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HAWKWIHO Sunday 12 April
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DOVES
Thursday 23 April
THE LEVELLEBS Wednesday 29 April
OJOS DE BBIIJO Thursday 30 April
NO ASOV & l”EELS“.
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THE GLI'ITEH BAND Saturday 9 May
JAMES YORKSTON & LISA KHAPP Tuesday 19 May
WHITE UES Saturday 23 May
DELASIII.
Friday 5 June
THE DAMNED
& THE ALARM Saturday 6 June
ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA Thursday 18 June
THE BEAT Friday 19 June
BLOC PARTY Saturday 3 October
WHOLE LOTT A LEO Saturday 24 October
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Music Jazz
FREE The Late Great Jazz Jam Session Ihe J.i// liar. I (‘hambers Street. 33‘! 43‘“ Ill illptn See .\Ion o
Edinburgh
FREE MusiChess the Jan liar. l (‘hainbers Street. Jill-13% 5 Split. See 'Ittc _
FREE Craig McMurdo 'I he (”onipass
liar. II ()ueen ('hatlotte Street. letth. 4h“ 53””. - illpin See 'l'uc "
FREE Tuesday Jam The Jan Hat. I ('hanibeis Street. 22H 43‘“ S .‘(lpm See l'uc _
FREE Funk Session The .la/l Hat". I ('Itatnbers Street. III) 4308.
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Glasgow
FREE Mono Jazz Mono. l3 King's ('ourt. King Street. 553 Z-Illll .S'pni. Sec \Ved H.
Edinburgh
I Guest Band Night the Ja/l liar. I ('hanibers Street. 330-1208. 8.15pm. £4 iUi. See Tim I).
FREE Jazz Jam and Open Mic Session Ye ()lde Inn. I)a\idsoii Mains. tlS7l ‘il’ lltltl7. Sill ll..iltptii. See Sun I3.
I Soul Society The Jan liar. I ('hanibers Street. 320 .IZ‘IS. l|,|5ptn. Ll littnk and blttes lrom Mike Kearne) 's lout' piece.
Edinburgh I Kevin Glasgow Quartet The Jan liar. I ('hanibers Street. 230 4203.
S. I 5pm. £4 iUi. ()riginal compositions arid rearranged standards I'rotn tltis lttlsstsl.
I The Freaky Family The Jan liar. I ('hambers Street. 220 4298. I |..‘~()pm. L'I. See Thu 2.
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Events are listed by date, then city. Submit listings at least 14 days before publication to henry@list.co.uk. Listings are compiled by Henry Northmore and Norman Chalmers. :i: Indicates Hitlist entry 15:. "."L'. '2; Glasgow I Mike Silver and Johnny Coppin St Andrew 's in the Sqttare. St Andrew ’s Square. 55‘) 5l)ll2. 7.30pm. £10 (£8). 'l'wo celebrated talents together on piano and guitar. with songs l‘rom the last 3t) _\ears.
Edinburgh
I Lothian Gaelic Choir (‘olutttcille (‘entre. Newbattle Terrace. 4-17 740-1. 7.30pm. £7.50 (£5l. An exerting ol
aw ard—w inning (iaelic music and song. I’url of ( 't'i/itl/t ('u/ltm'.
I Homage to Caledonia: Scotland and the Spanish Civil War The I’leasanee ('abaret Bar. l’leasance. Spin. £7 (L'iii. Author Daniel (int) weaxes the narrati\ e ol' his book illomuet- In (’ult'tloniui with Scottish and Spanish protest songs performed b_\ The Wakes to commemorate the 7(lth anniversar} ol' the end of Spanish (‘i\ ii War. The Wakes are the '(ilasgow Irish I’olk'n'roll bunch oI~ hooligans and otttlaw s' (their ow n wordsi. Purl (”ltd-lit”! (tr/lure.
I Windlestray The Lot. (irassmarket. 225 9023. 8pm. £4. ‘('orner Sessions‘ showcase til. the hesl new Scottish tlltlsie.
Glasgow
I The Dirt, Craig Hughes and Emma Forman The State Bar. I48
Holland Street. 333 :15" Spin {—1. .-\couslic .ilt blues and countr} night
Edinburgh
FREE Northern Streams: Duodji Saami Exhibition Scottish Stillflelllllg ('entre. High Street. 55b ”5“”
Want hptn l'\hibttton ol honiectalts. handicralts and woodwork b} the indigenous Saatnt peoples ol northern Scaitdinaxia. l-inland and northwest Rttssta I’m! til (It'I/lt/ll (ill/HUT.
I A Lifetime of Georgian Harmonies: From the Cradle to the Grave St _Iohit\ ('hurch. Princes Street. Ill 22“» ~pm L'" (ieorgtan pol}phontc music Ieaturing Nana .\I/a\anad/e. Sltotena (ietiasln ill and \Iadge lira} with songs that chart 'ltle's littll‘llt‘} '. l’liiceetls w Ill go [it humanitarian work tn (ieorgta.
I Northern Streams: Norway and Scotland Scottish Stor}telltng ('enlt‘e. High Street. 55o 057” ."pm {Ill iL‘Si. Norwegian. (iaelic. Saami and Nit-Nordic ioiks and other musical entertainment Irom Saami duo .-\nte .\likke| attd Inger litret (iaup. ('laire Hewitt and Samling. I’ll/'1 Hf (t'llltlh (ill/Illl't'.
