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BBC Alba's evening of world class folk to welcome the Commonwealth to Scotland As Glasgow welcomes visitors from across the globe, BBC ALBA are inviting viewers across the country to celebrate the beginning of the Commonwealth Games with an evening of world class folk music from BBC at the Quay. Presented by Bruce MacGregor and Kirsteen MacDonald, Cèilidh a’ Cho-Fhlaitheis / Commonwealth Cèilidh will provide a traditional Scottish welcome to guests from far and wide. Scots and Gaelic language performers will be at the fore, with the acclaimed Karen Matheson and Donald Shaw of Capercaillie leading an eclectic and talented line-up. Siobhan Miller, who is scheduled to release her debut album this year and has twice been named Scots Singer of the Year at the Scots Trad Music Awards, will take to the stage to perform as will young Gaelic singer Linda MacLeod, who specialises in songs from her native North Uist.
Helping welcome the Commonwealth are Gaelic supergroup Dàimh and twice Scots Trad Music Awards 'Singer of Year' Siobhan Miller : On BBC Alba 9pm Saturday 26 July
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Orcadian folk musician and songwriter Kris Drever, whose latest album alongside Éamonn Coyne – Storymap – was released last year, will entertain audiences and the concert will also enjoy a performance from a band often described as the Gaelic supergroup, five piece outfit, Dàimh. Finally, an international flavour to the cèilidh will be provided by James Fagan and Jamie McClennan who perform together as The James Brothers. Originally hailing from Australia and New Zealand, the duo will provide their own unique brand of folk, blues and bluegrass. The event at The Quay in Glasgow is now fully booked but listeners and viewers can enjoy the atmosphere and music across radio and television. The cèilidh concert will be broadcast live on both BBC Radio Scotland and Radio nan Gàidheal on Thursday 24 July from 8-10pm, with BBC ALBA providing television coverage on Saturday 26 July from 9-11pm.
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The first ever Glasgow Moon Hop will see a rather special secret Headliner take to the stage at the Scottish poetry club at SWG3 on 24 July. In town that week for other commitments this will be a chance to see him/her/them in a very intimate setting before doing some serious dancing to the mind bending record collection of the Moon Hop DJ’s.
Also appearing on the night will be one of Scotland’s most exciting young talents, who is playing in support of his debut LP, a record littered with lyrical gems and delivered with a captivating laidback charm. With tickets for a mere £2 on the door, Moon Hop mixes performances by some of the UK’s most exciting musicians with sets from the Moon Hop DJ’s and their genre defying record collection, and is fast becoming a monthly mustattend. GIGnotes: 24 July at SWG3 Scottish Poetry Club, Glasgow. Advance Tickets £2 + BF, Doors 7:30, Strictly 18+, see the event page @ www.facebook.com/events/318901111617241
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71 Commonwealth countries = 71 tunes
Celtic Music Radio aims to play one song from each country over three weekends
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Celtic Music Radio presenters Danny Matheson and Ruth Hamilton have set themselves a Commonwealth Games’ musical challenge.
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The duo aim to feature a song or tune from every one of the 71 countries represented at the Games on their Sensational Sunday Special show, which started on 20 July and for the following two programmes on 27 July and 3 August.
in the Glasgow area, picking a specific topic each week. “We thought making the Games our theme for the next three Sundays would be really topical, entertaining and interesting,” said Danny, who’s been presenting the show with Ruth since the start of the year. “Playing a song from every country is what we hope to achieve and we have some good tracks in mind already.” Bigger, better known nations such as Scotland, England, Canada and Australia will pose no problems but Danny and Ruth freely admit that their knowledge of music in some of the countries is nil – so they will need all the help they can get. Ruth said: “We get lots of suggestions every week when we reveal our theme. “Finding something to play from lesser known countries will be tricky but already we’ve tracked down music from Anguilla, Vanuatu, Nigeria and Tanzania, where Freddy Mercury was born – however, if anyone wants to suggest a song or a tune, then that would be great. “It is a real novelty. Whether we manage to cover every country remains to be see – if we do, I reckon we deserve a medal as well as the athletes taking part in the Games.” Any suggestions can be sent to Danny’s email at the Glasgow-based station, which is run by volunteers: danny.matheson@celticmusicradio.net
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Fèis Cèilidh Trails To Play At Over 200 Events Over 40 young people from seven Fèisean across Scotland are taking to the road this week as their annual Cèilidh Trails tours begin. They will play to thousands of people including a large crowd at the Commonwealth Games Glasgow2014 Festival and several of the groups will also be appearing alongside traditional music powerhouse, Breabach, in a special event at Loch Lomond Shores on 28 July. Fèisean nan Gàidheal supports 7 Cèilidh Trails groups with assistance from Creative Scotland and Highlands & Islands Enterprise which take place in Sutherland, Ross-shire, Skye & Lochalsh, Lochaber,
Badenoch & Strathspey, Argyll and Stirling & The Trossachs. The young Cèilidh Trail musicians have been receiving expert guidance from top musicians and tutors Ewen Henderson, Sileas Sinclair
and Fiona MacAskill before taking to the road in their own areas to play at more than 200 events over the summer. Amongst the higher-profile events at which they will appear are the Glasgow2014 Festival on the afternoon of Monday 28 July in Glasgow, where several Cèilidh Trails will appear in a Ceòl nam Fèis showcase at Glasgow Green with Gaelic singer Linda MacLeod and instrumentalist, Sìleas Sinclair. That evening, there will be a special event at the Loch Lomond Sea Life Centre where they will play with the fantastic group, Breabach.
musician and all the preparation that goes into making that a success, as well as giving young people a summer job doing something they enjoy and providing a great musical experience for tourists and locals alike.” Fèisean nan Gàidheal supports 44 Fèisean in 43 communities across Scotland, many of which are taking place during the summer school holidays. Collectively the Fèisean offer tuition in traditional music, Gaelic song, drama and traditional dance to around 6,000 young people annually.
Cèilidh Trails are organised by seven Fèisean with young people auditioned and offered a training Arthur Cormack, Fèisean nan place as well as a 3-4 week work Gàidheal’s Chief Executive said: placement as part of the project, “Cèilidh Trails are a great supported by Creative Scotland oppotunity for young people to and Highlands & Islands gain skills that will stand them in Enterprise. good stead should they wish to www.feisean.org make their living as a musician. www.facebook.com/feisean It gives them a first-hand https://twitter.com/fngaidheal experience of life as a touring
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"Sensational" Hot Seats return for Scottish tour
A band that has appeared at just about every major festival in the UK, Virginian livewires The Hot Seats, have returned to these shores for their sixth tour and most of the dates are in Scotland where they have a big following. The five-piece have added a string of dates where fans will get a chance to hear blistering new material from a brand new album, their eighth - which has just had its official release.
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said they were delighted to be heading back to areas of Scotland they have visited and enjoyed previously. “It’s great to play on the big festival stages, but we love it too, whenever we get a chance to take our music into the more intimate performance spaces. We are playing at three UK festivals this year, as well as returning to some smaller clubs and halls, so the balance is just how we like it.” The band started out fine-tuning their skills on the redneck bars and college clubs circuit where they experimented with a suitcase-full of assorted toys to supplement the guitar/ mandolin/banjo/fiddle/bass line-up, employing everything from jawharp to washboard, tin can percussion and vintage trap-kit drum set.
