Photo: Alex Teller
Northern Sinfonia
Thursday 2nd February, 7.30pm Saturday 11th February, 11am Friday 24th February,7.30pm
The Books and Clogs Thursday 2nd February, 7.30pm
Courtney Pine’s Resistance Tour Tuesday 7th February, 7.30pm
Opera North: Salome Friday 10th February, 7.30pm
Warsaw Village Band Friday 10th February, 7.30pm
Sparks Monday 13th February, 8pm
Fairport Convention and P] Wright Saturday 25th February, 7.30pm
African Soul Rebels Tuesday 28th February, 7.30pm
Warsaw Village Band
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Jon Boden and John Spiers are among the liveliest of the
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new generation of English traditional musicians, as a fiddle/melodeon and vocal duo, or as the core of Eliza Carthy’s Ratcatchers band. But after five years they got the itch to supersize themselves — and Bellowhead were born. Back for Celtic Connections, this time at the Garage, Boden thinks the band’s changed in the last year. ‘It’s become weird, experimental, circus-like. Makes me think of psychedelic bands - but we’re not. We’re more cabaret.’ With a sousaphone at the bottom end and a cello and horn section under the fiddles, they’re certainly not your average folk outfit. ‘We like to play rock venues,’ says Boden. “We’re big (11 piece), full on and quite theatrical, and we love getting people dancing.’
The Garage, Glasgow, Thu 26 Jan.
I Steve Forbert and JP Cormler Trio The Arches. 253 Argyle Street. 08702-107528. 8pm. £14. Forbert‘s appeal lies in his talent for conveying keen observations through tough. terse poetry. at ready tunefulness and a warm rasping voice. Par! o/‘(rllit' Connections.
I The Hussys, The Motion and The
Goldenhour King Tut‘s Wah Wah Hut. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 5279.
8.30pm. £5. Indie pop from the l-lussys. featuring ex-members of the Supernaturals. supported by the equally melodic (ioldenhour.
I The Elegies and 0 without U The Halt Bar. 160 \N'oodlands Road. 352 9996. 9pm. Free. The [ilegies offer indie pop with a literary bent.
I The People’s Alibi, Malice, Citizen and Cuddly Shark |3th Note Cafe. 5()--()() King Street. 553 1638. 9pm. £3. Punk and alternative.
I Vincent Vincent 8. the Villains The Butterfly and the Pig. 153 Bath Street. 221 771 1. 9pm. Free. The rockabillytastic Vincent Vincent. so good they named them twice. play this (‘igarettes and Fuck All night.
I Who Shot Jonson?, Captain
Kate and All the Girls The Vale. 5
Dundas Street. 332 4928. 9pm. £3. Local alternative hand bill. headlined by ska punk pop outfit Who Shot Jonson‘.’.
I Yuffie and The Hedrons Nice‘n'Sleazy. 421 Sauchiehall Street. 333 0900. 9pm. £3. Mix of punk. rock
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grrrl attitude from the lledrons.
Edinburgh
Starsailor The Liquid Room. 9c Victoria Street. 226 0000. 7pm. Free but ticketed. Special acoustic show as part of XFM‘s 5 Night Stand. See news. page 7. for details on how to win tickets.
I Kim Richey (‘abaret Voltaire. 30—38 Blair Street. 220 0176. 7.30pm. £10. Country rock from this Nashville native. I The Fabian, Big Red and Alfonso Bannerman‘s. Niddry Street. 556 325-1. 8.45pm. £4. Local indie and rock showcase.
I Shrinking Violet and The Mars Patrol Heriot-Watt lTniyersity l'nion. Riccarton. 451 5333. 9pm. Free. Three- piece melodic rockers Shrinking Violet are joined by Mars Patrol and their blend of pop hooks and authentic rock.
I The Uprising, Kiddo and Fuse Whistlebinkies. 44) South Bridge. 557 51 1-1. 9pm. Free. Intense melodic rock from Fuse.
Friday 27
Glasgow
I The Starting Line v MxPx ABC. 330 Sauchiehall Street. 332 2232. 7pm. £12. Over-14s. The Starting Line are a pop/punk combo who boast boy band looks but still can‘t helping singing about girl trouble. while MxPx are a punk band from Washington State whose drummer hails from [)unoon.
Maximo Park, Arctic Monkeys, We are Scientists and Mystery Jets (‘arling Academy. 121 liglinton Street. 0870771 2000. 7.30pm. SOLD OUT. The annual NMFL Awards Tourjaunt with all the hot young things culled from the pages of the indie rag. including angular comb-over (ieordies Maximo Park and the deservedly hyped Arctic Monkeys.
I My Ruin The ('athouse. l5 lTnion Street. 248 (i606. 7.30pm. £10. ()ver- 14s show. Mouthy grrrl rapper Tairrie B rages hard in rock mode.
The Acute, Binary Zero, Firebrand Boy and Ives The Vale. 5 Dundas Street. 332 4928. 7pm. Free. Local bands of varying rock and electronica stripes play this Save NiiMlS gig at Vox.
I Maria McKee The (iarage. 490
i Sauchiehall Street. 332 1120. 7pm. £15.
()ver-l-ls show. The alt.country singer- songwriter responsible for 7a,; (inn favourite 'Show Me Heaven’ performs as part of (T’llfi‘ (‘onm’t'lions 2006.
I Gledhill, My Architects, thetwilightsad and Collar Up Barfly. 260 ('lyde Street. 0870 907 0999. 8pm. £4. Experimental alt.l'olk.
I Maryhillbillys Beanscene. l9 Skirving Street. Shawlands. (132 8090. 8pm. Free. See Mon 23.
I The Nintendos, Gorsky, Kingston and Last National Band Fury Murry's. 9o Maxwell Street. 221 651 1. 8.30pm. £4. including entry to post-gig club. Weekly showcase of local indie bands.
I Saint Jude's Infirmary, Prototype and Red Bee Society King Tut's Walt Walt Hut. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £5. Honey-coated vocals meet Velvet l'nderground influences from