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3 JUNE BBC Music Day with Bryan Burnett: 6.30pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Bryan Burnett is joined by Fran Healy of Travis to talk about the secrets of songwriting. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland Travis with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra: 8pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Travis perform a selection of hits. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland The Barrowlands: 9pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Vic Galloway takes a tour of iconic Glasgow venue the Barrowland Ballroom. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland Cuirm @ Celtic: 9.05pm on BBC ALBA. Music from legendary band MOVING HEARTS and support NeXo onstage at Celtic Connections. www.bbcalba.co.uk

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The Jazz House: 9pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Marco Cafolla in for Stephen Duffy with a tip from Jamie Cullum. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland

Horo Gheallaidh: 7.55pm on BBC ALBA. MAIREARAD GREEN and ANNA MASSIE paly 'For the Young/Jura Wedding/The Raffle/Massie Madams'. www.bbcalba.co.uk

Hebridean Celtic Festival: 9.50pm on BBC ALBA. Performances from DARRELL SCOTT and DANNY THOMPSON on the Islands Stage at HebCelt 2013. www.bbcalba.co.uk

Comhdhail Colm Chille: 8pm on BBC ALBA. Top exponents of Scottish Gaelic and Irish song and music in session, with Rona Lightfoot. www.bbcalba.co.uk

Fonn Fonn Fonn: 10pm on BBC ALBA. Off-beat Pipeline: 9pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Gary West music quiz show hosted by sharp dresser and resident features piping music and news. wit Gilleasbuig Ferguson. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland www.bbcalba.co.uk Cuirm @ Celtic: 10pm on BBC ALBA. Music from Horo Gheallaidh: 10.30pm on BBC ALBA. Music from legendary band MOVING HEARTS and support NeXo the Celtic Connections festival with RACHEL onstage at Celtic Connections.

SERMANNI and the GLACKIN BROTHERS. www.bbcalba.co.uk www.bbcalba.co.uk Hebridean Celtic Festival: 10.50pm on BBC ALBA. Iain Anderson: 11pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Iain MANRAN make a triumphant return to the main stage Anderson with country, folk, blues, soul and rock 'n' at HebCelt 2012. roll. www.bbcalba.co.uk www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland Feis na Mara: Midnight on BBC ALBA. Featuring 2 JUNE KATHLEEN MACINNES, DONALD MACDONALD & THE ISLANDS and MANRAN. The Quay Sessions: 9pm on BBC Radio Scotland. www.bbcalba.co.uk Roddy Hart is joined by folk artist MAIREARAD GREEN and singer-songwriter RAB NOAKES. 5 JUNE www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland The Quay Sessions: 9pm on BBC Radio Scotland.

Rona: 9pm on BBC ALBA. Music documentary about Roddy Hart is joined by folk artist MAIREARAD RONA LIGHTFOOT. GREEN and singer-songwriter RAB NOAKES. www.bbcalba.co.uk www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland

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Highlands + Islands page 23-24

Ayrshire Dumfriesshire South West page 24-26

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Vic Galloway: 11pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Steve Mason lets us in on the songs that mean the most to him. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland

Travelling Folk: 7pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Bruce MacGregor presents the very best in folk and roots music from around the world. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland

Hebridean Celtic Festival: 11.20pm on BBC ALBA. Performances from IAIN MORRISON and THE TRAVELLING BAND. www.bbcalba.co.uk

Cuirm @ Celtic: 10pm on BBC ALBA. Music from MACANTA and KARINE POLWART. www.bbcalba.co.uk

Hebridean Celtic Festival: 11.50pm on BBC ALBA. Comhdhail Colm Chille: 11.30pm on BBC ALBA. Top Performances from IAIN MORRISON and THE exponents of Scottish Gaelic and Irish song and music TRAVELLING BAND. in session, with Rona Lightfoot. www.bbcalba.co.uk www.bbcalba.co.uk

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Vic Galloway: 6pm on BBC Radio Scotland.

Naoko Yamano of SHONEN KNIFE about the music that keeps her going in the Guest List.. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland Horo Gheallaidh: 10pm on BBC ALBA. Music from the Celtic Connections festival with DUNCAN CHISHOLM, PHIL CUNNINGHAM and KAREN MATHESON. www.bbcalba.co.uk Roddy Hart: 11pm on BBC Radio Scotland.

Roddy Hart shines a spotlight on great contemporary and classic songwriting. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland Belladrum: 11.15pm on BBC ALBA. Unseen festival highlights from the MEKONS and ROBBIE FULKS. www.bbcalba.co.uk 7 JUNE Another Country with Ricky Ross: 9pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Ricky Ross has a session and interview with country singer-songwriter SAM OUTLAW. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland Sweet Dreams: 9pm on BBC ALBA. The theatre production of the life story of country singing sensation PATSY CLINE. www.bbcalba.co.uk

The Jazz House: 9pm on BBC Radio Scotland.

Stephen Duffy presents the latest releases from Scotland and beyond. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland Perthshire Amber: 9.45pm on BBC ALBA. Featuring Tunebook with MAIREARAD GREEN and ROSS AINSLIE. www.bbcalba.co.uk

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Horo Gheallaidh: 10.30pm on BBC ALBA. Music 3 JUNE from the Celtic Connections festival with DUNCAN CHISHOLM, PHIL CUNNINGHAM ISLE: At Koko, London, 10pm. Scottish Borders and KAREN MATHESON. band ISLE play #ClubNME at Koko, 1A Camden www.bbcalba.co.uk High Street, Camden, NW1 7JE Rona: 11pm on BBC ALBA. Music documentary https://twitter.com/thisisisle about RONA LIGHTFOOT. www.bbcalba.co.uk

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HUGH KELLY: At Alleycat, Denmark Street.

7pm. Alt.Blues/Soul singer songwriter Hugh Kelly from Edinburgh has recently released his debut EP which is getting numerous plays on radio stations throughout UK, and he was ‘Artist ------------------------------------------------ of the Week’ in the Scotland on Sunday & Scotsman and was interviewed live on BBC Radio Scotland’s Janice Forsyth Show with one of his tracks making her ‘Single of the Week’.

Hugh’s also one of Jim Gellatly's top picks for April 2016. Hugh’s out on tour now across the summer at venues and festivals showcasing tracks from the EP and playing a track or two from his album due out at the end of the year. www.hughkellymusic.com

Iain Anderson: 11pm on BBC Radio Scotland.

Iain Anderson with country, folk, blues, soul and rock 'n' roll. www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland

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page 5: 'scots in london' :: edinburgh + mid - east - west lothian DEAN OWENS: At Cabbage Patch, Twickenham.

"One of Scotland's best" - Bob Harris (BBC Radio 2). Dean’s music has been described as Celtic Americana with a rocky pop edge, and draws as much from his Scottish roots, especially his home town of Leith (referenced and loved by the Proclaimers) as from his US heroes. The emotional honesty in his songs shines through as he sings about people and places, love and regrets, drawing favourable comparisons with the likes of Springsteen. A gritty yet lyrical Scottish sensibility, delivered with a searingly soulful voice. www.facebook.com/deanowensmusic 21 JUNE MULL HISTORICAL SOCIETY with support from THE HONEY ANTS: At Borderline, London. Colin MacIntyre – who releases under the pseudonym ‘Mull Historical Society’ – is one of the UK’s most respected songwriters & performers. A multi-instrumentalist, programmer and producer, he is now also an Award-winning novelist, 2016 sees MacIntyre release his seventh MHS album to date: ‘Dear Satellite’. So far he has achieved two Top 20 albums and four Top 40 singles. “Colin MacIntyre’s ability to wrap textural complexity and shard-filled lyrics in pop coatings endures.

Pop needs more of this.” The Sunday Times http://mullhistoricalsociety.com/ 12 JULY DAVE ARCARI: At The Blues Kitchen, Camden, London. 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. Two US tours in 2015 – including official showcases at SxSW in Austin, Texas – built on the foundations laid over successful US tours in 2013 and 2014. A new set of recordings is scheduled for release over an EP and an album in 2016. Seasick Steve said: “Dave plays like he got his skin turned inside out and pretty soon my skin was inside out too listening and it was all good. That boy bleeds for you – he a real down deep player and a soul man…” www.davearcari.com 31 JULY ADAM HOLMES AND THE EMBERS: At Green Note, Camden. Adam with his band The Embers

he combines the songwriting influences of artists such as John Martyn, Bon Iver, James Taylor and Townes Van Zandt with the rhythm and blues, country and folk music textures of The Band, Neil Young and Ryan Adams and The Cardinals to play his own unique brand of Americana, with a hint of Scotland. www.adamholmesandtheembers.com 9 SEPTEMBER SONGS OF SEPARATION: At Kings Place, London. Songs of separation is an outstanding collaboration between ten of Scotland and England’s leading female folk musicians. Devised and recorded in just six days on the Isle of Eigg, the musicians explore the rich heritage of the two countries, drawing on their respective and collective musical experiences and crafting something both new and special. The album was released in January, to exceptional reviews, and had a sell-out tour. www.songsofseparation.co.uk

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TITUS ANDRONICUS: At Summerhall, Edinburgh. 8-Late. A series of gig nights based out of Edinburgh's Summerhall Arts Venue. www.Summerhall.co.uk 8 JUNE Nothing Ever Happens Here presents …..

PARADISE BANGKOK: At Summerhall, Edinburgh. 8-Late. A series of gig nights based out of Edinburgh's Summerhall Arts Venue. www.Summerhall.co.uk 10 JUNE THE DOMESTICS with TOMFOOLERY: At 3 Harbours Arts Festival, The Lighthouse Community Hub, West Loan, Prestonpans, East Lothian, 7.30pm. As part of the 3 Harbours Arts Festival, local alt – country band The Domestics will be presenting evening of contemporary music at new Prestonpans venue The Lighthouse Community Hub. The Domestics will present their unique blend of original songs and ‘domesticated’ covers and will be joined by Americana / folk band Tomfoolery who have just returned to Scotland after a tour of Colorado. There will also be some surprise guests to look forward to! www.facebook/wearethedomestics www.facebook.com/3harbours

The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra directed by Tommy Smith presents ….. The 1 JUNE Music Of Steps Ahead featuring MIKE MAINIERI: At Queens Hall Edinburgh 0131 668 Edinburgh Folk Club’s 40th Annual 2019 (pre-concert talk at 6.45 pm) 7.30pm. The Songwriting Competition: At Pleasance Scottish National Jazz Orchestra (SNJO) leaps Theatre Bar. Doors/bar 7:30pm; showtime 8pm. back to the future with visionary jazz pioneer £10 (non-members) , £9 (conc) £7 (EFC and vibraphone master Mike Mainieri to play The members) on door. 18 entries with a £100 first Music of Steps Ahead. Music fans who are prize. The judges for this year's song writing fascinated by the intersecting paths of rock, competition are: Maggie Holland, JimWelsh and blues, funk, jazz and world music are invited on Murray MacLeod. a unique journey into the creative mind of a http://efc1973.com/home quiet, modest and important musical iconoclast. www.snjo.co.uk 4 JUNE Nothing Ever Happens Here presents …..

MEDITERRANEO featuring THE BADWILLS: At Summerhall, Edinburgh. 8-Late. A series of gig nights based out of Edinburgh's Summerhall Arts Venue.

DAVE ARCARI: At Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh.

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ragtime, Dixieland blues and early swing, The California Feetwarmers are renowned for an earthy depth of character that sets them apart from others who have followed that throwback path to New Orleans, Circa 1920. Their boisterous on-stage antics are solidly underpinned by playing that is as close to the source as it can be. www.facebook.com/Ca.feetwarmers www.brookfield-knights.com

HANNAH ALDRIDGE with LILLY HIATT: At Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh on her ‘Summer Europe Tour’. Two fiery and talented chips off old blocks, but these daughters are doing it for themselves. There are few artists that can truly encapsulate the essence and true range of Americana like Muscle Shoals artist Hannah Aldridge, whose musical pedigree precedes her and speaks for itself. She is the daughter of Alabama Music Hall of Famer Walt Aldridge, one of the most prolific songwriters of the modern 17 JUNE musical era, including no. 1 country hits for Ronnie Milsap, Barbara Mandrell and Travis Tritt MAIN STREET BLUES + LIGHTS OUT BY NEW SCOTTISH HYMNS BAND: Barclay among others. East Nashville firebrand Lilly NINE: At The Mash House, Guthrie Street Viewforth Church, Edinburgh, 7.30pm. Great Hiatt describes her music as the majesty of Edinburgh. 7-10pm. £12 + bf. A great night of hymns speak timeless truths with profound melancholy, accepting the sadder aspects of life blues, funk and soul from two of Scotland's top passion. One aim of this album which the band and finding some peace in them. Singing in a bands. Tickets from: Tickets Scotland, Ripping are touring was to introduce some new songs barbed lilt full of deep worry and gritty Records & that churches in Scotland might find useful in determination in equal measure, she conveys www.Skiddle.com their own unique worship services. Scottish emotions too finely shaded to be easily named, www.facebook.com/Main-Street-Blues-149452595133548 traditional music and folk melodies have an yet will be familiar to any listener who’s had www.facebook.com/Lights-Out-By-Nine-7681593471 adaptable quality that renders the best of them their heart broken or has broken a heart. In the timeless. intimate and atmospheric Voodoo Rooms 11 JUNE http://newscottishhymns.com/events/ Speakeasy this promises to be a very special gig indeed! Tickets – Early Bird £8, Adv £10, on Errant Media presents ‘Upstairs’: A new bi18 JUNE door £12 @ monthly gig night in Leith featuring music from www.brownpapertickets.com Edinburgh and beyond from 7-11pm. £5.

