Scottish Folk Music

Scottish Folk Music Events
March 2008

1st Mar - Haggerdash at Music In Lanark - Institute, New Lanark
Once a year "Music In Lanark" holds a traditional
music night. This year we are bringing North Sea Gas
to New Lanark.
Tel. 07719 148 837
email: anne_mary.thomson1@btinternet.com

1st Mar - Linlithgow Folk Festival Association presents - Even More Matt: A Tribute to Matt McGinn - Linlithgow Academy Theatre. Licensed bar.
Tel. 01506-843376
elizabeth.wilson26@btinternet.com

2nd Mar - The Wee Folk Club - Martin Boland & Allan Hunter
Songsmith Martin Boland, no stranger to the Oak, has teamed up with seasoned folk singer Allan Hunter. They present a highly entertaining and engaging programme of traditional, contemporary and original songs.

3rd Mar - Glenfarg Village Folk Club
Pete Shepheard & Arthur Watson
Members £5 non members £8

4th Mar - Leith Folk Club - North Sea Gas (£6) - A welcome return visit from the band that opened our very first night at LFC. If you like entertaining folk music; if you like to sing along, if you like to laugh, and to hear superb musicians, this is the gig for you. (8.00pm)

5th Mar - Edinburgh Folk Club
Michael Marra
Michael Marra, widely acclaimed as one of Scotland's most talented and original songwriters and performers.
Pleasance Cabaret Bar (8:00pm)

6th Mar - Star Folk Club(Glasgow)
Johnny Dickinson
£8/£6(concession)
"He is a soulful player, singer, and a damn good writer! Don't miss him!".....Tommy Emmanuel
"I'd go a long way to listen to Johnny. You hear a lot of good influences in his music, but the result is something special. For me his playing really hits the spot"....John Renbourn
www.johnnydickinson.com

7th - 9th Mar - MlLNATHORT CRACKIN' CEILIDH WEEKEND - various venues in Milnathort. Guests this year include Michael Marra, Gaberlunzie, John Watt, Tich Frier and Neil Paterson.
Tel. 01577 863000
email: mcneil_fiona@hotmaiI.com

7th Mar - Rolling Hills Folk Club - Melrose - Steve Turner

9th Mar - The Wee Folk Club - Stairheid Gossip
A capella group of women singers from the lowlands of Scotland featuring Eileen Penman, Claire Lamond, Sylvia McGowan, Rebecca McKinney and Elaine Wallace. Love, lust & lamentation...and all in close harmony!

10th Mar - Glenfarg Village Folk Club
Tom Bliss
Members £5 non members £8

11th Mar - Links Hotel Folk Music Club in Montrose
The John Wright Band

11th Mar - Leith Folk Club - Tom Bliss (£6) - A personable and entertaining performer who is certain to treat us to convivial evening of chat, humour and fine, fine music. He is one of the best singer/songwriters we've had the pleasure of booking and an accomplished multi-instrumentalist (including mandocello, guitar, concertina, fiddle and whistle). (8.00pm)

11th Mar - Penicuik Folk Club
Jez Lowe
8.15pm, Royal Hotel, Penicuik: £8/£6 (conc.)
For the last twenty years, Newcastle-based singer-songwriter Jez Lowe has toured the world, building up a formidable reputation in the USA, Australia and Europe, and gaining the respect of his peers and his audience alike. Folk supremo Richard Thompson called him "The best songwriter to emerge from the UK in a long time", and his songs are among the most widely sung by folksingers and bands around the country’s clubs and festivals. His new album is called "Jack Common's Anthem", and was inspired by the cult Geordie novelist of that name, who’s work chronicled life in the North East in the early 20th Century. Jez Lowe has taken up that same torch a hundred years later, in a selection of songs that reflect the hard times, the good times, the hard work and hard play of the region where he was born and raised.

12th Mar - Edinburgh Folk Club
Jamie Smith Band
Jamie Smith began playing violin at the age of 8, performing for a number of years with the Hillhead Strings Orchestra around Scotland. He began attending Glasgow Fiddle Workshop in 1992 before beginning to learn Irish fiddle music in 1995. Entirely self-taught, he counts among his key influences Kevin Burke, Liz Carroll, Paddy Glackin and Frankie Gavin.
Pleasance Cabaret Bar (8:00pm)

13th Mar - Crail Folk Club
MAGGIE HOLLAND - GOLF HOTEL £5
A former member of Hot Vultures and Tiger Moth. The Daily Telegraph gave her retrospective CD ‘Bones’ an enthusiastic reception earlier this year. Her song ‘A Place Called England’ was Radio 2 Folk Song of the Year. Her range of material including some banjo tunes promises an entertaining evening.

13th Mar - Falkirk Folk Club
Tom Bliss

14th Mar - Stonehaven Folk Club - John & Caroline Bushby

15th Mar - ABERDEEN COMPETITION AND CEILIDH DAY
Boys Brigade Headquarters, Crimon Place, Aberdeen Traditional music and singing competitions plus new tune and song and evening ceilidh session.
Tel. 01569 731 236
joyceocraigiecat@aol.com

17th Mar - Glenfarg Village Folk Club
Dave Gibb
Members £5 non members £8
Scots singer/songwriter Dave has won many fans with his distinctive style of guitar playing and his quirky songs that range from the sublime to the ridiculous. Dave has established himself as a real entertainer on stage.

