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carol.musicnewsscotland@gmail.com 24 NOVEMBER SKERRYVORE 'World of Chances' Winter Tour: The Caves, Edinburgh. www.skerryvore.com RODDY JOHNSTON SOLO; The Ale House, 18-22 Clerk Street, Edinburgh. WE WERE PROMISED JETPACKS plus special guests THE UNWINDING HOURS / LADY NORTH; The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, Edinburgh, Adv Tickets: £12.50, Doors: 7.00pm 25 NOVEMBER

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28 NOVEMBER RUTH NOTMAN; Edinburgh Folk Club, The Pleasance Cabaret Bar, 60 Pleasance, Edinburgh, Time 8pm, Tickets (at door) £10, £8 concessions, £6 members. Ticket reservations: ebort@ed.ac.uk / Tel 0131 650 2458 29 NOVEMBER

PAT DENNIS; Open Folk Sessions, The Ale House, 18-22 Clerk Street, Edinburgh. THE HALTON QUARTET. Instrumental Folk Quartet. Comprising the collective talents within two of Scotland’s most innovative and captivating duos, The Halton Quartet may be more familiar to audiences as Angus Lyon and Ruaridh Campbell, and Wingin’ It. The four met on board the motor vessel Halton during the 2007 Orkney Folk Festival and have since gone on to make music which is both rich in tradition and boldly forward-looking, with arrangements that expand and develop melodic ideas with imagination, subtlety and brio.

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Influenced by Argentinean tango master Astor Piazzolla, The European classical school, New York Jazz and Scottish tune forms – this is music with genuine heart and soul. Sound House Concert, Edinburgh, Tickets £10 Doors 7.30pm (starts 8pm). Contact info@douglasinscotland.co.uk 30 NOVEMBER

FATHERSON; LOUISE MCCRAW, A young budding singer songwriter, Louise McCraw, 14 years old, has been announced as the support act for Fatherson, the Band of the moment, Callum Maguire (Lamp House Music) said of Louise,“Louise is a fine example of what our Music Schools are all about – encouraging young people to discover what they enjoy, where their talent lies and then nurturing it. It is possible to have a career in music, performing might just be a part of it, but it can be done. There’s an incredible amount of young musical talent in East Lothian, and not only are Lamp House Music keen to work with these young people but we also want to provide them with the stepping stones of opportunity to grow and shine in performing live. Introducing Fatherson is a very enviable support slot, giving it to Louise shows how much we are rooting for her.” The last in the current series of live, original, acoustic music evenings presented by the John Gray Centre, in association with Lamp House Music. Fatherson are a four-piece alternative /indie/rock/powerpop band tipped for the top, following performances at T in the Park, The Edge, Wickerman and Belladrum festivals. Currently touring Scotland and this month supporting Feeder at O2 Academy, Glasgow, ‘The Front Room’, will be a unique opportunity to see the band perform an acoustic set in an intimate setting. The Front Room’, Haddington, East Lothian. Tickets £8 from the John Gray Centre (Haddington Library 01620 820680) or Lamp House Music (01620 825630) and on the door (subject to availability). Bar Opens 7pm, first band 7.30pm. The Front Room has its own Facebook page, www.facebook.com/frontroommusic VENEZUELAN PARTY! The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, Edinburgh. From 6pm in The French Quarter. Admission £5. Over 18 only.

WHISKY KISS; The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, Edinburgh, From 7.30pm in The Ballroom. Advance tickets £7 stbf. Over 18 only. 1 DECEMBER VEGAS! - The Christmas Party! From 8.30pm - 1am in The Voodoo Rooms. 19a West Register Street, Edinburgh Advance tickets £7 stbf available from Ripping Records, Tickets Scotland (Glasgow), Tickets Scotland (Edinburgh). Buy online. Over 18 only. 2 DECEMBER AYNSLEY LISTER; The Caves, Cowgate, Edinburgh. Time 7.15pm. Tickets £12 Adv 3 DECEMBER PAPER AEROPLANES / CAROLINE GILMOUR; The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, Edinburgh. From 7.30pm in The Ballroom. Advance tickets £6 stbf. Over 18 only. ALEX TAYLOR The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, Edinburgh From 8pm in The Speakeasy. Admission £5. Over 18 only. 4 DECEMBER FRED MORRISON AND MATHEU WATSON; The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, Edinburgh From 7.30pm in The Speakeasy. Advance tickets £12 stbf available from Ripping Records, Tickets Scotland (Edinburgh). Over 18 only. RACHEL NEWTON & LAURA BETH SALTER; Founding members of The Shee, Laura-Beth and Rachel showcase material from new solo projects. Rachel, a singer and harpist, will be showcasing material from her debut album 'The Shadow Side' including traditional songs in both English and Gaelic and also some of her own instrumental compositions. Laura-Beth performs songs and tunes from her upcoming solo album, Breathe. Her background is heavily influenced by the American music her parents play and this will be reflected in her self-penned and traditional American songs. Rachel's album 'The Shadow Side' has been nominated for best album at The MG Alba Scots Trad Awards and Laura-Beth has been nominated as composer of the year after her recent New Voices

Commission for Celtic Connections. Leith Folk Club, Victoria Park House Hotel, 221 Ferry Road, Edinburgh. Doors Open - 7.30pm. Tickets £7 from Website - www.leithfolkclub.com 5 DECEMBER

BEPPE GAMBETTA; Edinburgh Folk Club, The Pleasance Cabaret Bar, 60 Pleasance, Edinburgh, Time 8pm, Tickets (at door) £10, £8 concessions, £6 members. Ticket reservations: ebort@ed.ac.uk / Tel 0131 650 2458 6 DECEMBER

