Monday 1 4
Glasgow
I Claire Martin and Todd Gordon from the Heart: The Valentine Concert Ro}al ('oiiccrt Hall: Slrathchdc Stiitc. 2 Sauchichall Sti'cct. 0141 353 8000 7 30pm £13.50. Scc Sun | 3
I Wendy Wetherby’s All Star Band ('gtlc Soui'cc. 1 St .’\11t1lC\\'\ Squaic. 548 6020 £7.50 i£5.50i. St. Valciiiincx l)i\ic1aiid .1a// Bash \kllll \Vciid} \Vcthcrh} and hand, l’ai't ol thc (.11}UlI,H\L'1L'\l1\ttl.
Edinburgh
I Guest Bands Night \t-kiar. 253 (‘ougalcn 557 2780 0pm midnight. 1'l't'c. Scc Mon 7
I Jam Session 80 ()ticcti Sim-i Bar and chtauraiit. 80 ()uccn Strch 226 5007. 0pm iiiidiiighi. l'rcc. Scc Mon 7.
Tuesday 15
Edinburgh
I Bill Kyle’s Sh“ Hot Jazz Quartet chtar. 253 ('ougatc. 557 2780. 0pm midnight. l‘rcc. Scc inc 8.
Wednesday 16
Glasgow
I Danny Thompson Bah} (hand.
3 7 liliiihaiik (iardcnx. 2484042. 6pm. l'l‘t‘c. Scc \Vcd 0.
Edinburgh
I Ludovico Einaudi ()uccn\ llall. ('Icrk Sti‘cct. 668 2010. 8pm. £13 £20. ’lilic Italian coiiipoxcr \\ ho i'cl'uxcx to hc [ilgt'tillihtilt'tl and tll';t\\\ on rock. via/I. pop. clasxical and “(Mid music for hix iiil'luciiccs pc‘l'lttl‘llllllg \010011 piano and loiiicd h) 'anothcr inxtrumcntal \oicc'. I Fraser Fifield Trio lidinhurgli l-‘olk (‘1uh. ('aharct Bar. 60 'l‘hc l’lcaxancc. 650 2340. 8pm. £6 (£51. World class pipcr. \tlpl'ullt) \a\0phoni.\1. and lo“
\\ hi\llC pla} cr ol' Salxa ('cltica hackcd h) clccti‘ic guitaria/l gromcx li'om (ii'aciiic Stcphcii.
I Train and the River llcnr} ‘\ Jan (it'llill‘. X Nltil‘l‘ixtin SII‘L‘L‘I. 407 5200. 8.30pm. £6. Brian Mollc) tcli. Roxx Milligaii tgl and Brian Slicils thl i'ccrcalc thc atmosphcric and potcnt \Utlltt18 of thc claxxic Jimm} (iiut‘l‘rc ’l'rio.
Glasgow
I Music in the University: Chick Lyall and Rob Hall (ilasgtm l'ni\ci'\it_\ ('oiicci't Hall. l'iii\c‘i\it}' .-\\ciiuc. 330 4002. 1.10 2.10pm. 1-‘rcc. 'l'lic piano/kc) hoard and \a\oplionc/clarinct duo pcrtorm a wt of ncxx and rcccnt coiiipoxiiions urittcn h} hoili muxicianx. comhining inl‘lucncu o1 ia//. liiiropcan clamical traditions and a nod lo\\at'd\ 101k and ctlmic ltillxicx.
I Glasgow Singers Night The l‘iiixcrxal. 57 50 Sauchichall Lanc. 332 8800. 8pm. £5. .1iiii('lc1and. Ronnic Rac and Kcn Mathit‘xon pro\ idc ltlttslc‘tll \uppoi't at lltix opcn mic night for (ilaxgtm \ingcr\ hoxtcd h} Mikc Rogcrx and Suc Mcllugh. ll~ _\ou arc intcrcstcd in [k‘l'ltll’ltllllg call 1)crck on 07077 507 1 I2.
I Madaleine Pritchard Thc (ioat. 1287 :\rg_\ 1c Strcct. 8pm. lircc. Scc Sat 12.
