Tolbooth Brochure Oct - Dec 09

James Grant, Wed 25 Nov, 8pm

OCT-DEC 2009

JAMES BLACKSHAW BLAZIN’ FIDDLES GURF MORLIX KING CREOSOTE & THE SKUOBHIE DUBH ORCHESTRA CHRISTMAS CEILIDHS

TOLBOOTH Stirling’s venue for live music and the arts

Over the years the Tolbooth has developed a whole host of exciting projects, working locally and nationally with various organisations to place Stirling at the centre of the cultural life of Scotland.

Two new projects I would like to highlight…

Firstly, Shifting Currents, which was commissioned by and premiered at this year’s Le Weekend festival, will now be performed at the sound festival, Aberdeen, the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, probably the most important contemporary music festival in Europe and the November Music festival in Holland.

The second project is part of the Tolbooth’s creative hub. We are working with Serious Music of London to deliver the Time Out project. Five of Scotland’s top Jazz musicians will be working at the Tolbooth with world class tutors like John Surman and Joanna McGregor to develop and expand their skills across all aspects of music making.

The Tolbooth is absolutely delighted to be able to champion this calibre of work in Stirling and the wonderful Autumn programme that I hope you enjoy.

Alasdair Campbell Artistic Director

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INDEX TRADITIONAL/FOLK mike mcgoldrick & friends distil showcase blazin’ fiddles fred morrison malinky along the miners’ rows dàimh AMERICANA

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crooked still blueflint gurf morlix

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POP reloaded fest reloaded the electronic bar the acoustic bar benny gallagher jackie leven james grant to see the sky fence collective christmas special

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COMEDY Gilded Balloon Comedy Club JAZZ

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king pleasure & the biscuit boys empirical CLASSICAL

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james blackshaw primrose piano quartet

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FAMILY christmas ceilidhs

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THEATRE long gone lonesome lord of the flies STIRLING ARTS UPDATE

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news classes

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VISUAL ARTS the changing room

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AT THE BACK how to book getting here at a glance

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Twin Atlantic Tommy Reilly Tim and Sam’s Tim and the Sam band with Tim and Sam Jack Butler · Little Eskimos The Shermans · Must Be Something Croma · Miniature Dinosaurs Brian Cattigan · Kochka · Only Living Boys Stevie and the Moon · Adam Donaldson Charlie Thomson · The Froobs

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launch of the tolbooth sessions cd 2009

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Sat 12 Dec

THE BRUTE CHORUS

BLEED FROM WITHIN

Doors open 7pm, first band 8pm £6 The quiffed and moustached 4 piece from Whitechapel are one of 2009’s most exciting and intriguing new bands.

Their debut album “The Brute Chorus”, released on the 19th October was recorded in one heart-stopping take in front of 300 of their most loyal fans at The Roundhouse’s FreeDM studios.

+ BURN THE SUNSET + THE COLONY Doors open 7pm, first band 8pm £6 Bleed From Within formed in Glasgow, 2005. Constant gigs over the past 3 years, and a self produced debut EP, have seen them gather a following of dedicated fans, who have showed endless support since the start of this journey. Their tight and cutting live set have gone down incredibly well on various Tours throughout the UK and Europe.

Thu 5 Nov

CONSPIRICY 5 Doors open 7pm, first band 8pm £4 Fri 4 Dec

RELOADED 2 Doors open 7pm, first band 8pm £4

The band’s debut album, “Humanity”, released in the Summer of 2009 has captured the bands ideals perfectly.

The longplayer, which was received well by the media combines power and brutality with groove and finesse.

“They Deliver a pretty tasty debut album that has plenty of ideas” Metal Hammer

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Sat 10 Oct & Thu 10 Dec Free entry Doors 7pm, first band 8pm

Fri 20 Nov Free entry Doors 7pm, first band 8pm

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JAMES BLACKSHAW SAT 10 OCT, 8PM £12/£10

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ver the years the Tolbooth has brought to Stirling a whole host of guitarist playing a gamut of musical styles.

James Blackshaw continues our exploration of guitar music and brings his mesmerising and hypnotic 12 string sound to the Tolbooth for the first time.

Initially inspired by the guitarists of the 60’s Takoma label to teach himself fingerpicking, James Blackshaw writes long-form pieces primarily for solo 12-string guitar and piano that are heavily influenced by minimalist composers and European classical music and which use drones, overtones and repeating patterns alongside a strong inclination for melody to create instrumental music that is both intelligent, hypnotic and emotionally charged.

He is influenced as much by Indian ragas as the blues but his music dips into a panoply of sound from English folk melodies to Greek Rembetika music.

Photo © Dorthe Winter

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BOOK IF YOU LIKE: John Fahey, Robbie Basho Or Leo Kotke

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he best in the world of comedy heads to Stirling as the Gilded Balloon Comedy Circuit makes its regular laughter stop at Tolbooth.

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CROOKED STILL WED 14 OCT, 8PM £12/£10

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e welcome the Crooked Still medicine show to Tolbooth for the first time.

Crooked Still is an ensemble effort of inspired music making that moves the band’s impossible to pigeon hole style in new directions while honouring their folk roots.

