Music FOLK & WORLD
Saturday 11
Glasgow ■ The Chapin Sisters Stereo, 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7.30pm. £9. American singer-songwriter sisters Abigail and Lily Chapin bring their pristine harmonies and rock-tinged folky sounds to these shores. ■ North Atlantic Trio and Showan Brown & Kirsteen Fowler College of Piping, 16–24 Otago Street, 334 3587. 7.30pm. £8 (£5; under 16s free). Mix of traditional Scottish, bluegrass and Appalachian music. Edinburgh ■ Charity Ceilidh Thomas Morton Hall, Ferry Road, Leith, 554 1408. 7.30pm. £10. The Little Biggar Band supply the live music at this night of traditional Scottish dancing to raise funds for Action Medical Research. ■ Charity Ceilidh Thomas Morton Hall, Ferry Road, Leith, 554 1408. 5.30pm. £5 for one adult and one child. See above. Special kids ceilidh. ■ Iona and Yvonne Lyon The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7.30pm. £15 (£10). Uplifting, emotional Celtic music.
Sunday 12
Glasgow ■ Skerryvore Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £16. Scottish and Celtic rock band plus support. Part of the West End Festival. FREE Big George Jinty McGuintys, 21–29 Ashton Lane, 339 0747. 9pm. Foot-stomping Irish folk from the ‘Celtic Thunder’ star. Part of the West End Festival.
Monday 13
Glasgow FREE Brel Sessions Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 8pm. See Mon 30. FREE Declan Hagerty Jinty McGuintys, 21–29 Ashton Lane, 339 0747. 9pm. Jazz tinged folk. Part of the West End Festival. Edinburgh FREE The Parlour Unplugged The Parlour Bar, 142 Duke Street, 555 3848. 8pm. Acoustic folk, blues and rock, all musicians welcome. Part of the Leith Festival.
Tuesday 14
Glasgow ■ Alastair Roberts & Tannahill Ensemble Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £10. Special show from the Scottish singer/guitarist with a performance of work by 18th-century poet Robert Tannahill. Part of the West End Festival FREE Damien Swail Jinty McGuintys, 21–29 Ashton Lane, 339 0747. 9pm. Irish folk. Part of the West End Festival. Edinburgh ■ Ross Couper & Tom Oakes Leith Folk Club, The Village, South Fort Street, 07502 024852. 7.30pm. £8. Traditional sounds from Scotland and Ireland with this fiddle and guitar duo. ■ Ceilidh Club The Bongo Club, Moray House, 37 Holyrood Road, 558 7604. 8.30pm. £6. Ceilidh dancing, furious fiddlers and callers to lead you through the steps. Featuring Jiggadoon.
Wednesday 15
Edinburgh FREE Easy Chair The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Wed 1. ■ Ceilidh Drop-In Classes Thomas Morton Hall, Ferry Road, Leith, 554 1408. 6.30pm. £6.50 (£5.50). Learn the art of traditional Scottish dancing with 122 THE LIST 26 May–23 Jun 2011
live music. Part of the Leith Festival. ■ Paul McKenna Band Edinburgh Folk Club, Cabaret Bar, 60 The Pleasance, 650 2458. 7.30pm. £8 (£7; members £5). A blend of Scottish and Irish music with modern rock and contemporary songwriting from this five- piece.
Thursday 16
Glasgow ■ Jeff Warner St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 559 5902. 8pm. £8 (£6). Traditional folk from North America. Edinburgh ■ Stramash: The Scots Music Show The Augustine Church, 41–43 George IV Bridge. 6.45pm & 8.30pm. £9 (over-60s £7; under-21s/students £5). See Thu 2.
Friday 17 Glasgow FREE Acoustic Folk Session Jinty McGuintys, 21–29 Ashton Lane, 339 0747. 3pm. Take your instruments and join in this jamming session. Part of the West End Festival 2011. ■ Old Blind Dogs Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £12. Old Blind Dogs present an intoxicating mix of delicately phrased traditional songs and blistering fiddle pipe tunes. Part of the West End Festival. FREE Seeds at the CCA CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 7.30pm. Acoustic music, African drumming, stand-up comedy and urban poetry night in a relaxed atmosphere, presented by Seeds of Thought. ■ Alastair Savage St Bride’s Episcopal Church, 69 Hyndland Road. 8pm. Donation. Scottish fiddle tunes including 18th and 19th-century works alongside contemporary tunes. Part of The West End Festival. ■ Joy Dunlop St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 559 5902. 8pm. £tbc. Folky and traditional sounds.
