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the Scottish music festival supplement from MUSIC NEWS Scotland

Kris Drever - the Orkney-born musician is taking his Trio this month to the Hebridean Celtic Festival, more HebCelt news on page 5 (pictured)

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INSIDE: Piping Live! :: HebCelt :: Tiree Music Festival :: 3X5/Soundhouse :: Skye Festival (Fèis an Eilein) :: Stonehaven Folk :: The Spree :: Dunedin Folk Dance Festival :: Stirling Bridge International Arts Festival :: PLUS our festival listings!

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Piping Live! Limited edition t-shirt featuring fan’s stories Glasgow :: 10-18 August :: www.pipinglive.co.uk BUY YOUR TICKETS @ www.pipinglive.co.uk/tickets/ Piping Live! Glasgow's International Piping Festival are asking fans from across the globe to submit their fondest piping memories.

This will give them chance to become part of the festival’s history and have their story printed on the official Piping Live! 2019 festival T-shirt, available to buy when the event returns from 10–18 August.

As part of the festival’s Sounds of a Lifetime campaign, the festival decided to help the public Finlay MacDonald (left) of headliners Tryst and wear their heart (and words) on their sleeves by printing the names and stories of those whose lives have been moved by the pipes on this year’s event merch. The T-shirt will be available biggest festival of its kind, attracting over at this year’s festival and online.

40,000 music fans, families and tourists who travel from around the globe to watch more Piping fans can submit their stories by email to pipinglivememories@gmail.com or by contacting than 5,000 pipers perform at 150 events across the city.

Piping Live! on social media via Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. There will also be a Piping Memories Book available to be signed at the reception of the National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Glasgow. The closing date for stories will be Weds 17 July. Those with the best stories will have a chance of winning tickets to see some of the festival’s headline shows, including Dougie MacLean, Tryst, Dàimh and Lúnasa.

Piping Live! will return to the city 10–18 August 2019. Now in its 16th year, Piping Live! is the

This year’s programme features performances by the very best international acts from countries including New Zealand, Malaysia, Canada and Scotland, and will also see the return of the fiercely contested Masters Solo, International Quartet and Pipe Idol competitions. In addition, there will be daily performances, family fun and the hugely popular Street Café will return to The National Piping Centre for the festival.

Roddy MacLeod, Festival Director of Piping

Roddy MacLeod, Piping Live! Festival Director

Live! said: “From wedding ceremonies to graduations, the pipes are the soundtrack to so many of the most momentous events of our lives. Whether it was hearing a fantastic performance at a previous Piping Live!, or listening to the sound of the pipes as you welcomed the new year with loved ones, we want to hear stories about the special moments the pipes have been there with you.”

Piping Live! fans in the UK can now also support the festival by donating by SMS, texting BAGPIPES (+ chosen donation) to 70085 e.g.

BAGPIPES 10 to 70085 to donate £10.

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Calmac On Board With New Three-Year Deal For HebCelt Hebrides :: 17-20 July :: www.hebceltfest.com BUY YOUR TICKETS @ www.hebceltfest.com/booking/

CalMac Ferries will become a floating ceilidh for thousands of music fans heading to this year’s Hebridean Celtic Festival.

CalMac Ferries, operators of the UllapoolStornoway service, have agreed a new, threeyear sponsorship deal with the internationallyrenowned HebCelt, which is being held for the 24th time in Lewis and Harris this summer.

During festival week, from 17-20 July, the ‘Loch Seaforth’ will be re-named the ‘HebCelt Ferry’ and will have a pop-up information and tickets office on board and also a festival-themed menu in its restaurant.

To mark the start of HebCelt 2019, and get visitors in the mood for the four-day event, music sessions featuring a trio of musicians from Fèis Rois, the Gaelic arts and music organisation, will be held on board the ferry sailing from Ullapool at 10.30am and returning from Stornoway at 2pm on both Wednesday 17 and Thursday 18 July.

this year the company will be more ‘hands-on’ with four senior members of staff signing up to join the volunteer army that helps keep the festival running.

The young musicians, including graduates from Fèis Rois’s performance group, The Kiltearn Fiddlers, are Iain-Gordon Macfarlane, from Ullapool, (fiddle); Charlotte Taylor, from Strathpeffer, (fiddle) and Sean Clark. from Evanton, (guitar)

David Gibson, CalMac’s Service Delivery Director; Andrew Macnair, the Head of Marketing; Clare MacNeill, Manager of the company’s Tour Shop in Fort William; and Shona Acford, the Port Manager in Oban, will be helping with duties ranging from ticket collection to keeping the site clean.

CalMac has a long association with HebCelt and

Andrew Macnair said: “HebCelt is an

international event that brings thousands of people to Stornoway and the islands each year, with most of them arriving by ferry.

“It’s great for us to continue our long-standing relationship with the festival and help it grow.

By volunteering this year we will get a chance to be even more involved and support an event that means so much to the communities we serve.”

Festival Director Caroline Maclennan said: “CalMac has been an outstanding supporter of the festival for nearly all its 24 years and we are delighted we can rely on them for some time to come.

“The sight of ferries bringing in much of our audience and talent is such an important part of the week and having musicians playing on board seemed to be a natural extension of the festival.”

Fiona Dalgetty, Chief Executive of Fèis Rois, said: “Fèis Rois is well known for its music courses, festivals and events throughout the year in Ullapool. We are delighted to make this connection with CalMac and HebCelt to provide musicians on the ferry in the run up to the festival.

