Music Jazz
Leven ■ Fifestock Festival Inn at Lathones, Lathones, Largoward, 01334 840494. Times vary. Prices vary. See Thu 18. Livingston ■ Jazz on Sunday: Konrad Wisniewski/Euan Stevenson Trio Howden Park Centre, Howden, 01506 777666. 2pm. £8 (£6). Jazz standards sit alongside original compositions from these two shining stars of the Scottish jazz scene.
Monday 1
Edinburgh ■ The Jazz Bar Big Band The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 7.30pm. £4 (£3). See Mon 22. ■ Great Jazz Jam Session The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 9pm. £2 (£1). See Mon 22. Perth ■ Graeme Stephen Sextet with Ben Davis Perth Concert Hall, Mill Street, Perth, 01738 621031. 8pm. £10. See Fri 26.
Tuesday 2
Glasgow FREE The Bottleneckers Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. See Tue 23. Edinburgh ■ The Six O’Clock Blues & Swing Train The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. Donation. See Tue 23. ■ Charity Fundraiser The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8.15pm. £4. See Tue 23. ■ Tuesday Heartbreak Funk Session The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £2 (£1). See Tue 23.
Wednesday 3 Glasgow FREE Marco Cafolla Trio Blue Dog, 151 West George Street, 229 0707. 11pm. See Wed 24.
Edinburgh FREE Edinburgh University Jazz Orchestra The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 5pm. See Wed 24. ■ Jools Holland & his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra The Jam House, 5 Queen Street, 467 5200. 7pm. £40. Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra punt their feel good R&B, swing and pop standards with guest vocalist Ruby Turner.
Stirling ■ Jazz Singers’ Open Mic Night Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, 01786 274000. 8pm. Singers £5; audience £3. Give your lungs a workout with some jazz and blues classics at this open mic affair.
Thursday 4
Edinburgh ■ Simon Roth’s Mayday Project The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8.15pm. £5 (£4). Innovative, contemporary jazz from London-based drummer Simon Roth’s six-piece. ■ The Freaky Family The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £2 (£1). See Thu 18.
Kirkcaldy ■ Al Hughes Acoustic Music Club, Bennochy House, Forth Park Drive, 01592 653645. 9pm. £6–£7. Live blues from Lights Out By Nine man Hughes. Leven ■ Connie Lush and Blues Shouter Inn at Lathones, Lathones, Largoward, 01334 840494. 9pm. £16. Blues with some jazzy touches from the woman voted Best British Female Blues Vocalist five times by readers of Blues in Britain magazine. Part of Fifestock.
76 THE LIST 18 Feb–4 Mar 2010
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(£9). Folk with an adventurous twist from young female six-piece who mix vocals with traditional tunes and airs, Gaelic songs, self penned compositions and American bluegrass. On fiddles Shona Mooney and Olivia Ross, on mandolin Laura-Beth Salter, accordion and foot percussion from Amy Thatcher, clarsach player Rachel Newton, and flute player Lillias Kinsman-Blake make up the band.
Thursday 18 Sunday 21
Glasgow ■ Sara Grey & Kieron Means St Andrew’s in the Square, St Andrew’s Square, 0870 013 4060. 8pm. £8 (£6). The great American five-string banjo flailer and ballad singer is accompanied by her guitarist son in Appalachian ballads and old-time songs.
Edinburgh FREE Live Music Now: Ailie Robertson National Gallery Complex, The Mound, 624 6200. 6–6.30pm. A Valentine’s Day programme of Scottish and French music with tales of love and romance, performed by dazzling young Scottish clarsach player Ailie Robertson. ■ Rantum Scantum The Jazz Bar, Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. Donation. Violin, guitar and an eclectic repertoire. Falkirk ■ Open Mic Fundraiser Falkirk Folk Club, The Polish Club, Arnot Street, 01324 613395. 8pm. A musical lucky dip.
Friday 19
Glasgow ■ Friday Ceilidh Sloan’s, Argyle Arcade, Argyle Street, 221 8886. 8.30pm. £8 (£5; or two-course meal for £19.95). End of the week ceilidh dance action.
Edinburgh ■ Ceilidhs at the Merlin The Merlin, Morningside Road, 447 4329. 8pm. £6. Ceilidh dance open to all, with live music from the Canongate Cadjers. An experienced caller will lead first-timers through their paces. Leven ■ Rod Clements Inn at Lathones, Lathones, Largoward, 01334 840494. 9pm. £12. A little bit bluesy, a slice of folkiness and a splash of rock from the founding member of Lindisfarne. Part of Fifestock.
Saturday 20
Edinburgh ■ Stockbridge Pipe Band Fundraising Ceilidh Roxy Art House, Roxburgh Place, 7pm. £10. A fun evening of music and dancing with the Thistle Do Ceilidh Band and the Stockbridge Pipe Band. ■ The Strawbs Cabaret Voltaire, Blair Street, 220 6176. 7pm. £13.50. Celebrated folk rock survivors, celebrating their 40th year that, at one time, featured Rick Wakeman in their line-up. ■ Alan Windram The Voodoo Rooms, West Register Street, 556 7060. 7.30pm. £10 (£8). New solo album 10 O’Clock in the Morning of melodic Scottish Americana from Windram. All profits go to leukaemia charity, Calum’s Trust. ■ ScotsLatina Ceilidh Tollcross Community Centre, Fountainbridge, 8pm. £8 (£6 in advance). A mix of Scottish, salsa and Latin music with live sets from Minnow, Edinburgh-resident Chilean singer Carlos Arredondo, and Alba Flamenca. A fundraiser for Nicaragua Learning Exchange. Peebles ■ The Shee Eastgate Theatre & Arts Centre, Eastgate, 473 2000. 7.30pm. £11
Glasgow ■ Lev & Friends Café Cossachok, Trongate, 553 0733. 9pm. £6. Violinist Lev Atlas presents this high class, Russian, Hungarian, Gypsy, jazz, classical and folk fusion. Edinburgh ■ Rebecca Wright Wee Folk Club, Royal Oak, Infirmary Street, 557 2976. 8.30pm. £5. Exquisite arrangements for voice and acoustic guitar from the Australian singer/songwriter. FREE Footstomping Whiski, High Street, 556 3095. 9.30pm. Traditional music session.
