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FREE Tango Libre See Thu 2. ■ Tich Frier St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 559 5902. 7.30pm. £8 (£6). The wee man with the big voice entertains with driving guitars and a wicked sense of humour. Edinburgh ■ Ceilidh Club with Teannaich Pollock Halls, Holyrood Park Road. 7.30pm. £10 (£8). Join in a lively ceilidh evening where dances are taught on the night, so all abilities are welcome. ■ Moishe’s Bagel The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £6 (£5). Jazz inflected klezmer and Balkan dance music. FREE Open Folk/Trad Session See Thu 2.
Friday 10
Glasgow ■ The Acoustic Affair: Callum Baird City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 8pm. £10. Young Glaswegian singer-songwriter poised for breakout. Edinburgh ■ Michael Marra The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7.30pm. £14 (£12). One of Scotland’s most prolific songwriters, part-jazz, part- blues, part-folk and part-rock, all delivered in his inimitable fashion. FREE The Ale House Open Mic Night See Fri 3.
Sunday 12
Glasgow ■ From Russia With Lev Café Cossachok, Trongate 103, 10 King Street, 553 0733. 9pm. £6. Russian, classical and gypsy folk melodies from violinist Lev Atlas. Valentine special. Edinburgh ■ The Big Seat By The Fire St George’s West Church, 58 Shandwick Place, 225 7001. 7pm. £1. ALP Scots Music Group’s informal traditional folk night, musicians and singers are welcome to come along and book a ten minute slot. ■ Roots Showcase The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Roots, R&B and blues from Toby of Black Diamond Express and friends.
Monday 13 Glasgow FREE Michael Simons See Mon 6.
Tuesday 14
Edinburgh ■ Café Ceilidh St Colm’s Parish Church, 158 Dalry Road, scotsmusic.org/events/542 1.15pm. Donation. See Tue 7. ■ Brigid Kaelin Leith Folk Club, Victoria Park Hotel, 221 Ferry Road, 454 2060. 7.30pm. £tbc. Americana from this Louisville 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 Scott Leslie Ceilidh Band.
Wednesday 15 Edinburgh FREE Easy Chair See Wed 8. ■ Café Voices Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43–45 High St, 556 9579. 7–9pm. £5. A relaxed session of storytelling, poetry by memory, music and song, entitled ‘Cupid’s Arrow’ in honour of you-know-what-day. ■ Jim King Edinburgh Folk Club, Cabaret Bar, 60 The Pleasance, 650
2458. 8pm. £9 (£7; members £6). Singer-songwriter from Glasgow. Thursday 16
Glasgow ■ Jim King St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 559 5902. 7.30pm. £8 (£6). See Wed 15. FREE Tango Libre See Thu 2. Edinburgh ■ The Topp Twins The Bongo Club, Moray House, 37 Holyrood Road, 558 7604. 7pm. £15. Folk/country duo from New Zealand who mix comedy and activism with their music. FREE Open Folk/Trad Session See Thu 2.
Friday 17
Edinburgh ■ The Family Elan and Ian Nagoski The Pleasance Cabaret Bar, 60 Pleasance, 556 6550. 7.30pm. £5–£6 (£4). Eastern European psych-folk jams preceded by a presentation on ‘the music of the Ottoman-American diaspora’ by American musicologist Nagoski. FREE The Ale House Open Mic Night See Fri 3.
Saturday 18 Glasgow ■ Serafina and Sam Steer: A Focus Left Special The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7pm. £6 (£4).
Monday 20 Glasgow FREE Michael Simons See Mon 6.
Tuesday 21
Glasgow ■ Rodrigo y Gabriela & CUBA O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton St, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £20. Insanely talented Mexican acoustic guitar duo combining rock, flamenco, Latin rhythms, and Metallica covers, playing here with 13- piece Cuban orchestra, CUBA, who guest on new album Area 52. Edinburgh ■ Café Ceilidh See Tue 7. ■ Rab Noakes Leith Folk Club, Victoria Park Hotel, 221 Ferry Road, 454 2060. 7.30pm. £tbc. Legendary Scottish singer-songwriter with a career spanning 15 albums. ■ 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 Whisky Kiss.
Wednesday 22
Edinburgh FREE Easy Chair See Wed 8. Thursday 23
Glasgow FREE Tango Libre La Bodega Tapas Bar, Dance with Attitude Studios, 1120 South Street, 581 3401. 7.30pm. See Thu 2. Edinburgh FREE Open Folk/Trad Session The Ale House, 18–22 Clerk Street, 629 0275. 9pm. See Thu 2.
Friday 24 Glasgow ■ The Acoustic Affair: Dave Anderson City Halls, Candleriggs,
353 8000. 8pm. £14. Veteran actor and musician presents his songwriting side. FREE Wing & A Prayer Tchai-Ovna House of Tea, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. Folk/blues duo. Edinburgh FREE Andy Chung The West End Hotel , 35 Palmerston Place, 225 3656. 8pm. Laid-back, folky sounds from a local hero fae Fife. ■ Ceilidh for ChildLine Counting House, West Nicolson Street, 0844 892 0212. 8pm. £10. Charity ceilidh with called dances from A Whisky Kiss. FREE The Ale House Open Mic Night See Fri 3.
