Tolbooth October - December 2013

OCT - DEC 13

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Welcome With the memory of sunny days fading fast, we have so many great performances to brighten up the autumn days.

None more so than the exuberant sounds of Zimbabwe's The Black Umfolosi 5 - guaranteed to make you smile. More sounds from around the world with Moishe's Bagel mixing Klezmer with eastern sounds and special guests from Argentina join Mr McFall's Chamber to bring you Argentinian Tango music, performed with exquisite grace and flourish.

We have the best traditional musicians coming - some for the first time including the inspired pairing of Tim Erikson and Eliza Carthy.

Our St Andrews programme really does

GIFT VOUCHERS You can now buy gift vouchers for the Tolbooth and The Albert Halls.

The perfect choice for a music loving friend or family member this Christmas.

offer something for a'body with a welcome return by the inimitable Dick Gaughan in the Tolbooth, the Red Hot Chilli Pipers and a St Andrews tea dance in The Albert Halls, book events from Bloody Scotland and Lesley Riddoch in the Tolbooth and the Smith Art Gallery and Museum.

And amongst annual favourites around the festive season we are thrilled that Carol Kidd and Brian Kellock will be here featuring the songs of Cole Porter.

Fine singer/songwriters feature too, with the incredible voice of Foy Vance, Devon Sproule and Roddy Hart and Lonesome Fire. For wee ones we bring back Scottish Opera with their Christmas show, and for grown up blues fans we bring the grungy favourites Blues 'n' Trouble.

Loads of great performances on the web-site for 2014 including Tony McManus, Stuart Maconie, The Treacherous Orchestra, Emily Smith, Hamish Stewart, and in The Albert Halls, Barbara Dickson and Rab Noakes ...

The Tolbooth Team

COMING IN 2014 Gordie MacKeeman & funded his byRhythm Boys / The redevelopment of the Tolbooth was Watt NicoLl / McGoldrick, McCusker & Doyle / Stuart Maconie / LUCY PORTER / Tony McManus / Voodoo Room / the revellers / emily smith / the treacherous orchestra The Tolbooth is owned and operated by Stirling Council

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Moishe's Bagel Sat 19 Oct 8pm Genre-defying original acoustic music. A cutting-edge, triple-distilled brew of klezmer music, Middle Eastern rhythms and virtuoso performances.

“Exhilarating...breath-takingly intricate, but with the momentum of an express train” The Herald Tickets £13/£11

DANIEL SLOSS - STAND UP + KAI HUMPHRIES Wed 30 Oct 8pm The new, hilarious show from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and awardwinning half-man-half-Xbox.

Direct from his 6th consecutive sold out Edinburgh Fringe and hot on the heels of a massive year of live touring, television appearances and his debut DVD release.

Tickets £13.50/£10

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THE BLACK UMFOLOSI 5 Fri 1 Nov 8pm Zimbabwe’s greatest ambassadors, The Black Umfolosi 5 sing and dance with a beauty and enthusiasm that is unrivalled.

Their famous Gumboot Dances showcase the traditional styles and rituals of the South African mining regions and are a particular crowd pleaser.

Tickets £12/£10 tickets 01786 27 4000

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ElIza CaRTHy & TIm ERIKSEN sat 2 nov 8pm

only scottish date.

Eliza Carthy and Norma Waterson + the Gift Band was one of the undoubted performance highlights of 2012 in the Tolbooth.

We welcome Eliza back, this time with American traditional singer Tim Eriksen.

Two of the most respected voices in traditional folksong, together they form a powerhouse duo that is, in turns, hilarious and heartbreaking, intense and joyful. tickets £13/£11

RoDDy HaRT aND THE loNESomE FIRE + SUPPoRT Fri 8 nov 8pm Having released three acclaimed independent solo records, featuring guest performances from Kris Kristofferson and Eddi Reader and Mercury nominated artist Gemma Hayes, Hart has decided to shake the traditional singer/songwriter tag and concentrate on building an exciting and formidable seven-piece band. tickets £10/£8

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mR mCFall'S CHamBER: VIVa TaNGo! sat 9 nov 8pm Mr McFall's Chamber becomes a large-scale tango band with music straight from the South American bordellos, with special guests Valentina Montoya Martinez (vocals), Cyril Garac (violin) and Lysandre Donoso (bandoneon). Featuring the songs of Valentina along with the compositions of Astor Piazzola.

Pre-concert tango dance class, free to ticket holders, from 6pm. tickets £12/£10

aRIlD aNDERSEN TRIo

featuring Tommy Smith & Paolo Vinaccia tue 12 nov 8pm

Bringing together three of Europe’s top jazz musicians: Norwegian ECM bass legend Arild Andersen, Tolbooth favourite, saxophonist Tommy Smith and Italian drummer/composer Paolo Vinaccia. tickets £13/£11

BREaBaCH Fri 15 nov 8pm Celtick music at its sharpest, Breabach show flare, excitement and diversitywith their blend of twin highland bagpipes, fiddle, beautiful Gaelic and English ballads, strathspeys and reels, step-dance and effortless charm having won them international acclaim.

