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carol.musicnewsscotland@gmail.com 29 MARCH GERRY JABLONSKI AND THE ELECTRIC BAND / MAIN STREET BLUES; Main Street Blues Band are one of the top Blues bands to come out of Scotland in the last 5 years. Originating from Edinburgh, the band brings together a very powerful mix of up-tempo electric blues material, mixed with a great range of Rhythm and Blues numbers that make their show highly entertaining. Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register St, Edinburgh. From 7.30pm in The Ballroom. Advance tickets £8.50 stbf available from Ticketweb, Ripping Records, Tickets Scotland (Edinburgh). Buy online here. Over 18 only. CHRIS FINN, Playing Time:

6.00pm - 7.30pm, Music Genre: acoustic covers and versions, The Garages, Playing Time: 7.00pm - 8.30pm, Music Genre: rock covers. Tricky Fingers. Playing Time: 9.45pm - 11.45pm, Music Genre: rolling stones tribute, Jojocoke, Playing Time: 12.45am - 2.45am, Music Genre: Blues / Classic Rock / Rock. Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, Edinburgh. JAZZ; 6-8.30pm, Free before 8pm: Teatime Acoustic – SHER WATSON & Friends, The troubadour singer/songwriter, (of band Das Contras), with freaky, funky 'Folk Fae Fife', and special guests! 9pm (Entry from 8pm), £14/£10, Tommy Smith's Karma Quartet, Ex-Edinburgh saxophonist Tommy Smith, is one of the most widely respected of European jazz musicians, not just for his sax mastery, but for his influence on his homeland's jazz culture through his Scottish National Jazz Orchestra, and its youth wing The Tommy Smith Youth Jazz Orchestra. Karma, his hard-hitting fusion band, has hammering backbeats from

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Day The Earth Stood Stupid' album launch - special MNS reader promotion - cd of album and gig ticket for £10! : http://www.bombskare.com/promo2/ THE STAGGER RATS: The Liquid Room with support from Davey Horne, The Nature Boys, Last Minute Glory and Greg Pearson. It is an over 14's gig and tickets cost £8. www.thestaggerrats.com www.facebook.com/thestaggerrats GED HANLEY TRIO, Playing Time: 5.00pm - 6.00pm. Music Genre: Party Cover Songs. Safehouse, Playing Time: 7.00pm - 8.30pm, Music Genre: Rock / Blues / R&B, Size Queen, Playing Time: 9.45pm - 11.45pm, Music Genre: Rock / covers, The Skababs, Playing Time: 12.45am - 2.45am, Music Genre: Ska. Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, Edinburgh. JAZZ 3-5.30pm Free, Afternoon Jazz With The Mellotones Trio, Hot swinging jazz from Alan Anderson (piano), Jimmy Taylor (bass/vocals) and Bob Stewart (drums). 6.30-8.30pm, Free before 8pm: Teatime Acoustic - Mike Macfarlane & Friends, Acoustic Wizardry from the fine singer/songwriter/finger-style guitarist 9pm (Entry from 8pm), £5/£4 'World Premiere' Quintet. Every Saturday, a hand-picked 5-piece of excellent jazz players is brought together for the first time. With a different selection of musicians each week, it's always a 'surprise' line-up - even for the players! Tonight features Glasgow trumpeter Lorne Cowieson, grooving sax player Stewart Forbes, and award-winning pianist Alan Benzie 12-3am (Entry from 11.30pm) £5/£4 The Blueswater Funk/Rock/Pop sounds from rocking 7-piece fronted by the non-stop vox/guitar of charismatic frontman Felipe Schreiberg, with hot horn section. Plus DJ Astroboy. The Jazz Bar, 1a Chambers Street, Edinburgh TOMMY CONCRETE & THE WEREWOLVES / VIKING GALAXY, PAPER BEATS ROCK; Bannermans, Cowgate, Edinburgh. Free, Time 8pm. 31 MARCH KITTO AND FLOWER PUNCH, Playing Time: 9.30pm - 11.30pm, Music Genre: Acoustic / Alternative / Rock.

