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[email protected] 6 APRIL BLURRY PHOTO / FUZZY & THE PEACHES / THE AFTERMATH / MOTHERTONE; Bannermans, Cowgate, Edinburgh. Tickets £5. Time 8pm. DELTA MAINLINE; ; The Voodoo Rooms, in the Ballroom, 19a West Register Street, Edinburgh. Time 7.30pm. Advance tickets £7 stbf available from Tickets Scotland (Edinburgh). Buy online here. Over 18 only. 9 APRIL IVAN DREVER; Ivan Drever hails from Orkney in Scotland, he has recorded a host of albums both solo and with other performers. Having worked with the “Knowe O' Deil” and as a solo artist, Ivan joined Wolfstone in 1990, their work saw them perform worldwide. Ivan’s songs and tunes have been recorded by an impressive list of

artists. Victoria Park House Hotel, 221 Ferry Road, Edinburgh. Doors Open - 7.30pm, Price - £7, Tickets from www.leithfolkclub.com 10 APRIL

APRIL MAIREREAD GREEN & ANNA MASSIE; Pleasance Cabaret Bar, 60 The Pleasance, Edinburgh. Tickets are £10, £8(concessions), and £6(members). Ticket reservations: [email protected] / ph 0131 650 2458 THE MOWBRAYS / EMERGENCY DOOR RELEASE; Bannermans, Cowgate, Edinburgh. Tickets £5. Time 8pm. 11 APRIL

WIDE DAYS: Music industry seminars, workshops and showcases based in Teviot Row House. www.widedays.com (see full page advert on p9 of this edition for more details) KRIS DREVER & EAMMON COYNE: Presented by The Fallen Angels Club. At The Pleasance. 0131 220 3234 www.fallenangelsclub.com BLUES REVIEW featuring The Jensen Interceptors / Stevie Hay’s Shades of Blue, The

Voodoo Rooms, in the Ballroom, 19a West Register Street, Edinburgh. Time 7.30pm. Advance tickets £10 stbf. Over 18 only. 12 APRIL

WIDE DAYS: Music industry seminars, workshops and showcases based in Teviot Row House. www.widedays.com (see full page advert on p9 of this edition for more details) PETER MORRISON Broadway And Beyond, Vol. 2. Peter is joined by Richard and Jackie Morrison, Jessica Leary and Thora Ker. Musical Director: Peter Morrison- Scotland`s Ambassador of Song"-invites you to join him once more for another evening of popular song, expertly performed by his team of singers, including his international baritone son Richard and his daughter-West End and TV performer, Jackie.Following on the success of last year`s show - when "Broadway and Beyond" attracted lavish praise - Peter is happy to bring you volume two thereof! So here we go again with another miscellany of music encompassing favourite songs from the shows, popular items from the worlds of opera and operetta and a few Scottish gems for good measure! With marvellous mezzo Thora Ker

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and the splendid young singers Jonathan Cooke and Jessica Leary, together with Musical Director Alan Kitchen once more in attendance, Peter is proud to bring you another musical night to remember. Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh, Time. 7.30pm. Tickets £15.50 / £13.50 NEARLY DAN; The Voodoo Rooms, in the Ballroom, 19a West Register Street, Edinburgh. Time 7.30pm. Advance tickets £14 stbf available from The Voodoo Rooms, Ripping Records, Tickets Scotland (Edinburgh). Over 18 only. ITSY'S KABARETT - A Parade of Peculiarity. The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, Edinburgh. Time 7.30pm in The Speakeasy. Advance tickets £10 stbf. Buy online here. Over 18 only. 13 APRIL

LIMBO with special guests Comanechi+ United Fruit+ Vasquez. The Voodoo Rooms,19a West Register Street, Edinburgh. From 8pm in The Ballroom. Advance tickets £6 (early bird) / £8, or more on the door. Buy online here. Over 18 only. 15 APRIL

