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INSIDE: Skye Swing Jazz Festival : Perthshire Amber : Sound : Glasgow Americana : Royal National Mòd : Strange Behaviours ..... plus our 2014-2015 Scottish music festival listings! www.gonorth.biz
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Skye starts transformation into 1940s with Swing Jazz Festival Skye : 30 October - 2 November : www.facebook.com/skyeswingjazzfestival TICKETS! @ www.seall.co.uk/skye-swing-jazz-festival/ As work continues to recreate the Ritz Ballroom of the World War II era tickets are now on sale for the second Skye Swing Jazz Festival which takes place 30 October to 2 November. Once again Skye will come alive to the sounds of the 30s, 40s and 50s with audiences encouraged to dress in the style of the day. Recreating the successful formula of last year’s inaugural festival, the opening night features the mellow sounds of Rick Taylor, Mario Caribe, Malcolm Macfarlane, Mario Caribe and Gordon McNeil. Halloween has a black and white vampire theme with a screening of horror classic Nosferatu accompanied by Graeme Stephen’s live music score ‘Symphony of Horror’. On Saturday Broadford village hall will be
transformed into the Ritz Ballroom of the Blitz era complete with potted palms and mirror balls with Big Band ‘Rooty Ma Toot’ and finally on Sunday the dizzy tunes of the Stu Brown Septet, whose album was nominated in the top 10 Jazz albums of the year in the Mojo Awards. Audiences are encouraged to dress in horror costumes or black and white for the 31 October event and in 1940s style for the Big Band evening on Saturday. “The best weekend Skye has seen in years’ was how one audience member put it last year and this time organisers are hoping to welcome even programme together that we think will appeal to people of all ages.” greater numbers. Pam Allan of FOTS Records, joint organisers with SEALL (Skye Events for All) said ‘So much of the music of the 30’s, 40’s and 50’s was about creating a great atmosphere to counteract some bleak times so there is a real sense of celebration and good feeling running through the festival. Around 45 of Scotland’s best musicians are coming to Skye and we’ve put a
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Perthshire Amber Festival launches ‘Discoveries’ fringe programme Perthshire : 24 October - 2 November : www.perthshireamber.com TICKETS! @ http://www.perthshireamber.com/index.php/tickets
As autumn begins and the leaves start to turn, the team at the Perthshire Amber Festival are delighted to announce the Discoveries Programme for the 2014 festival. The Discoveries Programme sits alongside the afternoon and evening concerts as part of the ten-day festival, which starts on 24 October and runs for ten days. The aim is to welcome visitors to the festival to explore the wonderful history, landscapes, heritage, culture and communities of the beautiful region. This year marks the tenth anniversary of the festival and organisers are celebrating with a special Heritage inspired programme as part of the Homecoming Celebrations. Highlights from the The Discoveries Programme include: The Decorated Wheelbarrow Procession, The Cross, Dunkeld, Saturday 25 October 11am - A brilliant family friendly event, the decorated barrows are led by The Edradour and Blair Atholl Pipe Band in a procession through the streets of Dunkeld, followed by judging and music and song from the festival team. The Perthshire Amber Heritage Afternoon, Stanley Hill, Dunkeld, Saturday 25 October 12:30pm - This is a brand new event in partnership with National Trust for Scotland, to celebrate the Year of Homecoming. This is a family friendly, free afternoon of fun. Join us to enjoy some live music with fantastic festival favourites, The Dirty Beggars, Just Singin’ community choir and The Edradour and Blair Atholl Pipe Band. There will also be historical demonstrations from the National Trust for Scotland, ancient weaponry, craft and cooking in the Clanranald Medieval Village...and lots more! Discoveries Workshops, throughout the festival, various location in and around Dunkeld - The festival’s workshop programme includes the chance to try something new musically including Bohran, Mandolin, Group Singing, Gaelic Song and the Penny Whistle. There will also be workshop style concerts to come and experience Handbell Ringing and a performance by Tom Spiers and his family of “Far Ayont Bennachie" Songs from the Greig-Duncan Folk Song Collection.
