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Showcase of four new acts of any genre from rock and indie to folk and acoustic. FREE Muckle Flugga Whiski Rooms, 4, 6 & 7 North Bank Street, 225 7224. 9.30pm–12.30am. See Thu 22.
Friday 7
Glasgow ■ Israel Nash Gripka and The Wynntown Marhsals Stereo, 22–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7.30pm. £9. Rocking roots music from upstate New York, with support from down the road in Edinburgh. Part of Glasgow Americana Festival. ■ Friday Ceilidh Sloans, 62 Argyll Arcade, City Centre, 229 5270. 8.30pm–1am. £8 (£5). See Fri 23. Edinburgh ■ Ken’s Ceilidhs Lauriston Hall, 28 Lauriston Street, 339 5374. 8pm. £8 in advance; £10 on the door. With Willie Fraser’s ceilidh band. FREE Tom Oakes & Kathryn Nicoll Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, captainsedinburgh.webs.com 9pm. See Fri 23.
Saturday 8
Glasgow ■ Lynn Miles CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 8pm. £12. Accomplished Canadian singer songwriter plays material from her latest album, Fall for Beauty. Part of Glasgow Americana Festival. Edinburgh FREE Allan Johnston & Friends Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, captainsedinburgh.webs.com 4pm. See Sat 24. ■ Gua Africa Ceilidh Stockbridge House, Cheyne Street, 343 0940. 7.30–11.30pm. £12 (includes food). Ceilidh with the Carrie on Dancing band in aid of charity Gua Africa. ■ Paco Fernandez Ensemble The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 8pm. £16 (£13). A night of vibrant gypsy flamenco. Part of the Hispanic Festival 2011. FREE Folk Music Session Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, captainsedinburgh.webs.com 9pm. See Sat 24.
Sunday 9
Glasgow ■ Hazy Recollections@ Glasgow Americana Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 2–5.30pm. £6 in advance; £8 on the door. The Hazy Recollections team bring their chilled afternoon vibes to the festival, along with musicians The Doghouse Roses, The Dirt, Andrea Glass, Porch Song Anthology and Colin Train. Part of Glasgow Americana Festival. ■ Alejandro Escovedo The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7.30pm. £13.50. Texan alt.country and rock singer-songwriter. Part of Glasgow Americana Festival. ■ Sarah MacDougall Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 7.30pm. £9. Storytelling singer/songwriter performing tunes about love, crows and city living. Part of Glasgow Americana Festival. Edinburgh FREE Tom Oakes & Kathryn Nicoll Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, captainsedinburgh.webs.com 4pm. See Fri 23. FREE Bobby Nicholson & Eddy Hanson Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, captainsedinburgh.webs.com 9pm. See Sun 25.
Monday 10 Glasgow FREE Brel Sessions Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 9pm–midnight. See Mon 26.
Edinburgh ■ India Alba Brunton Theatre, Ladywell Way, Musselburgh, 665 2240. 7.30pm. £14.25 (£12.25). Indian classical and Scottish traditional music is mixed together, exploring the rich common ground between the two traditions. FREE Muckle Flugga Whiski, 119 High Street, 556 3095. 9.30pm–12.30am. See Thu 22.
Tuesday 11
Edinburgh FREE Café Ceilidh Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43–45 High Street, 556 9579. 2–4pm. An informal Scots music session with Linten Adie and the Scots Music Group. ■ Ceilidh Club The Bongo Club, Moray House, 37 Holyrood Road, 558 7604. 8.30pm. £6. See Tue 27. With Heeliegoleerie. FREE Soutra Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, captainsedinburgh.webs.com/ 8.30pm. See Tue 27.
Wednesday 12 Edinburgh FREE Easy Chair The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Wed 28. FREE Black Cat Band Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, captainsedinburgh.webs.com 8pm. See Wed 28. ■ Edinburgh Unlimited Medina, 45–47 Lothian Street, 225 6313. 8pm. £2. Bands and music showcase. Tonight’s line-up includes Something Illustrated, Luke Scott Dumper, The Whiskey Priest and Deer Park. ■ The Long Notes Edinburgh Folk Club, Cabaret Bar, 60 The Pleasance, 650 2458. 8pm. £9 (£7; members £6). Fiddler-led outfit with accordionist Colette O’Leary and Brian Kelly on banjo and mandolin. FREE Mike Breen & Eddy Hanson Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, captainsedinburgh.webs.com 8.30pm. See Wed 28.
