Summer FESTIVALS
into a few authors in the pub of an evening. (KL) BLOODY SCOTLAND Stirling DATES: Fri 13–Sun 15 Sep + Good mix of authors, from newcomers to the big names of crime fiction. - Such a tight focus means event themes can be too similar. TICKETS: TBA. Last year’s: £6–£9 per event; five tickets for £35, ten tickets for £70. MORE INFO: bloodyscotland.com
of the Cairngorms, sightseeing and an opportunity to appreciate the surroundings come as standard, while the line-up includes a decent bunch of alternative, electronic and folk artists including Sparrow & The Workshop, Matthew Herbert, Jonnie Common, Rachel Sermanni and Washington Irving. (DP) THE INSIDER Inshriach, near Aviemore DATES: Fri 21–Sun 23 Jun + Great scenery and location. - A good quality but limited live line-up. TICKETS: Fri £35, Sat sold out, Sun £45; Weekend camping £110; Under 13s free; Campervan pitch £15. MORE INFO: insiderfestival.com
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WANT MORE FILMS? See our next issue for full coverage of EIFF out on Wed 12 Jun
K IS FOR KINO-CEILIDH That’s what the organisers of the inaugural Dunoon Film Festival are
calling this weekend of movie magic, which takes place in the coastal town’s beautiful Victorian Burgh Hall. We like the look of the closing night event: a screening of documentary-master John
I IS FOR IN THE CITY IS FOR In mid-August, a brand new set of hotshot In mid-A gigs arrive in Glasgow as the city aims to start gigs arri reclaiming its crown as the music festival capital of reclaiming it Scotland. Playing at Bellahouston Park are Eminem Scotland. P (20 Aug) and Kings of Leon (15 Aug) with another (20 Aug) an major headliner and a bunch of support acts still to be major head announced. Both acts have been lying low on the live announced scene so anticipation is heavy. (BD) scene so an
GLASGOW SUMMER SESSIONS GLASGOW Bellahouston Park Bellahous DATES: Thu 15–Tue 20 Aug DATES: T + Proper headline acts. + Proper - The 35,000 capacity means there may be a - The 35 lot of disappointed rappers and rockers. lot of dis TICKETS: £54.45 per day. TICKET MORE INFO: dfconcertsandevents.com/ MORE summersessions summe
J IS FOR JUGULAR With crime fiction, it’s hard to resist the puns, but Bloody Scotland really
is a killer festival, with such luminaries of is a murder mystery as William McIlvanney, Ian mur Rankin, Chris Brookmyre and Denise Mina all Ran appearing. True to Scotland’s tastes, there’s app a heavy focus on forensics and gangland a h crime, but quirkier topics are addressed too: cr island crime, literary prizes, and young adult is thrillers are all up for discussion. Stirling’s th looming skies and grey buildings are a l great backdrop and you’re sure to bump
Grierson’s Drifters with a live soundtrack from folktronica favourite Wounded Knee. John
Byrne’s rarely-seen television drama Your Cheatin’ Heart will also get an outing and there’s a focus on Greenock-born screenwriter Alan Sharp, whose Rob Roy and Night Moves are showing over the weekend. (GT)
DUNOON FILM FESTIVAL DATES: Fri 14–Sun 16 Jun + Unique line-up of films in a charming location. - A bit of a trek from the central belt. TICKETS: Events individually priced. MORE INFO: dunoonfilmfestival.org
L IS FOR LANGOUSTINE Langoustine is the posh word for what local fishermen call prawns. But those you’ll find
served in a marquee in a field behind the Loch Fyne Oyster Bar are no different to the ones whisked off to Michelin-starred restaurants in Paris. Only fresher. Taste ‘em alongside oysters, mussels, smoked salmon, venison salami, Fyne Ales and lots more from Argyll, with tasting tables, live music, a bouncy castle and local crafts. (DR)
LOCH FYNE FOOD FAIR Loch Fyne Oyster Bar, Cairndow DATES: Sat 18 & Sun 19 May + Rugged hills, sea air, scent of garlic butter. - Moody Argyll weather. TICKETS: Free admission; car park £3. Celtic Dinner £30. MORE INFO: lochfyne.com/events
H IS FOR HEDONISM ‘Travelling to different countries and meeting people who speak other languages and have different codes of behaviour, has made me more
flexible in the way I communicate and act towards others; I think this is somehow, unintentionally reflected in the way I make music.’
Matias Aguayo is offering an explanation for the vibrant, energetic, almost genre-defying style of his forthcoming album, The Visitor. Again making maximum use of his voice, both for singing and as a wonderfully varied, percussive instrument, the Chile-born, Germany-raised producer and DJ has spent the last five years recording his follow-up to 2009’s Ay Ay Ay. Work on that disc took place in France, Argentina, Colombia, Mexico and Germany, and he is about to arrive in Scotland for a live appearance at Electric Frog, alongside David Morales, Dimitri from Paris, Octave One amongst others.
However, this globetrotting approach wasn’t simply adopted to make The Visitor: Aguayo’s flitting between countries is representative of his somewhat hobo-like lifestyle, which he admits is, ‘all I’ve ever really known’. In fact, it’s the very nature of his existence which has provided opportunities for him as an
artist; firstly growing up in Cologne, meeting and working with those involved in the city’s house and techno scene, leading to his early releases on Michael Mayer’s Kompakt imprint, later the throwing of his BumBumBox street parties in several South American cities and, more recently, the founding of the Cómeme label, which has seen him work alongside musicians and producers based in the likes of Buenos Aires, Berlin, Santiago and Monterrey. ‘From a personal perspective, I feel that not only the best results, but also the
music I like the most, comes from a context of collaboration; those involved in Cómeme gain a lot from working with one another. We can combine a variety of skills and I think it really shows in our new album’. (Colin Chapman)
ELECTRIC FROG Glasgow DATES: Sat 25 & Sun 26 May + Comes with a hangover-friendly Bank Holiday Monday after. - Festival vibes limited to the great indoors. TICKETS: Day ticket £25; Weekend ticket £45 (£35). MORE INFO: theelectricfrog.co.uk
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