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VEGAS! It'll be a fabulous night of swing & sophistication, decadence and debauchery, hedonism & hi-jinks, roulette & romance, cocktails and carousing, finger poppin' & lindy-hoppin', showgirls & style with Frankie Sumatra, Bugsy Seagull, Sam Jose, Nuno Endo, Nikki Nevada & The Vegas Showgirls. The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, Edinburgh. From 8.30pm - 1am in The Voodoo Rooms. Advance tickets £6 stbf available from Ticketweb, Ripping Records, Tickets Scotland (Edinburgh). Buy online here. Over 18 only. GED HANLEY TRIO Playing Time: 5.00pm - 6.00pm. Party Cover Songs. Blues band Playing Time: 7.00pm - 8.30pm. Genre, blues. Bad Boogaloo, Playing Time: 9.45pm - 11.45pm. Genre: Alternative, Bluegrass, Rockabilly. Red2Red, Playing Time: 12.45am - 2.45am. Genre: Reggae, Rock, Ska. Whistle Binkies, 4-6 South Bridge, Edinburgh. DEAD SEA SOULS / PEOPLE, PLACES, MAPS: Cabaret Voltaire, 36 –38 Blair Street, Edinburgh. Time 7.00pm – 10.00pm, 14+ show. £6 from Tickets Scotland. Doors at 6:45pm MAD NURSE / SWALLOWS FLY LOW / WOZNIAK: Mad Nurse are a Post-rock three piece,. They’ve recently completed their EP ‘The Rip’ . check it out here: http://soundcloud.com/mad-nurse. Swallows Fly Low is a solo electronica project producing beautiful and sometime bleak soundscapes: http://soundcloud.com/swallowsflylow Following up on their successful debut last month, Wozniak, are continuing to spread their shoe/doom/kraut/

psychgaze. They’re also working on their first EP, due out later this year. Here’s a snippet from the debut: www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=AcsHQVQc1ac Henry’s Cellar Bar, Edinburgh. Time 7pm, Tickets £5. 30 JUNE

SHARON KING and the RECKLESS ANGELS, JENNY HILL AND ROWAN RHEINGANS: The 'Edinburgh based singer /songwriter with a talent for spinning yarns...’ (LIST) continues to build a reputation for vibrant, funny, relaxed and intimate live shows. Her astute observations on Scottish life are carried in contemporary song writing, delivered wrapped in laughter. Her songs and banter are peppered with tales of her travels: colours and textures are artfully woven through the narratives by the instruments and voices of The Reckless Angels. Pathhead hall, Pathhead, Midlothian. Tickets are free to under 14’s, however they must be accompanied by an adult. Tickets are available through the website or on the door on the night. www.sharonkingmusic.co.uk THE STATIC / THE DEFENESTRATORS tbc. Playing Time: 9.30pm - 11.30pm. Genre, ska punk. GT Boos Band. 12.30am – 2.30am. Whistle Binkies, 4-6 South Bridge, Edinburgh. FAKE FROWN ACOUSTIC SESSSIONS featuring The Last September+ Kat Healy+ Chris Yendell+ Douglas Kay. The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, Edinburgh. From 7.30pm in The Ballroom. Admission £6. Over 18 only. HARVEY LANES / ERRANT BOY / more tbc: Henry’s Cellar Bar, 16a Morrison Street, Edinburgh. Time 7.30pm. Tickets £4. 1 JULY

LACH’S ANTIHOOT OPEN STAGE: Henry’s Cellar Bar, 16a Morrison Street, Edinburgh. Time 7.00pm. Tickets Free. 2 JULY

ROSS COUPER & TOM OAKES: Ross Couper from Shetland (Glasgow) and Tom Oakes from Devon (Edinburgh) are a fiddle and guitar duo deeply rooted in the traditions of Scotland and Ireland but with a vital modernity that chronicles their many musical journeys so far. Expect a highly dynamic mixture of power and fragility with a warmth and humour that leaves audiences exhilarated and entertained. Victoria Park House Hotel, 221 Ferry Road, Edinburgh. Doors Open - 7.30pm. Tickets £9 from www.leithfolkclub.com Email - leithfolkclubtickets@hotmail.co.uk Phone – 07502024852 SONGWRITERS’ CELLAR: THE JELLYMAN’S DAUGHTER / MIKE MACFARLANE / LEE PATTERSON / DAVESNEWBIKE: Henry’s Cellar Bar, 16a Morrison Street, Edinburgh. Time 7.00pm. Tickets Free. 3 JULY

SHARON KING and the RECKLESS ANGELS, JENNY HILL AND ROWAN RHEINGANS: The 'Edinburgh based singer /songwriter with a talent for spinning yarns...’ (LIST) continues to build a reputation for vibrant, funny, relaxed and intimate live shows. Her astute observations on Scottish life are carried in contemporary song writing, delivered wrapped in laughter. Her songs and banter are peppered with tales of her travels: colours and textures are artfully woven through the narratives by the instruments and voices of The Reckless Angels. The Cannons Gait, 232 Cannon Gate, Edinburgh. Tickets are free to under 14’s, however they must be accompanied by an adult. Tickets are available through the website or on the door on the night. www.sharonkingmusic.co.uk LACH’S ANTIHOOT RADIO NIGHT: LACH / CALVIN SCOTT AND THE EARLS OF GREY: Henry’s Cellar Bar, 16a Morrison Street, Edinburgh. Time 7.30pm. Tickets £5. 4 JULY

