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High energy Americana and hillbilly hijinks from Kansas City’s Wilders. ‘We’re doing
whatever we want and that’s what’s really exciting for us,’ explains frontman Ike Sheldon. ‘This ain’t sitting on the front porch rocking chair music. We play hillbilly music and we play the shit out of it.’ E Eastgate Theatre. Peebles, Thu 9 Jul; Howden Park Centre, Livingston, Fri 70 Jul; Tol/bootli. Stirling, Sat 7 7 Jul; Bongo Club. Edinburgh. Sun 72 Jul; Classic Grand. Glasgow Tue 74 Jul.
Edinburgh
I Norman Mackay’s Ceilidh Experience The Bongo Club. Moray llouse. llolyrood Road. 558 760-1.
7 -10pm. £7 (£6). Punchy accordion—led contemporary tradition gets people on the dance floor.
I Assembly Rooms Ceilidh Dance Assembly Rooms. (ieorge Street. 339 5374. 8pm. £6 £10. See Fri 10.
I Ceilidh Night l.auriston llall. l.auriston Street. 8pm. £8 £10 (children £6). Friday night Ceilidh dance with the John Stuart Band and caller Ken (iourlay.
EEEE Ensemble Hispanico Numen (ireyfriars Kirk. (ireyfriars Place. 2251900. 8pm. A mix of Flamenco. classical. jar” and contemporary music performed on flamenco guitar. soprano sax. viola and electric bass. complete with Flamenco dancer. Presented by the Consulate of Spain.
Melrose
I The McCalmans Wynd Theatre. Buccleuch Street. 01896 820028. 8pm. £12. The Macs have played internationally for 30 years and are back at the Wynd by public demand. They‘re not only great harmony singers. but are famed for their irrepressible wit and good humour.
Stirling
I Le Vent du Nord 'l‘olhooth. Jail Wynd. 01851 702333. 8pm. £12 (£10). (ireat Quebecois band.
Glasgow
I Blair Douglas Band ()ran Mor. (ireat Western Road. 357 6200. 7pm. £l5. Scottish accordion legend (he wrote Kate Martin‘s Walt/.1 and
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founding Runrig member. with his own group.
Peebles
I Filska liastgate Theatre & Arts Centre. liastgate. 01721 725777. 7.30pm. £1 1 (£9). Powerful. brilliantly played. fiddle-driven. traditional-based music from the popular Shetland band.
Edinburgh EREE Dagda Folk Session l)ugda Bar. Buccleuch Street. 667 9773. 7.30pm. See Sun 12.
SREE Footstomping Whiski. High Street. 556 3095. 9pm. See Sun 12.
Aberfoyle
FREE Heelster Gowdie David Marshall Lodge. Achray Forest. Queen Elizabeth Forest Park. 2.30pm. Cheeky folksters enjoy their fourth season as resident band at the David Marshall Lodge.
Edinburgh I The Chans The Jazz Bar. Chambers Street. 220 4298. 1am. £l. See Mon 13.
Stirling
I North Sea Gas Stirling Folk Club. Stirling County Rugby Football Club. Bridgehaugh Park. (‘ausewayhead Road. 01687 470267. 7.30pm. lintertaining. veteran Scottish folk outfit combine guitars. inandolins. bodhrans. banjos. whistles and bou/otikis with harmony vocals and humour.
Edinburgh
I Ceilidh Club The Lot. (irassmarket. 225 9922. 8pm. £6. Dance to live music from A Whisky Kiss. with a caller to guide you through the steps.
I Cara Luft 8. Hugh McMillan l.eith Folk Club. The Village. South Fort Street. 07502 02-1852. 9.30pm. £8. Dynamic vocals from l.uft (Wailin' Jennys) mixing rock. folk. and Americana. McMillan plays bass and mandolin.
FREE Footstomping Whiski. High Street. 556 3095. 9pm. See Sun 12.
Edinburgh
I Ceilidh House Scottish Storytelling Centre. High Street. 5569579. 7pm. £10 (£8). Folktales. songs and tunes with .\'ancy Nicolson (melodeon) and liwan McVicar (guitar).
FREE Amarula’s African Festival St Andrews Square (iardens. A four day event featuring the sounds of Africa. live poetry readings and an Afro-beat DJ. with the chance to sup on an Ainarula Cream cocktail. Ages 18+.
