MUSIC | Folk Sunday 18
Glasgow ■ Bruce MacGregor Trio St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 0844 481 8898. 8pm. £10. The Blazin’ Fiddles star appears with his trio for an evening of fiddle music. Edinburgh ■ Fiddle 2012 The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 555 7669. Times vary. Prices vary. See Sat 17. FREE Fiddle 2012 King’s Hall, 41A South Clerk Street, 555 7669. 1–5pm. One of the biggest fiddle festivals in Europe. Free events include a session (Sat 10am– 5pm; Sun 1.30-5pm); Come & Try Fiddle with Isla Ferguson (Sat & Sun 1–2pm); Gaelic Taster (Sat 3–4pm) and Open Stage with Mark Neal (Sat 5–6.30pm). ■ Workshops The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 10am. £8 (£5). A series of workshops for intermediate fiddlers. Sunday’s workshops include: Bring Some Life to Your Playing with Bruce MacGregor (10am); Bowing and Variations with Liz Carroll (10am) and Mixed Instrument with Maireared Green (11.30am). Part of Fiddle 2012. ■ Workshops King’s Hall, 41A South Clerk Street, 466 8660. 1pm. £8 (£5). A series of workshops for intermediate fiddlers. Sunday’s sessions include: Mandoline with Anna Massie (1pm) and Shetland Tunes with Jenna & Bethany Reid (2.30pm). Part of Fiddle 2012. ■ Recital & Talks Series The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 12–6pm. £12 (£9; under 12s free). Hours of music, talks and info from a selection of acclaimed fiddlers. Sun features Emma Sweeney & Matheu Watson (noon), Glasgow Fiddle Workshop Juniors Meets Riddle Fiddles (1pm), Daniel Thorpe with Innes Watson, James Lindsay and Blair McMillan (2pm), Up in The Air (3pm), Mairearad Green & Anna Massie (4pm) and the Final Stramash (5pm). Part of Fiddle 2012. ■ Edinburgh Youth Gaitherin at Fiddle 2012 King’s Hall, 41A South Clerk Street, 466 8660. 1.15–4.30pm. £tbc. See Sat 17. FREE Tom Oakes & Kathryn Nicoll Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, 668 2312. 4pm. See Fri 16. ■ Richard Grainger Wee Folk Club, Royal Oak, Infirmary Street, 557 2976. 8.30pm. £5. Dynamic folk form the north east of England. FREE Bobby Nicholson & Eddy Hanson Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, 668 2312. 9pm. Folk session.
Monday 19 Glasgow FREE Michael Simons Tchai-Ovna House of Tea, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. Glasgow-based guitarist playing folk, blues and beyond. ‘Part of the West End Festival’.
Tuesday 20
Glasgow FREE Doghouse Roses Tchai-Ovna House of Tea, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. Atmospheric folk and blues duo consisting of Paul Tasker and Iona Macdonald, with skilful guitar playing and ethereal vocals. Edinburgh ■ Ceilidh Club The Bongo Club, Moray House, 37 Holyrood Rd, 558 7604. 8.20pm. £6. Ceilidh dancing, furious fiddlers and callers to lead you through the steps. Featuring Ceilidh Minogue.
Wednesday 21
Edinburgh FREE Easy Chair The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6.30pm. Laid- back folky sounds from Graham Laird and Mike Bennet. ■ Bellowhead The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 98 THE LIST 15 Nov–13 Dec 2012
House, 37 Holyrood Road, 558 7604. 8.20pm. £6. Ceilidh dancing, furious fiddlers and callers to lead you through the steps. The Matthew Maclennan Ceilidh Band play live. FREE Neil Thomson Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, 668 2312. 9pm. Folk singing.
Wednesday 28
Glasgow ■ John Wheeler Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £14. An appearance from the Hayseed Dixie frontman. ■ An Evening of Scottish Music Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 7.30pm. £9 (£7). Showcase for students from the BA Scottish Music programme. Edinburgh FREE Easy Chair The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6.30pm. See Wed 21. FREE Ben Miller & Larsa Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, 668 2312. 9pm. See Wed 21.
Thursday 29 Glasgow ■ Angus Lyon & Ruairidh Campbell The Merchant House, 7 West George Street, 649 5347. 12.45pm. £8 (£7; students & children £4). Accordion/piano and fiddle music for St Andrew’s Day. ■ Oh Susanna! The Glasgow Art Club, 185 Bath Street, 220 6176. 7.30pm. £12. Toronto-based rising country star best- known for her harrowing murder ballads. ■ Paul McKenna Band St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 559 5902. 7.30pm. £9 (£7). See Sat 17. FREE The Blokes Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 10pm. See Thu 15. Fri 23.
