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Celtic Music Radio 

Music all day every day from Glasgow 

promoting Celtic and roots music of all 

genres - at 95FM or online @ 

www.celticmusicradio.net 

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LP Radio 

Independent Alternative digital radio, 

broadcasting live from the upstairs of LP 

Records in Glasgow, listen online @ 

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FRIDAY 12 AUGUST 

The Afternoon Show :: 2pm on BBC Radio Scotland. 

Nicola Meighan tunes into the best of Scottish arts, 

entertainment and music. 

www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland 

Grant Stott's Vinyl Collective :: 6pm on BBC Radio 

Scotland. Celebrating the vinyl revival with classic 

records and new releases. 


BBC Introducing in Scotland :: 8pm on BBC Radio 

Scotland. The best unsigned, undiscovered and underthe-radar 

music Scotland has to offer. 


Binneas - Na Trads :: 9.45pm on BBC ALBA. 

Featuring Margaret Stewart and The House Band. 

www.bbcalba.co.uk 

Ashley Storrie :: 10pm on BBC Radio Scotland. New 

and classic Scottish music, soul rockabilly, pop and 

indie from around the world. 


Belladrum:: 11pm on BBC ALBA. Singer songwriter 

Emeli Sandé at Belladrum 2022. 


TRNSMT 2022 :: 11pm on BBC Scotland. Featuring 

performances from The Snuts, Wet Leg, Sigrid and 

Nile Rodgers & Chic. 

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SATURDAY 13 AUGUST 

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Classic Scottish Albums :: 6.30pm on BBC Radio 

Scotland. Presenter Davie Scott chats with the 

frontman of the Kevin McDermott Orchestra about 

'Mother Nature's Kithchen'. 


Take The Floor :: 7pm on BBC Radio Scotland. For 

the very best in traditional music and song, join Gary 

Innes. 


Binneas - Na Trads :: 8.50pm on BBC ALBA. 

Featuring Margaret Stewart and The House Band. 


Belladrum:: 9-10pm on BBC ALBA. Fiona MacKenzie 

and Niall Iain MacDonald host highlights of The Magic 

Numbers and Passenger from Belladrum Festival 

2022. 


Pipeline :: 9pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Gary West 

presents the definitive pipe music programme, 

featuring news and recordings from the piping world. 


Rip It Up :: 9pm on BBC Scotland. The biggest 

names in Scotland's early pop story tell their own 

unique tales. 


Billy Sloan :: 10pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Hot new 

releases plus rock and pop music from Scotland and 

around the world. 


Binneas - Na Trads :: 00.45am on BBC ALBA. 

Featuring The Strathspey Band recorded at the 

2021 Trads. 


SUNDAY 14 AUGUST 

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Classic Scottish Albums :: 6.30pm on BBC Radio 

Scotland. Presenter Davie Scott chats with the 

frontman of the Kevin McDermott Orchestra about 

'Mother Nature's Kithchen'. 


Mike Ritchie On Sunday: 4-6pm on Celtic Music 

Radio 95FM + DAB. Handpicked tunes from 

established acts, new voices and anything that takes 

my fancy from the wonderful worlds of americana, 

roots, folk, singer/songwriters without worrying about 

labels. Voted Best Radio Show in americana-uk 2017 

Readers' Poll. 

www.celticmusicradio.net 

Your Requests with Gary Innes :: 5pm on BBC 

Radio Scotland. Join Gary as he shares your messages 

and plays your Scottish music requests. 


Celtic Connections Shorts :: 6.05pm on BBC ALBA. 

Yorkston/Thorne/Khan perform 'Westlin' Wind', a 

song which represents abdutha (wonder). 


Classics Unwrapped :: 7pm on BBC Radio Scotland. 

Jamie explores some of the latest award-winning 

music in the world of films and gaming. 


Rewind :: 8.15pm on BBC Scotland. Rewind for 

music and events from 2002. 


Jazz Nights :: 9pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Session 

music from saxophonist Brian Molley and Indian 

percussionist Krishna Kishor. 




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Iain Anderson :: 11pm on BBC Radio Scotland. 

Jill Jackson sits in for Iain - End the day in the 

company of the songwriting masters of country, 

folk, blues and soul. 


MONDAY 15 AUGUST 

The Afternoon Show :: 1.30pm on BBC Radio 

Scotland. Janice Forsyth tunes into the best of 

Scottish arts, entertainment and music. 


Get It On... With Bryan Burnett :: 6pm on 

BBC Radio Scotland. Dougie Vipond sits in with 

essential music chosen by listeners. 


Rewind :: 7.45pm on BBC Scotland. Rewind for 

music and events from 1981. 


Vic Galloway :: 8pm on BBC Radio Scotland. 

Gemma Cairney sits in with music from the 

Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Elastica and Bjork. 


Iain Anderson :: 10pm on BBC Radio Scotland. 

Jill Jackson sits in for Iain - End the day in the 

company of the songwriting masters of country, 

folk, blues and soul. 


Transatlantic Sessions :: 11.30pm on BBC 

ALBA. Featuring Emily Smith, Martha 

Wainwright, Mairead Ni Mhaonaigh, 

Rosanne Cash and Paul Brady. 


TUESDAY 16 AUGUST 


Scotland. Janice Forsyth tunes into the best of 







Another Country with Ricky Ross :: 8pm on 

BBC Radio Scotland. Showcasing new and classic 

Country and Americana music. 


Roddy Hart :: 10pm on BBC Radio Scotland. An 

inviting mix of new music and back-catalogue 

selections. 


WEDNESDAY 17 AUGUST 


Scotland. Grant Stott tunes into the best of 







The Quay Sessions :: 8pm on BBC Radio 

Scotland. Edinburgh Festival special with Blue 

Rose Code and Georgia Cécile. 


Vic Galloway :: 10pm on BBC Radio Scotland. 

Gemma Cairney sits in with music from the 

Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Elastica and Bjork. 


SKERRYVORE :: 11.15pm on BBC ALBA. 

Skerryvore perform popular tracks including 

'Take My Hand' and 'Hold On' in July 2020. 


Transatlantic Sessions :: 11.30pm on BBC 

ALBA. Featuring Ricky Skaggs, Alison Krauss, 

Eddi Reader, Bela Fleck, Donald Shaw and 

Sharon White. 


THURSDAY 18 AUGUST 


Scotland. Paul English tunes into the best of 







Travelling Folk :: 8pm on BBC Radio Scotland. 

Anna Massie with the very best folk and roots 

music from around the world. 


Natasha Raskin Sharp :: 10pm on BBC Radio 

Scotland. From 50s rockabilly to country jazz to 

the latest indie sounds #natasharadio has it all. 


FRIDAY 19 AUGUST 

The Afternoon Show :: 2pm on BBC Radio 

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Scotland. Nicola Meighan tunes into the best of 



Grant Stott's Vinyl Collective :: 6pm on BBC 

Radio Scotland. Celebrating the vinyl revival 

with classic records and new releases. 


BBC Introducing in Scotland :: 8pm on BBC 

Radio Scotland. The best unsigned, 

undiscovered and under-the-radar music 

Scotland has to offer. 


Ashley Storrie :: 10pm on BBC Radio Scotland. 

New and classic Scottish music, soul rockabilly, 

pop and indie from around the world. 


Belladrum:: 11pm on BBC ALBA. The Fratellis 

at Belladrum 2022. 


TRNSMT 2022 :: 11pm on BBC Scotland. 

Featuring performances from Tom Grennan, 

Sam Fender, Jimmy Eat The World and The 

Strokes. 


SATURDAY 20 AUGUST 

Belladrum:: 9-10pm on BBC ALBA. Fiona 

MacKenzie and Niall Iain MacDonald host 

highlights of Nile Rodgers & Chic from 

Belladrum Festival 2022. 


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AUGUST 2022 

SKERRYVORE :: USA Tour - see weblink below for 

details. Back on the remote Scottish island of Tiree in 

2005, the raw but contemporary trad quartet that 

formed Skerryvore could have only dreamed that over 

the next decade they would become a multi-award 

winning act that was performing in over 25 countries 

worldwide and featured as ambassadors for their 

country in an International advertising campaign for 

Visit Scotland. From those traditional roots the band 

have developed both in size and sound to create a 

unique fusion of their traditional music and songs with 

the urban sounds of rock, pop and funk. The band’s 

ability to fuse traditional Scottish music and rhythms 

with a range of other genres is a trademark of their 

distinctive, high energy sound. 

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16 SEPTEMBER 

MURDO MITCHELL :: At St Pancras Old Church, 

London. Murdo Mitchell’s smooth and haunting vocals 

move listeners through the aching emotional 

experience of loss and heartbreak, delving into 

themes of broken trust and lost promises embodied 

by a dark, captivating melody. ‘Ghosts’ delivers a 

painful coming of age rhetoric set to a powerful, 

thumping beat and the heavy tension of a cold and 

lonely night. Murdo Mitchell’s new single ‘Ghosts’ is 

out now via Icons Creating Evil Art. 

www.facebook.com/murdomitchellmusic 

13 OCTOBER 

LAU (Unplugged) :: At Cecil Sharp House, London. 