Voted Best Group at the 2012 Scots Trad Music Awards. tickets £13/£11

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ST aNDREW'S TEa DaNCE WITH HEELSTER GOWDy the albert halls Wed 27 nov 2.30pm Tea Dance with a ceilidh twist. The dances will feature Scottish Country Dance favourites, at a pace to suit, interspersed with songs. Traditional jigs & reels, songs and ballads, featuring the talented Borders vocalist Fiona Wilson, Fife‘s fiddling sensation Karen Hannah and stalwart of the Celtic scene, Bob Turner on Piano and accordion.

BooKS, BoDIES & BREaKTHRoUGHS thu 28 nov 7.30pm Bloody Scotland takes to the road as four of the country’s brightest crime-writing talents come together to discuss books, bodies and breakthroughs.

Will Jordan, Michael J Malone, Stirlingborn RJ Mitchell and Douglas Skelton discuss their inspirations and aspirations with questions from bestselling Stirling author Craig Robertson.

tickets £6 inc Tea and Scone

tickets £7/£5

lESlEy RIDDoCH BLOSSOM: WHAT SCOTLAND NEEDS TO FLOURISH

DICK GaUGHaN

the smith art Gallery & Museum Fri 29 nov 12pm Acclaimed journalist and broadcaster Lesley Riddoch discusses her new book.

How do Scots identify themselves and how this needs to change in order for the country to 'Blossom' - as an independent nation or a strongly devolved one.

sat 30 nov 8pm For St Andrews Day, we're proud to welcome back our best known troubadour - Dick Gaughan - who has been performing now over 4 decades.

Guitarist, singer, songwriter, actor, musical director, composer, arranger, producer, engineer, he's been there, done it. tickets £13/£11

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CaRol KIDD Sings Cole Porter with Brian Kellock Fri 6 dec 8pm Carol Kidd, Scotland’s first lady of jazz, comes to the Tolbooth for her debut performance and we couldn’t be more thrilled!

Accompanied by piano maestro Brian Kellock, they celebrate the glorious music of supremely gifted songwriter Cole Porter. “carol Kidd is the best kept secret of British jazz” Frank Sinatra “her control is thrilling...she is world class” Dame Cleo Laine tickets £18.50

Foy VaNCE tue 3 dec doors 7pm An intelligent singer / songwriter with a sublime voice, funky guitar style and a clever turn of phrase. His musical palette of folk, soul, blues, gospel and jazz is an evolving journey, a constant search for artistic expression captured in the moment, operating well away from industry standards. tickets £10 +£2bf / STANDING ONLy Over 14s only. Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult over 18.

Tommy SmITH’S yoUTH Jazz oRCHESTRa sat 7 dec 2.30pm A welcome return after last year’s hugely successful concert by the cream of Scotland’s youth players.

Bring your family and friends to enjoy some well known jazz standards and new pieces, meet friends, enjoy a festive mince pie and still get home before dark. tickets £10/£8/FREE for under 16 tickets 01786 27 4000

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CHRISTmaS CEIlIDHS sat 14 dec 3-5pm FAMILy sat 14 dec 8-11pm EVENING Be sure to book early if you want to take part in this year’s seasonal knees up.

What better way to spend the run up to Christmas than celebrating the season with friends & family in traditional Scottish style?

Open to all, though the afternoon ceilidh is particularly popular with families of all ages. tickets £8 OR 4 FOR £24 FAMILy tickets £10 OR 4 FOR £32 EVENING

SCOTTISH OPERA PlaTyPUSS IN BooTS thu 19 dec 10.30am + 1.30pm Sydney the Platypus has travelled all the way from Australia to visit Glasgow and see snow for the first time.

Come and help him find his way around the city and make his holiday one to remember!

A festive adventure for 3 to 5 year olds, Platypus in Boots is a fun-filled mix of music, comedy and puppets. tickets £6 / running time 45 mins

SKERRyVoRE

BlUES N TRoUBlE

sat 21 dec 8pm

sat 28 dec 8pm

By popular demand we’ve got them back for some more festive fun!

For your festive delectation, we bring you the legends that are Blues 'n' Trouble for a hard driving, good time, blues and boogie night.

Blazing bagpipes, fiddle and accordions, electrically fused with funky rhythms and soul-gripping songs - Skerryvore is an award winning Scottish band creating a ‘Trad-rock’ fusion for the 21st Century.

