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22 MAY

EVA PLAYS DEAD: Bannermans, Cowgate, Edinburgh. Tickets £6, Time 7.30pm. WHITE DENIM: The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, Edinburgh, Tickets £16 adv. Plus BF. Doors 7pm. 23 MAY

AVENGER /SPARTAN WARRIOR: Bannermans, Cowgate, Edinburgh. Tickets £7, Time 8pm. SLAM DUNK FESTIVAL TOUR with WE ARE THE IN CROWD + MORE: The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, Edinburgh, Tickets £15 adv. Plus BF. Doors 6pm. 24 MAY

A BAND CALLED QUINN: At Summerhall, Edinburgh. If you missed ABCQ performing Biding Time (remix) at last year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the band were blown away by the reaction to the show and are looking forward to touring it this year; hopefully to a venue near you! www.bidingtimeremix.com www.facebook.com/abandcalledquinn Pathhead Music Collective - Celebration Of Commonwealth Games And African Music: At Tynewater Primary, Pathhead, 6pm-7.30pm with AKROWA DRUM AND DANCE ENSEMBLE & SIAKA Diarra will perform with PMC members and the schoolchildren of Tynewater Primary School. Tickets available from Tynewater Primary School (0131 271 4710 / tynewater_ps@midlothian.gov.uk). Remaining tickets will be available on the door. www.pathheadmusiccollective.org.uk THE DERELLAS / BUZZBOMB, THE BROTHEL CORPSE TRIO / HELLO CREEPY SPIDER: Bannermans, Cowgate, Edinburgh. Tickets £7, Time 8pm. PHIL & ALY Spring Tour: At Brunton Theatre, Ladywell Way, Musselburgh. EH21 6AA. 8 pm. 0131 665 2240. In 1988, two members from two of Scotland’s leading bands, “The Boys of The Lough” and “Silly Wizard”, came together to work on a television series. You could say “the rest is history”. Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham enjoyed performing together so much that they decided to have a small tour that year. 25 years on, they are filling not only small village halls, but all of our major performance venues. www.bruntontheatre.co.uk http://philandaly.com/ THE REZILLOS: The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, Edinburgh, Tickets £17.50 adv. Plus BF. Doors 7pm. 25 MAY

Pathhead Music Collective - Celebration Of Commonwealth Games And African Music: At Pathhead Village Hall 3pm-5.30pm, with AKROWA DRUM AND DANCE ENSEMBLE & SIAKA DIARRA will perform with PMC members, the Pathhead Choir, the Pathhead Young Fiddlers, and the Pathhead African Drum & Dance group. Tickets from Wahlberg’s Bakers, Main St, Pathhead. £5 for Adults, Under 16s free. Remaining tickets will be available on the door. www.pathheadmusiccollective.org.uk 25 MAY

ELECTRIC EEL SHOCK / THE AMORETTES: Bannermans, Cowgate, Edinburgh. Tickets £8, Time 7.30pm. CRIPPLED BLACK PHOENIX /SPECIAL GUESTS: The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, Edinburgh, Tickets £12 adv. Plus BF. Doors 7pm. 28 MAY

CAPITAL X / HOTSTUFF & THE EYECANDY: Bannermans, Cowgate, Edinburgh. Tickets £6, Time 8pm. 29 MAY

FAT GOTH: Album launch show. for 'One Hundred Percent Suave' At Electric Circus, Edinburgh. "My favourite rock band on the planet right now" Vic Galloway (BBC Radio Scotland) http://fatgoth.bandcamp.com ALASDAIR ROBERTS: Night #03 @The Counting House, Edinburgh, featuring The Forgotten Works, Sea Shanties and Craft workshops. www.alasdairroberts.com EAST INDIA YOUTH; The music that he creates is absolutely astounding, an original mixture of dark Detroit techno, lo-fi psychedelic noise rock, deeply romantic Pet Shop Boys-esque synth pop and ramshackle avant-electronica. Cabaret Voltaire 36-38 Blair St, Edinburgh. Time 7.00pm – 10.00pm 14+ show. Tickets £7.50. BLUEPRINT: Bannermans, Cowgate, Edinburgh. Tickets £5, Time 8pm. 30 MAY

The Fallen Angels Club present: AOIFE O'DONOVAN plus Rachel Ries @ Pleasance Cabaret Bar, Edinburgh. Doors 7.30pm/Start 8. £13.00. Aoife O’Donovan is known as the lead singer of Crooked Still and Sometymes Why. She has collaborated with some of the most eminent names across roots, classical, bluegrass, and jazz, from Alison Krauss and Chris Thile, to Gabriel Kahane and Dave Douglas. Aoife received high-praise for her performance at last year’s Transatlantic Sessions and this year’s Celtic Connections festival. With interest now high on both sides of the Atlantic, Aoife O’Donovan’s shows are not to be missed. RACHEL RIES hails from the inspiring, vast expanses of South Dakota, by way of Zaire. Her formative years were filled with Mennonite hymns, Suzuki violin and The Carpenters. Currently splitting her time between rural Vermont and New York City, she crafts sly and compassionate songs for the crooked hearted. With a clear voice and steady hand, she pulls the listener into her world of city grit, country dirt, and her open-eyed search for redemption and reason. The Pleasance Cabaret Bar, Edinburgh.

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Tickets £13 from Tickets Scotland 0131 220 3234 and Ripping Records 0131 227 7070 www.ticketweb.co.uk www.fallenangelsclub.com Moon Hop with WITHERED HAND, MEURSAULT, CARBS, LOMOND CAMPBELL: Plus a very special guest to play the first of the new monthly Moon Hop club nights at Edinburgh’s Rowantree. Audible enjoyment comes in the form of Withered Hand, currently riding on a wave of critical acclaim thanks to the recently released ‘New Gods’, former Scottish Album of the Year nominees Meursault and Carbs, the hip hop side project of Jonnie Common and James Scott. Plus, Lomond Campbell - he of FOUND fame and a set from a very special guest! Moon Hop is moving from it’s former home at the Safari Lounge to become a monthly affair at The Rowantree and is now set to become one the city’s monthly must-attends. Moon Hop will mix performances by some of the UK’s most exciting musicians with sets from the Moon Hop DJ’s and their genre defying record collection. Tickets for the event are priced at £2 plus booking fee and must be purchased in advance via Brown Paper Tickets. Doors will open at 7.30. Tickets: http://moonhop.brownpapertickets.com/ Event page: www.facebook.com/events/509818142456363 https://twitter.com/Moon_Hop MOSTLY AUTUMN: The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, Edinburgh, Tickets £17.50. Plus BF. Doors 7pm. 31 MAY

THE HOLY GHOSTS: At The Electric Circus, Edinburgh. The Holy Ghosts, formed in January 2012 to spread the good word of the rock n roll gospel. They picked up 'Best Newcomer' at the Scottish Alternative Music Awards 2013 and have also performed live on BBC ALBA for their RAPAL TV show. They release their debut album 'Ride Them Down' on the 30 May. Tickets at www.gigsinscotland.com www.facebook.com/theholyghosts THE FORNICATORS: Bannermans, Cowgate, Edinburgh. Tickets £6, Time 8pm. THE MERRYLEES: The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, Edinburgh, Tickets £5 adv. Plus BF. Doors 7pm. 1 JUNE

LITTLE KICKS on tour: Acoustic Afternoon set in the Brewdog Edinburgh Bar with support. The Little Kicks are a 4 piece band who have a reputation for a great live show and are known for their distinctly catchy upbeat indie pop songs."We play upbeat Indie Disco pop that makes people dance." www.thelittlekicks.co.uk SCREAM BABY SCREAM / TRASHSTARS, DEAD X111: Bannermans, Cowgate, Edinburgh. Time 8pm. BOATS IN BOTTLES: The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, Edinburgh, Tickets £5 adv. Plus BF. Doors 7pm. 6 JUNE

DHM Concerts presents .....THE HAZEY JANES with special guest ANNA McLUCKIE: At The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh. Dundee's finest head for the capital after supporting Deacon Blue on tour. Doors + bar 6.30pm, start 7.30pm. tICKETS AT www.thequeenshall.net www.thehazeyjanes.com THE PABLOS; Bannermans, Cowgate, Edinburgh. Time 8pm. 7 JUNE The Fallen Angels Club present SAM BAKER: Playing his first Edinburgh headline gig. Texas-based Sam Baker returns to Scotland for a show at The Pleasance in Edinburgh, his first solo headline performance in the Capital. His sell-out gigs on his last two visits to Glasgow emphasised his rising popularity. “Every Sam Baker show leaves everyone wanting more, and no wonder given the wonderful songs he plays and the stories in them,” said Kevin Morris, director of The Fallen Angels Club. Tickets from 0131 220 3234 priced £14, doors 7.30pm, Sam on stage 8pm, no support act. www.ticketweb.co.uk www.fallenangelsclub.com SUNSET ABBEY / FALL ROCKETS / CARTER DAMM / GUS HARROWER; Sunset Abbey Single Launch. Sunset Abbey are launching a brand new single which is the latest release from them since their last EP 'Rose' which has been bought by several of their loyal hometown fans who have continued to show their support since the band got together in September 2012.. If you like Arctic Monkeys, there's a strong chance

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JOHN MITCHELL & SOFIE JONSSON NEW EP - 'GRAITH AND GRAIN'

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Graith and Grain will be released on 24 May at Young's Interesting Books in Glasgow - please come along

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Scottish Tour .....