8pm. Brilliant musicians, thrilling performers, freethinking 

visionaries and all-round good chaps as well… 

small wonder Lau are regarded as the epicentre of the 

new folk boom. Lau comprises Kris Drever (vocals, 

guitar), Martin Green (accordion, wurlitzer, keys, 

electronics) and Aidan O’Rourke (fiddle) and together 

they effortlessly bridge the seemingly diametrically 

opposed worlds of acoustic folk tradition and post 

rock – electronics. 

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10 NOVEMBER 

TAMZENE :: At Laylow, London. Tamzene spent 

years busking contemporary pop songs which taught 

her invaluable songwriting skills. Taking cues from 

pop contemporaries such as Adele and Alicia Keys as 

much as the classic voices of Ella 

Fitzgerald and Aretha Franklin, her vocal is bold and 

innately emotive, and truly enraptures any audience. 

She is now touring promoting her new EP, 'Details'. 

www.facebook.com/tamzenemusic 

9 DECEMBER 

PICTISH TRAIL :: At Moth Club, London. Isle-of- 

Eigg dwelling electro-acoustic psych-pop wonder 

Pictish Trail aka Johnny Lynch’s most recent 

acclaimed album Island Family explores connections 

to both place and time from the viewpoint of his life 

on a remote Scottish island. "Svelt, intelligent, 

adorable balladeer, trapped inside the body of an 

oversized oft-bearded folk ogre" 

www.facebook.com/pictishtrail 

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11 AUGUST 

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DEAN OWENS & THE SINNERS :: At Fringe by the 

Sea, North Berwick. 7pm. Let award-winning Scottish 

troubadour and band (with special guest Kirsten 

Adamson, daughter of Big Country's Stuart) transport 

you to a sepia-stained cantina with songs from his 

acclaimed new Sinner's Shrine album (recorded with 

musicians from Calexico). A unique blend of Scottish 

roots and Americana, with added desert noir. A multitalented 

band including bass, electric guitar and 

trumpet with Dean's searingly soulful voice upfront, 

conjure the magic of the US desert states infused with 

Scotland's post-industrial heartland. 

www.facebook.com/deanowensmusic 

12/13 AUGUST 

DEAN OWENS: From Leith To Tucson (Ed 

Fringe) :: At EICC, Morrison Street, Edinburgh. 7pm. 

An intimate solo show, for 2 nights only, at Edinburgh 

Fringe. Songs and stories from award-winning 

Scottish troubadour's extensive back catalogue. A 

unique blend of Americana and Scottish roots – the 

unfettered enthusiasm of a rock'n'roller and the 

sympathetic delivery of folk's best storytellers. 


13 AUGUST 

DOUGIE MACLEAN :: At The Brunton, Musselburgh. 

Dougie MacLean, originally famed for writing the song 

'Caledonia', has built an international reputation as 

songwriter, composer and extraordinary performer on 

his own terms. This talent has taken his performance 

to concerts and festivals all over the world and to the 

stages of Carnegie Hall in New York, London’s Festival 

Theatre and the Sydney Opera House. 


14 AUGUST 

MAIN STREET BLUES :: At Edinburgh Jazz Bar (plus 

other August dates). Tickets £14. 8.30pm. The Main 

Street Blues Band are one of the top electric R&B acts 

to emerge from the East of Scotland in recent years. 

The band plays up-tempo electric blues with a broad 

range of R 'n B and funk influences. The band have 

also added a range of acoustic blues and roots tracks 

into a number of the full theatre shows. Main Street 

Blues are currently touring their new tribute show to 

the Three Kings of the Blues (BB King, Albert King 

and Freddy King and features their expanded line-up, 

including their new Horn Section (Sax/ Trumpet and 

backing vocals). 

www.facebook.com/MainStreetBluesMusic 

15-21 AUGUST 

NICK HARPER :: At The Jazz Bar, Edinburgh. 

*Harperfringe returns to Edinburgh's Jazz Bar for 7 

nights, and this time it's Phantastes... Monday 15 

August to Sunday 21 August, from 7-8pm each night. 

Acclaimed guitarist/singer and double Edinburgh 

Fringe award winner plays emotionally charged songs 

on solo electric guitar inspired by Scottish author 

George MacDonald's seminal adult fantasy novel 

Phantastes. 

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17 AUGUST 

Summerhall / NEHH presents ..... CATE LE 

BON :: At Summerhall, Edinburgh. 7pm. The past few 

years have seen Le Bon emerge as a much lauded 

and sought-after collaborator, producing albums for 

contemporaries such as Deerhunter (Why Hasn’t 

Everything Already Disappeared?), John Grant (Boy 

from Michigan), and forthcoming albums from both 

Devendra Banhart and H. Hawkline. 


LIZ JONES & BROKEN WINDOWS :: At Lomond 

Theatre, EICC, Edinburgh. (Fringe Venue 150). Gutsy, 

jazzy, bluesy, roots rock from Edinburgh band who 

sound like they’ve been lurking on the dark side of 

Memphis; with blistering guitar, sparkling percussion 

and classy, smoky vocals. Original songs delivered 

with fiery panache. Fronted by the dynamic Liz Jones, 

the 6 piece band includes 

veteran Blues’N’Trouble axeman John Bruce on guitar, 

along with rising keys maestro Jamie Hamilton and 

percussionist Suzy Cargill. The genre shifting answer 

to Edinburgh’s rootsy rock and blues needs! 


17-23 AUGUST 

ADAM HOLMES :: At Lammermuir Theatre, EICC, 

Edinburgh. (Fringe Venue 150). Acclaimed Edinburghborn 

singer-songwriter is one of the brightest stars on 

the UK roots music scene. An old soul on young 

shoulders, he combines masterful songwriting and a 

voice that has been praised as the best of his 

generation, mixing traditional and contemporary folk 

with his own brand of soul and Americana. This show 

will mix his own original songs with favourites from 

the Scottish trad songbook. 


18 AUGUST 

DEAN OWENS & THE SINNERS with special guest 

KIRSTEN ADAMSON (Edinburgh Fringe) :: At 

EICC, Morrison Street, Edinburgh. 7.30pm. Let awardwinning 

Scottish troubadour and band (with special 

guest Kirsten Adamson, daughter of Big Country's 

Stuart) transport you to a sepia-stained cantina with 

songs from his acclaimed new Sinner's Shrine album 

(recorded with musicians from Calexico). A unique 

blend of Scottish roots and Americana, with added 

desert noir. A multi-talented band including bass, 

electric guitar and trumpet with Dean's searingly 

soulful voice upfront, conjure the magic of the US 

desert states infused with Scotland's post-industrial 

heartland. 


MAIN STREET BLUES :: At The Brunton Theatre, 

Musselburgh. Tickets £19/£17. The Main Street Blues 

Band are one of the top electric R&B acts to emerge 

from the East of Scotland in recent years. The band 

plays up-tempo electric blues with a broad range of R 

'n B and funk influences. The band have also added a 

range of acoustic blues and roots tracks into a 

number of the full theatre shows. Main Street Blues 

are currently touring their new tribute show to the 

Three Kings of the Blues (BB King, Albert King and 

Freddy King and features their expanded line-up, 

including their new Horn Section (Sax/ Trumpet and 

backing vocals). 

www.facebook.com/MainStreetBluesMusic 

19 AUGUST 

SAMBA SENE & DIWAN :: At Lomond Theatre, 

EICC, Edinburgh. (Fringe Venue 150). Exuberant 

fusion of funky mbalax/Afrobeat rhythms with 

undercurrents of ska, rock, Senegalese soul; original 

songs with impassioned vocals, infectious guitar licks 

and irresistible dance grooves. Led by charismatic 

Senegalese singer Samba Sene, Diwan is a diverse 

international collection of musicians who share a 

global outlook and love of West African beats. Original 

songs with influences including Youssou N'Dour, Bob 

Marley, Aswad and Samba's former mentor Baaba 

Maal. Get your Senegalese groove on! 


22 AUGUST 

BORN TO BE WIDE :: At Fruitmarket Gallery, 45 

Market Street, Edinburgh. EH1 1DF. 7.30pm for 8pm. 

Born To Be Wide is set to return with a special 

evening celebrating the Scottish capital’s music scene, 

both past and present. Taking place at the 

Fruitmarket Gallery, it will begin with the book launch 

of 'Edinburgh’s Greatest Hits', which charts the city’s 

musical history and includes an in-conversation with 

the authors Jim Byers and Fiona Shepherd. Tickets - 

£6/£4 @ 

www.borntobewide.co.uk 

22/23/24 AUGUST 

HEAL & HARROW :: At Scottish Storytelling Centre, 

Edinburgh (Festival Fringe). The 16th and 17th 

Century Scottish Witch Trials were one of the darkest 

periods of Scotland’s history. An estimated 2500 

people were executed, 80% of which were thought to 

have been women. In this new project 'Heal & 

Harrow', Rachel Newton (The Shee, The Furrow 

Collective, Spell Songs) and Lauren MacColl (Salt 

House, Rant) pay a humanising tribute to these 

women while also exploring historical beliefs in the 

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supernatural and modern day parallels in our society. 

