MUSIC | Celtic Connections / Folk
■ The Gloaming City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 7.30–10.30pm. £16. Folk collective formed by leading Irish musicians. FREE BBC Radio Scotland CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 8pm. See Mon 20. ■ Julie Fowlis Band, RANT and Parveen Sabrina Khan City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 8–10.30pm. £16. Singer and multi-instrumentalist Julie Fowlis is a passionate ambassador for the Gaelic culture of her native Western Isles, and an award-winning musician too. ■ Tim Finn - White Cloud Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 353 8000. 8–10.30pm. £13. See Tue 21. ■ Vasen and Seavaigers and Ruhaniyat Mitchell Library, North Street, 353 8000. 8–11pm. £13. Swedish trio combining acoustic instrumentation with freewheeling inventiveness. ■ Celtic Connections Festival Club Walkabout, 128 Renfield Street, 353 8000. 10.30pm–4am. £5. See Fri 17. ■ Celtic Connections Late Night Sessions The National Piping Centre, 30–34 McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 11pm. £5. See Thu 16.
Thursday 23
Glasgow FREE Danny Kyle’s Open Stage Adelaides, 209 Bath Street, 248 4970. 4pm. See Fri 17. ■ Peatbog Faeries O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £15. The Skye-based band fuses traditional Scottish pipe and fiddle tunes with jazz, hip hop, reggae and electronic influences. ■ Colin Macleod and Miss Irenie Rose St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 353 8000. 7.30–10.30pm. £13. Double bill of young singer-songwriters from the Isle of Lewis. ■ Lúnasa, Session A9 and Maru Tarang and Jenny Ritter Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30–10.30pm. £18–£21. Collaboration between two of the world foremost Celtic instrumental bands. ■ Rebel Musics: Wilson, Swarbrick, Gaughan & Ellis and support Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 353 8000. 7.30–10.30pm. £15. The rebel sounds of Scottish and Irish music blended with equally headstrong Jamaican reggae rhythms. FREE BBC Radio Scotland CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 8pm. See Mon 20. ■ Deadly Duos: Olov Johansson & Catriona McKay The National Piping Centre, 30–34 McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 8000. 8–10.30pm. £12. Musicians join forces to bring traditional music to new heights. ■ James Grant and Lisa O’Neill Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. 8pm. £15 (£13.50). Ex-Love and Money man ploughs a folkier furrow with his solo career. ■ On Celtic Drover Tracks and Saurav Moni Mitchell Library, North Street, 353 8000. 8–11pm. £13. Music inspired by the history and lore of cattle droving including new work by Luke Daniels, Matheu Watson and Anne Rice. ■ Alkinoos Ioannidis with special guest Karine Polwart City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 9–11.30pm. £16. Greek-Cypriot singer/ composer collaborates with the Scottish vocalist. ■ Celtic Connections Festival Club Walkabout, 128 Renfield Street, 353 8000. 10.30pm–4am. £5. See Fri 17. ■ Celtic Connections Late Night Sessions The National Piping Centre, 30–34 McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 11pm. £5. See Thu 16. 114 THE LIST 12 Dec 2013–23 Jan 2014
FAT GOTH Bloc+ take three of their favourite acts of the year, and their mosh pit, out of the basement bar and onto the stage in George Square. Expect Dundonian alt. metal (Fat Goth, pictured), Glaswegian post-rock (Vasa) and female hip hop (Patricia Panther) on the lineup. ■ BLOC+SQUARED presents: Fat Goth with Vasa and Patricia Panther, George Square On Ice, Mon 23 Dec.
FOLK
Events are listed by date, then by city. Submit listings at least 14 days before publication to henry@ list.co.uk. Listings are compiled by Henry Northmore and Rowena McIntosh. ✽ Indicates Hitlist entry Thursday 12
Glasgow FREE Mic Edgar’s Folkn’ Blues Band Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 10pm. Folk and blues from Mic Edgar and his band.
Friday 13
Glasgow ■ Vatersay Boys Barrowland, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £20. No holds barred Highland fling from these legends of folk. Edinburgh ■ Ceilidh Club with Teannaich The Picture House, 31 Lothian Road, 0844 847 1740. 7pm. £10 (£8). Join in a lively ceilidh evening where dances are taught on the night, so all abilities are welcome. ■ Kirsty Law The Canons’ Gait, 232 Canongate, 556 4481. 7.30pm. £5. Contemporary and traditional Scottish folk by the Borders-based singer- songwriter.