Like so many of the new bands coming through the American roots tradition Crooked Still blur the boundaries of many of the styles from improvised old time music, bluegrass, folk to plain old country.

Aoife O’Donovan - vocals, guitar, baritone ukele & piano Brittany Hass - five string fiddle Dr Gregory Liszt - banjo Tristan Clarridge - cello, fiddle Corey Di Mario - double bass, tenor guitar “No one captures the eerie, gorgeous menace of classic AngloAmerican folk ballads like this Boston band.” USA Today “…rarely have musings about death, misadventure and murder sounded so lovely” The Boston Globe

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As they say themselves, Crooked Still is still fermenting but so far the brew is an intoxicating blend of good time music.

BOOK IF YOU LIKE: Stairwell Sisters, Uncle Earl, Emmylou Harris

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LONG GONE LONESOME

WRITTEN BY DUNCAN MCLEAN DIRECTED BY VICKY FEATHERSTONE FEATURING THE LONE STAR SWING BAND THU 15 OCT, 7.30PM ÂŁ10/ÂŁ8

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ong Gone Lonesome tells the story of Thomas Fraser, the Shetlander with two lives. By day fisherman, father and islandman, by night world class blues recording artist. Thomas was dedicated to his art, mastering the styles of his heroes and making their songs his own.

Using his hard earned money from the sea, he bought the first Grundig reel to reel, creating ground-breaking self made multitracked recordings which he gave to close friends as gifts. His modesty stopped them travelling any further.

Thomas died in 1978, following an accident at sea and his tapes were more or less forgotten for a quarter of a century until his grandson realised their importance and started the slow process of restoring them.

The first modest CD release ignited a blaze of interest in Thomas and his music.

Three more CDs have followed as well as a festival in his honour, plaudits from critics and scholars around the world, a documentary...and now this musical telling of his story. www.nationaltheatrescotland.com

Performed with closed captioned display

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KING PLEASURE AND THE BISCUIT BOYS FRI 16 OCT, 8PM £12/£10 warm welcome back to the undisputed King of Swing and the Biscuit Boys as they get ready to raise the roof at Tolbooth.

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As one New York magazine put it: ‘Those who say that swing is a musical form best left to Americans, prepare to be proven wrong. This British combo is bullet proof!’

With their trademark electric blue suits and all action stage show, King Pleasure and the Biscuit Boys are a formidable jump-jive, swing and blues machine.

King Pleasure - vocals, tenor, baritone sax Boysie Battrum - tenor, alto sax Mighty Mat Foundling - piano Bullmoose K. Shirley - guitar Shark van Schtoop - double bass Dangerous Dave Wilkes - drums

Their crazy on stage antics and musical humour bring the authentic sound of 1940’s Kansas City Jazz and Blues to life, making an evening with the King and the Boys a real pleasure.

www.kingpleasureandthebiscuitboys.com

BOOK IF YOU LIKE: Louis Jordan, T Bone Walker, Big Joe Williams

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MIKE MCGOLDRICK AND FRIENDS SAT 17 OCT, 8PM £12/£10

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egarded by his peers and audiences alike as one of the greatest flute players of modern times, Michael McGoldrick almost needs no introduction to the Tolbooth audience.

Founder member of the distinctly Irish/ Mancunian Toss The Feathers and Flook, Michael has collaborated with the likes of John Cale, Youssou N’Dour and Roddy Woomble as well as being a long term member of Cappercaillie.

Jon Joe Kelly, John McSherry and John McCusker.

His distinctive crossover of traditional Irish music to modern day sound has won him many followers and awards including AllIreland Champion and Musician of the Year at BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.

A master of flute, whistles and uillean pipes Michael McGoldrick brings some of his friends and his distinctive, ground-breaking music to the Tolbooth.

His most recent recordings leading his Big Band have seen him continue his relationship with the very best in the UK traditional scene, including Dezi Donnelly,

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DISTIL SHOWCASE FRI 23 OCT, 8PM £10/£8

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e are very pleased to welcome back Distil for its 2009 showcase.

The showcase premieres the music created as part of this year’s Distil project and features a fantastic selection of traditional musicians working and performing in Scotland today.

Distil offers traditional musicians the chance to develop their music and composition through collaboration with other, nontraditional musicians and the showcase is the first chance to hear the results.

An evening of new music awaits you.

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Composers: Ruaridh Campbell Marie Fielding Corrina Hewat Ewan MacPherson and Hamish Napier Karen Marshalsay Aidan O’Rourke Matt Seattle Karen Tweed Innes Watson Lori Watson Performed by Mr McFalls Chamber.

Musical Director, David McGuinness. www.distil.org.uk

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BENNY GALLAGHER TUE 27 OCT, 7.30PM £15

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or 40 years and more, Benny Gallagher has been writing, composing, arranging and performing timeless classics.

Art Garfunkel, Bryan Ferry, Colin Blunstone, Fairport Convention, Mary Hopkin, Ricky Nelson and Lemon Jelly to name but a few. www.myspace.com/bennygallagher

In an intimate evening of songs and stories about his days as a staff writer with The Beatles Publishing Co. Apple, Benny will perform all of the hits he penned for McGuinness Flint and Gallagher & Lyle, along with some great songs from his new album “At the Edge of the Wave”.

