Stirling's Tolbooth What's On Guide to April, May & June 2011

APR - JUN 11

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Welcome Welcome to the new brochure. We have waved a sad farewell to Alasdair Campbell, though we know his influence, knowledge and enthusiasm for music will remain with us.

Looking to the year ahead, the programme will be developed by the Tolbooth’s Arts Development Team, led by Senior Arts Development Officer, Carolyn Paterson, and Music Development Officer, Stephen Hume. Visual Arts Development Officer, Emma Hamilton, will continue to curate The Changing Room Gallery, bringing emerging and established artists of international standing to Stirling and providing vocational training and peer support for locally-based artists.

Carolyn has been working within the Scottish music scene for over 25 years, including involvement with many of Scotland's top traditional musicians. Stephen is keen to expand a role which has seen him already develop reloaded into a huge success and has attracted acts such as Mogwai to the intimate Tolbooth. Both are committed to continuing to offer a rich and diverse range of world class music on your doorstep.

Two special concerts take place in June by some of the best emerging traditional musicians in the country, with music students from the Trad Music course at the RSAMD performing on the 10 June, with a pre-gig talk about their course and on 22 June we have all 24 of the young students from the National School of Traditional Music in Plockton.

The rich mix on offer April to June also includes the outstanding musicianship of Lau, an evening to get you dancing with a welcome return from Cuba’s Sierra Maestra, the class and imagination of the Red Note Ensemble, Three Blind Wolves, winner of Best Live Act at the Scottish Alternative Music Awards and the legendary Judy Collins on the only Scottish date of her tour.

And that’s just for starters.

We hope you continue to support live music at the Tolbooth and look forward to seeing you at one of the performances.

The Arts Development Team

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BATTLE OF THE BANDS

NEWT

Organised by pupils from throughout Stirling, the 2011 Stirling Schools Battle of the Bands has finally arrived.

Edinburgh trio NeWt have been establishing a reputation as one of the UK's most unique groups since their formation in 2006.

One band from each High School in Stirling will battle it out once more to be crowned 2011's winner.

This reputation has now spread into Europe as a result of their collaboration with Berlin sax/ clarinet player Silke Eberhard.

A panel of expert judges have been assembled who will use their musical knowledge to decipher which act is worthy.

Surely this must be one of the highlights of the school year!

Their second album "NeWt 2" was picked up by the trail-blazing F-IRE Collective of London and released to wide acclaim.

Fri 1 Apr, 6.30pm £3

Previous winners have included The Occupationists and 3 4 All, but who will win this year?

Sat 2 Apr, 8pm £8/£6

The trio and now augmented quartet walk the tight-rope between spontaneous improvisation and compositional complexity with staggering results.

"...a totally absorbing blend of experimentation and unashamed tunefulness." Jazz UK

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JAZZ SINGERS’ OPEN MIC NIGHT

TSYJO

£5 Singers / £3 Audience

The return of the fantastic Tommy Smith's Youth Jazz Orchestra.

Wed's 6 Apr/4 May/1 Jun, 8pm

A friendly introduction to live performance with the backing of a fantastic jazz band and the support of an appreciative cabaret audience.

If you love singing then this night is for you, even if you have never sung in public before, all you need is a sense of fun and a desire to sing.

The open mic night’s are friendly and informal and full of like-minded lovers of the beautiful music of Sinatra, Holiday and Fitzgerald.

If you’re not ready to sing then why not come along as a member of the audience to enjoy the atmosphere and see what it’s all about.

Sat 9 Apr, 7.30pm £7/£4 FREE under 16yrs

Featuring some of the most talented, exciting and dynamic young jazz players in Scotland, the ensemble’s enthusiasm for the music comes out of every note and performance.

The orchestra have been performing regularly at the Tolbooth for a couple of years and have built up quite a reputation with our audience.

An evening of incredible music and entertainment, guaranteed. www.tsyjo.com

“...a swaggering confident testament to the ongoing high quality of Scottish jazz.”

The Guardian

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SIX GREAT REASONS TOUR Wed 13 Apr, doors 6pm £8 | STANDING ONLY with...

TRC FEED THE RHINO HEART IN HAND BROTHERHOOD OF THE LAKE POLAR MALLORY KNOX Six Great Reasons…to catch some of Britain’s best under the radar Hardcore and Metal bands. With most of these bands sporting a cult following, this will be one hell of a party not to be missed, especially since this is the only Scottish date.

This ferocious tour features: TRC, who’s live shows are legendary due to the pure self-belief this band has in themselves.

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Even The Guardian have claimed TRC are spearheading a new sound. "amazing" - Radio 1 "compulsive listening..." 4/5 - Kerrang!