It's not just about the music - Clanranald offer a friendly welcome to their medieval village!! Guided Walks, throughout the festival, various starting points Perthshire is incredibly beautiful with stunning autumnal colours during the festival and each year the guided walks are a very popular part of the festival programme. This year the walks focus on various aspects including; archaeology, nature, photographic walks and a special music walk in the footsteps of Niel Gow. Locations include around Dunkeld, The Hermitage, Queen’s View at Loch Tummel , the hamlet of Dowally and Moncrieffe Hill.
The Perthshire Amber Festival takes place 24 October – 2 November 2014 go to www.perthshireamber.com for the full line-up and to buy tickets, or call the box office on 01350 724261
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Landmark year for 'sound' as acclaimed new music festival marks 10th anniversary North East Scotland : 23 October - 10 November TICKETS! @ http://www.sound-scotland.co.uk/festival-2014/events-2014/ For its 10th anniversary season the celebrated sound Festival will showcase a range of new approaches to traditional music it was announced today 1 September 2014. Among the international performers and ensembles featured in the opening weekend (23 – 26 October) are the eclectic tango duo Duquesa (Fabiana Galante, piano and Luis Conde, clarinet/ saxophone), Vox/Nu-piping #2 (featuring Erwan Keraec, bagpipes, Donatienne Michel-Dansac, soprano, Vincent Bouchot, baritone and Benat Achiary, improvisation vocals), Fulgor al Bies (a quartet of artists from Argentina) and worldrenowned cellist Rohan de Saram, who will perform with Jonathan Mayer, (tampura) and Erwan Keravec (bagpipes). Later in the festival Turkish harpist Sirin Piper Erwan Keravec who performs Vox/Nu-piping at the Lemon Tree as well as improvising Pancaroglu will collaborate with with Rohan de Saram as part of the new approaches to traditional music strand in the 2014 Turkish electro acoustic composer festival : www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002059264195 Erdem Helvacioglu in a double-bill also featuring a new commission for Last year Burgess gave three “Big Bang” family hardanger fiddles and electronics by French pipers, Argentinean tango bands, the great Sri Lankan cellist Rohan de Saram and the concerts and performed music by Reich and G. Rose Dodd. The 10th sound festival will open on 23 October with a concert featuring the Scottish Premiere of a work by Rolf Wallin which was cocommissioned by sound, The Wigmore Hall and the Bergan Festival for the virtuoso percussionist Colin Currie which has been chosen to be part of the PRS for Music Centenary year celebrations. The following night will see the first joint project between sound and its partner festival, Musiques Démesurées from Clermont-Ferrand, bringing together the musicians of Scotland’s Red Note Ensemble with the French ensemble, l’Orchestre d’Auvergne. The programme includes two new works commissioned jointly by the partners: one from Scottish composer William Sweeney and the other from French composer Laurence Cunion, both inspired by the WW1 centenary commemoration. The 2014 festival will then run until the 10 November 2014 and will feature over 50 performances, workshops, exhibitions and events in venues across north east Scotland. “It is hard to believe that we took our first steps towards creating a festival to celebrate new music in Scotland ten years ago,” says sound festival director Fiona Robertson. “Over the years we have taken audiences on journeys of discovery opening up new and exciting musical landscapes. As we enter our second decade we are looking forward to sharing more of the vibrant music making of contemporary composers and performers from Scotland and throughout the world.” “For our tenth anniversary festival we are delighted to bring to Scotland a range of international musicians and composers who are specialised in approaching traditional music in very new and different ways. Scottish and
Turkish harpist, Sirin Pancaroglu, will all be appearing in the festival.”
