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■ Trembling Bells CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 8pm. £8. The Glasgow-based four-piece perform folk and country from their Bonnie Prince Billy collaboration The Marble Downs. Stirling ■ Meschiya Lake & the Little Big Horns Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, 01786 274000. 8pm. £12. New Orleans singer reviving lindy-hop, jitterbug and swing music with a set of originals and covers.
and during the breaks, the stage will be open to singers, poets and bands who want to share a song or a poem that has inspired them through difficult times. To book a slot contact Joanna Kilco on joanna121_2@hotmail.com.
Edinburgh FREE Easy Chair The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6.30pm. Laid-back folky sounds from Graham Laird and Mike Bennet. FREE Neil Thomson Captains Bar, 4 South College Street. 9pm. Folk singing. Stirling ■ Devon Sproule Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, 01786 274000. 8pm. £10. See Sun 26.
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Glasgow ■ Hurray For the Riff Raff, The Dirt, Little Fire and Matt Scott Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7.30pm. £6. Roots and Americana from New Orleans natives Hurray for the Riff Raff, whose last album was produced by the guitarist of Alabama Shakes. ■ Lori Watson & Rule of Three St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 559 5902. 7.30pm. £9 (£7). Traditional Borders fiddle playing and singing of Lori Watson and her band. ■ Taigh Ceilidh Ghlaschu Argyll Hotel, 973 Sauchiehall Street, 337 3313. 7.30pm. £2 (£1; students £1). See Thu 23. FREE JEM Tchai-Ovna House of Tea, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. Indian and Scottish music on guitar, cello and sax. FREE The Blokes Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 9pm. See Thu 23. Edinburgh ■ Eliza Carthy The Bongo Club, Moray House, 37 Holyrood Road, 558 7604. 7pm. £15. Word Magazine presents two time Mercury Music Prize- nominated singer Carthy, who helped reinvigorate and revitalise the UK folk scene.
Perfume Genius
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Glasgow ■ Nuala Kennedy CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 8pm. £10. Irish singer-songwriter Kennedy launches her Noble Stranger album, featuring interpretations of traditional songs. Presented by Fallen Angels Club. 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 24.
Edinburgh FREE Tom Oakes & Kathryn Nicoll Captains Bar, 4 South College Street. 9pm. See Fri 24. Haddington ■ Music to Dine For The Haugh, Westfield Farm, tradonthetyne.com 7.30pm. £19.50. Wendy Stewart on harp and Gary West on pipes accompany a three-course meal served by the Waterloo Bistro. Part of Trad on the Tyne.
Saturday 1 Glasgow ■ Alistair Savage Trio Glasgow Cathedral, Castle Street, 552 8198. 7.30–9.30pm. £8 (£6). Emerging fiddle maestro. Euan Drysdale (guitar and piano) and Iain Crawford (bass) join Savage to make a welcome return visit to Glasgow Cathedral with another splendid programme of traditional Scottish fiddle music and some of their own new compositions for Scots fiddle. ■ The Open-Mic Ceilidh in aid of Cancer Support Scotland The Old Barn, Dumbreck Riding School, 82 Dumbreck Road, 07712 674802. 8pm–1am. £12. Blaze in the Bothy, will be playing throughout the night,
Edinburgh FREE Corran Raa St Giles’ Cathedral, Royal Mile, 226 0673. 12.15pm. The quartet formed on Taransay play some of their own folky compositions influenced by traditional music from across the North, Atlantic and Irish Seas. Haddington FREE The Amy Geddes Band The Haugh, Westfield Farm, tradonthetyne. com 1–2.30pm. Different musical styles influence Galloway-based Geddes, as she plays trad Scottish folk with a twist. Part of Trad on the Tyne. ■ Steele the Show The Haugh, Westfield Farm, tradonthetyne.com 8pm. £12–£15. Tribute concert to the late, great singer and songwriter, Davy Steele, and featuring Dick Gaughan, Patsy Seddon, Siobhan Miller, Gary West, Mary Macmaster, Kathy Stewart and many others. Part of Trad on the Tyne.
