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FOLK & WORLD Events are listed by date, then city. Submit listings at least 16 days before publication to henry@list.co.uk. Listings are compiled by Henry Northmore. ✽✽ Indicates Hitlist entry
Thursday 26
Glasgow ■ Rory McLeod St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 559 5902. 8pm. £9 (£7). The award-winning Orcadian troubadour performs magical music with a broad spectrum of influence from flamenco and blues to Celtic and calypso rhythms. Edinburgh ■ The Long Notes Leith Folk Club, The Village, South Fort Street, 07502 024852. 7.30pm. £8. Fiddler-led outfit with accordionist Colette O’Leary and Brian Kelly on banjo and mandolin. ■ Sierra Maestra The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7.30pm. £17.50 (£14). With a sound recalling the 1920s heyday of Cuban music, the group have played a huge part in the explosion in popularity of Latin American sounds. ■ Canongate Cadjers Ceilidh Band The Royal Scots Club, 29–31 Abercromby Place, 556 4270. 8pm. £6. Live ceilidh music, Scots tunes and dancing. FREE Folk Music Session Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, 668 2312. 8pm. Folk session.
Friday 27
Edinburgh ■ Viper Central Leith Folk Club, The Village, South Fort Street, 07502 024852. 7pm. £8. Bluegrass and old- time British Columbia folk. FREE Tom Oakes & Kathryn Nicoll Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, 668 2312. 8.30pm. Traditional folk on flute, guitar and violin. Stirling ■ Fidil Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, 01786 274000. 8pm. £10. Fiddle trio Fidil are relative newcomers to the Irish folk scene.
Saturday 28
Glasgow ■ Ceol’s Craic CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 8pm. £8 (£6). Monthly Gaelic club and platform for Gaelic art and culture. Edinburgh FREE Allan Johnston & Friends Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, 668 2312. 4pm. Original story songs, powerful harmonies, terrific banter, plus multi-instrumental virtuosity from the Celtic tradition. ■ Lurach Leith Folk Club, The Village, South Fort Street, 07502 024852. 7.30pm. £6. 2010 Danny Kyle Open Stage award winners Lurach are a young Scottish quartet who combine shared vocal duties with whistles, fiddles and tenor banjo tunes. ■ Scots Music Group Ceilidh St Bride’s Centre, 10 Orwell Terrace, 346 1405. 7.30pm. £8–£10 (£6–£7; members £5–£7). Fundraising ceilidh of traditional music and dancing. Bella McNab’s Dance Band provide the live music.
Sunday 29 Glasgow ■ The Gathering The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7pm. £3 suggested donation. A new evening for discovering and sharing stories, poems and songs old and new, all with a folky edge.
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Edinburgh FREE Tom Oakes & Kathryn Nicoll Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, 668 2312. 4pm. See Fri 27. ■ Bagatelle Malone’s Irish Bar, 14 Forrest Road, 226 5954. 7pm. £16. The Dublin folk rockers return with their original line-up. FREE Bobby Nicholson & Eddy Hanson Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, 668 2312. 8pm. Folk session.
Monday 30
Glasgow FREE Brel Sessions Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 8pm. Folky jam session with an indie edge from Laura Wilkie (Rachel Sermanni Band) and Sarah Hayes (Admiral Fallow). Edinburgh ■ Katy Moffatt Wee Folk Club, Royal Oak, Infirmary Street, 557 2976. 8pm. £12. American roots music from the singer-songwriter.
Stirling ■ Tarneybackle Stirling Folk Club, Stirling County Rugby Football Club, Bridgehaugh Park, Causewayhead Road, 01259 218521. 8pm. £7. One of Perthshire’s finest folk groups performing Scottish songs, with close harmonies blended with guitar, mandolin, bouzouki, octave mandola, flute, whistles and percussion.
Tuesday 31
Glasgow ■ KAN, Kristan Harvey and The Sanna Stereo, 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7.30pm. £10. New folk quartet featuring Brian Finnegan (Flook), Aidan O’Rourke (Lau), Ian Stephenson and Jim Goodwin. Edinburgh ■ Andy Chung Leith Folk Club, The Village, South Fort Street, 07502 024852. 7.30pm. £tbc. Traditional and original songs by local hero fae Fife. ■ Ceilidh Club The Bongo Club, Moray House, 37 Holyrood Road, 558 7604. 8.30pm. £6. Ceilidh dancing, furious fiddlers and callers to lead you through the steps. Featuring Roundhouse Ceilidh Band.
Wednesday 1 Edinburgh FREE Easy Chair The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. Laidback folky sounds from Graham Laird and Mike Bennet. ■ Kieran Goss Edinburgh Folk Club, Cabaret Bar, 60 The Pleasance, 650 2458. 7.30pm. £10 (£8; members £6). Irish singer/songwriter Kieran Goss plays material from his 20-year career.
Thursday 2
Glasgow ■ Katy Moffatt St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 559 5902. 8pm. £10 (£8). See Mon 30. Edinburgh ■ Stramash: The Scots Music Show The Augustine Church, 41–43 George IV Bridge. 6.45pm & 8.30pm. £9 (over-60s £7; under-21s/students £5). From beautiful slow airs and Scottish Strathspeys to thrilling jigs and reels, songs, pipe music, ballads and stories of Scottish history. See stramash-scots- music.org to book. ■ Unpeeled The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£3). Showcase of four new acts of any genre from rock and indie to folk and acoustic.
Friday 3 Glasgow ■ Junior Academy Scottish Music Concert RSAMD, 100 Renfrew Street,
332 5057. 7pm. £4 (£3). The RSAMD’s juniors perform some traditional tunes.