“It is a brilliant opportunity for our young musicians to play to new audiences, and for audiences to enjoy music as soon as they set sail from the mainland.”

HebCelt 2019 will run from 17-20 July and will feature almost 30 international acts in the main arena programme – including headliners KT Tunstall, The Shires and Tide Lines - as well as events in various venues in Lewis and Harris.

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10th Tiree Music Festival Unveils Callum Beattie As Final Headliner Special opening party and official mascot also unveiled for Tiree’s 10th anniversary Tiree :: 12-14 July :: www.tireemusicfestival.co.uk BUY YOUR TICKETS @ SOLD OUT!

Scottish singer-songwriter sensation Callum Beattie has been announced as the final headline act at this year’s Tiree Music Festival.

He will make the journey west to Tiree in July to join in the event’s 10th anniversary celebrations, which will also see the addition of an extra night of entertainment on Thursday 11 July.

The festival will host an opening party for festival-goers arriving on the island early, while the 10th year of the festival also sees the arrival of official TMF mascot, Fergie.

A former finalist of the TMF Unsigned competition eight years ago, it is fitting that Callum Beattie makes his long-awaited TMF debut headlining the ELEVATE stage, which is programmed specifically to promote Scotland’s rising stars.

Callum’s musical journey in the past eight years has seen him perform at the likes of Glastonbury, support The Kooks on their headline European tour along with Blossoms and air the world premiere of his latest single on BBC Radio 2. After Tiree, he will travel to London to support Robbie Williams in Hyde Park.

Callum, who will headline the ELEVATE Stage, said: ““I can’t wait to play Tiree Music Festival and be part of such a unique, friendly festival in a beautiful part of Scotland. To be headlining the ELEVATE stage and playing alongside so many great young Scottish acts will be a real joy.

Fingers crossed the sun will be shining down on all of us and we can have a right good knees-up in Scotland’s answer to Hawaii!”

Launched last year and funded by Creative Scotland, the outdoor ELEVATE Stage showcases the best talent on the Scottish music scene with its line-up focusing on up-and-coming Scottish artists.

Remaining acts announced to join Callum on the Elevate Stage at this year’s sold out event include SIAN, a trio of Scotland’s finest Gaelic singers, five-piece Celtic-infused Americana band The Dirty Beggars, Glasgow trad band The Hur, rising folk stars Eabhal and young folk based traditional band from Argyll, Rhuvaal.

The impressive roster of young talent joins a packed TMF 10 bill announced at a special night at Glasgow’s Old Fruitmarket in January which includes TMF stalwarts Skerryvore, who have performed at every festival since it began, Tide Lines, Sandi Thom, Mànran, Niteworks, Trail West, Gunna Sound, Face the West, Funbox and Heron Valley.

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The inaugural Tiree Music Festival took place in July 2010 and was attended by a capacity crowd of 600. The annual event has since flourished with an increased 2100-strong capacity – an attendance that is three times the population of the island.

The festival offers a diverse programme with a mixture of genres including folk, pop and indie. Artists across the years have included The Fratellis, Dougie MacLean, Sharon Shannon, The Levellers, Capercaillie, Sandi Thom and Eddi Reader.

Tiree Music Festival prides itself on being a family friendly festival and this The Island of Tiree is often dubbed “The Hawaii of the North” and with year, the new official mascot - fun-loving Highland cow Fergie - designed picture-perfect white sands and world-famous surf, a trip to Tiree Music by local schoolboy Rhys, will be on hand to encourage children and Festival is a real Island adventure, often described as one of the most families to get moo-ving and join in with all the action over the weekend. stunning festival locations in the world.

Daniel Gillespie, Artistic Director for Tiree Music Festival, said: “We www.tireemusicfestival.co.uk can’t wait to welcome Callum Beattie to Tiree stage eight years after he www.twitter.com/TireeMusicFest was a finalist in our TMF Unsigned competition. We have followed his www.facebook.com/TireeMusicFestival career since and he is a true example of the sensational musical talent we have in Scotland.

“2019 is a year of celebrations for TMF as we toast our 10th birthday and to make it the biggest and best TMF yet we are delighted to open the weekend with a special party on Thursday night. We’re also excited to unveil our official Highland cow mascot Fergie who will be roaming around the festival all weekend long.”

A unique collaboration will also take place at TMF 10. Waiting on a Sunny Day: TMF’s Tribute to ‘The Boss’ will be a collective performance from some artists on the Scottish folk scene who have been inspired by the one and only Bruce Springsteen. The title is also a nod to the unpredictable weather the festival has had over the past few years, with TMF using the hashtag #waitingonasunnyday for this year’s festival.

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Soundhouse Organisation presents .....

3X5 : 3 of Scotland’s best 5-piece acoustic bands Moishe’s Bagel : Kinnaris Quintet : John Goldie & the High Plains

In the extraordinary setting of The Pianodrome, Edinburgh Fringe’s newest venue

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Edinburgh’s The Soundhouse Organisation presents 3X5 three of the most exciting 5-piece cross-genre acoustic bands from Scotland - Moishe’s Bagel, John Goldie & The High Plains and Kinnaris Quintet – with three individual concerts, and one almighty showcase of all three in one show.

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All presented in one of the most unusual and original venues at this year’s Fringe.

The bands produce ingenious and highly listenable music, transcending categorisation, and appealing to lovers of music in all its forms. They represent what Scottish musicians excel at: melding a variety of styles, influences and origins to make exciting, worldleading sounds.

