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Glasgow FREE Akwaba Maryhill Community Central Hall, 304 Maryhill Road, 331 7676. 4–8pm. ‘Akwaba’ is a West African word emphasising the hospitality Africans always offer to their guests. The Ivorian Women’s Action Group present an opportunity to share in the unique culture, cuisine, fashion, dance and music of the Ivory Coast. Part of Refugee Week Scotland. ■ Dick Gaughan Lansdowne Church (Websters Theatre), 416 Great Western Road, 337 2311. 7.30pm. £22.50. Gaughan plays an eclectic mix of styles and stringed instruments combining his classic orchestration skills with a love of the Scots ballad. Part of West End Festival. Edinburgh ■ Amy Duncan The Mash House, 37 Guthrie Street, 220 2987. Times tbc. £tbc. Edinburgh-based singer- songwriter, Amy Duncan, embarks on a Scottish tour with a string trio, double bass and harp in tow. FREE Mish Mash Showcase Joseph Pearce’s, 23 Elm Row, 556 4140. 5pm. The finest Scottish talent play for your delight. Part of LeithLate. FREE LeithLate Live Music Joseph Pearce’s, 23 Elm Row, 556 4140. 6pm. Acoustic folkie Robert Pia plays the Saturday and Graeme Mearns on Sunday. Part of LeithLate. ■ 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. Thunderdog Ceilidh Band play live.
Milngavie ■ Kieran Goss Milngavie Folk Club, The Fraser Centre, Douglas Street, 07743 885991. 7.30–10.30pm. £14. Irish singer/songwriter Kieran Goss plays material from his 20 year career.
Sunday 22 Edinburgh FREE Leith Festival Tattoo The Piazza, The Shore Leith. 7pm. Annual Leithers’ answer to that big noisy thing up at the castle – expect massed pipes and drums, appearances from Leith Community Concert Band, highland dancers and guests. Part of Leith Festival.
Tuesday 24
Glasgow ■ Nuites De Paris Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7.30pm. £30 inc 3 course meal & drink on arrival. A night of French cuisine, wine and music from a brilliant Bal Musetta trio. ■ Gerry Creen The Admiral, 72a Waterloo Street, 221 7705. 8pm. £8. Popular Belfast-based singer-songwriter. Edinburgh ■ String Circle Fiddle Class St Bride’s Centre, 10 Orwell Terrace, 346 1405. 7–9pm. £70 (£50). Learn to play the fiddle in a relaxed group in Edinburgh. Price is for a full 10 week term. ■ Ceilidh Club Summerhall, 1 Summerhall, 0845 874 3001. 8pm. £6. Featuring Heeliegoleerie. ■ 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 well-known Saw Doctors’ hits, lesser-known songs and Gaelic singalongs.
Wednesday 25 Glasgow ■ Ceilidh Dance Classes St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews
Square, 559 5902. 7.15pm. £5.50. See Wed 18. Edinburgh ■ Rab Noakes Edinburgh Folk Club, Cabaret Bar, 60 The Pleasance, 650 2458. 8pm. £10 (£8; members £6). See Wed 18.
Thursday 26
Glasgow ■ Terry Neason Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £16. The singer performs piano-led cover versions of various well-known Celtic and county songs. Part of West End Festival.
Edinburgh ■ Bella Hardy & The Midnight Watch The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7.30pm. £10. To mark her thirtieth birthday Bella is taking the party on the road with her band, The Midnight Watch, and embarking on a thirty venue tour celebrating her six solo albums to date.
Friday 27
Glasgow ■ Mary Ann Kennedy, Lorne Macdougall & Finlay Wells Kelvinside Hillhead Parish Church, Observatory Road, 334 2788. 7.30pm. £10 (£8). An evening of fine Celtic and Scottish songs. Part of West End Festival. FREE Salsa Sabrosa La Bodega Tapas Bar, 1120 South Street, 581 3401. 7.30pm. See Fri 13. ■ Laura McGhee King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £11. The singer/songwriter/ fiddler returns to Scotland for an acoustic tour of her latest Celtic/country album How Leaving Feels.
Edinburgh ■ Burns Song with Rod Paterson Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43–45 High Street, 556 9579. 2–4.30pm. £18 (members £15). Burns enthusiast and master singer Rod Paterson shares his experience and know-how with fellow singers. ■ Norloch Ceilidh Band Old St Paul’s Church, 39 Jeffrey Street, 556 3332. 7.30pm. £6 (£5; family £15). The Norloch Ceilidh Band provide the live music at this night of traditional Scottish dancing. BYOB. Hebridean Islands ■ Isle of Gigha Music Festival Isle of Gigha, 01583 505160. Times vary. Prices vary. The smallest music festival in Scotland offers a perfectly-formed line-up of ceilidhs, headline concerts, sessions, workshops and a musical beach picnic. Including live music from Emily Smith, Scott Wood Trio, Mary Ann Kennedy and Treacherous Orchestra.