Edinburgh
I Trio AAB 11cnr_\ ‘\ Ja/I (‘cllar. 8 Morrison Strcct. 467 5200. 8.30pm. £6. 1nno\ati\c _ia// t‘rom ihc t‘rcc and t'uxion \chools. pcrtormcd h} Phil and Tom Bancroft tau and drums i‘c\[k‘cti\'cl.Vl and guitarist chin MacKcn/ic.
I Freddie King Quartet .\'ckiar. 253 ('ougatc. 557 2780. 0pm~midnight. 15rcc. Scc Thu .3.
I The Dyad 'I‘Iic Left Bank. .37 (iuthric Strcct. 225 0744. 0pm. Scc Thu
Folk
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Edinburgh
I With Strings Attached [\hcr Hall. l.otliiaii Road. 228 1155. 8pm. £18 ('olm Mclnt}rc (31011 lilxlorlcttl
Socict} i. Juxtin ('urric il)cl .-\miti'ii .md laddi Rcadcr tcam up \\ itli BIa/m’ l'iddlcx to rcprixc thcir ('cltic ('oimcctions \llt)\\.
I Out oi the Bedroom Wmcrlc} Hat. St Mar) '\ Strch 556 8855. 0pm. ()pcnv mic \csxion lor lidiiihtirglihaxcd \1llgL'l‘/\Ullf_‘\\ i‘itcrx.
Edinburgh
I Matt Thompson: The Sounds of Paradise 'l‘hc ()ld Dock Bar. .3 1)ocl\ l’lacc. 1.cith. 07040 800 005. 8pm. I-i'cc. An cnchanting pcrt'ormancc of Hawaiian \Iack kc} guitar.
Falkirk
I Robin Laing l‘alkirk liolk ('luh. 'l'hc
l’tilixh ('Iuh. .'\l‘l101 Strcct, 01324 613305. 8.30pm. £5. 'l'hc l.anark\hirc \titlg\\l'1lL‘l'
\\1lli ti \clcction 01' his \ongx.
Glasgow
I Riverside Folk Club Grand Opening Ri\‘L‘l'\1tlL‘ (‘1uh. 1-‘ox Strch 248 3144. 7pm. £2. With a \L‘lL'L‘lltm o1 local handx. including Sack thc .lugglcr. liloor \ingct‘\ and p1;t)Cl\ \\ clcomc.
Edinburgh
I Tsunami Relief Concert ()uccn'x |1al|.('lcrk Strch 668 2010. 7.30pm. £15 (£101. With muxic lt‘om Tommy Smith and Brian Kcllock. thc Mc(‘almans and thc Dana Dixon Bitlcs Band.
I Tsunami Charity Ceilidh (‘ounting “01180. \cht Nicolxon Strcct. 226 7010. 8pm midnight. £10 (£51. Thc Rohcrt liixh Band and thc Bcllc Star Band lcad thc dancing in aid ol‘ thc rclict~ cllot‘l.
Monkton
I Keith Easdale and Celine Donoghue Manor Park llotcl. Kilmarnock Road. 01202 470365. 8pm. £6 (£3 £5). Thc liddlc‘s-and pipcx dtio who pci'lormcd at thc 111‘s1 cvcr l'.\' Burns Suppcr in New York in 2004. hoxtcd h} Koli .-\nnan.
Glasgow
I St Margaret’s Hospice Ceilidh 'l'hc Quality (‘cntral llotcl. (iot'don Strcct. 221 0680. 8pm lam. £15 iincludcx hullct l. Dancc to raisc 1110116} for thc hospicc. Mtisic from Ihc Rccl Alc ('cilitlh Band.
Edinburgh
I Masked Imbolc Ceilidh Dance Rudolf Stcincr Hall. Spflau Road. 07046 226 208. 7pm lam. £10 (accompanied undcr— 1 2x £5). The third annual ccilidh dancc cclchratcs thc cnd ot' \\ intcr and the \tart of spring. Music from Hud Ycr \thmht and thc 'I‘uhcrianx. Procccds to Rct‘orCsting Scotland.