Their original music is simultaneously hard to classify and instantly identifiable, combining the virtuosic soloing and tightness of bluegrass, the band-driven rhythm of old The Hot Seats have gathered praise following time, the jerky bounce of ragtime, and the performances at big events such as Celtic swagger of good old rock and roll. Connections, Didmarton Bluegrass Festival, Maverick Festival, HebCeltFest, Speyfest and www.facebook.com/thehotseats Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where they picked https://twitter.com/thehotseats up the biggest accolade possible - a Herald Angel - for their outstanding contribution to Their Scottish dates are: the event following a sell-out run at The JULY ..... Famous Spiegeltent. Fri 18: The Border Club, Hawick Sat 19: (evening) Coldingham Village Hall They were widely recognised as one of the Sun 20: The Corn Exchange, Biggar outstanding acts at last year’s Shetland Folk Tues 22: The Steeple Hall, Kilbarchan Festival, their fiery brand on blistering Thurs 24: Universal Hall, Findhorn Appalachian old-time mixed with left of centre bluegrass and a sprinkling of their own Fri July 25: Glenbuchat Hall, Aberdeenshire Sat 26: The Salmon Bothy, Portsoy compositions winning them loads of Sun 27: Harbour Arts Centre, Irvine attention. Wed 30: Eastgate Theatre, Peebles Thurs 31: Carnegie Hall, Dunfermline Frontman Josh Bearman, a multiFri Aug 1: The Grapes, Stranraer instrumentalist, like several of his sidekicks,
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Draw release their single 'Alone Again Or' to raise money for the Children’s Hospice Association Scotland Hear the single @ https://soundcloud.com/empire-records-scotland/alone-again-or 'Alone Again Or' has sat in the archives of Empire Records Scotland for the last 11 years and Draw are delighted to get it out there into the public domain, and all for such a wonderful cause as Children’s Hospice Association Scotland (CHAS).
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The Dugs N’ Pubs Mystery Music Tour The Black Diamond Express : Miyagi : The Al Shields Band ..... and many more All events take place in dog friendly venues with drinks and snacks, buffets and even a rum tasting provided along the way. Your guides will take you from the glory of Edinburgh Castle down to Holyrood Palace and Arthurs Seat. From over Calton Hill to the tip of Leith and from there down to the docks where you’ll enjoy a dram of Scotland’s finest. Every step of the way you're encouraged you to bring your dog/dogs, and family, dress in a canine fashion and follow the tour around the town as it howls at the moon. So bring your friends (two-legged and four legged) and INVOKE THE DOG WITHIN.
The tour is free at all venues and the schedule is: On Saturday 2 August the Dog Head Music Society invites you on a unique musical tour of Edinburgh’s finest dog friendly establishments! The Dog Head Music Society in association with Dug’s n’ Pubs, Boda Bar and Windsor Buffet has planned a route taking in almost 6 miles of one of the world's most beautiful cities with music and spoken word in 10 venues by 12 very different acts.
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The Fallen Angels Club add more gigs to a packed autumn schedule of music TICKETS! Tickets for individual gigs from links @ http://www.fallenangelsclub.com/
The Fallen Angels Club in its 10th Anniversary Year is delighted to announce some stunning new shows with Jefferson Hamer & Kristin Andreassen; The Howlin Brothers and The Delines featuring Will Vlautin from Richmond Fontaine. The Fallen Angels Club was launched by promoter Kevin Morris and has played host to an array of Americana acts. The Club has promoted over 60 local and international artists from America, Ireland, England, Wales Canada, Germany and Italy – and of course Scotland. Up and coming local talent have been provided with their first live experience and the opportunity to perform with more established artists from other parts of the world. Over the years The Fallen ground in traditional music from both sides of Angels’ Club has worked with Regular Music, Glasgow's ABC and Soundsfine organisers of the the Atlantic. Big Big Country and Big Big World Festivals. Kristin’s song writing earned her a feature on NPR’s Prairie Home Companion (with Jefferson What others have said: as guitarist-in-tow) and her skills as a backing vocalist and instrumentalist were highlighted on “The Fallen Angels club has become a vital recent UK tours with Jeffery Lewis and Aoife component in Glasgow’s live Americana music O’Donovan. scene, presenting established masters of the storytelling song form and many of the flood of new artists who promise a great future for music rooted in the American soil. Here’s to a great future for the Fallen Angels, too.” Rob Adams The Glasgow Herald “Glasgow is lucky to have The Fallen Angels Club – a keeper of the flame of good roots music. Thanks for supporting Spit & Polish and so many other good artists” Francis Macdonald, Shoeshine Records / Spit & Polish “An excellent opportunity for both local and established acts.” Roddy Hart, singer, songwriter
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position by an act/artist new to the format last year). The trio toured their brand of “old-time string country blues with an indie-rock edge” throughout the U.S. and into Canada. The majority of the 13 original songs that comprise Trouble, were influenced by the people they met and struggles they encountered on the road over the past year.
Jefferson’s collaboration with songwriter Anais Mitchell brought widespread acclaim in both the We would imagine we won’t see them play a USA and the UK, and their award winning album venue this size on their next trip here. Child Ballads was named one of the 10 Best Folk albums of 2013 by NPR. THE DELINES plus support Kristin’s new release Gondolier features Jefferson www.facebook.com/thedelines on guitar and harmony vocals, and she GIGnotes: Thursday 6 November @ The Voodoo contributes vocal harmonies, keyboards, and Rooms Edinburgh. Tickets £14 from Tickets foot percussion to Jefferson’s electric and Scotland 0131 220 3234/Ripping Records acoustic guitar-driven songs. 0131 226 7010 “A gifted guitarist and singer, Jefferson Hamer The Delines, a side project of Americana is able to hit close harmonies… and weave favourites, Richmond Fontaine, will make their gorgeous instrumental lines.” Acoustic Guitar Edinburgh later this year. After making their Glasgow debut during the Westend festival in THE HOWLIN’ BROTHERS June this year, we look forward to bring them plus support back to these shores. www.facebook.com/HowlinBrothers GIGnotes: Thursday 16 October @ The Admiral Bar Glasgow. Tickets £12 from Tickets Scotland 0141 204 5151 The Howlin’ Brothers had a very good year in 2013, following the release of HOWL, their first nationally and internationally released album.
HOWL, featuring Warren Haynes (on one track, “Big Time”), brought instant success to the band. In one year they graced the cover of Acoustic Guitar magazine’s January 2014 issue; recorded in the legendary Sun Studio; were featured in a national PBS show (The Sun They first met over a decade ago in Lyons, Sessions, which will broadcast throughout 2014 Colorado, where Kristin and her band Uncle Earl in more than 100 markets); shared the stage gathered to rehearse material for their awardwith Grammy® winner Ricky Skaggs; placed on winning album Waterloo, Tennessee, produced over 17 end-of-year “best of” lists, and reached by Led Zep legend John Paul Jones. Jefferson #6 on the Americana Music radio chart (was also lived next door, and he and Kristin sung country#30 on that year-end chart, the highest charting style duets in the kitchen, finding common
Headed by vocalist, Amy Boone, the band’s debut album, “Colfax” comes out in April, with all songs written by RF frontman and now successful author, Willy Vlautin. He loves Amy’s voice, so much so he spent a year writing songs for her to record. The Delines line-up is certainly handy as it features, Jenny Conlee (The Decemberists) on keyboards, as well as fellow Portlanders drummer, Sean Oldham (RF), Vlautin himself and, on pedal steel, Tucker Jackson (Minus 5). Vlautin says the album is full of haunting, modern stories through “the musical lens of soul and roots music of decades past.”
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“BOOMERANG” “Boomerang” is a significant international cross-cultural collaboration as part of the Cultural Programme for the 2014 Commonwealth Games Boomerang represents the cultural version of a baton relay, thrown from Scotland and returning to its origin, all the stronger for its journey. This exciting project will feature Breabach (Scotland) and include Moana and the Tribe with Horomona Horo (New Zealand: Aotearoa) and Shellie Morris, Casey Donovan and traditional Aboriginal dancers and musicians from Australia. Celebrating the “Indigenous Commonwealth” Boomerang will explore links between Gaelic, Aboriginal and Maori cultures, through language, music and dance.
highlighting it’s continuing relevance in the modern world. The clearances of 18th century Scotland formed another close connection between the groups with Horomona Horo, a Maori tradition bearer, and Shellie Morris of the Yanyuwa people from the Northern Territory of Australia having Scottish ancestry with the Macgregor and Muir Clans respectively.
