Music CELTIC CONNECTIONS
■ Beginner Fiddle Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 1.30–3pm. £7. So you’ve started on fiddle but your tone still resembles someone manually dismantling a bedside cabinet. Let Celine Donoghue of Glasgow Fiddle Workshop take you in hand and freshen up your skills. Booking essential. ■ Beginner Ukulele Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall St, 353 8000. 1.30–3pm. £7. If your ukulele renditions of Aphex Twin classics aren’t getting the response you’d hoped for, Finlay Allison will show you how to develop skills. Booking essential. ■ Opening Your Voice 2 Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 1.30–3pm. £7. Explore and develop your voice in this workshop with Harriet Buchan. Booking essential. ■ Women’s Samba Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall St, 353 8000. 1.30–3pm. £7. Relax after a long week with a 90-minute session of samba drumming. Big Groove provides the drums and the tuition. Booking essential. ■ Hazy Recollections O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 2.30pm. £10. These group sessions aim to bring together diverse artists from the indie, folk and roots scenes, with different performers and acts every Sunday during the festival. Washington Irving, Jonnie Common, The Dirty Beggars, Siobhan Wilson and The Embers guest on 22 Jan, Foy Vance, Dean Owens, Findlay Napier & the Bar Room Mountaineers, Doghouse Roses and Kim Edgar on 29 Jan and Dead Man’s Waltz, Gabby Young, Hidden Lane Choir, Captain & the Kings and The Seventeenth Century on 5 Feb. FREE Danny Kyle’s Open Stage Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 5pm. See Fri 20.
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Sat 10th March John Williamson
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Sun 11th March The Acoustic Strawbs
Fri 27th April Classic Clapton
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92 THE LIST 5 Jan–2 Feb 2012
■ Bring It All Home – Gerry Rafferty Remembered Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall St, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £25–£28. A celebration of the late Gerry Rafferty, helmed by his daughter Martha and former Stealers Wheel mucker Rab Noakes. Guest artists including The Proclaimers, Ron Sexsmith, one-time Rafferty backing vocalist Barbara Dickson, Emma Pollock and James Vincent McMorrow will be backed by house band Roddy Hart & the Lonesome Fire and three of Rafferty’s trusty sidemen, guitarist Hugh Burns, saxophonist Mel Collins and multi- instrumentalist Graham Preskett. ■ Empreintes and Cruinn St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Sq, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £13. Breton guitarist Gilles Le Bigot leads his Empreintes ensemble, featuring singer Marthe Vassallo, flautist Jean-Michel Veillon, and saxophonist Bernard Le Dréau. Cruinn are a new Scottish supergroup composed of James Graham, Fiona Mackenzie and Rachel Walker, in their debut performance. ■ Ian Stephenson Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 7.30pm. £10. BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award-winning musician joined by Sarah Hayes (Admiral Fallow) and Andy May. ■ Rachel Sermanni and Russian Red Mitchell Theatre, 6 Granville Street, 287 2999. 7.30pm. £14. Young Carrbridge singer famous for her performance at Alex Salmond’s Homecoming Burns Supper. ■ The Shoogle Project and MOVE O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall St, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £15. Shooglenifty join forces with choreographer Frank McConnell, providing a live soundtrack for a troupe of six dancers, like a folk version of The Fall’s collaboration with Michael Clark, we hope. MOVE brings together musicians such as Travis drummer Neil Primrose and piper Fraser Fifield with hip hop crew Random Aspekts. ■ To Kill a King and Francois & The Atlas Mountains Òran Mór, 731- 735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7.30pm. £10. Leeds/London four-piece in the same vein as Mumford & Sons, Arcade Fire and Frightened Rabbit. ■ Ben Glover City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 8pm. £10. Northern Ireland singer-songwriter, influenced by Waits and Dylan, whose album features contributions from the likes of Vince Gill, Buddy Miller and Jim Lauderdale. ■ John McSherry & Donal O’Connor and Erwan Hamon & Janick Martin The National Piping Centre, 30–34 McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 8pm. £11. Irish/Breton double bill. ■ Ray Fisher Tribute Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall St, 353 8000. 8pm. £13. A tribute to the late great Scots singer with a line-up including Archie Fisher, Ciller Fisher, Ewan Robertson and more. ■ Tom Russell and Support Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 353 8000. 8pm. £13. In the category of American roots singer-songwriters who’ve also written detective novels, Tom Russell is in a class of approximately two (with Kinky Friedman). Drawing freely on European as well as American traditional music, Russell is an international treasure whose songs have been covered by Johnny Cash, kd lang and others. ■ Celtic Connections Festival Club Apollo 23, 11 Renfrew Street, 332 8209. 10pm. £8. See Thu 19. ■ Celtic Connections Late Night Sessions Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 10pm. £6. See Fri 20.
Monday 23 Glasgow FREE Danny Kyle’s Open Stage Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 5pm. See Fri 20.