"the best white blues band in the world." BB King tickets £10 / STANDING ONLy

tickets £16/£14 / STANDING ONLy

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ARTS NEWS

MONSTER TRAD PROJECT

Players from Stirling, Falkirk and North Ayrshire Trad Projects all came together for a special performance at the Tolbooth.

Fantastic to see so many young people involved. Hopefully we will be running MONSTER TRAD 2.

ACCESS JAzz ENSEMBLE LOOkING FOR NEw MEMBERS Stirling and Clackmannanshire Youth Jazz Ensemble, based at the Tolbooth, are looking for young musicians who would like to join the Access Jazz Ensemble.

The Youth Jazz Ensemble was established in 2005 and has been led since then by two of Scotland's leading jazz musicians Laura Macdonald (saxophone) and kevin Mackenzie (guitar).

You need to have a minimum 1 years experience of your instrument but you do not need to have any previous experience of jazz. All wind,

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bass and string instruments welcome. You will learn and develop skills in improvisation and play a broad repertoire of classical jazz, Latin, world music and funk.

LOCAL STORIES, LOCAL PLACES, LOCAL PEOPLE

As part of Stirling 2014 celebrations some schools A number of musicians over the in Stirling will be exploring years who have been members stories, poems or songs, of the ensemble have gone traditional and contemporary, on to study music and some about local people and jazz specifically at the Royal local places, traditional and Conservatoire, Birmingham contemporary.

Conservatoire, Napier If you have any stories, poems University and Guildhall. or songs about Stirling and If you would like to find the surrounding area that out more about the Access you would like to share with Ensemble please email ymi@ schools in Stirling please feel stirling.gov.uk or call Clare on very welcome to send them to 01786 233226. creativelearning@stirling.gov.uk If you would like to join please by Friday 6th December 2013. call the Tolbooth Box Office on More information about the 01786 274000. project will be shared in the next Arts News.

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Music and Me

YOUTH MUSIC TAKEOVER

We are very excited to have musician and composer David Trouton piloting his music resource 'Music and Me' in 6 Stirling nurseries. Music and Me was developed in East Lothian with support of the Youth Music Initiative, which is funding the pilot in Stirling.

The resource enables early years educators to support children to experience a range of activities that includes: singing; exploring different sounds; playing instruments in groups; creating sound stories and listening to short music excerpts that express contrasting emotions. It also supports the development of many useful life skills such as listening, following instructions, turn-taking, active learning, collaboration and co-operation. www.engagewithmusic.com

Takeover, Stirling's music event for young people aged 12 - 18 takes place in The Albert Halls on 1 November. Local bands and singer-songwriters will be performing.

Details on facebook.com/stirlingtakeoverfestival

LATEST RECORDINGS With Youth Music Initiative funding young local bands and artists continue to record in the Tolbooth studio. Owen Sutcliffe, The Old Pretender, The Streams and Annie Booth all recorded this summer.

Our studio is available for hire throughout the year, give Carolyn a call to find out more.

CONTACTS:

Carolyn Paterson | Senior Programmer & Arts Development Officer | 01786 27 4023 | patersonc3@stirling.gov.uk Clare Hoare | Cultural Co-ordinator | 01786 27 4014 | hoarec@stirling.gov.uk

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CLASSES & WORKSHOPS ART

CHILDREN

COWANE CENTRE Sat 5 Oct - 21 Dec (except 19 Oct & 14 Dec) Age 6 - 9 yrs: 9.45 – 11am Age 10 - 14 yrs: 11.30am – 12.45pm £42.50 (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 5 Oct - 21 Dec (except 19 Oct & 14 Dec) Age 10 - 14 yrs: 9.45 – 11am Age 7- 9 yrs: 11.30am – 12.45pm £47.50 (inclusive of materials) Explore the fabulous world of clay and learn different techniques to make wonderful original objects.

Tutor: Lorraine Robson

HARMONICA

See adult’s section for details

PUMP UP THE JAM Wed 23 Oct - 11 Dec 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!

THE CITY MUSIC PROJECT Fri 25 Oct - 13 Dec Age 11+ yrs: 7 – 9pm FREE

Our Friday night music club. Come and have a go at playing an instrument and maybe even writing some songs. No previous muscial experience is required.

TRADITIONAL MUSIC WORkSHOPS

Sat 24 Aug - 14 Dec (except 19 & 26 Oct)

Monday nights 16th September 2013 – June 2014 Age 10 – 18, FREE Beginners Whistle: 5.30 – 6.15pm

DRAMA

The Traddies (Access): 5.30 – 6.15pm

FIDDLE, CLARSACH, GUITAR, ACCORDION & WHISTLE

Music classes run by Feis Fhoirt, to book please contact John Macneil, 07770 930295

Sat 26 Oct - 14 Dec 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 character and script development.

Tutor: Anne-Marie Hopkins

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For those who would like to learn the whistle but have no previous experience.

