Music FOLK & WORLD
Friday 30 Sunday 2
Glasgow ■ Alan Reid & Rob Van Sante Mugdock Country Park, Craigallion Road, Milngavie, 956 6100. 7.45pm. £8 (£7). Alan of the Battlefield Band and guitarist Rob. ■ Friday Ceilidh Sloans, 62 Argyll Arcade, City Centre, 229 5270. 8.30pm–1am. £8 (£5). See Fri 23. Edinburgh ■ Slaid Cleaves The Pleasance Cabaret Bar, 60 Pleasance, 556 6550. 7.30pm. £13. Country folk singer/songwriter. ■ Thunderdog Ceilidh Band St Peter’s Church, Lutton Place, thunderdog.co.uk 8pm. £6 (under 12s free). The Thunderdog Ceilidh Band provide the sounds to get you spinning and reeling in fine style, no experience necessary. BYOB. FREE Tom Oakes & Kathryn Nicoll Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, captainsedinburgh.webs.com 9pm. See Fri 23.
Saturday 1
Glasgow ■ USC 40th Anniversary Concert Mitchell Theatre, 6 Granville Street, 287 2999. 7pm. £22.50 (£17.50). A Gala Concert to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the USC work-in featuring a mix of folk, music and talks with Tony Benn, Pat Kane, Jimmie MacGregor, Dave Anderson, Rab Noakes, Fraser Speirs, Kevin McDermott, The Whistlebinkies, Alba Brass and more. Edinburgh FREE Allan Johnston & Friends Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, captainsedinburgh.webs.com 4pm. See Sat 24. FREE Folk Music Session Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, captainsedinburgh.webs.com 9pm. See Sat 24.
FREE Bobby Nicholson & Eddy Hanson Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, captainsedinburgh.webs.com 9pm. Folk session.
Falkirk ■ Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham Falkirk Town Hall, West Bridge Street, 01478 613750. 7.30–9.45pm. £18. Traditional music and banter. Kelso ■ Kelso Country and Western Festival Springwood Park, 01324 871042. Times vary. Prices vary. See Fri 23.
Monday 26
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 FREE Muckle Flugga Whiski, 119 High Street, 556 3095. 9.30pm–12.30am. See Thu 22.
Tuesday 27
Edinburgh ■ Essence of Ireland The Edinburgh Playhouse, 18-22 Greenside Place, 0844 847 1660. 7.30pm. £29.25. A toe-tapping mix of Irish dance and music, featuring a live band. ■ Tokyo Rosenthal Leith Folk Club, The Village, South Fort Street, 07502 024852. 7.30pm. £8. Americana from a seasoned musician who has been compared to Kris Kristofferson and Jackson Browne. ■ 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. This week with Deoch ‘n’ Dorus. FREE Soutra Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, captainsedinburgh.webs.com 8.30pm. Traditional Scottish music at this open session.
Wednesday 28 Edinburgh FREE Easy Chair The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. Laidback folky sounds from Graham Laird and Mike Bennet. FREE Black Cat Band Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, captainsedinburgh.webs.com 8pm. Balkan gypsy music. ■ Edinburgh Unlimited Medina, 45–47 Lothian Street, 225 6313. 8pm. £2. Bands and music showcase. Tonight’s line-up includes Stu Goodall Band, Nyk Stoddart, Fitzroy Soul and Darcy DeSilva. ■ Jake Cogan The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 8pm. £8. Indie folk from the Edinburgh songstress. FREE Mike Breen & Eddy Hanson Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, captainsedinburgh.webs.com 8.30pm. Folky open session on guitar and violin.
Thursday 29
Glasgow ■ David Ferrard St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 559 5902. 7.30pm. £8 (£6). Americana songwriting talent. ■ Tokyo Rosenthal Woodend Tennis & Bowling Club, 10 Chamberlain Road, 959 1428. 8pm. £10. See Tue 27. Edinburgh FREE Muckle Flugga Whiski Rooms, 4, 6 & 7 North Bank Street, 225 7224. 9.30pm–12.30am. See Thu 22. FREE Old Dollar Bill Lebowskis, 18 Morrison Street, 466 1779. 9.30pm. See Thu 22.
