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(Concessions) Under 12s not admitted. This concert is officially sponsored by the lovely folks at the Black Isle Brewery who are supplying one of their fine organic beers to every ticket holder over 18. www.blackislebrewery.com http://pathheadmusiccollective.org.uk/

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Music at Archerfield with CROWBOY, MAIRI ORR AND THE LOST TRACKS, TOMFOOLERY: Three great Americana acts are due to play in the idylic setting of Archerfield Walled Garden, near 9 JUNE Dirleton in East Lothian. Colorado-based CROWBOY take to their open barn stage along PETER KASEN: Bannermans, Cowgate, with MAIRI ORR AND THE LOST TRACKS - last Edinburgh. Tickets £5, Time 8pm. summer's beer festival sensation, and new partnership, TOMFOOLERY with Scottish 11 JUNE songwriter Tom Fairnie for the best in folk. It's burgers, beers and hopefully relaxing in the RYAN ROXIE: Bannermans, Cowgate, evening sunshine (fingers crossed) as Archerfield Edinburgh. Tickets £10, Time 19.30pm. welcomes these fantastic musicians for their 'Archerfield Americana' evening - plus you can 12 JUNE enjoy beer from the garden's own microbrewery!

LED-INTO-ZEPPELIN: Bannermans, Cowgate, Tickets are just £10 from Brown Paper Tickets Edinburgh. Tickets £7, Time 8pm. (link below) or in person either from The Walled Garden shop or on the door. Tickets: 13 JUNE www.brownpapertickets.com/event/661257 https://twitter.com/archwallgarden CATHERINE FEENY / THE KAT HEALY MUSIC www.facebook.com/archwalledgarden CLUB / THE LITTLE UNSAID; Cabaret Voltaire www.archerfieldwalledgarden.com/news/archerfield-americana/ 36-38 Blair St, Edinburgh DOUGIE MACLEAN; Dougie MacLean is 7.00pm – 10.00pm. Tickets £10 available Scotland’s pre-eminent singer-songwriter: a fromTicket Web. national musical treasure who has developed a THE BEDROOM HOUR: Bannermans, Cowgate, unique blend of lyrical, roots-based songwriting and instrumental composition. Internationally Edinburgh. Tickets £5, Time 8pm. renowned for his song Caledonia, and for music THAT FRIDAY FEELING - MUSIC NIGHT: This for the film Last of the Mohicans, his live performances are especially intimate. Marquee, Friday we have our brilliant acoustic duo 'The Linlithgow RFC Organised by the Linlithgow Folk Midnight Specials' performing some chilled Festival Association as part of the Linlithgow Civic tunes for our diners or anyone who is in for a Festival. Box Office: 01506 282720 quiet drink to kick off the weekend from www.linlithgowfolk.com 7.30pm - 8.30pm. DJ Steve Craven will be here to play the best tunes to get you on the dance floor and never want to leave it! The Jam House, 5 Queen Street, Edinburgh. Tickets £3 plus 10% bf.

LAND OF CAKES: Bannermans, Cowgate, Edinburgh. Tickets £5, Time 8pm.

THE BIG PROJECT YOUTH CHOIR join the SCOTTISH FIDDLE ORCHESTRA: For a STV 14 JUNE charity appeal concert at the Usher Hall at 7.30pm. After recent gigs in their local The Pathhead Music Collective present: Share a summer evening with INDIA ALBA and Broomhouse with award winning songwriters Karine Polwart and King Creosote, The BIG the CORRINA HEWAT BAND at Pathhead Village Hall. This is our final concert of what has Project Youth Choir (who are supported by Creative Scotland’s Youth Music Initiative) are been a rollercoaster of a ‘Creative Places Year’, so please do join in the party. A fully licensed bar looking forward to a brand new experience performing traditional Scots songs, accompanied is available. Music comes from India Alba and The Corrina Hewat Band whose leader originally by the Scottish Fiddle Orchestra under conductor Blair Parham, at a gig in Edinburgh’s Usher Hall. hails from the Black Isle (hence the free beer!).

Tickets are now available from the Usher Hall Box If you’re not familiar with the India Alba line-up Office on 0131 228 1155 or online at www. they are our very own Nigel Richard, Ross Ainslie, Su-a Lee, Sharat Chandra Srivastava and usherhall.co.uk www.thebigproject.org.uk Gyan Singh. The Corrina Hewat band features three Heiders; Corrina (obviously), Tom Lyne and DAVE ARCARI: At Kirkliston Community Centre, Dave Milligan as well as Fraser Fifield and Alyn Kirkliston. SLIDE guitarist & songwriter Dave Cosker. Tickets are available to buy securely online from our website using THIS LINK or from Arcari’s alt.blues sounds owe as much to trash Wahlberg’s Bakers, Main Street, Pathhead. Ticket country, punk and rockabilly as they do pre-war Delta blues and have been showcased via eight Price: £12/£8 (from PMC website below)

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THE JAMMY DEVILS': From 7.30pm we have our brilliant acoustic singer 'Steve Scott' performing some of the best tunes to enjoy while you are dining with us, or simply in for a drink to kick start your night!

From 10.30pm to 12.30am we have cover band 'The Jammy Devils' playing the biggest crowd pleasers from the 60s to present day including soul, rock'n'roll, pop, glam, ska, swing, current chart hits and beyond! From 12.30am - 3.00am award winning DJ Steve Craven will be playing tunes to help you dance the night away and never want to leave! The Jam House, 5 Queen Street, Edinburgh. Tickets £4 plus 10%bf.

18 JUNE CODEJAK: Bannermans, Cowgate, Edinburgh. Tickets £5, Time 8pm.

19 JUNE

GROUSE: Fans of Scottish ceilidh music are in for a treat when The Infamous Grouse play for the Midsummer Ceilidh. Jugs of Pimms, a two -course seasonal buffet and lots of dancing are on the menu for this event, by popular request from those who attended The Walled Garden Hogmanay Party. Tickets are available in person from The Walled Garden or at www. brownpapertickets.com www.archerfieldwalledgarden.com

INERTIA / AYRIA: Bannermans, Cowgate, Edinburgh. Tickets £10, Time 7.30pm.

'MELTDOWN'From 7.30pm we have our brilliant acoustic singer 'Steve Scott' 20 JUNE performing some of the best tunes to enjoy while you are dining with us, or simply in for THE JIMI HENDRIX RE-EXPERIENCE: a drink to kick start your night. From Bannermans, Cowgate, Edinburgh. Tickets 10.30pm - 12.30am we have a cover band £7, Time 8pm.

'Meltdown' performing all the biggest crowd 15 JUNE pleasers from the 60s to present day! From THAT FRIDAY FEELING - MUSIC NIGHT: 12.30am-3.00am award winning DJ Steve The Edinburgh Quartet Celebrates Hans This Friday we have our brilliant acoustic Craven will be playing tunes to help you duo 'The Midnight Specials' performing Gál: At Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, 3.30pm. dance the night away and never want to get some chilled tunes for our diners or anyone off the dancefloor! The Jam House, 5 Queen THE EDINBURGH QUARTET and guests who is in for a quiet drink to kick off the MAXIMILIANO MARTÍN (Principal Street, Edinburgh. Tickets £4 plus 10%bf.

Clarinet: Scottish Chamber Orchestra) and weekend from 7.30pm - 8.30pm. DJ Steve Craven will be here to play the best tunes to 25 JUNE Juliette Bausor (Principal Flute: Royal Northern Sinfonia & London Mozart Players) get you on the dance floor and never want to leave it! The Jam House, 5 Queen Street, NICKE BORG (BACKYARD BABIES): join forces for a special concert featuring Hans Gál's Clarinet Quintet and Concertino Edinburgh. Tickets £3 plus 10%bf.

Bannermans, Cowgate, Edinburgh. Tickets for Flute and String Quartet, alongside £12, Time 7.30pm.

21 JUNE Mozart & Mendelssohn. Tickets £15, £12 concessions, £5 children and students on 26 JUNE Music At Archerfield with INFAMOUS sale at The Queen's Hall Box Office 0131

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CAROLINE GILMOUR and MEGAN D: At The Mash House, Hasties Close, 37 Guthrie Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1JG. 7:30pm.

Tickets: £6 (early bird on sale to 26 May) then £7). Buy tickets from: www.brownpapertickets.com/event/683953 Caroline Gilmour returns with a new fivepiece band for a special showcase gig.

Expect new material plus songs from her 'Take A Look' album and the 'What Georgina Said' EP. Caroline first created a buzz in Scotland with BBC Radio Scotland and Bauer Media's Scottish In:Demand Uncut show playing tracks from her 2012 EP "What Georgina Said". The EP propelled Caroline into the public eye with songs picking up plays on Podcasts and Internet Radio stations from the UK to Australia.

