The List: 18 Nov 2010 (81/100)

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South Ayrshire ■ South Ayrshire St Andrew’s Day Celebrations Various Venues, www.scotlandswinterfestivals.com Times vary. Prices vary. See Fri 26. St Andrews ■ St Andrews Festival Various Venues, 07914379320. Times vary. Prices vary. See Fri 26. FREE Blawbag UNDERCOVER@, South Street, info@standrewsfestival.co.uk 5—6pm. Energetic traditional music with bodhran, cello and guitar from a new Scottish eight-piece band. Part of the St Andrews Festival 2010.

Stirling ■ Stirling’s St Andrew’s Day Celebrations 2010 Various Venues, www.scotlandswinterfestivals.com Times vary. Prices vary. See Thu 25.

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Glasgow FREE Shindig George Square, Array 4–7pm. See Sat 27.

Edinburgh FREE Edinburgh St Andrew’s Day Celebrations 2010 St Andrew Square, www.scotlandswinterfestivals.com Times vary. See Sat 27. FREE Acoustic Music Sessions Captains Bar, South College St. 4pm. See Sun 21. ■ L Bow Grease Wee Folk Club, Royal Oak Infirmary Street, 557 2976. 8.30pm. £5. Varied and dynamic performers with their take on a range of Celtic and American-rooted songs. Haddington ■ Torchlight Procession and Massed Pipe Bands St Mary’s Parish Church, The Sidegate, 01620 827 282. 4.30–5.15pm. . Pipe bands from East Lothian and Aubigny in France provide the soundtrack for a torch lit procession through Haddington from St Mary’s Church to the ceremonial raising of the Saltire at the Corn Exchange. ‘Part of The Saltire 2010’. ■ Scottish Music and Literature Ceremony St Mary’s Parish Church, The Sidegate, 01620 827 282. 3–4.30pm. Readings of Scottish literature alongside music performed by the East Lothian Schools Choir, hosted by Alistair Moffat. Readings by authors Peter Kerr and Barry Hutchison, and music from Mairi Campbell and Dave Francis. This is a free ticketed event, but booking essential. contact: www.bruntontheatre.co.uk/webpages/howt obook. Part of The Saltire 2010.

Renfrewshire FREE St Andrew’s Day Celebrations Various Venues, www.scotlandswinterfestivals.com Times vary. See Thu 25. South Ayrshire ■ South Ayrshire St Andrew’s Day Celebrations Various Venues, www.scotlandswinterfestivals.com Times vary. Prices vary. See Fri 26.

St Andrews ■ St Andrews Festival Various Venues, 07914379320. Times vary. Prices vary. See Fri 26. Stirling ■ Stirling’s St Andrew’s Day Celebrations 2010 Various Venues, www.scotlandswinterfestivals.com Times vary. Prices vary. See Thu 25.

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Monday 29

Glasgow FREE Brel Sessions Brel, Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 8pm. See Mon 22. ■ Donald Black Band St Andrews in the Square, St Andrew’s Square, 559 5902. 8pm. £12 (£10). A night of West Highland jigs, hornpipes, strathspeys and reels from brilliant mouth organ player Black, the finest traditional moothie player in Scotland. Edinburgh FREE Edinburgh St Andrew’s Day Celebrations 2010 St Andrew Square, www.scotlandswinterfestivals.com Times vary. See Sat 27. ■ University of Edinburgh Highland Society St Andrew’s Concert Reid Concert Hall, Edinburgh University Bristo Square, 650 2427. 7.30pm. £7 (£5). Cathal McConnell, Allan MacDonald and students at the University of Edinburgh perform at this fundraising concert. FREE Richie Henderson Captains Bar, South College St. 8pm. Singer/songwriter.

Tuesday 30

Glasgow ■ A Song For Autism St Andrews in the Square, St Andrew’s Square, 559 5902. 8pm. £10. Kevin Morris and John Taylor put on this special concert to raise awareness and funds for autism support. Artist performing include singer Heidi Talbot, fiddler John McCusker, Douglas Stewart (BMX Bandits), Davie Scott (Pearl Fishers), singer and flute player Nuala Kennedy, and more. FREE The Blas Collective The Rio Café, Hyndland Street, 334 9909. 8.30pm. See Tue 23.

