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Ullapool Guitar Festival Ullapool : 2-4 October : www.ullapoolguitarfestival.com TICKETS @ www.ullapoolguitarfestival.com Workshops, these run from 10am on both Saturday and Sunday mornings and take place in the Macphail Centre. UGF try wherever possible to cater for all abilities so don’t be shy, bring your own guitar and take one of the biggest opportunities you will ever have to learn from some of the most amazing guitar players around at the moment. As a bonus just let organiser Richard Lindsay know if you would like a session with a These include include Pete Price, particular player, or on a particular Lulo Reinhart, Andre Krengel, Mike topic and he'll try to make that Dawes, Brian Gore, Clive Carroll happen! Workshops cost £10 for with Airaveata, Johnny Dickinson, adults, and are free to school Tim Sparks, Preston Reed, Jon Hart, children and weekend ticket The John Goldie Trio featuring holders.

Seonaid Aitken and Jim Drummond, Hugh Burns, Will McNicol with Luke This year UGF continue to encourage some of the finest young Selby, Elliott and Bevan Morris, musicians on the acoustic music Sean Shibe, Tristan Seume with David Buckingham and Allan Neave scene at the moment and they have designed the Saturday and Sunday with students from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland - not bad afternoon concerts on that basis.

Saturday is mostly steel strung for only £150 for the whole guitar and Sunday is mostly gut weekend. string guitar with Professor Allan A big attraction for guitar players at Neave and Sean Shibe with UGF is the Masterclasses students from the Royal

Next weekend from 2-4 October sees the 16th Ullapool Guitar Festival take place with many impressive names included in the line-up, which this year features a real mix of artists.

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The Late Night Festival club will take place in the Arch Inn on West Shore Street. This year, the Club will be hosted through out the weekend by Ace Blues Man Pete Price. At the Festival Club you can share a pint or ten with the guests, and pick up the odd trick of the trade. But as Ullapool regulars will know, the real buzz of the club comes from the spontaneous (and sometimes unlikely) combinations of various musicians that take place. There will be some intriguing duos, trios and quartets coming

together in the early hours, and we can anticipate the usual mix of guitar pyrotechnics, Elvis singalikes, and terminally-bad jokes. What more could a guitar head want?

A Weekend ticket entitles you to entry to all 5 concerts, 3 late night festival clubs and all workshops and master classes. ** MNS update - in our last edition we highlighted Mike Vass and Innes Watson, unfortunately both have had to pull out of UGF.

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Perthshire Amber Celebrates Discoveries Perthshire : 30 October - 8 November : www.perthshireamber.com TICKETS! @ www.perthshireamber.com/index.php/tickets2

Join the Perfect Picnic at Perthshire Amber as the festival celebrates Scotland’s Year of Food and Drink.

Festival-goers are in for a tasty treat at this year’s Perthshire Amber which takes place 30 October – 8 November. In addition to the fantastic musical line up featuring 17 concerts, the festival has an extended fringe programme ‘Amber Discoveries’, which is packed with foodie delights to celebrate the Year of Food and Drink. The festival hub is the charming village of Dunkeld, where festival goers will find the box office, Cabaret Amber, Open Mic Sessions and pub sessions throughout the festival.

Dougie MacLean at Perthshire Amber Festival 2014 : photo by Rob McDougall

For a full listing of all the Amber Discoveries and to book your tickets, go to the festival website www.perthshireamber.com but here are some of the highlights .....

Saturday 7 November 10.00am - Perthshire has been the centre of the UK soft fruit industry for around 100 years. As a result of that a unique Perthshire Amber Decorated Wheelbarrow Parade - Sunday 1 culture has grown up around the picking of berries in this area. There November at 12.30pm - Described as a “brilliant fun and an amazing was not a family that wasn’t involved, or a child that didn’t participate, in spectacle”(Perthshire Advertiser) the decorated wheelbarrows, created by the berry picking every summer. Ewen Sutherland and Dougie MacLean local businesses, community groups and families, are led by the pipe will share their personal stories of thorns and red stained fingers during band through the streets of Dunkeld. The barrows weave their way to their years at the harvest of this most important crop. From ‘cleeks’ to Stanley Hill in the north of the village for judging followed by some ‘luggies’ from ‘dreels’ to ‘big pails’ - they will inform and delight you with wonderful live music from Buddy MacDonald, Dallahan and Dougie their perspective on the berry fields of Blair and surrounds and there MacLean. Local business will have special Amber Picnics for sale so that might be a song or two as well.. visitors can enjoy their perfect picnic while enjoying the free concert.