Boomerang represents a healthy and developing future for our Recent history unites these three indigenous languages and culture nations with a close and deep bond, through the medium of song and survival. Oppression of native dance infusing both traditional and language, music and dance has contemporary art forms. affected each one, largely due to the ruthless, and at times ignorant, Ancient bagpipe pieces weaving with a newly written Haka progress of the modern world (traditional Maori posture dance), throughout the didgeridoo resonating through the 18th – 20th centuries with these stomp of a Gaelic waulking song precious cultures viewed by many and several new emotive pieces as a hindrance and threat. The written specially for the project only outcome saw native languages begin to illustrate the depth and being banned from schools, and in heart involved in this exhilarating some cases music and dance modern showcase of traditional and outlawed by officials. Many of the stories and traditions performed in contemporary world music and dance. this brand new show can only be delivered by a handful of the Following a wonderful premiere at tradition bearers we have left, yet WOMAD New Zealand, Boomerang the passion and purpose of this collaboration is not to mourn for the travelled onto the Homeground Festival at the Sydney Opera House hardship of yesterday but to come together to celebrate and champion which was equally successful and they will soon be performing in the survival and development of Glasgow. each country’s musical heritage,
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Breabach: The haunting strains of twin bagpipes have become a defining signature of Breabach – a chiming herald of Scottish folk being embraced by a new generation. Rehearsals for the Boomerang project were musically directed by Breabach’s own Calum MacCrimmon. A direct descendant of the ancient and legendary dynasty of MacCrimmon pipers from the Isle of Skye.
Shellie Morris: One of Australia's finest indigenous, singer/ songwriters, from Outback Australia to Vancouver Winter Olympics, London Olympics and Japan, receiving numerous awards along the way!!
New Zealand (Aotearoa) Artists Moana and TheTribe (One of the most successful indigenous NZ acts): Moana & the Tribe stand out as one of the most significant voices in Maori music. Their politically conscious grooves and distinctive Maori sound have taken them to some of the most exotic locations in the world. Horomona Horo (A master of preEuropean Maori instruments): Composer, practitioner and cross genre collaborator, Horomona Horo has fused the traditional instruments of the Maori, taonga puoro (singing treasures), within a diverse range of cultural and musical forms.
Casey Donovan: Casey has toured internationally with the original stage production “The Sapphires for” (Company B / Black Swan State Theatre Company), which she received the Best Actress Award at the 4th Deagu International Music Festival Awards in South Korea. Djakapurra Munyarryun: Djakapurra was born in Yirrkala as a member of the Wangurri clan of northeast Arnhem Land. He was raised with traditional dance and ceremony as an integral part of his life and as a teenager toured Australia with elders from Yirrkala, teaching and conducting traditional dance and music workshops. Peta Strachan: From the Dharug people of NSW. Peta began her dance training at the age of 13 with the Castlereigh School of Ballet. Artistic Director of the Janawi dancers she’s also a freelance dancer teaching and choreographing for young people in remote communities.
Boomerang will be giving a full performance at the “Festival 2014” concert, at the Living Room, Glasgow Green, at 7.45pm, on Thursday, 24 July. Admission is free!!!
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SCOTTISH MUSIC CENTRE
............ member profile:
George McPhee
This is a MUSIC NEWS Scotland series profiling Scottish Music Centre members
"The Scottish Music Centre's task is to champion the wealth of talent that abounds in Scotland's musical community"
George McPhee was born in Glasgow and was a student at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and at Edinburgh University. He studied organ with the late Herrick Bunney and, with the assistance of a Cross Trust Scholarship, with Fernando Germani in Italy. Prizes include the Sir Donald Francis Tovey Prize at Edinburgh University and, in gaining the FRCO, he was awarded the Limpus Prize as well as the Silver Medal of the Worshipful Company of Musicians. He was Assistant organist of St Giles’ Cathedral, Edinburgh for four
years before his present appointment as Director of Music at Paisley Abbey in 1963. At that time he also joined the staff of the RSAMD. Here he became a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Academic Studies and Director of Choral Activities as well as having responsibilities for teaching organ. George McPhee has been in frequent demand as an organ recitalist and has broadcast and recorded frequently both as solo organist and as conductor. He has made many records and compact discs, mostly with Paisley Abbey Choir and as solo organist. Since 1971 he has undertaken several recital tours of the United States and Canada, where he has also directed summer courses for choristers. He has also given concerts in many parts of Europe.
years, was Choral Animateur for Highland Region Council. As composer and arranger, he has many published works both sacred and secular. He is joint editor of the New Scottish Song Book and the Saltire Two-Part Song Book. In 1991 he was made a Fellow of the Royal School of Church Music in recognition of his services to church music in Scotland and in 1995 he was awarded MBE. In July 1997 he was awarded an honorary Doctorate by the University of Paisley.
Event .... Sunday 7 September, 8pm St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall The Ice-grey River and the Fire in the Night The Mayfield Singers and Paisley Abbey organist George McPhee with music from the old northern searoute from Iceland to Ireland, and Norway in between.
In 2000, George McPhee was President of the Incorporated Society of Musicians and is currently Visiting Professor of Organ at St Andrews University. He is also a Vice President of the Royal College of Organists. He has recently been made an Honorary Fellow of the George McPhee has been conductor Guild of Church Musicians. of the Scottish Chamber Choir and the Kilmarnock and District Choral www.georgemcphee.co.uk Union. He has also trained the Strathclyde and the former Lothian Region Schools Choir and, for many
www.scottishmusiccentre.com : https://twitter.com/scottishmusic : www.facebook.com/scottishmusiccentre The Scottish Music Centre currently supports in excess of 100 composer, group/small business and corporate members. Offering a wealth of advantages, initiatives include the bi-monthly Composers' Digest and Exposed Melodies podcast series, annual Composition Marathon, regular networking events and notification of valuable opportunities, extensive publicity and increased correspondence with national companies, chamber ensembles, soloists and festivals.
For further information, please contact 0141 552 5222 or visit: www.scottishmusiccentre.com
Scottish Opera marks Glasgow’s Commonwealth Games with Anamchara – Songs Of Friendship
Scottish Opera has joined with acclaimed author Alexander McCall Smith to produce a family opera that draws on musical talent from across the Commonwealth and across Glasgow as part of the Glasgow 2014 Cultural Programme. Over 100 performers will bring Anamchara – Songs of Friendship to life, with young professional singers, musicians and dancers from Scottish Opera, Calgary Opera, Cape Town Opera, New Zealand Opera and the India-based Yuva Ekta Foundation working alongside Scottish singers. The project will draw on volunteer
participants from Scottish Opera’s Connect Orchestra and Chorus and a community choir made up of children, students and adults from Commonwealth countries living and working in Glasgow. Four young people from Botswana, and their teacher, have also travelled here to join the Community Chorus. This has been organised by the British Council in Botswana and the Maitisong Festival. With words by acclaimed Scottish author Alexander McCall Smith, and music from composer Pippa Murphy, Anamchara – Songs of Friendship is a celebration of the ties that bind people together, whatever their age and wherever they make their home. Seven songs symbolise seven different kinds of friendship, from childhood affection, to teenagers in love to adulthood. The work is being co-directed by Martin O’Connor and Scottish Opera’s Emerging Artist Director Lissa Lorenzo. Scottish Opera’s Connect Orchestra play Pippa Murphy’s complex and emotive score, conducted by Chris Gray, while members of the Connect Chorus and Scottish Opera Emerging Artists Andrew McTaggart and Sarah Power take on lead singing roles.
Scottish Opera Director of Education and Outreach Jane Davidson said: “These are the “Friendly Games”, so right-away we knew we had to create something that really took that as its theme and made a huge asset out of it. I’m delighted with how this has come together. Being able to work with Alexander McCall Smith has been tremendous for us, but what has really helped make Anamchara something special is how the participants – professionals and volunteers from Glasgow and around the Commonwealth – have come together to make it work. “I’m also delighted that leading professionals from around the Commonwealth - including Australian born choreographer Janis Claxton and associate director Col Cseke from Calgary Opera – have been able to join our own talented leaders to build such an amazing creative team.” GIGnotes: Theatre Royal, Glasgow on Friday 25 July, 6.30pm / Saturday 26 July, 2.30pm & 6.30pm / Sunday 27 July, 2.30pm. Tickets are £6 each, with discounts available for family groups.