These songs have cemented his reputation as one of the UK’s foremost songwriters of his generation and have since been recorded by a long list of artists including,

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BLAZIN’ FIDDLES THU 29 OCT, 8PM. £14/£12

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hey’re back and bursting at the seams with that Blazin’ Fiddle’s energy….

Who would have thought that what began as a project for the Highland Festival, 10 years ago, would continue as one of Scotland’s top traditional bands?

From remote village halls to the BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall, Blazin’ Fiddles has delighted audiences with their highlands and islands tunes and tales. In the past decade no other band has quite captured the excitement, passion and the sensitivity of Scottish music.

rare opportunity to hear pieces featuring the regional styles of each fiddler followed by all hands jumping in for a wonderful explosion of music. Fiddles and bows blaze away with guitar and piano for one of the most exciting and memorable fiddle ensembles ever to take the stage.

Allan Henderson - fiddle Iain Macfarlane - fiddle Catriona Macdonald - fiddle Bruce MacGregor - fiddle Anna Massie - guitar, fiddle Andy Thorburn - piano

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JACKIE LEVEN SAT 31 OCT, 8PM £12/£10 ackie Leven’s errant life in music began at an early age, coming home from school to hear the sound of his mother’s Lightnin’ Hopkins records beating out time on the walls of his Fife home.

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From then till now Jackie’s life has been the life of a modern day troubadour.

From his early days of living in squats and busking on the South Bank in London, to folk clubs and his daunting rock band Doll

By Doll, Jackie’s songs have been coloured by his roving life.

Jackie on a long road back to Scotland and to writing and performing music.

He has been incredibly prolific since launching his solo career in 1994, releasing 16 official albums including one with crime writer Ian Rankin and 8 through his fan club.

Jackie’s songs delve deeply into the essence of human survival and speak out with a passion for the wonderment of the muse of song. www.myspace.com/thejackieleven

Photo © Joe Dilworth

A brush with death in the mid eighties, drugs and his subsequent recovery led

BOOK IF YOU LIKE: Johnny Cash, Warren Zevon & Johnny Dowd

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FRED MORRISON FRI 6 NOV, 8PM. £12/£10

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red Morrison’s ferociously eclectic piping style rampages majestically from the great piping traditions to the improvised worlds of blues & Jazz notching up some references to Indian ragas and eastern European polyphonics.

His astounding technique on highland, uilleann and reel pipes has won him rapturous critical acclaim, including Instrumentalist of the Year 2004 at the Scots Trad Music Awards.

It is always with great excitement that we invite Fred back to perform at the Tolbooth.

Come prepared to be blown away by some outrageous piping. “…the nearest thing to jazz you’ll hear in Scottish piping” The Scotsman “Go and be gobsmacked” The Herald www.myspace.com/fredmorrisonband

While he still regards the Highland pipe as his first instrument, these days his concert performances tend to focus round the Border pipes, with interludes on uilleann pipes and a mellifluous whistle.

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BLUEFLINT SAT 7 NOV, 8PM £10/£8

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earning ballads of love, loss and revenge nestle next to tales of murder and untimely death.

In Blueflint’s songs is an unflinching retelling of the human condition, lightened by exquisite harmony singing and the deft beauty shaped by their instrumental work.

Steeped in Americana, the group’s music is part bluegrass, part folk. Based around the banjo duo of Deborah Arnott and Clare-Louise Neilson, Blueflint subtly intertwines the three-finger picking and clawhammer styles of banjo traditions to accompany striking vocals and harmonies on a set of original songs.

Blueflint’s unique sound is enhanced by the contribution from an excellent lineup of talented and versatile musicians including Roddy Neilson, fiddle and Hugh Kelly, double bass. “...beautiful ballads of love and revenge with fantastic harmonies...what’s not to love?”

Scotland on Sunday “Blueflint play haunting bluegrass shot through with a yearning sadness and soothing harmonies” The List www.myspace.com/blueflint

BOOK IF YOU LIKE: Gillian Welch, The Packway Handle Band

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MALINKY THU 12 NOV, 8PM £12/£10 alinky are back at Tolbooth with a newly revamped line-up, underscoring their reputation as one of Scotland’s most distinctive and accomplished folk bands.

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While retaining their hallmark song-based repertoire, performed by three superb lead vocalists and arrayed with tastefully inventive instrumentation, Malinky today unite seasoned maturity with sparkling freshness, casting their musical net wider than ever.

Formed in Edinburgh in 1998, Malinky showed their mettle early on by winning a prestigious Danny Kyle Open Stage Award

at the following year’s Celtic Connections festival in Glasgow. Ten years on, the two remaining members from that founding line-up – Steve Byrne (vocals/bouzouki/ guitar) and Mark Dunlop (vocals/ whistles/ bodhrán) – are now joined by Fiona Hunter (vocals/cello), who replaced original lead singer Karine Polwart in 2005, alongside recent recruits Dave Wood (guitar/ bouzouki) and Mike Vass (fiddle).