Prokofiev with Powerplant. 2014 will see Currie give the Scottish Premiere of a specially commissioned work from Ralf Wallin. “These two joint commissions also mark the Meanwhile, Burgess joins forces with another of start of two new adventures. On the opening sound’s regulars, The Smith Quartet, for a weekend of the festival they will be performed programme that includes two Scottish as the first joint project between sound and our premières: Starry Night by the late, great Steve partner festival, Musiques Démesurées, from Martland and a new work by Graham Fitkin, who Aberdeen’s twin city, Clermont-Ferrand. This will along with Joby Burgess, has collaborated with also be the first event with Red Note as our sound since its beginnings. Other performers first-ever Associate Ensemble.” and ensembles making a welcome return to sound include the Scottish Ensemble who will “Red Note’s first ever concert was at sound in give a concert including music by Arvo Part. 2009, and over the years they have been regular performers at the festival. We have also Workshops and family events commissioned new pieces together including last year’s Framed Against the Sky with Brian Irvine Participation, exploration and education are at and Billy Letford and Three Fables (Tales From the heart of sound. Among the opportunities to the Commonwealth) by Stephen Montague and take part this year are a range of master Zinnie Harris for the 2014 New Music Biennial. classes, family and children’s events. The annual We are looking forward to developing our Go Compose!, an intensive composition course musical relationship, commissioning and for young composers and creative musicians creating new and exciting works.” aged 14-19, will run in Woodend Barn. Budding composers will get the opportunity to work with New approaches to Traditional Music professional composers Gareth Williams and Pippa Murphy and musicians from Red Note As a strand running throughout the 2014 Ensemble. Soprano Juliet Fraser will lead festival, as part of Homecoming 2014 masterclasses with students at Aberdeen celebrations, sound will explore new approaches University. Hands on children’s Indian drumming to traditional music this year. Featuring classes with Kuljit Bhamra will take place in musicians, ensembles and compositions from Migvie Church and the Salmon Bothy, Portsoy. across the globe the programme will illustrate Soundlab invites musicians to come together to the many different facets of this art form. work on a new piece by Petra Vergunst, meanwhile Sonic Bothy will stage Play! Friends Old and New Adventures in music for children – a workshop packed with sounds, games, rhythms Among the many performers returning to sound instruments, silly dancing and writing new this year are percussionists Colin Currie and music. Joby Burgess. These two remarkable musicians were part of the ensemble which blew audiences http://www.sound-scotland.co.uk/ away with their performance of Steve Reich’s www.facebook.com/soundscotland Drumming as part of the 2010 sound festival. https://twitter.com/soundscotland
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GLASGOW AMERICANA "HITS A HIGH NOTE" Glasgow : next year's dates - 7-11 October 2015 : www.glasgowamericana.com
The eighth Glasgow Americana Festival ended having hit all the right notes with Sturgill Simpson bringing the house and the festival down with a rousing set. The seven gigs of the highest quality at five venues over five days attracted
almost 800 music lovers and three of them were sell-out shows.
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“We set high standards and the response has been terrific,” said Kevin Morris, the Festival director. “I’d like to thank everyone who supported the Festival this year as well as the artistes for making it so special. “We have a growing reputation for providing an intimate experience and that’s put us firmly on the Scottish music festival map. “It’s been an outstanding five days of music – now l’m looking forward to next year’s with plans already under way.” Glasgow Americana 2015 will take place
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BBC ALBA Coverage Of The 2014 Royal National Mòd From Inverness - catch-up now on iPlayer Watch on iPlayer @ www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b04l4c0z/mod-naiseanta-rioghail-2014-4-an-seann-nos-part-1 The BBC ALBA Royal National Mòd programmes include:
BBC ALBA have been broadcasting daily programmes from this year’s Royal National Mòd in Inverness. Produced by BBC Gàidhlig and presented by Cathy MacDonald, the five programmes showcased the best of the festival from Monday 13 to Friday 17 October. These can now all be watched via the BBC's iPlayer.