Wicked Chocolate Workshop with Elaine Forrest - Saturday 7 The Tattie Talk with John Marshall - Saturday 31 October 4.30pm November 11.15am - The very popular chocolate workshop returns for TattieTalk is a fast moving photo talk with stories of John Marshall’s 2015. This is a chocolate event where the history, growing and ‘travels with potatoes’ across the globe. He was brought up on a manufacture of chocolate will be discussed in a light-hearted way. There Perthshire Farm near Dunning in the 1950’s early 60’s enjoying the will be many samples to taste and chocolate to take home courtesy of country life of the time and has spent his entire working life in the potato Perthshire’s own Wicked Chocolate who specialise in creating the most industry. John will be tracking the source of the potato plant from Lake delicious chocolate drawn from sources around the world.

Titicaca in Peru , the introduction of this new food to Europe and the And that’s not all, the ever popular music workshops and walks will be over-dependence which resulted in the Irish potato famine. His talk reveals the pioneering work of Auchtermuchty’s Archibald Findlay and the running again this year, with photography and archaeology walks as well as new storytelling walks around Dunkeld. The music workshops will proliferation of potato breeding which has led to the 4,000 varieties of include handbells, penny whistle and the ever popular bodhran. potato that are being produced today!

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Dougie MacLean explains more about the Discoveries Programme: “We love curating the Amber Discoveries; it’s such a vital part of the festival experience. We know people travel from all over the world to enjoy our concerts, however it’s often the walks, talks and workshops that help visitors feel a part of the festival. Discoveries gives people the chance to learn something new, either by trying a new instrument or improving their photography or learning about Perthshire’s fascinating history and culture. This part of the world is so important to me, so much of my music is inspired by the landscape, the history and the people and I enjoy being able to share some of that with our audiences.”

Paul Bush OBE, Director of Events at VisitScotland, said: “We are delighted to be supporting Perthshire Amber through our Beacon programme. The additional food and drink offering as part of the Amber Discoveries Fringe programme will provide festival-goers with the opportunity to enjoy talks and workshops while sampling the very best local produce. The festival is a fantastic celebration of the music of Dougie Maclean and of the region’s culture and history, which contributes toward making Scotland the perfect stage for events.”

To complete the delicious offering at Perthshire Amber, the team from Tennent’s will be holding tastings of their Caledonia Best beer at many of our evening concerts.

The music workshops will include handbells, penny whistle and the ever popular bodhran

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Strange Behaviours returns to Stirling's Tolbooth Stirling : 20-21 November : www.facebook.com/strangebehavioursstirling TICKETS! @ http://tolbooth.stirling.gov.uk/tolbooth/whatson/november2015/strange_behaviours_fest_2015.htm

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The Tolbooth’s annual indie and progressive music festival returns with Admiral Fallow and United Fruit heading the 2day multi-stage event.

Hosted by The Tolbooth over the 20 and 21 November, Strange Behaviours Festival welcomes in 22 of Scotland’s most original and compelling indie/electronic/alternative acts, spread over 3 stages across the entire venue.

Since last year’s inaugural festival, the monthly Strange Behaviours nights have seen celebrated bands such as PAWS, Machines In Heaven, Jonnie Common and Stanley Odd visit Stirling, all building up to a diverse and expansive festival this November.

Over the two nights, big names in Scottish new music including Admiral Fallow, United Fruit, Siobhan Wilson, Man Of Moon, Happy Meals, CARBS and The Winter Tradition will play sets, alongside more progressive, avant-garde and grassroots acts.

setting, and maybe introducing you to something more unusual and provocative. That’s why acts like Outblinker, My Machines, Mount Analogue, Le Thug and Ultrademon are in there.

Ultimately, the festival exists to inspire and entertain in equal measure.”

Operating as a platform for local Stirlingshire bands and artists is equally as big a focus of the event, with the inclusion of Crashing Jets, We Are Animals, Soft Drinks Club, Calum Gilligan, Cameron Roxburgh and Kieran Hughes on the bill demonstrating the width and depth of the local music scene.