Saturday 14
Glasgow FREE Gamelan Naga Mas Mono, 12 Kings Court, King Street, 553 2400. 4–5.30pm. Community group based in Glasgow playing classical Javanese, Balinese and modern compositions. ■ RSPB Christmas Ceilidh Queen Margaret Union, 22 University Gardens, 331 9805. 7pm–2am. £7 (members £5). A ceilidh with music from Chitterybite Ceilidhs, with a DJ taking over at midnight. ■ Vatersay Boys Barrowland, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £20. See Fri 13. Edinburgh ■ Refugee Survival Trust Ceilidh Edinburgh Steiner School, 60 Spylaw Road, 337 3410. Times tbc. £tbc. Ceilidh raising funds for the Refugee Survival Trust, with live music from Cosmic Ceilidh Band and Lucky Jumper, featuring an organic bar and raffle. ■ Scots Music Group Ceilidh St
Bride’s Centre, 10 Orwell Terrace, 346 1405. 7.30pm. £8 (£6) advance; £10 (£8) on the door. Fundraising ceilidh of traditional music and dancing. Featuring the Robert Fish Band. ■ Ken’s Ceilidh Lauriston Hall, 28 Lauriston Street, 339 5374. 8–11pm. £8 advance; £10 on the door. Ken Gourlay calls this regular evening of traditional Scottish dancing, with different ceilidh bands each night. Soft drinks are £1 and alcoholic drinks £3, and you’re requested not to wear stilettos or high heels. With Flaming Heather ceilidh band. ■ Alba Flamenca Alba Flamenca, 73 East Crosscauseway, 667 3600. 8.30pm–10.45am. £10–£12. Flamenco rhythms from highly skilled dancers. ■ Samba Sene & Diwan The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £5 (£4). Dancey, jazzy grooves and Afro-beats from Senegal. Rothesay ■ Skerryvore Rothesay Pavilion, Argyle Street, 01700 504250. 7.30pm. £15 (£12.50). Expect blazing bagpipes, accordion and fiddle mixed with standard rock instruments as the ‘boy band of Scottish traditional music’ play live.
Sunday 15
Edinburgh ■ Forgotten Carols Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43–45 High Street, 556 9579. 7.30–9pm. £10 (£8). After a decade-long search, Ali Burns presents Britain’s lost Christmas carols, with help from reader Tom Pow and soloist Kate Howard.
Monday 16
Glasgow FREE For Folk Sake Slouch, 203–205 Bath Street, 221 5518. 10pm. Folk and roots session hosted by Meade and Reid. Edinburgh ■ Phil Cunningham’s Christmas Songbook The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7.30pm. £22.50. One of the masters of Scottish contemporary folk, will be joined by a selection of special guests (including Eddi Reader, Karen Mathieson, John McCusker and Kris Drever) for a showcase of modern and traditional Christmas music.
Stirling ■ Poems and Songs of the
Scottish Hills: Geordie McIntyre and Alison McMorland Smith Art Gallery & Museum, Dumbarton Road, 01786 471917. 7.30–9pm. £5. An evening of landscape inspired songs followed by festive refreshments.
Tuesday 17
Glasgow ■ The Pogues O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £32.50. The folk-punk combo that wouldn’t lie down. Performing their classic album Rum, Sodomy and the Lash. Edinburgh ■ Phil Cunningham’s Christmas Songbook The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7.30pm. £22.50. See Mon 16. ■ Wendy Carle Taylor Leith Folk Club, Victoria Park Hotel, 221 Ferry Road, 07502 024852. 7.30pm. £7. Covering all bases from French chanson, through jazz and blues to traditional Scottish tunes. ■ Ceilidh Club Summerhall, 1 Summerhall, 0845 874 3001. 8pm. £6. Ceilidh dancing, furious fiddlers and callers to lead you through the steps.
Wednesday 18
Glasgow ■ Ceilidh Dance Classes St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 559 5902. 7.30pm. £5.50. Tricia Matthews leads these ceilidh dance classes. Edinburgh ■ North Sea Gas Edinburgh Folk Club, Cabaret Bar, 60 The Pleasance, 650 2458. 7.30pm. £10 (£8; members £6). Hugely entertaining Scottish folk band who combine guitars, mandolins, bodhrans, banjos, whistles and bouzoukis with fine vocals. Expect a mixture of traditional and original material and great craic.
Dunfermline ■ Dunfermline Folk Club Session Dunfermline Folk Club, Thistle Tavern, Baldridgeburn, 01383 721732. 8pm. £5. Informal folk session. Club Christmas party.
Glenrothes ■ Phil Cunningham’s Christmas Songbook Rothes Halls, Kingdom Centre, 01592 611101. 7.30pm. £21. See Mon 16.