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Born To Be Wide is inviting organisations, venues, companies and individuals with a track record of working in youth initiatives, to partner on its latest season of Off The Record. Off The Record is a series of daytime events for young musicians and those who want to work in the industry.

Aimed at 14-25 years olds, the one-day sessions feature workshops, presentations and advice on key areas of the music business including releasing tracks, management, gigging and promotion.

Supported by EmuBands and the Scottish Government’s Youth Music Initiative (YMI), administered by Creative Scotland, the seven individual events are set to take place nationwide.

“We are keen to hear from prospective partners anywhere in Scotland and to tailor the content according to the priorities of local audiences,” says Born To Be Wide director, Michael Lambert.

The first Off The Record season took place in 2013-2014 across six Central Belt locations, and 95% of the 373 participants reported that they were ‘likely to use’ the information learned, while 93% said they were ‘more confident about entering the music business.’

Speakers included BBC and XFM presenters, music journalists, managers, producers and bookers from The Lemon Tree, Electric Circus and Nice’n’Sleazy. Moreover, the owners of record labels Optimo, Chemikal Underground, Olive Grove, First Run Record, KFM, A Modern Way and Gerry Loves provided first-hand advice about releasing music.

“Starting out in the music business can be a daunting prospect for any young musician,” says Leonie Bell, director of Arts and Engagement, Creative Scotland. “From advice on releasing recordings, securing live slots or learning the basics of promotion Off the Record is a great way to pick up handy tips of the trade from those working in the industry.”

Ally Gray, managing director of leading digital music distribution service EmuBands said “Those of us working in the music industry have a responsibility to nurture new business and creative talent, and Off The Record plays a vital role in helping us to achieve this,” he says.

Born To Be Wide has already confirmed the first two Off The Record events of the new season, beginning with Dundee’s Caird Hall on Saturday 3 October, hosted with support from the Dundee Festival Trust. And on Sunday 4 October sees organisers team up with Aberdeen Performing Arts and Station House Media Unit at The Lemon Tree.

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This weekend sees the 13th Innerleithen Music Festival being held in the Scottish Borders, and an important fringe event to the main festival is the showcase of up and coming local talent at their 'Live & Local' gigs. An essential part of the IMF experience is attending “Live and Local” at the Vale Club which throughout the weekend will see 27 acts and over 70 musicians take to the stage, continuing IMF's proud tradition of encouraging the area’s emerging musicians - entry to these are free of charge. Tickets for other events are at http://innerleithenmusicfestival.org/tickets/ From August 21-23 IMF combines a superb series of evening concerts - with some of the best-known names on the Scottish music circuit, supported by many breaking acts. Eddi Reader is now sold out but there's many other treats awaiting you including Skippinish on Saturday 22 August. Plus there are workshops, busking, a singaround and a chance to let your hair down at the Rock & Roll Classics & Ballad session - plus of course the famous late night festival club! The 'Live & Local' gigs will be for many their own highlight though and the line-up of acts is (times on IMF website): Friday 21 August - 6.45pm-12.30am Millie / James and Kayla / Georgia Gordon / Stark Palace / Tim’s Kitchen / Sparky and the Choirboys Saturday 22 August - 1pm-12.45am St Ronan’s Silver Band / Bookends / Step on the Telly / Alison and Gus / Rob Nicholson / Fiona Laing / Aperture / Lewis Fergusson / Todi / The Beejays / The 62 / Rory Speirs / Fe Le Tune / Unfinished Business

Sunday 23 August - 1.15pm-8.45pm Joe Richardson / Bill and Stuart / Panic Anchor / Andy Munroe / Umbel / Decadent / Spoonthrift Innerleithen is just 30 miles south from Edinburgh tucked into the lovely Border hills between Peebles and Galashiels, and nestling by the famous River Tweed. For the past 13 years this small town has held what is now a renowned traditional music festival and for 2015 they have another fantastic line up for you. Check them all out at www.innerleithenmusicfestival.org To make the most of the festival a weekend stay in Innerleithen is highly recommended, with a host of interesting places nearby available to compliment the music - and there's accommodation information from campsites to hotels on the IMF website to help plan your musical mini-break in the Scottish Borders.

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Africa Live! and Zambra! Two Shows Celebrating African and Latin Music at the Fringe

Following sold out shows in 2014 and responding to audience comments that their only complaint was that there was no room to dance in the packed New Town Theatre, AFRICA LIVE! is back in 2015, in a brand new venue, with lots of space to sit and listen or get up and shake your thing. It’s joined by ZAMBRA! – which will bring together some of the best Latin American and Spanish musicians and dancers at the Fringe.

Africa Live! is a whistle-stop tour of some of the best African music at the Edinburgh Fringe, with a different lineup of special guests each night. Spinetingling vocals, exuberant Afrobeats, mbalax, jiti rhythms and much more, drawn from round the Fringe and round the world. The remaining Africa Live! is headlined by Rise Kagona (Zimbabwe), original member of the legendary Bhundu

Boys, and his Jit Jive Band, on 21 August. Rise Kagona is a guitar hero to many on two continents! The BBC's Andy Kershaw cites him as having changed his life, and John Peel famously broke down in tears the first time he saw The Bhundu Boys perform live. In Zimbabwe, Rise transferred traditional Jiti rhythms to guitar, and his band toured the world extensively in the 1980s and 1990s. He is now based in Edinburgh and it’s a pleasure and honour to include

him in Africa Live! Zambra! follows the same pattern as Africa Live! with a headline act (The Boteco Trio) from Scotland that has its roots elsewhere, combined with several guest acts drawn from around the Fringe. The Boteco Trio is a multi-talented group of musicians whose vast Brazilian repertoire draws from samba, bossa nova, baião, chôro, and MPB, led by the massively talented and engaging Mario Caribé on vocals, guitar, cavaco & bass. Originally from Sao Paulo, Brazil, Mario moved to Scotland to study, and is now the go-to double bass player in Scotland for a huge number of musicians including Tommy Smith, Carole Kidd, Bobby Watson, Joe Locke, Valery Ponomarev and Fringe favourite Camille O’Sullivan. Brian Molley (saxes, clarinet & flute) and Stuart Brown (drums & percussion) are also highly respected musicians in their own right, who have worked in London’s West End, on Broadway, with David Byrne and Tom Jones, to pick just a few highlights. Together they are a formidable force of rhythm. Zambra! means party – and that’s what we intend to do! Audience dancing is very much encouraged. Both Africa Live! and Zambra! can be found in the gorgeous setting of new Fringe venue Central Hall (run by the Just Festival), which has ample space to accommodate both those who want to sit and listen and those who get swept up by the rhythms and want to dance. There will 3 or 4 guest slots, in addition to the headline each night – still to be discovered African and Latin American/Spanish gems from around the Fringe.

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National youth music touring project, Hit The Road present the third tour of 2015, visiting Stirling, Dundee, Inverness and Edinburgh [3-6 September] supporting young acts Gus Harrower, Ruth Gillies, Rhona Macfarlane and Aaron Smith.

Managed by the Scottish Music Centre; the project provides young musicians living in Scotland between the ages of 14-19 years old, the opportunity to learn about the live industry before embarking on a professionally managed tour. HTR aims to equip young artists with the knowledge, contacts and tools to work within the live industry. Hit The Road receives funding from Creative Scotland’s Youth Music Initiative (YMI) and The Big Lottery Fund. Former success stories include Model Aeroplanes, Aylee, KLOË, Man of Moon, The Mermaids and more. The September dates and venues are: 3 Sept 2015 – The Tolbooth, Stirling 4 Sept 2015 – BeatGenerator Live!, Dundee 5 Sept 2015 – Mad Hatters, [upstairs Hootananny] Inverness 6 Sept 2015 – The Electric Circus, Edinburgh Limited FREE tickets available @ www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/hit-the-road-7827742303

Hit The Road is looking for young performers across Scotland! If you’re between the ages of 14 and 19, living in Scotland and want to take your music out into the real world, we can help. Acts of all genres will be taken through a process of training and rehearsing before it’s time to Hit The Road! Register @ http://hittheroad.org.uk/#register http://hittheroad.org.uk/ https://twitter.com/HitTheRoadTours www.facebook.com/hittheroadscotland

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'Bring In The Spirit' to highlight rural foodbanks during September tour

Four of Scotland's best traditional singers and musicians, Rod Paterson, Kirsten Easdale, Gregor Lowrey and Marc Duff, collectively known as BRING IN THE SPIRIT, are touring in the North and West of Scotland this September.