SANITY WARD; Bannermans, Cowgate, Edinburgh. Tickets £4. Time 8pm. TRAVERS SESSIONS - CAROLINE GILMOUR and ALAN R DAVISON; Our free live music sessions are back to chase away the chill this Spring. We've been hunting for new musical talent to showcase in the Traverse Bar - don't miss your chance to enjoy some of the great new local musicians, totally free, in Edinburgh's most iconic theatre bar. Travers Theatre Bar, Lothian Rd, Edinburgh. 16 APRIL SANDRA MACBETH. Sandra's self-styled 'Dirty Pop' is a perfect example of new contemporary song writing in Scotland. Victoria Park House Hotel, 221 Ferry Road, Edinburgh. Doors Open - 7.30pm, Price - £7, Tickets from www.leithfolkclub.com THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC AND SOUND PRESENTS Mark Chadwick (The Levellers) / Nick Harper /The Reverend Hammer. The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, Edinburgh. From 7pm in The Speakeasy. Advance tickets £5.50 stbf available from Tickets Scotland (Edinburgh). Buy online here. Over 18 only. 17 APRIL APRIL SARA GREY & KIERON MEANS; Pleasance Cabaret Bar, 60 The Pleasance, Edinburgh. Tickets are £10, £8(concessions), and £6(members). Ticket reservations: [email protected] / ph 0131 650 2458 JAMMIN' AT VOODOO; The

Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, Edinburgh. From 9pm - 11pm in The Ballroom. Free admission. Over 18 only. 18 APRIL AMY DUNCAN; The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register St, Edinburgh - Album Launch. Doors 7.30pm, Tickets £5 on the door CROSSING GIANTS; Bannermans, Cowgate, Edinburgh. Tickets, £4. Time 8pm. 19 APRIL

PAPER BEATS ROCK / GOAT LEAF / ZODIAC N BLACK; Bannermans, Cowgate, Edinburgh. Tickets, £5. Time 8pm. 21 APRIL

HARRY GEORGE JOHNS / THE LAST BATTLE (acoustic) / ASTRONAUT HEAD; Leeds based musician HARRY GEORGE JOHNS will be taking his brooding solo acoustic stylings on the road after the release of his debut mini album Post-Breakdown Blues. Keeping things as DIY as possible, Harry has handpicked several intimate venues, one of which is the fantastic Henderson's Café. Post-Breakdown Blues is an incredibly personal diary of a dark and desperate time. As Winter 2011 was in full flow, Harry found himself confronting issues such as mental illness, heartbreak and homelessness. He stayed on a mate's floor with a laptop and a few microphones, and inspired by this dark time, Harry wrote and recorded Post-Breakdown Blues. Joining the former DINOSAUR PILE-UP guitarist will be our mates...THE LAST BATTLE (acoustic) Fantastic indie/folk/pop gems from Scott Longmuir along with his slightly smaller than usual band of merry men and women and ASTRONAUT HEAD Disarmingly powerful off-kilter alt. pop from this currently Edinburgh-based Buffalo, New Yorker. Henderson’s Cafe. St. John’s Church 3 Lothian Road, Edinburgh. Time: 7pm-10pm, Tickets: £5 on the door. 18+ LENE LOVICH BAND; The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, Edinburgh. From 7.30pm in The Ballroom. Advance tickets £12.50 available from Tickets Scotland (Edinburgh). Over 18 only. 22 APRIL MAMA'S BABY; Bannermans, Cowgate, Edinburgh. Tickets £4. Time 8pm. 24 APRIL APRIL SHARON KING & THE RECKLESS ANGELS (Part of Edinburgh Trad Fest). Pleasance Cabaret Bar, 60 The Pleasance, Edinburgh. Tickets are £10, £8(concessions), and £6 (members). Ticket reservations: [email protected] / ph 0131 650 2458 25 APRIL

DINGUS KHAN / KING EIDER / MINDS OF MONTAGE, Described as "Rising like a behemoth from the sludge of the Stour Estuary, DINGUS KHAN are exactly what you'd imagine a band with a name like Dingus Khan to be. They consist of three drummers to keep your heart beating. Three bass players to keep your feet tapping. A singing guitarist to melt young girls' hearts. And an electric ukulele demon just to keep you on your toes. Let Dingus Khan play their rock and roll music my boy, and let them play it Hard and Fast. Then Slow and Steady. Then Hard and Fast." The Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College Of Art, Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, Time: 7pm –10pm Tickets: £6 from http://www.scottish.ticketsource.co.uk/ Age Restriction. BEN BEDFORD+ JAY BROWN’ The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, Edinburgh. From 8pm in The Speakeasy. Advance tickets £10 stbf available from Ripping Records. Over 18 only. 26 APRIL BONGRIPPER /CONAN / HUMANFLY / ATRAGON; Bannermans, Cowgate, Edinburgh. Tickets £10. Time 7:30pm AARON WRIGHT and 2 other guests. Scottish Trail Tour. End of Leg 1, Voodoo Rooms, 19a West