Saturday 25
Glasgow ■ Gene Kelly Ceilidh St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 559 5902. 7pm. £15 (£12). Screening of the MGM classic Brigadoon followed by a ceilidh. Part of the Glasgow Film Festival. Edinburgh ■ Burns Supper and Ceilidh Thomas Morton Hall, Ferry Road, Leith, 220 1075. 7–11.30pm. £35. Burns supper with food and ceilidh dancing with live band Hoogie, all in aid of Autism Initiatives Scotland. Tickets may be reserved with a £5 deposit by Wed 15 Feb at the latest. ■ Scots Music Group Ceilidh St Bride’s Centre, 10 Orwell Terrace, 346 1405. 7.30pm. £8 (£6) in advance; £10 (£8) on the door. Fundraising ceilidh of traditional music and dancing. With live music from Heeliegoleerie. ■ Chris Stout and Catriona McKay The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 8pm. £15 (£12). See Sat 11. FREE Over the Water The West End Hotel , 35 Palmerston Place, 225 3656. 8pm. Lively folk duo.
Sunday 26 Glasgow ■ Russian Maslennitza Café Cossachok, Trongate 103, 10 King Street, 553 0733. 9pm. £6. Russian winter pancake festival with live Russian and Scottish music from Georgie Gajjic and baritone Michael Pavlov.
Monday 27
Glasgow FREE Michael Simons Tchai-Ovna House of Tea, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. See Mon 6. Tuesday 28
Edinburgh ■ Fairport Convention The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7.30pm. £20. Veteran folk group whose current line-up features founding member Simon Nicol with Gerry Conway, Chris Leslie, Dave Pegg and Ric Sanders. ■ 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 The Jimi Shandrix Experience.
Wednesday 29 Glasgow ■ An Intimate Evening with Joan Baez Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £30–£42.50. A musical giant whose influence on everyone from Bob Dylan to Led Zeppelin has been enormous, Joan Baez is now in her sixth decade as the USA’s Queen of Folk. Still a proud leftie, she was recently seen playing a concert for the Wall Street Occupiers.
FOLK Music
Edinburgh ■ Duck Baker Edinburgh Folk Club, Cabaret Bar, 60 The Pleasance, 650 2458. 8pm. £9 (£7; members £6). Guitarist with a vast array of styles from blues and Appalachian music to gospel. Thursday 1
Glasgow ■ Duck Baker St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 559 5902. 7.30pm. £8 (£6). See Wed 29. FREE Tango Libre La Bodega Tapas Bar, Dance with Attitude Studios, 1120 South St, 581 3401. 7.30pm. See Thu 2. Edinburgh FREE Open Folk/Trad Session The Ale House, 18–22 Clerk Street, 629 0275. 9pm. See Thu 2.
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Thursday 2
Glasgow FREE Kelvingrove Organ Recitals Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Argyle Street, 276 9599. 1pm. Free lunchtime organ recitals every day by different organists. FREE Music in the University: Eddy Hackett, Stephanie Beck & Katy Bell Glasgow University Concert Hall, University Avenue, 330 4092. 1.10pm. Music for percussion, harp and cello by JS Bach, Piazzolla, Max Wilson and Nico Muhly. BBC SSO: Isserlis & Runnicles play Ravel & Debussy City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £10–£23. La Mer, La valse, Sally Beamish’s arrangement of Debussy’s Suite for Cello and Orchestra and three more Ravels. RCS Wind Orchestra: Wind of Change Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew St, 332 5057. 7.30pm. £10.50 (£7.50). Nigel Boddice and John Logan conduct music by Musgrave, McAllister and Wengler.
Edinburgh ✽✽ Hebrides Ensemble: Rush Hour 1 St George’s West Church,
58 Shandwick Pl, 668 2019. 6pm. £6–£10. Beethoven’s Septet Op 20 and a new septet, Peter Nelson’s Lost Landscapes. Ticket price includes wine. FREE Live Music Now: Northern Lights Wind Quintet Scottish National Gallery, The Mound, 624 6200. 6–6.30pm. Music inspired by the Gallery’s collection. FREE Edinburgh University Composers’ Orchestra Reid Concert Hall, University of Edinburgh, Bristo Square, 650 2427. 7.30pm. New music by student composers. SCO: Langrée Conducts Beethoven The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7.30pm. £9.50–£28 (£5–£26). Louis Langrée conducts Beethoven’s Symphony No 4 and Mass in C plus a Gluck overture, with guest singers and the SCO Chorus.
Friday 3
Glasgow Rachmaninov Trio Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew St, 332 5057. 1pm. £10.50 (£7.50). The trio plays Brahms’ Trio Op 114 and Shostakovich’s Piano Trio No 2 Op 67. SCO: Langrée Conducts Beethoven City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £12– £26. See Thu 2. 2 Feb–1 Mar 2012 THE LIST 105