Seneka, Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, Edinburgh. JAZZ 6-8.30pm, Free before 8pm: Teatime Acoustic: Hot Tin Roof (Blues Duo). Stripped-back blues (originals & covers) recreating an intimate bar in the Deep South, from Andy McKay-Challen (guitar/voc) and Gavin Jack (slide guitar), 9pm (Entry from 8pm), £4/£3 A Jazz Bar Quartet, Great modern jazz from a driving 4-piece of top players, with sax, piano, bass and drums. 12-3am (Entry from 11.30pm) £3/£2 The Sunday Sinners, Dynamic funk/soul-inspired grooves from in-the-pocket 5-piece band, featuring outstanding vocalist Ms Fiona Lynch! The Jazz Bar, 1a Chambers Street, Edinburgh 2 APRIL GILLIE MCLUSKEY; Singer, teacher and writer of songs (a broth mix of Gaelic, English and a wee pinch of Scots) all inspired by life on Lewis and life in the Lothians, Gillie is one of the three singing Mackenzie sisters, and is quite possibly the most heavenly performer of Gaelic song in the land. Victoria Park House Hotel, 221 Ferry Road, Edinburgh. Doors Open - 7.30pm, Price - £7, Tickets from www.leithfolkclub.com 3 APRIL APRIL FIONA HUNTER & MIKE VASS; Pleasance Cabaret Bar, 60 The Pleasance, Edinburgh. Tickets are £10, £8(concessions), and £6(members). Ticket reservations: ebort@ed.ac.uk / ph 0131 650 2458 JAZZ 9pm (Entry from 8pm), £6/£5 Alan Benzie International Trio, Winner of the BBC Scotland 'Young Jazz Musician' title at just 17, pianist/composer Alan Benzie is now, at 23, one of the UK's most exciting young jazz talents. The Jazz Bar, 1a Chambers Street, Edinburgh. 4 APRIL JAZZ 9pm (Entry from 8pm) . £4/£3 Acoustic Edinburgh Regular first-Thursday monthly series, with a showcase of excellent local and visiting Guest acoustic acts, programmed and hosted by singer/songwriter Paul Gilbody. This month's Headliner is Alan R Davison with his acoustic band, promoting his 'White Eagle Lounge' album, a collaborative work featuring over 30 Edinburgh based musicians,

including some members of Snow Patrol and Ash. Plus three great support acts – full details at www.acousticedinburgh.com. The Jazz Bar, 1a Chambers Street, Edinburgh 6 APRIL BLURRY PHOTO / FUZZY & THE PEACHES / THE AFTERMATH / MOTHERTONE; Bannermans, Cowgate, Edinburgh. Tickets £5. Time 8pm. 9 APRIL IVAN DREVER; Ivan Drever hails from Orkney in Scotland, he has recorded a host of albums both solo and with other performers. Having worked with the “Knowe O' Deil” and as a solo artist, Ivan joined Wolfstone in 1990, their work saw them perform worldwide. Ivan’s songs and tunes have been recorded by an impressive list of artists. Victoria Park House Hotel, 221 Ferry Road, Edinburgh. Doors Open - 7.30pm, Price - £7, Tickets from www.leithfolkclub.com 11 APRIL

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APRIL MAIREREAD GREEN & ANNA MASSIE; Pleasance Cabaret Bar, 60 The Pleasance, Edinburgh. Tickets are £10, £8(concessions), and £6 (members). Ticket reservations: ebort@ed.ac.uk / ph 0131 650 2458 THE MOWBRAYS / EMERGENCY DOOR RELEASE; Bannermans, Cowgate, Edinburgh. Tickets £5. Time 8pm. 15 APRIL

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Cowgate, Edinburgh. Tickets £4. Time 8pm. 16 APRIL SANDRA MACBETH. Sandra's self-styled 'Dirty Pop' is a perfect example of new contemporary song writing in Scotland. Victoria Park House Hotel, 221 Ferry Road, Edinburgh. Doors Open - 7.30pm, Price - £7, Tickets from www.leithfolkclub.com 17 APRIL APRIL SARA GREY & KIERON MEANS; Pleasance Cabaret Bar, 60 The Pleasance, Edinburgh. Tickets are £10, £8(concessions), and £6(members). Ticket reservations: ebort@ed.ac.uk / ph 0131 650 2458 18 APRIL AMY DUNCAN; The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register St, Edinburgh - Album Launch. Doors 7.30pm, Tickets £5 on the door CROSSING GIANTS; Bannermans, Cowgate, Edinburgh. Tickets £4. Time 8pm. 19 APRIL

PAPER BEATS ROCK / GOAT LEAF / ZODIAC N BLACK; Bannermans, Cowgate, Edinburgh. Tickets £5. Time 8pm. 21 APRIL