24 May Young's Interesting Books, Glasgow - EP release 25 May The Glad Café, Glasgow 26 May The Roxy 171, Glasgow (with Glasgow based guitarist and songwriter Paul Tasker) 3 June The Argyll Hotel, Ullapool 5 June The Tea Posy, Dingwall 6 June IG:LU Art Gallery, Inverness 13 June The Old Inn, Gairloch

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Sunset Abbey could be your new favourite Edinburgh band if you haven't seen them before. As long as you like fast paced indie/rock music you won't be disappointed. Their last EP 'Rose' can be found on iTunes. Support comes from local bands; Fall Rockets, Carter Damm & Singer-Songwriter Gus Harrower who is definitely one to watch over the next couple of years. Cabaret Voltaire 36-38 Blair St, Edinburgh. Time 7.00pm – 10.00pm. Tickets £6. 9 JUNE

PETER KASEN: Bannermans, Cowgate, Edinburgh. Tickets £5, Time 8pm. 11 JUNE

RYAN ROXIE: Bannermans, Cowgate, Edinburgh. Tickets £10, Time 19.30pm. 12 JUNE

LED-INTO-ZEPPELIN: Bannermans, Cowgate, Edinburgh. Tickets £7, Time 8pm. 13 JUNE CATHERINE FEENY / THE KAT HEALY MUSIC CLUB / THE LITTLE UNSAID; Cabaret Voltaire 36-38 Blair St, Edinburgh 7.00pm – 10.00pm. Tickets £10 available fromTicket Web. THE BEDROOM HOUR: Bannermans, Cowgate, Edinburgh. Tickets £5, Time 8pm. 14 JUNE The Pathhead Music Collective present: Share a summer evening with INDIA ALBA and the CORRINA HEWAT BAND at Pathhead Village Hall. http://pathheadmusiccollective.org.uk/ DOUGIE MACLEAN; Dougie MacLean is Scotland’s pre-eminent singer-songwriter: a national musical treasure who has developed a unique blend of lyrical, roots-based songwriting and instrumental composition. Internationally renowned for his song Caledonia, and for music for the film Last of the Mohicans, his live performances are especially intimate. Marquee, Linlithgow RFC Organised by the Linlithgow Folk Festival Association as part of the Linlithgow Civic Festival. Box Office: 01506 282720 www.linlithgowfolk.com LAND OF CAKES: Bannermans, Cowgate, Edinburgh. Tickets £5, Time 8pm. THE BIG PROJECT YOUTH CHOIR join the SCOTTISH FIDDLE ORCHESTRA: For a STV charity appeal concert at the Usher Hall at 7.30pm. After recent gigs in their local Broomhouse with award winning songwriters Karine Polwart and King Creosote, The BIG Project Youth Choir (who are supported by Creative Scotland’s Youth Music Initiative) are looking forward to a brand new experience - performing traditional Scots songs, accompanied by the Scottish Fiddle Orchestra under conductor Blair Parham, at a gig in Edinburgh’s Usher Hall. Tickets are now available from the Usher Hall Box Office on 0131 228 1155 or online at www.usherhall.co.uk www.thebigproject.org.uk 18 JUNE

CODEJAK: Bannermans, Cowgate, Edinburgh. Tickets £5, Time 8pm. 19 JUNE

INERTIA / AYRIA: Bannermans, Cowgate, Edinburgh. Tickets £10, Time 7.30pm.

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THE JIMI HENDRIX RE-EXPERIENCE: Bannermans, Cowgate, Edinburgh. Tickets £7, Time 8pm. 25 JUNE

NICKE BORG (BACKYARD BABIES): Bannermans, Cowgate, Edinburgh. Tickets £12, Time 7.30pm. 26 JUNE

CAROLINE GILMOUR and MEGAN D: At The Mash House, Hasties Close, 37 Guthrie Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1JG. 7:30pm. Tickets: £6 (early bird on sale to 26 May) then £7). Buy tickets from: www.brownpapertickets.com/event/683953 Caroline Gilmour returns with a new five-piece band for a special showcase gig. Expect new material plus songs from her 'Take A Look' album and the 'What Georgina Said' EP. Caroline first created a buzz in Scotland with BBC Radio Scotland and Bauer Media's Scottish In:Demand Uncut show playing tracks from her 2012 EP "What Georgina Said". The EP propelled Caroline into the public eye with songs picking up plays on Podcasts and Internet Radio stations from the UK to Australia. Support comes from 18 year old singer Megan D who recently picked up The Forth One to Watch Award. www.facebook.com/carolinegilmourmusic www.facebook.com/MeganDMusic BELLA HARDY: At Vodoo Rooms Edinburgh. One of the most creative, prolific and original singers in the UK and now winner of the BBC Radio 2 Folk Singer of The Year award, Bella Hardy's captivating voice inhabits her characters and spins her stories with an equal balance of strength and sensitivity. With fiddle in hand, she presents folk songs in the best tradition; not as antiquated museum pieces, but as relevant and very human artworks. www.thevoodoorooms.com www.BellaHardy.com 27 JUNE

Soundhouse benefit gig: THE BANJO LOUNGE 4, BLUEFLINT, DEAN OWENS + FRIENDS, DOLPHIN BOY. At The Pleasance Theatre, Edinburgh at 8pm (doors open at 7.30), £10. And we are expecting some surprise special guests too. The Soundhouse will be a new state-of-the-art music venue for Edinburgh, offering a fair deal for musicians, and a warm welcome to audiences of all ages. Andy Levy aka Dolphin Boy said: "Grassroots culture is alive in Edinburgh but it is not kicking and we desperately need a venue like the Soundhouse. I fully support the aims and aspirations of the Soundhouse project and would urge anyone who doesn’t want bankers and accountants as the sole arbiters of taste to do the same.” Tickets available via Ticketmaster @ www.ticketmaster.co.uk www.soundhouse.org.uk FUCK ART LET'S DANCE / BEECHES; Fuck Art Let's Dance formed 2009 in the hanseatic city of Hamburg, Thet take on prolific electronica combined with hefty beats and indie spirit. Cabaret Voltaire 36-38 Blair St, Edinburgh. 7.00pm – 10.00pm. 14plus show. Tickets £6 available fromTicket Web. 28 JUNE

WOZNIAK/ OUR SMALLEST ADVENTURES/ GLASSBOOKS: At Opium, Edinburgh, £4 on the door, 8pm. Morningside Young Team are hosting an evening of shoegaze, post-rock and post-punk to mark the release of Wozniak’s new EP,

Pikes Peak. www.facebook.com/wozniakofficial LINE OF FIRE: Bannermans, Cowgate, Edinburgh. Tickets £6, Time 8pm. 1 AUGUST DOUGIE MACLEAN Part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2014. Dougie MacLean is Scotland’s pre-eminent singer-songwriter: a national musical treasure who has developed a unique blend of lyrical, roots-based songwriting and instrumental composition. Internationally renowned for his song Caledonia, and for music for the film Last of the Mohicans, his live performances are especially intimate. The Queens Hall, Edinburgh.

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22 MAY

The Fallen Angels Club presents: An Evening with ELIZA GILKYSON @ St Andrew's In The Square, Glasgow. Doors 7.30pm. Tickets £13 from Tickets Scotland 0141 204 5151. Eliza Gilkyson, the Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter and activist, who played the Glasgow Americana Festival in 2012. Eliza is a politically minded, poetically gifted singer-songwriter who has become one of the most respected musicians in Folk and Americana music circles. The daughter of songwriter Terry Gilkyson, whose songs were recorded by artists as diverse as Johnny Cash, the White Stripes, and Dean Martin, Eliza was headed for a career in music at an early age. www.ticketweb.co.uk www.fallenangelsclub.com Hip Hop Showcase Live @ The Record Factory, 17 Byres Road, Glasgow West End G11 5RD. 7pm - 2am. Tickets £5.00. Don't Miss This Epic Night Of Hip Hop DJ'd By The Legend That Is Steg Gilfoyle Of Sunny Govan Community Radio & The Temple of Hip Hop Radio. Event page: www.facebook.com/events/281362478706702/ PRIDES / Y.O.U: King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, Glasgow. Doors 8pm. Tickets £7.00 STEPHANIE MANNS / TAYLOR RED / TOM SISSONS / BOBBY DEANS; Nice N Sleazy’s. 421 Sauchiehall Street, City Centre, Glasgow. Time 7.30pm. Tickets £5 BZR001: Nice N Sleazy’s. 421 Sauchiehall Street, City Centre, Glasgow. Time 11.30pm. Tickets Free. 23 MAY

My First Music presents .....THE SUNSHINE UNDERGROUND with support from MICKEY 9’S, BROWN BEAR AND THE BANDITS & CRASH CLUB: At Glasgow’s Classic Grand. This night is going to be an experience, take you on a journey to the outer realms of your mind and gently bring you back home, kiss you softly on the cheek and wave you off into the Glasgow darkness of night. Tickets www.tickets-scotland.com Price £13. www.facebook.com/mfmayrshire

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SUNSHINE SOCIAL / Sienna / Broken Boy: Sunshine Social have amassed a loyal and passionate fan base and are known in Glasgow for their stage-filling, multi-layered sound as well as their dynamic live shows. They combine autobiographical and introspective lyricism with accessible, foot-stomping tunes, resulting in a release of noise, dancing, joke telling and balloons King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, Glasgow. Doors 8.30pm. Tickets £6.50. MIASMA / EARTHS / TETRA: Nice N Sleazy’s. 421 Sauchiehall Street, City Centre, Glasgow. Time 7.30pm. Tickets £5 24 MAY

JOHN MITCHELL & SOFIE JONSSON: Promoting their new GRAITH AND GRAIN EP tonight is the official release gig at Young's Interesting Books, Glasgow. In May and June 2014, we will be touring Scotland in support of our new EP, which will feature original songs and tunes steeped in the Celtic and American styles that influence us. We fill our shows with quality acoustic guitar and fiddle playing, close vocal harmonies, and of course the good Highland craic. www.facebook.com/pages/Youngs-Interesting-Books/108158585887550 www.johnandsofie.com www.facebook.com/johnandsofiemusic Indievous Presents: THE UNKNOWN + MESMERENE + BLIND DAZE + THE JOULES + BRIAN GATENS. At Pivo Pivo – 15 Waterloo Street, Glasgow. 7.30pm / £5/£4 on door. www.facebook.com/indievous NEON WALTZ / The Tripps / Alan Smithee / Park Planet: King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, Glasgow. Doors 8.30pm. Tickets £6.50. IAN PROWSE & AMSTERDAM: Nice N Sleazy’s. 421 Sauchiehall Street, City Centre, Glasgow. Time 7.30pm. Tickets £10 HAUSDIMENSION X OFFBEAT X SO WEIT SO GUT: Nice N Sleazy’s. 421 Sauchiehall Street, City Centre, Glasgow. Time 11.30pm. Tickets £4. 25 MAY

JOHN MITCHELL & SOFIE JONSSON: Promoting their new GRAITH AND GRAIN EP. At The Glad Café, Glasgow. In May and June 2014, we will be touring Scotland in support of our new EP, which will feature original songs and tunes steeped in the Celtic and American styles that influence us. We fill our shows with quality acoustic guitar and fiddle playing, close vocal harmonies, and of course the good Highland craic. www.johnandsofie.com www.facebook.com/johnandsofiemusic CROOKYGLASGOW / KILL SURRRF: Nice N Sleazy’s. 421 Sauchiehall Street, City Centre, Glasgow. Time 8pm. 26 MAY

JOHN MITCHELL & SOFIE JONSSON: Promoting their new GRAITH AND GRAIN EP. At The Roxy 171, Glasgow. In May and June 2014, we will be touring Scotland in support of our new EP, which will feature original songs and tunes steeped in the Celtic and American styles that influence us. We fill our shows with quality acoustic guitar and fiddle playing, close vocal harmonies, and of course the good Highland craic. www.johnandsofie.com www.facebook.com/johnandsofiemusic