Register St, Edinburgh. Time 7pm. CHARITY NIGHT FOR S.A.N.D.S. WITH THe Resistance+ DJ Massive Heid+ DJ Kels Bells. The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, Edinburgh. From 7.30pm in The Ballroom. Admission £10. Over 18 only. 27 APRIL SAMH FUNDRAISER’ Bannermans, Cowgate, Edinburgh. Tickets tbc. Time 8pm. SEA BASS KID; The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, Edinburgh. From 9pm - 1am in The Ballroom. Advance tickets £7 stbf available from Tickets Scotland (Edinburgh). Buy online here. Over 18 only. 28 APRIL

ABSOLUTE BOWIE (BOWIE TRIBUTE) Bannermans, Cowgate, Edinburgh. Time 8pm.

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APRIL NORDIC FIDDLERS BLOC (Part of Edinburgh Trad Fest). Pleasance Theatre, 60 The Pleasance, Edinburgh. Tickets are £10, £8(concessions), and £6(members). Ticket reservations: [email protected] / ph 0131 650 2458 £12/£10/£8.

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BOMBSKARE: King Tuts. 'The Day The Earth Stood Stupid' album launch - special MNS reader promotion - cd of album and gig ticket for £10! : http://www.bombskare.com/promo2/ LIVE MUSIC; Maggie Mays Basement, 60 The Trongate, Glasgow, Doors 7.30pm, Entry £6. DAN SOUTH; If you’ve got a Rock 'n' Roll problem, we've got the solution, Rock N Roll, Blues, Rock, Funk Soul & the kitchen sink. Slouch 203-205 Bath St, Glasgow. 11pm-3am. Free Entry PROUD MARY/THE LONELY SOULS/STRANGE EMPIRE/THE KITSCH; Maggie Mays Basement, 60 The Trongate, Glasgow, Doors 7.30pm, Entry £6. BOMBSKARE / The Skarsoles / The Girobabies; Edinburgh’s 9-piece touring juggernaut, Bombskare are firmly established as one of the most EXPLOSIVE and entertaining live acts in the country; a result of hard work, relentless touring and their trademark high energy stage shows. Their second album, ‘The Day The Earth Stood Stupid’ showcases this perfectly. Incorporating a melting pot of various musical styles, tongue-in-cheek humour, 1000mph dance-

floor fillers and masterful musicianship, guaranteed to get you moving. King Tut's Wah Wah Hut . 272a St Vincent Street, Glasgow. Doors 20:30pm. Price £6.00. 6 APRIL MEATMEN paying the best Classic old time Rock n’Roll, Maggie Mays Bar, 60 The Trongate, Glasgow, Doors 6pm, Free Entry DEXTERS/THE HOLY GHOSTS/DIRTY DIAMOND/THE GUN SLINGERS /ROSE PARADE/GREG PEARSON. Plus DJ sets from Selective Service & Kyle Neary. Maggie Mays Basement, 60 The Trongate, Glasgow, Doors 7.30pm, Entry £6 THE SHEEPDOGS / The Dark Jokes / Rockburn; While most rock bands are all too focused on the riff, the Sheepdogs remember the importance of those other elements that make for great rock music: melody, harmony and groove. To see them live is pure rock and roll jubilation, to revel in the splendor created by 3 part vocal harmonies and heavy hitting dual guitar leads. Their latest album, Learn & Burn, is a beautiful blend of power and imagination, ranging from ferocious rockers to southern boogie and grooving psychedelia. Big guitars, stacked harmonies, vintage organ and piano skillfully colour each of the album's 15 tracks, proving that these boys are as dedicated to the craft of songwriting and album making as they are to playing a dynamite live show. The Sheepdogs are an old-school rock and roll revival. King Tut's Wah Wah Hut . 272a St Vincent Street, Glasgow. Doors 20:30pm. Price £7.00. 7 APRIL THE BLUEFIELDS presented by The Fallen Angels Club. Support from The Sunshine Delay. In Stereo. Tickets from www.ticketweb.co.uk www.fallenangelsclub.com