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Rachel Sermanni :
album : 'Live In Dawson City'
release date - 13 October : pre-order @ www.musicglue.com/rachelsermanni/products/
Rachel Sermanni is taking her Naked Ladies on tour. This Autumn the FolkNoir balladeer will be on the road, again, with a new Live Album, recorded in the Yukon at the prestigious Dawson City Music festival, and a collection of her drawings nudes and dreams - following their debut exhibition in Edinburgh in June. Rachel is 22. Has been singing her songs since leaving school at 17. Channelling spirits of all ages and archetypes. Weaving images of childhood, womanhood, of instinct and inhibition simply with the breath from her lungs, a hardy martin guitar and a bandolim called Sue. She's travelled all over, singing. Most recently Canada; touring back and forth with Rose Cousins, with her friend and label-sister, Mo Kenney, and solo. Australia for the famous Woodford Folk Festival; And across the UK and Ireland including sold out shows at Londons Union Chapel, and Glasgows Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum touring with friend and label-brother, Colin Macleod. On top of this, Rachel has supported many marvels including John Grant, Fink, Mumford and Sons, Ron Sexsmith and Elvis Costello. For this tour, Rachel will be joined by Jennifer Austin on the piano, Colin classic voices like Joni Mitchell and Joan Baez, and has supported artists Macleod on the guitar (of course, he'll sing a couple of his beautiful songs such as Ben Howard, Rachel Sermanni, John Smith and Rae Morris. She too). There will hopefully be some unexpected guests along the way also. also recently reached the semi finals of the Radio 2 Young Folk Musician of the Year Awards and delivered standout performances at this year’s Here is Where and When the magic happens: October: Thurs 23rd The Celtic Connections. With a release scheduled for later this year, 2014 Tolbooth, Stirling; Sun 26th Eden Court, Inverness; Tues 28th Mareel, looks promising for one of the most exciting new additions to the Scottish Lerwick; Thurs 30th The Old Fruit Market, Glasgow; November: Sat 1st folk scene. Gardyne Theatre, Dundee; Sun 2nd Universal Hall, Findhorn; Wed 3rd The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen; Tue 18th Kings Place, London. www.rachelsermanni.net Support will be from Miss Irenie Rose - Miss Irenie Rose is a young singer-songwriter from the Isle of Lewis; she has drawn comparisons to
Colin Clyne :
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album : 'The Never Ending Pageant'
release date - Out Now : buy @ https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/the-never-ending-pageant/id899132325 Scotland born folk singersongwriter Colin Clyne, a versatile acoustic artist as comfortable spinning off an upbeat folk ditty as a heartrending dose of roots melancholy, returns this summer with an excellent album. 'The Never Ending Pageant’ was produced and engineered by Grammy award winning engineer Alan Sanderson (The Rolling Stones, Elton John, Ryan Adams, Burt Bacharach), and you can hear the first single from the album ' Merry Go Round' here:
and runner up on The Voice USA – Terry McDermott. It’s not difficult to see why his fans include influential new music tastemakers such as Jim Gellatly, John McRuvie, STV and Chris Hawkins of BBC 6 Music – the reflection of an impressive independent career that has seen Clyne support The Red Hot Chilli Pipers (internationally acclaimed Scottish touring band) at a Hogmanay gig in front of 6,000 people, as well as appearing at Belladrum Festival, Edinburgh Festival, The Viper Room in L.A, and the Sacramento Highland Games which boasts over 20,000 people.
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Another highlight saw him crowned ‘Best Acoustic Act’ at the San Diego Music Awards in 2011 and 2012 (previously winners include Jewel and Jason Mraz), as well as being named by NBC San Diego as one of San Diego’s top 12 Singer songwriters. That particular list contained an elite list of names, including Jewel, Tom Waits and the late Jim Croce.
https://soundcloud.com/colinclyne/merry-go-round-1
It marks an incredible career trajectory for an artist whose first cd was rehearsed and written The single, a straight, driving example of how to in the cold store of a ship that he used to work in write an acoustic folk track with true momentum many years ago. In fact, the lifelong ship worker and subtle harmonies, mixes Clyne’s Scottish still does stints at sea from time to time, folk heritage with a touch of Americana in the enjoying the time and space as good song vocal arrangements – thanks perhaps to 10 writing inspiration. years spent living in California. The album and single are both released through Colin’s hometown label Fat Hippy Records, a burgeoning independent label who have also recently signed a deal with fellow Aberdonian –
All very impressive from an artist who, having severed his fingers in his teens having hardly learned a chord, didn’t touch a guitar again until he was 23.
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scotland's new releases ..... album : single : ep / cd : vinyl : download COLIN CLYNE
CAROLINE GILMOUR
HUMBLE SCRIBES
The Never Ending Pageant
Paper Planes
Ronnie Templeman / Kevin Wilson
Album cd / download Release Date: Out Now
single download Release Date: Out Now
Scotland born folk singer-songwriter Colin Clyne, a versatile acoustic artist as comfortable spinning off an upbeat folk ditty as a heartrending dose of roots melancholy, returns this summer with excellent album this summer. The album was produced & Engineered by Grammy Award Winning Engineer Alan Sanderson (The Rolling Stones, Elton John, Ryan Adams, Burt Bacharach).
Caroline Gilmour released her new Single, "Paper Planes" on 30 June. "Caroline Gilmour could be a worldwide smash" - The Sun : "Gives Adele a run for her money" - Diva Magazine : "She has a winning formula" - The Daily Record
Listen/Watch: Latest Single 'Merry Go ROund': https://soundcloud.com/colinclyne/merry-go-round-1
Available from: iTunes / Amazon
Available from: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/the-never-endingpageant/id899132325 www.colinclyne.com www.facebook.com/C0LINCLYNE http://twitter.com/colinclyne
Listen/Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=80knS60Av7E
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In Cahoots
Album cd / download Release Date: Out Now Humble Scribes are Ronnie Templeman and Kevin Wilson. They write their own songs and have recently released this debut CD, "In Cahoots". Humble Scribes music is an eclectic mix of pop , folk and rock. The album contains 14 original songs from ballads such as the piano led “ Just For You “ to the more upbeat rockier “ Non The Wiser “. Lyrics drawn from characters and events in their lives giving a heartfelt and genuine appeal. Listen/Watch: www.humblescribes.com/music.htm iTunes Available from: iTunes www.humblescribes.com/shop.htm www.humblescribes.com www.facebook.com/humblescribes
THE RISING SOULS
DOUGIE MACLEAN with The Royal Scottish National Orchestra & John Logan (conductor)
GIA VALENTINA
THE RISING SOULS
Till Tomorrow
Album SACD & download Release Date: 23 June Says Dougie of his collaboration with RSNO: “2014 marks the 40th anniversary of my career as a musician so to have the privilege of working with such a talented collection of musicians is a dream come true. To play my songs with the beauty and power of the Royal National Symphony Orchestra behind me is an incredible experience and truly makes me feel like I am lifting off the stage!” Listen/Watch:
www.linnrecords.com/recording-till-tomorrow.aspx
Available from:
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iTunes, Amazon, Presto Classical + Local record shops www.dougiemaclean.com http://www.rsno.org.uk/
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Gia Valentina
Album cd / download / vinyl Release Date: Out Now Gia Valentina are a 6 piece rock band from Central Scotland. Since their first demo as a band in January 2013, they have been gigging around Glasgow while writing and recording their debut album. The band are vocalist Steven Warnock, guitarists John McArthur and Ciaran ‘Cheesy’ Febers, bass guitarist Andrew Tracey, drummer Anton Lafferty and keyboard player and vocalist Amy Robertson. Listen/Watch: www.youtube.com/user/giavalentinaglasgow http://giavalentina.bandcamp.com/ Available from: http://giavalentina.bandcamp.com/ Cave Wall Studios: www.CaveWallStudios.co.uk www.giavalentina.com www.facebook.com/GiaValentinaBand? ref=ts&fref=ts https://twitter.com/G_VMusic
Album cd / download Release Date: Out Now
For the last year this Edinburgh based 3 piece have swept through the Central Belt of Scotland leaving no ear unprovoked. Not to mention universal praise at the 2013 Edinburgh Festival and gigs in London, Essex, Prague and the momentous siege of Larkhall! No gig is too big, no gig too small. Their catchy soulful tunes never fail to impress and their presence on stage is infectiously beautiful. The Rising Souls are a band you simply MUST see. Like them on Facebook, buy their new album and get yourself along to their next gig. Listen/Watch: Soundcloud. The-Rising-Souls Available from: www.amazon.co.uk www.amazon.com www.birnamcdshop.com iTunes, Amazon MP3, Spotify www.therisingsouls.com. www.facebook.com/therisingsouls
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scotland's new releases ..... album : single : ep / cd : vinyl : download JOHN COLETTA
PATRICIA MORRIS
EMILIO LARGO
…sleekit slivers…
Between New Year & Valentine
Derealise
Singer-Songwriter Patricia Morris is a classic storyteller in the finest Celtic Tradition. With a rare purity of tone and an impressive vocal range, her wider musical catalogue ranges from Gershwin, to Schubert, to Burns, but it is her Scottish and Irish roots she is most influenced and defined by as revealed in her songwriting. These are her latest offerings of Blues and Folk inspired songs.
