Sunday 27 Friday 11
MUSIC | Jazz / Folk
Domino from this nine-piece led by Hamish McGregor. Friday 25
Glasgow ■ The Penman Jazzmen Bowlers Bar, 100 Tullis Street, Bridgeton, 556 1857. 7pm. £5. See Sun 20. Edinburgh ■ The Union The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 12.30am. £5 (£4). James Brown-style high-energy funk/soul. ■ Niki King: The Songs of Duke Ellington Bristo Hall, 3 Bristo Place. 8–10pm. £15. The Scottish vocalist pays tribute to Ellington. Part of Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival. ■ We Love Oscar! Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 13–29 Nicolson Street, 473 2000. 8–10pm. £15–£25. Commonwealth Jazz Orchestra, directed by James Morrison, plays Oscar Peterson and Count Basie Music. Part of Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival. ■ Martin Taylor Great Guitars The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 473 2000. 8.30–10.30pm. £20–£25. Virtuoso guitar player with Christian Escoude and Ulf Wakenius. Part of Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival.
Saturday 26 Glasgow ■ Vintage Glasgow The Old Fruitmarket, Candleriggs, 0844 395 4000. 9pm–3am. £22. Hemingway Design bring their Vintage Festival format to Glasgow, featuring music, fashion, film, design and dance that celebrates British creativity from the 1920s to 1980s. Soul Casino curated by Eddie Piller (Acid Jazz) for a night of uplifting soul from DJs Mark Linton, Wayne and Jack Hemingway. ■ Vintage Glasgow Wild Cabaret & Wicked Lounge, 18 Candleriggs, 0844 395 4000. 3pm–midnight. £15. Let it Rock! a 50s rock’n’roll, rockabilly and R&B bop and jive club with live music from Miss Mary & The Mr Rights and The Fretones plus DJs Keb Darge, Tojo and Snowboy. ■ Vintage Glasgow Wild Cabaret & Wicked Lounge , 18 Candleriggs, 0844 395 4000. 11am–1pm. £15 (inc brunch). 1920s-style Charleston Brunch with gramophone DJ Lord Holyrude and dance teachers form the Fly Right Dance Co.
Edinburgh ■ Dr Lee’s Prescription: The Games Bristo Hall, 3 Bristo Place. 5.30–7pm. £10. Dick Lee’s written a new piece for the Commonwealth Games, his five piece band joined by poet, Ron Butlin, and dancer, Alex Rigg. Part of Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival. ■ Commonwealth Jazz Orchestra directed by Zoe Rahman Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 13–29 Nicolson Street, 473 2000. 8–10pm. £10. The band is packed with top Scottish and Commonwealth musicians and led by the brilliant pianist, bandleader and ex-Mercury Prize nominee Zoe Rahman, joined by Edinburgh Schools Jazz Orchestra. Part of Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival. ■ The Bad Plus The Queen’s Hall, 87– 89 Clerk Street, 473 2000. 8.30–10.30pm. £20–£22.50. Ethan Iversen (piano) , Reid Anderson (bass) and Dave King (drums) form this radical and inventive piano, bass and drums trio. Part of Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival. ■ Four Corners The Mash House, 37 Guthrie Street, 473 2000. 11pm—3am. £5–£7. Edinburgh’s regular club get- down of deep funk and future soul, party hip hop and good-time reggae, nu-Latin breaks and Afro beats. Plus special guests The Bugalu Foundation (live) and Dom Servini (Wah Wah 45s). Part of Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival. 102 THE LIST 10 Jul–21 Aug 2014
Glasgow ■ Vintage Glasgow The Old Fruitmarket, Candleriggs, 0844 395 4000. 8pm–1am. £25. Retro 1940s-themed Torch Club curated by Snowboy with DJ Bryan Webb and The Bratislava Hot Serenaders (live). ■ Son al Son Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £12. The seven- piece Scottish Cuban salsa band with a mission to get feet tapping. With Academia de Salsa DJs. Edinburgh ■ Pasadena Roof Orchestra Assembly George Square, George Square, 473 2000. 6–7.30pm. £15. The Orchestra celebrates the music of the great entertainers from Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington to Billie Holiday and Bix Beiderbecke. Part of Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival. ■ Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 13–29 Nicolson Street, 529 6000. 8pm. £32.50– £47.50. Former Rolling Stones bassist makes a return to his musical roots with the Rhythm Kings playing the kind of jazz and blues that first inspired him all those years ago. Featuring star of the Original Supremes Mary Wilson. Part of Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival. ■ Kim Jeeseok Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). South Korean alto saxophonist who honed his skills playing with Ellis Marsalis in New Orleans. FREE The Whighams Jazz Club Whighams Wine Cellars, 13 Hope Street, 225 8674. 8–11pm. See Sun 13.
Saturday 2 Glasgow ■ Mr McFall’s Chamber: On the Shore of the Mind Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7pm. £5–£9. Soprano Susan Hamilton joins the McFall’s strings for this special programme examining Scotland’s links with the Caribbean.
Monday 4
Aberdour ■ Alison Affleck & The Copper Cats Festival Marquee, Hawkcraig Road, 01383 860045. 8–11.30pm. £10. Energetic hot jazz from singer Affleck. Part of Aberdour Festival. Thursday 7
Glasgow ■ Julia Fordham St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 559 5902. 7.30pm. £20. Pop, soul and jazz singer- songwriter.
Sunday 10 Aberdour ■ Lorna Reid Woodside Hotel, 78–82 High Street, 01383 860328. 2–4.30pm. £8 advance booking essential. Cool and classy local vocalist singing songs from the likes of Rogers & Hart to Gershwin and Cole Porter. The hotel will be providing a cream tea which will be included in the ticket price.