BLUES REVIEW FEATURING THE JENSEN INTERCEPTORS / STEVIE HAY’S SHADES OF BLUE / JED POTTS; The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, Edinburgh. From 7.30pm in The Ballroom. Advance tickets £10 stbf. Over 18 only. PETER HOOK & THE LIGHT, The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, Edinburgh. Adv Tickets: £20. Doors: 7pm. 7 DECEMBER

THE MOUSE THAT ATE THE CAT’; TMTATC started as a side-project between Glasgow-based Brian Henderson (who was fronting The Dykeenies at the time) and Colin Keenan (formerly of Drive-By Argument). Within a month of posting material online, they were number 5 in the Amazing Radio chart (without any form of press push), later hitting number 75 in the top 100 tracks on the site in 2011, being played on Radio 1 and featured as Track Of The Week on This Is Fake DI. The band have taken on a bigger, edgier sound as of late, using both acoustic and electronic drums with thick bass synths to create their rhythm sections with walls of synths, layered vocals and guitars giving them a more energetic and upbeat sound than their earlier lo-fi electronic-pop days. 40 Years From Now is out now. - Electric Circus, 36 Market Street, Edinburgh. Limbo with special guests WE ARE THE PHYSICS / SNIDE RHYTHMS / THE BAD BOOKS. The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, Edinburgh. From 8pm in The Ballroom. Advance tickets £5 - £7 / £8 on the door.

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Over 18 only. 9 DECEMBER JAKI / RUN/LUCKY/FREE; The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, Edinburgh From 8pm in The Ballroom. Advance tickets £7 stbf. Over 18 only. 11 DECEMBER SAINT ETIENNE plus special guests SCRITTI POLITTI, The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, Edinburgh. Adv Tickets: £16.50 + BF, Doors: 7pm NUALA KENNEDY; Nuala Kennedy's singing and flute playing springs from the traditional music of Ireland and Scotland, and from the fathomless realms of her own imagination. A consummate performer with a buoyant personality, her music has been described as unique, evocative, and soul-satisfying.Leith Folk Club, Victoria Park House Hotel, 221 Ferry Road, Edinburgh. Doors Open - 7.30pm. Tickets £7 from Website - www.leithfolkclub.com 12 DECEMBER JAMMIN' AT VOODOO; The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, Edinburgh. From 9pm - 11pm in The Ballroom. Free admission. Over 18 only. CHRISTMAS WITH THE CHORAL EDINBURGH ROYAL CHORAL UNION TOGETHER WITH EDINBURGH YOUTH CHOIR. St Cuthbert’s Church, 5 Lothian Road, Edinburgh. Time 7.30pm. Tickets £10/ £5. Usher Hall Box Office: www.usherhall.co.uk/ 0131 228 1155 WENDY STEWART & GARY WEST; Edinburgh Folk Club, The Pleasance Cabaret Bar, 60 Pleasance, Edinburgh, Time 8pm, Tickets (at door) £10, £8 concessions, £6 members. Ticket reservations: ebort@ed.ac.uk / Tel 0131 650 2458 13 DECEMBER

TURNING PLATES - an eclectic band of multi-instrumentalists who really impressed us last time they performed at Unlimited. Peter Kasen - an eclectic and dedicated songwriter from the USA. Calum Carlyle - unleashing his twelve string guitar on the public once again. The Sunday Republic, an instrumental folk trio, who debuted at Unlimited and we're very happy to have them back with us. Four

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24 NOVEMBER What the Noise? Presents: WE USED TO CALL THIS SUMMER / THE BEAT MOVEMENT /, MARTIN LIVINGSTONE / THE EARLY MORNING SATELLITES / THE CAROUSELS; Pivo Pivo,15 Waterloo Street Glasgow. 25 NOVEMBER JUNIOR CONSERVATOIRE CONCERTO AUDITIONS; The finest virtuosos of the Junior Conservatoire audition for the opportunity to perform a concerto with the orchestra. The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Stevenson Hall, 100 Renfrew St, Glasgow. Tickets £4 (£3). Time 12pm. Tel 0141 332 5057 / www.rcs.ac.uk Herb Recordings presents: CHRIST. PUMAJAW AND ENGINE7; Pivo Pivo,15 Waterloo Street Glasgow. JENS LEKMAN; Truly addictive and unbelievably talented Swedish Troubadour. Moved up to the Arches as tickets flying out the door. The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, Glasgow. BUDDY WHITTINGTON; Named by his ex boss of 15 years as “possibly the greatest Bluesbreaker of them all”. When the boss is John Mayall and the “all” includes Eric Clapton, Peter Green, Mick Taylor, Walter Trout and Coco Montoya, this is no lightweight accolade. The highlight of Buddy’s time with John Mayall was playing at John’s 70th birthday concert in Liverpool- alongside Buddy’s longtime hero Eric Clapton. The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, Glasgow, www.the-ferry.co.uk Tickets £13 SAM & THE WOMP / Sub Sweepa; King Tuts Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street Glasgow. Doors 8.00pm, Tickets £8. 26 NOVEMBER GORDIE TENTREES & HILL