John Goldie is one of the best acoustic guitarists in the world right now. He is joined by his brand new backing band, The High Plains. Playing original tunes, The High Plains is made up of some of the most accomplished string players in folk, jazz and classical music.

Soundhouse favourites Moishe’s Bagel play thrillingly original cutting-edge klezmer and folk music. An intoxicating, life-affirming mix of Eastern European dance music, Middle Eastern rhythms and virtuoso performances. Their long anticipated 5th album will be launched at their gig.

Kinnaris Quintet is one of Scotland's hottest new folk bands. The line-up is a marriage of five exquisite musicians from diverse musical backgrounds, influences and styles, all distilled into beautifully crafted and powerful arrangements. Medleying between new compositions, traditional Scottish and Irish, Bluegrass, Old-Time and Classical music, they produce a sound which is uplifting, honest and powerful.

Pianodrome at The Pitt is a brand new venue for Edinburgh Fringe 2019, a custom made auditorium, built entirely from up-cycled pianos. Five pianos are tuned for all to play and over fifty more are used to build a circle of tiered seating. Pianodrome is a radical re-imagining of what the piano is and can be in today’s throw-away culture. Originally created for the Botanics in 2018, The Pianodrome has a new home this year, moving to the Leith-based Pitt Street Market.

GIGnotes :: At The Pianodrome (Venue 391), Pitt Street Market, 125 Pitt St, Edinburgh EH6 4DE. Fri 16 Aug 9pm (1 hour) Moishe’s Bagel // Mon 19 Aug 3pm (1 hour) John Goldie & The High Plains // Mon 19 Aug 9pm (1 hour) Kinnaris Quintet // Tues 20 Aug 7pm (1 hour) Triple Bill: Moishe’s Bagel + John Goldie & The High Plains + Kinnaris Quintet. All Tickets: £15/£12.

The 3X5 performances are part of Made in Scotland’s curated showcase programme

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2019 Skye Festival (Feis an Eilean) kicks off with a double bill of Edinburgh Fringe shows!

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The 2019 Skye Festival, Fèis an Eilein, steps out on 12 July with a double bill of sensational dance from South Africa.

Njobo Productions brings their stunning and exuberant five-star Edinburgh Fringe sell-out shows to Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, TDC Main hall, at 7.30pm, and will lead a dance workshop for all ages at 2pm.

The two 45-minute shows, I am Rhythm and SOWhEreTO Africa, provide a unique opportunity to experience the sounds and rhythms of South African dance through history. Set before a dramatic backdrop of projected images of Africa, past and present, with narration and performance poetry, the shows explore the impact of tribal and traditional cultures on modern and urban music and dance styles. The evening will include an opening performance by the talented Lorayne McLucas Performing Arts dancers.

The event heralds the start of SEALL’s popular summer Festival which runs from 12 July to 20 August and includes a host of top quality performing arts events featuring the best in Scottish traditional music, jazz, theatre, literature and a quirky murder mystery evening inside a secret location in Sleat.

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Minginish Hall celebrates a decade of service to its communities with a week-long programme of family activities beginning on Saturday 20 July with a concert by one of the most sought-after bands on the Scots trad scene, the electrifying Breabach, supported by the Skye Festival.

SEALL’s programme of Live Literature continues during the festival with a talk and readings on 17 August from Scottish author and historian Maggie Craig who will be discussing the men and women of the 1745 Jacobite Uprising on 17 August. On the same day, historical novelist Barbara Henderson will lead a workshop for writers on capturing time and place in writing.

There is a talk and reading by Italian Scots poet Anne Pia at the Bog Myrtle Café on 21 July and Broadford-based Astronomer Royal for Scotland, Professor John Brown, and renowned Scots poet Rab Wilson will give a talk and readings on their new collaboration Oor Big Braw Cosmos on 16 August.

More Festival highlights include classical drama with A Company of Wolves’ brilliant Achilles on 23 July; jazz music from the NYOS Jazz Orchestra on 18 July; Alasdair Fraser’s mammoth fiddle night on 26 July; trad and Americana from Sorren MacLean and Hannah Fisher on 2 August; a concert with iconic fiddle player Charlie McKerron and guests on 6 Alasdair Fraser :: www.alasdairfraser.com August; gypsy jazz and all that swings from Can you catch the killer? Is the leading question Romani band Lachepen on 7 August, and an in a fun evening of dinner, death and disco set hilarious theatrical performance from Pip Hambly in the 1970s. Sleuthing skills are a must, as well on 31 July. dance through the ages. Njobo Productions as groovy retro dress, when Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Unseen Blade plays out in a received five stars and high recommendations at the Edinburgh Fringe for both shows. This is secret location in Sleat. going to be a fantastic event, full of energy and A rare opportunity to experience the dynamism, with an assortment of dance styles extraordinary talents of award-winning multiincluding tribal Zulu, Tswana, Sotho, the instrumentalist Innes Watson performing music Gumboot dance and modern Shangaan Electro, from his first studio album comes to the Fèis on Sbujwa and Pantsula.

13 August; Finnish all-female choir Forakören will perform a versatile and varied repertoire on “Other highlights include a concert by Breabach to open Minginish Hall’s 10th anniversary 19 August; and Adam Sutherland brings the celebrations; a murder mystery with hugely popular Cask Strength Ceilidh band on performance, dinner and disco at a top secret 20 August to round off the festival for another location in Sleat; and a host of excellent year. concerts and dramatic performances from the There will be craft, theatre and dance workshops serious to the hilarious. and cèilidhs taking place throughout the festival “As with all our programmes, some of the shows and a lively fringe includes, cafés, exhibitions, will be opened by our young local talent and house concerts, Gaelic language classes, don’t forget to come along to our charity café on sessions and summer fun and SEALL will be café on 25 July at Ardvasar Hall to raise funds holding a charity café on 25 July at Ardvasar for our important children and young persons’ Hall to raise funds for its children and young programmes." persons’ programmes.