Each piece of music is based on specially 

commissioned works by celebrated author Mairi Kidd - 

tales inspired by and in remembrance of real women 

who were persecuted and tried as witches, and 

characters from the folkloric tales and mythology 

enshrined in our oral culture. 

www.healandharrow.com/tour 

24 AUGUST 

Summerhall / NEHH presents ..... TUNE-YARDS :: 

At Summerhall, Edinburgh. 7pm. The duo of Merill 

Garbus and Nate Brenner, tUnE-yArDs combines 

soulful vocals, unusual percussion, and trenchant 

social commentary into uniquely vibrant music. 


25 AUGUST 

Summerhall / NEHH presents ..... EFTERKLANG :: 

At Summerhall, Edinburgh. 7pm. For over twenty 

years, Efterklang have been pushing the barriers of 

experimental, electronic, emotional chamber-pop. 


26 AUGUST 

COUNTESS OF FIFE :: At Lammermuir Theatre, 

EICC, Edinburgh. (Fringe Venue 150). New insurgent 

alt country outfit led by The Rezillos’ Fay Fife. Think 

the Cramps meeting Johnny Cash in an unholy 

alchemy of country, punk and gospel. Four-piece 

band, including drums, bass, guitar and original 

songs, in the intimate Lammermuir Theatre. 


27 AUGUST 

SCOTS BAROQUE :: At West Barns Village Hall, 

Edinburgh Road, West Barns, East Lothian. EH42 1UP. 

Scotland on Tour, the exciting initiative to support the 

recovery of our live music industry, returns to West 

Barns. Alan Gray, booking co-ordinator at West Barns 

Village Hall, said: “This series will be the fulfilment of 

a vision for the village hall to be holding real, live 

music and I can’t wait.” Scotland on Tour will support 

the creation of hundreds of concerts and 

performances at much-loved arts centres, town halls 

and community venues across Scotland. More than 

120 artists are set to perform at more than 100 

venues across the country as part of the initiative. 

Tickets for these and a raft of other Scotland on Tour 

shows are on sale at 

www.scotlandontour.com 

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8 SEPTEMBER 

THE WYNNTOWN MARSHALS :: At Voodoo Rooms, 

Edinburgh. The new The Wynntown Marshals album 

will be called ‘Big Ideas’ and will be released on 2 

September on their label in the UK, and licensed to 

their dear friends and long-time label Blue Rose 

Records throughout mainland Europe. The 'Marshals' 

are delighted to announce that they will be touring in 

September in support of the album’s release: 

www.facebook.com/thewynntownmarshals 

12 SEPTEMBER 

Soundhouse presents ..... THE BROTHER 

BROTHERS + HANNAH READ & MICHAEL 

STARKEY :: At Traverse Theatre Bar, 10 Cambridge 

Street, Edinburgh. Tickets: £15. Doors open: 7:30pm, 

music starts: 8pm. Based out of Brooklyn, New York, 

the Brother Brothers is a folk duo consisting of 

Adam and David Moss, identical twins who embarked 

on individual music careers of their own before uniting 

in 2017 to release their debut EP, Tugboats, earning 

themselves a record contract in the process. Fiddler 

and singer-songwriter Hannah Read met banjo 

player Michael Starkey at an Appalachian old time 

session in Edinburgh in late 2019. The moment they 

first struck up a tune together there was an 

immediate meeting of musical minds. They have since 

become a dynamic fiddle and banjo duo, playing 

repertoire deep from the old time tradition as well as 

newly self-composed tunes and songs. 

www.facebook.com/soundhouseorg 

19 SEPTEMBER 

Soundhouse presents ..... MARTIN SIMPSON :: At 

Traverse Theatre Bar, 10 Cambridge Street, 

Edinburgh. Tickets: £15. Doors open: 7:30pm, music 

starts: 8pm. The remarkable intimate solo 

performances Martin Simpson gives go from strength 

to strength – every gig is a masterclass. He travels 

the length and breadth of the UK and beyond, giving 

rapt audiences passion, sorrow, love, beauty, tragedy 

and majesty through his playing. 

www.facebook.com/soundhouseorg 

21 SEPTEMBER 

PICTISH TRAIL :: At Reconnect Regal Theatre, 

Bathgate. Isle-of-Eigg dwelling electro-acoustic psychpop 

wonder Pictish Trail aka Johnny Lynch’s most 

recent acclaimed album Island Family explores 

connections to both place and time from the viewpoint 

of his life on a remote Scottish island. "Svelt, 

intelligent, adorable balladeer, trapped inside the body 

of an oversized oft-bearded folk ogre" 


24 SEPTEMBER 

FIRELIGHT TRIO :: At West Barns Village Hall, 

















29 SEPTEMBER 

SCOTTISH NATIONAL JAZZ ORCHESTRA :: At 

Queens's Hall, Edinburgh. The SNJO celebrates the 

jazz expressionists in a programme of music from four 

innovators: Ornette Coleman, Albert Ayler, Dewey 

Redman, and Anthony Braxton. “This concert series 

will be played with deep emotion, soul, heart and 

spirit. The powerful big band arrangements and 

performances of Lonely Woman, Goin’ Home, The 

Very Thought of You, and When The Saints Go 

Marching In sum up the 1960s.” Tommy Smith Tickets 

@ 

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EWAN MACFARLANE :: At Voodoo Rooms, 

Edinburgh. Forged in the fires of a blazing bust-up, 

Ewan Macfarlane returns with the incendiary new 

single: “Won’t Stop Burnin”, and Ewan will then by 

joined by his full band for a headline tour of Scotland 

in the Autumn. “Won’t Stop Burnin” follows the 

release of Ewan’s recent singles “Tangled” and “All 

Those Years”. All three of the tracks will appear on 

Ewan’s upcoming second album ‘MILK’, which is 

confirmed for release on 28 October. 

www.facebook.com/ewanmacfarlanemusic 

5 OCTOBER 

MARANTA (EP launch) :: At The Voodoo Rooms, 

Edinburgh. Edinburgh synth-pop duo Maranta will 

release their thrilling brand new EP Deux Pleasure on 

30 September on 12” vinyl and digital platforms. The 

single 'Our Love', a pleasure-seeking pearl in thrall to 


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retro house and vintage Madonna, is available to 

stream and share now. Maranta will play live around 

Scotland during the summer and autumn. Maranta 

are vocalists, multi-instrumentalists, songwriters and 

producers Callum Govan and Gloria Black. They were 

brought together in 2018 through friendship, a love 

for melodic, leftfield pop and dance music and a 

mission to make visceral, textured and infectious 

songs easily translated to the dancefloor. 

www.marantaa.bandcamp.com/music 

22 OCTOBER 

ADAM HOLMES :: At West Barns Village Hall, 

















28 OCTOBER 

CONSTANT FOLLOWER :: At The Assembly Roxy, 

Edinburgh. Created by frontman Stephen McAll, 

Constant Follower is an intriguing experimental folk 

band featuring Andrew Pankhurst (guitar), Amy 

Campbell (backing vocals/synth) and Kathleen Stosch 

(backing vocals, synth and bass). 

www.facebook.com/theconstantfollower 

5 NOVEMBER 

DEAN OWENS & THE SINNERS :: At Roslin Bowling 

Club, Roslin. Award winning Scottish singer 

songwriter Dean Owens is one of UK’s finest 

troubadours, with fans including authors Irvine Welsh 

and Ian Rankin, and BBC legend Bob Harris. His new 

band Dean Owens & The Sinners includes bass, 

guitars and trumpet, with Dean’s voice up front, 

warm, subtle and powerful. 


6 NOVEMBER 

The Fallen Angels Club presents ..... JOHN 

MCCUSKER - “30th Anniversary Tour” :: At The 

Queens Hall, Edinburgh. John has long been 

renowned for his skill at transcending musical 

boundaries: striving to keep his music fresh and 

exciting, never leaving the past behind but always 

embracing new sonic adventures. John was awarded 

the coveted BBC Radio 2 Musician of the Year in 2003 

and also The Spirit of Scotland Award for music in 

1999 and again in 2009. 2016 saw John receive the 

Good Tradition Award and perform with his band at 

the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards at The Royal Albert Hall. 

In 2019 John received the Outstanding Music 

Performance at The Scottish Culture Awards. The 

Fallen Angels Club is celebrating its 18th year of 

bringing quality live roots music to Glasgow and 

Edinburgh. 


26 NOVEMBER 

Summerhall / NEHH presents ..... STINA MARIE 

CLAIRE :: At Summerhall, Edinburgh. 7.30pm. Stina 

Marie Claire is the new solo project of singer/ 

songwriter Stina Tweeddale aka Honeyblood. She 

revealed the new project in August 2021, developed 

with the support of her fans throughout 2020 while 

she was unable to tour and record with her supporting 

live band. A significant departure from her usual rockpop 

sound, Stina Marie Claire delivers heartwrenchingly 

poignant bedroom pop; returning to her 

DIY roots and looking inwards to present songs 

fuelled with vulnerable, tender lyrics which are fitting 

of current times. 


MIST AND WING :: At West Barns Village Hall, 

















GLASGOW + AREA 


Glasgow and West Coast area 



17 AUGUST 

The Fallen Angels Club presents ..... BEN 

CAPLAN plus TERRA SPENCER :: At CCA, Glasgow. 