The name of the band comes from a line in Robert Burns poem A Grace After Dinner, “Let Meg now take away the flesh and Jock bring in the spirit”.

Widely recognised as the foremost male traditional singer in Scotland, Rod Paterson has been involved with stage productions, including The Ship and The Big Picnic, and has featured on many radio and TV productions, including The Transatlantic Sessions. He was a founder member of one of Scotlandʼ s most influential and respected traditional bands, Jock Tamson's Bairnsʼ and alongside his many recordings including those with Jock Tamson's Bairns and The Easy Club, Rod has made 3 solo albums for Greentrax.

Founder member of top Celtic band Calasaig, Kirsten Easdale is renowned for her beautiful and powerful voice. She has toured and performed at international festivals and events, as well appearing on TV and radio worldwide. Kirsten features on many releases, including a solo album Be Not Afraid (REL Records). As a highly regarded Burns singer, she has given performances for The Centre for Robert Burns Studiesʼ at the University of Glasgow, as well as at Burns events in many far flung corners of the globe.

Gregor Lowrey is regarded as one of Scotland's finest accordion players. As a “musicians musician”, he has travelled and performed throughout the world in many diverse line ups including with Blackeyed Biddy and the wonderfully titled Ceilidh Minogue. Gregor has recorded on numerous albums and soundtracks, and regularly performs on TV and radio shows such as Radio Scotland's Hogmanay Show, the BBC television series Monarch of The Glen', and most recently in the 2015 film What We Did on Our Holiday.

The extraordinarily talented multi- instrumentalist Marc Duff was a founder member of Scotland's premier Gaelic band Capercaillie with whom he recorded 7 albums

which sold over a million copies. Marc has a performance degree from the Guildhall School of Music in London and he has been a nominee for BBC Alba's Trad Music Awards, 'Traditional Musician Of The Year'.

Beginning at The Salmon Bothy in Portsoy, Aberdeenshire on Thursday the 3rd of September, Bring In The Spirit then travel to the Orkney Islands for 3 dates (4th Cromarty Hall, South Ronaldsay, 5th Gable End Theatre, Hoy, 6th The Reel, Kirkwall), including performances at The Orkney International Science Festival Club, and from there, they head West to play 4 concerts as part of BLAS 2015 (8th Lochcarron, 9th Gairloch, 10th Resolis and 11th Arisaig), before finally sailing to the Isle of Lewis, for the last date of the tour at An Lanntair in Stornoway on Saturday the 12th of September.

During the BLAS festival, there will be a rare opportunity for singers and instrumentalists, to attend workshops given by Royal Conservatoire of Scotlandʼ tutors Rod and Marc, while Music In Hospitals Scotland musicians, Kirsten and Gregor, will give a series of afternoon concerts for patients in Wester Ross and The Black Isle.

All 4 members of Bring In the Spirit, appear on the seminal 12 volume “The Complete Songs of Robert Burns” (Linn records) so there are certain to be a few of the Bard's songs included in their programme.

2015 is Scotland's Year of Food & Drink, and there will be food served and an opportunity to taste or buy quality local produce, during the interval at concerts in the Orkney and Western Isles.

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Band member Kirsten said “It is fantastic that we celebrate the great quality of our home grown produce this year, however during this celebration, it's important to remember that there are still “some hae nane that want it” in this day and age. It is shocking that some of our fellow citizens should have to rely on foodbanks in order to get by, but while this is currently the situation, the band are encouraging audiences to support their local foodbank by highlighting where, and how, people can do this, and we are indebted to Lucy Keen of the “Trussell Trust Scotland” ( www.trusselltrust.org ) for providing us with information and also the volunteers who will give a short speech at our concerts in Portsoy, St Margaret's Hope and Stornoway.”

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Oregon's 'Betty & The Boy' head for Scotland

One of the most interesting bands on the US roots music circuit, BETTY & THE BOY, from Eugene, Oregon, is all set to arrive in the UK for a touring debut here, and the schedule includes a string of Scottish dates. With two acclaimed albums now released on this side of the Atlantic, the remarkable, tough-to-pigeonhole five-piece, has made a huge impact. On their home turf, the same thing has been happening after they carried off the “Best Band” title in their home State. This will be the American group’s first and long-awaited UK & Ireland tour, and many are excited to catch the ‘live’ show after reviewers began to shower them with praise. FolkRadioUK was first to get excited, Simon Holland saying: “Betty And The Boy emerge like a precious treasure that has somehow gained in lustre and significance, something very special indeed.” Since then, the momentum has been sustained as they gathered more and more exposure. “Incredibly talented, highly original and pretty much unique,” exclaimed Mike Morrison at AmericanRootsUK, while top writer Jeremy Searle told readers of Maverick magazine the latest album was “excellent”. The UK’s fRoots magazine said they were “a tight acoustic band – technically flawless,” while AmericanaUK welcomed their “baroque pop,” and Folkwords declared: “Everything on this album comes with an invigorating edge.” "There's something ancient and modern about this - kinda Elizabethan and Americana too," said Frank Hennessy of BBC Radio Wales, while Cherrie McIlwaine of BBC Radio Ulster, played tracks over and over and

told listeners it was “lovely stuff!” Dunc Mackinnon of the Brookfield-Knights agency who represent the band on this side of the Atlantic, said they were confident they were all set to make a huge impact. The band is super-great,” he said, “with individual musicianship that is sublime, song-writing that is very, very classy and arrangements that are sweet, sing-along and extraordinarily sensitive in places.”

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Texan YouTube sensation JON COZART has hit three million subscribers to his channel whilst wowing audiences at his Edinburgh Fringe show. Dundee based producer, Paul Smith of Fringe with Benefits Productions saw Jon’s videos online and invited him, through Twitter, to do a one-man show. The show features the best of Jon’s hits including new material written especially for his Edinburgh outing.

Twenty three year old Cozart made his name through his online musical comedy videos that have gone viral and are a hit with viewers around the world. His first hit was 'Harry Potter In 99 Seconds' but his most popular to date is his take on the Disney Princesses and their life 'After Ever After'. This clip has had nearly 50 million views. Jon’s own YouTube channel, under the name of Paint - www.youtube.com/user/Paint - now has 3 million subscribers. His subsequent Videos 'After Ever After 2', 'Progressive Christmas Carols' and 'Movie Villains' have all reached a six figure worldwide audience Fringe With Benefits Productions say they are delighted to be producing this exciting show, 'Laughter Ever After', which has proved a hit with festival go-ers since opening in Edinburgh earlier this month - watch a preview at https://youtu.be/JAd7jAc76TU

"Whilst I’ve been performing here in Scotland, I have racked up more subscribers to my channel, allowing me to hit this milestone. I am beyond thrilled!" said Jon. Jon continued: "I'm so excited be in Edinburgh for the first time. In fact, I'd never been to the UK at all, so the Fringe is the perfect excuse to broaden my worldly horizons. I've always dreamed of writing my own show and performing live comedy. YouTube is nice because I get as many takes as I want, but a live audience is a different animal. I couldn't be more excited to share my stuff with a couple hundred people a night. So far the reviews have been very positive and I’ve not had any rotten tomatoes thrown at me! Plus…I’ve fallen in love with the accents here. Scottish accents are to die for. This is every American's dream." GIGnotes ..... 5-31 August 2015 (5.15pm), Venue: Underbelly – Ermintrude (Med Quad). Tickets £11 @ link below ..... www.underbellyedinburgh.co.uk/whats-on/jon-cozart-laughter-ever-after www.youtube.com/user/Paint www.facebook.com/pages/Jon-Cozart-Laughter-Ever-After/717569341696501