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ABANDONED STARS / ALPHASKY / MORE TBC: Henry’s Cellar Bar, 16a Morrison Street, Edinburgh. Time 7.30pm. Tickets £5 / £4 concessions. 6 JULY

CANAL FEST: Line up, 12.15pm - Little Love And The Friendly Vibes. 12.45pm - Spells Tower, 1.30pm - The Ringos, 2.15pm, They will be playing their trademark rocked up interpretations of 80s pop classics (eg Blue Monday, Love Action, etc). Matthew T Hicks, 3.15pm - Wounded Knee, 4.00pm - The Gorms. Edinburgh Quay, Fountainbridge, Edinburgh. MEET THE BLUES: MEET MR CALLAGHAN / BAZ “THE WOLF” SIMPSON: Henry’s Cellar Bar, 16a Morrison Street, Edinburgh. Time 7.00pm. Tickets £5. 7 JULY

ULTRA DÉMON / DENGHIS (SOLO) / BENN WILLIAM / MORE TBC: Henry’s Cellar Bar, 16a Morrison Street, Edinburgh.

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LACH’S ANTIHOOT OPEN STAGE: Henry’s Cellar Bar, 16a Morrison Street, Edinburgh. Time 7.30pm. Tickets free. SONGWRITERS’ CELLAR: GREG DODGSON / RAURI KERR / PAUL GILBODY / THE IRRESISTIBLE URGES: Henry’s Cellar Bar, 16a Morrison Street, Edinburgh. Time 7.30pm. Tickets free. 9 JULY

KILMARNOCK EDITION: is a unique 6 piece singer/songwriter band, whose members hail from all over Scotland- and Italy. Performing all totally original material the group were initially brought together as individual winners of the ‘Burnsong International Songhouse’ of 2009. Since then the group have developed a unique and exciting sound with elements of Scots and Gaelic folk song, sauted with world rhythms and sprinkled with jazz dust, gentle folky acoustic sounds and topped off

with an engaging element of Italian humour… Victoria Park House Hotel, 221 Ferry Road, Edinburgh. Doors Open - 7.30pm. Tickets £7 from www.leithfolkclub.com Email - leithfolkclubtickets@hotmail.co.uk Phone – 07502024852 10 JULY

LACH’S ANTIHOOT RADIO NIGHT: LACH / ELYSSA VULPES: Henry’s Cellar Bar, 16a Morrison Street, Edinburgh. Time 7.30pm. Tickets £5. 12 JULY

ROTHSCHILDE / more tbc: Henry’s Cellar Bar, 16a Morrison Street, Edinburgh. Time 7.00pm. Tickets £5 / £4. IN THE ATTIC / more tbc: Henry’s Cellar Bar, 16a Morrison Street, Edinburgh. Time 11pm. Tickets £5 / £4. 13 JULY MAIN STREET BLUES: Chase Inn, Bonnyrigg. 9.30pm. See website for details and tickets. www.mainstreetblues.co.uk

ADSR / NUMBERS ARE FUTILE / ONE TBC: Henry’s Cellar Bar, 16a Morrison Street, Edinburgh. Time 7.00pm. Tickets £5 / £4 15 JULY LACH’S ANTIHOOT OPEN STAGE: Henry’s Cellar Bar, 16a Morrison Street, Edinburgh. Time 7.00pm. Tickets free. 16 JULY

FRASER FIFIELD & GRAEME STEPHENS: are prolific and award winning instrumentalists who have worked and developed as musicians together for some 15 years exploring the interface of the Scottish tradition and jazz music, ancient and new, acoustic and electronic. Guitarist Graeme Stephen provides the perfect foil for Fifield’s innovative pipes/sax/whistle/ kaval/ Cajon/electronics and compositions. Together they make a truly original sound, rooted in the Scottish folk tradition but exploratory by nature, which has consistently drawn critical acclaim. Victoria Park House Hotel, 221 Ferry

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LACH’S ANTIHOOT RADIO NIGHT: LACH / GUEST TBC: Henry’s Cellar Bar, 16a Morrison Street, Edinburgh. Time 7.30pm. Tickets £5. 18 JULY

CLICK CLACK CLUB: BEDTIME FOR BEES / DOMINIC WAXING LYRICAL / STEVE KETTLEY’S ODD TIMES: Henry’s Cellar Bar, 16a Morrison Street, Edinburgh. Time 7.30pm. Tickets £5 / £3 students 19 JULY

35TH EDINBURGH JAZZ & BLUES FESTIVAL, Friday 19th - Sunday 28th July venues across the capital. Headline acts include: Jools Holland, Eric Burdon, Pharoah Sanders, Tia Fuller, Champian Fulton, Snarky Puppy, Mud Morganfield, Ghostpoet, Duke Ellington’s Sacred Concert, The Three Bs (Chris Barber, Acker Bilk and Keith Ball) and many more. Expect unique artistic collaborations, cutting edge performers, funk and dance-fused sounds, timeless jazz favourites, intense art, total relaxation and a good time for all! There’ll be fun-packed nights at Festival Theatre, a party atmosphere at the Spiegeltent and show-stopping performances at the Queen’s Hall. The Festival will also be setting up a cool, modern jazz club at 3 Bristo Place. Brand new Festival elements this year include Cross the Tracks, a fresh strand that throws the spotlight on contemporary, underground music influenced by jazz. Participating artists include Hidden Orchestra, Submotion Orchestra and Ghostpoet. Plus the Tron Kirk will transform into a new ‘Festival hub’ - a club that will open at 10am and run through to late evening with a grand array of performers from contemporary jazz via Edinburgh heroes to vintage jazz. The Edinburgh Jazz Festival Orchestra presents the inspirational Sacred Concert by Duke Ellington. Great American singer Champian Fulton makes her festival debut, headlining a

programme of young musicians playing older styles of jazz. The Festival celebrates Muddy Water’s Centenary with a special concert by his eldest son, Mud Morganfield. Tickets are available from: www.edinburghjazzfestival.com The Hub: 0131 473 2000 or in person from Castlehill, Edinburgh. NORMAN SILVER & THE GOLD / FATALISTS / COW COW BOOGIE: Henry’s Cellar Bar, 16a Morrison Street, Edinburgh. Time 7.00pm. Tickets £5. 20 JULY BLANK CANVAS/ TAFFY/ WE CAME FROM THE NORTH/ WOZNIAK: Eclectic evening of music from stylish post-punkers Blank Canvas, the poppy sound of Tokyo's own Taffy promoting the release of their second album 'Lixivate', epic ear-blasting from We Came From The North and feedback fury from the mighty Wozniak. Time 7pm, Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh, £4 adv/ £7 on door. THE LORELEI / DIRTY SHOES AND CRAIG JOHN DAVIDSON: Bannermans, 212 Cowgate, Edinburgh. Tel 0131 556 3254 Show. 8pm, Tickets £6 BODIES / THE I-MAN-I EXPERIENCE / DAPITZ: Henry’s Cellar Bar, 16a Morrison Street, Edinburgh. Time 7.00pm. Tickets £5. 22 JULY

LACH’S ANTIHOOT OPEN STAGE: Henry’s Cellar Bar, 16a Morrison Street, Edinburgh. Time 7.00pm. Tickets free. 23 JULY

MAIN STREET BLUES: Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival. The Tron, 8pm. See website for details and tickets. www.mainstreetblues.co.uk MALCOLM BUSHBY: Born in Tasmania, Australia with a strong Scottish heritage Malcolm grew up listening to the traditional music of Scotland and Ireland through his parents playing and recordings. Since arriving in the UK Malcolm has worked and studied with Aidan O’Rourke, Catriona MacDonald, Shona Mooney, Sophy Ball and has studied with Stewart Hardy ( ex John Wright Band). Malcolm has taught fiddle at Core Music Shop in Hexham, Northumberland and ran

workshops on traditional fiddle playing. Victoria Park House Hotel, 221 Ferry Road, Edinburgh. Doors Open - 7.30pm. Tickets from £7 www.leithfolkclub.com Email - leithfolkclubtickets@hotmail.co.uk Phone – 07502024852 SONGWRITERS’ CELLAR - acts tbc: Henry’s Cellar Bar, 16a Morrison Street, Edinburgh. Time 7.30pm. Tickets free. 24 JUL

LACH’S ANTIHOOT RADIO NIGHT: LACH / GUEST TBC: Henry’s Cellar Bar, 16a Morrison Street, Edinburgh. Time 7.30pm. Tickets £5. 27 JULY

THE STARK PALACE / WHITE LIGHTNIN’ / ONE TBC: Henry’s Cellar Bar, 16a Morrison Street, Edinburgh. Time 7.00pm. Tickets £5 / £4. 29 JULY

LACH’S ANTIHOOT OPEN STAGE: Henry’s Cellar Bar, 16a Morrison Street, Edinburgh. Time 7.00pm. Tickets free. 30 JULY

MICHELLE BURKE: Michelle has recently worked for the Scots Music Group Inspire project whose aims were to encourage participation and involvement of socially excluded and vulnerable participants in folk music and singing. Initiated by her work with the Inspire project and a new desire to create her own songs, Michelle has spent time focusing on developing her songwriting potential in Nashville’s dynamic songwriting culture while collaborating with songwriters and attending workshops. Victoria Park House Hotel, 221 Ferry Road, Edinburgh. Doors Open - 7.30pm. Tickets £7 from www.leithfolkclub.com Email - leithfolkclubtickets@hotmail.co.uk Phone - 07502024852

PHIL LEE on his "Fall and Further Decline of the Mighty King Of Love" European Tour/ Fash Stewart and The Slim Panatellas. Leith Folk Club, The Victoria Park House Hotel, 221 Ferry Road, Edinburgh. SONGWRITERS’ CELLAR: ACTS TBC: Henry’s Cellar Bar, 16a Morrison Street, Edinburgh. Time 7.00pm. Tickets Free. 31 JULY

LACH’S ANTIHOOT RADIO NIGHT: LACH / GUEST TBC: Henry’s Cellar Bar, 16a Morrison Street, Edinburgh. Time 7.00pm. Tickets free. 2 AUGUST THE HOT SEATS: The Hot Seats play stringband music with simple intentions: to keep the role of traditional musician as entertainer and commentator alive and kicking. At Edinburgh Fringe. www.facebook.com/thehotseats MAIN STREET BLUES: Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Henry's Cellar Bar, 7.30pm.See website for details and tickets. www.mainstreetblues.co.uk 3 AUGUST THE HOT SEATS: The Hot Seats play stringband music with simple intentions: to keep the role of traditional musician as entertainer and commentator alive and kicking. At Edinburgh Fringe. www.facebook.com/thehotseats 4 AUGUST THE HOT SEATS: The Hot Seats play stringband music with simple intentions: to keep the role of traditional musician as entertainer and commentator alive and kicking. At Edinburgh Fringe. www.facebook.com/thehotseats 6 AUGUST TWANGDOGS: Performing at

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Price £6.00. EASY! TIGER / BIG HOGG / + guests Easy! Tiger are by far one of our favourite bands. For those that need to know more, they hit a kind of post-twee groove... shaking loose the coconuts from the 60's french pop tree (twee-tree?) and having a jolly lovely time with the creamy milk from inside. Possibly for fans of Belle and Seb, Pastels, Tenniscoats, The Feelies, Gainsbourg, the Clean, fiery furnaces etc Expect extra special guests! This'll be rammed so get down early. You might get a lolly pop! 13th Note, 50 –60 King Street, Glasgow. Time 8pm, Tickets £5 BROTHERS / TWO TOWNS APART / JAKE BEVERIDGE: Nice N Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow. Time 7.30pm. Tickets £4. 30 JUNE WHERE THE FOLKS AT: Weekly live folk sessions in the cosy Kitchen Bar. The Flying Duck, 142 Renfield street, Glasgow. Tickets £5 (£3). Time 6pm- 8pm. www.flyingduckclub.com FROM RUSSIA WITH LEV: Glasgow's one and only Lev Atlas (violin) in a programme of classical, folk and jazz all time favourites. Russian Café-Gallery Cossachok, 10 King Street, Merchant City, Glasgow. Starts 9pm. www.cossachok.com FOLK JAM SESSIONS: Traditional folk music with the odd surprise or two thrown in! It can get pretty busy so turn up early to get a seat! Starts 7pm. Dram, 232-246 Woodlands Road, Glasgow. KATIE MORRIS / BEN GRAVES / DOUGSY / BLACK AND WHITE BOY / HANNAH JACKSON / KATIE MORRIS / FRANNY MCKEOWN; Acoustic Sunday Session: 13th Note, 50 –60 King Street, Glasgow. Doors 7.30pm, Tickets £5. GREAT COP; Nice N Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow. Time 8pm. Tickets £5. 1 JULY

HYPNOTIC BRASS ENSEMBLE: King Tut's Wah Wah Hut 2010. 272a St Vincent Street, Glasgow. Doors 8.30pm, Tickets £15.00. ACOUSTIC OPEN MIC NIGHT WITH GERRY LYONS; Nice N

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MINDY SMITH plus Mattew Perryman Jones: A Fallen Angels Club promotion. St Andrew's In The Square. Tickets 0141 204 5151 or www.ticketweb.co.uk www.fallenangelsclub.com HOUNDS OF HATE (USA) / VIOLENT REACTION / MAKE THE EFFORT [last ever show] / THE PACT / NO ISLAND "HOUNDS OF HATE - The pennsylvania-based straight edge band, Hounds of Hate play rough, abrasive and aggressive hardcore. If you're into real deal 80s boston hardcore vibes then this will be right down your street for sure. This is one of only five dates in the UK and their only scottish date. Violent Reaction:-No strings attached hardcore from Liverpool's best on Static Shock Records. No doubt one of the best hardcore bands in the UK going right now with their sound standing out from the rest. / Make The Effort, last ever show. Local youth crew enthusiasts doing what they love. on Struggletown Records featuring members of Bear Arms and The Sinking Feeling. The Pact, Familiar faces from down in sheffield playing hardcore that's incredibly good to run from one side of the room to the other to. No Island The best Hometown hardcore on Struggletown Records featuring members of Garden of Elks. Songs for the frustrated, angry and disillusioned. FFO: Ceremony, xfilesx, Swamp Thing. 13th Note, 50 –60 King Street, Glasgow. Doors 8pm, Tickets £6. VATICAN SHADOW: Nice N Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow. Time 8pm. Tickets £6/7. GOLDHEART ASSEMBLY / Linden / Dead Man Fall: King Tut's Wah Wah Hut 2010. 272a St Vincent Street, Glasgow. Doors 8.30pm, Tickets £7.00. 4 JULY

TIGERBEAT: Subcity's Tigerbeat introduces a new night with the finest lost sounds from deserts and jungles. A free late night affair in The Duck's Kitchen Bar transporting you to a world you've never been to before.Club Night. The Flying Duck, 142 Renfiels St, Glasgow.

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many more await you in our celebration of our roots. King Tut's Wah Wah Hut 2010. 272a St Vincent Street, Glasgow. Doors 8.30pm, Tickets £10. 6 JULY BLACK DIAMOND EXPRESS: Kelburn Garden Party, near Largs. www.kelburngardenparty.com FREAKBEATS: A 60’s mod happening. Jamo and guests playing a load of 45’s for your dancing pleasure. The Flying Duck, 142 Renfiels St, Glasgow. 11pm-3am. Tickets £5 (£3) THE WEEKS / Feet of Clay / The Last of The Free: King Tut's Wah Wah Hut 2010. 272a St Vincent Street, Glasgow. Doors 8.30pm, Tickets £7.00. THE UKRAINIANS: Nice N Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow. Time 7.30pm. Tickets £9 advance. 7 JULY

FOLK JAM SESSIONS: Traditional folk music with the odd surprise or two thrown in! It can get pretty busy so turn up early to get a seat! Starts 7pm. Dram, 232-246 Woodlands Road, Glasgow. WHERE THE FOLKS AT: Weekly live folk sessions in the cosy Kitchen Bar. The Flying Duck, 142 Renfiels St, Glasgow. 6pm-8pm. Tickets Free. DINOSAUR PILE-UP: King Tut's Wah Wah Hut 2010. 272a St Vincent Street, Glasgow. Doors 8.30pm, Tickets £7.50. THE ROSY CRUCIFIXION / THE WHARVES / AGGI DOOM / SMACK WIZARDS: Nice N Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow. Time 7.30pm. Tickets £5. 8 JULY

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Free. 10 JULY ADVANCE BASE (CASIOTONE FOR THE PAINFULLY ALONE) / MACHINES IN HEAVEN: Nice N Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow. Time 8pm. Tickets £7. 11 JULY JAZZ KITCHEN: Live (and lively) Jazz sessions. Different musicians each week. The Flying Duck, 142 Renfiels St, Glasgow. 8pm-11am. Tickets Free. 12 JULY THE WYNNTOWN MARSHALS plus guests: A Fallen Angels Club promotion. At Broadcast, Glasgow. Tickets 0141 204 5151 or www.ticketweb.co.uk www.fallenangelsclub.com THE METHOD ONE, DELTA MAINLINE, PAPER CROWNS, STEADY STATE REGIME: Hard rock/Indie. Buff Club 142 Bath Lane, Glasgow. 18+, Doors 7.15pm, Tickets £5. 13 JULY ELECTROBUDDHA: Walkabout, Renfrew Street at7pm. Fresh from the launch of their new album 'Evolution', Electrobuddha are described as The Stones meets The Beta Band with Hendrix on decks, Electrobuddha is Scottish rock at it's finest. www.electrobuddha.co.uk MAXMILLION DUNBAR (BEAUTIFUL SWIMMERS / FUTURE TIMES / RVNG INTL. / L.I.E.S.): Nice N Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow. Time 11.30pm. Tickets £4. 14 JULY

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SO MANY ANIMAL CALLS / Wolves at Heart / Baltimore League: King Tut's Wah Wah Hut 2010. 272a St Vincent Street, Glasgow. Doors 8.00pm, Tickets £6.00. SORDID LITTLE SECRETS / THE SLEAZE BROTHERS / THE TWISTED MELONS: Nice N Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow. Time 7.30pm. Tickets £7. 25 JULY JAZZ KITCHEN: Live (and lively) Jazz sessions. Different musicians each week. The Flying Duck, 142 Renfiels St, Glasgow. 8pm-midnight Tickets Free. MICHAEL CASSIDY / Sam Fender / Little Fire / Ryan Joseph Burns: King Tut's Wah Wah Hut 2010. 272a St Vincent Street, Glasgow. Doors 8.30pm, Tickets £6.00. 26 JULY PACIFIC BLUES, RUSSIAN BRIDE + SUPPORT: Buff Club 142 Bath Lane, Glasgow. 18+, Doors, 7.15pm, Tickets £5. Bippp: Everybody loves a good bit of synth, bippp. is all about the mighty synthesisers. Expect any and every genre of music (that has synth in it anyway). Cold/New/No Wave, Classic Pop, Electro...you get the idea...anything from The Cure to Chvrches, Devo to Daft Punk and Lord Sovereign Gary Numan. Residents Steev Livingstone (Errors) + Lewis Cook (Mother Ganga), regular guest DJs. The Flying Duck, 142 Renfiels St, Glasgow. 11pm-3am. Tickets £5. THE OK SOCIAL CLUB / A Plastic Rose / Model Jet Pilot / Huevo and the Giant: King Tut's Wah Wah Hut 2010. 272a St Vincent Street,

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THE POOR THINGS PLUS GUESTS: The Twa Tams, 79 Scott St, Perth. Tickets free. 6 JULY STOP THE CLOCKS: A Rubber Stamp Promotions gig. At Central Bar, Cardenden. Doors open at 8pm and tickets cost £6. These can be bought from Central Bar, or online from www.ticketweb.co.uk www.facebook.com/RubberStampPromotions 12 JULY TUNNA: The Twa Tams, 79 Scott St, Perth. Tickets free. Time 8pm. ANGIE KING: In a unique venue on board HM Unicorn. Angie King’s got that

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SARAH MACNEIL AND FRIENDS: Sarah MacNeil is an exciting young harpist from Larbert. A recent graduate of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Sarah will play with her band CherryGrove, who've had a busy year performing up and down the country. Expect a variety of modern compositions, songs and traditional melodies performed by an exciting line up of fantastic musicians! Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, Stirling. Time 7.30pm, Tickets £8 / £6. 23 AUGUST PAUL MCKENNA BAND AND JEANA LESLIE AND SIOBHAN MILLER: The Paul McKenna Band combines a love for folk and traditional music with original songs and tunes. The distinctive sound of this 5-piece band is created through powerful vocals, driving guitar and bouzouki, intense fiddle playing, and a warm pairing of flute and whistles and dynamic bodhrán

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DINOSAUR PILE UP: Re-scheduled show, Original Tickets Valid for both, new ones on sale now! The Tunnels. Carnegies Brae, Aberdeen. 20 JULY THE HOT SEATS: The Hot Seats play stringband music with simple intentions: to keep the role of traditional musician as entertainer and commentator alive and kicking. At Salmon Bothy, Portsoy. www.facebook.com/thehotseats 26 JULY THE MOUSE THAT ATE THE CAT: Re-scheduled show,

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14 JULY BREABACH: One of the most celebrated and successful Scottish folk bands in recent times, Breabach command the stage with flare, charisma and a sound that is as expansive as it is distinct. Aros, Viewfield Road, Portree, Isle of Skye. Time 7.30pm. 19 JULY THE TANNAHILL WEAVERS diverse repertoire reflects the duality of Scotland’s musical heritage. It embraces both the mystical quality of the Highlander’s Celtic music, and the rollicking, sometimes even brawling qualities of the Lowlander’s Anglo-Scots tunes. The Tannahill Weavers’ arrangements blend the beauty of the traditional melodies with the power of modern rhythms. The penetrating sound of the Highland bagpipes is a thread of ancient memory running through it all. Aros, Viewfield Road, Portree, Isle of Skye. Time 7.30pm. 23 JULY THE HOT SEATS: The Hot Seats play stringband music with simple intentions: to keep the role of traditional musician as entertainer and commentator alive and kicking. At AnTobar, Tobermory. www.facebook.com/thehotseats 25 JULY THE HOT SEATS; Virginian livewires ‘The Hot Seats’ have wowed the crowds at big events such as Celtic Connections, Shetland Folk Festival, Didmarton Bluegrass Festival, Maverick Festival, Speyfest and Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Guaranteed to put smiles on every face. Aros, Viewfield Road, Portree, Isle of Skye. Time 7.30pm. www.facebook.com/thehotseats

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29 JUNE DENZEL'S CAT, Eagle Tavern, 3-5 The Cross, Prestwick. 9.00pm. Free admission. TAMBO & THE SPITFIRES: Harley's, 145B High Street, Ayr, Free Admission. Time 9pm 4 JULY JAM SESSION HOSTED BY TAMBO & THE SPITFIRES PLU GUEST. Eagle Tavern, 3-5 The Cross, Prestwick. 9.30pm. For further information contact Bill 07967 503027 5 JULY ROCK ON THE RIVER CRUISE: Tambo & the Spitfires, Big Licks, Little Fire, Alan Frew plus more. on The Waverley. This is for the Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice. Time 7pm Glasgow Science Centre, Tickets 0845 130 4647. 6 JULY THE SHOTGUNS: Eagle Tavern, 3-5 The Cross, Prestwick. 9.00pm. Free admission. TAMBO & THE SPITFIRES, The Twa Dugs, Ayr, 9.00pm. Free admission. 11 JULY JAM SESSION HOSTED BY TAMBO & THE SPITFIRES PLU GUEST. Eagle Tavern, 3-5 The Cross, Prestwick. 9.30pm. For further information contact Bill 07967 503027 13 JULY LIVE BAND TBC: Eagle Tavern, 3-5 The Cross, Prestwick. 9.00pm. Free admission. 18 JULY JAM SESSION HOSTED BY TAMBO & THE SPITFIRES PLU GUEST. Eagle Tavern, 3-5 The Cross, Prestwick. 9.30pm. For further information contact Bill 07967 503027 20 JULY MILESTONE: Eagle Tavern, 3-5 The Cross, Prestwick. 9.00pm. Free admission. 21 JULY PHIL LEE on his "Fall and Further Decline of the Mighty

King Of Love" European Tour. Support from Hamish Roberts and The David Latto Band. Beath Masonic Hall, Ayrshire 25 JULY JAM SESSION HOSTED BY TAMBO & THE SPITFIRES PLU GUEST. Eagle Tavern, 3-5 The Cross, Prestwick. 9.30pm. For further information contact Bill 07967 503027 27 JULY THE SEXX GODZ: Eagle Tavern, 3-5 The Cross, Prestwick. 9.00pm. Free admission. 31 JULY THE HOT SEATS: The Hot Seats play stringband music with simple intentions: to keep the role of traditional musician as entertainer and commentator alive and kicking. At CatStrand, New Galloway. www.facebook.com/thehotseats PHIL LEE on his "Fall and Further Decline of the Mighty King Of Love" European Tour. Support from Hamish Roberts and The David Latto Band. The New Folk Club, 73 S Beach, Troon, Ayrshire.

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29 JUNE SHARON KING and the RECKLESS ANGELS, JENNY HILL AND ROWAN RHEINGANS: The 'Edinburgh based singer /songwriter with a talent for spinning yarns...’ (LIST) continues to build a reputation for vibrant, funny, relaxed and intimate live shows. Her astute observations on Scottish life are carried in contemporary song writing, delivered wrapped in laughter. Her songs and banter are peppered with tales of her travels: colours and textures are artfully woven through the narratives by the instruments and voices of The Reckless Angels. Traquair Hall, Innerleithen, Peeblesshire. Tickets are free to under 14’s,

however they must be accompanied by an adult. Tickets are available through the website or on the door on the night. www.sharonkingmusic.co.uk RIDDELL FIDDLES will be playing in the Market Square, Melrose. Time 1.30 p.m. to 3.30 p.m. Come along and enjoy some free music in this lovely setting. 5 JULY

SCOCHA in Concert. Marquee, Ealrston Rugby Club, Earlston. Time 7:30pm. Phone 01750 725480. Tickets £12.50 + bf 6 JULY HANK, CASH & CLINE: Country music’s first superstar Hank Williams, 90 million record selling Johnny Cash, and Patsy Cline whose Greatest Hits album held number one slot in the US charts for an amazing 251 weeks. Three legends of country music are celebrated in one wild show. From Hank’s classics Jambalaya, and Hey Good Lookin’ through Johnny’s Get Rhythm, Walk the Line and Ring of Fire to the velvet voice of Patsy with Sweet Dreams, I Fall to Pieces and Crazy, this is a tribute to the best of southern, soulful country. Eastgate Theatre & Arts Centre, Eastgate, Peebles. Time 7.30pm. Tickets £15 (children under 16 £5) 13 JULY THE MELTING POT with Angus Gunn & friends: At The String Jam Club, Galashiels. The String Jam Club meets on the second Saturday of every month (except December) at The Salmon Inn, Bank Street, Galashiels, Scottish Borders TD1 1EP and is sponsored by Vixen Records, Sound Station Studio, Merlin Music and BCCA. Music starts at 8, and doors usually open at 7.30, depending on sound check. www.facebook.com/stringjamclub 27 JULY THE HOT SEATS: The Hot Seats play stringband music with simple intentions: to keep the role of traditional musician as entertainer and commentator alive and kicking. At Eastgate, Peebles. www.facebook.com/thehotseats

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JUNE Glasgow Jazz Festival Glasgow June 26-30 Jazz comprises of a whole range of styles, from trad and Dixie to free jazz, and the GIJF, now in its 27th year, always has had a rich and varied programme. We’ve also reached out to encompass world music, blues and hiphop crossovers, aiming to provide something for everyone. The Late Night Jam Ses-sions are also a well established regular, and though the venue has changed over the years the excite-ment of seeing top names jamming into the early hours hasn’t! www.jazzfest.co.uk Gigha Music Festival Southern Hebrides June 28-30 A bijou festival on the tiny Isle of Gigha in the southern Hebrides. Mu-sic from with Heuch! Fred Morrison, Karine Polwart and Lau www.gigha.org.uk Dundonald Music Festival Dundonald, Ayrshire June 28-30 From a small Ayrshire village with historic attractions comes a week-end of great music and great bands from their open stage as well as sessions in the gazebo and competi-tions though out the day. A family friendly weekend of entertainment from a small Ayrshire village with historic attractions. www.dundonaldmusicfest.org.uk

JULY Big Tent Festival Fife July Taking a break this year and back in 2014! A unique green festival, music festi-val, arts festival, family festival - all-in-one. www.bigtentfestival.co.uk Mendelssohn on Mull Festival Mull July 1-6 As a young man, the composer Felix

Mendelssohn made a life changing journey through Scotland to Mull where he found inspiration to write one of his most famous pieces – The Hebrides Overture, Fingal’s Cave. Each year the Mendelssohn on Mull festival, under the artistic directorship of Levon Chilingirian in-vites a small group of young musi-cians at the start of their profes-sional careers to take part in an ex-traordinary week of discovery and performance. They are mentored by highly experienced players of chamber music, and perform to au-diences in such diverse venues as the tiny Creich Church, which seats about 50 people, and the imposing grandeur of Duart Castle’s Great Hall. This year - The Mendelssohn on Mull Festival is celebrating 25 years of incredible music making. www.mendelssohnonmull.com The East Neuk Festival Fife July 3-7 The award-winning and critically-acclaimed East Neuk Festival pre-sents world-class arts events in the East Neuk of Fife. The festival fo-cuses on classical chamber music but has also presented world, jazz, folk and electronica and developed from an annual short summer series of concerts given in the area by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. www.eastneukfestival.com Newcastleton Tradi-tional Music Festival Scottish Borders July 5-7 The Newcastleton Traditional Music Festival is probably the longest con-tinuously running music festival in Scotland. Founded in 1970, the fes-tival revolves around a series of competitions (mainly on Saturday), loosely linked by dances, organised ceilidhs and singarounds on the Fri-day, Saturday and Sunday nights. Non-combatants create ad-hoc ses-sions in all possible locations and visitors are more than welcome at every venue. One of the most popu-lar events is the Grand Winners' Concert on Saturday night, featur-ing the best of the day's competi-tors interspersed with passing musi-cians who failed to escape the press-gang! www.newcastleton.com Black Isle Fiddle Festival Cromarty July 5-7 Do you want to learn from some of the finest fiddle players in Scotland

in a unique Highland setting? Join us in Cromarty in July for the third Black Isle Fiddle Weekend from 5th-7th July. Intensive tuition in a small class setting, top-notch concerts, informal sessions and of course, great Highland hospitality! www.fiddleweekend.co.uk Kelburn Garden Party Largs July 6-7 Entertainment is spread across nu-merous intimate stages, nooks and crannies, just waiting to be discov-ered at your leisure: The Viewpoint Stage overlooking the burn to Kel-burn Castle, The Village Square, at the hub of it all, The Pyramid Stage secluded in the trees, the dance area in The Tall Trees, the Secret Forest with its many hidden de-lights, the Late Night Ceilidh Tent, The Formal Gardens, and much more besides. www.kelburngardenparty.com Ceolas South Uist July 7-12 Welcome to Ceòlas! A place full of music, song and dance in the Gaelic Community of South Uist. The main focus of Ceòlas is a music and dance summer school featuring ex-pert tuition in piping, fiddling, sing-ing, Scotch reels and Quadrilles, step dancing and the Gaelic lan-guage. It is set within the Gaelic-speaking community of South Uist and explores the vital connections between Scottish traditional music, Gaelic song and dance while allow-ing ample opportunity for partici-pants to enjoy all these art forms in Cèilidhs and in homes, the places which fostered them. Fàilte gu Ceòlas! Tha sinn toilichte gu bheil sibh uile air tadhal air an làrach-lìn againn, is tha sinn an dòchas fàilte a chur oirbh gu seach-dain air leth. Seachdain làn ceòl, dannsa, càirdeas is barrachd spòrs na tha ri fhaighinn an àite eile air feadh Alba fad an t-samhraidh. www.ceolas.co.uk Stonehaven Folk Festival Stonehaven July 11-14 What a busy year we have had. In – 2012 the festival was nominated as “Best Event” at the MG Alba Scots Trad Awards. Unfortunately we did-n'’t win but the nomination was a great endorsement to what we have been doing to develop the festival over the years. 2013 will be our

25th Festival and we are hoping to make it just a little bit better than last year. Festival line up is now confirmed and includes Dougie Mac-Lean, Ken Clark, Rura, Mairearad Green and Anna Massie, The Occa-sionals Ceilidh Band, Arthur Johns-tone & Danny Cooper, the North east Folk Collective, Kristina Olsen, Breabach, Zoe Bestel, Bella Hardy and Paul Brady. www.stonehavenfolkfestival.co.uk T in the Park Fife July 12-14 What more can we say! Scotland’s most widely known and respected festival, which always attracts the biggest names. www.tinthepark.com Hebridean Celtic Festival Stornoway July 17-20 Fantastic four-day festival set against the rich cultural backdrop of the Outer Hebrides, featuring top quality music from around the Celtic nations and beyond. Stornoway and throughout Lewis and Harris. www.hebceltfest.com Southern Fried Festival Perth Concert Hall and Perth Theatre July 19-21 July Southern Fried Festival, Scotland's biggest and best festival of Ameri-can Roots music returns to Perth. Covering all the American Roots music bases including blues, coun-try, cajun, gospel, swing and soul, this little nugget of Americana in the rolling Scottish countryside is a rich vein of international stars and home grown talent just waiting to be prospected! Taking place in Perth Concert Hall, Perth Theatre and other venues within easy stroll-ing distance, Southern Fried is a su-per-sized serving of the best in American Roots music topped with a warm slice of Scottish hospitality. www.southernfriedfestival.co.uk

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