ACOUSTIC OPEN MIC NIGHT WITH GERRY LYONS: Nice N Sleazy’s. 421 Sauchiehall Street, City Centre, Glasgow. Time 8pm. Tickets Free. 27 MAY

GABRIELLA CILMI / Daniel Docherty *Gig rescheduled - original tickets still valid* King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, Glasgow. Doors 8pm. Tickets £8. 28 MAY

BETTY WHO / Joy / Bronagh Monahan: King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, Glasgow. Doors 8.30pm. Tickets £6.50. SOFT METALS / JD TWITCH: Nice N Sleazy’s. 421 Sauchiehall Street, City Centre, Glasgow. Time 7.30pm. Tickets £7. SO WEIT SO GUT: Nice N Sleazy’s. 421 Sauchiehall Street, City Centre, Glasgow. Time 11.30pm. Tickets Free. 29 MAY

PHIL & ALY Spring Tour: St Andrews In The Square, 1 St Andrews Square, Glasgow G1 5PP. 7:45pm, 0844 477 1000. In 1988, two members from two of Scotland’s leading bands, “The Boys of The Lough” and “Silly Wizard”, came together to work on a television series. You could say “the rest is history”. Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham enjoyed performing together so much that they decided to have a small tour that year. 25 years on, they are filling not only small village halls, but all of our major performance venues. www.acousticaffair.co.uk http://philandaly.com/ FREEZE THE ATLANTIC: Nice N Sleazy’s. 421 Sauchiehall Street, City Centre, Glasgow. Time 8pm. Tickets £7. BELLA HARDY: At CCA Glasgow. One of the most creative, prolific and original singers in the UK and now winner of the BBC Radio 2 Folk Singer of The Year award, Bella Hardy's captivating voice inhabits her characters and spins her stories with an equal balance of strength and sensitivity. With fiddle in hand, she presents folk songs in the best tradition; not as antiquated museum pieces, but as relevant and very human artworks. www.cca-glasgow.com www.BellaHardy.com THUMPERS / Alavano / Turtle: King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, Glasgow. Doors 8.30pm. Tickets £7.50 30 MAY

THE HOLY GHOSTS: At Nice N Sleazy, Glasgow. The Holy Ghosts, formed in January 2012 to spread the good word of the rock n roll gospel. They picked up 'Best Newcomer' at the Scottish Alternative Music Awards 2013 and have also performed live on BBC ALBA for their RAPAL TV show. They release their debut album 'Ride Them Down' on the 30 May. Tickets at www.gigsinscotland.com www.facebook.com/theholyghosts STG Presents: The Stripped Sessions KIT CLARK plus Special Guests, The Old Hairdressers, Glasgow. Doors 7:30 pm - Over 18's www.facebook.com/StgPromotions ALBERT HAMMOND: Song writing legend Albert Hammond is on tour in the UK in May.Albert has been writing and co-writing hit songs for over forty years; including - The Air That I

breathe; When I need you; It never rains in southern California; One moment in time; I need to be in love; Don’t turn around plus many many many more…At Oran Mor, Glasgow. 7.30pm/Tickets £20 Tel 0141 204 5151 www.oran-mor.co.uk FOXES / Prides *Gig rescheduled - original tickets still valid* Sometimes the most rewarding discoveries are the ones that take you completely by surprise. Foxes is one of those discoveries. Arriving unheralded with her Neon Gold Records’ debut Youth late last year, it wasn’t long before the song’s resplendent synths, industrial percussion and by-turns-searing-and-soaring vocal were the talk of the townKing Tut's Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, Glasgow. Doors 8pm. Tickets £8. THE HOLY GHOSTS + THE LITTLE ILLUSIONS: Nice N Sleazy’s. 421 Sauchiehall Street, City Centre, Glasgow. Time 8pm. Tickets £6.50. SLABS OF THE TABERNACLE WITH CALL SUPER: Nice N Sleazy’s. 421 Sauchiehall Street, City Centre, Glasgow. Time 11.30pm. Tickets £4. 31 MAY

THE HOLY PISTOL CLUB / The Hummingbirds / Dionysus: Holy Pistol Club are the most dynamic, enthusiastic and exciting band to come out of Scotland and burst on to the music scene in years. Formed in 2011 from the ashes of three bands the life-long friends have now set about bringing their own unique passionate, enigmatic and sleazy twist on rock ’n’ roll..King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, Glasgow. Doors 8.30pm. Tickets £7.50 MORE THAN CONQUERORS / FELIX CHAMPION: Nice N Sleazy’s. 421 Sauchiehall Street, City Centre, Glasgow. Time 8.30pm. Tickets £6. 2 JUNE

ACOUSTIC OPEN MIC NIGHT WITH GERRY LYONS: Nice N Sleazy’s. 421 Sauchiehall Street, City Centre, Glasgow. Time 8pm. Tickets Free. 6 JUNE

HARSH TUG: Nice N Sleazy’s. 421 Sauchiehall Street, City Centre, Glasgow. Time 11.30pm. Tickets £4. 7 JUNE

The Fallen Angels Club presents: An Evening With SAM BAKER @ Pleasance Cabaret Bar, Edinburgh. Doors 7.30pm. £14.00 www.ticketweb.co.uk www.fallenangelsclub.com STEVE IGNORANT (CRASS): At Stereo, Glasgow. Over 18s, £10 Advance. Tickets From www.synergyconcerts.com BLACK TENT: Nice N Sleazy’s. 421 Sauchiehall Street, City Centre, Glasgow. Time 11.30pm. Tickets £4 DOUGIE MACLEAN With the RSNO (Royal Scottish National Orchestra). Dougie MacLean needs no introduction; as singer, song-writer, composer and instrumentalist, no artist captures the soul of Scotland with more authenticity or emotion. For one night only, he teams up with conductor John Logan and the RSNO to bring a new and beautiful symphonic dimension to his best-loved songs: including Heiland Harry, Ca’ the Yowes, Green Grow the

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Rashes, This Love Will Carry, Till Tomorrow and of course the song that’s been called Scotland’s alternative national anthem,Caledonia. Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow. Tickets Tickets: £35, £26.50, £22.50, £17 and £12.50. Time 7.30pm. www.rsno.org.uk www.glasgowconcerthalls.com Box Office: 0141 353 8000 JUNEBUG with VERONA: At King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. Junebug have just released their new single "TR" and are set to headline King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. Junebug are an acoustic / rock five piece from Glasgow, who draw influence from the likes of Stereophonics & Kate Bush. They blend a mix of distortion with acoustic harmonies to produce a result that combines the caress of Bombay Bicycle Club with the energy of Blondie. www.facebook.com/junebugband 8 JUNE

STG Presents: The Stripped Sessions DAVID FORD plus Special Guests, At Cottiers Theatre, Kelvin Bridge 7:30 pm - Over 18's www.facebook.com/StgPromotions CHARLIE ROTH: TWA Corbies with Matt Morrow (£10 suggested donation), 40 Kilbowie Rd, Cumbernauld, Glasgow G67 2PX. Charlie Roth's 7th solo album is a collection of 12 tracks. Charlie is a story teller, the cactus tartan heart takes us on the his journey! From the desert hill country of Texas to the heather clad glens of bonny Scotland. There is a song of his home on the plains, a waltz across love, and a reflection on social change, some barstool ballads about thinkin’, drinkin’, and cheatin’. Charlie delivers stories as always plain and simple, inspired songs, inspiring playing, and inspirational singing. www.facebook.com/charlierothtroubadour 9 JUNE

ACOUSTIC OPEN MIC NIGHT WITH GERRY LYONS: Nice N Sleazy’s. 421 Sauchiehall Street, City Centre, Glasgow. Time 8pm. Tickets Free 10 JUNE

VOODOO VOODOO: Nice N Sleazy’s. 421 Sauchiehall Street, City Centre, Glasgow. Time 11.30pm. Tickets Free. 12 JUNE

The Fallen Angels Club presents: THEA GILMORE + support @ St Andrew's In The Square, Glasgow. Time 7.30pm, Tickets £14.00. The ever-popular Thea Gilmore is bringing her own brand of singer/songwriter brilliance to St Andrews in the Square. A regular and welcome visitor to these parts, Thea’s output has been consistently highly rated and BBC Radio 2 chose her last release, 2013’s “Regardless,” as its Album of the Week last April. Support comes in the shape of DENNIS ELLSWORTH who brings his new album,"Hazy Sunshine" all the way from the East Coast Of Canada. www.ticketweb.co.uk www.fallenangelsclub.com 13 JUNE

DOUGIE MACLEAN; Dougie MacLean is Scotland’s pre-eminent singer-songwriter: a national musical treasure who has developed a unique blend of lyrical, roots-based songwriting and instrumental composition. Internationally

renowned for his song Caledonia, and for music for the film Last of the Mohicans, his live performances are especially intimate. Beacon Arts Centre, Greenock ... still to be confirmed. Box Office: 01475 723723 (On sale date coming soon) www.beaconartscentre.co.uk 14 JUNE

Indievous Presents: THE REWARD + BELTUR + THE PACIFIC BLUES + THE FRAMED + RICHARD KERR: At Pivo Pivo – 15 Waterloo Street, Glasgow. 7.30pm / £5/£4 on door. www.facebook.com/indievous TIJUANA BIBLES: Nice N Sleazy’s. 421 Sauchiehall Street, City Centre, Glasgow. Time 8pm. Tickets £6.50. 16 JUNE

ACOUSTIC OPEN MIC NIGHT WITH GERRY LYONS: Nice N Sleazy’s. 421 Sauchiehall Street, City Centre, Glasgow. Time 8pm. Tickets Free 18 JUNE BRONAGH & THE BOYS / HANNAH JACKSON: Nice N Sleazy’s. 421 Sauchiehall Street, City Centre, Glasgow. Time 7.30pm. Tickets £4/6 19 JUNE LOKI & THE CARTOON CARTEL / MACHINES IN HEAVEN: Nice N Sleazy’s. 421 Sauchiehall Street, City Centre, Glasgow. Time 7.30pm. Tickets £5 20 JUNE

INUIT/ WOZNIAK/ WE CAME FROM THE NORTH: At 13th Note, Glasgow. £4 on the door. 8pm. Morningside Young Team travel West to celebrate the release of Edinburgh shoegazers Wozniak’s new EP. They’ll be joined by the capital’s We Came From the North and the headline set comes form Glasgow’s own Inuit. The post-rockers are fresh from the release of their first album. www.facebook.com/wozniakofficial 21 JUNE

STG Presents: The Stripped Sessions CAROL LAULA plus Guests At The Old Hairdressers, Glasgow. Doors 7:30 pm Over 18's www.facebook.com/StgPromotions 27 JUNE

