list.co.uk/music
Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £20 (£18.50). These four members of the Dubliners keep the act going strong, following the death of founding member ‘Banjo’ Barney McKenna in 2012. Expect all the classic songs from the Dubliners’ 50-year career. Rescheduled date. ■ Deoch’n’Dorus The Admiral, 72a Waterloo Street, 221 7705. 8–11pm. £5–£8. See Wed 22. Edinburgh ■ 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. Featuring Julia Sutherland.
Dalkeith ■ Blueflint Dalkeith Arts Centre, White Hart Street, 663 6986. 7pm. £5–£7. See Fri 24. Thursday 30
Glasgow ■ The Buteyko Institute Trust Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 6.30pm. £40. The Buteyko Institute Trust present an evening of music and entertainment to raise money for the Glasgow School Project, featuring Craig Armstrong, Jerry Burns, Judith Williams, Alistair Ogilvy, Katie O’Halloran, Stu Brown, Nigel Clarke, Lynda Cochraine, Adrian Spina, Penny Black, a string quintet led by Alison Lawrence of the Scottish Ensemble and children from the UK Theatre School. FREE City of Stars Launch The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7pm. (RSVP to guestlist@lakeofstars. org to attend). Glasgow launch of the City of Stars festival, a two-day arts festival and conference in Malawi. Scottish Album of the Year nominee Auntie Flo headlines this launch party with his Afrobeat-infused electronica, plus performances by Bhundu Boy Rise Kagona and Edinburgh Afro- tinged indie combo Bwani Junction, plus Malawian poet and author John Lwanda. See preview, page 98.
Friday 31
Glasgow ■ Bom Dia Brasil! Kelvinside Hillhead Parish Church, Observatory Road, 334 2788. 7pm. £2. A celebration of Brazillian culture, music and dance. Part of West End Festival.
Edinburgh ■ Dick Gaughan The Pleasance, 60 Pleasance, 650 4673. 7–10.30pm. £15 (£10). Gaughan plays an eclectic mix of styles and stringed instruments combining his classic orchestration skills with a love of the Scots ballad. Exclusive performance or The Bhopal Medical Appeal. All proceeds go directly to the charity. Musselburgh ■ The Dublin Legends: Cannon, Campbell, Watchorn and O’Connor Brunton Theatre, Ladywell Way, 665 2240. 7.30pm. £18 (£16). See Wed 29.
Saturday 1 Glasgow ■ The Bevvy Sisters Cottiers Theatre, 93–95 Hyndland Street, 357 4000. 7.30pm. £12. The richly-seasoned harmonies of the Bevvy Sisters provide an alternative take on folk and swing songs. ■ PaCoRa Trio and Salsa Celtica Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7.30pm. £15. World jazz fusion with Czech folk/jazz sounds from the PaCoRa Trio plus Latin-Scots- funk from Salsa Celtica. Part of West End Festival.
BOB MOULD Bob Mould, ex-Hüsker Dü/Sugar singer-guitarist, much-loved Papa Bear of alternative rock and sometime professional wrestling scriptwriter (really) brings his rhythm section on a short England and Scotland tour, on the back of his four-star album Silver Age (see list. co.uk for a review). Hopefully they won’t blast the murals off the walls of Oran Mor. ■ Oran Mor, Glasgow, 18 May.
■ North Atlantic Trio Wellington Church, 77 Southpark Avenue (off University Avenue), 334 0454. 8pm. £10. Bluegrass/Appalachian/Scottish fusion from the trio of Cheyenne Brown (harp), Dave Currie (dobro) and Dave Boyd (percussion). Part of West End Festival.
Wednesday 5 Glasgow ■ Genticorum Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £14. Quebecois power trio combining North American and European folk cultures. Part of West End Festival.
Sunday 2
Edinburgh ■ Spanish Flamenco Session The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 3pm. £5 (£2). See Sun 19. Haddington ■ Dougie MacLean Lennoxlove House, dougiemaclean.com 8pm. £17 (£15). Scotland’s foremost folk/ roots troubadour, renowned for the uniqueness of his meaningful, haunting music. Part of Haddington Festival.
Monday 3
Edinburgh ■ Eliza Carthy & Jim Moray Summerhall, 1 Summerhall, 0845 874 3001. 7pm. £20. Double headline show as two time Mercury Music Prize- nominated folk singer Carthy celebrates 21 years of recording and touring while inventive trad folk artist Moray celebrates ten, with an allstar band.
