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Binneas – Taghadh Bho Na Trads: 7.25pm on BBC ALBA. MANRAN perform ‘Glaodh an Iar’. www.bbcalba.co.uk
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Hebridean Celtic Festival (HebCelt) – LAU: 9.50pm on BBC ALBA. From 2013. www.bbcalba.co.uk
Glasgow area mid west coast
www.bbcalba.co.uk Buskers …… featuring ALAN DIXON: 10pm on BBC ALBA with Karen Dunbar and Justin Currie.. www.bbcalba.co.uk Cuirm @ Celtic: 10.30pm on BBC ALBA. The legendary STOCTON’S WING supported by BLAZIN’ FIDDLES at Celtic Connections. www.bbcalba.co.uk Togaidh Sinn Fonn: 11.30pm on BBC ALBA. A selection of Scotland’s best musicians and singers. www.bbcalba.co.uk 4 SEPTEMBER
Buskers …… featuring ALAN DIXON: 11.30pm on Cuirm @ Celtic: 10pm on BBC ALBA. JULIE FOWLIS BBC ALBA with Karen Dunbar and Justin Currie.. and special guests at Celtic Connections. www.bbcalba.co.uk www.bbcalba.co.uk
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Buskers …… featuring ALAN TENNIE: 11.30pm on BBC ALBA with Sanjeev Kohli and Vic Galloway. www.bbcalba.co.uk
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29 AUGUST Binneas – Taghadh Bho Na Trads: 8.55pm on BBC ALBA. INNES WATSON playing the set ‘Allan MacDonalds’. www.bbcalba.co.uk Cuirm @ Celtic: 9pm on BBC ALBA. The legendary STOCTON’S WING supported by BLAZIN’ FIDDLES at Celtic Connections. www.bbcalba.co.uk
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Email them to Carol The Band From Rockall: 11pm on BBC ALBA. An carol.musicnewsscotland@gmail.com itimate account of the making of Runrig’s CALUM and RORY MACDONALD’s album. 28 AUGUST www.bbcalba.co.uk
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Nothing Ever Happens Here presents ….. OWEN PALLETT / RORY SUTHERLAND: At Summerhall, Edinburgh. 8pm-late. Tickets from website. Cuirm @ Celtic: 10pm on BBC ALBA. ATLANTIC SEAWAY at Celtic Connections in 2011 at Glasgow Art www.summerhall.co.uk Club. 29 AUGUST www.bbcalba.co.uk 31 AUGUST
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Buskers …… featuring ALAN TENNIE: 11.30pm on GERRY JABLONSKI & THE ELECTRIC BAND: At Dreadnought Rock Club, Bathgate. BBC ALBA with Sanjeev Kohli and Vic Galloway. www.facebook.com/GerryJablonskiBand www.bbcalba.co.uk
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Cuirm @ Celtic: 10.330pm on BBC ALBA. ATLANTIC SEAWAY at Celtic Connections in 2011 at Glasgow Art Club. www.bbcalba.co.uk
Musselburgh Riding of the Marches ‘Battle of the Bands’: Heat One at Edinburgh College, CRE:8 Auditorium. 7pm-9.30pm, doors 6pm. Tickets £3 or both heats + final for £10 – call Brunton Box Office on 0131 665 2240. www.rom2016.co.uk/events.html
CAPERCAILLIE: 11pm on BBC ALBA. A profile of CAPERCAILLIE at 30, a band who have broadened the awareness of Gaelic culture worldwide. www.bbcalba.co.uk
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Reed Music: 8.30pm on BBC ALBA. The world of competitive piping at the prestigious Glenfiddoch competition at Blair Castle. www.bbcalba.co.uk BABARA DICKSON: 9pm on BBC ALBA. Guest singers include BILLY CONNOLLY and RAB NOAKES.
5 SEPTEMBER GERRY JABLONSKI & THE ELECTRIC BAND: At The Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh. www.facebook.com/GerryJablonskiBand 6 SEPTEMBER Hit The Road Tours with GUS HARROWER, RUTH GILLIES, RHONA MACFARLANE, AARON SMITH: At The Electric Circus, Edinburgh. Hit The Road provides young musicians living in Scotland between the ages of 14-19 years old, the opportunity to learn
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about the live industry before embarking on a professionally managed tour. The initiative aims to equip young artists with the knowledge, contacts and tools to work within the live industry. Limited FREE tickets available at: http://HitTheRoadTours.eventbrite.co.uk www.facebook.com/hittheroadscotland 8 SEPTEMBER MIKE WATT: At Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh. Living punk bass Legend Mike Watt (bassist of minutemen / fIREHOSE / Iggy & The Stooges and collaborated with Sonic Youth, Black Flag, Henry Rollins, Red Hot Chilli Pappers, Foo Fighters, Pearl Jam, J. Mascis, etc) and Sam Dook (The Go! Team).
University Student Union. 7pm-9.30pm, doors 6pm. Tickets £3 or both heats + final for £10 – call Brunton Box Office on 0131 665 2240. www.rom2016.co.uk/events.html
September as part of their celebrations marking twenty years of working together. The duo are looking forward to returning to Scotland as they have always enjoyed a strong rapport with Scottish audiences and because May’s late StG Presents ….. THE FILTHY TONGUES plus father was a Scot, crossing the border always Special Guests: At Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh. feels like coming home. 7.30pm £8 Over 18's. Tickets at www.facebook.com/tinamayuk www.stgpromotions.bigcartel.com www.facebook.com/nikki.iles.5 12 SEPTEMBER
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DAVE ARCARI: SLIDE guitarist & songwriter Dave Arcari’s alt.blues sounds owe as much to trash country, punk and rockabilly as they do pre-war Delta blues. At Kirkliston Community Centre, Queensferry Rd, Kirkliston. cld-kirkliston@ea.edin.sch.uk www.davearcari.com
Highland Heather 2015: At The Scottish Cafe in the National Gallery on The Mound. Special guests for the evening are: Callum Gallacher (Capital FM presenter and DJ) and the very popular duo BLEEKER and Edinburgh Bhangra www.bleedingheartrecordings.com/cuz/cuz.htm Crew. A charity event for ‘It's Good 2 Give’. Organised by After Hours Enterprise who 10 SEPTEMBER support this small, independent charity based in 13 SEPTEMBER Edinburgh. ‘It's Good 2 Give’ raises awareness ALY BAIN & PHIL CUNNINGHAM: At Howden and funds for terminally ill children, and 2015 Park Centre, Livingston. Once again Aly and Phil SEAN TAYLOR: At Royal Oak Wee Folk Club, will see the Ripple Retreat build begin on the take to the road, delighting audiences across Edinburgh. 8.30pm £5. To celebrate the release shores of Loch Lomond. An evening of elegance, Scotland until 26 September. They have become of The Only Good Addiction Is Love, Sean Taylor good food & drink, great entertainment, followed a national institution with their incomparable will be touring the UK during 2015. The new by a raffle and auction. Tickets @ www. mastery of fiddle and accordion, bringing album has had an incredible response, airplay eventbrite.com excellence in traditional music to venues across on BBC Radio 2 from three programmes, Bob www.itsgood2give.co.uk the country. Individually they pursue other Harris Sunday, The Folk Show with Mark ventures but when they tour together they truly Radcliffe and Paul Jones blues show. Tickets @ 26 SEPTEMBER shine with almost three decades of well-honed 0131 557 2976 and skills and hilarious banter delighting audiences www.royal-oak-folk.com ALY BAIN & PHIL CUNNINGHAM: At The everywhere. www.seantaylorsongs.com Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh. Once again Aly and Phil www.philandaly.com take to the road, delighting audiences across 14 SEPTEMBER Scotland until 26 September. They have become 11 SEPTEMBER a national institution with their incomparable TINA MAY & NIKKI ILES: At Traverse mastery of fiddle and accordion, bringing Musselburgh Riding of the Marches ‘Battle Theatre, Edinburgh. Leading jazz vocal and excellence in traditional music to venues across of the Bands’: Heat Two at Queen Margaret piano duo Tina May & Nikki Iles tour Scotland in the country. Individually they pursue other
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ventures but when they tour together they truly shine with almost three decades of well-honed skills and hilarious banter delighting audiences everywhere. www.philandaly.com 9 OCTOBER Musselburgh Riding of the Marches ‘Battle of the Bands’: Grand Final at Venue 1, The Brunton, Musselburgh. 7pm-10pm, doors 6pm. Tickets £5 or both heats + final for £10 – call Brunton Box Office on 0131 665 2240. www.rom2016.co.uk/events.html The Pleasance Sessions ….. Vic Galloway presents MAN OF MOON / JONNIE COMMON / PAWS: The Pleasance Sessions 2015 builds on last year’s success with a refined line-up spanning 3 nights from the 9 to 11 October. The Sessions continue to champion unique collaborations, bringing together musicians, promoters and publications from around the country for something very special. At The Pleasance, 60 The Pleasance, Edinburgh. Tickets at www.dustymoose.co.uk from 21st August. www.facebook.com/thedustymoose 10 OCTOBER ROY'S IRON DNA: (and 5th) At Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh. Roy's Iron DNA is a musical collective and live band from the Scottish Borders and Edinburgh who are releasing the world's first augmented reality album. The album, entitled ‘Exposure’, will be released as a tabloid style newspaper with each page scannable with a smart-phone/tablet app enabling the reader to play an individually commissioned video for a track from the album. 10,000 copies of the newspaper will be distributed to 250+ outlets across the length and breadth of Scotland and will be entirely free of charge ensuring an estimated 100,000 readership! No other act has combined augmented reality with visual art and music in such a way before. www.roysirondna.co.uk
