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Here’s just a brief selection of some of the events for your aural stimulation. Compiled by Kitty Hudson and Peter Simpson.
Songbird - A Tribute to Eva Cassidy The llayley ('lare Quintet presents the mestnerising music of the late American singer and songwriter. St (ieorge's West. 3.30pm. [II (ti/(ll. Pop Art ('lassic pop and rock ballads iii a Berlin cabaret style. St George '_v West. 5pm. [II (UH).
Old Spice Boys A timeless blend of swing. ja/I. reggae. vaudeville. R&B and more all played upon the ukelele. 'I‘he .S'piegel (iurden. 6pm. [/0 t [8). Whimsical Tricycle A mix of folk songs and stories frotn the Alistralian duo. St Bride 's. 6.20pm. [5' l to). Soweto Gospel Choir An extraordinary programme of traditional and contemporary African and international gospel. Queen '.v Hull. 6.30pm. [/4 (ill).
Three Mo’ Tenors The sensational Boston-based tenors perfortn a joyous selection of Broadway. opera. blues. souls and gospel. St George 's West. 7pm. [[150 ([l [.50).
Antonio Forcione Quartet A festival regular. the llaliatt guitarist returns with some first class world jazz. Assemth Rooms. 8.55pm. [/3 l [I [.50). Women With Standards Four of Atistralia‘s biggest voices rewrite the lyrics in a glittering performance backed by a full-on jtl/J. band. (ii/ded Bulloon. I()pm. [/0 ([8).
Karen Egan - Absolute Cabaret 'l'he comedienne sings Brel and Weill. Assembly Rooms. I (l. I 5pm. [I I (fill). The Spaghetti Western Orchestra (‘ult Australian group playing cinematic Morricone sounds. Assembly Rooms. I 0.30pm. [I 2.51) ([I I t. That 1 Guy ()ne than show featuring the unique Magic Pipe. a 7ft. two- stringed steel tube. The .S'piegel (i'urden. Ilpm. [/2 (£10).
Flamenco Jazz Umbrella The Spanish guitar of Ricardo Garcia blends the sounds of flamenco and jazz. .-l.v'.v'emhl_v Rooms. ll..i’5/nn. [9 l [8). Shaken ‘n’ Stirred Late night club hosted by Miss Kitnba‘s Speakeasy Stomp with swing. cabaret and cocktails. (ii/ded Balloon. I2..i’(lttttt. {Illlfo'}.
Cedric Tiberghien The young pianist plays two works by Schumann. Queen 's Hall. I lam. {Yr-[25. Beethoven’s Symphony No 2 The Scottish Chamber Orchestra play this ISO: work. (r'sher Hall. 5.30pm. {It}. The Fratellis and Scissors for Lefty Unique Glaswegian blend of indie and glam-rock. 'l'on the Fringe. Liquid Rooms. 7pm. SOL!) ()lv'li
Quinn and North Atlantic Occilations Quirky electro-pop. Ton the Fringe. (‘ulmret Voltaire. 7pm. £6.50. Starsailor and Grim Northern Social Indie rockers. Ton the Fringe. ('orn Iit'ehunge. 7.30pm. £17.50. Serenade to Music, Dona nobis pacem 18 singers and an orchestra perform these two works by Vaughan Williams. Usher Hall. 7.30pm. £10. Simon Thoumire and David Milligan Using concertina and piano to
create a magical combination of trad and original mtisic. St Bride's. Spin. [III 11M. Burach lidinburgh's kings of Heavy folk. St Bride 'v. (I. I5pm. {It} I (St. Bruckner’s Symphony No 2 Han Volkov conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. ('vher Hall. 9.30pm. till).
Tam White ()ne of the great litiropean blues singers performs solo. St Bride 's. 9.30pm. [III t (S).
Arcanto Quartet ('hamber music by .‘vlo/art. Ravel and Becthov en. Queen 's IIuII. I/um. from U).
Richard Goode and Marcia Weinteld Atmospheric violin and piano featuring Bach. Byrd and Berg. ('unongote Kirk. 6pm. [I7.
La Donna del Lago (iioachino Rossini's tale of impossible love. melancholy and redemption. ('sher Hull. 7. fill/mt. from (7.507138.
Eric Bogle A renowned songwriter and a humorous attd engaging performer. The Spiege/ (ittrdens, 8pm. [/4 (U2). Simon Thoumire and David Milligan Sec Thu l7. St Bride's. Slim. [/0 ([8).