Caplan is now back in the UK touring a solo show full 

of contrasts and surprises. Sometimes it takes a 

global pandemic to slow down and focus on the 

fundamentals. When Ben Caplan lost the opportunity 

to tour and create with the regular cadre of musicians 

that he typically works with, he went into a tiny studio 

and made an achingly beautiful solo album. Caplan is 

now back in the UK touring a solo show full of 

contrasts and surprises. He’s bringing along support 

act Terra Spencer to share sneak peeks from their 

upcoming collaborative album too!” 


HANNAH RARITY :: (Rescheduled from 23 June) At 

Cottiers Theatre, Glasgow. 7.30pm for 8pm. Hannah 

Rarity is the 2018 winner of the BBC Young 

Traditional Musician of the Year contest, singer and 

songwriter Hannah Rarity, celebrates the release of 

her eagerly anticipated second album ’To Have You 

Near’. Combining sublime vocal timbre and uncanny 

interpretive empathy, which have earned comparisons 

to Eva Cassidy and Cara Dillon. In a crowded field, 

Hannah ranks as one of Scotland’s finest young 

singers, performing a carefully chosen mix of 

traditional, contemporary and self-penned material. 

www.facebook.com/hannahrarity 

18 AUGUST 

The Fallen Angels Club presents ..... KIM EDGAR 

& RHONA MacfARLANE :: At Cottiers Theatre, 93- 

95 Hyndland Street, Hyndland, Glasgow G11 5PU. 

8pm. Tickets £14 (£12). Emotion and connection are 

at the heart of Kim Edgar's pianist and songwriter’s 

work: through observed and lived experiences, Kim 

ponders what it is to be human, creating stories told 

with honesty and empathy that open hearts, minds 

and discussions. Rhona Macfarlane is a singersongwriter 

from Scotland whose reflective, vulnerable 

story telling casts a spell over her audiences. Her 

songs are personal, honest, and intimate and recall a 

range of influences including Joni Mitchell, The Blue 

Nile, Nick Drake, John Martyn and Adrianne Lenker. 


www.facebook.com/KimEdgarMusic 

www.facebook.com/rhonamacfarlanemusic 

19 AUGUST 

Girl Power :: At CentreStage, Kilmarnock. 7.30pm. 

www.glasgowamericana.com 

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the mns collection …. 

£15. The girls are back! This time with some of 

your favaourite iconic female artisits from the 80s, 

90s and 00s. 

www.facebook.com/CentreStage 

31 AUGUST 

The Fallen Angels Club / Live Music Scotland 

presents ..... GRETCHEN PETERS :: At Maryhill 

Community Central Hall, Glasgow. The show will 

be an intimate evening with Gretchen Peters, 

featuring special guest Barry Walsh with support 

from Kim Richey. Gretchen will be sharing stories 

and songs from her early touring days in the UK 

as well as current favorites from her most recent 

albums. 


3 SEPTEMBER 

The Fallen Angels Club presents ..... THE 

WYNNTOWN MARSHALS plus support :: At The 

Hug and Pint, Glasgow. The Marshals have, like 

the rest of the planet, been through some 

challenges in recent times – and some of the 

lyrical content is inevitably shaped by the events 

of the past two years (the title track and 

‘Disappointment’ in particular), but - like the 

protagonist in the middle eight of the nostalgic, 

bittersweet album track ‘Tourist In My 

Hometown’ - the band have ‘emerged unbroken, 

smarting from the pain’. The new The Wynntown 

Marshals album will be called ‘Big Ideas’ and will 

be released on 2 September on their label in the 

UK, and licensed to their dear friends and longtime 

label Blue Rose Records throughout mainland 

Europe. The 'Marshals' are delighted to announce 

that they will be touring in September in support 

of the album’s release. 



8 SEPTEMBER 


PAUL MCKENNA BAND :: At The Websters 

Theatre and Bar, Glasgow. Scotland’s Paul 

McKenna has long been ranked among our finest 

younger singers and songwriters, armed with a 

powerful yet intensely emotive voice and 

passionate social conscience, often expressed 

through his songs, a combination that’s brought 

frequent comparisons to the great Dick Gaughan. 


9 SEPTEMBER 

JOSIE DUNCAN (Album Launch) :: At Glad 

Cafe, Glasgow. Glasgow singer-songwriter Josie 

Duncan, who is from the Isle of Lewis, has an 

effortless, modern style of songwriting that has 

captivated audiences around the world, gaining 

her a loyal following. As the Moonlight Melts 

showcases 12 self-penned songs, which offer a 

personal yet relatable account of her life as a 

neurodivergent person navigating life and 

relationships in her twenties. Now the 2017 BBC 

Radio 2 Young Folk Award winner Josie Duncan 

ventures confidently into new ground, with her 

self-penned debut solo album As the Moonlight 

Melts. Set for release on Friday 26 August, 

www.facebook.com/JosieDuncanMusic 

DEAN OWENS with KIRSTEN ADAMSON :: At 

The Boarding House, Howwood. Award winning 

Scottish singer songwriter Dean Owens is one of 

UK’s finest troubadours, with fans including 

authors Irvine Welsh and Ian Rankin, and BBC 

legend Bob Harris. Hard to pin down to a 

particular genre, his music is a unique blend of 

Scottish roots and Americana – the unfettered 

enthusiasm of a rock n roller coupled with the 

sympathetic delivery of folk’s best storytellers. 


10 SEPTEMBER 


HANDSOME FAMILY plus DANIEL KNOX :: At 

Community Central Halls, Glasgow. The Handsome 

Family have written some of the most haunting 

and beautiful songs in American music. During a 

30-year career, Brett and Rennie Sparks have 

created songs that transform the mundane 

landscape of modern life into a place of 

mysterious portent. Handsome Family songs take 

place in parking lots and big box stores, under 

overpasses and in airports. They sing about 

Custer’s last stand and automatic lawn sprinklers 

in the same song. Rennie’s lyrics often focus on 

the myriad creatures that live at the edges of the 

man-made world: the sparrows, rats, cockroaches 

and crows that share our cities. The Fallen Angels 

Club is celebrating its 18th year of bringing quality 

live roots music to Glasgow and Edinburgh. 


30 SEPTEMBER 

EWAN MACFARLANE :: At Òran Mór, Glasgow. 

Forged in the fires of a blazing bust-up, Ewan 

Macfarlane returns with the incendiary new single: 

“Won’t Stop Burnin”, and Ewan will then by joined 

by his full band for a headline tour of Scotland in 

the Autumn. “Won’t Stop Burnin” follows the 

release of Ewan’s recent singles “Tangled” and “All 

Those Years”. All three of the tracks will appear on 

Ewan’s upcoming second album ‘MILK’, which is 



13 OCTOBER 

BETH ORTON :: At Classic Grand, Glasgow. 

Recently, Beth rang in the 25th-anniversary of her 

Mercury Prize-nominated 1996 folktronica album 

Trailer Park on the road at arenas with Alanis 

Morissette in EU and the UK. This autumn she will 

play a handful of UK and EU festivals before a 

headline UK tour through October. See the full list 

of tour dates @ 

www.bethortonofficial.com/tour 

20 SEPTEMBER 

PICTISH TRAIL :: At The Rum Shack, Glasgow. 

Isle-of-Eigg dwelling electro-acoustic psych-pop 

wonder Pictish Trail aka Johnny Lynch’s most 

recent acclaimed album Island Family explores 

connections to both place and time from the 

viewpoint of his life on a remote Scottish island. 

"Svelt, intelligent, adorable balladeer, trapped 

inside the body of an oversized oft-bearded folk 

ogre" 


29 SEPTEMBER 

MURDO MITCHELL :: At SWG3 Poetry Club, 

Glasgow. Murdo Mitchell’s smooth and haunting 

vocals move listeners through the aching 

emotional experience of loss and heartbreak, 

delving into themes of broken trust and lost 

promises embodied by a dark, captivating melody. 

‘Ghosts’ delivers a painful coming of age rhetoric 

set to a powerful, thumping beat and the heavy 

tension of a cold and lonely night. Murdo Mitchell’s 

new single ‘Ghosts’ is out now via Icons Creating 

Evil Art. 

www.facebook.com/murdomitchellmusic 

1 OCTOBER 


Royal Concert Hall (New Auditorium), Glasgow. 

The SNJO celebrates the jazz expressionists in a 

programme of music from four innovators: 

Ornette Coleman, Albert Ayler, Dewey Redman, 

and Anthony Braxton. “This concert series will be 

played with deep emotion, soul, heart and spirit. 

The powerful big band arrangements and 



Marching In sum up the 1960s.” Tommy Smith 

Tickets @ 

www.glasgowconcerthalls.com 


12 OCTOBER 

LAURA EVANS supporting MATT ANDERSEN :: 

At Oran Mor, Glasgow. Welsh singer songwriter 

Laura Evans has just been announced as special 

guest on Matt Andersen’s UK tour from 11-18 

October. Laura recently announced her second 

single “Fire with Fire” from her debut album State 

of Mind. The new single is a perfectly crafted song 

which is sure to appeal to her ever-growing 

fanbase. Tickets are available @ 

www.mattandersen.ca/tour 

www.facebook.com/lauraevansuk 

www.musicnewsscotland.wordpress.com 

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publications from links at 


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GIGspotlight ..... 

