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Saturday 27 Friday 3
Edinburgh ■ Flowers of Edinburgh Teviot, Bristo Square, 650 4673. 7.30pm. £10 (£7). A night of Edinburgh folk talent with Karine Polwart, Hamish Moore, Simon Thoumire, Jim Sutherland, Freeland Barbour, Bella Hardy and more. Proceeds to Macmillan Cancer Support. See preview, page 38. Part of TradFest. ■ Northern Streams: Nordic Dance, Music and Song Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43–45 High Street, 556 9579. 7.30pm. £10 (£8). Hal Parfitt Murray and Nikolaj Busk (Denmark) are joined by dance troupe Danes 3 Men & a Bottle and their accompanist, Pia Nygaard, as well as Scottish/ Swedish fiddler Kirsty-Jacqueline Lingard. See preview, page 38. Part of TradFest. ■ 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. Belle Star Band guest. Part of TradFest. Sunday 28
Edinburgh ■ Polly Barrett The Royal Oak, 1 Infirmary St, 557 2976. 8.30pm. £5. Mellow folk-pop from Ireland. Part of TradFest. Monday 29
Edinburgh ■ Tales and Music from Highland Perthshire Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43–45 High St, 556 9579. 8.30pm. £6 (£4). An evening of the Perthshire stories collected by Lady Evelyn Stewart Murray, along with songs in Gaelic and Scots English and music played on the clarsach. Part of TradFest.
Tuesday 30
Glasgow ■ Lady Maisery The Admiral, 72a Waterloo Street, 221 7705. 7.30pm. £9. Fresh interpretations of folk song and ballads from Hannah James, Hazel Askew and Rowan Rheingans. Edinburgh FREE Scots Music Group: Café Ceilidh Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43–45 High Street, 556 9579. 2pm. An afternoon of relaxed traditional music and song with Linton Adie and friends. Part of TradFest.
Wednesday 1
Edinburgh ■ Tom Paxton The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7pm. £24.50. US singer/songwriter who has been honoured with two Lifetime Achievement Awards – from the North American Folk Music Alliance and the Radio 2 Folk Awards. Part of TradFest. ■ Lach’s Antihoot Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16 Morrison Street, 629 4101. 7.30pm. £5. See Wed 24. ■ Sarah McQuaid Edinburgh Folk Club, Cabaret Bar, 60 The Pleasance, 650 2458. 7.30pm. £10. Singer-songwriter who wrote the Irish ‘DADGAD Guitar Book’ and recently released The Plum Tree and the Rose.
Thursday 2
Edinburgh ■ The Lyrical Heart Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43–45 High Street, 556 9579. 7.30pm. £12 (£10). Music form the north east of Scotland with Frieda Morrison, Sarah Beattie and special guest Aileen Carr. Part of TradFest.
Glasgow ■ Alasdair Roberts and Tangles Stereo, 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £8. Spectral singer-songwriter with ancient folk leanings. Edinburgh ■ Robert Tannahill’s Songs of Irish Immigration The Pleasance, 60 Pleasance, 650 4673. 7.30pm. £8 (£6). Performed by Morran, Weatherby, Duff, Brechin, and Freeman. Part of TradFest. ■ The Tarbolton Club Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43–45 High Street, 556 9579. 7.30pm. £8 (£6). Lively Scottish reels from Mairi Campbell (fiddle/vocals), Hamish Moore (small pipes/percussion), Will Lamb (bouzouki/ mandolin) and Fiona Moore (fiddle/ piano). Part of TradFest. ■ Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas The Pleasance, 60 Pleasance, 650 4673. 8pm. £15 (£13; members £10). Expect driving, dancing Scottish rhythms and bits and pieces of improvisation. Part of TradFest. ■ Mummers Ball Counting House, West Nicolson Street, 667 7533. 8pm. £10 (£8). Ceilidh with live music from Armagh Rhymers, Prestonpans Mummers and Mons Meg Rapper Dancers. Part of TradFest.
Saturday 4
Edinburgh FREE Folk Festival Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, 668 2312. 2pm–12.30am. An all day folk session hosted by Martin Boland and by Allan Johnson, with musicians dropping in and out across the day. ■ Shooglenifty Teviot, Bristo Square, 650 4673. 8pm. £15 (£12). The very fine ‘nifty, who have a great following and always spread happiness Celtic-style wherever they play. Part of TradFest.