After parting ways with former guitarist Joe Wyman, we took on board a new guitarist, Andrew Beveridge. The chemistry was instant and we began writing the follow up to our debut EP 'In Uniform We Divide'. Taking a more straight forward approach to song writing this time, we focused on melody and harmonies whilst still retaining elements of what sculpted the sound of 'IUWD'. Drawing on elements from bands like Oceansize, Arcane Roots and Fall of Troy, it is a further progression of our sound.
Album : cd / download Release Date: Out Now
This recording features the same song-writing partnership of John Coletta & David Fitzpatrick, that had success with the "Humpff Family" but unlike his last solo project "...living in hope..." John made the decision this time to involve other musicians, inviting whoever had recently impressed him, and was available to contribute. So, we have Pete Rabjohns on drums, Frankie McGuire on the cajon, Lorna Thomas (www. lornathomas.com) and Kenny Gair on the bass and Tom Roche on the button accordion. This also means that it may be possible to form a credible "band" to perform these tracks, and the artwork by Gordon Campbell is a delight www.mucklearts.com Listen/Watch: http://johncoletta.com Available from: www.amazon.co.uk www.amazon.com www.birnamcdshop.com iTunes, Amazon MP3, Spotify
Album cd / download Release Date: Out Now
Listen/Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9MwXTDrn2c Available from: www.amazon.co.uk www.amazon.com www.birnamcdshop.com iTunes, Amazon MP3 www.patriciamorris.ie
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THE HOLY GHOSTS
single download Release Date: Out Now
Listen/Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQMusikFd-g http://emiliolargo.bandcamp.com/track/derealise Available from: http://emiliolargo.bandcamp.com/track/derealise as a 'Pay What You Want' download fee. www.emiliolargo.co.uk www.facebook.com/EmilioLargoBand https://twitter.com/emiliolargoband
UNKLE BOB FAT GOTH
Ride Them Down Album cd / download Release Date: 30 May
'The Holy Ghosts release their highly anticipated debut album 'Ride Them Down' on May 30th. The band are celebrating the launch with two high energy rock n' roll shows at Nice n' Sleazy on Friday 30 May and Electric Circus on Saturday 31 May.' Listen/Watch: https://soundcloud.com/holyghosts www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tnm-nXeHNzg www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMAnEzCBCvw Available from: Available for download through iTunes and for physical CD order from 30 May Pre-order the album here! http://theholyghosts.bigcartel.com/products www.theholyghosts.co.uk www.facebook.com/theholyghosts https://twitter.com/theholyghosts
Embers One Hundred Percent Suave Album cd / download Release Date: Out Now Fat Goth have released their third album, One Hundred Percent Suave, via Hefty Dafty. Following on from where their last album Stud left us, One Hundred Percent Suave explores the theme of sex and its pros and cons but, in the band’s trademark tongue-in-cheek, uncompromising style. Listen/Watch: www.fatgoth.bandcamp.com www.soundcloud.com/fatgoth www.youtube.com/msfatgoth Available from: www.fatgoth.bandcamp.com and at shows http://fatgoth.bandcamp.com/ www.facebook.com/fatgoth1 https://twitter.com/fatgoth
Album download Release Date: 7 July
“I didn’t expect my former band-mates to accept an invitation to reunite in a studio. But they said yes.” says Rick. Old chemistry returned to breathe new life into bedroom demos. Listen/Watch: soon @ https://unklebob.bandcamp.com/ Available from: https://unklebob.bandcamp.com/ www.twitter.com/unklebobband www.facebook.com/unklebobband www.unklebob.com
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scotland's new releases ..... album : single : ep / cd : vinyl : download THE OXBOW LAKE BAND THE HAZY SHADES
HOW TO SWIM
Boy Angus
Fight Or Flight
Niagarama
The Hazy Shades debut EP, 'Fight Or Flight' is a statement of intent about rock n roll dreams and desires.
How to Swim is the brainchild of Scottish BAFTAwinning writer and composer Gregor Barclay. Although known for their expansively orchestrated recorded work and a similarly maximalist approach to the idea of band size, the group is currently operating as a lean sixpiece, comprising members of The Second Hand Marching Band, The Martial Arts and the now-defunct Mother and The Addicts. Their forthcoming sophomore full-length, Niagarama, is a concept album of sorts, exploring the loss of youth and how we process it.
ep 7" 33rpm (signed and limited to 300) cd and download Release Date: Out Now Being described by Craig Charles as "so authentic", confirmed that the bands vintage sound permeated this 4 track record. The first tale in the story of 'Boy Angus' with a soundtrack of RnB, funk, soul, beat, reggae, to boogaloo to! Listen/Watch: https://theoxbowlake.bandcamp.com/ Available from: Online it's exclusive to bandcamp. Vinyl is also available from independent record shops (The Cavern Aberdeen, Love Music Glasgow and more to come)
ep cd / download Release Date: End May
Listen/Watch: Download available end of May. www.youtube.com/thehazyshades Available from: 200 limited edition CD's was available at launch night Download available end of May. www.facebook.com/thehazyshades https://twitter.com/thehazyshades
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Album cd / download Release Date: 16 June
Listen/Watch: www.howtoswim.bandcamp.com Available from: www.howtoswim.bandcamp.com www.howtoswim.bandcamp.com www.facebook.com/howtoswim
JOHN MITCHELL AND SOFIE JONSSON
THE LAST BATTLE BLUE ROSE CODE
Graith and Grain
Lay Your Burden Down
ep cd / download Release Date: 24 May
Album cd / download Release Date: Out Now
'Lay Your Burden Down' is the second album from Edinburgh's The Last Battle. It's a record that mixes all of the best bits of their folk laden debut with a new found indie rock energy, and a slight shift in sound that has earned the band praise from the likes of The Sunday Herald, The List and The Scotland On Sunday. Listen/Watch: www.soundcloud.com/thelastbattlemusic www.thelastbattlemusic.bandcamp.com Available from: On CD - www.thelastbattlemusic.bandcamp.com Record stores: Love Music glasgow, Vox Box Edinburgh and Elvis Shakespeare Edinburgh, also to download on iTunes. www.lastbattle.co.uk www.facebook.com/thelastbattleuk www.twitter.com/thelastbattle
The Ballads Of Peckham Rye Album : cd / download Release Date: 2 June
Blue Rose Code is not folk music. Or so he's been told. The Edinburgh-born songwriter's new album - The Ballads Of Peckham Rye - features an all star cast from the folk world - Karine Polwart, Aidan O'Rourke and legend Danny Thompson. ‘Imagine John Martyn meeting Van Morrison, shipwrecked with a crate of Motown records’ Time Out. Listen/Watch: One Day At A Time feat. Kathryn Williams https://soundcloud.com/bluerosecode/one-dayat-a-time Edina (Hiatus Remix) https://soundcloud.com/bluerosecode/edinahiatus-remix Available from: Pre-order now http://bluerosecode.bandcamp.com/ www.bluerosecode.com www.facebook.com/bluerosecode https://twitter.com/BlueRoseCode
Four tracks of music by this Scottish/ Swedish acoustic folk roots duo. Leaving Carolina, penned by Mitchell, incorporates fiddle, pedal steel, bass, and drums. The three remaining tracks are simply the duo exploring open tuned acoustic guitar, tapping, frailing, thumb picking, deft fiddle playing, vocals, and harmonies. Listen/Watch: www.youtube.com/user/HickW Available from: www.cdbaby.com/Artist/ JohnMitchellSofieJonsson1 www.johnandsofie.com www.facebook.com/johnandsofiemusic
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scotland's new releases ..... album : single : ep / cd : vinyl : download JAMES GILLESPIE
UNKLE BOB
FOREIGN SKIES
Before I Die
It's Not Enough
This Human Error
James is an acoustic singer/ songwriter based in London. James brings a lot to his music - honest story telling from Folk, Pain and Passion from Blues, hooks from pop and all with an indie edge. James' live performance is engaging, honest and mesmerising. His personality is charismatic and contagious.
