I Michael Simons Tchai ()vna. Deanston Drive. 649 7258. 8pm. £2. Glasgow-based guitarist plays folk/blues.
Edinburgh
I Edinburgh Folk Club Songwriting Competition lidinburgh Folk Club. Cabaret Bar. The Pleasance. 650 2458. 8pm. £7 (£6). The award- winning lidinburgh Folk Club's annual. very popular. songwriting competition features 25 brand-new songs performed by up-and-coming and established songwriters.
FREE Alex Hodgson Trio The Jam House. Queen Street. 226 4380. 8pm. Burnsong winner performs his contemporary take on traditional song. I Jamie’s Scottish Evening lidinburgh Thistle Hotel. Leith Street. 5560111. 6.45 -l0.l5pm. £5|.50 (£30). See Thu 5.
Dunfermline
FRgE Linties Thistle Tavern. Baldridgeburn. 0| 383 729673. 8pm. All- women vocal group from lidinburgh and West Lothian sing from the Scots tradition.
Peebles
I Giveway liastgate Theatre & Arts Centre. liastgate. 01721 725 777. 7.30pm. £1 | (£9). The four talented young (iiveway sisters play a mix of traditional Scottish and Celtic music.
Glasgow I Sylvia Barnes & Sandy Stanage St Andrew's in the Square. St Andrew's Square. 5595902. 7.30pm. £7 (£5). Fx- Battlefield Band. and former Scottish Folksinger of the Year with Fife guitar maestro Stanage.
I Emily Smith CCA. Sauchiehall Street. 352 4900. 8pm. £9. Former winner of the 2002 BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year. the talented Dumfries and (ialloway lass sings and plays accordion and piano.
I Scotland United The Arches. Argyle Street. 565 I000. 7.30pm. £8 (£5). Ankur Productions unites an international learn of performers from Scotland to provide a mix of music. dance and comedy in collaboration with the Scottish Refugee Council. Featuring music from Moishe's Bagel. Mungo's lli-Fi. Sushil Dade (Futurepilot AKA). Zuba Bassa Beat and Sen/ala Capoeria. I’ul'! lifRC/llg’t’t’ ll’eek.
I Caledonia: The Music of a Nation SliCC: Clyde Auditorium. Finnieston Quay. 08700404000. 7.30pm. £16 £19.50. Students from (ilasgow Academy Musical Theatre Arts present their annual showcase of song and dance. including excerpts from the Scottish musical. Shelia/lion: The Gathering by Douglas Whyte.
Edinburgh
I Jamie’s Scottish Evening lidinburgh Thistle Hotel. Leith Street. 55601|l.6.45 |0.l5pm. £51.50 (£30). See Thu 5.
Bathgate
I Give Way Regal Community Theatre. North Bridge Street. 0| 506 632558. 7.30pm. £10 (£7). The award winning sisters of Scots folk.
East Kilbride
I Peter Nardini liast Kilbride Arts Centre. ()ld Coach Road. ()1 355
26l000. 8pm. £8.50 (£6.50). The painter and ironic poet/singer/songwriter/ guitarist in a rare appearance. A sort of west-coast Michael Marra.
Falkirk
I John Malcolm Falkirk Folk Club. The Polish Club. Arnot Street. 0| 324 613395. 8pm. Mellow vocals from the Scottish sitiger/songwriter.
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Glasgow
I Allan MacDonald College of Piping. ()tago Street. 353 8000. 8pm. £9 (£7). Concert from the master piper. twice winner of the lnverness Clasp. renowned for his research into the historical relationship between piobaireachd and (iaelic song. Part of the Wes! [5m] Festival.
I Orkestra del Sol ()ran Mor. (ireat Western Road. 357 6200. 8pm.
£ 10— £l2.50. linergetic. eclectic world music from the anarchic band. incorporating samba. gypsy polka. carnival anthems. Slavic wall/es and calypso. Par! oft/1e Wes! 15ml festival. FREE Thareg Music Cafe Aliza. (ireat Western Road. 334 8595. Noon~5pm. African nomadic desert
music set in a Bedouin tent cafe. l’ur! of
the West [5nd l'eslit'ul.
I Wing 8. a Prayer Tchai ()vna. ()tago Lane. 357 4524. 8pm. £2. Folk/blues duo.
Edinburgh
I Assembly Rooms Ceilidh Assembly Rooms. (ieorge Street. 339 5374. 8pm. £5 £l0. Ceilidh bands Alive & Jiggin' and 111.] plus caller Ken (iourlay.