■ The BIG Breakthrough City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 7pm. £13 (under 14s free). A singalong show featuring children from the BIG Project in Broomhouse as well as the likes of Karine Polwart and Kim Edgar, performing a programme of music to welcome in the UK’s Olympic year. ■ ‘Jaadu’ – Faiz Ali Faiz with Titi Robin and At First Light City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £20. French guitarist Thierry ‘Titi’ Robin adds Afghan rubab and the Middle Eastern buzuq to his repertoire for this collaboration with Pakistani qawwali singer Faiz Ali Faiz, the title of which translates from the Hindi as ‘magic’. Irish Celtic sextet At First Light open. ■ Bring It All Home – Gerry Rafferty Remembered Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £25–£28. See Sun 22. ■ A Celebration of the Dewar Awards St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £13. A concert featuring some of the young musicians who have benefited from the Dewar Award, which was founded in 2002 in memory of the late Donald Dewar. ■ BBC Scotland TV Special The Old Fruitmarket, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 8pm. Free but ticketed. A special from Celtic Connections with top acts from across the festival performing live – tickets are free but strictly limited so be sure to book early. Booking essential. ■ Buddy Green & Jeff Taylor City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 8pm. £10. Country, bluegrass, folk, gospel and blues from the Deep South courtesy of harmonica ace Greene and multi- instrumentalist Taylor. ■ Tigran and The Song of The Oak & The Ivy Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 8pm. £13. A mix of jazz and native folk from Armenian pianist Tigran Hamasyan. FREE Brel Sessions Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 9pm. Folky jam session with an indie edge from Laura Wilkie (Rachel Sermanni Band) and Sarah Hayes (Admiral Fallow). ■ Celtic Connections Late Night Sessions Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 10pm. £6. See Fri 20.
Tuesday 24 Glasgow FREE Danny Kyle’s Open Stage Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 5pm. See Fri 20. ■ Chemikal Underground Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 7.30pm. £5. Two evenings of acoustic music curated by the Glasgow record label. ■ Janis Ian and Simon Lynge City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £15. Singer-songwriter lauded by Ella Fitzgerald for her voice and Chet Atkins for her guitar skills, touring her recent best-of, The Autobiography Collection. With support from half-Inuit singer- songwriter Simon Lynge. ■ Josh Rouse and State of the Union Mitchell Theatre, 6 Granville Street, 287 2999. 7.30pm. £14. Nashville songwriter who has more in common with the late, great Elliott Smith than with the rhinestone-encrusted soundtrack of his native city. ■ The Louisiana Connection with Aaron Neville and Cedric Watson Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £20–£25. New Orleans legend Aaron Neville returns to his gospel roots with his most recent Allen Toussaint-produced album I Know I’ve Been Changed offering his sublime response to Hurricane Katrina and the death of his wife of 47 years with the backing of a full band including his brother Charles. Singer/accordionist Cedric Watson plays traditional and contemporary Cajun, Creole and zydeco material from the
heartlands of Louisiana. ■ Box & Fiddle Night Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 8pm. £13. Celebrating the proud history of Scottish accordion and fiddle music from John Carmichael, Duncan & Robert Black, Marie Fielding and more. ■ Cahalen Morrison & Eli West City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 8pm. £10. Old-time country and folk from this young duo whose recent debut album so impressed BBC Radio 2’s Bob Harris that he invited them to record a session. ■ Mary Ann Kennedy’s Global Gathering BBC Scotland, 40 Pacific Quay, 422 7000. 8pm. Free but ticketed. Handpicked selection of festival artists. ■ Sisters Unite The Glasgow Art Club, 185 Bath St, 248 5210. 8pm. £10. A night of Scots song from Aileen Carr, Elspeth Cowie and Gordeanna McCulloch. ■ The Unthanks and The Bevvy Sisters The Old Fruitmarket, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 8pm. £16. The Tyneside sisters singing traditional music with a modern spin dedicate this Celtic Connections set to their interpretations of the works of Robert Wyatt and Antony & the Johnsons. With close harmony support from Scotland’s Bevvy Sisters. ■ Wingin’ It and Angus Lyon & Ruaridh Campbell The National Piping Centre, 30–34 McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 8pm. £11. Aka guitar/mandolin tag team Chas Mackenzie and Adam Bulley, also performing as the Halton Quartet with a preview of material from their forthcoming debut album. ■ Celtic Connections Late Night Sessions Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 10pm. £6. See Fri 20.
Wednesday 25 Glasgow FREE Danny Kyle’s Open Stage Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 5pm. See Fri 20. ■ Alternative Burns Night Òran Mór, 731-735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7.30pm. £14. A Burns night with a difference hosted by Babelfish featuring fiddler Adam Sutherland, pianist Andy Thorburn, accordionist John Somerville, drummer Iain Copeland and rapper/poet Jock Urquhart for new renditions of Burns material. ■ Justin Currie and Naomi Bedford Mitchell Theatre, 6 Granville Street, 287 2999. 7.30pm. £14. The ex- Del Amitri frontman airs material from his solo albums. ■ Louis Abbott Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 7.30pm. £5. Acoustic show from Abbott (Admiral Fallow) and guests. ■ Luka Bloom and The Long Notes O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7.30pm. £15. Irish singer- songwriter Luka Bloom returns to Celtic Connections, fresh from his role as personal troubadour to the Dalai Lama on his Australian tour. Support from a London-based quartet featuring fiddle, accordion, banjo and vocals. ■ Sligo Live Sessions with Máirtín O’Connor & Seamie O’Dowd, The Gorgeous Colours and The JPTrio St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £13. Of all the places in Ireland particularly associated with traditional music – Donegal and West Clare in particular come to mind – Sligo is the most famous. Accordionist Máirtín O’Connor plays with guitarist, singer and fiddler Seamie O’Dowd; The Gorgeous Colours fuse pop with folk, indie, soul, rock, jazz and electronica; while The JPTrio push traditional music in new directions. ■ Woody at 100 Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall St, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £18–£23. A celebration of the godfather of American folk (and, therefore, all) music in his centenary year. An alt.country supergroup