With Dunlop hailing from over the water in Antrim, and Wood from Derbyshire, their respective roots in Ulster song and English tradition add further vibrant layers to Malinky’s core Scottish sound.

Photo © Thomas Gavin

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PRIMROSE PIANO QUARTET SAT 14 NOV, 8PM £10/£8

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he Primose Piano Quartet was formed in 2004 by pianist John Thwaites and three of the UK’s most renowned chamber musicians. It is named after the great Scottish violist, William Primrose, who himself played in the Festival Piano Quartet.

Alongside their performances of the major repertoire, the Primrose Quartet have researched widely the forgotten legacy of 20th century English composers, and have revived a number of remarkable and unjustly neglected piano quartets.

Susanne Stanzeleit - violin Robin Ireland - viola Andrew Fuller - cello John Thwaites - piano

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Franz Schubert(1797 - 1828) String Trio in Bflat major, D471 Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) Après un rêve, Op. 7 No. 1 Gabriel Fauré Piano Quartet C minor, op.15 -Allegro molto moderato -Scherzo: Allegro vivo -Adagio -Allegro molto Interval Johannes Brahms (1833 - 97) Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25 - Allegro - Intermezzo:Allegro, ma non troppo - Andante con moto - Rondo alla Zingarese: Presto

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EMPIRICAL WED 18 NOV, 8PM £12/£10

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mpirical are deservedly the hottest ticket around at the moment.

This young quartet are picking up plaudits from all over the music and jazz world.

Their combination of a hard swinging postbop style and a distinctly contemporary feel is quite remarkable and is being noticed both sides of the Atlantic.

Their debut album was voted both Jazzwise and Mojo magazine’s jazz album of the year. They have already performed at the iconic Newport Jazz Festival as well many other festivals around the world.

original, sophisticated, fresh-sounding jazz, Empirical make a point of not being centred around a specific front line or leader; it is very much a complete band, each member contributing equally, adding their own facets to the overall sound.

Nathaniel Facey – alto sax Lewis Wright – vibes Tom Farmer – doublebass Shaney Forbes – drums/percussion

www.myspace.com/empiricalmusic

Photo © William Ellis

Expertly incorporating elements of classical, African and Cuban musical forms into their

BOOK IF YOU LIKE: Jackie McLean, Eric Dolphy & Art Blakey

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6PM

ALONG THE MINERS’ ROWS BILL ADAIR WITH THE BRIDGEND SESSIONS BAND AN EVOCATIVE COMMEMORATION OF THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE AUCHENGEICH MINING DISASTER THU 19 NOV, 7PM £10/£8 n the 18th September 1959, smoke and fumes from an underground fire at Auchengeich Colliery in the North Lanarkshire mining community of Bridgend killed 47 miners in the worst Scottish mining accident of the 20th century.

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This very special event commemorates the 50th anniversary of that tragedy and begins with a screening of three, rarely seen, short films documenting Britain’s reliance on coal and the men who mined it between the 1930’s and 1950’s.

the disaster, the music also recalls a way of life and a community spirit that today has all but gone.

Bill Adair - Guitar and Vocals Tim Binney - Fiddle and Vocals Barbara Burns - Piano Avril Cleland - Whistle Ian Cleland - Bass Delia O’Hagan - Vocals

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Two of the films, all courtesy of the British Film Institute, were produced by Stirling’s pioneering film maker John Greirson and describe the brutal conditions endured by the miners.

Industrial Britain (1933) dir. Robert Flaherty Coal Face (1936) dir. Alberto Cavalcanti Music: Benjamin Britten Narration: W.H. Auden A Star Drops In (1949) dir. Peter Pickering Featuring Paul Robeson singing in a Scottish Colliery canteen!

Combining influences from folk and blues, the second half of the evening is a poignant performance of original song and dialogue from Bill Adair and the Bridgend Sessions Band. Commemorating not only

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JAMES GRANT WED 25 NOV, 8PM £12/£10

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ne of Scotland’s finest singer songwriters, James Grant makes a welcome return to the Tolbooth.

Since his early days with the influential Glasgow bands Friends Again and Love and Money, James has received widespread recognition as a performer and songwriter.

With comparisons to the writing style of Leonard Cohen and the vocal style of Scott Walker he has written extensively for Karen Matheson and continues to work in her band and has recorded five critically acclaimed solo albums.

Working with musician and producer Donald Shaw and a stellar cast of players he delivered the stunning debut solo album Sawdust In My Veins, followed by the equally acclaimed follow-ups My Thrawn Glory, I Shot The Albatross, Holy Love and the recently released Strange Flowers.

He performed last at Tolbooth in 2007, to rapturous applause from an appreciative audience and we can’t wait to have him back.

Music from another place.

MOJO Panoramic..,like Scott Walker. The Scotsman

BOOK IF YOU LIKE: Scott Walker, Leonard Cohen

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6PM

SUDS PRESENTS

LORD OF THE FLIES THU 26 NOV, 7PM FRI 27 NOV, 7PM £7/£6

he Nigel Williams theatrical adaptation of William Golding’s ‘Lord of the Flies’ – the boys’ adventure story with a deeply unsettling edge – gets an interesting spin courtesy of Stirling University Drama Society: an all-female cast.

