Music FOLK
Edinburgh FREE Tom Oakes & Kathryn Nicoll Captains Bar, 4 South College St, captainsedinburgh.webs.com 4pm. See Fri 25. FREE Bobby Nicholson & Eddy Hanson Captains Bar, 4 South College St, captainsedinburgh.webs.com 9pm. Folk session.
Monday 28 Glasgow FREE Michael Simons Tchai-Ovna House of Tea, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. Glasgow-based guitarist playing folk, blues and beyond.
Tuesday 29
Glasgow FREE Celtic/Folk Music Session Dukes Bar, 41 Old Dumbarton Road, 339 7821. 8pm. A selection of young trad musicians and the odd surprise guest. Edinburgh ■ Ken Campbell’s Ideal Band Balerno Bowling Club, 5 Ladycroft, Balerno. Times tbc. £tbc. Bringing together three of Scotland’s most respected musicians Ken Campbell (guitar/pipes/vocals), Linsey Aitken (cello/vocals) and Gavin Paterson (keyboard/piano/vocals). ■ Tannahill Weavers Leith Folk Club, Victoria Park Hotel, 221 Ferry Road, 454 2060. 7.30pm. £8. See Fri 25. FREE Carolyn Anona Scott & Jack Foster Captains Bar, 4 South College St, captainsedinburgh.webs.com 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 Big Shoogle.
Wednesday 30
Glasgow ■ KAN Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7.30pm. £12 (£9). Instrumental folk quartet featuring Brian Finnegan (Flook), Aidan O’Rourke (Lau), Ian Stephenson and Jim Goodwin. Edinburgh ■ Rod Paterson Edinburgh Folk Club, Cabaret Bar, 60 The Pleasance, 650 2458. 8pm. £9 (£7; members £6). One of the finest folk singers of his generation playing unique interpretations of Scottish songs. FREE Neil Thomson Captains Bar, 4 South College St, captainsedinburgh. webs.com 8.30pm. Folk singing. ■ Cèilidh Mhòr Frankenstein Pub, 26 George Iv Bridge, 622 1818. 9–11pm. £5. Lively new ceilidh night with plenty of Scottish dancing and live music from Òr Ceilidh Band. ■ Spanglish Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8-16 Morrison St, 228 9393. 11pm–3am. £4. Flamenco fusion and techno/rumba/hip hop from Orkestra Simolika and Pellizco Flamenco.
Thursday 31
Glasgow ■ Taigh Ceilidh Ghlaschu Argyll Hotel, 973 Sauchiehall St, 337 3313. 7.30pm. £2 (£1; students £1). See Thu 24. ■ Tannahill Weavers St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 559 5902. 8pm. £10 (£8). See Fri 25. Edinburgh ■ Fiona Rutherford & Amy Duncan and Lorna Brooks The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register St, 556 7060. 8pm. £5. New folk for the Scottish harp from Rutherford, joined by multi- instrumentalist Duncan as they launch their mini album Quirk.
Friday 1
Glasgow ■ Junior Conservatoire Scottish 120 THE LIST 24 May–21 Jun 2012
Music Concert Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew St, 332 5057. 7pm. £7 (£5). Student players present traditional music. 7604. 8.30pm. £6. Ceilidh dancing, furious fiddlers and callers to lead you through the steps. Featuring Heeliegoleerie.
Saturday 2 Wednesday 6
Edinburgh ■ Tannahill Weavers Brunton Theatre, Ladywell Way, Musselburgh, 665 2240. 7.30pm. £14.25 (£12.25). See Fri 25. Sunday 3
Edinburgh FREE Kenny Herbert & Rab Howatt Café Grande, 184 Bruntsfield Place, 228 1188. 7pm. Much loved local musicians playing traditional Scottish to soul and R&B. ■ Roots Showcase The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Roots, R&B and blues from Toby of Black Diamond Express and friends. ■ Edinburgh International Summer Ball The Jam House, 5 Queen St, 226 4380. 8.30pm. £tbc. Live music from Sexteto Milonguero, dance performances and DJ Stefan Wimmer (Nijmegen). Part of the Edinburgh International Tango Festival.
Monday 4
Glasgow ■ Roddy Woomble Òran Mór, 731- 735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £12.50. The Idlewild frontman showcases music from across his folk and rock repertoire. Part of the West End Festival. FREE Michael Simons Tchai-Ovna House of Tea, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. See Mon 28.