Episode 1: Cathy MacDonald presents highlights from the first day of the Children's Mod in Inverness, primarily for Gaelic learners. Amongst the performers will be the winners of the main singing competition for learners, the James C MacPhee Memorial Medal. This programme will be repeated on Radio nan Gàidheal the following day at midday.
broadcaster Morag MacDonald and Skye singer Art Cormack. They will provide their own thoughts on the performances and also a reaction to the final result. Also featured on the show will be the winners of the prestigious Comunn Gàidhealach Gold Medals and the main winners from the rural choir competitions held earlier that day. Live coverage will also be simulcast on Radio nan Gàidheal.
Episode 5: Coverage of the main choral winners of the day will feature from the final concert of the week. Amongst the choirs featured will be the winners of the Esme Smyth Trophy, the Mull Episode 2: Songs, poetry and fun from the and Iona Shield, the Margrat Duncan Memorial second day of the Children's Mod when native speakers are to the fore. Amongst the successful Trophy and the main prize of the day, the Lovat performers will be the winners of the main prize and Tullibardine Shield. of the day, An Comunn Gàidhealach Silver Mòd 2014 programming will also cater for Medal. Another chance to listen to this programme will be available when it repeats on younger viewers with Megan MacLellan and Derek MacIntosh presenting BBC ALBA’s Dè aThe Mòd, organised by An Comunn Gàidhealach, Radio nan Gàidheal on Wednesday at midday. nis which takes the audience on an exciting is the Gaelic community’s most prestigious journey through Scotland's newest city along festival celebrating cultural heritage, Gaelic Episode 3: Cathy MacDonald presents language, music and arts. The run of shows highlights from Inverness with singers from the with performances from young singers and includes live coverage of one of the most solo competitions throughout the day. Amongst musicians. prestigious moments of the festival – Thursday’s the talented performers will be the winners of For video and audio highlights from the Royal Traditional Gold Medal Final for singing. the Silver Pendant for adult learners. National Mòd 2014, visit the BBC ALBA website The latest news and interviews will also be Episode 4: Live coverage of the traditional gold at www.bbc.co.uk/alba. This year video clips of the winning performances can be enjoyed provided for viewers with news teams from An medal competition for singing from the Royal worldwide on the site. Là on BBC ALBA and Aithris na Maidne and National Mod. Along with Cathy, providing Aithris an Fheasgair on BBC Radio nan Gàidheal analysis of the competition will be Gaelic www.bbc.co.uk/alba reporting from across the festival.
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Stirling Tolbooth’s 2-Day multistage music festival returns, building on the past successes of the brilliant Reloaded Fest but taking a turn in a slightly different direction. Prepare for big hitters in alt, indie and electronic music. Prepare for a whole stage of math rock, prog and noise rock on the Friday. Prepare for that stage being taken over with hip hop, B-Boys and live graffiti on the Saturday. Prepare for surprise unannounced acts in unusual spaces in the Tobooth building and a wealth of talented stripped-back and acoustic acts in the café/bar - In short, prepare for a whole host of glorious strange behaviours.
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‘Strange Behaviours’ festival at the Tolbooth will take place over Friday 21 and Saturday 22 November. The very much still alive in Stirling, with an appetite to festival will feature 30+ acts over the weekend, match. spread out over 3 stages each day. It is therefore hoped that with its large and varied The festival marks the return of regular indie/ line-up, Strange Behaviours can help revive the local alternative programming to the Tolbooth. For a scene and once again give local music fans, bands number of years, Stephen Hume filled this role and and musicians a source for inspiration and aspiration brought through near enough every big name in to fuel them on, creating another great city of music emerging Scottish indie, rock and pop (Frightened in Scotland worthy of a scheduled stop for any touring Rabbit, Twin Atlantic, Twilight Sad, We Were act travelling through the country. Promised Jetpacks, Errors, Admiral Fallow, Broken Records, Fatherson, even Mogwai), and Stirling’s local Tickets are £10* for each day when music scene flourished. However since moving on bought in advance, or £12* when from the venue in 2012, this side of the you get them on the day. Buy tickets programming took a bit of a dip.
