Music FOLK The DOT
After Mike Skinner called time on The Streets everyone has been wondering what direction he’s going to take next. The answer is The DOT, a collaboration with Robert Harvey, frontman of another defunct musical project, indie rockers The Music. They first worked together on the final Streets album Computers & Blues but this is a side step into a world of melancholy bass beats and skittering beats topped by Harvey’s plaintive vocals. ■ Electric Circus, Edinburgh, Fri 19 Oct.
Edinburgh FREE Ben Miller & Amy Dawson Captains Bar, 4 South College Street. 8pm. Bagpipes and trad tunes from Miller and Dawson. Tuesday 30 Glasgow ■ Kate Reid Lansdowne Bar & Kitchen, 7a Lansdowne Cresent, 334 4653. 9pm. Acoustic folk night with Reid and friends.
Edinburgh ■ Ceilidh Club The Bongo Club, Moray House, 37 Holyrood Road, 558 7604. 8.20pm. £6. Ceilidh dancing, furious fiddlers and callers to lead you through the steps. Featuring the Nicky McMichan Ceilidh Band. FREE Neil Thomson Captains Bar, 4 South College Street. 9pm. See Tue 23.
Wednesday 31 Edinburgh FREE Easy Chair The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6.30pm. See Wed 24. FREE Ben Miller & Larsa Captains Bar, 4 South College Street. 9pm. See Wed 24.
Thursday 1 Glasgow ■ Pilgrim’s Way St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 559 5902. 7.30pm. £8 (£6). Folk three-piece from the North West of England.
Friday 2
Glasgow ■ The Civil Wars and The Lumineers O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £17. Stripped down country and Americana from duo John Paul White and Joy Williams. Please note change of venue. Edinburgh ■ Wendy Carle Taylor, Donna Maciocia, Chil and Gecko 3 The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 6pm. £10. Leith Theatre Session of folk, funk, jazz and guitars.
Saturday 3
Glasgow ■ LAU Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £14. The 106 THE LIST 18 Oct–15 Nov 2012
multi-award winning Scots/English trio and stars of the folk scene. Sunday 4
Edinburgh ■ The Wolfe Tones and Stevie Dodds Malone’s Irish Bar, 14 Forrest Road, 226 5954. 7pm–midnight. £20. Folk veterans with a strong political slant to their lyrics. ■ 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. Featuring Jack Rabbit’s Foot Minstrels.
Tuesday 6
Edinburgh ■ Cafe Ceilidh Gorgie Dalry Parish Church, 190-192 Gorgie Road, 337 7936. 1.15pm. Donation. Relaxed day time traditional music session hosted by Linten Adie, for Scots Music Group. ■ LAU The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7pm. £11–£15. See Sat 3. ■ Sarah McQuaid Leith Folk Club, The Village, South Fort Street, 07502 024852. 7.30pm. £8. Singer-songwriter who wrote the Irish ‘DADGAD Guitar Book’ and recently released The Plum Tree and the Rose. ■ Ceilidh Club The Bongo Club, Moray House, 37 Holyrood Road, 558 7604. 8.20pm. £6. Ceilidh dancing, furious fiddlers and callers to lead you through the steps. Heeliegoleerie play live.
Wednesday 7 Edinburgh FREE Easy Chair The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6.30pm. See Wed 24.
Thursday 8
Glasgow ■ Niamh Ni Charra St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 559 5902. 7.30pm. £8 (£6). Feisty fiddling from the Fiddler in Riverdance. Edinburgh ■ Christy Moore and Declan Sinnott Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 13–29 Nicolson Street, 529 6000. 8pm. £22.50– £26.50. Moore is one of Ireland’s leading solo artists, Moore mixes traditional song with contemporary social and political commentary. Here he is joined by musician and producer Sinnott to promote new album Folk Tale.
Friday 9
Glasgow ■ Christy Moore and Declan Sinnott Barrowland, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £26.50. See Thu 8. ■ Israel Nash Gripka and Anthony d’Amato Stereo, 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £11. Rocking roots music from this son of a preacherman who hails from upstate New York. Edinburgh ■ Paul McKenna Band Brunton Theatre, Ladywell Way, Musselburgh, 665 2240. 7.30pm. £12 (£10). A blend of Scottish and Irish music with modern rock and contemporary songwriting from this five-piece.
Saturday 10 Glasgow ■ Bon Iver and The Staves SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 7pm. £25. Justin Vernon returns with more delicate and beautiful acoustic folk and Americana in support of his second, eponymously titled album. ■ National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland: Legacy The Old Fruitmarket, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 8–10pm. £12 (£8). Journey through the history of Scotland at this trad show with a contemporary twist from the country’s best young pipers, plus singer Catriona Watt and the Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers.
Edinburgh ■ Eddi Reader Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 13–29 Nicolson Street, 529 6000. 7.30pm. £25 (£22.50). See Fri 9. ■ Balkanarama Studio 24, 24–26 Calton Road, 558 3758. 9.30pm–3am. £8 before 10pm; £9 after. This Balkanarama extravaganza features live performances by The Destroyers and John Langan Band plus klezmer and gypsy music and Balkan brandies to sample. Sounds like a night out to us.
Sunday 11 Glasgow ■ Foster & Allen Pavilion Theatre, 121 Renfield Street, 332 1846. 7.30pm. £17.50–£19.50. Popular Irish folk duo whose career spans 25 years. ■ Rod Picott Woodend Tennis & Bowling Club, 10 Chamberlain Road, 959 1428. 8pm. One of Nashville’s best young singer-songwriters, Picott performs laments to lost love and some good old down and dirty rock’n’roll.
Edinburgh ■ Catherine Feeny The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7pm. £8.50. Singer-songwriter modelled after PJ Harvey and Joni Mitchell performs songs from her new album America. ■ Punch Brothers The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7pm. £15. Award-winning nu-bluegrass singer and composer Chris Thile (Nickel Creek) formed this five-piece back in 2006. Monday 12 Edinburgh ■ Rod Picott The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7.30pm. £10. See Sun 11.
Tuesday 13
Edinburgh ■ Ceilidh Club The Bongo Club, Moray House, 37 Holyrood Road, 558 7604. 8.20pm. £6. Ceilidh dancing, furious fiddlers and callers to lead you through the steps. Featuring live music from the Lomond Ceilidh Band.
Wednesday 14 Edinburgh FREE Easy Chair The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6.30pm. See Wed 24. ■ Café Voices Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43–45 High Street, 556 9579. 7–9pm. £5. A relaxed session of oral storytelling, poetry by memory, music and song. Gaelic songs and stories, hosted by singer Gillie Mackenzie.
Thursday 15 Glasgow ■ Allan Taylor St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 559 5902. 7.30pm. £9 (£7). Gentle, thoughtful and mature songs from a major contributor to the folk scene for the last 40 years. ■ Catherine Maclellan Avant Garde, 34 King Street, 552 7123. 7.30pm. £11. Canadian singer debuts material from recent album, Silhouette. ■ Eddi Reader Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £22.50–£25. See Fri 9. ■ The Magic of Scotland Pavilion Theatre, 121 Renfield Street, 332 1846. 7.30pm. £12–£14. Back for an eighth year, this traditional Scottish variety show has some of Scotland’s top performers taking part.