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ex-Silly Wizard vocalist Andy M Stewart. ■ Communion Records Mitchell Theatre, 6 Granville Street, 287 2999. 7.30pm. £14. Live music club and record label founded by Mumford & Son’s Ben Lovett with a line-up of Marcus Foster, Matthew & The Atlas, Daughter and Bear’s Den. ■ Cornershop and 1990s Platform, The Bridge, 1000 Westerhouse Rd, Easterhouse, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £12.50. Indie-Indian crossover favourites from the 90s, still best known for their chart- topping single ‘Brimful of Asha’, but with new album Cornershop and the Double-O Groove Of under their belts, on which they have collaborated with Hindi singer Bubbley Kaur. With stomping, irreverent indie pop support from power trio 1990s. ■ Cuairt nan Eilean St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Sq, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £13. The title means ‘A tour around the islands’ and this features three of today’s finest young Gaelic singers: Jenna Cumming from Harris, Darren McLean from Skye and Linda Macleod from North Uist. ■ The Occasionals Pearce Institute, 840 Govan Road, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £10. Ceilidh yourself to a standstill with The Occasionals. ■ Cathy Jordan & Damien O’Kane Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 353 8000. 8pm. £13. Dervish/The Unwanted frontwoman launches her long-awaited solo debut album All the Way Home, with guests including Roger Tallroth, Lars Andreas Hueg and Mike McGoldrick. Banjo virtuoso O’Kane plays with guitarist David Kofsky. ■ Fraser Fifield & Graeme Stephen and Greg Lawson & Pete Garnett The National Piping Centre, 30–34 McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 8pm. £11. Folk/jazz fusion from the 15-year partnership of Fifield (bagpipes, saxophone) and Stephen (Scottish Jazz Instrumentalist of the Year 2011). ■ Steve Tilston The Glasgow Art Club, 185 Bath Street, 248 5210. 8pm. £10. Liverpudlian singer-songwriter and highly skilled guitarist. ■ Lochaber Gold The Old Fruitmarket, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 9.30pm. £16. Compere Hugh Dan MacLennan and musical director Gary Innes lead a bumper bill of performers in this 50th anniversary celebration of Lochaber High School, whose alumni have included members of Blazin’ Fiddles and Shooglenifty. ■ Celtic Connections Festival Club Apollo 23, 11 Renfrew Street, 332 8209. 10pm. £8. See Thu 19. ■ Celtic Connections Late Night Sessions Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall St, 353 8000. 10pm. £6. Join this informal session with a drink in hand and perhaps you’ll catch a unique meeting of musical minds as various festival performers collaborate.
Saturday 21 Glasgow ■ Come & Try Fiddle Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall St, 353 8000. 11am–12.30pm. £7. There are few lovelier sounds than the sound of the fiddle, and few more horrible sounds than the sound of someone learning the fiddle. Lynsey Tail of the Glasgow Fiddle Workshop shows you the basics. Booking essential. ■ Come & Try Mandolin Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 11am–12.30pm. £7. You’ve always been entranced by the intricate plinking of the mandolin, but never got around to trying one? Look no further. The Lanarkshire Guitar & Mandolin Association introduces you to the little instrument that can cut through the muddiest ensemble. Booking essential. ■ Come & Try Whistle Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall St, 353 8000. 11am–12.30pm. £7. Not the
easiest instrument in the world to get the hang of; fortunately, piper/whistle player Lorne MacDougall from Argyll is here to show you the basics. Booking essential. ■ Beginner Whistle Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 1.30–3pm. £7. Now that you’ve figured out which end of a whistle to stick in your mouth, Lorne MacDougall will show you how to develop your playing technique and extend your skills. Booking essential. FREE Come & Try Bodhran Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall St, 353 8000. 1.30–3pm. Every year, thousands of tourists to Scotland and Ireland buy bodhrans, under the disastrous misapprehension that they’re easy to play. Andy May will show you how to get to grips with this subtle member of the drum family. ■ Family Percussion Workshop Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall St, 353 8000. 1.30–3pm. £7. Explore the infectious rhythms of samba in this percussion workshop for the whole family (provided they’re aged 9+). ■ Feis Rois with Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 2pm. £11. These two Celtic groups showcase rising traditional music stars. ■ Origami Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 3pm. £5. London jazz outfit. FREE Danny Kyle’s Open Stage Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 5pm. See Fri 20. ■ An Aifreann Gàidhlig (The Gaelic Mass) St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral, 300 Great Western Rd, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £15. An award-winning mass in Gaelic by Blair Douglas, performed by the Inverness Gaelic Choir. ■ The Big Dish and Iona Marshall O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £17. A one-off reunion for the fondly remembered Airdrie pop band fronted by Steven Lindsay. Danny Kyle Award-winner Iona Marshall supports, blending vocals, guitar, synthesisers and found samples. ■ Fergie MacDonald Band Pearce Institute, 840 Govan Rd, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £10. An evening in the capable hands of button accordion maestro Fergie MacDonald. ■ James Vincent McMorrow and Lindi Ortega Mitchell Theatre, 6 Granville Street, 287 2999. 