Mellow Promotions presents ….. THE www.lillyhiatt.com Featuring tonight HAGANA (harmonious riffage GLASS CHILD + support from SOPHIE BURT www.hannah-aldridge.com from headliners), BLACK DOVES (Glasgow + ALEX MAXWELL: At Sketchy Beats Cafe, cabaret pop), STEPHEN MCLAREN (ex-Collar Leith. Doors at 7PM (Free entry).

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Depot, 138-140 Leith Walk, Edinburgh, EH6 5DT 19 JUNE PAWS: At Summerhall, Edinburgh. 8-Late. A (Tel: 0131 555 4738) series of gig nights based out of Edinburgh's BADSTONE: At The Grange, Fauldhouse. Free. Summerhall Arts Venue. A series of gig nights 12 JUNE based out of Edinburgh's Summerhall Arts 9pm.

Venue. www.facebook.com/Pierheadtavern.co.uk OUT of ABINGDON: At The Jazz Bar, www.Summerhall.co.uk Edinburgh. Hailing from Brisbane, Australia BIG BOY BLOATER and The LiMiTs: At sizzling hot acoustic groove duo OUT of HUGH KELLY: At Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh.

Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh. £11. Following on ABINGDON are following the sun into the 7pm Alt.Blues/Soul singer songwriter Hugh Kelly from the great response to their new album Northern hemisphere for a series of dates from Edinburgh has recently released his debut ‘Luxury Hobo’ Big Boy Bloater and The LiMiTs throughout the UK, Europe & Malaysia. Warwick will be embarking on a full UK tour in support of EP which is getting numerous plays on radio Hargreaves (Guitar/Vocals) and Tina Fullerton stations throughout UK, and he was ‘Artist of the it. With a fascination for textures and subtle (Double Bass/Vocals) have enchanted audiences narratives Luxury Hobo sees Bloater in a Week’ in the Scotland on Sunday & Scotsman as far as Paris, Berlin, Edinburgh and London and was interviewed live on BBC Radio tougher, deeper and more expressive mode and quietly built a loyal local following over 7 following a bout of depression in 2013 which has Scotland’s Janice Forsyth Show with one of his years, with 3 CD releases and hundreds of gigs led it to take a lot darker and personal tone. tracks making her ‘Single of the Week’. Hugh’s and festival performances on the East Coast of Having always self-produced all his own records, also one of Jim Gellatly's top picks for April Australia to their credit. this time he enlisted the ear of Adam Whalley to 2016. Hugh’s out on tour now across the www.outofabingdon.com.au summer at venues and festivals showcasing help bring out what they produce live and it tracks from the EP and playing a track or two brings the production quality to the next level.

13 JUNE from his album due out at the end of the year. www.bigboybloater.com www.hughkellymusic.com THE CALIFORNIA FEETWARMERS: At 21 JUNE Pleasance Theatre, Edinburgh. Masters of 25 JUNE

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RHYTHM MACHINE: At Summerhall, Edinburgh. 8-Late. A series of gig nights based out of Edinburgh's Summerhall Arts Venue. www.Summerhall.co.uk Greater Grassmarket Acoustic Showcase: At Grassmarket, Edinburgh. Noon – 5pm. Free.

Alongside the weekly Saturday market, the Grassmarket stage will be coming out to showcase the best local acoustic musicians providing great Summer vibes in Edinburgh’s most beautiful setting! The Grassmarket is a wonderful city centre space below Edinburgh Castle with a great choice of cafes, bars & shops.

Home to occasional festival events & other year round activities. With cobbled, winding streets, a colourful past and historical heritage it's a great place to while away the hours and listen to great music! www.facebook.com/GreaterGrassmarket 1 JULY Mellow Promotions presents ….. THE RECKLESS YOUTH + support from SILVERBYSKYLINE + CLOCKWIRE: At Opium, Edinburgh. Doors at 8pm. www.mellowpromotions.com 2 JULY Off The Record: At Out Of The Blue Drill Hall, 36 Dalmeny Street, Edinburgh, EH6 8RG. 10.30am-5pm. £2 (includes lunch). Tickets @ http://bit.ly/OTREdin Concert promoters, band managers, record label representatives and journalists are among the key music industry figures set to share their knowledge at this Off The Record day. The event sees organisers Born To Be Wide partner with #artcore and Out of the Blue as part of the Edinburgh Youth Music Festival, celebrating the breadth of opportunities available for young people across the city. Open to anyone aged 1425, Off The Record will provide advice sessions focusing on key aspects of the industry, including releasing music, getting/organising gigs, promotion and working in the business.

Confirmed speakers include: Stina Tweeddale (musician, Honeyblood), Amy Ferguson (producer, BBC Radio Scotland), Nicky Carder (promoter, Beyond Presents), Craig Gornall (blogger, Alive and Amplified), James Bruce (promoter, PCL Presents), Martyn Flyn (label director, Lucky Me), Michael Lambert (artist manager, A Modern Way) and Chris Beltran who

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RANGA: At Summerhall, Edinburgh. 8-Late. A series of gig nights based out of Edinburgh's Summerhall Arts Venue. Experience the blaze of Rangda's ferocity at one of their upcoming live dates this summer... Sir Richard Bishop, Ben Chasny and Chris Corsano - theirs is the natural order; deeply abraded but armed with fury, serpentine wisdom and the ability to seamlessly meld tightly structured riffage with the sound of the free. Unleashed on February 19th, The Heretic’s Bargain is a supercharged full length, rife with dynamic and aggressive movements; the sum total of three distinct musical minds at work together. www.Summerhall.co.uk

EVERYWHERE: At Bannermans, Edinburgh.

Everywhere started out internationally in 2013 playing the NME awards alongside Django Django and later went on to support Kaiser Chiefs and headline Notting Hill Arts Club in London. We have had radio play at BBC 2, BBC 6, 1Xtra and features in MusicWeek, Indie Shuffle and Clash. www.everywheretheband.com 6 AUGUST

CAROLINE GILMOUR: At Foodies Festival, Edinburgh. Caroline’s latest EP 'Electric Waterfalls' is due for release on 25.3.2016.

Produced by Jud Mahoney (Justin Timberlake, Babyface), this is a departure in musical style for Caroline, which is influenced by her love of 80s electro pop. Caroline has opened for artists such 21 JULY as Charlotte Church, Kim Churchill, Paper Aeroplanes, Dean Owens, Eleanor McEvoy, Tom HILLFOLK NOIR with 10 STRING Baxter, Jon Gomm, Sam Brookes and Horse.

SYMPHONY: At House Concert, Edinburgh. One www.facebook.com/CarolineGilmourMusic of the hardest-working bands on the US roots music circuit, Hillfolk Noir have built themselves 11 AUGUST a huge Stateside following playing what has been described as music “filtered through a THE HOT SEATS: At Fringe by the Sea, North country-tinged, swampy-swingin’, hillbilly- delta- Berwick. The Hot Seats have blown the crowds blues-ragtime word machine”. Working out of away at big events such as Celtic Connections, Boise, Idaho, they have won a lot of fans in the Shetland Folk Festival, HebCeltFest, Gate To UK after six successful tours on this side of the Southwell and Edinburgh Fringe, where they won Atlantic. a coveted Herald Angel after a sell-out run at www.facebook.com/hillfolknoir The Famous Spiegletent and were described as www.brookfield-knights.com “sensational” by the publication’s arts editor.

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26 JULY www.facebook.com/thehotseats www.brookfield-knights.com The ‘Gig at the Grandstand’: The ‘Gig at the Grandstand’ will take place at Musselburgh 13 AUGUST Racecourse as part of Musselburgh Riding of the Marches 2016, a festival that is held on every 21 DECLAN WELSH: At Party In The Palace years. The headliner is still tbc and so far the Festival, Linlithgow. Declan Welsh is a 22 year line-up includes: Altered Sky, Lucy Stannage old singer songwriter and poet telling stories and (Winner of ROM16 Battle of the Bands), DJ writing about what it is to be young in the Murray Sim, Iain Stirling (host and comedian) modern world. His songs range from an ode to www.rom2016.co.uk having a sub par night out to a call to arms against the fascists in our midst and everything 29 JULY in between; the only common thread being catchy tunes and relatable, witty observations on Nothing Ever Happens Here presents ….. everyday life.

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in March - thirty years to the day since the band first walked into a rehearsal studio in the heart THE HOT SEATS: At House Concert, Edinburgh. of The Black Country in 1986. Their new single The Hot Seats have blown the crowds away at For The Broken Hearted (out in June) is taken big events such as Celtic Connections, Shetland from the album The Wonder Stuff will be touring Folk Festival, HebCeltFest, Gate To Southwell in conjunction with the album's release, of this and Edinburgh Fringe, where they won a Hunt remarked; "The Wonder Stuff is a live coveted Herald Angel after a sell-out run at The band, that's why it exists. Some people might be Famous Spiegletent and were described as happy to spend months or years sitting in “sensational” by the publication’s arts editor. studios noodling around with computers, but They’re back - and they’re raring to go! that isn't why I got into the game. I need a www.facebook.com/thehotseats regular fix of the full sensory overload that is a www.brookfield-knights.com gig, there's nothing to equal it." www.thewonderstuff.com 22 AUGUST DEAN OWENS with JASON ISBELL: At The Liquid Room, Edinburgh. "One of Scotland's best" - Bob Harris (BBC Radio 2). Dean’s music has been described as Celtic Americana with a rocky pop edge, and draws as much from his Scottish roots, especially his home town of Leith (referenced and loved by the Proclaimers) as from his US heroes. The emotional honesty in his songs shines through as he sings about people and places, love and regrets, drawing favourable comparisons with the likes of Springsteen. A gritty yet lyrical Scottish sensibility, delivered with a searingly soulful voice. www.facebook.com/deanowensmusic

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HUGH KELLY: At BOX, Glasgow. 8pm. Alt. Blues/Soul singer songwriter Hugh Kelly from Edinburgh has recently released his debut EP which is getting numerous plays on radio stations throughout UK, and he was ‘Artist of the Week’ in the Scotland on Sunday & Scotsman and was interviewed live on BBC Radio 22-27 AUGUST Scotland’s Janice Forsyth Show with one of his tracks making her ‘Single of the Week’. Hugh’s Three’s A Crowd Productions presents also one of Jim Gellatly's top picks for April CHRISTINA BIANCO: At Ghillie Dhu, 2016. Hugh’s out on tour now across the Edinburgh. The long awaited one-woman show featuring US singing sensation, Christina Bianco. summer at venues and festivals showcasing tracks from the EP and playing a track or two ‘Me, Myself & Everyone Else’ is set to wow from his album due out at the end of the year. audiences up and down the country. Through her soaring vocals and spot-on impressions, the www.hughkellymusic.com show will feature Christina’s greatest ‘fan favourites,’ along with new material celebrating 4 JUNE the world’s most iconic vocalists and pop-culture VÉLONIÑOS: At Glad Cafe, Glasgow. Enjoying personalities from yesterday and today. the experience of writing together, invitations to Audiences can expect an exciting selection of play live at Glasgow’s Ceòl’s Craic Americana pop, standard & Broadway tunes, sung in Christina’s own voice as well as in the voices of Night and guest as part of Festival 2014 in celebration of Glasgow’s Commonwealth Games the great divas themselves. followed and the guys decided to take things www.christinabianco.com further by releasing a digital EP in July 2015 and a full-length studio album in February 2016.

24 AUGUST Doors 8pm, 9pm start. Tickets £7.50 available from 12th April / £10 otd @ DEAN OWENS: At Queen's Hall, Edinburgh.

"One of Scotland's best" - Bob Harris (BBC Radio www.musicglue.com/veloninos/live-shows/ www.facebook.com/veloninos 2). Dean’s music has been described as Celtic Americana with a rocky pop edge, and draws as 9 JUNE much from his Scottish roots, especially his home town of Leith (referenced and loved by the HUGH KELLY: At Broadcast, Glasgow. 7.30pm.

Proclaimers) as from his US heroes. The Alt.Blues/Soul singer songwriter Hugh Kelly from emotional honesty in his songs shines through Edinburgh has recently released his debut EP as he sings about people and places, love and which is getting numerous plays on radio regrets, drawing favourable comparisons with stations throughout UK, and he was ‘Artist of the the likes of Springsteen. A gritty yet lyrical Week’ in the Scotland on Sunday & Scotsman Scottish sensibility, delivered with a searingly and was interviewed live on BBC Radio soulful voice.