COUNTRY NEWS with support from ROGER MARIN. A Brookfield Knights Promotion. The Steeple Hall, Steeple Square, Kilbarchan. www.brookfield-knights.com STRING DEPARTMENT SHOWCASE; An opportunity to enjoy the work of the Conservatoire’s string talent in performance. The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Guiness Room,100 Renfrew St, Glasgow. Tickets £7 (£5). Time 1pm. Tel 0141 332 5057 / www.rcs.ac.uk JO MANGO - with Stevie Jackson, Karine Polwart and Davie Scott (Songwriters circle). Brough Hall, 56 Oakshaw Street West, Paisley. FATHER JOHN MISTY; King Tuts Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street Glasgow. Doors 8.00pm, Tickets £10.00 27 NOVEMBER DEE / THE FEUDAL SYSTEM; Pivo Pivo,15 Waterloo Street Glasgow. COLOUR THE ATLAS / Kith & Kin / Those Who Wait / Waterday; King Tuts Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street Glasgow. Doors 8.30pm, Tickets £6 28 NOVEMBER THE TRAIN WRECKERS DEBUT ALBUM LAUNCH PARTY; Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street Glasgow. 8pm £6 0141 564 8100 www.thetrainwreckers.co.uk SPEAR OF DESTINY / Breakglass_Emergency / Punk Jock; King Tuts Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street Glasgow. Doors 8.30pm, Tickets £12.50 29 NOVEMBER TOXIC ROCK PRESENTS: I, THE LION, DOG MOON HOWL / AUDIODRIVER; Pivo Pivo,15 Waterloo Street Glasgow MADINA LAKE / Red Jumpsuit Apparatus / Action Blast; King Tuts Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street Glasgow. Doors 8.00pm, Tickets £12.00 30 NOVEMBER Doune The Rabbit Hole Presents…GALLON DRUNK, JACOB YATES & THE PEARLY GATES LOCK PICKERS, KOCHKA; We are thrilled to be bringing the ragged blues of

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London’s Gallon Drunk to Glasgow. The gig will also feature local purveyors of swap rock and unholy rolling Jacob Yates and The Pearly Gates Lock Pickers, along with the ‘Trotskite Caberet’ of Kochka, a righteously riotous line up. Returning with their seventh album, ‘The Road Gets Darker From Here’, their first since 2007, Gallon Drunk are a three piece comprising James Johnston, Terry Edwards and Ian White. Johnston, a former member of Nick Cave’s Bad Seeds, takes his musical cues from Cave’s earlier band The Birthday Party, the raucous punk of The Pogues and the dirty blues of Howlin’ Wolf. The London-based band have returned to the live fray and Doune The Rabbit Hole are delighted to welcome them to Nice ‘n’ Sleazy, Sauchiehall street Street, Glasgow 30 November 2012, 8pm, £7.50 adv. Tickets are available from Brown Paper Tickets here: www.brownpapertickets.com/event/288290 SCO WINDS; Scottish Chamber Orchestra Wind Sextet Tim Lines, William Stafford – Clarinet Peter Whelan, Alison Green – Bassoon Alec Frank-Gemmill, Harry Johnstone - French horn Beethoven Sextet Weber Adagio and Rondo Mozart Serenade in E flat, K375 Featuring some of Scotland’s finest players, the Wind Sextet from the Scottish Chamber Orchestra treats us to a lunchtime of glorious music by Beethoven, Mozart, and Weber. The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Stevenson Hall, 100 Renfrew St, Glasgow. Tickets £10.50 (£7.50). Time 1pm. Tel 0141 332 5057 / www.rcs.ac.uk HELLFIRE PRESENTS - MAIR / SPLINTERED HALO / LOST PERSONA / SEMPER FI / AND ZEPHORIAN. Pivo Pivo,15 Waterloo Street Glasgow MARIKA HACKMAN / Gabby / Andrew Lewis; King Tuts Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street Glasgow. Doors 8.30pm, Tickets £6.00 1 DECEMBER 1-12 December: 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS @ various venues throughout Glasgow and west/central Scotland from Bathgate to Saltcoats. Ran by Events For Charities. See www.eventsforcharities.co.uk for full details and advert on page 10 of this GIGguide JUNIOR CONSERVATOIRE WIND ORCHESTRA AND

SENIOR CHOIR CONCERT. The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Stevenson Hall, 100 Renfrew St, Glasgow. JO MANGO - Shhhh! Festival with Gravenhurst, Wounded Knee, Emma Pollock etc. Platform, The Bridge 1000 Westerhouse Road Glasgow from 3pm, £15 A CELEBRATION OF VIC GODARD & SUBWAY SECT Vic and the S/Objects plus 3potato4. The fabulous Vic Godard is back in Glasgow. SoundsintheSuburbs and the Creeping Bent Organisation are delighted to announce this special live collaborations featuring Vic Godard and The Sexual Objects entitled VIC.ism. The live performance will also feature a Sound of Young Scotland mobile exhibition of photographs taken by Harry Papadopolous. These projections will feature photos of Vic along with the Scottish groups (Orange Juice, Josef K, Fire Engines, etc) that were inspired by seeing Subway Sect on the White Riot tour thirty five years ago. In addition, in Glasgow on Sunday the 2nd December, Vic will be taking afternoon tea with Mao Disney at The Poetry Club, Eastvale Place, Glasgow, before heading along to the Glasgow Film Theatre for a Godard on Godard discussion with Stephen Pastel prior to a screening of one of Jean Luc Godard’s classic ‘nouvelle vague’ films as part of the Monorail Film Club. But the main event will be Vic Godard & the Sexual Objects live performance at Stereo where they will be supported by ppotato who are a voodoo psychedelic punk pop, featuring members from Subway Sect and Sexual Objects here to promote a limited edition white label vinyl promo release. at Stereo in Renfield Lane, doors at 7.30pm. Tickets for the Stereo Show are £10 and available from 07944354459 or Tickets Scotland and Monorail Records. 2 DECEMBER

SOUND OF GUNS / The Craybees; King Tuts Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street Glasgow. Doors 8.30pm, Tickets £7.00. FROM RUSSIA WITH LEV; Master of the violin, Lev Atlas, plays a selection of Russian and Klezmer folk music with some all time favourites from Sviridov's Romance to Monti's Chardash. Russian Café-Gallery Cossachok 10 King Street, Merchant City, Glasgow. 9pm. info@cossachok.com