Adding an extra element to the evenings’ entertainment will be the inclusion of craft draught beer bars and stalls from some of Scotland’s best independent and DIY record labels (Soft Power, Struggletown, Gold Mold, Music Development Officer at the Tolbooth, Bloc+, Good Grief).

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The third annual multivenue music festival from Scotland’s largest music platform Tenement TV will feature a packed line-up including a headline Art School show from Glasgow’s WHITE, sets from Atom Tree, Crash Club, Monogram, Pinact, Other Humans and Team Player.

Taking place for over 12 hours on Saturday 3 October, the Tenement Trail festival organisers have also revealed that Lisa Mitchell, AmartArt, Be Charlotte, Bella and The Bear, The Van T’s, Declan Walsh and Aylee will appear in this exciting first tier announcement.

Tenement TV have had their finger to the pulse of the breakthrough, underground and international since 2011, continuing to give a passionate and premier platform to bands and fans in Scotland and beyond through unique live sessions and a packed

music website. Set to celebrate their fourth anniversary at this year’s Tenement Trail festival, Tenement TV are once again set to be the buzz and talk this October in Scotland.

Spanning across six of Glasgow’s most famous live music venues, TT15 acts will take to the stage of The Art School, King Tuts, O2 ABC2, Broadcast, Nice N Sleazy and Flat 0/1.

CEO Founder of Tenement TV and Tenement Trail Festival Director Chae Houston commented: “We’ve been working hard behind the scenes to create a really special and strong Tenement Trail line-up. We’ve handpicked bands that we believe are already or will become an incredible aspect of the Scottish music scene. Tenement Trail is the place to discover new bands and we can’t wait to unveil the rest of the 2015 line-up over the coming months. #TT15 will be one to remember.” #TT15 sets out to fill the void. Anything but just another festival, TT is dedicated to underground and breakthrough talent, created by and for music lovers in Scotland. Previous festivals have seen acts such as Hector Bizerk and Neon Waltz reach capacity in venues including Broadcast and King Tuts, capturing the spirit and hearts the UK’s most energetic and unique music scene. And there's more acts to be announced ahead of the 2015 festival.

TTV’s live sessions hosted online have now reached over 3 million views. The Scottish platform serves an international audience with its finger to the pulse of the music industry.

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Glasgow Americana 2015 brings you 'Americana Saturday' at The Glad Cafe Glasgow : 7-11 October : www.glasgowamericana.com TICKETS @ www.glasgowamericana.com

Now in its 9th year Glasgow's celebrated Americana festival brings you a Saturday of intimate and atmospheric music in the setting of The Glad Cafe on Pollockshaws Road on 10 October.

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First up from 4pm with doors at 3.30pm is Danny Schmidt and Betty Soo. Tickets are £12 from 0141 204 5151 (Tickets Scotland) or on the weblink above.

Excellent singer/songwriter and no stranger to the Glasgow Americana Festival, Danny Schmidt makes a welcome return for this classy Saturday matinee. Danny’s latest album, Owls, is a subtle and atmospheric collection of fresh songs that include full-out band efforts mixed with humble and reflective tracks. All are hugely satisfying and enjoying airplay in the States and here.

Support for the afternoon session comes from Betty Soo who has pulled in positive reviews for her albums, including her fourth and latest release, When We’re Gone, with critics comparing her exceptionally, well-arranged songs to the likes of Patty Griffin and Alison Krauss. She writes beautifully about heartbreak and sorrow but brings to the mix an edginess and warmth that demand attention.

This is a great opportunity for Festival fans to hear two performers with excellent songs to share.

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In demand country-tinged duo, Lewis and Leigh make their keenly-anticipated debut at the Glasgow Americana Festival. The London-based act – Al Lewis is from Wales while his musical partner Alva Leigh hails from Mississippi – are creating a unique blend of Celtic folk and American, or “Celticana” as they dub it. They are emerging musical talents who are getting a lot of attention with their impressive debut EP, Night Drives, spending four weeks on the BBC Radio 2 playlist. They have opened for Grammynominated songwriter John Fullbright and also made people sit up and take notice with their appearance at this year’s Celtic Connections.

age. Influenced by the likes of Townes Van Zandt, Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits and Ray Charles, Curtis’ intriguing compositions range from chamber pop to jazz-funk while capturing folky-toned Americana as well.