7.30pm. £14. Ethereal folk music which is ‘equal parts grit and sugar’. ■ Laetitia Sadier, Jo Mango and Dan Haywood’s New Hawks Platform, The Bridge, 1000 Westerhouse Road, Easterhouse, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £10. The tres cool French singer who has fronted esoteric electro pop band Stereolab for the past 20 years steps out with her debut solo album The Trip. Read our interview, on page 75. Glasgow-based singer-songwriter Jo Mango appears fresh from her cameo in the T In The Park-set film You Instead. Lancashire songwriter Dan Haywood’s most recent material has been inspired by time spent in the north of Scotland. ■ Niteworks and Donald Macdonald & The Islands Òran Mór, 731-735 Gt Western Rd, 357 6200. 7.30pm. £14. Young folk fusion act with support from singer-songwriter son of Runrig’s Calum Macdonald. ■ This Is How We Fly and Liguriani St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Sq, 559 5902. 7.30pm. £13. Ireland’s This Is How We Fly combine traditional music, impro and electronica with a fascinating line-up including Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh (fiddle/hardanger fiddle), and Seán Mac Erlaine (bass clarinet/saxophones/electronics). Liguriani celebrate the music of their native Liguria in northern Italy. ■ Le Vent du Nord with Vasen, Breabach & Dervish Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £18–£23. The dynamic Québécois band celebrate their 10th anniversary year in the company of
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Swedish trio Vasen, Irish veterans Dervish and their former tour mates Breabach, who blend double bagpipes, whistle, fiddle, song and Scottish stepdance with Celtic flair and frenzy. ■ Zoe Muth & The Lost High Rollers and Turtle Duhks The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7.30pm. £14. Young Americana singer- songwriter who’s been likened to Emmylou Harris, Tammy Wynette and Loretta Lynn. ■ Ailie Robertson’s Traditional Spirits and Gráinne Holland Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 353 8000. 8pm. £13. Harpist Ailie Robertson blends folk, jazz and classical sounds in an instrumental suite designed to be a musical evocation of whisky-making. West Belfast singer Holland is a rising star of Irish music. ■ Allan MacDonald and Griogair The National Piping Centre, 30–34 McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 8pm. £11. Traditional Gaelic music from this piper and singer duo. ■ Ana Moura and N’Diale: Jacky Molard Quartet & Foune Diarra Trio The Old Fruitmarket, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 8pm. £16. The rising star of the Portuguese fado tradition plays with her four-piece band. N’Diale is a new collaboration between Breton fiddler Molard and Malian vocalist Dairra. ■ Far, Far from Ypres Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 8pm. £13. ‘WWI songs from a Scottish perspective’ curated and produced by Ian McCalman as the likes of Ian Bruce, Ragged Glory, Soopna and more bring to life a collection of soldiers songs, music hall favourites and home- front anthems. ■ Nuala Kennedy: Enthralled City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 8pm. £10. Kennedy presents the album she recorded with the late Canadian fiddler and composer Oliver Shroer, with
Norwegian musicians Frode Haltli and Vegar Vardal providing back-up on button accordion and violin/hardanger fiddle respectively. See Eat, Sleep and Breathe, page 74. ■ Sheena Wellington & The Wrighton Collection The Glasgow Art Club, 185 Bath Street, 248 5210. 8pm. £10. A celebration of Dundee’s Wighton Collection, a repository of Scottish music, brought to life by Wellington and guests. ■ Celtic Connections Festival Club Apollo 23, 11 Renfrew Street, 332 8209. 10pm. £8. See Thu 19. ■ Celtic Connections Late Night Sessions Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 10pm. £6. See Fri 20.
Sunday 22 Glasgow ■ Come & Try Fiddle Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 11am–12.30pm. £7. See Sat 21. ■ Come & Try Ukulele Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 11am–12.30pm. £7. If ever a musical instrument has broken out in recent years it’s the ukulele. Finlay Allison leads you through the basic chords and rhythms in this workshop, and with a little practice you’ll be doing Formby-styled Black Sabbath cover versions with the best of them. Booking essential. ■ Opening Your Voice 1 Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall St, 353 8000. 11am–12.30pm. £7. Find your singing voice in this workshop with Harriet Buchan. Booking essential. ■ Duncan Lyall Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 1pm. £11. Contemporary Scottish folk music from bassist Lyall, joined by Ali Hutton, Angus Lyon, Peter Tickell, Innes Watson and Martin O’Neill.
Female Singer Wanted
for Edinburgh based function band
We are currently looking for a female singer/front person to join us for a busy calendar this year.
The band is a ceilidh and covers 6-9 piece who travel throughout the UK performing at a host of weddings and events.
The successful candidate will be aged between 22 to 35 and have a confi- dent singing voice and stage presence.
No previous professional experience necessary but a love for music and a desire to pursue singing as a career would stand her in good stead.
Professional Bass Player Wanted for function/wedding band
Edinburgh based function band is currently seeking a skilled bass player who is able to commit to playing regular weekends throughout our busy year
ahead.
The successful candidate will be enthusiastic, have live playing experience and the ability to play a variety of different genres with confidence.
We play a mix of ceilidh and covers at events around the country so a willing- ness to travel will also be expected.
Auditions will be held in January. Post will start in May 2012. Please send your CV and demo to info@redshoemusic.com
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