'It’s Not Enough' conjures up the atmosphere of a sundrenched road-trip on America’s Pacific Coast Highway, with its slight air of melancholy, and gentle dappled sunlight that’s all the more precious because it feels so transitory.
Foreign Skies are a three piece post-rock/ambient influenced band based in Glasgow, with release of their debut EP the band are looking to be gigging around Scotland in the coming months
ep cd / download Release Date: Out Now
Listen/Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=stoAnNJpfrc https://soundcloud.com/jamesgillespiemusic/survivebefore-i-die Available from: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/before-i-die-ep/ id8585606
single download Release Date: 7 July
Listen/Watch: http://youtu.be/EkV4hysPctI https://soundcloud.com/unklebob/its-not-enough/ Available from: https://unklebob.bandcamp.com/ www.twitter.com/unklebobband www.facebook.com/unklebobband www.unklebob.com
single download Release Date: Out Now
Listen/Watch: https://soundcloud.com/foreign-skies/sets/this-humanerror Available from: http://foreignskies.bandcamp.com www.facebook.com/ForeignSkiesOfficial
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CHERRYGROVE THE FRIEL SISTERS
No Time Like Now Album : cd / download Release Date: 21 March
With traditional songs, contemporary melodies and original compositions, CHERRYGROVE are one of Scotland’s most exciting new folk ensembles. Their debut album, ’NO TIME LIKE NOW’, showcases the exceptional level of musicianship in the band through their sophisticated and thoughtful arrangements. Listen/Watch: www.soundcloud.com/cherrygrove www.cherrygrove.bandcamp.com www.youtube.com/cherrygrovemusic Available from: www.cherrygrovemusic.com www.cherrygrove.bandcamp.com iTunes www.cherrygrovemusic.com www.facebook.com/cherrygrovemusic www.twitter.com/cherrygroveband
The Friel Sisters Album : cd / download Release Date: Out Now
The Friel Sisters are excited to announce the recent release of their long awaited self-titled debut album with guest musicians Gearóid Mooney, Griogair Labhruidh & Seamus O’Kane. Featuring lively traditional Irish music interspersed with song in English and Irish they achieve a close blend on fiddle, flute and uilleann pipes. Listen/Watch: https://soundcloud.com/thefrielsisters/the-frielsisters-humours-of http://www.youtube.com/user/thefrielsisters Available from: http://frielmusic.com/#album Claddagh Records, Celtic Note, All Celtic Music, Tambourine(Japan), CD baby, iTunes, Google Play www.frielmusic.com www.facebook.com/frielsisters https://twitter.com/TheFrielSisters
LOUISE IMAGINARY RUTKOWSKI CREATURES
The Butterfly’s Diary Of A Lost Dream Girl
Album : cd / download cd / download Release Date: 21 February Release Date: Out Now Former This Mortal Coil and The Hope Blister Imaginary Creatures is a virtual band, studio vocalist Louise Rutkowski releases her afirst solo project formed by the collaboration of lyricist album. Co-written with and produced by Irvin and songwriter David Scott producer Duguid it is described by itsand supporters as,and “A multi-instrumentalist Iain McKinna. The truly haunting and beautiful album”, “Beautiful, Butterfly’s Dream their debut album. Guest stirring, and alive is with emotion”, and “Pure musicians include guitar ace Keith More, poetic, lovelorn angst at its best”. It includes harmonica legend Fraser Speirs andNile), ex- and mixes by Calum Malcolm (The Blue Lindisfarne songwriter Rod Clements. Steve Orchard (Sir Paul McCartney, Chris Cornell). Listen/Watch: www.reverbnation.com/imaginarycreatures Listen/Watch: https://soundcloud.com/louise-rutkowski/sets/ Available from: diary-of-a-lost-girl Birnam Shop: http://bit.ly/1bLhVDw www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00ID7BLAK Available from: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ID7BLAK Release via Itunes, Amazon MP3 and CD http://amzn.to/1heO9qD Love Music Glasgow also coming soon on itunes + spotify www.louiserutkowski.co.uk Facebook: www.facebook.com/louiserutkowski www.facebook.com/pages/Imaginary-Creatures/392409684214473 https://twitter.com/LouiseRutkowski
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scotland's new releases ..... album : single : ep / cd : vinyl : download TEN TONNE DOZER
JUNEBUG
THE MAVIS PROJECT
Uit de Buik - Duivel te koop
TR
Picking Up The Pieces
Junebug will be releasing a new EP at their headline King Tut’s show comprising of their singles released over the past 9 months. “Hoops” + “You & I” are currently available to download, with “TR” and “Lines” to be released on the 7th of June.
We're a 5 piece female fronted alt/pop band from Ayrshire/Glasgow, The Mavis Project formed at the start of 2013. They draw on a massive amount of musical experience to combine powerful drums with punchy bass/guitar riffs topped with uplifting vocal harmonies to produce a catchy contemporary pop rock music you can shake yer stuff to.