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sound’s international reach extends in 2015 festival NE Scotland : 22 October : 9 November : www.sound-scotland.co.uk TICKETS @ www.sound-scotland.co.uk

sound festival’s growing international reach has been underlined as the acclaimed festival of new music unveiled elements of its 2015 programme.

A Play, A Pie and A Pint. Exploring the elaborate system of rituals a woman with chronic somniphobia develops to survive the night, the piece is inspired by the work of Aberdeen’s Royal Astronomer, Sir David Gill (1843-1914).

will include leading Scottish company Cryptic’s The Little Match Girl Passion.

“I am delighted to unveil elements of this year’s Festival which sees sound reaching out to new territories through our growing international Another of the highlights of the opening collaborations, and premiering a wealth of new weekend is the World Premiere of a new commissions,” says festival director, Fiona collaborative work by six contemporary Robertson. “It has been a difficult year for composers including Oliver Searle and Francis sound, but we continue to be committed to MacDonald. Following a New Music Scotland supporting Scotland’s incredibly talented supported composers’ residency at Cove Park composers and musicians and to giving them last year, the group has come together to the vital opportunity to create and perform new Collaborations and commissions with French, explore whether six composers can truly work. We are particularly excited to see the final Norwegian and Australian-based performers and collaborate on a single composition, creating You outcome of a collaboration between six composers as well an on-going showcase of Can’t Get There From Here which will be given composers which began with our residency at Scottish talent and a new Framed Against The its first ever performance by Ensemble Thing on Cove Park last year.”

Sky project will feature in the 11th sound Saturday 24 October. festival which runs from 22 October to 9 “This year we are looking forward to welcoming November.

Other highlights of the 2015 festival include a Australia’s Griffyn Ensemble and Ensemble celebration of the bicentenary of Adlophus Sax Alternance for the first time, and welcoming The opening night of sound 2015 sees with Richard Ingham; a concert bringing back many sound friends including Pippa Australia’s Griffyn Ensemble making its festival together the father and son partnership of sound Murphy, James Clapperton, Musiques debut in a performance with sound’s Associate festival patron, cellist Rohan de Saram, with Demesurées, one of our patrons Rohan de Saran Ensemble, Red Note. The concert features the drummer Suren; an exploration of recent French with his son Suren, and of course our Associate UK Premiere of Urmas Sisask’s Southern Sky music including a the World Premiere of a new Ensemble, Red Note.” together with the World Premiere of Northern co-commission for organ with Musiques Sky, a sound festival-Red Note co-commission “We are also pleased to be able to stage another Demesurées, the sound debut of Ensemble from Norwegian-based Scottish composer, Framed Against the Sky following the huge Alternance and a performance of the complete James Clapperton. The concert marks the success of the first project led by Irish composer complete cycle of Pascal Dusapin’s Etudes pour beginning of a major collaboration between the Brian Irvine, Scottish urban poet Billy Letford piano by pianist Ian Pace; and making a Australian and Scottish ensembles. and members of Red Note. This truly welcome return composer Brian Irvine with 13 international collaboration will this time see Astronomy forms the focus of another sound co- Vices and a new Framed Against the Sky project musicians from Australia Griffyn Ensemble join commission that will have its World Premiere in in regeneration areas of Aberdeen reuniting with Brian, Billy and Red Note working with the opening weekend of the 2015 festival. Three Irvine with acclaimed poet, Billy Letford, and communities in Aberdeen’s regeneration areas involving musicians both from Red Note and years after Bolted – the critically acclaimed to create exciting new work.”

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Braw Music for Saturday Night at Balmaha's Braw Weekend Festival Balmaha : 3-4 October : www.facebook.com/BalmahasBrawWeekend

Balmaha’s Braw Weekend is a set for family fun, amazing food & drink plus live music on the banks of Loch Lomond on 3 and 4 October, for what is set to be a very special festival. The fun starts at 11am on the Saturday 3rd with free admission, plus plenty of free parking.

Don’t worry about the weather, most of the festival is indoors, or under cover. Although if they get nice autumnal weather you should expect some incredible views as it's on the banks of Loch Lomond!