Support comes from 18 year old singer Megan D who recently picked up The Forth One to Watch Award. www.facebook.com/carolinegilmourmusic www.facebook.com/MeganDMusic

more. So let's take you back in time..

What if The Beatles, The Who, The Stones, The Kinks and The Searchers all played in the same place? Well they did in the 60's and now they're about to do the same!...

Only, this time, all on the same night!

'Carnaby Street - The Concert' features the incredible hits of a decade that brought you the best rock and roll music of all time.

Featuring an amazing 6 -piece band, led by an array of fantastic singers, this astonishing night of sixties classics is not to be missed! The Jam House, 5 Queen Street, Edinburgh. Tickets £15 plus 10%bf.

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Hit The Road presents ..... INDIGO VELVET, DANCING ON TABLES, CASINO CIRCUS: At The Mash House, Edinburgh.

HIT THE ROAD is an exciting new project from the Scottish Music Centre, funded by the Youth Music Initiative. If you're between the age of 14-19, living in Scotland and BELLA HARDY: At Vodoo Rooms want to take your music out into the world Edinburgh. One of the most creative, prolific we can help you. Acts will be taken through and original singers in the UK and now a process of training and rehearsing before winner of the BBC Radio 2 Folk Singer of its time to HIT THE ROAD! The Year award, Bella Hardy's captivating www.hittheroad.org.uk voice inhabits her characters and spins her stories with an equal balance of strength WOZNIAK/ OUR SMALLEST and sensitivity. With fiddle in hand, she ADVENTURES/ GLASSBOOKS: At Opium, presents folk songs in the best tradition; not Edinburgh, £4 on the door, 8pm. as antiquated museum pieces, but as Morningside Young Team are hosting an relevant and very human artworks. evening of shoegaze, post-rock and postwww.thevoodoorooms.com punk to mark the release of Wozniak’s new www.BellaHardy.com EP, Pikes Peak. www.facebook.com/wozniakofficial 27 JUNE LINE OF FIRE: Bannermans, Cowgate, Soundhouse benefit gig: THE BANJO Edinburgh. Tickets £6, Time 8pm.

LOUNGE 4, BLUEFLINT, DEAN OWENS + FRIENDS, DOLPHIN BOY. At The THAT FRIDAY FEELING - MUSIC NIGHT: Pleasance Theatre, Edinburgh at 8pm (doors This Friday we have our brilliant acoustic open at 7.30), £10. And we are expecting duo 'The Midnight Specials' performing some surprise special guests too. The some chilled tunes for our diners or anyone Soundhouse will be a new state-of-the-art who is in for a quiet drink to kick off the music venue for Edinburgh, offering a fair weekend from 7.30pm - 8.30pm. DJ Steve deal for musicians, and a warm welcome to Craven will be here to play the best tunes to audiences of all ages. Andy Levy aka get you on the dance floor and never want Dolphin Boy said: "Grassroots culture is to leave it! The Jam House, 5 Queen Street, alive in Edinburgh but it is not kicking and Edinburgh. Tickets £3 plus 10%bf. we desperately need a venue like the Soundhouse. I fully support the aims and 1 AUGUST aspirations of the Soundhouse project and would urge anyone who doesn’t want DOUGIE MACLEAN Part of the Edinburgh bankers and accountants as the sole Festival Fringe 2014. Dougie MacLean is arbiters of taste to do the same.” Tickets Scotland’s pre-eminent singer-songwriter: a available via Ticketmaster @ www. national musical treasure who has ticketmaster.co.uk developed a unique blend of lyrical, rootswww.soundhouse.org.uk based songwriting and instrumental composition. Internationally renowned for FUCK ART LET'S DANCE / BEECHES; his song Caledonia, and for music for the Fuck Art Let's Dance formed 2009 in the film Last of the Mohicans, his live hanseatic city of Hamburg, Thet take on performances are especially intimate. The prolific electronica combined with hefty Queens Hall, Edinburgh. beats and indie spirit. Cabaret Voltaire 3638 Blair St, Edinburgh. 7.00pm – 10.00pm. 21 AUGUST 14plus show. Tickets £6 available fromTicket Web. VALENTINA and VOCES DEL SUR will be hosting a Latin American Summer Solstice CARNABY STREET THE CONCERT: Night of Music and Poetry in the tradition of Following two fabulous tours of the UK, Chilean Peña at Café Life, Stockbridge, 'Carnaby Street The Musical' has assembled Edinburgh. Valentina and Voces del Sur will some of its incredible cast members to be playing a vibrant and soul searching set perform the great songs from the 60's in full of Latin American Folk songs, with guest costume for 'One Night in the Marquee', the musician, Edinburgh-based bandoneón famous 60's club, birthplace of The Who, player, Roberto Rabinovich. The night will Manfred Mann, The Moody Blues, and many be a fusion of song and poetry and for the

first time you will hear Valentina reading a selection of poems by laureates from Chile, Pablo Neruda and Gabriela Mistral in translation (with snippets in Spanish).

Roberto will also be reading some of Horacio Ferrer’s tango poems. www.vocesdelsur.co.uk

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+ Mid West Coast / Argyll Send us all your gig dates for Glasgow and West Coast area Email them to Carol carol.musicnewsscotland@gmail.com 8 JUNE STG Presents: The Stripped Sessions DAVID FORD plus Special Guests, At Cottiers Theatre, Kelvin Bridge 7:30 pm Over 18's www.facebook.com/StgPromotions CHARLIE ROTH: TWA Corbies with Matt Morrow (£10 suggested donation), 40 Kilbowie Rd, Cumbernauld, Glasgow G67 2PX. Charlie Roth's 7th solo album is a collection of 12 tracks. Charlie is a story teller, the cactus tartan heart takes us on the his journey! From the desert hill country of Texas to the heather clad glens of bonny Scotland. There is a song of his home on the plains, a waltz across love, and a reflection on social change, some barstool ballads about thinkin’, drinkin’, and cheatin’.

Charlie delivers stories as always plain and simple, inspired songs, inspiring playing, and inspirational singing. www.facebook.com/charlierothtroubadour LITTLE EYE: Little Eye, Winners of the "Clyde 1 In Demand Band Of The Year" are a 4 piece power pop band who were formed last year by Glasgow singer/front man Allan Sieczkowski. King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, Glasgow. Doors 8pm.

Tickets £7.00.

MICHAEL DEANS QUINTET – Jazz, The Whisky Bar. Òran Mór,Top of Byres Road, Glasgow. Time 5pm.

9 JUNE ACOUSTIC OPEN MIC NIGHT WITH GERRY LYONS: Nice N Sleazy’s. 421 Sauchiehall Street, City Centre, Glasgow.

Time 8pm. Tickets Free 10 JUNE MEGAN D / DMC93; Box, 431 Sauchiehall St, Glasgow. Free Entry.

Over 18’s.

VOODOO VOODOO: Nice N Sleazy’s. 421 Sauchiehall Street, City Centre, Glasgow.

Time 11.30pm. Tickets Free.

THE FAMILY RAIN: King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, Glasgow.

Doors 8.30pm. Tickets £10.00 GLASGOW MAKES MUSIC - The Whisky

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Bar; Òran Mór,Top of Byres Road,Glasgow.

Time 9pm.

Mhairi Orr and the Lost Tracks playing at Archerfield's Beer Festival last year www.facebook.com/mairiorrandthelosttracks

12 JUNE The Fallen Angels Club presents: THEA GILMORE + support @ St Andrew's In The Square, Glasgow. Time 7.30pm, Tickets £14.00. The ever-popular Thea Gilmore is bringing her own brand of singer/songwriter brilliance to St Andrews in the Square. A regular and welcome visitor to these parts, Thea’s output has been consistently highly rated and BBC Radio 2 chose her last release, 2013’s “Regardless,” as its Album of the Week last April. Support comes in the shape of DENNIS ELLSWORTH who brings his new album,"Hazy Sunshine" all the way from the East Coast Of Canada. www.ticketweb.co.uk www.fallenangelsclub.com BEERJACKET / LIDH 10TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW: Beerjacket is the musical title of Glasgow alt-folk singersongwriter, Peter Kelly. King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, Glasgow.

Doors 8.30pm. Tickets £7.50 EDDI READER - Live Music.The Venue. Òran Mór,Top of Byres Road, Glasgow. Time 7pm 13 JUNE DOUGIE MACLEAN; Dougie MacLean is Scotland’s pre-eminent singer-songwriter: a national musical treasure who has developed a unique blend of lyrical, rootsbased songwriting and instrumental composition. Internationally renowned for his song Caledonia, and for music for the film Last of the Mohicans, his live performances are especially intimate.

