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FolkMusic
Edinburgh
I Orchestra Boabab The HMV Picture HoUse. Lothian Road. 0844 847 1740. 7pm. £16. The Senegalese star band. veterans of the 70s West African fashion for Cuban. Son and Pachanga styles. reformed half a down years ago and are still a huge draw. Brassy. highly rhythmic. sunny dance music.
FREE Traditional Music and Song Session Royal Oak. Infirmary Street. 557 2976. 2pm. All welcome to have a good time. Part ofCei/idh Culture.
I Brandywine Harp Orchestra Merchiston Castle School. Colinton Road. 478 8446. 3pm. £9 (£7). Sixteen- strong American harp ensemble performs a Celtic programme. Part of ('eilidh Culture.
I The Big Bang Church Hill Theatre. Morningside Road. 5294147. 7.30pm. £14 (£10). See Sat 4.
I Catriona MacKay 8. Olov Johansson and Monika Stadler Merchiston Castle School. 294 Colinton Road. 478 8446. 7.30pm. £1 1 (£9). McKay. the virtuoso of the Scottish harp. is accompanied by Johansson on the nyckelharpa (keyed fiddle). Stadler mixes ja/z. classical and world music. Part of the Edinburgh Internatimiu/ Ilurp Festival (it Ceilidh Culture.
FREE Dagda Folk Session Dagtla Bar. Buccleuch Street. 667 9773. 7.30pm. Open acoustic session.
I Sean 8. Robyn Gray Wee Folk Club. Royal Oak. Infirmary Street. 557 2976. 8.30pm. £3. A mix of flute. guitar. fiddle and vocals. l’urt nfCei/idli Culture.
Edinburgh
I Bill Taylor and Janet Bennett Merchiston Castle School. Colinton Road. 478 8446. 3pm. £9 (£7; under 12s free). Ancient harp music from Taylor on his collection of reconstructions of historical harps. Part of Ceilidh Culture. I Ha Caimbeulaich: The Campbells oi Greepe Merchiston Castle School. Colinton Road. 478 8446. 7pm. £10—£l4 (£12; under 12s free). A night of (iaelic song. puirt-a-beul or ‘mouth music.‘ and instrumental performances from Kenna Campbell and her relations (including seven Mod Goltl Medallists) from the famous family of Glasgow Gaels. Part ofCeilid/i Culture. I Annasach Merchiston Castle School. Colinton Road. 478 8446. 8pm. £10—£14 (£12; under 12s free). Music fora family ceilidh dance from three women and two men in the young band. Part of Ceilidh Culture.
Tuesday 7
Edinburgh
FREE Cafe Ceilidh Scottish Storytelling Centre. High Street. 556 9579. 2pm. An informal Scots music session with Linten Adie and the Scots Music Group. Part of Ceilidh Culture. I The Duplets Merchiston Castle School. Colinton Road. 478 8446. 3pm. £10. Afternoon tea concert. with songs and intricate. accomplished music from the Highland-based Scottish small harp duo The Duplets. Part of Ceilidh Culture. FREE ‘Hu, Hel, Duncan Grayl’: Scotland in the Scandinavian musical imagination National Library of Scotland. George 1V Bridge. 623 4675. 7—8.30pm. A special lecture- recital exploring Scotland in the Scandinavian musical imagination. with mezzo-soprano and musicologist Dr Sally Garden and pianist Donald Hawksworth.
I Harp Houveau Merchiston Castle School. Colinton Road. 478 8446. 7.30pm. £11 (£9). Original harp compositions and her own Breton music from long-temi Festival friend Kn'sten Nogues. Part of Ceilidh Culture.
I Jackie Oates and Belinda O’Hooley 8 Heidi Tidow Leith Folk Club. The Village. South Fort Street. 478 7810. 7.30pm. £6. Fiesty fiddler Oats in
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a double bill with Northern langlish folk/rock and contemporary classical duo O'Hooley and Tidow.
I Ceilidh Club The Lot. (irassmarkcl. 225 9922. 8pm. £6. ('eilidli dance with music from lleeltegoleeric l’urt of Ceilidh Culture.