Festival producer Marie Lewis said: “We have another great programme planned for the summer from the spectacular to the unusual.

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“We are so thrilled to be kicking off the festival with an amazing double bill of South African

"We look forward to welcoming you all.”

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Four Days of Music, Song and Fun Promised at Stonehaven Folk Festival Stonehaven :: 11-14 July :: www.stonehavenfolkfestival.co.uk BUY YOUR TICKETS @ www.stonehavenfolkfestival.co.uk/tickets/

The 31st Stonehaven Folk Festival is all set to go – it runs from the 11-14 July and provides a weekend of Concerts, sessions, workshops, singarounds and fun.

Featuring some of the great names of Scottish and Irish music and song. Tickets are selling fast, with sales as far afield as the USA, Canada, Germany, Italy and Denmark.

This year’s guests include Irish folk Legends Dervish :: www.facebook.com/dervishofsligo Dervish on Friday night, Breabach on Saturday photo by Collin Gillen night and Duncan Chisholm on Sunday night.

The festival is also keen to support new and emerging talent and we have two late night Arthur Coates - Arthur has been playing Fiddle concerts in the Legion on Friday and Saturday since the age of 7, growing up in rural night featuring Snuffbox and Three Tree Tribe and Friday and Eabhal, Ruach and Nicky Murray. Aberdeenshire, north east of Scotland. At the age of 12 Arthur was awarded a scholarship to The festival kicks off on the Thursday night with attend the ‘Aberdeen City Music School’ to study a big welcoming session held in the Town Hall, a Fiddle and Guitar. Here He was taught by Jonny chance to meet old friends and make some new Hardie (Old Blind Dogs), who is still a huge ones. influence on his music On Friday night (12th) there is an opening Hannah Rarity – powerful vocals, winner of concert in the Town Hall featuring Arthur Coates, BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician Hannah Rarity and Dervish. Dervish are one of of the Year 2018, Hannah is “one to watch” the top Irish bands celebrating 30 years on the according to the Scotsman. road. This is a rare chance to see them in Dervish – One of Ireland’s top traditional bands, Scotland as they mostly play in the USA, Europe they have been bringing Irish traditional music and Ireland, we are very lucky to get them. to the world for more than 29 years. This is a rare treat to get hem playing in Scotland as they On Saturday there are things to do all day. The spend most of their time touring Europe and day kicks off with workshops in the Community America.

Centre and then a free concert in the Market Square featuring Festival guests and local Saturday Night Concert :: artists. A special event for this year is the Falkland Traditional Music Festival Bothy Ballad Malinky - With four acclaimed albums under Competition. During the afternoon there is a their belt and an extensive tour roster across the singaround hosted by Danny Couper and a globe, they have become one of the most children’s show featuring Mr Boon for the family. distinctive and accomplished bands on the Highlight of the afternoon for many is the World Scottish folk scene. With two folklore and Paper’n’Comb Championship, a regular feature of traditional music graduates amongst their ranks, the festival and always entertaining. This year’s Malinky combine a deep knowledge of tradition theme is Combstock – recognising it is 50 years with a subtly creative approach since that other historic festival – Woodstock.

Dowally - 2019 Danny Kyle open stage finalist The evening concert in the Town Hall featuring Dowally bring something new and slightly Dowally, Malinky and Breabach is already sold out but there is a late-night concert at the legion different to this year's line up. They make unclassifiable, thrillingly energetic music, fusing featuring Eabhal, Ruach and Nicky Murray. their love of traditional Scottish tunes with jazz Sunday starts off with a splash – the Aqua harmony, Balkan rhythms and deep Americana Ceilidh, held in Stonehaven’s Art Deco open air raucousness. pool. Dancing to a live ceilidh band playing for Breabach - Breabach unite the talents of Megan old favourites Drip the Willow, Splashing White Henderson (Fiddle, Vocals), James Lindsay Sergeant and more. There are workshops and (Double Bass, Vocals), Calum MacCrimmon concert in the Market Square in the afternoon (Bagpipes, Whistle, Bouzouki, Vocals), James and a special “tradition Bearers” concert featuring some of the best singers from the UK. Duncan Mackenzie (Bagpipes, Flute, Whistle) and Ewan Robertson (Guitar, Vocals, Cajon).

This is followed by the Chorus Cup – a light Acknowledging and respecting the origins of both hearted competition to find the best chorus the music they play and the roots of the band singer and song. Things wind down in the whilst embracing the future with new ideas, evening with the farewell concert in the Town Hall featuring the Steph Geremia Trio, Gnoss and energy and belief is a key attribute of the band Duncan Chisholm, often followed by a session in Sunday Night Concert :: a local bar.

Steph Geremia Trio - Steph Geremia is an Irish Town Hall Friday Night Concert :: American multi-instrumentalist and singer highly regarded as one of the finest musicians of her

generation. Perhaps best known as a traditional Irish flute player she has also impressed as a singer, presenting her own identity of a breathy Celtic vocal style mixed with a hint of her American roots.

Gnoss - A dynamic young four-piece on fiddle, mandolin, flute, whistles, guitar, bodhran and vocals, Glasgow-based rising stars Gnoss are winning widespread praise for fresh yet sensitive treatments of traditional Scottish, original and Americana material.