Beacon Arts Centre, Greenock ... still to be confirmed. Box Office: 01475 723723 (On sale date coming soon) www.beaconartscentre.co.uk WYE OAK / BACHELORETTE: King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, Glasgow. Doors 8.30pm. Tickets £10.00.

14 JUNE: Music at Archerfield with CROWBOY, MAIRI ORR AND THE LOST

TRACKS, TOMFOOLERY: Three great Americana acts are due to play in the idylic setting of Archerfield Walled Garden, near Dirleton in East Lothian. Colorado-based CROWBOY take to their open barn stage along with MAIRI ORR AND THE LOST TRACKS - last summer's beer festival sensation, and new partnership, TOMFOOLERY with Scottish songwriter Tom Fairnie for the best in folk. It's burgers, beers and hopefully relaxing in the evening sunshine (fingers crossed) as Archerfield welcomes these fantastic musicians for their 'Archerfield Americana' evening - plus you can enjoy beer from the garden's own microbrewery! Tickets are just £10 from Brown Paper Tickets (link below) or in person either from The Walled Garden shop or on the door.

Tickets from: www.brownpapertickets.com/event/661257 https://twitter.com/archwallgarden www.facebook.com/archwalledgarden www.archerfieldwalledgarden.com/news/archerfield-americana/ of preparation, the SAY Award-nominated Remember Remember return now with their third album 'Forgetting The Present", to be released on 30th June via Mogwai's Rock Action label. Crafted over wintertime, Remember Remember have delivered an album that finds it creators remembering the past, casting their eyes to the future and, grandly, 'Forgetting The Present". www.facebook.com/RmmbrRmmbr

ELECTRIC HONEY RECORDS SHOWCASE - Live Music, The Venue;. Òran Mór,Top of Byres Road,Glasgow. Time 14 JUNE 6:30pm Glow Arts Traditional Song Workshop Red Note Ensemble presents ….. THE for Families: Two free sessions from COTTIER CHAMBER PROJECT - IMPROV 11am -11.45am and 12.30pm - 1.15pm. At MUSIC THEATRE, 8.30pm at Cottier’s the Peoples Palace, Glasgow Green, G40 Theatre, Glasgow. Red Note’s players join 1AT Join traditional Scots Singer Fiona forces with Brian Irvine and a cast of Hunter for the Glow Arts Traditional Family Scotland’s quickest-witted singing actors to Song Workshops. Fun for all the family make a unique evening of instant new exploring and learning traditional songs. music theatre. Audience suggestions for plot Supported by Enterprise Music Scotland's lines will be mashed in with spontaneously- Trad Arts Small Fund (funds from Creative created melodies and harmonies to create a Scotland). wild, unpredictable and hugely-entertaining www.glowarts.co.uk evening. Prices: £7 in advance (£9 on the day) £5 concession. Box office 0333 666 COULL QUARTET: Sound Of Sports 3366 or online at Glasgow: A Commonwealth Games www.cottierchamberproject.com inspired afternoon of sports-themed music! www.rednoteensemble.com 12 - 4pm (performances at 12 noon and 2pm) at University of Glasgow, Gilmorehill REMEMBER REMEMBER with support Campus, off University Avenue, Glasgow EAST END SOCIAL: At New Dennistoun G12 8QQ - Concert Hall, Hunter Halls Parish Church, Glasgow (www. (adjoining Concert Hall), and Cloisters. An eastendsocial.com). After nearly three years award-winning Commonwealth Games

inspired afternoon of sports-themed music, promenade-style. To include Ping! by Joe Cutler for table-tennis players and string quartet, 'Ps[c]yched' by Nick Fells for bicycles and string quartet, Los Caballeros with their own take on the Highland Games, and Drumchapel Table Tennis Club leading workshops in the Cloisters throughout the afternoon. Admission free all ages welcome www.gla.ac.uk/events/music/ Indievous Presents….. THE REWARD + BELTUR + THE PACIFIC BLUES + THE FRAMED + RICHARD KERR: At Pivo Pivo – 15 Waterloo Street, Glasgow.

7.30pm / £5/£4 on door. www.facebook.com/indievous COMMON GROUND / OPPORTUNITY CLUB / STEADY STATE REGIME / THE TRANQUIL: Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to introduce the great new hope of the British music scene. Rising from Kilwinnings grim post industrial landscape come COMMON GROUND. A formidable quintet that blaze with raw talent, enthusiasm and hunger not seen for decades. Their power and drive are a welcome tonic to so many fey art school bands that sucked the soul from the industry and left people looking formore swagger and intensity. You'd be forgiven in thinking that the lads had been together for years given their proficiency as a unit, when in reality the genesis of the

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band was a mere 5 months ago, making the calibre of their music and songwriting all the more impressive. King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, Glasgow. Doors 8.30pm. Tickets £6.50

THE SHERLOCKS / ECHO PARK / Glasgow’s East End. Part of the Glasgow JUNKIE ROMANCE: King Tut's Wah Wah 2014 Cultural Programme.

Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, Glasgow. Doors www.facebook.com/eastendsocial 8pm. Tickets £6.50 SOMEONE'S SONS / THE APPARELLS / MEURSAULT / THREE BLIND WOLVES;- THE URCHINS: Someones Sons are from TIJUANA BIBLES: Nice N Sleazy’s. 421 Live Music.The Venue, Òran Mór,Top of Clydebank, Glasgow and have been together Sauchiehall Street, City Centre, Glasgow.

Byres Road, Glasgow. Time 7pm. from late 2009. It is hard to pinpoint a Time 8pm. Tickets £6.50. definitive style to describe the band but it is 20 JUNE fair to say there are major influences from Red Note Ensemble presents ….. THE genres such as rock, indie and punk. The COTTIER CHAMBER PROJECT - EDWARD TPP presents ….. RAINTOWN IN band’s live performances have wowed CONCERT support from WARD THOMAS MCGUIRE, 8.30pm at Cottier’s Theatre, crowds across Britain and beyond with their Glasgow. A portrait of one of Scotland’s best and JESSICA ROBERTS at Plush Nightclub, mix of upbeat, lively tracks like “Out Of East Kilbride. Tickets £10 from www. loved composers, West End resident Eddie Time” & “Pretty Penny” that you can’t help thepiratepig.com Free carparking after 6pm, but dance to like a maniac and unbelievably McGuire, from Scotland’s leading bus station 5 minute walk, train station 10 contemporary music group. Programme catchy anthems such as “Diamonds & Gold” minute walk. Multi award winning country features string trio: Elegy, Entangled & “Control”, that you will find yourself duo ‘Raintown’ from Glasgow are fast Fortunes, Quintet 2. Prices: £7 in advance singing for days on end. King Tut's Wah gaining the reputation as one of the hottest Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, Glasgow. (£9 on the day) £5 concession. Box office Country acts in Europe. The couple, Paul 0333 666 3366 or online at Doors 8.30pm. Tickets £6.50 Bain and Claire McArthur have supported www.cottierchamberproject.com Wet Wet Wet at their 25th Anniversary www.rednoteensemble.com 22 JUNE concert in front of 15,000 fans with their 7 piece band, and won two Scottish New 15 JUNE TAMBO & THE SPITFIRES: The Winds, Music Awards.

Bridgegate , Glasgow, Sunday. 7pm, free CALMAC CULTURE: King Tut's Wah Wah www.facebook.com/Raintownmusic admission Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, Glasgow. Doors 8.30pm. Tickets £5.00 INUIT/ WOZNIAK/ WE CAME FROM THE SUNDAY JAZZ - MICHAEL DEANS NORTH: At 13th Note, Glasgow. £4 on the QUINTET - The Whisky Bar, Òran Mór,Top MICHAEL DEANS QUINTET – Jazz, The door. 8pm. Morningside Young Team travel of Byres Road, Glasgow. Time 5pm.

Whisky Bar. Òran Mór,Top of Byres Road, West to celebrate the release of Edinburgh Glasgow. Time 5pm. shoegazers Wozniak’s new EP. They’ll be 23 JUNE joined by the capital’s We Came From the EDWYN COLLINS - Live Music. The Venue, North and the headline set comes form Beyond & Glow Arts presents ….. KIM Òran Mór,Top of Byres Road,Glasgow. Time Glasgow’s own Inuit. The post-rockers are CHURCHILL: A special intimate gig at Glow 7:00 pm fresh from the release of their first album.

