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Culture The Albion Band The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 8pm. £18.50 (£16.50). A fresh new line-up as the torch is passed to the next generation of folk talent, now featuring Blair Dunlop, Gavin Davenport, Tom Wright, Katriona Gilmore and Tim Yates with a rockier, edgier take on trad folk. Part of Ceilidh Culture Canongate Cadjers Ceilidh Band The Merlin, 168–172 Morningside Road, Southside, 228 1155. 8pm. £10 (£7). During the evening you will see a Highland dance demonstration and hear a few Scottish songs to provide a wee break between the more manic dances. Part of Ceilidh Culture Cera Impala Wee Folk Club, Royal Oak, Infirmary Street, 228 1155. 8.30pm. £5. An accomplished multi- instrumentalist on banjo, guitar and ukulele, as well as a distinguished singer, Cera was formerly guitarist, singer, recording artist and contributing songwriter to the Blackberry Bushes Stringband (Seattle). Part of Ceilidh Culture FREE Bobby Nicholson & Eddy Hanson Captains Bar, 4 South College Street. 9pm. See Sun 4.

Monday 26 Edinburgh FREE Ben Miller & Amy Dawson Captains Bar, 4 South College Street. 8.30pm. See Mon 12.

Tuesday 27

Edinburgh Jackson Donahue Morter Leith Folk Club, Victoria Park Hotel, 221 Ferry Road, 454 2060. 7.30pm. £8. Folk supergroup formed by Ray Jackson, Jerry Donahue and Doug Morter, who between them have done time in Fairport Convention, Lindisfarne, Fotheringay, The Hellecasters, The Albion Band and Magna Carta. FREE Carolyn Anona Scott & Jack Foster Captains Bar, 4 South College Street. 8.30pm. See Tue 6. Ceilidh Club The Bongo Club, Moray House, 37 Holyrood Road, 228 1155. 8.30pm. £6. Ceilidh dancing, furious fiddlers and callers to lead you through the steps. Featuring Heeliegoleerie. Part of Ceilidh Culture Paisley Rua Macmillan Trio Paisley Arts Centre, New Street, 887 1010. 7.30pm. £10 (£6). The Nairn fiddler, and 2009 BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year, gives a performance with some friends.

Wednesday 28 Edinburgh Scottish Step Stories Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43–45 High Street, 228 1155. 5pm. £30 (£26). Explore Scottish step dancing with an evening of practical techniques and a dip into the tales and traditions the dance stems from. Part of Ceilidh Culture Karine Polwart & Friends and Lorraine McCauley Greyfriars Kirk, Greyfriars Place, 07967 021708. 6.45pm. £15–£18 (£8–£12). New material from the acclaimed folk singer, performing here with brother Steven and longstanding collaborator Inge Thomson. Part of Ceilidh Culture FREE Easy Chair The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 7pm. See Wed 7. Rua Macmillan Band Edinburgh Folk Club, Cabaret Bar, 60 The Pleasance, 228 1155. 8pm. £9 (£7). Originally from Nairn, fiddler Rua Macmillan is quickly making a name for himself in the world of Scottish traditional music and was awarded the prestigious title of BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year in 2009. Part of Ceilidh Culture

Spiritualized ‘I’m obsessed with music and the way you put it together and I don’t believe there are any rules.’ So says Jason Pierce, of space-rockers Spiritualized, now on album seven, which apparently draws its influences from ‘Brötzmann and Berry right through to Dennis and Brian Wilson’. Sweet Heart Sweet Light was due out this month, but fans will have to stay in suspense slightly longer; it’s been held back until April. ABC, Glasgow, Thu 22 Mar.

Edinburgh FREE Edinburgh Singers Scottish National Gallery, The Mound, 624 6200. 6pm. A 60th anniversary concert. The Threepenny Opera The Bongo Club, Moray House, 37 Holyrood Road, 558 7604. 7.30pm. £10 (£5). Students perform Weill. Glenrothes Scottish Opera: Opera Highlights Rothes Halls, Kingdom Centre, 01592 611101. 7.30pm. £11 (under 26s £5). Excerpts from Bizet, Mozart, Rimsky- Korsakov, Britten and Gareth Williams.

Friday 2

Glasgow Sound Thought The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. Noon–10.30pm. Day pass £9 (£6); festival pass £15 (£10). Original compositions, sound installations and talks. Gilbert Innes Prize for Piano Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 6pm. £4 (£3). Student pianists. Gilbert Innes Prize for Woodwinds Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 6pm. £4 (£3). Student woodwinds. Edinburgh Quartet Kilmardinny Arts Centre, 50 Kilmardinny Avenue, Bearsden, 931 5083. 7.30pm. £10 (children & students free). Quartets by Haydn, Shostakovich, MacMillan and Beethoven. Gusztáv Feny: Vienna Series St Bride’s Episcopal Church, 69 Hyndland Road, 339 2708. 8pm. £12 (£5 for students, under 18s, disabled, unemployed; seniors £10). Piano works by Schubert, Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven. Edinburgh FREE British School of Amsterdam St Giles’ Cathedral, Royal Mile, 226 0673. 12.15pm. Lunchtime concert. FREE Simon Leach Reid Concert Hall, University of Edinburgh, Bristo Square, 651 3212. 1.10pm. Organ recital: Buxtehude, Couperin, Nares and Bach.

