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39 MOHSEN AMINI
TAKING TO TALISK Concertina player Mohsen Amini is a true rising star on the trad music scene having been crowned the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year in 2016. Since his big win, he’s been away touring the world with his two bands, the multi- award- winning trio Talisk and folk supergroup Ímar. (AQ)
38 JAMES YORKSTON THAT’S FIFE James Yorkston’s hometown gigs, Tae Sup wi’ a Fifer, continue to impress, with lineups including Roddy Woomble, Seamus Fogarty and Harry Giles. A new album in collaboration with Jon Thorne and Suhail Yusuf Khan cemented his musical diversity and bold outlook on the artform. (KS)
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at 3 online sketches. Dad also did some great work, too, with a very i ne Fringe showing in the shape of Irreverence. (BD)
36 COUNTERFLOWS SOUND OF THE UNDERGROUND Another strong festival of difi cult-to-categorise sonic pleasures took place this spring in Glasgow, with the likes of Ashley Paul, Farmers Manual and Midori Takada entertaining underground music fans in venues such as the CCA, Art School and Glad Café. (BD)
35 ROCK ACTION SOLID CREW Mogwai’s label brought us a SAY Award winner in Sacred Paws’ Strike a Match, as well as Conl ats, the i rst release from Kathryn Joseph, Marcus Mackay and James Graham under their Out Lines moniker, and more anarchic noise rock from Part Chimp. (CA)
34 GLAD CAFÉ
HAPPY TALK This great community enterprise has played a major role in the southside of Glasgow’s creative renaissance, hosting an eclectic range of live music, talks and screenings. Its Glad Foundation charity supports a number of initiatives, including music workshops. (SS)
33 MONKEY BARREL PLANET OF THE JAPES Dedicated to comedy all year round, Monkey Barrel hosted Spencer Jones, Rob Kemp and Lucy Pearman’s award-nominated shows at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe. A last-minute Big Bastard Burglary Benei t (starring Tim Key and James Acaster) helped some acts who had their l at robbed. A job well done. (CA)
37 MARK NELSON 32 MORVERN CUNNINGHAM
HEADLINE MAKERS It’s been a funny old year for the inaugural Scottish Comedian of the Year, as his daughter Isla won two prizes at the Scottish Comedy Awards for their News GOOD NIGHTS Once again, Morvern Cunningham managed LeithLate with a June weekend of music, art and place-making which perfectly captured the spirit of
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Leith in 2017. Elsewhere, she was also involved in local mural creation, and in Leith Creative’s People and Places: Make Leith Better reporting project. (DP)
31 GERRY CINNAMON GOLD SPICE With his debut album Erratic Cinematic breaking the iTunes top ten upon release in September, a pair of December headline dates at Barrowlands selling out within minutes and a packed-out hometown set at TRNSMT in July, the Castlemilk indie singer’s monumental local success is testament to word-of- mouth’s power. (DP)
30 GARRY FRASER CHOOSE DIRECTING After sitting in on Garry Fraser’s i lmmaking workshops in Muirhouse, Danny Boyle was so impressed with the up-and-coming director that he personally invited him to work on T2: Trainspotting where he became second unit director. Fraser is currently working on several projects with Irvine Welsh. (HN)