Music Jazz.

Edinburgh

FREE Haftor Medboe and Renee Stephanie Cafe (irande. 184 Bruntsfteld Place. 228 1 188. 7- 9pm. Jazz guitarist Medboe is joined by Stephanie.

I Sunday Singers Session The Jazz Bar. I Chambers Street. 2204298. 8.15pm. £3 (£2). See Stilt 21.

Monday 29

Glasgow

I John Escreet Project WIiS'I‘. Templeton Building. (ilasgow (ireen. 550 0135. 8pm. £1()--£l2. This young .\'ew York based pianist leads a quintet featuring some of the tnost creative and exciting musicians on the global jazz

Edinburgh

I Borders Big Band with The Swingcats Brunton Theatre. LadyweII Way. Musselburgh. 665 2240. 7.30pm. £13.50 (£1 1.50). Big band and swing. I The Jazz Bar Big Band The Jazz Bar. 1 Chambers Street. 2204298. 7.30pm. £3 (£2). See Mon 22.

FREE The Late Great Jazz Jam Session The Jan Bar. 1 Chambers Street. 2204298. 10pm. See Mon 22.

Tuesday 30

Glasgow

I John Escreet Project Wl-LST. Templeton Building. (ilasgow (ireen. 55(1 0135. 8pm. £10 £12. See Mon 29. FREE The Bottleneckers Blackfriars. 36 Bell Street. 552 5924. 9pm. See Tue 23.

Edinburgh

FREE MusiChess The Jan Bar. 1 Chambers Street. 2204298. 5- 8pm. See Tue 23.

I The Offenders The Jazz Bar. I Chambers Street. 220 4298. 8.15pm. £3 (£2). High quality blues.

FREE Funk Session The Jan Bar. 1 Chambers Street. 22(14298.

1 1.30pm 3am. See Tue 23.

Wednesday 1

Edinburgh

I Ruby Turner The Jam House. 5 Queen Street. 226 4380. 6pm. £15. Soulful ballads and tip-tempo grooves frotn this vocalist.

FREE Soul Society The Jazz Bar. 1 Chambers Street. 220 4298. midnight. See Wed 24.

Thursday 2

Edinburgh

I The Blue Valentines The Jam House. 5 Queen Street. 226 4380. 8pm. Free before 10pm; £3 after. Piano-led ja/l with covers of songs by the likes of Ray Charles. (ieorgie Fame. Louis Pritna and Fats Domino.

I John Escreet Project The Jan Bar. 1 Chambers Street. 2204298. 8.15pm. £10 (£8). See Mon 29.

Folk

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Thursday 18

Glasgow

I Richard Grainger St Andrew's in the Square. St Andrew’s Square. 559 5902. 7.30pm. £8 (£6). (ireat songwriter/guitarist from the north east of lingland.

I Julie Felix The Perry. Anderston Quay. The Broomielaw. 01698 360 ()85. 8pm. £14. The 60s folk icon is still going strong.

Edinburgh

I Jamie’s Scottish Evening lidinburgh Thistle Hotel. 107 l.eith Street. 5560111. 6.45-»-l0.l5pm. £51.50 (£30). A Scottish evening. with a selection of music. song. dance and dining. (Daily until 2 ()ct.

Brechtn

I Folk & Traditional Music Weekend 2008 Various venues. 01356 624877. Times and prices vary. Performers include Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham. Cherish the Ladies. Skelpaig. Brian Mc.\'eill. Stewart Hardy and Frank McLaughlin. Also Traditional Music Workshops.

Glasgow

I Fiddles 8. Beer! The Accies Club. llelensburgh Drive. Jordanhill. 8pm. Mini folk music festival featuring l.yra Celtica with tnore acts tbc. and plenty of guest real Scottish ales.

Edinburgh

I Carol Laula Cabaret Voltaire. 36 38 Blair Street. 220 6176. 7pm. £tbc. The r'enow ned pure. clear vocals of the (ilasgow songwriter.

I Teannaich Pollock Halls. Holyt‘ood Park Road. 7.30pm. £8 (£6). Dance to a rnandolin-driven ceilidh band.

Galloway

Knockengorroch Festival

Carsphairn. by Castle Douglas. Info 01644 460662. The Hairth weekend festival in the wild river valley presents the Warsaw Village Band. Kathryn Tickell Band. Jock 'I‘amson's Bairns. Paul McKenna Band. Junction Pool. ('humbawamba. Nticleus Roots. Rory Macl.eod. Bombskare. .\"faly Kouyate & Dunyakan. Mas y Mas. Kangaroo Moon. Big Hand. Warblefly. Jacob’s Pillow. Trouble. Mungo‘s Hi iii Sound System. Diddley Squat. The Banana Sessions.