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OBOES? OH BOY! Concerts featuring our oboe playing students and staff are never dull! Led by the inimitable Stephen West, there will be standards and surprises, with playing at a high level accompanied by some high jinks. The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Guiness Room,100 Renfrew St, Glasgow. Tickets £7 (£5). Time 1pm. Tel 0141 332 5057 / www.rcs.ac.uk THE 1975 / The Streams / Scary Shapes’ King Tuts Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street Glasgow. Doors 8.30pm, Tickets £7.00 4 DECEMBER

ARROWS OF LOVE Onsale now; King Tuts Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street Glasgow. Doors 8.30pm, Tickets £6.00 6 DECEMBER IAN SMITH OF STORNOWAY OPERA SCENES; Oliver Rundell Musical Director, MMus Opera and Repetiteur students Opera students from the internationally renowned MMus Opera programme present a sequence of simply staged opera scenes from a wide variety of repertoire, in the intimate AGOS Studio. Alexander Gibson Opera Studio, The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew St, Glasgow. Tickets £13.50 (£11). Time 7.15pm. Tel 0141 332 5057 / www.rcs.ac.uk THIS SILENT FOREST / Courtneys Chain / Donald Macdonald and The Islands; King Tuts Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street Glasgow. Doors 8.30pm, Tickets £6. 7 DECEMBER IT MUST BE MUSTONEN; Olli Mustonen Piano Bach Partita No.5 in G Rachmaninoff Thirteen Preludes, Op.32. Olli Mustonen takes time out from his performances of the three Bartók concertos with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra to share with us his interpretations of these great works by Bach and Rachmaninoff. The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Stevenson Hall, 100 Renfrew St, Glasgow. Tickets £10.50 (£7.50). Time 1pm. Tel 0141 332 5057 / www.rcs.ac.uk MASTERCLASS; PIANO WITH OLLI MUSTONEN; The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Guiness Room, 100 Renfrew St,

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Glasgow. Tickets £4 (£3). Time 3pm. Tel 0141 332 5057 / www.rcs.ac.uk JACK MARTELLO / Alan.W.J / Kerri Watt. King Tuts Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street Glasgow. Doors 8.30pm, Tickets £5.00 8 DECEMBER JUNIOR CONSERVATOIRE ORCHESTRA AND CHAMBER CHOIR CONCERT; Book early for this popular Christmas concert. The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Stevenson Hall, 100 Renfrew St, Glasgow. Tickets £10.50 (£7.50). Time 3.30pm. Tel 0141 332 5057 / www.rcs.ac.uk IAN SMITH OF STORNOWAY OPERA SCENES; Oliver Rundell Musical Director, MMus Opera and Repetiteur students Opera students from the internationally renowned MMus Opera programme present a sequence of simply staged opera scenes from a wide variety of repertoire, in the intimate AGOS Studio. Alexander Gibson Opera Studio, The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew St, Glasgow. Tickets £13.50 (£11). Time 7.15pm. Tel 0141 332 5057 / www.rcs.ac.uk MULL HISTORICAL SOCIETY. King Tuts Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street Glasgow. Doors 8.30pm, Tickets £12.50 9 DECEMBER

THE FAMILY RAIN / We Came From The Sea; King Tuts Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street Glasgow. Doors 8.30pm, Tickets £6.00 NIGEL & MADELINE; Scotland's top jazz guitarist Nigel Clark is joined by the world renowned singer/songwriter Madaleine Pritchard who has sung with bands like The Commitments and the Average White Band as well as appearances with Ricky Ross and Edwin Collins amongst many others. This will be an evening of music that will reach deep into your soul. Not to be missed. Russian Café-Gallery Cossachok 10 King Street, Merchant City, Glasgow. 9pm. info@cossachok.com 10 DECEMBER HORNS ON HIGH, 1pm / Guinness Room / £7 (£5), The

French horns of our renowned Brass Department are on show as they celebrate the spirit of the season. The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Guiness Room, 100 Renfrew St, Glasgow. Tickets £7 (£5). Time 1pm. Tel 0141 332 5057 / www.rcs.ac.uk A BAROQUE CHRISTMAS; Royal Conservatoire Baroque Ensemble and Consort of Voices Timothy Dean Conductor An ensemble of our versatile singers joins the early music instrumentalists for a Christmas concert. Our Head of Opera Timothy Dean leads them all in a programme focusing on the glorious music of the Baroque period, including works by JS Bach. Tickets are available from the Conservatoire Box Office or on the door. St Mary’s Cathedral, 300 Great Western Rd, Glasgow. Tickets £13.50 (£11). Time 8pm. 11 DECEMBER A BAROQUE CHRISTMAS; Royal Conservatoire Baroque Ensemble and Consort of Voices Timothy Dean Conductor An ensemble of our versatile singers joins the early music instrumentalists for a Christmas concert. Our Head of Opera Timothy Dean leads them all in a programme focusing on the glorious music of the Baroque period, including works by JS Bach. Dunkeld Cathedral, Dunkeld, Perthshire. Tickets are available from the Conservatoire. Box Office or on the door.Tickets £10.00. Time 7.30pm. Tel 0141 332 5057 / www.rcs.ac.uk 12 DECEMBER VUKOVI King Tuts Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street Glasgow. Doors 8.00pm, Tickets £7.00 13 DECEMBER LOWER DENS; King Tuts Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street Glasgow. Doors 8.30pm, Tickets £9.00 14 DECEMBER