Scotland’s Janice Forsyth Show with one of his www.facebook.com/deanowensmusic tracks making her ‘Single of the Week’. Hugh’s also one of Jim Gellatly's top picks for April 24 SEPTEMBER 2016. Hugh’s out on tour now across the summer at venues and festivals showcasing DHM Concerts presents ..... THE SHEE and tracks from the EP and playing a track or two SARAH HAYES: At Edinburgh Queen’s Hall. www.facebook.com/DHM-Concerts-285713951447098 from his album due out at the end of the year. www.hughkellymusic.com Mellow Promotions presents ….. CASUAL AGENDA + support from THE BROADCASTS The Fallen Angels Club presents ….. ADAM + GENTLEMEN JACKALS: At The Mash House, HOLMES & THE EMBERS: At CCA, Glasgow, 7.30pm, £13.00. With his own take on folk Edinburgh. Doors at 7pm. melded seamlessly to Americana, Adam Holmes www.mellowpromotions.com has lit up the Scottish music scene with his band, The Embers in recent years. The 25-year30 SEPTEMBER old from Edinburgh, with a new album due to be released next year, has been lined up to appear THE WONDER STUFF: At The Liquid Rooms, at the CCA in Glasgow on Thursday, June 9, Edinburgh. 7pm / £22. To mark their 30th 2016. His 2013 debut album, Heirs and Graces, anniversary The Wonder Stuff released their was both melodic and striking with an assured eighth studio album, 30 Goes Around The Sun,

touch that belied his youthfulness as a singer/ songwriter. It won the former fiddler many glowing reviews as well as a nomination in the Scottish Album of the Year awards. His live shows – he appeared in 2015 at the Tonder Festival alongside Richard Thompson and John Prine, for example – also always prove impressive. “Adam has great songs to share with his fine band so a night in his company is always something to relish,” said Kevin Morris of The Fallen Angels Club. Tickets @ http://tickets-scotland.com/ www.fallenangelsclub.com McKELLAR (single launch) with support from CAIRN STRING QUARTET: At Hug and Pint, Glasgow. Glasgow. Singer/Songwriter David McKellar going by the name of just McKellar is back after taking a break from making music with a new single ‘Heavy Soul’ for fans of Echo and the bunny men, The Stone roses, The Verve, The Doors. He shall be playing a live set with his band and the Cairn String Quartet. www.mckellarmusic.com OUT of ABINGDON: At The Crafty Pig and So, What Comes Next, Glasgow. Hailing from Brisbane, Australia - sizzling hot acoustic groove duo OUT of ABINGDON are following the sun into the Northern hemisphere for a series of dates throughout the UK, Europe & Malaysia.

Warwick Hargreaves (Guitar/Vocals) and Tina Fullerton (Double Bass/Vocals) have enchanted audiences as far as Paris, Berlin, Edinburgh and London and quietly built a loyal local following over 7 years, with 3 CD releases and hundreds of gigs and festival performances on the East Coast of Australia to their credit. www.outofabingdon.com.au 10 JUNE OUT of ABINGDON: At Lebowskis West and The Finnieston, Glasgow. Hailing from Brisbane, Australia - sizzling hot acoustic groove duo OUT of ABINGDON are following the sun into the Northern hemisphere for a series of dates throughout the UK, Europe & Malaysia. Warwick Hargreaves (Guitar/Vocals) and Tina Fullerton (Double Bass/Vocals) have enchanted audiences as far as Paris, Berlin, Edinburgh and London and quietly built a loyal local following over 7 years, with 3 CD releases and hundreds of gigs and festival performances on the East Coast of Australia to their credit. www.outofabingdon.com.au 11 JUNE The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra directed by Tommy Smith presents ….. The Music Of Steps Ahead featuring MIKE MAINIERI: At Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow 0141 332 5057 (pre-concert talk at 6.45 pm) 7.30pm. The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra (SNJO) leaps back to the future with visionary jazz pioneer and vibraphone master Mike Mainieri to play The Music of Steps Ahead.

Music fans who are fascinated by the intersecting paths of rock, blues, funk, jazz and world music are invited on a unique journey into the creative mind of a quiet, modest and important musical iconoclast. www.snjo.co.uk DAVE ARCARI: At The Hug & Pint, Glasgow.

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. Two US tours in 2015 – including official showcases at SxSW in Austin, Texas – built on the foundations laid over successful US tours in 2013 and 2014. A new set of recordings is

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BIG BOY BLOATER and The LiMiTs: At Nice N Sleazy, Glasgow. £11. Following on The Fallen Angels Club presents ….. THE from the great response to their new album CALIFORNIA FEET WARMERS: At CCA, ‘Luxury Hobo’ Big Boy Bloater and The LiMiTs Glasgow. £15. Masters of ragtime, Dixieland will be embarking on a full UK tour in support blues and early swing, The California of it. With a fascination for textures and Feetwarmers are renowned for an earthy subtle narratives Luxury Hobo sees Bloater in depth of character that sets them apart from a tougher, deeper and more expressive mode others who have followed that throwback following a bout of depression in 2013 which path to New Orleans , Circa 1920. Their has led it to take a lot darker and personal boisterous on-stage antics are solidly tone. Having always self-produced all his own underpinned by playing that is as close to the records, this time he enlisted the ear of source as it can be. Based in Los Angeles, Adam Whalley to help bring out what they the band dusts down and re-works old produce live and it brings the production classics, re-visiting material from The Blue quality to the next level.

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In January, 2015, they played to 1000 23 JUNE revellers when they sold out Glasgow ’s Old Fruitmarket during Celtic Connections. Those MULL HISTORICAL SOCIETY with who were lucky enough to get a ticket later support from The Isle of Mull’s HANNAH reported it had been the biggest party the FISHER & SORREN MACLEAN: At King city had enjoyed since the 1990 City of Tuts, Glasgow. Colin MacIntyre – who Culture celebrations! Tom Jones is their releases under the pseudonym ‘Mull latest fan, having caught them in action at Historical Society’ – is one of the UK’s most Herp Albert’s legendary Beverly Hills club, respected songwriters & performers. A multiThe Vibrato. He urged them to seek out a instrumentalist, programmer and producer, date at London’s Ronnie Scott’s Club and told he is now also an Award-winning novelist, them: “Just say Tom Jones sent you!” Tickets 2016 sees MacIntyre release his seventh @ http://tickets-scotland.com/ MHS album to date: ‘Dear Satellite’. So far www.fallenangelsclub.com he has achieved two Top 20 albums and four Top 40 singles. “Colin MacIntyre’s ability to THE CALIFORNIA FEETWARMERS: At The wrap textural complexity and shard-filled CCA, Glasgow. Masters of ragtime, Dixieland lyrics in pop coatings endures. Pop needs blues and early swing, The California more of this.” The Sunday Times Feetwarmers are renowned for an earthy http://mullhistoricalsociety.com/ depth of character that sets them apart from others who have followed that throwback 30 JUNE path to New Orleans, Circa 1920. Their boisterous on-stage antics are solidly Mellow Promotions presents ….. THE underpinned by playing that is as close to the RECKLESS YOUTH + support from THE source as it can be.

DOUBLE STANDARDS + www.facebook.com/Ca.feetwarmers SILVERBYSKYLINE: At Audio, Glasgow. www.brookfield-knights.com Doors at 7pm. www.mellowpromotions.com 14 JUNE 16 JULY THE CALIFORNIA FEETWARMERS: At The Performing Arts Centre, Kilbarchan. Masters DECLAN WELSH: At St Luke’s all dayer at St of ragtime, Dixieland blues and early swing, Luke’s, Glasgow. Declan Welsh is a 22 year The California Feetwarmers are renowned for old singer songwriter and poet telling stories an earthy depth of character that sets them and writing about what it is to be young in apart from others who have followed that the modern world. His songs range from an throwback path to New Orleans, Circa 1920. ode to having a sub par night out to a call to Their boisterous on-stage antics are solidly arms against the fascists in our midst and underpinned by playing that is as close to the everything in between; the only common source as it can be. thread being catchy tunes and relatable, www.facebook.com/Ca.feetwarmers witty observations on everyday life. www.brookfield-knights.com https://twitter.com/DeclanWelsh 17 JUNE

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JOHN TAYLOR plus guests: At St Lukes Glasgow. Doors 7pm, 8pm start. Tickets £10.

We are delighted to be helping our old friend John Taylor launch his new album in June of this year. John’s music has been played on hit USA TV shows such as Revenge, Californication and Necessary Roughness.

After John’s biggest exposure on American TV his song “Pull you through” entered the itunes singer songwriter at no 1 in Sweden, no 4 in Canada and no 12 in the USA. John’s combined youtube videos have more than three quarters of a million hits. John’s last Glasgow date was played to a packed crowd

HILLFOLK NOIR with 10 STRING SYMPHONY: At Performing Arts Centre, Kilbarchan. One of the hardest-working bands on the US roots music circuit, Hillfolk Noir have built themselves a huge Stateside following playing what has been described as music “filtered through a country-tinged, swampy-swingin’, hillbilly- delta-bluesragtime word machine”. Working out of Boise, Idaho, they have won a lot of fans in the UK after six successful tours on this side of the Atlantic. www.facebook.com/hillfolknoir www.brookfield-knights.com

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MUSIC NEWS Scotland GIGguide page 15: glasgow + surrounding area 25 JULY TIM DALLING, IAN CARR, NEIL HARLAND, RHONA DALLING: At The Performing Arts Centre, Kilbarchan. The buzz created when Tim brought this show to Glasgow’s Celtic Connections Festival in January, set need-someof-this wheels in motion as other promoters and venues sought opportunities to grab a slice of the action. Due to the commitments each of these fine individuals has with other projects stretching well into this year, it will be later in 2016 – and well into 2017 too, before we will be in a position to plan a lengthier tour. www.brookfield-knights.com 2 AUGUST DEAN OWENS: At The Glad Cafe, Glasgow.

"One of Scotland's best" - Bob Harris (BBC Radio 2). Dean’s music has been described as Celtic Americana with a rocky pop edge, and draws as much from his Scottish roots, especially his home town of Leith (referenced and loved by the Proclaimers) as from his US heroes. The emotional honesty in his songs shines through as he sings about people and places, love and regrets, drawing favourable comparisons with the likes of Springsteen. A gritty yet lyrical Scottish sensibility, delivered with a searingly soulful voice. www.facebook.com/deanowensmusic 5 AUGUST EVERYWHERE: At The Old Hairdressers, Glasgow. Everywhere started out internationally in 2013 playing the NME awards alongside Django Django and later went on to support Kaiser Chiefs and headline Notting Hill Arts Club in London. We have had radio play at BBC 2, BBC 6, 1Xtra and features in MusicWeek, Indie Shuffle and Clash. www.everywheretheband.com 9 AUGUST DAVE ARCARI with BOB WAYNE: At 02 ABC2, Glsasgow. 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. Two US tours in 2015 – including official showcases at SxSW in Austin, Texas – built on the foundations laid over successful US tours in 2013 and 2014. A new set of recordings is scheduled for release over an EP and an album in 2016. Seasick Steve said: “Dave plays like he got his skin turned inside out and pretty soon my skin was inside out too listening and it was all good. That boy bleeds for you – he a real down deep player and a soul man…” www.davearcari.com 16 AUGUST THE HOT SEATS: At Performing Arts Centre, Kilbarchan. The Hot Seats have blown the crowds away at big events such as Celtic Connections, Shetland Folk Festival, HebCeltFest, Gate To Southwell and Edinburgh Fringe, where they won a coveted Herald Angel after a sell-out run at The Famous Spiegletent and were described as “sensational” by the publication’s arts editor. They’re back - and they’re raring to go! www.facebook.com/thehotseats www.brookfield-knights.com 2 SEPTEMBER BARENAKED LADIES: At ABC, Glasgow.

Barenaked Ladies bringing their renowned, boisterous live shows to audiences all around the UK. Barenaked Ladies are also back with the

release of a brand new live album on 20 May called BNL Rocks Red Rocks, it was recorded 10 June last year at famous Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Colorado during the band’s Last Summer on Earth Tour 2015. Tickets @ www.BarenakedLadies.com

BLUE ROSE CODE plus special guests: At St Andrew’s In The Square Glasgow. Tickets £14 from 0141 204 5151. Doors 7.30pm, 8pm start.

The sparkling Blue Rose Code will do the honours and open the 10th anniversary Glasgow Americana Festival in October. Man behind the music, Ross Wilson has rightly won huge praise 8 SEPTEMBER for live, sell-out performances including joyous sessions for the BBC. Glasgow Americana will The Fallen Angels Club presents ….. DANNY take place at various venues across the city & THE CHAMPIONS OF THE WORLD plus from the 5-9 October. special guest DEAN OWENS: At Stereo www.glasgowamericana.com Glasgow. Doors 7.30pm, 8pm start. Tickets £13 Triple UK Americana Awards Winners, Danny 7 OCTOBER and the Champions of the World, are bringing their breathless brand of folk, rock and soul to SKINNY LISTER: At Nice N Sleazy, Glasgow.