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Directed by Chris Donnelly and Siobhan Jess (both fourth year students at the university), this amateur but inventive production aims to explore both the complexity of interactions amongst young girls, and the way these relationships are tested in the most extreme, isolating, and terrifying conditions.

When a plane crash leaves a small band of schoolgirls its only survivors on an unnamed jungle island, the two central characters, Rachel and Jacqueline, begin to battle one another almost immediately for dominance.

Rachel’s judicious and logical plans for survival initially win her leadership of the group, but a hunger for more than just food is already apparent in Jacqueline and her clique.

We hope that this reworking of ‘what many think (to be) the greatest novel in English since the Second World War’ (Williams) satisfies the little savage in every one of you.

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DAYOFSONG Come and celebrate the voice in this fun day of workshops, culminating in an evening performance!

Led by local singers Jo Miller, Alison McMorland and Amy Lord the workshops will cover various styles including, harmony, solo singing and choosing repertoire.

Guest tutors from Liverpool’s award winning Sense of Sound Choir, (BBC TV’s The Choir and finalists in Last Choir Standing), will work on songs that will feature as part of the evening performance.

Please note places are limited as priority booking will be given to those who attend local song groups including Singin’ Stirling, The Liltin’ Lassies and Kippen Wee Sing, so sign up now!

To register interest, or for more information, contact: Carolyn Paterson e. patersonc3@stirling.gov.uk t. 01786 274023

Sat 5 Dec Workshops from 10.30am Performance from 7.30pm Inclusive price for day and performance - £12/£10 (includes lunch)

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7.30PM

TO SEE THE SKY

A CONTEMPORARY CELEBRATION OF ST ANDREW’S DAY SAT 28 NOV ARTISTS TALK, 12PM, FREE FASHION LAUNCH +TOP SCOTTISH BANDS & DJ, 7.30PM, £14/£12

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ashion and music collide in a very special event celebrating St Andrew’s Day and the very best in contemporary Scottish culture.

The unique collaboration between Scottish fashion designer Iona Crawford and Japanese fine artist Yukako Sakakura is showcased with the launch of Iona’s Spring/Summer 2010 collection, ‘To See The Sky’.

Every space of the Tolbooth will feature in something of a departure from the traditional fashion show, which will also include an exhibition of paintings, sketches, design workings and garments created during the collaboration.

There will be further insight into the background of the collaboration when Iona Crawford talks about her new collection to an audience at 12pm.

The soundtrack for the evening will come from some of Scotland’s most exciting bands and the night will be brought to an end with a DJ set in the Tolbooth’s bar.

This event is part of the St Andrew’s Day celebrations taking place over the Homecoming Scotland Finale Weekend.

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GURF MORLIX THU 10 DEC, 8PM £10/£8

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hen it comes to solid platinum pedigree, few can match the accomplishments of Gurf Morlix.

He has performed on some of the world’s biggest stages has produced, recorded with, or performed alongside a veritable “Who’s Who” of the music business. The list includes Warren Zevon, Mary Gauthier, Slaid Cleaves, Lucinda Williams, Eliza Gilkyson, Butch Hancock, Jim Lauderdale, Jerry Lee Lewis, Peter Case, Steve Earle, Harry Dean Stanton, Billy Swan, Victoria Williams and many more.

‘Live’, the Texan’s a true one-off and the earthy stomp and powerful performances mark him out as a giant on the circuit. Not surprisingly, audiences are entertained with colourful anecdotes as well as great slabs of the super-league music that will make the hairs on the back of your neck stand to attention.

“In two hours he covered vast expanses of American life, geography and culture but Morlix’s ultimate accomplishment is that, what he sings, he means.”

Rob Adams, The Herald

BOOK IF YOU LIKE: Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash & Steve Earle

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DÀIMH FRI 11 DEC, 8PM £12/£10

ow officially a six piece, the charging pipe and fiddle led assault that has seen the ‘Pirates of Puirt’ rocking far and wide is now joined by the stunning vocals of Calum Alex MacMillan from Lewis adding the depth and power of Gaelic song to an already phenomenal instrumental arsenal.

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“One of the fieriest bands on the traditional scene today” The Scotsman

Dàimh (Gaelic for kinship) bring together Aonghas MacKenzie (Cape Breton) on Pipes, Gabe McVarish (California) on fiddle, Colm O’Rua (Ireland) on banjo/mandola and a Highland rhythm section of James Bremner on bodhran and guitarist Ross Martin in a glorious musical celebration of their common ground.

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7PM

FENCE COLLECTIVE’S CHRISTMAS POP SPECIAL WITH THE RETURN OF

THE SKUOBHIE DUBH ORCHESTRA, KING CREOSOTE AND FRIENDS FRI 18 DEC, 8PM £14/£12

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ollowing on from last year’s fantastic event with Davy Scott we thought we must ask another guest artist to curate their very own take on the festive season.

So the exciting prospect of having King Creosote bring together some of his friends to share their take on the festive period is a Christmas must do pop occasion.