Duncan Chisholm - Duncan Chisholm is one of Scotland’s most recognised and accomplished fiddle players and composers. Fiddle playing at its best, Duncan’s feather-light handling of dynamics and ornamentation, allied with his pure-distilled tone, lend his characteristic spinetingling magic to his music. Duncan will be playing with Jarlath Henderson, Hamish Napier and Innes Watson

The festival schedule is .....

Thursday 11th – Session in the Upper Town Hall Stonehaven, starts at 8:30 Friday 12th – Town Hall concert with Arthur Coates, Hannah Rarity and Dervish. Late night Concert with Three Tree Tribe and Snuffbox, House of Song Saturday 13th – Free afternoon concerts, sessions. Workshop programme, Family Show, Paper’n’Comb World Championships, Both Ballad Competition. Evening Town Hall concert with Dowally, Malinky and Breabach. Late night concert with Nicky Murray, Ruach and Eabhal.

House of Song.

Sunday 14th – Aqua Ceilidh, free afternoon concerts, sessions. Workshop programme, Family Ceilidh, tradition Bearers Concert, Chorus Cup. Town Hall concert with Steph Geremia, Gnoss and Duncan Chisholm.

Stonehaven Folk Festival was established in 1989 and is ran by a dedicated team of volunteers, 2019 will be their 31st. In 2018 the Festival established a new Guinness World record for having the World’s Largest Ceilidh Band.

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Glasvegas, Gruff Rhys, Hue & Cry and PP Arnold among headliners for Paisley’s Spree festival Paisley :: 11-19 October :: www.thespree.co.uk TICKETS @ www.thespree.co.uk

Paisley’s annual Spree festival has today announced its biggest lineup yet – with Glasvegas, Gruff Rhys, PP Arnold and Hue and Cry among the acts coming to town this October.

The Friday night sees multiaward-winning singersongwriter Karine Polwart bring her Scottish Songbook – a collection of Scottish pop classic spanning more than 50 years

The festival will take place over nine days from 11 to 19 October with the bulk of the action in a specially-erected Spiegeltent beside Paisley Gilmour Street station – and with a bigger tent than in previous years allowing 500-person shows.

Now in its eighth year, the festival is one of the centrepieces of Renfrewshire Council’s major events programme which has made Paisley one of Scotland’s key cultural destinations in recent years.

The Spree 2019 was programmed by Regular Karine Polwart :: www.facebook.com/karinepolwart Music – who work with some of the biggest photo by David Wilkinson names in the industry as the team behind the Summer Nights at Kelvingrove Bandstand and the Edinburgh Castle Concerts – and is this year The Friday night sees multi-award-winning sponsored by Tennent’s Lager.

Hue and Cry's ‘Looking for Linda’, singer-songwriter Karine Polwart bring her was set on a train to Paisley - see The festival kicks off on Friday 11 October with a Scottish Songbook – a collection of Scottish pop classic spanning more than 50 years. tribute to one of Paisley’s most celebrated them in the Spree's Spiegeltent musical sons – A Gerry Rafferty Songbook, :: www.facebook.com/hueandcry And the festival ends on Saturday 19th with featuring Roddy Hart, Emma Pollock and Rab anarchic magic from comedy headliner Jerry Noakes.

Sadowitz, followed by what will be a lively lateMonday 14th sees Hue and Cry in the Spiegeltent – a venue and location fitting for a band for whom one of their biggest hits, ‘Looking for Linda’, was set on a train to Paisley.

night closing party all the way from Tennessee, USA, with the inventors of ‘rockgrass’ Hayseed Dixie.

London’s First Lady of Soul PP Arnold is next up on Thursday 17th with songs from her sixdecade career working with stars including Rod Stewart and the Small Faces, Barry Gibb, David Bowie, Eric Clapton and Oasis.

announced so far being Lost Map’s Lost Weekend Sunday Social featuring the Pictish Trail, Fell, Molly Linen and Callum Easter (Sunday 13th), Paisley in Song featuring Michael Cassidy and Andy Monahan (Frightened Rabbit) on Thursday 17th, and ex-Arab Strap musician Malcolm Middleton plus support (Saturday 19th).

There’s also two late-night comedy shows on Platinum-selling indie-rockers Glasvegas perform Friday 11th and 18th, headlined by Mark Nelson their only full-band Scottish date of the year the and Gary Little and compered by Fred MacAulay next night, before Super Furry Animals frontman and local lad Scott Gibson.

Gruff Rhys brings his solo show to the Renfrewshire Leisure are programming Spree Spiegeltent on Wednesday 16th. shows at Paisley Arts Centre, with the ones

And the Spiegeltent will also host an all-day festival within-a-festival on Saturday 12th with LNP Promotions ever-popular ModStuff celebration of all things Mod, for which the lineup will be confirmed soon.

More will be added to the bill over the summer with details still to be announced for The Wee Spree – a programme of children’s entertainment over the October school holidays – and the Spree for All fringe festival, with a range of shows in other venue across Renfrewshire.

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Louisa Mahon, Renfrewshire Council’s head of marketing, communications and events, added: “The Spree has grown in recent years to become a fixture in Scotland’s festival calendar – and we are delighted the expanded capacity this year has allowed us to attract some of our biggest names yet.

“Not only will that bring music fans from across the country to see what Paisley has to offer but Duncan Frew, Tennent’s Lager’s the growth in the event will help bring a real Commercial and Marketing Director (UK), festival feel to the town, and a boost the local added: “Tennent’s are delighted to partner with economy.” the Spree Festival in 2019.