Heart In Hand, revisit Stirling after their infamous date at the Tolbooth with It Prevails back in August 2010. Since then HIH have supported For The Fallen Dreams, Dead Swans and Lower Than Atlantis.

Polar, also shone supporting It Prevails last year and having just signed a record deal with A Wolf At Your Door Records. They aim to show the world what their made of, don’t miss the raw passion they display through their live set.

Also playing: Brotherhood of The Lake and Mallory Knox PLUS some SPECIAL GUESTS.

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Mairearad Green & Anna Massie Fri 15 Apr, 8pm £10/£8

Multi-instrumentalists and award winners, Mairearad Green (accordion and smallpipes) and Anna Massie (guitar, banjo, fiddle) are a captivating duo, providing a highly energetic performance with a warm and friendly stage presence.

Individually, they can be seen performing with a number of well-known artists, such as The Poozies, Blazin’ Fiddles, Karen Matheson, Bella Hardy, Box Club and Eddi Reader, and together in Scotland’s one and only Celtic Big Band, The Unusual Suspects.

Having played together for eight years, they have an intuitive approach to each other’s musical ideas and interpretations.

“There is an almost telepathic communication between the two musicians.” Hi-Arts www.myspace.com/shoutyrecords

Having both grown up in the Scottish Highlands with similar musical backgrounds (most notably, mandolin playing Dads!)

Mairearad and Anna share an innate understanding of Scottish culture and music.

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WOODY PINES

TEA & CAKE RECITAL

There was a time when Woody Pines went out alone with resonator guitar to make a name for himself in New Orleans, then playing coast-to-coast across the USA.

These afternoon recitals are one of the most popular concerts we have ever run.

Sat 23 Apr, 8pm £12/£10

These days Woody fronts a hot little band with the same name, that has become one of the most popular on the Stateside roots music circuit, winning accolades aplenty and praise from some of the giants of the Americana scene.

After seeing them perform at Nelsonville Folk & Blues Festival in Ohio, Billy Joe Shaver, the top gun Outlaw Country legend declared: "They're the best damn band I've ever heard!"

Sat 30 Apr / Sat 25 Jun £8 incl tea & cake

It could be the fantastic homemade cake, or the lovely tea but we would like to think that it is the wonderful musicians and beautiful music that keeps you coming back for more.

Details for this season's classical recitals have yet to be confirmed so visit our website www. stirling.gov.uk/tolbooth or call the box office for full details nearer the time.

With a slice of cake a cup and a cup of tea, or coffee, included in the price you will need to book early to avoid missing out.

Woody Pines won legions of new fans when they toured the UK for the first time in 2010 and it is a pleasure to welcome them back to the Tolbooth. www.woodypines.com

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Liz Carroll & Johnny Doyle

DAVE ANDERSON'S SHOOBY DOO

Individually both Liz Carroll and Johnny Doyle are celebrated as outstanding exponents of their instruments.

You may know Dave Anderson as the Bank Manager in City Lights, or Gregory’s Dad in Gregory’s Girl, but he started his career as a songwriter: his songs for The Steamie are being sung (somewhere) right now.

Thu 5 May, 8pm £10/£8

Born in Chicago, of Irish parents, Liz is an award winning fiddle player and composer of traditional Irish music, who has just been awarded Traditional Composer of the Year by TG4, Ireland's Irish language television station, making her the first American-born composer to do so.

Johnny Doyle is renowned as a master of the guitar, a founding member of Irish-American supergroup Solas he has recently forged his own path as a successful solo artist.

Together, their long standing musical partnership is highly regarded amongst contemporaries, critics and audiences alike.

We're delighted to have them perform at the Tolbooth.

Sat 7 May, 8pm £10/£8

Encouraged by the success of Tir nan Og (“Best New Musical” - Edinburgh 2007), Dave has embarked on a series of new minimusicals, this being the mini-est yet, having a cast of one, including the orchestra!

The theme is his teenage years, which just happens to be the late ‘50’s, when Rock’n’Roll was King, and hair was, well, on his head.

Expect hits (and forgotten classics) of the time, plus new songs of his own.

This is more than a trip down Memory Lane, though: Dave, in his raconteur’s hat, talks about the contrasts between life then and now, discusses the business of writing - and surviving the 21st Century.

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DOT JR + THE FUTURE CAPITAL Coming through the A&R scramble for his signature unscathed and now signed to Polydor records, 2011 is looking to be a good year for this musician/producer from Stornoway.

This will be one of the first chances to catch his live show and see what poptastic gems, Dot JR has in store for the world.