The Best of Scotland at 'Pleasance 

@ EICC' .... Edinburgh Fringe 2022 

GIGnotes ..... Adam Holmes: Hope Park, Wed 17th – Tue 23rd Aug, 7pm - Lammermuir Theatre) :: Countess of Fife, 

Fri 26th Aug, 7pm - Lammermuir Theatre :: Dean Owens : From Leith to Tucson – Fri 12th, Sat 13th Aug, 7pm Lammermuir Theatre :: Dean 

Owens & The Sinners (with special guest Kirsten Adamson), Thu 18th Aug, 7.30pm – Lomond Theatre :: Liz Jones & Broken Windows, 

Wed 17th Aug, 9pm – Lomond Theatre :: Samba Sene & Diwan, Fri 19th Aug, 7.30pn, Lomond Theatre 

Booking info @ www.pleasance.co.uk/via/search/edinburgh/type/music 

Scary Biscuits Promotions is delighted 

to be teaming up with the Pleasance at 

their state of the art music hub at EICC 

(Venue 150) to present some of the best 

Scottish musicians at Edinburgh Fringe. 

Award winning singer songwriters, some traditional folk, rootsy blues rock, insurgent 

country, punk, Afrobeats, americana roots with a hint of mariachi. A genre busting bunch 

of tunes, songs and performers! 

Dive into a world of music and stories with a diverse group of performers, with a wide 

range of ages and experience, including two female fronted bands. Be transported for a 

short while into a world of Scottish folk, a backstreet rock dive with a hint of Memphis, a 

west African Friday night party, or a New Mexico cantina with a whiff of tequila and desert 

dust. 

Adam Holmes: Hope Park 

Wed 17th – Tue 23rd Aug, 7pm - Lammermuir Theatre) 

Acclaimed Edinburgh-born singer-songwriter is one of the brightest stars on the UK roots 

music scene. An old soul on young shoulders, he combines masterful songwriting and a 

voice that has been praised as the best of his generation, mixing traditional and 

contemporary folk with his own brand of soul and Americana. 

This show will mix his own original songs with favourites from the Scottish trad songbook. 

Twice nominated for BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and for Scottish Album of the Year Awards. 

Countess of Fife 

Fri 26th Aug, 7pm - Lammermuir Theatre 

New insurgent alt country outfit led by The Rezillos’ Fay Fife. 

Think the Cramps meeting Johnny Cash in an unholy alchemy of country, punk and 

gospel. Four-piece band, including drums, bass, guitar and original songs, in the intimate 

Lammermuir Theatre. 

Fay’s glorious vocals – rich, dark and powerful – combine with Allan (So You Think You’re 

A Cowboy) McDowall’s singing guitars and harmony vocals to create a perfect storm to 

play with your emotions. Previewing songs from their upcoming debut studio album, Star 

Liz Jones - www.facebook.com/lizjonesmusic 

Samba-Sene - www.facebook.com/SambaSeneDiwan 

:: photo by Marc Marnie 

of the Sea. 

Dean Owens 

From Leith to Tucson – Fri 12th, Sat 13th Aug, 7pm Lammermuir Theatre 

Songs and stories from Best UK Act 2021 (according to Americana-UK’s readers poll), 

from the Scottish troubadour's extensive back catalogue. A unique blend of Americana and 

Scottish roots – the unfettered enthusiasm of a rock'n'roller and the sympathetic delivery 

of folk's best storytellers. 

Armed with a searingly soulful voice, skilfully crafted songs and earworm-inducing 

melodies, Dean's travels have taken him from Scotland's post industrial heartlands to the 

panoramic vistas of the US deserts where he recorded his latest album Sinner's 

Shrine with desert noir icons Calexico. 

Dean Owens & The Sinners (with special guest Kirsten Adamson) 

Thu 18th Aug, 7.30pm – Lomond Theatre 

Let award-winning Scottish troubadour and his band (with special guest Kirsten Adamson, 

daughter of Big Country's Stuart) transport you to a sepia-stained cantina with songs from 

his acclaimed new Sinner's Shrine album (recorded with musicians from Calexico). 

A unique blend of Scottish roots and Americana, with added desert noir. A multi-talented 

band including bass, electric guitar and trumpet with Dean's searingly soulful voice 

upfront, conjure the magic of the US desert states infused with Scotland's post-industrial 

heartland. 

Songs of love and lust, sinners and saints, the displaced, the wanderers and the border 

ghosts. 

Liz Jones & Broken Windows 

Wed 17th Aug, 9pm – Lomond Theatre 

Gutsy, jazzy, bluesy, roots rock from Edinburgh band who sound like they’ve been lurking 

on the dark side of Memphis; with blistering guitar, sparkling percussion and classy, 

smoky vocals. Original songs delivered with fiery panache. 

Fronted by the dynamic Liz Jones, the 6 piece band includes 

veteran Blues’N’Trouble axeman John Bruce on guitar, along with rising keys 

maestro Jamie Hamilton and percussionist Suzy Cargill. The genre shifting answer to 

Edinburgh’s rootsy rock and blues needs! 

Samba Sene & Diwan 

Fri 19th Aug, 7.30pn, Lomond Theatre 

Exuberant fusion of funky mbalax/Afrobeat rhythms with undercurrents of ska, rock, 

Senegalese soul; original songs with impassioned vocals, infectious guitar licks and 

irresistible dance grooves. 

Led by charismatic Senegalese singer Samba Sene, Diwan is a diverse international 

collection of musicians who share a global outlook and love of West African beats. Original 

songs with influences including Youssou N'Dour, Bob Marley, Aswad and Samba's former 

mentor Baaba Maal. Get your Senegalese groove on! 


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26 OCTOBER 

CONSTANT FOLLOWER :: At The Glad Cafe, 

Glasgow. Created by frontman Stephen McAll, 






2 NOVEMBER 

TAMZENE :: At SWG3 Poetry Club, Glasgow. 

Tamzene spent years busking contemporary pop 

songs which taught her invaluable songwriting skills. 

Taking cues from pop contemporaries such as Adele 

and Alicia Keys as much as the classic voices of Ella 

Fitzgerald and Aretha Franklin, her vocal is bold and 

innately emotive, and truly enraptures any audience. 

She is now touring promoting her new EP, 'Details'. 

www.facebook.com/tamzenemusic 

11 NOVEMBER 

DEAN OWENS & THE SINNERS :: At The Tannahill 

Centre, Blackstoun Road, Paisley. Award winning 

Scottish singer songwriter Dean Owens is one of UK’s 

finest troubadours, with fans including authors Irvine 

Welsh and Ian Rankin, and BBC legend Bob Harris. His 

new band Dean Owens & The Sinners includes bass, 




26 NOVEMBER 

DEAN OWENS & THE SINNERS :: At Maryhill 

Centre, Glasgow. Award winning Scottish singer 








FIFE / CENTRAL / 

PERTHSHIRE / TAYSIDE 


Tayside, Perthshire, 

Fife and Central areas 

. Email them to Carol - 


18 AUGUST 

Crail Folk Club and Crail Festival presents ..... 

EDDI READER [SOLD OUT] :: At Crail Community 

Hall. £26. Eddi Reader is perhaps Scotland’s greatest 

living female voice. In 2022, she celebrates her 40th 

year on stage with a '40 Years Live' concert tour. 

From her earliest years playing the folk clubs of 

western Scotland and learning how to street sing 

across Europe (like her hero Edith Piaf) Eddi’s path 

soon lead her to a professional career in music as a 

backing singer for Eurythmics and Gang of Four. Her 

band Fairground Attraction had huge international 

success and number one hits with ‘Perfect’ and debut 

album ‘First of a Million Kisses’ which stormed the 

charts in the late 1980s. 

www.facebook.com/crailfolkclub 

BLAZIN’ FIDDLES with HANNAH RARITY :: At The 

Albert Halls, Stirling. Blazin’ Fiddles, Scotland’s most 

celebrated fiddle band, will join together with the 

remarkable vocalist Hannah Rarity for a special oneoff 

Scottish tour this August celebrating 22 years of 

touring and recording, with dates in Inverness, 

Stirling, Aberdeen, Dundee and Dumfries. The sixpiece 

band, made up of Jenna Reid, Bruce MacGregor, 

Rua Macmillan and Kristan Harvey on fiddle, Anna 

Massie on guitar/fiddle and Angus Lyon on piano, will 

celebrate 22 years of touring and recording with this 

string of special performances. 

www.blazinfiddles.com/gigs 

20 AUGUST 

BLAZIN’ FIDDLES with HANNAH RARITY :: At 

Caird Hall, Dundee. Blazin’ Fiddles, Scotland’s most 












25 AUGUST 

Crail Folk Club presents ..... JACK BADCOCK 

[CANCELLED] :: At Crail Community Hall. £9. Singer 

and guitarist, Jack Badcock is a hugely experienced 

performer, having toured extensively around the 

world, in Europe, North America, Asia and Australia, 

predominantly as frontman and founding member of 

his multi-award winning, internationally renowned 

world-folk band 'Dallahan'. He has also performed or 

recorded with Rura, Siobhan Miller, Dougie MacLean 

and The Royal Scottish National Orchestra among 

many others and was a finalist in the BBC Young 

Traditional Musician of the Year Award. 