Sunday 2
Glasgow ■ Meschiya Lake & the Little Big Horns Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. See Thu 30. ■ 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 ■ Stretch Dawrson The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). Western Swing. Haddington ■ Bobby Colgan’s Accordion Sessions The Haugh, Westfield Farm, tradonthetyne.com 1–3.30pm. £6–£8. One of the legends of the box and fiddle world, Bobby Colgan, hosts
Majestic, shimmering pop from Seattle songwriter Mike Hadreas (aka Perfume Genius), whose second album Put Your Back N2 It has an air of Sigur Ros’ chilled-out beauty. His mix of fragile vocals and delicate rhythms carries a lush emotional resonance. ‘I don’t want it to seem like I’ve been through more than other people,’ Hadreas says. ‘Staying healthy can be more depressing and confusing than being fucked up. But I want to make music that’s honest and hopeful.’ See Eat, Sleep and Breathe, page 63. ■ SWG3, Glasgow, Tue 4 Sep.
FOLK Music
some fantastic entertainment, including Duncan Black and his Scottish Dance Band. Part of Trad on the Tyne. ■ Daimh The Haugh, Westfield Farm, tradonthetyne.com 5.30pm. £8–£10. Daimh, meaning affinity or kinship in Gaelic, are an exciting combination of young musicians from Ireland, Cape Breton, California and the Highlands of Scotland. Part of Trad on the Tyne.
Monday 3
Edinburgh ■ Heidi Talbot Brunton Theatre, Ladywell Way, Musselburgh, 665 2240. 7.30pm. £15.50 (£13.50). A fusion of Irish traditional and roots music. Stirling ■ North Sea Gas Stirling Folk Club, Stirling County Rugby Football Club, Bridgehaugh Park, Causewayhead Road, 01259 218521. 8pm. £tbc. Hugely entertaining Scottish folk band who combine guitars, mandolins, bodhrans, banjos, whistles and bouzoukis with fine vocals. Expect a mixture of traditional and original material and great craic.
Tuesday 4
Glasgow ✽ Africa Express featuring Damon Albarn & Baaba Maal
The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7pm. £15. The multicultural Africa Express ensemble kick off The Arches 21st birthday celebrations. In addition to renaissance man Albarn and world music superstar Maal, the line- up also includes Amadou & Mariam, Fatoumata Diawara, The Noisettes, Kano, Jack Steadman of Bombay Bicycle Club and Rokia Traore. See preview, page 64. ■ Justin Townes Earle, Warren McIntyre & the Starry Skies and The Big Nowhere O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £14.50. Crafting rambling tales with blues and some classic country rock, US singer-song writer takes to the stage. Part of the No Mean City festival. FREE Celtic/Folk Music Session Dukes Bar, 41 Old Dumbarton Road, 339 7821. 8pm. See Tue 28.
Edinburgh ■ Ceilidh Club The Bongo Club, Moray House, 37 Holyrood Road, 558 7604. 8.20pm. £6. Ceilidh dancing, furious fiddlers and callers to lead you through the steps. Featuring Heeliegoleerie. Wednesday 5
Edinburgh FREE Easy Chair The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6.30pm. See Wed 29. ■ Four Corners: Mr McFall’s Chamber with Special Guests Brunton Theatre, Ladywell Way, Musselburgh, 665 2240. 7.30pm. £14 (£12). The innovative classical ensemble joined by four of Scotland’s finest folk musicians – Aidan O’Rourke (fiddle), Fraser Fifield (pipes/whistles/sax), Corrina Hewat (harp) and James Ross (piano) – who have each written a new composition to represent their corner of Scotland.
Thursday 6 Glasgow ■ Simon Hopper St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 559 5902. 7.30pm. £8 (£6). Topical, wordy and intelligent folk. ■ Taigh Ceilidh Ghlaschu Argyll Hotel, 973 Sauchiehall Street, 337 3313. 7.30pm. £2 (£1; students £1). See Thu 23. FREE The Blokes Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 9pm. See Thu 23.
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