JAMIE BUTTON playing all your old favourites from past to present, Maggie Mays Bar, 60 The Trongate, Glasgow, Doors 9pm, Entry Free THE SPEAKEASY RHYTHM AND BLUES BAND/JANE BOLT/AWOL, Slouch 203-205 Bath St, Glasgow. Doors 6pm, Free Entry GEORGE BARNETT / Anna Shields / Sinny; King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. 272a St Vincent Street, Glasgow. Doors 8pm. Price £7.00. APRIL IN PARIS, World renowned accordionist Georgie Gajjic performs a selection of music from romantic Parisian waltzes to fiery Balkan Horas. Russian Café-Gallery Cossachok, 10 King Street, Merchant City, Glasgow. Time 8.30pm. 8 APRIL TELEMAN / Local Empires / Anton McCann; King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. 272a St Vincent Street, Glasgow. Doors 8pm. Price £6.00. 9 APRIL LIVE JAZZ QUARTET featuring special gusts from around the world, Slouch 203-205 Bath St, Glasgow. Doors 9pm, Free Entry STEVE MASON / JD Twitch and JG Wilkes (Optimo); King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. 272a St Vincent Street, Glasgow. Doors 8.30pm. Price £17.00. ESTRELLA supporting Swedish rockers H.E.A.T. Stereo, 22-28 Renfield Lane, Glasgow. Over 14s. Tickets - http://estrellamerch.bigcartel.com 10 APRIL THE RUBBER BAND, Late night bar bites, booze and blues, Slouch 203-205 Bath St, Glasgow. Doors 9pm, Free Entry 11 APRIL

THE BLOKES Playing the best Folk and blues around, Maggie Mays Bar, 60 The Trongate, Glasgow, Doors 10pm, Entry Free. JOSEPHINE / Bronagh Monahan; Manchester’s soulful chanteuse, Josephine, has created a self-reflective debut album which illustrates the many different sides of a fascinating character. Vocally, her prowess recalls ‘the Queen of gospel’, Mahalia Jackson’s distinctive contralto, yet behind the powerful delivery is a husky undercurrent making every replaying seem like a personal performance. This compelling delivery commands attention completely, on a record replete with a vibrant array of musical genres. Whether accompanied by Ed Harcourt on stripped-back piano melody House Of Mirrors, or playing a fast-paced bossa-nova infused jaunt via Pepper Shaker, she’s equally awe-inspiring. King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. 272a St Vincent Street, Glasgow. Doors 8.30pm. Price £9.00 12 APRIL KRIS DREVER & EAMMON COYNE: Presented by The Fallen Angels Club. CCA Glasgow 0141 352 4900 Tickets from www.ticketweb.co.uk www.fallenangelsclub.com LIVE MUSIC Maggie Mays Basement, 60 The Trongate, Glasgow, Doors 7.30pm, Entry £6 DAN SOUTH, If you’ve got a Rock 'n' Roll problem, we've got the solution. Rock N Roll, Blues, Rock, Funk Soul & the kitchen sink. Slouch 203-205 Bath St, Glasgow. 11pm-3am, Free Entry THE RATTELLS / SWIZZLE SISTERS / HOWARTH/ELECTRIC CLOWNS / ROSS ARTHUR; Maggie Mays Bar, 60 The Trongate, Glasgow Doors 7.30pm, Entry £6. BEN MONTAGUE / Josh Record / Kerri Watt / Dougie Crosbie’ King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. 272a St