For more information on the festival, see “The festival continues to go from strength to www.thespree.co.uk and for more on what’s strength, developing a national profile through happening in Paisley visit www.paisley.is an impressive programme of local and www.thespree.co.uk international artists and activity. We look forward to working with organisers and local www.twitter.com/SpreeFestival community to help build on this success.” www.facebook.com/thespreefestival

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Celebrating cultural links at 25th International Folk Dance Festival Edinburgh/Glasgow/Stirling :: 14-20 July :: www.dunedindancers.org.uk TICKET DETAILS (some free) @ www.dunedindancers.org.uk

This month, there’s a great opportunity to celebrate our cultural links through Scottish, Estonian, French, Irish and Polish music and dance. www.eventbrite.com or at the door on the night. Ireland and Poland will dancing in this gala All the other festival performances are free. performance. Tickets are available from the Usher Hall in person at the Box Office – tel: The 25th Dunedin International Folk Dance 0131 228 1155 or online www.usherhall.co.uk Festival is organised by Dunedin Dancers in with any remaining for sale at the door. £12 full association with Edinburgh University New price /£10 concession /£7 children up to the age Scotland Country Dance Society (EUNSCDS). of 18/£30 Family – either 2 adults & 2 children The Festival’s Gala Concert at the Church Hill They acknowledge the funding support from the or 1 adult & 3 children.

Theatre in Edinburgh is one of the highlights, Tasgadh Traditional Arts Small Grants scheme Friday 19 July: ANSTRUTHER, Fife* Scotland, with folk dance and music performances from administered by Fèisean nan Gaidheal with Estonia and France will be dancing at the ‘Solvedaja’ – a folk dance ensemble Tallinn, funding from Creative Scotland. They also Anstruther Harbour Festival from 3-5pm – free Estonia and ‘Les Enfants du Morvan, a dance appreciate the assistance of the Edinburgh group from Dijon, France.

Academy Junior School helping provide the Saturday 20 July: STIRLING CASTLE. home base for the festival and the City of Scotland, Estonia and France, Ireland and These visiting groups will perform alongside two Edinburgh Council for supporting a Civic Poland in their last performance together in the Edinburgh dance groups, Dunedin Dancers and Reception to celebrate the 25th edition of the stunning location of the Queen’s Garden at ‘New Scotland’, featuring the range of Scottish International Folk Dance Festival.

Stirling Castle 1.30-3.45pm. Not to be missed! dance – country dancing, highland, hard shoe (Historic Scotland Admission is required £15/ stepdance and ceilidh - plus ‘Ojczyzna’, a local Festival programme listings: 14-20 July £12/£9) recently re-formed Polish dance group and the Sunday 14 July: GLASGOW Kelvingrove * weather permitting—see Facebook for updates Edinburgh based Irish dance & music group – Scotland, Estonia, France and Ireland will be Absolutely Legless.

The festival is organised by Dunedin Dancers in performing at various times between 1.30association with Edinburgh University New Festival spokesperson, Fiona Campbell, said: 4.30pm – free Scotland Country Dance Society (‘New “The gala concert and other performances will Monday 15 July: EDINBURGH The Royal Mile Scotland’). Dunedin Dancers was formed in 1970 be fabulous opportunities to hear the different (near St Giles)* Scotland, Estonia and France to reciprocate the experiences New Scotland had musical traditions and see the various different will be on the pedestrian area 1.00-2.30pm – had to perform in other countries with the dance styles and costumes. And we are so free opportunity to perform in a festival in pleased that we are able to take this experience Edinburgh.

Tuesday 16 July: EDINBURGH The from Edinburgh to Glasgow, Anstruther and Grassmarket* Scotland, Estonia and France will The first biennial festival was held in 1971 and Stirling.” be dancing in The Grassmarket 2-3.30pm – free has continued since then hosting two-to-three The Festival Gala Concert takes place on groups each time – with performances around (No performances Wednesday 17 July) Thursday 18 July. Tickets are £12/£10 Edinburgh and surrounding areas.

Concession/£7 Children/£30 Family and EDINBURGH – FESTIVAL GALA CONCERT available from the Usher Hall Box Office 0131 www.dunedindancers.org.uk Thursday 18 July: 7.30pm, Church Hill Theatre 228 1155 or visit: www.usherhall.co.uk or www.twitter.com/DunedinDancers EH10 4DR :: Scotland, Estonia and France, www.facebook.com/Dunedin-International-Folk-Dance-Festival-245867182582782/ The occasion is the 25th Dunedin Dancers International Folk Dance Festival (the longest running event of its kind) taking place 14-20 July, with indoor and outdoor performances in Edinburgh, Anstruther, Glasgow and Stirling.

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248 Overseas Musicians Arrive in Scotland for Stirling Bridge International Arts Festival Troon/Glasgow/Edinburgh/Perth :: 5-10 July :: www.stirlingbridgefestival.com TICKETS @ www.stirlingbridgefestival.com/2019-events/

The Stirling Bridge International Arts Festival brings together hundreds of international musicians to celebrate the power of music.

In its fourth year, the Stirling Bridge International Arts Festival does exactly what it says, “on the tin”, encouraging musical innovation amongst performers; the emphasis is on the worldwide love for music as a foundation for international relationships. Accommodated in Edinburgh, performers (predominantly orchestras and choirs) have the opportunity to perform in unique venues, including Stirling Castle and St. Giles Cathedral. The Festival believes in the value of sharing Scotland’s history and folklore, therefore, offers tailored day trips e.g. Loch Lomond and Glencoe.