HARRY GEORGE JOHNS / THE LAST BATTLE (acoustic) / ASTRONAUT HEAD; Leeds based musician HARRY GEORGE JOHNS will be taking his brooding solo acoustic stylings

on the road after the release of his debut mini album Post-Breakdown Blues. Keeping things as DIY as possible, Harry has handpicked several intimate venues, one of which is the fantastic Henderson's Café. Post-Breakdown Blues is an incredibly personal diary of a dark and desperate time. As Winter 2011 was in full flow, Harry found himself confronting issues such as mental illness, heartbreak and homelessness. He stayed on a mate's floor with a laptop and a few microphones, and inspired by this dark time, Harry wrote and recorded Post-Breakdown Blues. Joining the former DINOSAUR PILE-UP guitarist will be our mates...THE LAST BATTLE (acoustic) Fantastic indie/folk/pop gems from Scott Longmuir along with his slightly smaller than usual band of merry men and women and ASTRONAUT HEAD Disarmingly powerful off-kilter alt. pop from this currently Edinburgh-based Buffalo, New Yorker. Henderson’s Cafe. St. John’s Church 3 Lothian Road, Edinburgh. Time: 7pm-10pm, Tickets: £5 on the door. 18+ 22 APRIL MAMA'S BABY; Bannermans, Cowgate, Edinburgh. Tickets £4. Time 8pm. 24 APRIL APRIL SHARON KING & THE RECKLESS ANGELS (Part of Edinburgh Trad Fest). Pleasance Cabaret Bar, 60 The Pleasance, Edinburgh. Tickets are £10, £8(concessions), and £6(members). Ticket reservations: ebort@ed.ac.uk / ph 0131 650 2458 25 APRIL

DINGUS KHAN / KING EIDER / MINDS OF MONTAGE, Described as "Rising like a behemoth from the sludge of the Stour Estuary, DINGUS KHAN are exactly what you'd imagine a band with a name like Dingus Khan to be. They consist of three drummers to keep your heart beating. Three bass players to keep your feet tapping. A singing guitarist to melt young girls' hearts. And an electric ukulele demon just to keep you on your toes. Let Dingus Khan play their rock and roll music my boy, and let them play it Hard and Fast. Then Slow and Steady. Then Hard and Fast." The Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College Of Art, Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, Time: 7pm –10pm Tickets: £6 from http://www.scottish.ticketsource.co.uk/ Age Restriction 26 APRIL BONGRIPPER /CONAN / HUMANFLY / ATRAGON; Bannermans, Cowgate, Edinburgh. Tickets £10. Time 7:30pm 27 APRIL SAMH FUNDRAISER’ Bannermans, Cowgate, Edinburgh. Tickets tbc. Time 8pm. 28 APRIL

ABSOLUTE BOWIE (BOWIE TRIBUTE) Bannermans, Cowgate, Edinburgh. Time 8pm. 30 APRIL

APRIL NORDIC FIDDLERS BLOC (Part of Edinburgh Trad Fest). Pleasance Theatre, 60 The

Pleasance, Edinburgh. Tickets are £10, £8(concessions), and £6(members). Ticket reservations: ebort@ed.ac.uk / ph 0131 650 2458 £12/£10/£8. 1 MAY SARAH MCQUAID, RICHARD GRAINGER & BILL ADAIR (Part of Edinburgh Trad Fest): The Edinburgh Folk Club in Pleasance Cabaret Bar every Wednesday. Tickets are £10, £8 (conc), and £6 (mem) unless otherwise stated. Ticket reservations: ebort@ed.ac.uk / ph 0131 650 2458 www.edinburghfolkclub.co.uk 3 MAY ALASDAIR FRASER & NATALIE HAAS (Part of Edinburgh Trad Fest) £15/£13/£10: The Edinburgh Folk Club in Pleasance Theatre. Ticket reservations: ebort@ed.ac.uk / ph 0131 650 2458 www.edinburghfolkclub.co.uk 8 MAY COLUM SANDS: The Edinburgh Folk Club in Pleasance Cabaret Bar every Wednesday. Tickets are £10, £8 (conc), and £6 (mem) unless otherwise stated. Ticket reservations: ebort@ed.ac.uk / ph 0131 650 2458 www.edinburghfolkclub.co.uk