THE MOUSE THAT ATE THE CAT; TMTATC started as a side-project between Glasgow-based Brian Henderson (who was fronting The Dykeenies at the time) and Colin Keenan (formerly of Drive-By Argument). Within a month of

posting material online, they were number 5 in the Amazing Radio chart (without any form of press push), later hitting number 75 in the top 100 tracks on the site in 2011, being played on Radio 1 and featured as Track Of The Week on This Is Fake DI. The band have taken on a bigger, edgier sound as of late, using both acoustic and electronic drums with thick bass synths to create their rhythm sections with walls of synths, layered vocals and guitars giving them a more energetic and upbeat sound than their earlier lo-fi electronic-pop days. 40 Years From Now is out now. King Tuts Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street Glasgow. Tickets £6.50. Time 8.30pm. JO MANGO - Olive Grove Records Christmas Party with Randolph's Leap and the State Broadcasters, Glad Cafe, 1006a Pollokshaws Road, Shawlands, Glasgow, 7.30pm 15 DECEMBER THE CUT THROAT RAZORS: Debut album 'Dr. Gelati & the Lemon Garden' launch at Stereo, Renfield Lane, Glasgow. 7.30-11.00pm £5. 8 piece band with Ska, Soul, Jazz influences. All self penned songs about love, lingerie, libation and liberation. The band will also be showcasing some their songs with the Cairn Strings and guest female backing singers. Their debut single 'Mr. Bond' is available for download on iTunes or can be linked from the band's website: www.thecutthroatrazors.co.uk LORI MCTEAR and Guests. Glasgow Singer/Songwriter plays her blend of acoustic pop, soul and folk. The Glad Cafe 1006a Pollokshaws Road, Shawlands, Glasgow. 8pm. MALCOLM MIDDLETON / Body Parts; King Tuts Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street Glasgow. Doors 8.30pm. Tickets £14.00 16 DECEMBER JUNIOR CONSERVATOIRE BIG BAND CONCERT, Get your toes tapping to Santa’s beat as our Juniors get the joint jumping for Christmas! The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Stevenson Hall, 100 Renfrew St, Glasgow. Tickets £7 (£5). Time 2pm. Tel 0141 332 5057 / www.rcs.ac.uk

MOLOTOV JUKEBOX / Nimmo and the Gauntletts / Dixie Fried / Callum Beattie’ King Tuts Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street Glasgow. Doors 8.00pm, Tickets £6.00 RAPIDO MARIACHI; All the way from Glasgow this group brings hot melodies from the hills of Mexico with guitars, accordions and sombreros. Bring your own sombrero. Russian Café-Gallery Cossachok 10 King Street, Merchant City, Glasgow. 9pm. info@cossachok.com 17 DECEMBER GLASGOW PHILHARMONIC MALE VOICE CHOIR CHRISTMAS CONCERT; A concert of seasonal songs and carols. Promoted by Glasgow Philharmonic Male Voice Choir. The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Stevenson Hall, 100 Renfrew St, Glasgow. Tickets £15 (£12). Time 7.30pm. Tel 0141 332 5057 / www.rcs.ac.uk www.glasphilmvc.org.uk NATIVES / The Detours / Fires Attract; King Tuts Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street Glasgow. Doors 8.00pm, Tickets £5.00 18 DECEMBER

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MICHELLE ELII / DMR / Sean Reid. King Tuts Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street Glasgow. Doors 8.30pm, Tickets £7.00 20 DECEMBER CATCHER: At Lowdown, Cambridge Street, Glasgow. www.myspace.com/catcherglasgowindieband www.cdbaby.com/cd/Catcher1 http://lowdownglasgow.co.uk/ THE BOTHWELL CHOIR GRAND CHRISTMAS CHARITY CONCERT; Promoted by The Bothwell Choir. The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Stevenson Hall, 100 Renfrew St, Glasgow. Tickets £14/ Time 7.30pm. Tel 0141 332 5057 / www.rcs.ac.uk RAYMOND MEADE / Neil Sturgeon; King Tuts Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street Glasgow. Doors 8.30pm, Tickets £6.00

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press push), later hitting number 75 in the top 100 tracks on the site in 2011, being played on Radio 1 and featured as Track Of The Week on This Is Fake DI. The band have taken on a bigger, edgier sound as of late, using both acoustic and electronic drums with thick bass synths to create their rhythm sections with walls of synths, layered vocals and guitars giving them a more energetic and upbeat sound than their earlier lo-fi electronic-pop days. 40 Years From Now is set for release on the 26th of November. Doghouse, 15 Ward Rd, Dundee BUDDY WHITTINGTON; Texan, Buddy Whittington 'entered the arena on December 28, 1956, in Fort Worth, and became enamored of the electric guitar like countless kids of his vintage shortly thereafter, who were mesmerized at the reality that 'you plucked a string 'here', and the sound came out 'over. Back Stage, The Green Hotel Golf & Leisure Resort, 2 The Muirs, Kinross, Perthshire. Mundell Music gig - www.mundellmusic.com Tickets £18 25 NOVEMBER ROD CLEMENTS Singer Songwriter from the Lindisfarne stable. From the beginning of Lindisfarne to his current solo album Odd Man Out, the career of Rod Clements reads like a who's who of contemporary British folk roots. After three decades in the business spanning over thirty albums and several chart hits, Rod Clements is 'a man emerging from the Lindisfarne years and carving his own unique furrow in inimitable style' (BBC Radio Scotland). Back Stage, The Green Hotel Golf & Leisure Resort, 2 The Muirs, Kinross, Perthshire. Mundell Music gig - www.mundellmusic.com Tickets £12 27 NOVEMBER

THE MOUSE THAT ATE THE CAT; TMTATC started as a side-project between Glasgow-based Brian Henderson (who was fronting The Dykeenies at the time) and Colin Keenan (formerly of Drive-By Argument). Within a month of posting material online, they were number 5 in the Amazing Radio chart (without any form of press push), later hitting number 75 in the top 100 tracks on the site in 2011, being played on Radio 1 and featured as Track Of The Week on This Is Fake DI.