Edinburgh FREE Edinburgh St Andrew’s Day Celebrations 2010 St Andrew Square, www.scotlandswinterfestivals.com Times vary. See Sat 27. FREE Café Ceilidh: St Andrew’s Scottish Storytelling Centre, High Street, 556 9579. 2—4pm. An informal Scots music session in the name of St Andrew, with members of Linten Adie and friends from the Scots Music Group. ■ Ceilidh Club The Lot, Grassmarket, 225 9922. 8pm. £6. Ceilidh dance with fiddles and callers to lead you through the steps, featuring the Scott Leslie Ceilidh Band. FREE Open Music Session Captains Bar, South College St. 8pm. See Tue 23. ■ Fiona J Mackenzie and Friends Leith Folk Club, The Village, South Fort Street, 07502 024852. 8pm. £6. The Scots and Gaelic singer is joined by Burnsong Finalists Alex Hodgson and Roberto Cassani, Mary Kathleen Burke, and the 2009 Scots Singer of the Year 2009 Shona Donaldson. Livingston ■ Skerryvore Howden Park Centre, Howden, 01506 777666. 7.30pm. £12 (£9). Bagpipes, accordion and fiddle mix

FOLK Music

with a rock instrumental line up in the ‘Boy Band of Scottish Music’, as they launch a new album. Renfrewshire FREE St Andrew’s Day Celebrations Various Venues, www.scotlandswinterfestivals.com Times vary. See Thu 25.

acoustic singer/songwriter. ■ Femi Kuti & The Positive Force The HMV Picture House, Lothian Road, 0844 847 1740. 7pm. £17.50. Celebrated son of Nigerian star Fela Kuti, Femi plays sax, trumpet, keyboard and is a songwriter and vocalist (and a voice on Grand Theft Auto!) and here leads his Afrobeat/jazz outfit.

South Ayrshire ■ South Ayrshire St Andrew’s Day Celebrations Various Venues, www.scotlandswinterfestivals.com Times vary. Prices vary. See Fri 26. Dunfermline FREE Dunfermline Folk Club Dunfermline Folk Club, Thistle Tavern Baldridgeburn, 01383 729673. 8pm. See Wed 24.

Wednesday 1

Glasgow ■ The Pines and The Wynntown Marshals Woodend Bowling & Tennis Club, Chamberlain Road, 204 515. £10. 8pm. Strong, popular Minneapolis-based duo on the blues/country/folk edge with a memorable stage presence. Edinburgh FREE Easy Chair The Jazz Bar, Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Wed 24. FREE Lorraine McCauley and The Borderlands Coda Music, Bank Street, On the Mound, 622 7246. 6pm. Launch of the debut EP from the Edinburgh-based

Live and Unsigned

Thursday 2

Glasgow ■ Femi Kuti & The Positive Force The Arches, Argyle Street, 565 1000. 8.30pm. £17.50. Top quality contemporary Afro/World music led by the Nigerian multi-instrumentalist and singer. See Edinburgh, Wed 1. Edinburgh ■ AfroCubism Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 228 1155. 7.30pm. £19.50—£24.50. The Buena Vista Social Club was originally meant to be a very different album: in 1996 a group of musicians from Mali were due to fly to Havana and collaborate with some of Cuba’s finest. The Malians never made it, but the sessions became a hugely successful album and international phenomenon anyway. In what will be a memorable night of music, the original Afro-Cuban line-up has been brought together to release an album and tour internationally. The seven-strong lineup includes some of the greatest players from Mali and Cuba, including kora maestro Toumani Diabate. See feature, page 18.

Ever happy to be instrumental (geddit?) in developing Scotland’s live music scene, The List has teamed up with Live and Unsigned, a UK- wide competition aimed at finding the next great bands and singers. Applications are accepted online at www.liveandunsigned.uk.com – enter now to bag an audition slot at the regional auditions when they come to Edinburgh Corn Exchange on Sat 29 Jan, or the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on Sat 5 Feb. The List will also be doing its part to showcase the best Scotland has to offer at our own site at www.list.co.uk/liveandunsigned, where bands can upload their music for others to listen to, as well as find out a bit more about them. One especially lucky (and talented) group of musicians will be chosen by The List to write a diary, describing their path through all stages of the competition. ■ Visit www.list.co.uk/liveandunsigned and upload your band’s details by mid-December to be the band we’re rooting for in the competition. 18 Nov–2 Dec 2010 THE LIST 79

The List: 18 Nov 2010 (Issue 671)