Edinburgh ■ Stramash: The Scots Music Show The Augustine Church, 41–43 George IV Bridge. 6.45pm & 8.30pm. £9 (over-60s £7; under-21s/students £5). See Thu 2. ■ The Dead Man’s Waltz Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8-16 Morrison Street, 228 9393. 7pm. £5 (£4). Skye quartet performing folk noir with a theatrical storytelling flourish. Stirling ■ Judy Collins Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, 01786 274000. 8pm. £16. Unique blend of interpretive folk and contemporary themes.
Saturday 4 Glasgow ■ Samba Showcase 8 Queen Margaret Union, 22 University Gardens, 339 9784. 9pm. £6 before 10pm; £7.50 after. Samba bands from around the UK congregate once again to warm up for the big festival opening parade tomorrow. Headliners are Juba de Leao from Manchester, with support from local favourites Samba Ya Bamba and Edinburgh Samba School. Part of the West End Festival.
Sunday 5
Glasgow FREE Piping Live Pre-Party Islay Inn, 1256–1260 Argyle Street. 8pm. Warm up for the piping festival that takes over Glasgow in August with Lorne MacDougall and friends. Part of the West End Festival. FREE Big George Jinty McGuintys, 21–29 Ashton Lane, 339 0747. 9pm. Foot- stomping Irish folk from the ‘Celtic Thunder’ star. Part of the West End Festival.
Monday 6
Glasgow FREE Brel Sessions Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 8pm. See Mon 30. Stirling ■ Morgan Lee Band Stirling Folk Club, Stirling County Rugby Football Club, Bridgehaugh Park, Causewayhead Road, 01259 218521. 8pm. £7. A return visit to the club for Hugh Lee and his six- piece band.
Tuesday 7
Glasgow FREE Steph Baxter Jinty McGuintys, 21–29 Ashton Lane, 339 0747. 9pm. Traditional Scottish and Irish music. Part of the West End Festival. Edinburgh ■ Anna MacDonald Leith Folk Club, The Village, South Fort Street, 07502 024852. 7.30pm. £6. Scots, Gaelic and English folk from this singer-songwriter. ■ Ceilidh Club The Bongo Club, Moray House, 37 Holyrood Road, 558 7604. 8.30pm. £6. Ceilidh dancing, furious fiddlers and callers to lead you through the steps. Featuring Norman Mackay’s Ceilidh Experience.
Wednesday 8 Glasgow ■ Kris Drever & Eamonn Coyne Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £12. Orcadian guitarist and vocalist from Fine Friday Kris Drever is accompanied by Irish tenor banjo player from Salsa Celtica, Eamonn Coyne. Part of the West End Festival. FREE Full Tonne Kid Jinty McGuintys, 21–29 Ashton Lane, 339 0747. 9pm. Acoustic blues and country band from Bellshill. Part of the West End Festival.
Edinburgh FREE Easy Chair The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Wed 1. ■ Andy Chung Constitution Bar, 48 Constitution Street, Leith, 538 9374. 7.30pm. £8. Traditional and original songs by local hero fae Fife. Part of the Leith Festival. ■ Bob Hall & Hilary Blyth Edinburgh Folk Club, Cabaret Bar, 60 The Pleasance, 650 2458. 7.30pm. £8 (£7; members £5). Roots and blues piano. Paisley ■ Roddy Hart & the Lonesome Fire Paisley Arts Centre, New Street, 887 1010. 8pm. £10 (£8). Glasgow singer-songwriter Roddy Hart has shared studio time with Ryan Adams and has an album featuring performances by Kris Kristofferson and Eddi Reader already under his belt.
Thursday 9
Glasgow ■ Cula Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 7.30pm. £8. Exciting new folk project form Maeve Mckinnon, Lauren MacColl and Ewan Macpherson. Part of the West End Festival. ■ Scottish Music Concert: Vocal RSAMD, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 7.30pm. £6.50 (£4.50). Performance by first year students on the Scottish Music programme as part of Gaelic Fortnight. ■ Michael Chapman St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 559 5902. 8pm. £9 (£7). Blues country rock from the John Peel-championed Michael Chapman. Edinburgh ■ Stramash: The Scots Music Show The Augustine Church, 41–43 George IV Bridge. 6.45pm & 8.30pm. £9 (over 60s £7; under 21s/students £5). See Thu 2. ■ The Bonfire Band The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). Acoustic roots, country and bluegrass from this London-based traveller five-piece.
Friday 10
Glasgow ■ Alastair Savage Trio Cottier Theatre, 93–95 Hyndland Street, 0844 395 4000. 6pm. £8 (£4). Ayrshire fiddler and his trio bring traditional and contemporary music together, with old tunes as well as new compositions. Part of the West End Festival ■ Karine Polwart Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £12. A blend of indie, folk, funk and alt.country from Borders- based award-winning songstress Polwart. Part of the West End Festival. ■ The O’s Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 7.30pm. £5. Uplifting Americana. ■ David Francey CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 8pm. £10. See Tue 7. Edinburgh ■ Stramash: The Scots Music Show The Augustine Church, 41–43 George IV Bridge. 6.45pm & 8.30pm. £9 (over-60s £7; under-21s/students £5). See Thu 2. ■ Ceilidh Club with Teannaich Pollock Halls, Holyrood Park Road. 7.30pm. £8 (£6). Join in a lively ceilidh evening where dances are taught on the night, so all abilities are welcome. Check out the GreatOffers on page 6
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