The main stage will feature free live music and entertainment throughout the day, including local musicians Linsey Aitken and Ken Campbell, plus the Loch Lomond Ukalele Orchestra who will be performing. Renowned local ceilidh band – The Well Plaid Ceilidh Band will also be entertaining with a highly interactive show. Over the weekend there will also be free food and

drink master classes and cookery demonstrations hosted by some of the guest producers.

Onto Saturday night and the party continues until midnight, with beer, whisky and some excellent live music. There's four excellent music acts performing live. They are: MICK HARGAN (7pm – 7.40pm): Drawing on inspiration from artists and bands like The Gaslight Anthem, Pearl Jam, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen Johnny Cash and The Frames, Hargan’s charismatic lure really takes a hold of his audience during his live shows. THE ZIPS (8pm – 8.40pm): Pacing the floor at punk’s birth in the 70s, splitting up as it was overtaken by Ska and New Romantics in the Eighties, and reforming due to European bootleg interest in their back catalogue in the Noughties, Glasgow’s, The Zips, are making up for lost time. DAVE ARCARI (8.55pm – 9.35pm): Slide guitarist & songwriter Dave Arcari’s alt.blues sounds owe as much to trash country, punk and rockabilly as they do pre-war Delta blues and have been showcased via eight internationally-acclaimed solo CD releases. HAVE MERCY LAST VEGAS (9.50pm – 10.30pm): Think deep Scottish roots, razor sharp Americana, trad and contemporary Appalachia embellished with touches of folk and country blues – do that and you’re halfway

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The Cumnock Tryst is a celebration of music making at its very best.

Established by the internationally acclaimed composer Sir James MacMillan in his home town, The Cumnock Tryst is a celebration of music making at its very best.

The 2015 Festival will see a rich and varied programme staged in venues across the town and in Dumfries House over the weekend of 1-4 October.

The Cumnock Tryst Patron, Nicola Benedetti with the pupils of Greenmill Primary Commenting on the festival MacMillan said: School. Pupils from the school performed at the 2015 festival launch and will take part “After the wonderful experience of the inaugural in the schools workshops : photo by Richard Campbell festival last year I have been very excited about following up with a new set of concerts and events.” “Threads continuing in this year’s pianist Martin James Bartlett and cellist Laura acclaimed a capella groups, The King’s Singers, festival include our exploration of brass music, van der Heijden will give recitals.

Meanwhile, Jay to Cumnock. The group will perform a broad which is so integral to the musical history of the Capperauld, from New Cumnock one of the programme ranging from Medieval and Baroque area, and choral music.” best of recent graduate composers from the to contemporary works including MacMillan’s A Royal Conservatoire of Scotland returns with a Rumoured Seed and Steve Martland’s Oranges He continued: “I am delighted to announce that brand new commission.

Over the summer and Lemons. the 2015 Festival will see the first concert by MacMillan will also work with school groups on a The Cumnock Tryst Festival Chorus. Working Saturday’s programme begins with recitals in St with Eamonn Dougan, under whose direction the number of composing workshops and, it was John’s Church by the two most recent winners of announced, the Festival has formed a Come and Sing Day last year was such a huge the BBC Young Musician of the Year competition. partnership with Drake Music Scotland. success, the chorus will be joined by members The first performance will see pianist Martin of Genesis Sixteen and our festival Artists in “Drake Music Scotland are leaders in music, James Bartlett play music by Scarlatti, Residence, The Hebrides Ensemble. disability and technology,” says MacMillan.

Beethoven, Chopin and Prokofiev. This is “We welcome them to The Cumnock Tryst this followed by cellist Laura van der Heijden whose Children and young people continue to be a key year at the beginning of an exciting three year programme includes works by Schnittke, focus of the Cumnock Tryst. This year two partnership.

We are looking forward to working Rachmaninov and MacMillan, and the World winners of the BBC Young Musician of the year together with children with additional support Premiere of a new festival commission from Jay needs and with other young people who will Capperauld. The evening sees the inaugural present their music to the festival audience in a concert by the Cumnock Festival Chorus in special concert.”