Berwick Upon Tweed
I The Shee Paxton llouse Picture (iallery. Paxton. 473 2000. 7.30pm. £10 (£5). 'l'raditional British folk and bluegrass with a highly skilled and adventurous twist from the young all- women vocal/mulii-instrurnental sextet. I’art oflltist'i‘ at Patio/I I'i'stival.
Dunfermline
FREE Frank Burkitt l)unfermline Folk Club. Thistle Tavern. Baldridgeburn. 01383 729673. 8.30pm. See Thu 16.
Linlithgow
I Linlithgow Scotch Hop l.inlithgow Palace. Kirkgatc. 01506 842896. 7pm. £7.50 (£5: under 12s free). See Wed 15.
Glasgow
I Cheyenne Brown & Seylan Baxter St Andrew's in the Square. St Andrew‘s Square. 559 5902. 8pm. £8 (£6). llarp. cello and vocals in contemporary arrangements of traditional tunes.
Edinburgh
I Stramash: The Scots Music Show The Augustine Church. (ieorge IV Bridge. 0774 068 1879. 6.45pm & 8.30pm. £7 (£6; under 12s £5). See Thu 9.
FREE Amarula’s African Festival St Andrews Square (iardens. See Wed 22.
I The White Heather Club Homecoming Event The Famous Five Stand. The Forth View Suite. liaster Road Stadium. Albion Place. 08-143 573393. £65. Scottish food and entertainment accompanied by some of Scotland's new singers and dancers.
Classical
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Glasgow
FREE Kelvingrove Organ Recitals Kelvingrove Art (iallery & Museum. Argyle Street. 276 9599. 1pm. Free lunchtime organ recitals every day by different organists.
I Music with the Masterpieces St Bride's lipiscopal Church. 69 llyndland Road. 7pm. £7 (£5). Soprano Zoe Challenor. tenor Steven Phillips. pianist lnju ()h and children‘s choir Little l.arks present a concert of music and poetry. performed alongside an exhibition of works by local artists. I The Sound Institute Summer Workshops Tron Theatre. 63 Trongate. 552 4267. £4.50 -£8 per workshop; £35 £45 for 5 days. Top value music workshops. covering songwriting. singing and a wide range of musical instruments. For ages 4- 20. livents take place at the Tron Theatre until Sat 18 July. See httpz/lthesoundinstitute.co.uk for details.
Edinburgh
FREE Live Music Now National (iallery Complex. The Mound. 624 6200. 6 6.30pm. Soprano liinina Versteeg and pianist Fiona McLeod perform a selection of works inspired by the National (ialleries' collection.
Glasgow
I The National Youth Orchestra of Ireland and Dame Evelyn Glennie City llalls. (‘andleriggs. 353 8000. 7.30pm. £ 1 2~~~£l6. The fantastic and highly innovative percussionist Dame livelyn (ilennie joins forces with some of Ireland's most talented young musicians for Schwantner’s exciting showpiece. the I’l’l't‘ll.\‘.\‘f()l1 Concerto and Minoru Miki‘s Marimba Spiritual. Also on the programme is Bruckner's symphony M) 4. Diego Masson conducts.
Edinburgh
I Lunchtime Concert St (iiles‘ Cathedral. Royal Mile. 226 0673. l2.l5pm. Retiring collection. The (‘onnecticut-based American Chamber Orchestra pays a visit to St (iiles'.
Edinburgh
I NYOS: Summer Concert Queen's llall. 87—89 Clerk Street. 668 2019. 1.30pm. £8 (concessions available). Julian Clayton leads the talented young musicians of the National Children‘s ()rchestra through their annual summer concert.
I Ignaz Moscheles and others in early 19th century London St Cecilia's Hall. Niddry Street. 668 2019. 7.30pm. £14 (£5—£10). Last in the Sypert Summer Concert Series sees Anneke Scott (period horns) and Kathryn Cok (fortepiano) in a rare performance of music by the then- famous Moscheles. as well as that of some of his contemporaries. whose careers took them to London.
Dunblane
FREE Organ Recital l)unblane Cathedral. The Cross. 01786 823388. Noon. London-based organist Daniel Moult gives a recital. Refreshments are available afterwards.