During the early nineties the skuobhie dubh orchestra was one of Scotland’s

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top alt. folk bands, blending bluegrass and skiffle beats with homespun yarns about Fife-wide fame and fortune.

The sdo disbanded sometime around 1996, but the various members have long since played a part in Fife’s fence collective, with acts such as king creosote, pip dylan and the pictish trail. the sdo were dragged out of early retirement last year to play at the big tent festival in Falkland, and will continue this revelatory return to form with a festive appearance at the Tolbooth alongside a few well worn but friendly fence collective faces.

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CHRISTMAS CEILIDHS SAT 19 DEC, 8PM FAMILY CEILIDH 3 - 5PM £6 EACH/4 FOR £20 EVENING CEILIDH 8 - 11PM £8 EACH/4 FOR £27

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ow as traditional as tinsel and crackers the Christmas ceilidhs are back at Tolbooth for another seasonal knees up.

With less than a week to go until Christmas the Tolbooth ceilidhs will no doubt be packed to the rafters with friends and family celebrating the festive season in traditional Scottish style.

Don’t worry if you’re new to all this as there is no better band to lead you gently through the steps, getting you Stripping the Willow in no time.

With an afternoon ceilidh designed for all the family and an evening session for the, shall we say, more seasoned veteran, our Christmas ceilidhs have something for everyone.

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VISUAL ARTIST CHILDREN S AND CRAFT FIDDLE have a new tutor for MAKER AWARDS: We the Saturday morning fiddle class. Sadly Jo Miller is no FORTH VALLEY In Partnership with Scottish Arts Council

The closing date for both awards for the year 09/10 is 28 September 09.

Applications are welcomed from both visual artists and craft makers in the Forth Valley area for awards of between ÂŁ200 - ÂŁ1,000.

For details, or to register interest for the next round of awards contact: Lesley MacArthur, External Funding Officer, Falkirk Council. t. 01324 506260 e. lesley. macarthur@falkirk.gov.uk

longer able to take the class.

We would like to take this opportunity to say a big thanks for the input and commitment Jo has brought to the classes.

We are delighted to say that we have found a replacement local fiddler well known for his work with Angus Lyon, Ruaridh Campbell.

STIRLING AND DISTRICT ARTS FORUM Stirling Council funds the Stirling and District Arts Forum to administer small grants to organisations involved in the arts across Stirling. If you would like details or if you would like to join the forum, contact Carolyn Paterson.

THE BIG DRAW To mark this year s Big Draw we have 2 special workshops:

POSTER WORKSHOP Sat 10 Oct 11 am - 4 pm Lunch 1 - 2 pm -(bring a packed lunch) for age 14+ Douglas Walker, renowned for his artwork for Edge, Connect and T in the Park Festivals, will lead this exciting workshop for those interested in creating posters for music events.

For details/to sign up contact Stephen Hume.

SCREEN PRINTING WORKSHOP Wed 14 Oct Age 14+ 3 - 5.30 pm Adult 6.30 - 9 pm Inspired by the Alasdair Gray exhibition in The Changing Room, Andrew McKenzie will lead an introduction to screenprinting, from the creation of a design, making a template and printing onto paper.

For details/to sign up contact Emma Hamilton.

CONTACTS: Arts Development Officer Carolyn Paterson 01786 27 4023 patersonc3@stirling.gov.uk Music Development Officer Stephen Hume 01786 27 4002 humes@stirling.gov.uk Visual Arts Development Officer Emma Hamilton 01786 27 4010 hamiltone@stirling.gov.uk Cultural Coordinator Clare Hoare 01786 27 4014 hoarec@stirling.gov.uk

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WITH ALL AL MATERIAL COSTS INCLUDED, YOU LL NEED TO BE QUICK TO BOOK AS NUMBERS LIMITED. SO DON T PUT IT OFF, BOOK NOW! ARE LIMI We MUS MUST have a completed consent form for children in advance of the classes, which you can download from www.stirling.gov.uk/tolbooth or call the box of ce to post one out, otherwise your child cannot be left at the session.

CHILDREN ART DATE: SAT 17 OCT - 5 DEC AGE: 6 - 8YRS; 10 - 11AM AGE: 9 - 12YRS; 11.30AM - 12.130PM COST: £28 (INCL MATERIALS) VENUE: COWANE CENTRE Explore painting, printing and drawing - learn about colour, design and composition and have fun creating your very own works of art.

Tutor: Lori Anderson

POTTERY DATE: SAT 17 OCT - 5 DEC AGE: 10 - 14YRS; 10 - 11AM AGE: 7 - 9YRS; 11.30AM - 12.30PM COST: £32 (INCL MATERIALS) VENUE: COWANE CENTRE Explore the fabulous world of clay and learn different techniques to make wonderful original objects. Tutor: Lorraine Robson

FIDDLE (AGE 7+) DATE: SAT 31 OCT - 19 DEC BEGINNERS: 10 - 10.45AM IMPROVERS: 10.45AM - 11.30M for those with 1-2 years experience COST: £30 HIRE OF FIDDLES: £5 PER TERM, PLUS £10 REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT Come and learn how to play ddle. If you already play a bit, have fun learning new tunes and playing in a group with others.

