by the duo-lead vocals of Alice Challiner and Nicola Fraser. Bannermans Bar, Cowgate, Edinburgh. Time 8pm.
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6 OCTOBER JAZZ; 6-8.30pm, Free before 8pm: Teatime Acoustic: HOT TIN ROOF (Blues Trio) Stripped-back atmospheric Blues/Soul from Andy McKay-Challen (guitar/voc), Gavin Jack (slide guitar), and Kenny Miller (cajon/percussion) 9pm (Entry from 8pm). £7/£5. FRANCOIS BOURASSA QUARTET - (Canada). One of Canada's most accomplished groups in contemporary jazz, led by pianist Francois Bourassa, drop in on their European tour (coming in direct from Paris!). The ensemble also features André Leroux (saxes), Guy Boisvert (bass) and Greg Ritchie (drums, New York), and plays original compositions, in particular exploring the connection of contemporary jazz and 20th century music. They have recorded 8 albums, won many prestigious awards, and toured extensively in Europe, USA, Canada, Russia, India and Mexico. Expect 'new levels of mystery, whimsy and passion, with more angles and space in its sound and an ever-deepening telepathy among its members'. 12-3am (Entry from 11.30pm) £3/£2 THE SUNDAY SINNERS Dynamic funk/soul-inspired grooves from inthe-pocket 5-piece band, featuring outstanding vocalist Ms Fiona Lynch! Jazz bar. Chambers Street, Edinburgh. SUNDAY SERVICE; Weekly Jambouree of rock and roll and blues for an afternoon session. Music from some of the finest acts in Edinburgh. Blind Poet, 32 W Nicolson St, Edinburgh. Time 4pm. GUITAR, FOOD, LODGINGS; Acusitic sets from Pat and Friends. Blind Poet, 32 W Nicolson St, Edinburgh. Time 7pm.
JAMIE SCOTT; Jamie gives us another evening of great tunes and chilled vibes. Blind Poet, 32 W IAN PETTIGREW; Acoustic set. Nicolson St, Edinburgh. Time 9pm Blind Poet, 32 W Nicolson St, Edinburgh. Time 10pm. BAZ SIMPSON'S WOLF SESSIONS. Live acoustic and semi 7 OCTOBER acoustic sets. Blind Poet, 32 W Nicolson St, Edinburgh. Time 4pm. JAZZ; 8pm £5/£4, THE JAZZ BAR's 17-Piece BIG BAND. Open ALICE AND THE RAMPANT TRIO Rehearsal 8-9pm, full gig from (Alongside Thirteen-Seven): 9.15-10.45pm. Wonderful sounds Described by some as ‘like from this great weekly band with Fleetwood Mac, but darker’ and as FOUR trumpets, FOUR trombones, being similar to Marianne Faithful, FIVE saxes and FOUR rhythm! It's a Alice and the Rampant Trio (ART3 variable line-up of top-class pro to those in the know) are an players, who travel in from acoustic/folk/rock 4-piece formed in Glasgow, Borders, Perth, Fife (and the sunny town of St Andrews. Edinburgh!), to participate in this
outstanding gig. There's just nowhere else you can hear this standard of regular Big Band playing. Co-led by sax player Keith Edwards, the personnel changes weekly, as does their selection of fantastic arrangements, many of which are imported direct from Los Angeles by the band's ex-LA bassist Erik Lars Hansen. 11.30-3am (Entry from 10.30pm), £3/£2. GLAMOUR & THE BAYBES. Monday late-nite is the new Friday! Keep that weekend party going to fresh Funk/ Jazz/ Rock from high-octane electric 6-piece with manic vocals and punchy horn section, featuring original compositions from Oz drummer Jordie Gilmour, plus funk re-mixes of Nirvana, Massive Attack, Galactic, Lettuce, Snarky Puppy and more. Jazz bar. Chambers Street, Edinburgh. MARTINA CANNON OPEN MIC. live show where audience members perform. Blind Poet, 32 W Nicolson St, Edinburgh. Time 9pm. 8 OCTOBER ED MUIRHEAD: Songwriter's Cellar: Lach / Ed Muirhead / more. Henry's Cellar Bar, Edinburgh. From 8pm. Free entry, tip jar edmuirhead.co.uk/simple SCOTT COOK AND JEZ HELLARD Making a very welcome return to Leith with a new CD is Canadian Scott with his good, and talented friend, Jez. "Scott Cook has distilled his travels down into songs powered by a sharp eye for imagery, a healthy dose of humanity, and that unforgettable voice, that at the same time intones the rigors of the road and the most comfortable couch you have ever slept on."-David Francey, 3x Juno winner. Leith Folk Club, Victoria Park House Hotel, 221 Ferry Road, Edinburgh. Tickets £7. Doors Open - 7.30pm for 8pm start. Tickets available from www.leithfolkclub.com JAZZ; 6-8.30pm, Free before 8pm: Teatime Acoustic – John Hunt's AFTER WORK BLUES. 9pm (Entry from 8pm), £2/£1.THE GREAT JAZZ JAM SESSION. 12-3am (Entry from 11.30pm) £3/£2 101st AIRBORNE. Jazz bar. Chambers Street, Edinburgh. OPEN MIC; live show where audience members perform. Blind Poet, 32 W Nicolson St, Edinburgh. Time 9pm. 9 OCTOBER ROSS AND JARLATH: Two of the fieriest talents in contemporary Celtic piping, Douglas Robertsons
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JAZZ; 6-8.30pm, Free before 8pm: Teatime Acoustic - HENRY 'IBBY' IBBS & Friends, 9pm (Entry from BEN SURES: 40th Anniversary of 8pm),£5. MEDICS CHARITY the club, Edinburgh Folk Club, FUNDRAISER PARTY NIGHT. Live Pleasance Cabaret Bar, Edinburgh. bands, prize draws and lots of party Time 8pm Tickets £9 door/£8 conc./ fun as funds a raised for the Love £6 members. Oliver charity. 12-3am (Entry from www.edinburghfolkclub.co.uk 11.30pm), £3/£2. FUTURE HEROES, Jazz bar. Chambers JAZZ: 4-7pm Free EDINBURGH Street, Edinburgh. UNIVERSITY JAZZ ORCHESTRA Open Rehearsal, 7-8.30pm Free 11 OCTOBER before 8pm: Teatime Acoustic GRAEME MEARNS, 9pm (Entry JAZZ; 6-8.30pm, Free before 8pm: from 8pm).£7/£5. MARTIN Teatime Acoustic – SHER WATSON SPEAKE TRIO (London/USA), This & Friends, 9pm (Entry from 8pm), unusual sax/guitar/drums trio of £5/£4. A JAZZ BAR QUINTET, Londoners Martin Speake (sax), Driving, exciting modern jazz from Mike Outram (guitar), and US a five piece of top players, with drummer Jeff Williams, is on tour to trumpet, sax, piano, bass and promote their new album 'Always A drums, 12-3am (Entry from First Time'. Expect meditative 11.30pm), £5/£4, EARLS OF ballads, trance like grooves, free CAITHNESS ,The Royal Governors improvisation, minimalism, jazz of the Funk and other medieval standards, Arabic influences, heavy grooves (formerly JBiA), this 6metal guitar, unaccompanied solos piece led by guitarist/journalist from each player - and more. 12Barry Gordon features the double3am (Entry from 11.30pm) £3/£2 sax attack of Will Whitmore and THE KATET. Jazz bar. Chambers Peter Evans, former Tokyoblu Street, Edinburgh. members Eddie Miller (keys/guitar) and Brett Allan (bass) and drummer MIKE DODD'S OPEN MIC. Open Sam Bidgood. Plus Funk DJ. Jazz mic for new and upcoming acts with bar. Chambers Street, Edinburgh. Mike Dodds. Blind Poet, 32 W Nicolson St, Edinburgh. Time 9pm. JAMIE SCOTT; Jamie gives us another evening of great tunes and 10 OCTOBER chilled vibes. . Blind Poet, 32 W Nicolson St, Edinburgh. Time 9pm.