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29 MARCH HIDDEN AGENDA Playing live the best funk, soul & motown covers. Maggie Mays, Bar, 60 Trongate Glasgow, Free Entry, Doors 9pm BADSEED WITH DAN SOUTH; If you’ve got a Rock 'n' Roll problem, we've got the solution. Rock N Roll, Blues, Rock, Funk Soul & the kitchen sink. Slouch, 203 – 205 Bath Street, Glasgow. Doors 11pm – 3am. Free Entry. DEAD SEA SOULS / THE ANTICS / WE USED TO CALL THIS SUMMER; Dead Sea Souls had a massive year in 2012. With ska-flavoured indie disco that can get anyone up to dance, they have been recieving praise from all accross the music industry. King Tut's Wah Wah Hut . 272a St Vincent Street, Glasgow. Doors 20:30pm. Price £6.00, Tickets can be bought from Ticketmaster - 08444 999 990. Most major credit cards accepted (booking fee applies). Alternatively tickets can be bought over the counter at the venue. THE COSMIC DEAD (album launch!) / GLAD COMMUNITY CHOIR / NORTH AMERICAN WAR / LOST COSMONAUTS; The Cosmic Dead have new albums... many new albums. To celebrate, they have curated this interesting bill... total feast! On the rare outings of the Cosmic Dead, some have been known to ghasp thusly: Glad Community Choir - ages ranging from 18 to 85, numbering anywhere between 25 and 90, the Glad Community Choir is a collective gathered by the lovely Alexis Stearns and Rory Haye of Giblets of Yesterday, Honey and the Herbs, Adam Stearns and the Glass animals fame - they offer us a truly unforgetable experience, outside the cave ov yr average live experience.. North American War - Confrontational, frustrated and totally indifferent to whatever shit you think is oh so difficult in yr crappy little life. Lost Cosmonauts - Mystery abounds as projections and audio from pirate radio documenting the distress calls of so many soviet spacetroopers perishing on re-entry sends you into the darkness. 13th Note,50 – 60 King Street, Glasgow. 8pm £5 30 MARCH MEATMEN paying the best Classic old time Rock n’Roll. Maggie Mays, Bar, 60 Trongate

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SLOUCH JAZZ, live jazz quartet featuring special gusts from around the world. Slouch 203-205 Bath St, Glasgow. Doors 9pm, Free Entry 3 APRIL HOT TIN ROOF, Late night bar bites, booze and blues, Slouch 203-205 Bath St, Glasgow. Doors 9pm, Free Entry THE GILLYFLOWERS / BandVandal / Parker; The Gillyflowers are an ever changing musical collective that encapsulate the songs written by lead singer/songwriter, Kirsten Adamson. King Tut's Wah Wah Hut . 272a St Vincent Street, Glasgow. Doors 20:30pm. Price £6.00. 4 APRIL

A BAND CALLED QUINN SUPPORTED BY SUSPIRE. Live recorded & filmed performance. Stereo, Renfield Lane, Glasgow, Doors 7pm. Tickets £5 THE BLOKES Playing the best Folk and blues around. Maggie Mays Bar, 60 The Trongate, Glasgow, Doors 10pm, Entry Free. THE STATIC CULT / Aperture; The Static Cult is an alternative punk rock. Their sound appears as though it has been built on the 'old school' foundations of 90's Californian punk outfit Face To Face, although maintaining their hardcore stance, The Static Cult have added a harmonic collaboration to produce a mature sound with traces of Social Distortion and a healthy dollop of Rise Against. King Tut's Wah Wah Hut . 272a St Vincent Street, Glasgow. Doors 20:30pm. Price £6.00. 5 APRIL

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sink. Slouch 203-205 Bath St, Glasgow. 11pm-3am. Free Entry PROUD MARY/THE LONELY SOULS/STRANGE EMPIRE/THE KITSCH; Maggie Mays Basement, 60 The Trongate, Glasgow, Doors 7.30pm, Entry £6. BOMBSKARE / The Skarsoles / The Girobabies; Edinburgh’s 9-piece touring juggernaut, Bombskare are firmly established as one of the most EXPLOSIVE and entertaining live acts in the country; a result of hard work, relentless touring and their trademark high energy stage shows. Their second album, ‘The Day The Earth Stood Stupid’ showcases this perfectly. Incorporating a melting pot of various musical styles, tongue-in-cheek humour, 1000mph dance-floor fillers and masterful musicianship, guaranteed to get you moving. King Tut's Wah Wah Hut . 272a St Vincent Street, Glasgow. Doors 20:30pm. Price £6.00. 6 APRIL MEATMEN paying the best Classic old time Rock n’Roll, Maggie Mays Bar, 60 The Trongate, Glasgow, Doors 6pm, Free Entry DEXTERS/THE HOLY GHOSTS/DIRTY DIAMOND/THE GUN SLINGERS /ROSE PARADE/GREG PEARSON. Plus DJ sets from Selective Service & Kyle Neary. Maggie Mays Basement, 60 The Trongate, Glasgow, Doors 7.30pm, Entry £6 THE SHEEPDOGS / The Dark Jokes / Rockburn; While most rock bands are all too focused on the riff, the Sheepdogs remember the importance of those other elements that make for great rock music: melody, harmony and groove. To see them live is pure rock and roll jubilation, to revel in the splendor created by 3 part vocal harmonies and heavy hitting dual guitar leads. Their latest album, Learn & Burn, is a beautiful blend of power and imagination, ranging from ferocious rockers to southern boogie and grooving psychedelia. Big guitars, stacked harmonies, vintage organ and piano skillfully colour each of the album's 15 tracks, proving that these boys are as dedicated to the craft of songwriting and