Hosting 5 international groups in 2019, numbering 248 musicians (from South Africa, Canada and USA), the Festival strives to enrich Scotland’s classical music scene through injecting a fresh wave of talent into the British Columbia Boys Choir :: www.facebook.com/bcboyschoir traditional genre. In July, groups will perform in venues in Troon, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Perth, groups will be joined by Troon Boys’ Brigade purchased from the Horsecross Box Office: alongside some of Scotland’s own ensembles.

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Monday 8 July: Edinburgh - Greyfriars Kirk; www.twitter.com/stirlingbrfest groups will be joined by the Edinburgh Highland www.facebook.com/StirlingBridgeFestival Artistic Director, Dean Marshall explains, Reel & Strathspey Society.

Edinburgh tickets can “It’s fantastic to be bringing these groups to Scotland, where there is such a rich tapestry of be purchased from www.ticketsource.co.uk music,” Dean continues, “The players themselves get a real buzz out of playing to Wednesday 10 July: Perth - Perth Concert Scottish audiences.”

Hall; marking the festival finale, the evening will culminate in the performance of a joint piece, Friday 5 July: Troon – Old Parish Church; involving all groups. Perth tickets can be

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XpoNorth Festival Inverness 3-4 July

The annual Inverness-based XpoNorth, formerly goNORTH, is Scotland’s leading creative industries festival and offers delegates access to an exceptional creative programme. The conference and showcase take place over two vibrant days and nights in the Highland capital. www.xponorth.co.uk

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25th International Folk Dance Festival Edinburgh/Glasgow/Stirling 14-20 July

This month, there’s a great opportunity to Troon/Glasgow/Edinburgh/Perth celebrate our cultural links through Scottish, 5-10 July Estonian, French, Irish and Polish music and dance. The occasion is the 25th Dunedin Dancers The Stirling Bridge International Arts Festival International Folk Dance Festival (the longest brings together hundreds of international running event of its kind) taking place 14-20 musicians to celebrate the power of music. In its July, with indoor and outdoor performances in fourth year, the Stirling Bridge International Arts Edinburgh, Anstruther, Glasgow and Stirling.

Festival does exactly what it says, “on the tin”, encouraging musical innovation amongst www.dunedindancers.org.uk performers; the emphasis is on the worldwide love for music as a foundation for international HebCelt relationships www.stirlingbridgefestival.com

Stonehaven Folk Stonehaven 11-14 July

Hebrides 18-20 July

Advance weekend tickets for next year’s Hebridean Celtic Festival, to be held from 18-20 July 2019, are available from the festival website. Day tickets and those for opening shows, late night activities and community events in Lewis and Harris go on sale next year when the full festival programme is finalised.

The pretty North East coastal town of Stonehaven comes alive with a vibrant mix of traditional and contemporary “Folk” music and song ….. concerts, ceilidh, sessions, singarounds, www.hebceltfest.com workshops, the famous aqua ceilidh and world paper’n’comb championships!

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Tiree Music Festival Tiree 12–14 July

TMF is celebrating the fastest ever ticket sales for the annual festival, with 750 early bird tickets selling out in just 52 minutes and all Glamping and Campervan tickets selling out in just 10 minutes, an unprecedented record for the festival that will help mark its 10th edition. 2019 will see the 2000 capacity festival celebrate its 10th birthday and a special year of celebrations will mark the decade, beginning in January with TIREE: A Toast to 10 Years of Tiree Music Festival show at Celtic Connections. This one-off night will be hosted by Tiree natives Skerryvore and Trail West at Glasgow’s Old Fruitmarket where a number of very special guests alongside brand-new collaborations from musicians who have played the TMF stages over the last 10 years. TMF10’s line-up will also be officially announced in spectacular fashion as part of this celebratory night and remaining tickets will also be released on general sale. www.tireemusicfestival.co.uk

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Port of Menteith 19-21 July

Doune the Rabbit Hole is an intimate family friendly, dog loving independent music & arts festival located amidst the glorious ancient oak trees of the Cardross Estate in Port of Menteith.

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AUGUST Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival Beauly 1-3 August

Fringe by the Sea North Berwick 2-11 August

Tickets for our first wave of acts for Fringe By The Sea are now on sale. Check out our website for who’ll be joining us in North Berwick this summer, and scroll right down for the full line-up so far, by date. Follow us on social media for more music, comedy, film, family, literature, conversation, wellbeing & exploration announcements over coming weeks. We look forward to welcoming you harbour-side! www.fringebythesea.com

Party at The Palace Linlithgow 10-11 August

This is the sixth outing for the Linlithgow festival and is set to be another highlight in Scotland’s live music calendar. Taking the top spots are The Charlatans and KT Tunstall (Saturday) and Deacon Blue and Wet Wet Wet (Sunday) and the rest of the weekend’s acts are sure to prove a hit with Party at the Palace regulars. It’s only 20 mins from Edinburgh and 35mins from Glasgow, making it one of the most easily accessible music festivals in Scotland. www.partyatthepalace.co.uk

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Glasgow 10-18 August

Piping Live! will return to the city 10–18 August 2019. Now in its 16th year, Piping Live! is the biggest festival of its kind, attracting over 40,000 music fans, families and tourists who travel from around the globe to watch more than 5,000 pipers perform at 150 events across the city. www.pipinglive.co.uk

Lindisfarne Festival

Beal Farm, Berwick-upon-Tweed 29 August - 1 September An epic 3 day festival on the Northumberland coast, overlooking Holy Isle. Anyone who has been to the Northumberland coast will be well aware of the sheer magnificence of the scenery.