Tutor: Ruaridh Campbell

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DRAMA DATE: SAT 31 OCT - 19 DEC ( 28 NOV & 5 DEC IN BOYS CLUB) AGE: 6 - 9YRS; 10.15AM - 12.15PM AGE: 10 - 13YRS; 1 - 3PM COST: £50 Our ever-popular drama class includes stagecraft, voice, improvisation and developing a character. Tutor: Anne-Marie Hopkins

HARMONICA SEE ADULT S SECTION FOR DETAILS

MUSIC: PUMP UP THE JAM DATE: WED 21 OCT - 9 DEC AGE: 11+ 4.45 - 7.15PM COST: FREE Developing songs and new music is the main focus of PUTJ, so for those of you who want to play in a band, write your own material or develop your musical skills, then this is for you. Come and learn from Scotland s top professional musicians. Book now as this club lls up FAST!

TRADITIONAL MUSIC WORKSHOPS DATE: MON 28 SEP - JUNE 2010 AGE: 10 – 18 COST: FREE (funded by YMI) BEGINNERS: Group Tuition in Fiddle, Guitar, Whistle/Flute/Recorder (min 6 mths experience of instrument) INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED: Traditional Music Sessions for any instrument (min 2 years experience of instrument) An exciting opportunity to take part in weekly traditional music workshops led by three of Scotland s top traditional musicians: Claire Mann, Lori Watson and Ewan MacPherson.

Times for these sessions are to be con rmed as we go to print.

Sessions will be between 5.45pm – 8.30pm. Please contact Clare Hoare (as below) for more details.

JAZZ WORKSHOPS DATE: TUE 29 SEP - JUN 2010 AGE: 10 - 18 COST: FREE (funded by YMI and NYOS) BEGINNERS: (Grade 1+ or equivalent): 5.30 – 6.30PM INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED (Grade 4 + or equivalent): 6.30 - 8PM An amazing opportunity to take part in weekly jazz ensemble workshops for all jazz instruments led by top Scottish Saxophonist Laura Macdonald and supported by jazz guitarist Kevin Mackenzie.

Both workshops are open to pupils attending Stirling Council Schools.

For further information or to book a place please contact Clare Hoare, Cultural Coordinator on 01786 274014 or hoarec@stirling.gov.uk.

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ADULTS FIDDLE DATE: WED 21 OCT - 9 DEC BEGINNERS : 7 - 8PM COST: £40/£32 INTERMEDIATE: 8 - 9.15PM COST:£46/£38 Learn to play some simple traditional tunes in a relaxed environment.

Beginners is for those with a couple of tunes under their belt, whilst intermediate is for those with more experience, working on bowing techniques and expanding repertoire. Tutor: Marie Fielding

CERAMICS DATE: WED 21 OCT - 16 DEC (EXCEPT 9 DEC) TIME: 7 - 9PM COST: £60/£50 (INCL MATERIALS & FIRINGS) VENUE: COWANE CENTRE Demonstration and tuition in a wide range of hand-built ceramic techniques including use of glazes (NOT potters wheel). Open to beginners and those who want to brush up on techniques.

Tutor: Lorraine Robson

SINGIN STIRLING DATE: THU 22 OCT - 10 DEC TIME: 7 - 9PM COST: £56/£48 Friendly, informal group singing. Learn a varied repertoire including traditional songs, chants, spirituals and contemporary material and have fun singing harmonies. You don t need to have sung before – everyone welcome. Tutor: Jo Miller

GUITAR DATE: THU 22 OCT - 10 DEC BEGINNERS: 7 - 7.45PM COST: £40/£32 INTERMEDIATE: 8 - 9.15PM COST: £46/£38 Beginners will take you through the chord structures and basic techniques. Intermediate will explore different styles including contemporary. Bring your own guitar. Tutor: Lorne Ralston

HARMONICA DATE: SAT 31 OCT - 19 DEC TIME: 11AM - 12.30PM COST: £28 (+£5 FOR HARMONICA) A fun class for all ages and abilities - families welcome. Come and learn this most portable and ingenious of instruments. Includes broader musical development. Tutor: Niall Lee

STIRLING WRITERS GROUP

Please note we reserve the right to cancel classes if there are insufficient numbers.

welcomes writers of all abilities and styles, including beginners. They offer advice, encouragement and constructive criticism, with most sessions being led by regular tutor, Chris Powici. It s not a course so feel free to drop in on any evening. Fee: £4 per session (£2.50 concession). Meetings in the Tolbooth, 7.30-10.00pm, 25 August – 15 December (excluding 15 September). Further information from Robert Ritchie, 01786 464541.

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Alasdair Gray Old Negatives/ The Scots Hippo 12 September - 24 October Throughout his career, Alasdair Gray’s work in art and literature have been interwoven paths, overlapping in form and content.

Born in Glasgow in 1934, he has worked as a teacher, painter, illustrator, playwright, scene painter, essayist, poet, novelist and muralist (the latest being the monumental decoration of Glasgow’s Oran Mor), among other roles. In his books, word and image are juxtaposed and combined to form epic narratives that have been compared to the work of fellow artist-writers, such as William Blake. He is a prolific writer, with 18 published books to his name, and a winner of the Whitbread and Guardian book prizes. Gray is currently completing his biography ‘A Life in Pictures’, to be published by Canongate in 2010.