I Columcille Ceilidh Band McDonald Road Library. .\lcl)onaltl Rd. 529 5644. 10.15pm. £1.50. Show by people and friends of Columcille ('eiitre. made tip of musicians with and without learning disabilities. l’urt nt Ceilidh Culture.
Wednesday 8
Edinburgh
I Festival Orchestra and Ha Clarsairean Merchiston Castle School. Colinton Road. 478 8446. 3pm. £9 (£7). The Sleeping Hurriur is a suite o1 Scottish and contemporary music by the veteran of the Scottish small harp. Isobel Mieras. l’urt iil'Cei/idh Culture.
I Oraiocht Merchiston (‘aslle School. Colinton Road. 478 8446. 7.30pm. £1 1 (£9). 'l‘raditional Scottish and Irish music. with contemporary composition. from top harpists Michael Rooney aitd Ailie Robertson. l’urt otCei/idh Culture. I Kieran Halpin & Jimmy Smith lidinbtirgh Folk Club. Cabaret Bar. The Pleasance. 650 2458. 8pm. £7 (£6). lrisli exile singer-songwriter llalpiii teams tip with Dublin-born guitarist Smith. I’uri o; Ceilidh Culture.
FREE MacPoIvo The White Hart Inn. (irassmarket. 622 71 18. 9pm. Scottish entertainment.
Glasgow
I Mick Hanley St Andrew's iii the Square. St Andrew's Square. 559 5902. 8pm. £10 (£8). One of Ireland's best singer/songwriters.
Edinburgh
I The Boys Brigade 125th Anniversary Concert The Royal Scots Club. Abercromby Place. 556 4270. 7pm. £5. Pipe band concert featuring past and present members of the Brigade alongside gtiest piper lain Speirs. l’urt nfCei/idh Culture.
I Edinmbira, Yvonne Burgess and The Jammies Roxy' Art House. Roxburgh Place. 8pm. £6 (£4). Thumb- piano cross rhythms from Zimbabwe with a Scottish twist. I’urt ofCei/id/i Culture.
Edinburgh
I Storytelling in Scots Scottish Storytelling Centre. High Street. 556 9579. 10am 1pm. £16 (£12). A creative workshop in talespinning led by James Spence. I’urt ofCei/idh Culture.
I The Story and the Song Scottish Storytelling Centre. High Street. 556 9579. 2pm. £16 (£12). Learn how to incorporate singing into your storytelling in with Nancy Nicholson. I’uri ofCei/idh Culture.
I Teannaich Pollock Halls. Holy‘rood Park Road. 7.30pm. £8 (£6). Ceilidh dance. Part of Ceilidh Culture.
I Canongate Cadlers Ceilidh Band The Merlin. Morningside Road. 447 4329. 8pm. £8 (£6). See Fri 3.
Glasgow
I Fribo City Halls. Candleriggs. 353 8000. 8pm. £10. Edinburgh-based contemporary fusion of Scots and Norwegian traditions. with beautiful vocals from Anne Sofie Linge Valdal. fiddle and nyckelharpa from Sarah-Jane Summers. Ewan MacPherson on frets and Paul Jennings on percussion. plus guests.
nu Ceilidh Dances at Lsurles Lauries Bar. King Street. 552 7123. 8pm. See Sat 4.
Edinburgh I The Big Seat By The Fire st
George's \Vesi ('litiicli. Sliandw it k Place.
225 "001 715piii £1 .-\11’ Scots \ltisic (irotip‘s cosy night ot \aiicd tolk 11111\l\ in! (it Ceilidh Cultuii FREE Dagda Folk Session I).igtl.i liar. liticcleticli Sticct. 66' 9" ~ " =1lpiii See Sun 5 I Phil Hare “cc l-olk Club. Royal Oak. lnliriiiary Street. 55" 2976 8 illpiii ti Singer and acoustic guitarist I’uri ol Ceilidh Culture
Tuesday 14
Glasgow
I Gurdas Mann Royal (‘onceii llall. Saticliieliall Street. 35; 8000 " illplll l’rices way. One ol the world's leading l’tiniabi popular songwriters. with iliiec decades til. success and oy ei 200 songs
and 27 albums.
