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■ Piping Live! Festival Club The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 10pm. £5. Continue the party after the concerts with a Lowland and Borders Piping Society Night (10 Aug); The Armagh Pipers Club, Griogair Labhruidh and Marco Foxo (11 Aug) and Ru-ra, Finlay MacDonald/Chris Stout Pipe Down (12 Aug). Part of Piping Live!. 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. Livingston FREE Almond Valley Folk Club Mid Calder Inn, Main Street, Mid Calder, 8–11pm. Monthly sessions involving workshops around vocals, harmonies and instruments.
Wednesday 11 Glasgow ■ Summer Piping School The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 9am. £80. See Mon 9. FREE Pipe Band Photograph & Memorabilia Exhibition The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 10am–4pm. See Mon 9. FREE Shotts – 100 Years The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 10am–4pm. See Mon 9. FREE The Pipers Trails George Square, 10am. See Mon 9. FREE Piping in the Square George Square, 11am–6pm. See Mon 9. FREE CLASP Competition The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 11am. Competitive events for amateur pipers organised by the Competitive League for Amateur Solo Pipers. Grade 3 (11 Aug) and Grade 2 (12 Aug). Part of Piping Live!. ■ Come & Try Session The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 11am & 2.30pm. £2. See Mon 9. FREE Museum Tour The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 11am & 3pm. See Mon 9. FREE Live Music at the Street Café The Street Café, The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 3530220. noon. See Mon 9. FREE Pipe Up The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. noon. See Mon 9. ■ Orain nam Piobairean: Gaelic Taster Session CCA, Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 12.30pm. £2. See Mon 9. ■ Piobaireachd of the Day College of Piping, Otago Street, 334 3587. 12.30pm. £5. See Mon 9. ■ Lunchtime Recital The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 1pm. £8 (£6). See Mon 9. ■ Orain nam Piobairean CCA, Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 1pm. £5. See Mon 9. ■ Workshop Series College of Piping, Otago Street, 334 3587. 1pm. £5. See Mon 9. FREE Live Music at the Street Cafe The Street Cafe, The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 3530220. 1.15pm. See Mon 9. FREE Bagpipes of the World George Square, 1.45pm. See Mon 9. FREE Paul Ritchie The Street Café, The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 3530220. 2.15pm.
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Launching his new book and CD of solo pipers, small pipes and mini bands. Part of Piping Live!. FREE Begg Bagpipes Demonstration BeggBagpipes.com, 202b Bath Street, 333 0639. 2.30–3.15pm & 3.30–4.15pm. Informal session for advice, chat and more from experts in hand crafted bagpipes. Part of Piping Live!. ■ D2 Percussion Pipe Band Drumming Clinics The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 3pm. £4. Interactive clinics and demos on pipe band drumming techniques. Part of Piping Live!. FREE Fred Morrison Reel Pipes Pipe Idol The Street Cafe, The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 3530220. 3pm. See Mon 9. FREE Live at the Art Exhibition George Square, 3pm. See Mon 9. FREE Glenfiddich Whisky Tasting The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 4.30pm. Opportunity to come and learn about the national drink. Part of Piping Live!. FREE Live Music at the Street Café The Street Café, The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 3530220. 4.45pm. See Mon 9. FREE Live Music at the Street Café The Street Café, The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 3530220. 5.30pm. See Mon 9. ■ Music of the West Coast St Andrew’s in the Square, St Andrew’s Square, 0870 013 4060. 7.30pm. £16 (£12). A night of Gaelic song and powerful piping drawing on West Coast traditions with Gaelic singers/pipers Julie Fowlis, Griogair Labhruidh and the James Graham Trio. Part of Piping Live!. ■ St Laurence O’ Toole Pipe Band Royal Concert Hall: Main Auditorium, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £19.50 (£17.50). The world famous Dublin pipers celebrate their centenary. ■ Piping Live! Festival Club The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 10pm. £5. See Tue 10.
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.
Dunfermline ■ Not the Incredible String Band Dunfermline Folk Club, Thistle Tavern, Baldridgeburn, 01383 729673. 8.30pm. £5. Former members of The Incredible String Band play together and reminisce about the old days, from their beginnings in bar bands to working with the likes of Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and The Rolling Stones. Linlithgow ■ Linlithgow Scotch Hop Linlithgow Palace, Kirkgate, 01506 842896. Times vary. £7.50. See Thu 5.
Stirling ■ Summer Ceilidhs Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, 01786 274000. 8pm. £8. An evening of traditional Scottish music, song and dance. Spectate or join in. Thursday 12
Glasgow ■ Summer Piping School The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 9am. £80. See Mon 9. FREE Pipe Band Photograph & Memorabilia Exhibition The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 10am–4pm. See Mon 9. FREE Shotts – 100 Years The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 10am–4pm. See Mon 9.