STG Presents: The Stripped Sessions MARIA DOYLE KENNEDY Plus Guests, At Cottiers Theatre, Kelvin Bridge 7:30 pm - Over 18's www.facebook.com/StgPromotions 28 JUNE

STG Presents: The Stripped Sessions A BAND CALLED QUINN plus Special Guest JOHN RUSH At Cottiers Theatre, Kelvin Bridge 7:30 pm Over 18's www.facebook.com/StgPromotions 2 JULY

The Fallen Angels Club presents: HOLLY WILLIAMS plus support - bringing Nashville To Glasgow In July! In St Andrew’s In The Square, Glasgow. Tickets £14/Tickets Scotland 0141 204

5151. Nashville-based singer/songwriter, Holly Williams vocals are warm, yearning and beguiling, capturing the mood of songs that look back on memories of simpler times and beloved relatives. Her pedigree is impeccable – dad is Hank Williams Jnr with grandfather, Hank Snr – but she’s rightly making a name for herself on the road and in the studio. www.ticketweb.co.uk www.fallenangelsclub.com Beyond and Glow Arts present LEO & ANTO at Oran Mor, 7pm, £12 adv. 14+ only. Under 16's accompanied by an adult. In the Summer of 2013 with The Saw Doctors on a year long sabbatical, two band members and friends, Leo Moran and Anthony Thistlethwaite, have put together an acoustic show that will include different takes on well-known Saw Doctors' songs, versions of lesser-known band songs, a few from Anthony's solo-albums and other songs written recently with Tuam songwriter Padraig Stevens. It's all new and fresh and challenging and scary and exciting. www.facebook.com/events/616030588467544/ www.facebook.com/glowarts 3 JULY

THE BIG SHOOGLE: At Cottiers Theatre, 93-95 Hyndland Road, Glasgow G11 5PU. The National Trust for Scotland is delighted to team up with The Big Shoogle and Cottiers Theatre and Bar in Glasgow to host its summer ceilidh in aid of conservation work at Ben Lomond. The Big Shoogle are one of Scotland’s most highly acclaimed Ceilidh Rock bands and have a unique approach, mashing up rock and contemporary grooves while still remaining solidly rooted in the Scottish folk music tradition. So, join us for a fun filled evening of dancing and hospitality at this fun-filled extravaganza of traditional Scottish folk music with a twist! Book your tickets now for and join us for a night of great music, great food and great fun – all in the name of conservation! Tickets: £20pp (includes buffet and free entry to a prize draw). Raffle Tickets - £5 on the night to win some fantastic prizes! (Proceeds from ticket and raffle ticket sales will help support conservation work on Ben Lomond). Doors open at 7.30pm and event closes at 11.45pm Tickets via Trust website below … www.nts.org.uk/Site/Fundraising-events/Ceilidh 5 JULY FAT GOTH: Album launch show. for 'One Hundred Percent Suave' At King Tuts, Glasgow. My favourite rock band on the planet right now" Vic Galloway (BBC Radio Scotland) http://fatgoth.bandcamp.com 18 JULY

The Fallen Angels Club presents: THE BLUEFIELDS plus support. At Stereo, Renfield Lane Glasgow - bringing Nashville To Glasgow In July! Tickets £14/Tickets Scotland 0141 204 5151. Veterans they may be but Warner E. Hodges on lead guitar and vocals (Jason & The Scorchers), Dan Baird on bass, guitars and vocals (Georgia Satellites), Brad Pemberton on drums (Ryan Adams and the Cardinals) and Joe Blanton on lead vocals and guitar (Royal Court of China) are rightly regarded as a supergroup in every sense of the word. Southern fried, raunchy and rootsy – as highlighted in their latest album “Under High Cotton” – The Bluefields’ tours are never less than blistering. www.ticketweb.co.uk www.fallenangelsclub.com

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The Fallen Angels Club presents: ROBBIE FULKS @ Admiral Bar, Glasgow. Doors 7.30pm, 8pm start No Support Tickets £13/Tickets Scotland 0141 204 5151. Robbie Fulks, played the first ever Glasgow Americana Festival, the Chicago-based singer/songwriter has a large following who revel in his country-based music that has many twists and turns. Conventional is not a word associated with Robbie. It is mostly acoustic and leans heavily on a blue-grass, old-time vibe though live, Fulks can veer into all sorts of territory, including pop if his keen and imaginative mind decides that’s needed. www.ticketweb.co.uk www.fallenangelsclub.com 11 SEPTEMBER

The Fallen Angels Club presents: THE STRAY BIRDS @ CCA, Glasgow. 7.30 p.m. £13.00 www.ticketweb.co.uk www.fallenangelsclub.com 3 OCTOBER

Glasgow Americana presents: MARY GAUTHIER & BEN GLOVER @ St Andrew's In The Square Glasgow. Tickets £15 from 0141 204 5151. Doors 7.30pm, 8pm start. The lady from Louisiana, Mary Gauthier will appear at this year’s Glasgow Americana Festival. The hugely popular and gloriously talented singer/songwriter headlined the first ever Festival back in 2007. For this show, she will supported by Ben Glover who won many admirers during his performance at Glasgow Americana last year at the Gram Parsons’ tribute night. www.ticketweb.co.uk www.glasgowamericana.com 23 OCTOBER

The Fallen Angels Club presents: RED MOLLY @ CCA, Glasgow. 7.30 p.m. £13.00 www.ticketweb.co.uk www.fallenangelsclub.com 31 OCTOBER

The Fallen Angels Club presents: ZOE MUTH & THE LOST HIGH ROLLERS + support @ CCA, Glasgow 7.30 p.m. £13.00 www.ticketweb.co.uk www.fallenangelsclub.com

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A BAND CALLED QUINN: At Adam Smith, Kirkcaldy. If you missed ABCQ performing Biding Time (remix) at last year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the band were blown away by the reaction to the show and are looking forward to touring it this year; hopefully to a venue near you! www.bidingtimeremix.com www.facebook.com/abandcalledquinn

23 MAY

HM Frigate Unicorn Jazz & Blues for 2014: With CHRISTINE TOBIN. Irish-born singer-songwriter Christine Tobin is based in the UK. Her style, although rooted in jazz, is steeped in the singer-songwriter tradition and draws on a broad range of influences from West Africa to Brazil. Her sound is rich, authentic and deeply expressive. On board HM Frigate Unicorn which is berthed in Dundee’s Victoria Dock, right next to the Tay Road Bridge. www.frigateunicorn.org/events/jazz-blues-2014 29 MAY

ADAM HOLMES AND THE EMBERS: 8pm - Clark's Bar, Lindsay St, Dundee (support from Danny McAtear (Sienna)). With his band The Embers he combines the songwriting influences of artists such as John Martyn, Bon Iver, James Taylor and Townes Van Zandt with the rhythm and blues, country and folk music textures of The Band, Neil Young and Ryan Adams and The Cardinals to play his own unique brand of roots pop Americana, with a hint of Scotland. www.adamholmesandtheembers.com PLANTEC: At Marryat Hall, Dundee. 7.30pm. Breton based Plantec is at the very leading edge of Celtic music. Their latest release Awen has received rave reviews for its avant-garde approach to traditional melodies. Longtime musical innovators Plantec find the right mix of past, present and future . A mélange of traditional instruments (bombarde, acoustic

guitars) and modern technologies (synths, rhythms) conspire to create a colourful cornucopia of finely-crafted and contemporary Celtic compositions. £10, Concessions - £8, Accompanied Schoolchildren - £5 www.dundeebox.co.uk 30 MAY

CHRISTINE TOBIN SINGS THE SONGS LEONARD COHEN; Christine Tobins A Thousand Kisses Deep brings together one of the most distinctive and alluring voices in jazz with one of the great poetic songwriters of our time, Leonard Cohen, in a mesmerising evening of music. Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, Stirling. Tickets £13, £11. Time 8pm. 31 MAY BLUE ROSE CODE: ‘The Ballads Of Peckham Rye’ UK Launch Tour. At Elm House, Fife. Blue Rose Code is not folk music. Or so he’s been told. Ross Wilson, the Edinburgh-born songwriter who labours under that name doesn’t write folk songs. But having discovered the traditional music of the British Isles whilst in exile down south, he fell in love with what he heard. Those sounds informed what happened next. His new album 'The Ballads Of Peckham Rye' features a remarkable roll call of musicians from the folk side of the fence, including Karine Polwart, Mattie Foulds, Lau’s Aidan O’Rourke and Rachel Newton from The Furrow Collective. To make it harder for our few remaining record shops to file Blue Rose Code in a rack, the new

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24 MAY: JOHN MITCHELL & SOFIE JONSSON: Promoting their new GRAITH AND GRAIN EP with the official release gig at Young's Interesting Books in Glasgow. In May and June 2014, they will be touring Scotland in support of the EP, which will feature original songs and tunes steeped in the Celtic and American styles that influence them. They fill their shows with quality acoustic guitar and fiddle playing, close vocal harmonies, and of course the good Highland craic. See website for tour dates - www.johnandsofie.com www.facebook.com/pages/Youngs-Interesting-Books/108158585887550 www.facebook.com/johnandsofiemusic

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album also features two of the Scottish jazz scene’s supreme talents in trumpeter Colin Steele and pianist Dave Milligan. And on bass, the unclassifiable but unutterably classy Danny Thompson warms and grounds these songs, as only he can. www.facebook.com/bluerosecode www.bluerosecode.com FAT GOTH: Album launch show. for 'One Hundred Percent Suave' At Buskers, Dundee. My favourite rock band on the planet right now" Vic Galloway (BBC Radio Scotland) http://fatgoth.bandcamp.com ALBERT HAMMOND: Tonight we are so privileged to welcome a songwriting master - as he brings his band on tour to mark his 70th birthday year. Song writing legend Albert Hammond is on tour in the UK in May.Albert has been writing and co-writing hit songs for over forty years; including - The Air That I breathe; When I need you; It never rains in southern California; One moment in time; I need to be in love; Don’t turn around plus many many many more… At The Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, Stirling. Show 8pm/Tickets £18 Tel 01786 274000 www.tolbooth.stirling.gov.uk 1 JUNE DOUGIE MACLEAN; The closing concert of the Perth Festival of the Arts 2014 with Dougie MacLean with Strings & Celtic Musicians. Premiere of Dougie MacLean's "Perthshire Cantata". Commissioned by the Perth Festival of the Arts with support from Creative Scotland. Perth Concert Hall, Perth. Box Office: 01738 621031 www.perthfestival.co.uk BLACK WATCH ARMY CADET FORCE BAND: Present A Summer Concert - supporting ‘ABF-The Soldiers' Charity’ at St Leonard's Church, Dunfermline, 7pm. The Black Watch ACF Regimental Band will be holding a Summer Concert in aid of ABF - The Soldiers' Charity with a varied programme of music showcasing the talents of the young men and women in the cadet band. Entry by Donation and see the event page for details www.facebook.com/events/643218149090659/ www.facebook.com/BandBWACF 3 JUNE

