Scottish Folk Music Events
February 2008
4th Feb - Glenfarg
Village Folk Club
Martyn Wyndham-Read
Members £5, Non-members £8
One of our best known and respected singers, with a laid
back hypnotic style, Martyn is a real craftsman who sings from the heart. Old Australian songs,
bush poems and anecdotes sit comfortably with his other material. Come along and hear him again.
5th Feb - Leith Folk Club
Lyra Celtica (£6)
The combination of Frankie McGuire's percussion with Mark's rythmic guitar
playing provides the backdrop which allows Lynn, undoubtedly one of the world's finest accordion
players, to shine. They combine to create a unique sound and have earned the band a reputation
for fantastic live performances.
7.30 for 8.00pm
booking - tel 0131 478 7810 (Please note that reserved tickets must be collected by 7.30 pm on
the evening of the performance. )
www.lyra-celtica.co.uk
6th
Feb - Edinburgh Folk Club
Martyn Wyndam Read
English by birth, Martyn first developed his great interest in folksongs of the outback when he went
to Australia in the earl...
Pleasance Cabaret Bar (8:00pm)
7th Feb - Star Folk Club(Glasgow)
Christine Hanson (cello) - www.christinehanson.com
Anna Massie guitar/fiddle) - www.annamassie.com
Bruce MacGregor (fiddle) - www.blazin-fiddles.com
£8/£6(concession)
Three of Scotland’s finest musicians join together in an unique collaboration.
11th Feb - Glenfarg Village Folk Club
Sarah McQuaid
Members £5, Non-members £8
Sarah is a highly talented singer/guitarist with a glorious
voice. She is the author of The Irish DADGAD Guitar Book and has recorded one album When Two Lovers
Meet. Born in Madrid and now living in Cornwall Sarah has toured extensively. This will be her
first visit to us here.
12th Feb - Leith Folk Club
Sarah McQuaid (£6)
Sarah is a highly talented singer/guitarist with a voice "as warm
as a turf fire and as rich as matured cognac". She is the author of The Irish DADGAD Guitar
Book and has recorded one album “When Two Lovers Meet”.
7.30 for 8.00pm
booking - tel 0131 478 7810 (Please note that reserved tickets must be collected by 7.30 pm on the evening
of the performance. )
www.sarahmcquaid.com
12th Feb -
Links Hotel Folk Music Club in Montrose
Landermason
13th Feb - Edinburgh Folk Club
Tam White
Over the past ten-to-fifteen years, very well-sold/packed houses at gigs as diverse as Ronnie Scott's
Club (London and Birmingham).
14th Feb - Crail Folk Club
JOHN COLETTA -
GOLF HOTEL £5
The singer songwriter behind the Scottish Folkabilly
band the Humpff Family. John brings an energy and
excitement to live gigs that will make for a lively
Valentine’s Night.
14th Feb - Falkirk Folk Club
Dave Gibb
14th Feb - Star Folk Club(Glasgow)
John Hinshelwood Band - www.littleroots.com
£7/£5(concession)
Well known in the Scottish roots, country and folk scene, the band will be performing excerpts
from their Gram Parsons Tribute Show as well as original material and songs by contemporary
songwriters.
18th Feb - Glenfarg Village Folk Club
Singaround / Session
All £3
Since St. Valentine’s Day has just passed the theme tonight will be Songs of
Love.
18th Feb - 6th Mar - Inverness
Music Festival - Eden Court Theatre & other venues.
A competitive festival open to all. Classes include all instrumental music, Scottish country
dancing and speech. Spectators welcome at classes. Tel. 01463 716 616
email: office@invernessmusicfestival.org
19th Feb - Leith Folk Club
Jenna Reid and Kevin Mackenzie (£6)
Jenna and Kevin - what a combination! Jenna is perhaps the finest fiddle-player to emerge from Shetland
in many-a-year, and is a member of Filska, Dochas, Deaf Shepherd. Her playing is perfectly complimented
by Kevin, whose jazz-influenced guitar has accompanied many of the greats in celtic music and has earned
him an enviable reputation as a band leader and soloist in his own right.
7.30 for 8.00pm
booking - tel 0131 478 7810 (Please note that reserved tickets must be collected by 7.30 pm on the evening
of the performance. )
www.jennareid.co.uk
www.kevinmackenzie.co.uk
20th Feb - Edinburgh
Folk Club
McConville, Mann, and Jones
Tom McConville, primarily known as The Newcastle Fiddle Player, is one of the leading fiddle players
of our time.
Pleasance Cabaret Bar (8:00pm)
21st Feb - Star Folk Club(Glasgow)
Tom McConville -
www.tommcconville.co.uk
Claire Mann & Aaron Jones - www.clairemann.com
£8/£6(concession)
Primarily known as "The Newcastle Fiddle Player", Tom is one of the leading players
of our time. A virtuoso musician and fantastic singer, his rich & warm voice makes his
interpretation of traditional & contemporary songs greatly admired by singers throughout
the world. Tom is touring with Scots instrumentalist of the year, Aaron Jones and All-Ireland
Champion flute, fiddle & whistle ace, Claire Mann.
22nd - 24th Feb - SCOTTISH HARP AND CELLO FESTIVAL - The College
of Piping, Glasgow.
Evening concerts plus daytime classes and workshops for
all ages and levels.
Tel. 07791 018 761 / 0141 956 3919
email: info@celloharp.com
www.celloharp.com
23rd Feb - THE MUCKLE SING 2008 - Regal Community Theatre, Bathgate
A day to celebrate community singing with a focus on harmony, lead by Sian Croose, with a chance
for groups to perform in a final concert. Presented by the TMSA Edinburgh & Lothians
Branch and West Lothian Council.
Tel. 01506 433 634 / 07951 918 366
email:
eltmsa@yahoo.co.uk
www.eltmsa.co.uk
25th Feb - Glenfarg
Village Folk Club
Pete Abbott
Members £5 non members £8
26th Feb -
Links Hotel Folk Music Club in Montrose
Tom McConville + Claire Mann,Aaron Jones
26th Feb - Leith Folk Club
Jim King and Steve Clark (£6)
Great songs, great singing and great fun from two of Scotland's
best singer-songwriters who have joined recently joined forces to tour and record a new album.
7.30 for 8.00pm
booking - tel 0131 478 7810 (Please note that reserved tickets must be collected by 7.30 pm on the evening
of the performance. )
www.myspace.com/jimkingsongs www.stevenclarksongs.com
27th Feb - Edinburgh Folk Club
Alison McMorland and Geordie McIntyre
Alison was born in Renfrewshire into a musical family. Since then she has enjoyed a long involvement
in traditional music on various levels.
Pleasance Cabaret Bar (8:00pm)
28th Feb - Star Folk Club(Glasgow)
Jenna Reid - www.jennareid.co.uk
with Kevin MacKenzie - www.kevinmackenzie.co.uk
£8/£6(concession)
A Scots Trad Music Award winner, Shetland born fiddler Jenna brings a warmth of tone and feeling
to her music. Jenna is accompanied by renowned guitarist Kevin MacKenzie.
28th Feb - Crail Folk Club
Singers Night - Golf Hotel 8.00pm
28th Feb - Falkirk Folk Club
Maurice Dickson
29th Feb - Stonehaven Folk Club - Maurice Dickson
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