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Folk Music

Ray Lamontaqne

Gossip in the Grain was praised as his most open album to date. I Roya/ Concert Hall, Glasgow, Mon 9 Feb.

Glasgow

I Scottish Music Concert RSAMD. Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 7.45pm. £5. The Ensemble Assessment Concert of works by students taking the BA in Scottish Music.

Edinburgh

I Absolute Beginner Ceilidh Dance Class Bruntsfield Primary School. Montpelier. Bruntsf'ield. 229 1821. 7~8.55pm. £7 (£4). No partners necessary for this friendly and relaxed drop-in ceilidh class for leamers. Wear flat and comfortable shoes.

I Mike and All Vass Edinburgh Folk Club. Cabaret Bar. The Pleasance. 650 2458. 8pm. £7 (£6). The talented. high- energy 21 year old twins from around Nairn have been playing together for ten years and making more and more waves. Mod medallist Mike‘s fiddle. guitar and vocals complement Ali's piano and vocals in a mix of traditional and composed tunes. and close harmony song.

FREE MacPolvo The White Hart lnn. Grassmarket. 622 71 18. 9pm. Easy listening Scots and Gaelic song.

Dunfermline

I Gill Bowman Dunfermline Folk Club. Thistle Tavem. Baldridgeburn. 01383 729673. 8.30pm. £5. Edinburgh- based guitarist. songwriter. and singer of Burns and the Scots tradition.

Thursday 12

Glasgow

I I’ll Campbell and Tom McFarland St Andrew‘s in the Square. St Andrew's Square. 559 5902. 8pm. £8 (£6). See Sun 8.

Falkirk

I Gifford Lind Falkirk Folk Club. The

Polish Club. Amot Street. ()1324 613395. 7.30pm. Versatile performer. songwriter.

head bummer of the New Makar's Trust.

Stirling

I Alejandro Zeigler Tango Quartet Tolhooth. Jail Wynd. 01786 274000. 8pm. £12 (£10). Argentinean pianist Zeigler created his celebrated quartet to continue the tradition of Pia/lolla. Pugliese. Di Sarli. Troilo. D‘Arien/o. and to create his own music. Musicians are: Javier Stromann. bandoneon (large accordion/concertina): Astro Rocco. violin; and Patricio Peralta. bass.

Friday‘31a Edinburgh

I Teannaich Pollock Halls. llolyrood Park Road. 7.30pm. £8 (£6). Dance to the funky Ceilidh band.

I Assembly Rooms Ceilidh Assembly Rooms. George Street. 339 5374. 8pm. £6—£10. Trad dance fun with ceilidh bands culled from the Hebrideans. 111.1. or John Stuart. with caller Ken Gourlay.

I Folk at the Lot The Lot. Grassmarket. 225 9922. 8pm. £4. Thom's Musical Joumey is a roots-rock band from Edinburgh who are about to release their debut album. Broken Sword. recorded in seclusion on the Isle of Mull. Support from Norman Lamont and Paul Gilbody.

Bathgate

I Singers’ Gathering Regal Community Theatre. North Bridge Street. 01506 433634. 10.30am—7pm. £10 (£7). A weekend celebration of Traditional singing with evening concerts. daytime workshops.

The once semi-reclusive, gravelly voiced grizzly bear of Americana folk has come a long way from early gigs where he used to keep his eyes shut throughout. Last year's

discussions and open traditional music

sessions.

I Ewan Robertson & The Cast in Concert Regal Community Theatre. North Bridge Street. 01506 433634.

7.30pm. £10(£7). Voices. guitar. fiddle

and viola from liwan Robertson. and David Francis and Mairi Campbell of "The (‘ast'. I’url ofSingers ' Gathering.

Stirling

I Keith James - Poet in New York Tolbooth. Jail Wynd. 01786 274000. 8pm. £12 (£10). Songwriter and Keith

James returns with a concert of Lorca's poetry he's set to mUsic.

