Stirling

I Davy Gibb Stirling Folk Club, Terraces Hotel, Melville Terrace, 01259 218521. 8pm. £4.50 (£4). Nifty guitar work and humorous songs from the Glasgow entertainer.

Edinburgh

I Youth Gaitherin' Bruntsfield School, Montpelier. See Edinburgh, Mon 10.

I Michael McGoldrick Band The Liquid Room, Victoria Street, 225 2564. 10pm. £8. Doors open 9pm. DJs. Tickets from Virgin. One of the leading lights of contemporary Irish instrumental music, the flute player/uillean piper, ex-Toss the Feathers and Lunasa, is central to the current Capercaillie sound. Hear him here with tracks from the latest album Fused. See Music preview.

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Edinburgh

I Youth Gaitherin' Bruntsfield School, Montpelier. See Edinburgh, Mon 10.

I Wadaiko Yamoto Drummers 0f Japan Festival Theatre, Nicolson Street, 529 6000. 7.30pm. £10—£35 (£7—£12). A contemporary programme based on ritual, traditional Japanese percussion performed by five men and five women on those massive drums.

I Joe Burke Edinburgh Folk Club, Cabaret Bar, The Pleasance, 650 2349. 8pm. £6 (£4—£5). Reels, jigs, hornpipes, slides and entertaining anecdotes from the veteran celebrity of the Irish accordion.

Dunfermline

I Paul Anderson and Pete McCallum Dunfermline Folk Club, Thistle Tavern, Baldridgeburn, 01383 756654. 8pm. Highly accomplished, high-style north east fiddle with guitar accompaniment.

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Glasgow

I Michael McGoldrick Band The Arches, Midland Street, 221 4001. 9.30pm. £8 in advance, £10 on the door. A fusion of traditional Irish roots from the flute/uillean pipe player and his band. See Music preview.

I Toni Wood New Dawn Folk Club, Riverside Club, Fox Street, 445 6271. 8.15pm. £5 (£3). Warm welcome back for the Aussie singer with a repertoire of topical contemporary and traditional songs, accompanied on guitar by Brian Heywood. I Leather Jacket Folk Club Halt Bar, Woodlands Road. 8pm. Free. Guests Warren McIntyre and caricature artist Pedro. Open mic spot. Hosted by Jimmy Riff.

Edinburgh

I Night For Mozambique Bongo Club, New Street, 558 7604. 8pm. £8 (£5) (£4 before 9pm). Help the flood victims and have a party. The big ten-piece sound of La Boum! - pulsing with Afro-Caribbean grooves and members of Macumba, Peatbog Faeries, Poozies, Salsa Celtica, Mystery Juice and Eliza Carthy Band leads an ever-growing list of performers including DJs Joseph Malik (Futuristica) and George T (Tribal Function) on the decks, and the hot licks of the Lizzard Lounge All-Stars.

I Youth Gaitherin' Bruntsfield School, Montpelier. See Edinburgh, Mon 10.

Kirkcaldy

I Eddie Walker Betty Nicol’s, High Street, 01592 200282. 8.30pm. Free. Original folk-blues entertainment from the singer and sharp ragtime guitarist.

Falkirk

I Open Session Falkirk Folk Club, Arnot Street, 01324 613395. 8.30pm. £5 (£4.50).

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