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Fri 21st November (Main Stage) The Phantom Band Vukovi Pronto Mama Precious Penny Pluckers Dec ’91 (Math Rock & Progressive Stage) Gastric Band Young Philadelphia
(Acoustic Café Bar) Jason Riddell David Devereaux Jamie Flynn Ross Mitchell
Sat 22nd November (Main Stage) Miaoux Miaoux Fat Goth Hector Bizerk Model Aeroplanes Science Made Us Robots
(Hip Hop Stage) The Cartoon Cartel David MacWilliam Polaroid People Number 13 (Acoustic Café Bar) Black & White Boy Madeleine Dow Annie Booth Something Someone
Plus surprise unannounced acts playing sets in unusual spaces in the building!
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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.
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Glasgow's annual celebration of Americana brings musicians from as far afield as Texas and Canada to perform roots music from blues to rockabilly. www.glasgowamericana.com
Callander Jazz and Blues Festival Callander 3-5 October
The Callander Jazz and Blues Festival is now firmly established on the UK Festival map and is The Cumnock Tryst one of the largest rural music festival events in Cumnock Scotland. Visit the Heart of Scotland and 2-5 October experience a weekend of first class entertainment amongst the early autumn A new music festival under the leadership of splendour of the Trossachs. This year’s Scottish composer, James MacMillan CBE programme offers over 45 live gigs staged in 22 Cumnock, Scotland. It is hoped that The venues in and around the Trossachs town of Cumnock Tryst will become an annual event with Callander. Featuring a host of local, national and concerts in venues in and around the town. The international jazz and blues performers. Now in programme will feature some of the finest, its 9th year, this years Festival promises to be a international classical artists, as well as music long weekend of live music with some great and musicians from different backgrounds both headline bands such as The Jive Aces, The stylistically and socially. The Cumnock Tryst Revolutionaires and The Pinstripe Suit Swing aims to make its strong commitment to the Band. community at the heart of all its activities, for We look forward to welcoming once again for a instance involving young people at school and weekend of great fun and music in and around college, amateur choirs and local bands. Callander. www.thecumnocktryst.com
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Carluke Jam Festival
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Carluke 3-4 October Carluke Jam Festival is a celebration of Carluke's Food Production, Musical and Drama groups and Heritage. Building on the success of the Carluke Jam Festival in 2013, the organising committee is back at work planning and preparing for the next Carluke Jam Festival on 3rd and 4th of October 2014. As before, Carluke Jam Festival will celebrate Carluke's History, Musical traditions and food manufacturing expertise within the town. https://twitter.com/CarlukeJamFest
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Selkirk Sessions Selkirk 3-5 October 2014 is the ninth year of the Selkirk Sessions Traditional Music Festival and flows on from the two previous Both Sides of the Tweed Festivals which ceased in 2005. Selkirk Sessions welcomes all musicians who enjoy playing folk (traditional or modern), contemporary and bluegrass music; and anyone who just likes listening to good stuff. www.selkirksessions.com
Ullapool Guitar Festival Ullapool 3-5 October
Haddo Arts Festival 2014 Aberdeenshire 3-12 October A 10 day long festival of the arts at Haddo House in Aberdeenshire. The 'Haddo Arts Festival’ running in October is a prestigious 10 day event, bringing together performers and artists of national importance alongside the distinctive and talented voices of the North East. This is hoped to be a durable and important annual Scottish festival using the fantastic facilities at Haddo and its country park.