Tuesday 5
Glasgow FREE Tom Laurie Hughenden Sports Club, 32 Hughenden Road, 357 6437. 7.30pm. Folk from Scotland and around the world. Part of the West End Festival. Edinburgh ■ Ceilidh Club The Bongo Club, Moray House, 37 Holyrood Road, 558
Glasgow ■ Sarah Jarosz Òran Mór, 731-735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £12. Young Texan singer-songwriter mixing traditional and contemporary bluegrass styles with mesmerising results. Part of the West End Festival. Edinburgh ■ Edinburgh Folk Club Songwriting Competition Edinburgh Folk Club, Cabaret Bar, 60 The Pleasance, 650 2458. 8pm. £9 (£7; members £6). The award-winning Edinburgh Folk Club’s annual songwriting competition, featuring up to 25 brand new songs performed by up- and-coming and established songwriters. ■ Cèilidh Mhòr Frankenstein Pub, 26 George Iv Bridge, 622 1818. 9–11pm. £5. See Wed 30.
Thursday 7 Glasgow ■ Taigh Ceilidh Ghlaschu Argyll Hotel, 973 Sauchiehall St, 337 3313. 7.30pm. £2 (£1; students £1). See Thu 24. ■ Anthony John Clarke St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 01324 613395. 8pm. £8 (£6). Northern Irish singer/songwriter known among other things for his bright red guitar.
Friday 8 Glasgow ■ Alastair Savage Trio Cottiers Theatre, 93–95 Hyndland St, 357 4000. 6.30pm. £9 on the door, £7 if booked in advance (students £5; under 16s free). Fiddle/guitar/upright bass trio with a mixture of traditional tunes and original compositions. Part of Cottier Chamber Project. ■ Sketch and Rura Òran Mór, 731-735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £12. Rootsy dance sounds from Peatbog Faeries drummer Iain Copeland. Part of the West End Festival.
■ Gaelic Songs for a Summer Evening Kibble Palace, Glasgow Botanic Gardens, 730 Great Western Road, 334 2422. 8pm. Free but donations are invited for Music in Hospitals. Choral pieces and songs from the Glasgow Gaelic Musical Association, directed by Kenneth Thomson. Part of the West End Festival. ■ Kris Drever Trio Cottiers Theatre, 93–95 Hyndland St, 357 4000. 10.30pm. £9 on the door, £7 if booked in advance (students £5; under 16s free). Mostly acoustic set from Lau frontman and his trio. Part of Cottier Chamber Project. Edinburgh FREE David Roberts & Maggie Hughes Café Nemrut, 255 Leith Walk, 554 0838. 7pm. Trad and contemporary folk music and poetry.
Saturday 9 Glasgow FREE Glasgow Fiddle Workshop Juniors Concert Hillhead Library, 348 Byres Road, 339 7223. 2.30pm. Young trad talents from the West End of Glasgow show off what they’ve learned over the past year and play tunes to get your toes tapping. Part of the West End Festival. ■ Anais Mitchell & the Young Man Band The Arches, 253 Argyle St, 565 1000. 7pm. £11.50–£13. Mitchell has recently worked with the likes of Ani Di Franco, Greg Brown and Bon Iver on new album Hadestown which transposes the myth of Orpheus to the US.
Sunday 10
Glasgow ■ Koshka Café Cossachok, Trongate 103, 10 King St, 553 0733. 9pm. £6. Oleg Ponomarev, Nigel Clark and Lev Atlas perform gypsy-jazz fusion. Edinburgh ■ Esther Swift Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8-16 Morrison St, 228 9393. 7.30pm. £4. Folk singer/harpist.
Monday 11 Glasgow FREE Michael Simons Tchai-Ovna House of Tea, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524.
Limbo, with HRH, Muscles of Joy and The Tide Inside
Her Royal Highness return to headline with their blend of modulated synth effects and growling punk-rock, joined by Scottish Album of the Year longlisters Muscles of Joy and resident anthem suppliers The Black Spring DJs. With ‘the intimacy of Radiohead and the meat on the bone of Queens of the Stone Age’, newcomers The Tide Inside will also be making an appearance to promote their forthcoming album. (Andrew Latimer) ■ Fri 8 Jun, Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh.