MUSIC | Rock & Pop Friday 4
Edinburgh ■ King Louis & The Primas The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). Trombonist/vocalist Dave Batchelor leads this 50s-style jump jive six-piece. ■ The Funkin’ Idiots The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £5 (£4). Dundee six-piece playing soul, funk and disco. Saturday 5
Edinburgh ■ Weekend Workshop Summerhall, 1 Summerhall, 0845 874 3001. 10am–5pm. £15 (£25 including party). Play music, dance, or make a costume with carnival supremos Junkanoo Commandos from The Bahamas. Part of Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival. ■ Edinburgh Festival Carnival Party Summerhall, 1 Summerhall, 473 2000. 9pm–1am. £10. Get into the Carnival spirit with Junkanoo Commandos, Backyard Rhythm Orchestra, Anansi - Beltane Drummers and circus performers. Part of Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival. ■ The Mess Arounds The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £5 (£4). Soul, funk and Motown from this Dundee quartet.
Sunday 6 Edinburgh ■ Weekend Workshop Summerhall, 1 Summerhall, 0845 874 3001. 10am–5pm. £15 (£25 including party). See Sat 5. ■ Marty Waugh The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). Super-smooth Sinatra-style crooner
FOLK
Events are listed by date, then by city. Submit listings at least 14 days before publication by using our ‘Add an Event’ service at list.co.uk Listings are compiled by Henry Northmore. ✽ Indicates Hitlist entry Thursday 12
Glasgow FREE Stringed Instrument Concert Glasgow Clyde College, Anniesland Campus, 19 Hatfield Drive, 272 9000. 2pm. The musical instrument making course at Glasgow Clyde College in a concert in which instruments made by students will be played by professionals. Part of West End Festival. ■ Eddi Reader Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £23.50. The popular folk pop chanteuse, known for her work with Fairground Attraction and often called upon to add her voice to other people’s records tours her latest album Vagabond. Part of West End Festival. ■ Thea Gilmore St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 559 5902. 8pm. £11.90. Prolific young singer- songwriter from Oxfordshire whose style is strongly influenced by Bob Dylan, Tom Waits and Joni Mitchell. ■ Beerjacket King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £7.50. One man alt.folk act Peter Kelly. 10th anniversary show 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 as Calum Lykan launches An Audience with Bannockburn. ■ Edinburgh College Showcase The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7.30pm. £10 (£8). Student
86 THE LIST 12 Jun–10 Jul 2014
musicians showcase of classical, jazz and traditional music. Friday 13
Glasgow ■ This Is South Africa Youth Uprising Soweto Day Glasgow University Union, 32 University Avenue, 339 8697. 7pm. £4. Hip hop, kwaito and South African music featuring African singers. Part of West End Festival. FREE Salsa Sabrosa La Bodega Tapas Bar, 1120 South Street, 581 3401. 7.30pm. Salsa dancing with live percussion and tapas to start your evening off in suitably hot and spicy style. Part of West End Festival. ■ Songs for a Summer’s Night Kibble Palace, Glasgow Botanic Gardens, 730 Great Western Road, 334 2422. 7.30pm. £8. Glasgow Lyric Choir in a programme of Pergolesi, Passereau and folk songs from around the world. Part of West End Festival. ■ Vagabond Social Club The Roxy 171, 171 Great Western Road, 331 1901. 8–11.30pm. £4. Alt-acoustic/Americana night with a different line-up each time. ■ Wye Oak King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £10. Andy Stack and Jenn Wasner play indie-folk to promote their new album Shriek. Loanhead ■ Loanhead Music Festival Various Venues, Clerk Street, 07092 876798. Times vary. Prices vary. Now in its 14th year, this local folk festival still emphasises pub sessions and fun. There are also open mic sessions, a craft fair and competitions for songwriting and the best recycled instrument. Workshops in the miners’ club include accordion, songwriting, slide guitar, banjo, finger- style guitar and fiddle.
Saturday 14
Glasgow ■ Hailey Beavis Record Factory, 17 Byres Road, recordfactory.co.uk 7pm. £10. Norfolk-bred, Edinburgh-based singer-songwriter. Part of West End Festival. ■ Mosaico Flamenco La Bodega Tapas Bar, 1120 South Street, 581 3401. 7pm. £12 (£10). Part of West End Festival. ■ The Pierces Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £15. Mellifluous country-inflected pop from the latest successful sister act, the New York-based Pierce siblings, Alison and Catherine. Part of West End Festival. ■ Songs of Social Justice DRAM!, 232–246 Woodlands Road, 332 1622. 7pm. Donation. Jim King in a concert of satire, folk-songs, political rants and comedy. Part of West End Festival.
Edinburgh ■ Scottish Fiddle Orchestra Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 228 1155. 7.30pm. £9–£22. The Scottish Fiddle Orchestra is the country’s foremost large ensemble for traditional music. The BIG Project Youth Choir join the Orchestra at this special STV charity appeal concert supported by the Rotary Club, proceeds go towards charities that target child poverty in Scotland. ■ Budapest Café Orchestra Summerhall, 1 Summerhall, 0845 874 3001. 8pm. £14 (£12). Recreating the stirring sounds of their home town, the band mix violin, accordion and balalaika to create Hungarian, Russian and Ukrainian folk songs and dances. Isle of Arran FREE Culture Exchange: Cameroon & Isle of Arran Brodick. 9am–6pm. Take a trip to the Isle of Arran for day of cultural exchange with traditional Cameroonian music, drumming, dancing and food in partnership with local community
groups, Brodick Castle and Community of Arran Seabed Trust. Organised by Cameroonian Association and Sympathisers in Scotland as part of Scottish Refugee Council’s ‘Welcome Common Ground’ programme celebrating the 2014 Commonwealth games. Part of Refugee Week Scotland. Loanhead ■ Loanhead Music Festival Various Venues, Clerk Street, 07092 876798. Times vary. Prices vary. See Fri 13.
Sunday 15
Glasgow FREE Open Air Ceilidh Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Argyle Street, 276 9599. 2–4pm. Family ceilidh with the Scottish Fiddle Workshop. Part of West End Festival.
Edinburgh ■ Roots Showcase The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). Roots, R&B and blues from Toby of Black Diamond Express and friends. Loanhead ■ Loanhead Music Festival Various Venues, Clerk Street, 07092 876798. Times vary. Prices vary. See Fri 13.
Tuesday 17 Glasgow ■ Tich Frier The Admiral, 72a Waterloo Street, 221 7705. 8pm. £8. The wee man with the big voice entertains with driving guitars and a wicked sense of humour.
Edinburgh FREE Cafe Ceilidh St Bride’s Centre, 10 Orwell Terrace, 346 1405. 1.30pm. Relaxed day time traditional music session hosted by Linten Adie, for Scots Music Group. FREE A Song & A Dance of Freedom McDonald Road Library, 2 McDonald Road, 529 5636. 6.30–8pm. Palestinian music, stories and dance. Part of Leith Festival. ■ String Circle Fiddle Class St Bride’s Centre, 10 Orwell Terrace, 346 1405. 7–9pm. £70 (£50). Learn to play the fiddle in a relaxed group in Edinburgh. Price is for a full 10 week term. ■ Wendy Arrowsmith Leith Folk Club, Victoria Park Hotel, 221 Ferry Road, 07502 024852. 7.30pm. £7. Lincoln-based singer with Scottish roots. ■ Ceilidh Club Summerhall, 1 Summerhall, 0845 874 3001. 8pm. £6. Ceilidh dancing, furious fiddlers and callers from the Edinburgh Ceilidh Club lead you through the steps. Scott Leslie Ceilidh Band guest.