RnB beats with a touch of Doo-Wop, guaranteeing pumping dancefloor action! Plus DJ Calum. Jazz Bar. OUT OF THE BEDROOM: Featuring Chambers Street, Edinburgh. Dog On A Swing plus our Open Mic night with only original material on 3 WISE MONKEYS; 3 piece cover Saturday nights at The Kilderkin outfit hailing from Auld Reekie. Bar, 67 Canongate, Edinburgh, EH8 Blind Poet, 32 W Nicolson St, 8BT. Each performer can play 3 Edinburgh. Time 10pm. songs (or 15 minutes if you have long songs). We canny get enough 13 OCTOBER new blood so come down and give us a song. Turn up for 19:15 for JAZZ; 6-8.30pm, Free before 8pm: best chances to get a slot! It's first Teatime Acoustic: HOT TIN ROOF come, first served, and the slots do (Blues Trio), 9pm (Entry from fill up quickly. 8pm), £4/£3. ROOTS SHOWCASE, www.facebook.com/groups/outofthebedroom Singer/Songwriter Toby Mottershead (who powers the JAZZ; 3-5.30pm, Free mighty Black Diamond Express AFTERNOON JAZZ with THE train) brings in a showcase of MELLOTONES TRIO, 6-8.30pm, excellent Rootsy/Bluesy acoustic/ Free before 8pm: Teatime electric bands and soloists, 12-3am Acoustic - MIKE MacFARLANE & (Entry from 11.30pm) £3/£2. THE Friends, 9-12 (Entry from 8pm), SUNDAY SINNERS Jazz bar. £5/£4. 'WORLD PREMIERE' Chambers Street, Edinburgh. QUINTET, Every Saturday, a handpicked 5-piece of excellent jazz SUNDAY SERVICE; Weekly players is brought together for the Jambouree of rock and roll and first time. With a different selection blues for an afternoon session. of musicians each week, it's always Music from some of the finest acts a 'surprise' line-up - even for the in Edinburgh. . Blind Poet, 32 W players! Tonight has Glasgow Nicolson St, Edinburgh. Time 4pm. trumpeter Philip Cardwell (just back from Euro-touring with the Hidden GUITAR, FOOD, LODGINGS, Orchestra) and creative sax player Acusitic sets from Pat and Friends, Andy Baker 12-3am (Entry from Blind Poet, 32 W Nicolson St, 11.30pm), £5/£4. THE HOOK & Edinburgh. Time 7pm. SLINGERS Dynamic vocals-fronted Glasgow 4-piece brings full-on rocky 14 OCTOBER 12 OCTOBER
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(Entry from 11.30pm), £3/£2. JAZZ; 8pm £5/£4 THE JAZZ BAR's 101st AIRBORNE. Jazz bar. 17-Piece BIG BAND, 11.30-3am Chambers Street, Edinburgh. (Entry from 10.30pm), £3/£2. GLAMOUR & THE BAYBES. Jazz OPEN MIC; live show where bar. Chambers Street, Edinburgh. audience members perform. Blind Poet, 32 W Nicolson St, Edinburgh. OPEN MIC; live show where Time 9pm. audience members perform. Blind Poet, 32 W Nicolson St, Edinburgh. 16 OCTOBER Time 9pm. GEORGE PAPAVGERIS; The 15 OCTOBER Edinburgh Folk Club, The Pleasance Cabaret Bar, 60 Pleasance, KIRSTY LAW; Borders-born Kirsty Edinburgh. Law has grown up learning traditional songs, mainly in the FOLK RAG: Folk and poetry. Blind Scots dialect. She now combines Poet, 32 W Nicolson St, Edinburgh. this with her strong interests in Time 10.30pm. songwriting and poetry which has lead to her own self penned work, 18 OCTOBER inspired by the ideas and forms she finds within the tradition. Having THE STANTONS; Acoustic mixture just completed a Folk and of gypsy pop/American folk. Blind Traditional Music Bmus at Newcastle Poet, 32 W Nicolson St, Edinburgh. University, she has launched into a Time 10pm. career of performing and writing, fast becoming noticed as a talent to 19 OCTOBER watch. . Leith Folk Club, Victoria Park House Hotel, 221 Ferry Road, THIRTEEN SEVEN; Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh. Tickets £7. Doors Open - Lauriston Place, Edinburgh. 7.30pm for 8pm start. Tickets www.facebook.com/thirteenseven available from www.leithfolkclub.com VELVET SCOOTER; The very talented Velvet Scooter rock the JAZZ; 6-8.30pm, Free before 8pm: joint once again! Blind Poet, 32 W Teatime Acoustic – John Hunt's Nicolson St, Edinburgh. Time AFTER WORK BLUES, 9pm (Entry midnight. from 8pm), £2/£1. THE GREAT JAZZ JAM SESSION. 12-3am 20 OCTOBER
BEN SURES: The Wee Folk Club, Royal Oak, 1 Infirmary Street, Edinburgh. Time 8.30pm, Tickets £5. www.royal-oak-folk.com
performances are complemented by a natural story-telling style that is both thought-provoking and entertaining.. Leith Folk Club, Victoria Park House Hotel, 221 Ferry Road, Edinburgh. Tickets £7. Doors Open - 7.30pm for 8pm start. Tickets available from www.leithfolkclub.com
SUNDAY SERVICE; Weekly Jambouree of rock and roll and blues for an afternoon session.Music from some of the finest acts in OPEN MIC; live show where Edinburgh. Blind Poet, 32 W audience members perform. Blind Nicolson St, Edinburgh. Time 4pm. Poet, 32 W Nicolson St, Edinburgh. Time 9pm. GUITAR, FOOD, LODGINGS; Acusitic sets from Pat and Friends, 23 OCTOBER Blind Poet, 32 W Nicolson St, Edinburgh. Time 7pm. EDDIE WALKER & FRASER SPEIRS: The Edinburgh Folk Club, 21 OCTOBER The Pleasance Cabaret Bar, 60 Pleasance, Edinburgh. OPEN MIC; live show where audience members perform. Blind 24 OCTOBER Poet, 32 W Nicolson St, Edinburgh. BATTLEFIELD BAND: An everTime 9pm. evolving bedrock of talent for over four decades, Battlefield Band's 22 OCTOBER ever-fiery instrumental dynamic, exhibits the intuitive interplay and BILL ADAIR: As well as being a understanding between world class fine guitar player Bill Adair is one traditional musicians. The Brunton of Scotland’s busiest and most at Theatre, Ladywell Rd, respected singer/songwriters. Combining influences from folk and Musselburgh. Time 7:30pm. Tickets: £16/£14 blues, Bill’s music addresses universal themes of love, work, loss www.thebrunton.co.uk and redemption. He is equally at home singing a traditional Scottish THE DEEP RED SKY / Amidships / Owls In Antarctica: ballad, playing blues from the Mississippi Delta or performing one The Deep Red Sky are a Scottish, alternative Indie, 5 piece band, of his own songs, and his
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combining distorted guitar and bass soundscapes with melodic, heartfelt harmonies and glockenspiel. The Deep Red Sky create songs that don't sound out of place on any radio playlist despite their love for the unexpected and their post rock leanings. The Electric Circus, 36 Market Street, Edinburgh. Time 7pm. Tickets £4. Over 18’s.
from Doctor Mike. Blind Poet, 32 W Nicolson St, Edinburgh. Time 7pm. 1 NOVEMBER
WOZNIAK/ VLADIMIR/ WE CAME FROM THE NORTH; Come along and celebrate the physical release of Wozniak’s debut single ‘MFMB’/'New Hampshire’. As well as a feedback fuelled set from 25 OCTOBER Wozniak, the night will feature sets JAMIE SCOTT; Jamie Scott brings from Vladimir and We Came life to a fantastic range of songs FromThe North, both more than with her unique voice. Blind Poet, capable of headlining in their own 32 W Nicolson St, Edinburgh. Time right.There might be a few 9pm. Hallowe’en-inspired touches too. We Came From The North is an 26 OCTOBER instrumental 4 piece post rock band from Edinburgh. Through heavy SHORTY RODGERS AND THE distortion to melodic, delayed GIANTS; Shorty and the Giants guitars and driven drum beats, bring their fantastic range of classic Single launch for noiseniks rock for all to hear. Blind Poet, 32 Wozniak, with sweeping post-punk W Nicolson St, Edinburgh. Time and post rock support. Sneaky 9pm. Pete’s, 70 Cowgate, Edinburgh. Entry £5, single included. 7pm 27 OCTOBER 10pm
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Farriswheel/8track) Flying Duck, 142 Renfield Street, Glasgow. Tickets £5 / £3. Time 10pm – 3am. flyingduckclub@gmail.com
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Yes! Guest DJ Gerry Lyons (abc Saturdays + Nice 'N' Sleazys), Yes! is Glasgow's first and only gay indie club, held on the first Friday of every month at The Flying Duck. Classic and cutting edge indie/ alternative tunes to get your feet dancing and your heart racing. Where everyone can get together to drink and dance without the pretence. Flying Duck, 142 Renfield Street, Glasgow. Tickets £5 / £3. Time 11pm – 3am.
VIC GODARD AND THE S/ OBJECTS: Voodoo Rooms, West Register St, Edinburgh. 28 NOVEMBER TOM MCCONNELL: EP launch party. Tom’s show is a one-manband act with lots of loop pedalling and gadget-ery. Sneaky Pete's, Cowgate, Edinburgh.
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JAMES YORKSTON, JON THORNE AND SUHAIL YUSUF KHAN playing Dewar House ‘Experimental Batch; Queens Hall, 85-89 Clerk Street, Edinburgh. Starts 8pm. Doors 7pm. Tel 0131 668 2019, Show 8pm Tickets £15/ £13 conc. www.thequeenshall.net
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TAMBO & THE SPITFIRES: The Old Swan, Paisley from 4pm free admission.
DR MIKE BLUES; Blues with soul from Doctor Mike. Blind Poet, 32 W Nicolson St, Edinburgh. Time 7pm.
POLICE DOG HOGAN: 7 piece Country/folk band. The Torpichen Inn, 7 The Square, Torpichen, West Lothian.Doors 7.15pm Tel 01506 652826 www.rockrythmrevival.co.uk www.torpicheninn.co.uk
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ROD PATERSON: Rod Paterson is probably the finest Scottish folk singer of his generation, celebrated as a performer of traditional song, notably for his unequalled interpretations of the works of Robert Burns and the songs of Scotland generally. He has a marvellously expressive voice and is an impressive guitarist. He was first discovered in the ‘folk scene’ as the principal singer with Chorda, and Jock Tamson’s Bairns, and rapidly moved on to play with The Easy Club the most influential Scottish band in the mid to late eighties. He toured widely with Ceolbeg and is now also working with the reformed Jock Tamson’s Bairns. Rod performs a wide range of material and is also a contemporary songwriter of considerable talent. . Leith Folk Club, Victoria Park House Hotel, 221 Ferry Road, Edinburgh. Doors Open - 7.30pm for 8pm start.
LITTLE KICKS / Supporting Public Service Broadcasting, Picturehouse, Lothian Road, Edinburgh. Time: 7:00pm. Admission: £12.00. Age restrictions: All Ages. Box office: 0844 847 1740.
SUNDAY SERVICE; Weekly Jambouree of rock and roll and blues for an afternoon session. Music from some of the finest acts in Edinburgh. Blind Poet, 32 W Nicolson St, Edinburgh. GUITAR, FOOD, LODGINGS; Acusitic sets from Pat and Friends. Blind Poet, 32 W Nicolson St, Edinburgh. Time 7pm. 28 OCTOBER
DR MIKE BLUES; Blues with soul from Doctor Mike. Blind Poet, 32 W Nicolson St, Edinburgh. Time 7pm. 30 OCTOBER PETE COE; The Edinburgh Folk Club, The Pleasance Cabaret Bar, 60 Pleasance, Edinburgh. DR MIKE BLUES; Blues with soul
7 NOVEMBER HUGH MACDIARMID’S HAIRCUT; A launch ceilidh for the new album ‘Airs from your Elbow’ by Hugh MacDiarmid’s Haircut. The Merlin, Morningside Rd, Edinburgh. Time 8pm-12. Tickets £6 on the door, or in advance from Brechin All Records: info@brechin-all-records.com 16 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! Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street,Edinburgh. From 7.30pm in The Ballroom.