Glasgow
I Power of the Accordion (‘at‘c (‘oxxachok Rthsian (‘ultural (‘cntrc. King Strcct. 55.3 07. .3. 0pm. (‘oxsachok lax'ouritc (‘icorgic (iajjic prescntx an cclcctic rcpcrtoirc ot' claxxical and Eastern European music.
I Box and Fiddle Day R8.\Ml). chtrcxx Strcct. 270 8242 10am 5pm £6 i£4i. .-\ d.i_\ ot mtormal \C\\ltlll\ .md uorkxhopx cclchratiiig thc accordion and tiddlc. l;\ci'_\oiic \xclcomc i'.\L‘111\ during thc da} arc ticc
Edinburgh
I The Clutha \Vcc 1‘olk ('luh. Ro}al ()ak. liitirmar} Strch 55" 2076. 8.30pm. £3. 'l‘hc gi'cat. \ctcran hand o1 (ilaxgoxx traditional \ingci'x and llltl\lL‘|;tll\. including (icordcaima Mc('u|loch.
Edinburgh
I Open-Mic Night '1‘1ic |.c1l Hank. (iiithric Strcct. 225 0744. 0pm. l.i\c acouxtic muxic and poctr}.
Stirling
I Emily Smith Band Stirling 1-‘olk ('luh. cht Bar .\'onc. l'ppci' ('i'aig\. 01250 218521. 8pm. £3. 'l‘hc )ttllllg [)L‘l'ltll‘lllcl' on \ocal\ accordion and piano.
Glasgow
I Celtic Collection R;llll\litil‘ll 'l'hcatrc. Ingram Slrcct. 552 3480.
1.15 2pm. £3. .-\ mi\ o1 traditional and modcrn 1110\1L‘ li'oin \onic ot' thc l'nchrxity lllthlc‘ \ltttlL'lilx.
Edinburgh
I Rod Paterson l.cith l-'o|k (‘luh. 'I'hc Villagc. South i'til'l Strcct. 478 7810. 7.30pm. £5. Singcr \xith Jock 'l‘ammn‘x Bairnx. l’atci'xon’x \olo \clx cmcr a “calm of traditional and original matcrial.
I Folk and Friends Waxcrlc} liar. St Mar} '5 Sti‘ccl. 556 8855. 0pm. Non— xmoking folk and countr} \cxxionx.
Penicuik
I Dick Gaughan’s Guitar Concerto l’cnicuik 1"o1k (‘Iuh. Navaar Hoth Hotcl. Bog Road. 0|068 (178153. 8.15pm. £5 (£4). 1.i1c-long socialixt and l‘oundcr mcmhcr o1 liix c Hand Rccl. 1)ick (iaughan ix tlic much— lox'cd gllilitl‘i\l. songwritcr and \\ inncr of Scots Singcr of thc Ycar at thc Scotx 'l‘i'ad Music Awards 201 )4.
Wednesday 9
Edinburgh
I Eddie Walker lidinhurgh 1"o1k (‘luh. (‘aharct Bar. 'l‘hc l’lcaxancc. 650 2340. 8pm. £6 (£51. Blucs. ~ia//. ragtimc and gi'cat guitar playing.
Dunfermline
I Tarneybackle DUHlL‘l'lllllllL‘ 1-'o|k (’luh. Thisth 'l‘awrn. Baldridgchurii. 01383 720673. 8pm. £6 (£5 iiic~iiihc‘i\i. Scollixh \tillgx in harmon). \iith guitar. mandolin. hou/ouki. octa\ c mandola. l‘lutc. \x'hixtlcx and pcrcuxxion.
Glasgow
I Riverside Folk Club Open-Mic Night Rixcrxidc ('luh. Fox 80ch 248 3144. 7pm. i’Cl'ltil'lllCrx li'om thc floor \xclcomc.
I Tam White Star l-‘olk (‘luh. Si Andre“ 's in thc Squarc. oll Saltmarkct. St Andrew’s Sircct. 548 6020. 8pm. £7 (£5). 'I‘hc gravcl-xoiccd hiUC\ lcgcnd.
Edinburgh
I Out of the Bedroom \Mncrlc‘} Bar. St Mar} ‘s Strcct. 556 8855. 0pm. Scc Thu 3.