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SCOTTISH MUSIC CENTRE ............ member profile:

Jane Stanley "The Scottish Music Centre's task is to champion the wealth of talent that abounds in Scotland's musical community"

This is a MUSIC NEWS Scotland series profiling Scottish Music Centre members

Jane Stanley is an Australian-born composer based in Glasgow. Her music has been performed by the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Tanglewood Brass Ensemble, Continuum Sax, Duo Vertigo, Halcyon, Claire Edwardes, Niels Meliefste, and Simon Smith. In 2004-5 Stanley was a Visiting Fellow at Harvard University, and in 2006 she taught at MIT and Northeastern University. She received a PhD in composition from the University of Sydney. Her teachers include Anne Boyd, Peter Sculthorpe, Ross Edwards, Ian Shanahan, Bernard Rands, and Elliott Gyger. Stanley's work Spindrift/Interiors was selected to represent Australia at the Asian Composers League Festival 2004 in Israel, and at the ISCM World Music Days/23rd Music Biennale in 2005 in Croatia. In July 2006 she was a participant at

the Wellesley Composers Conference in

Massachusetts, and in July 2007 she was a participant at June in Buffalo. Triptych for percussion duo was selected for Gaudeamus Music Week 2007. In 2008 she was a composition fellow at the Tanglewood Music Center where she studied with Michael Gandolfi, John Harbison, Shulamit Ran, and Augusta Read Thomas.

The following year she was commissioned to compose Palimpsest for the Tanglewood Brass Ensemble and during the same summer she was a fellow at the Aspen Music Festival and School. Upcoming commissions include works for Ruth Morley and Rhian Macleod (flute and marimba), and Robin Michael and Huw Watkins (cello and piano). Stanley is a recipient of the Sydney Moss Scholarship, an Australian Postgraduate Award, the Albert Travelling Scholarship, the Tempe Mann Travelling Scholarship as well as grants from Ars Musica Australis and the Ian Potter Cultural Trust. In 1997 she received the Sarah Theresa Makinson Prize for Musical Composition and was joint winner of the 2MBS-FM Young Composers Award. Her research on the music of Elena Kats-Chernin was published in Context in 2001. She is a member of New Voices at Sound and Music (UK), the RSE Young Academy of Scotland, and is a represented composer at the Australian Music Centre. www.scottishmusiccentre.com/jane_stanley/

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The Scottish Music Centre currently supports in excess of 100 composer, group/small business and corporate members. Offering a wealth of advantages, initiatives include the bi-monthly Composers' Digest and Exposed Melodies podcast series,

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The Pleasance Sessions return this autumn

Edinburgh's 'The Pleasance Sessions 2015' builds on last year’s success with a refined line-up spanning 3 nights from the 9 to 11 October. The Sessions continue to champion unique collaborations, bringing together musicians, promoters and publications from around the country for something very special. Each night has been lovingly created to ensure that The Pleasance Sessions offers a unique experience for existing fans and a welcome introduction for audiences who may be new to the increasingly vibrant Scottish music scene. Once again, we are also delighted to have our very own wee beer festival, Och!toberfest, celebrating some of Scotland’s finest breweries, as well as our very own Pleasance Sessions Market Place. Tickets are available from the 21 August via Edinburgh University Students’ Associations listing website www.dustymoose.co.uk which is where the ever expanding programme for all things going on in The Pleasance, Teviot and Potterrow can be found from now on. The Pleasance Sessions is run by Edinburgh University Students’ Association with the support of several partners and they previously been shortlisted for 'Scotland's Best Small Festival'. Edinburgh University Students’ Association won ‘Best Live Music Provision 2015’ across all Student Unions in the UK for the second year running on at the entsforum earlier in the year. All EUSA events listed on www.dustymoose.co.uk are open to the general public as well as students from every institution. The Pleasance Sessions Line-up ..... Friday 9 October: * Vic Galloway presents MAN OF MOON/ JONNIE COMMON/ PAWS

Saturday 10: * The Pleasance Sessions Market Place, featuring A Modern Way/ Gerry Loves Records/ Olive Grove Records/ Trouble/ Mini 50 Records/ Soft Power Records/ Lost Map Records/ Fresh Air Radio/ The Skinny Mag/ Insider Festival/ Soundhouse Organisation/ Neu! Reekie!/ Electric Fields / Song, by Toad / Tabernacle/ More TBC

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Clype is the much-anticipated self-titled debut album from one of Scotland’s newest and most dynamic duos. Hailing from the North East, Clype is a stripped-back experiment in fusing sounds and styles from around the globe. The musicians borrow from Scottish folk traditions as well as from the rhythms of Latin America and harmonic ideas of jazz to create a new, inimitable sound. The duo, which comprises pianist and singer-songwriter Simon Gall of Salsa Celtica and Old Blind Dogs fiddler Jonny Hardie, has produced an exciting and challenging album filled with fresh-sounding melody lines, thought-provoking lyrics and elegant arrangements which has garnered prestigious support. Speaking about the music the legendary singer-songwriter Richard Thompson said,

‘I urge you to give a listen to Clype. This is music firmly rooted in the North East of Scotland, but which pulls in influences from all over the world. Simon Gall and Jonny Hardie create music which is eclectic, original, accomplished and challenging.’ The mood of the album is established in the introduction of the first song “The Brush to Paint Us All”; a song which was inspired by the harmonic ideas of Bill Evans, the melodic heritage of Scottish folk music and the academic ideas of Edward Said. Other tracks such as “Down With May” more clearly highlight Clype’s interest in Latin

America - in particular Colombia’s Pacific coast. This song flits between feels and time signatures recalling the rhythmic traditions of Afro-Colombia while further exploring Scottish folk sensibilities. “Now My Home” features the unmistakable low whistle of Ross Ainslie. The weaving melody is complimented by an exciting whistle solo which lifts the track to its peak before settling back into the tasteful piano groove. The beautiful voice of guest singer-songwriter Jenny Sturgeon can be heard in her self-penned track “Fair Drawin’ In”. Its soaring melody is underpinned by a repetitive pedal in the piano and shruti box giving the song a distinctive and lush harmonic bed upon which to dance. Jenny also co-writes and sings on the reflective “Red Tide”. The album is deep and mature and is a testimony to the creativity of the musicians. It was born out of a profound love for the folk music of the world and has masterfully pulled some of them together to create a vibrant, enduring and inspiring album.

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Foxbeef are a four piece Scottish band who play hard-edged rock with grungy undertones. Their influences range from Foo Fighters to Alice in Chains but they have developed their own unique sound since forming in late 2010.

Foxbeef are: Brian Diamond – Lead Vocals/ Guitar (Rep of Ireland) Daryl Robertson – Lead Guitar/ Backing vocals (Fife) Michael 'Mole' Carey – Bass/ Backing vocals (Glasgow) Ross Cunningham – Drums/ Backing Vocals (Aberdeen)

Foxbeef were formed back in October 2010, when the members met at University of Abertay Dundee while studying Creative Sound Production. The members became quick friends and decided to jam some original music shortly

after. Foxbeef played their first gig in January 2011 in PJ Malloys Dunfermline. Shortly after their energetic and successful début in Fife, Foxbeef started playing other venues in Aberdeen, Glasgow and of course Dundee.

In 2012, the band entered ‘Live and Unsigned’, a battle of the bands style competition which saw them progress through two preliminary rounds to reach the nationwide final at The O2 Arena in London. The judges were particularly impressed with lead singer Brian’s vocal capabilities and spoke very highly of the band.

"Dundee Hard Rock at its Best!" (T. Clark, The Third Ticket)

Since then the band has been working on material for their début album Shattered Echoes; fine tuning their craft with various gigs around Scotland.

Foxbeef released their début album Shattered Echoes on the 27 June, 2015.

