Music FOLK & WORLD

Tuesday 30 Tuesday 6

Wednesday 14 Sunday 18

Edinburgh Sandra MacBeth Leith Folk Club, The Village, South Fort Street, 07502 024852. 7.30pm. £6. Lively traditional music from Sandra and her band, playing songs from new album ‘Conjugal Scene’. FREE Soutra Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, 8.30pm. Traditional Scottish music at this open session.

Wednesday 31 Edinburgh FREE Mike Breen & Eddy Hanson Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, 8.30pm. Folky open session on guitar and violin.

Thursday 1 Edinburgh FREE Old Dollar Bill Lebowskis, 18 Morrison Street, 466 1779. 9.30pm. See Thu 25.

Friday 2

Glasgow The Hellfire Club, John Alexander with Paul Tasker and Sleepy Eyes Nelson The State Bar, 148 Holland Street, 332 2159. 8pm. £4. Cajun and alt.country headliners at this Vagabond Social Club night of Americana. Edinburgh FREE Tom Oakes & Kathryn Nicoll Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, 9pm. See Fri 26.

Millport Millport Country & Western Festival Millport Town, www.millportcountryandwestern.org. uk Times vary. £tbc. A rootin’ tootin’ weekend of free country and western gigs across several venues on the Isle of Cumbrae. Past acts on the billing have included Lazy Dog and Carson City.

Saturday 3

Edinburgh FREE Allan Johnston & Friends Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, 4pm. See Sat 27. Millport Millport Country & Western Festival Millport Town, www.millportcountryandwestern.org. uk Times vary. £tbc. See Fri 2.

Sunday 4

Edinburgh FREE Tom Oakes & Kathryn Nicoll Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, 4pm. Traditional folk on flute, guitar and violin.

Kirriemuir Kirriemuir Festival of Music and Song Kirriemuir Old Parish Church, Bank Street, 01575 572819. Times vary. Prices vary. See Fri 2. Millport Millport Country & Western Festival Millport Town, www.millportcountryandwestern.org. uk Times vary. £tbc. See Fri 2.

Monday 5

Glasgow FREE Brel Sessions Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 8pm. See Mon 29. Sarabeth Tucek Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £6. Neil Young-influenced alt.folk artist from LA lays bare her troubles. Part of No Mean City. 130 THE LIST 25 Aug–22 Sep 2011

Edinburgh Ceilidh Club The Bongo Club, Moray House, 37 Holyrood Road, 558 7604. 8.30pm. £6. Ceilidh dancing. Featuring Jigadoon. Wednesday 7

Edinburgh Pokey LaFarge & The South City Three The Bongo Club, Moray House, 37 Holyrood Road, 558 7604. 7pm. £12. See Tue 6. FREE Black Cat Band Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, 8pm. See Wed 31.

Edinburgh Café Voices Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43–45 High Street, 556 9579. 7–9pm. £4. A relaxed session of oral storytelling, poetry by memory, music and song. This month with a travelling theme. FREE Black Cat Band Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, 8pm. See Wed 31. Edinburgh Unplugged The Royal Oak, 1 Infirmary Street, 557 2976. 8pm. £2. A night of acoustic music with Matt Norris & The Moon, Donna Maciocia, Tim Holehouse and Gipsy Rufina.

Thursday 8 Thursday 15

Glasgow Fil Campbell & Tom McFarland St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 559 5902. 7.30pm. £8 (£6). Northern Ireland based singer/songwriter Fil Campbell performs a blend of acoustic pop, jazz, folk and traditional songs accompanied by Latin, African and Irish percussion. Edinburgh Svara-Kanti Brunton Theatre, Ladywell Way, Musselburgh, 665 2240. 7.30pm. £13.75 (£11.25). Classical guitarist Simon Thacker’s new project with India singer Japjit Kaur and musicians Jyotsna Srikanth and Sarvar Sabri playing folk music, Indian classical music and Bollywood soundtracks.

Friday 9

Glasgow Boo Hewerdine St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 01750 20538. 8pm. £8 in advance; £10 on the door. Admired pop/blues songsmith - founder of cult band The Bible and frequent collaborator with Eddi Reader. Edinburgh FREE Tom Oakes & Kathryn Nicoll Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, 9pm. See Sun 4.

Saturday 10 Glasgow The Scottish Fiddle Orchestra Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £9–£17.50. A feast of Scottish music, from lively jigs and reels to hauntingly beautiful slow airs and well-known songs, with fiddle orchestra, pipe band, singers and dancers.

