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WIN FRUIT TREE FOUNDATION ALBUMS
Dreamed up as an indie-folk supergroup during this year’s Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival, The Fruit Tree
Foundation is composed of Rod ‘Idlewild’ Jones, James ‘Twilight Sad’ Graham, Scott ‘Frightened Rabbit’ Hutchison, Jill ‘Sparrow and the Workshop’ O’Sullivan, plus Emma Pollock, Karine Polwart, Jenny Reeve, James Yorkston and Alasdair Roberts. The project has resulted in a rather excellent album (see the five star review on page 114), due for release on Mon 8 Aug – if you’d like to win one of four copies off us, go to list.co.uk/offers. WIN CAMILLE O’SULLIVAN TICKETS
Camille O’Sullivan was one of our cabaret highlights of last year, and so it is with open arms we welcome her back to the Fringe. We’ve wangled three pairs of tickets to catch her show one night in August. To enter, just click on list.co.uk/offers to be in with a chance. Closing date Wed 10 Aug. HOW TO ENTER
Log onto list.co.uk/offers. Closing date for competitions is Wed 10 Aug, unless otherwise stated. There is no cash alternative. Usual List rules apply.
FREE Museum of Piping Tour The National Piping Centre, 30–34 McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 11am & 3pm. Get a guided tour of the Museum of Piping by Professor Hugh Cheape. Part of Piping Live! FREE Piping in the Square George Square, 353 0220. 11am. Some of the best pipers in the world perform every day. Part of Piping Live! FREE Live Music At The Street Café The National Piping Centre, 30–34 McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. noon, 1.15pm, 4.45pm & 5.30pm. A daily selection of live music at the National Piping Centre street café. Part of Piping Live! With Fred Morrison (noon), Lorne MacDougall Trio (1.15pm), Hotel Palindrome (4.45pm) and LA Scots Pipe Band (5.30pm). ■ Piobaireachd of the Day College of Piping, 16–24 Otago Street, 334 3587. noon. £2. Classic Ceol Mor with Brian Donaldson and guests. Part of Piping Live! ■ Alastair Dunn: Lunchtime Recital The National Piping Centre, 30–34 McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 12.15pm. £6 (£4). Dunn, double gold medallist, launches the lunchtime recital series for the festival. Part of Piping Live! FREE Strathclyde Police Mini Pipe Band College of Piping, 16–24 Otago Street, 334 3587. 1pm. A free performance courtesy of the Strathclyde Police force. Part of Piping Live! ■ Come and Try: Gaelic The National Piping Centre, 30–34 McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 1.30pm. £2. Get a basic introduction to the Celtic language of Scotland. Part of Piping Live! FREE Pipe Up!: The Piper’s House The National Piping Centre, 30–34 McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 1.30pm. Professor Hugh Cheape leads this talk about John and Angus Mackay of Raasay. Part of Piping Live! ■ Jack Lee: Glenfiddich Champions Series George Square, 353 0220. 1.45pm. £6 (£4). From Canada, Lee has achieved success as a soloist and as a teacher, see him at the Glenfiddich Exhibition Marquee. Part of Piping Live! FREE Music of The Nations: Austria George Square, 353 0220. 1.45pm. The bagpipe is not a solely Scottish instrument, and Albin Paulus from Hotel Palindrone demonstrates the Austrian bagpipe traditions. Part of Piping Live! FREE Connor Sinclair and Finlay MacDonald The National Piping Centre, 30–34 McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353
0220. 2pm. Sponsored by RG Hardie & Co, this is a free bagpipe concert at the Street Café. Part of Piping Live! FREE Fred Morrison Reel Pipes Pipe Idol The National Piping Centre, 30–34 McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 3pm. Four of the world’s best young pipers will battle it out each day to be this year’s Pipe Idol. Heat one features Joseph Stewart, David Shedden, Bradley Parker and Ben McLamrock. Part of Piping Live! FREE Kyle Warren: George Square Sessions George Square, 353 0220. 4.15pm. Warren, composer, performer and recording artist launches the George Square Sessions at the Café Bar Marquee. Part of Piping Live! FREE Noting The Tradition The National Piping Centre, 30–34 McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 4.30pm. The launch of an oral history project led by the National Piping Centre. Part of Piping Live! FREE Piping On the Clyde The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 954 1234. 7pm. Wallace Bagpipes in association with College of Piping Radio present performances from House of Edgar Shotts and Dykehad, Torphichen and Bathgate, the Pipe Band Club, Sydney and Donald McKenzie ‘The Cosmic Piper’. Part of Piping Live! ■ Mr McFall’s Chamber: Pipes and Strings Royal Concert Hall: Strathclyde Suite, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £16 (£12). A collaboration of strings and pipes, experience a performance with a difference. Part of Piping Live! ■ Festival Club The National Piping Centre, 30–34 McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 10pm. £5. A live music experience that will take you merrily through the night into the morning. Part of Piping Live!