Their first stop was recording drums at TPot Studios in Kinross with Robin Wynn Evans whose credits The Manic Street Preachers & The View.

The band took on the responsibility to record and produce the rest of the album themselves. The album is available on all major digital retail outlets including: iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, Deezer and Bandcamp www.facebook.com/foxbeef www.twitter.com/foxbeef www.youtube.com/foxbeefband

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APACHE SUN Apache Sun EP cd / download Release Date: Out Now ‘Newly minted psychedelic’ band from Glasgow have their debut self-titled EP released on infamous student run record label Electric Honey. Brothers Kris and Pete have encapsulated all that is great about psychedelic, garage, rock and pop music into this record. A perfectly balanced EP. Listen/Watch: https://soundcloud.com/apachesun https://www.youtube.com Available from: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/ Love Music (Glasgow) Monorail (Glasgow) www.apachesunband.com www.facebook.com/apachesunband https://twitter.com/ApacheSunBand

FOXBEEF Shattered Echoes Album cd / download Release Date: Out Now Foxbeef: Powerful, melodic, hard rock with grunge sensibilities. Foxbeef released their début album Shattered Echoes on the 27 June, 2015. The drums were recorded at TPot Studios in Kinross with Robin Wynn Evans, whose credits include The Manic Street Preachers & The View. The band took on the responsibility to record and produce the rest of the album themselves, working as hard as they could over the course of a year to get the album to a place that reflected the bands personality and energy. Listen/Watch: www.foxbeef.bandcamp.com www.youtube.com/foxbeefband Available from: iTunes/ Google Play/ Spotify/ Deezer /Bandcamp www.facebook.com/foxbeef www.youtube.com/foxbeefband www.twitter.com/foxbeef

MEMORY MAN In Praha single download Release Date: Out Now Paul Mellon (Guitars): This is our second single of our debut EP which we aim to release this autumn. In Praha is a song about 2 people falling in love in Prague. The main riff was inspired by Here Comes Your Man by Pixies and the solo is my own very poor imitation of / homage to Nels Cline's solo in Impossible Germany by Wilco. Some have called it catchy. Listen/Watch: https://soundcloud.com/memorymanmusic https://memorymanmusic.bandcamp.com/ Available from: https://itunes.apple.com/gb https://memorymanmusic.bandcamp.com/ www.facebook.com/memorymanmusic https://twitter.com/MemoryManBand

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Fairy Lights Album cd / download Release Date: Out Now Jenny Lascelles is a singer, songwriter, pianist and occasional ukulele enthusiast from Newcastle Upon Tyne. Fairy Lights is her first album, a result of both eager anticipation from audiences and a keenness to set down some of her music in sold form. The album is a reflective look at the way in which little, personal moments can portray the wider world. The album uses a variety of influences, whilst also maintaining a lyrical and stylistic thread throughout. Listen/Watch: https://soundcloud.com/jennylascelles Available from: www.bandcamp.com iTunes, Amazon MP3, RaRa, Spotify, eMusic, Google Play http://jennylascelles.com https://twitter.com/jennylascelles www.facebook.com/jennylascellesmusic

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Movies Album download Release Date: Out Now David Altair releases his fourth album entitled ‘Movies’. This album is more beat driven than his last mainly instrumental albums. The album has an ambient and progressive feel to it drawing on inspiration from Boards of Canada. David has released the album for download on Bandcamp. The cover art is by James Abell with fonts by Douglas Mackay. Listen/Watch: https://davidaltair.bandcamp.com/album/movies www.youtube.com/user/TheDavidaltair/videos Available from: https://davidaltair.bandcamp.com/album/movies https://davidaltair.bandcamp.com

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Summerland Album cd / download Release Date: Out Now Summerland are a hard-gigging band that are delighting ever larger live audiences with their songs of love and loss, longing and rejection. Sophie Armstrong, a shepherdess working in the wilds of Northumberland by day, has an extraordinary voice that soars, yet offers vulnerability and clarity too. At her side stands Gary Shearer, a guitarist of impressive ability whose musical tastes know no bounds. Together they’ve crafted a set list of original, heartfelt songs. This is music that is both contemporary and timeless. Listen/Watch: https://soundcloud.com/summerland-1 Available from: iTunes and Amazon http://summerland-duo.co.uk/shop The Music Shop + Berrydins Bookshop, Berwick http://summerland-duo.co.uk www.facebook.com/SummerlandUK https://twitter.com/summerlanduk

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ALISTAIR OGILVY July Moon Album cd / download Launch Date: 8 July July Moon is the second studio album from singer-songwriter Alistair Ogilvy - a strong collection of self-penned material released on his own label and recorded at CHEM19 studios. Alistair was determined to push some genre boundaries while focusing on varying themes of love and loss, poetry and nostalgia. Louis Abbott from Admiral Fallow produced the album and it also features Karen Mathieson from Capercaillie on guest vocals. This new release is sure to gain him new admirers and open up exciting opportunities. Listen/Watch: www.youtube.com/user/alyogi Available from: http://alistairogilvy.com/buy-2/ https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/july-moon/id972130454 http://alistairogilvy.com https://twitter.com/AlistairOgilvy www.facebook.com/Music.Alistair.Ogilvy

STEVE GARRETT Even Song Album cd / download Release Date: Out Now Electric guitarist, re-imagining jazz, folk, rock and choral music. Born in London, Steve Garrett has lived and traveled across the UK, Antartica, Canada and California, and now calls Scotland home. His music springs from a lifetime of influences from diverse sources and performances. Even Song include songs of loss, longing, inspiration by landscape, resolution and hope. The reflective mood mirrors the fading light at the end of the day. Composers range from the 16th Century through folk and the 1980s to contemporary European jazz, with some original compositions. Arrangements bring out the full resonance of the guitar, sometimes backed by loops recorded in real time. Listen/Watch: https://stevegarrettguitar.bandcamp.com/album/even-song Available from: www.amazon.co.uk www.birnamcdshop.com, www.amazon.com www.bandcamp.com iTunes, Amazon MP3, Spotify, RaRa, Google Play www.facebook.com/SteveGarrettguitar

IAIN MORRISON EAS Album cd / download / vinyl? Release Date: 31 July It is never easy for a son to follow in the footsteps of a famous father, so Iain Jnr chose not to. He gave up the world of solo piping and went on his own musical journey. But what he was taught in his formative years is deep within him and this album is a definite attempt at some kind of filtering of the music of his hinterland. There is also a story present, sometimes a rocky one, of a father and son's relationship formed through a rich tradition and an art form that is deeply important to their culture and to both of them personally. There is a mixture of all these elements in this album and Iain Morrison is an artist who is following his own path, wherever that may take him. Listen/Watch: https://soundcloud.com/iain-morrison https://iainmorrison.bandcamp.com https://www.youtube.com/user/MrOmuprin Available from: www.iainmorrisonmusic.com Coda Music (Edinburgh) www.iainmorrisonmusic.com www.facebook.com/iainmorrisonpeatfire

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Jenny Does Burn Album cd / download Release Date: 29 June ‘Jenny Does Burn’ is a collection of 12 original tracks and the debut album from Scottish singer songwriter Mairi Orr. Produced by Mattie Foulds, this alternative folk / Americana album features musicians Steven Polwart, Nico Bruce, Fraser Fifield, Dave Currie, Danny Hart and Mark Woods. Listen/Watch: https://soundcloud.com/mairiorr Available from: Amazon, iTunes www.birnamcdshop.com www.mairiorr.com www.facebook.com/mairiorrmusic https://twitter.com/MairiOrrMusic

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Moving Pictures EP download Release Date: 15 June Sylvie is a Scottish singer-songwriter & her songwriting reflects her Scottish roots and life near Glasgow. Her music has been described as "pop meets folk in a bar for the broken hearted". Over the last year she & her guitarist David, both Danny Award Winners at Celtic Connections have co-written some of their best works & an EP of 4 songs called "Moving Pictures" will be released on the 15th June with 2 more EP's being released this year with an album in January 2016. Listen/Watch: https://soundcloud.com/sylvie-mcfarlane www.reverbnation.com/SylvieMcFarlane www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpWvn16QLt8 Available from: iTunes, Googleplay & Amazon www.sylviemcfarlane.com https://twitter.com/SylvieMcFarlane www.facebook.com/SylvieMcFarlane