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BRILLIANT BOSTON BRASS; We welcome back one of the world’s finest brass quintets, Boston Brass. As part of their European tour, they return to Glasgow bringing with them their renowned ensemble sound and entertaining programme. Stevenson Hall. The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew St, Glasgow, Tickets £11 (£8.50), £0.50 booking fee per transaction. Time 1pm. 0141 332 5057. www.rcs.ac.uk MASTERCLASS WITH BOSTON BRASS: Following what is sure to be a captivating lunchtime recital, the quintet will continue to inspire our students as they guide some of our most exciting young brass ensembles through a masterclass. Stevenson Hall, The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew St, Glasgow, Tickets £4, £3, £0.50 booking fee per transaction. Time 3pm. 0141 332 5057. www.rcs.ac.uk BLACK INTERNATIONAL / AGGI DOOM / TUFF LOVE: Brutal alt pop + glimmering voodoo from Black International (Edinburgh) and Aggi Doom (Glasgow). Tuff Love (Glasgow) support. Flying Duck, 142 Renfield Street, Glasgow. Tickets £5. Time 7.30pm – 11pm. flyingduckclub@gmail.com
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5 OCTOBER BROOKS WILLIAMS: Brooks Williams is the proverbial triple threat. He plays a fiery guitar, has a rich and silky voice, and writes hook-laden songs. He is one of the most commanding performers on the acoustic roots scene, walking the line between Blues and Americana, he is ranked one of the world’s Top 100 Acoustic Guitarists. Woodend Bowling and Tennis Club,30 Chamberlain Road, Glasgow. Time 8pm. www.brookswilliams.com 6 OCTOBER WHERE THE FOLKS AT: Weekly live folk sessions in the cosy Kitchen Bar. Flying Duck, 142 Renfield Street, Glasgow. Tickets Free. Time 6pm – 8pm. flyingduckclub@gmail.com 7 OCTOBER KEYBOARD SHOWCASE; The new academic year starts with a virtuosic showcase of our incredibly talented piano department. Ledger Recital Room, The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew St, Glasgow, Tickets £9.50, £7.50, £0.50 booking fee per transaction. Time 1pm. 0141 332 5057. www.rcs.ac.uk 8 OCTOBER 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! Rutherglen Town Hall. www.springsteensessions.co.uk 10 OCTOBER
CHVRCHES: Promoting their new album Debut album The Bones Of What You Believe which is out Sept. 23/24. Glasgow ABC ODDISCO: Odd Disco, House, Deep www.facebook.com/CHVRCHES House and Bass from Monty Funk & Jonee Q (Classic/ 11 OCTOBER
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Street, Glasgow. Tickets Free. Time CHVRCHES: Promoting their new 6pm – 8pm. album Debut album The Bones Of flyingduckclub@gmail.com What You Believe which is out Sept. 23/24. Glasgow ABC 14 OCTOBER www.facebook.com/CHVRCHES CON BRASS - JOURNEY TO ROYAL CONSERVATOIRE WIND GERMANY: Royal Conservatoire ORCHESTRA - Keeeeep… Brass makes regular visits to the Dancing! Fridays at One with the prestigious Sauerland-Herbst Brass Wind Orchestra has a tradition of Festival in Meschede, Germany. being fun and playful. Catch the Here they give us a taster of their dancing bug that has swept the trip with this pre-tour concert. nation, with dances by Arnold and Ledger Recital Room, The Royal Bernstein. Stevenson Hall, The Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Renfrew St, Glasgow, Tickets £9.50, 100 Renfrew St, Glasgow, Tickets £7.50, £0.50 booking fee per £11, £8.50, £0.50 booking fee per transaction. Time 1pm. 0141 332 transaction. Time 1pm. 0141 332 5057. 5057. www.rcs.ac.uk www.rcs.ac.uk 15 OCTOBER THE SPRINGSTEEN SESSIONS: Formed in 2010, this team of gifted BEN SURES: The Star Folk Club musicians faithfully re-create the (opening for Eddie Walker & Fraser authentic sound of ‘The Boss’ and Speirs), The Hold Club at The The E Street Band in a blistering Admiral, 72a Waterloo Street, show which grabs you from the Glasgow. Time 8pm, Tickets £9 opening chords of Badlands until it www.starfolkclub.com deposits you two hours (and 40 years of music) later with tracks 16 OCTOBER from Wrecking Ball. A must for fans of The Boss (and the musically SIR THOMAS ALLEN THE curious)… a great night out is MCGLASHAN MASTERCLASS guaranteed! Cumbernauld Theatre. SERIES: Our students enjoy regular Kildrum, Cumbernauld. Tickets £15, visits and teaching from Concs 1: £10. Concs 2 £8. internationally renowned artists and www.springsteensessions.co.uk it is a great pleasure to welcome back one of the world’s most 12 OCTOBER beloved singers, Sir Thomas Allen, for this special masterclass. ROSS AND JARLATH: Two of the Stevenson Hall, The Royal fieriest talents in contemporary Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Celtic piping, The Spree, Paisley. Renfrew St, Glasgow, Tickets £4, www.thespree.co.uk £3, £0.50 booking fee per transaction. Time 2.30pm. 0141 EOGHAN COLGAN /ALICE AND 332 5057. THE RAMPANT TRIO; Presented www.rcs.ac.uk by Stripped Productions. Eoghan has shared stages with Tom Jones, 18 OCTOBER the Manic Street Preachers, Athlete, Hard Fi and Kate Nash among many BBC RADIO 3 TURNING POINTS others. He has performed at some A NEW INSTRUMENT of the biggest festivals, awards BLOSSOMS: Kari Kriikku – Clarinet, ceremonies and conferences in the Heath String Quartet. This is the world, and in 2010, was the Artists first of four concerts for the BBC Forum International Songwriter of Radio 3 series Turning Points, the Year. Eoghan returns to the featuring world class artists Tron, one of his favourite venues, performing compositions written for a rare intimate, solo on the verge of great change. This performance that is to be missed. first concert pairs the remarkable Alice And The Rampant Trio are Finnish virtuoso Kari Kriikku with described by some as ‘like the exciting Heath String Quartet in Fleetwood Mac, but darker’ and as a programme exploring the being similar to Marianne Faithful, development of the clarinet, (ART3 to those in the know) are an including the instrument defining acoustic/folk/rock 4-piece formed in Quintet by Mozart. Stevenson Hall, the sunny town of St Andrews. They The Royal Conservatoire of offer up a mix of acoustic and rock Scotland, 100 Renfrew St, Glasgow, with a powerful front led by the Tickets £11, £8.50, £0.50 booking duo-lead vocals of Alice Challiner fee per transaction. Time 1pm. and Nicola Fraser. The Tron 0141 332 5057. Theatre, Victoria Bar, 63 Trongate, www.rcs.ac.uk Glasgow. Tickets £10. www.facebook.com/ MASTERCLASS WITH KARI alicaeandtherampanttrio KRIIKKU: Following his recital with the Heath String Quartet, Kari 13 OCTOBER Kriikku guides our talented clarinet students through what is sure to be WHERE THE FOLKS AT: Weekly an inspiring masterclass. Ledger live folk sessions in the cosy Kitchen Recital Room, The Royal Bar. Flying Duck, 142 Renfield Conservatoire of Scotland, 100
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THE DEEP RED SKY: Scottish, alternative Indie, 5 piece band, SPANGLED CABARET: Eclectic and combining distorted guitar and bass alternative music and cabaret soundscapes with melodic, heartfelt performances followed by the host harmonies and glockenspiel. The DJ playing a smattering of the finest Deep Red Sky create songs that on the edgier side of classic pop. don't sound out of place on any Keep up to date with a full list of radio playlist despite their love for acts on The Flying Duck's website. the unexpected and their post rock Performances previously from The leanings. Bar Bloc, 117 Bath Street, Creative Martyrs, Miss Leggy Pee, Glasgow. Glasgow Glam Bangers, Rufus & Ben... Flying Duck, 142 Renfield 24 OCTOBER Street, Glasgow. Tickets £5 / £3. Time 7.30pm – 11pm. BREATHE FREELY:, – A NEW flyingduckclub@gmail.com SHORT OPERA BY JULIAN WAGSTAFF. Derek Clark conducts 20 OCTOBER Julian Wagstaff's new short opera 'Breathe Freely', commissioned by GLASGOW ORCHESTRAL the University of Edinburgh to SOCIETY: Stephen Broad – celebrate the Tercentenary of its Conductor, Shostakovich - Festive School of Chemistry in 2013. The Overture, Shostakovich - Jazz Suite opera is set during the Second Shostakovich - Symphony No.5. World War and sung in English. The Stevenson Hall, The Royal programme also includes Julian Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Wagstaff's acclaimed piano trio 'A Renfrew St, Glasgow, Tickets £10, Persistent Illusion'. Edinburgh's (£5 students and under 18s), £0.50 Assembly Rooms, 54 George St, booking fee per transaction. Time Edinburgh. Set to start at 8.00pm, 7.30pm. 0141 332 5057 the concert will last approximately 1 www.rcs.ac.uk hour and 30 minutes and will run without an interval. Tickets are WHERE THE FOLKS AT: Weekly priced from £12.00 (£6 for live folk sessions in the cosy Kitchen concessions) from The Queen's Hall Bar. Flying Duck, 142 Renfield box office or via the booking line Street, Glasgow. Tickets Free. Time 0131 668 2019 6pm – 8pm. flyingduckclub@gmail.com 25 OCTOBER
BATTLEFIELD BAND: An everevolving bedrock of talent for over four decades, Battlefield Band's ever-fiery instrumental dynamic, exhibits the intuitive interplay and understanding between world class 21 OCTOBER traditional musicians. Oran Mor, 731-735 Great Western Road, STRING DEPARTMENT Glasgow. Age: 14+, Time 7:00pm, SHOWCASE: Our talented string Tickets £18.00, Tickets in person students are featured in solo and from venue with no booking charge, chamber repertoire. Ledger Recital or online and by phone from Room, The Royal Conservatoire of www.ticketweb.co.uk or call 08444 Scotland, 100 Renfrew St, Glasgow, 77 1000 Tickets £9.50 £7.50, £0.50 booking fee per transaction. Time 1pm. BBC RADIO 3 TURNING POINTS 0141 332 5057 THE EMERGENCE OF www.rcs.ac.uk IMPRESSIONISM; Cédric Tiberghien – Piano, Szymanowski – 22 OCTOBER Shéhérazade, Liszt - Au lac de Wallenstadt, Liszt - Au bord d’une PIANO WITH NORIKO OGAWA: source, Debussy - Deux Watch teaching in action, with arabesques, Ravel – Miroirs. Cédric distinguished pianist Noriko Ogawa. Tiberghien’s flourishing career has Ledger Recital Room, The Royal taken him to the most prestigious Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 concert halls around the world. For Renfrew St, Glasgow, Tickets £4, this Glasgow £3, £0.50 booking fee per appearance as part of the Turning transaction. Time 9am. 0141 332 Points series, his programme is 5057 entitled the Emergence of
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MUSIC NEWS Scotland GIGguide …….. page 11: glasgow + mid west coast Impressionism, with music from France by Debussy, Liszt, and Ravel. Stevenson Hall, The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew St, Glasgow, Tickets £11, £8.50, £0.50 booking fee per transaction. Time 1pm. 0141 332 5057 www.rcs.ac.uk