Arts HQ with the wonderful Kim Churchill. www.facebook.com/wozniakofficial BYOB. At just 23, Kim Churchill has already 16 JUNE achieved some incredible things in his short LEWIS CASEMENT / IN THE DARK / time as a professional musician. He’s ACOUSTIC OPEN MIC NIGHT WITH SHAMUS / ROSS CAIRNS / TISOKI: King recognised as much internationally as he is GERRY LYONS: Nice N Sleazy’s. 421 Tut's Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, in Australia, having performed headline Sauchiehall Street, City Centre, Glasgow.

Glasgow. Doors 8.30pm. Tickets £6.50 shows, festivals and supports alike all over Time 8pm. Tickets Free the planet. Notable performances include THE DELINES PLUS SPECIAL GUESTS Billy Bragg (North America & Europe), Leo TOGETHER PANGEA WILD SMILES / THE LOST BROTHERS - Live Music, The Kottke, Montreal Jazz, Telluride Blues, LEMON PARTY / QUAID: King Tut's Wah Venue, Òran Mór,Top of Byres Road, SXSW and a plethora of festivals. Venue: Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, Glasgow. Glasgow. Time 7pm.

Glow Arts, Unit 3, BAaD, 54 Calton Entry, Doors 8.30pm. Tickets £6.00 Glasgow, G40 2SB, 7.30pm, £8/£6. Tickets 21 JUNE available at: 17 JUNE www.musicglue.com Glow Arts Traditional Song Workshop CHERRY GHOST - Live Music, The Venue. for Families: Two free sessions from ROSS ARTHUR / DOUGIE FAE THE Òran Mór,Top of Byres Road, Glasgow. Time 11am -11.45am and 12.30pm - 1.15pm. At SHIP / ABORIGINALS; Box, 431 7pm the Peoples Palace, Glasgow Green, G40 Sauchiehall St, Glasgow. Free Entry. Over 1AT Join traditional Scots Singer Fiona 18’s.

GLASGOW MAKES MUSIC - The Whisky Hunter for the Glow Arts Traditional Family Bar, Òran Mór,Top of Byres Road, Glasgow. Song Workshops. Fun for all the family 24 JUNE Time 9pm. exploring and learning traditional songs.

Supported by Enterprise Music Scotland's SCARLET SHIFT "SPARKS" Single 18 JUNE Trad Arts Small Fund (funds from Creative Launch - Live Music.The Venue, The Venue, Scotland). Òran Mór,Top of Byres Road, Glasgow. Time BRONAGH & THE BOYS / HANNAH www.glowarts.co.uk 7pm.

JACKSON: Nice N Sleazy’s. 421 Sauchiehall Street, City Centre, Glasgow. Time 7.30pm. STG Presents: The Stripped Sessions GLASGOW MAKES MUSIC - The Whisky Tickets £4/6 CAROL LAULA plus Guests At The Old Bar, The Venue, Òran Mór,Top of Byres Hairdressers, Glasgow. Doors 7:30 pm Over Road, Glasgow. Time 9pm.

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12 JUNE: The Fallen Angels Club presents: THEA GILMORE + support @ St Andrew's In The Square, Glasgow. Time 7.30pm, Tickets £14.00. The ever-popular Thea Gilmore is bringing her own brand of singer/songwriter brilliance to St Andrews in the Square. A regular and welcome visitor to these parts, Thea’s output has been consistently highly rated and BBC Radio 2 chose her last release, 2013’s “Regardless,” as its Album of the Week last April. Support comes in the shape of DENNIS ELLSWORTH who brings his new album,"Hazy Sunshine" all the way from the East Coast Of Canada. www.ticketweb.co.uk www.fallenangelsclub.com

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PEPPERMINT FICTION / LESS THAN SOBER / THE TANGUERAYS: King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, Glasgow. Doors 8.30pm. Tickets £6.50

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1 JULY GLASGOW MAKES MUSIC - The Whisky Bar, The Venue, Òran Mór,Top of Byres Road, Glasgow. Time 9pm.

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TERRY NEASON: CELTIC KISSES, SLAPS 'N' TICKLES - Live Music, The Venue, The FINDING ALBERT / SENEKA / MARTHA Venue, Òran Mór,Top of Byres Road, AND THE MOODIES: King Tut's Wah Wah Glasgow. Time 7pm.

Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, Glasgow.

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The Fallen Angels Club presents: HOLLY WILLIAMS plus support - bringing Nashville To Glasgow In July! In St Andrew’s In The Square, Glasgow. Tickets £14/Tickets Scotland 0141 204 5151.

Nashville-based singer/songwriter, Holly Williams vocals are warm, yearning and beguiling, capturing the mood of songs that look back on memories of simpler times and beloved relatives. Her pedigree is impeccable – dad is Hank Williams Jnr with grandfather, Hank Snr – but she’s rightly making a name for herself on the road and MÖNGÖL HÖRDE / PALEHORSE: King LAURA MCGHEE / BELLE IN THE Tut's Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, in the studio.

MEADOWS / LORI MCTEAR / FIONA www.ticketweb.co.uk CUTHILL AND STEVIE LAWRENCE: King Glasgow. Doors 8.30pm. Tickets £12.50 www.fallenangelsclub.com Tut's Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, WEST END FESTIVAL ALL DAYER FEAT. Glasgow. Doors 8.30pm. Tickets £11.00.

THE VASELINES - Live Music. The Venue, Beyond and Glow Arts present LEO & ANTO at Oran Mor, 7pm, £12 adv. 14+ The Venue, Òran Mór,Top of Byres Road, WE WERE PROMISED JETPACKS - Live only. Under 16's accompanied by an adult.

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Doctors on a year long sabbatical, two band SUNDAY JAZZ - MICHAEL DEANS members and friends, Leo Moran and QUINTET The Whisky Bar, The Venue, 28 JUNE Òran Mór,Top of Byres Road, Glasgow. Time Anthony Thistlethwaite, have put together an acoustic show that will include different 5pm.

Glow Arts Traditional Song Workshop takes on well-known Saw Doctors' songs, for Families: Two free sessions from versions of lesser-known band songs, a few 11am -11.45am and 12.30pm - 1.15pm. At 30 JUNE from Anthony's solo-albums and other the Peoples Palace, Glasgow Green, G40 songs written recently with Tuam songwriter 1AT Join traditional Scots Singer Fiona HEARTBREAK / Padraig Stevens. It's all new and fresh and Hunter for the Glow Arts Traditional Family THIRTYTHREECONNECTION; Box, 431 challenging and scary and exciting.

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THE BIG SHOOGLE: At Cottiers Theatre, 93-95 Hyndland Road, Glasgow G11 5PU. The National Trust for Scotland is delighted to team up with The Big Shoogle and Cottiers Theatre and Bar in Glasgow to host its summer ceilidh in aid of conservation work at Ben Lomond. The Big Shoogle are one of Scotland’s most highly acclaimed Ceilidh Rock bands and have a unique approach, mashing up rock and contemporary grooves while still remaining solidly rooted in the Scottish folk music tradition. So, join us for a fun filled evening of dancing and hospitality at this fun-filled extravaganza of traditional Scottish folk music with a twist! Book your tickets now for and join us for a night of great music, great food and great fun – all in the name of conservation! Tickets: £20pp (includes buffet and free entry to a prize draw).

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The Fallen Angels Club presents: THE BLUEFIELDS plus support. At Stereo, Renfield Lane Glasgow - bringing Nashville To Glasgow In July! Tickets £14/Tickets Scotland 0141 204 5151.

Veterans they may be but Warner E. Hodges on lead guitar and vocals (Jason & The Scorchers), Dan Baird on bass, guitars and vocals (Georgia Satellites), Brad Pemberton on drums (Ryan Adams and the Cardinals) and Joe Blanton on lead vocals and guitar (Royal Court of China) are rightly regarded as a supergroup in every sense of the word.

Southern fried, raunchy and rootsy – as highlighted in their latest album “Under High Cotton” – The Bluefields’ tours are never less than blistering. www.ticketweb.co.uk www.fallenangelsclub.com 18 JULY

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EAST END SOCIAL: At Bowler's Bar: Tall Ships, United Fruit. An ambitious and eclectic new music project by Chemikal Underground housed snugly within Glasgow’s East End. Part of the Glasgow 2014 Cultural Programme. www.facebook.com/eastendsocial

5 JULY

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FAT GOTH: At King Tuts in Glasgow.

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EAST END SOCIAL: At Platform: Neu! Reekie! The Summer Sizzler feat The Pastels, Broken Records, Jock Scot, Jackie Kay, Rachel Maclean, Kevin Williamson, Kevin Pedersen. An ambitious and eclectic new music project

by Chemikal Underground housed snugly within Glasgow’s East End. Part of the Glasgow 2014 Cultural Programme. www.facebook.com/eastendsocial

Glow Arts Traditional Song Workshop for Families: Two free sessions from 11am -11.45am and 12.30pm - 1.15pm. At the Peoples Palace, Glasgow Green, G40 1AT Join traditional Scots Singer Fiona Hunter for the Glow Arts Traditional Family Song Workshops. Fun for all the family exploring and learning traditional songs.

Supported by Enterprise Music Scotland's Trad Arts Small Fund (funds from Creative Scotland). www.glowarts.co.uk 12 JULY Glow Arts Traditional Song Workshop for Families: Two free sessions from 11am -11.45am and 12.30pm - 1.15pm. At the Peoples Palace, Glasgow Green, G40 1AT Join traditional Scots Singer Fiona Hunter for the Glow Arts Traditional Family Song Workshops. Fun for all the family exploring and learning traditional songs.

Supported by Enterprise Music Scotland's Trad Arts Small Fund (funds from Creative Scotland). www.glowarts.co.uk EAST END SOCIAL: At Platform: El Hombre Trajeado, Ela Orleans, Wolf. An

20 JULY EAST END SOCIAL: At Bowler's Bar: Penman's Jazzmen. An ambitious and eclectic new music project by Chemikal Underground housed snugly within Glasgow’s East End. Part of the Glasgow 2014 Cultural Programme. www.facebook.com/eastendsocial 22 JULY DHM Concerts present ..... SARAH JAROSZ with special guest DECLAN McKAY of The Young Aviators: At Oran Mor in Glasgow, Doors 7pm, 8pm start. £15plus bf from www.ticketweb.co. uk Sarah Jarosz is a 22- year-old, Grammynominated singer, songwriter and multiinstrumentalist who hails from just outside Austin, TX. A recent graduate from the prestigious New England Conservatory, she will release her third album, Build Me Up From Bones, for Sugar Hill Records on September 24th.

Over the past four years, Jarosz, who

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Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, Stirling. Tickets www.facebook.com/eastendsocial 27 JULY £12.50. Time 8pm.

EAST END SOCIAL: At Bowler's Bar: 3 OCTOBER 11 JUNE Randolph's Leap, State Broadcasters, Glasgow Americana presents: MARY Skinny Dipper, Kid Canaveral, Meursault, GAUTHIER & BEN GLOVER @ St Andrew's DOUGIE MACLEAN; Dougie MacLean is BMX Bandits, Vic Galloway DJ set. An Scotland’s pre-eminent singer-songwriter: a ambitious and eclectic new music project by In The Square Glasgow. Tickets £15 from 0141 204 5151. Doors 7.30pm, 8pm start. national musical treasure who has Chemikal Underground housed snugly The lady from Louisiana, Mary Gauthier will developed a unique blend of lyrical, rootswithin Glasgow’s East End. Part of the based songwriting and instrumental appear at this year’s Glasgow Americana Glasgow 2014 Cultural Programme. composition. Internationally renowned for Festival.

The hugely popular and gloriously www.facebook.com/eastendsocial his song Caledonia, and for music for the talented singer/songwriter headlined the film Last of the Mohicans, his live first ever Festival back in 2007. For this 5-6 AUGUST show, she will supported by Ben Glover who performances are especially intimate in the EAST END SOCIAL: At Bowler's Bar: The won many admirers during his performance Universal Hall auditorium. Universal Hall, New Mendicants (Norman Blake and Joe at Glasgow Americana last year at the Gram Findhorn. Price: £12 / £10 concs/£8 U16s (concessions). Time 7.30pm. Box Office: Pernice). An ambitious and eclectic new Parsons’ tribute night.

01309 691170 music project by Chemikal Underground www.ticketweb.co.uk www.findhorn.org/universal-hall housed snugly within Glasgow’s East End. www.glasgowamericana.com Part of the Glasgow 2014 Cultural 14 JUNE Programme.

23 OCTOBER www.facebook.com/eastendsocial THE KAKATSITSI MASTER DRUMMERS; The Fallen Angels Club presents: RED MOLLY @ CCA, Glasgow. 7.30 p.m. £13.00 The Kakatsitsi Master Drummers from 8 AUGUST Ghana are one of Africa's leading traditional www.ticketweb.co.uk drumming groups. Their UK tours have The Fallen Angels Club presents: www.fallenangelsclub.com including appearances at WOMAD, ROBBIE FULKS @ Admiral Bar, Glasgow.

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Conventional is not a word associated with They also play the powerful, 5ft high 15 NOVEMBER Robbie. It is mostly acoustic and leans ceremonial Fonton From drums which play heavily on a blue-grass, old-time vibe patterns of drum language in call and DAVE ARCARI: At Stripped Sessions @ though live, Fulks can veer into all sorts of response with the Atumpani talking drums Cottiers Kelvingrove, Glasgow. SLIDE territory, including pop if his keen and which were used in pre-modern times to guitarist & songwriter Dave Arcari’s alt. imaginative mind decides that’s needed. blues sounds owe as much to trash country, communicate between villages. Tolbooth, www.ticketweb.co.uk Jail Wynde, Stirling. Time7.30pm, Tickets punk and rockabilly as they do pre-war www.fallenangelsclub.com £10/£5 Under 16 + £1 online b/f Delta blues and have been showcased via eight internationally-acclaimed solo CD EAST END SOCIAL: At Rutherglen Town 20 JUNE releases.

Hall: RM Hubbert, Richard Dawson. An ambitious and eclectic new music project by www.davearcari.com LITTLE KICKS on tour: At Buskers, Chemikal Underground housed snugly Dundee. The Little Kicks are a 4 piece band within Glasgow’s East End. Part of the who have a reputation for a great live show Glasgow 2014 Cultural Programme. and are known for their distinctly catchy www.facebook.com/eastendsocial upbeat indie pop songs. We play upbeat Indie Disco pop that makes people dance.

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The most refreshing voice on the current 30 JUNE soul scene, Andy Abraham is a talent that takes you back to the golden years of LAURA MACDONALD: Alto and soprano music, yet bringing his own contemporary saxophonist Laura Macdonald is one of twist to classic songs. Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, Scotland’s leading jazz musicians and has a Stirling. Time, 7.30pm, Tickets £17.50/ fast developing international reputation as a £15.50 + £1 online b/f. performer, composer and recording artist.

She is also an outstanding educator, which 27 JUNE currently includes expertly leading the regular Tolbooth jazz workshops. 20 for 14 DAVE ARCARI: At Buskers, Dundee. SLIDE is a 90 minute world premier of an guitarist & songwriter Dave Arcari’s alt.blues International Sextet featuring musicians sounds owe as much to trash country, punk from the Commonwealth inspired by and rockabilly as they do pre-war Delta traditional folk melodies of Commonwealth blues and have been showcased via eight Countries. Part of the Glasgow 2014 Cultural internationally-acclaimed solo CD releases.

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Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald and Lena Horne. On Paul McCartney, Chaka Khan, George board HM Frigate Unicorn which is berthed Benson and Aretha Franklin are just a few of in Dundee’s Victoria Dock, right next to the the artists who have relied upon Stuart's Tay Road Bridge. soulful vocal talent and musical versatility. www.frigateunicorn.org/events/jazz-blues-2014 Stuart's latest project, The Hamish Stuart Band, has once again earned him rave JAMIE SMITH'S MABON support from reviews from critics and fans alike. Thirty Feis Fhoirt Ceilidh Trail Band; The mighty years after he first appeared on the scene Jamie Smith's MABON , the International, Hamish Stuart is still at the forefront of award winning, Welsh based band are modern R&B. Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, Stirling.

Britain’s finest original InterCeltic music Time 8pm. Tickets £20/£18.50 + £1 online performers, travelling beyond borders to b/f explore the forms and styles of the Celtic traditions and work them anew. Combining 29 JUNE traditional instruments and a modern

rhythm section, the band perform outstanding original compositions - both instrumental and vocal – written and composed by acclaimed accordionist Jamie.

The energetic sound of jigs and reels; or a graceful mazurka, an ecstatic muiñera; a haunting Welsh-language love-song or a driving, sing-along, fantasy epic – all are given the same refreshing, creative treatment as the band dances along the borders between Celtic heritage and contemporary sound. Most recently, the band are delighted to have been voted the 'BEST GROUP 2014' in the publicly voted Spiralearth awards. Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, Stirling. Time 8pm. Tickets £13/£11 + £1 online b/f 19 JULY NYJOS THE MAGIC OF BRECKER; NYJOS, directed by Malcolm Edmonstone and Andrew Bain, and featuring soloist Gordon McNeil on saxophone, will recreate the magic of Brecker, from moving ballads to upbeat fusion. The groundbreaking repertoire will offer performers and audiences alike an insight into one of the true greats of the jazz world. Widely considered as one of the most influential tenor saxophonists of all time, multi Grammy award winner Michael Brecker has inspired jazz musicians in a way like few others. Since early beginnings in a musical home, Brecker went on to enjoy an illustrious international career as a soloist, sideman and composer. His innovative and evolutionary style covered a wide range of genres, including jazz, R&B, funk, rock and pop, and led him to form numerous partnerships with many world-renowned musicians. Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, Stirling.

