COUNTRY MUSIC
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Gigs are listed by date, then by city. Performers will be listed, provided that details reach our offices at least one week before publication. Country listings compiled by Kenny Mathieson.
FRIDAY 5 I , . [EDIE—l
Glasgow I Mayfest See Mayfest listings.
Edinburgh 5)
l Hank Wangford and The Lost Cowboys Southside Centre. Nicolson Street. Info 220 ()()()l. 8.30pm. £7 (£5). Hank Wangford knows the real roots and pttrpose of country music as well as anybody. even if he can't then resist taking the mickey out of most of it. The Greatest Living linglish Cowboy leads his now more acoustic band on a saunter through the by-ways of broken hearts. empty bottles. and pain. pain. pain (well. he is a doctor. after all). Support comes from Edinburgh-based band The Unfaithful Servants. who mix country with a shake of rhythm and blues.
SATURDAY 6 !
Edinburgh
I Steve Young Roman liagle Lodge. Johnston Terrace (opposite iinsign Ewart.
Lawnmarket). 220 ()bOl. £7 (£5). Georgia !
born. Alabama raised. Steve Young‘s gritty vocals and memorably perceptive songs have made him something of a cult figure with other songwriters as well as his loyal public. ()ne of the great undervalued names in American roots music. he treads the borderline between
country. rock. folk and blues. and is not to
be missed. Young also has a Mayfest date
(Fri 5). Support in lidinburgh comes from ‘ The Unfaithful Servants (see Fri 5). and in .
Glasgow from Bellshill duo Radio Sweethearts.
SUNDAY 7 5
Glasgow
I Mayfest See Mayfest listings.
FRIDAY 12
Glasgow I Mayfest See Mayfest listings.
SATURDAY 13
Glasgow I Mayfest See Mayfest listings.
SUNDAY 14 .
Glasgow I Mayfest See Mayfest listings.
TUESDAY 16 ‘
Glasgow I Mayfest See Mayfest listings.
Dates listed below are for one-off shows: see separate section for residencies.
' Gigs are listed by date, then by city. ' Performances will be listed, provided
that details reach our offices at least one week before publication. Jazz listings compiled by Kenny Mathieson.
Edinburgh
I lligel Clark Quintet and flitin Sawney l’rio Queen's llall. Clerk Street. 668 201‘). s’._‘s()pm. £8. £6.50 (£4 on door). The last time I caught this excellent quintet. l was
, .1 little disappointed to hear them falling
into the very 70s jazz-rock cliches they
had previously avoided on a couple of the ,
faster tunes. A temporary aberration. ‘ hope. because this is a battd with a lot to offer when they set the controls away
from such we” explored territory and into i more distinctive regions of their own. The
other half of the double bill features the equally imaginative lndo-jazz fttsions of guitarist Nitin Sawney.
l Napier University Big Band and Edinburgh Samba School Assembly Rooms. George Street. 220 434‘). 8pm. £4 (£3). A samba party and tnore with the nineteen-piece student ensemble (coached by trumpeter J. Simon Van Der Walt) and lidinburgh's slick samba-ists. which will include a couple of pieces which Simon ltas written specially for the occasion. Learn the moves. enjoy the grooves.
Stirling
I Bill Wells Octet MacRobert Centre. University of Stirling. () l 78o 4(il()S l. 10.30pm. £5 (£3 ). litlkirk-based gttitarisl and bass-player Bill Wells is a very talented composer and arranger. and his ()ctet provides him with plenty of resources to work on. This band has developed immensely in the past couple of years. and now features a very strong line-up. including Steve Kettley on saxes. Robert Henderson on trumpet. and Kevin Mackenzie on guitar.
Isle of Bute
l Isle of Bute Jazz Festival Various Venues in Rothesay. Info from 01700 504558. Now a well—established holiday weekend attraction with a friendly reputation. Essentially a traditional jazz event. this yettr"s special guests include Acker Bilk’s Reunion Paramount Jazz Band. the jump-jive of Linn recording artists Ray Gelato’s Giants of Jive, and pianist Tommy Burton.
SATURDAY 6
Isle of Bute
I Isle of Bute Jazz Festival See Fri 5.
SUNDAY 7
Glasgow
I Jazz ’n’ Vibes Jazz Brunch. Pizza Express. l5l Queen Street. 221 3333. 2—5pm. No cover charge for diners. bttt phone for reservations (programme may be subject to change). Bossa and beyond. I Bill Wells Guartet Paisley Arts Centre. New Street. 887 1010. 1—3pm. Free. A smaller version of Wells‘s fine band (see Fri 5).
Edinburgh
I Hung Drawn Guartet Tron Jazz Cellar. Tron Tavern and Ceilidh House. Hunter Square. 220 1550. 8.30pm. £3 (£2). Highly-regarded saxophone quartet from Glasgow. featuring Raymond MacDonald
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