Cumnock Old Church. Conducted by Eamonn Dougan, the Festival Chorus will be joined by The 2015 Festival opens on Thursday 1 October members of Genesis Sixteen, the Hebrides with a concert by the Whitburn Band in the Ensemble and NYOS Camerata. Together they newly refurbished Cumnock Town Hall, which will perform Bach’s Partita in D minor with includes a performance of MacMillan’s Canite chorales, the World Premiere of new work by Tuba conducted by the composer.

James MacMillan and the glorious Fauré Requiem.

Friday’s events begin with a special concert at Cumnock Academy which will be the result of a Saturday's events conclude with a late night week of intense composition and song writing performance by the Whistlebinkies with local lessons, and workshops for Higher and poet Rab Wilson at the Dumfries Arms.

Advanced Higher music students from East Ayrshire schools with James MacMillan, The popular Festival Club at the Dumfries Arms songwriters Jo Mango and David Scott, and also returns with performances this year by musicians from the Hebrides Ensemble. It will pianist Fergus McCreadie - twice winner of the also feature performances resulting from a Young Scottish Jazz Musician Award for under collaboration between The Cumnock Tryst and 17s and finalist in this year’s Young Scottish Drake Music Scotland, and children from Hillside Jazz Musician of the year, together with David School and Barshare Primary School.

Bowden (bass) and Stephen Henderson (drums) on the Thursday night, and the celebrated Later in the afternoon director of Drake Music Damellington Band on the Friday night.

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Scottish songwriters wow the crowd at sold-out 'Bring it all Home' gig in Paisley Hundreds of music fans packed into Paisley Town Hall for the Bring it all Home flagship concert - A Celebration of Scottish Songwriting on 18 September.

biggest names in the industry and Youth Music Day featuring today’s Scottish music stars – all to boost Scotland’s music scene both locally and nationally.

And the masterclasses with Horse and James Grant, plus Ricky Ross in Conversation, all proved to be popular with tickets to all three sessions selling out.

Bring it all Home – run by Renfrewshire Council – is inspired by the legacy of Paisley’s Gerry Rafferty. The event - organised in association with Active Events and Hit the Road and Create - is part of the push towards Paisley's bid for UK City of Culture 2021.

And it isn't the town's only major musical offering, with tickets on sale now for October's The six Scottish songwriters – Dougie Maclean, Spree Festival, which will see nine days of Justin Currie, Eddi Reader, Findlay Napier, music and comedy, including a now-sold-out Emma Pollock and Paisley’s own Michael collaboration between Idlewild and the RSNO in Cassidy - wowed the crowd at the sold-out show Paisley Abbey, plus shows from James Grant, showcasing the nation’s best-loved hits.

Karen Matheson, Kathryn Joseph, Barbara Dickson and more.

National treasure Dougie Maclean opened the show with his unique patter before breaking into Council Leader Mark Macmillan said: “A his first song for the evening. All six artists celebration of Scottish songwriting is always a performed two of their own songs as well as two popular concert for Bring it all Home and it is of their own favourites from other Scottish great to see so many people enjoy the show. songwriters.

“Scottish songwriting is at the heart of Bring it And the night ended on a high with the audience all Home, a festival inspired by Paisley’s Gerry rushing to dance in front of the stage for the Rafferty, and the concert brought together six final song – Gerry Rafferty’s Get It Right Next hugely talented Scottish songwriters for a very Time. unique performance at Paisley Town Hall.

This year’s festival line-up also featured a starstudded Music Conference with some of the

“Bring it all Home is just one of many events that Paisley has to offer. The Spree - coming up

Justin Currie in October - will be a great celebration of music and comedy. As the town's bid for UK City of Culture gathers momentum we hope to hold even more events of this calibre."

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Midstock Festival Dalkeith 12 September

Loopallu takes place in the tiny remote North West coast fishing village of Ullapool and doubles the population of the village for the weekend. As Midfest well as the usual eclectic line up of acts appearing at the festival big top and the fringe Dalkeith events after hours in the villages pubs, the 13 September festival will be welcoming the return of the Literally Literary tent in association with Ullapool Now in its third year, Midfest is a highlight of Midlothian’s cultural calendar with music, art, fun Book Festival. All this, as well as the usual warm Ullapool welcome. activities, exhibitions, story-telling walks and heritage celebrations to suit all tastes. www.loopallu.co.uk www.midlothian.gov.uk/midfest

Bring It All Home Scotland’s leading stars are set to take Paisley by storm in a series of special events celebrating Scottish’s musical talent and songwriting. Bring it all Home – run by Renfrewshire Council – is back for a third year with a huge offering of Scottish talent coming to Paisley for the festival on 17-19 September 2015. Featuring a series of free events, the festival offers existing and budding musicians plus music fans a chance to learn the secrets of the trade.