The Chapin Sisters
Edinburgh ■ Stramash: The Scots Music Show The Augustine Church, 41–43 George IV Bridge. 6.45pm & 8.30pm. £9 (over-60s £7; under–21s/students £5). See Thu 2. ■ Southern Tenant Folk Union Pilrig St Paul’s Church, Pilrig Street, Leith Walk, 553 1876. 7.30pm. £10 (£7). Gospel-influenced seven-piece with their own mix of old-time, bluegrass and Celtic folk music. Launching their CD Pencaitland.
Saturday 18
Glasgow FREE GFW Young People’s Ceilidh Hillhead Library, 348 Byres Road, 339 7223. 2.30pm. Five groups perform at this Glasgow Fiddle Workshop ceilidh. Part of the West End Festival. ■ Glasgow Fiddle Workshop Start the Year Ceilidh Hillhead Library, 348 Byres Road, 339 7223. 7.30pm. £tbc. Ceilidh dancing and live music. Part of the West End Festival. FREE Madrigirls Tenth Anniversary Concert: Songs for the Girls Kelvinside Hillhead Parish Church, Observatory Road, 334 2788. 7.30pm. The Glasgow Madrigirls celebrate ten years of music-making with a free concert featuring work songs from around the world, plus a new piece for female choir by Glasgow composer Drew Hammond. Part of the West End Festival Edinburgh FREE La Fête de la Musique Institut Français d’Ecosse, 13 Randolph Crescent, 225 5366. 12pm–11pm. A day featuring all types of music from amateur players willing to test the waters of live public performance. ■ Scots Music Group: Inspire! The Acorn Centre, Junction Place Leith, 555 0501. 6pm. £5 (£2.50). Music , stories and songs form Edinburgh and beyond. Part of the Leith Festival. ■ A Guid Ceilidh On Calton Centre, 121 Montgomery Street, 661 0880. 8pm. £10. A foot-stomping charity
ceilidh with live music from the Kilty Pleasures Ceilidh Band. Part of the Leith Festival. Sunday 19
Glasgow ■ John Hinshelwood Band The State Bar, 148 Holland Street, 332 2159. 8pm. £5. Americana and country sounds. Kathy Stewart & The Frequent Flyers provide support. Edinburgh ■ Roots Showcase The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Roots, R&B and blues from Toby Mottershead and friends.
Monday 20
Glasgow ■ Jimmie Macgregor’s Gathering Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7.30pm. £12.50. As part of the legendary duo with Robin Hall, Jimmie Macgregor appeared every weeknight on the BBC’s Tonight show for over ten years, and also hosted Hullaballoo and The White Heather Club. Here is a night of ‘songs, stories and famous folk’. Part of the West End Festival. FREE Brel Sessions Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 8pm. See Mon 30. FREE Paul Malcolm Jinty McGuintys, 21–29 Ashton Lane, 339 0747. 9pm. Americana singer- songwriter. Part of the West End Festival.
Edinburgh FREE Acoustic Bluegrass Jam Session Victoria, 265 Leith Walk, 555 1638. 8pm. Session with Pat and friends. Stirling ■ Allan Taylor Stirling Folk Club, Stirling County Rugby Football Club, Bridgehaugh Park, Causewayhead Road, 01259 218521. 7.30pm. £7. Gentle, thoughtful and mature songs from a major contributor to the folk scene for the last 30 years.
Abigail and Lily Chapin come from Silverlake, LA, and can count Zooey Deschanel and M.Ward among their showbiz pals, having toured with She & Him last year, and lent vocals to one of their b-sides. Expect pristine vocal harmonies and chanting, cosmic folk, conjuring up a moonlit bonfire, perhaps with tambourines and bongs on a beach? ■ Stereo, Glasgow, Sat 11 Jun.