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ALY BAIN & PHIL CUNNINGHAM: At Beacon Arts Centre, Greenock. Once again Aly and Phil take to the road, delighting audiences across Scotland until 26 September. They have become a national institution with their incomparable 11 OCTOBER mastery of fiddle and accordion, bringing The Pleasance Sessions ….. BLUE ROSE excellence in traditional music to venues across CODE, with very special guests WITHERED the country. Individually they pursue other HAND / YUSUF AZAK / JENNY LINDSAY and ventures but when they tour together they truly SADIE HASLER: The Pleasance Sessions 2015 shine with almost three decades of well-honed builds on last year’s success with a refined line- skills and hilarious banter delighting audiences up spanning 3 nights from the 9 to 11 October. everywhere. The Sessions continue to champion unique www.philandaly.com collaborations, bringing together musicians, promoters and publications from around the 4 SEPTEMBER country for something very special. At The Pleasance, 60 The Pleasance, Edinburgh. Tickets DOGHOUSE ROSES / KATARINA JUVANCIC & DEJAN LAPANJA: At The State Bar, Holland at www.dustymoose.co.uk from 21st August Street, Glasgow G2 4NG. Tickets are £7 in www.facebook.com/thedustymoose advance from Ticket Scotland (0141 204 5151). Following an 18 month hiatus, alt-folk collective 22 OCTOBER Doghouse Roses return as a 3 piece showcasing DAVE ARCARI with LEFT LANE CRUISER: new material from their highly anticipated third SLIDE guitarist & songwriter Dave Arcari’s alt. album as well as reworkings of old favourites blues sounds owe as much to trash country, from their back catalogue. They are joined by punk and rockabilly as they do pre-war Delta Slovenian duo Katarina and Dejan who draw blues. At Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh. from folk and rock to build rich, imaginative and www.davearcari.com enthralling musical landscapes for the characters of their storytelling to reside in. Expect folk, 26 OCTOBER blues and all points in between. For more information please see DAVE ARCARI: SLIDE guitarist & songwriter www.doghouseroses.org Dave Arcari’s alt.blues sounds owe as much to www.katarina-dejan.com/en trash country, punk and rockabilly as they do pre-war Delta blues. At Voodoo Rooms, 5 SEPTEMBER Edinburgh. www.davearcari.com NEVILLE STAPLE BAND: At Audio, 14 Midland Street, Glasgow, G1 4PP. Tickets: £15.00 Doors: 7pm. The Jamaican born singer who became famous with The Specials and now with his own band The Neville Staple Band. Neville Staple is credited with changing the face of pop music not Send us all your gig dates for only once but twice. Pete Waterman, wrote the Glasgow and West Coast area foreword to Neville’s biography “Original Rude Boy” which tells of his involvement with the Email them to Carol carol.musicnewsscotland@gmail.com 1970’s Sound System Scene and childhood in Jamaica. Tickets @ www.musicglue.com/audioglasgow 29 AUGUST www.originalrudeboy.co.uk
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Sound in the Suburbs presents ..... THE COAL PORTERS with support FIRST CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE: At Woodend Bowling Club, Glasgow. The Coal Porters are coming back to Woodend. They are without a doubt one of the best live acts to take the Woodend stage and a great night of entertainment is absolutely guaranteed!! They claim to be the world’s first “alt-bluegrass” act, demonstrating the power of fiddle, mandolin, banjo, acoustic guitar and doghouse bass when matched with four-part harmonies and memorable melodies. https://twitter.com/suburbs1 7 SEPTEMBER MIKE WATT: At Stereo, Glasgow. Living punk bass Legend Mike Watt (bassist of minutemen / fIREHOSE / Iggy & The Stooges and collaborated with Sonic Youth, Black Flag, Henry Rollins, Red Hot Chilli Pappers, Foo Fighters, Pearl Jam, J. Mascis, etc) and Sam Dook (The Go! Team). www.bleedingheartrecordings.com/cuz/cuz.htm
8 SEPTEMBER SHEESHAM & LOTUS & SON: At The Old Library, Kilbarchan. After Sheesham & Lotus & Son toured the UK for the first time in 2014, it was as if a hurricane had just swept through, with crowds left exhilarated and thrilled to have experienced such a barnstorming and hugelyentertaining show. www.brookfield-knights.com/up-coming-tours.html
11 SEPTEMBER ANTON & THE COLTS: At Record Factory, Glasgow. The Anton & The Colts sound draws on numerous influences: the pristine vocal harmonies of country and bluegrass, raucous bluesy guitars, the tight swinging rhythms of classic soul and funk with Anton’s sweet smokey growl completing the mix. "An ideal accompaniment to strong drink... like Robbie Robertson & Rick Danko having a jam session in the company of Mr Jack Daniel"... Bluesbunny www.facebook.com/antonandthecolts 12 SEPTEMBER DECLAN WELSH: At Broadcast, Glasgow. Declan Welsh is a 22 year old singer songwriter telling stories about being young in Glasgow. His songs range from an ode to having a sub par night out to a call to arms against the fascists in our midst and everything in between; the only common thread being catchy tunes and
relatable, witty observations on everyday life. www.declanwelsh.com
ALY BAIN & PHIL CUNNINGHAM: At Palace Theatre, Kilmarnock. Once again Aly and Phil take to the road, delighting audiences across Songbirds: NYCoS NATIONAL GIRLS CHOIR Scotland until 26 September. They have become and KAREN CARGILL: At City Halls, Glasgow, a national institution with their incomparable 3pm. £14. Michael Head, the half-forgotten First mastery of fiddle and accordion, bringing World War-era British composer, is having a excellence in traditional music to venues across most curious revival. Acutely sensitive to words, the country. Individually they pursue other his sympathetic treatment of the musical ventures but when they tour together they truly content together with effective word setting shine with almost three decades of well-honed produces, in each song, a perfect musical skills and hilarious banter delighting audiences miniature. Karen Cargill, world-renowned everywhere. Scottish mezzo-soprano and NYCoS National www.philandaly.com Girls Choir patron, collaborated in this rediscovery of his lesser-performed and never18 SEPTEMBER before-recorded Snowbirds song cycle. A The Fallen Angel’s Club presents ….. THE collection of seven songs, each beautifully WYNNTOWN MARSHALS plus TEN GALLON imagined by Head, Snowbirds displays a richness of emotion and drama. NYCoS National BRATZ: At Stereo, Renfield Lane, Glasgow. Girls Choir and Karen Cargill, under the baton of Tickets £10 from Tickets Scotland 0141 204 the inimitable Christopher Bell, expertly convey 5151. One of the freshest and stylistically most authentic No Depression/alt.country bands on the nostalgia and passion of this captivating the scene right now comes to us straight from… work. Also featuring British composer Gary no, not Austin, Minneapolis, Portland, Raleigh, or Carpenter’s Shakespeare-inspired The Food of Louisville… but from Edinburgh! Over recent Love – Book 2. years, The Marshals have acquired an excellent http://tickets.glasgowconcerthalls.com www.facebook.com/events/1106810436000744/ reputation as a live band, having toured the UK as headliners in their own right, as well as www.facebook.com/NYCoScotland sharing the stage with the likes of Marty Stuart, and Fallen Angels Club favourites like Chuck 16 SEPTEMBER Prophet, Tift Merritt, Richmond Fontaine, John ALY BAIN & PHIL CUNNINGHAM: At Victoria Murry, Sturgill Simpson, and Jason & The Halls, Helensburgh. Once again Aly and Phil take Scorchers. to the road, delighting audiences across www.fallenangelsclub.com Scotland until 26 September. They have become a national institution with their incomparable 20 SEPTEMBER mastery of fiddle and accordion, bringing excellence in traditional music to venues across ALY BAIN & PHIL CUNNINGHAM: At Paisley Town Hall, Paisley. Once again Aly and Phil take the country. Individually they pursue other ventures but when they tour together they truly to the road, delighting audiences across Scotland until 26 September. They have become shine with almost three decades of well-honed a national institution with their incomparable skills and hilarious banter delighting audiences mastery of fiddle and accordion, bringing everywhere. excellence in traditional music to venues across www.philandaly.com the country. Individually they pursue other ventures but when they tour together they truly 17 SEPTEMBER shine with almost three decades of well-honed ANTON & THE COLTS: At Slouch, Glasgow skills and hilarious banter delighting audiences (acoustic). The Anton & The Colts sound draws everywhere. on numerous influences: the pristine vocal www.philandaly.com harmonies of country and bluegrass, raucous bluesy guitars, the tight swinging rhythms of 22 SEPTEMBER classic soul and funk with Anton’s sweet smokey BETTY & THE BOY: At The Performing Arts growl completing the mix. "An ideal Centre, Kilbarchan. Betty & The Boy suddenly accompaniment to strong drink... like Robbie Robertson & Rick Danko having a jam session in captured everyone’s imagination in the USA after winning the “Best Band” category in the the company of Mr Jack Daniel"... Bluesbunny State of Oregon. They have been making an www.facebook.com/antonandthecolts