CHARLIE ROTH: At The Venue@No24' (£10) Crieff, Perthshire, PH7 4DL. Charlie Roth's 7th solo album is a collection of 12 tracks. Charlie is a story teller, the cactus tartan heart takes us on the his journey! From the desert hill country of Texas to the heather clad glens of bonny Scotland. There is a song of his home on the plains, a waltz across love, and a reflection on social change, some barstool ballads about thinkin’, drinkin’, and cheatin’. Charlie delivers stories as always plain and simple, inspired songs, inspiring playing, and inspirational singing. www.facebook.com/charlierothtroubadour

6 JUNE BARBARA DICKSON AND RAB NOAKES: Barbara and Rab have known one another for nearly fifty years and the songs represent many areas they've explored together in that time. That rich mixture of songs from limitless sources appealed to them, and instilled in them an instinct for songs of interest wherever they're from. Albert Halls, Albert Place, Dumbarton Rd, Stirling. Time 7.30pm. Tickets £20 centre balcony / £18 /

£16 concessions HM Frigate Unicorn Jazz & Blues for 2014: With ROSE ROOM. This exciting acoustic band will charm and entertain you with their “vigorous and vivacious” performances of ‘Hot Club’ and 1930s Jazz standards with a dash of Western Swing thrown in for good measure. “…as close to the sound of the great Stephane Grappelli as I think you’re going to hear in Scotland” – The Jazz House, BBC Radio Scotland. On board HM Frigate Unicorn which is berthed in Dundee’s Victoria Dock, right next to the Tay Road Bridge. www.frigateunicorn.org/events/jazz-blues-2014 7 JUNE

AMERICANA CAVALCADE: Perth Racecourse’s Americana Cavalcade from 2pm till 11pm at Perth Racecourse, Scone Palace Park, Perth, PH2 6BB. Tickets £15 available from www.perth-races.co.uk/americana-cavalcade.asp Organisers have rounded up a posse of hit makers and hipsters lead by the Magical and Medicinal Minnesotan Rancher Musician CHARLIE ROTH - and VANITY FARE - sixties hit makers with 2 gold discs and over 5 million record sales. Vanity Fare are currently on their block buster Solid Silver Sixties Tour, and they return to Scotland for this exclusive performance to play the hits including “Hitching a Ride” “Early In The Morning” “Better By Far” & “Live For The Sun”, and will back our star from the states, Charlie Roth, as well as present their much acclaimed tribute to seminal country-rock band The Bryds “The Notorious Byrd Brothers” on The KO Corral Stage (Open air main stage). You can even go for the all-out, authentic Wild West feel and camp overnight from the Saturday to the Sunday. That is, of course, if you’re wild enough. The Americana Cavalcade is presented in conjunction with Medicine Show Records. Many of the artist featured here are available on their latest compilation CaledoniaVille and available from www.medicineshowrecords.co.uk 8 JUNE GRAEME CLARK AND GRAHAM DUFFIN; As a cornerstone of the record breaking, multi-million selling band Wet Wet Wet, Scottish songwriter Graeme Clark is no stranger to playing sell-out stadium concerts all over the world. More recently though, he's been performing his own stripped back, intimate and acoustic songs to an amy of loyal and devoted fans. Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, Stirling. Tickets £12.50. Time 8pm. 11 JUNE DOUGIE MACLEAN; Dougie MacLean is Scotland’s pre-eminent singer-songwriter: a national musical treasure who has developed a unique blend of lyrical, roots-based songwriting and instrumental composition. Internationally renowned for his song Caledonia, and for music for the film Last of the Mohicans, his live performances are especially intimate in the Universal Hall auditorium. Universal Hall, Findhorn. Price: £12 / £10 concs/£8 U16s (concessions). Time 7.30pm. Box Office: 01309 691170 www.findhorn.org/universal-hall 20 JUNE

LITTLE KICKS on tour: At Buskers, Dundee. The Little Kicks are a 4 piece band who have a reputation for a great live show and are known for their distinctly catchy upbeat indie

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HM Frigate Unicorn Jazz & Blues for 2014: With DICK LEE’S SWINGTET. Dick Lee’s Swingtet features the music of Benny Goodman, Django Reinhardt and Glenn Miller starring JAZZ Vocalist of the Year Alison Affleck and her tributes to Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald and Lena Horne. On board HM Frigate Unicorn which is berthed in Dundee’s Victoria Dock, right next to the Tay Road Bridge. www.frigateunicorn.org/events/jazz-blues-2014 4 SEPTEMBER

PHIL & ALY Spring Tour: At Perth Concert Hall, Mill Street, Perth. PH1 5HZ. 7:30pm. 0173 862 1031. In 1988, two members from two of Scotland’s leading bands, “The Boys of The Lough” and “Silly Wizard”, came together to work on a television series. You could say “the rest is history”. Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham enjoyed performing together so much that they decided to have a small tour that year. 25 years on, they are filling not only small village halls, but all of our major performance venues. www.horesecross.co.uk http://philandaly.com/

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carol.musicnewsscotland@gmail.com 23 MAY TEN TONNE DOZER: At Sharkys, Montrose (as part of the Montrose Music Fest). The multi-award winning Shetland Islands groove metal band Ten Tonne Dozer are on tour promoting their album 'Uit de Buik - Duivel te koop'. Ten Tonne Dozer put on amazing live shows and are a well seasoned touring band. www.facebook.com/tentonnedozer 24 MAY LIVE AT CAPTAIN TOMS: Hosted by Scott Ironside and Magenta Lust Lust. Filmed live in Captain Toms studios and streamed worldwide for FREE!! This one is also part of the SEMPERFI ‘Polaris’ EP launch. View @ www.kpx.tv TEN TONNE DOZER: At Lemon Tree, Aberdeen (including Live at Captain Toms and live online broadcast in morning @ www.kpx.tv ). The multi-award winning Shetland Islands groove metal band Ten Tonne Dozer are on tour promoting their album 'Uit de Buik - Duivel te koop'. Ten Tonne Dozer put on amazing live shows and are a well seasoned touring band. www.facebook.com/tentonnedozer 25 MAY

PHIL & ALY Spring Tour: Stonehaven Town Hall, 36 Allardice Street, AB39 2BU. 7:30pm. 0156 976 6264. In 1988, two members from two of Scotland’s leading bands, “The Boys of The Lough” and “Silly Wizard”, came together to

work on a television series. You could say “the rest is history”. Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham enjoyed performing together so much that they decided to have a small tour that year. 25 years on, they are filling not only small village halls, but all of our major performance venues. www.masimpsons.com/events.html http://philandaly.com/ 26 MAY

BREABACH on tour: Lemon Tree, Aberdeen. One of the most celebrated and successful Scottish folk bands of recent times, Breabach command the stage with flare, charisma and a sound that is as expansive as it is distinct. Powered by double bagpipes, flute and fiddle, this uncompromising force is further fuelled by the tight groove of double bass, guitar and step-dance. www.breabach.com 6 JUNE Almost Blue Promotions present SAM BAKER: At The Blue Lamp, 121 Gallowgate, AB25 1BU Aberdeen. Tickets £15 from www.seetickets.com and Aberdeen Box Office. Sam Baker makes a very welcome return to Aberdeen. In 1986 Sam Baker was on a train in Peru that was bombed by Shining Path Guerillas. Miraculously he survived and went on to become a great songwriter and is fast becoming one of the biggest underground Americana success stories of recent years. Imagine Steve Earle, Shane MacGowan and Johnny Cash jamming in a back street Texas bar when in comes Nick Cave and the spirit of Townes Van Zandt. www.almostbluepromotions.com www.facebook.com/AlmostBluePromotions 21 JUNE

LITTLE KICKS on tour: At AECC, Aberdeen. The Little Kicks are a 4 piece band who have a reputation for a great live show and are known for their distinctly catchy upbeat indie pop songs."We play upbeat Indie Disco pop that makes people dance." www.thelittlekicks.co.uk 18 JULY Almost Blue Promotions present RED DIRT SKINNERS: At The Blue Lamp, 121 Gallowgate, AB25 1BU Aberdeen. Tickets £8 adv / £10 on the door from www.seetickets.com The Red Dirt Skinners are the first band in history to succeed at both the British Blues Awards (Runner up Best Instrumentalist) and also the British Country Music Awards (Finalist Best New Act and People's Choice). Husband and wife duo and Rob and Sarah Skinner have brought out their third album, Sinking The Mary Rose, which is going down a storm with audiences and press alike, and selling fast. www.almostbluepromotions.com www.facebook.com/AlmostBluePromotions 6 AUGUST DOUGIE MACLEAN Part of the Aboyne & Deeside Festival 2014. Dougie MacLean is Scotland’s pre-eminent singer-songwriter: a national musical treasure who has developed a unique blend of lyrical, roots-based songwriting and instrumental composition. Internationally renowned for his song Caledonia, and for music for the film Last of the Mohicans, his live performances are especially intimate. Deeside Theatre, Aboyne

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22 MAY TEN TONNE DOZER: At Madhatters, Inverness. The multi-award winning Shetland Islands groove metal band Ten Tonne Dozer are on tour promoting their album 'Uit de Buik - Duivel te koop'. Ten Tonne Dozer put on amazing live shows and are a well seasoned touring band. www.facebook.com/tentonnedozer 23 MAY

PHIL & ALY Spring Tour: At Nairn Community & Arts Centre, King St., IV12 4BQ. 7:30pm 01667 453476. In 1988, two members from two of Scotland’s leading bands, “The Boys of The Lough” and “Silly Wizard”, came together to work on a television series. You could say “the rest is history”. Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham enjoyed performing together so much that they decided to have a small tour that year. 25 years on, they are filling not only small village halls, but all of our major performance venues. www.nairncommunitycentre.co.uk http://philandaly.com/ National Trust for Scotland: Music at the Castle - The Marvel of Peru: At Brodie Castle, near Forres, in Moray. An evening of music in the luxurious surroundings of Brodie Castle's Main Drawing Room. Directed by James Ross with soprano Aileen Birch, Baroque ensemble The Marvel of Peru returns to Brodie Castle. They will be entertaining and enthralling the audience with a delightful selection of music from Scotland, England and the Continent by Purcell, Handel, Bach, Stanley, Paisible, Clerk and Finger. Doors open at 7.30pm with the event starting at 8pm. Refreshments will be available to purchase during the interval. Numbers are limited so booking is essential. £12/£10 For further information please call 0844 4932156 24 MAY