The band have taken on a bigger, edgier sound as of late, using both acoustic and electronic drums with thick bass synths to create their rhythm sections with walls of synths, layered vocals and guitars giving them a more energetic and upbeat sound than their earlier lo-fi electronic-pop days. 40 Years From Now is out now. PJ Molloys, 7 Canmore Street, Dunfermline 28 NOVEMBER MUNDELL MUSIC PRESENTS - BOB CHEEVERS: At Lathones nr St Andrews, Fife. www.mundellmusic.com 29 NOVEMBER OPEN MIC NIGHT; The Old Mill, Mill Lane, Pitlochry. SKINNY MOLLY; Skinny Molly was founded in 2004 by Mike Estes (formerly of Lynyrd Skynyrd) Dave Hlubek (formerly of Molly Hatchet) and drummer Kurt Pietro. What was meant to be a one off tour of Europe has turned into one of the hardest working and popular rock bands out of the southern United States. Skinny Molly now includes guitarist Jay Johnson, and bassist Luke Bradshaw. This line up has toured relentlessly, crossing the States and three continents on the strength of their "No Good Deed" debut CD, which has established the band as popular touring outfit across the USA and Europe. Backstage, The Green Hotel Golf & Leisure Resort, 2 The Muirs, Kinross, Perthshire. Mundell Music gig -www.mundellmusic.com Tickets £15 30 NOVEMBER SKERRYVORE 'World of Chances' Winter Tour: Gartmore Village Hall. www.skerryvore.com TRADITIONAL OPEN SESSION NIGHT; The Old Mill, Mill Lane, Pitlochry. THE HALTON QUARTET. Instrumental Folk Quartet. Comprising the collective talents within two of Scotland’s most innovative and captivating duos, The Halton Quartet may be more familiar to audiences as Angus Lyon and Ruaridh Campbell, and Wingin’ It. The four met on board the motor vessel Halton during the 2007 Orkney Folk Festival and have since gone on to make music which is both rich in tradition and boldly forward-looking, with arrangements that expand and develop melodic

ideas with imagination, subtlety and brio. Influenced by Argentinean tango master Astor Piazzolla, The European classical school, New York Jazz and Scottish tune forms – this is music with genuine heart and soul. The Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, Stirling, Tickets £12 Perf 8pm. www.tolbooth.stirling.gov.uk 1 DECEMBER THE HALTON QUARTET. Instrumental Folk Quartet. Comprising the collective talents within two of Scotland’s most innovative and captivating duos, The Halton Quartet may be more familiar to audiences as Angus Lyon and Ruaridh Campbell, and Wingin’ It. The four met on board the motor vessel Halton during the 2007 Orkney Folk Festival and have since gone on to make music which is both rich in tradition and boldly forward-looking, with arrangements that expand and develop melodic ideas with imagination, subtlety and brio. Influenced by Argentinean tango master Astor Piazzolla, The European classical school, New York Jazz and Scottish tune forms – this is music with genuine heart and soul. The Birnam Arts & Conference Centre, Station Road, Birnam, Dunkeld, Tel 01350 727748 Tickets £10 / £8 Concessions £5 Children. Perf 8pm. www.birnamarts.com LIVE MUSIC; The Old Mill, Mill Lane, Pitlochry 6 DECEMBER OPEN MIC NIGHT; The Old Mill, Mill Lane, Pitlochry. 7 DECEMBER TRADITIONAL OPEN SESSION NIGHT; The Old Mill, Mill Lane, Pitlochry 8 DECEMBER MUNDELL MUSIC PRESENTS - PAUL LAMB AND THE KINGSNAKES: At Backstage @ Greens in Kinross, Fife. www.mundellmusic.com LIVE MUSIC; The Old Mill, Mill Lane, Pitlochry DAVE ARCARI / The Rag N Bone Man - Alt Blues, "Dave plays like he got his skin turned inside out and pretty soon my skin was inside out too listening and it was all good. That boy bleeds for you – he a real down deep player and a soul man..."Seasick Steve". The Doghouse, 15 Ward Rd, Dundee. (rescheduled from 10 Nov).

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AGP NOVEMBER WEEKENDER - 2 DAY EVENT (with Pearl & The Puppets, Fatherson, French Wives, The Fire & I, Brown Bear & The Bandits, The Mouse That Ate The Cat & many more) Featuring Katie Sutherland - full band show(Pearl & The Puppets), Fatherson, Lightguides, French Wives, Brown Bear & The Bandits, The Fire & I, The Mouse That Ate The Cat, This SilenT Forest, The Mirror Trap, Duke, Forest Fires, Cara Mitchell, Nigel Thomas (The Foxes), Megan Blyth, Tango In The Attic, The Winter Tradition and Angry vs The Bear over two days. 3pm - 11pm both days. Tunnels, Carnegies Brae, Aberdeen. Tickets £12.50 per day or £22 Weekend Pass from One Up, Belmont Street, www.agpaberdeen.bigcartel.com and www.ticketweb.co.uk - 14+ event Doors 3pm. 25 NOVEMBER

THE MOUSE THAT ATE THE CAT; TMTATC started as a side-project between Glasgow-based Brian Henderson (who was fronting The Dykeenies at the time) and Colin Keenan (formerly of Drive-By Argument). Within a month of posting material online, they were number 5 in the Amazing Radio chart (without any form of press push), later hitting number 75 in the top 100 tracks on the site in 2011, being played on Radio 1 and featured as Track Of The Week on This Is Fake DI. The band have taken on a bigger, edgier sound as of late, using both acoustic and electronic drums with thick bass synths to create their rhythm sections with walls of synths, layered vocals and guitars giving them a more energetic and upbeat sound than their earlier lo-fi electronic-pop days. 40 Years From Now is set for release on the 26th of November. Tunnels, Carnegies Brae, Aberdeen. (as part of AGP Weekender) 28 NOVEMBER

