Music FOLK
Sunday 22
Glasgow ■ Lev Atlas & Nigel Clark Café Cossachok, Trongate 103, 10 King Street, 553 0733. 9pm. £6. Two thirds of Koshka perform some of the world’s best known guitar and violin duets from Grapelli through Russian to Cossachok gypsy favourites.
Edinburgh ■ Stuart Michael Burns Wee Folk Club, Royal Oak, Infirmary Street, 557 2976. 8.30pm. £5. New Yorker who began playing during the great folk revival of the 60s. Falkland ■ Big Tent Big Tent, 01337 858838. Times vary. Weekend ticket £50 (camping prices vary); day ticket £30. See Sat 21.
Monday 23
Glasgow FREE Michael Simons Tchai-Ovna House of Tea, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. Glasgow-based guitarist playing folk, blues and beyond.
Edinburgh FREE Bellevue Rendezvous St Giles’ Cathedral, Royal Mile, 226 0673. 12.15pm. A vibrant trio – Gavin Marwick (fiddle), Ruth Morris (nyckelharpa) and Cameron Robson (bouzouki and guitar) – combining musical traditions from all around Europe, from Sweden to Macedonia. FREE Stretch Dawrson’s Swing Laboratory The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. Western swing guitarist. Crail ■ Family Ceilidh Crail Community Hall, St Andrews Road, 01333 451 206. 7.30pm. £8 (children £4; family £20). Scottish dancing for all the family with live music from Billy Anderson. BYOB. Part of the Crail Festival.
Tuesday 24
Edinburgh FREE Bellevue Rendezvous St Giles’ Cathedral, Royal Mile, 226 0673. 12.15pm. See Mon 23. ■ Bridie Jackson & The Arbour Leith Folk Club, Victoria Park Hotel, 221 Ferry Road, 454 2060. 7.30pm. £8. Folk from Newcastle vocalist Jackson accompanied on cello, violin, mandolin and bell plates. ■ 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 Pentland Ceilidh Band.
Wednesday 25 Edinburgh ■ Café Voices Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43–45 High Street, 556 9579. 7–9pm. £5. A relaxed session of oral storytelling, poetry by memory, music and song. Bob Pegg tells some of the most dramatic stories from his new collection of Highland folk tales, full of adventure, intrigue, and otherworldly magic. FREE Easy Chair The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 7pm. Laid- back folky sounds from Graham Laird and Mike Bennet.
Thursday 26
Glasgow ■ Ryan Harvey and Tragic O’Hara Garnethill Multicultural Centre, 21 Rose Street, 332 9765. 6.30pm. £5 (£3; students £4). Glasgow Social Centre and AFED bring you an evening of food, music and storytelling headed by protest singer Harvey whose songs and stories, 82 THE LIST 19 Jul–2 Aug 2012
themed around the global upheaval catalysed by the Arab Spring and other mass protests across the world are meant to educate, instigate, and inspire. ■ Alistair Ogilvy Band St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 559 5902. 7.30pm. £8 (£6). Distinctive Scottish music packed with emotion, history and story. ■ Taigh Ceilidh Ghlaschu Argyll Hotel, 973 Sauchiehall Street, 337 3313. 7.30pm. £2 (£1; students £1). See Thu 19. ■ Baloji, Deolinda and Hot Water The Old Fruitmarket, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 8pm. £15 (children £5). Celtic Connections present a celebration of 30 years of WOMAD with the retro funk and French rap of Baloji and trad Brazilian/Cape Verdean folk from Deolinda. Part of the Merchant City Festival. FREE The Blokes Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 9pm. See Thu 19.
Edinburgh FREE Uke Hoot The Cuckoo’s Nest, 69 Home Street, Tollcross, uke.hoot@ gmail.com 7.30pm. See Thu 19. Perth FREE The Sunshine Delay and Deer Lake Twa Tams, 79-81 Scott Street, 01738 580948. 9pm. Launch party for the Americana/country festival. Part of the Southern Fried Festival.