Time 8pm, Tickets £10/£6/Under 16 £3 + £1 online b/f 4 AUGUST Two of Scotland's most outstanding vocalists ALI AFFLECK with the COPPER CATS & MARTY WAUGH with THE EUAN STEVENSON TRIO. At AVD Festival Marquee, Silver Sands, Aberdour, 8pm.

Tickets online www.wegottickets.com/aberdourfestival 10 AUGUST Fife Jazz Club presents ….. An Aberdour Festival Fringe Event with the LORNA REID TRIO. Outstanding vocalist brings laid back jazz standards for a mellow afternoon.

Tickets £8 including a cream tea (booking essential to account for catering). www.facebook.com/groups/fifejazzclub 24 AUGUST Fife Jazz Club presents ….. MELISSA WESTERN & Friends. Australian vocalist accompanied by a fine trio of Scottish musicians led by pianist, Campbell Normand at Woodside Hotel, 78 High Street, Aberdour, Fife KY3 0SW, from 2pm, phone 01592 750625 for tickets, £8.

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Friends. North Queensferry Community Centre, Brock Street, North Queensferry, 4 SEPTEMBER Fife, KY11 1JD, from 7.30pm. Big Band Swing with INVERKEITHING COMMUNITY PHIL & ALY Spring Tour: At Perth Concert BIG BAND Hall, Mill Street, Perth. PH1 5HZ. 7:30pm. www.facebook.com/groups/fifejazzclub 0173 862 1031. In 1988, two members from two of Scotland’s leading bands, “The OCTOBER-NOVEMBER Boys of The Lough” and “Silly Wizard”, came together to work on a television series. You DOUGIE MACLEAN (24 Oct-2 Nov) could say “the rest is history”. Aly Bain and Perthshire Amber Festival - The Dougie Phil Cunningham enjoyed performing MacLean Festival; Dougie MacLean is together so much that they decided to have Scotland’s pre-eminent singer-songwriter: a a small tour that year. 25 years on, they are national musical treasure who has filling not only small village halls, but all of developed a unique blend of lyrical, rootsour major performance venues. based songwriting and instrumental www.horesecross.co.uk composition. Internationally renowned for http://philandaly.com/ his song Caledonia, and for music for the film Last of the Mohicans, his live 14 SEPTEMBER performances are especially intimate.

Venues and artists to be announced May 8th Fife Jazz Club presents ….. A Jazz 2014, Tickets on sale May 13th at 4pm (UK Jamboree Celebrating Fife Jazz Club 6th time) Anniversary, phone 01592 750625 for www.perthshireamber.com tickets (£8 or £20 for all three events): Albert Hotel, 25 Main Street, North 28 NOVEMBER Queensferry, Fife, KY11 1JG from 2pm Trad Jazz with HIGH SOCIETY JAZZ BAND. DAVE ARCARI: At Backstage @ The Green Ferrybridge Hotel, 1 Main Street, North Hotel, Kinross. SLIDE guitarist & songwriter Queensferry, Fife, KY11 1JG, from 4.30pm Dave Arcari’s alt.blues sounds owe as much vocal Jazz with LIZ DICKS, TINA HAHN & to trash country, punk and rockabilly as

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ABERDEEN + NORTH EAST Send us all your gig dates for the Highlands Email them to Carol carol.musicnewsscotland@gmail.com 21 JUNE LITTLE KICKS on tour: At AECC, Aberdeen.

The Little Kicks are a 4 piece band who have a reputation for a great live show and are known for their distinctly catchy upbeat indie pop songs."We play upbeat Indie Disco pop that makes people dance." www.thelittlekicks.co.uk 27 JUNE Hit The Road presents ..... INDIGO VELVET, DANCING ON TABLES, CASINO

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MUSIC NEWS Scotland GIGguide …….. page 20: aberdeen / highlands / islands / shetland /orkney CIRCUS: At Lemon Tree, Aberdeen. HIT THE ROAD is an exciting new project from the Scottish Music Centre, funded by the Youth Music Initiative. If you're between the age of 14-19, living in Scotland and want to take your music out into the world we can help you. Acts will be taken through a process of training and rehearsing before its time to HIT THE ROAD! www.hittheroad.org.uk 18 JULY Almost Blue Promotions present RED DIRT SKINNERS: At The Blue Lamp, 121 Gallowgate, AB25 1BU Aberdeen. Tickets £8 adv / £10 on the door from www.seetickets. com The Red Dirt Skinners are the first band in history to succeed at both the British Blues Awards (Runner up Best Instrumentalist) and also the British Country Music Awards (Finalist Best New Act and People's Choice).

Husband and wife duo and Rob and Sarah Skinner have brought out their third album, Sinking The Mary Rose, which is going down a storm with audiences and press alike, and selling fast. www.almostbluepromotions.com www.facebook.com/AlmostBluePromotions

from East Anglia and Aidan O’Rourke http://philandaly.com/ (fiddle) from Oban have won many awards, including being named Best Group in BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards a record-breaking four times and “the UK’s best live band” by The Guardian. Strathpeffer Pavilion, The Square, Strathpeffer. Time 8pm. Tickets £15 now on sale online from WeGotTickets and Send us all your gig dates Ticketweb UK, via Ticketweb 24-hour hotline for all of the Scottish islands 08444 771000, from June’s Card Shop Email them to Carol Dingwall and from the Pavilion 01997 420124 carol.musicnewsscotland@gmail.com www.lau-music.co.uk

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WINGIN’ IT: The Scottish Instrumental Folk guitar duo of Adam Bulley and Chas Mackenzie play Plockton Village Hall, IV52 8TN. Show at 7.30pm. Tickets £10 on the door www.plockton.com “Acoustic guitar duos are few and far between and even rarer is a combination of players as well matched as these” - Guitar Techniques Magazine www.facebook.com/winginitduo 25 JUNE

SCOTTISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA makes its popular annual visit to the Pavilion. The programme will be: Schubert Symphony No. 2, Mozart Flute Concerto in D Major, Haydn Symphony 194 (“London”) and 6 AUGUST Mendelssohn Scherzo from his Octet.

Conductor Richard Egarr, soloist the SCO’s DOUGIE MACLEAN Part of the Aboyne & own brilliant Principal Flute Alison Mitchell.

Deeside Festival 2014. Dougie MacLean is Scotland’s pre-eminent singer-songwriter: a Strathpeffer Pavilion, The Square, Strathpeffer. Time 8pm. Tickets £15 / £13 / national musical treasure who has £5 now on sale from the Pavilion 01997 developed a unique blend of lyrical, roots420124 and June’s Dingwall based songwriting and instrumental www.sco.org.uk composition. Internationally renowned for www.intermusica.co.uk/egarr his song Caledonia, and for music for the film Last of the Mohicans, his live 15 JULY performances are especially intimate.

Deeside Theatre, Aboyne Medicine Music presents: SOPHIE BANCROFT & TOM LYNE at Argyll Hotel, Ullapool 9pm. Entry By donation (suggested £8) Send us all your gig dates www.medicinemusic.co.uk

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for all the Highlands Email them to Carol carol.musicnewsscotland@gmail.com 13 JUNE JOHN MITCHELL & SOFIE JONSSON: At The Old Inn, Gairloch. 'Graith and Grain' is four tracks by this Scottish/Swedish acoustic folk roots duo. 'Leaving Carolina', penned by Mitchell, incorporates fiddle, pedal steel, bass, and drums. The three remaining tracks demonstrate the duo exploring open tuned acoustic guitar, tapping, frailing, thumb picking, deft fiddle playing, vocals, and harmonies. John & Sofie are touring in Scotland in support of the new EP, www.johnandsofie.com

16 JULY Medicine Music presents: SOPHIE BANCROFT & TOM LYNE (Supp. The Slim Panatellas) at IG:Lu Art gallery, 19 Church Street, Inverness 7.30 pm. Tickets £8 www.medicinemusic.co.uk 29 AUGUST

PHIL & ALY Spring Tour: At Universal Hall At Findhorn Foundation Community, The Park, Findhorn. IV36 3TZ. 8pm 0130 969 1170. In 1988, two members from two of Scotland’s leading bands, “The Boys of The Lough” and “Silly Wizard”, came together to work on a television series. You could say 20 JUNE “the rest is history”. Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham enjoyed performing together LAU - modern folk music’s most innovative so much that they decided to have a small band, with three brilliant musicians, thrilling tour that year. 25 years on, they are filling performers and free-thinking visionaries. not only small village halls, but all of our Kris Drever (vocals/guitar) from the major performance venues.

