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CONCERT CITY HALL: HALLS: MAIN RECITAL AUDITORIUM ROOM 37
BARBARA DYMOCK
BEN GLOVER
Nuala Kennedy: Enthralled
SATURDAY 21ST JANUARY, 8PM
£10, SEATED
Enthralled is the album recorded as a duo by
the late, great Canadian fiddler-composer Oliver
Schroer and flute player, singer and composer
Nuala Kennedy. Kennedy presents Enthralled
in collaboration with two highly-regarded
and incredibly accomplished musicians from
Norway – Frode Haltli on button accordion and
Vegar Vårdal on violin and hardanger fiddle.
Ben Glover
SUNDAY 22ND JANUARY, 8PM
£10, SEATED
Ben Glover has been compelled to write songs since
his mid-teens growing up in County Antrim, Northern
Ireland – when he was awoken and unsettled by
Bob Dylan. Armed with a law degree, he put his
legal ambitions on hold to pursue a career in music
and has drawn rave reviews and comparisons to
the likes of Ryan Adams and Bruce Springsteen.
SPONSORED BY
Buddy Greene & Jeff Taylor
MONDAY 23RD JANUARY, 8PM
£10, SEATED
Harmonica ace Buddy Greene brings a wide variety
of southern Americana influences to the stage, with
a unique musical hybrid of country, bluegrass,
folk, gospel and traditional blues. He is joined for
this concert by multi-instrumentalist Jeff Taylor.
Cahalen Morrison & Eli West
TUESDAY 24TH JANUARY, 8PM
£10, SEATED
Duo Cahalen Morrison and Eli West produce lush,
soulful, organic and earthy music they describe
as ‘old-time music styled for the 21st century’.
Multi-instrumentalists Morrison and West’s debut
album The Holy Coming of The Storm led to
an invite from Bob Harris to record a session
for his BBC Radio 2 show in the studio, as he
described their music as “quite extraordinary”.
Guitar Summit featuring Walter Strauss
and Tony McManus
SATURDAY 28TH JANUARY, 8PM
£10, SEATED
Uniting the technical and creative talents of
two virtuoso musicians, Guitar Summit features
Californian guitar maestro Walter Strauss, who
was described as “a many-layered, multi-textured,
one-man folk festival” by Maverick Magazine, and
Scotland’s Tony McManus, who deftly brings the
ornamentation normally associated with pipes
and fiddles to his traditional guitar sound.
Catford and Eilidh Grant
SUNDAY 29TH JANUARY, 8PM
£10, SEATED
“This is an engaging excursion as a trio of
North-East musicians, including two founders
of the seasoned folk band the Old Blind Dogs,
emigrate musically to the US West coast to
come up with original songs which combine
creamy vocal harmonies and some silky
string settings.” (The Scotsman) Tonight they
will be joined by guest Nigel Hitchcock.
Former Danny Kyle Open Stage winner, Eilidh Grant
loves to sing Scottish traditional songs - and is
especially fond of those of Robert Burns, but her
feel for and interpretation of lyrics shows when
she switches to a more contemporary style.
Rebecca Pronsky
MONDAY 30TH JANUARY, 8PM
£10, SEATED
Brooklyn native Rebecca Pronsky is one of New
York’s finest singers/songwriters. She visits Glasgow
to share a new crop of her dark country-tinged
gems. Her latest album Viewfinder was released to
rave reviews in April. “…an outstanding lyricist with
the ability to stop you in your tracks.” (BBC Radio 2)
Barbara Dymock Band
FRIDAY 3RD FEBRUARY, 8PM
£10, SEATED
Founder member of Ceolbeg, Barbara Dymock was
raised in the vocal traditions of her Scots/Irish
background. After a break from the music scene to
pursue a medical career and raise a family, a voice
described as “one of the Scottish folk scene’s best”
(The Herald) is back with a new quartet line up.
James Keelaghan
SATURDAY 4TH FEBRUARY, 8PM
£10, SEATED
One of the most distinctive voices on the
Canadian music scene, James Keelaghan is a
masterful story-teller. His literate song-writing
has earned him a host of prestigious awards
and nominations, and his latest album, House of
Cards features tracks co-written with the likes of
David Francey, Karine Polwart and Rose Cousins.
CAHALEN MORRISON AND ELI WEST
CATFORD
ENTHRALLED
REBECCA PRONSKY
TICKETS: 0141 353 8000