OVER THREE BLIND + THE WOLVES WALL

+ BRAZIL EXISTS + RAIL FAN TBW - Played T in the Park and The Great Escape last year, and have just won Best Live Act at the Scottish Alternative Music Awards “some voracious rock n’ roll” 4* - The List OTW - Describe themselves as Folktonica & they’re new album in terms of Michael Jackson’s Dangerous, but with less morals.

This you have to see.

FRI 20 MAY THE LITTLE KICKS

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THE WILDERS Fri 13 May, 8pm £14/£12

One of the most highly-charged ‘live’ acts on the circuit, The Wilders return from Kansas City to thrill Tolbooth regulars once more with a brand new album (their fifth) in what is set to become the band’s busiest year ever.

They pulled a capacity crowd to Glasgow’s Old Fruitmarket during Celtic Connections festival in January, were invited to be one of the main draws at Shetland Folk Festival, and won a return to Bath International Music Festival where they were described as “an absolute triumph" in 2010.

“Absolutely mighty” BBC Radio Scotland “They play tunes that should by rights leave vapour trails” The Scotsman “A one-band American roots music festival” The Herald

After a sell-out tour last year, Culture Northern Ireland summed the Belfast show up with one word: "Incredible". www.thewilders.us

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The Red Note Ensemble Infinito Nero (an ecstasy in one act) Sat 14 May, 8pm £10/£8

Red Note, Scotland’s professional contemporary music ensemble, continues on its bold path presenting rarely-heard classics of international new music alongside new work by UK composers on its regular Scottish tours.

Here, Italian composer Salvatore Sciarrino’s extraordinary and disturbing Infinito Nero, an “ecstasy in one act” based on the evocative visions of the early seventeenth-century mystic St Maria Maddalena de’ Pazzi, rides alongside a new Red Note commission by Scottish composer and viola player Carolyn Sparey, in concert with other classic works by Sciarrino and fellow Italian Luciano Berio.

The players of the Red Note Ensemble will be directed on this tour by international Scottish

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conducting star Garry Walker, and joined by mezzo-soprano Angela Tunstall, world-class contemporary performer and long-time artistic collaborator of Karlheinz Stockhausen.

“What a night *****” The Herald (Plug, 2010) “Compulsive entertainment *****” The Scotsman (Drunk Man Tour, 2010) www.rednoteensemble.com Programme Salvatore Sciarrino - Le Voci Sottovetro (15’) Luciano Berio - Différences (17’) Carolyn Sparey - new work (12’) Salvatore Sciarrino - Infinito Nero (25’)

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LAU

Sat 21 May, 8pm £14/£12 In 2004, sat around a kitchen table in Edinburgh, Lau took their first musical steps. Now, to have achieved so much, in so few years, is staggering. The warmth and excitement they generate with each new release, and at every gig, has culminated in armfuls of plaudits, including three consecutive years of being crowned 'Best Group' at the BBC Radio Two Folk Awards.

Their strength partly lies in the pool of knowledge they draw on. Kris Drever grew up on Orkney and is celebrated for his singing and guitar playing - his talents as an accompanist have been sought by artists such as Kate Rusby, John McCusker and Roddy Woomble.

member of Blazin’ Fiddles, Aidan is a major talent and appears on over eighty diverse recordings.

Whereas Martin Green is from south of the border, East Anglia raised. A true maverick, he is in constant demand for his accordion playing and has toured in the bands of Eliza Carthy, Joan Baez, Linda Thompson and many other great names of folk music.

"Quite frankly, the best band in the world right now."

Channel 4 www.lau-music.co.uk

Award-winning fiddler and composer, Aidan O'Rourke (‘Instrumentalist of the Year’ 2006 Scots Trad Music Awards), hails from the Scottish coastal town of Oban. A founder

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SIERRA MAESTRA

Wed 25 May, 8pm £14/£12 | STANDING ONLY When the nine friends, all students in various engineering faculties at Havana University first decided to form a music group, they were thinking of maybe funk or something Brazilian, both so popular at the time. It was the father of the two brothers in the group, Juan de Marcos and Carlos González, who suggested they play son instead.

The traditional son line-up: tres. guitar, trumpet, bongo, guiro and vocals brings back the sound of the Golden Age of the 20's and 30's.

Calling themselves Sierra Maestra after the birthplace of the music in Eastern Cuba, the group quickly found they were on to a big hit.

From 1976 onwards they were popular all over the island and their first album in 1980 an island-wide success. Son was back, after a lull of some 40 years.

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Now, almost 40 years on since they formed and with five of the original members still present, Sierra Maestra have gone to great lengths to find young talented writers with new songs that are in the son tradition and style, but expressed in new musical and lyrical directions.