MAKE SPARKS + Support. Scottish pop rock trio Make Sparks + support. Tunnels, Carnegies Brae, Aberdeen. Doors, 7.30pm. 29 NOVEMBER UNDER THE NOOSE, UNIFORM. Local favourites Under The Noose, Uniform, Oliver Richards, Myke Black and Robbie Flanagan return to The Tunnels for a night of musical goodness! Tunnels, Carnegies Brae, Aberdeen. Doors 7.30pm. SPEAR OF DESTINY The greatest rock n roll band in the world. Spear of Destiny with support from Malfunction. Cafe Drummond, Belmont Street, Aberdeen. Tickets £11 advance/£13 on door 30 NOVEMBER ELEVEN ELEVEN return to The Tunnels with very special guests ACODA and support from BRACE / CRUSADES and THE DANZONA RAMPAGE, at Tunnels 2, Carnegies Brae, Aberdeen. Doors, 7.00pm. Tickets £5 ADV/ £6 OTD. CARLY CONNOR; Singer Songwriter Carly Connor returns to Cafe Drummond with support from The Fools Reel + Leanne Smith, Cafe Drummond, Belmont Street, Aberdeen. Doors 7.30pm. Tickets £5 1 DECEMBER BOMBSKARE + Support; Cafe Drummond, Belmont Street, Aberdeen. Doors 8pm. Tickets £5 THE RED HOT CHILLI PIPERS - Bagpipes with attitude and drums with a Scottish accent with The Red Hot Chilli Pipers. The Music Hall, Union Street, Aberdeen, at 7.30pm. Tickets from www.boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122 2 DECEMBER LONDON HANDEL PLAYERS, with renowned Scottish fiddler Alasdair Fraser and cellist Natalie Haas, with a programme which includes James Oswald’s Airs for the Season’s and Vivaldi’s Four Seasons ad well as folk inspired music by Rameua, Leclair, Corrette and Lully, in the Music Hall, Union Street, Aberdeen, at 7.30pm. Tickets from www.boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122 4 DECEMBER RUNRIG After an 18-month sabbatical Runrig are back on the road refreshed and re-invigorated with a revamped show and set, in the Music Hall, Union Street, Aberdeen, at 7pm. Tickets from www.boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122 5 DECEMBER EVENING EXPRESS CAROL CONCERT

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THE MOUSE THAT ATE THE CAT; TMTATC started as a side-project between Glasgow-based Brian Henderson (who was fronting The Dykeenies at the time) and Colin Keenan (formerly of Drive-By Argument). Within a month of posting material online, they were number 5 in the Amazing Radio chart (without any form of press push), later hitting number 75 in the top 100 tracks on the site in 2011, being played on Radio 1 and featured as Track Of The Week on This Is Fake DI. The band have taken on a bigger, edgier sound as of late, using both acoustic and electronic drums with thick bass synths to create their rhythm sections with walls of synths, layered vocals and guitars giving them a more energetic and upbeat sound than their earlier lo-fi electronic-pop days. 40 Years From Now is out now. Mad Hatters, 61 Church Street, Inverness 1 DECEMBER

THE MOUSE THAT ATE THE CAT; TMTATC started as a side-project between Glasgow-based Brian Henderson (who was fronting The Dykeenies at the time) and Colin Keenan (formerly of Drive-By Argument). Within a month of posting material online, they were number 5 in the Amazing Radio chart (without any form of press push), later hitting number 75 in the top 100 tracks on the site in 2011, being played on Radio 1 and featured as Track Of The Week on This Is Fake DI. The band have taken on a bigger, edgier sound as of late, using both acoustic and electronic drums with thick bass synths to create their rhythm sections with walls of synths, layered vocals and guitars giving them a more energetic and upbeat sound than their earlier lo-fi electronic-pop days.

40 Years From Now is out now. Blackstairs, 29 Lower Dunbar, Wick 2 DECEMBER THE MOUSE THAT ATE THE CAT; TMTATC started as a side-project between Glasgow-based Brian Henderson (who was fronting The Dykeenies at the time) and Colin Keenan (formerly of Drive-By Argument). Within a month of posting material online, they were number 5 in the Amazing Radio chart (without any form of press push), later hitting number 75 in the top 100 tracks on the site in 2011, being played on Radio 1 and featured as Track Of The Week on This Is Fake DI. The band have taken on a bigger, edgier sound as of late, using both acoustic and electronic drums with thick bass synths to create their rhythm sections with walls of synths, layered vocals and guitars giving them a more energetic and upbeat sound than their earlier lo-fi electronic-pop days. 40 Years From Now is out now. - Newmarket Bar, Traill Street,Town Centre, Thurso. 6 DECEMBER THEM & US are Mark Mackenzie and Liam Macleod a producer duo that came together at the end of 2011. Their debut digital single, “The Bomb” was released in December 2011. Their next release will be with Dave Spoon’s Televizion a highly respected electro independent label associated with Pete Tong. The pair were selected to appear at goNORTH 2012 in Inverness where they performed at Ironworks and at the B Fest Festival in Wick as part of the goNORTH Festival Tour. In the same year they also performed at the Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival and secured slots supporting Annie Mac and Zane Lowe to capacity crowds at Ironworks 122b Academy Street, Inverness. 29 DECEMBER SKERRYVORE; The Corran Halls, 54 The Esplanade, Oban, Tel 01631 567333. corranhalls@argyll-bute.gov.uk www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/node/25885

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FATHERSON / VUKOVI / MECHANICAL SMILE / DEAD SEA SOULS / WHISPERY CLUB; Bakers Niteclub, 4B John Finnie Street,Kilmarnock. Tickets available from www.tickets-scotland.com BATTLEFIELD BAND; Current 'Scottish Folk Band of the Year' Battlefield Band. The Buccleuch Centre, Langholm, Dumfries & Galloway, Time 7.30pm. Tickets: £14, £12 conc. Box Office / Info: 01387381196. reserve tickets at: www.buccleuchcentre.com 28 NOVEMBER