Just when you think festival season is over, there’s still another cracker to be enjoyed before the nights draw in. Headlining the event will be www.bringitallhome.co.uk melodic indierockers, The Fratellis. The line up offers a variety of musical tastes designed to cater for the wide demographic expected at the Dundee Celt Fest festival, which welcomes everyone aged 0-90.

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Best of the West Festival Inveraray 12-13 September Best of the West Festival an 'end of season' showcase held annually in the grounds of Inveraray Castle in Argyll. This family weekend includes two days of music and song with performances in both English and Gaelic. The

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2015 will be the first Dundee Celt Fest, a weekend music festival featuring the best of celtic rock and folk music. Dundee has contributed greatly over the years to celtic rock and folk music, It was only a matter of time before a celtic/folk festival in Dundee surfaced.

September 2015 will see the very first Celtic Rock and Folk festival in Dundee and year after year to follow. www.facebook.com/dundeeceltfest

True North

Aberdeen 25-27 September Aberdeen Performing Arts has announced the launch of True North – Aberdeen’s festival of music and song – celebrating the North-east's singer songwriter tradition and providing a platform for the very best music and song, from ballads to contemporary classics. Taking place from Friday 25 to Sunday 27 September at The Lemon Tree, Music Hall and in various locations across Aberdeen’s city centre, the festival includes an evening celebrating the music of Neil Young in his 70th year featuring a lineup of top artists, a Songwriters’ Circle event, Late Night Festival Club sessions and a headline concert at the Music Hall featuring a - yet to be announced - award winning artist. www.aberdeenperformingarts.com/truenorth

Isle of Jura Music Festival Jura 25-27 September The Isle of Jura Musical Festival is a wellestablished favourite for lovers of the traditional music scene, enjoy a weekend packed with fantastic performances, stimulating workshops, spontaneous sessions and great craic. To guarantee you don’t miss out, you can prepurchase your tickets online now.

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Dunbar Traditional Music Festival Dunbar 25-27 September The Dunbar Traditional Music Festival continues to flourish since it began in 1988. Set in the historic seaside town of Dunbar, the Festival is committed to showcasing local and young talent alongside well established and internationally known artists. Song, music, pipes & drums, children's workshop, informal tunes and sessions, concerts, ceilidhs and open air performances are the traditional hallmarks of the annual September event. The Festival caters for a wide range of musical tastes. Initially the focus was on traditional Scottish and Irish music but in recent years this has broadened to include jazz, blues, Appalachian, country, bluegrass and skiffle. www.dunbarmusicfestival.co.uk

The third annual multi-venue music festival from Scotland’s largest music platform Tenement TV will feature a packed line-up including a headline Art School show from Glasgow’s WHITE, sets from Atom Tree, Crash Club, Monogram, Pinact, Other Humans and Team Player. Taking place for over 12 hours on Saturday 4th October 2015, the Tenement Trail festival organisers have also revealed that Lisa Mitchell, AmartArt, Be Charlotte, Bella and The Bear, The Van T’s, Declan Walsh and Aylee will appear. www.tenementtv.com

The Spree Paisley 9-17 October Paisley's national festival of music, comedy and arts, now in it third year - taking place at various venues in the town centre . The Spiegeltent will be back in County Square to host the bulk of the action but there will be a few big-name shows in the Abbey as well as stuff happening at Paisley Arts Centre and elsewhere. We also have a few surprises in store!

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. www.ullapoolguitarfestival.com

Glasgow Americana Festival Glasgow 7-11 October Glasgow's annual celebration of Americana brings musicians from as far afield as Texas and Canada to perform roots music from blues to rockabilly.