Medicine Music presents: CHRISTINE TOBIN, 2pm at The Greenhouse, 14 High Street, Dingwall. By Donation (Sugg. £8) www.medicinemusic.co.uk JAMES HICKMAN & DAN CASSIDY: At Inverie Village Hall (8pm), Inverie, Knoydart, PH41 4PL. Here's a link to James and Dan playing last year: http://bit.ly/1kP2IFl Tickets for this event are on the door - reserve tickets through this Facebook page (below) www.facebook.com/events/501813536604761/ www.facebook.com/InverieVillageHall HOOLEY IN THE HIGHLANDS – country music festival featuring John McNicholl & Band, Stillwater, Western Rhythm, John Dolan & Off The Kuff Band, Trevor Loughrey. Strathpeffer Pavilion, The Square, Strathpeffer. Time 1pm to midnight. Tickets £40 (limited number of under 18 tickets at £20) from 01463 811677 or landl@northhighlandradio.co.uk 28 MAY

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BREABACH on tour: Carrbridge Village Hall. One of the most celebrated and successful Scottish folk bands of recent times, Breabach command the stage with flare, charisma and a sound that is as expansive as it is distinct. Powered by double bagpipes, flute and fiddle, this uncompromising force is further fuelled by the tight groove of double bass, guitar and step-dance. www.breabach.com 30 MAY

BLUE ROSE CODE: ‘The Ballads Of Peckham Rye’ UK Launch Tour. At Northern Roots Festival, Inverness. Blue Rose Code is not folk music. Or so he’s been told. Ross Wilson, the Edinburgh-born songwriter who labours under that name doesn’t write folk songs. But having discovered the traditional music of the British Isles whilst in exile down south, he fell in love with what he heard. Those sounds informed what happened next. His new album 'The Ballads Of Peckham Rye' features a remarkable roll call of musicians from the folk side of the fence, including Karine Polwart, Mattie Foulds, Lau’s Aidan O’Rourke and Rachel Newton from The Furrow Collective. To make it harder for our few remaining record shops to file Blue Rose Code in a rack, the new album also features two of the Scottish jazz scene’s supreme talents in trumpeter Colin Steele and pianist Dave Milligan. And on bass, the unclassifiable but unutterably classy Danny Thompson warms and grounds these songs, as only he can. www.facebook.com/bluerosecode www.bluerosecode.com FAT GOTH: Album launch show. for 'One Hundred Percent Suave' At Hootananny's, Inverness. My favourite rock band on the planet right now" Vic Galloway (BBC Radio Scotland) http://fatgoth.bandcamp.com 30-31 MAY BELLA HARDY: At Northern Roots Festival, Inverness. One of the most creative, prolific and original singers in the UK and now winner of the BBC Radio 2 Folk Singer of The Year award, Bella Hardy's captivating voice inhabits her characters and spins her stories with an equal balance of strength and sensitivity. With fiddle in hand, she presents folk songs in the best tradition; not as antiquated museum pieces, but as relevant and very human artworks. www.northernrootsfestival.com www.BellaHardy.com Caithness Gigs presents: DONNIE MUNRO @ Assembly Rooms, Sinclair Terrace, Wick. Tickets £16.00 / Over 18s Only www.caithnessgigs.com MÀNRAN – the Pavilion team are delighted that we’ve finally managed to make a date with Mànran - an exceptionally talented group of young musicians, who are taking the music world by storm with their high energy, stomping tunes and phenomenal Gaelic and English songs. This will be their first gig in this area since their popular appearance at Runrig’s 40th anniversary “Party on the Moor”. Strathpeffer Pavilion, The Square, Strathpeffer. Time 8pm. Tickets £16 online from WeGotTickets and Ticketweb UK, via Ticketweb 24-hour hotline 08444 771000, from June’s Card Shop Dingwall and from the Pavilion 01997 420124 www.manran.co.uk PHIL & ALY Spring Tour: At Corran Halls, The

Esplanade, Oban. PA34 5AB. 7:30pm. 0163 156 7333. In 1988, two members from two of Scotland’s leading bands, “The Boys of The Lough” and “Silly Wizard”, came together to work on a television series. You could say “the rest is history”. Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham enjoyed performing together so much that they decided to have a small tour that year. 25 years on, they are filling not only small village halls, but all of our major performance venues. www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/theatre/corran-halls http://philandaly.com/ 30 MAY

BREABACH on tour: The Ceilidh Place, Ullapool. One of the most celebrated and successful Scottish folk bands of recent times, Breabach command the stage with flare, charisma and a sound that is as expansive as it is distinct. Powered by double bagpipes, flute and fiddle, this uncompromising force is further fuelled by the tight groove of double bass, guitar and step-dance. www.breabach.com 31 MAY

ADAM HOLMES and the EMBERS: At Eden Court, Inverness Northern Roots Festival. One of the brightest rising stars on today’s Scottish music scene and long-listed for a 2014 Scottish Album of the Year 'SAY' Award, the 23-year-old is a singer and songwriter of rare and timeless potency, drawing on influences from either side of the Atlantic. www.adamholmesandtheembers.com PHIL & ALY Spring Tour: At The Nevis Centre, An Aird, Fort William. PH33 6AN. 7:30pm, 0139 770 0707. In 1988, two members from two of Scotland’s leading bands, “The Boys of The Lough” and “Silly Wizard”, came together to work on a television series. You could say “the rest is history”. Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham enjoyed performing together so much that they decided to have a small tour that year. 25 years on, they are filling not only small village halls, but all of our major performance venues. www.neviscentre.co.uk http://philandaly.com/ 1 JUNE

Highland Chamber Orchestra – the HCO returns to its favourite venue for one of its popular Sunday afternoon concerts. Strathpeffer Pavilion, The Square, Strathpeffer. Time 3pm. www.highland-chamber-orchestra.co.uk 3 JUNE

JOHN MITCHELL & SOFIE JONSSON: Promoting their new GRAITH AND GRAIN EP. At The Argyll Hotel, Ullapool. In May and June 2014, we will be touring Scotland in support of our new EP, which will feature original songs and tunes steeped in the Celtic and American styles that influence us. We fill our shows with quality acoustic guitar and fiddle playing, close vocal harmonies, and of course the good Highland craic. www.johnandsofie.com www.facebook.com/johnandsofiemusic 4 JUNE

CHARLIE ROTH: At The Market Bar, 32 Church St, Inverness IV1 1EH. Charlie Roth's 7th solo album is a collection of 12 tracks. Charlie is a

story teller, the cactus tartan heart takes us on the his journey! From the desert hill country of Texas to the heather clad glens of bonny Scotland. There is a song of his home on the plains, a waltz across love, and a reflection on social change, some barstool ballads about thinkin’, drinkin’, and cheatin’. Charlie delivers stories as always plain and simple, inspired songs, inspiring playing, and inspirational singing. www.facebook.com/charlierothtroubadour 5 JUNE

JOHN MITCHELL & SOFIE JONSSON: Promoting their new GRAITH AND GRAIN EP. At The Tea Posy, Dingwall. In May and June 2014, we will be touring Scotland in support of our new EP, which will feature original songs and tunes steeped in the Celtic and American styles that influence us. We fill our shows with quality acoustic guitar and fiddle playing, close vocal harmonies, and of course the good Highland craic. www.johnandsofie.com www.facebook.com/johnandsofiemusic CHARLIE ROTH: At House Concert & Jam session @ Davy Cowan’s house (pass the hat), 34 High Street, Invergordon, IV18 0EU Charlie Roth's 7th solo album is a collection of 12 tracks. Charlie is a story teller, the cactus tartan heart takes us on the his journey! From the desert hill country of Texas to the heather clad glens of bonny Scotland. There is a song of his home on the plains, a waltz across love, and a reflection on social change, some barstool ballads about thinkin’, drinkin’, and cheatin’. Charlie delivers stories as always plain and simple, inspired songs, inspiring playing, and inspirational singing. www.facebook.com/charlierothtroubadour 6 JUNE

JOHN MITCHELL & SOFIE JONSSON: Promoting their new GRAITH AND GRAIN EP. At IG:LU Art Gallery, Inverness. In May and June 2014, we will be touring Scotland in support of our new EP, which will feature original songs and tunes steeped in the Celtic and American styles that influence us. We fill our shows with quality acoustic guitar and fiddle playing, close vocal harmonies, and of course the good Highland craic. www.johnandsofie.com www.facebook.com/johnandsofiemusic JOHN MITCHELL & SOFIE JONSSON: Promoting their new GRAITH AND GRAIN EP. At The Old Inn, Gairloch. In May and June 2014, we will be touring Scotland in support of our new EP, which will feature original songs and tunes steeped in the Celtic and American styles that influence us. We fill our shows with quality acoustic guitar and fiddle playing, close vocal harmonies, and of course the good Highland craic. www.johnandsofie.com www.facebook.com/johnandsofiemusic CHARLIE ROTH: At Lochcarron Hotel (£10)Main Street, Lochcarron, Ross-Shire, IV54 BYS Charlie Roth's 7th solo album is a collection of 12 tracks. Charlie is a story teller, the cactus tartan heart takes us on the his journey! From the desert hill country of Texas to the heather clad glens of bonny Scotland. There is a song of his home on the plains, a waltz across love, and a reflection on social change, some barstool ballads about thinkin’, drinkin’, and cheatin’. Charlie delivers stories as always plain and

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LAU - modern folk music’s most innovative band, with three brilliant musicians, thrilling performers and free-thinking visionaries. Kris Drever (vocals/guitar) from the Orkney Islands, Martin Green (accordion) from East Anglia and Aidan O’Rourke (fiddle) from Oban have won many awards, including being named Best Group in BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards a record-breaking four times and “the UK’s best live band” by The Guardian. Strathpeffer Pavilion, The Square, Strathpeffer. Time 8pm. Tickets £15 now on sale online from WeGotTickets and Ticketweb UK, via Ticketweb 24-hour hotline 08444 771000, from June’s Card Shop Dingwall and from the Pavilion 01997 420124 www.lau-music.co.uk 25 JUNE

SCOTTISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA makes its popular annual visit to the Pavilion. The programme will be: Schubert Symphony No. 2, Mozart Flute Concerto in D Major, Haydn Symphony 194 (“London”) and Mendelssohn Scherzo from his Octet. Conductor Richard Egarr, soloist the SCO’s own brilliant Principal Flute Alison Mitchell. Strathpeffer Pavilion, The Square, Strathpeffer. Time 8pm. Tickets £15 /

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Medicine Music presents: SOPHIE BANCROFT & TOM LYNE at Argyll Hotel, Ullapool 9pm. Entry By donation (suggested £8) www.medicinemusic.co.uk 16 JULY