SYLVIE McFARLANE

Remember To Forget Album cd / download Release Date: Out Now Remember To Forget is my second release, which I feel reflects the ups and downs I have been through since my last release A Place for Sorrow. With this record I had a different perspective with writing and recording and I hope you enjoy listening it to as much as I enjoyed putting it all together. Thank you for your continued support; it is forever and always appreciated. Much love, Rob xx Listen/Watch: https://m.soundcloud.com/robbie-flanagan https://robbieflanagan.bandcamp.com http://ganbei-records.bandcamp.com/music https://m.facebook.com/robbieflanaganmusic Available from: http://ganbei-records.bandcamp.com/music https://itunes.apple.com/gb www.amazon.co.uk https://robbieflanagan.bandcamp.com https://twitter.com/r_flanaganmusic www.facebook.com/robbieflanaganmusic

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TIM DALLING Eve's Bonie Squad Album cd Release Date: Out Now Tim is a song-writer and performer who has been described as a cross between Ivor Cutler and Randy Newman. And now that The New Rope String Band is calling it a day Tim is ready for a new solo career. This album is a collection of songs that celebrate a joyful and urgent humanity recorder with guitarist Ian Carr and bassist Neil Harland. Audiences are once again warming to a man with a very special gift who entertains with a passion, superlative musicianship - and humour. Listen/Watch: https://youtu.be/p1zj3wzqLXk Available from: www.timdalling.co.uk/boniesquad.html www.timdalling.co.uk www.facebook.com/tim.dalling.1

JAMES EDWYN & THE BORROWED BAND The Tower Album cd / download Release Date: Out Now Glasgow sextet James Edwyn & The Borrowed Band were formed in 2013 and soon established a cult following that set up a ripple effect carrying their name far and wide. Their music is a mix of alt country and folky rock roots orientated Americana. They showcased at the 2014 Celtic Connections and realised they had enough material to start putting their debut album 'The Tower' together. Recorded in Scotland an additional session was recorded at Smecky studios in Prague where the strings for the track 'The Last Waltz' were played by the world renowned Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. Roddy Hart also guest vocals on the track. Listen/Watch: https://open.spotify.com/album/7uWW086JRIOT3tHt8s3Ouu Available from: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/the-tower/id839081801 www.facebook.com/JamesEdwynAndTheBorrowedBand

SKYLINE Homecoming Debut Album cd (later) / download Release Date: Out Now Skyline are a Scottish band from Edinburgh looking to revolutionize the musical boundaries that lie in place today. We are searching for the balance between electronic music and live music to change musical opinions. We adopt melodic undertones to inflict emotion but will always embrace elements of contemporary music. Listen/Watch: http://skylinescotland.bandcamp.com/album/homecoming www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzTuwy52-utraaCz8oNEfDZEWa3vndhF6 https://play.spotify.com/album/4ikvLfpi25pcgg7NNMH7Ct?play=true&utm_source=open.spotify.com&utm_medium=open Available from: http://skylinescotland.bandcamp.com/album/homecoming https://itunes.apple.com/it/album/homecoming/id1002199288?l=en www.facebook.com/skylinescotland

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Infinite Variety Album cd / download Release Date: Out Now “Originally based on a loose concept of merging post-punk New York with post-punk Manchester, The Cathode Ray swiftly added sixties garage, soundtracks, glam, northern soul, disco and psyche to their sound-palette for their eponymous 2012 debut album - fully blossoming with added electro, shoegaze and prog for this year’s Infinite Variety.” Listen/Watch: https://stereogramrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/infinite-variety-cd-dl https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5J_oK8b9u8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-YXHTCYoVQ Available from: www.stereogramrecordings.co.uk/audio/infinite-variety-the-cathode-ray-cddl/ https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/infinite-variety/id976367851 Glasgow: Love Music Edinburgh: Coda Music; Elvis Shakespeare; Underground Solush’n; Vox Box www.stereogramrecordings.co.uk www.facebook.com/thecathoderay https://twitter.com/jcwthoms

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Truth Be Told Album cd / download / stream Release Date: Out Now

Resisting obvious labelling MIR pay homage to their influences without ever drifting into cliché and from this genre surfing road trip craft a cohesive accessible album that is littered with pleasant surprises. Lyrically astute they do intimate and subtle and they let rip in equal measure and, have a massive personality on and off stage - Roddy McKenzie / Inverness Gigs Listen/Watch: www.youtube.com/channel/UCZeMlkJlX1k0PcSJs3Lkr5w https://play.spotify.com/album/6cI6y40cqg99KUlRzonro8 Available from: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/truth-be-told/id991329636 https://play.spotify.com/album/6cI6y40cqg99KUlRzonro8

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Prettiest Criminal EP cd / download Release Date: Out Now Georgia Gordon's 'Prettiest Criminal' EP is the latest release from this 20 year old Scot. Tracks released in 2014 caught the media's attention 'bound for bigger and better things' - The Scotsman 'damn, this is good - must get more from her' - Crack in the Road. This latest EP brings an intimacy to her voice with lyrics taking it to the next level. Her distinctive and huskily mature sound is pitched somewhere between blues and early RnB with a slight hint of KT Tunstall and Alabama Shakes. Listen/Watch: https://soundcloud.com/georgiagordonmusic Available from: http://symbiode.tictail.com https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/prettiest-criminal-ep/id991788209 https://twitter.com/georgiagmusic www.facebook.com/georgiakate16

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URVANOVIC Amateurs Album : download / vinyl Release Date: 15 June The debut album from Edinburgh’s orchestral noise-pop collective, 'Amateurs’ is a spectacular amalgamation of live and programmable instrumentation that creates an overwhelmingly powerful sound. “Pure, simplistic and beautiful” - Artrocker "It’s the kind of music that makes me want to type all day in an attempt to describe its beauty” - The 405 “Urvanovic have managed to create a sound that is both complex and enchanting” The Vinyl District Listen/Watch: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL89F8EC0EC604D929 https://urvanovic.bandcamp.com/ https://soundcloud.com/urvanovic Available from: Love Music, Glasgow Vox Box, Edinburgh https://urvanovic.bandcamp.com/album/amateurs http://urvanovic.com/ www.facebook.com/Urvanovic https://twitter.com/Urvanovic

RACHEL SERMANNI Tied to the Moon Album : cd / download / vinyl Release Date: 10 July

Tied To The Moon was conceived in an apartment above a pottery studio deep in the sticks of Nova Scotia where Rachel had four days of complete stillness with no means to communicate with the outside world - during silent afternoons of coffee and pistachios, Rachel would sit, in total solitude; writing; reading; playing music. In the space of these four days she unintentionally wrote six songs - four that would later become the core of Tied To The Moon: ‘Tractor’, ‘This Love’, ‘Banks Are Broken’ and ‘Old Lady's Lament’.

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DON'T SHOOT The Wonderkid EP / Download Release Date: 18 May

"This EP should come with a warning, one listen to this and you'll be hooked" - Michael Chapman - Chordblossom. “For a band who are both relatively new and irritatingly young, it’s impressive this track (Panic) is very much the finished product. Catchy, welcoming and flawlessly presented, they’re ready for a big step forward.”- BBC Across The Line. Don't Shoot entered Glasgow's 'Soundwave Music Competition' and after storming through the heats, they played the final at Glasgow's O2 ABC on the 10th of January 2015 and were announced winners that very night.