Hawick ■ Fantoosh! Tower Mill, Heart of Hawick, Kirkstile, 01450 360680. 2.30pm. £9 (£2–£8). Jenni Borthwick (fiddle), Pauline Salmond (cello) and Graham MacDonald (piano) combine traditional tunes with elements of jazz and classical. FREE Trad Music Sessions with Shona Mooney and Friends Tower Mill, Heart of Hawick, Kirkstile, 01450 360680. 4pm. 2006 BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year, fiddler Shona Mooney began playing music with her parents in the band O’er the Border and has gone on to feature prominently in all-women outfit The Shee. Leven ■ John Miller & his Country Casuals Inn at Lathones, Lathones, Largoward, 01334 840494. 9pm. £8. Radio Sweethearts singer Miller and the band play trad country originals. Part of Fifestock.
Monday 22
Glasgow FREE Michael Simons Tchai Ovna, Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. Glasgow- based guitarist plays folk/blues. Edinburgh FREE Muckle Flugga Whiski, High Street, 556 3095. 9.30pm. Trad Scots music from the ceilidh band.
Stirling ■ Fiachra O’Regan and Sophie Lavoie Stirling Folk Club, Stirling County Rugby Football Club, Bridgehaugh Park, Causewayhead Road, 01259 218521. 8pm. £6. Young Irish folk duo makes fine sounds on their fiddle and uilleann pipes.
Tuesday 23
Glasgow ■ Pasión De Buena Vista Royal Concert Hall, Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £21–£26. Cuban music and dance experience featuring three top Cuban singers, dancers from the Tropicana Club in Havana and an eight- piece live band. FREE Thank Folk it’s Tuesday Sloan’s, Argyle Arcade, Argyle Street, 221 8886. 7pm. The GU Celtic band host this folk and traditional session. Edinburgh ■ Fiachra O’Regan and Sophie Lavoie Leith Folk Club, The Village, South Fort Street, 07502 024852. 7.30pm. £6. Irish pipes and fiddle. See Mon 22.
■ Ceilidh Club The Lot, Grassmarket, 225 9922. 8pm. £6. Ceilidh dance with a caller to lead you through the steps. Live music from Heeliegoleerie. FREE Footstomping Whiski, High Street, 556 3095. 9.30pm. See Sun 21. Glenrothes ■ Glenrothes Accordion and Fiddle Club Victoria Hall, Main Street, Coaltown of Balgonie, 01592 775465. 7pm. £2.50–£3. A monthly club devoted to bellows and bows. Open to non- members.
Wednesday 24
Edinburgh ■ Ensemble Résonances and Curmudgeon Institut Français d’Ecosse, Randolph Crescent, 225 5366. 6.30pm. £10 (£8). The Auld Alliance reborn with Les Résonances from France and Curmudgeon from Scotland. ■ Mike Wilson and Damien Barber Edinburgh Folk Club, Cabaret Bar, The Pleasance, 650 2458. 8pm. £8 (£7). Great songs rooted in English tradition from BBC award winning singers. Dunfermline FREE Dunfermline Folk Club Session Dunfermline Folk Club, Thistle Tavern, Baldridgeburn, 01383 729673. 8pm. Informal folk session.
Thursday 25
Glasgow ■ Wendy Arrowsmith St Andrew’s in the Square, St Andrew’s Square, 0870 013 4060. 8pm. £8 (£6). Lincoln-based Scottish singer also plays guitar, mandolin and Bodhran. Edinburgh ■ Rantum Scantum The Jazz Bar, Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. Donation. See Thu 18. ■ Fairport Convention The Queen’s Hall, Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7.30pm. £18.50. The veteran English folk rock band whose current line-up features founding member Simon Nicol with Gerry Conway, Chris Leslie, Dave Pegg and Ric Sanders.
Falkirk ■ Bruce Davis Falkirk Folk Club, The Polish Club, Arnot Street, 01324 613395. 8pm. £tbc. Low-key popular folk greats from the guitarist/vocalist.
Friday 26
Glasgow ■ Duncan McCrone and Cy Jack Mugdock Country Park, Craigallian Road, Milngavie, 956 6100. 7.45pm. £11 (£10). Ex-Clydesider singer and songwriter/guitarist performs with Cy Jack from their new album All you Need to Know. Ticket price includes glass of wine. Booking essential. ■ Darden Smith The State Bar, Holland Street, 332 2159. 8pm. £9. From Austin, the Americana troubadour has been described as a ‘Texan Van Morrison’. ■ Wing & a Prayer Tchai Ovna, Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. £2. Folk/blues duo. ■ Friday Ceilidh Dance Sloan’s, Argyle Arcade, Argyle Street, 221 8886. 8.30pm. £8 (£5; or two-course meal for £19.95). See Fri 19. Edinburgh ■ Guid Crack Club Waverly Bar, St Mary’s Street, 556 9579. 7.30pm. £3 suggested donation. Edinburgh’s storytelling club welcomes all to listen or contribute to the spinning of yarns. A delightful evening of words and song, with a monthly guest tale spinner.
Leven ■ Jennifer Batten Inn at Lathones, Lathones, Largoward, 01334 840494. 9pm. £20. Top US female guitarist