Stereo in Glasgow on September 8. This One of the best live bands in the country is back infectiously joyous band bring crowds to their with their biggest UK headline tour to date feet from the start of their gigs. Great songs, taking place in October 2016. Skinny Lister, who musicianship and a brilliant rapport with have been non-stop performing across Europe audiences are the hallmarks of this band with a and the United States, return with flagon in collection of feel good songs that also embrace hand, party spirit in their bellies and only one country and Americana. This year, they won the thing on their mind: fun.

UK album of the year award with What Kind of www.facebook.com/skinnylister Love, the UK Artist of the Year title and UK Song of the Year, Clear Water at the UK Americana CHIP TAYLOR plus support: At The Classic awards. They are clearly one of the best and Grand Glasgow. Tickets £15 from 0141 204 most thrilling bands around at the moment so 5151. Chip Taylor, rated as one of America’s this is going to be a memorable gig. Special finest singer/songwriters and masterful guest on the night is Deans Owens whose most performers, is gracing this year’s 10th recent album Into The Fire has won the Scot Anniversary Glasgow Americana Festival with a many new admirers. Tickets @ http://ticketsone-off show. One of the pioneers of the pivotal scotland.com/ country-rock movement in the 70s and the man www.fallenangelsclub.com who wrote massive 1960s hits, Wild Thing and Angel Of the Morning. “This is a brilliant 10 SEPTEMBER opportunity to see and hear a true legend.”

Glasgow Americana takes place between the Three’s A Crowd Productions presents 5th-9th October at various venues across the CHRISTINA BIANCO: At Mitchell Theatre, city.

Glasgow. The long awaited one-woman show www.glasgowamericana.com featuring US singing sensation, Christina Bianco.

‘Me, Myself & Everyone Else’ is set to wow 9 OCTOBER audiences up and down the country. Through her soaring vocals and spot-on impressions, the THE STRAY BIRDS plus special guest OTIS GIBBS: At The CCA Glasgow. Tickets £14 from show will feature Christina’s greatest ‘fan favourites,’ along with new material celebrating 0141 204 5151 and The CCA 0141 352 4900. the world’s most iconic vocalists and pop-culture Doors 3.30pm, 4pm start. The Stray Birds are one of the hottest bands on the US roots music personalities from yesterday and today. circuit. Since first taking America by storm in Audiences can expect an exciting selection of 2013 they have gone on to win a huge fanbase, pop, standard & Broadway tunes, sung in Christina’s own voice as well as in the voices of following triumphant appearances at big festivals around the world such as Celtic the great divas themselves.

Connections, Cambridge Folk Festival, MerleFest www.christinabianco.com and Tonder. Glasgow Americana will take place at various venues across the city from the 5-9 17 SEPTEMBER October.

The Fallen Angels Club presents ….. www.glasgowamericana.com CAHALEN MORRISON & ELI WEST: At The CCA Glasgow. Doors 7.30pm, 8pm start. Tickets 30 NOVEMBER £13. ahalen Morrison and Eli West are firmly The Fallen Angels Club presents ….. established as one of the most important roots music duos to have emerged on the Americana CAHALEN MORRISON & ELI WEST: At The Admiral Bar Glasgow. Doors 7.30pm, 8pm start. circuit in recent years. They count many wellTickets £13. They were flown in from their base recognised names among their supporters in Canada for a sold-out headline show at including Chris Wood who included them in his Six Best Folk Acts list in an article for The Times. Glasgow’s Tron Theatre during Celtic Connections Festival this year after winning Their last album (their third) was produced by major TV exposure when tracks from the Tim O’Brien who also nailed his colours to the sensational To Build A Fire album were chosen mast, declared himself a fan and said that the pair “make music the world needs!” When they as the backdrop to the recent BBC 2 TV drama originally released their debut album in Europe , based on Iain Banks’ Stonemouth novel. The new album – Sex & Politics – got its official UK it met with instantaneous reaction, Bob Harris launch in January and once again confirmed inviting them to record a studio session for his BBC Radio 2 show. They created a huge impact them as a creative tour de force. “Simply superb – an album that’ll be making more than during their first ever UK tour and debut Celtic a few end-of-year “best of” lists,” said Connections Festival, and were subsequently AmericananUK, while Acoustic magazine called it invited back to Glasgow for their own headline show at the city’s Mitchell Theatre . They’re back “totally glorious” and added: “It’s maybe as fine as music’s likely to get in 2016.” R2 magazine from their base in Seattle with a promise to called it “a work of outstanding genius.” Penner keep fans happy with a selection of betterknown material as well as new songs due to be has that rare quality – a well-grounded human featured on the next album at the end of 2016. spirit. In another life he might have been a Shaman. With constant playing companion Jon Tickets @ http://tickets-scotland.com/ Wood (a highly respected producer in Canada ) www.fallenangelsclub.com by his side, percussive elements and layered guitar techniques have added rich texture.

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FIFE / CENTRAL / PERTHSHIRE / TAYSIDE Send us all your gig dates for Tayside, Perthshire, Fife and Central areas . Email them to Carol carol.musicnewsscotland@gmail.com 24 MAY-11 JUNE The 306: Dawn: At Dalcrue Farm Barn, Perthshire. Various times. World Premiere National Theatre of Scotland, 1418 NOW and Perth Theatre co-production, in association with Red Note Ensemble. The 306: Dawn is a new piece of music theatre directed by National Theatre of Scotland’s Artistic Director, Laurie Sansom, written by Oliver Emanuel and composed by Gareth Williams. Based on real events, it charts the heart-breaking journey of three of the 306 British soldiers who were executed for cowardice, desertion and mutiny during World War I (1914-18). The work is a cocommission with 14-18 NOW, the UK’s First World War centenary cultural programme. The 306; Dawn is Part I of a trilogy of new plays, with live music, commemorating the First World War, to be presented in 2016, 2017 and 2018.

These plays will explore personal stories of the 306, as well as looking at how the war affected women, families and communities on the home front. Red Note Ensemble Performers: Cello Robert Irvine and Violin Jackie Shave. Tickets: £10. Perth Theatre Box Office www.horsecross.co.uk or 01738 621031 www.nationaltheatrescotland.com 3 JUNE HUGH KELLY: At The Green Room, Perth. 8pm.

Alt.Blues/Soul singer songwriter Hugh Kelly from Edinburgh has recently released his debut EP which is getting numerous plays on radio stations throughout UK, and he was ‘Artist of the Week’ in the Scotland on Sunday & Scotsman and was interviewed live on BBC Radio Scotland’s Janice Forsyth Show with one of his tracks making her ‘Single of the Week’. Hugh’s also one of Jim Gellatly's top picks for April 2016. Hugh’s out on tour now across the summer at venues and festivals showcasing tracks from the EP and playing a track or two from his album due out at the end of the year. www.hughkellymusic.com

musicians. All are welcome. If you don’t want to make music then just come along and tap your feet. For all gigs tickets are sold at the door. www.facebook.com/crailfolkclub

Dundee. Hailing from Brisbane, Australia sizzling hot acoustic groove duo OUT of ABINGDON are following the sun into the Northern hemisphere for a series of dates throughout the UK, Europe & Malaysia. Warwick 10 JUNE Hargreaves (Guitar/Vocals) and Tina Fullerton (Double Bass/Vocals) have enchanted audiences THE CALIFORNIA FEETWARMERS: At Birnam as far as Paris, Berlin, Edinburgh and London Arts Centre. Masters of ragtime, Dixieland blues and quietly built a loyal local following over 7 and early swing, The California Feetwarmers are years, with 3 CD releases and hundreds of gigs renowned for an earthy depth of character that and festival performances on the East Coast of sets them apart from others who have followed Australia to their credit. that throwback path to New Orleans, Circa 1920. www.outofabingdon.com.au Their boisterous on-stage antics are solidly underpinned by playing that is as close to the 17 JUNE source as it can be. www.facebook.com/Ca.feetwarmers HUGH KELLY: At Inn at Strathyre (10 miles www.brookfield-knights.com from Callander. 7.30pm. Alt.Blues/Soul singer songwriter Hugh Kelly from Edinburgh has The Loft Sessions presents ….. GRIM recently released his debut EP which is getting MORRISON + THE PROJECTION + BOOTSIE numerous plays on radio stations throughout UK, BLUE: At Behind The Wall, Falkirk. 7.30pm. The and he was ‘Artist of the Week’ in the Scotland 3rd Instalment of The Loft Sessions takes place on Sunday & Scotsman and was interviewed live after the success of the first two events the show on BBC Radio Scotland’s Janice Forsyth Show will now take place on a Friday night slot. The with one of his tracks making her ‘Single of the regular event showcases local talent with a Week’. Hugh’s also one of Jim Gellatly's top picks strong focus on the local scene with fresh new for April 2016. Hugh’s out on tour now across talent to the more established players on the the summer at venues and festivals showcasing scene. Frontman of The Projection Stewart tracks from the EP and playing a track or two Cuthill has been in bands in Falkirk from as far from his album due out at the end of the year. back as the 1960’s up to the Eighties. He last www.hughkellymusic.com played a gig in Falkirk 33 years ago in 1983 at what was then Burns Bar with Deft Jerks. The OUT of ABINGDON: At The Weem Inn, Loft Sessions will also be hosting two of the Aberfeldy. Hailing from Brisbane, Australia newest bands in the local scene with 3 piece sizzling hot acoustic groove duo OUT of groove rock band Grim Morrison and another ABINGDON are following the sun into the trio with rhythm rock band Bootsie Blue.

Northern hemisphere for a series of dates Tickets £4 or pay at door available (£5, or £3 for throughout the UK, Europe & Malaysia. Warwick students) @ Hargreaves (Guitar/Vocals) and Tina Fullerton www.afterglowmusic.uk (Double Bass/Vocals) have enchanted audiences as far as Paris, Berlin, Edinburgh and London 11 JUNE and quietly built a loyal local following over 7 years, with 3 CD releases and hundreds of gigs NEW SCOTTISH HYMNS BAND: At Perth North and festival performances on the East Coast of Church, Perth, 7.30pm. Great hymns speak Australia to their credit. timeless truths with profound passion. One aim www.outofabingdon.com.au of this album which the band are touring was to introduce some new songs that churches in DECLAN WELSH: At Solas Festival, Perth.

Scotland might find useful in their own unique Declan Welsh is a 22 year old singer songwriter worship services. Scottish traditional music and and poet telling stories and writing about what it folk melodies have an adaptable quality that is to be young in the modern world. His songs renders the best of them timeless. range from an ode to having a sub par night out http://newscottishhymns.com/events/ to a call to arms against the fascists in our midst and everything in between; the only common 12 JUNE thread being catchy tunes and relatable, witty observations on everyday life.

The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra https://twitter.com/DeclanWelsh directed by Tommy Smith presents ….. The Music Of Steps Ahead featuring MIKE 18 JUNE MAINIERI: At Gardyne Theatre, Dundee 01382 434 940 (pre-concert talk at 6.45 pm) 7.30pm. CLAIRE HASTINGS: At Killin Music Festival.

The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra (SNJO) Claire Hastings is a folksinger/songwriter leaps back to the future with visionary jazz originally from Dumfries. Last year, Claire won pioneer and vibraphone master Mike Mainieri to the prestigious BBC Radio Scotland’s Young play The Music of Steps Ahead. Music fans who Traditional Musician of the Year award. Since are fascinated by the intersecting paths of rock, winning the title, Claire has had the opportunity blues, funk, jazz and world music are invited on to perform at many high-profile events including a unique journey into the creative mind of a BBC Proms in the Park with the Scottish quiet, modest and important musical iconoclast. Symphony Orchestra, and BBC Music Day where www.snjo.co.uk she sang alongside Lulu, Jamie Cullum and Deacon Blue.

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NEW SCOTTISH HYMNS BAND: At St Peter’s Free Church, Dundee, 7.30pm. Great hymns speak timeless truths with profound passion.

One aim of this album which the band are touring was to introduce some new songs that churches in Scotland might find useful in their own unique worship services. Scottish traditional THE CALIFORNIA FEETWARMERS: At Acoustic music and folk melodies have an adaptable Music Club, Kirkcaldy. Masters of ragtime, quality that renders the best of them timeless.