Alex Yellowlees Hot Club Ja/I played on violins in the style of (irappelli. St Bride '.v. ‘2. I 5pm. till) ( [8). Tam White See 'l‘hu l7. St Bride's. 9.30pm. [/0 l [8)
SOMA Night Slam. Percy X. Sillicone Sottl and The Sepratists all from Scotlanth finest dance music label. 'I'on the Fringe. ('uhoret lit/tuire. I 1pm. [8.
Trio Wanderer Piano trios by Haydn. Mozart and 'l‘chaikovsky. Queen 's Hull. IIUlll. (6-125.
Beethoven’s Symphony No 5 An iconic work performed by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Usher Hall. 5.30pm. {It}.
The Best of T Break A showcase of fresh talent including The Acute. 3 Style. Found and How to Swim. 'I'on the Fringe. Liquid Room. 7pm. [5.
North Sea Gas Scottish folk batid bring new and old songs and a keen sense of fun. St Bride's. 7. lfipm. (101(8). The ‘Trout’ Quintet Hebrides linsemble play Schubert. ("slter Hall. 7.30pm. {It}.
Eric Bogle See Fri IS. The .S'piegel (iorden. Spin. [/4 ([12).
Simon Thoumire and David Milligan See Thu I7. St Bride's, 8pm. (I!) ([8).
Blazin’ Fiddles An ensemble of contemporary liddlers frotn the Highlands and Islands. Queen 's Hall. 9pm. [I4 (£73).
The McCalmans Guitar trio tackle contemporary issues with energy and humour. St Bride 's. 9pm. {/2 ( {Ill}. Tam White See Thu l7. St Bride 's. 9.30pm. {It} ([8).
Bruckner’s Symphony No 3 The Royal Scottish National Orchestra. under Guther llerbig. play Bruckner's ll'ugner symphony. L'sher Hall. 9.30pm. {It}.
Martin Carthy The innovative and authoritative folk singer and guitarist. Si Bride 's. 5.45pm. £10 ([8).
The Automatic and OK Go (‘hart topping Welsh four-piece and rocky L'S
equivalent in support. Ion the Fringe. I.tqtttd Room. 7pm. till).
Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester lisctting direction frotn Philippe Jordan. l'vher Hull. Spin. {'50 {57).
Andy M Stewart and Gerry O’Beirne ’l'vvo gifted singers team tip for a passionate interpretation of Scottiin folk songs. 5! Bride's. 7.15pm. [Ill/1N). Eric Bogle See l-‘ri Is. the spit-get (ittrden. Slim. [/4 It'lft.
Sam Dunkley .-\ dy namtc blend of trad folk and contemporary acoustic pop. St Bride 'v. Spin and Ilpm. till) t is». Blazin’ Fiddles See Sat l‘). Queen's Hall. 9pm. til-l It'lft.
Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas ()ne of Scotland‘s lilies! litltllcrs is joined by Haas on the cello. St Bride 'v. 9pm. [/3 (till).
Tam White See Thu I7. .s'i Iit'tde'v. ‘LJ‘U/nn. [Ill I (St.
Barefoot Innovative lounge revvorkings of ltouse attd hip hop classics. (‘ttlt listening. (’nderltellv. 9.30pm. [5.
David Fung l-‘estival debut of the esciting young pianist includes works by Schumann. Rachmaninov. Ravel attd l.is/.t. Queen 's IIu/I. llum. [6125. Martin Carthy See Sun 20. Si Bride's. 5.45pm. [/0 ([8).
Captain l'iccentric dual-vocalled
pow er-pop act. 'I'on the Fringe. ('uluiret l’o/tttire. 7pm. [8.
Schumann’s Manfred A rare opportunity to hear Manfred in full. as played by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. (fisher Hall. 8pm. [750—137). Rupert Wates The singer/songvv riter plays melodic pop with a dash ja/ly' gospel. St Bride 's. 7.15pm. {It} ([8). Gaughans On Guitars Modern day troubadours. St Bride 's. 8pm. £8.
Bert Jansch (iuitar legend. es of Pentangle. brings his spellbinding songs. 5! Bride 's, 9pm. [/4 ML”).
Barefoot See Sun 20. (l'nderlu'llv. 9.30pm. [5.
Shooglenifity Mind-bending hypno- funk frotn the Celtic pioneers 'l‘he .S'piegel (iurden. 9.45pm. (/0.
Jane Irwin, Andrew Kennedy and the Scottish Ensemble Britten's music is perfortned by talented soloists and string ensemble. Queen 's Hull. Iltim. [Ki—[25.