FREE Neil Thomson Captains Bar, 4 South College Street. 8.30pm. See Wed 7. Thursday 29

Glasgow FREE Tango Libre La Bodega Tapas Bar, Dance with Attitude Studios, 1120 South Street, 581 3401. 7.30pm. See Thu 1. John Hinshelwood Band St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 559 5902. 8pm. £8 (£6). Americana and country sounds. Edinburgh Ceilidh Beginners Dance Base, 14–16 Grassmarket, 228 1155. 7pm. £6.50 (£5.50). See Thu 22. Ceilidh Improvers/Intermediate Dance Base, 14–16 Grassmarket, 228 1155. 7.30pm. £6.50 (£5.50). See Thu 22. Gallagher & Lyle The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7.30pm. £27.50. See Sat 17.

CLASSICAL Events are listed by date, then city. Submit listings at least 16 days before publication to classical@list.co.uk. Listings are compiled by Carol Main & Alex Johnston. ✽✽ Indicates Hitlist entry

Thursday 1 Glasgow Lentfest Various venues, lentfest.co.uk Until 15 Apr, times vary. Prices vary. An annual festival of faith and arts, incorporating theatre, film screenings, music, poetry and visual arts, across the Archdiocese of 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: Katharine Fuge & David McGuinness Glasgow University Concert Hall, University Avenue, 330 4092. 1.10pm. Canzonetta by Haydn and Schetky. Note Rouge: Music from Paris Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 7.30pm. £9 (£7). Red Note plays new French music.

CLASSICAL Music

Saturday 3

Glasgow Sound Thought The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 12pm–9pm. day pass £9 (£6); festival pass £15 (£10). See Fri 2. Caprice Clarinet Quartet City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £14 (£12) plus £1–£1.50 booking fee. Works for clarinet by Martinu, Grovlez, Finzi, Grundmann and Arlen. Music Nation: A Sporting Fanfare SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 7.30–10pm. £15 (students £7.50; under 16s £7.50). Olympian music by Vangelis, Ravel and others, performed by the BBC SSO, Nicola Benedetti and guests. Edinburgh FREE Jeffrey Makinson St Cuthbert’s Church, 5 Lothian Road, 229 1142. 1.30pm. Organ recital. Edinburgh Symphony Orchestra Greyfriars Kirk, Greyfriars Place, greyfriarskirk.com 7.30pm. £10 (£7; children £3). Pieces by Wiren, Richard Strauss, Liszt and Bartok. Scottish Opera: Opera Highlights Brunton Theatre, Ladywell Way, Musselburgh, 665 2240. 7.30pm. £11 (under 26s £5). See Thu 1.

Perth Bach Collegium Japan Perth Concert Hall, Mill Street, 01738 621031. 7.30pm. £9–£65. See Fri 2.

Sunday 4

Glasgow Young Artists in Residence Recital Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. Noon. £9 (£7). Schubert’s vocal and chamber music. FREE Kelvingrove Sunday Organ Recitals Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Argyle Street, 276 9599. 3pm. Sunday promenade concerts with different organists. Alasdair Cameron City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £12.50 (£7). Schubert, Liszt and Debussy for solo piano.

Edinburgh FREE St Giles’ at Six: Andrea Toschi St Giles’ Cathedral, Royal Mile, 226 0673. 6pm. Solo organ music by Bach, Bossi, Respighi and Duruflé. Perth Bach Collegium Japan Perth Concert Hall, Mill Street, 01738 621031. 3pm. £9–£65. See Fri 2.

Monday 5

Glasgow RCS String Department: Guitars and Harps Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 1pm. £7 (£5). Student recital. Edinburgh Nash Ensemble The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7.45pm. £12–£21 (£11–£19). Chamber music by Brahms, Dvorák and MacMillan.

Tuesday 6 Glasgow Scottish Ensemble: Lunchtime Concert Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 1pm. £10.50 (£7.50). Pieces by Tchaikovsky and Schoenberg. FREE Glasgow University Chapel Choir: Choral Contemplations Lent Glasgow University Chapel, University Avenue, 330 4092. 6pm. Mendelssohn’s Op 78.

Perth Bach Collegium Japan Perth Concert Hall, Mill Street, 01738 621031. 7.30pm. £9–£65. Renowned baroque ensemble. Edinburgh FREE Amar Quartet Reid Concert Hall, University of Edinburgh, Bristo Square, 651 3212. 1.10pm. Music by Roberto Rusconi and Michele Rusconi.

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