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25 APRIL

Horo Gheallaidh: 10pm on BBC ALBA. Music from Celtic Connections including performances by FIDDLER'S BID and INDIA ALBA. www.bbcalba.co.uk Na Trads: 11.25pm on BBC ALBA. STUART LIDDELL playing at the Trad Awards. www.bbcalba.co.uk Rapal: 11.30pm on BBC ALBA. Featuring ANNA SWEENEY, CARA MITCHELL, DISCOPOLIS and PAUL McGRANAGHAN. www.bbcalba.co.uk 26 APRIL

Beartas nan Daoine: 11pm on BBC ALBA. A series looking at the heritage of collections of Gaelic songs and stories. www.bbcalba.co.uk Sorchar nan Reul: 11.30pm on BBC ALBA. Spiritual music and song featuring some of Scotland's best known Gaelic artists. www.bbcalba.co.uk 27 APRIL

Belladrum: 9.45pm on BBC ALBA. Unseen festival highlights from ADE EDMONDSON & THE BAD SHEPHERDS. www.bbcalba.co.uk Fonn Fonn Fonn: 10pm on BBC ALBA. Off-beat music quiz show hosted by sharp dresser and resident wit Gilleasbuig Ferguson. www.bbcalba.co.uk Horo Gheallaidh: 10.30pm on BBC ALBA. Music from Celtic Connections including performances by FIDDLER'S BID and INDIA ALBA. www.bbcalba.co.uk 28 APRIL

Rapal: 10pm on BBC ALBA. Featuring NITEWORKS, THE HOLY GHOSTS, MIAOUX MIAOUX, and THE MERRYLEES. www.bbcalba.co.uk Belladrum: 11.15pm on BBC ALBA. Unseen festival highlights from THE MEKONS and ROBBIE FULKS. www.bbcalba.co.uk Togaidh Sinn Fonn: 11.30pm on BBC ALBA. Music and song from Scotland's finest performers.

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Seirm: 10pm on BBC ALBA. Mary Ann Kennedy presents music from the 2015 Celtic Connections music festival. www.bbcalba.co.uk Fonn Fonn Fonn: 11pm on BBC ALBA. Off-beat music quiz show hosted by sharp dresser and resident wit Gilleasbuig Ferguson. www.bbcalba.co.uk Rapal: 11.30pm on BBC ALBA. Featuring NITEWORKS, THE HOLY GHOSTS, MIAOUX MIAOUX, and THE MERRYLEES. www.bbcalba.co.uk 30 APRIL

Togaidh Sinn Fonn: 7.50pm on BBC ALBA. Music and song from Scotland's finest female performers. www.bbcalba.co.uk Seirm: 8.55pm on BBC ALBA. Mary Ann Kennedy presents music from the 2015 Celtic Connections music festival. www.bbcalba.co.uk Na Trads: 00.50am on BBC ALBA. FIDDLERS' BID playing at the Trad Awards. www.bbcalba.co.uk 1 MAY

Sorchar nan Reul: 7.30pm on BBC ALBA. Spiritual music and song featuring some of Scotland's best known Gaelic artists. www.bbcalba.co.uk Belladrum: 11.45pm on BBC ALBA. Unseen festival highlights from THE MEKONS and ROBBIE FULKS. www.bbcalba.co.uk 2 MAY

Horo Gheallaidh: 10pm on BBC ALBA. Featuring performances by legendary Irish artisit BRIAN KENNEDY and CATHY ANN MACPHEE. www.bbcalba.co.uk Belladrum: 11.15pm on BBC ALBA. Unseen festival highlights from ADE EDMONDSON & THE BAD SHEPHERDS. www.bbcalba.co.uk Rapal: 11.30pm on BBC ALBA. Featuring NITEWORKS, THE HOLY GHOSTS, MIAOUX MIAOUX, and THE MERRYLEES. www.bbcalba.co.uk -----------------------------------------------------

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JOHN McCUSKER 25th Anniversary Tour: At Cecil Sharp House, London. 2016 will see me celebrate 25 years as a professional musician - Holy Moly! I've just started recording a new solo record, it's 13 years since my last album Goodnight Ginger. I'm recording the album in our newly built recording studio & it will be released in April 2016 on Under One Sky Records. To coincide with the release I will tour the UK with a brand new band, playing 23 shows and lots of festivals throughout the summer. There will also be a book of my tunes published early next year featuring lots of my compositions from the last 25 years. www.johnmccusker.co.uk 6 MAY

TUFF LOVE: At Dome, London. After releasing their debut compilation LP earlier this year, Glaswegian guitar-pop duo Tuff Love are pleased to announce they’ll be hitting the road this May, supporting Chastity Belt on a their UK tour, as well as their own Glasgow headline show on May 15th. www.facebook.com/ReallyTuffLove 12 MAY

RANT: At Kings Place, London. Spring 2016

sees the release of Reverie, the much anticipated second album from RANT, firmly established in their relatively short time together as a huge musical force and a strong, raw, yet vibrant sound on the British folk scene. Nominated in the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2014, RANT is the meeting of four of Scotland’s finest fiddle players, two from the Shetland Islands and two from the Highlands. www.rantfiddles.com 4 JUNE

HUGH KELLY: At Alleycat, Denmark Street. 7pm. Edinburgh Alt.Blues/Soul singer songwriter Hugh Kelly has recently released his debut EP which is getting numerous plays on radio stations throughout UK, and he was ‘Artist of the Week’ in the Scotland on Sunday & Scotsman and was interviewed live on BBC Radio Scotland’s Janice Forsyth Show with one of his tracks making her ‘Single of the Week’. Hugh’s also one of Jim Gellatly's top picks for April 2016. Hugh’s out on tour now across the summer at venues and festivals showcasing tracks from the EP and playing a track or two from his album due out at the end of the year. www.hughkellymusic.com 12 JULY

DAVE ARCARI: At The Blues Kitchen, Camden, London. SLIDE guitarist & songwriter Dave Arcari’s alt.blues sounds owe as much to trash country, punk and rockabilly as they do pre-war Delta blues and have been showcased via eight internationally-acclaimed solo CD releases. Two

US tours in 2015 – including official showcases at SxSW in Austin, Texas – built on the foundations laid over successful US tours in 2013 and 2014. A new set of recordings is scheduled for release over an EP and an album in 2016. Seasick Steve said: “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…” www.davearcari.com 9 SEPTEMBER

SONGS OF SEPARATION: At Kings Place, London. Songs of separation is an outstanding collaboration between ten of Scotland and England’s leading female folk musicians. Devised and recorded in just six days on the Isle of Eigg, the musicians explore the rich heritage of the two countries, drawing on their respective and collective musical experiences and crafting something both new and special. The album was released in January, to exceptional reviews, and had a sell-out tour. www.songsofseparation.co.uk

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Brookfield Knights presents ….. RUSSELL DECARLE with LAURA CORTESE & THE DANCE CARDS: At Traverse Theatre Bar, Edinburgh. Legendary Canadian artist Russell deCarle famously fronted iconic country roots band Prairie Oyster, racking up an impressive list of awards, gold and platinum selling records and No 1 singles. Bound together by a superlative level of playing and performance that is rare and precious, deCarle, Keldie and Briggs are as close to joined-at-the-hip perfection as you will ever encounter. The Boston-based fiddler/vocalist and song-writer Laura Cortese who digs deep and aims high, is one of the busiest on the circuit. But, it’s been as Laura Cortese & The Dance Cards that she has made the biggest impact, their elegant music schooled in the lyrical rituals of folk music and backed by grooves that alternately inspire Cajun two-stepping and rock ‘n’ roll swagger. www.facebook.com/RusselldeCarle www.thisislauracortese.com www.brookfield-knights.com 27 APRIL

JD KELLEHER supporting BLAIR DUNLOP: At Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh. Singer, Songwriter and Actor JD Kelleher, who is known for his roles as Willie Pearse in TV mini-series 1916 The Forgotten Seven and Breandán Mac Gearailt in Irish soap Ros na Rún has previously been at the forefront of Ireland’s “Yes Vote” ahead of the Marriage Equality Referendum. Kelleher explains the rousing cover of “Love Will Tear Us Apart” aimed to “Raise awareness to the need for a positive vote for freedom”. Raise awareness it did, and contributed to a change in the Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland and the legalization of same sex marriage. www.facebook.com/JDKelleher008 Edinburgh Folk Club presents ….. DAVE NACHMANOFF: At Pleasance Theatre Bar, Doors/bar 7:30pm; showtime 8pm £10 (non-members) :: £9 (concession) £7 (EFC members) Tickets at the door. With his personable, lively stage presence, there always seems to be time for a fun gig and good story.Dave writes in styles ranging from folk to pop and now has ten albums to his name. The latest, Spinoza’s

Dream (to be released May 2016), combines thought-provoking tenets of philosophy (he has a PhD in Philosophy from the University of California) with his subtly elegant folk sensibility. www.facebook.com/davenach 28 APRIL Nothing Ever Happens Here presents ….. SHONEN KNIFE, TEEN CANTEEN + LEGGY: At Summerhall, Edinburgh. 8-Late. A series of gig nights based out of Edinburgh's Summerhall Arts Venue. www.Summerhall.co.uk Soundhouse presents ..... EWAN MCLENNAN and SKY SMEED: At The Pleasance, Edinburgh. 8pm. £8/£10. Ewan McLennan has, in a short space of time, become known as a guitarist at the forefront of his generation. A troubadour, balladeer and storyteller cut in the old style; a singer that can move audiences with his passion and pathos and a songwriter for whom social justice is still a burning issue. His first album, Rags and Robes, received critical acclaim, putting him firmly on the folk circuit and won him the prestigious Horizon Award at the BBC Folk Awards. U.S. Folksinger Sky Smeed was born and raised outside of Chanute, Kansas and the first music he ever heard came from Willie Nelson, Hank Williams, Van Morrison and Merle Haggard. Hearing this roots style of music playing on an old record player has stayed with Sky and is evident when he takes the stage to share his effortless, country tinged tunes of working hard, dogs, love, money, beer, coffee, and the call of the road. Listeners often compare Sky to Gram Parsons, Neil Young and John Prine, though his easy-going demeanor, off-the-

cuff banter and transparency link him to contemporaries like Todd Snider and Paul Thorn. www.soundhouse.org.uk Film Hub Scotland presents CineScore Live: Lost Treasure with live soundtrack from Drew Wright and Hamish Brown at Filmhouse Cinema, Edinburgh, 6.30pm - Part of The Folk Film Gathering. Film Hub Scotland, part of the BFI’s Film Audience Network CineScore Live tour - a unique season of three spectacular silent films, each accompanied by a specially-commissioned score performed live by some of Scotland’s most talented musicians at venues across the country. Book tickets on 0131 228 2688 or @ www.filmhousecinema.com www.filmhubscotland.com/cinescorelive www.folkfilmgathering.com 29 APRIL

SCOTTISH NATIONAL JAZZ ORCHESTRA ….. THE MUSIC OF DAVE BRUBECK with special guests BILL DOBBINS and JOHN NUGENT: At Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh. Directed by Tommy Smith. www.snjo.co.uk Mellow Promotions presents THE REVEURS with support from THE BACKBEATS and ROME: At Wee Red Bar, Lady Lawson Street, Edinburgh. The Reveurs are a four piece Manchester based rock/indie band whose sole purpose is to write and perform anthemic tunes that will stick in your head. www.mellowpromotions.com Nothing Ever Happens Here presents ….. KATH BLOOM and very special guests: At Summerhall, Edinburgh. 8-Late. A series of gig

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nights based out of Edinburgh's Summerhall Arts Venue. www.Summerhall.co.uk Soundhouse presents ..... DOWALLY: At The Pleasance, Edinburgh. 8pm. £8/£10. Dowally make unclassifiable, thrillingly energetic music, fusing their love of traditional Scottish tunes with jazz harmony, Balkan rhythms and deep Americana raucousness. Dan Abrahams’ driving guitar and Rachel Walker’s swinging fiddle are joined by the extraordinary Phil Alexander (Moishe’s Bagel) on accordion and Graham Coe (The Jellyman’s Daughter) on cello.Guitar, fiddle, accordion and cello weave and dance together to create gritty grooves, joyous melodies and soaring harmonies, with improvisational sections that speak from the soul. Their individual backgrounds – a mix of jazz, klezmer, Scottish trad and classical music – all contribute to the stellar musicianship of this band who played their thrillingly energetic set to a sold-out Fringe audience in August 2015. www.soundhouse.org.uk 30 APRIL

Soundhouse presents ..... MOISHE'S BAGEL: At The Pleasance, Edinburgh. 8pm. £8/£10. The acclaimed Moishe’s Bagel brings their exhilarating mix of Klezmer, Balkan and original tunes to Soundhouse at TradFest. Expect foot-stomping classics, jazzy originals, daring musicianship and plenty of passion. With a line-up of violin, piano, accordion, double bass and percussion, the band draw on diverse backgrounds of jazz and classical, British folk and tango, playing largely original material that matches awesome technical prowess with thrillingly visceral impact. Their creative synergy – fusing playfulness, passion, fine musicianship and artistic daring – shines through in electrifying live performances. Expect some newly-inspired pieces along with plenty of Bagel classics. www.soundhouse.org.uk 5 MAY

Nothing Ever Happens Here presents ….. ALTAN: At Summerhall, Edinburgh. 8-Late. A series of gig nights based out of Edinburgh's Summerhall Arts Venue. www.Summerhall.co.uk 6 MAY

Scary Biscuits Promotions presents ….. The Men From Leith: DICK GAUGHAN + BLUE ROSE CODE + DEAN OWENS & THE WHISKY HEARTS: At The Queen’s Hall, Clerk St, Edinburgh EH8 9JG. Tickets £16 (+ booking fee) Box office 0131 668 2019. 7.30pm (doors 7pm). The Men From Leith is a night of celebration of the songwriting and musical talents of three men from Leith - outstanding musicians who all hail from the same small corner of Edinburgh. It promises to be a mix of original and traditional songwriting and compelling performances, with grit, fire, honesty and wry humour. The event was inspired by Owens’ classic song Man From Leith, and promises to be an unforgettable evening. As well as separate sets from each of these proud Leithers, there may also be some surprise collaborations. The Men From Leith is included in Tradfest 2016 programme – tickets @ www.thequeenshall.net www.dickgaughan.co.uk www.bluerosecode.com www.deanowens.com Brookfield Knights presents ….. SHEESHAM AND LOTUS: At Edinburgh Tradfest. We are delighted to welcome back these "new kings of old-time", described by fRoots magazine as “a delicious brew and all in all a lovely, inspiring and slightly manic treat.” Cerys Matthews at BBC Radio 6 has urged everyone to “catch them if you can." http://sheeshamandlotus.com www.brookfield-knights.com Mellow Promotions presents YOSSARIAN: At Wee Red Bar, Lady Lawson Street, Edinburgh. 8-Late. www.mellowpromotions.com Nothing Ever Happens Here presents ….. HIDDEN ORCHESTRA: At Summerhall, Edinburgh. 8-Late. A series of gig nights based out of Edinburgh's Summerhall Arts Venue. www.Summerhall.co.uk ROMEO'S DAUGHTER: At Dreadnought, Bathgate, West Lothian. Romeo’s Daughter are one of Britain‟s finest AOR mainstream rock bands fronted by Leigh Matty, recently voted Number 5 „Lady Rock Singer of all time‟ in Classic Rock Magazine. Craig Joiner is the band‟s guitarist, songwriter and producer. Ed Poole is the bass player and also co produces alongside Craig. Completing the line up is Andy Wells on drums. “Power and sophistication “

“Romeos Daughter trample most of Britain‟s melodic rockers under foot” Kerrang www.romeosdaughter.co.uk www.dreadnoughtrock.com 8 MAY

Straight to Video presents ….. TRY THE PIE + TWO WHITE CRANES + KID CANAVERAL (ACOUSTIC): At Henry's Cellar Bar, 8–16 Morrison Street, Edinburgh, EH3 8BJ. 7pm, £6/£7. Try The Pie - Bean Kaloni Tupou is a self-taught, touring musician born and raised in San Jose, California. Try the Pie is a solo effort spanning the length of almost ten years, drawing upon a Tongan-American and a Bay Area punk background. Two White Cranes - Roxy has been a mainstay of the Bristol DIY scene for nearly ten years. 2015 album Radisson Blue is her best yet, packed full of beautiful, poignant indie pop gems. Kid Canaveral - Acoustic set from Edinburgh alt pop outfit. Kid Canaveral release new single, First We Take Dumbarton, April 29th on Lost Map Records. www.lostmap.com 11 MAY

SOUTHERN TENANT FOLK UNION: At Edinburgh Folk Club, Pleasance Cabaret Bar, 60 Pleasance, Edinburgh EH8 9TJ, Doors 7:30pm STFU Onstage 8pm. Tickets: £10 (£9 concs/£7 EFC members). Southern Tenant Folk Union are the Edinburgh based string band that over a series of albums have produced a thought provoking and arresting take on roots & folk music. Through extensive touring they have seen audiences grow year on year and now consistently sell-out concert venues all over the UK and Ireland. www.facebook.com/SouthernTenantFolkUnion 13 MAY

The Definitive Elvis Experience Show: At Edinburgh Queens Hall. The Definitive Elvis Experience” is the most authentic live stage show produced to honour Elvis Presley’s legacy. For those who missed the opportunity to see Elvis Live on stage you will have Such a Night… The show, which is accompanied by the brilliant Definitive Show Band, encapsulates all Elvis’ eras, from the ’56 explosion that sky rocketed his dynamic career, through to his gospel roots, Hollywood years and ’68 comeback all the way through to the later iconic concert years. www.definitiveelvisexperience.com

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The Fallen Angels Club presents ….. KRIS DREVER with IAN CARR, LOUIS ABBOTT and EUAN BURTON plus support: At Pleasance Theatre, Edinburgh. Kris Drever celebrates his first decade as an acclaimed solo artist and songwriter with a brand new studio album If Wishes Were Horses, released by Reveal Records on March 28th 2016, and a supporting tour. www.fallenangelsclub.com http://krisdrever.com/gigs/ Nothing Ever Happens Here presents ….. RHYTHM MACHINE: At Summerhall, Edinburgh. 8-Late. A series of gig nights based out of Edinburgh's Summerhall Arts Venue. www.Summerhall.co.uk 15 MAY

Nothing Ever Happens Here presents ….. TUXEDO MOON: At Summerhall, Edinburgh. 8-Late. A series of gig nights based out of Edinburgh's Summerhall Arts Venue. www.Summerhall.co.uk 17 MAY

Nothing Ever Happens Here presents ….. IMAM BAILDI: At Summerhall, Edinburgh. 8-Late. A series of gig nights based out of Edinburgh's Summerhall Arts Venue. www.Summerhall.co.uk RURA: At The Mash House, Edinburgh. 8.00pm / £13. With their second album, 2015’s Despite the Dark, accompanied by extensive UK and international touring, RURA have well and truly reinforced their reputation as one of Scotland’s most powerful folk-based bands. Their exquisitely rugged, yet refined, blend of fiddle, Highland pipes, whistle, flute, bodhran, guitar and voice has proven a resounding hit across the board. www.rura.co.uk ZOE FAULKNER: At Rose And Crown, Edinburgh. “Perth-based Zoe Faulkner's new EP is the sound of a remarkable talent finding her feet. The five tracks that comprise 'Voices' have seen Zoe compared to a young Stevie Nicks. The singer/songwriter, originally from Aberdeen but now studying at Perth College, also counts Eva Cassidy, Kate Bush and Carole King as musical influences” - Perthshire Advertiser. www.facebook.com/ZoeFaulknerMusic 20 MAY

Mellow Promotions presents SEAN C KENNEDY: At The Mash House, Edinburgh. www.mellowpromotions.com 21 MAY

The Edinburgh Blues Club presents ….. RON SAYER JR. & CHARLOTTE JOYCE with support from THE ANDY GUNN BAND: At The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, Edinburgh, EH2 2AA. Doors open at 7.15pm. From the downhome sound of the Delta to contemporary blues rock riffage, the Edinburgh Blues Club showcases every shade of blues with its eagerly anticipated new programme. The Edinburgh Blues Club is a Social Enterprise established to harness popular support for regular blues events in Edinburgh. http://edinburgh-blues.uk 23 MAY

SONGS OF SEPARATION: At Edinburgh Queens Hall (with young people’s workshop). Songs of separation is an outstanding collaboration

between ten of Scotland and England’s leading female folk musicians. Devised and recorded in just six days on the Isle of Eigg, the musicians explore the rich heritage of the two countries, drawing on their respective and collective musical experiences and crafting something both new and special. The album was released in January, to exceptional reviews, and had a sell-out tour. This is a rare opportunity to see the full line up, joined by some very special (very small) guests. It will be their last Scottish date in 2016. www.songsofseparation.co.uk 24 MAY

ROSIE NIMMO: At Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Leith. Rosie has been singing jazz and blues for several years, including annual performances in the Edinburgh International Jazz and Blues Festival (since 2009), and as well as performing regularly for the National Galleries of Scotland she has also played several times in the International Book Festival. She has been praised in both Scottish broadsheets, the music press and reviewed by the Guardian. www.rosienimmo.com 25 MAY

ANIMA MUNDI: At Voodoo Rooms, 19A W Register St. Edinburgh EH2 2AA. Doors: 7pm. Tickets: £16.50 (adv). Box Office: 0131 556 7060. The Cuban prog five-piece Anima Mundi, being a unique band in its homeland, it is impossible to understand the evolution of the band without having an understanding of the Cuban situation. It is a known fact that the phenomenon of migration is suffered by nearly every family on the Island. Nine musicians from Anima Mundi have left and live in other countries, leaving holes in the line-up which are difficult to fill with talented performers. Also acquiring instruments and equipment isn’t straight forwards, with the lack of freedom of information. The indifference of the Cuban media to rock music, which has foreign influences, is thought of as having a lack of national identity. This is the first time that the Mundi’s have played in the UK, but they have played some hugely successful gigs and festivals in Europe, and thought it was about time that here in the UK we had a taste of their style of Progressive Rock. www.animamundimusic.com 26 MAY

HUGH KELLY: At The Mash House, Edinburgh. 7.30pm. Edinburgh Alt.Blues/Soul singer songwriter Hugh Kelly has recently released his debut EP which is getting numerous plays on radio stations throughout UK, and he was ‘Artist of the Week’ in the Scotland on Sunday & Scotsman and was interviewed live on BBC Radio Scotland’s Janice Forsyth Show with one of his tracks making her ‘Single of the Week’. Hugh’s also one of Jim Gellatly's top picks for April 2016. Hugh’s out on tour now across the summer at venues and festivals showcasing tracks from the EP and playing a track or two from his album due out at the end of the year. www.hughkellymusic.com 28 MAY

MALCOLM MIDDLETON: At Electric Circus, Edinburgh. Malcolm Middleton is a guitarist and songwriter best known for his work with the Scottish alternative rock band Arab Strap. Over the course of 10 years they released 6 studio albums before splitting amicably in 2006. Malcolm has continued to write and perform as a solo artist and has released five solo albums, with his sixth Summer Of '13 to be released on the 27th May 2016. www.facebook.com/malcolmmiddleton

THE EDINBURGH LIGHT ORCHESTRA: At The Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh. Edinburgh’s premier concert orchestra invites you to Journey Into Melody for a tuneful evening of ‘easy-listening’. We begin our summer Journey Into Melody in lively fashion with Eric Coates’ Television March. Following on is a belated tribute to the legendary Frank Sinatra. Salute to Ol’ Blue Eyes is an orchestral medley of some of Sinatra’s best-loved songs. http://edinburghlightorchestra.moonfruit.com 4 JUNE

Nothing Ever Happens Here presents ….. MEDITERRANEO featuring THE BADWILLS: At Summerhall, Edinburgh. 8-Late. A series of gig nights based out of Edinburgh's Summerhall Arts Venue. www.Summerhall.co.uk 5 JUNE

Nothing Ever Happens Here presents ….. TITUS ANDRONICUS: At Summerhall, Edinburgh. 8-Late. A series of gig nights based out of Edinburgh's Summerhall Arts Venue. www.Summerhall.co.uk 8 JUNE

Nothing Ever Happens Here presents ….. PARADISE BANGKOK: At Summerhall, Edinburgh. 8-Late. A series of gig nights based out of Edinburgh's Summerhall Arts Venue. www.Summerhall.co.uk 10 JUNE

DAVE ARCARI: At Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh. SLIDE guitarist & songwriter Dave Arcari’s alt.blues sounds owe as much to trash country, punk and rockabilly as they do pre-war Delta blues and have been showcased via eight internationally-acclaimed solo CD releases. Two US tours in 2015 – including official showcases at SxSW in Austin, Texas – built on the foundations laid over successful US tours in 2013 and 2014. A new set of recordings is scheduled for release over an EP and an album in 2016. Seasick Steve said: “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…” www.davearcari.com MAIN STREET BLUES + LIGHTS OUT BY NINE: At The Mash House, Guthrie Street Edinburgh. 7-10pm. £12 + bf. A great night of blues, funk and soul from two of Scotland's top bands. Tickets from: Tickets Scotland, Ripping Records & www.Skiddle.com www.facebook.com/Main-Street-Blues-149452595133548 www.facebook.com/Lights-Out-By-Nine-7681593471 13 JUNE

THE CALIFORNIA FEETWARMERS: At Pleasance Theatre, Edinburgh. Masters of ragtime, Dixieland blues and early swing, The California Feetwarmers are renowned for an earthy depth of character that sets them apart from others who have followed that throwback path to New Orleans, Circa 1920. Their boisterous on-stage antics are solidly underpinned by playing that is as close to the source as it can be. www.facebook.com/Ca.feetwarmers www.brookfield-knights.com 14 JUNE

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THE CALIFORNIA FEETWARMERS: At The Performing Arts Centre, Kilbarchan. Masters of ragtime, Dixieland blues and early swing, The California Feetwarmers are renowned for an earthy depth of character that sets them apart from others who have followed that throwback path to New Orleans, Circa 1920. Their boisterous on-stage antics are solidly underpinned by playing that is as close to the source as it can be. www.facebook.com/Ca.feetwarmers www.brookfield-knights.com 24 JUNE

Nothing Ever Happens Here presents ….. PAWS: At Summerhall, Edinburgh. 8-Late. A series of gig nights based out of Edinburgh's Summerhall Arts Venue. A series of gig nights based out of Edinburgh's Summerhall Arts Venue. www.Summerhall.co.uk HUGH KELLY: At Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh. 7pm Edinburgh Alt.Blues/Soul singer songwriter Hugh Kelly has recently released his debut EP which is getting numerous plays on radio stations throughout UK, and he was ‘Artist of the Week’ in the Scotland on Sunday & Scotsman and was interviewed live on BBC Radio Scotland’s Janice Forsyth Show with one of his tracks making her ‘Single of the Week’. Hugh’s also one of Jim Gellatly's top picks for April 2016. Hugh’s out on tour now across the summer at venues and festivals showcasing tracks from the EP and playing a track or two from his album due out at the end of the year. www.hughkellymusic.com 25 JUNE

Nothing Ever Happens Here presents ….. RHYTHM MACHINE: At Summerhall, Edinburgh. 8-Late. A series of gig nights based out of Edinburgh's Summerhall Arts Venue. www.Summerhall.co.uk 1 JULY

Mellow Promotions presents THE RECKLESS YOUTH: At Opium, Edinburgh. 8-Late. www.mellowpromotions.com 14 JULY

Nothing Ever Happens Here presents ….. RANGA: At Summerhall, Edinburgh. 8-Late. A series of gig nights based out of Edinburgh's

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HILLFOLK NOIR with 10 STRING SYMPHONY: At House Concert, Edinburgh. One of the hardest-working bands on the US roots music circuit, Hillfolk Noir have built themselves a huge Stateside following playing what has been described as music “filtered through a country-tinged, swampy-swingin’, hillbilly- delta-blues-ragtime word machine”. Working out of Boise, Idaho, they have won a lot of fans in the UK after six successful tours on this side of the Atlantic. www.facebook.com/hillfolknoir www.brookfield-knights.com 29 JULY

Nothing Ever Happens Here presents ….. OPTIMO ESPACIO: At Summerhall, Edinburgh. 8-Late. A series of gig nights based out of Edinburgh's Summerhall Arts Venue. www.Summerhall.co.uk 6 AUGUST

CAROLINE GILMOUR: At Foodies Festival, Edinburgh. Caroline’s latest EP 'Electric Waterfalls' is due for release on 25.3.2016. Produced by Jud Mahoney (Justin Timberlake, Babyface), this is a departure in musical style for Caroline, which is influenced by her love of 80s electro pop. Caroline has opened for artists such as Charlotte Church, Kim Churchill, Paper Aeroplanes, Dean Owens, Eleanor McEvoy, Tom Baxter, Jon Gomm, Sam Brookes and Horse. www.facebook.com/CarolineGilmourMusic 11 AUGUST

THE HOT SEATS: At Fringe by the Sea, North Berwick. The Hot Seats have blown the crowds away at big events such as Celtic Connections, Shetland Folk Festival, HebCeltFest, Gate To Southwell and Edinburgh Fringe, where they won a coveted Herald Angel after a sell-out run at The Famous Spiegletent and were described as “sensational” by the publication’s arts editor. They’re back - and they’re raring to go! www.facebook.com/thehotseats www.brookfield-knights.com 15 AUGUST

THE HOT SEATS: At House Concert, Edinburgh.

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DHM Concerts presents ..... THE SHEE and SARAH HAYES: At Edinburgh Queen’s Hall. www.facebook.com/DHM-Concerts-285713951447098

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EARL SLICK with support LOVER: At O2 ABC Glasgow. Legendary guitarist Earl Slick and singer Bernard Fowler tour the UK performing David Bowie's Station to Station album. Marking the 40th anniversary of the release of David Bowie’s seminal album Station to Station, this tour will showcase the remarkable talents of renowned and influential guitarist Earl Slick, whose guitar playing made such a profound impact on the Station to Station album. The support Lover are a six piece London based pop/rock band. The bands new single We Are Stars is out now. www.facebook.com/LoverTheBand www.facebook.com/earl.slick.1 27 APRIL

The Fallen Angels Club presents ….. RICHMOND FONTAINE plus FERNANDO: At The Art School, Glasgow, 7.30pm, £16.50. Tickets @ http://tickets-scotland.com/ www.fallenangelsclub.com Brookfield Knights presents ….. RUSSELL DECARLE: At Performing Arts Centre, Kilbarchan. Legendary Canadian artist Russell deCarle famously fronted iconic country roots band Prairie Oyster, racking up an impressive

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JONATHAN CARR: At Oran Mor, Glasgow. Scottish singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jonathan Carr has served an extraordinary apprenticeship, including a collaboration with seven-time Grammy winner John Mayer while Jonathan was studying at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, USA. Jonathan went on to write the UNICEF 2014 Commonwealth Games theme song and has performed at prestigious private bookings in over 40 countries, often in front of celebrities including Will Smith, Tom Jones, Simon Cowell, Roger Federer, George Ezra, Elton John, Seal and many more. Jonathan is now poised for the international public stage with his long-awaited debut album, 'Porcelain Sky' www.facebook.com/jonathancarrmusic Indievous Presents ….. FOOLS ON THE FRONTLINE + THE DOUBLE STANDARDS + OVER THE LINE + PAINTED WAVES + DRIVE IN CINEMA: At The Record Factory, 17 Byers Road, Glasgow, 7.30pm, £5/£4 (students) on door. www.facebook.com/indievous USED BLUES: At Bungalow Bar, Paisley, 9pm. www.facebook.com/usedbluesglasgow 1 MAY

SCOTTISH NATIONAL JAZZ ORCHESTRA ….. THE MUSIC OF DAVE BRUBECK with special guests BILL DOBBINS and JOHN NUGENT: At Royal Conservatoire, Glasgow. Directed by Tommy Smith. www.snjo.co.uk 4 MAY

The Fallen Angels Club presents ….. ALAN KELLY GANG + support: At Classic Grand, Glasgow, 7.30pm, £14.00. Tickets @ http://tickets-scotland.com/ www.fallenangelsclub.com 7-8 MAY

Big Weekend at The Hug and Pint: At The Hug and Pint, Glasgow. The First Big Weekend at The Hug and Pint is a 2 day party with some of our favourite electronic artists, performance and DJs. London's Bamboo (Upset! The Rhythm) are travelling up to play their first ever Glasgow performance on Saturday 7 May, with local new and long term party starters such as Joe Howe (Sound Pellegrino), Apostille (Night School), Babe and Clip Art (Errors) joining them on the roster. The lineup will also include more experimental performative offerings from KRK (Skullwizard, Fem Bitch Nation), and Toby Webster LTD (The Modern Institute), who will be playing through interactive livestream all the way from Leipzig, as well as Brother Michelle's (LYLO) debut performance. Regular weekend tickets are £15, day tickets £9. www.facebook.com/TheHugandPint 8 MAY

The Fallen Angels Club presents ….. LAURA CANTRELL plus support: At O2 ABC1 Glasgow. Tickets £17 from The ABC Box Office 0844 477 2000 & Tickets Scotland 0141 204 5151. Doors 7pm, 7.45pm start. With her beautiful voice, peerless lyrics and sparkling live sets it’s no wonder New York-based singer/songwriter, Laura Cantrell is always a welcome visitor to Scotland. And she’s back for a seated show at the ABC1 when her 2000 debut album, Not The Tremblin’ Kind will be re-issued by city-based Spit & Polish records. Her 2013 Glasgow Americana appearance sold out well in advance, so we expect Laura’s latest visit here will attract a lot of attention. Tickets @ http://tickets-scotland.com/ www.fallenangelsclub.com CLAIRE HASTINGS (album launch) with SARAH HAYES: At Cottiers Theatre, Glasgow. Claire Hastings is a folksinger/songwriter originally from Dumfries. Last year, Claire won the prestigious BBC Radio Scotland’s Young Traditional Musician of the Year award. Since winning the title, Claire has had the opportunity to perform at many high-profile events including BBC Proms in the Park with the Scottish Symphony Orchestra, and BBC Music Day where she sang alongside Lulu, Jamie Cullum and Deacon Blue. Sarah Hayes is a singer, musician and composer of dazzling versatility. Better known as a multi-instrumentalist with Glaswegian anthemists Admiral Fallow, Sarah has recently released her solo album Woven. www.clairehastings.com Brookfield Knights presents ….. SHEESHAM AND LOTUS: At Peforming Arts Centre, Kilbarchan. We are delighted to welcome back these "new kings of old-time", described by fRoots magazine as “a delicious brew and all in all a lovely, inspiring and slightly manic treat.” Cerys Matthews at BBC Radio 6 has urged everyone to “catch them if you can." http://sheeshamandlotus.com www.brookfield-knights.com 9 MAY

JOHN McCUSKER 25th Anniversary Tour: At Paisley, Arts Centre. 2016 will see me celebrate 25 years as a professional musician - Holy Moly! I've just started recording a new solo record, it's 13 years since my last album Goodnight Ginger. I'm recording the album in our newly built recording studio & it will be released in April 2016 on Under One Sky Records. To coincide with the release I will tour the UK with a brand new band, playing 23 shows and lots of festivals throughout the summer. There will also be a book of my tunes published early next year featuring lots of my compositions from the last 25 years. www.johnmccusker.co.uk 10 MAY

THREE DAYS FROM RETIREMENT: At Audio, Glasgow. Three Days From Retirement (or 3DFR if you're in a rush) are gathering momentum, formed in 2013 in Edinburgh and with a couple of line-up changes since, 3DFR are being heard by more and more people. With a sound inspired by bands like Mogwai or Explosions in the Sky, their first self-titled EP (link below to bandcamp) takes its cues from their regular jam sessions and totally blew me away the first time I heard it. Which is why they are here. www.twitter.com/3dfruk

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The Night With presents ….. ELECTRIC CLARINET: At The Hug and Pint, 171 Great Western Road, Glasgow, G4 9AW. Doors 7.30pm, concert 8pm. Glasgow’s newest music series, with a twist - The Night With… is a new series of salon style concerts presenting classical and new music in an informal environment with performances by some of Scotland’s top musicians. Programmed by composer Matthew Whiteside the concerts will feature an eclectic mix of old and new. Electric Clarinet performing music for clarinet and electronics by composers including Eddie McGuire, Monty Adkins and Matthew Whiteside. Electric Clarinet, formed in 2014, is a collaboration between Joanna Nicholson (clarinets) and Matthew Whiteside (composer and electronics) to perform new music for clarinets with electronics. Two concerts, £15/Full price, £8. Student/Disabled/Unwaged/Senior/NMS Member, £5. Tickets on door or from website below. http://electricclarinet.co.uk/ www.thehugandpint.com www.thenightwith.co.uk 12 MAY

SOUTHERN TENANT FOLK UNION: At Sounds In The Suburbs @ Woodend Bowling & Tennis Club, 30 Chamberlain Road, Jordanhill, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, G13 1QG, Doors 8pm. Tickets £12 adv. Southern Tenant Folk Union are the Edinburgh based string band that over a series of albums have produced a thought provoking and arresting take on roots & folk music. Through extensive touring they have seen audiences grow year on year and now consistently sell-out concert venues all over the UK and Ireland. www.facebook.com/SouthernTenantFolkUnion 13 MAY

The Fallen Angels Club presents ….. KRIS DREVER with IAN CARR, LOUIS ABBOTT and EUAN BURTON plus support: At St Andrews in the Square. Kris Drever celebrates his first decade as an acclaimed solo artist and songwriter with a brand new studio album If Wishes Were Horses, released by Reveal Records on March 28th 2016, and a supporting tour. Tickets @ http://tickets-scotland.com/ http://krisdrever.com/gigs/ www.fallenangelsclub.com 15 MAY

TUFF LOVE: At Glasgow Collective Studios, Glasgow. After releasing their debut compilation LP earlier this year, Glaswegian guitar-pop duo Tuff Love are pleased to announce they’ll be hitting the road this May, supporting Chastity Belt on a their UK tour, as well as their own Glasgow headline show on May 15th. www.facebook.com/ReallyTuffLove 19 MAY

BAND OF FRIENDS: At The Cathouse, 15 Union Street, Glasgow. G1 3RB. 2015 proved to be another eventful and highly successful year for Band Of Friends. To acknowledge spending most of the year on the road, the Band released their live album “Live ‘N’ Kickin”; whilst Glaswegian drummer Ted McKenna was awarded “MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR” at the European Blues Awards, and Gerry McAvoy received a Civic Award from Belfast City Council, for his services to the town and the music industry. 2016 is looking no quieter for the band with shows booked throughout Europe, and recording is well underway for their 2nd album of original material. The band are: Bassist Gerry McAvoy (Rory Gallagher / Nine Below Zero Champion Jack Dupree / Deep Joy), drummer Ted

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New College Lanarkshire HND Music Showcase with CURAHO, VALVES, PASSENGER PEOPLE & ELECTRIC FUNK: At King Tuts, Glasgow. 8.30pm, £5. HND Music students from New College Lanarkshire are set to perform their yearly showcase at Glasgow’s King Tuts. New College Lanarkshire’s award winning course has seen their students perform at a whole host of different venues up and down the UK over the past three academic years as part of their coursework. The young musicians have performed everywhere from Edinburgh, Newcastle, London and even Birmingham’s NEC Arena as part of the WorldSkill’s competition in which two bands reached the UK final. All four bands from the HND Music class will perform a host of original material they have written as part of their course work and class member. www.nclanarkshire.ac.uk 27 MAY

The Fallen Angels Club presents ….. DANIEL ROMANO + KACY & CLAYTON: At Classic Grand, Glasgow, 7.30pm, £13.00. Tickets @ http://tickets-scotland.com/ www.fallenangelsclub.com MALCOLM MIDDLETON: At The Art School, Glasgow. Malcolm Middleton is a guitarist and songwriter best known for his work with the Scottish alternative rock band Arab Strap. Over the course of 10 years they released 6 studio albums before splitting amicably in 2006. Malcolm has continued to write and perform as a solo artist and has released five solo albums, with his sixth Summer Of '13 to be released on the 27th May 2016. www.facebook.com/malcolmmiddleton 1 JUNE

HUGH KELLY: At BOX, Glasgow. 8pm. Edinburgh Alt.Blues/Soul singer songwriter Hugh Kelly has recently released his debut EP which is getting numerous plays on radio stations throughout UK, and he was ‘Artist of the Week’ in the Scotland on Sunday & Scotsman and was interviewed live on BBC Radio Scotland’s Janice Forsyth Show with one of his tracks making her ‘Single of the Week’. Hugh’s also one of Jim Gellatly's top picks for April 2016. Hugh’s out on tour now across the summer at venues and festivals showcasing tracks from the EP and playing a track or two from his album due out at the end of the year. www.hughkellymusic.com 4 JUNE

VÉLONIÑOS: At Glad Cafe, Glasgow. Enjoying the experience of writing together, invitations to play live at Glasgow’s Ceòl’s Craic Americana Night and guest as part of Festival 2014 in celebration of Glasgow’s Commonwealth Games followed and the guys decided to take things further by releasing a digital EP in July 2015 and a full-length studio album in February 2016. Doors 8pm, 9pm start. Tickets £7.50 available from 12th April / £10 otd @ www.musicglue.com/veloninos/live-shows/ www.facebook.com/veloninos 9 JUNE

The Fallen Angels Club presents ….. ADAM HOLMES & THE EMBERS: At CCA, Glasgow, 7.30pm, £13.00. Tickets @ http://tickets-

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DAVE ARCARI: At The Hug & Pint, Glasgow. SLIDE guitarist & songwriter Dave Arcari’s alt.blues sounds owe as much to trash country, punk and rockabilly as they do pre-war Delta blues and have been showcased via eight internationally-acclaimed solo CD releases. Two US tours in 2015 – including official showcases at SxSW in Austin, Texas – built on the foundations laid over successful US tours in 2013 and 2014. A new set of recordings is scheduled for release over an EP and an album in 2016. Seasick Steve said: “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…” www.davearcari.com 12 JUNE

The Fallen Angels Club presents ….. THE CALIFORNIA FEET WARMERS: At CCA, Glasgow. Tickets @ http://tickets-scotland.com/ www.fallenangelsclub.com THE CALIFORNIA FEETWARMERS: At The CCA, Glasgow. Masters of ragtime, Dixieland blues and early swing, The California Feetwarmers are renowned for an earthy depth of character that sets them apart from others who have followed that throwback path to New Orleans, Circa 1920. Their boisterous on-stage antics are solidly underpinned by playing that is as close to the source as it can be. www.facebook.com/Ca.feetwarmers www.brookfield-knights.com 30 JUNE

Mellow Promotions presents THE RECKLESS YOUTH: At Audio, Glasgow. www.mellowpromotions.com 19 JULY

HILLFOLK NOIR with 10 STRING SYMPHONY: At Performing Arts Centre, Kilbarchan. One of the hardest-working bands on the US roots music circuit, Hillfolk Noir have built themselves a huge Stateside following playing what has been described as music “filtered through a country-tinged, swampy-swingin’, hillbilly- delta-blues-ragtime word machine”. Working out of Boise, Idaho, they have won a lot of fans in the UK after six successful tours on this side of the Atlantic. www.facebook.com/hillfolknoir www.brookfield-knights.com 25 JULY

TIM DALLING, IAN CARR, NEIL HARLAND, RHONA DALLING: At The Performing Arts Centre, Kilbarchan. The buzz created when Tim brought this show to Glasgow’s Celtic Connections Festival in January, set need-some-of-this wheels in motion as other promoters and venues sought opportunities to grab a slice of the action. Due to the commitments each of these fine individuals has with other projects stretching well into this year, it will be later in 2016 – and well into 2017 too, before we will be in a position to plan a lengthier tour. www.brookfield-knights.com 16 AUGUST

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HebCeltFest, Gate To Southwell and Edinburgh Fringe, where they won a coveted Herald Angel after a sell-out run at The Famous Spiegletent and were described as “sensational” by the publication’s arts editor. They’re back - and they’re raring to go! www.facebook.com/thehotseats www.brookfield-knights.com 2 SEPTEMBER

BARENAKED LADIES: At ABC, Glasgow. Barenaked Ladies bringing their renowned, boisterous live shows to audiences all around the UK. Barenaked Ladies are also back with the release of a brand new live album on 20 May called BNL Rocks Red Rocks, it was recorded 10 June last year at famous Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Colorado during the band’s Last Summer on Earth Tour 2015. Tickets @ www.BarenakedLadies.com 5 OCTOBER

BLUE ROSE CODE plus special guests: At St Andrew’s In The Square Glasgow. Tickets £14 from 0141 204 5151. Doors 7.30pm, 8pm start. The sparkling Blue Rose Code will do the honours and open the 10th anniversary Glasgow Americana Festival in October. Man behind the music, Ross Wilson has rightly won huge praise for live, sell-out performances including joyous sessions for the BBC. Glasgow Americana will take place at various venues across the city from the 5-9 October. www.glasgowamericana.com 7 OCTOBER

SKINNY LISTER: At Nice N Sleazy, Glasgow. One of the best live bands in the country is back with their biggest UK headline tour to date taking place in October 2016. Skinny Lister, who have been non-stop performing across Europe and the United States, return with flagon in hand, party spirit in their bellies and only one thing on their mind: fun. www.facebook.com/skinnylister 9 OCTOBER

THE STRAY BIRDS plus special guest OTIS GIBBS: At The CCA Glasgow. Tickets £14 from 0141 204 5151 and The CCA 0141 352 4900. Doors 3.30pm, 4pm start. The Stray Birds are one of the hottest bands on the US roots music circuit. Since first taking America by storm in 2013 they have gone on to win a huge fanbase, following triumphant appearances at big festivals around the world such as Celtic Connections, Cambridge Folk Festival, MerleFest and Tonder. Glasgow Americana will take place at various venues across the city from the 5-9 October. www.glasgowamericana.com

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MAIREARAD AND ANNA: At Perth Folk Club, Perth. After the stunning success of their November tour, two of Scotland’s most revered multi-instrumentalists, Mairearad Green and Anna Massie follow up their critically acclaimed, third album, ‘Best Day’, with another tour!!

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Crail Folk Club presents ..... DAVE NACHMANOFF: At Town Hall in Crail, Fife. £7. Perhaps best known in the UK for touring with Al Stewart, most recently a show at the Royal Albert Hall. A singer, musician extraordinaire and songwriter from California Dave has nine albums to his credit. Starbucks is known for a lot of things – music is one of the better ones. Dave’s fabulous song ‘Descartes in Amsterdam ‘ is on their 2015 US and Canada playlist. This show is a must. Crail Folk Club offers a wide range of musical styles to suit all tastes, they welcome seasoned musicians, beginners and those that just want to come along and listen in a friendly atmosphere. During Singers' nights they feature local singers and musicians. All are welcome. If you don’t want to make music then just come along and tap your feet. For all gigs tickets are sold at the door. www.davenach.com www.facebook.com/crailfolkclub 29 APRIL

Knock Castle Jazz Nights with IAN MILLER AND DOMINIC SPENCER: At Knock Castle Hotel, Drummond Terrace, Crieff, PH7 4AN. 8pm, £10 on 01764 650088. Knock Castle Hotel in Crieff is launching a new musical night that starts this month. Saxophone and piano jazz duo, Ian Miller and Dominic Spencer will perform an evening of live melodic jazz in the hotel’s relaxing atmosphere. The monthly concerts will consist of a new repertoire of jazz standards from The Great American Songbook as well as original compositions www.knockcastle.com 7 MAY

JOHN McCUSKER 25th Anniversary Tour: At Stirling, Tolbooth. 2016 will see me celebrate 25 years as a professional musician - Holy Moly! I've just started recording a new solo record, it's 13 years since my last album Goodnight Ginger. I'm recording the album in our newly built recording studio & it will be released in April 2016 on Under One Sky Records. To coincide with the release I will tour the UK with a brand new band, playing 23 shows and lots of festivals throughout the summer. There will also be a book of my tunes published early next year featuring lots of my compositions from the last 25 years. www.johnmccusker.co.uk MALCOLM MIDDLETON: At Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy. Malcolm Middleton is a guitarist and songwriter best known for his work with the Scottish alternative rock band Arab Strap. Over the course of 10 years they released 6 studio albums before splitting amicably in 2006. Malcolm has continued to write and perform as a solo artist and has released five solo albums, with his sixth www.malcolmmiddleton.com ZOE FAULKNER: At Perth Beer Festival. “Perth-based Zoe Faulkner's new EP is the sound of a remarkable talent finding her feet. The five tracks that comprise 'Voices' have seen Zoe compared to a young Stevie Nicks. The singer/songwriter, originally from Aberdeen but now studying at Perth College, also counts Eva Cassidy, Kate Bush and Carole King as musical influences” - Perthshire Advertiser. www.facebook.com/ZoeFaulknerMusic 10 MAY

JOHN McCUSKER 25th Anniversary Tour: At Birnam, Birnam Arts. 2016 will see me celebrate

25 years as a professional musician - Holy Moly! I've just started recording a new solo record, it's 13 years since my last album Goodnight Ginger. I'm recording the album in our newly built recording studio & it will be released in April 2016 on Under One Sky Records. To coincide with the release I will tour the UK with a brand new band, playing 23 shows and lots of festivals throughout the summer. There will also be a book of my tunes published early next year featuring lots of my compositions from the last 25 years. www.johnmccusker.co.uk 12 MAY

ZOE FAULKNER: At PJ Malloy’s, Dunfermline. “Perth-based Zoe Faulkner's new EP is the sound of a remarkable talent finding her feet. The five tracks that comprise 'Voices' have seen Zoe compared to a young Stevie Nicks. The singer/songwriter, originally from Aberdeen but now studying at Perth College, also counts Eva Cassidy, Kate Bush and Carole King as musical influences” - Perthshire Advertiser. www.facebook.com/ZoeFaulknerMusic Crail Folk Club presents ..... SINGERS NIGHT: At Town Hall in Crail, Fife. £1. Crail Folk Club offers a wide range of musical styles to suit all tastes, they welcome seasoned musicians, beginners and those that just want to come along and listen in a friendly atmosphere. During Singers' nights they feature local singers and musicians. All are welcome. If you don’t want to make music then just come along and tap your feet. For all gigs tickets are sold at the door. www.facebook.com/crailfolkclub 18 MAY

WOODY SEZ: The Life and Music of Woody Guthrie: At Carnegie Hall, Dunfermline, tickets @ 01383 602302. Woody Sez: The Life and Music of Woody Guthrie, the internationally acclaimed West End hit is coming to the following theatre near you. The tumultuous, tragic, touching and joyful tale of “America’s greatest folk poet,” told in his own words, and featuring Bound for Glory, Pastures of Plenty, The Ballad of Tom Joad, This Land is Your Land, and two-dozen more of Woody Guthrie’s indelible protest songs, is brought to vivid life by the award-winning original London cast: David M. Lutken, Ruth Clarke-Irons, Eleanor Brunsdon and William Wolfe Hogan, along with director Dean Elliott. www.woodysez.com 19 MAY

ERIN BENNETT: At The Green Room, Perth. Everyone knows that big things come from Texas and when it comes to power-pop songstress, Erin Bennett, you need to be prepared for just how big an impact this Texan makes. Her dynamic vocals soar through her well-crafted songs backed by a weird mix of synth, rock and folk that leaves vapour trails; keeping audiences captivated long after the show is over. www.erinbennettmusic.com ZOE FAULKNER: At Green Room, Perth. “Perth-based Zoe Faulkner's new EP is the sound of a remarkable talent finding her feet. The five tracks that comprise 'Voices' have seen Zoe compared to a young Stevie Nicks. The singer/songwriter, originally from Aberdeen but now studying at Perth College, also counts Eva Cassidy, Kate Bush and Carole King as musical influences” - Perthshire Advertiser. www.facebook.com/ZoeFaulknerMusic 25 MAY

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ZOE FAULKNER: At Duke’s Corner, Dundee. “Perth-based Zoe Faulkner's new EP is the sound of a remarkable talent finding her feet. The five tracks that comprise 'Voices' have seen Zoe compared to a young Stevie Nicks. The singer/songwriter, originally from Aberdeen but now studying at Perth College, also counts Eva Cassidy, Kate Bush and Carole King as musical influences” - Perthshire Advertiser. www.facebook.com/ZoeFaulknerMusic 26 MAY

MALCOLM MIDDLETON: At Beat Generator Live, Dundee. Malcolm Middleton is a guitarist and songwriter best known for his work with the Scottish alternative rock band Arab Strap. Over the course of 10 years they released 6 studio albums before splitting amicably in 2006. Malcolm has continued to write and perform as a solo artist and has released five solo albums, with his sixth Summer Of '13 to be released on the 27th May 2016. www.facebook.com/malcolmmiddleton Crail Folk Club presents ..... TANNAHILL WEAVERS: At Community Hall in Crail, Fife. Advance tickets are on sale at £10 on 01333 450572. The Tannahills have turned their acoustic excitement loose on audiences to electrifying effect. They have that unique combination of traditional melodies, driving rhythmic accompaniment, and rich vocals that make their performances unforgettable – but you already knew that. Sure to be a sell out. Advance tickets are on sale NOW. See weblink below. Crail Folk Club offers a wide range of musical styles to suit all tastes, they welcome seasoned musicians, beginners and those that just want to come along and listen in a friendly atmosphere. During Singers' nights they feature local singers and musicians. All are welcome. If you don’t want to make music then just come along and tap your feet. For all gigs tickets are sold at the door. www.tannahillweavers.com www.facebook.com/crailfolkclub 27 MAY

Knock Castle Jazz Nights with IAN MILLER AND DOMINIC SPENCER: At Knock Castle Hotel, Drummond Terrace, Crieff, PH7 4AN. 8pm, £10 on 01764 650088. Knock Castle Hotel in Crieff is launching a new musical night that starts this month. Saxophone and piano jazz duo, Ian Miller and Dominic Spencer will perform an evening of live melodic jazz in the hotel’s relaxing atmosphere. The monthly concerts will consist of a new repertoire of jazz standards from The Great American Songbook as well as original compositions www.knockcastle.com 3 JUNE

HUGH KELLY: At The Green Room, Perth. 8pm. Edinburgh Alt.Blues/Soul singer songwriter Hugh Kelly has recently released his debut EP which is getting numerous plays on radio stations throughout UK, and he was ‘Artist of the Week’ in the Scotland on Sunday & Scotsman and was interviewed live on BBC Radio Scotland’s Janice Forsyth Show with one of his tracks making her ‘Single of the Week’. Hugh’s also one of Jim Gellatly's top picks for April 2016. Hugh’s out on tour now across the summer at venues and festivals showcasing tracks from the EP and playing a track or two from his album due out at the end of the year. www.hughkellymusic.com 9 JUNE

HUGH KELLY: At Broadcast, Glasgow. 7.30pm. Edinburgh Alt.Blues/Soul singer songwriter Hugh

Kelly has recently released his debut EP which is getting numerous plays on radio stations throughout UK, and he was ‘Artist of the Week’ in the Scotland on Sunday & Scotsman and was interviewed live on BBC Radio Scotland’s Janice Forsyth Show with one of his tracks making her ‘Single of the Week’. Hugh’s also one of Jim Gellatly's top picks for April 2016. Hugh’s out on tour now across the summer at venues and festivals showcasing tracks from the EP and playing a track or two from his album due out at the end of the year. www.hughkellymusic.com Crail Folk Club presents ..... SINGERS NIGHT: At Town Hall in Crail, Fife. £1. Crail Folk Club offers a wide range of musical styles to suit all tastes, they welcome seasoned musicians, beginners and those that just want to come along and listen in a friendly atmosphere. During Singers' nights they feature local singers and musicians. All are welcome. If you don’t want to make music then just come along and tap your feet. For all gigs tickets are sold at the door. www.facebook.com/crailfolkclub 10 JUNE

THE CALIFORNIA FEETWARMERS: At Birnam Arts Centre. Masters of ragtime, Dixieland blues and early swing, The California Feetwarmers are renowned for an earthy depth of character that sets them apart from others who have followed that throwback path to New Orleans, Circa 1920. Their boisterous on-stage antics are solidly underpinned by playing that is as close to the source as it can be. www.facebook.com/Ca.feetwarmers www.brookfield-knights.com 16 JUNE

THE CALIFORNIA FEETWARMERS: At Acoustic Music Club, Kirkcaldy. Masters of ragtime, Dixieland blues and early swing, The California Feetwarmers are renowned for an earthy depth of character that sets them apart from others who have followed that throwback path to New Orleans, Circa 1920. Their boisterous on-stage antics are solidly underpinned by playing that is as close to the source as it can be. www.facebook.com/Ca.feetwarmers www.brookfield-knights.com 18 JUNE

CLAIRE HASTINGS: At Killin Music Festival. Claire Hastings is a folksinger/songwriter originally from Dumfries. Last year, Claire won the prestigious BBC Radio Scotland’s Young Traditional Musician of the Year award. Since winning the title, Claire has had the opportunity to perform at many high-profile events including BBC Proms in the Park with the Scottish Symphony Orchestra, and BBC Music Day where she sang alongside Lulu, Jamie Cullum and Deacon Blue. www.clairehastings.com 23 JUNE

Crail Folk Club presents ..... JEZ LOWE: At Town Hall in Crail, Fife. £7. A double nomination at the 2015 BBC Folk Awards – for best singer and best new song – was a timely reminder of Jez Lowe’s standing in the UK folk and acoustic music scene. Not only is he one of the busiest live performers in the country, but his songs are among the most widely sung by other performers, whether by long-established acts like Fairport Convention, The Dubliners and Bob Fox, or by the new breed of stars like The Unthanks and The Young Uns. Consistently one of the club’s most popular visitors. Crail Folk Club offers a wide range of musical styles to suit all tastes, they welcome seasoned musicians,

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Crail Folk Club presents ..... FORGAITHERIN’: At Town Hall in Crail, Fife. £7. Having formed the group in 2013 to perform a single charity concert at their home club in Glenfarg, Lesley, Hugh, John and Hamish have gone on to entertain around Scotland, including gigs at both the Fringe and the Carrying Stream festivals in Edinburgh during 2015. They combine their strong vocals with multi-instrumentation and perform a wide-ranging mix of both traditional and contemporary material. Their second album is set for release in early 2016. Crail Folk Club offers a wide range of musical styles to suit all tastes, they welcome seasoned musicians, beginners and those that just want to come along and listen in a friendly atmosphere. During Singers' nights they feature local singers and musicians. All are welcome. If you don’t want to make music then just come along and tap your feet. For all gigs tickets are sold at the door. www.facebook.com/crailfolkclub 2 JULY

DAVE ARCARI: At Clarks, Dundee. SLIDE guitarist & songwriter Dave Arcari’s alt.blues sounds owe as much to trash country, punk and rockabilly as they do pre-war Delta blues and have been showcased via eight internationally-acclaimed solo CD releases. Two US tours in 2015 – including official showcases at SxSW in Austin, Texas – built on the foundations laid over successful US tours in 2013 and 2014. A new set of recordings is scheduled for release over an EP and an album in 2016. Seasick Steve said: “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…” www.davearcari.com 14 JULY

Crail Folk Club presents ..... BARBARA DYMOCK & CHRIS MARRA: At Town Hall in Crail, Fife. £7. Barbara Dymock & Chris Marra A singer from Fife who is a welcome addition to our programme. Known for her collaborations not least with Christine Kydd in Sinsheen. On this occasion Barbara is joined by Chris Marra, the Dundonian brother of Michael and member of the Hazey Janes. Crail Folk Club offers a wide range of musical styles to suit all tastes, they welcome seasoned musicians, beginners and those that just want to come along and listen in a friendly atmosphere. During Singers' nights they feature local singers and musicians. All are welcome. If you don’t want to make music then just come along and tap your feet. For all gigs tickets are sold at the door. www.barbaradymock.com www.facebook.com/crailfolkclub 16 JULY

CAROLINE GILMOUR: At Pandora Fest, Duncarron Medieval Village. Caroline’s latest EP 'Electric Waterfalls' is due for release on 25.3.2016. Produced by Jud Mahoney (Justin Timberlake, Babyface), this is a departure in musical style for Caroline, which is influenced by her love of 80s electro pop. Caroline has opened for artists such as Charlotte Church, Kim

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Crail Folk Club presents ..... SINGERS NIGHT: At Town Hall in Crail, Fife. £1. Crail Folk Club offers a wide range of musical styles to suit all tastes, they welcome seasoned musicians, beginners and those that just want to come along and listen in a friendly atmosphere. During Singers' nights they feature local singers and musicians. All are welcome. If you don’t want to make music then just come along and tap your feet. For all gigs tickets are sold at the door. www.facebook.com/crailfolkclub 13 AUGUST

THE HOT SEATS: At Dundee (venue tbc). The Hot Seats have blown the crowds away at big events such as Celtic Connections, Shetland Folk Festival, HebCeltFest, Gate To Southwell and Edinburgh Fringe, where they won a coveted Herald Angel after a sell-out run at The Famous Spiegletent and were described as “sensational” by the publication’s arts editor. They’re back - and they’re raring to go! www.facebook.com/thehotseats www.brookfield-knights.com 17 AUGUST

THE HOT SEATS: At Birnam Arts Centre. The Hot Seats have blown the crowds away at big events such as Celtic Connections, Shetland Folk Festival, HebCeltFest, Gate To Southwell and Edinburgh Fringe, where they won a coveted Herald Angel after a sell-out run at The Famous Spiegletent and were described as “sensational” by the publication’s arts editor. They’re back - and they’re raring to go! www.facebook.com/thehotseats www.brookfield-knights.com 20 AUGUST

Film Hub Scotland presents CineScore Live: Wunder der Schöpfung with live score from Herschel 36 at Doune the Rabbit Hole Festival, Cardross Estate. Film Hub Scotland, part of the BFI’s Film Audience Network CineScore Live tour - a unique season of three spectacular silent films, each accompanied by a specially-commissioned score performed live by some of Scotland’s most talented musicians at venues across the country. http://dounetherabbithole.co.uk www.filmhubscotland.com/cinescorelive 25 AUGUST

Crail Folk Club presents ..... MY SWEET PATOOTIE: At Town Hall in Crail, Fife. £7. An acoustic roots group from rural Ontario that brings twining vocal harmonies, monstrous finger style guitar, sizzling fiddle, percussion and abundant charisma together in one perfect package. Their music is a tongue-in-cheek Canadian blend of old country, vintage jazz, western swing & blues. Firm favourites in Crail after two previous visits. A must for those who like to be entertained and amazed. Crail Folk Club offers a wide range of musical styles to suit all tastes, they welcome seasoned musicians, beginners and those that just want to come along and listen in a friendly atmosphere. During Singers' nights they feature local singers and musicians. All are welcome. If you don’t want to make music then just come along and tap your feet. For all gigs tickets are sold at the door. www.mysweetpatootie.com www.facebook.com/crailfolkclub 8 SEPTEMBER

Crail Folk Club presents ..... CINDY & MARK LEMAIRE: At Town Hall in Crail, Fife. £7. The remarkable guitar playing of Mark Lemaire (check out his instrumental version of ‘A whiter shade of pale’) combines with their beautifully harmonised voices, humour and short stories to result in an ‘almost magical’ evening. Mark and Cindy are touring from California. Crail Folk Club offers a wide range of musical styles to suit all tastes, they welcome seasoned musicians, beginners and those that just want to come along and listen in a friendly atmosphere. During Singers' nights they feature local singers and musicians. All are welcome. If you don’t want to make music then just come along and tap your feet. For all gigs tickets are sold at the door. www.marklemaire.com www.facebook.com/crailfolkclub 17 SEPTEMBER

Film Hub Scotland presents CineScore Live: Wunder der Schöpfung with live score from Herschel 36 at Dundee Contemporary Arts. Film Hub Scotland, part of the BFI’s Film Audience Network CineScore Live tour - a unique season of three spectacular silent films, each accompanied by a specially-commissioned score performed live by some of Scotland’s most talented musicians at venues across the country. http://www.dca.org.uk www.filmhubscotland.com/cinescorelive 22 SEPTEMBER

Crail Folk Club presents ..... DAVID FRANCEY plus KIM EDGAR: At Town Hall in Crail, Fife. £7. We are delighted to have been able to re-schedule David from last year after he had to cancel due to illness. Another in our increasingly long line of guests from Canada (well sort of – originally from Ayrshire). A singer and storyteller with wry humour and astute observations alongside an openhearted singing style. Regulars will be familiar with his song ‘Torn Screen Door’. At no extra charge (!) we also welcome Edinburgh’s Kim Edgar who is promoting her third solo album on a short Scottish tour. Guitarist and piano player Kim is also a member of the celebrated band Cara. Crail Folk Club offers a wide range of musical styles to suit all tastes, they welcome seasoned musicians, beginners and those that just want to come along and listen in a friendly atmosphere. During Singers' nights they feature local singers and musicians. All are welcome. If you don’t want to make music then just come along and tap your feet. For all gigs tickets are sold at the door. www.davidfrancey.com www.kimedgar.com www.facebook.com/crailfolkclub 13 OCTOBER

Crail Folk Club presents ..... SINGERS NIGHT: At Town Hall in Crail, Fife. £1. Crail Folk Club offers a wide range of musical styles to suit all tastes, they welcome seasoned musicians, beginners and those that just want to come along and listen in a friendly atmosphere. During Singers' nights they feature local singers and musicians. All are welcome. If you don’t want to make music then just come along and tap your feet. For all gigs tickets are sold at the door. www.facebook.com/crailfolkclub 27 OCTOBER

Crail Folk Club presents ..... MAIREARAD GREEN & ANNA MASSIE: At Town Hall in Crail, Fife. £7. Two of Scotland’s most revered multi-instrumentalists, Mairearad Green (accordion and bagpipes) and Anna Massie (guitar, banjo, fiddle) are a truly captivating duo, providing a highly energetic performance with an instantly warm and friendly stage presence. The Poozies

and Blazing Fiddles are amongst the various bands of which they are members. ‘You guys were killing it….amazing playing’ K T Tunstall. A huge hit at Glenfarg’s 2014 Folk Feast. Crail Folk Club offers a wide range of musical styles to suit all tastes, they welcome seasoned musicians, beginners and those that just want to come along and listen in a friendly atmosphere. During Singers' nights they feature local singers and musicians. All are welcome. If you don’t want to make music then just come along and tap your feet. For all gigs tickets are sold at the door. www.mairearadandanna.com www.facebook.com/crailfolkclub 10 NOVEMBER

Crail Folk Club presents ..... SINGERS NIGHT: At Town Hall in Crail, Fife. £1. Crail Folk Club offers a wide range of musical styles to suit all tastes, they welcome seasoned musicians, beginners and those that just want to come along and listen in a friendly atmosphere. During Singers' nights they feature local singers and musicians. All are welcome. If you don’t want to make music then just come along and tap your feet. For all gigs tickets are sold at the door. www.facebook.com/crailfolkclub 24 NOVEMBER

Crail Folk Club presents ..... EWAN MCLENNAN: At Town Hall in Crail, Fife. £7. Ewan McLennan has, in a short space of time, come to be known as a guitarist at the forefront of his generation; a troubadour, balladeer and storyteller cut in the old style; a singer that can move audiences with his passion and pathos. A regular now on Transatlantic Sessions. Crail Folk Club offers a wide range of musical styles to suit all tastes, they welcome seasoned musicians, beginners and those that just want to come along and listen in a friendly atmosphere. During Singers' nights they feature local singers and musicians. All are welcome. If you don’t want to make music then just come along and tap your feet. For all gigs tickets are sold at the door. www.ewanmclennan.co.uk www.facebook.com/crailfolkclub

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Brookfield Knights presents ….. LAURA CORTESE & THE DANCE CARDS: At The Blue Lamp, Aberdeen. The Boston-based fiddler/vocalist and song-writer Laura Cortese who digs deep and aims high, is one of the busiest on the circuit. But, it’s been as Laura Cortese & The Dance Cards that she has made the biggest impact, their elegant music schooled in the lyrical rituals of folk music and backed by grooves that alternately inspire Cajun two-stepping and rock ‘n’ roll swagger. www.thisislauracortese.com www.brookfield-knights.com 29 APRIL

Brookfield Knights presents ….. RUSSELL DECARLE: At Glenbuchat Hall, Strathdon. Legendary Canadian artist Russell deCarle famously fronted iconic country roots band Prairie Oyster, racking up an impressive list of awards, gold and platinum selling records and

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THE BLOW MONKEYS: At Montrose Town Hall Melville Gardens, Montrose DD10 8HG – tickets on 01674 676211. Following the success of The Blow Monkeys latest album the self released ‘If Not Now ,When?’ in 2015 the band are ready to spread the love and share the music out there "live" once again! Since they reformed in 2008 The Blow Monkeys have been recording and performing again with almost indecent haste. This is a chance to catch a legendary band with all four original members performing at the peak of their powers with a mix of "classic hits" and brand new songs - all infused with that enigmatic simian soul. www.theblowmonkeys.com Brookfield Knights presents ….. RUSSELL DECARLE: At House concert, Aberdeen. Legendary Canadian artist Russell deCarle famously fronted iconic country roots band Prairie Oyster, racking up an impressive list of awards, gold and platinum selling records and No 1 singles. Bound together by a superlative level of playing and performance that is rare and precious, deCarle, Keldie and Briggs are as close to joined-at-the-hip perfection as you will ever encounter. www.facebook.com/RusselldeCarle www.brookfield-knights.com RM HUBBERT: At The Lemon Tree Lounge, West North Street, Aberdeen, doors 7.30pm. Tickets £15.40 on 01224 641122. Award-winning songwriter and guitarist RM Hubbert returns with a masterfully curated and lavishly diverse set of collaborations. www.aberdeenperformingarts.com 3 MAY

CLYPE: At The Lemon Tree, West North Street, Aberdeen, at 7.30pm. Clype is an exciting new North East duo comprised of pianist and singer-songwriter Simon Gall of Salsa Celtica and fidler Jonny Hardie of Old Blind Dogs. Tickets £11 from 01224 641122 or www.aberdeenperformingarts.com 4 MAY

Brookfield Knights presents ….. SHEESHAM AND LOTUS: At The Blue Lamp, Aberdeen. We are delighted to welcome back these "new kings

of old-time", described by fRoots magazine as “a delicious brew and all in all a lovely, inspiring and slightly manic treat.” Cerys Matthews at BBC Radio 6 has urged everyone to “catch them if you can." http://sheeshamandlotus.com www.brookfield-knights.com 5 MAY

Brookfield Knights presents ….. SHEESHAM AND LOTUS: At Glenbuchat Hall, Strathdon, Aberdeenshire. We are delighted to welcome back these "new kings of old-time", described by fRoots magazine as “a delicious brew and all in all a lovely, inspiring and slightly manic treat.” Cerys Matthews at BBC Radio 6 has urged everyone to “catch them if you can." http://sheeshamandlotus.com www.brookfield-knights.com 7 MAY

CLYPE: At The Lemon Tree, West North Street, Aberdeen, at 7pm. Colin Hay, Scottish Australian musician and actor who made his mark as lead vocalist of the band Men at Work. Tickets £19.25 from 01224 641122 or www.aberdeenperformingarts.com 12 MAY

KRIS DREVER with IAN CARR, LOUIS ABBOTT and EUAN BURTON plus support: At Lemon Tree, Aberdeen at 7.30pm.. Kris Drever celebrates his first decade as an acclaimed solo artist and songwriter with a brand new studio album If Wishes Were Horses, released by Reveal Records on March 28th 2016, and a supporting tour. m Tickets £17.20 from 01224 641122 or www.aberdeenperformingarts.com http://krisdrever.com/gigs/ 13 MAY

KRIS DREVER with support from DAN WHITEHOUSE: At The Lemon Tree, West North Street, Aberdeen, at 7.30pm. Hells Bells are an accomplished AC/DC tribute band who have performed all over the UK. Tickets £16.50 from 01224 641122 or www.aberdeenperformingarts.com ZOE FAULKNER: At Café Drummonds, Aberdeen. “Perth-based Zoe Faulkner's new EP is the sound of a remarkable talent finding her feet. The five tracks that comprise 'Voices' have seen Zoe compared to a young Stevie Nicks. The singer/songwriter, originally from Aberdeen but now studying at Perth College, also counts Eva Cassidy, Kate Bush and Carole King as musical influences” - Perthshire Advertiser.

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SILVER CITY SOUL REVUE: At The Lemon Tree, West North Street, Aberdeen, at 8pm. Add some soul to your Saturday night with Silver City Soul Revue, a nine-piece band based in Aberdeen. Tickets £11 from 01224 641122 or www.aberdeenperformingarts.com 15 MAY

THE DOORS ALIVE: At The Lemon Tree, West North Street, Aberdeen, at 7pm. Exciting, charismatic tribute band, The Doors Alive. Tickets £16.50 from 01224 641122 or www.aberdeenperformingarts.com

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RURA: At The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen. 7.30pm. With their second album, 2015’s Despite the Dark, accompanied by extensive UK and international touring, RURA have well and truly reinforced their reputation as one of Scotland’s most powerful folk-based bands. Their exquisitely rugged, yet refined, blend of fiddle, Highland pipes, whistle, flute, bodhran, guitar and voice has proven a resounding hit across the board. Tickets £14.20 from 01224 641122 or www.aberdeenperformingarts.com www.rura.co.uk 18 MAY

THE DOORS ALIVE support from WILLSON GRAY: At The Lemon Tree, West North Street, Aberdeen, at 7pm. As part of Freshly Squeezed, catch the lyrical genius of The Burning Hell, with support from Willson Gray. Tickets £7.70 from 01224 641122 or www.aberdeenperformingarts.com 19 MAY

CLAIRE MARTIN and RAY GELATO: At The Lemon Tree, West North Street, Aberdeen, at 7.30pm. Friends for 30-years, multi award-winning vocalist Claire Martin OBE and legendary saxophonist and vocalist Ray Gelato have combined their love of all things 'Swing' and joined forces for their first show together, A Swinging Affair. Tickets £16.50 from 01224 641122 or www.aberdeenperformingarts.com 20 MAY

CLAIRE MARTIN and RAY GELATO: At The Lemon Tree, West North Street, Aberdeen, at 9pm. Join the legendary actor, host and

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REaD: At The Lemon Tree, West North Street, Aberdeen, at 7pm. As cabaret within a play REaD features song, dance, cutting edge performance poetry alongside frank anecdotes and defiant battle cries. Tickets £13.20 from 01224 641122 or www.aberdeenperformingarts.com 25 MAY

SCOTTISH OPERA: At His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen, at 6pm. Never been to the opera and keen to find out what to expect? Scottish Opera Mikado Unwrapped is a free hour-long taster that gives you a chance to see what the shows Scottish Opera stage are all about. Tickets free, but should be booked in advance from 01224 641122 or www.aberdeenperformingarts.com MALCOLM MIDDLETON: At The Lemon Tree, West North Street, Aberdeen, at 7.30pm. Arab Strap man Malcolm Middleton is back with new material. Malcolm Middleton is a guitarist and songwriter best known for his work with the Scottish alternative rock band Arab Strap. Over the course of 10 years they released 6 studio albums before splitting amicably in 2006. Malcolm has continued to write and perform as a solo artist and has released five solo albums, with his sixth Summer Of '13 to be released on the 27th May 2016. Tickets £11 from 01224 641122 or www.aberdeenperformingarts.com www.facebook.com/malcolmmiddleton 27 MAY

CLAIRE HASTINGS: At Woodend Barn, Banchory. Claire Hastings is a folksinger/songwriter originally from Dumfries. Last year, Claire won the prestigious BBC Radio Scotland’s Young Traditional Musician of the Year award. Since winning the title, Claire has had the opportunity to perform at many high-profile events including BBC Proms in the Park with the Scottish Symphony Orchestra, and BBC Music Day where she sang alongside Lulu, Jamie Cullum and Deacon Blue.

www.clairehastings.com LAU: At The Lemon Tree, West North Street, Aberdeen, at 8.30pm. APA’s Northern Arc sessions bring together genre-defining artists from Scotland for collaborations with the finest roots talent from across the Northern hemisphere. Lau with Dreamers’ Circus is the latest in the series. Tickets £16.50 from 01224 641122 or www.aberdeenperformingarts.com 28 MAY

Almost Blue Promotions Presents ….. DANIEL ROMANO with support KACY & CLAYTON: At The Tunnels, Aberdeen. Doors 7.00pm. Daniel Romano’s fifth LP “Mosey” will be released in late spring through New West Records. The upcoming album is named after how he describes his own music. “Mosey music is a study in contrasts. There’s glitz and grit, reveling and wallowing, wretchedness and showmanship. Mosey music’s pioneers wore their battered hearts on sequined sleeves. From Bakersfield to Galveston, the legends traded their tragicomic highs and lows for gold records and white Cadillacs. But that was then; the days of Buckaroos, Nudie Suits and various Hanks are over, save for the museum displays. To quote a George Jones title track, “Who’s Gonna Fill Their Shoes?” On this tour Daniel Romano has invited Kacy & Clayton to open up for him and his band. A duo from the wood mountain uplands of Southern Saskatchewan that gently melts British and North American folk tradition together and create something timeless and captivating. www.AlmostBluePromotions.com THE SPRINGSTEEN SESSIONS: At The Lemon Tree, West North Street, Aberdeen, at 8pm. Formed in Glasgow in 2010, The Springsteen Sessions are an homage to the music of one of the most iconic performers of the last 40 years. Tickets £13.20 from 01224 641122 or www.aberdeenperformingarts.com 10 JULY

DALLAHAN: At Stonehaven Folk Festival. On tour promoting their 2nd album'Matter Of Time', these gigs showcase the sound that they have developed since their debut album's release. Having found their feet musically when conceiving the first album's material, they have expanded and developed their ideas, exploring more ambitious and artful musical avenues

whilst maintaining the same open minded approach to traditional music. www.dallahanmusic.com 16 JULY

HILLFOLK NOIR with 10 STRING SYMPHONY: At Tin Hut, Gartly. One of the hardest-working bands on the US roots music circuit, Hillfolk Noir have built themselves a huge Stateside following playing what has been described as music “filtered through a country-tinged, swampy-swingin’, hillbilly- delta-blues-ragtime word machine”. Working out of Boise, Idaho, they have won a lot of fans in the UK after six successful tours on this side of the Atlantic. www.facebook.com/hillfolknoir www.brookfield-knights.com 18 SEPTEMBER

Almost Blue Promotions presents ….. CAHALEN MORRIOSON & ELI WEST: At The Blue Lamp, Aberdeen. 8pm. Cahalen Morrison & Eli West are, simply put, two of the most innovative and subtle roots musicians today. Their music draws from old folk sources, but it sounds vibrantly alive. Cahalen Morrison writes songs that sound like a Cormac McCarthy novel: simple, beautifully crafted, and seemingly formed from raw natural elements. Eli West brings jagged, angular arrangements based in bluegrass and old-time, but refracted through a 21st century lens. www.almostbluepromotions.com

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JOHN McCUSKER 25th Anniversary Tour: At Findhorn, University Hall. 2016 will see me celebrate 25 years as a professional musician - Holy Moly! I've just started recording a new solo record, it's 13 years since my last album Goodnight Ginger. I'm recording the album in

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our newly built recording studio & it will be released in April 2016 on Under One Sky Records. To coincide with the release I will tour the UK with a brand new band, playing 23 shows and lots of festivals throughout the summer. There will also be a book of my tunes published early next year featuring lots of my compositions from the last 25 years. www.johnmccusker.co.uk 12 MAY

CLAIRE HASTINGS: At The Ceilidh Place, Ullapool. Claire Hastings is a folksinger/songwriter originally from Dumfries. Last year, Claire won the prestigious BBC Radio Scotland’s Young Traditional Musician of the Year award. Since winning the title, Claire has had the opportunity to perform at many high-profile events including BBC Proms in the Park with the Scottish Symphony Orchestra, and BBC Music Day where she sang alongside Lulu, Jamie Cullum and Deacon Blue. www.clairehastings.com 13 MAY

Oban Live with SKERRYVORE and friends: At Mossfield Stadium, Oban. A superstar line up of Scottish acts that includes Julie Fowlis, Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham, Skipinnish and the legendary Capercaillie – who will be returning to their home town with a host of special guests. Joining them will be multi-award winning Irish group We Banjo 3 who will visit Argyll as part of their world tour. Skerryvore will be joined by

special guests Blair Douglas and former Silencers frontman JJ Gilmour as they return to the scene of their special Decade concert last May. www.obanlive.com RURA: At Eden Court, Inverness. 8.00pm / Tickets £12 -£14 / Box Offfice 01463 234 234. With their second album, 2015’s Despite the Dark, accompanied by extensive UK and international touring, RURA have well and truly reinforced their reputation as one of Scotland’s most powerful folk-based bands. Their exquisitely rugged, yet refined, blend of fiddle, Highland pipes, whistle, flute, bodhran, guitar and voice has proven a resounding hit across the board. www.rura.co.uk 14 MAY

Oban Live with SKERRYVORE and friends: At Mossfield Stadium, Oban. A superstar line up of Scottish acts that includes Julie Fowlis, Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham, Skipinnish and the legendary Capercaillie – who will be returning to their home town with a host of special guests. Joining them will be multi-award winning Irish group We Banjo 3 who will visit Argyll as part of their world tour. Skerryvore will be joined by special guests Blair Douglas and former Silencers frontman JJ Gilmour as they return to the scene of their special Decade concert last May. www.obanlive.com RURA: At Ullapool Village Hall. 7.30pm / £13 /. With their second album, 2015’s Despite the

Dark, accompanied by extensive UK and international touring, RURA have well and truly reinforced their reputation as one of Scotland’s most powerful folk-based bands. Their exquisitely rugged, yet refined, blend of fiddle, Highland pipes, whistle, flute, bodhran, guitar and voice has proven a resounding hit across the board. www.rura.co.uk 15 MAY

RURA: At Incheberry Hall, Fochabers. 7.30pm / £7.52 - £13.85. With their second album, 2015’s Despite the Dark, accompanied by extensive UK and international touring, RURA have well and truly reinforced their reputation as one of Scotland’s most powerful folk-based bands. Their exquisitely rugged, yet refined, blend of fiddle, Highland pipes, whistle, flute, bodhran, guitar and voice has proven a resounding hit across the board. www.rura.co.uk ZOE FAULKNER: At Market Bar, Inverness. “Perth-based Zoe Faulkner's new EP is the sound of a remarkable talent finding her feet. The five tracks that comprise 'Voices' have seen Zoe compared to a young Stevie Nicks. The singer/songwriter, originally from Aberdeen but now studying at Perth College, also counts Eva Cassidy, Kate Bush and Carole King as musical influences” - Perthshire Advertiser. www.facebook.com/ZoeFaulknerMusic

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DECARLE: At SEALL Arts at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Sleat, Isle of Skye. Legendary Canadian artist Russell deCarle famously fronted iconic country roots band Prairie Oyster, racking up an impressive list of awards, gold and platinum selling records and No 1 singles. Bound together by a superlative level of playing and performance that is rare and precious, deCarle, Keldie and Briggs are as close to joined-at-the-hip perfection as you will ever encounter. www.facebook.com/RusselldeCarle www.brookfield-knights.com Brookfield Knights presents ….. LAURA CORTESE & THE DANCE CARDS: At Shetland Folk Festival from 28 April to 1 May. The Boston-based fiddler/vocalist and song-writer Laura Cortese who digs deep and aims high, is one of the busiest on the circuit. But, it’s been as Laura Cortese & The Dance Cards that she has made the biggest impact, their elegant music schooled in the lyrical rituals of folk music and backed by grooves that alternately inspire Cajun two-stepping and rock ‘n’ roll swagger. www.thisislauracortese.com www.brookfield-knights.com Brookfield Knights presents ….. SHEESHAM AND LOTUS: At Shetland Folk Festival from 28 April to 2 May. We are delighted to welcome back these "new kings of old-time", described by fRoots magazine as “a delicious brew and all in all a lovely, inspiring and slightly manic treat.” Cerys Matthews at BBC Radio 6 has urged everyone to “catch them if you can." http://sheeshamandlotus.com www.brookfield-knights.com 30 APRIL

BADSTONE: At Pierhead Tavern, Lamlash, Arran. free admission www.facebook.com/Pierheadtavern.co.uk Transclyde Music presents ….. Blues Night with GUS MUNRO and GND Band: At Craigmore Bowling Club in conjunction with the Jazz Festival. 7.30pm. Gus Munro is one of the hidden gems of Scotland’s thriving music scene;

the singer songwriter is creating waves in his hometown of Glasgow. His music has been described as Scottish-folk–blues, combining his love of Scottish traditional music and his passion for the blues. His song writing manages to retain the feel and emotional expression of the deep-rooted blues, while pushing through his Scottish roots in a modern context. Gratefully Not Dead is an experienced Blues band who lay down traditional blues numbers so you can kick back and chill, to tunes that groove with a funky edge that get the foot tapping and people up and dancing. This line up has diversity, from the soaring ripped blues vocals of Fiona to the gravel crooning of Cool Hand Juke with his blues harp. You’ll hear a couple of old favourites along with some great really great tunes. Tickets £10 from Musicker on 01700 502287 http://transclydemusic.co.uk/events/ 6 MAY

CLAIRE HASTINGS with JEN BUTTERWORTH: At Red Roof Café, Skye. Claire Hastings is a folksinger/songwriter originally from Dumfries. Last year, Claire won the prestigious BBC Radio Scotland’s Young Traditional Musician of the Year award. Since winning the title, Claire has had the opportunity to perform at many high-profile events including BBC Proms in the Park with the Scottish Symphony Orchestra, and BBC Music Day where she sang alongside Lulu, Jamie Cullum and Deacon Blue. www.clairehastings.com 3 JUNE

CLAIRE HASTINGS: At Arran Folk Festival. Claire Hastings is a folksinger/songwriter originally from Dumfries. Last year, Claire won the prestigious BBC Radio Scotland’s Young Traditional Musician of the Year award. Since winning the title, Claire has had the opportunity to perform at many high-profile events including BBC Proms in the Park with the Scottish Symphony Orchestra, and BBC Music Day where she sang alongside Lulu, Jamie Cullum and Deacon Blue. www.clairehastings.com

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THE BLOW MONKEYS: At Bar 51, 8 Vennel Street, Stewarton. KA3 5HL Tickets on 01560 428020, £12. Following the success of The Blow Monkeys latest album the self released ‘If Not Now ,When?’ in 2015 the band are ready to spread the love and share the music out there "live" once again! Since they reformed in 2008 The Blow Monkeys have been recording and performing again with almost indecent haste. This is a chance to catch a legendary band with all four original members performing at the peak of their powers with a mix of "classic hits" and brand new songs - all infused with that enigmatic simian soul. www.theblowmonkeys.com 1 MAY

Brookfield Knights presents ….. RUSSELL DECARLE: At Harbour Arts Centre, Irvine. Legendary Canadian artist Russell deCarle famously fronted iconic country roots band Prairie Oyster, racking up an impressive list of awards, gold and platinum selling records and No 1 singles. Bound together by a superlative level of playing and performance that is rare and precious, deCarle, Keldie and Briggs are as close to joined-at-the-hip perfection as you will ever encounter. www.facebook.com/RusselldeCarle www.brookfield-knights.com

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CLAIRE HASTINGS (Album Launch) with support Holly Little: At Theatre Royal, Dumfries. Claire Hastings is a folksinger/songwriter originally from Dumfries. Last year, Claire won the prestigious BBC Radio Scotland’s Young Traditional Musician of the Year award. Since winning the title, Claire has had the opportunity to perform at many high-profile events including BBC Proms in the Park with the Scottish Symphony Orchestra, and BBC Music Day where she sang alongside Lulu, Jamie Cullum and Deacon Blue. www.clairehastings.com 7 MAY

Brookfield Knights presents ….. SHEESHAM AND LOTUS: At Harbour Arts Centre, Irvine. We are delighted to welcome back these "new kings of old-time", described by fRoots magazine as “a delicious brew and all in all a lovely, inspiring and slightly manic treat.” Cerys Matthews at BBC Radio 6 has urged everyone to “catch them if you can." http://sheeshamandlotus.com www.brookfield-knights.com THE PAUL MCKENNA BAND: At Moniaive Folk Festival, Moniaive. On tour supporting their new album ‘Paths that Wind’ 2016 sees The Paul McKenna Band celebrate their 10th Anniversary. To celebrate this milestone they are releasing their fourth, highly anticipated, studio album on 8 April that is produced by the legendary John McCusker. The new album features guests in the form of some of Scotland’s greatest musicians -John McCusker, Rod Paterson, Mike Vass and James Lindsay www.paulmckennaband.com 8 MAY

THE PAUL MCKENNA BAND: At Moniaive Folk Festival, Moniaive. On tour supporting their new album ‘Paths that Wind’ 2016 sees The Paul McKenna Band celebrate their 10th Anniversary. To celebrate this milestone they are releasing their fourth, highly anticipated, studio album on 8 April that is produced by the legendary John McCusker. The new album features guests in the form of some of Scotland’s greatest musicians -John McCusker, Rod Paterson, Mike Vass and James Lindsay www.paulmckennaband.com 21 MAY

SONGS OF SEPARATION: At Dumfries and Galloway Festival (as part of the ‘Beyond Borders’ tour). Songs of separation is an outstanding collaboration between ten of Scotland and England’s leading female folk musicians. Devised and recorded in just six days on the Isle of Eigg, the musicians explore the rich heritage of the two countries, drawing on their respective and collective musical experiences and crafting something both new and special. The album was released in January, to exceptional reviews, and had a sell-out tour. This is a rare opportunity to see the full line up. www.songsofseparation.co.uk

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DALLAHAN: At Colvend Hall, Dumfries & Galloway Arts Festival. On tour promoting their 2nd album'Matter Of Time', these gigs showcase the sound that they have developed since their debut album's release. Having found their feet musically when conceiving the first album's material, they have expanded and developed their ideas, exploring more ambitious and artful musical avenues whilst maintaining the same open minded approach to traditional music. www.dallahanmusic.com 5 JUNE

DAVE ARCARI: At (2pm) – Big Sparra Vinyl (in-store), Ayr. SLIDE guitarist & songwriter Dave Arcari’s alt.blues sounds owe as much to trash country, punk and rockabilly as they do pre-war Delta blues and have been showcased via eight internationally-acclaimed solo CD releases. Two US tours in 2015 – including official showcases at SxSW in Austin, Texas – built on the foundations laid over successful US tours in 2013 and 2014. A new set of recordings is scheduled for release over an EP and an album in 2016. Seasick Steve said: “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…” www.davearcari.com 17 JUNE

CLAIRE HASTINGS: At The Catstrand, New Galloway. Claire Hastings is a folksinger/songwriter originally from Dumfries. Last year, Claire won the prestigious BBC Radio Scotland’s Young Traditional Musician of the Year award. Since winning the title, Claire has had the opportunity to perform at many high-profile events including BBC Proms in the Park with the Scottish Symphony Orchestra, and BBC Music Day where she sang alongside Lulu, Jamie Cullum and Deacon Blue. www.clairehastings.com THE CALIFORNIA FEETWARMERS: At Harbour Arts Centre, Irvine. Masters of ragtime, Dixieland blues and early swing, The California Feetwarmers are renowned for an earthy depth of character that sets them apart from others who have followed that throwback path to New Orleans, Circa 1920. Their boisterous on-stage antics are solidly underpinned by playing that is as close to the source as it can be. www.facebook.com/Ca.feetwarmers www.brookfield-knights.com 17 JULY

HILLFOLK NOIR with 10 STRING SYMPHONY: At Harbour Arts Centre, Irvine. One of the hardest-working bands on the US roots music circuit, Hillfolk Noir have built themselves a huge Stateside following playing what has been described as music “filtered through a country-tinged, swampy-swingin’, hillbilly- delta-blues-ragtime word machine”. Working out of Boise, Idaho, they have won a lot of fans in the UK after six successful tours on

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HILLFOLK NOIR with 10 STRING SYMPHONY: At The CatStrand, New Galloway. One of the hardest-working bands on the US roots music circuit, Hillfolk Noir have built themselves a huge Stateside following playing what has been described as music “filtered through a country-tinged, swampy-swingin’, hillbilly- delta-blues-ragtime word machine”. Working out of Boise, Idaho, they have won a lot of fans in the UK after six successful tours on this side of the Atlantic. www.facebook.com/hillfolknoir www.brookfield-knights.com 14 AUGUST

THE HOT SEATS: At Harbour Arts Centre, Irvine. The Hot Seats have blown the crowds away at big events such as Celtic Connections, Shetland Folk Festival, HebCeltFest, Gate To Southwell and Edinburgh Fringe, where they won a coveted Herald Angel after a sell-out run at The Famous Spiegletent and were described as “sensational” by the publication’s arts editor. They’re back - and they’re raring to go! www.facebook.com/thehotseats www.brookfield-knights.com

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Kazmiranda ‘Music’ Café presents ….. STEVE MORRISON (SOLD OUT!!): At Kazmiranda, Berwick-upon-Tweed. Tickets are £10. Kazmiranda = Live Music! 'Northumberland Business Award 2015 for Creative Industries winner'. For details email Brian at brian@themusicgallery.com www.facebook.com/cafekazmirandaberwickontweed www.facebook.com/TheMusicGalleryUK 13 MAY

SOUTHERN TENANT FOLK UNION: At The Hippodrome, Harbour Road, Eyemouth, TD14 5HS, Doors 7:30pm STFU Onstage 8pm Tickets £10.50 early bird £12.50 Standard. Southern Tenant Folk Union are the Edinburgh based string band that over a series of albums have produced a thought provoking and arresting take on roots & folk music. Through extensive touring they have seen audiences grow year on year and now consistently sell-out concert venues all over the UK and Ireland.

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Reivers Bar presents ….. OASIS TRIBUTE NIGHT: At Reivers Bar, Galashiels, Scottish Borders. £5. Reivers continues to bring live entertainment every weekend to the town of Galashiels. There is a friendly packed atmosphere with people now venturing down from Edinburgh and it's surroundings. Most nights we start the live acts at 9pm, all ticket events are usually sold out by the evening itself. www.facebook.com/reivers.sportsbargalashiels SOUTHERN TENANT FOLK UNION: At Midlem Village Hall, The Green, Midlem, Selkirk, TD7 4QB. Southern Tenant Folk Union are the Edinburgh based string band that over a series of albums have produced a thought provoking and arresting take on roots & folk music. Through extensive touring they have seen audiences grow year on year and now consistently sell-out concert venues all over the UK and Ireland. Doors 7:30pm STFU Onstage 8pm Tickets £10 call 07813 804097 for advance NB: part of the ticket money for this show will go to the Katie McKerracher Trust Charity www.katiemckerrachertrust.co.uk www.facebook.com/SouthernTenantFolkUnion TUFF LOVE: At Think Tank, Newcastle. After releasing their debut compilation LP earlier this year, Glaswegian guitar-pop duo Tuff Love are pleased to announce they’ll be hitting the road this May, supporting Chastity Belt on a their UK tour, as well as their own Glasgow headline show on May 15th. www.facebook.com/ReallyTuffLove 21 MAY

String Jam Club presents ….. RAB NOAKES: At The County Hotel, 1- 5 High Street, Selkirk TD7 4BZ. “One of this country’s finest songsmiths." The Herald www.facebook.com/StringJamClub 25 MAY

RURA: At Eastgate Arts Centre, Peebles. 7.30pm / £12-£14-£6 (schoolchildren). With their second album, 2015’s Despite the Dark, accompanied by extensive UK and international touring, RURA have well and truly reinforced their reputation as one of Scotland’s most powerful folk-based bands. Their exquisitely rugged, yet refined, blend of fiddle, Highland pipes, whistle, flute, bodhran, guitar and voice has proven a resounding hit across the board. www.rura.co.uk 10 JUNE

HUGH KELLY: At Bar Loco, Newcastle. 8.30pm Edinburgh Alt.Blues/Soul singer songwriter Hugh Kelly has recently released his debut EP which is

getting numerous plays on radio stations throughout UK, and he was ‘Artist of the Week’ in the Scotland on Sunday & Scotsman and was interviewed live on BBC Radio Scotland’s Janice Forsyth Show with one of his tracks making her ‘Single of the Week’. Hugh’s also one of Jim Gellatly's top picks for April 2016. Hugh’s out on tour now across the summer at venues and festivals showcasing tracks from the EP and playing a track or two from his album due out at the end of the year. www.hughkellymusic.com 11 JUNE

String Jam Club presents ….. KATHY STEWART with special guests: At The County Hotel, 1- 5 High Street, Selkirk TD7 4BZ. String Jam Club is proudly hosting the official launch of Kathy Stewart’s brand new CD release 'Almost Home.' With special guests. New York country songwriter Kathy is a much-loved favourite at String Jam Club, and a household name on the Borders music scene. Based here since the 1980’s. Kathy’s shows always attract a huge following, but this will be an extra-special night of beautiful new songs and guest musicians. Album launches are always unique and exciting occasions, and we’re delighted for Kathy (and ourselves!) that she has chosen String Jam Club to bring her new songs into the world. Tickets will go on sale soon www.facebook.com/StringJamClub 15 JUNE

THE CALIFORNIA FEETWARMERS: At Eastgate Theatre, Peebles. Masters of ragtime, Dixieland blues and early swing, The California Feetwarmers are renowned for an earthy depth of character that sets them apart from others who have followed that throwback path to New Orleans, Circa 1920. Their boisterous on-stage antics are solidly underpinned by playing that is as close to the source as it can be. www.facebook.com/Ca.feetwarmers www.brookfield-knights.com 18 JUNE

THE BLOW MONKEYS: At Jedburgh, Riverside Rock Festival. Following the success of The Blow Monkeys latest album the self released ‘If Not Now ,When?’ in 2015 the band are ready to spread the love and share the music out there "live" once again! Since they reformed in 2008 The Blow Monkeys have been recording and performing again with almost indecent haste. This is a chance to catch a legendary band with all four original members performing at the peak of their powers with a mix of "classic hits" and brand new songs - all infused with that enigmatic simian soul. www.theblowmonkeys.com 13 JULY

DAVE ARCARI: At The Cluny, Newcastle Upon Tyne. SLIDE guitarist & songwriter Dave Arcari’s alt.blues sounds owe as much to trash country, punk and rockabilly as they do pre-war Delta blues and have been showcased via eight internationally-acclaimed solo CD releases. Two US tours in 2015 – including official showcases at SxSW in Austin, Texas – built on the foundations laid over successful US tours in 2013 and 2014. A new set of recordings is scheduled for release over an EP and an album in 2016. Seasick Steve said: “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…” www.davearcari.com 15 JULY

HILLFOLK NOIR with 10 STRING SYMPHONY: At Coldingham Village Hall, Berwickshire. One of the hardest-working bands on the US roots music circuit, Hillfolk Noir have built themselves a huge Stateside following playing what has been described as music “filtered through a country-tinged, swampy-swingin’, hillbilly- delta-blues-ragtime word machine”. Working out of Boise, Idaho, they have won a lot of fans in the UK after six successful tours on this side of the Atlantic. www.facebook.com/hillfolknoir www.brookfield-knights.com 22 JULY

10 STRING SYMPHONY: At Eastgate Theatre, Peebles. When 10 String Symphony released their superb Weight of The World album earlier this year, it created instantaneous reverberations on both sides of the Atlantic, and was so well received in America that it ended up at the No 3 position on the hugely-influential Billboard Bluegrass Chart. This will be the duo’s UK debut and it is eagerly anticipated by many. The album picked up a top-rating 5-star review from R2 magazine. www.facebook.com/10StringSymphony www.brookfield-knights.com 15-24 JULY

Music at Paxton: At Paxton House, Berwickshire. Music at Paxton, a summer festival of superb international chamber music, takes place in Paxton House on the banks of the River Tweed in the Scottish Borders. The concerts offer an intimate, friendly and relaxed experience and take place in Paxton House’s splendid Picture Gallery. With its large, domed roof-light that lets in the summer sun, and walls hung high with paintings from the National Galleries of Scotland’s collection, it is an idyllic setting for chamber music. Tickets go on sale 25 April from www.hubtickets.co.uk and 0131 473 2000. Tickets £5.00 to £25.00 www.musicatpaxton.co.uk

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TradFest Edinburgh | Dùn Èideann Edinburgh 27 Apr – 8 May A vibrant twelve-day showcase of Scotland’s thriving traditional arts scene with dozens of events in the heart of Scotland’s capital, setting the city abuzz with music, song, storytelling, dance, film, crafts and more. Amongst the host of local and international talent appearing on this year’s programme are Nordic Fiddlers Bloc, Macmath: The Silent Page, Moishe’s Bagel, Dàimh, Niteworks, Gol, Nuala Kennedy Band, Talisk, Sheesham and Lotus & ‘Son and Mairi Campbell’s ‘Pulse’, along with many other song-sters, storytellers and dancers to enjoy and dis-cover. www.facebook.com/tradfestedinburgh

36th Shetland Folk Festival Shetland 28 April -1 May The Festival as the UK's most northerly folk fes-tival is regarded a prestigious event for perform-ers, locals and visitors alike. Organised by a vol-untary 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 Interna-tional, British and Shetland music that the world has to offer. In fact, visiting artistes are regu-larly dumbfounded by the quantity and quality of local musicians that our remote isles have to of-fer. www.shetlandfolkfestival.com

Skye Live Skye 29-30 April A festival held on the magical Isle of Skye with world class music, world class views. And pre-pare to be blasted into space, the mind-blowing Public Service Broadcasting are bringing their full brass section to Skye Live 2016! www.skyelive.scot

Thornhill Music Festival Dumfriesshire 29 April - 1 May Thornhill Music Festival brings a rich and diverse programme of music to the village including ac-claimed Blues artist Aynsley Lister. The weekend boasts a cross section of music from Country Rock and Blues, Ska, Rock, Indie, Blues funk, Eclectic Americana as well as singer songwrit-ers. www.lewishamiltonmusic.co.uk/events

Highlands and Islands Music and Dance Festival Oban 29 April - 1 May

The Highlands and Islands Music and Dance Fes-tival has developed into one of Scotland’s major cultural festivals, and takes place annually in Oban. The event has developed to include new special events and competitions, and the festival now offers over 1100 participants 125 competi-tion classes in eleven disciplines including piping, accordion, fiddle, clarsach, piano, recorder, sing-ing, woodwind & brass, highland dancing and choreography. www.obanfestival.org

Isle of Bute Jazz Festival Isle of Bute 29 April-2 May 2016 The Isle of Bute Jazz Festival has grown spec-tacularly from its small beginnings to become one of Britain'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 re-sorts. Some very well known jazz names fea-tured on the programme over the next few years – Acker Bilk, Monty Sunshine, Martin Tay-lor, Tommy Smith, Andy Sheppard, Carol Kidd, The Temperance 7, and The London Community Gospel Choir amongst others, and the Festival continues to attract top class UK and interna-tional bands in mainly the Traditional New Or-leans idiom.The Festival is a great supporter of young musicians who feature prominently in the annual programme. www.butejazz.com

Girvan Folk Festival Girvan 29 April - 1 May Concerts - Sessions - Open Stage - Competi-tions - Workshops - Children's Events - Camp Site : Girvan Folk Festival started in 1975, a time when folk music in Scotland was increas-ingly exploring its own roots. Concert venues, competitions, ceilidh dance childrens events, sessions for tunes and songs, Open Stage, work-shops,secure campsite. 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

North Hop Aberdeen Aberdeen 30 April - 1 May May Day Bank Holiday Weekend celebrations, jam packed with craft beer, cider, gin, cocktails, street food, music and lots more. North Hop Ab-erdeen is returning to the Granite City for 2016, and this time we are going BIG! Meet the brew-ers, discover new and exciting products from across Scotland, and soak up the festival atmos-phere with like-minded folk! http://northhop.co.uk/

MAY

Moniave Folk Festival Moniaive, Dumfriesshire, 6-8 May

The Moniave Folk Festival has something for everyone, Great music, Piping competitions, Open stages, children’s events and concerts. Workshops. Come along for a wonderful family weekend. Main artists: Martin Simpson, the Paul McKenna Band, Northern Harmony, Margaret Bennett, Talisk www.moniaivefolkfestival.co.uk

Shuffle Down Larbert (nr Falkirk) 7 May After a hugely successful debut year the Shuffle Down Festival will return to the Dobbie Hall in Larbert on 7 May. Last year the event sold out and the organisers are aiming to bring a bigger and better event to the town this year. The Charity Last year the event raised almost £5000 for MND Scotland and this year’s chosen charity is Strathcarron Hospice, a charity very close to all of the organisers. www.shuffledown.co.uk

Psychedelic Forest Disco Kelburn 7 May Kelburn’s infamous season-opener – the wild and groovy feast for all the senses that is The Psy-chedelic Forest Disco. Once again we will feature a top line-up of acts across 2 soundsystems alongside innumerable hidden treats and sur-prises, quality beer, cider and cocktails, camping and of course your favourite woodland shenani-gans! www.kelburngardenparty.com/other-events/

Scribblers Picnic Stirling 8 May The Scribbler’s Picnic is a charity that was set up in 2001 to raise money for five cancer charities – CHAS, Strathcarron Hospice, Maggie’s Centre, Marie Curie Cancer Care and Macmillan Cancer Care. This outdoor event is held at the Stirling Rugby Club with each year getting better and better. Four stages of music and a charity fete make it a fun day for all the family. The unique music event, which is run entirely by volunteers, will feature hundreds of musicians covering a broad array of music across the day in the grounds of Stirling Rugby Club. It run's under the tagline 'Musicians Helping the Fight Against Cancer' and is run in association with Stirling and Bridge of Allan Round Table. Thousands are expected to flock to Bridgehaugh for the event which runs from 12noon to 8pm. www.scribblerspicnic.co.uk

FifeSing Collessie, Fife 13-15 May This unique event brings together some of Scot-land's finest exponents of traditional singing for a weekend of old songs and bothy ballads in concerts and singarounds in the rural surround-ings of the Fife Farm Park. The weekend also in-cludes workshops/talks on topics related to tra-ditional song and culture. www.springthyme.co.uk/fifesing

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Southside Fringe Glasgow 13-29 May It’s an incredibly exciting time in the Southside actively encouraging creativity and supporting local Southside talent. The ethos of the South-side Fringe is very much ‘strength in numbers’ : the more facets of the community and local businesses who get involved the louder our voice and the bigger the Southside’s profile will be on the festival map. www.southsidefringe.org.uk

Perth Festival of the Arts Perth 19-29 May Celebrate Perth Festival's 45th birthday in Perth Concert Hall, the Festival is one of the highlights in Scotland's cultural calendar. Perth Festival of the Arts is an annual 11 day May Festival, founded in 1972, and taking place in the City of Perth in Scotland. It is now in its 45th Year and is one of the oldest continuously running arts Festivals in Scotland. www.perthfestival.co.uk

Dumfries & Galloway Arts Festival Dumfries and Galloway 20-29 May Our 9-day festival has taken place since 1979. The founding aim was to bring international per-formers of the highest quality to a region con-taining many scattered rural communities since then this region has produced some of its own talent of international standing and we’re proud to also be able to present these artistes from time to time. We offer a wide range of events: music – including classical, jazz and folk, dance, theatre, literary, children’s events, plus the vis-ual arts and films. Events take place in a range of venues throughout the region, from large to small, formal to informal, urban to rural. www.dgartsfestival.org.uk

Doune & Dunblane Fling Dunblane 26-28 May Like many others, the Fling was conceived with the help of music and alcohol. It began as an idea at the Dunblane Folk Club, among a group of people fond of music and fun. And so in May 1993 the first Fling happened. Since then the Fling has gone from strength to strength. Some-where along the line the first 'Fling by the River' began. Held each Fling Saturday on Dunblane's historic Drying Green, its activities have ranged from an open stage for local young musicians, fire engines, space-hopper races and fire-eating jugglers, to the annual Rotary Club race for 4,000 plastic ducks down the Allan Water. Gradually a 'Fringe Fling' has developed, featur-ing over the years everything from ghost walks, pub quizzes, plays from the local Drama Group, master classes in everything from fiddling or mandolins to harmony singing or bodhran, and the now-annual Thursday Jazz Night. www.dunblanefling.com

Knockengorroch World Ceilidh Kirkcudbright 26-29 May If you prefer a bigger festival in a smaller pot you are a Knockengorrocher! Join us beside the glittering Water of Deugh beneath the broad shoulders of southwest Scotland's great moun-tain peaks to celebrate some of the finest music from the Celtic diaspora and everywhere in-between. The World Ceilidh melds together the most ancient roots music with the latest cutting edge sounds. This first truly backwoods upland music fest in Scotland hosts some of the best musicians and performers from across the world. All are invited to journey over hill and dale by rock and stream to our natural greenfield audi-torium and to our upland stage to experience the biggest little festival this side of anywhere! www.knockengorroch.org.uk

Orkney Folk Festival Orkney 26-29 May Once again we have some big names coming north to join in the fun in May, and from the ceilidh bands to the almost indie strand, we have brought together a broad mix of artists that we hope appeals to everyone’s interpreta-tion of the increasingly expansive folk genre. As ever, our local traditions and musicians – both established and emerging – will be centre stage alongside those visiting the festival. You would be hard pushed to find another festival through-out the country that has such a strong home representation, and it is one that we are hugely proud of. www.orkneyfolkfestival.com

JUNE

Brew at the Bog Inverness 3-4 June Brew at the Bog is one of Scotland's most dy-namic hidden gems, championing new and un-signed artists alongside craft beer, gin, cider, whisky, rum and prosecco bars! A two-day camping festival, Brew at the Bog is held at Bog-bain Farm in Inverness www.brewatthebog.com

Portsoy Folk Festival : “The 7th Haal” Portsoy 3-5 June A weekend of songs, tunes, stories, poetry, dance, workshops and sessions to be held in and around Portsoy. www.bothyfolk.org

Eden Festival Raehills Meadows 9-12 June 2016

Set in the stunning Raehill Meadows of Dumfries Eden Festival is boutique festival, with over 250 acts performing across 9 stages, bringing you live music, dance, cabaret, burlesque, circus skills, theatre, a children's area, fun and games and much more. Nominated for three awards in 2015. www.facebook.com/theedenfestival

Riverside Rock Jedburgh 18 June Riverside Rock 2016 already have some fantas-tic bands signed up: The Men They Couldn’t Hang / The Lost Boys / Scocha (Back for a 3rd Year) / Blistered Molly (Back for a 2nd Year) / Greg Anderson (Back too for 2nd year) he rocked the tent at the end last year! Main tent headliner and other bands to be announced. As before Riverside Rock must not be missed, the Scottish Borders very own music festival at Riv-erside Park, Jedburgh, and 2016 will have more food outlets, more bars and a bigger tent. Tick-ets on sale soon! www.riversiderock.co.uk

North Hop Glasgow Glasgow 18-19 June There will be lots of great Scottish and guest breweries offering up a fine selection of craft beers and ciders in the rustic Beer Hall, along with some tasty street food vendors, market traders, live art, bands, and acoustic acts. http://northhop.co.uk/

JULY

Stonehaven Folk Festival Stonehaven 7-10 July 28th Stonehaven Folk Festival featuring a mix of some of the best in traditional and contemporary music and song from Scotland and further afield. A weekend of Concerts, ceilidh, workshops, ses-sions, singarounds and fun with the Annual World Paper'n'Comb Championships and the Aqua Ceilidh. 2016 guests include Scott Wood Band, Saltfishforty, Daimh, Blazin'Fiddles, Tony McManus and Artie Trezise. www.stonehavenfolkfestival.co.uk

Hebridean Celtic Festival Hebrides 13-16 July 2016 Fantastic four-day festival set against the rich cultural backdrop of the Outer Hebrides, featur-ing top quality music from around the Celtic na-tions and beyond. Stornoway and throughout Lewis and Harris. www.hebceltfest.com

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