MUSIC | Jazz
Edinburgh FREE The Whighams Jazz Club Whighams Wine Cellars, 13 Hope St, 225 8674. 8pm. Fay Levy guests (tbc). Tuesday 7
Glasgow ■ Nell Bryden Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £12. Modern day Dixie, bluegrass, jazz, soul and blues from this Brooklyn singer-songwriter and Radio 2 favourite.
Wednesday 8 Edinburgh ■ The Jazz Bar Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). See Fri 26.
Thursday 9 Edinburgh ■ Napier University Guitar Extravaganza The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 8pm. £3 (£2). Tutor Ged Brockie presents six guitar quartets of students from Napier Uni.
Friday 10
Edinburgh ■ Head2Head The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). Graham Robb and Bill Kyle’s jazz sextet emerged from the ashes of their highly successful jazz rock fusion outfit Head.
Saturday 11 Edinburgh ■ Head2Head The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). See Fri 10.
Sunday 12
Glasgow ■ Junior Conservatoire Big Band Concert Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 7.30pm. £8. Swing sounds from the student band. Edinburgh ■ 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 The Whighams Jazz Club Whighams Wine Cellars, 13 Hope Street, 225 8674. 8pm. Cellist/vocalist Wendy Weatherby guests.
Wednesday 15
Edinburgh ■ Zhenya Strigalev Smiling Organizm Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £8 (£6). Jazz, free improv and post bop with a rock edge form this London-based Russian saxophonist.
Thursday 16 Edinburgh ■ RCS Big Band The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Seventeen-piece ensemble of Royal Conservatoire Scotland jazz students, led by trombonist Chris Grieve.
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Thursday 18
Glasgow ■ An Evening With Kinky Friedman St Andrews in the Sq, 1 St Andrews Sq, 01334 840494. 7pm. £16. Veteran troubadour/cult author of detective fiction who is mighty proud of his Texan Jewish heritage. 92 THE LIST 18 Apr–16 May 2013
storytelling, poetry by memory, music and song. A special Cafe Voices to celebrate the start of TradFest 2013, with host Donald Smith. See preview, page 38. Part of TradFest. ■ Lach’s Antihoot Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16 Morrison Street, 629 4101. 7.30pm. £5. A mix of music, folk, comedy and spoken word from one of the founders of the anti-folk movement and guests. ■ Sharon King & the Reckless Angels The Pleasance, 60 Pleasance, 650 4673. 8pm. £12 (£10; members £8). Edinburgh songwriter Sharon King and her band The Reckless Angels. Part of TradFest.
Thursday 25
Glasgow ■ Nels Andrews and Stephen Maguire The Admiral, 72a Waterloo Street, 221 7705. 7pm. £11. Brooklyn- based troubadour presents his self-styled ‘bespoke folk’. ■ The Treacherous Orchestra Stereo, 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £12 (students £10). Scottish folk maestros who use electric mandolins, flutes, pipes and fiddle to create their huge and undeniably danceable sound. ■ Martin Turner’s Wishbone Ash The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £15 in advance; £17 on door; £28.95 with early dinner at 6pm. Vocalist, bassist and founding member of veteran folk rockers Wishbone Ash. Edinburgh FREE The Wild Myrtles Scottish National Portrait Gallery, 1 Queen Street, 624 6200. 6–6.30pm. A cappella harmonies to lift the heart from Eastern Europe, Scandinavia, the USA and Britain. ■ Scots Music Group Ceilidh St Bride’s Centre, 10 Orwell Terrace, 346 1405. 7.30pm. £8 in advance; £10 on the door (£6 in advance; £8 on the door). Fundraising ceilidh of traditional music and dancing. Featuring the Canongate Cadjers. ■ Ben Bedford and Jay Brown The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 8pm. £10. See Tue 23. ■ Merlin’s ‘Magic’ Ceilidh The Merlin, 168-172 Morningside Road, Southside, 447 4329. 8pm. £10 (£7). Lively ceilidh featuring live music from The Cadjers. Part of TradFest.