18th Mar - Leith Folk Club - Mike and Ali Vass (£6) - A new hope for the world of traditional music, an evening in the company of twins Mike and Ali is one of the most delightful experiences to be had. They’ve played at the club a couple of times now, and we’ve loved every note. (8.00pm)

19th Mar - Edinburgh Folk Club
Findlay Napier and The Bar Room Mountaineers
Findlay Napier is best known for his work with award winning Celtic group Back of the Moon and more recently for Queen Anne's Revenge; his highly acclaimed song-writing project with Nick Turner.
Pleasance Cabaret Bar (8:00pm)

20th Mar - Falkirk Folk Club
Song Writing Competition

20th Mar - Star Folk Club(Glasgow)
Jim King & Steve Clark
£7/£5(concession)
Individually, Jim & Steve are amongst the finest of songwriters. With their contrasting styles and finely crafted songs, we can expect impressive performances of their best works.
www.relaxx.co.uk/music/jim_king.htm

20th Mar - Denholm Folk Club - Guest night with Maurice Dickson.
"Maurice Dickson is one of those virtuoso artists who has never achieved super-stardom but whose amazing talent is recognised by anyone who has ever heard him play." - "One of the most talented solo artists on the festival circuit today". - "Held the audience spellbound and made his guitar talk."

21st Mar - The Red Hot Chilli Pipers - Corran Halls, Oban
Tickets available now
In Person : Corran Halls, Oban
Hotline: 01631 567 333

21st Mar - Rolling Hills Folk Club - Melrose - Ewan McVicar

21st Mar - Stonehaven Folk Club - Birthday Weekend - featuring: Off the Tracks (John Carnie, Janice Clark & Spider McKenzie)

22nd Mar - Stonehaven Folk Club - (Saturday 7pm) Birthday Weekend - featuring: Fisher Family, Jayne Sarah, Tim and Ross Hull

23rd Mar - Stonehaven Folk Club - (Sunday 2pm) Birthday Weekend - Session in the Heugh!

21st - 24th Mar - Music In The Castle - Uig Hall & Benmore Centre, Kilmun. Intimate and friendly folk festival located in the spectacular Benmore Botanic Gardens. Concert with Ian Bruce, ceilidh dance, workshops, sessions and outdoor activities.
Tel. 01369 840 404
email: dave@cultural-connections.co.uk
www.cultural-connections.co.uk

21st Mar - 13th Apr - CEILIDH CULTURE - Edinburgh
Edinburgh's showcase of traditional music, song, dance and storytelling.
Tel. 0131 2Z8 1155
Contact us through website: www.ceilidhculture.co.uk

22nd Mar - The Red Hot Chilli Pipers - Queens Hall, Dunoon
Tickets available now
In Person: Queens Hall, Dunoon
Hotline: 01369 702800

24th Mar - Glenfarg Village Folk Club
Sing around session - all £3
Come and share some songs and tunes with us in the friendly atmosphere of The Terrace Bar.

25th Mar - Links Hotel Folk Music Club in Montrose
The McCalmans

25th Mar - Leith Folk Club - Sileas (£8) - Patsy Seddon and Mary Macmaster are surely the two best known harpists in Britain. One half of The Poozies (the band in which Kate Rusby made her name), the sound of their harps, one gut strung and one steel, cast a magic that will take your breath away.

8.00pm - South Fort Street, just off Ferry Road, EH6 4DN
Booking - tel 0131 478 7810 (Please note that reserved tickets must be collected by 7.30 pm on the evening of the performance)

26th Mar - Edinburgh Folk Club
Frank McLaughlin and Stewart Hardy
Fiddle virtuoso Stewart Hardy and Scottish guitarist Frank McLaughlin posses a rare musical kinship , holding listeners spellbound with their interplay as they explore music rooted in the traditions of Scotland, the Borders and Northumbria while incorporating sensibilities from the worlds of classical, blues, klezmer and jazz.
Pleasance Cabaret Bar (8:00pm)

27th Mar - Crail Folk Club
SINGERS' NIGHT GOLF HOTEL

27th Mar - Falkirk Folk Club
Frank McLaughlin & Stewart Hardy

27th Mar - Star Folk Club(Glasgow)
Martyn Wyndham-Read
£7/£5(concession)
Martyn is one of our best known and respected singers, with a laid-back, hypnotic style which never fails to relax and enthral his audiences; he is also an acknowledged expert on Australian song.
www.martynwyndhamread.com

28th Mar - Stonehaven Folk Club - Gill Bowman

28th Mar - 2nd Apr - 27th EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL HARP FESTIVAL - Merchiston Castle School, Colinton Road, Edinburgh. Fabulous five days of courses, concerts and workshops devoted to harps. Music for everyone - from complete beginners to advanced players.
Tel. 0131 478 8446
email: administrator@harpfestival.co.uk

31st Mar - Glenfarg Village Folk Club
Gill Bowman
Members £5 non members £8
Gill from Edinburgh is regarded as one of Scotland ’s foremost singer/songwriters and is a fine interpreter of traditional music. She is always a popular guest at Glenfarg and we look forward to hearing her again.

31st Mar - 3rd Apr - Edinburgh Youth Gaitherin - Central Edinburgh.
Four fantastic days of workshops and fun in traditional music and song for children and young people up to 18 years.
Tel. 07971 826 745
email: enquiry@eyg.org.uk

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