live album (recorded in Belgium on our 202 tour) cd - Release Date: Out Now Ten Tonne Dozer are a heavy rock act based on the remote Shetland Islands. The band have played many gigs and tours, dozering their way throughout UK and Europe, their live shows are choc full of dozer mayhem and packing some serious ten tonne punch. It is an awe inspiring mix of blood, sweat, broken strings, and sheep skulls. It paves the way for the beginning of an epic journey throughout the ages of dishevelled dirt mongering slovenly metal and downright filthy Viking rock in Shetland. Listen/Watch: Come see us on tour somewhere in May or listen/view at www.youtube.com/user/tentonnedozer or on www. facebook.com/tentonnedozer Available from: On sale at all our gigs on this tour and also available when we get back off tour on tentonnedozer.bigcartel. com/
single as part of a future EP release CD & download upon EP release Release Date: 7 June
Listen/Watch: www.souncloud.com/thejunebug www.junebugband.bandcamp.com www.youtube.com/junebugbanduk Available from: www.junebugband.bandcamp.com http://junebugband.bigcartel.com/ www.facebook.com/junebugband www.twitter.com/@junebugband
ep download Release Date: Out Now
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FRASER FIFIELD
DANCING WITH GHOSTS ROWAN ROSS
Esotero
Album : cd / download Release Date: Out Now
Esotero is the 5th release by multiinstrumentalist composer, Fraser Fifield. Recorded as a live studio session in summer 2013, it features Fraser with award winning guitarist and long term collaborator Graeme Stephen. Seamless live electronics place atmospheric texture around their original melodies and improvisations. A unique sound. Listen/Watch: https://soundcloud.com/fraserfifield https://fraserfifield.bandcamp.com http://www.youtube.com/tanarrecords Available from: http://www.fraserfifield.com/shop/esotero/ https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/esotero/ id762129917?uo=4 www.fraserfifield.com www.facebook.com/fraserfifieldmusic www.twitter.com/fraserfifield
Second Fiddle
Album : cd / download Release Date: Out Now This debut album, Second Fiddle, is a collection of melodic songs and instrumentals from Scottish singer/songwriter Rowan Ross. The tracks were written at various points in his life. His songs show a great deal of clarity and depth. The title "Second Fiddle" came from one of the songs on the album, and is also a reference to the two violins he used in the recordings : one dark in colour and tone, and the other light. Rowan is joined by a host of musicians on this album, including Alyn Cosker, Angus Lyon, Gillian Fleetwood, Konrad Wiszniewski, Louis Abbot, Maeve MacKinnon, Rick Standley, Rosie Townhill and Sam West. Listen/Watch: www.rowanross.com/Rowan_Ross/video.html www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3Zmg0a1mrw Available from: www.amazon.co.uk www.amazon.com iTunes / Amazon MP3 www.birnamcdshop.com www.rowanross.com www.facebook.com/rowanrossmusic
Spirit of Beblow Visions of Holy Island Album cd / download Release Date: Out Now
Spirit of Beblow is an album of instrumentals and songs either inspired by or written about the Holy Island of Lindisfarne, Northumberland. The album contains 8 instrumentals and 7 songs relating to events, industries and history of the Island. Listen/Watch: https://soundcloud.com/blackwing-1 Available from: www.dancingwithghosts.co.uk http://cdbaby.com/cd/dancingwithghosts www.nimbitmusic.com/dancingwithghosts www.dancingwithghosts.co.uk https://twitter.com/DancingWG
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scotland's new releases ..... album : single : ep / cd : vinyl : download DEATHCATS All Hail Deathcats
COPPER DOGS
THE DEADLY WINTERS
The Balvenie Maltings Sessions
Sixteen Days
Copper Dogs are a band of self-confessed whisky fanatics who recorded their debut album on the traditional floor maltings of The Balvenie Distillery. Inspired by their passion for whisky and the whiskymaking process, their songs are mostly ‘blends’ or ‘mash-ups’ of songs from across the years. Copper Dogs are named after the copper tubes known as ‘dipping dogs’ that distillery workers used to store down their trouser legs and dip into casks to ‘liberate’ some whisky
Based on the true story of our bassist Mike Edie's own grandfather, Sixteen Days tells the staggering tale of how a young man, Stewart Ross MBE, saved his crew mates after their ship, The Inversuir, was torpedoed, and then kept them alive for 16 days in a lifeboat before being rescued. This is one story we would like you to remember.
Album vinyl Release Date: Out Now
Album vinyl Release Date: 9 June 'All Hail Deathcats' is the debut LP from Glasgow based trio, Deathcats. Side A contains what the band consider to be their pop numbers; short and sweet pop songs packed with melodies, sing-along choruses and soaked in reverb. Side B reveals their heavier elements; greatly influenced by long drives to shows on a strict audio diet of Thee Oh Sees and Black Sabbath. Coming in at just under 33 minutes, ‘All Hail Deathcats’ gives a very accurate representation of what the Glasgow trio have got to offer.
Listen/Watch: https://soundcloud.com/copperdogs/copper-dogs-mygirl/s-YT8z4
Listen/Watch: https://soundcloud.com/deathcats-1 Available from: http://fuzzkillrecords.bandcamp.com/album/all-haildeathcats www.facebook.com/deathcats https://soundcloud.com/deathcats-1 https://twitter.com/DEATHCATS1
Available from: Limited edition vinyl only 500 copies – see www.thebalvenie.com/copperdogs to find out how to get a copy www.thebalvenie.com/copperdogs
Video Single Download (Album available on CD) Release Date: Out Now
Listen/Watch: http://amazingtunes.com/u/deadlywinters http://youtu.be/4JqAC8so1co Available from: iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/sixteen-days/id710510085?i=710510152 Amazon - www.amazon.co.uk/Sixteen-Days/dp/B00FE6QW5M Coda - www.codamusic.co.uk/product-detail/81943/Deadly+Winters/Away+Boys+Away www.thedeadlywinters.com www.facebook.com/deadlywinters www.twitter.com/deadlywinters www.soundcloud.com/the-deadly-winters
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HebCelt: Willie Campbell has released his single 'Welcome Home' as a download with all of the proceeds in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support, HebCelts nominated charity. A former member of pop outfit Astrid and Glasgow collective The Reindeer Section, Willie will play the song at the festival with his current band the Open Day Rotation. See page 7 for the latest on next week's HebCelt Festival.
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JULY
Ugie Folk Club, based in the north east of Scotland, runs a weekend of concerts, pub folk nights and sessions. Special guests this year are Ian Bruce and Ian Walker. Concderts, sessions and songwriting competition.
7-10 + 14-16 August
Speyfest
A music festival featuring high-profile acts is to be held over two weekends at the newlyrefurbished £2m bandstand in Glasgow's Kelvingrove Park. Teenage Fanclub, Squeeze, Alison Moyet, The Waterboys, Capercaillie and Steve Earle will perform at Magners Summer Nights.
Nine weeks of music, theatre, ceilidhs and activities in the Sleat peninsula, South Skye starts on 1 July. It includes the world premiere of 'Aiseag' by Mary Ann Kennedy and Scott Armstrong, a PRS Biennial Commission for the Cultural Programme of the Commonwealth Games inspired by the small ferries of the west coast. We also have some great musicians playing including Christine Primrose, Fergie MadDonald, Addie Harper, Alasdair Fraser, bands Rant and Cherrygrove.
Moray 25-27 July
www.facebook.com/MagnersSummerNights
www.seall.co.uk
www.speyfest.com
Fèis an Eilein/ The Skye Festival
www.ugiefolk.co.uk
Isle of Skye July-August
Edinburgh International Jazz & Blues Festival
As Scottish Music Festivals go Speyfest is a real Gem. The small town folk festival with big ideas! Three days of Concerts, Ceilidhs and Stomps, with some of the biggest names from the world of traditional and contemporary Celtic music and all in the beautiful village of Fochabers on the banks of the River Spey. It just can't get any better than that! Or can it?
