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stopping guitar man and multi- instrumentalist JP Cormier. fiddle tearaway Ashley Maclsaac. Gaelic singer Mary Jane lamond. entertaining band the Barra MacNeils. harpist/singer Corrina Hewat. Gaelic folklorist and singer Margaret Bennett and pianist David Milligan. Part of Celtic (.‘onnections.
I Celtic Connections Festival Club Central Hotel. Central Station. Gordon Street. 353 8000. 10.30pm-very late. £3.50—£7.50. Live music with special unbilled appearances. small room sessions. and food and drink to keep you going till the wee small hours. Part of Celtic Connections.
Edinburgh
I Absolute Beginners Classes Boroughmuir High School. Viewforth. Bruntsfield. Times vary. from £48 (from £24). Stan of a ten-week term of Scots Music Group classes in fiddle. guitar and Scots step dancing. See www.scotsmusic.org for full details.
Falkirk
I Falkirk Folk Club Session Falkirk Folk Club. The Polish Club. Arnot Street. 01324 613395. 8.30pm. £2. An informal night of music and song.
Peebles
I Jayme Stone & Mansa Sissoko - Africa to Appalachia Eastgate Theatre & Arts Centre. Eastgate. 01721 725 777. 7.30pm. £1 1 (£9). Roots banjo virtuoso Jayme Stone performs alongside West African hereditary griot (singer and tradition-bearer) and master-player of the kora (harp-gourd). Mansa Sissoko.
Friday 16
Glasgow
FREE Celtic Connections Education Concert, The Cape Breton Connection 2 Royal Concert Hall: Main Auditorium. Sauchiehall Street. 353 8000. 10am. A line-up of musicians from Cape Breton. Canada. which has been strongly influenced by Scots Gaelic tradition for nearly 200 years. Part of Celtic Connections.
I lain Anderson in Conversation Royal Concert Hall: Exhibition Hall. Sauchiehall Street. 353 8000. 1230an £3.50. BBC Radio Scotland’s urbane presenter hosts a series of lunchtime chats with guests and music from some of the Cape Breton artists at this year‘s Celtic Connections. Part of Celtic Connections.
FREE Celtic Music Radio Royal Concert Hall: Exhibition Hall. Sauchiehall Street. 353 8000. 2pm. Live broadcast radio show hosted by musician/singer Gordon Hotchkiss. with highlights from the Celtic Connections Festival. including interviews with the performers. Ticket availability and information also given. Part of Celtic Connections.
FREE Danny Kyle‘s Open Stage Royal Concert Hall: Exhibition Hall. Sauchiehall Street. 353 8000. 5pm. Hosted by the late Kyles’ good friend Gibb Todd. this is the chance to see new musical talent as it competes to win a coveted support slot at next year‘s festival. Part of Celtic Connection.
I JP Connier City Halls: Recital
Rooms. Candleriggs. 353 8000. 6pm. £10.
Cape Breton virtuoso guitarist and multi- instrumentalist singer-songwriter accompanied by Hilda Chiasson on piano. Part of Celtic (.‘onnection.
The Burns Unit and Orever,
McCusker a. Woomble ABC. Sauchiehall Street. 332 2232. 7pm. £15. Celtic Connections presents the first outing for this collaborative group of singer-songwriters. whose members range from singer/guitarist Kris Drever to ldlewild frontman Roddy Woomble. Part of Celtic Connections. I Breabach and Mary Jane Lamond Oran Mor. Great Western Road. 357 62(X). 7.30pm. £12.50. Exciting authentic Highland sounds on pipes. whistle. fiddle
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and guitar. with the doyenne of Canadian Gaelic singers. Part of Celtic Connectimrs. I Sharon Shannon Big Band and Cara Dillon Royal Concert Hall: Main Auditorium. Sauchiehall Street. 353 8000. 7.30pm. £18—£20. The spectacular Irish button accordionist and her superb band heads the bill. with support from the pure voice of north Irish singer Dillon and her top wee band including Seth Lakeman and Ed Boyd. Port of Celtic Connections. I Kathleen Maclnnes and Macmaster a. Hay St Andrew‘s in the Square. St Andrew’s Square. 559 5902. 8pm. £12.50. Unique and powerful Gaelic singing from the great singer/actress and her band from the Western Isles. Nu-
: harp/percussion and tracks with vocals ' from the supporting duo. Part of Celtic (.‘onnections.