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HUE AND CRY ‘SEPTEMBER SONGS WEEKEND’: Hue and Cry are delighted to announce that they will be performing two www.brookfield-knights.com/up-coming-tours.html special shows at the o2 ABC, Glasgow on Friday 25 and Saturday 26 September. As a live 23 SEPTEMBER addition to the Friday evening ‘stripped’ performance - Pat and Greg Kane will be joined GREG TROOPER: At Woodend Bowling & Lawn on stage by a string quartet to perform Tennis Club, Glasgow. Recognised on both sides renditions of a selection of Hue and Cry classics of the Atlantic as one of the best on the circuit, and a few surprises. This is a Hue and Cry first Greg Trooper continues to impress, his latest CD and is not to be missed. On the Saturday night ending the year on the Americana Music the brothers will be kept company by their fullAssociation’s Top 100 Albums chart. A on band who will deliver as ever, a spectacular songwriter who has had his material covered by evening of live music, which will include Hue and everyone from Vince Gill to Billy Brag, Greg has Cry hits, exclusive new, never heard before been making great records since 1986. tracks and much more. Fans will be able to buy www.brookfield-knights.com/up-coming-tours.html individual tickets for both the Friday and Saturday gigs and an option to purchase the 25 SEPTEMBER Platinum Pass Package with tickets to both shows, a commemorative souvenir brochure, a GREG TROOPER: At The Performing Arts laminated pass, full coloured signed and Centre, Kilbarchan. Recognised on both sides of numbered poster. Tickets @ the Atlantic as one of the best on the circuit, www.ticketmaster.co.uk Greg Trooper continues to impress, his latest CD www.hueandcry.co.uk ending the year on the Americana Music Association’s Top 100 Albums chart. A 26 SEPTEMBER songwriter who has had his material covered by everyone from Vince Gill to Billy Brag, Greg has ANTON & THE COLTS: At Butterfly & Pig, been making great records since 1986. Glasgow. The Anton & The Colts sound draws on www.brookfield-knights.com/up-coming-tours.html numerous influences: the pristine vocal harmonies of country and bluegrass, raucous The Stripped Sessions presents ….. BRIAN bluesy guitars, the tight swinging rhythms of NASH (Ex- FGTH) with special guests MATT classic soul and funk with Anton’s sweet smokey SCOTT & SUMMER SKYE: At Audio Glasgow. growl completing the mix. "An ideal Doors 19:30 - £10. Over 18's. Tickets at accompaniment to strong drink... like Robbie www.stgpromotions.bigcartel.com Robertson & Rick Danko having a jam session in the company of Mr Jack Daniel"... Bluesbunny
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www.facebook.com/antonandthecolts Indievous Presents ….. DRIVE IN CINEMA + MONO WAVE + FOURTH DECADE + SUMMIT + CHRISTOPH ZAC GRAY: At The Record Factory, 17 Byers Road, Glasgow. 7.30pm, Door £5/£4 (students) www.facebook.com/indievous HUE AND CRY ‘SEPTEMBER SONGS WEEKEND’: Hue and Cry are delighted to announce that they will be performing two special shows at the o2 ABC, Glasgow on Friday 25 and Saturday 26 September. As a live addition to the Friday evening ‘stripped’ performance - Pat and Greg Kane will be joined on stage by a string quartet to perform renditions of a selection of Hue and Cry classics and a few surprises. This is a Hue and Cry first and is not to be missed. On the Saturday night the brothers will be kept company by their fullon band who will deliver as ever, a spectacular evening of live music, which will include Hue and Cry hits, exclusive new, never heard before tracks and much more. Fans will be able to buy individual tickets for both the Friday and Saturday gigs and an option to purchase the Platinum Pass Package with tickets to both shows, a commemorative souvenir brochure, a laminated pass, full coloured signed and numbered poster. Tickets @ www.ticketmaster.co.uk www.hueandcry.co.uk 27 SEPTEMBER Club Noir Film Night: At Grosvenor Cinema,
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year old singer songwriter telling stories about being young in Glasgow. His songs range from an ode to having a sub par night out to a call to arms against the fascists in our midst and everything in between; the only common thread being catchy tunes and relatable, witty observations on everyday life. www.declanwelsh.com www.tenementtv.com/tenement-trail 6 OCTOBER DAVE ARCARI: SLIDE guitarist & songwriter Dave Arcari’s alt.blues sounds owe as much to trash country, punk and rockabilly as they do pre-war Delta blues. At Cathouse, Glasgow. www.davearcari.com 23 OCTOBER
ANTON & THE COLTS: At Yesterday’s, Airdrie. The Anton & The Colts sound draws on numerous influences: the pristine vocal harmonies of country and bluegrass, raucous bluesy guitars, the tight swinging rhythms of classic soul and funk with Anton’s sweet smokey growl completing the mix. "An ideal BITERS: At Glasgow Stereo. Hotly tipped, rock accompaniment to strong drink... like Robbie Robertson & Rick Danko having a jam session in n' roll rabble rousers, BITERS have announced their debut UK tour including Glasgow in support the company of Mr Jack Daniel"... Bluesbunny www.facebook.com/antonandthecolts of the 7 August release of 'Electric Blood', their debut album for Earache Records. 30 OCTOBER www.facebook.com/BITERS
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10 SEPTEMBER Kirkcaldy Acoustic Music Club presents ….. SHEESHAM, LOTUS & SON: At Polish Ex-servicemen's Club, Bennochy House, Forth Park Drive, Kirkcaldy, KY2 5TA. Entry £8 members, £10 non-members, starting at 7.30 till about 10.30. Sheesham and Lotus’ commitment to the preservation of music and tradition of the past is indelible. At the core of the show is a repertoire based on their love of the American fiddle tune, joyously played with banjo and before long, a startling array of traditional and non-trad instruments make appearances. After Sheesham & Lotus & Son toured the UK for the first time in 2014, it was as if a hurricane had just swept through, with crowds left exhilarated and thrilled to have experienced such a barnstorming and hugely-entertaining show. www.brookfield-knights.com/up-coming-tours. html
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Strange Behaviours & Stirling Fringe Presents ….. STANLEY ODD with POLAROID PEOPLE: At Stirling Tolbooth. Doors 7.30pm for 8pm start +14s, £9 tickets (+£1 booking fee). www.brookfield-knights.com/up-coming-tours.html Spearheading the organic groundswell of Scottish hip-hop in recent years, Stanley Odd Mundell Music presents ….. THE DAVID have grown to a towering force in the genre. LATTO BAND: At Backstage at The Green Touring as a full live band lead by emcee Hotel, Kinross. "I was born between two Solareye a.k.a. Dave Hook’s assertive and bridges" sings David Latto in honey-soaked 17 SEPTEMBER humorous rhymes, the band have become tones on 'Rollin' On'. Those bridges aren't in festival stalwarts and renowned crowd-pleasers Madison County nor are they spanning rivers Kirkcaldy Acoustic Music Club presents ….. country-wide. The Tolbooth is excited to be outside Nashville but no matter. Wherever they NAE PLANS: At Polish Ex-servicemen's Club, bringing such thrilling bands through for the are it's the quality of his achingly beautiful Bennochy House, Forth Park Drive, Kirkcaldy, return of monthly Strange Behaviours shows songwriting that soothes and knows no borders. KY2 5TA. Entry £8 members, £10 non-members, at the Tolbooth, and for tonight in partnership www.mundellmusic.com starting at 7.30 till about 10.30. Nae Plans are with the Stirling Fringe Festival to mark the Adam Sutherland on fiddle and Hamish Napier launch of their 2015 programme. 13 SEPTEMBER on keyboard, and vocals; amongst other things! www.facebook.com/strangebehavioursstirling www.kirkcaldyacousticmusicclub.co.uk TINA MAY & NIKKI ILES: At Birnam Arts www.facebook.com/kirkcaldyacousticmusicclub 19 SEPTEMBER Centre. Leading jazz vocal and piano duo Tina May & Nikki Iles tour Scotland in September as 18 SEPTEMBER ALY BAIN & PHIL CUNNINGHAM: At Gardyne part of their celebrations marking twenty years Theatre, Dundee. Once again Aly and Phil take of working together. The duo are looking ALY BAIN & PHIL CUNNINGHAM: At Carnegie to the road, delighting audiences across forward to returning to Scotland as they have Hall, Dunfermline. Once again Aly and Phil take Scotland until 26 September. They have become always enjoyed a strong rapport with Scottish to the road, delighting audiences across a national institution with their incomparable audiences and because May’s late father was a Scotland until 26 September. They have become mastery of fiddle and accordion, bringing Scot, crossing the border always feels like a national institution with their incomparable excellence in traditional music to venues across coming home.