Thursday 13
Glasgow ■ Real Time St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 01896 820028. 8pm. £8 (£6). Judy Dining, Kenny Spiers, Tom ‘Fingers’ Roseburgh performing traditional music from the Borders and Northumberland. ■ Rod Picott and Amanda Shires Woodend Tennis & Bowling Club, 10 Chamberlain Road, 959 1428. 8pm. £10. One of Nashville’s best young singer-songwriters, Picott performs laments to lost love and some good old down and dirty rock’n’roll with Texas fiddler Shires.
Edinburgh ■ Black Umfolosi The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7pm. £16. African music and dance from Zimbabwe’s Black Umfolosi. FREE Muckle Flugga Whiski Rooms, 4, 6 & 7 North Bank Street, 225 7224. 9.30pm–12.30am. See Thu 22. Peebles ■ Archive Trails Eastgate Theatre & Arts Centre, Eastgate, 01721 725777. 7.30pm. £14. A project to give new life to the archives of the University of Edinburgh’s School of Scottish Studies, featuring musician Alasdair Roberts and puppeteer Shane Connolly’s reworking of the mummers’ play Galoshins, Aileen Campbell’s video work based on research into mouth music and experimental vocalist Wounded Knee’s own archive trail through brass bands, football chants, folk clubs and radio pop. See feature, page 28.
FOLK & WORLD Music
Friday 14
Glasgow ■ Scottish Music Night – Tune Into Autism St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 559 5902. 7pm. £12 (£8). The best of traditional Scottish music from Bellevue Rendezvue, Bring in the Spirit and Gordeanna McCulloch at this benefit night for Scottish Autism. ■ Friday Ceilidh Sloans, 62 Argyll Arcade, City Centre, 229 5270. 8.30pm–1am. £8 (£5). See Fri 23. Edinburgh ■ Michelle Shocked The Caves, Niddry Street South, 557 8989. 7pm. £15. US roots star, whose style encompasses everything from her early campfire folk to full-blooded country swing. FREE Tom Oakes & Kathryn Nicoll Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, captainsedinburgh.webs.com 9pm. See Fri 23.
Robin Laing, The Haddington Pipe Band, Dick Gaughan and Ian Bruce, with compere Archie Fisher. FREE Folk Music Session Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, captainsedinburgh.webs.com 9pm. See Sat 24.
Sunday 16 Edinburgh FREE Tom Oakes & Kathryn Nicoll Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, captainsedinburgh.webs.com 4pm. See Fri 23. ■ Archive Trails Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43–45 High Street, 556 9579. 7–10pm. £8 (£6). See Thu 13. FREE Bobby Nicholson & Eddy Hanson Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, captainsedinburgh.webs.com 9pm. See Sun 25.
Monday 17
Perth ■ Archive Trails Perth Theatre, 185 High Street, 01738 621031. 8pm. £12 (£10). See Thu 13. Glasgow FREE Brel Sessions Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 9pm–midnight. See Mon 26.
Saturday 15 Edinburgh FREE Allan Johnston & Friends Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, captainsedinburgh.webs.com 4pm. See Sat 24. ■ Greentrax 25 Anniversary Concert The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7.30pm. £10–£15 (£8–£12). A huge number of artists perform as part of the record label’s birthday celebrations, including Barbara Dickson, Paul McKenna Band, The Cast, Jeana Leslie and Siobhan Miller, Mairi MacInnes, Brian McNeill,
Edinburgh FREE Muckle Flugga Whiski, 119 High Street, 556 3095. 9.30pm–12.30am. See Thu 22.
Tuesday 18 Edinburgh ■ Ceilidh Club The Bongo Club, Moray House, 37 Holyrood Road, 558 7604. 8.30pm. £6. See Tue 27. Featuring the Big Shoogle. FREE Soutra Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, captainsedinburgh.webs.com 8.30pm. See Tue 27.
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