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Glasgow ■ ‘A’Bhanais Ghaidhealach’ The Highland Wedding Mitchell Library, North Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £13. A reprise of Margaret Stewart’s 2012 Blas commission celebrating Highland nuptial customs past and present. ■ Bellowhead and The Chair O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £16. English folk firebrands who have earned a live reputation as a dynamic and innovative outfit. ■ Old Crow Medicine Show Barrowland, 244 Gallowgate, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £18. Appalachian string band who have branched out to incorporate pre-war blues and jug band rags in their set. ■ The Paul McKenna Band and Lucy Ward St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £13. A blend of Scottish and Irish music with modern rock and contemporary songwriting from this five-piece. ■ Rura and Norrie MacIver Band Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £13. Four young Scottish musicians on Highland bagpipes, fiddle, guitar and bodhran. ■ Transatlantic Sessions Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £26–£29. A Celtic Connections staple and the epitome of what the festival is all about, the Transatlantic Sessions bring together musicians from the Celtic and Americana traditions for a night of fresh collaborations between familiar faces. ■ Uxía and Cruinn The Glasgow Art Club, 185 Bath Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £12. Portuguese, Brazilian and African music is brought to life as Galician singer Uxía revisits songs form her 25 year career. ■ Infinite Scotland Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 353 8000. 8pm. £13. Multi- media musical evocation of Scotland’s contrasting landscapes and cities from guitarist/composer David Allison. ■ Rachel Hair Trio and The Hannah Fisher Trio The National Piping Centre, 30–34 McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 8000. 8pm. £12. Traditional and contemporary harpist Rachel Hair performs alongside guitarist and singer Jenn Butterworth and double bassist Euan Barton. ■ Salif Keita City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 9.30pm. £18. The golden voice of Africa and one of world music’s first international stars.
Saturday 2 Glasgow ■ The Annual Piping Concert with Strathclyde Police Pipe Band & Bagad Sonerien An Oriant Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 12.30pm. £13. A mainstay of the Celtic Connections festival, this concert showcases some of the world’s finest piping talent. ■ RCS with KHM Folk Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, 353 8000. 2pm. £11. Students from The Scottish Music Degree at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland perform with KHM Folk, students from the department of folk music at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm. ■ The Beatstalkers The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 353 8000. 7pm. £20. The Scottish blues/soul/pop sensations perform together for only the second time since their 60s heyday. ■ Bruce Molsky, John Doyle & Dirk Powell with Riley Baugus St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £13. Double bill featuring top Transatlantic Sessions regulars. ■ Fiddlers’ Bid Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £20. The highly acclaimed Shetland fiddlers and guests. ■ Karine Polwart and Anaïs
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BASSEKOU KOUYATE The Malian griot player performs as part of Sahara Soul, a night dedicated to the music of Mali. Featuring a triple bill of Kouyate with his band Ngoni Ba, Tamishek and Sidi Touré. Read our album review, page 76. ■ Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow , Sun 27 Jan, part of Celtic Connections.
Mitchell & Jefferson Hamer City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £15. Two of today’s most incisive, articulate and exquisitely expressive singer-songwriters. ■ Otis Gibbs and John Fullbright The Glasgow Art Club, 185 Bath Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £12. Gritty folk, blues and country rock. ■ Roddy Hart & The Lonesome Fire and Three Blind Wolves O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £15. Young Glasgow singer- songwriter who has already shared studio time with Ryan Adams and has an album featuring Kris Kristofferson and Eddi Reader already under his belt. ■ The Ross Ainslie & Jarlath Henderson Band and Taran Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £13. High energy pipe fiends from Scotland and Ireland. ■ The Shee and Fiona Hunter Band Mitchell Library, North Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £13. Traditional Scottish folk and bluegrass with an adventurous twist from this stylish six-piece. ■ Bella Hardy and Vamm Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 353 8000. 8pm. £13. Young fiddler and friends as part of Showcase England. ■ Ceòlas: An Island Dance (Danns’ an Eilein) The National Piping Centre, 30–34 McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 8000. 8pm. £12. A celebration of the summer school in South Uist that offers tuition in Scottish music and dance. A showcase of Gaelic performing arts traditions from tutors and guest artists. ■ The Gathering and Ross Couper & Tom Oakes City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 8pm. £16. The mainland premiere of Orkney’s showcase of the islands’ richly distinctive folk culture. ■ Celtic Connections All Star Ceilidh Band Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000.
10.45pm. £12. Nowhere else in the world can you strip the willow and strut your Gay Gordons stuff to a soundtrack provided by such a stellar ceilidh band: Alasdair MacCuish, Tom Orr, Duncan Black, Craig Paton, Graeme Mitchell, Neil MacEachern, Archie McAllister, Angela MacEachern and a few special guests. Sunday 3
Glasgow ■ The Gordon Duncan Memorial Recital The National Piping Centre, 30–34 McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 8000. 1pm. £11. A special piping event in honour of the Perthshire piper who died in December 2005, invited pipers include Hervé Le Floc’h, Gordon Walker and Margaret Dunn. ■ Rory Butler, Findlay Napier & the Bar Room Mountaineers, Miss Irenie Rosie, This Silent Forest and Anaïs Mitchell O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 2.30pm. £10. A restful afternoon event from Hazy Recollections with a mix of pop, folk and Americana. ■ BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year Final 2013 Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, 353 8000. 5pm. £13. Six finalists compete to win a prestigious award that has been the springboard for many folk careers, including those of Anna Massie, Catriona Watt, Ewan Robertson and James Graham to name but a few. ■ Battlefield Band and Tom McConville Mitchell Library, North Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £14. This talented foursome are known throughout the world as one of Scotland’s finest musical treasures. ■ Little Feat and John Fullbright O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £22. Veteran blues rock jam band, once fronted by the mighty
Lowell George and still featuring founder member Bill Payne. ■ The Poozies and Uxia St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £13. From the funky bass sounds of the electro-harp along with accordion and fiddles, this all-female quartet expand to a six-piece. ■ Transatlantic Sessions Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £26–£29. See Fri 1. ■ new voices: Sorren Maclean Mitchell Library, North Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £11. Premiere of Winter Stay Autumn a great new commission from this Mull singer, as part of the New Voices strand. ■ Glen Hansard and The Lost Brothers City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 8pm. £17. Star of hit indie movie Once. FREE Make the Rafters Roar Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Argyle Street, 353 8000. 8pm. Free but ticketed. Glasgow traditional singer Mick West launches A Scots Chorus, a new project seeking to reinvigorate Scotland’s tradition of communal song.
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Edinburgh ■ John Murry The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 8pm. £8. Gospel blues from this Mississippi native. 24 Jan–21 Feb 2013 THE LIST 93