Image: From the Soul’s Proper Loneliness, 2007 screenprint, 76 x 56 cm

Image: That Death Will Break the Salt-Fresh Cockle Hand, 2007 screenprint, 76 x 56 cm

This exhibition focuses on 2 series of work: illustrations for his own poems in Old Negatives first published in 1989; and The Scot’s Hippo print series Gray’s adaptation of the TS Eliot poem The Hippopotamus from 2007. www.alasdairgray.co.uk

Late openings on these dates: GALLERY OPEN TUESDAY-SATURDAY, 10AM-6PM ADMISSION FREE

14, 17, 23 Oct, 25 & 28 Nov, 11 & 18 December

Artist Now isTalk the Thursday time 12 February Katy Dove 1-2pm & Simon Yuill Join us for a lunchtime talk with 7 November - 19 December leading Scottish artist Graham Pleasethat joinwill usintroduce for the Private Fagen his View on Friday 6 November previous work in advance of his 6-8pm new exhibition opening at The Changing Room. Admission Using University of Stirling’sFree.

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Norman McLaren archive as a starting point for developing new artwork ‘Now is the time’ is a coincides withbetween a new live collaboration artists Katy music commission with Adrian Dove and Simon Yuill.

Sherwood in collaboration with Graham Fagen, based on the This project, presented in three poetry of Robert Burns for The forms: live performance, exhibition Blend festival on 14 March. & web project was launched in May 09 at the Tolbooth’s Join our free mailing list for Le experimental music festival news updates, listings and Weekend with aevent performance by invitations to exhibition opening.

Muscles of Joy of which Dove is changingroom@stirling.gov.uk a member. Whilst developing new material for this performance, the band viewed McLaren’s films and used text from letters in the archive as lyrics. Drawings by Dove relating to McLaren’s interest in the relationship between sound and image were developed by Yuill to produce a piece of software.

Through this, projected images responded to live sound.

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In this exhibition Dove and Yuill will further develop interactive animation using sampled improvisations from Muscles of Joy. Dove will explore the idea of representing a musical structure or notation using printmaking.

Dove & Yuill will draw on McLaren’s principals and ideologies in a contemporary context. Software developed for the project will be available online.

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Sat 3 Oct

Reloaded Fest

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Pop

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Sat 10 Oct

The Acoustic Bar

7pm

Pop

pg5

Sat 10 Oct

James Blackshaw

8pm

Guitar

pg6

Tue 13 Oct

Gilded Balloon Comedy Club

8pm

Comedy

pg7

Wed 14 Oct

Crooked Still

8pm

Americana

pg8

Thu 15 Oct

Long Gone Lonesome

7.30pm

Theatre

pg9

Fri 16 Oct

King Pleasure and the Biscuit Boys

8pm

Jazz

pg10

Sat 17 Oct

Mike McGoldrick & Friends

8pm

Traditional

pg11

Fri 23 Oct

Distil Showcase

8pm

Traditional

pg12

Sat 24 Oct

Music Networking Day

10.30am

Tue 27 Oct

Benny Gallagher

7.30pm

Pop

pg14

Thu 29 Oct

Blazin’ Fiddles

8pm

Traditional

pg15

Fri 30 Oct

Reloaded with The Brute Chorus

7pm

Pop

pg5

Sat 31 Oct

Jackie Leven

8pm

Pop

pg16

Thu 5 Nov

Reloaded 2

7pm

Rock

pg5

Fri 6 Nov

Fred Morrison

8pm

Traditional

pg17

Sat 7 Nov

Blueflint

8pm

Americana/Bluegrass

pg18

Thu 12 Nov

Malinky

8pm

Traditional

pg19

Sat 14 Nov

Primrose Piano Quartet

8pm

Classical

pg20

Mon 16 Nov

Gilded Balloon Comedy Club

8pm

Comedy

pg7

Wed 18 Nov

Empirical

8pm

Jazz

pg21

Thu 19 Nov

Along the Miners’ Rows

7pm

Folk

pg22

Fri 20 Nov

The Electronic Bar

7pm

Electronic

pg5

Wed 25 Nov

James Grant

8pm

Pop

pg23

26 & 27 Nov

Lord of the Flies

7pm

Theatre

pg24

Sat 28 Nov

To See the Sky

7.30pm

Pop

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Fri 4 Dec

Reloaded 2

7pm

Pop

pg5

Sat 5 Dec

Day of Song

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Thu 10 Dec

The Acoustic Bar

7pm

Pop

pg5

Thu 10 Dec

Gurf Morlix

8pm

Americana

pg28

Fri 11 Dec

Dàimh

8pm

Traditional

pg29

Sat 12 Dec

Reloaded with Bleed From Within

7pm

Pop

pg5

Fri 18 Dec

Fence Collective’s Christmas Pop Special

8pm

Pop

pg30

Sat 19 Dec

Christmas Ceilidh - Family

3pm

Family

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Sat 19 Dec

Christmas Ceilidh - Evening

8pm

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