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TINA MAY & NIKKI ILES: At Blue Lamp, Aberdeen. Leading jazz vocal and piano duo Tina 20 NOVEMBER May & Nikki Iles tour Scotland in September as part of their celebrations marking twenty years IAN PROWSE and his band AMSTERDAM: At of working together. The duo are looking forward the Tulloch Institute Club, 2 Tulloch Terrace, to returning to Scotland as they have always Perth. PH1 2PF. Merseyside hero Ian Prowse has enjoyed a strong rapport with Scottish audiences formed two successful bands Pele and and because May’s late father was a Scot, Amsterdam. Possibly best known for his single crossing the border always feels like coming 'Does this train stop on Merseyside', the song home. regularly elicited an emotional response from www.facebook.com/tinamayuk John Peel. Janice Long is a huge fan of the band www.facebook.com/nikki.iles.5 having had them in no less than 4 times for live sessions. 4 SEPTEMBER www.amsterdam-music.com NEVILLE STAPLE BAND: At The Lemon Tree, 5 27 NOVEMBER West North St. Aberdeen, AB24 5AT. Tickets: £16.00 Doors: 7.30pm. The Jamaican born DAVE ARCARI: SLIDE guitarist & songwriter singer who became famous with The Specials Dave Arcari’s alt.blues sounds owe as much to and now with his own band The Neville Staple trash country, punk and rockabilly as they do Band. Neville Staple is credited with changing pre-war Delta blues. At Backstage @ The Green the face of pop music not only once but twice. Hotel, Kinross. Pete Waterman, wrote the foreword to Neville’s www.davearcari.com biography “Original Rude Boy” which tells of his involvement with the 1970’s Sound System Scene and childhood in Jamaica. Tickets @ https://securetickets.boxofficeaberdeen.com www.originalrudeboy.co.uk
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MUSIC NEWS Scotland GIGguide …….. page 22: highlands + west coast + argyll : islands / shetland / orkney everywhere. www.philandaly.com
£12 / £10 Sen Cit / £5 child / £30 Family. Local box office: 07745 210630 Ticketline: 0844 8889991 (24 hours 7 days a week). Four of 30 AUGUST Scotland’s best traditional singers and musicians, Rod Paterson, Kirsten Easdale, Gregor Lowrey ALY BAIN & PHIL CUNNINGHAM: At Pitlochry and Marc Duff, collectively known as ‘Bring In Festival Theatre, Pitlochry. Once again Aly and The Spirit, are touring in the North and West of Phil take to the road, delighting audiences across Scotland this September. The name of the band Scotland until 26 September. They have become comes from a line in Robert Burns’s poem ‘A a national institution with their incomparable Grace After Dinner, “Let Meg now take away the mastery of fiddle and accordion, bringing flesh and Jock bring in the spirit”. excellence in traditional music to venues across www.bringinthespirit.com the country. Individually they pursue other www.blas-festival.com ventures but when they tour together they truly shine with almost three decades of well-honed 9 SEPTEMBER skills and hilarious banter delighting audiences everywhere. BRING IN THE SPIRIT: At Gairloch Village Hall www.philandaly.com (BLAS 2015), GAIRLOCH, 7.30pm Tickets: £12 / £10 Sen Cit / £5 child / £30 Family. Local box 4 SEPTEMBER office: 01445 712590 Ticketline: 0844 8889991 (24 hours 7 days a week). Four of Scotland’s ALY BAIN & PHIL CUNNINGHAM: At Victoria best traditional singers and musicians, Rod Hall, Campbeltown (Blas Festival). Once again Paterson, Kirsten Easdale, Gregor Lowrey and Aly and Phil take to the road, delighting Marc Duff, collectively known as ‘Bring In The audiences across Scotland until 26 September. Spirit, are touring in the North and West of They have become a national institution with Scotland this September. The name of the band their incomparable mastery of fiddle and comes from a line in Robert Burns’s poem ‘A accordion, bringing excellence in traditional Grace After Dinner, “Let Meg now take away the music to venues across the country. Individually flesh and Jock bring in the spirit”. they pursue other ventures but when they tour www.bringinthespirit.com together they truly shine with almost three www.blas-festival.com decades of well-honed skills and hilarious banter delighting audiences everywhere. 10 SEPTEMBER www.philandaly.com BRING IN THE SPIRIT: At Resolis Memorial 5 SEPTEMBER Hall (BLAS 2015), Balblair, 7.30PM Tickets: £12 / £10 Sen Cit / £5 child / £30 Family. Local Hit The Road Tours with GUS HARROWER, box office: 01381 610204 Ticketline: 0844 RUTH GILLIES, RHONA MACFARLANE, 8889991 (24 hours 7 days a week). Four of AARON SMITH: At Mad Hatters, [upstairs Scotland’s best traditional singers and musicians, Hootananny] Inverness. Hit The Road provides Rod Paterson, Kirsten Easdale, Gregor Lowrey young musicians living in Scotland between the and Marc Duff, collectively known as ‘Bring In ages of 14-19 years old, the opportunity to learn The Spirit, are touring in the North and West of about the live industry before embarking on a Scotland this September. The name of the band professionally managed tour. The initiative aims comes from a line in Robert Burns’s poem ‘A to equip young artists with the knowledge, Grace After Dinner, “Let Meg now take away the contacts and tools to work within the live flesh and Jock bring in the spirit”. industry. Limited FREE tickets available at: www.bringinthespirit.com http://HitTheRoadTours.eventbrite.co.uk www.blas-festival.com www.facebook.com/hittheroadscotland 11 SEPTEMBER 6 SEPTEMBER BRING IN THE SPIRIT: At The Astley Hall JOHN DOYLE: At Watercolour Music, Ardgour, (BLAS 2015), Arisaig, 7.30PM Tickets: £12 / £10 3pm. Watercolour Music plays host to one of the Sen Cit / £5 child / £30 Family. Local box office: finest guitarists on the planet – the Irish01687 450263 Ticketline: 0844 8889991 (24 American musical legend, John Doyle. John’s hours 7 days a week). Four of Scotland’s best signature bass-driven sound and elegant songtraditional singers and musicians, Rod Paterson, writing has graced stage and studio in the Kirsten Easdale, Gregor Lowrey and Marc Duff, company of Joan Baez, Mary Chapin Carpenter, collectively known as ‘Bring In The Spirit, are John McCusker, Donal Lunny and Mary Black, as touring in the North and West of Scotland this well as being at the heart of the greatest of the September. The name of the band comes from a Irish bands of the American diaspora, Solas. line in Robert Burns’s poem ‘A Grace After Booking is essential for this very special gig – Dinner, “Let Meg now take away the flesh and email mak@watercolourmusic.co.uk or telephone Jock bring in the spirit”. 01855-841320. Admission by donation (£10 www.bringinthespirit.com suggested) and children free! www.blas-festival.com www. watercolourmusic.co.uk 17 SEPTEMBER 8 SEPTEMBER TINA MAY & NIKKI ILES: At Nairn Dunbar ALY BAIN & PHIL CUNNINGHAM: At The Golf Club. Leading jazz vocal and piano duo Tina Leven Centre, Kinlochleven (Blas Festival). Once May & Nikki Iles tour Scotland in September as again Aly and Phil take to the road, delighting part of their celebrations marking twenty years audiences across Scotland until 26 September. of working together. The duo are looking forward They have become a national institution with to returning to Scotland as they have always their incomparable mastery of fiddle and enjoyed a strong rapport with Scottish audiences accordion, bringing excellence in traditional and because May’s late father was a Scot, music to venues across the country. Individually crossing the border always feels like coming they pursue other ventures but when they tour home. together they truly shine with almost three www.facebook.com/tinamayuk decades of well-honed skills and hilarious banter www.facebook.com/nikki.iles.5 delighting audiences everywhere. www.philandaly.com 18 SEPTEMBER BRING IN THE SPIRIT: At Lochcarron Village Hall (BLAS 2015), Lochcarron, 7.30pm Tickets:
May & Nikki Iles tour Scotland in September as part of their celebrations marking twenty years of working together. The duo are looking forward to returning to Scotland as they have always enjoyed a strong rapport with Scottish audiences and because May’s late father was a Scot, crossing the border always feels like coming home. www.facebook.com/tinamayuk www.facebook.com/nikki.iles.5 8 OCTOBER DECLAN WELSH: At Old Bridge Inn & Aviemore Bunkhouse. Declan Welsh is a 22 year old singer songwriter telling stories about being young in Glasgow. His songs range from an ode to having a sub par night out to a call to arms against the fascists in our midst and everything in between; the only common thread being catchy tunes and relatable, witty observations on everyday life. www.declanwelsh.com www.tenementtv.com/tenement-trail 9 OCTOBER DECLAN WELSH: At Mossett Tavern, Forres. Declan Welsh is a 22 year old singer songwriter telling stories about being young in Glasgow. His songs range from an ode to having a sub par night out to a call to arms against the fascists in our midst and everything in between; the only common thread being catchy tunes and relatable, witty observations on everyday life. www.declanwelsh.com www.tenementtv.com/tenement-trail 20 NOVEMBER ANTON & THE COLTS: At Market Bar, Inverness. The Anton & The Colts sound draws on numerous influences: the pristine vocal harmonies of country and bluegrass, raucous bluesy guitars, the tight swinging rhythms of classic soul and funk with Anton’s sweet smokey growl completing the mix. "An ideal accompaniment to strong drink... like Robbie Robertson & Rick Danko having a jam session in the company of Mr Jack Daniel"... Bluesbunny www.facebook.com/antonandthecolts 21 NOVEMBER ANTON & THE COLTS: At Eagle Bar, Inverness. The Anton & The Colts sound draws on numerous influences: the pristine vocal harmonies of country and bluegrass, raucous bluesy guitars, the tight swinging rhythms of classic soul and funk with Anton’s sweet smokey growl completing the mix. "An ideal accompaniment to strong drink... like Robbie Robertson & Rick Danko having a jam session in the company of Mr Jack Daniel"... Bluesbunny www.facebook.com/antonandthecolts
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MUSIC NEWS Scotland GIGguide …….. page 23: islands / shetland / orkney : ayrshire + dumfriesshire 29 AUGUST WINGIN’ IT: At An Cridhe Arinagour, Isle of Coll. Scottish Folk Guitar Duo Wingin’ It are Adam Bulley and Chas Mackenzie. They are one of the most highly rated guitar duo’s in the country who, in their live show, deliver a fiery, energy fuelled array of acoustic music styles. Weaving effortlessly between Bluegrass, Gypsy Jazz, Folk and Pop, their performances are sure to capture the imaginati www.ancridhe.com www.winginitduo.com 4 SEPTEMBER
their incomparable mastery of fiddle and accordion, bringing excellence in traditional music to venues across the country. Individually they pursue other ventures but when they tour together they truly shine with almost three decades of well-honed skills and hilarious banter delighting audiences everywhere. www.philandaly.com
ALY BAIN & PHIL CUNNINGHAM: At The Ramsay Hall, Islay (Blas Festival). Once again Aly and Phil take to the road, delighting audiences across Scotland until 26 September. They have become a national institution with their incomparable mastery of fiddle and accordion, bringing excellence in traditional music to venues across the country. Individually they pursue other ventures but when they tour together they truly shine with almost three decades of well-honed skills and hilarious banter delighting audiences everywhere. www.philandaly.com BRING IN THE SPIRIT: At The Gable End Theatre, Lyness, Orkney. Doors open 7.00pm performance 8.00pm Licenced bar Tickets: £10 / Accompanied under 16s £1. Tel: 01856 701300. Four of Scotland’s best traditional singers and musicians, Rod Paterson, Kirsten Easdale, Gregor Lowrey and Marc Duff, collectively known as ‘Bring In The Spirit, are touring in the North and West of Scotland this September. The name of the band comes from a line in Robert Burns’s poem ‘A Grace After Dinner, “Let Meg now take away the flesh and Jock bring in the spirit”. www.bringinthespirit.com gable.end.theatre@gmail.com 6 SEPTEMBER BRING IN THE SPIRIT: At The Reel (Orkney Science Festival), Kirkwall, Orkney, 3pm Tickets: £15 / £12 concessions. Tel: 01856 871000. Four of Scotland’s best traditional singers and musicians, Rod Paterson, Kirsten Easdale, Gregor Lowrey and Marc Duff, collectively known as ‘Bring In The Spirit, are touring in the North and West of Scotland this September. The name of the band comes from a line in Robert Burns’s poem ‘A Grace After Dinner, “Let Meg now take away the flesh and Jock bring in the spirit”. www.bringinthespirit.com www.oisf.org
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SEAN TAYLOR: At The Mill on The Fleet, Gatehouse of Fleet, Castle Douglas. 7.30pm, BRING IN THE SPIRIT: At An Lanntair Arts tickets £8 Tel. 01557 814099. To celebrate the Centre Stornoway, Isle Of Lewis, 8pm Tickets: release of The Only Good Addiction Is Love, £12 / £10 con & An Lanntair members. Box Office: 01851 708 480 info@lanntair.com. Four Sean Taylor will be touring the UK during 2015. The new album has had an incredible response, of Scotland’s best traditional singers and airplay on BBC Radio 2 from three programmes, musicians, Rod Paterson, Kirsten Easdale, Gregor Lowrey and Marc Duff, collectively known Bob Harris Sunday, The Folk Show with Mark Radcliffe and Paul Jones blues show. Tickets @ as ‘Bring In The Spirit, are touring in the North and West of Scotland this September. The name www.ticketsource.co.uk of the band comes from a line in Robert Burns’s www.seantaylorsongs.com poem ‘A Grace After Dinner, “Let Meg now take www.millonthefleet.co.uk away the flesh and Jock bring in the spirit”. MILESTONE: At Alton Inn, Kilwinning. 9pm free www.bringinthespirit.com admission. www.lanntair.com
BRING IN THE SPIRIT: At The Cromarty Hall, St Margaret’s Hope, Orkney. 7.30pm performance 8.00pm Tickets: £10. Tel: 07929 776693. Four of Scotland’s best traditional singers and musicians, Rod Paterson, Kirsten Easdale, Gregor Lowrey and Marc Duff, collectively known as ‘Bring In The Spirit, are touring in the North and West of Scotland this September. The name of the band comes from a line in Robert Burns’s poem ‘A Grace After 25 SEPTEMBER Dinner, “Let Meg now take away the flesh and Jock bring in the spirit”. BADSTONE: At Ormidale Hotel, Brodick Arran. www.bringinthespirit.com 9pm free admission. www.facebook.com/pages/Ormidale-Hotel/151022348262149 www.thecromartyhall.com www.facebook.com/Badstone.Band 5 SEPTEMBER
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Send us all your gig dates for Dumfriesshire, South West and Cumbria areas Email them to Carol carol.musicnewsscotland@gmail.com 4 SEPTEMBER HER/WAY TO HELL (AC/DC tribute): At The Red Lion, Prestwick. 9pm free admission. www.facebook.com/pages/Red-LionPrestwick/405633106305386
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18 SEPTEMBER BADSTONE: At The Red Lion, Prestwick. 9pm free admission. www.facebook.com/pages/Red-Lion-Prestwick/405633106305386