Sunday 5
Glasgow ■ Pete Roe The Poetry Club, 100 Eastvale Place, peteroe.org 7.30pm. £7. Multi-instrumentalist who plays in Laura Marling’s band and has been described as ‘the missing link between John Martyn and Leonard Cohen’. Edinburgh ■ Spanish Flamenco Session The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 3pm. £5 (£2). See Sun 21. FREE Radical Voices Constitution Bar, 48 Constitution Street, Leith, 538 9374. 6.30pm. Monthly gathering to listen to singers of radical songs and share songs, stories and poems. Entry is free, with raffle and donations collected for a relevant cause. This moth’s theme is ‘The Rights of Working People’. Part of TradFest. ■ Hope’s Beautiful Daughters Teviot, Bristo Square, 650 4673. 7.30pm. £10 (£7). Curated by Karine Polwart and Arthur Johnstone, this specially commissioned show celebrates contemporary songs of struggle and peace. Featuring Katarina Juvancic and Dejan Lapanja of Slovenia, with Scottish guests Brian Miller, Charlie Soane and the Star Band. Part of TradFest. ■ Pete Davies The Royal Oak, 1 Infirmary Street, 557 2976. 8.30pm. £5. Middlesbrough-based singer-songwriter. Part of TradFest.
Monday 6
Glasgow ■ Mary Duff Mitchell Theatre, 6 Granville St, 287 2999. 7.30pm. £17. Irish country/folk singer sings traditional and original material from her long succession of successful albums. Edinburgh FREE The Prom on the Prom Portobello Promenade, Marlborough
Street Portobello. 2pm. Portobello Fun Fiddle’s10th Anniversary and join the live music train along Portobello Promenade. Meet at bottom of Figgate Street and march along to The Cake bandstand. See preview, page 70. Part of TradFest. ■ Simon Kempston and Mark Barnett The Royal Oak, 1 Infirmary St, 557 2976. 8.30pm. £8 (£6). Double bill of Scottish songwriters. Part of TradFest. Tuesday 7
Glasgow ■ Colum Sands The Admiral, 72a Waterloo Street, 221 7705. 7.30pm. £9. Talented Irish singer-songwriter from the renowned Sands family. Wednesday 8
Edinburgh ■ Adam Holmes & The Embers The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7pm. £tbc. BBC Radio 2 Folk Award nominee Adam Holmes and his band. ■ Colum Sands Edinburgh Folk Club, Cabaret Bar, 60 The Pleasance, 650 2458. 7.30pm. £10 (£8; members £6). See Tue 7. ■ Lach’s Antihoot Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16 Morrison St, 629 4101. 7.30pm. £5. See Wed 24.
Thursday 9
Glasgow ■ Old Man Luedecke The Admiral, 72a Waterloo Street, 221 7705. 7.30pm. £10. Gentle homespun folk poetry.
Friday 10
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. ■ Loudon Wainwright III Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £23.50–£25. The head of a vast musical legacy and purveyor of perfect folk performs from latest album Older Than My Old Man Now. ■ Avarus Summerhall, 1 Summerhall, 0845 874 3001. 8pm. £5. Psychedelic folk from Finland with a floating line-up of up to 20 members. Sunday 12
Edinburgh ■ John Grant and Ásgeir Trausti Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk St, 668 2019. 7pm. £16.50. The former Czars singer has a baritone to die for and two critically-acclaimed solo albums under his belt. ■ 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. Monday 13
Glasgow ■ The Blas Collective Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. £tbc. ‘Folk flavoured sessions’ from this collective led by Jed Butterworth. Wednesday 15
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. With storyteller Claire Druett. ■ Lach’s Antihoot Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16 Morrison Street, 629 4101. 7.30pm. £5. See Wed 24. ■ Stewart Hardy & Frank McLaughlin Edinburgh Folk Club, Cabaret Bar, 60 The Pleasance, 650 2458. 7.30pm. £10 (£8; members £6). Music from fiddle/guitar duo.
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Thursday 18 Glasgow Christina Lawrie The Merchants House, 7 West George Street, 649 5347. 12.45pm. £8 (£7; student/children £4). Piano recital including Beethoven’s ‘Waldstein’ Sonata. BBC SSO: Kozhukhin Plays Rachmaninov City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £10.50–£23.50. Orchestral works by Britten and Shostakovich, plus Denis Kozhukhin tackles Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No 3. Donald Runnicles conducts.
Edinburgh
✽ Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Britten 100 The Queen’s Hall,
87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7.30pm. £10–£29 (£5–£27; under 16s free). Baroque maestro Richard Egarr conducts works by Purcell, Britten and Pärt.
Friday 19
Glasgow
✽ Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Britten 100 City Halls,
Candleriggs, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £13–£27 (£5–£25; under 16s free). See Thu 18. Spencer-Strachan Duo Cairns Memorial Church, Milngavie, 942 3102. 8pm. £10 (inc buffet supper/wine). Violin and cello duo give world premiere of new Dance Suite by Edward McGuire along with music by Rolla and Kodály.
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