I Jamie’s Scottish Evening lidinburgh Thistle Hotel. Leith Street. 556 0| l l. 6.45 10.15pm. £51.50 (£30). See Thu 5.
Loanhead
FREE Loanhead Music Festival lix-Serviceman's Club. Station Road. 7- 10pm. Tickets at the door. Music from the Jaggy Jaikits. Screemin‘ Armadillos and others. Session from 10.30pm. The rest of the weekend festival is free in various venues and includes pub sessions. a craft fair. an open stage. a song writing competition. and instrumental workshops. See www.loanheatlfest.co.uk
Lochgelly
I Tullamore Lochgelly Centre. Bank Street. 0l592 4|8l4l. 8pm. £8 (£6). American folk with a Celtic soul from the Kansas City threesome.
Glasgow
I Scottish Samba Showcase 3 Queen Margaret Union. University (iartlens. 3399784. 8.30pm 3am. £8 (£6). SambaYaBamba add breakbeat. rappers and drum & bass to the mix and there‘s cutting edge funk and breaks from Barulho. Brazil's Verdi Vai and the Bebado DJs. I’url oft/re Wes! It'm/ I'eslii'ul.
FREE Tuareg Music Cafe Alllil. (ireat Western Road. 0141 334 8595. Noon —5pm. See Fri 13.
$3355 The Lismore Sessions The Lismore. Dumbarton Road. 576 0103. 2pm & 6pm. Live Scots/Irish instrumental session. Purl oft/1e Wes! Ifm/ I'es'tit'ul.
I Bramax, Iain Morrison, Marc Duff and Scott McDonald The Accies Club. Helensburgh Drive. Jordanhill. 8pm. £l2. Fiddles and Beers night with performers including Skye‘s Bramax featuring various Peatbog Faeries and Crash My Model Car's lain Morrison.
Edinburgh
I Rags & feathers, Ziggy Campbell and Les Enfant Bastard Henry‘s Cellar Bar. Morrison Street. 228 9393. 7pm. £4. Alt.folk night.
I Scottish Fiddle Orchestra Festival Theatre. Nicolson Street. 529 6000. 7.30pm. £9~-£20. Led by conductor John Mason MBli. with presenter Jim McColl MBl-I. mezzo- soprano Colette Ruddy and tenor Dennis llaggerty.
I CLASP Competition Army School of Piping. lnchdrewer House. Colinton
Road. 353 0220. All day. Competitive events for amateur pipers organised by the Competitive League for Amateur Solo Pipers.
I Jamie’s Scottish Evening Edinburgh Thistle Hotel. Leith Street. 556 0| l 1. 6.45»—|0.l5pm. £5I.50 (£30). See Thu 5.
Loanhead
I Loanhead Music Festival Various venues. See Fri 13. www.loanheadfest.co.uk
East Kilbride
I Da Capo Alba liast Kilbride Arts Centre. ()ld Coach Road. ()l355 26l000. 7.30pm. £8 (£6). Scotland's award- winning guitar and mandolin orchestra strings together classical. modern. folk and pop.
Innenenhen
I lnnerleithen Pipe Band Championships Victoria Park. llall Street. 0l896 833557. Ham-75.30pm. £3 (£2). Four grades of competition and a drum majors' contest with massed bands. prize-giving and a street parade to close.
Glasgow
EREE Tuareg Music Cafe Aliza. (ireat Western Road. 0l4l 334 8595. Noon 5pm. See Fri l3.
FREE The Lismore Sessions The Lismore. Dumbarton Road. 576 0103. 2pm & 6pm. See Sat l4.
Edinburgh
I Jamie’s Scottish Evening Edinburgh Thistle Hotel. Leith Street. 55601 I l. 6.45» |0.l5pm. £5l.50 (£30). See Thu 5.
Loanhead
I Loanhead Music Festival Various venues. See Fri l3. www.loanheadfest.co.uk
Glasgow
§REE Tuareg Music Cafe Ali/a. (ireat Western Road. 0141 334 8595. noon 5pm. See Fri 13.
I Sound of Anatolia The lidge. Cochrane Street. 552 1740. 8pm. Authentic Anatolian music performed by local groups. Par! ()fRe/ilgee Week.
I Yaman Tchai ()vna. ()tago Lane. 357 4524. 8pm. £2. See Mon 9.
Edinburgh
I Foy Vance Cabaret Voltaire. Blair Street. 220 6|76. 7pm. £8. The emerging London-based Belfast boy writes and sings with heartfelt soul.