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The Butterfly’s Dream Album cd / download Release Date: Out Now Imaginary Creatures is a virtual band, a studio project formed by the collaboration of lyricist and songwriter David Scott and producer and multi-instrumentalist Iain McKinna. The Butterfly’s Dream is their debut album. Guest musicians include guitar ace Keith More, harmonica legend Fraser Speirs and ex-Lindisfarne songwriter Rod Clements. Listen/Watch: www.reverbnation.com/imaginarycreatures Available from: Birnam Shop: http://bit.ly/1bLhVDw www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00ID7BLAK www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ID7BLAK http://amzn.to/1heO9qD also coming soon on itunes + spotify Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Imaginary-Creatures/392409684214473

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Into the Sea Album cd / download Release Date: Out Now

Scottish troubadour Dean Owens’ 6th solo album was recorded in Nashville, produced by Neilson Hubbard, with guest US musicians including Will Kimbrough, Kim Richey and Suzy Bogguss complementing his searingly soulful voice. The former Felson’s unique blend of Celtic Americana is grounded in the idea of “home” while keeping a wandering eye on the road.

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The Untied Knot Album cd / download Release Date: 6 July Shooglenifty’s seventh studio album, and the first to feature a collection of songs. The breathtaking ‘puirt a beul’ (mouth music) of Gaelic vocalist Kaela Rowan brings a captivating and energising new element to the band’s sound, and further confounds any attempt to categorise them. Listen/Watch: https://shooglenifty.bandcamp.com Available from: https://shooglenifty.bandcamp.com www.shooglenifty.com https://twitter.com/shooglegigs www.facebook.com/shooglenifty.scotland

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Revolution Album download (cd in July) Release Date: Out Now

Finally, it's arrived! "The follow up we've all been waiting for, the result being one incredibly cohesive album that doesn't put a foot wrong – welcome to the Revolution". - Andy Gee, The Sound. Includes the singles 'Los Angeles' , 'When the River Runs Red' and brand new single 'The Only One'. Listen/Watch: https://soundcloud.com/emeraldsunday www.emeraldsunday.co Available from: iTunes, deezer, amazon, play, google play, 7"Digital etc.... ie ' most online record stores www.emeraldsunday.co https://twitter.com/emeraldsunday1 www.facebook.com/pages/Emerald-Sunday/80792375884

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SPRING BREAK Departure Lounge ep download Release Date: Out Now Vaguely outrageous, psychedelic 3 piece hip-hop folk funk outfit, hand crafting screwball anthems deep in the Highlands of Scotland. Amalgamating a wealth of experience in vocal performance and musicianship, whilst fusing the hip hop languages of scratching, beat-boxing and lucid lyricism with the foibles of apathy and the implied abuse of aquatic life. Listen/Watch: https://soundcloud.com/spring-break Available from: Google Play - http://bit.ly/1bXGSxh iTunes - http://apple.co/1O8hUfw www.facebook.com/springbreakscotland https://twitter.com/springbreakscot

MATTHEW WHITESIDE Composer - Matthew Whiteside, featured musicians/ensembles: Red Note Ensemble, The Robinson Panoramic Quartet, Aurea Quartet, Emma Lloyd, Joanna Nicholson, Abby Hayward

Dichroic Light Album : cd / download Release Date: 4 May

Dichroic Light is an evocative electro-acoustic album that combines interactive electronics and the classical instrumentation of strings, wind and piano to create a very personal body of work reflecting Matthew’s passion for electronics and sonic experience. Matthew Whiteside is an electronic alchemist who combines his many musical influences to create an electro-acoustic soundworld. Listen/Watch: https://soundcloud.com/matthew-whiteside/sets/dichroic-light-album Available from: iTunes link below ..... https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/matthew-whiteside-dichroic/id990051985 www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00WR096DI + Fruit Market Gallery, Edinburgh www.matthewwhiteside.co.uk www.twitter.com/mwhiteside www.facebook.com/mwhitesidecomp

SPOOT HAWK The Good Haul Album cd / download Release Date: 1 May A Good Haul is the debut album from Spoot Hawk, who formed in the summer of 2013 on the Shetland Islands. The album documents the band’s first year together. The album opens with the catchy and memorable Hot Love (Straight After Midnight). With its darker moments and the odd spattering of humour, the album is sure to satisfy a wide range of listeners. Brace yourself for a high-octane musical experience. Listen/Watch: www.soundcloud.com/ewan-nowak Available from: High Level Music (Shetland) Mareel (Shetland), Downloads from iTunes www.facebook.com/SpootHawk

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Once Upon a Time ep cd / download Release Date: Out Now Bella and the Bear are a Scottish duo formed in 2014. A traditional acoustic sound is restored with rhythmic and percussive guitar playing, blending two-part harmony and a flair for storytelling through song. Once Upon a Time is the opening chapter and an opportunity to share the music the duo are beginning to create together. Listen/Watch: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/once-upon-a-time-ep/id979217143 https://open.spotify.com/album/7yNehDIVMYcJHzxvIUy0JJ https://soundcloud.com/bella-and-the-bear Available from: http://bellaandthebear.bigcartel.com/ Big Sparra Vinyl in Ayr - https://www.facebook.com/bigsparra www.facebook.com/bellaandthebear https://twitter.com/bellaandthebear

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Baby Eat Your Heart Out Album cd / download Release Date: 1 June The OK Social Club are back with their 2nd studio album Baby Eat Your Heart Out. The follow up to their 2013 debut Nothing in Common is already being heralded as bolder, deeper and more ambitious than their debut. "We're very proud of this record and can't wait for everybody to hear it" - Raff Eragona, The band's songwriter and frontman. "Already a strong contender for the year's best indie album" - Jamsphere Listen/Watch: http://youtu.be/eHtl02LsLGw + soundcloud Available from: https://itun.es/gb/aOAx6 (And other online stores) CD's @ http://theoksc.bigcartel.com/category/albums www.facebook.com/theoksocialclubofficial www.twitter.com/theoksocialclub

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We Came From Wolves Album cd / download Release Date: 1 June

Saraseto Records proudly present the debut, self-titled album from We Came From Wolves. 'Everything you could want from emotional Scottish Rock' (Rock Sound Magazine) Listen/Watch: https://soundcloud.com/wecamefromwolvesmusic Available from: www.sarasetorecords.com iTunes and Love Music Glasgow www.facebook.com/wecamefromwolves https://twitter.com/wcfwmusic/ https://instagram.com/wecamefromwolves/

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BECCI WALLACE Fragmentality Album : cd / download Release Date: Out Now Fragmentality is the eagerly-awaited debut album from Becci Wallace. The album showcases an artful blend of genres, blurring the boundaries between folk, pop, trip hop, jazz and blues. The album follows the journey of an escapist, yearning for beauty from the unknown, the untravelled, and inevitably the route back to where she started. Listen/Watch: www.youtube.com/channel/UC0zZhI_1bbj0xF5F9zpRcjw Available from: www.amazingtunes.com/becciwallace www.becciwallace.net (TBC) iTunes, Amazon MP3, Spotify www.becciwallace.net https://twitter.com/toidfish www.facebook.com/becciwallacemusic

SUSAN GRACE BATES Skorsa: The Riddle of the Earth Album : cd / download Release Date: 1 May Eagerly awaited debut album, produced by the legendary John McSherry (At First Light, Lunasa, Tamalin) and Donal O’Connor (At First Light), it contains an eclectic mix of tunes and songs. There is a fine collection of musicians performing on the album including John McSherry, Donal O’Connor, Ross Martin (Daimh), David Foley (Rura) and Pauline Scanlon (Lumiere). Tunes from Ireland and Scotland (both traditional and contemporary), self-penned tunes, as well as songs and tunes that Susan collected on her travels in Sweden, can be expected. Listen/Watch: Soundcloud - coming soon! Available from: Amazon www.CDbaby.com www.susangracebates.com At live shows https://twitter.com/SusanGraceBates www.facebook.com/pages/Susan-Grace-Bates/298781546970436