Orkney Islands, Martin Green (accordion) www.findhorn.org

6-8 JUNE ARRAN FOLK FESTIVAL: The 20th Arran Folk Festival line up is now on-line and tickets are available to purchase! We are proud of the musicians that we have booked to appear this year – we have managed to secure some big names on the Folk Scene who are all very enthusiastic about coming over to play here. www.arranevents.com/ arranfolkfestival2014.php 8 JUNE Transclyde Music presents: THE CORN POTATO STRING BAND (TBC). Transclyde Music promote live music on the Isle of Bute. https://twitter.com/transclydemusic http://transclydemusic.co.uk/ BARBARA DICKSON AND RAB NOAKES: Barbara and Rab have known one another for nearly fifty years and the songs represent many areas they've explored together in that time. That rich mixture of songs from limitless sources appealed to them, and instilled in them an instinct for songs of interest wherever they're from.

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19 JUNE WINGIN’ IT: The Scottish Instrumental Folk guitar duo of Adam Bulley and Chas Mackenzie play An Cridhe, Arinagour, Isle of Coll, PA78 6SY Tickets £10 Tel 01879 230000 www.ancridhe.com “Acoustic guitar duos are few and far between and even rarer is a combination of players as well matched as these” - Guitar Techniques Magazine www.facebook.com/winginitduo 21 JUNE WINGIN’ IT: The Scottish Instrumental Folk guitar duo of Adam Bulley and Chas Mackenzie play Camus Arts Centre, Isle of Canna, PH44 1RS. Show 2.30pm. Tickets £10 Tel 01687 462474 camusartcentre@yahoo.co.uk www.theisleofcanna.com “Acoustic guitar duos are few and far between and even rarer is a combination of players as well matched as these” - Guitar Techniques Magazine www.facebook.com/winginitduo

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26 JUNE Transclyde Music presents: DES HORSFALL at Musicker. Transclyde Music promote live music on the Isle of Bute. https://twitter.com/transclydemusic http://transclydemusic.co.uk/ 16-19 JULY ADAM HOLMES and the EMBERS: At Hebridean Celtic Festival. One of the brightest rising stars on today’s Scottish music scene and long-listed for a 2014 Scottish Album of the Year 'SAY' Award, the 23-year-old is a singer and songwriter of rare and timeless potency, drawing on influences from either side of the Atlantic. www.adamholmesandtheembers.com 19 JULY Transclyde Music presents: NICK HARPER at Craigmore Bowling Club.

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11 JUNE Irvine Folk Club presents: KENT DUCHAINE www.kentduchaine.com www.irvinefolkclub.trad.org.uk

23 JULY Irvine Folk Club presents: JINSKI www.jinski.com www.irvinefolkclub.trad.org.uk 19 SEPTEMBER

PHIL & ALY Spring Tour: At Kirkcudbright Parish Church, St Mary's Street, DG6 4AQ. 7:30pm..

SOUTHBOUND: Eagle Tavern, Prestwick, In 1988, two members from two of 9pm, free admission Scotland’s leading bands, “The Boys of The www.facebook.com/eagle.prestwick Lough” and “Silly Wizard”, came together to work on a television series. You could say 14 JUNE “the rest is history”. Aly Bain and Phil TRUNK MONKEY: Eagle Tavern, Prestwick, Cunningham enjoyed performing together so much that they decided to have a small 9pm, free admission tour that year. 25 years on, they are filling www.facebook.com/eagle.prestwick not only small village halls, but all of our major performance venues.

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26 JUNE Email them to Carol https://twitter.com/transclydemusic carol.musicnewsscotland@gmail.com http://transclydemusic.co.uk/ Irvine Folk Club presents: BRUCE & WALKER 7 JUNE www.bruceandwalker.com www.irvinefolkclub.trad.org.uk BARBARA DICKSON AND RAB NOAKES: Barbara and Rab have known one another 27 JUNE for nearly fifty years and the songs many areas they've explored & Carlisle + 1 hour over the border MEANBONE: Eagle Tavern, Prestwick, 9pm, represent together in that time. That rich mixture of free admission songs from limitless sources appealed to Send us all your gig dates www.facebook.com/eagle.prestwick them, and instilled in them an instinct for for Dumfriesshire, songs of interest wherever they're from. Tait South West and Cumbria areas 28 JUNE Hall, Kelso. Roxburghshire, Scottish Borders. Time 8pm.

Email them to Carol ALL OR NOTHING: (60s Tribute) Eagle Tavern, Prestwick, 9pm, free admission 13 SEPTEMBER www.facebook.com/eagle.prestwick String Jam Club present: BENNY THE HALOS: The Alton Inn, Kilwinning, GALLAGHER - BOB WOOD – COLIN 9pm, free admission MACFARLANE. One half of the legendary Sign up here to get all 3 MNS digital www.facebook.com/pages/The-Alton-Inn/130778983635951 Gallagher & Lyle, Benny has written more publications delivered straight to your inbox great songs than seems really fair and 9 JULY remains one of the best players on the circuit. Add in the combined talents of Irvine Folk Club presents: CLAUDE exemplary musicians, Bob Wood and Colin BOURBON MacFarlane, and you have a gig made in www.claudebourbon.org heaven. We anticipate a huge demand for www.irvinefolkclub.trad.org.uk this gig, another sell-out, so get in quick.

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performers, artworks, games and much much more. Tickets are currently £95. Line up to announced shortly. Latest video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgqJZ08P3QY

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Isle of Arran 6-8 June

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Aberdeenshire 2014 (July tbc)

Arran Events are responsible for the continuance of The Arran Folk Festival which will run from 68 June this year. As well as being fully supportive of the work that Arran Folk Festival have done since its creation in 1990, we aim to widen our scope and include all genres of music and hope that we will cater for most musical tastes!

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Solas Festival

In what promises to be a exciting year in the spotlight for Scotland, Solas will entertain you with a mixing pot of art, music, dance and comedy whilst covering everything from jazz to ceilidh dancing, and hip hop to slow food. Our www.arranevents.com/arranfolkfestival2014.php brilliant variety of acts and friendly atmosphere make it a great destination for families. Under12s go free. The festival aims to create a generGlasgow West End Festival ous, hospitable space in Scotland where the arts Glasgow can be performed and enjoyed by all. The pro6-29 June gramme also makes space for challenging debate with activists, writers and thinkers from Over 100 Glasgow-based organisations, arts groups and local and international artists deliver across the political, cultural and religious speca mixture of activities and projects, overseen by trum. a small festival team. The WEF brings all of www.solasfestival.co.uk these activities together in the festival programme and includes events, exhibitions, performances, talks, tours, workshops and screen- Glasgow Jazz Festival ings, and many are free of charge to allow acGlasgow cessibility. The WEF’s ethos is to include partici- 25–29 June pants and venues that can complement the already diverse programme.

Welcome to the 2014 Glasgow International Jazz Festival, this is the 28th year of the Festival, and www.westendfestival.co.uk once again we hope that this year’s line up offers something for everyone! The first headliners include Courtney Pine’s acclaimed House of LegPerth's Americana ends, Martin Taylor, Neil Cowley Trio featuring Cavalcade Festival tracks from their latest album, Jazz Jamaica, Perth Jacqui Dankworth & Todd Gordon.

7 June www.jazzfest.co.uk Perth is the beating heart of Country Music in the heart of our Country and Perth Racecourse’s Isle of Arran Distillers Americana Cavalcade is set to prove that fact again. Organisers have rounded up a posse of Malt and Music Festival hit makers and hipsters lead by the Magical and Arran Medicinal Minnesotan Rancher Musician Charlie 28 June Roth - and Vanity Fare - sixties hit makers with 2 gold discs and over 5 million record sales.