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GRINGOLO CHOLLO PLUS GUESTS, live jazz quartet featuring special gusts from around the world, Slouch 203-205 Bath St, Glasgow. Doors 9pm, Free Entry WALTER SCHREIFELS; King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. 272a St Vincent Street, Glasgow. Doors 8.30pm. Price £9.00. 24 APRIL TIJUANA BIBLES, Late night bar bites, booze and blues, Slouch 203-205 Bath St, Glasgow. Doors 9pm, Free Entry. LITTLE COMETS / Poor Things’ King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. 272a St Vincent Street, Glasgow. Doors 8pm. Price £11.00. 25 APRIL

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trip to the mainland!! As you know, they whip up a storm of traditional jigs and reels fused with jazz, hi-hop and reggae!!!!! Any in the audience, new to "the Faeries", wont know what's hit them !!!! The Scottish Music Show, New Lanark. Checkout www.thescottishmusicshow.com/ for more info. 29 APRIL DINGUS KHAN / Quiet as a Mouse. "Rising like a behemoth from the sludge of the Stour Estuary, Dingus Khan are exactly what you'd imagine a band with a name like Dingus Khan to be. They consist of three drummers to keep your heart beating. Three bass players to keep your feet tapping. A singing guitarist to melt young girls' hearts. And an electric ukulele demon just to keep you on your toes. Let Dingus Khan play their rock and roll music my boy, and let them play it Hard and Fast. Then Slow and Steady. Then Hard and Fast."King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. 272a St Vincent Street, Glasgow. Doors 8.30pm. Price £6.00. 30 APRIL GRINGOLO CHOLLO plus guests, live jazz quartet featuring special gusts from around the world. Slouch 203-205 Bath St, Glasgow. Doors 9pm, Free Entry. WASHINGTON IRVING / The Graveyard Band / Siobhan Wilson; King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. 272a St Vincent Street, Glasgow. Doors 8.30pm. Price £7.00 3 MAY MINOR DELILAH with Dear Stars and David Neil: EP Launch Classic Grand, Jamaica Street, Glasgow. Doors 7.30 pm. Tickets £5.00 available from Tickets Scotland. www.facebook.com/minordelilah

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UNDER THE NOOSE EP Launch, plus support from Black Heart Beats, FaR and Robbie Flanagan, in The Lemon Tree Lounge, West North Street,

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THE SOLID SILVER 60S SHOW Relive the 60s with original artists singing their greatest hits, with the original voice of the Searchers Mike Pender, Dave Berry and Wayne Fontana, in the Music Hall, Union Street, Aberdeen, at 7.30pm. Tickets from boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122 KATE NASH; BRIT Awards Best Female Artist 2008 and chart-topper, The Lemon Tree Lounge, West North Street, Aberdeen, doors at 7.30pm. Tickets from boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122 13 APRIL BIG COUNTRY; Back with a series of gigs in the UK, to coincide with the release of the band’s highly anticipated ninth studio album. The Lemon Tree Lounge, West North Street, Aberdeen, doors at 7.30pm. Tickets from boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122

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IVOR NOVELLO award winning songwriter, former singer in Orange Juice and successful solo artists Edwyn Collins, in The Lemon Tree Lounge, West North Street, Aberdeen, doors at 7.30pm. Tickets from boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122 19 APRIL HELL’S BELLS; Famed AC/DC cover band. The Lemon Tree Lounge, West North Street, Aberdeen, doors at 7.30pm. Tickets from boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122 20 APRIL