Black Cat and Sabai. plus DJs. sessions. open mic. cabaret. fire shows. children‘s area. workshops. street theatre. silent disco. healing area longhouse. global stalls. real ale. showers and camping.

Melrose

I Liz Lochhead Wynd Theatre. Bttccleuch Street. (11896 820028. 8pm. £ 10. Conversation on stage. A humorous look at life in contemporary Scotland through stories and poetry.

Saturday 20.

Galloway Knockengorroch Festival Carsphairn. by Castle Douglas. Info 01644 460662. See Fri 1‘).

Brechtn

I Folk & Traditional Music Weekend 2008 Various venues. 01356 624877. See Fri 19.

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Edinburgh

I Hayes Carll Cabaret Voltaire. Blair Street. 2206176. 7.30pm. £10. Songs from a lost weekend from the Texas wisecracker.

I Richard Grainger Wee Folk Club. Royal Oak. lnlirmary Street. 557 2976. 8.30pm. £3. See Thu 18.

Galloway Knockengorroch Festival Carsphairn. by Castle Douglas. Info 01644 460662. See Fri 19.

Brechin

I Folk 8. Traditional Music Weekend 2008 Various venues. 01356 624877. Times and prices vary. See Fri 19.

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Edinburgh

I Gill Bowman l.eith Folk Club. The Village. South Fort Street. 478 7810. 7.30pm. £6. Burns interpretations. and a fine songwriter to boot.

I Ceilidh Club The Lot. 4 (it’assttiarket. 225 9922. 8pm. £6. Ceilidh dancing. furious fiddlers and callers to lead you through the steps. band tbc (23 Sep) and Tradlab (30 Sep).

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Glasgow

I Michael Simons Tchai ()vna. Deanston Drive. 649 7258. 8pm. £2. (ilasgow-based guitarist plays folk/blues.

Edinburgh

I Allan Taylor lidinburgh Folk Club. Cabaret Bar. The Pleasance. 650 2458. 7.30pm. See Mon 22.

I Eliza Carthy The Voodoo Rooms. West Register Street. 353 8000. 7.30pm. £10. Brilliant two-time Mercury Music Prize-nominated singer and fiddler.

Thursday 25

Glasgow

FREE Celtic Music Radio Merchant Square. Albion Street. off Candleriggs. 552 5908. 4 6pm. A live broadcast on Radio 1530AM and www.celtictnusicradio.net. frotn a selection of (ilasgow talent. l’ur! oft/re .Wl'l'r'llrllll ('il)‘ I'k's'livul.

I Stories, Stovies and Song (are Cossachok. Russian Cultural Centre. Albion Street. 553 0733. 7pm. £20 (inc two course meal). An evening of storytelling and traditional music. Part of the .Wl'l't‘llrlltl City It's-mu].

I Trasitional Scots Songs and Music Lauries Bar. King Street. 552 7123. 7.30pm. £5. A really strong line-up of authentic performers includes singers Adam MacNaughton. (iordeanna McCulloch. Aileen Carr. Susan McClure. (iraham lrvine. Sam Ramsay. Ron Clark and Cy Laurie. I’ur! oft/1v .l'lr’l't‘ltrtlll ('irv I-i'siii-ul.

I Dyad St Andrew's in the Square. St Andrew‘s Square. 559 5902. 8pm. £8 (£6). Vancouver group Dyad takes inspiration from the musical traditions of the Appalachian mountains. I’ur! oft/re .l/Ir'rr‘ltunl ('I'Iv I'i'slii'ul.

I Corinthian Ceilidh Corinthian. Ingram Street. 552 1101. 9.30pm. £5 (£30 inc three course dinner). Ceilidh dance (with dinner from 7.30pm) to a live band. l’url oft/1v Merv/run! ('r'rv I'i's‘lit‘ul.

Glasgow

FREE Celtic Music Radio Merchant Square. Albion Street. off Candleriggs. 552 5908. 4 8pm. See Thu 25.

FREE Duo Concertante Aria. Albion Street. 552 2101. 6.30pm. (iuitar and flute duo. I’url oft/iv .l/('I'(‘/I(IIII ('irv Festival.

Edinburgh

I Guid Crack Club Waverley Bar. St Mary‘s Street. 556 9579. 7.30pm. £3 suggested donation. lidinburgh‘s monthly storytelling club welcomes all. (iuesl taleteller each month. Listen or contribute to the delightful evening t words and occasional song.

I LightGarden Rosslyn Chapel. Roslin. 440 2159. 7.30pm. £9 (£7). Mongolian-style overtone chanting (throat singing) with harmonium. bou/ouki and fiddle.

I Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham Queen‘s Hall. Clerk Street. 668 2019. 8pm. £14 £17.50. fiddle and accordion stars on tour.

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Elbow

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Jarvis Cocker

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