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Promotions present: The Courtesans in a Halloween Extravaganza with BREABACH: Breabach, nominated support from Glasgow's Trongate for numerous BBC Radio 2 Folk Rum Riots and Splintered Halo. Awards and current holders of ‘Best Thursday 31 October 2013 @ Group’ at the Scots Trad Music 7.00pm, The Classic Grand, Awards, incorporate highland Glasgow. Tickets £10 from bagpipes, fiddle, guitar, bass, flute, www.tickets-scotland.com bouzouki, step dance, Gaelic and Scots song, to produce a dynamic, NORTH EAST SCOTLAND GEORGE PAPAVGERIS: "The most diverse and captivating CLASSICAL GUITAR SOCIETY prolific of creative men; the performance Biggar Little Festival, AWARD: On the eve of Big Guitar grandest of hearts and maker of Biggar. Doors 8pm Weekend, the RCS guitar students songs that sear into the soul, www.biggar-little-festival.com compete for this prize, sponsored George is unique, to say the least. by the NESCGS. Ledger Recital His lilting accent lends a fantastic FIACH MORIARTY PLUS Room, The Royal Conservatoire of clarity to his delivery that is SUPPORT, Presented by Scotland, 100 Renfrew St, Glasgow, matched by deceptively simple Stripped Sessions. Dublin singer- Tickets £4, £3, £0.50 booking fee guitar work. Few have written so songwriter Fiach Moriarty released per transaction. Time 6.30pm. 0141 many songs that demand your full his debut record, So I, in March 332 5057 attention and then insist, in the 2010 to great acclaim earning him www.rcs.ac.uk finest of ways, on staying with you special guest slots with world forever. (Graham Searle)" Partick famous acts and rich praise within 1 NOVEMBER Folk Club, St Peter's Hall, 66 the music press. Described JOHN COOPER CLARKE: The Poet Chancellor Street, Partick, Glasgow. instrumentally and vocally as Laureate of Punk returns to exceptionally resonant and richly Glasgow for a special show. SWG3, BIPPP: Praise the mighty textured with strings bringing a Studio Warehouse, 100 Eastvale synthesiser. Wavy Graves + sense of the sublime to several Place, Glasgow. Time 7pm. Tickets Hushpuppy chucking a whole lotta tracks, Fiach will perform tracks £20. Cold/New/No Wave, classic Electro, from the album alongside new more recent Electro, Electronic material. The Tron Theatre, Victoria Exotica and probably some lush Bar, 63 Trongate, Glasgow. Tickets 2 NOVEMBER 80's pop. Bow down to the synth, £6.50. JAMES YORKSTON, JON THORNE you giant moog. AND SUHAIL YUSUF Flying Duck, 142 Renfield Street, 27 OCTOBER KHAN playing Dewar House Glasgow. Tickets £5. Time 11pm – ‘Experimental Batch; SCOTTISH NATIONAL JAZZ 3am. Oran Mor, Top of Byre Road, ORCHESTRA – Jazz Toons and flyingduckclub@gmail.com Glasgow. Tel 0141 357 6200. Show Screen Classics, Tommy Smith – 7pm Tickets £15 Director, Special Guest - Jacqui 26 OCTOBER www.oran-mor.co.uk Dankworth. Get animated as the SNJO, with special guest Jacqui THE APPLESEED CAST (USA) / POLICE DOG HOGAN; 7 piece Dankworth, bring you all your JUNE MILLER (ITA) / VERSE Country/folk band. Woodend favourite Merrie Melodies. The METRICS (SCO): Lawrence, KSwhole family can enjoy the wackiest Bowling Tennis Club, 30 based emo quartet The Appleseed Chamberlain Road, Jordanhill, music from Toon Town with the Cast made its debut on the 1998 bonus of screen gems from film and Glasgow. Doors 8pm Tickets label sampler Records for the £12, Tickets Scotland http://t-s.co/ TV. So bring the kids and settle Working Class, releasing the fulldown in the good seats - it’s time to poli0 length The End of the Ring Wars later that same year. In 1999 they get on with the show! Stevenson 3 NOVEMBER Hall, The Royal Conservatoire of released a new single, Skatter Ik Scotland, 100 Renfrew St, Glasgow, Ignito, as well as a split EP with Price Band A Tickets £20, £15 Price ELEANOR MCEVOY: Woodend labelmates Planes Mistaken for Bowling and Tennis Club, 30 Band B £17.50 (£12.50) (£5 for Stars and Race Car Riot; Mare Chamberlain Road, Glasgow. Time SNJO Youth Card holders, free for Vitalis followed in early 2000, 8pm. under 16s) £0.50 booking fee per heavily showcasing Baruth's transaction. Time 7.30pm. 0141 complicated beats and the band's 5 NOVEMBER 332 5057. overall dense, atmospheric sound. Despite the hints of a new direction, www.rcs.ac.uk LITTLE KICKS / Supporting the album couldn't have prepared Public Service Broadcasting; WHERE THE FOLKS AT: Weekly fans for the two Low Level Owl albums released in 2001. Complex, live folk sessions in the cosy Kitchen Oran Mor, Byres Rd Glasgow. Time: 7:00pm. Admission: £12.00. Age Bar. Flying Duck, 142 Renfield delicate, and highly experimental, Street, Glasgow. Tickets Free. Time restrictions: All Ages. these two records took a cue from 6pm – 8pm. Radiohead's Kid A and sent the 9 NOVEMBER band careening into space rock and flyingduckclub@gmail.com electronica with only traces of emo THE COAL PORTERS: Woodend poking through. The records weren't 28 OCTOBER Bowling and Tennis Club,30 nearly as commercially accepted, Chamberlain Road, Glasgow. Time BRASS DEPARTMENT – but their overall bravery showed 8pm. CRESCENDO: The Brass that the band was prepared to make stylistic leaps. June Miller is Department takes it ‘one louder’ as 10 NOVEMBER they grow from solos through to cinematographic dream state, soundtrack of landscapes that have large ensembles, showcasing the ROD PICOTT: Woodend Bowling widest range of ensembles and no name. It is dense sound, yet and Tennis Club,30 Chamberlain dynamics possible. Ledger Recital rarefied - meteorology of Road, Glasgow. Time 8pm. consciousness, often cumulonimbus Room, The Royal Conservatoire of of rain and rage, sometimes a white Scotland, 100 Renfrew St, Glasgow, Tickets £9.50, £7.50, £0.50 booking 15 NOVEMBER stain stretched and floating the blue. Verse Metrics is a Glasgow- fee per transaction. Time 1pm. RODDY HART & THE LONESOME 0141 332 5057 based alternative band. Stereo, FIRE: Roddy Hart & The Lonesome www.rcs.ac.uk 20 – 28 Renfield Lane, Glasgow. Fire are set to make their mark this Time 7pm. Tickets £12. year with the release of their long 31 OCTOBER www.facebook.com/ awaited eponymous album. The TheAppleseedCast Arches, Glasgow. Tickets £12.50 THE COURTESANS: STG www.facebook.com/versemetrics
plus b.f. Doors 7pm. 19 NOVEMBER ALICE AND THE RAMPANT TRIO Supporting Jonah Matranga: Described by some as ‘like Fleetwood Mac, but darker’ and as being similar to Marianne Faithful, Alice and the Rampant Trio (ART3 to those in the know) are an acoustic/folk/rock 4-piece formed in the sunny town of St Andrews. They offer up a mix of acoustic and rock with a powerful front led by the duo-lead vocals of Alice Challiner and Nicola Fraser. Acoustic Gig, Nice N Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall St, Glasgow. Tickets £9. Time 7.30pm. www.facebook.com/ alicaeandtherampanttrio 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 23 NOVEMBER LOU HICKEY Plus support, Presented by stripped sessions. Moving on from her success as cowriter and vocalist of the critically acclaimed Codeine Velvet Club with Jon Fratelli, Lou Hickey is now getting 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. Tron Theatre, Victoria Bar, 63 Trongate, Glasgow. Tickets £6. 24 NOVEMBER 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 trouser splitting shocked the nation, was a Melody Maker teen idol award winner in 1964 and spent 91 weeks in the charts. The Fortunes
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KATHRYN WILLIAMS' artful and soulful compositions and sweet sound have got the ERIC TAYLOR is a sage musician, a lyrical critics falling over each other to heap praise genius and a master of the guitar. If you're on her. She is more than just a folk singer/ not familiar with Taylor by name, you've songwriter, producing music that possesses probably heard his songs performed by great depth and multiple dimensions, and people such as Nanci Griffith and Lyle Lovett. which addresses both the everyday and the He has created a multitude of fans and surreal and abstract. Mundell Music, Back devotees that are legends themselves in the Stage, The Green Hotel, 2 Muirs, Kinross, singer/songwriter realm, artists who have Perthshire. Tickets £12. long considered Taylor to be a teacher and a lantern bearer whose time is long overdue. 10 OCTOBER Eric Taylor simply says, 'I've always had a hard time seeing myself as a folk singer. I FIONA HUNTER & MIKE VASS: Kirkcaldy guess I am one'. Mundell Music, Back Stage, Acoustic Music Club, Polish Ex-servicemen's The Green Hotel, 2 Muirs, Kinross, Club, Bennochy House, Forth Park Drive, Perthshire. Tickets £12. Kirkcaldy. Entry £8 members, £10 non5 OCTOBER ROSS AND JARLATH: Two of the fieriest talents in contemporary Celtic piping, Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, Stirling, Tickets £13, £11. Time 8pm. Tel 01786274000
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DRY THE RIVER / THIS SILENT FOREST: This Silent Forest are about to release their much anticipated debut album. The band are THIS SILENT FOREST: This Silent Forest currently releasing preview clips from that are about to release their much anticipated release on their facebook page. Go and check debut album. The band are currently them out, we guarantee you'll love the band releasing preview clips from that release on and want to come to this. Dundee Beat their facebook page. Go and check them out, Generator, 70 N Lindsay St. Dundee. Time we guarantee you'll love the band and want 8.30pm. Tickets £14 from Groucho’s. to come to this. Twa Tams. 79 – 81 Scott Street, Perth. Time 8pm. ATOMIC BLONDIE (BLONDIE TRIBUTE);
The show features all the classic hits plus EUGENE ONEGIN; Met Opera Live on trademark Debbie Harry costumes, including Screen, Horsecross Arts, Perth Concert Hall & the famous 'Bin Liner Outfit' and 'Vulture Tee' Perth Theatre, 185 High Street, Perth. as seen in the video for Atomic. The band have studied Blondie in great detail to LIGHTS OUT BY NINE; A nine-piece soul recreate the next best thing and make their and blues collective from Fife. Learning their tribute as authentic as possible. Including the craft through the classic songs of Otis hits Heart of Glass, Sunday Girl, Maria, Tide Redding, Wilson Pickett and Ronald Isley to is High, Rapture, Hanging on the Telephone, name but a few Lights Out By Nine have now Denis, Dreaming, Rip Her to Shreds, One developed a collection of original songs which Way or Another and many more, including is commanding a growing amount of media recent versions from Blondie's 'Live By attention. Mundell Music, Back Stage, The Request' TV Show in the USA. A combination Green Hotel, 2 Muirs, Kinross, Perthshire. of great experienced top-class professional Tickets £12. musicians and a stunning experienced professional vocalist! Mundell Music, Back 6 OCTOBER Stage, The Green Hotel, 2 Muirs, Kinross, Perthshire. Tickets £15. STEVEN OSBORNE; Perth Piano Sundays. Horsecross Arts, Perth Concert Hall & Perth 12 OCTOBER Theatre, 185 High Street, Perth. 8 OCTOBER ELLIOTT MORRIS is a young guitarist and singer/songwriter prominent in the Lincolnshire, UK music scene who is known for his 'unorthodox' style of percussive guitar. EP launch of new songs that track his
LA SERENISSIMA: A Tale of Two Seasons: Horsecross Arts, Perth Concert Hall & Perth Theatre, 185 High Street, Perth. MONEY FOR NOTHING (Dire Straits Tribute); Money For Nothing was formed in 2000 as a tribute to one of the world's premier rock bands - Dire Straits. The
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MUSIC NEWS Scotland GIGguide …….. page 14: dundee / fife / perth / stirling / falkirk abundant energy and the excellence and musicality of their performance makes Money For Nothing a 'must see' for any rock enthusiast or Dire Straits fan. Fronting the band is the brilliant guitarist and Mark Knopfler sound-alike Aled Williams. Behind him the lineup features top-class and experienced musicians that make this band a worthy tribute to Dire Straits. Aled and all the band have studied Dire Straits in great depth to re-create their tribute to be as close to the real thing. Mundell Music, Back Stage, The Green Hotel, 2 Muirs, Kinross, Perthshire. Tickets £15.