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Glasgow ■ RSNO: A St Andrew’s Party with Phil & Aly Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £12.50–£34 (£5–£17; under 16s free). Phil Cunningham, Aly Bain the RSNO and special guests celebrate the best of Scottish music. ■ NASC St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 559 5902. 8pm. £12 (£10). New Scottish and Irish music project featuring vocalist Maeve Mackinnon, Grainne Holland with instrumentalists Donal O’Connor, Ross Martin and Neil Martin. FREE Wing & A Prayer Tchai-Ovna House of Tea, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. Folk/blues duo. ■ Deoch’n’Dorus Glasgow University Union, 32 University Avenue, 339 8697. 8.30pm–12.30am. £8 (groups of 10+ £5). Ceilidh from the young band comprising members from Portree, Jura and Fort William who met on the RSAMD’s traditional music course. A special ceilidh for St Andrew’s Day. Edinburgh ■ Karine Polwart The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7pm. £15. See Fri 23. ■ The Saw Doctors The HMV Picture House, 31 Lothian Road, 0844 847 1740. 7pm. £22.50. Over-14s show. Celt-rock knees-up with one of Ireland’s most successful bands. FREE Tom Oakes & Kathryn Nicoll Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, 668 2312. 9pm. See Fri 16.
Sunday 2 Edinburgh FREE Kenny Herbert & Rab Howatt Café Grande, 184 Bruntsfield Place, 228 1188. 7.30pm. Much loved local musicians playing traditional Scottish to soul and R&B.
LOWER DENS Baltimore – the place that gave us The Wire, John Waters and David Hasselhoff. Musically, it’s also produced Animal Collective, Beach House, and these guys – a shoegazey, reverby thrill from the east coast. This summer’s album Nootropics features singer Jana Hunter’s mumbly vocal laid over sparse yet undeniably infectious grooves of indie rock. ■ King Tuts, Glasgow, Thu 13 Dec.
Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7pm. £18–£22. English folk firebrands who have earned a live reputation as a dynamic and innovative outfit. FREE Ben Miller & Larsa Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, 668 2312. 9pm. Bagpipes and trad tunes. Thursday 22
Glasgow ■ Thea Gilmore St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 559 5902. 7.30pm. £15. Prolific young singer- songwriter from Oxfordshire whose style is strongly influenced by Bob Dylan, Tom Waits and Joni Mitchell. FREE The Blokes Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 10pm. See Thu 15. Edinburgh FREE Wildings Scottish National Portrait Gallery, 1 Queen Street, 624 6200. 6–6.30pm. Traditional musicians Jennifer Austin, Fiona MacAskill and Sarah Hayes make up the ensemble Wildings, and perform music inspired by the Scottish National Portrait Gallery’s The Modern Scot exhibition.
Friday 23
Glasgow ■ Fundraising Ceilidh St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 559 5902. 8pm. £6–£8. The Annasach Ceilidh Band hosts a fundraising ceilidh for the St Andrews in the Square Trust. The proceeds will go towards the upkeep of the building. Edinburgh FREE Chris Silver Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, 668 2312. 4pm. See Fri 16. ■ Orlando Haddad Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). Brazilian jazz and bossa nova from Orlando and Patricia Haddad. FREE Tom Oakes & Kathryn Nicoll Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, 668 2312. 9pm. See Fri 16.
Saturday 24 Edinburgh FREE Allan Johnston & Friends Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, 668 2312. 4pm. See Sat 17.
■ Salsa Celtica The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7pm. £15. See Sat 17. ■ Skerryvore The Caves, Niddry Street South, 557 8989. 7pm. £14.50. Expect blazing bagpipes, accordion and fiddle mixed with standard rock instruments as the ‘boy band of Scottish traditional music’ play live. Christmas shindig with special guest Scott Charles. Sunday 25
Edinburgh ■ Tantz The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 3pm. £4 (£3). Gypsy, klezmer, Balkan reggae from Leeds. FREE Tom Oakes & Kathryn Nicoll Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, 668 2312. 4pm. See Fri 16. ■ Rona Wilkie & Marit Fällt Wee Folk Club, Royal Oak, Infirmary Street, 557 2976. 8.30pm. £5. Duo exploring Scottish and Scandinavian folk traditions. FREE Bobby Nicholson & Eddy Hanson Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, 668 2312. 9pm. See Sun 18.
Monday 26
Glasgow FREE Michael Simons Tchai-Ovna House of Tea, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. See Mon 19. Edinburgh ■ Tift Merritt The Pleasance, 60 Pleasance, 650 4673. 7.30pm. £14. Raw country tinged rock from North Carolina. FREE Ben Miller Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, 668 2312. 8.30pm. Bagpipes and traditional music.
Tuesday 27
Edinburgh ■ Cafe Ceilidh Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43–45 High Street, 556 9579. 2pm. Donation. Relaxed day time traditional music session hosted by Linten Adie, for Scots Music Group. ■ Fil Campbell Leith Folk Club, Victoria Park Hotel, 221 Ferry Road, 454 2060. 7.30pm. £7. Northern Ireland based singer-songwriter Campbell performs a blend of acoustic pop, jazz, folk and traditional songs. ■ Ceilidh Club The Bongo Club, Moray