Folk Music
Edinburgh ■ Ceilidh Club The Lot, Grassmarket, 225 9922. 8pm. £6. Weekly ceilidh dance with a caller to lead you through the steps. Live music from Free Range. ■ Lucy Wainwright Roche The Voodoo Rooms, West Register Street, 556 7060. 8pm. £7. Young indie-folk singer (one of Loudon Wainwright III’s many musical offspring) mixes old-timey and popular folk with her own original songs. FREE Footstomping Whiski, High Street, 556 3095. 9.30pm. See Sun 21.
Wednesday 3 Edinburgh ■ Ken Campbell’s Ideal Band Edinburgh Folk Club, Cabaret Bar, The Pleasance, 650 2458. 8pm. £8 (£7). Songwriter and guitarist/smallpipes player Campbell re-launched his old band, bringing with him two of Scotland’s respected musicians Seylan Baxter (cello/vocals) and Gavin Paterson
(keyboard/piano/vocals).
Dunfermline ■ Cockalorum Dunfermline Folk Club, Thistle Tavern, Baldridgeburn, 01383 729673. 8pm. £6. Traditional Scots and Irish songs from this East Kilbride-based three-piece on mandolin, bodhran and bouzouki. Largs ■ Martin Simpson Victoria Hotel, Gallowgate Street, 01475 689493. 9pm. £tbc. Brilliant mix of English traditional song and American music from the virtuoso fingerstyle guitarist and singer, a former BBC Radio 2 Folk Musician of the Year.
Thursday 4 Glasgow ■ Benny Gallagher City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 8pm. £16. A songwriter of sheer class whose songs have been covered by Bryan Ferry, Don
Williams, Garth Brooks, Phil Everley and Simon & Garfunkel, Benny Gallagher also worked for Apple Publishing back in the day. Hear some of the many stories he has to tell, along with songs old and new. ■ John Hinshelwood & Sandra Gellatly Band St Andrew’s in the Square, St Andrew’s Square, 0870 013 4060. 8pm. £8 (£6). Star of the Scottish roots, country and folk music scene plays originals and covers (he’s particularly fond of Gram Parsons) joined by vocalist Gellatly. ■ Kieran Goss The Old Fruitmarket, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 8pm. £15. Irish singer/songwriter Kieran Goss plays material from his seven studio albums. ■ Martin Simpson Woodend Tennis & Bowling Club, Chamberlain Road, 959 1428. 8pm. £tbc. See Wed 3. Edinburgh ■ Rantum Scantum The Jazz Bar, Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. Donation. See Thu 18.
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Edinburgh ■ African Soul Rebels Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 228 1155. 7.30pm. £16.50–£18.50. Another triple bill of top musicians from the African continent, the ASR tour is back with Oumou Sangare, Kalahari Surfers and Orchestre Poly- Rythmo de Cotonou. ■ Scots Music Group Ceilidh St Bride’s Centre, Orwell Terrace, 346 1405. 7.30pm. £8–£10 (£6–£7). The Robert Fish Band provides the live music and this night of traditional music and dancing. ■ Edinburgh Ceilidhs The Queen’s Hall, Clerk Street, 339 5374. 8pm. £8–£10. Traditional fun with ceilidh dance bands and a piper, and some international folk dances to complement the Scottish classics. Refreshments available. Leven ■ Hank Wangford Inn at Lathones, Lathones, Largoward, 01334 840494. 9pm. £20. Splendidly named doctor and country music singer/songwriter, who also happens to be president of the Nude Mountaineering Society? Part of Fifestock.
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Glasgow ■ Lev Atlas and Nigel Clark Café Cossachok, Trongate 103, 553 0733. 9pm. £6. Two thirds of Koshka perform some of the world’s best-known guitar and violin duets from Grapelli through to Russian and Cossachok gypsy favourites. Edinburgh ■ Cümbüs In Concert: Turkish Songs and Music of Love, Longing and Passion St Bride’s Centre, Orwell Terrace, 07908 819596. 6.30pm. £10 (£8). Traditional and popular songs from Turkey. Part of the Edinburgh International Festival of Middle Eastern Spirituality and Peace 2010. ■ Pete Morton Wee Folk Club, Royal Oak, Infirmary Street, 557 2976. 8.30pm. £5. Nottingham-born singer/songwriter sings of politics, love, tragedy and comedy from his six studio albums. FREE Footstomping Whiski, High Street, 556 3095. 9.30pm. See Sun 21.
Melrose ■ Coast Corn Exchange, Market Square, 01896 822463. 8pm. £10. Live Celtic rock.
Monday 1
Edinburgh ■ Battlefield Band Brunton Theatre, Ladywell Way, Musselburgh, 665 2240. 7.30pm. £14.50 (£12.50). Alan Reid (keyboards/guitar/vocals) does much of the bands singing and songwriting. Piper Mike Katz is originally from the West Coast of the USA, and an electric bass player. Singer Sean O’Donnell (guitar) is from Derry, and fiddler (and multi- instrumentalist) Alasdair White is from Lewis - but they are one of the longest- serving Scots music bands on the road. FREE Muckle Flugga Whiski, High Street, 556 3095. 9.30pm. See Mon 22. Stirling ■ Black Cat Jook Band Stirling Folk Club, Stirling County Rugby Football Club, Bridgehaugh Park, Causewayhead Road, 01259 218521. 8pm. £7. The four- piece acoustic band from the Cupar area, playing blues, ragtime and skiffle.
Tuesday 2
Glasgow FREE Thank Folk it’s Tuesday Sloan’s, Argyle Arcade, Argyle Street, 221 8886. 7pm. See Tue 23.
Fifestock With a capacity of just 50, Fifestock is a truly intimate month of gigs. Focusing on the world of blues, roots and folk and featuring the likes of Mick Taylor, Jennifer Batten (pictured), Henry
McCullough, Graham Gouldman and more for the ‘ultimate living-room gig’ (see listings for full details). ■ The Inn at Lathones, Fife, Thu 18 Feb-Mon 15 Mar
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