ALBERT HAMMOND: Singer songwriter Albert penned songs which have been responsible for the sale of over 360 million records worldwide including over 30 chart-topping hits such as The Air That I Breathe and When I Need You. The Lemon Tree Lounge, West North Street, Aberdeen, doors at 7.30pm. Tickets from boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122 23 APRIL

KING CHARLES Singer-songwriter, whose sound has been described as everything from psychedelic rock to folk-pop, in The Lemon Tree Lounge, West North Street, Aberdeen, doors at 7.30pm. Tickets from boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122 25 APRIL THE TWILIGHT SAD; Scottish indie-rock trio take their anthemic rock music to The Lemon Tree Lounge, West North Street, Aberdeen, doors at 7.30pm. Tickets from boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122 26 APRIL

LETZ ZEP; Not an exercise in nostalgia but a revolt against time and a faithful recreation of the sights and sounds of Led Zeppelin at their awesome best. The Lemon Tree Lounge, West North Street, Aberdeen, doors at 7.30pm. Tickets from boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122 27 APRIL

BUCKSBURN AND DISTRICT PIPE BAND, With the top grade 1 pipe band St Laurence O’Toole Pipe Band, a concert of Scottish music. The Music Hall, Aberdeen, at 7.30pm. Tickets from boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122 ANCHOROCK, a charity event to raise money, encourage donations, and raise awareness of local charity, Friends of ANCHOR, in The Lemon Tree Lounge, West North Street, Aberdeen, doors at 7pm. Tickets from boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122 28 APRIL

ALBERT LEE & HOGAN’S HEROES; A Grammy Award winning musician and by common consent one of the world’s finest guitar-plays. The Lemon Tree Lounge, West North Street, Aberdeen, doors at 7.30pm. Tickets from www.boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122

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30 MARCH THE SHOT GUNS; Eagle Tavern, 3 – 5 The Cross, Prestwick. Time 9pm. Tickets Free. FINDING ALBERT / THE LAFONTAINTES, Finding Albert's upcoming launch for their new album 'Feints' A band that believes passionately in the translation from recording to live, they are known for their high-energy performances, whilst still retaining the musicianship and delicate and frequently orchestral arrangements that have won them so many followers. The gig is at the DG One complex, Hoods Loaning, Dumfries, Time: 7.30pm, Cost: £10.00 (£12.50 on the door). 31 MARCH

THE BOHEMIANS: The Bohemians, established in 1996, re-enact the glory days of Queen including the Craziness of the 70's and the Magic of the 80's, proving themselves to be the most dynamic and exciting

Queen Tribute Band currently touring The UK, Europe and the world. Performing with full Staging, Lighting, Backdrops, Pyrotechnics and a Baby Grand Piano The Bohemians ability to recreate Queen live is something truly special. A Night of Queen, The Bohemians in their majestic magnificence delivers standing ovations in response to the bands electrifying representation of a Queen Live concert. DG One complex, Hoods Loaning, Dumfries. Time: 7.30pm, Cost: £16.00

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FRASER FIFIELD AND GRAEME STEPHEN; One of Scotland's most creative musicians, Fraser Fifield is a multi-instrumentalist and composer with a distinctly original sound. He distils influences from such diverse sources as the Highland bagpipe tradition, jazz saxophone, Bulgarian kaval and others. Graeme Stephen is a master guitarist and winner of the Scottish Jazz Awards Innovation Award for his score to the film Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans. He also performs regularly with the Fraser Fifield Band playing the wonderfully eclectic music of Fraser Fifield in various combinations. Together they make rich, inventive music that spans the Scottish folk and jazz scenes. Eastgate Theatre & Arts Centre, Eastgate, Peebles. Tickets £13 (under 16s £5). Time 7.30pm.

13 APRIL

CHRISTINE BOVILL No pretence, no gimmicks, simply a voice, pure and majestic. The soundtrack to Christine's early life was Dylan, Cohen, The Everly Brothers and The Beatles; but it was the chance discovery of some old jazz vinyl that shaped her career. With the technical skills of a jazz singer and the passion of a torch singer, Christine performs songs