consecutive year with a dynamic line-up of bands. Stretching across four venues on Glasgow’s famous Sauchiehall Street, the festival will see over 30 acts of an eclectic mix of genres take to the stages in October from noon until the early hours to help celebrate Tenement TV’s third birthday. www.tenementtv.com
Shetland Accordion and Fiddle Festival Shetland 9-13 October This the 27th festival presents the best in traditional music from Shetland, Scotland, Ireland and Scandinavia. The Shetland Accordion and Fiddle Club promotes the best in tradional Shetland music, holding events throughout the year, as well as the annual Shetland Accordion & Fiddle Festival (SAFF) www.shetlandaccordionandfiddle.com
The Pleasance Sessions Edinburgh 9-18 October The Pleasance Sessions 2014 builds on last year’s success with a refined line-up spanning 10 nights from the 9th to the 18th of October. The Sessions continue to champion unique collaborations, bringing together musicians, promoters and publications from around the country for something very special. www.dustymoose.co.uk
The Spree Paisley October 10-18 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
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The Royal National Mod Torridon Mountain & Sea Festival
Paisley 10-18 October
Torridon, Highlands 3-13 October
The Royal National Mod will take place in Inverness in 2014. The Feis events will take place in local hotels, public houses and local central venues. An Comunn Gàidhealach is one of the oldest and most respected Gaelic organisations. Founded in Oban in 1891, it has long been a leading light in the teaching, learning and use of the Gaelic language and the study and cultivation of Gaelic literature, history, music and art.
The festival has grown out of the annual Torridon Ale & Torridon Walking festivals traditionally held on the first and second weekends in October, filling the space between with a range of events closely tied to the mountains and sea. Here you will find sea kayaking, wildlife trips, mountain walking, scrambling, climbing, landscape photography, local food and crafts, all mixed together with a smattering of fine ale and great live music! www.mountainandseafestival.co.uk
Tenement Trail Festival
Glasgow Come and Join us for the 15th Ullapool Guitar 4 October Festival this October. Amazing musicians in concert and held held in stunning surroundings. Enjoy workshops, concerts, the guitar exhibition/ TENEMENT TRAIL festival is back for the second
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Blazin’ in Beauly Beauly 11-17 October Fancy coming to the Highlands for a week of sessions, masterclasses, concerts, good craic and tuition from Blazin’ Fiddles and their guests? Blazin’ in Beauly was established in 2001 and
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Skye Swing Jazz Festival
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Skye 30 October - 2 November
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FOTS Records and Seall present an amazing 4 days of spectacular music, nostalgia, fun and dancing. Take a step back in time to the golden era of The Big Band, of glitter balls and dance halls, jitterbug and jive, The Home Guard and the Home Front." www.seall.co.uk/skye-swing-jazz-festival/ for tickets and info.
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Glasgay! Glasgow 20 October - 15 November In a year that the world came to Glasgow to celebrate the Commonwealth Games and the Year of Homecoming we bring you the 21st edition of Glasgay!. This year we explore social, historical and contemporary taboos. With the legal protection of the Equality Act (2010) and the arrival of the Equal Marriage Act 2013 as significant landmarks in our lives, we might ask is every aspect of LGBTQI peoples lives visible, accepted or understood. For our multiple tribes, pursuits and interests the LGBTQI community have much to do in aiding wider social acceptance. www.glasgay.co.uk
Biggar Little Festival Biggar 16-26 October
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Aberfeldy Festival Aberfeldy 31 October - 1 November
NOVEMBER