Group tuition in guitar, fiddle (violin) and whistle / flute / recorder (min 6 months exp)

The Session and The Session Extra (Intermediate): 6.20 – 7.20pm

Traditional music session and group tuition open to all trad instruments.

TolboothTradBand(Advanced):7pm–8.15pm All trad instruments welcome (by audition).

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STIRLING & CLACKMANNANSHIRE YOUTH JAZZ ENSEMBLE Tuesday nights 17th September 2013 – June 2014 Age 10 – 18

ACCESS ENSEMBLE: 5.30pM – 6.30pM (1 yrs experience of instrument minimum)

STIRLING YOUTH JAZZ ENSEMBLE: 6.30pM – 7.45pM (4 years experience of instrument minimum)

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

ADULTS 16yrs+

FIDDLE

Wed 23 Oct - 11 Dec, 7 - 8.30pm £50/£42

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 23 Oct - 11 Dec (except 11 Dec) 7 – 9pm £60/£50 (Incl Materials & Firings)

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

Tutor: Lorraine Robson

GUITAR

Thu 24 Oct - 12 Dec 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

Thu 24 Oct - 12 Dec, 7 - 8.30pm £32/£28 (+ £5 for harmonica)

Join our regular harmonica group to play tunes and learn about this great wee instrument. Open to all ages.

Tutor: Niall Lee

PAINTING

COWANE CENTRE Wed 25 Sep - 4 Dec (except 23 Oct), or Fri 27 Sep - 6 Dec (except 25 Oct), 10 – 3pm £140/£120 Participants to bring their own materials.

Tutor: Peter Russell

KNITTING & CROCHET BEE Tue 6 Aug - 10 Dec 5.30 – 7.30pm £1 per session, includes refreshments.

An informal gethering for chatting, swapping patterns, techniques and tips. All levels welcome, no booking required.

STIRLING WRITERS GROUP

Tuesdays, 7 – 9.30pm / £5/£3.50 per session Advice, encouragement and constructive criticism for writers of all styles and abilities.

Great record of success. Sessions with top tutors. It's not a course - come along any week and see what we do.

CALL 01786 27 4000 TO BOOk YOUR PLACE

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

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DEACON BLUE • with special guests to be announced • • FIREWORKS • • COMPERE •

TUESDAY 31 DECEMBER 9pm - 12.30am / gates 8.30pm STIRLING CASTLE ESPLANADE

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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.

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 - 6pm 30 mins after a performance starts.

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

Concessions

Conditions

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.

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.

The Tolbooth has an induction loop system, please ask at Box Office for more details.

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

GETTING HERE Public Transport

For information contact Traveline Scotland on 0871 200 22 33 www.travelinescotland.com

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

The information in this guide was correct at the time of going to print. © Tolbooth, Stirling Council 2013

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Sat 19 Oct

8pm

World

p3

Wed 30 Oct Daniel Sloss: Stand Up

8pm

Comedy

p3

Fri 1 Nov

The Black Umfolosi 5

8pm

World

p3

Sat 2 Nov

Eliza Carthy & Tim Eriksen

8pm

Trad

p4

Fri 8 Nov

Roddy Hart and The Lonesome Fire

8pm

Pop

p4

Sat 9 Nov

Mr McFall's Chamber: Viva Tango!

8pm

World

p5

Tue 12 Nov

Arild Andersen Trio

8pm

Jazz

p5

Fri 15 Nov

Breabach

8pm

Trad

p5

Wed 27 Nov St Andrew's Ceilidh Tea Dance with Heelster Gowdy 2.30pm

Trad

p6

Thu 28 Nov

Books, Bodies & Breakthroughs

Talk

p6

Fri 29 Nov

Lesley Riddoch at The Smith Art Gallery & Museum 12pm

Talk

p6

Sat 30 Nov

Dick Gaughan

8pm

Trad

p6

Tue 3 Dec

Foy Vance

7pm

Indie

p7

Fri 6 Dec

Carol Kidd with Brian Kellock

8pm

Jazz

p7

Sat 7 Dec

Tommy Smith's Youth Jazz Orchestra

2.30pm

Jazz

p7

Sat 14 Dec

Christmas Ceilidhs

3pm + 8pm

Trad

p8

Thu 19 Dec

Scottish Opera: Platypuss In Boots

10.30am + 1.30pm Family

p8

Sat 21 Dec

Skerryvore

8pm

Trad-Rock

p8

Sat 28 Dec

Blues n Trouble

8pm

Blues

p8

The Albert Halls Highlights

P9

ARTS NEWS

P10 - 11

CLASSES & WORKSHOPS

P12 -13

STIRLING'S HOGMANAY with DEACON BLUE

gates 8.30pm

Fun

p14

Tue 31 Dec

Moishe's Bagel

7.30pm

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