FREE The Na Robs: Tannahill and Burns (‘enlt'al l.ibrat‘_\. (ieorge |\' Bridge. 242 Stilltl. Tillpm. lnl'orinal perlormance ot the songs ol Robert 'lannahtll and Robert Burns with stttgers and niusicians John Morraii. “t‘lltl} \Veatherb}. Marc I)ul'l'. Sand} Iirechm. and an introductor} talk b} I'red l'it'eetttatt. I’u/‘I of ('ct/ul/t ('u/Im‘t'.
I Wendy Stewart 8. Gary West and Jople Jonkers & Koen de Cauter .\Ierchiston ('astle Scltool. (‘olmton Road. 47S (SJ-Io, 7, illpnt. L'll (LU). Border jigs. Highland pibroch and ancient ballads lrom harp and bagpipe duo Stewart and West. with latin .-\merican music Irom .lonkers and de ('auler. I’ur! o/ (‘t'i/Ir/lt ('u/Iurt’.
I Canongate Cadjers Ceilidh Band The Merlin. Morningside Road. 447 433‘). 8pm. £8 it'm. I.i\ e ceiltdh dance inusic. Scots tunes and dancing. I’ur! of ( 't'I'II'tl/t ('u/lurt'.
I Jenna Reid with Kevin MacKenzie, Bethany Reid and James Thomson Queen's ilall. (‘lerk Street. («)8 201‘). Spin. LII) L' l 3. The Shetland-born Iiddle pla} er. known I'or her tier} work in l'ilska and I)ochas. with her band featuring guitar hero
Kex in MacKen/ie.
W4. Glasgow I The Big Bang RSAMI). Rettl't'ew
Street. 332 5057. 7.30pm. L'H tLllli. Annual showcase of Japanese ritual taiko
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PollyScaI'terqood
drumming. leaturtng the I'K's leading ensemble. the Mugenkso Drummers. along with a host of others High-energ} twrt’ormance. tl}ll.tlillc choreograph} and thundering rhsthms. itt both traditional and modern compositions.
FREE Ceilidhs at Laurles l auries liar. King Street. 552 "123 .Sptn I'he Rnerstde ('etltdlt dances has e a new residenc) .it laurtes
Edinburgh
I Night for Nepal Ceilidh Ro\_\ .-\ri House. Ro\burgh I’lace. ‘pm. {Ill lib; under 12s it The Robert lash Band and Irtettds pl.i_\ tor this llllltlelSllig‘ cetltdh dance. ()rganic licensed bar and sttacks. rattle and '(iandoll as .\I(" Port of ('i'i/it/h ('ullun'.
I Alba Flamenca l€l Hat”. How den Street. 7.30pm. Llll iL‘Si Jan} I-‘latnettco rhsthms.
I Edinburgh Assembly Evening Dance (‘olumcille ('entre. New battle 'l‘ert‘ace. 447' um. 7_.it)pm. L5. Inlormal dance to In e band I’m-t of (’t'i/itlli (it/lure.
I Meinir Heulyn attd Anne Marie D’Farrell Met‘chtston ('aslle School. ('oltnton Road. 478 Silo. 7.30pm, {I I it")i. 'l‘radttional Welsh harp music I'rom Heul}n. ()‘I'arrell plays lter own transcriptions ol Iiach. Part of ( ‘e'ilulh ('u/ltm',
I Sangstream: Both Sides the Need SI Bride's ('etllt'e. ()rw ell ’l'errace. Mo l4ll5. 7.30pm. £8 iii»). Scots I'olk choirioined b} the SMU Mandolin (iroup and Iiseter's Voices Ill ('onimon. Port or ('t'I/it/li ('u/rure.
I Jacob’s Pillow, Carrie on Dancing and Wailing Miserere
'l'e\ tot l'ndergt‘ound. Bristo Square. o5l) 4073. Split 3am. £5 (£4). Acoustic. psychedelic l'olk rock from headliners Jacob's I’illow with ceiltdh tnusic from ('arrie Thomas and co, acoustic lolk I'rom Miserere and DJ Dolphin Ito} on tools} decks. Part of ('t'i/itllt ('u/lun'.
Glasgow
I Calum Stewart 8. Daniel Carlsson and Ante Mikkel a Inger- Biret Gaup 'l‘he l'ttis'ersal. 57 5‘) Sattchiehall Lane. 332 889‘). 7.30pm.
L" II) ”All. Northern Streams present a night oI Swedish and Scottish traditional music. alongside a small exhibition ol ‘l)uod_ii' images.
I Homecoming Brass St Andrew's in the Square. St Andrew's Square. 55‘) 5902. 7.30pm. £6 (£5). King's I’ark Brass and guests presenting a celebration ol Burns and Scotland's place in the world.
The eponymous debut album of this new songwriting is pretty breathtaking, equal
parts disturbing and delightful. From cooing little girl-ism to raw declarations about suicide, here’s yet another Polly to be reckoned with. I Captain's Rest, G/asgow. Sun 72 Apr; Sneaky Pete '3, Edinburgh, Mon 13 Apr.