Beethoven’s Symphony No 6 ‘Pastoral’ The Scottish Chamber Orchestra perform this seminal work inspired by the beauty of nature. L'sher Hall. 5.30pm. Ill).
Matisyahu Hasidic Jewish reggae laced with elements of hip hop. '1' on the Fringe. Liquid Room. 7pm. [15.
The Upper Room Quintessentially linglish pop-rockers. touring their debut album. Ton the Fringe. ('ulmret Voltaire. 7pm. SOL!) ()L'T
Scottish Guitar Quartet Exciting. original guitar music frotn this unique group. St Bride 's. 7. I 5pm. [/0 t [8). Brahms’ Piano Concerto No 1 This majestic piece combines the Budapest Festival Orchestra. conducted by Ivan Fischer. with Richard Goode on the piano. L's/ter Hall. 7.30pm. [10. Ian Bruce Scots. Bums' and his own melodic songs on powerful voice and guitar. St Bride 's. 8pm. [/0 ([8).
Bert Jansch See Mon 2! .s‘: ti‘rutt-s. V/nn. til-J 11/3!
Bruckner’s Symphony No 4 ‘Romantic’ the Royal Scottish National Orchestra led by Stephane l)L‘llL‘\L‘. lAIlt'l IIo‘lI. V ill/Wt. t I“ Barefoot Sec Sun Ill. (tit/t Il’t IIv. u..“()/’llt. 15.
Steven Osborne l’t‘cludes by l)ebussy and Rachmantnov by the pianist. Queen's IIolI. l/tllll. to 1:" The Dead 603 liverptidltan indie rockers vv ith an eclectic edge I on the I'Itnee. Liquid Room. ~pm. 1/“
Maria McKee Singer/song“ riter vv ith a powerful and emotive voice, I on the Fringe. ('ttlttit'et lit/time. T/nn. t I5. Bachue lllls lolk group using harp. piano. percussion and trumpet produces a beautiful. ‘kaletdoscoptc’ sound St Brit/e 'v. ‘. IS/nn. 1/!) t [Ni
Dresden Dolls The keybtutrd/diutn duo. variously described as theatrical rock. ptmk cabaret aitd manic musical The S/negel (iii/den. Slim. (/5.
Ian Bruce Sec Tue 33, St Ii’tule'v. S/tm. [Ill l (NI.
Barefoot See Sun It). I 'nderltel/t. (LAW/rm. [5.
Jonas Kaufmann and Helmut Deutsch Katttinann. a major tenor. and l)etttsch on piano present a programme of l.is/l. Strauss and Bartok. Queen ’v Hull. llttm. to [35.
Muse and My Chemical Romance ()utlandish prog-rock lor the new millennium. Ion the Iringe. .llettt/oivlrttnls Stadium. 4pm. £35. Beethoven’s Symphony No 4 A lyrical. vivacious and high-spirited work performed by the Scottish ('hambcr ()rchestra. l'vher Iloll. 5.30pm. t/ll. Salsa Celtica acoustic High energy fusion of Latin and (‘eltic sounds vv ith pipes. congas. brass attd tiddlcs. 'l'he Sptege/ (ittrden. 0pm. [I]. Youngblood Brass Band Radical and progressive live futtk. Ion the Fringe. ('uhoret loltttire. 7pm. £8. Savourna Stevenson and the Chemiranis Leading innovator on the clarsach. Stevenson's music straddles the folk. ja/l. world and classical. het'e vv ith Iranian percussionists. St Bride 'v. 7.I."pm. [/4 (ti/3).
Maximo Park and The Research Angular and sharply ~dressed pop. lot: the Fringe. ('orn lite/utnge. 7.30pm. (/5. Strauss’ Josephslegende 'Big. strong and beautiful‘ rendition by the Budapest Festival Orchestra of the composer's first ballet score. ('vher Hull. 7.30pm. [/U.
Ian Bruce See Tue 22. Si Bride's, .s'pm. {It} ([8).
Dougie MacLean Solo performance from the international songwriter and composer. Queen 'v Hall. 9pm. [/5 til-ll. Malinky A vibrant. fresh approach to Scottish folk from this the piece band. .S't Bride 's. 9pm. [I l) t [8).
Bruckner’s Symphony No 5 Played by the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. led by lngo Met/macher. Usher Hall. 9.30pm. till).
Karine Polwart, Corrina Hewat and Annie Grace inventive vocal harmonies from the Scottish female folk trio. St Bride '.v. [0.45pm. t'll).
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