I The Wilders and The Hot Seats
3 Royal Concert Hall: Strathclyde Suite. Sauchiehall Street. 353 8000. 8pm.
£12.50. Acclaimed Missouri hillbilly live-
, wires. The Wilders. will be joined by : Virginia act Hot Seats. formerly known as
Special Ed & The Shonbus. Port of Celtic ( 'onnections. I Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba
' and Jayme Stone & Mansa Sissoko
The Old Fruitmarket. Candleriggs. 353 8000. 9.30pm. £16. Afro/World music from the award winning ngoni (an ancient West African lute/banjo) player Bassekou
Kouyate and his band. Support from Canadian banjo explorer Stone's Malian
mix. Port of Celtic Connections. I Celtic Connections Festival Club
j Central Hotel. Central Station. Gordon : Street. 353 8000. 10.30pm. £3.50--£7.50. See Thu 15.
I Edinburgh
I Teannaich Pollock Halls. llolyrood Park Road. 7.30pm. £8 (£6). Scottish Dance to the ceilidh band with mandolin.
I Ceilidhs in Lauriston Hall Lauriston Hall. Lauriston Street. 339 5374. 8pm. £8—£10. See Fri 9.
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I I—1 1.45am. £4. Big Groove lead a kids workshop in the basics of percussion. All children must be accompanied. Ages 4—6. Part of Celtic Connections.
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I Comedx'l‘ry Fiddle Royal Concert Hall: Lomond Foyer. Sauchiehall Street. 353 8000. l lam—12.30pm. £7. With tutor Lynsey Tait. Instruments supplied. Port of Celtic C onnections.
I Comel'l'ry Ukulele Royal Concert Hall: Clyde Foyer. Sauchiehall Street. 353 8000. l lam-l2.30pm. £7. Leam the wee stringed instrument with Finlay Allison. Instruments provided. Part of Celtic (.‘(mnectionsz
I Opening Your Voice Royal Concert Hall: Buchanan Suite. Sauchiehall Street. 353 8000. l lam—12.30pm. £7. A workshop to help you find your inner- singer. with vocal coach Harriet Buchan. Port of Celtic Connections.
I Kids Percussion Workshop Royal Concert Hall: Exhibition Hall. Sauchiehall Street. 353 8(X)0. noon—12.45pm. £4. A lively Samba drumming workshop. 1 1am and 1pm for ages 7—1 1; 2.30pm for ages 12+.
I Kidsal'nonium Royal Concert Hall: Main Auditorium. Sauchiehall Street. 353 8000. 12.30pm. £10 (kids under £10 pay their age). Fun. magical musical event aiming to introduce youngsters aged 6——14. to the exciting power and freedom of jazz. Port of Celtic (,‘mmections. See Kids for preview. page 57.
I The BSAMD ‘The Future of our Past’ Royal Concert Hall: Strathclyde Suite. Sauchiehall Street. 353 8000. 1pm. £10.50. Around 60 students will mark the 10 year anniversary of the founding of the BA Scottish Music course at the RSAMI). the first of its kind in the UK.
i Part of Celtic Connections.
I Comel‘l'ry Gaelic Song Royal Concert Hall: Clyde Foyer. Sauchiehall Street. 353 800(). 1.30—3pm. £7. Darren Maclean shares his songs and enthusiasm for Gaelic singing. No knowledge of
f Gaelic necessary. Part of Celtic
Connections.
