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the last 3 years, creating uplifting gigs which have built them a loyal fan base, including Karine Polwart, in the Scottish folk and festival scene. Iona Marshall won a prestigious Danny Kyle award at Celtic Connections and has a self produced numerous EPs since, including a release on De-fence records in 2011. Arran Arctic (a.k. a. Arran Southall) is a D.I.Y. singer songwriter, musician and artist who has been independently producing and releasing music for almost a decade. When he’s not recording in his home studio, he’s doodling, knitting and generally being creative in any way possible! Dog On A Swing is the pseudonym under which Ed Ritchie writes and plays music. It's usually just him, but he likes to bring in other musicians on a fluid and flexible basis. From 7.30pm in The Speakeasy. The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register St Edinburgh. Admission £3. Over 18 only 5 DECEMBER HEIDI TALBOT: See Heidi perform with her band at The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh on 5 December (and St Andrews in the Square, Glasgow on 24 November). Heidi also has a new single out on 1 December. Heidi's band are: John McCusker, Ian Carr, Andy Cutting and Ewen Vernal plus special guests Julie Fowlis and Louis

Abbott (Admiral Fallow). Glasgow tickets: www.ticketweb.co.uk/event/heiditalbot-with-john-mccusker-and-iancarr-tickets/43361 Edinburgh tickets: www.thequeenshall.net/whats-on/ shows/heidi-talbot-2013 www.heiditalbot.com

DED RABBIT / THE HOLY GHOSTS; Liverpudlian John Power has been a singer songwriter and musician who has been at the top of his game since he stepped onto the scene with The La's in second half of the 80's. During his 5 years with The La's, not only did he prove himself as an excellent musician, he also emerged as an excellent My First Music present JOHN songwriter, something that would POWER: At The Voodoo Rooms truly be realised following his Edinburgh with THE HOLY departure from the band in 1991, GHOSTS, DED RABBIT and KAT as the following year he formed HEALY. John's a singer songwriter Cast where he was frontman. Kat and musician who has been at the Healy and her band-The Kat Healy top of his game since he stepped Music Club, are an acoustic/poponto the scene with The La’s in the based act from Edinburgh. Since second half of the 80′s. Following her first performances in 2005, his departure from the band in Kat’s reputation as a notable singer/ 1991, the following year he formed songwriter in the Scottish music Cast where he was frontman. Cast scene has proven she is a longwent on to have four excellent lasting international music figure. albums and a string of hit singles Ded Rabbit “A band of brothers over a ten year period. In 2010 playing an eclectic mix of indie and Cast reformed and this year sax funk” may at first conjure up an released their fifth album ‘Troubled image of a jazz hands modern day Times’. John is performing a short version of The Osmonds but the 4 acoustic tour of Scotland taking in boys from Ded Rabbit couldn’t be Edinburgh, Glasgow and further from it. Originally from Kilmarnock. Expect to hear an array Yorkshire, it was a move to the of both classic tracks from Power’s Highlands of Scotland made these past as band member and solo boys pick up their instruments and artist. Tickets Available @ find a better way to beat their www.tickets-scotland.com/ Price £9 boredom. With musical influences https://twitter.com/mfmayrshire as diverse as their music, they www.facebook.com/mfmpromos absorbed everything from The Beatles and Hendrix to Queens of JOHN POWER / KAT HEALY / the Stone Age and threw in some

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early house and electronic pioneers like The Chemical Brothers and Prodigy for good measure. The Holy Ghosts Preaching the good word of the rock n roll gospel! Playing Rock n' Roll/Country/Blues. Drawing influence from the 60s rock n roll with a modern twist. From 7pm in The Ballroom. The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register St Edinburgh, Advance tickets £9 stbf available from Tickets Scotland (Edinburgh). Over 18 only THE GHOST RIDERS IN THE SKY; Bannermans, 212 Cowgate, Edinburgh, Tickets £7, Time 8pm. 6 DECEMBER POLAR & DEAD HARTS; Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, Edinburgh. Adv Tickets: £6.50, Doors: 7pm 7 DECEMBER TINDERBOX ORCHESTRA: At The Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 7pm. Concert with orchestra, bands, choir, live visuals and storytelling. Edinburgh’s ground-breaking Tinderbox Orchestra will perform for the first time a set of original compositions and arrangements, collaborating with musicians, singers and artists from an eclectic array of international bands and social projects. Journey of a