Located in a recognised Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), in the UK's voted #1 Holiday Destination, our festival site overlooks the mythical & magical Holy Island of Lindisfarne, boasting breath-taking views stretching from Goswick Sands to the North, to Bamburgh Castle to the South. www.lindisfarnefestival.com

Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival takes place in the beautiful Highland surroundings of Belladrum Estate, near Beauly in Inverness-shire. The independent festival has built a reputation for its eclectic line-ups, its offbeat non-musical Party in the Park entertainments and its all-ages approach. The Bathgate festival won a VisitScotland Thistle Award in 1 September 2009 and is a past winner of the Grassroots Festival Award at the UK Festival Awards, the Celebrating it’s 10th Anniversary in 2019 festival industry’s ‘Oscars’.

Bathgate's 'Party in the Park' is a yearly family focused music festival with two music stages, www.tartanheartfestival.co.uk childrens rides, free face painting, food, stalls, and lots of fun - it's held in the town's Kirkton

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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.

Organisers are promising a real "Feast of Folk" www.thecumnocktryst.com at this year’s festival. Planning for the Linlithgow Folk Festival in 2019 is now underway. Our Ullapool Guitar Festival programme is launched annually in July and will Ullapool be available here at that time.

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Lammermuir Festival East Lothian 13-22 September

So why is the UGF so special? Perhaps it’s the 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.

Lammermuir Festival, established in 2010 by Artistic Directors Hugh Macdonald and James Waters, runs from 13 to 22 September in beautiful venues around East Lothian. The festival won the 2017 Royal Philharmonic Society Award for Best Concert Series and Festival, and features several of Scotland's leading ensembles, internationally renowned musicians and exciting new talent. It has a close ongoing relationship with BBC Radio 3. www.ullapoolguitarfestival.com www.lammermuirfestival.co.uk

Paisley 11-19 October

True North

Aberdeen 19-22 September Aberdeen Performing Arts presents True North, Aberdeen’s festival of music and song, celebrating the North-east's singer songwriter tradition. True North is Aberdeen’s music festival - located at the heart of the city, the festival features the contemporary music industry’s most interesting, relevant and exciting artists. The festival features a series of unique performances in city centre venues, a Fringe programme of intimate gigs across the city, and an opportunity to get up close and personal with festival artists. www.aberdeenperformingarts.com/truenorth

Paisley’s annual Spree festival has today announced its biggest line-up yet – with Glasvegas, Gruff Rhys, PP Arnold and Hue and Cry among the acts coming to town this October.

The Perthshire Amber Festival brings together many musicians and entertainers from different parts of the world who have been involved with Dougie MacLean over the years. This unique festival shares Dougie’s inspiring music, celebrates the history and culture of Perthshire in the heart of Scotland and showcases the beautiful scenery. It’s a vibrant, welcoming festival with music at its core in beautiful autumnal Perthshire. The Festival Hub is Amber Central (The Royal Hotel, Dunkeld). With concerts from castle to concert hall plus Cabaret Amber, Open Mic + acoustic sessions. Contact 01350 724261 for latest or email admin@butterstone.com www.perthshireamber.com

SEALL Festival of Small Halls Isle of Skye 22-30 November

The Festival of Small Halls on the Isle of Skye brings music to ten remote village halls around the Island and Lochalsh. The SEALL Festival of Small Halls runs for eight days and includes concerts, cèilidhs and public and music workshops in halls and schools by some of the nation’s finest traditional musicians. www.seall.co.uk/small-halls

Edinburgh’s Hogmanay Edinburgh 31 December

See in the New Year at the world’s best street party as Edinburgh invites the world to share the love, embrace friends – old and new – and celebrate the New Year in the home of Hogmanay. Get 2020 ready now - take advantage of our Early Bird discount with tickets for £20.00 + £1.00 booking (limited availability).

The festival will take place over nine days from 11 to 19 October with the bulk of the action in a www.edinburghshogmanay.com specially-erected Spiegeltent beside Paisley Gilmour Street station – and with a bigger tent than in previous years allowing 500-person shows.

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Celtic Connections Glasgow 16 January - 2 February

Glasgow 12 October

OCTOBER Glasgow Americana Glasgow 2-6 October

Glasgow Americana has lined up gigs featuring overseas and home-based acts for this year’s five-day-long festival. We are delighted to confirm our dates for our 2019 Americana extravaganza. Please watch this space for details on the first acts confirmed for this year. www.glasgowamericana.com

The Cumnock Tryst Cumnock 3-6 October

Spree Festival

Perthshire 1-3 November

Musicians from across the globe will take part in over 300 events in venues throughout Glasgow for the largest winter music festival of its kind Tenement Trail Festival will move to the East and the UK's premier celebration of Celtic music.

End of Glasgow in 2019! We are delighted at this The 18 days of entertainment will brighten up news, as we breathe fresh energy into #TT19, the dark, wet January nights with a mixture of taking over some of the most iconic and exciting concerts that include a host of one-off musical live music venues in the country including collaborations alongside talks, workshops, film Barrowland Ballroom, Saint Luke's & The Winged screenings, theatre productions, ceilidhs, Ox, BAaD with more to be announced. Stay exhibitions, free events and late-night sessions. tuned for headliner announcement coming soon.

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