Tuesday 4
Glasgow ■ Corran Raa The Admiral, 72a Waterloo Street, 221 7705. 7.30pm. £8. The quartet formed on Taransay play some of their own folky compositions influenced by traditional music from across the North, Atlantic and Irish Seas. Edinburgh ■ Ceilidh Club Summerhall, 1 Summerhall, 0845 874 3001. 8pm. £6. See Tue 28.
Edinburgh ■ 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. Joined by Toby Goodshank (Moldy Peaches).
Thursday 6 Glasgow ■ Breabach Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 8pm. £14. Blending double bagpipes, whistle, fiddle, song and Scottish stepdance with Celtic flair and frenzy. Part of West End Festival.
Friday 7
Edinburgh ■ Breabach The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7.30pm. £15 (£12). See Thu 6. Saturday 8
Edinburgh ■ Balkanarama Studio 24, 24–26 Calton Road, 558 3758. 10pm–3am. £9 advance; £10 before 11pm; £11 after. A blend of klezmer, Balkan, gypsy punk and electronic beats featuring live music, bellydancing, VJs and a live jam session. Sixth birthday special.
Sunday 9 Glasgow ■ Ceilidh on the Corner at Festival Sunday Social Services Car
Folk | MUSIC
Park, Lower Byres Road. 12–8pm. £5 (£3). Ceilidh dancign fun. Part of West End Festival. Edinburgh FREE Radical Voices Constitution Bar, 48 Constitution Street, Leith, 538 9374. 6.30–9.30pm. A mix of protest song and political folk, poems and stories. Each month a raffle and donations will be collected for a specific cause. June’s theme is Palestine with music from Penny Stone, San Ghan’ny and more. ■ Trio Zor The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). Acoustic gypsy music from Jani Lang (Fiddle), Tom Oakes (whistle) and Kornel Varga (guitar).
Monday 10 Edinburgh FREE Peace Please Abbey Mount Centre, 2–4 Abbeymount, 661 2780. 2–4pm. A celebration of Scottish and Ghanian music, dance and culture. Part of Leith Festival.
Tuesday 11
Glasgow ■ Bob Hall & Hilary Blyth The Admiral, 72a Waterloo Street, 221 7705. 7.30pm. £9. Roots and blues piano.
Edinburgh FREE Peace Please Abbey Mount Centre, 2–4 Abbeymount, 661 2780. 2–4pm. See Mon 10. ■ Ceilidh Club Summerhall, 1 Summerhall, 0845 874 3001. 8pm. £6. Ceilidh dancing, furious fiddlers and callers to lead you through the steps. Live music comes from Heeligoleerie. Wednesday 12
Glasgow ■ Mr McFall’s Chamber with Valentina Montoya Martinez Cottiers Theatre, 93–95 Hyndland Street, 357 4000. 8.30pm. £7–£25. The far-out music group, formed around a core string quartet from the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, push back more musical boundaries, joined by Valentina Montoya Martinez for tangos and other South American songs. Part of the Cottier Chamber Project – see preview, page 104. Edinburgh FREE Peace Please Abbey Mount Centre, 2–4 Abbeymount, 661 2780. 2–4pm. See Mon 10. ■ Café Voices Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43–45 High Street, 556 9579. 7pm. £5. A relaxed session of oral storytelling, poetry by memory, music and song. With storyteller Mio Shapley, who celebrates the famous Japanese phrase ‘Ichi-go Ichi-e’ – making the most of once in a lifetime opportunities.
Thursday 13 Glasgow ■ The James Brothers Cottiers Theatre, 93–95 Hyndland Street, 357 4000. 8.30pm. £7–£25. James Fagan is an Australian singer/ guitarist/bouzoukist while Jamie McClennan is a Kiwi singer/fiddler/ guitarist, they both share a common love of folk, bluegrass, blues and bad jokes. Here they welcome special guest Emily Smith (who happens to be McClennan’s wife and musical collaborator). Part of West End Festival.
Edinburgh FREE Peace Please Abbey Mount Centre, 2–4 Abbeymount, 661 2780. 2–4pm. See Mon 10. ■ Edinburgh College Annual Concert The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7.30pm. £10 (£8). Student musicians showcase their work. 16 May–13 Jun 2013 THE LIST 101