Friday 26
Glasgow ■ Gaslight Soiree Glasgow University Union, 32 University Avenue, 339 8697. 7pm–midnight. £13.50 in advance; £15 on the door. The Glasgow Ubiquitous E Steampunk Society is proud to present this Victorian themed ceilidh. Edinburgh ■ Alex Hodgson Muirhouse St Andrews, 15 Pennywell Court, 312 7773. 6pm. £5. National Burnsong winner Hodgson performs modern folk with his band. Tickets are available for sale after church on Sundays, 12–12.30pm or on the door. Part of TradFest. ■ Northern Streams: Songs and Music of the North Sea The Pleasance, 60 Pleasance, 650 4673. 7.30pm. £10 (£8). Featuring Swedish singers Irmelin alongside Norwegian- Scottish fiddle/mandola/voice duo Marit Fält and Rona Wilkie. Part of TradFest. ■ Scots Music Group Concert Teviot, Bristo Square, 650 4673. 7.30pm. £10 (£8; members £7–£9). Performances form SMG tutors including Scots/ Scandinavian duo Rona Wilkie & Marit Fält; Scott Murray with the Men from Bethany; multi-instrumentalist Nigel Gatherer; and step dancer Alison Carlyle. Part of TradFest. ■ The Fureys & Davey Arthur The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 8pm. £18. The Irish legends perform with Davey Arthur. Part of TradFest.
SPARROW AND THE WORKSHOP In keeping with our bands-with-birds-in-their-name theme this issue, it is our pleasure to report that Glasgow-based indie darlings Sparrow and the Workshop will be releasing a fresh new album next month, Murderopolis, which will be given the full once over in next issue. Fans can expect a much darker mood to this new offering, with O’Sullivan’s warm, ethereal tones adopting an almost feral snarl in comparison. The devilishly good first single off the new album, ‘Shock Shock’, gives us a taste of what’s in store. ■ Mono, Glasgow, Wed 8 May; The Caves, Edinburgh, Thu 9 May.
■ Quilapayún Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £20 (£16). Folk group from Chile and one of the founders of Nueva Canción Chilena movement. FREE Czech/Slovak Song Night Tchai-Ovna House of Tea, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. Eastern European music. Edinburgh ■ Amy Duncan The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7.30pm. £5. Folky singer-songwriter. Launching new album Cycles of Life, joined by harpist Fiona Rutherford, Lisa Rigby harmony vocals; Stuart Clark on percussion; Lawrie MacMillan on bass and sound by Alex Fiennes.
Friday 19
Glasgow ■ Balkanarama Make Do, 95 Hope Street, 07568 382605. 10.30pm–3am. £8. A blend of klezmer, Balkan, gypsy punk and electronic beats featuring live music, bellydancing, VJs and a live jam session. Featuring live music from Sheelanagig and Tanz Tanz. Edinburgh ■ Quilapayún The Picture House, 31 Lothian Road, 0844 847 1740. 6.30pm. £20 (£16). See Thu 18. ■ Mike Tickell and Kathy Hobkirk The Canon’s Gait, 232 Canongate, 556 4481. 7.30pm. £5. Unaccompanied Nothumberland trad songs from singer Tickell.
Saturday 20 Glasgow ■ Amy Duncan Stereo, 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £6–£8. See Thu 18.
10am. Entry to conference; performances £5 (£3). Guest speakers include researchers from the School of Scottish Studies, followed by an evening concert featuring Margaret Bennett and Scott Gardiner at Canon’s Gait. Part of TradFest. ■ Rob Heron & The Tea Pad Orchestra Leith Folk Club, Victoria Park Hotel, 221 Ferry Road, 454 2060. 7.30pm. £9. Rootsy, bluegrassy six-piece with tweed outfits and fedoras to complete the ye olde country feel. ■ Balkanarama Studio 24, 24–26 Calton Road, 558 3758. 9.30pm–3am. £8 before 10pm; £9 after. See Fri 19.
Sunday 21
Edinburgh ■ Spanish Flamenco Session The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 3pm. £5 (£2). Spanish music and dance jam session with Maria Conte (dance/ music classes run from 2–4.15pm for an extra £3) . Tuesday 23
Glasgow ■ Ben Bedford The Admiral, 72a Waterloo Street, 221 7705. 7.30pm. £9. Young singer-songwriter making waves on the Americana scene with second album, Land of the Shadows. FREE The Ramshackle Band Tchai- Ovna House of Tea, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. Ragged Scottish folk. Edinburgh ■ Blueflint Leith Folk Club, Victoria Park Hotel, 221 Ferry Road, 454 2060. 7pm. £7. Lady banjo players extraordinaire tour their bluegrass ballads.
Wednesday 24
Edinburgh FREE Traditional Song Forum – Spring Meeting Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43–45 High Street, 556 9579. Edinburgh ■ Café Voices Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43–45 High Street, 556 9579. 7pm. £5. A relaxed session of oral