MUSIC | Jazz / Folk Sunday 6
Glasgow ■ Stevie Nimmo Trio Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £10. The former-Nimmo Brothers frontman and guitarist from Glasgow performs blues-rock with his band.
Edinburgh ■ Marty Waugh Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). Stylish quartet led by super- smooth Sinatra-style crooner Marty Waugh. FREE The Whighams Jazz Club Whighams Wine Cellars, 13 Hope Street, 225 8674. 8pm. Featuring funky grooves from the Dave Swanson Quartet. Aberdour ■ Freddie King The Woodside Hotel, 76 High Street. 2pm. £8. Accompanied by Lachlan MacColl. See Sun 30 Mar.
Tuesday 8
Glasgow ■ Steve Hicks & Lynn Goulbourn The Admiral, 72a Waterloo Street, 221 7705. 8pm. £9. One of the best finger pickers out there, whose Stairway to Mozart, a blend of Led Zeppelin and Mozart, solidifies his reputation. He’s joined by vocalist Lynn Goulbourn. Edinburgh ■ 101st Airbourne The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £3 (£2). Jazz and funk with a Hendrix twist from guitarist Aki Remally and his four-piece band.
Wednesday 9 Edinburgh ■ John Lowrie Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £7 (£5). Modern jazz and reworked standards from this talented young drummer.
Thursday 10
Glasgow ■ John Lowrie Quartet The Glasgow Art Club, 185 Bath Street, 248 5210. 8pm. £7 (£5). See Wed 9. Edinburgh ■ Future Heroes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £3 (£2). Groovy funk four-piece with ace guitarist Aki Remally.
Friday 11 Edinburgh ■ Fred Frith, Chris Cutler and Tom Arthurs Reid Concert Hall, University of Edinburgh, Bristo Square, 651 3212. 7.30pm. £10 (students £5). It’s avant-garde night in Reid Concert Hall: Fred Frith (guitar), Chris Cutler (drums/ percussion) and Tom Arthurs (trumpet),
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and harp to put a contemporary spin on traditional folk sounds. Album launch. Edinburgh ■ Leo & Anto Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 8pm. £12. With the Saw Doctors on sabbatical, Anthony and Leo have set out on their own playing different versions of on well-known Saw Doctors’ songs, lesser- known songs and Gaelic singalongs.
Friday 21
Glasgow FREE Frankétienne & Mark Mulholland: Chaophonies Alliance Française de Glasgow, 3 Park Circus, 331 4080. 6–7.30pm. Haitian artist and writer Frankétienne performs his Chaophonies, with original music from Mark Mulholland. Spaces are limited. Booking essential. ■ Anna Massie & Mairearad Green Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 7.30pm. £11 (£8.50). Mairearad Green (accordion and bagpipes) and Anna Massie (guitar, banjo, fiddle) in session. ■ Glasgow Tango Studio: El Abrazo Tango Club CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 7.30pm. £10 (£8). A chance to dance some tango at this social evening.
Edinburgh ■ Adam McNaughton The White Horse, 266 Canongate, 01259 218521. 7.30pm. £5. Witty, veteran Glasgow singer, folk historian and songwriter (he’s the man responsible for ‘The Jeely Piece Song’). ■ Tcha Limberger’s Budapest Gypsy Orchestra The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 8pm. £16.50. Soaring and technical traditional Gypsy jazz performed by the violinist and his band. Cumbernauld ■ Watt Nicoll Cumbernauld Theatre, Kildrum, 01236 732887. 7.45pm. £10–£14. Winner of Best Motivational Speaker in the World, Nicoll goes back to his musical roots with a night of folky goodness.
Saturday 22
Glasgow ■ Willie Campbell CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 7.30pm. £tbc. The former Astrid frontman and Reindeer Section members mixes indie with Gaelic folk, 60s pop and Americana influences. Launching his first Gealic album Dalma.
Edinburgh ■ Edinburgh Highland Reel & Strathspey Society – Annual Concert The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7.30pm. £14 (£10; under 16s £8). A joyous evening of Scottish fiddle music and song, presided over by Jim McColl MBE (Beechgrove Garden). ■ Tall Tales Oscar Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43–45 High Street, 556 9579. 7.30–10pm. £8 (£6). Listen to tall tales, ferocious fibs and fables performed live on stage by Scotland’s finest tellers, then decide who wins the lucrative accolade of Oscar the Leprechaun. Scotland’s annual tall tales storytelling competition is hosted by last year’s winner, Suu Caledonia. Hawick ■ Gaelic in the Borders Tower Mill, Heart of Hawick, Kirkstile, 01450 360688. 7.30pm. £10. A showcase of Gaelic music, story and song led by singer Christine Primrose, Head of Gaelic Song at Sabhal Mor Ostaig, and supported by Gillebride MacMillan, Dolina MacLennan, Nancy Nicolson, Angus Montgomery and Borders Gaelic singing group Turas.
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AIDAN MOFFAT: THE BOOKS THAT MADE ME The former vocalist from Arab Strap and a key figure of the Glasgow indie music scene, Aidan has also dabbled extensively in spoken word performance, poetry and short story writing. Here he discusses the books – and perhaps comics (he has a son named Samuel Batman after all) – which inspired him to write, and the literary influences that creep into his music. ■ Mitchell Library, Glasgow, Sun 6 Apr. Part of Aye Write!
all distinguished improvisers and composers, play a concert in honour of Simon Frith, Tovey Professor of Music at the University of Edinburgh and sometime distinguished rock critic (who has, so far as we know, never written anything about his brother’s music). ■ Das Contras The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £5 (£4). Fife-grown six-piece with a Latin temperament and a rock’n’roll heart.
Saturday 12 Edinburgh ■ Bugalu Foundation The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £5 (£4). The nine-piece band play soul, Latin and funk music.
Sunday 13
Glasgow ■ Cian Nugent & The Cosmos Broadcast, 427 Sauchiehall Street, 332 7304. 8pm. £5. Complex eclectic jazz, blues and psych-rock.
Edinburgh ■ Joe & Sekou The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7pm. £10. A melange of World music with hip hop and rap by the London-based two-piece. ■ Roots Showcase The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). Roots, R&B and blues from Toby of Black Diamond Express and friends. FREE The Whighams Jazz Club Whighams Wine Cellars, 13 Hope Street, 225 8674. 8pm. Vocalist Fay Levy is joined by Campbell Normand (piano), Jay Kilbride (double bass) and Kevin Dorrian ( drums) Aberdour ■ Nova Scotia Jazz Band Woodside Hotel, 78–82 High Street, 01383 860328. 2pm. £10. Expert traditional jazz featuring some of Scotland’s top players on reeds, bass, banjo and cornet.
Wednesday 16
Edinburgh ■ Alan Benzie International Trio The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £7 (£5). Fresh faced jazz pianist joined by Hungarian drummer Marton Juhasz and bassist Andrew Robb. Paisley ■ Todd Gordon Sings the Great American Songbook The Wynd Centre, 6 School Wynd, 561 1171. 7.30pm. £15. American jazz classics from Todd Gordon. Part of Bring it All Home.
Thursday 17
Glasgow ■ Alan Benzie International Trio The Glasgow Art Club, 185 Bath Street, 248 5210. 7.30pm. £7 (£5). See Wed 16. Edinburgh ■ Jazz Bar Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). See Mon 31. ■ Future Heroes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £3 (£2). See Thu 10.
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Thursday 20 Glasgow ■ CherryGrove Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 8–11pm. £5. Formed by students from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Cherry Grove use fiddle, piano