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Edinburgh FREE Tom Oakes & Kathryn Nicoll Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, captainsedinburgh.webs.com 4pm. See Fri 23. ■ Julie Fowlis The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7pm. £16. Award-winning Gaelic singer/multi-instrumentalist. FREE Kenny Herbert & Rab Howatt Café Grande, 184 Bruntsfield Place, 228 1188. 7pm. Much loved local musicians playing traditional Scottish music and more soulful jams. ■ Bob Hillary’s Earth Lounge The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£3). Uplifting sounds from the singer-songwriter and band. ■ Wendy Arrowsmith Wee Folk Club, Royal Oak, Infirmary Street, 557 2976. 8.30pm. £5. Lincoln-based singer with Scottish roots. FREE Bobby Nicholson & Eddy Hanson Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, captainsedinburgh.webs.com 9pm. See Sun 25.
Monday 3
Glasgow FREE Brel Sessions Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 9pm–midnight. See Mon 26. Edinburgh FREE Muckle Flugga Whiski, 119 High Street, 556 3095. 9.30pm–12.30am. See Thu 22.
Tuesday 4 Glasgow ■ Marry Waterson & Oliver Knight and Trembling Bells Platform, The Bridge, 1000 Westerhouse Road, Easterhouse, 276 9696. 7pm. £7.50. Nu folk on Waterson and Knight’s rescheduled Scottish date.
7604. 8.30pm. £6. See Tue 27. This week with Free Range. FREE Soutra Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, captainsedinburgh.webs.com 8.30pm. See Tue 27. Wednesday 5
Glasgow ■ Glasgow Americana Festival Various venues, glasgowamericana.com Times vary. Prices vary. Glasgow’s fifth annual celebration of Americana brings musicians from far and wide to perform roots music from blues to rockabilly and everything in between. See individual listings, below. ■ Jake Cogan Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 7.30pm. £6. See Wed 28. Part of Glasgow Americana Festival. ■ Eric Taylor CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 8pm. £12. Legendary Texan songwriter. Part of Glasgow Americana Festival. Edinburgh FREE Easy Chair The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Wed 28. FREE Black Cat Band Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, captainsedinburgh.webs.com 8pm. See Wed 28. ■ Colum Sands Edinburgh Folk Club, Cabaret Bar, 60 The Pleasance, 07535 097296. 8pm. £9 (£7; members £6). Talented Irish singer-songwriter. FREE Mike Breen & Eddy Hanson Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, captainsedinburgh.webs.com 8.30pm. See Wed 28.
Thursday 6 Glasgow ■ Bap Kennedy and Anna Coogan St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 559 5902. 8pm. £11. Bittersweet Americana. Part of Glasgow Americana Festival.
Edinburgh ■ Ceilidh Club The Bongo Club, Moray House, 37 Holyrood Road, 558 Edinburgh ■ Unpeeled The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£3).
Gruff Rhys and Phil Collins collaboration Odd-pop soloist and Super Furry Animals lead singer Gruff Rhys (pictured) recently made the song ‘Y Baban Bach’ as part of a collaboration with Phil Collins. Now, please stay in your seats Genesis fans, this Collins is not the drummer turned solo star, but in fact the Turner Prize-nominated documentary maker. Rhys’ single provides the soundtrack to Collins’ recent short film The Meaning of Style, about a group of anti-fascist Malaysian skinheads. With only 300 copies of the soundtrack on sale at tour venues, featuring Rhys’ melancholic and every so slightly trippy vocals, accompanied by North Wales’ instrumental surf rock quartet Y Niwl. ■ Bongo Club, Edinburgh, Sat 8 Oct.