Having closed out 2010's Blend Festival at the Tolbooth in front of a capacity crowd we are delighted to have them back for another night of authentic Cuban son.

"If you could bottle the atmosphere of sheer pleasure generated between Cuba's Sierra Maestra and their audience you'd be a billionaire pretty quickly." The Scotsman

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Fidil

BOOKHOUSE BOYS

The most dynamic young fiddle trio to emerge from the Co Donegal tradition in recent years, Fidil come with a peat-smoked pedigree blood line that will transport you the atmospheric rooms of legendary Irish music pubs such as the famous front room of Leo's Tavern.

Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Bookhouse Boys. This band create a dark and magical world that comments on life and death, whisky and pistols and religion and love.

Fri 27 May, 8pm £10/£8

And whilst tradition lies at the very heart of the performance, ‘live’ they are breathtakingly exciting and have won comments such as “stunning” and “mind-blowing”.

Fiery and exhilarating, their music stirs the blood in a way we have come to expect but it also surprises too, with clever, contemporary twists and turns, and that twinkle of the eye and rakish charm, true hallmarks of their home turf. www.fidilmusic.com

Mon 30 May, doors 7pm £7 | STANDING ONLY

They cover a remarkable diversity of styles in their live act putting an unusual spin on their own influences, whilst showcasing an exciting interplay between the male and female voices which has been described as 'spine-tingling'.

"Gleefully combines surf guitar, spaghetti western, southern gospel and smart, bleak songs in the vein of Nick Cave and Calexico. These people have seriously good taste." **** The Times www.myspace,com/thebookhouseboys

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Kan

Judy Collins

Brian Finnegan and Aidan O’Rourke, front men with two of the most revered bands ever to have thrilled the folk scene, BBC Award winning Flook and Lau, join forces with Ian Stephenson on guitar and Jim Goodwin on drums to create an enthralling and beautiful new sound.

ONLY SCOTTISH DATE

Thu 2 Jun, 8pm £12/£10

As is often the way, KAN have been mates for years, meeting in the early days through their love for traditional music in its most natural of settings, the session - and then later, collaborating on various cross genre projects at home and abroad and guesting on one another’s records, never far off the radar of one another.

It is said that anything begun in the year of KAN has magic at its back, and with time in the studio already planned it seems the future of trad looks set to swing.

Fri 3 Jun, 8pm £16/£14

Judy Collins has thrilled audiences with her unique blend of interpretative folksongs and original compositions for nearly five decades.

Judy has continued an impressive musical career with an extensive catalog from every decade from the sixties up to the present.

She is still recording and delighting music audiences all over the world.

The capacity Tolbooth audience were thrilled with her last appearance at the Tolbooth and we are honoured to have her back again for what will be her only Scottish performance. www.judycollins.com In association with WME Entertainment

"Terrifically tight... intensely lyrical... heavyweight rhythmic attack" The Scotsman

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TRAMPS & HAWKERS

the way of the drum

This is your chance to hear the excting future of Scottish Trad music.

Experience the thundering and exhilarating rhythms of Taiko in an entertaining and dynamic show, and gain a unique insight into the enthralling world of ancient art.

Fri 10 Jun, 8pm £6

Tramps & Hawkers are made up of 2nd year Scottish Music Students of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and include former members of The National Centre of Excellence in Traditional Music (Sgoil Chiull na Gaidhealtachd), National Mod Gold Medalists, Prize winning pipers, All Ireland Champion winners and members of the Inverary and District Pipes and Drums.

A wide range of instuments will be also be on show, including fiddle, pipes, accordion, clarsach, piano, banjo, guitar, whistles, and Scots and Gaelic Song.

PRE GIG TALK, 6.45 - 7.30pm FREE Join us and the students of RSAMD as they talk about their music and their course.

Thu 16 Jun, 8pm £14/£12

A powerful fusion of primal rhythm, dance and athleticism to captivate audiences of all ages and backgrounds.

Members of the renowned Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers return to the roots of Taiko Drumming, performing traditional Taiko pieces from Japan and revealing the history and culture of this fascinating folk art in a lively and entertaining concert.

"The Way of the Drum" takes the audience on an exciting, energetic & enjoyable journey that's not to be missed.

TASTER WORKSHOP, 6 - 7PM, £6 A taster session in Taiko drumming suitable for 16yrs +. www.taiko.co.uk/wotd tickets 01786 27 4000

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YOUNG TRAD CONCERT

Tellison

A concert featuring some of Scotland’s finest young musical talent, showcasing the healthy state of Scotland’s traditional music scene.

Tellison are a West London quartet, yet they met during an earthquake on the Isle of Arran.