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. Thursday 10
Edinburgh FREE Blueflint The Village, 16 South Fort Street, 478 7810. 8.30–10.30pm. Lady banjo players extraordinaire tour their bluegrass ballads.
Edinburgh ■ BIG Project Youth Choir The BIG Project, Broomhouse Primary School, 33–39 Saughton Road, 622 7784. 2pm. £3. Community-based youth choir made up of 5–15 year olds. Joined by songwriters Rachel Sermanni and Kim Edgar (music director of The BIG Project Youth Choir), who will tutor them in the days leading up to the gig to create five new songs for the performance. Stirling ■ Jamie Smith’s Mabon Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, 01786 274000. 8pm. £13 (£11). Lively, energetic Celtic folk featuring accordion, fiddle, bouzouki, bass and drums.
Saturday 12 Selkirk ■ Ewan McLennan String Jam Club, The Country Hotel, 1–5 High Street, 01750 721 233. 7.30pm. £10. Folk, ballads and airs from guitarist/singer McLennan.
Tuesday 15 Glasgow ■ Iain Thomson & Marc Duff The Admiral, 72a Waterloo Street, 221 7705. 7.30pm. £8. Bluesy country folk from a shepherd from Mull and his pal Marc Duff.
Thursday 17
Esplanade, 01631 567333. Times tbc. £tbc. See Sat 19. Perth ■ Southern Fried Festival Perth Concert Hall, Mill Street, 01738 621031. Times vary. Prices vary. Scotland’s festival of American roots music covers all the bases, including blues, country, cajun, gospel, swing and soul. Fill up on workshops, free gigs, local bands and their legendary soul food. Headliners in 2014 include Buffy Sainte-Marie, Steve Earle and Rosanne Cash.
Saturday 26
Glasgow FREE Blood Indians Broadcast, 427 Sauchiehall Street, 332 7304. 8pm. Gothic surf folk from the Dundee twosome. Isle of Coll ■ Amy Duncan An Cridhe, 01879 230000. Times tbc. £tbc. See Sat 19.
Perth ■ Southern Fried Festival Perth Concert Hall, Mill Street, 01738 621031. Times vary. Prices vary. See Fri 25.
Sunday 27 Glasgow ■ JJ Gilmour Woodend Tennis & Bowling Club, 10 Chamberlain Road, 959 1428. 8pm. £15. The former frontman with the Silencers performs his Celtic rock banter.
Edinburgh FREE Blueflint The Village, 16 South Fort Street, 478 7810. 8.30–10.30pm. See Thu 10. Perth ■ Southern Fried Festival Perth Concert Hall, Mill Street, 01738 621031. Times vary. Prices vary. See Fri 25.
Friday 18 Tuesday 29
Edinburgh ■ Samba Sene & Diwan The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 1.30am. £5 (£4). Dancey, jazzy grooves and Afro-beats from Senegal. ■ Songs of The Great War – People and Propaganda Lauriston Castle, 2a Cramond Road South, 228 1155. 10.30am–12.30pm. £5. Explore the music of World War One with Wendy Carle Taylor. ■ Norloch Ceilidh Band Old St Paul’s Church, 39 Jeffrey Street, 556 3332. 7.30pm. £6 (£5; family £15). The Norloch Ceilidh Band provide the live music at this night of traditional Scottish dancing. BYOB.
Saturday 19
Arbroath ■ Amy Duncan Hospitalfield House, Hospitalfield, 01241 656124. Times tbc. £tbc. Edinburgh-based singer-songwriter Amy Duncan embarks on a Scottish tour with a string trio, double bass and harp in tow.
Thursday 24 Edinburgh ■ Ceilidh at The Counting House Counting House, West Nicolson Street, 667 7533. 8pm. £8 (£6). The Annasach Ceilidh Band provide the live music at this ceilidh dance with a caller. Under 18s are welcome but must be accompanied by two adults over 25. FREE Blueflint The Village, 16 South Fort Street, 478 7810. 8.30–10.30pm. See Thu 10.
Friday 25
Glasgow ■ Ceilidh at Saints St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrew’s Square, 559 5902. 8pm. £8 (£6). A ceilidh in St Andrews in the Square, in aid of the venue itself. Oban ■ Amy Duncan Corran Halls, The
Glasgow ■ Robyn Stapleton & Claire Hastings The Admiral, 72a Waterloo Street, 221 7705. 7.30pm. £8. Young folk vocal duo from Dumfries & Galloway. Edinburgh ■ The Bevvy Sisters Leith Folk Club, Victoria Park Hotel, 221 Ferry Road, 07502 024852. 7.30pm. £tbc. The richly seasoned harmonies of the Bevvy Sisters provide an alternative take on folk and swing songs.
Isle of Mull ■ Amy Duncan An Tobar Arts Centre, Argyll Terrace, Tobermory, 01688 302211. Times tbc. £tbc. See Sat 19. Wednesday 30
Glasgow FREE Polish Wednesdays Beresford Lounge, 468 Sauchiehall Street, beresfordlounge.com 7pm. See Wed 16. Isle of Colonsay FREE Aiseag Colonsay Village Hall, Scalasaig, 01951 200336. 7.30pm. A new work created by Gaelic singer and musician Mary Ann Kennedy with Canadian composer Scott Macmillan and poet Aonghas Dubh, centred round the concept of the ferryboat, with a wide variety of musicians, bands, singers and poets.
Thursday 31
Glasgow ■ Sketch O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £12.50. High energy folk/electronic fusion that is the latest project of Peatbog Faeries/Session A9 drummer Iain Copeland. Edinburgh FREE Blueflint The Village, 16 South Fort Street, 478 7810. 8.30–10.30pm. See Thu 10.