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Thursday 1 Sunday 14
Glasgow ■ Connie Lush Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £15. Blues with some jazzy touches from the woman voted Best British Female Blues Vocalist five times by readers of Blues in Britain magazine. Edinburgh ■ Thunkfish The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £3 (£2). See Sat 13.
Friday 2
Edinburgh ■ Julian Arguelles The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). Melodic and creative set from the spirited and highly individual saxophonist, a favourite on the jazz circuit. ■ Give Me a Tune The Outhouse, 12a Broughton Street Lane, 557 6668. 9–10pm. £8.00 (£6.00). Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe. ■ The Number Nine The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £5 (£4). Funky, rocky five-piece featuring vocalist Nikki Kent.
Sunday 4
Glasgow FREE Zig Zag Big Band Kudos Bar Restaurant, 29 Waterloo Street, 221 1066. 2–4pm. Eighteen-piece big band playing contemporary Scottish composers with a mix of new fresh arrangements of jazz classics. Aberdour ■ Drummond Community Big Band Woodside Hotel, 78–82 High Street, 01383 860328. 2–5pm. £8. Big band formed from an evening class playing mainly jazz standards.
FOLK
Events are listed by date, then by city. Submit listings at least 14 days before publication to henry@ list.co.uk. Listings are compiled by Henry Northmore. ✽ Indicates Hitlist entry
Thursday 11 Edinburgh ■ Fantoosh! The Royal Scots Club, 29–31 Abercromby Place, 556 4270. 8–10.30pm. £55 including four-course dinner (children £30; under 3s free). The light-hearted dinner show celebrates Scottish history, told through live music, performance and film.
Friday 12 Glasgow ■ The Wynntown Marshalls Broadcast, 427 Sauchiehall Street, 332 7304. 8pm. £7. Country rock and Americana with a smattering of indie harmonies from Edinburgh’s Wynntown Marshalls. Launching new album The Long Haul. With support from Monica Queen and John Smillie of Thrum.
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) . ■ Fantoosh! The Royal Scots Club, 29–31 Abercromby Place, 556 4270. 8–10.30pm. £55 including four-course dinner (children £30; under 3s free). See Thu 11. ■ Alun Parry Wee Folk Club, Royal Oak, Infirmary Street, 557 2976. 8.30pm. £5. The singer-songwriter and musician from Liverpool plays contemporary folk with social commentary and political protest songs.
Monday 15
Glasgow FREE Michael Simons Tchai-Ovna House of Tea, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. Glasgow-based guitarist playing folk, blues and beyond. Edinburgh FREE Antihoot Open Stage Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16 Morrison Street, 629 4101. 9pm. Anti-folk hero Lach hosts this open mic free-for-all featuring music, comedy, poetry, stories, magic and more.
St Andrews FREE Simon Chadwick Museum of the University of St Andrews, 7a The Scores, 01334 461660. 2pm. Virtuoso harp-plucker Simon Chadwick presents a selection of ancient Gaelic laments. Pibroch music for the harp. Booking essential.
Tuesday 16
Glasgow ■ Maz O’Connor The Admiral, 72a Waterloo Street, 221 7705. 7.30pm. £9. Traditional and contemporary folk from the Cumbrian singer and BBC Folk Awards Finalist. FREE Split Second Tchai-Ovna House of Tea, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. Duo playing Eastern European and klezmer music. Edinburgh ■ Fraser Fifield & Graeme Stephen Leith Folk Club, Victoria Park Hotel, 221 Ferry Road, 454 2060. 7.30pm. £7. An unusual pairing which jumps genres between folk and jazz using sax, whistle, small pipes and guitar. ■ Ceilidh Club Summerhall, 1 Summerhall, 0845 874 3001. 8–11pm. £6. Ceilidh dancing, furious fiddlers and callers to lead you through the steps. ■ Fantoosh! The Royal Scots Club, 29–31 Abercromby Place, 556 4270. 8–10.30pm. £55 including four-course dinner (children £30; under 3s free). See Thu 11. ■ Ceilidh Mhor Malone’s Irish Bar, 14 Forrest Road, 226 5954. 9.30pm. £5. Lively ceilidh with a caller and live music from Awry.
Saturday 13 Wednesday 17
Edinburgh ■ The Wynntown Marshalls The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7.30pm. £8. See Fri 12. Launching new album The Long Haul. Galashiels ■ Melting Pot String Jam Club, Salmon Inn Bank Street, 01750 20538. 7.30pm. £8. An eclectic mix of live music reflecting the String Jam Club’s history, including Madeleine Dow, Angus Gunn, Muv, Ryan Hooper, Blue to the Bone, Tom Clelland and others. Final event for the String Jam Club at their Salmon Inn venue.
Glasgow ■ Anna Massie & Mairearad Green CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 7.30–10.30pm. £12 (£9). Leading young Scots duo with multi- instrumentalist Massie and border pipes from Mairearad Green. 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. Traditional Scottish tales tonight, with Calum Lykan leading proceedings.
ENGINEERING & PRODUCTION IN PRACTICE
Chem19 Recording Studio, based in Blantyre, nr Glasgow is now open for applications to its course ‘SoundLAB’. Devised specifically for young engineers/producers, SoundLAB will start in October 2013 and will run till June 2014.
Applicants must be aged between 18 and 25 and be resident in Scotland. For more information on the course and how to apply please visit www.chem19.co.uk Applications close 16 August 2013 Supported by Creative Scotland. Nominal course fees apply.
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