with a powerful front led by the duo-lead vocals of Alice Challiner and Nicola Fraser. Aikman's, 32 Bell Street, St Andrews, Time 8.30pm. www.facebook.com/alicaeandtherampanttrio
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ALICE AND THE RAMPANT TRIO: Described by some as ‘like Fleetwood Mac, but darker’ and as being similar to Marianne Faithful, Alice and the Rampant Trio (ART3 to those in the know) are an acoustic/ folk/rock 4-piece formed in the sunny town of St Andrews. They offer up a mix of acoustic and rock with a powerful front led by the duo-lead vocals of Alice Challiner 14 OCTOBER and Nicola Fraser. Dunfermline Live, PJ Malloys, 7 Canmore St, HEBRIDES ENSEMBLE; classical lunchtime Concert, Horsecross Arts, Town Centre, Dunfermline Perth Concert Hall & Perth Theatre, www.facebook.com/alicaeandtherampanttrio 185 High Street, Perth. 21 OCTOBER 15 OCTOBER ROLL WYN JAMES: Unfinished Business. Horsecross Arts, Perth Concert Hall & Perth Theatre, 185 High Street, Perth. 17 OCTOBER
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DECLAN SINNOTT; With a career spanning over 40 years, Declan AL HUGHES ALBUM LAUNCH Sinnott has played guitar and "Feels like Robert Johnson Part 3" Kirkcaldy Acoustic Music Club, Polish produced music for Irish folk luminaries such as Christy Moore, Ex-servicemen's Club, Bennochy House, Forth Park Drive, Kirkcaldy. Mary Black, Sinead Lohan and John Spillane to name but a few. He was Entry £8 members, £10 nonmembers. Starting at 7.30 till about a founding member of Horslips and Moving Hearts - two of the most 10.30. influential trad /electric bands in www.kirkcaldyacousticmusicclub.co.uk Ireland, Mundell Music, Back Stage, The Green Hotel, 2 Muirs, Kinross, 18 OCTOBER Perthshire.
for 'Must Be The Music' (Sky's 'real' version of the X Factor). She joined the queue and went on to win the competition. She subsequently secured a record deal with Universal Music and scored to 2 Top 10 Singles and a Top 15 album. The Corinna Hotel, 44 Atholl St, Perth MET OPERA LIVE ON SCREEN: The Nose. Horsecross Arts, Perth Concert Hall & Perth Theatre, 185 High Street, Perth. SIMON KEMPSTON: Simon Kempston is a very highly regarded Scottish songwriter and leading fingerstyle guitarist. An awardwinning songwriter and an inspiring, poetic lyricist, his distinctive guitar playing is steeped in the history of the folk, blues and celtic traditions and is complemented by a rich, powerful and compelling vocal. Mundell Music, Back Stage, The Green Hotel, 2 Muirs, Kinross, Perthshire.
Drive, Kirkcaldy. Entry £8 members, £10 non-members. Starting at 7.30 till about 10.30. www.kirkcaldyacousticmusicclub.co.uk
JAMES YORKSTON, JON THORNE AND SUHAIL YUSUF KHAN playing Dewar House Experimental Batch; Cambo House, (A big hallowcambo’een), Kingsbarns, St Andrews. Tel 01333 450054. Show 7pm-midnight www.camboestate.com 1 NOVEMBER SKERRYVORE: Buchlyvie Village Hall, Main St, Buchlyvie. Doors 19:00. With support, from 20:00 Tickets £15 from Buchlyvie Costcutters Shop 3 NOVEMBER
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ROSS AND JARLATH: 27th/28th Two of the fieriest talents in contemporary Celtic piping, Perthshire Amber, Perth. Tel 01350724261
POLICE DOG HOGAN; 7 piece Country/folk band. Backstage, The Green Hotel, 2 The Muirs, Kinross. Doors 8pm Tickets £14.Tel 01577 863467
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ANDY FAIRWEATHER LOW; Andy Fairweather Low’s pedigree is the stuff rock dreams are made of. He first came to prominence at the vanguard of the new youthful expression of music as the lead singer in Amen Corner. The 60s saw them clock up hit after pop hit. Songs such as 'Bend Me Shape Me', 'Hello Suzy', '( If Paradise is ) Half As Nice' are internationally remembered to this day. Mundell Music, Back Stage, The Green Hotel, 2 Muirs, Kinross, Perthshire.
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BLACK UMFOLOSI 5 (Zimbabwe); a very welcome return visit to the area by the amazing singing & dancing group Black Umfolosi 5, from Zimbabwe. The Rough Guide to Zimbabwe describes Black Umfolosi 5 as PAUL ROSE BAND: Paul is one of 24 OCTOBER follows: "Their songs, sung in close, Tyneside's premier assets, an rich harmony, address general awesome guitar player with strong human concerns - love, family, and confident vocals playing classic TYDE: Kirkcaldy Acoustic Music Club, Polish Ex-servicemen's Club, spirit - as well as contemporary blues rock numbers and original Bennochy House, Forth Park Drive, problems - wars, apartheid, the material. Mundell Music, Back Kirkcaldy. Entry £8 members, £10 environment and AIDS. Their music Stage, The Green Hotel, 2 Muirs, non-members. Starting at 7.30 till is fresh and surprising, not only for Kinross, Perthshire. 30 OCTOBER about 10.30. the interesting text, but also for the www.kirkcaldyacousticmusicclub.co.uk typical intricate rhythms, unusual 19 OCTOBER SIMON CRAWFORD-PHILLIPS AND PHILIP MOORE; Classical. In harmonies and interspersed clicking, THE HAWKLORDS: Following their 25 OCTOBER the nineteenth century, in the days clapping and shouting, which combine to produce a natural funky critically acclaimed 2012 album before iPods, performing THE COALTOWN DAISIES; The and rugged aura". The group, who release 'We Are One' Hawklords transcriptions was often the only Coaltown Daises fuse together the return to the UK tour circuit with a way people could hear masterworks. are much loved around the world, musical stylings of established new show featuring many classic These transcriptions for piano duet offer their sweet sounds of acapella singer-songwriters, Lynzy Moutter with marvellous harmonies and 'Hawk' songs alongside brand new are performed by the brilliant duo and Vivienne Bern. It is no surprise gospel singing, as well as material and songs from the 'We Simon Crawford-Phillips and Phillip captivating dancing including the Are One' album. The live shows also that their shared passion for music Moore. Horsecross Arts, Perth in all shapes and sizes steered them gumboot dancing of South Africa. feature a stunning digitally Concert Hall & Perth Theatre, 185 towards meeting in the middle and Black Umfolosi deliver their projected lightshow specially High Street, Perth. Starts 7.30pm. collaborating on their original songs. performance with fun and joyful created by lighting designer Detailing their music with dual extraordinaire, Dave 'Lighthouse' JAMES YORKSTON, JON THORNE enthusiasm. This bare-torsoed, harmonies, intelligent lyrics and raw hard-hatted group, never fail to Johnson. Mundell Music, Back AND SUHAIL YUSUF emotion, they want nothing more captivate their audience and Stage, The Green Hotel, 2 Muirs, KHAN playing Dewar House than to perform them in front of a encourage them on to the stage to Kinross, Perthshire. Experimental Batch; Carnegie great audience. Mundell Music, Back join in the performance. Birnam Hall, East Port, Dunfermline. Tel Stage, The Green Hotel, 2 Muirs, Arts, Station Rd. Birnam, Dunkeld. ALICE AND THE RAMPANT TRIO: 01383 602302 Show 7.30pm Kinross, Perthshire. Doors open at 7.30pm for an Described by some as ‘like Tickets £12/£10 conc. 8.00pm start. Ticket prices are Fleetwood Mac, but darker’ and as www.onfife.com 26 OCTOBER £13.50 (advance), £15 on the door. being similar to Marianne Faithful, As ever, under-18's tickets cost £5. Alice and the Rampant Trio (ART3 to 31 OCTOBER (01350 727674 / www.birnamarts. those in the know) are an acoustic/ EMMA’S IMAGINATION; After several years of busking on the com), Dunkeld News and Pet Stop folk/rock 4-piece formed in the SANGSTERS: Kirkcaldy Acoustic streets of Glasgow, Emma stumbled (01350 727348) and Birnam CD sunny town of St Andrews. They Music Club, Polish Ex-servicemen's across a queue auditioning people (01350 727158). offer up a mix of acoustic and rock Club, Bennochy House, Forth Park
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GREGORZ KUPCZYK’S CETI with support from label mates THRASHIST REGIME: Fat Hippy Records presents legendary Polish metal singer Gregorz Kupczyk’s CETI with support from label mates Thrashist Regime, in The Lemon Tree Lounge (standing), West North Street, Aberdeen, doors at 7.30pm. Tickets from www.boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122
winning Russian pianist DENIS KOZHUKHIN about his approach to performing one of the great piano concertos, before performing with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in the Music Hall, Aberdeen at 6.30pm. Free to ticket holders. BBC SCOTTISH SYMPHONY With conductor Thomas Dausgaard and pianist Denis Kozhukhin, present Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No2, with Sibelius’s Finlandia and Nielsen’s Symphony No4 (The Inextinguishable), in the Music Hall, Aberdeen at 7.30pm. Tickets from boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122 The orchestra invite the audience to stay on after their main concert performance to hear Denis Kozhukhin’s sublime rendition of Franz Liszt’s Bénédiction du Dieu dans la soliture. Free. AL-KINDIE ENSEMBLE: As part of the Sound festival and in association with the University of Aberdeen, one of the best formations devoted to classical Arab music, The Lemon Tree Studio, West North Street, Aberdeen, doors at 8pm. Tickets from www.boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122 26 OCTOBER