19 SEPTEMBER AULD SKOOL: At Alton Inn, Kilwinning. 9pm free admission.
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20 SEPTEMBER GREG TROOPER: At Harbour Arts Centre, Irvine. Recognised on both sides of the Atlantic as one of the best on the circuit, Greg Trooper continues to impress, his latest CD ending the year on the Americana Music Association’s Top 100 Albums chart. A songwriter who has had his material covered by everyone from Vince Gill to Billy Brag, Greg has been making great records since 1986. www.brookfield-knights.com/up-coming-tours.html
23 SEPTEMBER ALY BAIN & PHIL CUNNINGHAM: At Crawfordjohn Public Hall, Crawfordjohn. Once again Aly and Phil take to the road, delighting audiences across Scotland until 26 September. They have become a national institution with their incomparable mastery of fiddle and accordion, bringing excellence in traditional music to venues across the country. Individually they pursue other ventures but when they tour together they truly shine with almost three decades of well-honed skills and hilarious banter delighting audiences everywhere. www.philandaly.com 24 SEPTEMBER
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ALY BAIN & PHIL CUNNINGHAM: At The TRUNK MONKEY: At Alton Inn, Kilwinning. 9pm Buccleuch Centre, Langholm. Once again Aly and Phil take to the road, delighting audiences free admission. across Scotland until 26 September. They have www.facebook.com/pages/The-AltonInn/130778983635951 become a national institution with their incomparable mastery of fiddle and accordion, 6 SEPTEMBER bringing excellence in traditional music to venues across the country. Individually they SHEESHAM & LOTUS & SON: At Harbour Arts pursue other ventures but when they tour Centre, Irvine. After Sheesham & Lotus & Son together they truly shine with almost three 7 SEPTEMBER toured the UK for the first time in 2014, it was decades of well-honed skills and hilarious banter as if a hurricane had just swept through, with delighting audiences everywhere. ALY BAIN & PHIL CUNNINGHAM: At crowds left exhilarated and thrilled to have www.philandaly.com Bunessan Village Hall, Mull (Blas Festival). Once experienced such a barnstorming and hugelyagain Aly and Phil take to the road, delighting entertaining show. 25 SEPTEMBER audiences across Scotland until 26 September. www.brookfield-knights.com/up-coming-tours. They have become a national institution with
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MUSIC NEWS Scotland GIGguide …….. page 24: ayrshire + dumfriesshire : scottish borders : + just over STILLBUZZIN: At The Red Lion, Prestwick. 9pm www.roysirondna.co.uk free admission. www.facebook.com/pages/Red-Lion-Prestwick/405633106305386 11 SEPTEMBER 26 SEPTEMBER THE LAST RESORT: At Alton Inn, Kilwinning. 9pm free admission.
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St Boswells Live! presents ….. THE CORN POTATO STRING BAND + KEVIN PEARCE: At SHEESHAM & LOTUS & SON: At Eastgate St Boswell’s Hall, Scottish Borders. The Corn Theatre, Peebles. After Sheesham & Lotus & Son Potato String Band has earned high praise in toured the UK for the first time in 2014, it was traditional American music, keeping old time as if a hurricane had just swept through, with fiddle and banjo music from a one-way trip to crowds left exhilarated and thrilled to have the dustbins of history. Kevin Pearce kisses the experienced such a barnstorming and hugelyclouds and soars onwards before descending to entertaining show. alight on one chosen note so golden as to cause www.brookfield-knights.com/up-coming-tours.html him to languish a while before leaving…more to the point, he is a brilliant singer, songwriter and BETTY & THE BOY: At Coldingham Village Hall. guitarist who draws comparison with Cat Betty & The Boy suddenly captured everyone’s Stevens in his 60s prime and, more recently Tom imagination in the USA after winning the “Best McRea. Tickets at Band” category in the State of Oregon. They www.musicglue.com/stboswellslive have been making an impact over here as well, https://stboswellslive.wordpress.com/ with their last record grabbing the attention of many reviewers and radio presenters. 20 + 21 SEPTEMBER www.brookfield-knights.com/up-coming-tours.html
MacArts presents ..... Scottish Opera's KidO: At Music & Arts Trust, Bridge Street, Galashiels. TD1 1SP. 2pm-2.45pm / Tickets: £7 adults/£5 children. Suitable for ages 3 and 4. Children must be accompanied by an adult. This fantastic show for 3 & 4 year olds shows that you can make music out of anything – as long as you have a bit of imagination. KidO uses vocal and body percussion to build up words, tunes and beats that kids love to join in with. A bowl of fruit, tinkling teacups and a plain old brown cardboard box… KidO takes a load of household ROY'S IRON DNA: (and 5th) At 100 Bands on objects, adds a healthy dose of fun and a giggle the Border Festival, Galashiels. Roy's Iron DNA is or two, and makes the everyday extraordinary. a musical collective and live band from the This is an exciting mix of live and recorded Scottish Borders and Edinburgh who are singing, percussion, opera. releasing the world's first augmented reality www.macarts.scot album. The album, entitled ‘Exposure’, will be released as a tabloid style newspaper with each 24 SEPTEMBER page scannable with a smart-phone/tablet app enabling the reader to play an individually BETTY & THE BOY: At The Eastgate Theatre, commissioned video for a track from the album. Peebles. Betty & The Boy suddenly captured 10,000 copies of the newspaper will be everyone’s imagination in the USA after winning distributed to 250+ outlets across the length and the “Best Band” category in the State of Oregon. breadth of Scotland and will be entirely free of They have been making an impact over here as charge ensuring an estimated 100,000 well, with their last record grabbing the attention readership! No other act has combined of many reviewers and radio presenters. augmented reality with visual art and music in www.brookfield-knights.com/up-coming-tours.html such a way before. www.roysirondna.co.uk 25 SEPTEMBER
ROBYN STAPLETON: At The Buccleuch Centre, Langholm. Award-winning Scottish singer, Robyn is touring in support of her much anticipated debut album 'Filckle Fortune'. With an exceptional vocal quality, Robyn interprets some of Ireland and Scotland’s finest folk songs. From lively and spirited arrangements to sensitively accompanied ballads and unaccompanied laments. www.robynstapleton.com
MacArts presents ..... Jazz on a Sunday Afternoon: At Music & Arts Trust, Bridge Street, Galashiels. TD1 1SP. 2pm-5pm / Tickets: £4. Available on the door. MacArts’ swinging Sunday returns this month for an afternoon of sultry jazz. With Dave Milligan on piano, Ross Milligan on guitar and Roy Percy on bass, it promises to be another smooth Sunday session. With a special guest appearance by our MacArts stovies, 12 SEPTEMBER pop along for some nourishment of the body and MacArts presents ..... Osiligi Maasai soul! Warriors Tribal Song and Dance: At Music & www.macarts.scot Arts Trust, Bridge Street, Galashiels. TD1 1SP. 2pm-3.30pm (Doors open 1.30pm) / Tickets: 3 SEPTEMBER £10/£5 for under 16s. This exciting seven-piece group from southern Kenya perform authentic Kazmiranda ‘Music’ Café in Berwick: tribal song and dance as well as their famed ‘Beginners Jam’ @ 7pm-10pm (doors 6.45pm). Maasai jumping. This entertaining and £10 which includes drinks and snacks. Our informative show involves audience participation delicious home cooked food is available at all as well as a question and answer session on the events. Kazmiranda = Live Music! For details lives of the Maasai. In recent years, the group email Brian at themusicgallery@btconnect.com has also worked in conjunction with a small UK www.facebook.com/cafekazmirandaberwickontweed based charity – Osiligi Charity Projects – and this www.facebook.com/TheMusicGalleryUK has led to the transformation of their local community with new water stations, a new 4 SEPTEMBER church/community centre and – most th impressively – a new, state-of-the-art primary ROY'S IRON DNA: (and 5 ) At Lindisfarne school and medical centre. The show includes Festival. Roy's Iron DNA is a musical collective Powerpoint and DVD, and Maasai beadwork is and live band from the Scottish Borders and also available for sale. Edinburgh who are releasing the world's first www.osiligiwarriors.co.uk augmented reality album. The album, entitled www.macarts.scot ‘Exposure’, will be released as a tabloid style newspaper with each page scannable with a String Jam Club presents ….. KARINE smart-phone/tablet app enabling the reader to POLWART: Scotland’s Queen of Folk. At The play an individually commissioned video for a County Hotel, High Street, Selkirk, Scottish track from the album. 10,000 copies of the Borders TD7 4BZ. Tickets £15, available from newspaper will be distributed to 250+ outlets the venue 01750-721233. The County offers a across the length and breadth of Scotland and 15% discount on meals for ticket holders will be entirely free of charge ensuring an estimated 100,000 readership! No other act has between 6pm and 7pm on the night. combined augmented reality with visual art and www.facebook.com/StringJamClub music in such a way before.