Wednesday 18 Glasgow ■ Ceilidh Dance Classes St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 559 5902. 7.15pm. £5.50. Tricia Matthews leads these ceilidh dance classes. ■ Rab Noakes Lansdowne Church (Websters Theatre), 416 Great Western Road, 337 2311. 7.30pm. £16. Legendary Scottish singer-songwriter with a career spanning 15 albums. Part of West End Festival. ■ James Brothers Cottiers Theatre, 93–95 Hyndland Street, 0333 666 3366. 8.30pm. £7 in advance, £9 on the door, students £5. The James Brothers aren’t actually brothers and only one of them is called James: James Fagan is an Australian singer/guitarist/bouzoukist (as well as life/musical partner of ace fiddler Nancy Kerr), while Jamie McClennan is a Kiwi singer/fiddler/ guitarist, but they do share a common love of folk, bluegrass, blues and bad jokes.
Edinburgh ■ Richard Grainger & Chris Parkinson Edinburgh Folk Club, Cabaret Bar, 60 The Pleasance, 650 2458. 8pm. £10 (£8; members £6). The folk musicians sing an array of traditional songs. Thursday 19
Glasgow ■ Alastair Savage Trio Cottiers Theatre, 93–95 Hyndland Street, 0333 666 3366. 8.30pm. £7 in advance, £9 on the door, students £5. Traditional and contemporary fiddle music from Savage and his collaborators Euan Drysdale (guitar/piano) and Iain Crawford (double bass). Edinburgh ■ Catherine Feeny Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 01803 862267. 7pm. £7.50. Folky indie and pop singer-songwriter from Philadelphia, influenced by PJ Harvey and Joni Mitchell.
Friday 20
Glasgow ■ MacDougall and Friends Cottiers Theatre, 93–95 Hyndland Street, 0333 666 3366. 6.30pm. £7 in advance, £9 on the door, students £5. Playing Scottish and folk songs by Haydn, Foster and Copland ■ Family Ceilidh Glasgow University Union, 32 University Avenue, 339 8697. 7pm. £7. Glasgow Fiddle Workshop’s annual West End family ceilidh. Part of West End Festival. ■ Glasgow Tango Studio: El Abrazo Tango Club CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 7.30pm. £8 in advance; £10 on the door. A chance to dance some tango at this social evening. ■ Jimmie Macgregor Lansdowne Church (Websters Theatre), 416 Great Western Road, 337 2311. 7.30pm. £22.50. As part of the legendary duo with Robin Hall, Jimmie Macgregor appeared every weeknight on the BBC’s Tonight show for over ten years, and also hosted Hullaballoo and The White Heather Club with a night of songs, stories and famous folk. Part of West End Festival. FREE Salsa Sabrosa La Bodega Tapas Bar, 1120 South Street, 581 3401. 7.30pm. See Fri 13. ■ The Delines Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 8pm. £15 (£13). The Oregon-based five- piece perform country soul. Part of West End Festival. ■ World Refugee Day Concert The Old Fruitmarket, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 8–11pm. £15 (£10–£12). Scottish Refugee Council and British Red Cross present a musical celebration of the eclectic mix of cultures present in Scotland today. Balkan folk group Balkanarama open the evening followed by ceilidh band Skipinnish and hip hop headliners Young Fathers. Part of Refugee Week Scotland. ■ Moishe’s Bagel Cottiers Theatre, 93–95 Hyndland Street, 0333 666 3366. 8.30pm. £7 in advance, £9 on the door, students £5. Jazz inflected klezmer and Balkan dance music.
Edinburgh ■ Chris Miles The White Horse, 266 Canongate, 557 3512. 7.30pm. £5. Traditional singer of Scottish tunes and ballads. Isle of Mull ■ Mr McFall’s Chamber: Martyn Bennett Festival An Tobar Arts Centre, Argyll Terrace, Tobermory, 01688 302211. Times tbc. £8–£10. The ever-eclectic ensemble from the SCO pay tribute to the inventive folk music of Martyn Bennett.