Wed 22 Jun, 7.30pm £6

The students of the National Centre of Excellence in Traditional Music, based at Plockton High School in the West Highlands, will be performing as part of their annual tour, which is designed to show people throughout Scotland what the Centre does.

The concert features 24 students in 6 bands, and a powerful, ensemble finale. The Centre teaches accordion, clarsach, fiddle, pipes, piano, guitar, whistle, flute, and Scots and Gaelic song, and all of these will feature strongly on the programme.

All of the youngsters are multi-talented and are not restricted to playing purely traditional instruments, so there really is something for everybody in the show.

Thu 23 Jun, doors 7pm £6 | STANDING ONLY

With several releases under their belt and being featured on the first two seasons of Channel 4's "The Inbetweeners" they've toured relentlessly sharing stages with bands like Biffy Clyro, Noah and the Whale, Tubelord, Hot Club de Paris and Johnny Foreigner.

They dig digital watches, buffet-style food and inventing new cocktails.

"Their treble-layered harmonies and quirky energetic songs recall the sense, if not the sound, of The Get Up Kids in their early days... a wonderful sense of hope, regret and youthful abandon" - KERRANG! www.tellison.co.uk

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OLD BLIND DOGS Fri 24 Jun, 8pm £12/£10

Since forming in the early 1990's, Old Blind Dogs have stood on the cutting edge of Scotland’s roots revival.

The band has developed its own trademark style with an energetic mix of songs and tunes. Dynamic percussion, polished vocals, soaring fiddle and stirring pipes fuel the delicately-phrased melodies and traditional songs.

"The Old Blind Dogs play with a compelling energy and intoxicating rhythm," says The Scotsman, "as players and audience seem to share a wild ecstasy of emotion."

"Old Blind Dogs have mastered

POKEY LAFARGE & THE SOUTH CITY THREE Mon 27 Jun, 8pm £12/£10

When Pokey LaFarge & The South City Three took the legendary Newport Folk Festival by storm, America’s big-circulation Spin magazine described the band as one of the outstanding highlights of the entire event.

In no time, the band had become one of the biggest draws on the Stateside roots music circuit.

Their Riverboat Soul album went straight to the Number 5 slot on the influential American indie roots chart and stormed the Top Ten of the Americana UK chart as well and entering the Red Lick Blues and R&B Chart, published by fRoots magazine.

a musical tradition while faithfully

This may be the last time we will be able to have Pokey back to the Tolbooth as his career takes off, so as Americana UK urged readers: “Book your seats now”.

revealing its essence."

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DENNIS ROLLINS VELOCITY TRIO Fri 1 Jul, 8pm £12/£10

FISH

Fri 12 Aug, 8pm £17.50

ALY BAIN & PHIL CUNNINGHAM (@ The Albert halls) Sat 13 Aug, 7.30pm £18/£16/£14

martyr defiled Wed 24 Aug, doors 7pm £6

blazin' fiddles Sat 27 Aug, 8pm £14/£12

vasen

Mon 12 Sep, 8pm £12/£10

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ARTS NEWS

CLASSES & WORKSHOPS

THE CHANGING ROOM

ARTS NEWS SEARCH FOR YOUNG MUSICIANS

OPEN MORNING

All instruments welcome.

An evening of readings, performances, music; entertainment, inspiration and happiness.

If you wish more information about this event, please contact Robert Ritchie, 01786 464 541 or email rj_ritchie@ hotmail.com

On Sat 18 June we shall be opening up the Cowane Centre to show you what the participants of the children's We are on the hunt for young musicians from the Stirling area art and pottery class have been to take part in a really exciting working on.

YOUTH music and FREE project funded by the Youth Music Initiative showcase and involving the Glasgow Composition Sun 12 June @ The Albert Improvisers Orchestra (GIO).

Halls. This is a concert that workshops We will be running composition will bring together some of the The project will bring together best music being created and workshops throughout Stirling a group of musicians between High Schools this Summer term, played by young musicians the ages of 14 - 21 to create from across Stirling. thanks to funding from the and perform improvised music Youth Music Initiative. to the films and animations Showcasing bands, musicians of Stirling born film maker and choirs from various Norman McLaren. A week Stirling Writers projects and schools, many of of workshops at the Tolbooth, which are funded by the Youth Group in either the first or second Music Initiative and covering Tolbooth Bash in the Attic, week of August, will lead to a all genres from rock to pop and Tuesday 14 June, 7.30 - 10pm. performance with GIO. jazz to traditional music.

You do not need to have had any previous experience of improvisation, just a willingness The all star cast will include to try. well-known poets and writers, and some of those who have If you would like to be kept been helped to publication in touch or would like further and success by Stirling Writers information please contact Group.

