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Future Heroes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £2–£3. See Thu 1. FOLK Events are listed by date, then city. Submit listings at least 16 days before publication to henry@list.co.uk. Listings are compiled by Henry Northmore. ✽✽ Indicates Hitlist entry
Thursday 1
Glasgow Duck Baker St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 559 5902. 7.30pm. £8 (£6). Guitarist with a vast array of styles from blues, gospel and Appalachian music to Scots-Irish. FREE Tango Libre La Bodega Tapas Bar, Dance with Attitude Studios, 1120 South Street, 581 3401. 7.30pm. A weekly ‘tango salon’, with live music to dance to and of course tapas to fuel those moves. Edinburgh FREE Open Folk/Trad Session The Ale House, 18–22 Clerk Street, 629 0275. 9pm. Informal folk/trad session.
Friday 2
Edinburgh FREE Adam Holmes Captains Bar, 4 South College Street. 4pm. Folk. Cruinn The Canon’s Gait, 232 Canongate, 556 4481. 8.30pm. £5 (£3). Cruinn are joined by Gaelic singers James Graham, Fiona Mackenzie, Brian Ó hEadhra and Rachel Walker for a night of traditional and contemporary Scottish music. FREE The Ale House Open Mic Night The Ale House, 18–22 Clerk Street, 629 0275. 9pm. Mixed open mic night with folk, blues, pop and more. Each slot is either 15 min or three songs, recordings will be available on the group page following each open mic. Sign up at 8.30pm or text 07792 716013 to book a slot. FREE Tom Oakes & Kathryn Nicoll Captains Bar, 4 South College Street. 9pm. Traditional folk on flute, guitar and violin.
Saturday 3 Edinburgh FREE Allan Johnston & Mike Slessor Captains Bar, 4 South College Street. 4pm. Folk music. Breabach The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 8pm. £12 (£10). Blending double bagpipes, whistle, fiddle, song and Scottish stepdance with Celtic flair and frenzy. FREE Scottish Folk Music Captains Bar, 4 South College Street. 9pm. Band tbc.
Sunday 4
Glasgow Gretchen Peters and Lynne Hanson The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7pm. £16. Contemporary Nashville songwriter with intelligent, introspective songs that encompass pop, folk, country and blues. From Russia With Lev Café Cossachok, Trongate 103, 10 King Street, 553 0733. 9pm. £6. Russian, classical and gypsy folk melodies from violinist Lev Atlas. Edinburgh FREE Tom Oakes & Kathryn Nicoll Captains Bar, 4 South College Street. 4pm. See Fri 2. Tara Jaff Concert: Ancient Songs of Devotion from Kurdistan The Augustine Church, 41–43 George IV Bridge, 331 4469. 7pm. £10. Tara Jaff uses the Celtic harp to accompany traditional Kurdish songs from the 17th
and 18th centuries. Part of The Edinburgh International Middle Eastern Spirituality and Peace Festival 2012. FREE Bobby Nicholson & Eddy Hanson Captains Bar, 4 South College Street. 9pm. Folk session.
Monday 5 Stirling FREE Stirling Folk Club Open Session Stirling Folk Club, Stirling County Rugby Football Club, Bridgehaugh Park, Causewayhead Road, 01259 218521. 8pm. Informal gathering with live music, songs and stories. Bring an instrument or a book of words and perform a tune or song.
Tuesday 6
Edinburgh Cafe Ceilidh St Colm’s Parish Church, 158 Dalry Road, scotsmusic.org 1.15pm. Donation. Relaxed day time music session hosted by Linten Adie. Sheena Wellington Leith Folk Club, Victoria Park Hotel, 221 Ferry Road, 454 2060. 7.30pm. £8. Vocalist Wellington carries on the family tradition with her ballads and songs. FREE Carolyn Anona Scott & Jack Foster Captains Bar, 4 South College Street. 8.30pm. Folk session. 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 the Or Ceilidh Band.
Wednesday 7 Edinburgh Café Voices Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43–45 High Street, 556 9579. 7pm. £5. A relaxed session of oral storytelling, poetry by memory, music and song. As part of the Goddess series of events marking International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month, Strange Theatre’s Rachel Amey presents performance poetry on the theme of female power, and invites others to share their own work. FREE Easy Chair The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 7pm. Laid- back folky sounds from Graham Laird and Mike Bennet. Adam Holmes & The Embers, The Gillyflowers, Paul Gilbody and Donna Maciocia The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7.15pm. £6. BBC Radio 2 Folk Award nominee Adam Holmes and his band The Embers present the first of their monthly Voodoo Rooms music nights with special guests country rock band The Gillyflowers and singer- songwriters Paul Gilbody and Donna Maciocia. Kieran Halpin Edinburgh Folk Club, Cabaret Bar, 60 The Pleasance, 650 2458. 8pm. £9 (£7; members £6). Pared-down Irish singer-songwriter whose powerful songs touch on universal themes. Sierra Maestra The Jam House Edinburgh, 5 Queen Street, 621 7721. 8pm–1am. £16 (students £14). Salsa Buena night with live music from Latin Grammy nominated Sierra Maestra direct from Cuba playing old style son music with a modern twist. FREE Neil Thomson Captains Bar, 4 South College Street. 8.30pm. Folk singing.