Taking place over the last weekend in June, Scotland in Miniature, as Arran is affectionately www.perth-races.co.uk/americana-cavalcade.asp known, will come alive to the sound of bands from Arran and the mainland, all enjoyed with a Meadows Festival dram of the distillery’s finest single malt. Of Edinburgh course, the music will also play a major part of 7-8 June the day and we will be hosting some brilliant bands from Arran and the mainland. Tickets are The Edinburgh Meadows Festival is a free volun- £5 which includes entrance, spey dram glass, teer-run annual event featuring live music, mer- dram token and opportunity to take a guided chandise, stalls, kids’ and adults’ activities and tour and enjoy the day's festivities. loads more. The first Meadows Festival took place in 1974 and since then the Festival has www.arranwhisky.com been an annual feature of the calendar. In 2013 over 20,000 people attended across the two Bannockburn Live days of the Festival, so it’s a busy and fun-filled Stirling couple of days! There will be two stages at the 28-29 June 2014 Meadows Festival: Red Dog Music Stage and Fortune Futures Stage A two day feast of music, culture, ancestry, food and drink and battle performances. As part of www.meadowsfestival.org/live-music/ the Bannockburn Live weekend there is a plethora of home grown talent performing, including Eden Festival Dougie MacLean, Julie Fowlis, Karine Polwart, Raehills Meadows Rachel Sermanni and many more. This Home12-15 June coming Scotland 2014 signature event will immerse you in Scotland’s history and culture, We are a boutique festival showcasing fresh mu- commemorating the 700th anniversary of the sic and electrifying performances! Set in the Battle of Bannockburn and celebrating the best stunning Raehills Meadows on the 13th-15th of of Scottish traditional and contemporary music, June, hosting 9 different stages including a kids food and drink and more. arena, circus tent, drive in cinema, comedy, cabaret and workshops, as well as a feast of www.bannockburnlive.com

Wizard Festival

Organisers are waiting for decisions on funding for Wizard before they can confirm the 2014 dates - but were looking at July. Stay up-to-date via facebook and twitter links. www.facebook.com/wizardfestival https://twitter.com/wizardfestival

Newton Stewart Traditional & Acoustic Music Festival Newton Stewart 4-5 July Traditional and acoustic music festival in the picturesque market town of Newton Stewart, Dumfries and Galloway, in South West Scotland.

Ross Couper & Tom Oakes, Siobhan Miller & Aaron Jones, Wendy Stewart, Aaron Jones & Nathon Jones, Zoë Bestel and Jonathan Henderson...workshops, sessions...we look forward to seeing you there. More details to follow... www.facebook.com/TradMusicFestival

Black Isle Fiddle Festival Cromarty 4-6 July Do you want to learn from some of the finest fiddle players in Scotland in a unique Highland setting? Join us in Cromarty in July for the Black Isle Fiddle Weekend. Intensive tuition in a small class setting, top-notch concerts, informal sessions and of course, great Highland hospitality!

The Black Isle Fiddle Weekend takes place in the beautiful, historic village of Cromarty,at the Old Brewery – an intimate and homely learning environment. www.fiddleweekend.co.uk

T in the Park Fife 11-13 July What more can we say! Scotland’s most widely known and respected festival, which always attracts the biggest names. Check out if tickets are still available at www.tinthepark.com/tickets www.tinthepark.com

Hebridean Celtic Festival Hebrides 16-19 July Fantastic four-day festival set against the rich cultural backdrop of the Outer Hebrides, featuring top quality music from around the Celtic nations and beyond. Stornoway and throughout Lewis and Harris. Get your tickets quickly at www.hebceltfest.com/booking www.hebceltfest.com

Tiree Music Festival Isle of Tiree 18-20 July Tiree Music Festival (TMF) was formed in 2010 when Tiree musician Daniel Gillespie

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What is the Park Fest? A music festival, a large marquee which is ticketed, a licensed bar and live music all day!! Nowhere else could you get so much great live music for so little a cost, in fact if you buy your ticket before hand it is less than £2 per band!! In the last 4 years our wee festival has got better and better, putting our lifeboat and Stranraer on the map. A Music Festival with loads of fun and family appeal

AUGUST Prestfest Prestwick 1-3 August

PRESTFEST the Prestwick Community Music Fes- www.lifeboatparkfest.co.uk tival is run by enlisting financial support from loDoune The Rabbit Hole cal pubs, cafes, restaurants,,hotels,shops and Lost Map’s Howlin’ Fling other business services throughout the town. All Cardross, nr Stirling types of music at various venues throughout the 22-24 August Eigg town.

18-20 July A small family-friendly festival with a twist!

Lost Map would like to invite you to a special lost www.prestfest.co.uk Doune The Rabbit Hole presents music, comedy, weekend of music, fun and adventure on the art, spoken word, drama, puppetry and much Hebridean isle of Eigg. Prepare yourself for three Magners Summer Nights more! Events across Scotland throughout the days of the best sounds from Scotland and beyear culminating in a 3 day multi arts festival...

Glasgow yond, surrounded by the country’s most wonit's time to go Doune The Rabbit Hole!! We make 7-10 + 14-16 August drous sights - brought to you by the organisers people happy through music, art, cake and loads of Home Game and Away Game, and made pos- A music festival featuring high-profile acts is to of other stuff! After we've done that we teach sible with support from Homecoming Scotland people who wouldn't ordinarily be able to how to be held over two weekends at the newly2014. refurbished £2m bandstand in Glasgow's Kelvin- do creative things, like play instruments, write poetry and paint. grove Park. Teenage Fanclub, Squeeze, Alison http://lostmap.com/ Moyet, The Waterboys, Capercaillie and Steve www.dounetherabbithole.co.uk Earle will perform at Magners Summer Nights. www.tireemusicfestival.co.uk

Edinburgh International Jazz & Blues Festival Edinburgh 18-27 July

Now the biggest jazz and blues festival in Scotland, the programme ranges from star names to new Scottish-based players, and from trad to the avant garde. New for 2014 - We've got Van Morrison, Jools Holland Rhythm and Blues Orchestra with special guest Mel C, Mike Stern/Bill Evans Superband; a tribute to Oscar Peterson; Bill Wyman Rhythm Kings plus Maggie Bell & Friends; Chris Barber Band; The Bad Plus; Christian Scott www.edinburghjazzfestival.com

The Wickerman Festival Dumfries & Galloway 25-26 July

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Tartan Heart ‘Belladrum’ Festival

Two big full on jam-packed shows, one night and one day & night of rock and metal celebrating Shetland's finest and most original acts that Get yourself a ticket to Scotland’s all ages wacki- make up the burgeoning Shetland metal scene. est festival of music and performing arts. Bella is The line-up also includes seven bands from the back in its beautiful Highland setting with all the mainland that will compliment the local acts and also some of these bands have already played in crazy variety that makes it Scotland’s premier boutique festival. ''Belladrum - quite simply, it’s Shetland or toured with Shetland bands. There what everyday life should be like, if only every- will be twenty bands playing over the two dates accompanied by local drum & DJ act, Lyall Vs day life didn't get in the way.'' - Clare DamdoMurray and MC'd by the hosts of the local Heavy aran, eFestivals Metal podcast 'The Heavy Metal Buffet'. www.tartanheartfestival.co.uk

Stow 16 August

Southern Fried Perth 25-27 July

www.soundout.org.uk

Buffy Sainte-Marie, Steve Earle and Rosanne Stranraer Cash have been announced as headliners for this Stranraer year’s Southern Fried Festival. Other acts confirmed for Scotland’s seventh annual festival of American Roots music in Perth Concert Hall and other city centre venues include John Fullbright, Marc Ford and Cedric Watson with more to be announced. As always, there will be the usual smattering of smaller gigs in city centre venues, a Sunday Brunch, support gigs and open mics all fuelled by the famous Southern Fried soul food and served up with a warm slice of Scottish hos-

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Trad on the Tyne Haddington 29-31 August

Stowed Out is ran by Sound Out are a not for profit organisation formed in 2009 by an eclectic group of musicians and music fans in the village of Stow in the Scottish Borders.

Over the years Sound Out has grown and now hosts a range vibrant music and arts events where there is always a strong emphasis on encouraging and supporting young or first time performers to get up and have a go.

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Shetland 22-24 August

Beauly 8-9 August

Stowed Out Festival

Scotland's alternative music festival in Dumfries & Galloway offers a unique and eclectic celebration of cult musical genres and cult cinema with a relaxed, laidback family-friendly atmosphere, aimed at the more discerning contemporary music fan. All the action climaxes with the burning of a giant traditional willow and straw effigy.

The Buffet 2014: The Shetland Rock Festival

Park Fest

The outstanding Karine Polwart and Blazin’ Fiddles will be topping the bill at this year’s Trad on the Tyne festival in Haddington. Other headline acts will include the Friel Sisters, the Victorian Trout Conspiracy, and local singer/songwriter Alex Hodgson, while the programme will again feature massed pipes and drums, Open Stage, workshops, come-and-try classes, storytelling, pub sessions, and a wide range of family entertainment. Organised by Haddington Pipe Band in association with the Waterloo Bistro, Trad on the Tyne is now in its fourth year. www.tradonthetyne.com

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