I Jamie’s Scottish Evening lidinburgh Thistle Hotel. Leith Street. 556 0| l l. 6.45- 10.15pm. £5l.50 (£30). See Thu 5.
I Rhona MacKay Trio (‘ollege of Piping. ()tago Street. 334 3587. lpm. £7 (£5). She‘s Scotland‘s top small-harp player and here she performs original. classical and Scottish traditional music with flute and cello. I’ur! oft/1e West [5nd Festival.
FREE Tuareg Music Cafe Aliza. (ireat Western Road. 0l4l 334 8595. noon- 5pm. See Fri 13.
Edinburgh
I Jeanna Leslie and Siobhan Miller Leith Folk Club. The Village. South Fort Street. 478 78l0. 7.30pm. £6. Among the very finest traditional singers of the younger generation. Leslie and Miller were worthy winners of the 2007 BBC Radio 2 Young Musician of the Year.
FREE Café Ceilidh Scottish Storytelling Centre. High Street. 556 9579. 2-»3.30pm. Informal Scots music
with Linten Adie and the Scots Music (iroup.
I Ceilidh Club The Lot. (irassmarket. 225 9922. 8pm. £6. Callers lead you through the steps. Live music from Free Range.
I Jamie’s Scottish Evening lidinburgh Thistle Hotel. Leith Street. 55601 | l. 6.45-—l().15pm. £51.50 (£30). See Thu 5.
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Glasgow
I Bellevue Rendezvous Hunterian Art (iallery. University of Glasgow. llillhead Street. 0870 220 l I I6. 12.30pm. £8. ()riginal sounds. when (iavin Marwick (fiddle). Ruth Morris (nyckelharpa or keyed fiddle) and Cameron Robson (bouzouki and guitar) perform from their [European repertoire. Par! o/‘llte West 15nd Festival
FREE Tuareg Music Cafe Aliza. (ireat Western Road. ()I41 334 8595. noon 5pm. See Fri 13.
I Michael Simons Tchai ()vna. Deanston Drive. 649 7258. 8pm. £2. See W ‘d l l.
Edinburgh
I Angus Lyon 8. Ruaridh Campbell lidinburgh Folk Club. Cabaret Bar. The Pleasance. 650 2458. 8pm. £7 (£6). A brilliantly performed. fresh take on traditional Scottish music from the accordion/piano and fiddle duo.
I Jamie’s Scottish Evening lidinburgh Thistle Hotel. Leith Street. 556 0| l l. 6.45- l0.l5pm. £5l.50 (£30). See Thu 5.
Dunfermline
I Malcolm le Maistre and Emily Scott Thistle Tavern. Baldridgeburn. 01383 729673. 8pm. £6. Rare concert from retro-folk singer. guitarist and classically trained double bassist Scott collaborated with the ex-lncredible String Band's le Maistre on her first album Lungs/tore Drift.
Glasgow I John Wright’s Band St Andrew's in the Square. St Andrew"s Square. 559 5902. 7.30pm. £10 (£8). Following the untimely death earlier this year of John. his band (Pete Abbott. (ireg Borland and Fraser Spiers) continue to tour and celebrate his life and music.
I Cheyenne Brown and Seylan Baxter College of Piping. ()tago Street. 334 3587. lpm. £7 (£5). Harp and cello in entertaining arrangements of traditional tunes. I’m‘l oft/1e ll’es! Iz'ml l‘eslit‘ul.
I John Hinshelwood Tchai ()vna. ()tago Lane. 357 4524. 8pm. £2. Star of the Scottish roots. cottntry and folk music scene plays originals and covers. FREE Tuareg Music Cafe Aliza. (ireat Western Road. 0|4l 334 8595. noon 5pm. See Fri 13.
Edinburgh
I Ndaje: African Connections The Bongo Club. Moray House. Holyrood Road. 558 7604. l0pm~ 3am. £7 (£5). Afrobeat. soul. reggae. blues. jazz with dancers. live music. drummers. African food and special guests Blues ‘n’ Trouble.
I Jamie’s Scottish Evening lidinburgh Thistle Hotel. Leith Street. 55601 I l. 6.45 -l0.l5pm. £51.50 (£30). See Thu 5.
Dunfermline
I Isla Grant Carnegie Hall. liast Port. 01383602302. 7.30pm. £l5. Scotland's popular country singer-songwriter in concert.
Falkirk
I Luckenbooth Falkirk Folk Club. The Polish Club. Arnot Street. 01324 6l3395. 8pm. Cheerful Lanarkshire- based four-piece folk band.