Dixieland blues and early swing, The California http://newscottishhymns.com/events/ Feetwarmers are renowned for an earthy depth of character that sets them apart from others 9 JUNE who have followed that throwback path to New Orleans, Circa 1920. Their boisterous on-stage Crail Folk Club presents ..... SINGERS NIGHT: At Town Hall in Crail, Fife. £1. Crail Folk antics are solidly underpinned by playing that is Club offers a wide range of musical styles to suit as close to the source as it can be. www.facebook.com/Ca.feetwarmers all tastes, they welcome seasoned musicians, www.brookfield-knights.com beginners and those that just want to come along and listen in a friendly atmosphere. During OUT of ABINGDON: At Clark’s on Lindsay St., Singers' nights they feature local singers and

OUT of ABINGDON: At The Weem Inn, Aberfeldy. Hailing from Brisbane, Australia sizzling hot acoustic groove duo OUT of ABINGDON are following the sun into the Northern hemisphere for a series of dates throughout the UK, Europe & Malaysia. Warwick Hargreaves (Guitar/Vocals) and Tina Fullerton (Double Bass/Vocals) have enchanted audiences as far as Paris, Berlin, Edinburgh and London and quietly built a loyal local following over 7 years, with 3 CD releases and hundreds of gigs and festival performances on the East Coast of Australia to their credit.

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MUSIC NEWS Scotland GIGguide page 18: fife + central + perthshire + tayside www.outofabingdon.com.au 19 JUNE OUT of ABINGDON: At The Burntisland Sands, Fife. Hailing from Brisbane, Australia - sizzling hot acoustic groove duo OUT of ABINGDON are following the sun into the Northern hemisphere for a series of dates throughout the UK, Europe & Malaysia. Warwick Hargreaves (Guitar/Vocals) and Tina Fullerton (Double Bass/Vocals) have enchanted audiences as far as Paris, Berlin, Edinburgh and London and quietly built a loyal local following over 7 years, with 3 CD releases and hundreds of gigs and festival performances on the East Coast of Australia to their credit. www.outofabingdon.com.au 23 JUNE Crail Folk Club presents ..... JEZ LOWE: At Town Hall in Crail, Fife. £7. A double nomination at the 2015 BBC Folk Awards – for best singer and best new song – was a timely reminder of Jez Lowe’s standing in the UK folk and acoustic music scene. Not only is he one of the busiest live performers in the country, but his songs are among the most widely sung by other performers, whether by long-established acts like Fairport Convention, The Dubliners and Bob Fox, or by the new breed of stars like The Unthanks and The Young Uns. Consistently one of the club’s most popular visitors. Crail Folk Club offers a wide range of musical styles to suit all tastes, they welcome seasoned musicians, beginners and those that just want to come along and listen in a friendly atmosphere. During Singers' nights they feature local singers and musicians. All are welcome. If you don’t want to make music then just come along and tap your feet. For all gigs tickets are sold at the door. www.jezlowe.com www.facebook.com/crailfolkclub 25 JUNE Strange Behaviours presents ..... THREE BLIND WOLVES with support from FAIRWEATHER & THE ELEMENTS + GHOST WRITER: At Tolbooth, Stirling. Going out with a bang for the last of the monthly Strange Behaviours indie/alt nights at the Tolbooth before the summer break, we welcome back the reincarnated Three Blind Wolves with 2 local supports we’re really excited about. Returning reimagined and raring to go, Three Blind Wolves are back. Taking the last 3 years to regroup and rebuild, the band have moved on from the harmony-laden folk of 2013’s ‘Sing Hallelujah for the Old Machine’ towards something more punchy, electrified and light-hearted. In support are Fairweather & The Elements, a breezy soulful indie ensemble built around the songwriting of Ross Fairweather, plus the alternative/folk sounds of Falkirk’s Ghost Writer. Tickets are available from Box Office on 01786 274 000 or via the Tolbooth website www.culturestirling.org/tolbooth

just want to come along and listen in a friendly atmosphere. During Singers' nights they feature local singers and musicians. All are welcome. If you don’t want to make music then just come along and tap your feet. For all gigs tickets are sold at the door. www.facebook.com/crailfolkclub 2 JULY DAVE ARCARI: At Clarks, Dundee. 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 internationallyacclaimed solo CD releases. Two US tours in 2015 – including official showcases at SxSW in Austin, Texas – built on the foundations laid over successful US tours in 2013 and 2014. A new set of recordings is scheduled for release over an EP and an album in 2016. Seasick Steve said: “Dave plays like he got his skin turned inside out and pretty soon my skin was inside out too listening and it was all good. That boy bleeds for you – he a real down deep player and a soul man…” www.davearcari.com 14 JULY Crail Folk Club presents ..... BARBARA DYMOCK & CHRIS MARRA: At Town Hall in Crail, Fife. £7. Barbara Dymock & Chris Marra A singer from Fife who is a welcome addition to our programme. Known for her collaborations not least with Christine Kydd in Sinsheen. On this occasion Barbara is joined by Chris Marra, the Dundonian brother of Michael and member of the Hazey Janes. Crail Folk Club offers a wide range of musical styles to suit all tastes, they welcome seasoned musicians, beginners and those that just want to come along and listen in a friendly atmosphere. During Singers' nights they feature local singers and musicians. All are welcome. If you don’t want to make music then just come along and tap your feet. For all gigs tickets are sold at the door. www.barbaradymock.com www.facebook.com/crailfolkclub 16 JULY CAROLINE GILMOUR: At Pandora Fest, Duncarron Medieval Village. Caroline’s latest EP 'Electric Waterfalls' is due for release on 25.3.2016. Produced by Jud Mahoney (Justin Timberlake, Babyface), this is a departure in musical style for Caroline, which is influenced by her love of 80s electro pop. Caroline has opened for artists such as Charlotte Church, Kim Churchill, Paper Aeroplanes, Dean Owens, Eleanor McEvoy, Tom Baxter, Jon Gomm, Sam Brookes and Horse. www.facebook.com/CarolineGilmourMusic

Club offers a wide range of musical styles to suit all tastes, they welcome seasoned musicians, beginners and those that just want to come along and listen in a friendly atmosphere. During Singers' nights they feature local singers and musicians. All are welcome. If you don’t want to make music then just come along and tap your feet. For all gigs tickets are sold at the door. www.facebook.com/crailfolkclub 13 AUGUST THE HOT SEATS: At Dundee (venue tbc). The Hot Seats have blown the crowds away at big events such as Celtic Connections, Shetland Folk Festival, HebCeltFest, Gate To Southwell and Edinburgh Fringe, where they won a coveted Herald Angel after a sell-out run at The Famous Spiegletent and were described as “sensational” by the publication’s arts editor. They’re back and they’re raring to go! www.facebook.com/thehotseats www.brookfield-knights.com 17 AUGUST THE HOT SEATS: At Birnam Arts Centre. The Hot Seats have blown the crowds away at big events such as Celtic Connections, Shetland Folk Festival, HebCeltFest, Gate To Southwell and Edinburgh Fringe, where they won a coveted Herald Angel after a sell-out run at The Famous Spiegletent and were described as “sensational” by the publication’s arts editor. They’re back and they’re raring to go! www.facebook.com/thehotseats www.brookfield-knights.com 20 AUGUST Film Hub Scotland presents CineScore Live: Wunder der Schöpfung with live score from Herschel 36 at Doune the Rabbit Hole Festival, Cardross Estate. Film Hub Scotland, part of the BFI’s Film Audience Network CineScore Live tour - a unique season of three spectacular silent films, each accompanied by a speciallycommissioned score performed live by some of Scotland’s most talented musicians at venues across the country. http://dounetherabbithole.co.uk www.filmhubscotland.com/cinescorelive 25 AUGUST

Crail Folk Club presents ..... MY SWEET PATOOTIE: At Town Hall in Crail, Fife. £7. An acoustic roots group from rural Ontario that brings twining vocal harmonies, monstrous finger style guitar, sizzling fiddle, percussion and abundant charisma together in one perfect package. Their music is a tongue-in-cheek Canadian blend of old country, vintage jazz, western swing & blues. Firm favourites in Crail after two previous visits. A must for those who like to be entertained and amazed. Crail Folk 31 JULY Club offers a wide range of musical styles to suit DEAN OWENS: At Southern Fried, Perth. "One all tastes, they welcome seasoned musicians, of Scotland's best" - Bob Harris (BBC Radio 2). beginners and those that just want to come Dean’s music has been described as Celtic along and listen in a friendly atmosphere. During 30 JUNE Americana with a rocky pop edge, and draws as Singers' nights they feature local singers and much from his Scottish roots, especially his musicians. All are welcome. If you don’t want to Crail Folk Club presents ..... home town of Leith (referenced and loved by the make music then just come along and tap your FORGAITHERIN’: At Town Hall in Crail, Fife. feet. For all gigs tickets are sold at the door. £7. Having formed the group in 2013 to perform Proclaimers) as from his US heroes. The emotional honesty in his songs shines through as www.mysweetpatootie.com a single charity concert at their home club www.facebook.com/crailfolkclub in Glenfarg, Lesley, Hugh, John and Hamish have he sings about people and places, love and gone on to entertain around Scotland, including regrets, drawing favourable comparisons with 8 SEPTEMBER gigs at both the Fringe and the Carrying Stream the likes of Springsteen. A gritty yet lyrical Scottish sensibility, delivered with a searingly festivals in Edinburgh during 2015. They Crail Folk Club presents ..... CINDY & MARK soulful voice. combine their strong vocals with multiLEMAIRE: At Town Hall in Crail, Fife. £7. The instrumentation and perform a wide-ranging mix www.facebook.com/deanowensmusic remarkable guitar playing of Mark Lemaire of both traditional and contemporary material. (check out his instrumental version of ‘A whiter 11 AUGUST Their second album is set for release in early shade of pale’) combines with their beautifully 2016. Crail Folk Club offers a wide range of Crail Folk Club presents ..... SINGERS harmonised voices, humour and short stories to musical styles to suit all tastes, they welcome NIGHT: At Town Hall in Crail, Fife. £1. Crail Folk result in an ‘almost magical’ evening. Mark and seasoned musicians, beginners and those that

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‘Me, Myself & Everyone Else’ is set to wow audiences up and down the country. Through her soaring vocals and spot-on impressions, the show will feature Christina’s greatest ‘fan favourites,’ along with new material celebrating the world’s most iconic vocalists and pop-culture personalities from yesterday and today.

Audiences can expect an exciting selection of pop, standard & Broadway tunes, sung in Christina’s own voice as well as in the voices of the great divas themselves. www.christinabianco.com 17 SEPTEMBER Film Hub Scotland presents CineScore Live: Wunder der Schöpfung with live score from Herschel 36 at Dundee Contemporary Arts. Film Hub Scotland, part of the BFI’s Film Audience Network CineScore Live tour - a unique season of three spectacular silent films, each accompanied by a specially-commissioned score performed live by some of Scotland’s most talented musicians at venues across the country. http://www.dca.org.uk www.filmhubscotland.com/cinescorelive 22 SEPTEMBER Crail Folk Club presents ..... DAVID FRANCEY plus KIM EDGAR: At Town Hall in Crail, Fife. £7. We are delighted to have been able to re-schedule David from last year after he had to cancel due to illness. Another in our increasingly long line of guests from Canada (well sort of – originally from Ayrshire). A singer and storyteller with wry humour and astute observations alongside an openhearted singing style. Regulars will be familiar with his song ‘Torn Screen Door’. At no extra charge (!) we also welcome Edinburgh’s Kim Edgar who is promoting her third solo album on a short Scottish tour. Guitarist and piano player Kim is also a member of the celebrated band Cara. Crail Folk Club offers a wide range of musical styles to suit all tastes, they welcome seasoned musicians, beginners and those that just want to come along and listen in a friendly atmosphere.

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Bourtie Parish Church, Aberdeenshire, 7.30pm.

Great hymns speak timeless truths with profound passion. One aim of this album which 27 OCTOBER the band are touring was to introduce some new songs that churches in Scotland might find useful Crail Folk Club presents ..... MAIREARAD in their own unique worship services. Scottish GREEN & ANNA MASSIE: At Town Hall in Crail, traditional music and folk melodies have an Fife. £7. Two of Scotland’s most revered multiadaptable quality that renders the best of them instrumentalists, Mairearad Green (accordion timeless. and bagpipes) and Anna Massie (guitar, banjo, http://newscottishhymns.com/events/ fiddle) are a truly captivating duo, providing a highly energetic performance with an instantly 11 JUNE warm and friendly stage presence. The Poozies and Blazing Fiddles are amongst the various JO MCCAFFERTY with support from CRAIG bands of which they are members. ‘You guys JOHN DAVIDSON: At The Lemon Tree Lounge, were killing it….amazing playing’ K T Tunstall. A West North Street, Aberdeen, doors 7.30pm. huge hit at Glenfarg’s 2014 Folk Feast. Crail Folk Acclaimed Aberdeen singer/songwriter Jo Club offers a wide range of musical styles to suit McCafferty will take to the stage in a rare local all tastes, they welcome seasoned musicians, show in aid of the Scottish Association for Mental beginners and those that just want to come Health (SAMH). Jo has pulled together some along and listen in a friendly atmosphere. During well-known and respected faces from Aberdeen's Singers' nights they feature local singers and music scene to reimagine songs from throughout musicians. All are welcome. If you don’t want to her career, from some old favourites, to new make music then just come along and tap your material, as well as some rarely heard gems. “It feet. For all gigs tickets are sold at the door. is lovely to be playing a full band gig in Aberdeen www.mairearadandanna.com again, something I haven’t done for over 10 www.facebook.com/crailfolkclub years and even better to be doing it in aid of the SAMH, a charity very close to my heart. It’s been 10 NOVEMBER great to revisit and reinterpret the older stuff and look ahead with some newer stuff, and it’s Crail Folk Club presents ..... SINGERS just incredible to be doing a home gig like this at NIGHT: At Town Hall in Crail, Fife. £1. Crail Folk one of my favourite venues.” Tickets £8.80 on Club offers a wide range of musical styles to suit 01224 641122 or all tastes, they welcome seasoned musicians, www.aberdeenperformingarts.com beginners and those that just want to come www.jomccafferty.com along and listen in a friendly atmosphere. During www.samh.org.uk Singers' nights they feature local singers and musicians. All are welcome. If you don’t want to 20 JUNE make music then just come along and tap your feet. For all gigs tickets are sold at the door.