Edinburgh
I Columcille Music Workshop McDonald Road library. .\1c1)oiia1tl Rd. 529 5644. 1015 11 ~15aiii. U 50 Sec Wed 8.
I Esther O’Connor leiih Itolk (‘ltilx The Village. South l‘ort Street. 478 "810 7.30pm. £6. 1-oi'iitcr :\slllt\ll 1 we lroiitwoiiian and guitar player leis yoti hear tracks from her second album Right Here.
I Ceilidh Club 'l'lic l.ot. (ii‘assiiiaikct. 225 9922. 8pm. £6. (‘eilidli dance w till a caller to lead you through the steps. witli music from the Jiiiii Sliantli‘is l'.\pt‘l‘lt‘llt‘t‘ l’urt o/ Ceilidh Culture.
Wednesday 15
Edinburgh
I Columcille Music Workshop ('oltiiiicillc ('enlre. Newbatile 'lcri'acc. 447 7404. 10.15 11.45am. U50. Sec \Vc‘tl «S.
I Central Scotland Circle Dance Ceilidh lidinbtii‘gli 1‘o1k Club. Cabaret 1311111110 l’leasance. 6.50 2458. 1 4pm. £10 (£8; children free). 1)ancc togetliei iii a circle to music from the Balkans. .‘ylidtlle liast. South :\lllt‘l‘lL‘;l and Scotland. l’urt of ( 'eilidli Culture. FREE The Bellow Below The Jan liar. ('haiiibei's Street. 220 4298. 5 8pm. Sec \Vetl S.
I Lizzie Marie, Jake Cogan and Huala Kennedy The Voodoo Rooiiis. West Register Street. 556 7060. 7.30pm. £8. ‘Winc. Women it Song' iiiglii headlined by Scottish sotilsti'ess .\Iai'ic with acoustic folk from (‘ogan and refined Irish traditional vocals and flute from Kennedy.
I Mairi Campbell The Lot. (irassiiiarket. 225 9922. 8pm. £8 £12 (£6 £111). lidinbui'gli liddle and \iola player. and singer/songwritei‘. I’iiri ol Ceilidh Culture.
I Sarah-Jane Summers l-Ltlinhtirgh liolk‘ Club. (‘abaret liar. 'lilie 1’1easaiicc. 651) 24.58. 8pm. £7 (£(il. l‘ltltllL‘ and llardanger (Norw egiaii liddle with resonating strings) player w iilt I-riho. plays Highland music with a Nordic twist. l’urt uti‘eilulli Culture.
FREE MacPolvo The White Hart Inn. (irassmarkel. 622 71 18. 9pm. See Wed 8.
Glasgow
I Dave Burland St Andrew ‘s in the Square. St Andrew 's Square. .559 5902. 7.30pm. £8 (£6). The great linglish traditional singer and fine guitarist. counts Richard Thompson among his fans.
Edinburgh
I The Cast The Lot. (irassniarkct. 22.5 9922. 8pm. £8 £12 (£6-£10). Acoustic dUo David Francis (gunari and Main Campbell (liddle) compose their own songs and draw inspiration from Robert Burns and Scotland's rich heritage. I’uri of Ceilidh Culture.
Classical
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Edinburgh
I 28th Edinburgh International Harp Festival \lt-itliision (‘asile School. 2‘)»: ('(illllltill Road-108051“
’1 lie (‘lai'sacli Society l.ll111\ lies its annual pi‘ogi‘aiiiiiic ol coiiccits. ceilidlis and workshops. leattiiiiig iiiiisiciaiis ol all ages and lcycls this year with .i partictilai locus on lloiiiccoiiiiiig 2009 Sec l‘olk lisliiigs lor details and ticket
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Glasgow
Brodsky Quartet: The
Complete Shostakovich (‘iiy llalls. Candlcriggs. .i5i 8000. llaiii £12 (£51) hit all liyc concerts; £~1lllor subscribersi. 'l'lie internationally sticccssltil ensemble liayc recorded all o1 Shostakot ich's string quartets to great acclaim. Here is a rare opportunity to immerse yourscll in the great composer's works iii a series til liyc concerts in ct two days See llllllsl
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