SOPHIE ROGERS Two Sides Album : cd / download : Release Date: 4 May

The debut album 'Two Sides' from flame haired songstress Sophie Rogers is released this Spring. All music and lyrics were written by Rogers and skillfully co-produced by Gordy Goudie (Echo & The Bunnymen, Simple Minds) at The Soul Kitchen. Working closely with her band to develop her Celtic- soul & Country folk image and sound even further towards the album launches and tour, Sophie is lining up some unique venues to showcase her music. Album launch: Edinburgh, 14 May @ Sneaky Pete's + Glasgow, 15 May @ Broadcast

Listen/Watch: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/sophie-rogers https://play.spotify.com/artist/0cRPFrLYXNtzm6xZZ4Wp2S https://soundcloud.com/sophierogers www.youtube.com/user/SophieRogers1

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Born To Be Wide @ Edinburgh Book Festival : Lindisfarne Festival : Innerleithen Music Festival : The Spree : Stowed Out : Electric Fields : Deans Owens and the Felsons @ Edinburgh Fringe : Doune The Rabbit Hole : Blas Festival ..... plus 3 pages of Scottish festival listings

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AUGUST

Edinburgh International Festival Edinburgh 7-31 August Three exhilarating weeks of the very best in classical music, theatre, opera and dance. Edinburgh is the world's Festival City. With 4 million attendances, one third of the world's countries represented on its streets and stages, it’s where people come together from across the globe to share their passion for arts, culture and ideas. It's also where countless talented stars and performers have begun or developed their careers. With 12 Festivals throughout the year, there’s an endless array of events, performances and experiences to enjoy. www.edinburghfestivals.co.uk

Mull of Kintyre Music Festival Mull 19-23 August Campbeltown in beautiful Kintyre is the setting for this weekend-long display of new, emerging and established musical talent. Indoor and outdoor venues host a range of concerts, sessions, ceilidhs, choirs, pipe and brass bands and modern and Highland dancing. With open-air and children's events. Whether you are looking for a fun weekend away, a workshop to improve your musical talent, to find out more about your heritage or just an entertaining night out you will find it at the Mull of Kintyre Music Festival. www.mokfest.com

Glasgow Summer Sessions Glasgow 20 August Global star Calvin Harris has been announced as the first headline act of Glasgow Summer Sessions 2015, as Scotland’s only outdoor city

music festival returns to Bellahouston Park this August. Last year’s Summer Sessions saw US superstars, The Killers, and DJs David Guetta and Steve Angello perform to over 100,000 people at Glasgow’s Bellahouston Park across three dates. The events attracted thousands of visitors to the city and provided a massive boost to the local economy. www.glasgowsummersessions.com

RNLI Park Fest Stranraer 21-22 August Stranraer will once again roll out the maritime carpet to welcome attendees to the RNLI Park Fest on the 21 and 22 August. Heading up the two-day billing are S CLUB’s, Jo O’Meara, Bradley McIntosh and Tina Barrett. However Park Fest is not all about established acts, the Friday night is given over to young musicians who are cutting their festival teeth in the YOUNG GUNS NIGHT - local newbies will be rubbing shoulders with young performers from around the country. www.lifeboatparkfest.co.uk

Innerleithen Music Festival Scottish Borders 21-23 August A hugely enjoyable weekend of traditional music in this small Borders town, beautifully situated amongst rolling hills by the River Tweed. Memorable concerts feature some of the biggest names in Celtic music alongside the best of the local talent and the weekend is rounded off with a concert presenting wonderful singers of traditional song. Complementing the concerts are an open stage, a singaround and the legendary informal music sessions in local hostelries and the Union Club. www.innerleithenmusicfestival.org

Doune The Rabbit Hole Cardross, nr Stirling 21-23 August A small family-friendly festival with a twist!

Doune The Rabbit Hole presents music, comedy, art, spoken word, drama, puppetry and much more! Events across Scotland throughout the year culminating in a 3 day multi arts festival...it's time to go Doune The Rabbit Hole!! We make people happy through music, art, cake and loads of other stuff! After we've done that we teach people who wouldn't ordinarily be able to how to do creative things, like play instruments, write poetry and paint. www.dounetherabbithole.co.uk

Rockerbie Music Festival Lockerbie 22 August Two stages, all kinds of music, fairground rides, food and drinks. Great day of music to suit all tastes and ages. Get a discount on your ticket when you buy early www.facebook.com/rockerbie

Stowed Out Festival Stow 28-29 August 'Stowed Out' is run by SoundOut, a not for profit organisation formed in 2009 by an eclectic group of musicians and music fans in the village of Stow in the Scottish Borders. Over the years Sound Out has grown and now hosts a range vibrant music and arts events where there is always a strong emphasis on encouraging and supporting young or first time performers to get up and have a go. Friday joint headliners Dick Gaughan and Old Blind Dogs plus Saturday Headliners Model Aeroplanes www.facebook.com/stowedoutfestival

Summer Isles Festival Achiltibuie, Ross-shire 28-29 August Pioneered by local musician Mairearad Green, with fantastic music and the most beautiful festival setting in Achiltibuie, which is under an hour from Ullapool. www.summerislesfestival.com

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Go-Rock Fest Gourock 29 August Go-Rock is a small multi-venue festival aiming to showcase some of the great unsigned and independent acts in Scotland. Just a short train ride from Glasgow, the pretty coastal town of Gourock with its intimate venues and stunning views is the perfect location for our wee festival. With genres ranging from solo acoustic and folk through to opera, rock and metal, you're guaranteed to find something you enjoy. Go-Rock is part of Music on the Brain. www.facebook.com/gorock.music

Electric Fields Drumlanrig Castle 29 August Nestling in the beautiful surroundings of Drumlanrig Castle, south west Scotland. We’ve been working really hard to top last year and we’re pretty excited about this summer, as well as having some brand new developments www.facebook.com/electricfieldsfestival

Edinburgh Mela Edinburgh / Leith Links 29-30 August Welcome to the Edinburgh Mela! For over twenty years we’ve been bringing outstanding world music and gorgeous international dance to Scotland’s capital city, in a joyous carnival of colour, rhythm, community celebration…and delicious food. www.edinburgh-mela.co.uk

SEPTEMBER

Nairn Book and Arts Festival Nairn 1-6 September A unique celebration of literature, drama, music and art in the Highlands of Scotland. There will be music for all tastes. https://nairnfestival.co.uk/

Bathgate Music Festival Bathgate 3-6 September The programme features a range of musical styles, profiles local music making, involve people of all ages, promotes a high quality professional programme and provides music education opportunities for young people. www.facebook.com/BathgateMusicFestival

100 Bands On The Border Galashiels 4-6 September 100 Bands On The Border will be a music festival held in venues and stages in Galashiels town

centre. The idea behind this is to bring the best up and coming new bands and musicians from all over the UK to the Scottish Borders to showcase their talents. Contact Bill Jeffrey - william.jeffrey1@btopenworld.com weblink below .... www.facebook.com/pages/JMP3-Jeffrey-Music-Promotions/745042952180452

Lindisfarne Festival Holy Island 4-6 September The Lindisfarne Festival will come to life on September 4, 2015, giving you the opportunity to experience a weekend like no other. Located at Beal Farm on the truly breath-taking Northumberland coastline, with a spectacular backdrop of the mythical Holy Island - you will discover one of the country’s best-kept secret festival locations. From Friday through to Sunday, the festival will play host to an incredible variety of both local and world renowned musicians and DJs who will be performing an eclectic mix of indie, funk, rock and folk. Set in a series of marquees, you will be close to the music and heart of the festival. Each marquee will have its own headliner and we recommend you come in good time to see your favourite acts as each marquee has limit of revellers that can be fit in. www.lindisfarnefestival.com

Live @ Troon Ayrshire 4-6 September Since it was launched in 2010 Live@Troon has been providing a great September weekend of live entertainment for residents of, and visitors to, the Ayrshire coastal town. Over the first five years the weekend has brought some great musical and comedic talent to Troon with sell out gigs for acts such as The Wanted, Red Hot Chilli Pipers, The Saw Doctors, The Colour Ham and Eddi Reader. It has introduced local audiences to some great unsigned Scottish talent such as Kassidy, Have Mercy Las Vegas, Vukovi and a list as long as your arm. 2015 promises more of the same and we hope a little bit extra with more venues, more musical tastes and more live music than ever before! www.liveattroon.com