BBC SCOTTISH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA workshop: Musicians, whether experienced amateurs or complete novices, are invited to take part in a free 15 OCTOBER workshop and unique performance with the BBC Scottish Symphony NINA NESBITT: The extraordinary Orchestra, in the Music Hall, 18-year-old Scottish singer/ Aberdeen at 10am to 1pm. songwriter Nina Nesbitt plays, in Log on to www.bbc.co.uk/bbcsso or The Lemon Tree Lounge (standing), email SSOutreach@bbc.co.uk for West North Street, Aberdeen, doors more information. at 7.30pm. Tickets from 27 OCTOBER www.boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122 THE WEDDING PRESENT: Playing all the A sides of their 1992 Hit 17 OCTOBER Parade along with other landmark works, in The Lemon Tree Lounge THE PIGEON DETECTIVES: (standing), West North Street, Returning to their perch as one of Aberdeen, doors at 7pm. the key bands of the last-00s indieTickets from rock boom with a new album. The www.boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel Lemon Tree Lounge (standing), 01224 641122 West North Street, Aberdeen, doors at 7.30pm. 31 OCTOBER Tickets from www.boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel SCOTTISH OPERA PRESENTS 01224 641122 MOZART’S Don Giovanni, with Cardiff Singer of the World Audience 21 OCTOBER Prize winner Jacques Imbrailo in the title role, alongside Péter SCOTTISH ENSEMBLE present Kálmán, Susan Gritton and beloved Britain vs Germany, with music by Scottish soprano Lisa Milne, in His Walton, Leopold Hurt, Martin Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen, at Suckling and Brahms, in the Music 7.30pm. Hall, Aberdeen at 7.30pm. Tickets from Tickets from www.boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel www.boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122 01224 641122 25 OCTOBER PRE-CONCERT TALK with award-
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ROYAL SCOTTISH NATIONAL ORCHESTRA with conductor Rumon Gamba and cellist Guy Johnston: perform Britten’s Suite on English Folk Tunes, Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto No1 and Vaughan Williams’ Symphony No5, in the Music Hall, Aberdeen at 7.30pm, plus pre-concert talk at 6.45pm free to ticket holders. Tickets from www.boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122
LITTLE KICKS / Supporting Public Service Broadcasting: Public Service Broadcasting perform with their uniquely spellbinding live AV transmissions, They weave samples from old public information films, archive footage and propaganda material around live drums, guitar, banjo and electronics, in The Lemon Tree Lounge (standing), West North Street, Aberdeen, doors at 7.30pm. Admission: £12.00. Tickets from www.boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122 AMERICAN MEETS SCOTLAND CONCERT, In aid of Macmillan Cancer Support, an evening of music and dance both classical and traditional from both side of the Atlantic in the American Meets Scotland Concert, in the Music Hall, Aberdeen at 7.30pm. Tickets from www.boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122
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9 NOVEMBER PERE Ubu: An experimental rock music group, formed in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1975, Pere Ubu has never been commercially successful but has a devoted following and is an influential and critically acclaimed band, in The Lemon Tree Lounge, West North Street, Aberdeen, doors at 7.30pm. Tickets from www.boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122
CAPERCAILLE: Celebrating their 30th anniversary year with a new album and a UK tour, bring their innovative approach to traditional Celtic music to the Music Hall, Aberdeen at 7.30pm. Tickets from www.boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122 13 NOVEMBER ROBYN HITCHCOCK: Following the release of his new album in March, his 60th birthday celebrations and performances at Deerhunter and Glastonbury, in The Lemon Tree Lounge (seated), West North Street, Aberdeen, doors at 7.30pm. Tickets from www.boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122 14 NOVEMBER BRIT FLOYD presents P-U-L-S-E 2013: Featuring note-for-note performances of five full album sides and including the trademark Pink Floyd arch and circle light show, in the Music Hall, Aberdeen at 8pm. Tickets from www.boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122 15 NOVEMBER
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www.classic-clapton.com SCOTTISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA: With conductor Robin Ticciati and pianist Paul Lewis, perform Schumann Symphonies 1 & 4 and Mozart’s Piano Concerto No25, in the Music Hall, Aberdeen at 7.30pm. Tickets from www.boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122 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 Piping Centre presents The National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland, a non-competing cutting edge performance pipe band for 1025-year-olds in Scotland, in the Music Hall, Aberdeen at 8pm. Tickets from tel 01224 641122 or – www.boxofficeaberdeen.com
THE SOUTH, Formed in 1988, The Beautiful South had a string of hit singles and despite the departure of songwriter Paul Heaton, lead singers Dave Hemingway and Ali Wheeler were having too much fun to quit and have formed The South, performing in The Lemon Tree Lounge (standing), West North Street, Aberdeen, doors at 7pm. Tickets from www.boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122 25 NOVEMBER THE EDITORS plus support, British alternative rocker The Editors, in the Music Hall, Aberdeen, doors at 7pm. Tickets from www.boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122
RED HOT CHILLI PIPERS, Taking their signature Bagrock sound back to the North-east. Music Hall, Aberdeen at 7.30pm. Tickets from 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 boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122
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Hall, Arrochar. Doors Open for bar at 7pm, programme starts at 8pm. Adults £10. http://www.blackheartmusic.co.uk 12 OCTOBER BLACKHEART: Richard Pilkington (acoustic guitar and mandola) and Chrissy Mostyn (vocals) are the boy - girl duo Blackheart, one of the fastest rising acts of the new acoustic generation. With wide ranging influences combining folk, country, rock and even classical music, their ultra catchy music defies categorisation. King Hall Grange, Keith. http://www.blackheartmusic.co.uk 13 OCTOBER
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MUSIC NEWS Scotland GIGguide …….. page 14: highlands / islands / dumfries + south west / scottish borders radio playlist despite their love for the unexpected and their post rock leanings. Hootananny, 67 Church St, Inverness 8 NOVEMBER SKERRYVORE: Seaboard Memorial Hall, East St, Balintore, by Tain. Doors 20:00; With support from 20:30 Tickets £12.50 from Seaboard Memorial Hall, 01862 832888 9 NOVEMBER RODDY HART & THE LONESOME FIRE: Roddy Hart & The Lonesome Fire are set to make their mark this year with the release of their long awaited eponymous album. Ironworks, 122b Academy Street, Inverness. Doors 7pm. Tickets £8. 14 NOVEMBER BREABACH: Breabach, nominated for numerous BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and current holders of ‘Best Group’ at the Scots Trad Music Awards, incorporate highland bagpipes, fiddle, guitar, bass, flute, bouzouki, step dance, Gaelic and Scots song, to produce a dynamic, diverse and captivating performance, Birnam Arts Centre, Station Rd, Birnam. Doors 7.30pm. Stage 8pm, www.birnamarts.com 21 NOVEMBER 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 trouser splitting shocked the nation, was a Melody Maker teen idol award winner in 1964 and spent 91 weeks in the charts. The Fortunes stormed the Top 10 with You’ve Got Your Troubles, Here It Comes Again, Freedom Come Freedom Go and Storm in a Teacup. And finally, Brian Poole and Chip Hawkes. On stage together. Eden Court Theatre, Bishop’s Road, Inverness. 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 www.springsteensessions.co.uk 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 Send us all your gig dates for Dumfriesshire, South West and Cumbria. Email them to Carol -
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Admission £10+bf Tickets a contemporary edge, Tyde deliver Kilwinning from 9pm free admission from Barnstorm. Minimum age is modern, punchy, danceable tunes, 16. 12 OCTOBER carefully arranged songs and www.springsteensessions.co.uk intricate, emotional slow sets and as FIVE WHEEL DRIVE: Eagle to the bands song writing skills Tavern, Prestwick from 9pm free there is really something admission remarkable going on. It’s the mixture of raw energy, prodigious NO DOGZ ALLOWED: Alton Inn, musical ability and clever, fresh Kilwinning from 9pm free admission arrangements that make Tyde something different. Red Roof Cafe, Send us all your gig dates for Holmisdale, Glendale, Isle of Skye. 18 OCTOBER Scottish Borders and Tickets £12. Buy tickets by calling Northumberland. SIXTIES GOLD 50th 01470 511766. Email them to Carol ANNIVERSARY TOUR: For lovers carol.musicnewsscotland@gmail.com www.redroofskye.co.uk of Sixties music, this is the ultimate, www.tydefolk.com and probably never to be repeated, 4 OCTOBER line-up. Don’t miss your chance to 26 OCTOBER celebrate the 50th anniversary of GREG TROOPER: Greg Trooper is a when it all began. Featuring record singer/songwriter who has released ESTRELLA; Stromness Hotelbreaking Merseybeat band Gerry & 11 albums since 1986. Raised in the Orkney Islands. The Pacemakers. Also from shore town of Little Silver, NJ he Liverpool and tipped to be as big as became enthralled by the greater 7 NOVEMBER The Beatles, The Searchers’ first New York area’s rich music scene. single also went to No. 1 and led to He discovered a sort of holy musical CHRIS STOUT & FINALY five more Top 5 hits and a total of MACDONALD; Off the back of trinity in the work of Otis Redding, 128 weeks in the charts. recording their new album The Bob Dylan, and Hank Williams, with Cauld Wind at the studio in Mareel, Controversial, ponytailed P.J. their guiding lights of passion, Proby, whose trouser splitting Chris Stout and Finlay MacDonald, literary dexterity and plainspoken shocked the nation, was a Melody joined by master guitarist Ross honesty. It’s one reason Trooper’s Maker teen idol award winner in Martin, will be returning to the music feels equally informed by 1964 and spent 91 weeks in the venue for a thrilling live Memphis soul, Greenwich Village charts. The Fortunes stormed the folk and Nashville twang.Loudon performance. Mareel, Lerwick, Top 10 with You’ve Got Your Tickets via Shetland Box Office in Temple Music, Heart of Hawick Mareel & Islesburgh, over the phone Troubles, Here It Comes Again, auditorium, Hawick. Time 7.30pm. Freedom Come Freedom Go and on 01595 745 555.and online at Tickets £12 (£10) Storm in a Teacup. And finally, www.shetlandboxoffice.org and www.brookfield-knights.com Brian Poole and Chip Hawkes. On mareel.org stage together. DG1 Hoods Loaning, 5 OCTOBER Dumfries. 7 DECEMBER ST BOSWELLS LIVE! presents: THE SPRINGSTEEN SESSIONS: 19 OCTOBER Autumn Blues with Red Dawg / Formed in 2010, this team of gifted Blue to The Bone; A fantastic musicians faithfully re-create the evening of blues with the Granite TAMBO & THE SPITFIRES: Alton authentic sound of ‘The Boss’ and City’s finest blues rock outfit, Red Inn, Kilwinning from 9pm free The E Street Band in a blistering Dawg. They are a five-piece blues admission show which grabs you from the rock band who perform a driving opening chords of Badlands until it and exciting blend of originals and UPSHOT: Eagle Tavern, Prestwick deposits you two hours (and 40 covers is something that, as with all from 9pm free admission years of music) later with tracks good things in live, has to be from Wrecking Ball. A must for fans experienced to appreciate it at its 25 OCTOBER of The Boss (and the musically best. Comprising a classic curious)… a great night out is combination of vocals and sax, lead MOSA FUNK CLUB: Eagle Tavern, and rhythm guitar, bass and drums, guaranteed! Mareel, North Ness, Prestwick from 9pm free admission plus the brilliant blues trio Blue to Lerwick ; www.springsteensessions.co.uk The Bone. They have their roots in