Friday 27
Glasgow FREE Wing & A Prayer Tchai-Ovna House of Tea, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. Folk/blues duo. ■ Friday Ceilidh Sloans, 62 Argyll Arcade, City Centre, 221 8866. 8.30pm. £9 (£6). See Fri 20. FREE Merchant City Parade Afterparty! Boteco do Brasil, 62 Trongate, 07772 847311. 9pm–3am. A night in Brazilian music, dancers and cocktails. Part of the Merchant City Festival. Edinburgh ■ Fèis Rois Trad Trail Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43–45 High Street, 556 9579. 7.30pm. £8 (£6). Showcasing contemporary folk music. FREE Live Music The West End Hotel, 35 Palmerston Place, 225 3656. 8.30pm. See Fri 20.
Perth ■ Johnny Cash: Songwriter Perth Concert Hall, Mill Street, 01738 621031. 7.30pm. £22.50 (£20); festival pass £75.50. A great big group of festival performers jamming onstage paying tribute to Cash in what would be his 80th year. Line-up includes Dick Gaughan, My Darling Clementine and Ruthie Foster. Part of Southern Fried Festival. ■ Late and Southern Fried: Darrell Scott and Ruthie Foster Perth Theatre, 185 High Street, 01738 621031. 10.45pm. £14–£16 (£10–£12) festival pass £75.50. Describing himself as ‘baptised in country music’, Darrell Scott plays songs from his latest album Long Ride Home painting a 30-year picture of his life in music. Followed by Ruthie Foster, who places elements of Ella Fitzgerald and Aretha Franklin in her performance. Part of Southern Fried Festival.
Balloch ■ Lomond Folk Festival Loch Lomond Shores, Ben Lomond Way, 0138 975 1786. Times vary. Prices vary. A family weekend of traditional folk music featuring ceilidhs, open sessions, craft fair, competitions, kids entertainment and lots more. Saturday 28
Glasgow ■ Ultimate Arta Experience Arta, The Old Cheesemarket, 62 Albion Street, 552 2101. 7pm–3am. £tbc. A mix of live
music, tapas, cooking demos, flamenco, salsa and Spanish guitar. Part of the Merchant City Festival. Perth ■ Anais Mitchell and Lera Lynn Perth Theatre, 185 High Street, 01738 621031. 2pm. £14 (£12). Emotive country stylings from Mitchell, who recently worked with the likes of Ani Di Franco and Bon Iver. She’s followed by award-winning alt. country star Lera Lynn. Part of Southern Fried Festival. FREE Viper Central, Texas Tim Scott & Matt Morrow and David Latto Twa Tams, 79-81 Scott Street, 01738 580948. 2pm. Country sounds. Part of the Southern Fried Festival. ■ Soul Explosion! Perth Concert Hall, Mill Street, 01738 621031. 7.30pm. £20 (£18) festival pass £75.50. First up is hard-hitting energetic soul from The Dynamites & Charles Walker, then Niki King & the Elements bring a touch of the smooth with a jazz-funk fusion and a great pair of pipes. Part of Southern Fried Festival. ■ Late and Southern Fried: My Darling Clementine and Jeb Loy Nichols Perth Theatre, 185 High Street, 01738 621031. 10.45pm. £16 (£14) festival pass £75.50. My Darling Clementine are a harmonious duo singing timeless songs of love, betrayal and loss, before Jeb Loy Nichols doles out southern soul. Part of Southern Fried Festival.
Balloch ■ Lomond Folk Festival Loch Lomond Shores, Ben Lomond Way, 0138 975 1786. Times vary. Prices vary. See Fri 27. Crail ■ Mairi Campbell Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Westgate, crailfestival. co.uk 1pm. £6. Folk vocalist who picked up the Singer of the Year award at the Scots Trad Music Awards in 2007. Part of the Crail Festival.