ALY BAIN & PHIL CUNNINGHAM: At Hawick Town Hall, Hawick. Once again Aly and Phil take to the road, delighting audiences across Scotland until 26 September. They have become a national institution with their incomparable mastery of fiddle and accordion, bringing excellence in traditional music to venues across the country. Individually they pursue other ventures but when they tour together they truly shine with almost three decades of well-honed skills and hilarious banter delighting audiences everywhere. www.philandaly.com 17 OCTOBER ROY'S IRON DNA: (and 5th) At Kazmiranda Café, Berwick upon Tweed. Roy's Iron DNA is a musical collective and live band from the Scottish Borders and Edinburgh who are releasing the world's first augmented reality album. The album, entitled ‘Exposure’, will be released as a tabloid style newspaper with each page scannable with a smart-phone/tablet app enabling the reader to play an individually commissioned video for a track from the album. 10,000 copies of the newspaper will be distributed to 250+ outlets across the length and breadth of Scotland and will be entirely free of charge ensuring an estimated 100,000 readership! No other act has combined augmented reality with visual art and music in such a way before. www.roysirondna.co.uk www.facebook.com/cafekazmirandaberwickontweed
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AUGUST
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Beal Farm on the truly breath-taking Northumberland coastline, with a spectacular backdrop of the mythical Holy Island - you will discover one of the country’s best-kept secret festival locawww.facebook.com/electricfieldsfestival tions. From Friday through to Sunday, the festiEdinburgh val will play host to an incredible variety of both local and world renowned musicians and DJs International Festival Edinburgh Mela who will be performing an eclectic mix of indie, Edinburgh Edinburgh / Leith Links funk, rock and folk. Set in a series of marquees, 7-31 August 29-30 August you will be close to the music and heart of the festival. Each marquee will have its own headThree exhilarating weeks of the very best in Welcome to the Edinburgh Mela! For over twenty liner and we recommend you come in good time classical music, theatre, opera and dance. Edin- years we’ve been bringing outstanding world to see your favourite acts as each marquee has burgh is the world's Festival City. With 4 million music and gorgeous international dance to Scot- limit of revellers that can be fit in. attendances, one third of the world's countries land’s capital city, in a joyous carnival of colour, represented on its streets and stages, it’s where rhythm, community celebration…and delicious www.lindisfarnefestival.com people come together from across the globe to food. share their passion for arts, culture and ideas. Live @ Troon It's also where countless talented stars and per- www.edinburgh-mela.co.uk formers have begun or developed their careers. Ayrshire With 12 Festivals throughout the year, there’s 4-6 September an endless array of events, performances and We want all your festival dates Since it was launched in 2010 Live@Troon has experiences to enjoy. been providing a great September weekend of for big and small events www.edinburghfestivals.co.uk live entertainment for residents of, and visitors email ..... to, the Ayrshire coastal town. Over the first five years the weekend has brought some great mumusicnewsscotland@gmail.com Stowed Out Festival sical and comedic talent to Troon with sell out Stow gigs for acts such as The Wanted, Red Hot Chilli 28-29 August Pipers, The Saw Doctors, The Colour Ham and Eddi Reader. It has introduced local audiences to 'Stowed Out' is run by SoundOut, a not for profit some great unsigned Scottish talent such as organisation formed in 2009 by an eclectic group Kassidy, Have Mercy Las Vegas, Vukovi and a of musicians and music fans in the village of list as long as your arm. 2015 promises more of Nairn Book and Stow in the Scottish Borders. Over the years the same and we hope a little bit extra with Sound Out has grown and now hosts a range vimore venues, more musical tastes and more live Arts Festival brant music and arts events where there is almusic than ever before! Nairn ways a strong emphasis on encouraging and supporting young or first time performers to get 1-6 September www.liveattroon.com up and have a go. Friday joint headliners Dick A unique celebration of literature, drama, music Gaughan and Old Blind Dogs plus Saturday and art in the Highlands of Scotland. There will Blas Festival Headliners Model Aeroplanes be music for all tastes. Highlands www.facebook.com/stowedoutfestival 4-12 September https://nairnfestival.co.uk/
SEPTEMBER
Summer Isles Festival Achiltibuie, Ross-shire 28-29 August
Bathgate Music Festival Bathgate 3-6 September
Blas Festival is the Highlands' premier Gaelic and traditional music festival. Blas takes place in venues across the Highlands and includes an eclectic line-up of local, national and international artistes.
Pioneered by local musician Mairearad Green, with fantastic music and the most beautiful festi- The programme features a range of musical www.blas-festival.com val setting in Achiltibuie, which is under an hour styles, profiles local music making, involve people of all ages, promotes a high quality profesfrom Ullapool. sional programme and provides music education Midstock Festival opportunities for young people. www.summerislesfestival.com Dalkeith 12 September www.facebook.com/BathgateMusicFestival
Go-Rock Fest
Just when you think festival season is over, there’s still another cracker to be enjoyed before 100 Bands On The Border the nights draw in. Headlining the event will be Galashiels melodic indierockers, The Fratellis. The line up 4-6 September Go-Rock is a small multi-venue festival aiming offers a variety of musical tastes designed to cato showcase some of the great unsigned and inter for the wide demographic expected at the 100 Bands On The Border will be a music festival festival, which welcomes everyone aged 0-90. dependent acts in Scotland. Just a short train held in venues and stages in Galashiels town ride from Glasgow, the pretty coastal town of Tickets on sale @ www.eventbrite.co.uk centre. The idea behind this is to bring the best Gourock with its intimate venues and stunning views is the perfect location for our wee festival. up and coming new bands and musicians from www.midstockfestival.com With genres ranging from solo acoustic and folk all over the UK to the Scottish Borders to showcase their talents. Contact Bill Jeffrey - william. through to opera, rock and metal, you're guarBest of the West Festival anteed to find something you enjoy. Go-Rock is jeffrey1@btopenworld.com part of Music on the Brain. Inveraray weblink below .... 12-13 September www.facebook.com/pages/JMP3-Jeffrey-Music-Promotions/745042952180452 www.facebook.com/gorock.music Best of the West Festival an 'end of season' Lindisfarne Festival showcase held annually in the grounds of InverElectric Fields aray Castle in Argyll. This family weekend inHoly Island Drumlanrig Castle cludes two days of music and song with per4-6 September 29 August formances in both English and Gaelic. The festiThe Lindisfarne Festival will come to life on Sep- val has a strong focus on local young talent as Nestling in the beautiful surroundings of Drumwell as the best of the established performers. tember 4, 2015, giving you the opportunity to lanrig Castle, south west Scotland. We’ve been experience a weekend like no other. Located at As well as a great line-up of music, food and Gourock 29 August
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Bring It All Home Paisley 17-19 September Scotland’s leading stars are set to take Paisley by storm in a series of special events celebrating Scottish’s musical talent and songwriting. Bring it all Home – run by Renfrewshire Council – is back for a third year with a huge offering of Scottish talent coming to Paisley for the festival on 17-19 September 2015. Featuring a series of free events, the festival offers existing and budding musicians plus music fans a chance to learn the secrets of the trade. www.bringitallhome.co.uk
Dundee Celt Fest Dundee 18-20 September
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True North Aberdeen 25-27 September Aberdeen Performing Arts has announced the launch of True North – Aberdeen’s festival of music and song – celebrating the North-east's singer songwriter tradition and providing a platform for the very best music and song, from ballads to contemporary classics. Taking place from Friday 25 to Sunday 27 September at The Lemon Tree, Music Hall and in various locations across Aberdeen’s city centre, the festival includes an evening celebrating the music of Neil Young in his 70th year featuring a lineup of top artists, a Songwriters’ Circle event, Late Night Festival Club sessions and a headline concert at the Music Hall featuring a - yet to be announced - award winning artist. www.aberdeenperformingarts.com/truenorth
Isle of Jura Music Festival
2015 will be the first Dundee Celt Fest, a weekend music festival featuring the best of celtic rock and folk music. Dundee has contributed greatly over the years to celtic rock and folk music, It was only a matter of time before a celtic/folk festival in Dundee surfaced. September 2015 will see the very first Celtic Rock and Folk festival in Dundee and year after year to follow. www.facebook.com/dundeeceltfest
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Jura 25-27 September The Isle of Jura Musical Festival is a wellestablished favourite for lovers of the traditional music scene, enjoy a weekend packed with fantastic performances, stimulating workshops, spontaneous sessions and great craic. To guarantee you don’t miss out, you can pre-purchase your tickets online now. www.juramusicfestival.com
Dunbar Traditional Music Festival
Ullapool 25-26 September Loopallu takes place in the tiny remote North West coast fishing village of Ullapool and doubles the population of the village for the weekend. As well as the usual eclectic line up of acts appearing at the festival big top and the fringe events after hours in the villages pubs, the festival will be welcoming the return of the Literally Literary tent in association with Ullapool Book Festival. All this, as well as the usual warm Ullapool welcome.