BREABACH Following the success of the album BANN, Breabach are hitting the road for a short run of four dates. The band has a new edge, energy and focus, and with increasing popularity and fast growing international recognition it’s little wonder Breabach received nominations for ‘Best Group’ at both the 2011 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and the Scots Trad Music Awards simultaneously. The eleven tracks that made up BANN have been cultivated with the same honesty and integrity that has always driven Breabach forward as a group of traditional players Megan Henderson and James Mackenzie bring an inspiring highland energy and cultural grounding as well as diverse musicianship on fiddle, vocals, highland pipes and wooden flute. James Lindsay is a long time band member though Bann is his debut on a Breabach recording. James has been invaluable as a writer and arranger for the band. Ewan Robertson and James together

have developed as an inventive unit over the last two years of touring, and the lineup is completed by multi-instrumentalist Calum MacCrimmon who supplies bagpipes, whistles, bouzouki, vocals and Jews harp.The Cat Strand. High Street, New Galloway, nr Castle Douglas, Dumfries & Galloway, Tel 01644 420374 Perf. 7.30pm Tickets £12/£10 www.catstrand.com

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EWAN WILKINSON & SANDY BRECHIN; Reflective songs, driving tune sets and caustic wit! Legendary accordionist Sandy Brechin and singer/guitarist Ewan Wilkinson return to the Eastgate to play tracks from their much anticipated new album, Hard Times Come and Go. This will be an entertaining evening of both traditional and original music. Wilkinson's unique interpretation of Scottish and English folk songs, plus his burgeoning repertoire of self-penned songs in the traditional idiom are interwoven seamlessly with Brechin's subtle accompaniments and fiery tune sets. "As well as originals they play exquisitely through centuries-old songs, all of which are liable to be hummed on the way home." Three Weeks Magazine Eastgate Theatre & Arts Centre, Eastgate. Peebles, Tickets £13 Time 7.30pm 2 DECEMBER

PEEBLES ORCHESTRA WINTER CONCERT; Peebles’ finest classical musicians return to the Eastgate with a new concert of some of the greatest pieces of music, hand-picked for a local audience. A perfect evening for the connoisseur or the newcomer. Eastgate Theatre & Arts Centre, Eastgate. Peebles, Tickets £12 Time 7.30pm 15 DECEMBER SKERRYVORE 'World of Chances' Winter Tour: Melrose Corn Exchange. www.skerryvore.com

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NOVEMBER

Sonica Glasgow 14-18 November Sonica is Cryptic’s new event dedicated to world-class sonic arts and music. Sonica will add to the already vi-brant music scene high-lighted by Glasgow’s UNESCO City of Music, presenting work by es-tablished international artists, providing a UK platform for further per-formances of excep-tional and rarely seen work and, showcasing the best emerging local and international talent. Sonica takes place across Glasgow’s most prestigious venues, with Tramway as the focal point, along with events taking place at the CCA, Scotland Street Mu-seum, Scottish Music Centre, The Glue Fac-tory, The Whiskey Bond and The Hub. www.sonic-a.co.uk Kinross-shire Music Festival 15-25 November Kinross-shire The programme of the Kinross-shire Music Fes-tival (15-25 November) has been announced by KLEO (Kinross-shire Lo-cal Events Organisa-tion) and is packed with a great variety of music acts at 14 venues in Kinross and Milnathort. The performances will

range from Rock, Jazz, Folk, Blues and Classi-cal and includes a Spe-cial Guest performance by Barbara Dickson and an under-18 “Kinross-shire’s Got Talent Com-petition” for Children in Need. www.kinrossmusicfestival.co.uk Fiddle 2012 16-18 November Edinburgh The Scots Fiddle Festi-val seeks to sustain and promote Scottish fiddle tradition and idioms, by providing a platform for performance, educa-tion, and participation. A weekend of concerts, recitals, workshops, talks and exhibitions is held on an annual basis highlighting regional Scottish fiddle styles and intercultural con-nections. www.scotsfiddlefestival.com St Andrews Festival 23 November - 2 December The 2012 Festival will start on Friday 23 No-vember with the open-ing night of the Byre’s production of McPher-son’s Rant in the Festi-val Marquee on the lawn in front of Madras College.

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DECEMBER

Edinburgh's Hog-manay 31 December Four fabulous days and nights of amazing events kick off the world's greatest New Year party. With the tra-ditional torchlit proces-sion, street performers, fireworks, concerts, ceilidh, the big Hogma-nay party itself and a New Year's Day run to blow the cobwebs away - Edinburgh's buzzing. Come along and experience the magic for yourself. www.edinburghshogmanay.org Stirling Hogmanay 31 December The Hot Hogmanay 500 tickets are for Stirling's Hogmanay Concert at Stirling Castle's Espla-nade. It's the big out-door concert with head-line bands, huge crowds, countdown to midnight and one of the very best fireworks dis-plays in the country. Tickets go on general sale for the Hogmanay concert on Wed 5th September - priced at £25 / £12.50 (15yrs

and under). But the HOT 500 are on sale from 10am from 22 Au-gust until midnight on 31 August (or earlier if the 500 tickets are sold) www.facebook.com/StirlingsHogmanay

Inverness Hogmanay 31 December Red Hot Fling - Scot-land's Biggest FREE Hogmanay Party brings the 2012 Inverness Fes-tivals programme to a close. Full details can be found on their web-site later in the year. www.invernessfestivals.com

JANUARY

Celtic Connections 17 January - 3 February Around 1500 artists, 300 events, 18 days, 14 venues, 1 brilliant festi-val - 2013 line up an-nouncement and tickets on sale dates coming soon! Glasgow comes alive each January as Celtic Connections, one of the world’s largest winter music festivals and the premiere Celtic music festival in the UK, ensures that the city is buzzing with music! www.celticconnections.com

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