Edinburgh Sunday 11

Edinburgh FREE Tom Oakes & Kathryn Nicoll Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, 4pm. See Sun 4. Monday 12

Glasgow Po’Girl and Snowgoose O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7.30pm. £11. All-female trip putting a contemporary twist on old- time folk, jazz and country music. Part of No Mean City. FREE Brel Sessions Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 8pm. See Mon 29.

Tuesday 13 Edinburgh 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 Heeliegoleerie.

Glasgow Cara Luft St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 559 5902. 7.30pm. £8 (£6). Dynamic vocals from Luft (Wallin’ Jennys) mixing rock and folk. Scott Matthews Òran Mór, 731- 735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7.30pm. £12.50. Solo artist from Wolverhampton whose folk/blues influenced sound can be heard on albums Passing Stranger and Elsewhere, the latter of which featured a duet with Robert Plant. Part of No Mean City. Kent Duchaine The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 220 4298. 8pm. £8 in advance; £10 on the door; £21.95 with early dinner at 6pm. A night of hard driving blues from the steel guitar maestro.

Friday 16

Glasgow Celtic Woman Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £23.50. CANCELLED.

Edinburgh 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. FREE Tom Oakes & Kathryn Nicoll Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, 9pm. See Sun 4. Kinross John Goldie The Green Hotel, 2 Muirs, 01577 863467. 9pm. £12. The acoustic guitarist whose work incorporates jazz, blues, Celtic and funk. Part of Fifestock Festival.

Saturday 17

Edinburgh FREE Allan Johnston & Friends Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, 4pm. See Sat 27. Michael McGoldrick, John Doyle & John McCusker The Bongo Club, Moray House, 37 Holyrood Road, 558 7604. 7.30pm. £14. Traditional music from master flautist McGoldrick (Flook, Lunasa and Capercaillie), McCusker (Battlefield Band) and guitarist Doyle. FREE The Gorms Lebowskis, 18 Morrison Street, 466 1779. 9.30pm. See Sat 27. Gifford Music for Clarsach and Small Pipes Yester Parish Church, Main Street, 473 2000. 8pm. £12 (students £8). In the world of the clarsach Emily Hoile is a rising star, having graduated from St Mary’s Music School in Edinburgh to study classical harp at Juilliard. Alice Burn is similarly distinguished as one of our best players of the Northumbrian small pipes. Here, the duo plays a selection of traditional and modern tunes. Part of Lammermuir Festival

Edinburgh FREE Tom Oakes & Kathryn Nicoll Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, 4pm. See Sun 4.

Monday 19

Glasgow FREE Brel Sessions Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 8pm. See Mon 29.

Tuesday 20

Edinburgh 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.

Wednesday 21 Edinburgh FREE Black Cat Band Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, 8pm. See Wed 31.

Thursday 22

Glasgow Richmond Fontaine and Laura Gibson Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £13. Bittersweet Americana from this Portland band. Michael Marra St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 559 5902. 7.30pm. £10 (£8). One of Scotland’s most prolific songwriters, part-jazz, part-blues, part-folk and part-rock, all delivered in his inimitable fashion. Michael Weston King Woodend Tennis & Bowling Club, 10 Chamberlain Road, 959 1428. 8pm. £tbc. Alt.country from one of the founding members of the Good Sons. Edinburgh Kris Drever The Bongo Club, Moray House, 37 Holyrood Road, 558 7604. 7pm. £12. Orkney’s singer/guitarist export, bringing a fresh new sound to the folk scene. Canongate Cadjers Ceilidh Band The Royal Scots Club, 29–31 Abercromby Place, 556 4270. 8pm. £6. Live ceilidh music, Scots tunes and dancing.

CLASSICAL Events are listed by date, then city. Submit listings at least 14 days before publication to suzanne@list.co.uk. Listings are compiled by Carol Main & Tasmin Campbell. ✽✽ Indicates Hitlist entry

Thursday 25 Glasgow FREE Kelvingrove Organ Recitals Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Argyle Street, 276 9599. 1pm. Free lunchtime organ recitals every day by different organists.

Sunday 28

Glasgow FREE Live Music in the Bandstand Mugdock Country Park, Craigallion Road, Milngavie, 956 6100. 2–3pm. A variety of musical ensembles perform every Sunday this summer in the peaceful surroundings of the Victorian Walled Garden. Please phone for details of individual bands. FREE Kelvingrove Sunday Organ Recitals Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Argyle Street, 276 9599. 3–3.45pm. Sunday promenade concerts with different organists.