Edinburgh
I St Bride’s Ceilidh St Bridc‘x (‘cntrc. ()ru c1] 'l‘crracc. 346 1405. 7.30pm. £8 (£5. accompanied undcr-
l2\ £2i l).tllc'k‘101'.tl\c‘ monc) toi -\l 1’ Scot\ \1tl\1c'(ili\t1[‘ \\1ll1 11a lloolc}
Edinburgh
I John Alexander \\t'L‘ l-olk t".uh. l{o_\.il Hak. |iilii'iii.ii_\ Strcct. 55” 2076 8 30pm £3 .-\ii lipaiiid-coiiiiiig \oicc oii thc Scottixh \oiigxxiitiiig \cciic
Monday 14
Edinburgh
I Open-Mic Night the l clt Bank. (itithi‘ic Sti‘cct. 225 0744 0pm Scc Mon 7
Stirling
I Sangsters Stirling 1~o|k (‘1uh. 11ml liar Noiic. l'ppci ('i'aigx. 01250 218521. 8pm. £6. 'l'iaditioiial \oiig iii hariiion} li‘oiii thc .maid \xiiiiiiiig toui piccc l'olk group.
Tuesday 1.5
Edinburgh
I Fribo Icith l‘olk (‘luh. I’hc \‘illagc. Stitllll i‘til'l 511111-1578 73H) 7 311p”) £3. lidiiihurgh haxcd Scottixh Norucgiaii trio \\ itli \oca|\. liddlc and guitar.
I Folk and Friends \Vau‘l‘lc} Hai. St .\1ai‘_\\ Sli‘cct. 556 8855. 0pm. Scc 101‘ H.
Wednesday 16
Edinburgh
I Fraser Fitield Trio 1-.diiihurg1i 1"oIk (‘luh. (‘aharct Hai'.'1'1ic l’lcaxaiicc. 650 2340. 8pm. £6 t£5l. 1’ipci'. \opiaiio \;t\0phtilll\1 and lo“ \Kllhllt‘ p1a_\ci i‘mm Salxa ('cltica hackcd h} (ii‘acilic Stcphcii'x clcctric guitar ia/l groowx.
Dunfermline
I Ian Davidson I)uii1ci‘m|iiic l'olk (’luh. 'l'hixtlc 'l'a\crii. lialdridgchiirii. 01383 720673. 8pm. £5 t£~1i. (ilzt\\\t'}llitll \oiiguritcr llilt‘odticc\ a iicu alhum ol~ \oiigx.
Glasgow
I James Keelaghan Star l-‘olk ('luh. St Andrcu '\ in thc Squarc. oll Sallmarkct. St Andrcn '\ Strch 548 6020. 8pm. £7 t£5i. Star ('aiiadian \iiigcr/gtiitar pla}cr.
Edinburgh
51 Rambling Jack Elliot 'l‘lic l’lcaxancc 'l'hcatrc. 650 2 340. 8pm. £14 t£12i.'1'ickct\ iii advancc li‘oiii ('oda oii thc Mound. 622 7246. Last tiiiic thc lcgcndai'} Jack ramhlcd to Scotland Viax 40 _\car\ ago. i'l'lL‘lltl and collahoi'ator with \Nood} (iuthric. mcntor to 1)} Ian. drinking pal ot Kcrouac‘x. hc's still a \pcllhmdmg pcrt'ormcr. cum in llix 7llx.
I Fred Eaglesmith ()uccn‘x Hall. ('lcrk Strch 008 201‘). 7pm. £8. ('anadian singcr/xonguritcr/cimicdian. I Out of the Bedroom \Vmci'lc) Bar. St Mar} '\ Sircct. 5568855. 0pm. Scc Thu 3.
Falkirk
I Tarneybackle haiku-k liolk ('luh. 'l‘hc l’olixh ('ltth. Ai'not Strcct. 01324 613305. 8.30pm. £5. ()nc (i1 Pcrthshirc'x linch 101k groupx pcrt'orming Scottish \ongx, with close harmonic-x hlcndcd with guitar. mandolin. hou/ouki. oclavc mandola. llutc. whistlcs and pcrcusxion.
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