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fastest rising acts of the new acoustic generation. With wide ranging influences combining folk, country, rock and even classical music, their ultra catchy music defies categorisation. Village Hall, Birgham, Berwickshire. (between Kelso and Coldsteam). www.blackheartmusic.co.uk
traditional music today. Eastgate Arts Centre, Peebles. Tickets £14. Time 7.30pm. Tel 01721725777 27 OCTOBER
TWEED SESSIONS: A song for the source of the Tweed. The 4th in a series of traditional music sessions along the River Tweed, celebrating the music and song of the Tweed 9 OCTOBER catchment area. These will celebrate the music and song of the Tweed BLACKHEART: Richard Pilkington catchment in particular, and of the (acoustic guitar and mandola) and Borders region more generally, Chrissy Mostyn (vocals) are the boy - girl duo Blackheart, one of the meaning ‘both sides the Tweed’. The sessions are open to local musicians fastest rising acts of the new and members of the public and acoustic generation. With wide everyone is welcome to come along ranging influences combining folk, and share in the tradition by playing country, rock and even classical or listening. The Tweed Sessions @ music, their ultra catchy music Tweedsmuir Village Hall, defies categorisation. Bedrule Tweedmuir, Nr Peebles, Village Hall, Hawick. www.facebook.com/ www.blackheartmusic.co.uk WorkingtheTweed 19 OCTOBER 2 NOVEMBER HAWICK MUSIC LIVE: At Heart of Hawick. A dynamic clarinet quartet, THE SPRINGSTEEN SESSIONS: founded in early 2010, with a wealth Formed in 2010, this team of gifted of experience in all aspects of music musicians faithfully re-create the entertainmne, from classical recitals authentic sound of ‘The Boss’ and The E Street Band in a blistering to wedding ceremonies and show which grabs you from the educational workshops. All four members are conservatoire trained opening chords of Badlands until it deposits you two hours (and 40 and frequently play with all of the professional orchestras in Scotland years of music) later with tracks from Wrecking Ball. A must for fans and further afield. A unique 6 OCTOBER alternative to the string quartet, the of The Boss (and the musically curious)… a great night out is BLACKHEART: Richard Pilkington different combinations of guaranteed! Hawick Town Hall, (acoustic guitar and mandola) and instrumentation allow Cameo to Hawick. Chrissy Mostyn (vocals) are the play a wide variety of styles from www.springsteensessions.co.uk boy - girl duo Blackheart, one of the contemporary music to popular fastest rising acts of the new classics. Tickets from Gary Scott o 15 NOVEMBER acoustic generation. With wide 01573 440594 or ranging influences combining folk, gary@corvustechnology.co.uk country, rock and even classical THE SPRINGSTEEN SESSIONS: music, their ultra catchy music 24 OCTOBER Formed in 2010, this team of gifted defies categorisation. Newstead musicians faithfully re-create the Hall, Melrose ROSS AND JARLATH: Two of the authentic sound of ‘The Boss’ and www.blackheartmusic.co.uk fieriest talents in contemporary Celtic piping, Ross and Jarlath head The E Street Band in a blistering show which grabs you from the 8 OCTOBER a new and exciting six piece band opening chords of Badlands until it producing a unique blend of newly deposits you two hours (and 40 BLACKHEART; Richard Pilkington arranged and composed music for (acoustic guitar and mandola) and Uilleann pipes, Border pipes, whistle years of music) later with tracks from Wrecking Ball. A must for fans Chrissy Mostyn (vocals) are the and song, that is an up-to-date, of The Boss (and the musically boy - girl duo Blackheart, one of the reflection of the state of acoustic
curious)… a great night out is guaranteed! The Maltings. Berwickupon-Tweed. Tickets £12.50 / £11 concs, Circle £13.50, Box Seat £15 www.springsteensessions.co.uk 17 NOVEMBER HAWICK MUSIC LIVE! GAJIC & GAJIC: At Heart of Hawick. Andrea Gajic began her musical training at St Mary's Music School, Edinburgh. Aged 12, she performed Bruch's Scottish Fantasy at St James' Palace in London for Yehudi Menuhin's 60th birthday celebration. Between 1990 and 1995 Andrea studied in Moscow at the Russian Gnesins Academy of Music, gaining her Masters Degree and Diploma in Solo Performance. Andrea currently teaches violin at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Djordje Gajic began his musical studies aged 6 in Serbia, graduating from the Russian Academy of Music in 1993. Since then he has won many international competitions and performed with several international orchestras. These are two expetional musicians and there is no doubt a violin and accordion will generate a fair selection of unusual musical blends. Tickets from Gary Scott o 01573 440594 or gary@corvustechnology.co.uk 21 NOVEMBER BREABACH: Eastgate Theatre & Arts Centre, Peebles. Breabach, nominated for numerous BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and current holders of ‘Best Group’ at the Scots Trad Music Awards, incorporate highland bagpipes, fiddle, guitar, bass, flute, bouzouki, step dance, Gaelic and Scots song, to produce a dynamic, diverse and captivating performance. Doors 7.20pm. Stage 7.30pm www.eastgatearts.com
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OCTOBER Glasgow Americana Festival Glasgow October 3-6
2013 is the eighth year of the Selkirk Sessions Traditional Music Festival and flows on from the two previous Both Sides of the Tweed Festivals which ceased in 2005. Selkirk Sessions welcomes all musicians who enjoy playing folk (traditional or modern), contemporary and bluegrass music; and anyone who just likes listening to good stuff.
Glasgow's annual celebration of Americana brings musicians from as www.selkirksessions.com far afield as Texas and Canada to perform roots music from blues to rockabilly. Callander Jazz www.glasgowamericana.com
St Andrew’s Voices
and Blues Festival Callander October 4-6
St Andrews October 3-6
The Callander Jazz and Blues Festival is now firmly established on the UK Festival map and is one of the Set in the beautiful historic town of largest rural music festival events in St Andrews and drawing together Scotland. Visit the Heart of Scotland the very best musicians from the and experience a weekend of first UK and beyond, St Andrews Voices class entertainment amongst the presents inspirational concerts cele- early autumn splendour of the Trosbrating the voice in all its many sachs. guises: opera, folk, lieder, jazz, early music, musical theatre and www.callanderjazz.com much more… www.standrewsvoices.com
Carluke Jam Festival
Cupar Arts Festival Cupar October 5-17
Carluke October 4-5
This biannual festival programes the very best in contemporary visual art and is a feast of installation, interThe first of an annual event, Carventions, exhibitions and performluke Jam Festival is a celebration of ance. The festival won't take place Carluke's Jam making heritage and again until 2015, so don't miss out! music through an exciting array of family friendly events. Ran by Car- www.cupararts.org.uk luke Development Trust the Friday evening sees lots of local bands and Glasgay! musicians in various Carluke pubs Glasgow and then on Saturday evening there's a grand finale with a concert October 9 - November 9 in Carluke Lifestyles Centre hosted by Jim Gellatly and featuring music Welcome to Glasgay!. The 20th anniversary festival runs in Glasgow from Roddy Woomble (Idlewild), with an exciting line up including TeenCanteen, Carbon Copy and work from Jackie Kay, Scottee, Tina more. C, Maw Broon, Terry Neason, Stef Smith, Martin O'Connor & Donna https://twitter.com/CarlukeJamFest www.facebook.com/pages/Carluke-Jam-Festival/555671057796701 Rutherford. We celebrate our LEGACY and the particular contribution Ullapool Guitar Festival made by LGBT artists past and preUllapool sent. October 4-6 Come and Join us for the 14th Ullapool Guitar Festival this October 2013. Amazing musicians in concert and held held in stunning surroundings. Enjoy workshops, 5 concerts, the guitar exhibition/trade show and the best kept secret in Ullapool - three nights of "The Late Club" - starting at midnight and runs till 03.00 am (and sometimes longer!). If you love guitar music in all its forms then this Festival is not to be missed. Only £130 for a full weekend ticket! www.ullapoolguitarfestival.com
Selkirk Sessions Selkirk October 4-6
Frontier Festival Berwick-upon-Tweed October 10-13 The Frontier Festival takes its name from Berwick’s border location, as well as the organiser’s desire to showcase the best music from the “frontiers” of lo-fi, indie, rock, electronic and folk. The line-up includes the finest artists from Berwickupon-Tweed, northeast England and southeast Scotland, along with international touring acts. Tickets from The Maltings 01289 330999 or www.maltingsberwick.co.uk/events/music
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Shetland Accordion and Fiddle Festival
cultivation of Gaelic literature, history, music and art.