A family-friendly festival in the historic market town of Biggar celebrating music, dance, arts and crafts, literature, and drama. Biggar will be filled with an eclectic programme of workshops, exhibitions, children's events, performances, a craft and food fair, and festival clubs. Take your Kinross-shire's Winter Festival pick from more than 50 events spread across 10 Kinross-shire days in October. Many events are free! So start November-December planning your visit to the Biggar Little Festival now! Kinross-shire Winter Festival celebrates all local events happening during November and www.biggar-little-festival.com December. Kinross-shire Local Events Organisation (KLEO) has announced that Eddi Reader Sound will perform at the Kinross-shire's Winter Festival on Saturday 22 November. For updates, North East Scotland tickets and more information please visit the 23 October - 10 November festival website ..... sound is driven by the passion to make new www.kinrosswinterfestival.co.uk music more accessible to audiences of all ages and backgrounds. It embraces a network of local organisations to produce a varied programme of events exploring new music. The festival brings Carrying Stream Festival together a large range of different genres of Edinburgh music to appeal to a wide variety of tastes and 5-12 November encourage people to discover new sounds and widen their musical horizons. The 13th annual autumn music festival by The Edinburgh Folk Club who meet every Wednesday www.sound-scotland.co.uk at 8pm in the Pleasance Cabaret Bar - www. edinburghfolkclub.co.uk
Perthshire Amber The Dougie MacLean Festival
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Perthshire 24 October - 2 November
Denholm Folk Music Festival
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Edinburgh 21-23 November The Scots Fiddle Festival seeks to sustain and promote Scottish fiddle tradition and idioms, by providing a platform for performance, education, and participation. A weekend of concerts, recitals, workshops, talks and exhibitions is held on an annual basis highlighting regional Scottish fiddle styles and intercultural connections. Originally started in 1996, Fiddle 2014 continues to be run by the Scots Fiddle Festival Ltd, whose aim is to promote and sustain traditional fiddle music so that it can hold its place in the culture of Scotland and the world.
Aberfeldy Festival is back and this year’s line-up is going to be bigger and better than ever! With www.scotsfiddlefestival.com the latest and greatest contemporary alternative music, alongside poetry, art, street entertainment and fireworks, it’s certainly going to be a great weekend. www.aberfeldyfestival.co.uk
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!
Meet. Sessions, licensed bar and meals available all weekend in the Festival Club, Lesser Hall.
Denholm 7-9 November Folk fused with rock and country gives the 11th Denholm Folk Music Festival an added twist. This folk fusion festival in the Scottish countryside is a relative newcomer, slowly building a reputation in the local area. It's a small and cozy affair not far across the Scottish border which has always managed to attract quality headline acts to compliment the workshops and open mic sessions. Free sessions all weekend in the Auld Cross Keys, The Fox and Hounds and Denholm
2015 JANUARY Celtic Connections Glasgow 15 January - 1 February Celtic Connections 2015 comprises a wealth of concerts, ceilidhs, talks, workshops, free events and late night sessions taking place over 18 days across various venues in Glasgow. www.celticconnections.com
Big Burns Supper Dumfries 23-31 January Big Burns Supper is Dumfries’ newest multidisciplinary festival of contemporary performing arts, providing an annual platform for the most innovative music, theatre, visual arts, dance, live art, film, cabaret and children’s events. The festival will take place from the 23rd until the 31st January 2014. Go to http://2014. bigburnssupper.com/ to find out more about the festival. World's Biggest Night Burns Celebration. http://2014.bigburnssupper.com/
APRIL Edinburgh International Harp Festival Edinburgh 10-15 April 2015 The Clarsach Society & Edinburgh International Harp Festival is an annual celebration and gathering of musical talents. Find out more
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SCOTTISH MUSIC FESTIVALS 2014 to be included in our festival listings email details to: musicnewsscotland@gmail.com about us at www.clarsachsociety.co.uk The Clarsach Society (Comunn na Clarsaich) encourages interest in the instrument, especially amongst young players, who enjoy its adaptability to solo work, accompaniment or ensemble playing. The Society also presents the Edinburgh International Harp Festival - an annual celebration and gathering of musical talents. Every Spring we bring harpists from across the globe together to rub shoulders with you, the audience.
The 28th Isle of Bute Jazz Festival has grown spectacularly from its small beginnings to become one of Britain's most popular jazz weekends. Top-class UK and international names feature in a programme of traditional jazz music in one of Scotland's prettiest and friendliest seaside resorts.