Tuesday 9 Glasgow FREE The Pipers Trails George Square, 353 0220. 10am. See Mon 8. ■ Come and Try: Piping The National Piping Centre, 30–34 McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 2.30pm & 11am. £2. A basic introduction to playing the bagpipes. Part of Piping Live! ■ Family Fun Day The National Piping Centre, 30–34 McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 11am. £2.50 per adult + child; extra children 50p. Drumming demos, tours, face-painting, Highland dancing and Come & Try instrument sessions to bring the national piping gathering to life for little ones. A special session for under 5s is available
from 9.15am to 10.45am at £1 per child; booking required. Part of Piping Live! FREE Museum of Piping Tour The National Piping Centre, 30–34 McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 11am & 3pm. See Mon 8. FREE Live Music At The Street Café The National Piping Centre, 30–34 McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. noon, 1.15pm, 4.45pm & 5.30pm. A daily selection of live music at the National Piping Centre street café. Kyle Warren (noon), Catriona Watt (1.15pm), Ross Ainslie & Ali Hutton (4.45pm) and Oran Mor Pipe Band (5.30pm). Part of Piping Live! FREE Piping in the Square George Square, 353 0220. noon. See Mon 8. ■ Alan Bevan: Lunchtime Recital The National Piping Centre, 30–34 McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 12.15pm. £6 (£4). Bevan, winner of Piping Live! 2009 performs an afternoon recital. Part of Piping Live! ■ Come and Try: Gaelic The National Piping Centre, 30–34 McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 1.30pm. £2. See Mon 8. FREE Music of The Nations: Croatia George Square, 353 0220. 1.45pm. The Gajde is a Croatian instrument like the bagpipe, including a bag, chanter and drone. Stjepan Veckovic gives us an insightful history. Part of Piping Live! ■ Pipe Major Gordon Walker: Glenfiddich Champions Recital Series George Square, www.pipinglive.co.uk 1.45pm. £6 (£4). A recital by two time winner of the Glenfiddich Championships at the Glenfiddich Exhibition Marquee. Part of Piping Live! FREE BeggBagpipes.com presents . . . The National Piping Centre, 30–34 McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 2pm. Jim Begg will give a short talk about everything BeggBagpipes.com has to offer. Part of Piping Live! ■ Masters World Drum Corps Recital Lord Todd Bar, Campus Village, University of Strathclyde, 548 2435. 2pm. £10. International pipe band drum corps recital featuring six of the world’s top Grade 1 drum corps. Part of Piping Live! Got an opinion? You can now Comment on all our articles at list .co.uk
GLASVEGAS TO HEADLINE THE FAMOUS GROUSE FESTIVAL
With not long to go until The Famous Grouse Festival, Glasvegas have been announced as a headline act who will entertain crowds on the Saturday night.
The NME award winning band is no stranger to the
festival scene having performed at festivals around the world as well as Glastonbury, T in the Park and Oxegen. They released their 2nd album, Euphoric Heartbeat, in April after their debut album, Glasvegas, went platinum in the UK. The renowned Scottish band headlined Edinburgh’s
Hogmanay in 2008 and have played with some of the biggest names in music including Oasis, Kings of Leon, U2 and Coldplay.
120 THE LIST 4–11 Aug 2011
The music and whisky festival will be held for the first time at The Famous Grouse Experience in Crieff on Friday 12 and Saturday 13 August*. Ticket prices are £30 per day and are now on sale from ticketmaster.co.uk & ticketsoup.com. Tickets are restricted to those aged 14 and above and all over 18’s will be treated to three free drams (ID required). Disabled access and parking available on prior request. For all the latest festival news and to view the full line-up please visit: thefamousgrouse.com/festival
Please enjoy our whisky responsibly *Subject to licensing