FREE The Pipers Trails George Square, 10am. See Mon 9. FREE Piping in the Square George Square, 11am–6pm. See Mon 9. FREE CLASP Competition The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 11am. See Wed 11. ■ Come & Try Session The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 11am & 2.30pm. £2. See Mon 9. FREE Museum Tour The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 11am & 3pm. See Mon 9. FREE Live Music at the Street Cafe The Street Cafe, The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 3530220. noon. See Mon 9. FREE Pipe Up The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. noon. See Mon 9. ■ Orain nam Piobairean: Gaelic Taster Session CCA, Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 12.30pm. £2. See Mon 9. ■ Piobaireachd of the Day College of Piping, Otago Street, 334 3587. 12.30pm. £5. See Mon 9. ■ Lunchtime Recital The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 1pm. £8 (£6). See Mon 9. ■ Orain nam Piobairean CCA, Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 1pm. £5. See Mon 9. ■ Workshop Series College of Piping, Otago Street, 334 3587. 1pm. £5. See Mon 9. FREE Live Music at the Street Cafe The Street Cafe, The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 3530220. 1.15pm. See Mon 9. FREE Bagpipes of the World George Square, 1.45pm. See Mon 9. FREE House of Edgar Shotts & Dykehead Quartet & Solo Players The Street Cafe, The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 3530220. 2pm. Presented by Wallace Bagpipes. Part of Piping Live!. FREE Begg Bagpipes Demonstration BeggBagpipes.com, Bath Street, 333 0639. 2.30–3.15pm & 3.30–4.15pm. See Wed 11. ■ D2 Percussion Pipe Band Drumming Clinics The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 3pm. £4. See Wed 11. FREE Fred Morrison Reel Pipes Pipe Idol The Street Café, The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 3530220. 3pm. See Mon 9. FREE Live at the Art Exhibition George Square, 3pm. See Mon 9. FREE Glenfiddich Whisky Tasting The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 4.30pm. See Wed 11. FREE Live Music at the Street Café The Street Café, The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 3530220. 4.45pm. See Mon 9. FREE The World Pipe Band Championships 2010 Presents George Square, 5pm. See Tue 10. FREE Live Music at the Street Café The Street Café, The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 3530220. 5.30pm. See Mon 9. ■ Grand Highland Summer Ceilidh Saint Andrew’s in the Square, St Andrew’s Square, 559 5902. 7.30pm. £10. A chance to dance with the Fergie MacDonald Ceilidh Band. Part of Piping Live!. ■ Pipes & Strings Royal Concert Hall: Strathclyde Suite, Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £16 (£12). Evening of traditional Scottish music featuring ‘A Suite for Allan’ conducted
by Neil Johnstone; Allan MacDonald and Rob McKillop will perform a duet of pipes and lute music – plus Celtic fusion from piper Finlay MacDonald and fiddler Chris Stout. Part of Piping Live!. ■ University of Strathclyde Piping Recital Challenge Lord Todd Bar, Campus Village, University of Strathclyde, 548 2435. 7.30pm. £10. Featuring top pipers Alasdair Gillies, Angus MacColl, Stuart Liddell and Bruce Gandy. Part of Piping Live!. ■ Piping Live! Festival Club The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 10pm. £5. See Tue 10. 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.
Falkirk ■ Anna Coogan Falkirk Folk Club, Argyll’s, Princes Street, 07535 097296. 8pm. Bittersweet Americana from the US Pacific coast. She has superb (operatically trained) and expressive vocal talent.
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Thursday 5 St Andrews ■ Organ Recital St Salvator’s Chapel, North Street, 01334 462226. 8pm. £6 (£5). An evening recital by University Organist Tom Wilkinson.
Saturday 7
Glasgow FREE Happy Bi-centennial Chopin Britannia Panopticon Music Hall, 113–117 Trongate, 553 0840. 1pm. Pianist Mira Opalinska performs selected works by Chopin in the year of his bicentenary.
Sunday 8
Glasgow FREE Live Music in the Bandstand Mugdock Country Park, Craigallian Road, Milngavie, 956 6100. 2–4pm. A variety of musical ensembles perform every Sunday this summer in the peaceful surroundings of the Victorian Walled Garden. Please phone for details of individual bands.
Monday 9 Glasgow ■ NYOS Summer Concert 2010 Royal Concert Hall: Main Auditorium, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £10–£16. Diego Masson wields the baton for this feast of youthful musical talent. Mezzo soprano Jane Irwin sings excerpts from Berg’s opera Wozzeck, and the orchestra performs Berg’s contemporary Webern’s Six Pieces for Orchestra and Mahler’s Symphony No 5. With a pre- concert talk in the Exhibition Hall at 6.45pm.
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