Sunday 29
Glasgow ■ Food Tells a Story Café Cossachok, Trongate 103, 10 King Street, 553 0733. 7–10.30pm. £25. Theatre artist Adura Onashile has been working with The Hidden Gardens Cultural Cookery Group to create a communal dining experience that is part performance, part installation and part celebration. As well as the memories and cultural histories behind each dish, the menu is embellished with live gypsy tunes from Koshka. Part of the Merchant City Festival. ■ Ultimate Arta Experience Arta, The Old Cheesemarket, 62 Albion Street, 552 2101. 7pm–3am. £tbc. See Sat 28.
Edinburgh FREE Ae Fond Kiss Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43–45 High Street, 556 9579. 1pm. Musicians Katie Harrigan, Mairi Campbell and Hamish Moore have produced a CD to celebrate 21 years of Linda Bandelier and David Campbell’s live programme Supper with Burns. Music and programme excerpts are played at this launch. ■ Phil Hare Wee Folk Club, Royal Oak, Infirmary Street, 557 2976. 8.30pm. £5. The self-proclaimed ‘all- purpose guitar hero’ brings his cheeky folk stylings to Scotland. Perth ■ Country Brunch with the City Sinners Perth Concert Hall, Mill Street, 01738 621031. noon. £15.50 (under 12s £7.50). The music of Gram Parsons performed by the City Sinners. Part of Southern Fried Festival. ■ Gretchen Peters and Bap Kennedy Perth Theatre, 185 High Street, 01738 621031. 2pm. £17.50 (£15.50). Peters sings from her latest uncompromising album Hello Cruel
World and Kennedy mixes folk, country and trad Irish styles. Part of Southern Fried Festival. FREE Southern Fried Open Mic Greyfriars Bar, 15 South Street, 01738 633036. 3pm. What promises to be an exhilarating afternoon showcasing a wealth of local and visiting talents, anyone can get up onstage and join in the jam. To pre-book a slot please email southernfried@horsecross.co.uk. Part of Southern Fried Festival. ■ John Prine Perth Concert Hall, Mill Street, 01738 621031. 7.30pm. £32 (£29.50) festival pass £75.50. The Illinois-born rootsy singer-songwriter is joined by special guest Carrie Rodriguez. Part of Southern Fried Festival.
Monday 30
Glasgow FREE Michael Simons Tchai-Ovna House of Tea, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. See Mon 23. Edinburgh FREE Stretch Dawrson’s Swing Laboratory The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Mon 23. ■ Nanci Griffith The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7pm. £26.50. The US folk diva returns to Scotland with more tender vocals and delicate phrasing to tug on Scottish heart strings.
Tuesday 31
Edinburgh ■ The Bevvy Sisters Leith Folk Club, Victoria Park Hotel, 221 Ferry Road, 454 2060. 7.30pm. £8. The richly- seasoned harmonies of the Bevvy Sisters provide an alternative take on folk and swing songs.
Wednesday 1 Edinburgh ■ Scotland in Song The Royal Oak, 1 Infirmary Street, 557 2976. 4.15– 5.15pm. £5.00. Preview FREE Easy Chair The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 7pm. See Wed 25.
Thursday 2 Glasgow ■ Barbara Dymock Band St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 559 5902. 7.30pm. £8 (£6). Scots-Irish vocalist returns with a new quartet. ■ Taigh Ceilidh Ghlaschu Argyll Hotel, 973 Sauchiehall Street, 337 3313. 7.30pm. £2 (£1; students £1). See Thu 19.
Edinburgh FREE Live Music Now: Megan Henderson and Ewan Robertson Scottish National Portrait Gallery, 1 Queen Street, 624 6200. 6–6.30pm. Folk duo with a contemporary edge performing a mix of Scots and Gaelic song, West Highland fiddle music and Scottish step dance, including a reworking of Edwin Muir’s poem ‘Scotland 1941’.
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Thursday 19 Glasgow FREE Kelvingrove Organ Recitals Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Argyle Street, 276 9599. 1pm. Hear light