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THE BLOODY MARYS: At The Lemon Tree Lounge, West North Street, Aberdeen, doors 8pm. The Bloody Marys are back in town and in Crail Folk Club presents ..... SINGERS mood to be ignored. Aberdeen’s first, favourite NIGHT: At Town Hall in Crail, Fife. £1. Crail Folk and funniest tribute band with their show, Club offers a wide range of musical styles to suit Monster of Frock. Tickets £16.50 on 01224 all tastes, they welcome seasoned musicians, 641122 or beginners and those that just want to come www.aberdeenperformingarts.com along and listen in a friendly atmosphere. During Singers' nights they feature local singers and 10 JUNE musicians. All are welcome. If you don’t want to make music then just come along and tap your NEW SCOTTISH HYMNS BAND: At Meldrum & 13 OCTOBER

20-25 JUNE Footloose: At His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen, at 7.30pm with 2pm Thursday matinee and 2.30pm Saturday matinee. Kick off your Sunday shows and cut loose with the explosive rock n’ roll musical sensation Footloose. Tickets £36.50 - £17.50 on 01224 641122 or www.aberdeenperformingarts.com 22 JUNE Almost Blue Promotions presents …..

HANNAH ALDRIDGE & LILLY HIATT: At The Blue Lamp, Aberdeen. Doors 7.30pm. Tickets £10 / £8 adv. There are few artists that can truly encapsulate the essence and true range of Americana like Muscle Shoals artist Hannah Aldridge, whose musical pedigree precedes her and speaks for itself. With sounds ranging from blues in the Mississippi Delta to the dusty, dixieland jazz sounds from New Orleans, the musical stylings of Muscle Shoals on up to the primitive roots of American Country music, Hannah Aldridge leaves no inspiration or influence untapped. Royal Blue, the second album by East Nashville firebrand Lilly Hiatt, is about the majesty of melancholy—or, as she explains it, “accepting the sadder aspects of life and finding some peace in them.” A dance between pedal steel and synths, the album examines the vagaries of love and commitment but steadfastly refuses to romanticize any notion of romance. Singing in a barbed lilt full of deep worry and gritty determination in equal measure, she conveys emotions too finely shaded to be easily named, yet will be familiar to any listener who’s had their heart broken—or

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23 JUNE JOSIENNE CLARKE AND BEN WALKER: At Montrose Folk Club, Links Hotel, Montrose, DD10 8RL. BBC Radio 2 Folk Award winners ‘best duo 2015’ Josienne Clarke and Ben Walker who have just signed to Rough Trade Records are on tour.

The elegance and sophistication of their music comes entirely from their own discipline, rigour and craft. The misery, mirth and sheer beauty of their performances has taken them to such auspicious stages as Cambridge Folk Festival, Bristol’s Colston Hall and London’s Purcell Rooms, a far cry from the pub backrooms where they began. www.montrosefolkclub.co.uk http://josienneandben.com

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PAWS with support from WENDELL BORTON and THE SPOOK SCHOOL: At The Lemon Tree Lounge, West North Street, Aberdeen, doors 8pm. Go big or go home with music from PAWS, the musical brilliance of Phillip, Josh and Ryan.

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10 JULY DALLAHAN: At Stonehaven Folk Festival. On tour promoting their 2nd album'Matter Of Time', these gigs showcase the sound that they have developed since their debut album's release.

Having found their feet musically when conceiving the first album's material, they have expanded and developed their ideas, exploring

HILLFOLK NOIR with 10 STRING SYMPHONY: At Tin Hut, Gartly. One of the hardest-working bands on the US roots music circuit, Hillfolk Noir have built themselves a huge Stateside following playing what has been described as music “filtered through a countrytinged, swampy-swingin’, hillbilly- delta-bluesragtime word machine”. Working out of Boise, Idaho, they have won a lot of fans in the UK after six successful tours on this side of the Atlantic. www.facebook.com/hillfolknoir www.brookfield-knights.com

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CHUCK HAWTHORNE: At The Blue Lamp, Aberdeen. Doors 7.30pm. Tickets £10 / £8 adv.

Currently the talk of Texas, Austin songwritter Chuck Hawthorne is touring the country in support of Silver Line, which promises to put him firmly on the Americana map alongside the great songsmiths that now admire his work. The 11 songs on Chuck’s debut album, Silver Line, were produced by Ray Bonneville at Shine Studios in Austin, Texas, and feature a roster of stellar guest musicians including Eliza Gilkyson and Gurf Morlix. The record recently caught the attention of Michael Martin Murphey, who heard Chuck play at the National Cowboy Poetry

Gathering in Elko, Nevada. Murph has since invited Chuck to play shows with him at the Saxon Pub in Austin and the Franklin Theatre in Nashville, and along with Bonneville, he has become a musical mentor to Chuck. www.AlmostBluePromotions.com 5 AUGUST DEAN OWENS: At The Blue Lamp, Aberdeen.

"One of Scotland's best" - Bob Harris (BBC Radio 2). Dean’s music has been described as Celtic Americana with a rocky pop edge, and draws as much from his Scottish roots, especially his home town of Leith (referenced and loved by the Proclaimers) as from his US heroes. The emotional honesty in his songs shines through as he sings about people and places, love and regrets, drawing favourable comparisons with the likes of Springsteen. A gritty yet lyrical Scottish sensibility, delivered with a searingly soulful voice. www.facebook.com/deanowensmusic 9 SEPTEMBER Three’s A Crowd Productions presents CHRISTINA BIANCO: At Tivoli Theatre, Aberdeen. The long awaited one-woman show featuring US singing sensation, Christina Bianco.

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tours around on an average or 45,000 miles a year doing an endless string of one night stands at honky tonks, dance halls, festivals, and theaters. With the gift of raw talent, and showmanship Peewee has been fortunate 11 SEPTEMBER enough to be able to share the stage with several of his hero's, as well as some of outlaw Almost Blue Promotions presents ….. MY country, americana, and rockabilly's most well DARLING CLEMENTINE: At The Blue Lamp, known, and recieved acts such as Kris Aberdeen. Doors 7.30pm. Tickets £12 / £10 adv. Kristofferson, Billy Joe Shaver, David Allen Coe, The classic country duets were undoubtedly at Ralph Stanley, Dwight Yoakam, Charlie Daniels, their peak in the late 60s and 1970s, the likes of Dicky Betts, Cowboy Jack Clement, Steve Earle, George Jones & Tammy Wynette, Dolly Parton Red Simpson, Shooter Jennings, Junior Brown, and Porter Waggoner, Johnny & June and many Chris Knight, Todd Snyder, Wanda Jackson, The more. Fast forward 40 years and those timeless Blasters, Southern Culture On The Skids, and themes are alive and well in the hands , and countless others. voices of……..My Darling Clementine (aka www.AlmostBluePromotions.com Michael Weston King and Lou Dalgleish).

Michael Weston King, the seasoned 16 OCTOBER troubadour, and the former leader of U.K. Alt Country pioneers The Good Sons (who MOJO Almost Blue Promotions presents ….. THE dubbed “England’s very own Uncle Tupelo…”,) is STRAY BIRDS: At The Blue Lamp, Aberdeen. widely seen as one of Britain’s finest singer Doors 7.30pm. Tickets £15 / £12.50 adv. The songwriters. He has made 10 solo albums and 4 Stray Birds have been flying high since the 2012 with The Good Sons. Always on the road, both release of their critically acclaimed self-titled solo and touring with the likes of Nick Cave, album. Two years, hundreds of gigs, and John Cale, Guy Clark, Steve Earle, Roger thousands of highway miles later, the genreMcGuinn. Lou Dalgleish is quite simply one of, melding acoustic trio made its Yep Roc Records if not THE finest female singers in the UK. She debut with Best Medicine. The band – multihas been praised by, and worked with the likes instrumentalists and vocalists Maya de Vitry, of Elvis Costello, Bryan Ferry, The Brodsky Oliver Craven, and Charlie Muench – hails from Quartet, and many more.

Lancaster, Pennsylvania. All three are www.AlmostBluePromotions.com classically-trained musicians who’ve been making music of all kinds since childhood 18 SEPTEMBER (before they reconnected through the local music scene, de Vitry and Muench first met in Almost Blue Promotions presents ….. middle school orchestra); however, they were CAHALEN MORRIOSON & ELI WEST: At The also all raised with a steady diet of music Blue Lamp, Aberdeen. 8pm. Cahalen Morrison & ranging from pioneers like The Carter Family Eli West are, simply put, two of the most and Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys to the innovative and subtle roots musicians today. joyous invention of The Beatles and The Band, Their music draws from old folk sources, but it to the groundbreaking artistry of Jimi Hendrix. sounds vibrantly alive. Cahalen Morrison writes www.AlmostBluePromotions.com songs that sound like a Cormac McCarthy novel: simple, beautifully crafted, and seemingly 2 DECEMBER formed from raw natural elements. Eli West brings jagged, angular arrangements based in Almost Blue Promotions presents ….. CAM bluegrass and old-time, but refracted through a PENNER & JON WOOD: At The Blue Lamp, 21st century lens.

Aberdeen. Doors 7.30pm. Tickets £10 / £8 adv. www.almostbluepromotions.com We are very happy to announce the return of the brilliant CAM PENNER & JON WOOD to 1 OCTOBER Aberdeen ! Get your tickets early, this was a very busy night the last time they played! The Almost Blue Promotions presents ….. music he plays - and energy generated - has PEEWEE MOORE: At The Blue Lamp, Aberdeen. won him many friends, fans and admirers. The Doors 7.30pm. Tickets £10 / £8 adv. As an mesmerising live show is bigger - and brighter award winning and highly acclaimed Outlaw than before, spontaneously grand and fragile at Country Singer/Songwriter Peewee Moore the same time. Percussive elements and layered

guitar techniques have added rich texture. Cam hails from a Mennonite community in Southern Manitoba, where his parents, town rebels, ran an illegal roadhouse and his grandfather, a bootlegger, was a much-loved character in the rural community. Growing up against that background, he found an appreciation for common people's stories. Since stepping out aged 18, he has experienced more raw humanity than most would encounter in a lifetime. He spent thirteen years dedicated to helping the homeless and destitute in Chicago’s soup kitchens and shelters and when each shift was over, would spend endless hours writing and playing his guitar while exorcising his emotions through music. www.AlmostBluePromotions.com

HIGHLANDS + WEST COAST / ARGYLL Send us all your gig dates for the Highlands Email them to Carol carol.musicnewsscotland@gmail.com 8 JUNE DECLAN WELSH: At Blackfriars, Inverness.

11pm. Declan Welsh is a 22 year old singer songwriter and poet telling stories and writing about what it is to be young in the modern world. His songs range from an ode to having a sub par night out to a call to arms against the fascists in our midst and everything in between; the only common thread being catchy tunes and relatable, witty observations on everyday life. https://twitter.com/DeclanWelsh 30 JUNE Between The Lines ….. JAMES MACKENZIE with support MICHAEL CASSIDY: At Eden Court Theatre, Inverness. Locally based singer/ songwriter James Mackenzie took part in our Open Mic event at last year’s Between the Lines which lead to him being asked to perform at the closing gig alongside the brilliant Malcolm Middleton and Withered Hand. Since then James has continued to develop his craft and has released the EP Winter and picked up MFR’s One To Watch award. A year on and James has just returned from a UK tour supporting Runrig and we’re [Eden Court] delighted to have him now

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MUSIC NEWS Scotland GIGguide page 24: highlands :: islands + shetland + orkney :: ayrshire + dumfriesshire headline his own gig here at Between The Lines. www.facebook.com/jamesmackenziemusic 3 AUGUST DEAN OWENS: At The Old Bridge Inn, Aviemore. "One of Scotland's best" - Bob Harris (BBC Radio 2). Dean’s music has been described as Celtic Americana with a rocky pop edge, and draws as much from his Scottish roots, especially his home town of Leith (referenced and loved by the Proclaimers) as from his US heroes. The emotional honesty in his songs shines through as he sings about people and places, love and regrets, drawing favourable comparisons with the likes of Springsteen. A gritty yet lyrical Scottish sensibility, delivered with a searingly soulful voice. www.facebook.com/deanowensmusic

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LEANNE & THE RADIX: At The Pierhead Tavern, Lamlash, Arran. Free. 9pm. www.facebook.com/Pierheadtavern.co.uk 18 JUNE HEATHER MCLEOD: At The Pierhead Tavern, Lamlash, Arran. Free. 1pm. www.facebook.com/Pierheadtavern.co.uk 19 JUNE AUDIOCLASS: At The Pierhead Tavern, Lamlash, Arran. Free. 9pm. www.facebook.com/Pierheadtavern.co.uk 20 JUNE WATER AND EARTH: At The Pierhead Tavern, Lamlash, Arran. Free. 1pm. www.facebook.com/Pierheadtavern.co.uk 26 JUNE LITTLE MISS DEBBY & THE G MEN: At The Pierhead Tavern, Lamlash, Arran. Free. 9pm. www.facebook.com/Pierheadtavern.co.uk 25 JUNE

JOSIENNE CLARKE AND BEN WALKER: At St Pauls Church Hall, Rothesay, Isle of Bute. BBC Radio 2 Folk Award winners ‘best duo 2015’ Isle of Bute ….

Josienne Clarke and Ben Walker who have just Transclyde Music is a group of like minded signed to Rough Trade Records are on tour. The people on the Isle of Bute whose aims are to elegance and sophistication of their music comes promote live music on the island. For their latest entirely from their own discipline, rigour and gig news go to …. craft. The misery, mirth and sheer beauty of www.facebook.com/Transclydemusic their performances has taken them to such auspicious stages as Cambridge Folk Festival, 3 JUNE Bristol’s Colston Hall and London’s Purcell Rooms, a far cry from the pub backrooms where CLAIRE HASTINGS: At Arran Folk Festival. they began.

Claire Hastings is a folksinger/songwriter www.transclydemusic.co.uk originally from Dumfries. Last year, Claire won http://josienneandben.com the prestigious BBC Radio Scotland’s Young Traditional Musician of the Year award. Since 27 JUNE winning the title, Claire has had the opportunity to perform at many high-profile events including Live music @ The Pierhead: At The Pierhead BBC Proms in the Park with the Scottish Tavern, Lamlash, Arran. Free. 1pm.

Symphony Orchestra, and BBC Music Day where www.facebook.com/Pierheadtavern.co.uk she sang alongside Lulu, Jamie Cullum and Deacon Blue.

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DAVE ARCARI: At (2pm) – Big Sparra Vinyl (instore), Ayr. 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. Two US tours in 2015 – including official showcases at SxSW in Austin, Texas – built on the foundations laid over successful US tours in 2013 and 2014. A new set of recordings is scheduled for release over an EP and an album in 2016.

Seasick Steve said: “Dave plays like he got his skin turned inside out and pretty soon my skin was inside out too listening and it was all good.

That boy bleeds for you – he a real down deep player and a soul man…” www.davearcari.com 11 JUNE DECLAN WELSH: At Eden Festival, Moffat.

Declan Welsh is a 22 year old singer songwriter and poet telling stories and writing about what it is to be young in the modern world. His songs range from an ode to having a sub par night out to a call to arms against the fascists in our midst and everything in between; the only common thread being catchy tunes and relatable, witty observations on everyday life. https://twitter.com/DeclanWelsh 17 JUNE CLAIRE HASTINGS: At The Catstrand, New Galloway. Claire Hastings is a folksinger/ songwriter originally from Dumfries. Last year, Claire won the prestigious BBC Radio Scotland’s Young Traditional Musician of the Year award.

Since winning the title, Claire has had the opportunity to perform at many high-profile events including BBC Proms in the Park with the Scottish Symphony Orchestra, and BBC Music Day where she sang alongside Lulu, Jamie Cullum and Deacon Blue. www.clairehastings.com

THE CALIFORNIA FEETWARMERS: At Harbour Arts Centre, Irvine. Masters of ragtime, Dixieland blues and early swing, The California Feetwarmers are renowned for an earthy depth of character that sets them apart from others who have followed that throwback path to New Orleans, Circa 1920. Their boisterous on-stage DEAN OWENS: At Easdale Village Hall, Easdale antics are solidly underpinned by playing that is 4 JUNE Island. "One of Scotland's best" - Bob Harris as close to the source as it can be.

(BBC Radio 2). Dean’s music has been described www.facebook.com/Ca.feetwarmers SUPA & DI KRYPTONITES: At The Pierhead as Celtic Americana with a rocky pop edge, and www.brookfield-knights.com Tavern, Lamlash, Arran. Free. 9pm. draws as much from his Scottish roots, www.facebook.com/Pierheadtavern.co.uk especially his home town of Leith (referenced 29 JUNE and loved by the Proclaimers) as from his US Transclyde Music presents ….. PRESTON heroes. The emotional honesty in his songs THE BLOW MONKEYS: At Bar 51, 8 Vennel REED with support from HUGH MITCHELL: shines through as he sings about people and Street, Stewarton, Ayrshire KA3 5HL. Tickets @ At Craigmore, Rothesay. 7:45pm. Tickets £10 places, love and regrets, drawing favourable 01560 428020 £12. Following the success of The from Musicker on 01700 502287. One of the comparisons with the likes of Springsteen. A Blow Monkeys latest album the self released ‘If most influential and innovative guitarists of the gritty yet lyrical Scottish sensibility, delivered Not Now ,When?’ in 2015 the band are ready to past quarter century, Preston Reed invented with a searingly soulful voice. spread the love and share the music out there integrated percussive guitar playing in the late www.facebook.com/deanowensmusic "live" once again! Since they reformed in 2008 1980's, revolutionising the way the acoustic The Blow Monkeys have been recording and guitar is played and inspiring generations of performing again with almost indecent haste. musicians around the world ever since.

This is a chance to catch a legendary band with Employing multi-voiced grooves, polyrhythmic all four original members performing at the peak percussion and story-telling compositions, Reed's of their powers with a mix of "classic hits" and visionary approach fully exploits the brand new songs - all infused with that breathtaking orchestral potential of the acoustic enigmatic simian soul. guitar. www.theblowmonkeys.com www.facebook.com/Transclydemusic www.facebook.com/stonehouse.stewarton

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MUSIC NEWS Scotland GIGguide page 26: ayrshire + dumfriesshire :: scottish borders + 1 hour over through a country-tinged, swampy-swingin’, has an unmistakable Scottish flavour. They will hillbilly- delta-blues-ragtime word machine”. be supported by stablemate ANGUS GUNN who Working out of Boise, Idaho, they have won a lot guested at St Boswells Live! a few years ago. A of fans in the UK after six successful tours on songwriter, singer, writer and performer, Angus this side of the Atlantic. has been writing songs for as long as he can www.facebook.com/hillfolknoir remember. He is entirely self taught as a songwww.brookfield-knights.com writer and guitarist, and has nurtured a very special ability to craft powerful songs and bring 20 JULY them to life. https://stboswellslive.wordpress.com/ HILLFOLK NOIR with 10 STRING SYMPHONY: At The CatStrand, New Galloway. 10 JUNE One of the hardest-working bands on the US roots music circuit, Hillfolk Noir have built HUGH KELLY: At Bar Loco, Newcastle. 8.30pm themselves a huge Stateside following playing Alt.Blues/Soul singer songwriter Hugh Kelly from what has been described as music “filtered Edinburgh has recently released his debut EP through a country-tinged, swampy-swingin’, which is getting numerous plays on radio hillbilly- delta-blues-ragtime word machine”. stations throughout UK, and he was ‘Artist of the Working out of Boise, Idaho, they have won a lot Week’ in the Scotland on Sunday & Scotsman of fans in the UK after six successful tours on and was interviewed live on BBC Radio this side of the Atlantic.

Scotland’s Janice Forsyth Show with one of his www.facebook.com/hillfolknoir tracks making her ‘Single of the Week’. Hugh’s www.brookfield-knights.com also one of Jim Gellatly's top picks for April 2016. Hugh’s out on tour now across the 28 JULY summer at venues and festivals showcasing tracks from the EP and playing a track or two DEAN OWENS: At The CatStrand, Castle from his album due out at the end of the year.

Douglas. "One of Scotland's best" - Bob Harris www.hughkellymusic.com (BBC Radio 2). Dean’s music has been described as Celtic Americana with a rocky pop edge, and 11 JUNE draws as much from his Scottish roots, especially his home town of Leith (referenced String Jam Club presents ….. KATHY and loved by the Proclaimers) as from his US STEWART with special guests: At The County heroes. The emotional honesty in his songs Hotel, 1- 5 High Street, Selkirk TD7 4BZ. String shines through as he sings about people and Jam Club is proudly hosting the official launch of places, love and regrets, drawing favourable Kathy Stewart’s brand new CD release 'Almost comparisons with the likes of Springsteen. A Home.' With special guests. New York country gritty yet lyrical Scottish sensibility, delivered songwriter Kathy is a much-loved favourite at with a searingly soulful voice.

String Jam Club, and a household name on the www.facebook.com/deanowensmusic Borders music scene. Based here since the 1980’s. Kathy’s shows always attract a huge 14 AUGUST following, but this will be an extra-special night of beautiful new songs and guest musicians.

THE HOT SEATS: At Harbour Arts Centre, Album launches are always unique and exciting Irvine. The Hot Seats have blown the crowds occasions, and we’re delighted for Kathy (and away at big events such as Celtic Connections, ourselves!) that she has chosen String Jam Club Shetland Folk Festival, HebCeltFest, Gate To to bring her new songs into the world. Tickets Southwell and Edinburgh Fringe, where they won will go on sale soon a coveted Herald Angel after a sell-out run at www.facebook.com/StringJamClub The Famous Spiegletent and were described as “sensational” by the publication’s arts editor.

15 JUNE They’re back - and they’re raring to go! www.facebook.com/thehotseats THE CALIFORNIA FEETWARMERS: At www.brookfield-knights.com Eastgate Theatre, Peebles. Masters of ragtime, Dixieland blues and early swing, The California Feetwarmers are renowned for an earthy depth of character that sets them apart from others who have followed that throwback path to New Orleans, Circa 1920. Their boisterous on-stage antics are solidly underpinned by playing that is as close to the source as it can be.

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THE BLOW MONKEYS: At Jedburgh, Riverside Rock Festival. Following the success of The Blow Monkeys latest album the self released ‘If Not 4 JUNE Now ,When?’ in 2015 the band are ready to spread the love and share the music out there St Boswell’s Live! presents ….. STILLHOUND "live" once again! Since they reformed in 2008 plus ANGUS GUNN: At St Boswells Village Hall, The Blow Monkeys have been recording and Jenny Moore's Road, TD6 0AL. Doors open at performing again with almost indecent haste.

7.30pm for 8pm. In partnership with the LOST This is a chance to catch a legendary band with OSCILLATION arts collective, St Boswells Live! is all four original members performing at the peak delighted to be able to present a band who are of their powers with a mix of "classic hits" and on the verge of being spoken in the same brand new songs - all infused with that reverential terms as Belle & Sebastian or Biffy enigmatic simian soul.

Clyro. Fergus Cook, Laurie Corlett-Donald, Dave www.theblowmonkeys.com Lloyd and Cat Myers are the school friends that make up STILLHOUND. The Scottish four piece 13 JULY released their debut single in May 2015, since which live shows have been a jewel-like rarity.

DAVE ARCARI: At The Cluny, Newcastle Upon The electro group plays with ceremonial vocal Tyne. SLIDE guitarist & songwriter Dave Arcari’s layers backed up by a pop chart-ready beat that 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. Two US tours in 2015 – including official showcases at SxSW in Austin, Texas – built on the foundations laid over successful US tours in 2013 and 2014. A new set of recordings is scheduled for release over an EP and an album in 2016.

Seasick Steve said: “Dave plays like he got his skin turned inside out and pretty soon my skin was inside out too listening and it was all good.

That boy bleeds for you – he a real down deep player and a soul man…” www.davearcari.com 15 JULY HILLFOLK NOIR with 10 STRING SYMPHONY: At Coldingham Village Hall, Berwickshire. One of the hardest-working bands on the US roots music circuit, Hillfolk Noir have built themselves a huge Stateside following playing what has been described as music “filtered through a country-tinged, swampyswingin’, hillbilly- delta-blues-ragtime word machine”. Working out of Boise, Idaho, they have won a lot of fans in the UK after six successful tours on this side of the Atlantic. www.facebook.com/hillfolknoir www.brookfield-knights.com 22 JULY 10 STRING SYMPHONY: At Eastgate Theatre, Peebles. When 10 String Symphony released their superb Weight of The World album earlier this year, it created instantaneous reverberations on both sides of the Atlantic, and was so well received in America that it ended up at the No 3 position on the hugely-influential Billboard Bluegrass Chart. This will be the duo’s UK debut and it is eagerly anticipated by many.

The album picked up a top-rating 5-star review from R2 magazine. www.facebook.com/10StringSymphony www.brookfield-knights.com 15-24 JULY Music at Paxton: At Paxton House, Berwickshire. Music at Paxton, a summer festival of superb international chamber music, takes place in Paxton House on the banks of the River Tweed in the Scottish Borders. The concerts offer an intimate, friendly and relaxed experience and take place in Paxton House’s splendid Picture Gallery. With its large, domed roof-light that lets in the summer sun, and walls hung high with paintings from the National Galleries of Scotland’s collection, it is an idyllic setting for chamber music. Tickets go on sale 25 April from www.hubtickets.co.uk and 0131 473 2000. Tickets £5.00 to £25.00 www.musicatpaxton.co.uk 18 AUGUST THE HOT SEATS: At Eastgate Theatre, Peebles.

The Hot Seats have blown the crowds away at big events such as Celtic Connections, Shetland Folk Festival, HebCeltFest, Gate To Southwell and Edinburgh Fringe, where they won a coveted Herald Angel after a sell-out run at The Famous Spiegletent and were described as “sensational” by the publication’s arts editor. They’re back and they’re raring to go! www.facebook.com/thehotseats www.brookfield-knights.com

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Like many others, the Fling was conceived with the help of music and alcohol. It began as an idea at the Dunblane Folk Club, among a group of people fond of music and fun. And so in May Maidens of Music 1993 the first Fling happened. Since then the Fling has gone from strength to strength. SomeDumfries where along the line the first 'Fling by the River' Each May Saturday began. Held each Fling Saturday on Dunblane's historic Drying Green, its activities have ranged Maidens of Music kicks off this Saturday 7 May showcasing 60+ female artists, and it continues from an open stage for local young musicians, every Saturday in May, celebrating female musi- fire engines, space-hopper races and fire-eating jugglers, to the annual Rotary Club race for cians and inspiring those who have never per4,000 plastic ducks down the Allan Water. formed to give it a go.

Gradually a 'Fringe Fling' has developed, featurThe action will take place from 3-9pm at The Globe Inn / Music Room Courtyard in the middle ing over the years everything from ghost walks, pub quizzes, plays from the local Drama Group, of Dumfries town centre - with all proceeds gomaster classes in everything from fiddling or ing to local charities. The gigs are being organised by Carol Brotherston, founder of The Music mandolins to harmony singing or bodhran, and the now-annual Thursday Jazz Night.

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Glasgow 13-29 May It’s an incredibly exciting time in the Southside actively encouraging creativity and supporting local Southside talent. The ethos of the Southside Fringe is very much ‘strength in numbers’ : the more facets of the community and local businesses who get involved the louder our voice and the bigger the Southside’s profile will be on the festival map.

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Riverside Festival Glasgow 28-29 May The Electric Frog & Pressure Riverside Festival takes place on the banks of the river Clyde on the grounds of the iconic Riverside Museum for the fourth consecutive year in 2016. Set to be bigger than ever before, the festival takes place over May Bank Holiday weekend www.theelectricfrog.co.uk

Aberdeen and North East of Scotland Music Festival Aberdeen 30 May - 3 June Aberdeen’s oldest and original music, drama and dance Festival began life in 1909 and is still very much alive today. The Festival takes place each year in the first week of June, in halls throughout the city. All events are open to the public and audiences are warmly welcomed. The Festival adopts the motto of Sir Henry Walford Davies: “Not to gain a prize or defeat a rival but to pace one another on the road to excellence.”

If you prefer a bigger festival in a smaller pot you are a Knockengorrocher! Join us beside the glittering Water of Deugh beneath the broad shoulders of southwest Scotland's great mountain peaks to celebrate some of the finest music from the Celtic diaspora and everywhere inbetween. The World Ceilidh melds together the most ancient roots music with the latest cutting http://aberdeenmusicfestival.com/ www.southsidefringe.org.uk edge sounds. This first truly backwoods upland music fest in Scotland hosts some of the best Perth Festival of the Arts musicians and performers from across the world.

All are invited to journey over hill and dale by Perth rock and stream to our natural greenfield audito19-29 May Brew at the Bog rium and to our upland stage to experience the biggest little festival this side of anywhere!

Inverness Celebrate Perth Festival's 45th birthday in Perth 3-4 June Concert Hall, the Festival is one of the highlights in Scotland's cultural calendar. Perth Festival of www.knockengorroch.org.uk Brew at the Bog is one of Scotland's most dythe Arts is an annual 11 day May Festival, namic hidden gems, championing new and unfounded in 1972, and taking place in the City of Orkney Folk Festival signed artists alongside craft beer, gin, cider, Perth in Scotland. It is now in its 45th Year and Orkney whisky, rum and prosecco bars! A two-day is one of the oldest continuously running arts 26-29 May camping festival, Brew at the Bog is held at BogFestivals in Scotland. bain Farm in Inverness, which was crowned Once again we have some big names coming "Best Unusual Venue" at the 2012 Scottish Event www.perthfestival.co.uk north to join in the fun in May, and from the Awards - the perfect setting for a festival that ceilidh bands to the almost indie strand, we have prides itself on championing the best of ScotDumfries & Galloway brought together a broad mix of artists that we land’s alternative scene. The lineup for 2016 inhope appeals to everyone’s interpretation of the cludes a Mercury Music Prize nominee, Best Arts Festival increasingly expansive folk genre. As ever, our Breakthrough Act at the Scottish Music Awards, local traditions and musicians – both established Best Hip Hop Act AND Best Live Act at the Dumfries and Galloway and emerging – will be centre stage alongside 20-29 May SAMAs, Best Up & Coming at the Scottish Trad those visiting the festival. You would be hard Music Awards, a Radio 2 Awards nominee, and pushed to find another festival throughout the Our 9-day festival has taken place since 1979. so it goes on! The festival for 2016 also features The founding aim was to bring international per- country that has such a strong home representa- a programme of speakers, cinema, alternative tion, and it is one that we are hugely proud of. formers of the highest quality to a region contherapies and street food! taining many scattered rural communities since www.orkneyfolkfestival.com then this region has produced some of its own www.brewatthebog.com talent of international standing and we’re proud to also be able to present these artistes from Reivers Rock Portsoy Folk Festival : time to time. We offer a wide range of events: music – including classical, jazz and folk, dance, and Blues Festival “The 7th Haal” theatre, literary, children’s events, plus the visAlwinton (Northumberland) Portsoy ual arts and films. Events take place in a range 27-29 May 3-5 June of venues throughout the region, from large to small, formal to informal, urban to rural.

Clennell Hall will be the venue for the Reivers A weekend of songs, tunes, stories, poetry, Rock and Blues Festival with a fantastic line up dance, workshops and sessions to be held in and www.dgartsfestival.org.uk of top name bands and artists from all corners of around Portsoy. the UK. Clennell Hall is located in the Upper CoDoune & Dunblane Fling quet Valley of Northumberland (just over the www.bothyfolk.org Scottish border) near the village of Alwinton.

Dunblane Situated in it's own grounds, facilities include 26-28 May camping, bunk rooms, hotel rooms, fully licensed Meadows Festival

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year we will welcome Skipinnish, Trail West, BBC Radio Scotland's Young Traditional Musician of the Year 2015 - Claire Hastings and her band, The days are getting longer, the wind is getting Donald Black, the Scott Wood Band plus many warmer, and the air is getting sweeter. Before more incredible artists to our stage. Killin Tradiyou know it, the biggest volunteer-run outdoor tional Music and Dance Festival was previously festival in Scotland will be upon us! The Edinheld back in the 90's which lasted until the early burgh Meadows Festival has been running since 2000's. It was a prime entry on the festival cal1974 and gets bigger and better with every endar and was much missed when it fell by the year, with tens of thousands of revellers gather- wayside. Tickets are on sale now via our website ing in the meadows to enjoy live music, games, www.killinmusicfestival.com and are selling fast! stalls, and – if we’re lucky – a bit of sunshine. www.killinmusicfestival.com www.meadowsfestival.org

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Jedburgh 18 June

Inverness 8-9 June

Riverside Rock 2016 already have some fantasXpoNorth Festival 2016 has announced their tic bands signed up: The Men They Couldn’t music showcase line up of sixty six varied and Hang / The Lost Boys / Scocha (Back for a 3rd exciting music acts that have been selected to Year) / Blistered Molly (Back for a 2nd Year) / perform live in Inverness to audiences lapping Greg Anderson (Back too for 2nd year) he up all the creative industry goodness at this rocked the tent at the end last year! Main tent year's festival in June. The full line up was care- headliner and other bands to be announced. As fully selected by a jury of industry professionals before Riverside Rock must not be missed, the and XpoNorth looks forward to welcoming a Scottish Borders very own music festival at Rivwealth of musical talent from near and far inerside Park, Jedburgh, and 2016 will have more cluding partners Live at Heart in Sweden, EXfood outlets, more bars and a bigger tent. TickCITE our European festival network and Trinidad ets on sale soon! & Tobago, as well as a multitude of Scotlandbased talent performing all genres: with the in- www.riversiderock.co.uk troduction of an electronic stage this year.

North Hop Glasgow

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Glasgow 18-19 June

Eden Festival Raehills Meadows 9-12 June 2016

There will be lots of great Scottish and guest breweries offering up a fine selection of craft beers and ciders in the rustic Beer Hall, along Set in the stunning Raehill Meadows of Dumfries with some tasty street food vendors, market Eden Festival is boutique festival, with over 250 traders, live art, bands, and acoustic acts. acts performing across 9 stages, bringing you live music, dance, cabaret, burlesque, circus http://northhop.co.uk/ skills, theatre, a children's area, fun and games and much more. Nominated for three awards in Glasgow Jazz Festival 2015.

Glasgow 22 June - 3 July www.facebook.com/theedenfestival

Solus The Bield at Blackruthven, Perthshire 17-19 June Solas Festival is an allage arts festival held in Perthshire from 17 to 19 June, with hip-hop, electro loops and some of the finest folk and roots music you’ll find in a Scottish field: a rich mix of traditions, talents and tastes. Expect an unusual mix of art, music, theatre, comedy, debate and soul-searching. The programme also makes space for challenging debate with activists, writers and thinkers from across the political, cultural and religious spectrum. Solas Festival offers a creative and entertaining programme for festival-goers of all ages in a safe environment. www.solasfestival.co.uk

Killin Music Festival Killin 17-19 June Killin Music Festival is returning to the festival calendar in June 2016. Run by a modern, energetic team, the festival will bring multiple headline talents to the stage in Killin. In our maiden

Aqua Ceilidh. 2016 guests include Scott Wood Band, Saltfishforty, Daimh, Blazin'Fiddles, Tony McManus and Artie Trezise. www.stonehavenfolkfestival.co.uk

T in the Park Strathallan Castle, Perthshire 8-10 July What more can we say! Scotland’s most widely known and respected festival, which always attracts the biggest names. Check out tickets availability at www.tinthepark.com/tickets. www.tinthepark.com

Hebridean Celtic Festival Hebrides 13-16 July 2016 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. The cream of international folk and Celtic music have heaped praise on HebCeltl as it celebrated its 20th year in 2015 by hosting its biggest number of live performances ever.

Award-winning artists who took part in this year's Hebridean Celtic Festival hailed it a huge success after bosses laid on new venues and returned to its roots for the showpiece event. www.hebceltfest.com

Tiree Music Festival Isle of Tiree 15-17 July

Tiree Music Festival (TMF) was formed in 2010 when Tiree musician Daniel Gillespie (Skerryvore) teamed up with school friend Stewart MacLennan with the radical idea of holding an open-air festival on their local island of Tiree.

TMF is more than just attending a music festival – it is an island adventure. From the stunning sail or flight to the island of Tiree, camping next to the white sands of Crossapol Bay or Glasgow Jazz Festival has announced a bumper surfing at Balevullin beach, TMF is an experience line-up to celebrate its 30th festival. With some very few festivals in the world could compete of the biggest names in Jazz, the very finest of with. Get your tickets quick, the early birds sell Scotland’s homegrown talent, some of the most out in hours - http://tireemusicfestival.co.uk/ well-known festival faces and an array of one-off ticket-prices. musical collaborations, the 30th festival promises to be the very best yet! The festival will www.tireemusicfestival.co.uk take place in various venues across the city from Wednesday 22 June. The Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, City Halls, The Old Fruitmarket, St Luke’s and The Hug and Pint will all come alive with the sound of jazz during the festival’s landmark 30th edition. www.jazzfest.co.uk

JULY Stonehaven Folk Festival Stonehaven 7-10 July 28th Stonehaven Folk Festival featuring a mix of some of the best in traditional and contemporary music and song from Scotland and further afield.

A weekend of Concerts, ceilidh, workshops, sessions, singarounds and fun with the Annual World Paper'n'Comb Championships and the

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