Clare.

Tickets from the Tolbooth 01786 27 4000 or The Albert Halls 01786 473 544 Box Offices.

Tolbooth Sessions 2011

Riding on the critical success of the first CD, 10 bands have been busy laying down tracks for the second Tolbooth Sessions compilation.

This is great opportunity to have a good night out, to find out about what Stirling Writers Group is all about, and to meet The local acts have been working with established the performers.

Scottish musicians such as

Rod Jones (Idlewild), Andy Monaghan (Frightened Rabbit) and Simon Ward (Errors) to produce one track each to showcase their music. The CD will be available in the Summer of 2011.

SCOT'S SONG PROJECT

Scribbler's Picnic

The Tolbooth Tent makes a welcome return to Scribbler's Picnic on the 19th June.

A number of young local bands will grace the Tolbooth's stage when the charity fundraiser takes place at Stirling Rugby Club.

Come down and join us on what will hopefully be a sunny day!

Children from Cambusbarron Primary School performing on the Tolbooth stage as part of the recent Scot's Song project.

Funded by the Youth Music Initiative, the children worked with local singer Amy Lord and Scot's language writer, Matthew Fitt.

Youth Music Theatre Summer School

This Summer, Youth Music Theatre Scotland, is offering a week long workshop geared towards a full theatrical performance at the end.

The details of the performance have still to be decided, however, the workshops will run from the 22 July culminating on the 30 July.

There will be opportunities for those interested in drama and music with the score having a decidedly rock angle.

Get in touch with Stephen Hume for more information.

CONTACTS:

Carolyn Paterson | Senior Arts Development Officer | 01786 27 4023 | patersonc3@stirling.gov.uk Stephen Hume | Music Development Officer | 01786 27 4002 | humes@stirling.gov.uk Emma Hamilton | Visual Arts Development Officer | 01786 27 4010 | hamiltone@stirling.gov.uk Clare Hoare | Cultural Co-ordinator | 01786 27 4014 | hoarec@stirling.gov.uk

CLASSES & WORKSHOPS ART

CHILDREN

COWANE CENTRE Sat 23 Apr - 18 Jun (except 14 May) Age 6 - 9 yrs: 9.45 – 11am Age 10 - 14 yrs: 11.30am – 12.45pm £34 (inclusive of materials)

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

COWANE CENTRE Sat 23 Apr - 18 Jun (except 14 May) Age 10 – 14 yrs: 9.45 – 11am Age 7- 9 yrs: 11.30am – 12.45pm £38 (inclusive of materials)

Explore the fabulous world of clay and learn different techniques to make wonderful original objects.

Tutor: Lorraine Robson

FIDDLE Age 7+

Sat 30 Apr - 18 Jun Improvers 1: 10.00 – 10.40am £32 Improvers 2: 10.45 – 11.25am £32 Beginners 2: 11.30 – 12.05pm £30 Beginners 1: 12.10 – 12.45pm £30 Hire of fiddles: £5 per term, plus a £10 refundable deposit.

Improvers: 1-2 years’ experience

Come and learn how to play fiddle. If you already play a bit, have fun learning new tunes and playing in a group with others.

Tutor: Ruaridh Campbell

DRAMA

Sat 23 Apr - 11 Jun Age 6 – 9 yrs: 10.15am – 12.15pm Age 10 – 13 yrs: 1 – 3pm £50 Our ever-popular drama class includes stagecraft, voice, improvisation and developing both characters and scripts.

Tutor: Anne-Marie Hopkins

HARMONICA

See adult’s section for details

PUMP UP THE JAM Wed 27 Apr - 15 Jun Age 11+ yrs: 4.45 – 7.15pm FREE

It’s back! Led by Scotland’s top professional musicians this is the place to develop your songwriting or performance skills. Book now as it fills up FAST!

Trad Workshops

Mon Apr – Jun 2011 Age 10 – 18 yrs Beginners: 5.30 - 6.20pm Group tuition – fiddle, guitar, whistle, flute and recorder (min 6 months experience of instrument) Intermediate: 6.20 – 7.30pm (min 2-3 yrs exp of instrument) Advanced: 7.10 – 8.15pm (by audition) FREE Group tuition and sessions are led by three of Scotland’s top trad musicians, Lori Watson, Claire Mann and Innes Watson.

Contact Clare Hoare on 01786 27 4014 to book.

JAZZ WORKSHOPS Tue Apr – Jun 2011 Age 10 – 18 yrs Beginners: 5.30 – 6.30pm Grade 1 (or equivalent) Intermediate / Advanced: 6.30 – 7.45pm Grade 4 (or equivalent) FREE

An amazing opportunity to work with two of Scotland’s most respected jazz musicians and educators, saxophonist Laura Macdonald and guitarist Kevin Mackenzie.

