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<strong>MNS</strong> <strong>GIGguide</strong> - a MUSIC NEWS Scotland supplement page 7: streaming :: america :: london :: scotland - edinburgh + west + mid + east EVERY FRIDAY Live at Five :: Live every Friday at 5pm on facebook. Live from MacGregor's Bar in Inverness. Great music and banter with new guests every week, led by Blazin' Fiddles own Bruce MacGregor. www.facebook.com/MacGregorsBars FISH on Friday :: Live most Fridays at 6pm on Facebook, Twitter X and YouTube. Live from FISH's home in Haddington, Two hours of superb chat and music and updates on his move to the Outer Hebrides! www.facebook.com/MacGregorsBars MOST SATURDAYS Dougie MacLean Live :: Live on many Saturday evenings at 9pm on Facebook, YouTube and Vimeo. Famed for his 'Caledonia' & ‘The Gael’ Dougie is Scotland’s magical singersongwriter & performer. Catch-up on previous sessions via YouTube link below. www.youtube.com/@butterstonestudios/streams Scots in AMERICA Reaching our Sco sh expat readership in America Send us all your USA gig and tour details Email them to Robert - robert.musicnewsscotland@gmail.com 2-21 APRIL BREABACH :: USA Tour. Securely ranked among Scotland’s most skilled and imaginative contemporary folk acts, Breabach unite deep roots in Highland and Island tradition with the innovative scottish music scene. 2022 saw them release their latest studio album ‘Fàs’ and be awarded ‘Folk Band of the Year’ at the Scots Trad Music Awards. www.facebook.com/Breabach 29 MAY – 24 JUNE CAMERA OBSCURA :: USA / Mexico Tour. The band's music has been frequently garnered comparisons to fellow Scottish band Belle and Sebastian. The band have also been praised for their "honest, wide, and adult approach to heartbreak, romantic liaisons, and escapism. New album "Look To The East, Look To The West” will be released worldwide on Merge Records on 3 May. www.facebook.com/CameraObscuraMusic/ Scots in LONDON HELPING SCOTTISH BASED MUSICIANS PROMOTE LONDON GIGS Send us all your gig dates for London! Email them to Robert - robert.musicnewsscotland@gmail.com 3 MAY CAMERA OBSCURA :: At Rough Trade East, London. The band's music has been frequently garnered comparisons to fellow Scottish band Belle and Sebastian. The band have also been praised for their "honest, wide, and adult approach to heartbreak, romantic liaisons, and escapism. New album "Look To The East, Look To The West” will be released worldwide on Merge Records on 3 May. www.facebook.com/CameraObscuraMusic/ 7 MAY CAMERA OBSCURA :: At Koko, London. The band's music has been frequently garnered comparisons to fellow Scottish band Belle and Sebastian. The band have also been praised for their "honest, wide, and adult approach to heartbreak, romantic liaisons, and escapism. New album "Look To The East, Look To The West” will be released worldwide on Merge Records on 3 May. www.facebook.com/CameraObscuraMusic/ 24 MAY ARAB STRAP (with full band) :: At Koko, London. Arab Strap are a Scottish indie rock band whose core members are Aidan Moffat and Malcolm Middleton. In January 2024, the band announced their new album, I'm totally fine with it, don't give a fuck anymore, with the first single "Bliss". The album will be released on Rock Action on 10 May. All tickets @ www.arabstrap.scot/tour 25 JULY DEAN OWENS & The SINNERS :: At Green Note, London. (Night before playing Cambridge Folk Festival). Dean is excited to be heading back to one of his favourite London venues this summer with The Sinners. Dean Owens is an adventurous, award winning, troubadour, and a natural wanderer. His 9 (official) acclaimed solo albums, mostly recorded in the US, have seen him collaborate with some of the most respected musicians and producers around (including Al Perkins, Will Kimbrough, Neilson Hubbard, Grant -Lee Phillips and most recently, Gaby Moreno and Latin rock legends, Calexico). www.facebook.com/deanowensmusic SCOTLAND EDINBURGH West + Mid + East Lothian Send us all your gig dates for Edinburgh and Lothians area. Email them to Robert - robert.musicnewsscotland@gmail.com Update from Brunton Theatre Trust – shows are not cancelled: Brunton Theatre Trust is bouncing back thanks to the support of performers, audiences, East Lothian Council and local partners. The Trust was hit by devastating news that its performance spaces had to shut with immediate effect for structural surveys. However, the programme of events has NOT been cancelled. The Trust are working hard to source and set up alternative venues for events, within Musselburgh and close by. www.facebook.com/thebruntonmusselburgh <strong>26</strong>-28 APRIL Northern Streams Festival of Nordic & Scottish Music, Song & Dance 2024 :: At The Pleasance, 60 Pleasance, Edinburgh EH8 9TJ. Musical families, top new young talent and a rich mix of cultures feature in the Northern Streams 2024, this year’s festival features artists all based in Scotland with backgrounds and repertoire from Iceland, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Shetland, and North-East Scotland: The outline Festival programme is: Friday <strong>26</strong> April 7.00pm Evening Concert Brian Ó hEadhra & Fionnag NicChoinnich with Órla Ní Eadhra and Ró Ó hEadhra (BFÓR) + Erin Mungall- Baldvinsdottir with Evie Alberti, Becka Gauld and Ben Shanks. Featuring Nordic and Scottish music and song from talented artists based in Scotland, including from Gaelic, Icelandic and Finnish cultures. Saturday 27 April Workshops: 11.00am – 12.15pm Brian Ó hEadhra & Fionnag NicChoinnich North www.fallenangelsclub.com fb @ www.facebook.com/The-Fallen-Angels-Club-149553931728736 twitter @ www.twitter.com/KevoMorris Email your gig dates to robert.musicnewsscotland@gmail.com