Southern Fried Perth 25-27 July
Edinburgh 18-27 July
Buffy Sainte-Marie, Steve Earle and Rosanne Cash have been announced as headliners for this year’s Southern Fried Festival. Other acts Now the biggest jazz and blues festival in confirmed for Scotland’s seventh annual festival Scotland, the programme ranges from star of American Roots music in Perth Concert Hall names to new Scottish-based players, and from and other city centre venues include John trad to the avant garde. New for 2014 - We've Fullbright, Marc Ford and Cedric Watson with got Van Morrison, Jools Holland Rhythm and more to be announced. As always, there will be Blues Orchestra with special guest Mel C, Mike the usual smattering of smaller gigs in city Stern/Bill Evans Superband; a tribute to Oscar centre venues, a Sunday Brunch, support gigs Peterson; Bill Wyman Rhythm Kings plus Maggie and open mics all fuelled by the famous Bell & Friends; Chris Barber Band; The Bad Plus; Southern Fried soul food and served up with a Christian Scott warm slice of Scottish hospitality. www.edinburghjazzfestival.com
www.southernfriedfestival.co.uk
Merchant City Festival
Aboyne & Deeside Festival
24 July - 3 August Glasgow
Aboyne 25 July - 10 August
Merchant City Festival returns as part of the Festival 2014 celebrations during the Commonwealth Games time, providing entertainment for visitors and spectators in the streets and public places of the Merchant City. The Festival aims to showcase the best of what the Merchant City has to offer. Celebrate the undisputed cultural quarter of Glasgow, showcase the wide range of restaurants, cafes and bars, cultural venues and arts organisations on offer within this unique urban space. www.merchantcityfestival.com
The Wickerman Festival Dumfries & Galloway 25-26 July Scotland's alternative music festival in Dumfries & Galloway offers a unique and eclectic celebration of cult musical genres and cult cinema with a relaxed, laidback family-friendly atmosphere, aimed at the more discerning contemporary music fan. All the action climaxes with the burning of a giant traditional willow and straw effigy. www.thewickermanfestival.co.uk
Ugie Folk Festival Peterhead 25-27 July
We are an annual arts festival in Royal Deeside with a broad range of events covering classical, folk and contemporary music, politics, thought, art, drama, literature and film. With fun festival events ranging from intimate gatherings and musical performances, to literature and film events we aim to cover a broad range of subjects offering something for everyone at Aboyne and Deeside! Music this year includes Dougie MacLean and Rachel Sermanni
Tartan Heart ‘Belladrum’ Festival Beauly 8-9 August Get yourself a ticket to Scotland’s all ages wackiest festival of music and performing arts. Bella is back in its beautiful Highland setting with all the crazy variety that makes it Scotland’s premier boutique festival. ''Belladrum - quite simply, it’s what everyday life should be like, if only everyday life didn't get in the way.'' - Clare Damdoaran, eFestivals www.tartanheartfestival.co.uk
Stowed Out Festival Stow 16 August Stowed Out is ran by Sound Out are a not for profit organisation formed in 2009 by an eclectic group of musicians and music fans in the village of Stow in the Scottish Borders. Over the years Sound Out has grown and now hosts a range vibrant music and arts events where there is always a strong emphasis on encouraging and supporting young or first time performers to get up and have a go. www.soundout.org.uk
Stranraer Park Fest Stranraer 22-23 August What is the Park Fest? A music festival, a large marquee which is ticketed, a licensed bar and live music all day!! Nowhere else could you get so much great live music for so little a cost, in fact if you buy your ticket before hand it is less than £2 per band!! In the last 4 years our wee festival has got better and better, putting our lifeboat and Stranraer on the map. A Music Festival with loads of fun and family appeal
www.aboyneanddeesidefestival.org.uk
www.lifeboatparkfest.co.uk
AUGUST
Doune The Rabbit Hole Cardross, nr Stirling 22-24 August
Prestfest
A small family-friendly festival with a twist! Doune The Rabbit Hole presents music, comedy, art, spoken word, drama, puppetry and much more! Events across Scotland throughout the PRESTFEST the Prestwick Community Music year culminating in a 3 day multi arts festival... Festival is run by enlisting financial support from it's time to go Doune The Rabbit Hole!! We make local pubs, cafes, restaurants,,hotels,shops and people happy through music, art, cake and loads other business services throughout the town. All of other stuff! After we've done that we teach types of music at various venues throughout the people who wouldn't ordinarily be able to how to town. do creative things, like play instruments, write poetry and paint. www.prestfest.co.uk Prestwick 1-3 August
Magners Summer Nights
www.dounetherabbithole.co.uk
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..... lots more festival dates in our FESTIVALS! supplement read it @ http://musicnewsscotland.wordpress.com/festivals/ The Buffet 2014: The Shetland Rock Festival Shetland 22-24 August Two big full on jam-packed shows, one night and one day & night of rock and metal celebrating Shetland's finest and most original acts that make up the burgeoning Shetland metal scene. The line-up also includes seven bands from the mainland that will compliment the local acts and also some of these bands have already played in Shetland or toured with Shetland bands. There will be twenty bands playing over the two dates accompanied by local drum & DJ act, Lyall Vs Murray and MC'd by the hosts of the local Heavy Metal podcast 'The Heavy Metal Buffet'. www.heavymetalbuffet.co.uk
Trad on the Tyne Haddington 29-31 August The outstanding Karine Polwart and Blazin’ Fiddles will be topping the bill at this year’s Trad on the Tyne festival in Haddington. Other headline acts will include the Friel Sisters, the Victorian Trout Conspiracy, and local singer/ songwriter Alex Hodgson, while the programme will again feature massed pipes and drums, Open Stage, workshops, come-and-try classes, storytelling, pub sessions, and a wide range of family entertainment. Organised by Haddington Pipe Band in association with the Waterloo Bistro, Trad on the Tyne is now in its fourth year. www.tradonthetyne.com
Summer Isles Festival Achiltibuie, Ross-shire 30 August Pioneered by local musician Mairearad Green, with fantastic music and the most beautiful festival setting, this year’s Summer Isles Festival in Achiltibuie, which is under an hour from Ullapool, promises to be the best yet. The varied line up for 2014 includes new electro/techno band, Halcyon, featuring John Somerville, Barry Reid and Adam Sutherland; best known as members of lively supergroup Treacherous Orchestra. The boys pack a big punch with a mix of Electro/Techno/Big beat sounds alongside live instrumentation, vocal samples and bundles of raw energy. www.summerislesfestival.com
Electric Fields
Nairn Book and Arts Festival
Coast of Scotland 60 miles from the nearest town, but Loopallu seven years later has had the Nairn likes of Paolo Nutini, Mumford & Sons and Franz 2-7 September Ferdinand grace their little stage. This is a small A unique celebration of literature, drama, music intimate festival with a line-up of well known and art in the Highlands of Scotland. We’re really festival favourites and Scottish acts. proud of our Festival Programme this year; with more variety than ever, we’re sure you and your www.loopallu.co.uk family will love it. There will be music for all tastes, from the inimitable jazz violinist Tim Kliphuis to the Scottish Tango Ensemble, and some of the country’s best Scottish traditional musicians, including the Occasionals, Highland Glasgow Americana Festival Connection and Mike Vass, join us for a special charity concert in memory of talented fiddler Ian Glasgow Hardie. We’d love you to join us for our first ever 1-5 October large scale singing event, Four Seasons of Song – no previous choir experience necessary, Glasgow's annual celebration of Americana brings musicians from as far afield as Texas and just join in and sing! Canada to perform roots music from blues to rockabilly. https://nairnfestival.co.uk/
OCTOBER
Bathgate Music Festival
www.glasgowamericana.com
Bathgate 4-7 September
Ullapool Guitar Festival
The programme features a range of musical styles, profiles local music making, involve people of all ages, promotes a high quality professional programme and provides music education opportunities for young people. www.facebook.com/pages/Bathgate-Music-Festival/147565131921816
Blas Festival Highlands 4-15 September
www.blas-festival.com
Midfest Dalkeith 6-7 September Midlothian's arts and culture festival Midfest is coming back, bigger than ever with the help of the Homecoming Scotland 2014 fund. This year's event is kicking off with a massive music festival at Dalkeith Country Estate featuring Scottish bands such as Big Country and the Bay City Rollers. Midfest: Grown in Scotland will also feature a host of other bands from Scotland www.midfestgrowninscotland.co.uk
Wiston Lodge, South Lanarkshire : 12-14 September
A brand new festival nestled in the beautiful surroundings of Drumlanrig Castle, south west Scotland. Fatherson headlining. Organisers have worked tirelessly to put together a formidable line-up of musical talent at a ticket price that’s kind on the music-loving pocket. Organisers believe Electric Fields will be a hugely significant event both for Dumfries and Galloway and the Scottish music calendar. www.facebook.com/electricfieldsfestival
SEPTEMBER
Come and Join us for the 15th Ullapool Guitar Festival this October. Amazing musicians in concert and held held in stunning surroundings. Enjoy workshops, concerts, the guitar exhibition/ trade show and the best kept secret in Ullapool "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.
Blas Festival is the Highlands' premier Gaelic and www.ullapoolguitarfestival.com traditional music festival. Blas takes place in venues across the Highlands and includes an The Spree eclectic line-up of local, national and Paisley international artistes. October 10-18
NonStuff Festival
Drumlanrig Castle 30 August
Ullapool 3-5 October
The Forgotten Works bring you NonStuff – events with unamplified performances, permaculture, workshops and games. After a calamitous but eventually successful crowfunding campaign – the first ever NonStuff festival is happening in September. www.nonstuff.co.uk
Loopallu Ullapool 26-27 September On paper they said it wouldn’t work, a festival in late September in a remote village on the West
Paisley's national festival of music, comedy and arts, now in it third year - taking place at various venues in the town centre www.thespree.co.uk
Perthshire Amber The Dougie MacLean Festival Perthshire 24 October - 2 November This is the 10th 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 our historic Dunkeld Cathedral and even including an iron age Crannog on Loch Tay…25 venues in all in 2014! www.perthshireamber.com
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