Thursday 8 Glasgow FREE Tango Libre La Bodega Tapas Bar, Dance with Attitude Studios, 1120 South Street, 581 3401. 7.30pm. See Thu 1. Eilidh Grant St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 559 5902. 8pm. £8 (£6). Hugely talented, award-winning Scottish singer.
Edinburgh FREE Open Folk/Trad Session The Ale House, 18–22 Clerk Street, 629 0275. 9pm. See Thu 1.
Friday 9
Glasgow Blackheart Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. 7.30pm. £7. Arthouse folk duo. Edinburgh FREE Adam Holmes Captains Bar, 4 South College Street. 4pm. See Fri 2. Ceilidh Club with Teannaich Pollock Halls, Holyrood Park Road. 7.30pm. £10 (£8). Join in a lively ceilidh evening where dances are taught on the night, so all abilities are welcome. FREE The Ale House Open Mic Night The Ale House, 18–22 Clerk Street, 629 0275. 9pm. See Fri 2. FREE Tom Oakes & Kathryn Nicoll Captains Bar, 4 South College Street. 9pm. See Fri 2.
Stirling The Shee Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, 01786 274000. 8pm. £10. Traditional Scottish folk and bluegrass with an adventurous twist from this female six-piece.
Saturday 10
Glasgow Blackheart St Silas Episcopal Church, 69 Park Road Woodlands, 337 2276. 7.30pm. £10. Arthouse folk duo. In aid of Glasgow City Mission. Nanci Griffith Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £23.50–£26.50. The US folk diva returns to Scotland with more tender vocals and delicate phrasing to tug on Scottish heart strings. Edinburgh FREE Allan Johnston & Mike Slessor Captains Bar, 4 South College Street. 4pm. See Sat 3. FREE Peter Michael Rowan Captains Bar, 4 South College Street. 9pm. Fiddler Rowan hosts a folky session.
Paisley Martin Simpson Paisley Arts Centre, New Street, 887 1010. 7.30pm. £12 (£10). Brilliant mix of English tradition and American music from the virtuoso fingerstyle guitarist and singer, a former BBC Radio 2 Folk Musician of the Year.
Sunday 11
Glasgow Blackheart Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 7.30pm. £7. See Sat 10. Edinburgh FREE Tom Oakes & Kathryn Nicoll Captains Bar, 4 South College Street. 4pm. See Fri 2. The Big Seat By The Fire St George’s West Church, 58 Shandwick Place, 225 7001. 7pm. £1. Scots Music Group’s informal traditional folk night, musicians and singers are welcome to come along and book a ten minute slot. Roots Showcase The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Roots, R&B and blues from Toby of Black Diamond Express and friends. FREE Bobby Nicholson & Eddy Hanson Captains Bar, 4 South College Street. 9pm. See Sun 4.
Monday 12 Edinburgh FREE Ben Miller & Amy Dawson Captains Bar, 4 South College Street. 8.30pm. Bagpipes and trad tunes from Miller and Dawson.
Tuesday 13
Edinburgh Gren Bartley Leith Folk Club, Victoria Park Hotel, 221 Ferry Road, 454 2060. 7.30pm. £8. Guitarist and singer drawing
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on old folk and blues traditions. FREE Carolyn Anona Scott & Jack Foster Captains Bar, 4 South College Street. 8.30pm. See Tue 6. 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 Heeliegoleerie. Wednesday 14
Edinburgh FREE Easy Chair The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 7pm. See Wed 7. Rachel Newton & Lillias Kinsman- Blake Edinburgh Folk Club, Cabaret Bar, 60 The Pleasance, 650 2458. 8pm. £9 (£7; members £6). Members of The Shee, Newton (harp and voice) and Kinsman- Blake (flute) incorporate both Gaelic and English song with traditional and contemporary melodies. FREE Neil Thomson Captains Bar, 4 South College Street. 8.30pm. See Wed 7.
Thursday 15
Glasgow FREE Tango Libre La Bodega Tapas Bar, Dance with Attitude Studios, 1120 South Street, 581 3401. 7.30pm. See Thu 1. The Friel Sisters St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 559 5902. 8pm. £8 (£6). Glaswegian sisters with roots in Donegal playing a mixture of trad songs and music. Edinburgh Jani Lang Band The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £6 (£5). Energetic group combining Scottish, Irish and Hungarian folk traditions. Liam Byrne Malone’s Irish Bar, 14 Forrest Road, 226 5954. 9pm. £2. A tribute to Christy Moore, mixing traditional Irish song with social commentary. FREE Open Folk/Trad Session The Ale House, 18–22 Clerk Street, 629 0275. 9pm. See Thu 1.
Friday 16 Edinburgh FREE Adam Holmes Captains Bar, 4 South College Street. 4pm. See Fri 2. St Paddy’s Day Celebrations Ghillie Dhu, 2 Rutland Place, 222 9930. 7pm–3am. £25 including dinner. The regular Burly Ceilidh Club at Ghillie Dhu goes green for St Patrick’s Day with Irish dancing and food and drink from the emerald isle. An Irish Jaunt Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43–45 High Street, 228 1155. 7.30pm. £6 (£4). Join Claire McNicol, Alexander Mckenzie and David Campbell, along with the acclaimed piper Hamish Moore, who invite you to an Irish celebration of story, music and song. Part of Ceilidh Culture
Enchanting www.festivaltheatre.org.uk
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