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MAY 35th Shetland Folk Festival Shetland 30 April -3 May The Festival as the UK's most northerly folk festival is regarded a prestigious event for performers, locals and visitors alike. Organised by a voluntary committee (and run by an even bigger pool of volunteers) the Festival prides itself in reaching out to even the most far flung areas of Shetland. Concerts are organised throughout the isles, consisting of some of the best International, British and Shetland music that the world has to offer. In fact, visiting artistes are regularly dumbfounded by the quantity and quality of local musicians that our remote isles have to offer.
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Brew at the Bog
Orkney Folk Festival
Super earlybird tickets have already sold out! Next batch of tickets go on sale in October! Brew at the Bog is BrewDog and Bogbain Farm’s gift to the world: a festival full of new music and new beer. BrewDog are the leaders of the craft beer revolution and they are about breaking rules, taking risks, upsetting trends, unsettling institutions but first and foremost, great tasting beers. As one newspaper put it, BrewDog is the new black. Bogbain Farm is based just outside Inverness and was crowned the “Best Unusual Venue” at the 2012 Scottish Event Awards. Brew at the Bog is just the latest in festivals Bogbain is hosting and the fabulous surroundings of this old farm will ensure Brew at the Bog 2015 will go down in history.
Orkney 21-24 May Here we are folks – Orkney Folk Festival number 33! Once again we have some big names coming north to join in the fun in May, and from the ceilidh bands to the almost indie strand, we have brought together a broad mix of artists that we hope appeals to everyone’s interpretation of the increasingly expansive folk genre. As ever, our local traditions and musicians – both established and emerging – will be centre stage alongside those visiting the festival. www.orkneyfolkfestival.com
Styrathyre Music Festival
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Styrathyre 24-25 May
Dumfries & Galloway Arts Festival
Styrathyre Music Festival can boast of being the largest Community based Music Festival in Scotland with over 250 individual Musicians taking part and despite challenging weather had over 1600 attending. Next years Festival is already confirmed for 29-31st May 2015.
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Dumfries and Galloway 21-31 May
Isle of Bute Jazz Festival
Our 9-day festival has taken place since 1979. The founding aim was to bring international performers of the highest quality to a region containing many scattered rural communities since then this region has produced some of its
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own talent of international standing and we’re proud to also be able to present these artistes from time to time. We offer a wide range of events: music – including classical, jazz and folk, dance, theatre, literary, children’s events, plus the visual arts and films. Events take place in a range of venues throughout the region, from large to small, formal to informal, urban to rural.
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goNORTH @ Belladrum These acts appeared on the goNORTH Stage @ Belladrum Hector Bizerk : Model Aeroplanes : Our Future Glory : Neon Waltz : Tijuana Bibles : Broken Ravens : Ella the Bird (Siobhan Wilson) : Foreignfox : Poor Things : Hunter & The Bear : Garden of Elks : Campfires in Winter : Cryptic Keys : Jipsy Magic : Dagny : Ollie Forrest : Last of the Privateers : Eleanor Nicolson : Whispery Club : Silver Coast : Holy Esque : SHAPED : Searching For Donkeys : An C첫rsa Ci첫il (UHI) : Na Balaich (UHI)
goNORTH Stage @ Wickerman These acts appeared on the goNORTH Stage @ Wickerman Broken Records : Ella The Bird (Siobhan Wilson) : Roman Nose : United Fruit : Teen Canteen : Prehistoric Friends : Wecamefromwolves : The Moon Kids : Scary People : Schnarff Schnarff : Pale Honey : Dante : Copper Lungs : Our Future Glory : Halfrican : Angus Munro : Vladimir : Adopted as Holograph : Felix Champion : Culann www.facebook.com/gonorthinverness https://twitter.com/goNORTHFEST www.gonorthfestival.co.uk
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