Blas Festival Highlands 4-12 September Blas Festival is the Highlands' premier Gaelic and traditional music festival. Blas takes place in venues across the Highlands and includes an eclectic line-up of local, national and international artistes. www.blas-festival.com

Best of the West Festival Inveraray 12-13 September Best of the West Festival an 'end of season' showcase held annually in the grounds of Inveraray Castle in Argyll. This family weekend includes two days of music and song with performances in both English and Gaelic. The festival has a strong focus on local young talent as well as the best of the established

performers. As well as a great line-up of music, food and drink it's also important to us to provide a wide range of activities for all ages. www.bowfest.co.uk

Dundee Celt Fest Dundee 18-20 September 2015 will be the first Dundee Celt Fest, a weekend music festival featuring the best of celtic rock and folk music. Dundee has contributed greatly over the years to celtic rock and folk music, It was only a matter of time before a celtic/folk festival in Dundee surfaced. September 2015 will see the very first Celtic Rock and Folk festival in Dundee and year after year to follow. www.facebook.com/dundeeceltfest

Loopallu Ullapool 25-26 September Loopallu takes place in the tiny remote North West coast fishing village of Ullapool and doubles the population of the village for the weekend. As well as the usual eclectic line up of acts appearing at the festival big top and the fringe events after hours in the villages pubs, the festival will be welcoming the return of the Literally Literary tent in association with Ullapool Book Festival. All this, as well as the usual warm Ullapool welcome. www.loopallu.co.uk

Isle of Jura Music Festival Jura 25-27 September The Isle of Jura Musical Festival is a well-established favourite for lovers of the traditional music scene, enjoy a weekend packed with fantastic performances, stimulating workshops, spontaneous sessions and great craic. To guarantee you don’t miss out, you can pre-purchase your tickets online now. www.juramusicfestival.com

Dunbar Traditional Music Festival Dunbar 25-27 September The Dunbar Traditional Music Festival continues to flourish since it began in 1988. Set in the historic seaside town of Dunbar, the Festival is committed to showcasing local and young talent alongside well established and internationally known artists. Song, music, pipes & drums, children's workshop, informal tunes and sessions, concerts, ceilidhs and open air performances are the traditional hallmarks of the annual September event. The Festival caters for a wide range of musical tastes. Initially the focus was on traditional Scottish and Irish music but in recent years this has broadened to include jazz, blues, Appalachian, country, bluegrass and skiffle. www.dunbarmusicfestival.co.uk

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OCTOBER

The Spree Paisley 9-17 October Paisley's national festival of music, comedy and arts, now in it third year - taking place at various venues in the town centre . The Spiegeltent will be back in County Square to host the bulk of the action but there will be a few big-name shows in the Abbey as well as stuff happening at Paisley Arts Centre and elsewhere. We also have a few surprises in store! www.thespree.co.uk

The Cumnock Tryst Cumnock 1-4 October A music festival under the leadership of Scottish composer, James MacMillan CBE Cumnock, Scotland. The Cumnock Tryst is an annual event with concerts in venues in and around the town. The programme will feature some of the finest, international classical artists, as well as music and musicians from different backgrounds both stylistically and socially. The Cumnock Tryst aims to make its strong commitment to the community at the heart of all its activities, for instance involving young people at school and college, amateur choirs and local bands. www.thecumnocktryst.com

Ullapool Guitar Festival Ullapool 2-4 October So why is the UGF so special? Perhaps it’s the mix of music old and new, of electric and acoustic, of steel and nylon, of seasoned performers and those, like the students from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, just starting out on their careers. Perhaps it’s the location on Loch Broom and the drive up through some of Scotland’s most spectacular scenery. Perhaps it’s the informal air of the whole weekend: there’s no “us and them”, no VIP area. Everyone mingles, and you’re likely to find yourself sitting beside a guitar legend in the Festival Club – or even jamming with them on one of the trade stands. www.ullapoolguitarfestival.com

Glasgow Americana Festival Glasgow 7-11 October Glasgow's annual celebration of Americana brings musicians from as far afield as Texas and Canada to perform roots music from blues to rockabilly. www.glasgowamericana.com

sound North East Scotland 22 October - 9 November

sound is driven by the passion to make new music more accessible to audiences of all ages and backgrounds. It embraces a network of local organisations to produce a varied programme of events exploring new music. The festival brings together a large range of different genres of music to appeal to a wide variety of tastes and encourage people to discover new sounds and widen their musical horizons. www.sound-scotland.co.uk

Sonica Glasgow 29 October - 8 November Sonica returns to Glasgow for 12 days this Autumn with a programme dedicated to world-class sonic arts, presenting emerging British talent alongside exceptional international artists from Australia, Belgium, Brazil, China, France, Indonesia, Netherlands and Quebec. Highlights include:Olivier Ratsi (Antivj) // Herman Kolgen // Speak Percussion with Robin Fox // Kathy Hinde // Sisi Lu // Mark Lyken // Robbie Thomson. “If you want to experience the thrilling interface where music, visual art, theatre and digital technology meet, hasten to Glasgow.” The Times. Tickets on sale from Monday 15 June www.sonic-a.co.uk

Perthshire Amber - The Dougie MacLean Festival Perthshire 30 October - 8 November This is the 11th year of our festival and promises once again to be full of wonderful concerts featuring the finest of Scotland's musical talent as well as some international guests. Our venues are as special as ever … ranging from the prestigious Perth Concert Hall to town halls and tiny village halls, from atmospheric castles to our historic Dunkeld Cathedral and even including an iron age Crannog on Loch Tay…25 venues in all in 2015! www.perthshireamber.com

NOVEMBER

Kinross-shire Winter Festival Kinross-shire November (various dates) We are delighted to announce that Big Country with THE BEST OF BIG COUNTRY TOUR will headline the Kinross-shire's Winter Festival 2015 on Saturday 21 November, 8pm at the Community Campus in Kinross. www.kinrossmusicfestival.co.uk

House Folk Scottish Music Festival Kinlochard 11-13 November The festival is now in its 8th year and takes place in three highly intimate venues over three

nights in the wonderful setting of Kinlochard in the Trossachs. The concerts offer an expo of bagpipe, accordion, strings, fiddle, vocals and flute music fusing traditional and contemporary Scottish styles. Each night differs from the other but both include a blend of great music for everyone with a mix of folk, modern and traditional styles! www.scottishmusicfestival.co.uk

Fiddle 2015 Edinburgh 20-22 November One of Scotland's biggest traditional music festivals, promoting & sustaining traditional fiddle music since 1996. A weekend packed full of great music! Over the weekend there are concerts, ceilidhs, recitals, workshops, talks, open stage, festival clubs, sessions, stalls, free events.... and lots, lots more! The Fiddle Festival committee are now working hard towards Fiddle 2015. The dates are out now but keep an eye on our Facebook page and join our mailing list to be the first to hear what artists are playing at this years festival. www.facebook.com/scotsfiddlefest

DECEMBER

Edinburgh's Hogmanay Edinburgh 31 December Four fabulous days and nights of amazing events kick off the world's greatest New Year party. With the traditional torchlit procession, street performers, fireworks, concerts, ceilidh, the big Hogmanay party itself and a New Year's Day run to blow the cobwebs away - Edinburgh's buzzing. Come along and experience the magic for yourself. www.edinburghshogmanay.org

The Red Hot Highland Fling Inverness 31 December Scotland's Biggest Free Hogmanay Concert is guaranteed to bring the 2015 Inverness Festivals programme to a wonderful climax. Children Welcome! www.invernessfestivals.com

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JANUARY

Celtic Connections Glasgow 14-31 January Celtic Connections 2016 comprises a wealth of concerts, ceilidhs, talks, workshops, free events and late night sessions taking place over 18 days across various venues in Glasgow. www.celticconnections.com

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