Dunbar 25-27 September The Dunbar Traditional Music Festival continues to flourish since it began in 1988. Set in the historic seaside town of Dunbar, the Festival is committed to showcasing local and young talent alongside well established and internationally known artists. Song, music, pipes & drums, children's workshop, informal tunes and sessions, concerts, ceilidhs and open air performances are
the traditional hallmarks of the annual September event. The Festival caters for a wide range of musical tastes. Initially the focus was on traditional Scottish and Irish music but in recent years this has broadened to include jazz, blues, Appalachian, country, bluegrass and skiffle. www.dunbarmusicfestival.co.uk
OCTOBER The Spree Paisley 9-17 October Paisley's national festival of music, comedy and arts, now in it third year - taking place at various venues in the town centre . The Spiegeltent will be back in County Square to host the bulk of the action but there will be a few big-name shows in the Abbey as well as stuff happening at Paisley Arts Centre and elsewhere. We also have a few surprises in store! www.thespree.co.uk
The Cumnock Tryst Cumnock 1-4 October A music festival under the leadership of Scottish composer, James MacMillan CBE Cumnock, Scotland. The Cumnock Tryst is an annual event with concerts in venues in and around the town. The programme will feature some of the finest, international classical artists, as well as music and musicians from different backgrounds both stylistically and socially. The Cumnock Tryst aims to make its strong commitment to the community at the heart of all its activities, for instance involving young people at school and college, amateur choirs and local bands. www.thecumnocktryst.com
Ullapool Guitar Festival Ullapool 2-4 October So why is the UGF so special? Perhaps it’s the
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SCOTTISH MUSIC FESTIVALS Read our full festival listings @ http://musicnewsscotland.wordpress.com/festivals/ mix of music old and new, of electric and acoustic, of steel and nylon, of seasoned performers and those, like the students from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, just starting out on their careers. Perhaps it’s the location on Loch Broom and the drive up through some of Scotland’s most spectacular scenery. Perhaps it’s the informal air of the whole weekend: there’s no “us and them”, no VIP area. Everyone mingles, and you’re likely to find yourself sitting beside a guitar legend in the Festival Club – or even jamming with them on one of the trade stands. www.ullapoolguitarfestival.com
Glasgow Americana Festival Glasgow 7-11 October
our historic Dunkeld Cathedral and even including an iron age Crannog on Loch Tay…25 venues www.edinburghshogmanay.org in all in 2015! www.perthshireamber.com
NOVEMBER Kinross-shire Winter Festival Kinross-shire November (various dates) We are delighted to announce that Big Country with THE BEST OF BIG COUNTRY TOUR will headline the Kinross-shire's Winter Festival 2015 on Saturday 21 November, 8pm at the Community Campus in Kinross.
Glasgow's annual celebration of Americana brings musicians from as far afield as Texas and www.kinrossmusicfestival.co.uk Canada to perform roots music from blues to rockabilly. www.glasgowamericana.com
House Folk Scottish Music Festival Kinlochard 11-13 November
sound North East Scotland 22 October - 9 November
The festival is now in its 8th year and takes place in three highly intimate venues over three sound is driven by the passion to make new mu- nights in the wonderful setting of Kinlochard in sic more accessible to audiences of all ages and the Trossachs. The concerts offer an expo of backgrounds. It embraces a network of local or- bagpipe, accordion, strings, fiddle, vocals and flute music fusing traditional and contemporary ganisations to produce a varied programme of events exploring new music. The festival brings Scottish styles. Each night differs from the other together a large range of different genres of mu- but both include a blend of great music for evesic to appeal to a wide variety of tastes and en- ryone with a mix of folk, modern and traditional styles! courage people to discover new sounds and widen their musical horizons. www.scottishmusicfestival.co.uk www.sound-scotland.co.uk
Fiddle 2015
Sonica Glasgow 29 October - 8 November
Edinburgh 20-22 November
One of Scotland's biggest traditional music festivals, promoting & sustaining traditional fiddle Sonica returns to Glasgow for 12 days this Aumusic since 1996. A weekend packed full of tumn with a programme dedicated to worldclass sonic arts, presenting emerging British tal- great music! Over the weekend there are concerts, ceilidhs, recitals, workshops, talks, open ent alongside exceptional international artists stage, festival clubs, sessions, stalls, free from Australia, Belgium, Brazil, China, France, events.... and lots, lots more! The Fiddle Festival Indonesia, Netherlands and Quebec. Highlights committee are now working hard towards Fiddle include:Olivier Ratsi (Antivj) // Herman Kolgen // Speak Percussion with Robin Fox // Kathy 2015. The dates are out now but keep an eye on Hinde // Sisi Lu // Mark Lyken // Robbie Thom- our Facebook page and join our mailing list to be the first to hear what artists are playing at this son. “If you want to experience the thrilling interface where music, visual art, theatre and digi- years festival. tal technology meet, hasten to Glasgow.” The www.facebook.com/scotsfiddlefest Times. Tickets on sale from Monday 15 June
DECEMBER
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Perthshire Amber The Dougie MacLean Festi- Edinburgh's Hogmanay Edinburgh val 31 December Perthshire 30 October - 8 November
This is the 11th year of our festival and promises once again to be full of wonderful concerts featuring the finest of Scotland's musical talent as well as some international guests. Our 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 Red Hot Highland Fling Inverness 31 December Scotland's Biggest Free Hogmanay Concert is guaranteed to bring the 2015 Inverness Festivals programme to a wonderful climax. Children Welcome! www.invernessfestivals.com
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2016 JANUARY Celtic Connections Glasgow 14-31 January Celtic Connections 2016 comprises a wealth of concerts, ceilidhs, talks, workshops, free events and late night sessions taking place over 18 days across various venues in Glasgow. www.celticconnections.com
MARCH MV Festival Aviemore Returning in 2016
It’s a weekend of comedy, music and snowsport thrills on the hills in and around Aviemore. 2016 Four fabulous days and nights of amazing events tickets will soon be available from www. kick off the world's greatest New Year party. ukgigsonline.com Proceeds from the festival go With the traditional torchlit procession, street to the Children's Hospice Association Scotland performers, fireworks, concerts, ceilidh, the big (CHAS) and Disability Snowsport UK. Hogmanay party itself and a New Year's Day run to blow the cobwebs away - Edinburgh's buzzwww.mvfestival.com ing. Come along and experience the magic for yourself.
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