from her two award winning shows based on the life and work of Billie Holiday and Edith Piaf as well as Cohen, jazz classics and a couple from her new album. Eastgate Theatre & Arts Centre, Eastgate, Peebles. Tickets £14 (under 16s £5). Time 7.30pm. HOKUM HOTSHOTS are Jim Murray and Pete Mason are a real treat for lovers of blues and fine guitar-playing, all peppered with some entertaining banter. We guarantee you will go home with a smile on your face. This highly-regarded blues duo from Newcastle, who between them play Steel National and Dobro Horizontal Guitars, Mandolin, Tiple (a 10 stringed South American instrument), ukulele, and acoustic 6 stringed guitars. That makes a total of over 50 available strings. Add two voices and you’ve got a magic evening of blues with a smile on its face. Their musical influences range from field hollers, through ragtime, vaudeville, country blues, jazz and swing, through to the urban blues of the 1940s. Add to this compositions sympathetic to the tradition and a large dash of humour and you get close to defining the music that is The Hokum Hotshots. String Jam Club, The Salmon Inn, Bank Street, Galashiels, Scottish Borders. Tickets £9 available from the Salmon or admission on the door. As ever there will be a fine supporting cast of some of our best local talent. Doors 7.30pm, music starts 8.00pm 20 APRIL

PLUG AND PLAY 2013 – YOUNG MUSICIANS COMPETITION; Entry is now open for groups / duos / soloists wishing to take part in the St Boswells Live! Plug and Play 2013. Plug and Play is a competition for young musical performers 18 years or younger, for the chance to support a major act at St Boswells Live! Entry is free but all details must be with the organisers in plenty of time. It is called Plug and Play because there are no sound checks – just go on stage and perform for 15 minutes or less. St Boswells Live! St Boswells Village Hall, Jenny Moore's Road, St Boswells, Send enquiries and entries to keith@stboswellslive.com or call 01835 822692.

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MARCH Northern Nashville Country Music Festival Caithness March 29-31 In 2004 we took a gamble and ran our first ever Northern Nashville Caithness Country Music Festival (NNCCMF), which thankfully was a great success. Over the years it has gone from strength to strength, with country music fans converging on Caithness over Easter Weekend to be part of this 3-day 5-show ex-travaganza of live country music. This is truly an international event featuring top class acts from the USA, Canada, Europe, Ireland and the U.K. alongside our wealth of lo-cal talent and youth bands. www.nncmc.co.uk

APRIL Edinburgh’s Youth ‘Easter’ Gaitherin Edinburgh April 2 – 5 The Edinburgh Youth Gaitherin was set up in 1995 by a group of par-ents who wanted to provide an op-portunity for young people from across the city to come together and learn skills in traditional Scot-tish music. Over the past 15 years we have grown from strength to strength and, in addition to the hugely popular annual Easter event, EYG has a year-round programme of workshops and performance op-portunities for young people aged 9 – 25. These opportunities range from the weekly Craigmillar Ceilidh Club and Wester Hailes Music Mon-days where young people can learn skills in singing, song writing, gui-tar, fiddle and keyboard to perform-ance opportunities at international festivals abroad! EYG’s flagship Easter event takes place during the Easter holidays. Around 120 young people (P5 - S6) take part in four days of workshops led by some of the country’s finest traditional musi-cians. The event is supported by a team of volunteers and workshop range from fiddle and accordion to song writing and internet radio pro-duction. The Edinburgh Youth Gaitherin is for anyone; whether you’ve never played before, only just started, or you are an experi-enced player or singer. You don’t need to have experience of tradi-tional music or be able to read mu-sic to enjoy EYG events. www.eyg.org.uk Inverness Whisky Festival Bogbain Farm

April 5-6 The Inverness Whisky Festival cele-brates our national drink within the fantastic surroundings of Bogbain Farm, 3 miles south of Inverness. Friday 5 April will see us led on a whisky-fuelled journey through the streets of Inverness, visiting some of the city’s oldest pubs, and being entertained on our journey by some of Scotland’s finest trad musicians. Then on Saturday 6 April the main event, held at Bogbain Farm, gives us the chance to sample an abun-dance of malt whiskies, and to learn from the masters how to drink, sa-vour, and most importantly, enjoy our whisky. Live music, talks, tast-ings, great food and of course, the all important water of life: the In-verness Whisky Festival is a feast for all the senses. Saturday tickets for the Inverness Whisky Festival are now on sale at £25 each. www.invernesswhiskyfestival.co.uk Moffat Weekend of Music Moffat April 5-7 A weekend of song and music in Moffat, Dumfriesshire. 2013 is the 8th year for the Moffat Weekend of Music & Song Folk song sessions, Folk music sessions & Blues ses-sions. The purpose of the festival is to promote traditional song & mu-sic. The weekend is a promotion and celebration of traditional and contempory folk song and music. It is a participation event and at pre-sent is centred around, Thje Annan-dale Arms Hotel, The Black Bull Ho-tel and the Buccleuch Hotel, Moffat. All the events are free of charge. There are numerous B & Bs and an excellent campsite very close to the town. MWMS Facebook link: http://on.fb.me/VQCrFQ Edinburgh International Harp Festival Edinburgh April 5-10 The Clarsach Society & Edinburgh International Harp Festival is an an-nual celebration and gathering of musical talents. Find out more about us at www.clarsachsociety.co.uk The Clarsach Society (Comunn na Clarsaich) encourages interest in the instrument, especially amongst young players, who enjoy its adaptability to solo work, accompa-niment or ensemble playing. The Society also presents the Edinburgh International Harp Festival - an an-nual celebration and gathering of musical talents. Every Spring we bring harpists from across the globe together to rub shoulders with you,