Medicine Music presents: SOPHIE BANCROFT & TOM LYNE (Supp. The Slim Panatellas) at IG:Lu Art gallery, 19 Church Street, Inverness 7.30 pm. Tickets £8 www.medicinemusic.co.uk

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DOUGIE MACLEAN; Dougie will be performing as a trio with ROSS AINSLIE and PETE GARNETT. Part of Feis Ile - The Islay Festival of Malt. Music. Bowmore Hall, Bowmore, Isle of Islay. Time 8pm. Tickets £10. 25 MAY

Transclyde Music presents: We have folk royalty in the guise of multi award winner MARTIN SIMPSON, who will play at the Marble Hall in Mount Stuart. Transclyde Music promote live music on the Isle of Bute. https://twitter.com/transclydemusic http://transclydemusic.co.uk/ 31 MAY

BREABACH on tour: Ceòl on the Croft, Isle of Skye. One of the most celebrated and successful Scottish folk bands of recent times, Breabach command the stage with flare, charisma and a sound that is as expansive as it is distinct. Powered by double bagpipes, flute and fiddle, this uncompromising force is further fuelled by the tight groove of double bass, guitar and step-dance. www.breabach.com 5 JUNE BARBARA DICKSON AND RAB NOAKES: Barbara and Rab have known one another for nearly fifty years and the songs represent many

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areas they've explored together in that time. That rich mixture of songs from limitless sources appealed to them, and instilled in them an instinct for songs of interest wherever they're from. Aros Centre, Isle of Skye 6-8 JUNE ARRAN FOLK FESTIVAL: The 20th Arran Folk Festival line up is now on-line and tickets are available to purchase! We are proud of the musicians that we have booked to appear this year – we have managed to secure some big names on the Folk Scene who are all very enthusiastic about coming over to play here. www.arranevents.com/arranfolkfestival2014.php 8 JUNE

Transclyde Music presents: THE CORN POTATO STRING BAND (TBC). Transclyde Music promote live music on the Isle of Bute. https://twitter.com/transclydemusic http://transclydemusic.co.uk/ BARBARA DICKSON AND RAB NOAKES: Barbara and Rab have known one another for nearly fifty years and the songs represent many areas they've explored together in that time. That rich mixture of songs from limitless sources appealed to them, and instilled in them an instinct for songs of interest wherever they're from. Mareel, Lerwick. Shetland. 26 JUNE

Transclyde Music presents: DES HORSFALL at Musicker. Transclyde Music promote live music on the Isle of Bute. https://twitter.com/transclydemusic http://transclydemusic.co.uk/ 16-19 JULY ADAM HOLMES and the EMBERS: At Hebridean Celtic Festival. One of the brightest rising stars on today’s Scottish music scene and long-listed for a 2014 Scottish Album of the Year 'SAY' Award, the 23-year-old is a singer and songwriter of rare and timeless potency, drawing on influences from either side of the Atlantic. www.adamholmesandtheembers.com 19 JULY

Transclyde Music presents: NICK HARPER at Craigmore Bowling Club. Transclyde Music promote live music on the Isle of Bute. https://twitter.com/transclydemusic http://transclydemusic.co.uk/ 16 August

Transclyde Music presents: GLENN TILBROOK at the Marble Hall Mount Stuart. Transclyde Music promote live music on the Isle of Bute. https://twitter.com/transclydemusic http://transclydemusic.co.uk/

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LITTLE KICKS on tour: At Kilmarnock Dirty Weekender, Kilmarnock. The Little Kicks are a 4 piece band who have a reputation for a great live show and are known for their distinctly catchy upbeat indie pop songs."We play upbeat Indie Disco pop that makes people dance." www.thelittlekicks.co.uk 24 MAY

THE DANGEROUS BROS: At The Alton Inn, Kilwinning. 9pm, free admission. www.facebook.com/pages/The-Alton-Inn/130778983635951 REPUBLIC OF SOUL: At Eagle Tavern, Prestwick. 9pm, free admission. www.facebook.com/eagle.prestwick 25 MAY

KAN: At Knockengorroch World Ceilidh, onstage at 8.45pm. All information and ticket booking at www.knockengorroch.org.uk Featuring Brian Finnegan (Flook!) and 2014 BBC Folk Musician of the Year Aidan O'Rourke (Lau), Kan takes the listener on a high-octane and dynamic journey that will enthral the senses and make the blood rush. Following the critically acclaimed debut album 'Sleeper', Kan has cultivated a formidable live act that has captivated audiences at home and around the globe. www.kan-music.co.uk 28 MAY

BELLA HARDY: At The CatStrand, New Galloway. One of the most creative, prolific and original singers in the UK and now winner of the BBC Radio 2 Folk Singer of The Year award, Bella Hardy's captivating voice inhabits her characters and spins her stories with an equal balance of strength and sensitivity. With fiddle in hand, she presents folk songs in the best tradition; not as antiquated museum pieces, but as relevant and very human artworks. www.catstrand.com www.BellaHardy.com Irvine Folk Club presents: JOHN DOYLE www.johndoylemusic.com www.irvinefolkclub.trad.org.uk 31 MAY THE SPLINTERS: At The Alton Inn, Kilwinning. 9pm, free admission. www.facebook.com/pages/The-Alton-Inn/130778983635951 STILL BUZZIN: At Eagle Tavern, Prestwick. 9pm, free admission. www.facebook.com/eagle.prestwick 1 JUNE

DAVE ARCARI with ALAN FREW and MARK & CAROL BAILEY: Playing an evening headline show at The Twa Dugs as part of Ayr’s Fresh Ayr Festival. The event – held in various venues around the town’s Burns Statue Square – is the brainchild of Ian Wallace who runs the local Big Sparra Vinyl record shop. Arcari, whose 2013 debut US tour was a resounding success (and sees him return to the States later this year) is currently touring to promote his latest album Whisky in my Blood. Dave has shared the stage with major artists including country/Americana

legend Steve Earle, the mighty Alabama 3, Seasick Steve, Toby Keith and veteran blues-rocker Robin Trower. www.facebook.com/bigsparra www.davearcari.com 11 JUNE

Irvine Folk Club presents: KENT DUCHAINE www.kentduchaine.com www.irvinefolkclub.trad.org.uk 26 JUNE

Irvine Folk Club presents: BRUCE & WALKER www.bruceandwalker.com www.irvinefolkclub.trad.org.uk 9 JULY

Irvine Folk Club presents: CLAUDE BOURBON www.claudebourbon.org www.irvinefolkclub.trad.org.uk 23 JULY

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PHIL & ALY Spring Tour: At Kirkcudbright Parish Church, St Mary's Street, DG6 4AQ. 7:30pm.. In 1988, two members from two of Scotland’s leading bands, “The Boys of The Lough” and “Silly Wizard”, came together to work on a television series. You could say “the rest is history”. Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham enjoyed performing together so much that they decided to have a small tour that year. 25 years on, they are filling not only small village halls, but all of our major performance venues. http://philandaly.com/

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Kazmiranda Music Cafe presents: Jam Session. This one will be a night to remember, we have the pleasure of hosting Steve Morrison and other special guests. The band is a kitchen collective, we meet at Keiths house every week and drink tea and jam. This is our third café session. Open 7.30pm, all welcome. For details email Brian at themusicgallery@btconnect.com www.facebook.com/pages/Kazmiranda-Vintage-Local-Art-Boutique/478898812161209 www.facebook.com/TheMusicGalleryUk 24 MAY

BREABACH on tour: Folkworks Hexham Gathering. One of the most celebrated and successful Scottish folk bands of recent times, Breabach

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Kazmiranda Music Cafe presents: Hosting ‘Hazels Acoustic Session’, from 7.30pm. This is a very relaxed environment to try your thing, goes round the room, songs, tunes, ditty’s and poems. For details email Brian at themusicgallery@btconnect.com www.facebook.com/pages/Kazmiranda-Vintage-Local-Art-Boutique/478898812161209 www.facebook.com/TheMusicGalleryUk 30 MAY

LITTLE KICKS on tour: At the 'End Of The Month Club' at Charlie’s, Berwick-upon-Tweed. The Little Kicks are a 4 piece band who have a reputation for a great live show and are known for their distinctly catchy upbeat indie pop songs."We play upbeat Indie Disco pop that makes people dance." www.thelittlekicks.co.uk 31 MAY

STEVE MORGAN: Singer/songwriter originally from Wishaw now residing in Bergen, Norway, makes a rare appearance at Tibbie Shiels Inn, near Selkirk with Ross Gardiner (keys) and Frank Usher (guitar) at 8.30pm. (See also 1 June) www.stevemorganmusic.org www.sonicbids.com/stevemorgan Kazmiranda Music Cafe presents: Anna Raine @ 1pm and then Open Mic @ 7pm. For details

email Brian at themusicgallery@btconnect.com www.facebook.com/pages/Kazmiranda-Vintage-Local-Art-Boutique/478898812161209 www.facebook.com/TheMusicGalleryUk St Boswell’s Live present: ARCHIE FISHER / TOMMY ASHBY & ADAM DOUBLE for St Boswells Village Week! St Boswells Live! will be opening Village Week with a fabulous music show. Scottish folk legend Archie Fisher will provide a laid-back, evocative set, followed by a performance from Tommy Ashby and his superb band. There will also be a special appearance from our very own Sub-Committee, playing a few infectious covers to kick the evening off. Doors open at 7.30pm with the music starting at 8pm. Tickets are priced £10 full, £5 for under-16s and £25 for a family of up to 5. www.stboswellslive.com LITTLE KICKS on tour: At Head Of Steam, Newcastle. The Little Kicks are a 4 piece band who have a reputation for a great live show and are known for their distinctly catchy upbeat indie pop songs."We play upbeat Indie Disco pop that makes people dance." www.thelittlekicks.co.uk 1 JUNE

STEVE MORGAN: Singer/songwriter originally from Wishaw now residing in Bergen, Norway, makes a rare appearance at Tibbie Shiels Inn, near Selkirk with The Borders Boogie Band from 1pm to 5pm. (See also 31 May) www.stevemorganmusic.org www.sonicbids.com/stevemorgan 5 JUNE

Kazmiranda Music Cafe presents: Steve Morrison is back!!! We are running the master-class again and the Blues Buffet. Tickets for the master-class are £10 and the performance £10 once again the class is from 4pm—6pm and the gig at 7.30pm very limited tickets available, please let us know straight away if you need tickets reserved! For details email Brian at themusicgallery@btconnect.com www.facebook.com/pages/Kazmiranda-Vintage-Local-Art-Boutique/478898812161209 www.facebook.com/TheMusicGalleryUk 7 JUNE