7 SEPTEMBER 

DOUGIE MacLEAN :: At The Old Mill, Cardney 

Steading, Dunkeld. Dougie MacLean continues to unite 

his global audience with his special Perthshire 

concerts. Having so far completed 142 live online 

concerts since March 2020 and being overwhelmed by 

the global response, Perthshire’s renowned singer 

songwriter Dougie MacLean is extending the concept 

to involve a select live audience in a special Perthshire 

venue. Two concerts at The Old Mill, Cardney 

Steading, Dunkeld on Wednesday 7 September - 6pm 

and 9pm. Tickets to physically attend the concert are 

on sale @ 

https://dunkeld.com/collections/event-tickets 

*Catch-up with the 22 June concert (tickets for 7 Sept 

available later), £12, online @ 

www.dougiemacleanlive.com 


8 SEPTEMBER 

Crail Folk Club presents ..... BARBARA DICKSON 

& RAB NOAKES supported by ANTHONY TONER :: 

At Crail Community Hall. 8pm. 


9 SEPTEMBER 

THE WYNNTOWN MARSHALS :: At Wee Bear Café, 

Lintrathen. The new The Wynntown Marshals album 








14 SEPTEMBER 

HEAL & HARROW :: At Perth Theatre, Perth. The 

16th and 17th Century Scottish Witch Trials were one 

of the darkest periods of Scotland’s history. An 

estimated 2500 people were executed, 80% of which 

were thought to have been women. In this new 

project 'Heal & Harrow', Rachel Newton (The Shee, 

The Furrow Collective, Spell Songs) and Lauren 

MacColl (Salt House, Rant) pay a humanising tribute 

to these women while also exploring historical beliefs 

in the supernatural and modern day parallels in our 

society. Each piece of music is based on specially 







19 SEPTEMBER 

PICTISH TRAIL :: At PJ Molloys, Dunfermline. Isleof-Eigg 

dwelling electro-acoustic psych-pop wonder 

Pictish Trail aka Johnny Lynch’s most recent acclaimed 

album Island Family explores connections to both 

place and time from the viewpoint of his life on a 

remote Scottish island. "Svelt, intelligent, adorable 

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balladeer, trapped inside the body of an oversized oftbearded 

folk ogre" 


22 SEPTEMBER 

Crail Folk Club presents ..... MARTIN SIMPSON :: 

At Crail Community Hall. £12. “What’s it like being the 

best guitar player in the world…?” Martin’s modesty 

and grace prevented him from answering this BBC 

Radio 4 interviewer’s question recently, but the facts 

speak for themselves. 


7 OCTOBER 

EWAN MACFARLANE :: At PJ Molloys, Dunfermline. 



“Won’t Stop Burnin”, and Ewan will then by joined by 

his full band for a headline tour of Scotland in the 

Autumn. “Won’t Stop Burnin” follows the release of 

Ewan’s recent singles “Tangled” and “All Those 

Years”. All three of the tracks will appear on Ewan’s 

upcoming second album ‘MILK’, which is confirmed for 

release on 28 October. 


8 OCTOBER 

EWAN MACFARLANE :: At Joan Knight Studio @ 

Perth Theatre, Perth. Forged in the fires of a blazing 

bust-up, Ewan Macfarlane returns with the incendiary 

new single: “Won’t Stop Burnin”, and Ewan will then 

by joined by his full band for a headline tour of 

Scotland in the Autumn. “Won’t Stop Burnin” follows 

the release of Ewan’s recent singles “Tangled” and 

“All Those Years”. All three of the tracks will appear 

on Ewan’s upcoming second album ‘MILK’, which is 



13 OCTOBER 

Crail Folk Club presents ..... COLUM SANDS :: At 

Crail Community Hall. £9. A return visit to Crail for 

Ireland’s Colum Sands. Colum Sands has performed 

in over thirty countries around the world, confirming 

the universal appeal for the songs and stories with 

which he observes the minute and often humorous 

details of life. 


15 OCTOBER 

LAU (Unplugged) :: At Tolbooth, Stirling. 8pm. 

Brilliant musicians, thrilling performers, free-thinking 

visionaries and all-round good chaps as well…small 

wonder Lau are regarded as the epicentre of the new 

folk boom. Lau comprises Kris Drever (vocals, guitar), 

Martin Green (accordion, wurlitzer, keys, electronics) 

and Aidan O’Rourke (fiddle) and together they 

effortlessly bridge the seemingly diametrically 

opposed worlds of acoustic folk tradition and post 

rock – electronics. 

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27 OCTOBER 

Crail Folk Club presents ..... DAVE PEABODY & 

REGINA MUDRICH :: At Crail Community Hall. £9. 

Voted “Acoustic Blues Artist of the Year” 3 times by 

the British Blues Connection and Blues In Britain 

Magazine… guitarist, vocalist, raconteur Dave 

Peabody began performing in the mid ‘60’s during the 

heyday of the great British blues boom. 


CONSTANT FOLLOWER :: At Church of the Holy 

Rude, Stirling. Created by frontman Stephen McAll, 






12 NOVEMBER 

DEAN OWENS & THE SINNERS :: At Crail 

Community Hall, Crail. Award winning Scottish singer 








24 NOVEMBER 

Crail Folk Club presents ..... KIRSTEN 

ADAMSON :: At Crail Community Hall. £9. Singer/ 

songwriter Kirsten Adamson summons the same 

heart-stopping purity as Sandy Denny, by way of 

Emmylou Harris and Kate Bush. Transcendence runs 

in the family. Her father was Stuart Adamson (Skids, 

Big Country) and her mother Alexandra, a champion 

Highland dancer. 


3 DECEMBER 

SKERRYVORE :: At Forfar Reid Hall, Forfar. Since 

2005, Skerryvore have brought their performances to 

audiences across the globe, from their early days in 

Scottish West Coast halls and bars, to Festival crowds 

in USA, Canada, Australia and throughout the UK and 

Europe. Picking up Scottish traditional music’s ‘Live 

Act of the Year’ twice on the way – in 2011 and again 

in 2016 – the band’s wide range of influences and 

talent produce a musically expansive, high energy set 

that excites and captivates audiences. With a mix of 

fiddle, accordions, pipes and whistles, alongside guitar 

and vocals, underpinned by driving bass, drums and 

keys, Skerryvore represent the best in contemporary 

Scottish traditional music. Their 6 studio albums 

demonstrate the wide range of influences the 

individual musicians bring to the mix – a unique 

fusion of folk, trad, rock and Americana, with even 

some jazz in there! 

www.facebook.com/skerryvore 

29 DECEMBER 

SKERRYVORE (Sold Out) :: At Albert Halls, Stirling. 

Since 2005, Skerryvore have brought their 

performances to audiences across the globe, from 

their early days in Scottish West Coast halls and bars, 

to Festival crowds in USA, Canada, Australia and 

throughout the UK and Europe. Picking up Scottish 

traditional music’s ‘Live Act of the Year’ twice on the 

way – in 2011 and again in 2016 – the band’s wide 

range of influences and talent produce a musically 

expansive, high energy set that excites and captivates 

audiences. With a mix of fiddle, accordions, pipes and 

whistles, alongside guitar and vocals, underpinned by 

driving bass, drums and keys, Skerryvore represent 

the best in contemporary Scottish traditional music. 

Their 6 studio albums demonstrate the wide range of 

influences the individual musicians bring to the mix – 

a unique fusion of folk, trad, rock and Americana, 

with even some jazz in there! 


ABERDEENSHIRE / 

NORTH EAST / MORAY 


Aberdeenshire and the 

north east area 



19 AUGUST 

BLAZIN’ FIDDLES with HANNAH RARITY :: At The 

Music Hall, Aberdeen. Blazin’ Fiddles, Scotland’s most 












1 SEPTEMBER 

SKERRYVORE:: At Fochabers Institute, Fochabers. 

Formed on the remote Scottish island of Tiree in 

2005, the raw but contemporary trad quartet that 

formed Skerryvore could have only dreamed of 

becoming the multi-award winning act that was 

performing in over 25 countries worldwide and 

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International advertising campaign for Visit Scotland. 

From those traditional roots the band have developed 

both in size and sound to create a unique fusion of 

their traditional music and songs with the urban 

sounds of rock, pop and funk. 


2 SEPTEMBER 

Almost Blue Promotions presents ..... THE 

WYNNTOWN MARSHALS :: At Blue Lamp, 

Aberdeen. The new The Wynntown Marshals album 








www.facebook.com/AlmostBluePromotions 

18 SEPTEMBER 

Almost Blue Promotions presents ..... NATHAN 

BELL :: At Blue Lamp, Aberdeen. Nathan Bell is a 

regular for us and it's great to be bringing him back 

again to The Blue Lamp. A Nathan Bell show is a hell 

of a show. Sometimes people laugh. Sometimes they 

cry. Sometimes people just stare stone faced in 

disbelief. 