Shetland October 10-14
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This the 26th festival presents the best in traditional music from Shetland, Scotland, Ireland and Scandinavia. The Shetland Accordion and Fiddle Club promotes the best in tradional Shetland music, holding events throughout the year, as well as the annual Shetland Accordion & Fiddle Festival (SAFF)
Blazin’ in Beauly Beauly October 12-19
Blazin’ Fiddles host the 13th Blazin’ in Beauly from 12th til 19th October 2013. Expect full immersion into the music, culture and craic of the Highlands of Scotland – things which Blazin’ Fiddles have been championing throughout their 15 years in the www.shetlandaccordionandfiddle.com Scottish music scene. A unique opportunity to learn from the band The Spree and their special guest tutors as Paisley well as take part in sessions, conOctober 10-20 certs, masterclasses and ceilidhs whilst establishing new connections The Spree is back after a successful in a stunning part of the country. debut in Paisley last year…and the 2013 version will be bigger and betwww.blazininbeauly.com ter. Taking place over 11 days in October, the festival has been deBiggar Little Festival signed to wrap around the Royal Biggar National Mòd, Scotland’s premier October 17-27 celebration of Gaelic language and culture, which is coming to Paisley A family-friendly festival in the hisfor the first time. With Mòd fringe events also taking place in the town toric market town of Biggar celeat the same time, Paisley will have brating music, dance, arts and crafts, literature, and drama. Biggar a real festival feel, and will be the will be filled with an eclectic proplace to be in October.The bulk of gramme of workshops, exhibitions, The Spree action will take place in the unique setting of a Spiegeltent children's events, performances, a in County Square in the heart of the craft and food fair, and festival town, with bigger shows to be held clubs. Take your pick from more in the stunning 850-year-old Paisley than 50 events spread across 10 days in October. Many events are Abbey . free! So start planning your visit to the Biggar Little Festival now! www.thespree.co.uk
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Edinburgh October 11-12
Oxjam Dundee
Edinburgh’s biggest multi-venue music festival Haddow Fest is back for its fourth year but this time it’s not just on the traditional Sunday as it's now a two day festival. Haddowfest 2013 will see The Rifles and The Holy Ghosts as the main acts on the Friday night and Dry the River and We Were Promised Jetpacks as headline acts for the extended Saturday all dayer, with the usual Haddowfest mix of the wellknown and the more up and coming Scottish artists. www.haddowfest.co.uk
Royal National Mod Paisley October 11-18 The Royal National Mod will take place in Paisley in 2013. The Feis events will take place in local hotels, public houses and local central venues. An Comunn Gàidhealach is one of the oldest and most respected Gaelic organisations. Founded in Oban in 1891, it has long been a leading light in the teaching, learning and use of the Gaelic language and the study and
Dundee October 19 The biggest music event of it's kind in Tayside, with 5 venues hosting live local acts, from indie bands, acoustic artists, DJs, reggae acts and more, this years event will be the largest yet in Dundee's participation in the nationwide Oxjam Music Festival. Venues will be open from 1pm onwards, with an after party late on. All proceeds go to the great charity, Oxfam, which is helping to eradicate poverty across the globe. With the help of this festival, money can be raised to help families all over the world. So whilst you have a great day listening to the best local talent around, you'll be helping out a great cause. www.facebook.com/OxjamDundeeTakeover
Sound North East Scotland October 23 - November 21 sound is driven by the passion to make new music more accessible to audiences of all ages and backgrounds. It embraces a network of local organisations to produce a
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Perthshire Amber - The Dougie MacLean Festival Perthshire October 25 - November 3 This is the 9th year of Perthshire Amber and promises once again to be full of wonderful concerts featuring the finest of Scotland's musical talent as well as some international guests. The venues are as special as ever, ranging from the prestigious Perth Concert Hall to town halls and tiny village halls, from atmospheric castles to the historic Dunkeld Cathedral and even including an iron age Crannog on Loch Tay…18 venues in all in 2013! The festival is always always evolving (remember it began as just a weekend of concerts!) and this year organisers have put a lot of thought into the whole concept of 'Amber Discoveries' to complement their programme of concerts. All the Perthshire Amber team look forward to welcoming you to Perthshire in the autumn. www.perthshireamber.com
Folk fused with rock and country gives the 10th Denholm Folk Music Festival an added twist. This folk fusion festival in the Scottish countryside is a relative newcomer, slowly building a reputation in the local area. It's a small and cozy affair not far across the Scottish border which has always managed to attract quality headline acts to compliment the workshops and open mic sessions. Free sessions all weekend in the Auld Cross Keys, The Fox and Hounds and Denholm Meet. Sessions, licensed bar and meals available all weekend in the Festival Club, Lesser Hall. www.denholmfolkfest.co.uk
Isle of Skye October 31 - 3 November
Blair Atholl October 27 The Glenfiddich Fiddling Championship was established in 1989, to encourage, stimulate and perpetuate the art of fiddle playing throughout the country. www.blairatholl.org.uk/events
Denholm Folk Music Festival Denholm (Scottish Borders) October 31- 3 November
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Kinlochard November 7-8
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Aberfeldy Festival is back and this This autumn sees the Isle of Skye year’s line-up is going to be bigger host its first “Swing Jazz Festival”, a and better than ever! With the latweekend of wonderful music, fun, est and greatest contemporary alnostalgia, glamour and dancing. ternative music, alongside poetry, art, street entrainment and fireThe Sage Gateshead’s ‘Jambone works, it’s certainly going to be a Youth Ensemble’ and Corrie Dick great weekend. Those kind folk at the winner of Young Scottish Jazz DEWAR’S® are sponsoring our Musician of The Year will share the amazing festival again this year, so weekend with The Rick Taylor Big there is sure to be some great Band, The Brian Molley Quartet and whisky too…what more can you ask! The Stu Brown Sextet who will be playing the music of Raymond Scott www.aberfeldyfestival.co.uk the composer of the eye-popping “Looney Toons” music for Tom and Jerry, The Simpsons and Ren and Scottish Soulful WeekStimpey.
Now in its sixth year the House Folk 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! www.scottishmusicfestival.co.uk
Carlisle Blues & Rock Festival Carlisle November 8-10 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 kind in the country.
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One of the highlights of the weekend is a 1940s Big Band Night on Saturday 2nd November some of the finest musicians in Scotland are Blair Atholl coming together to perform the muOctober 26 sic of Artie Shaw, Glenn Miller, Count Basie and all the greats. You The Glenfiddich Piping Championship was established in 1974 to in- can dance the night away or sit and spire and stimulate the world's fin- listen with the 16 piece Rick Taylor Big-Band, featuring The Bevvy Sisest individual pipers, and to seek ters, who bring to life the iconic Anthe best overall exponents of ceol mor or piobaireachd (the great mu- drews Sisters. We are holding sic) and ceol beag (the little music). weekly dancing classes led by Lorayne McLucas of SKYEDANCE to Blair castle provides a spectacular get us in the mood starting backdrop for this thrilling musical Wednesday 25th September. event.
24th Glenfiddich Fiddling Championship
House Folk Scottish Music Festival
Skye Swing Jazz Festi- Aberfeldy Festival val Aberfeldy
40th Glenfiddich Piping Championship
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emerging local and international talent.
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Sonica Glasgow October 31 - November 3 Welcome to the second Sonica, a long weekend of sonic art encompassing music, performance, sound, multimedia and visual art. Sonica is Cryptic’s dedicated festival to worldclass sonic arts and music. Sonica adds to Glasgow’s vibrant music scene by presenting work by established international artists, providing a UK platform for further performances of exceptional and rarely seen work and, showcasing the best
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 SSW3 - the third Scottish Soulful guarantee to please all of the peoWeekender and biggest event so far! The last two year's events were ple all of the time but it does prommassive successes and were hailed ise to please the vast majority of as "the friendliest weekender ever" the audience for the most part of the time. by all of the patrons that attended this incredible 3 day and 3 night Whatever happens the Carlisle festievent set in an incredible venue. val in 2013 promises another feast Don't be misled by the name The Scottish Soulful Weekender, yes we of the very best in real live music. Would you want to miss out? play a lot of soul music in some of the rooms but we also cater for soulful and jackin' house music lov- http://carlislebluesfestival.com/ ers in the Pressure Point and nu disko, techy vibes and edits in the Kinross-shire Blue Room with everything else in Music Festival between. Kinross-shire November 14-17+22-24 www.scottishsoulfulweekender.co.uk Dumfries November 1-3
Kinross-shire Local Events Organisation (KLEO) is delighted to announce that Ricky Ross will perform Edinburgh at the Kinross-shire Music Festival November 6-13 which will take place over two weekends (14-17 Nov and 22-24 The 12th annual autumn music fes- Nov) in Kinross and Milnathort. tival by The Edinburgh Folk Club Other performances will range from who meet every Wednesday at 8pm Rock, Jazz, Folk, Blues and Classical in the Pleasance Cabaret Bar and includes an under-18 “Kinrossshire’s Got Talent Competition” for www.edinburghfolkclub.co.uk Children in Need. Ticket information and sale will be through our website and TicketWeb.
Carrying Stream Festival
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