Contact Clare Hoare on 01786 27 4014 to book.

The traditional music workshops are funded by YMI, the jazz workshops are funded by YMI and NYOS. Both are open to pupils attending Stirling Council schools.

ADULTS

STUDIO RECORDING Tue 26 Apr - 14 Jun (except 24 May) £50/£42

Learn the digital recording skills needed to mix your own music or a live band. This time in a 7 week course.

Tutor: Mark Lough

FIDDLE

Wed 4 May - 22 Jun, 7 - 8.30pm £50/£42

Fun fiddle for fiddlers keen to play together in a relaxed atmosphere, learning new tunes as well as technique. Not for complete beginners.

Tutor: Marie Fielding

CERAMICS

COWANE CENTRE Wed 27 Apr - 22 Jun (except 11 May) 7 – 9pm £60/£50 (Incl Materials & Firings)

Mixed level but not for complete beginners.

Demonstration and tuition in a wide range of hand-built ceramic techniques including use of glazes but not potters’ wheel.

Tutor: Lorraine Robson

SINGING STIRLING Thu 28 Apr - 16 Jun, 7 – 9pm £56/£48

Friendly, informal group singing. Learn a varied repertoire including traditional songs, chants, spirituals, contemporary material and harmonies. You don’t need to have sung before – everyone welcome.

Tutor: Jo Miller

GUITAR

Thu 28 Apr - 16 Jun Beginners: 7 – 7.45pm £40/£32 Intermediate: 8 – 9.15pm £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

Sat 30 Apr - 18 Jun All levels 11am – 12.30pm £32/£28 (+ £5 for harmonica) A fun class open to all ages – families welcome. Includes broader musical development.

Tutor: Niall Lee

CALL 01786 27 4000 TO BOOK YOUR PLACE

Children MUST have a signed consent form submitted BEFORE the class starts.

Download a form www.stirling.gov.uk/tolbooth or call 01786 274000.

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

TEL 01786 27 4005 TOLBOOTH, JAIL WYND, STIRLING CHANGINGROOM@STIRLING.GOV.UK WWW.STIRLING.GOV.UK/CHANGINGROOM

Smith/Stewart until 30 April

Stephanie Smith and Edward Stewart have been making work collaboratively since 1992. Their work can be tough and confrontational. Fundamental concerns revolve around human relations and what people are capable of doing to one another, both physically and psychologically. Early video installations involved the dual interaction of a man and woman (the artists), often in extreme situations requiring mutual complicity and trust.

For this exhibition Smith/Stewart wish to explore a new direction, where their interaction with others forms the basis of the work. Through giving specific instructions and working with particular groups, they aim to explore the boundaries of collaboration, power, intimacy, acting and reality.

Artist Talk Smith/ Stewart 26 March, 2pm

Smith/Stewart discuss their work made for The Changing Room.

This event is free but please call 01786 27 4000 to book a ticket.

GALLERY OPEN TUESDAY-SATURDAY, 10AM-6PM OPEN LATE: 17 & 26 MARCH 23 APRIL ADMISSION FREE

For full programme details see www.stirling.gov.uk/changingroom or join our free mailing list for news, events listings and invitations to exhibition openings.

Prints of Darkness 12 May - 18 June

This exhibition includes original prints by eleven Scottish artists and People Like Us, aka award-winning international multimedia artist Vicki Bennett. Commissioned by Edinburgh Printmakers & curated by SarahManning Cordwell, Norman Shaw, and Edward Summerton, Prints of Darkness explores record cover art. Celebrating the vinyl record as an abiding audiovisual artefact, this project recalls the golden age of the record cover in the thick of the post-psychedelia, gothsurrealistic, Art Nouveau, apocalyptic landscape explosion, now being revived in a current resurgence of collectable limited edition records with original artwork.

Featuring work from Andrew Cranston, Tommy Crooks, Malcy Duff, Duncan Marquiss, Lee O’Connor, Christopher Orr, People Like Us, Norman Shaw, Edward Summerton, The Lonely Piper, Andy Wake & Mark Wallace.

Exhibition Talk

21 May, 2pm. All Welcome

A gallery talk about Prints of Darkness by co-curator and artist Dr Norman Shaw who will explore the key themes of the exhibition.

Free Exploratory Sound Workshop 11 June 10.30am - 4.30pm Age: 12-16 yrs

This event is free but please call 01786 27 4000 to book a ticket.