Glasgow FREE Ceilidhs at Lauries Lauries Bar. King Street. 552 7123. 8pm. See Sat 7.

Bathgate

I Singers’ Gathering Regal Community Theatre. North Bridge Street. 01506 433634. 10.30am 7pm. £10(£7). See Fri 13.

I Craig, Morgan and Robson in

Concert Regal Community Theatre. North Bridge Street. (11506 433634. 7.30pm. £10 (£7). Beguiling harmonies and pan-British songs from a-capella harmony trio Moira Craig. Sarah Morgan. and Carolyn Robson. Part of Singers ' (iulltt'ring.

Kilmarnock FREE Creative Burns Launch

Event Dick Institute Museum and Art

Gallery. lilmbank Avenue. 01563 554902. 6—8pm. An evening of poetry. music and song in celebration of the institute's current exhibition Creative Burns. This event is free but ticketed. please call to book.

Sunday 15

Edinburgh

I Scots Guards Club Recital Scots (iiiards ('lub. Clifton Terrace. 337 10(12 4pm. £tbc. Young tip and coming Piping Degree students ((‘aiiieron Drummond. Keith Bosses and Jonathan (iraham) from the RSAMD.

I Skyhook Wee Folk Club. Royal Oak. liifiriiiary Street. 557 2976 7.30pm. Very accomplished traditional music and song from Scotland. Ireland and Cape Breton. performed by the Sheflield-lxised acoustic trio of Martin llarvvood. (‘ath James and Four leather on twin fiddles. guitar. bou/ouki and

Monday 16

Glasgow

I Michael Simons 'l‘chai ()y na. ()lagii lane. 357 452—1. 8pm. £2. Sec Mon 9.

Balloon

FREE Lomond Folk Club: Open Session The Dog llotlsc Lounge. Balloch Rd. 01389 607300. 8pm. See Mon 9.

Stirling

I Eddie Walker and Fraser Spiers Stirling Folk Club. Stirling ('ounty' Rugby Football Club. Bridgehatigh l’ark. (‘ausewayhead Road. 01259 218521. 8pm. l-‘olk. blues. ragtime. great guitar and outstanding harmonica playing.

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Glasgow

I Torn Paxton Royal (‘oncert llall. Satichiehall Street. 353 8000. 7.30pm. £20. legendary American folk singer songwriter whose credits include "The Last Thing on my Mind’. 'Ramblin' Boy. and “Bottle of \Vine'.

Edinburgh

I Peter Case 1.eith Folk (‘Iulx The Village. South Fort Street. 478 7810. 7.30pm. £8. (irairimy-niiminatcd. New York Times Album of the Year-winning folk-rocker with his politically-fuclletl blues and folk/rock songs.

I Ceilidh Club The Lot. (irassmarket. 225 9922. 8pm. £6. (‘eilidh dancing. and callers to lead you through the steps. Live music from lleeliegoleerie.

Wednesday 18

Edinburgh Mike Whellans iidinburgh Folk Club. (‘abaret Bar. The l’leasance. 650 2458. 8pm. £7 (£6). Unique. astonishing. brilliant one-man blues outfit. Mike sings. plays electric and acoustic guitar. mouth harp. drums and mouth pechssion. FREE MacPolvo The White Hart Inn. (irassmarket. 622 71 18. 9pm. See Wed 1 1.

Dunfermline

FREE Wendy Arrowsmith Dunfermline Folk Club. Thistle Tavern. Baldridgeburn. (11383 729673. 8.30pm. The Yorkshire singer with Scottish roots plays guitar and writes her own material.

Thursday 19

Glasgow

I Skyhook St Andrew‘s in the Square. St Andrew‘s Square. 559 5902. 8pm. £8 (£6). Dynamic Sheffield-based celtic trio. See lidinburgh Sun 15.

Falkirk

I Session Falkirk Folk Club. The Polish Club. Arnot Street. 01324

613395. 8.30pm. £tbc. informal folk sing and play-around.

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