I Opening Your Voice 2 Royal Concert Hall: Buchanan Suite. Sauchiehall Street. 353 8000. 1.30—3pm. £7. Discover the power of your own voice. with the help of instruments from around the world. Harriet Buchan leads this workshop. teaching participants basic methods and skills. Port ofCeltic ( ‘onnections.
I Percussion Workshop Royal Concert Hall: Exhibition Hall. Sauchiehall Street. 353 8000. 1.30—3pm. £7. Big Groove lead a workshop for
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older children and adults to explore the rhythms of samba. Booking required. Part of Celtic Connections. I Beginner Fiddle Royal Concert Hall: Lomond Foyer. Sauchiehall Street. 353 8000. 1.30pm. £7. Learn the basics of fiddle playing with Lynsey Tait. Suitable for those who have been playing for a couple of months. Part of Celtic Connections. FREE Danny Kyle's Open Stage Royal Concert Hall: Exhibition Hall. Sauchiehall Street. 353 8000. 5pm. See Fri 16. I The Scottish World City Halls: Recital Rooms. Candleriggs. 353 8000. 6pm. £10. A powerful early evening of story. song and music as broadcaster and social historian Billy Kay reveals the story of the original Scots diaspora across the North Sea to the Baltic. Eastem Europe. Russia. Iberia. across the Atlantic and beyond. Songs and instrumental music interwoven by Rod Paterson. Derek Hoy and Norman Chalmers of Jock Tamson‘s Baims. Part of Celtic Connections.
Shoeshine Showcase
featuring Attic Lights, Norman Blake and The BMX Bandits ABC. Sauchiehall Street. 332 2232. 7pm. £15. Up-and-coming band Attic Lights with acoustic singer Norman Blake and pop veterans BMX Bandits take the stage. Port of Celtic Connections. See preview. page 59. Bela Fleck, Oumou Sangare, Toumani Diabate and Bassekou Kouyate Royal Concert Hall: Main Auditorium. Sauchiehall Street. 353 8000. 7.30pm. £18 (seated)—£20. From the US. eight-times Grammy winner Fleck has done more than any other individual to challenge the banjo‘s image. creating a virtuoso mix ofjazz. experimental. classical. folk and electronic stylings. Support comes from the acclaimed Malian singer- songwriters accompanied by the banjo’s grandfather instrument. the Ngoni. Part of Celtic (.‘onnections. See preview. page 58. I Conflict and Resolution: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra City Halls. Candleriggs. 353 8000. 7.30pm. £16. Contemporary Scotland-based composer David Heath‘s suite to the life of pioneering designer Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Part of Celtic Connections. See preview. page 59. FREE Ceilidhs at Lauries Lauries Bar. King Street. 552 7123. 8pm. See Sat 10. I Damian Helliwell and the Mainlanders and Fraser Fifield: Stereocanto Classic Grand. 18 Jamaica Street. 847 0820. 8pm. £12.50. From Eigg. rising banjo and mandolin star Helliwell comes in a seasoned instrumental quintet. including fiddler Gabe McVarish and accordionist John Somerville. ininburgh musician and composer Fifield - on Border pipes. soprano sax. low whistles and the Bulgarian kaval (end-blown shepherd‘s flute) - brings his clectro-acoustic fusion of digital dexterity in a threesome with jazzers Graham Stephen on guitar and drummer Alyn Cosker. Part of (,‘eltic Connections. I Jerry Holland and Friends and Maggie Adamson St Andrew's in the Square. St Andrew‘s Square. 559 5902. 8pm. £12.50. Legendary Cape Breton- based fiddler Ilolland is accompanied by a rake of top Scots fiddling pals and supporting accompanists. Adamson is another great young star of the Shetland fiddle scene. Part of Celtic Connections.
Malinky 10th Anniversary
Celebration Royal Concert Hall: Strathclyde Suite. Sauchiehall Street. 353 8000. 8pm. £12.50. The Edinburgh-based Scots/Irish group is on its tenth anniversary tour. This show sees the current line—up joined on stage by all former members of the outfit including singer Karine Polwart. Part of Celtic Connections.