Saturday 28
Edinburgh ■ Albatronics Studio 24, 24–26 Calton Road, 558 3758. 11pm–3am. £2 before 11.30pm; £5 (£4) after. Bridging the gap between clubbing and folk music as Celtic music meets dance beats. The Monster Ceilidh Band guest. Crail ■ Renaud Garcia-Fons: Revoir Paris Crail Community Hall, St Andrews Road, 01333 451 206. 7.30pm. £15. A heady combination of jazz, flamenco, classical, moorish and Latin music with highly-acclaimed bassist Renaud Garcia Fons, here giving a musical tribute to the city of Paris. Part of East Neuk Festival.
Hebridean Islands ■ Isle of Gigha Music Festival Isle of Gigha, 01583 505160. Times vary. Prices vary. See Fri 27. Edinburgh ■ Alex Hodgson Leith Folk Club, Victoria Park Hotel, 221 Ferry Road, 07502 024852. 7pm. £tbc. National
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REVIEW: MADAMA BUTTERFLY Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Sun 11 May ●●●●● As Madama Butterfly, one of Scottish Opera’s all-time favourites over the company’s 50-year history, reaches its inevitable final bars, there can hardly be a dry eye in the house. No matter whether seeing Puccini’s universally popular opera for the first time or for the umpteenth, it is a story which cannot fail to move. In a revival of David McVicar’s production, first seen in 2000, Elaine Kidd’s 2014 version is a total triumph. Double-cast, the role of Cio-Cio San is played with an exceptional mix of vulnerability and strength of character by Korean soprano Hye-Youn Lee. Pulsing with emotion, her relationship with the beguiling American naval officer, Lieutenant Pinkterton, can only be a false dream to everyone else, yet for Butterfly it is of the utmost tenderness. As the object of her love, Spanish tenor José Ferrero quickly made it obvious why Scottish Opera have cast him in three operas in the past couple of years. Lyrical and dramatic, the character’s destiny in the US only adds to the poignancy of what he leaves behind in Japan. The stage may be set in muted tones, but the orchestra, conducted by Marco Guidarini, glows in sweeping technicolour. (Carol Main)
Sunday 29
Glasgow FREE Gamelan Concert & Workshop Kibble Palace, Glasgow Botanic Gardens, 730 Great Western Road, 334 2422. 4pm. Workshops introducing you to the social and fascinating world of the Indonesian gamelan, one of the few musical instruments that needs to be played by several people at once. Part of West End Festival.
Aberfoyle ■ The Shamrock & The Thistle Ceilidh Kinlochard Village Hall, Kinlochard, 01877 387264. 8pm. £10. An evening of Irish and Scottish music. Featuring The Bhoys from Galway, The Kinilochard Ceilidh Band, Sean Ryan and The Whistle King of Ireland. BYOB. Hebridean Islands ■ Isle of Gigha Music Festival Isle of Gigha, 01583 505160. Times vary. Prices vary. See Fri 27.
Tuesday 1 Glasgow ■ Sandy Brechin & Ewan Wilkinson The Admiral, 72a Waterloo Street, 221 7705. 8pm. £8. Singer- songwriter Ewan joins up with the nimble fingers of Sandy Brechin.
Burnsong winner Hodgson performs modern folk with his band. ■ Ceilidh Club Summerhall, 1 Summerhall, 0845 874 3001. 8pm. £6. See Tue 24. Wednesday 2
Glasgow ■ Leo & Anto Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £12. See Tue 24. ■ Ceilidh Dance Classes St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 559 5902. 7.15pm. £5.50. See Wed 18. Edinburgh ■ Dr Mango & the Chickpeas Edinburgh Folk Club, Cabaret Bar, 60 The Pleasance, 650 2458. 8pm. £10 (£8; members £6). Scottish and French- Canadian traditional and contemporary music.
Tuesday 8
Glasgow ■ Fiona Hunter & Mike Vass The Admiral, 72a Waterloo Street, 221 7705. 7.30pm. £8. Traditional and contemporary folk from this brother and sister duo, who both have links to Malinky. Edinburgh ■ Ceilidh Club Summerhall, 1 Summerhall, 0845 874 3001. 8pm. £6. Matthew MacLennan Ceilidh Band play live.
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