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A music festival under the leadership of Scottish composer, James MacMillan CBE A new food, drink and music festival in the East Cumnock, Scotland. The Cumnock Tryst is an Loch Lomond village, organised by The Oak Tree annual event with concerts in venues in and Inn and sponsored by Deanston Distillery on the around the town. The programme will feature banks of Loch Lomond. On the Saturday night some of the finest, international classical artists, from 6pm-midnight enjoy a Beer, Whisky and as well as music and musicians from different Music festival. A strong line up of music acts for backgrounds both stylistically and socially. The the evening includes Dave Arcari, The Zips, Mick Cumnock Tryst aims to make its strong Hargan and Have Mercy Las Vegas. commitment to the community at the heart of all its activities, for instance involving young people www.balmahasbrawweekend.co.uk at school and college, amateur choirs and local bands.

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Sonica Glasgow 29 October - 8 November Sonica returns to Glasgow for 12 days this Autumn with a programme dedicated to worldclass sonic arts, presenting emerging British

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21 November, Strange Behaviours Festival welcomes in 22 of Scotland’s most original and compelling indie/electronic/alternative acts, spread over 3 stages across the entire venue.

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It’s a weekend of comedy, music and snowsport thrills on the hills in and around Aviemore. 2016 tickets will soon be available from www. ukgigsonline.com Proceeds from the festival go to the Children's Hospice Association Scotland (CHAS) and Disability Snowsport UK.

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One of Scotland's biggest traditional music festivals, promoting & sustaining traditional Perthshire Amber fiddle music since 1996. A weekend packed full of great music! Over the weekend there are The Dougie MacLean concerts, ceilidhs, recitals, workshops, talks, open stage, festival clubs, sessions, stalls, free Festival events.... and lots, lots more! The Fiddle Festival Perthshire committee are now working hard towards Fiddle 30 October - 8 November 2015. The dates are out now but keep an eye on our Facebook page and join our mailing list to be This is the 11th year of our festival and promises the first to hear what artists are playing at this once again to be full of wonderful concerts years festival. featuring the finest of Scotland's musical talent as well as some international guests. Our venues www.facebook.com/scotsfiddlefest 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 2015!

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JUNE Riverside Rock Jedburgh 18 June Riverside Rock 2016 already have some fantastic bands signed up: The Men They Couldn’t Hang / The Lost Boys / Scocha (Back for a 3rd Year) / Blistered Molly (Back for a 2nd Year) / Greg Anderson (Back too for 2nd year) he rocked the tent at the end last year! Main tent headliner and other bands to be announced. As before Riverside Rock must not be missed, the Scottish Borders very own music festival at Riverside Park, Jedburgh, and 2016 will have more food outlets, more bars and a bigger tent. Tickets on sale soon!

www.riversiderock.co.uk Four fabulous days and nights of amazing events kick off the world's greatest New Year party.

With the traditional torchlit procession, street performers, fireworks, concerts, ceilidh, the big Kinross-shire Hogmanay party itself and a New Year's Day run to blow the cobwebs away - Edinburgh's buzzing.

Winter Festival Wickerman Festival Come along and experience the magic for Kinross-shire Dumfries & Galloway yourself.

November (various dates) 22-23 July www.edinburghshogmanay.org We are delighted to announce that Big Country Wickerman is one of the UK’s best-loved with THE BEST OF BIG COUNTRY TOUR will independent music festivals which will enter its headline the Kinross-shire's Winter Festival 2015 The Red Hot Highland Fling 15th consecutive year in 2016. With ten stages on Saturday 21 November, 8pm at the featuring an eclectic and exciting mix of leading Inverness Community Campus in Kinross. artists, heritage acts and up-and-coming talent, 31 December the two day summer party caters for all musical www.kinrossmusicfestival.co.uk tastes.

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The festival is now in its 8th year and takes place in three highly intimate venues over three nights in the wonderful setting of Kinlochard in the Trossachs. The concerts offer an expo of bagpipe, accordion, strings, fiddle, vocals and flute music fusing traditional and contemporary Scottish styles. Each night differs from the other Celtic Connections but both include a blend of great music for Glasgow everyone with a mix of folk, modern and 14-31 January traditional styles!

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Strange Behaviours Stirling 20-21 November

Celtic Connections 2016 comprises a wealth of concerts, ceilidhs, talks, workshops, free events and late night sessions taking place over 18 days across various venues in Glasgow. www.celticconnections.com

The Tolbooth’s annual indie and progressive music festival returns with Admiral Fallow and United Fruit heading the 2-day multi-stage event.Hosted by The Tolbooth over the 20 and

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