the audience. www.harpfestival.co.uk Glenfarg Folk Feast Glengarg April 12-14 Ran by Glenfarg Village Folk Club the festival may be small but its stature and longevity are huge to say the least. We pride ourselves on running a friendly event with work-shops and competitions to suit all tastes, and the World famous Puff-a -Box competition just has to be seen to be believed! www.glenfargfolkclub.com Tradfest Edinburgh April 24 - May 6 Tradfest celebrates the arts of tradi-tion at local, national and interna-tional contexts, combining authentic cultural sources with contemporary edge and flair. It will include song, story, arts and crafts, music, folk drama and dance, along with their interconnections, embracing Scots and Gaelic, and the arts of Scot-land's diverse communities in top venues across Edinburgh including Queen's Hall, Usher Hall, Dance Base, the Scottish Storytelling Cen-tre, Teviot Row House, Calton Hill and Arthur's Seat. Tradfest is or-ganised by TRACS (Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland) from its base at the Scottish Storytelling Centre, which brings together the Scottish Storytelling Forum, the Traditional Music Forum and the Traditions of Dance Forum to underpin collabora-tion and shared development for the future between the trad arts, in the context of new social settings and technologies. By encompassing Beltane/Mayday, with their seasonal rituals, Tradfest will be a curtain raiser for the unrivalled wave of Fèisean and Festivals that breaks over Scotland from that weekend through the summer months. www.scottishstorytellingcentre.co.uk Knoydart Music Festi-val Knoydart April 26-28 Knoydart Festival is a weekend-long outdoor music festival for the whole family, centred around Scottish tra-ditional music. Over the past two events in 2009 and 2011, Knoydart has hosted some of Scotland's fin-est musicians including Shooglenifty, Bombskare, Manran, Orkestra Del Sol & Daimh to name but a few. Both the first festival in April 2009 and the second in April 2011 were sold-out events, attract-ing music lovers from across the country and as far away as Canada!

As well as an excellent line-up each year, Knoydart Festival has had plenty of great activities for all the family, including arts and crafts, children's activities, archery, sports, beach bonfires and a film tent to keep everyone entertained. The fes-tival also sources local cooks and companies to supply the attendees with an abundance of fresh, beauti-fully cooked food over the weekend. www.facebook.com/knoydartmusicfestival

MAY 33rd Shetland Folk Festival Shetland May 2-5 The Festival as the UK's most north-erly folk festival is regarded a pres-tigious event for performers, locals and visitors alike. Organised by a voluntary committee (and run by an even bigger pool of volunteers) the Festival prides itself in reaching out to even the most far flung areas of Shetland. Concerts are organised throughout the isles, consisting of some of the best International, Brit-ish and Shetland music that the world has to offer. In fact, visiting artistes are regularly dumbfounded by the quantity and quality of local musicians that our remote isles have to offer. www.shetlandfolkfestival.com Girvan Folk Festival Girvan May 3-5 Concert venues, competitions, ceilidh dance childrens events, ses-sions for tunes and songs, Open Stage, workshops,secure campsite. 2013 will be the 39th festival so please tell all of your friends and help to make this the biggest Girven Festival ever! There will be plenty of room and plenty of music for all to enjoy. www.girvanfolkfestival.co.uk Isle of Bute Jazz Festival Isle of Bute May 3-6 The Isle of Bute Jazz Festival has grown spectacularly from its small beginnings to become one of Brit-ain's most popular jazz weekends. Top-class UK and international names feature in a programme of traditional jazz music in one of Scotland's prettiest and friendliest seaside resorts. www.butejazz.com

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