30 SEPTEMBER 


Queen's Cross Church, Aberdeen. The SNJO celebrates 

the jazz expressionists in a programme of music from 

four innovators: Ornette Coleman, Albert Ayler, 

Dewey Redman, and Anthony Braxton. “This concert 

series will be played with deep emotion, soul, heart 

and spirit. The powerful big band arrangements and 



Marching In sum up the 1960s.” Tommy Smith Tickets 

@ 

www.aberdeenperformingarts.com 


30 OCTOBER 

Almost Blue Promotions presents ..... AGS 

CONNOLLY :: At Blue Lamp, Aberdeen. It's great to 

bring Ags back to Aberdeen again for what will no 

doubt be another great show! A traditional country 

artist from the perhaps incongruous surroundings of 

Oxfordshire, England, Ags Connolly is considered to be 

one of the best country singer-songwriters ever to 

emerge from the UK. 


4 NOVEMBER 

DEAN OWENS & THE SINNERS :: At The Blue 

Lamp, Aberdeen. Award winning Scottish singer 








13 NOVEMBER 

KRIS DREVER :: At Lemon Tree, Aberdeen. Drever’s 

voice and guitar is a part of the backbone of today’s 

contemporary roots and folk scene. Hugely admired as 

a solo artist, collaborator, and member of folk 

superstars Lau, he is a phenomenal and prolific artist. 

www.facebook.com/krisdreversings 

20 NOVEMBER 

Almost Blue Promotions presents ..... JEFFREY 

FOUCAULT with ERIC HAYWOOD and support 

DIETRICH STRAUSE :: At Blue Lamp, Aberdeen. 

Jeffrey Foucault was 17 when he learned to play all 

the songs on John Prine's eponymous debut on his 

father's mail-order guitar, since then he’s been 

everything from solo country-blues troubadour to 

frontman for a six-piece rock 'n' roll band, along the 

way compiling a discography notable for its visceral 

power and complex poetics. 


HIGHLANDS + 

WEST COAST / ARGYLL 

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14 AUGUST 


Eden Court Theatre, Inverness. Blazin’ Fiddles, 

Scotland’s most celebrated fiddle band, will join 

together with the remarkable vocalist Hannah Rarity 

for a special one-off Scottish tour this August 

celebrating 22 years of touring and recording, with 

dates in Inverness, Stirling, Aberdeen, Dundee and 

Dumfries. The six-piece band, made up of Jenna Reid, 

Bruce MacGregor, Rua Macmillan and Kristan Harvey 

on fiddle, Anna Massie on guitar/fiddle and Angus 

Lyon on piano, will celebrate 22 years of touring and 

recording with this string of special performances. 


26 AUGUST 

JOSIE DUNCAN :: At Under Canvas, Eden Court, 

Inverness. Glasgow singer-songwriter Josie Duncan, 

who is from the Isle of Lewis, has an effortless, 

modern style of songwriting that has captivated 

audiences around the world, gaining her a loyal 

following. As the Moonlight Melts showcases 12 selfpenned 

songs, which offer a personal yet relatable 

account of her life as a neurodivergent person 

navigating life and relationships in her twenties. Now 

the 2017 BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award winner Josie 

Duncan ventures confidently into new ground, with 

her self-penned debut solo album As the Moonlight 

Melts. Set for release on Friday 26 August, 

www.facebook.com/JosieDuncanMusic 

2 SEPTEMBER 

KIM EDGAR :: At Skye Bridge Studios, Kyle of 

Lochalsh. 7.30pm. Tickets £12. Kim is a well known 

member of the Edinburgh folk scene. She is a singersongwriter 

fuelled by a passion for social justice, 

folklore and feminism. Emotion and connection are at 

the heart of her pianist and songwriter’s work: 

through observed and lived experiences, Kim ponders 

what it is to be human, creating stories told with 

honesty and empathy that open hearts, minds and 

discussions. 

www.facebook.com/KimEdgarMusic 

3 SEPTEMBER 

ALY BAIN & PHIL CUNNINGHAM :: At Eden Court 

Theatre, Bishops Road, Inverness. IV3 5SA. 

www.facebook.com/edencourttheatre 

11 SEPTEMBER 

EDDI READER :: At Eden Court Theatre, Bishops 

Road, Inverness. IV3 5SA. 


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:: a MNS business profile feature 

The Radio Rooms :: Tweedmouth, Berwick-Upon-Tweed. TD15 2AW :: www.facebook.com/theradiorooms :: www.radiorooms.co.uk :: info@radiorooms.co.uk 

:: The Radio Rooms is an independent grassroots venue and event space that 

was created in March 2019 in Berwick-Upon-Tweed - serving north Northumberland 

and the Scottish Borders we are the main platform for new and up and coming 

artists in the area, and strive to create a safe and inclusive space for everyone. 

Our recently renovated space is designed around a collection of vintage radios ranging from the 1920s onwards, and we place an emphasis on quality and local 

products throughout our bar and kitchen. 

The Radio Rooms host a variety of quality performances, gigs and events throughout the year and our space is also 

available for private events such as weddings, birthday parties and corporate events. We can help you plan, organise 

and host your perfect event - from weddings to lectures; birthdays to plays. Our knowledgeable team can help with 

decor, music, audio and lighting equipment, food and drink, entertainment; and any other detail to ensure a brilliant 

time is had by all. 

Here are some of our quality small business suppliers: Bari Tea (Alnwick), Fentimans (Hexham), Giacopazzi's 

(Eyemouth), Hepple Gin (Morpeth), Holy Island Gin (Holy Island), The Kelso Gin Company (Kelso), Left Field 

Kombucha (Eyemouth), Tempest (Galashiels). 

Our openings hours are 4pm to late, Friday, Saturday and Sunday - extended hours in the summer, please check the 

Event Listings on our website and Facebook page to see what is happening every week. For booked events we can 

open at any time you wish, just drop us an email if you have any questions! Email: info@radiorooms.co.uk 

www.radiorooms.co.uk // www.facebook.com/theradiorooms 

Upcoming Gigs @ Radio Rooms :: 

20 SEPTEMBER 

Martin Simpson with support Steve Morrison :: At Radio Rooms, 95 Main Street, Berwick-Upon-Tweed. TD15 2AW. 7.30pm. £18. A virtuoso 

player without question, but above all Martin Simpson conveys his diverse treasure trove of material from the heart, performing with rare subtlety, 

intensity and honesty. A true master of his art. 

The remarkable intimate solo performances Martin gives go from strength to strength – every gig is a masterclass. He travels the length and breadth 

of the UK and beyond, giving rapt audiences passion, sorrow, love, beauty, tragedy and majesty through his playing. 

www.facebook.com/theradiorooms 

16 SEPTEMBER 

STUCKFISH + support :: At Radio Rooms, 95 Main Street, Berwick-Upon-Tweed. TD15 2AW. £10. Tickets @ 




JOHN OTWAY & WILD WILLY BARRETT + support :: At Radio Rooms, 95 Main Street, Berwick-Upon-Tweed. TD15 2AW. £18adv. Tickets @ 



21 NOVEMBER 

JEFFREY FOURCAULT & ERIC HEYWOOD + support :: At Radio Rooms, 95 Main Street, Berwick-Upon-Tweed. TD15 2AW. £10. Tickets @ 



26 NOVEMBER 

RORY McLEOD + support :: At Radio Rooms, 95 Main Street, Berwick-Upon-Tweed. TD15 2AW. £15adv. Tickets @ 



The Radio Rooms is an 

independent grassroots venue, 

serving north Northumberland and 

the Scottish Borders


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16 SEPTEMBER 

PICTISH TRAIL :: At The View, Oban. Isle-of-Eigg 

dwelling electro-acoustic psych-pop wonder Pictish 

Trail aka Johnny Lynch’s most recent acclaimed album 

Island Family explores connections to both place and 

time from the viewpoint of his life on a remote 

Scottish island. "Svelt, intelligent, adorable balladeer, 

trapped inside the body of an oversized oft-bearded 

folk ogre" 


17 SEPTEMBER 

PICTISH TRAIL :: At Astley Hall, Arisaig. Isle-of-Eigg 

dwelling electro-acoustic psych-pop wonder Pictish 

Trail aka Johnny Lynch’s most recent acclaimed album 

Island Family explores connections to both place and 

time from the viewpoint of his life on a remote 

Scottish island. "Svelt, intelligent, adorable balladeer, 

trapped inside the body of an oversized oft-bearded 

folk ogre" 


18 SEPTEMBER 

PICTISH TRAIL :: At Universal Hall, Forres. Isle-of- 


Pictish Trail aka Johnny Lynch’s most recent acclaimed 

album Island Family explores connections to both 

place and time from the viewpoint of his life on a 

remote Scottish island. "Svelt, intelligent, adorable 

balladeer, trapped inside the body of an oversized oftbearded 

folk ogre" 


21-24 SEPTEMBER 

NATHAN CARTER and his Band plus support :: At 

Eden Court Theatre, Bishops Road, Inverness. IV3 

5SA. 


21 SEPTEMBER 

Tae Sup wi' a Fifer On Tour :: At Eden Court 

Theatre, Bishops Road, Inverness. IV3 5SA. 


23 SEPTEMBER 

HEAL & HARROW :: At Findhorn Bay Arts Festival. 

The 16th and 17th Century Scottish Witch Trials were 

one of the darkest periods of Scotland’s history. An 















24 SEPTEMBER 

HEAL & HARROW :: At The Stables, Cromarty. The 

















25 SEPTEMBER 

HEAL & HARROW :: At Lyth Arts Centre, Caithness. 