BARBARA DICKSON AND RAB NOAKES: Barbara and Rab have known one another for nearly fifty years and the songs represent many areas they've explored together in that time. That rich mixture of songs from limitless sources appealed to them, and instilled in them an instinct for songs of interest wherever they're from. Tait Hall, Kelso. Roxburghshire, Scottish Borders. Time 8pm. 13 SEPTEMBER

String Jam Club present: BENNY GALLAGHER - BOB WOOD – COLIN MACFARLANE. One half of the legendary Gallagher & Lyle, Benny has written more great songs than seems really fair and remains one of the best players on the circuit. Add in the combined talents of exemplary musicians, Bob Wood and Colin MacFarlane, and you have a gig made in heaven. We anticipate a huge demand for this gig, another sell-out, so get in quick. Wear your heart on your sleeve for Benny and buy your tickets on Saturday! Tickets on sale at the beginning of August. String Jam Club meets on the second Saturday of every month at The County Hotel, 1- 5 High Street, Selkirk TD7 4BZ. www.facebook.com/StringJamClub weblink: www.bordergaitherin.com

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MAY Southside Fringe Glasgow 9-25 May It’s an incredibly exciting time in the Southside with fantastic new venues The Glad Café and The Bungo actively encouraging creativity and supporting local Southside talent. The ethos of the Southside 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 Dumfries & Galloway Arts Festival Dumfries and Galloway 16-25 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 Knockengorroch World Ceilidh Kirkcudbright 22-25 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 auditorium and to our upland stage to experience the biggest little festival this side of anywhere! www.knockengorroch.org.uk Orkney Folk Festival Orkney 22-25 May Here we are folks – Orkney Folk Festival number 32! Once again we have some big names com-ing 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 Doune & Dunblane Fling Dunblane 22-15 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 Perth Festival of the Arts Perth 22 May - 1 June Perth Festival of the Arts is one if the highlights in Perth's cultural calendar in Scotland. Now its 43rd year, it covers a wide range of artforms from classical music and opera to rock music and drama. Concerts are staged in Perth Concert Hall and St John's Kirk. www.perthfestival.co.uk Kilmarnock's Dirty Weekender Kilmarnock 23-25 May Kilmarnock’s Dirty Weekender music festival was established in 2012. In 2013 the event ex-panded with over 40 acts performing and a third venue being added to include an all agers stage. In 2014 Kilmarnock’s Dirty Weekender will see further growth with the inclusion of the 1300 ca-pacity Grand Hall venue. 2014 will also see the development and implementation of Glasgow’s Dirty Weekender. This will take place between the 28 February and the 1 March over three of the city’s venues, Pivo Pivo, Ivory Blacks and Stereo. The Dirty Weekender crew will take its years of experience and deliver a unique and di-verse event to Glasgow for the first time. www.killieweekender.com Montrose Music Festival Montrose 23-25 May Montrose Music Festival is a Scottish music festi-val which takes place at the end of May in Mon-trose, Angus. It has become a much anticipated, annual event across Scotland. The festival com-mittee is a non-profit, volunteer run organisa-tion, dedicated to promoting free live music of all styles and genres, and at all levels, in Mon-trose and surrounding areas. The festival ac-tively promotes local acts as well as hosting mu-sicians from across the United Kingdom

www.montrosemusicfestival.co.uk Buchan Heritage Society Strichen Festival Strichen, Fraserburgh 23-25 May The Buchan Heritage Festival at Strichen is one of the finest places to appreciate our rich tradi-tion of music, song, verse, drama and story, and, at the same time, enjoy listening to, or us-ing, the broad 'Doric' language which is still very much alive here in the North East, and enjoy a friendly family atmosphere where contestants have come from a' the airt's and pairt's o' Scot-land and sometimes beyond. www.buchanheritagesociety.co.uk The Islay Malt & Music Festival Islay 23-31 May During the last week of May each year the island of Islay welcomes visitors from across the world to help us celebrate our culture our music and of course our world renowned single malt whiskies. During the festival we have all sorts of activities including dances, recitals, fishing, Gaelic les-sons, ceilidh's, folk music, whisky tastings and so much more - each event is served with a warm Islay welcome. www.theislayfestival.co.uk The Border Gaitherin Coldstream May 30 - June 1 The Border Gaitherin is back in 2014 and we are currently planning a great weekend of musical entertainments and activities for all our partici-pants. Come and enjoy! The Border Gaitherin is the major showcase for Borders music and for the immense musical and creative talent which resides here in the Borders. However this year we are pleased to have American guest musi-cians bringing an Appalachian flavour to the weekend. www.bordergaitherin.com Northern Roots Festival Inverness 30 May - 1 June Established in 2009, Bruce MacGregor's North-ern Roots Music Festival is held in Inverness and features the very best in acoustic, roots, folk and blues from around the world. Celebrating celtic connections in the Highlands and a new way of doing things including some great ses-sion pubs for the afternoons www.northernrootsfestival.co.uk

JUNE goNORTH Inverness 4-5 June goNORTH is an annual Creative Industries Festi-val taking place in Inverness featuring a broad range of Music, Screen, Publishing, Fashion and

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Interactive content. Each year the event brings a wide programme of panels, workshops, film screenings, training opportunities, Q&A sessions, keynote interviews and live music showcases to the north of Scotland. www.gonorthfestival.co.uk Arran Folk Festival Isle of Arran 6-8 June Arran Events are responsible for the continuance of The Arran Folk Festival which will run from 6-8 June this year. As well as being fully suppor-tive of the work that Arran Folk Festival have done since its creation in 1990, we aim to widen our scope and include all genres of music and hope that we will cater for most musical tastes! www.arranevents.com/arranfolkfestival2014.php Glasgow West End Festival Glasgow 6-29 June Over 100 Glasgow-based organisations, arts groups and local and international artists deliver a mixture of activities and projects, overseen by a small festival team. The WEF brings all of these activities together in the festival pro-gramme and includes events, exhibitions, per-formances, talks, tours, workshops and screen-ings, and many are free of charge to allow ac-cessibility. The WEF’s ethos is to include partici-pants and venues that can complement the al-ready diverse programme. www.westendfestival.co.uk Meadows Festival Edinburgh 7-8 June The Edinburgh Meadows Festival is a free volun-teer-run annual event featuring live music, mer-chandise, stalls, kids’ and adults’ activities and loads more. The first Meadows Festival took place in 1974 and since then the Festival has been an annual feature of the calendar. In 2013 over 20,000 people attended across the two days of the Festival, so it’s a busy and fun-filled couple of days! There will be two stages at the 2014 Meadows Festival: Red Dog Music Stage and Fortune Futures Stage www.meadowsfestival.org/live-music/ Eden Festival Raehills Meadows 12-15 June We are a boutique festival showcasing fresh mu-sic and electrifying performances! Set in the stunning Raehills Meadows on the 13th-15th of June, hosting 9 different stages including a kids arena, circus tent, drive in cinema, comedy, cabaret and workshops, as well as a feast of per-formers, artworks, games and much much more. Tickets are currently £95. Line up to announced shortly. Latest video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgqJZ08P3QY www.facebook.com/theedenfestival Solas Festival The Bield at Blackruthven 20-22 June

In what promises to be a exciting year in the spotlight for Scotland, Solas will entertain you with a mixing pot of art, music, dance and com-edy whilst covering everything from jazz to ceilidh dancing, and hip hop to slow food. Our brilliant variety of acts and friendly atmosphere make it a great destination for families. Under-12s go free. The festival aims to create a gener-ous, hospitable space in Scotland where the arts can be performed and enjoyed by all. The pro-gramme also makes space for challenging de-bate with activists, writers and thinkers from across the political, cultural and religious spec-trum. www.solasfestival.co.uk Glasgow Jazz Festival Glasgow 25–29 June Welcome to the 2014 Glasgow International Jazz Festival, this is the 28th year of the Festival, and once again we hope that this year’s line up offers something for everyone! The first headliners in-clude Courtney Pine’s acclaimed House of Leg-ends, Martin Taylor, Neil Cowley Trio featuring tracks from their latest album, Jazz Jamaica, Jacqui Dankworth & Todd Gordon. www.jazzfest.co.uk Bannockburn Live Stirling 28-29 June A two day feast of music, culture, ancestry, food and drink and battle performances. As part of the Bannockburn Live weekend there is a pleth-ora of home grown talent performing, including Dougie MacLean, Julie Fowlis, Karine Polwart, Rachel Sermanni and many more. This Home-coming Scotland 2014 signature event will im-merse you in Scotland’s history and culture, commemorating the 700th anniversary of the Battle of Bannockburn and celebrating the best of Scottish traditional and contemporary music, food and drink and more. www.bannockburnlive.com

JULY Wizard Festival Aberdeenshire 2014 (July tbc) Organisers are waiting for decisions on funding for Wizard before they can confirm the 2014 dates - but were looking at July. Stay up-to-date via facebook and twitter links. www.facebook.com/wizardfestival https://twitter.com/wizardfestival Newton Stewart Traditional & Acoustic Music Festival

Newton Stewart 4-5 July Traditional and acoustic music festival in the pic-turesque market town of Newton Stewart, Dum-fries and Galloway, in South West Scotland. Ross Couper & Tom Oakes, Siobhan Miller & Aaron Jones, Wendy Stewart, Aaron Jones & Nathon Jones, Zoë Bestel and Jonathan Henderson...workshops, sessions...we look forward to seeing you there. More details to follow... www.facebook.com/TradMusicFestival Black Isle Fiddle Festival Cromarty 4-6 July Do you want to learn from some of the finest fid-dle players in Scotland in a unique Highland set-ting? Join us in Cromarty in July for the Black Isle Fiddle Weekend. Intensive tuition in a small class setting, top-notch concerts, informal ses-sions and of course, great Highland hospitality! The Black Isle Fiddle Weekend takes place in the beautiful, historic village of Cromarty,at the Old Brewery – an intimate and homely learning envi-ronment. www.fiddleweekend.co.uk T in the Park Fife 11-13 July What more can we say! Scotland’s most widely known and respected festival, which always at-tracts the biggest names. Check out if tickets are still available at www.tinthepark.com/tickets www.tinthepark.com Hebridean Celtic Festival Hebrides 16-19 July 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. Get your tickets quickly at www.hebceltfest.com/booking www.hebceltfest.com Tiree Music Festival Isle of Tiree 18-20 July Tiree Music Festival (TMF) was formed in 2010 when Tiree musician Daniel Gillespie (Skerryvore) teamed up with school friend Stew-art MacLennan with the radical idea of holding an open-air festival on their local island of Tiree. TMF is more than just attending a music festi-val – it is an island adventure. Get your tickets quick, the early birds sold out in hours - http://tireemusicfestival.co.uk/ticket-prices www.tireemusicfestival.co.uk

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