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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 Kenny Mathieson. ✽✽ Indicates Hitlist entry
Friday 6
Dundee ■ Lefty & Friends Bank Bar, 7–9 Union Street, 01382 205037. 9–11pm. £tbc. Blues and country from Dundee- based Lefty & Friends.
Saturday 7
Glasgow FREE JazzCo Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 3pm. Featuring many former and current Strathclyde University music students. Dundee ■ Federation of the Disco Pimp and Brand New Bag Duke’s Corner, 13 Brown Street, 01382 205052. 8pm. £tbc. Seven-piece funk band playing jazzy funk tunes from everyone from Herbie Hancock to Lettuce.
Tuesday 10
Glasgow FREE The Hot Club of Glasgow Ivory Hotel, Langside Avenue, Shawlands, 636 0223. 7.30pm. Informal jam session of Django-Reinhardt-style gypsy jazz and swing.
Folk 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. ✽✽ Indicates Hitlist entry
Thursday 5
Glasgow ■ Gaberlunzie St Andrews in the Square, St Andrews Square, 7.30pm. £8 (£6). Traditional music and song, plus between-song banter from this long- established, entertaining outfit, in the performing game for over 30 years.
Callander ■ Bring in the Spirit Rob Roy and the Trossachs Visitor Centre, Ancaster Square, 01877 330342. £7.50 (£5) Family ticket £20. An evening of entertainment exploring the famous, infamous and anonymous in Scottish music and verse, through characters such as Rob Roy, Robert Burns and St Columba. Falkirk ■ Summer Sessions Falkirk Folk Club, Argyll’s, Princes Street, 07535 097296. 8pm. £tbc. All are welcome to play a song, a tune, or listen to the music at these friendly sessions.
Linlithgow ■ Linlithgow Scotch Hop Linlithgow Palace, Kirkgate, 01506 842896. Times vary. £7.50. Scottish dance evenings with live music and step instruction – in the unique setting of the Palace Courtyard. Tickets at the door.
Friday 6 Glasgow ■ Gaelic Voices CCA, Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 8pm. £7. A collaboration between the performance
poetry group Chromatic Voices, Gaelic speaking poets and contemporary and traditional Scottish musicians to celebrate the history and culture of the Gaelic language. Callander ■ Bring in the Spirit Rob Roy and the Trossachs Visitor Centre, Ancaster Square, 01877 330342. £7.50 (£5); family ticket £20. See Thu 5.
Linlithgow ■ Linlithgow Scotch Hop Linlithgow Palace, Kirkgate, 01506 842896. Times vary. £7.50. See Thu 5. Stirling ■ The Wilders Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, 01786 274000. 7.30pm. £13.50. Top Kansas City hillbilly livewires mixing their country roots with rock’n’roll for a whirlwind performance.
Saturday 7
Callander ■ Bring in the Spirit Rob Roy and the Trossachs Visitor Centre, Ancaster Square, 01877 330342. £7.50 (£5); family ticket £20. See Thu 5. Linlithgow ■ Linlithgow Scotch Hop Linlithgow Palace, Kirkgate, 01506 842896. Times vary. £7.50. See Thu 5.
Sunday 8
Glasgow ■ From Russia with Lev Café Cossachok, Trongate 103, 553 0733. 9pm. £6. Russian, classical and gypsy melody from violinist Lev Atlas. Callander ■ Bring in the Spirit Rob Roy and the Trossachs Visitor Centre, Ancaster Square, 01877 330342. £7.50 (£5); family ticket £20. See Thu 5.
Drymen ■ Winnock Hotel Ceilidh Nights Winnock Hotel, The Square, 01360 660245. 8.30pm. £7. Cosy nights of Scottish entertainment every Sunday throughout summer, with traditional music and dance on offer.
Linlithgow ■ Linlithgow Scotch Hop Linlithgow Palace, Kirkgate, 01506 842896. Times vary. £7.50. See Thu 5. Neilston ■ The Wilders Crofthead Hall, Molendinar Terrace, 880 5790. 8pm. £14.50. See Fri 6. High-energy, authentic Kansas acoustic roots, with attitude.
Monday 9 Glasgow ✽✽ Summer Piping School The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 9am. £80. Week-long course in piping. Pre- booking at www.college-of-piping.co.uk recommended. Part of Piping Live!. FREE Pipe Band Photograph & Memorabilia Exhibition The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 10am–4pm. Piping through the years. Part of Piping Live!. FREE Shotts – 100 Years The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 10am–4pm. An exhibition celebrating the world famous Shotts & Dykehead Pipe Band. Part of Piping Live!. FREE The Pipers Trails George Square, 10am. Join Army pipers and drummers for a come-and-try session. Part of Piping Live!. FREE Piping in the Square George Square, 11am–6pm. Some of the best pipers in the world perform every day throughout the festival. Part of Piping Live!
Rock&Pop Music
Loud, creepy and fond of wearing Y-fronts onstage (and Kong nothing else except a plastic kid’s mask, or Sellotape on their faces). If that’s how you like your music, then this Fugazi-echoing Manc trio are most definitely for you. Expect abrasive punk, and possibly naked bellies. ■ Kong, Captain’s Rest, Glasgow, 7pm, £tbc.
■ Come & Try Session The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 11am & 2.30pm. £2. A chance to try your hand at basic piping. Part of Piping Live!. FREE Museum Tour The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 11am & 3pm. Guided tours around the National Piping Centre’s Museum of Piping. Part of Piping Live!. FREE Live Music at the Street Cafe The Street Cafe, The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 3530220. noon. Midday sessions from Fraser Fifield (9 Aug), Graziano Montisti (10 Aug), Armagh Pipers Club (11 Aug) and Xeremiers de Soller (12 Aug). Part of Piping Live!. FREE Pipe Up The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. noon. A series of talks on the history of piping. Part of Piping Live!. ■ Orain nam Piobairean: Gaelic Taster Session CCA, Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 12.30pm. £2. An introduction to the Gaelic language. Part of Piping Live!.
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