Artist Malcy Duff, and fellow improvising musician Ali Robertson, will host an exploratory sound workshop introducing participants to improvised music and sound through a series of exercises, approaching traditional musical instruments in a new way. Participants are required to bring along an instrument of their choosing which they are happy to dismantle and share with the group. This can be any musical instrument, big or small.

WHAT’S ON JAN - MAY 2011 GUIDE OUT NOW

events for all ages

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INFORMATION Tolbooth is Stirling’s venue for live music and the arts and is the home for Stirling Council’s arts development team and the contemporary visual art gallery, The Changing Room.

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Box Office: 01786 27 4000 Book online: www.stirling.gov.uk/tolbooth

Concessions

Conditions

TICKETS Book online www.stirling.gov.uk/tolbooth By phone

01786 27 4000 open Tue - Sat: 10am - 6pm

In person

Tolbooth Box Office is open Tue - Sat: 10am - 30 minutes after a performance starts.

ACCESS Tolbooth is fully accessible and can accommodate a number of wheelchair users at each performance.

Please mention at the time of booking if you require a wheelchair space.

If you need information on tape, large print or Braille, contact 0845 277 7000.

Discounts are available to children (those under 16), students, people with disabilities, senior citizens, the unemployed and former and current members of the armed forces.

Proof will be required when purchasing or collecting tickets.

Tickets cannot be exchanged or refunded unless the event is cancelled.

We reserve tickets for a maximum of 3 days. No reservations will be taken within 3 days of an event.

Booking fees vary but you will be advised at the time of purchase.

GET HERE

GETTING HERE

Stirling is centrally located within Scotland and within easy reach of Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee and Aberdeen.

Trains

Parking

For information call First ScotRail on 08457 48 49 50 www.firstscotrail.com

On street parking is limited and metered until 5.30pm around Tolbooth. There are longer stay carparks in the city centre.

Buses For information call Citylink on 08705 50 50 50 www.citylink.co.uk

The information in this guide was correct at the time of going to print. Š Tolbooth, Stirling Council 2010

Wed 6 Apr

Jazz Singers’ Open Mic Night

8pm

Jazz

Fri 8 Apr

The Acoustic Bar

7pm

Singer/Songwriter p10

Sat 9 Apr

Tommy Smith Youth Jazz Orchestra

7.30pm

Jazz

p5

Wed 13 Apr

Six Great Reasons Tour

6pm

Metal

p6

Fri 15 Apr

Mairearad Green & Anna Massie

8pm

Trad

p7

Sat 23 Apr

Woody Pines

8pm

Roots

p8

Sat 30 Apr

Tea & Cake Recital

2.30pm

Classical

p8

Sat 30 Apr

Reloaded: Headliners tbc

7pm

Rock/Pop

p10

Wed 4 May

Jazz Singers’ Open Mic Night

8pm

Jazz

p5

Thu 5 May

Liz Carroll & Johnny Doyle

8pm

Trad

p9

Sat 7 May

Dave Anderson's Shooby Doo

8pm

Theatre

p9

Thu 12 May

Reloaded: Three Blind Wolves + Over The Wall

7pm

Indie/Folk

p10

Fri 13 May

The Wilders

8pm

Roots

p11

Sat 14 May

The Red Note Ensemble - Infinito Nero

8pm

Classical

p12

Fri 20 May

Reloaded 2: The Little Kicks

7pm

Pop

p10

Sat 21 May

Lau

8pm

Trad

p13

Wed 25 May Sierra Maestra

8pm

World

p14

Fri 27 May

Fidil

8pm

Trad

p15

Mon 30 May The Bookhouse Boys

7pm

Alt/Surf

p15

Wed 1 Jun

Jazz Singers’ Open Mic Night

8pm

Jazz

p5

Thu 2 Jun

Kan

8pm

Trad

p16

Fri 3 Jun

Judy Collins

8pm

Legend

p16

Sat 4 Jun

Reloaded: Dot Jr

7pm

Pop

p10

Fri 10 Jun

Tramps & Hawkers

8pm

Trad

p17

Thu 16 Jun

The Way of the Drum

8pm

World

p17

Fri 17 Jun

The Acoustic Bar

7pm

Singer/Songwriter p10

Wed 22 Jun

Young Trad Concert

7.30pm

Trad

p18

Thu 23 Jun

Tellison

7pm

Rock

p18

Fri 24 Jun

Old Blind Dogs

8pm

Trad

p19

Sat 25 Jun

Tea & Cake Recital

2.30pm

Classical

p8

Mon 27 Jun

Pokey LaFarge & The South City Three

8pm

Roots

p19

p5

01786 27 4000 www.stirling.gov.uk/tolbooth