The 16th and 17th Century Scottish Witch Trials were 

one of the darkest periods of Scotland’s history. An 















29 SEPTEMBER 

DEAN OWENS & THE SINNERS :: At Findhorn Bay 

Festival, Findhorn. Award winning Scottish singer 








1 OCTOBER 

EWAN MACFARLANE :: At Hootenanny’s, Inverness. 



“Won’t Stop Burnin”, and Ewan will then by joined by 

his full band for a headline tour of Scotland in the 

Autumn. “Won’t Stop Burnin” follows the release of 

Ewan’s recent singles “Tangled” and “All Those Years”. 

All three of the tracks will appear on Ewan’s upcoming 

second album ‘MILK’, which is confirmed for release 

on 28 October. 


20 OCTOBER 

CONSTANT FOLLOWER :: At The Hollies, 

Tighnabruaich, Argyll & Bute. Created by frontman 

Stephen McAll, Constant Follower is an intriguing 

experimental folk band featuring Andrew Pankhurst 

(guitar), Amy Campbell (backing vocals/synth) and 

Kathleen Stosch (backing vocals, synth and bass). 


29 OCTOBER 

CONSTANT FOLLOWER :: At Inverness Cathedral, 

Inverness. Created by frontman Stephen McAll, 






30 OCTOBER 

CONSTANT FOLLOWER :: At Village Hall, Lochinver. 

Created by frontman Stephen McAll, Constant Follower 

is an intriguing experimental folk band featuring 

Andrew Pankhurst (guitar), Amy Campbell (backing 

vocals/synth) and Kathleen Stosch (backing vocals, 

synth and bass). 


11 NOVEMBER 

KRIS DREVER :: At Universal Hall, Findhorn. Drever’s 

voice and guitar is a part of the backbone of today’s 

contemporary roots and folk scene. Hugely admired as 

a solo artist, collaborator, and member of folk 

superstars Lau, he is a phenomenal and prolific artist. 


WEST COAST ISLANDS 

+ ORKNEY + SHETLAND 


for all of the Scottish islands 



Isle of Bute …. 

Transclyde Music is a group of like minded people on 

the Isle of Bute whose aims are to promote live music 

on the island. For their latest gig news go to …. 

www.facebook.com/Transclydemusic 

15 SEPTEMBER 

HEAL & HARROW :: At Glendale Community Hall, 

Skye. The 16th and 17th Century Scottish Witch Trials 

were one of the darkest periods of Scotland’s history. 

An estimated 2500 people were executed, 80% of 

which were thought to have been women. In this new 













16 SEPTEMBER 

HEAL & HARROW :: At An Crùbh, Skye. The 16th 

and 17th Century Scottish Witch Trials were one of 

the darkest periods of Scotland’s history. An 















17 SEPTEMBER 

HEAL & HARROW :: At An Lanntair, Stornoway. The 















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20 SEPTEMBER 

HEAL & HARROW :: At Mareel, Lerwick. The 16th 

and 17th Century Scottish Witch Trials were one of 

the darkest periods of Scotland’s history. An 















21 OCTOBER 

CONSTANT FOLLOWER :: At An Tobar, Mull. 

Created by frontman Stephen McAll, Constant 

Follower is an intriguing experimental folk band 

featuring Andrew Pankhurst (guitar), Amy Campbell 

(backing vocals/synth) and Kathleen Stosch (backing 

vocals, synth and bass). 


AYRSHIRE + 

DUMFRIESSHIRE 

+ Carlisle 


for Dumfriesshire, 

South West and Cumbria areas 



16/18 AUGUST 

Aspire Will Rock You in Concert :: At CentreStage 

(Café Bar), 15 Elmbank Drive, Kilmarnock. KA1 3AE. 

6pm. Aspire are back performing the hit songs 

inspired by the musical ‘We Will Rock You’ featuring 

songs ‘Radio Ga Ga’, ‘I Want to Break Free’ and 

‘Bohemian Rhapsody’. 


19 AUGUST 

Girl Power :: At CentreStage (Café Bar), 15 Elmbank 

Drive, Kilmarnock. KA1 3AE. 7.30pm. The girls are 

back! This time with some of your favourite iconic 

female artists and girl groups from the 80s, 90s and 

00s! Sit back and enjoy some top hits from Spice 

Girls, Atomic Kitten, Madonna, Girls Aloud, Little Mix, 

Adele, Cher, Shania Twain... And many more! Let’s go 

girls! 


21 AUGUST 


Easterbrook Hall, The Crichton, Dumfries. Blazin’ 

Fiddles, Scotland’s most celebrated fiddle band, will 

join together with the remarkable vocalist Hannah 

Rarity for a special one-off Scottish tour this August 

celebrating 22 years of touring and recording, with 

dates in Inverness, Stirling, Aberdeen, Dundee and 

Dumfries. The six-piece band, made up of Jenna Reid, 

Bruce MacGregor, Rua Macmillan and Kristan Harvey 

on fiddle, Anna Massie on guitar/fiddle and Angus 

Lyon on piano, will celebrate 22 years of touring and 

recording with this string of special performances. 


26 AUGUST 

Open Mic Night with SCOTT NICOL :: At 

CentreStage (Café Bar), 15 Elmbank Drive, 

Kilmarnock. KA1 3AE. 7.30pm. The girls are back! 

This time with some of your favourite iconic female 

artists and girl groups from the 80s, 90s and 00s! Sit 

back and enjoy some top hits from Spice Girls, Atomic 

Kitten, Madonna, Girls Aloud, Little Mix, Adele, Cher, 

Shania Twain... And many more! Let’s go girls! 


14 SEPTEMBER 

Scotland on Tour Presents ..... THE PAUL 

MCKENNA BAND :: At CentreStage, 15 Elmbank 

Drive, Kilmarnock. KA1 3AE. 7pm. The Paul McKenna 

Band are coming to Kilmarnock for the very first time! 

"The best folk band to have come out of Scotland in 

the last twenty years" New York Times. Come on 

down for an unforgettable night of music and song 

from "the best band of their generation" The Living 

Tradition. 


21 SEPTEMBER 

Scotland on Tour Presents ..... SIOBHAN 

MILLER :: At CentreStage, 15 Elmbank Drive, 

Kilmarnock. KA1 3AE. 7pm. Richly celebrated Scottish 

folk singer and songwriter Siobhan Miller comes to 

CentreStage for the first time on Wednesday 21st 

September 2022. Siobhan Miller’s soulful and stirring 

renewal of traditional song has won her the BBC Radio 

2 Folk Award for Best Traditional Track, and the BBC 

Alba Scots Trad Music Awards’ Scots Singer of the 

Year an unprecedented four times. 


22 SEPTEMBER 

PICTISH TRAIL :: At Catstrand, New Galloway. Isleof-Eigg 

dwelling electro-acoustic psych-pop wonder 








24/25 OCTOBER 

CONSTANT FOLLOWER :: At River Garden 

Auchincruive, Ayr. Created by frontman Stephen 

McAll, Constant Follower is an intriguing experimental 

folk band featuring Andrew Pankhurst (guitar), Amy 




10 NOVEMBER 

KRIS DREVER :: At CatStrand, New Galloway. 

Drever’s voice and guitar is a part of the backbone of 

today’s contemporary roots and folk scene. Hugely 

admired as a solo artist, collaborator, and member of 

folk superstars Lau, he is a phenomenal and prolific 

artist. 


SCOTTISH BORDERS 

+ Berwick -Upon-Tweed 


Scottish Borders and 

Northumberland areas 



20 AUGUST 

DEAN OWENS :: At Heart of Hawick, Hawick. Award 

winning Scottish singer songwriter Dean Owens is one 

of UK’s finest troubadours, with fans including authors 

Irvine Welsh and Ian Rankin, and BBC legend Bob 

Harris. Hard to pin down to a particular genre, his 

music is a unique blend of Scottish roots and 

Americana – the unfettered enthusiasm of a rock n 

roller coupled with the sympathetic delivery of folk’s 

best storytellers. 


16 SEPTEMBER 

STUCKFISH + support :: At Radio Rooms, 95 Main 

Street, Berwick-Upon-Tweed. TD15 2AW. £10. Tickets 

@ 



23 SEPTEMBER 

PICTISH TRAIL :: At MacArts, Galashiels. Isle-of- 










JOHN OTWAY & WILD WILLY BARRETT + 

support :: At Radio Rooms, 95 Main Street, Berwick- 

Upon-Tweed. TD15 2AW. £18adv. Tickets @ 



21 NOVEMBER 

JEFFREY FOURCAULT & ERIC HEYWOOD + 

support :: At Radio Rooms, 95 Main Street, Berwick- 

Upon-Tweed. TD15 2AW. £10. Tickets @ 



26 NOVEMBER 

RORY McLEOD + support :: At Radio Rooms, 95 

Main Street, Berwick-Upon-Tweed. TD15 2AW. 

£15adv. Tickets @ 



27 NOVEMBER 

SKERRYVORE:: At Alnwick Playhouse, Alnwick. From 

their traditional Tiree roots Skerryvore have 

developed both in size and sound to create a unique 

fusion of their traditional music and songs with the 

urban sounds of rock, pop and funk. The band’s ability 

to fuse traditional Scottish music and rhythms with a 

range of other genres is a trademark of their 

distinctive, high energy sound. 


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