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Vincent Street, Glasgow. Doors 8.30pm. Price £8.00 13 APRIL MEATMEN paying the best Classic old time Rock n’Roll, Maggie Mays Bar, 60 The Trongate, Glasgow, Doors 6pm, Free Entry FNL / SONS OF SAMS / THE JACARANDAS / DEAD ECHOES, Maggie Mays Basement, 60 The Trongate, Glasgow, Doors 7.30pm, Entry £6 DAVE ARCARI / SCOTT H BIRAM Glasgow Alt. Blues troubadour Dave Arcari plays a special show with Texan blues’n’roots singer/songwriter Scott H Biram and London one-man-skronk-blues experience Honkeyfinger. The show marks the recent release of Arcari’s fifth studio album Whisky in my Blood. Broadcast, Sauchiehall St, Glasgow. JOHN FULLBRIGHT’ King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. 272a St Vincent Street, Glasgow. Doors 8.30pm. Price £15.00. PETER MORRISON Broadway And Beyond, Vol. 2. Peter is joined by Richard and Jackie Morrison, Jessica Leary and Thora Ker. Musical Director: Alan Kitchen. Peter Morrison - Scotland`s Ambassador of Song"-invites you to join him once more for another evening of popular song, expertly performed by his team of singers, including his international baritone son Richard and his daughter-West End and TV performer, Jackie.Following on the success of last year’s show - when "Broadway and Beyond" attracted lavish praise - Peter is happy to bring you volume two thereof! So here we go again with another miscellany of music encompassing favourite songs from the shows, popular items from the worlds of opera and operetta and a few Scottish gems for good measure! With marvellous mezzo Thora Ker and the splendid young singers Jonathan Cooke and Jessica Leary, together with Musical Director Alan Kitchen once more in attendance, Peter is proud to bring you another musical night to remember. Eastwood Park Theatre, 27 James Watt Pl, East Kilbride, Glasgow. 7.30pm 14 APRIL JAMIE BUTTON playing all your old favourites from past to present, Maggie Mays Bar, 60 The Trongate, Glasgow, Doors 9pm, Entry Free LED HOUSE/THE SPEAKEASY RHYTHM AND BLUES BAND/ANIMALS TO CREATORS, Slouch 203-205 Bath St, Glasgow. Doors 6pm,Free Entry RUSSIAN MUSICAL KALEIDOSCOPE, Lev Atlas (violin) and Nigel Clark (guitar) along with guest singers present an evening of Russian romances, songs and folk tunes. Russian Café-Gallery Cossachok, 10 King Street,

Merchant City, Glasgow. Time 8.30pm. 16 APRIL GRINGOLO CHOLLO PLUS GUESTS; live jazz quartet featuring special gusts from around the world, Slouch 203-205 Bath St, Glasgow. Doors 9pm Free Entry. FEARLESS VAMPIRE KILLERS / Revolution Reload; King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. 272a St Vincent Street, Glasgow. Doors 8.00pm. Price £7.00, 17 APRIL JAKEY BINGER, Late night bar bites, booze and blues, Slouch 203-205 Bath St, Glasgow. Doors 9pm, Free Entry ASTRA / PURSON; King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. 272a St Vincent Street, Glasgow. Doors 8.30pm. Price £9.50 MINIVAL - Mini Music Festival in aid of Tartan Clef. Nice N Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street. Glasgow. 7:30pm, £8 / £6 18 APRIL EUROPEAN FORUM ON MUSIC (18-21 April): Re-Generating Europe through Music. www.emc-imc.org/efm THE BLOKES Playing the best Folk and blues around. Maggie Mays Bar, 60 The Trongate, Glasgow, Doors 10pm, Entry Free. THE FRONT BOTTOMS / Lovers Turn To Monsters / Fraser Ross; King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. 272a St Vincent Street, Glasgow. Doors 8.00pm. Price £6.50 19 APRIL EUROPEAN FORUM ON MUSIC (18-21 April): Re-Generating Europe through Music. www.emc-imc.org/efm BLEECH /THE ZIPS; Kin Tut's Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, Glasgow. Time 8pm. £5 tickets from The Zips www.thezips.co.uk CLINT / ORIGIN SINS / SUNNY SENSE / STRAIGHT RAZOR ANGLES /AMY LYON; Maggie Mays Basement, 60 The Trongate, Glasgow, Doors 7.30pm, Entry £6 DAN SOUTH, If you’ve got a Rock 'n' Roll problem, we've got the solution. Rock N Roll, Blues, Rock, Funk Soul & the kitchen sink. Slouch 203-205 Bath St, Glasgow. 11pm-3am. Free Entry BLEECH / The Zips / Halfrican; King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. 272a St Vincent Street, Glasgow. Doors 8.30pm. Price £6.00. 20 APRIL

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www.emc-imc.org/efm THE 21ST CENTURY BREAKDOWN BLUES BAND / FAITHFUL STRANGER / PERPETUAL MOTION / AN HERO / DAVID MCQUARRIE (ACOUSTIC); Maggie May's, Trongate, Merchant City, Glasgow. Door Time 7.30pm, Tickets £6/£4. Tickets From Door Contact - www.facebook MEATMEN paying the best Classic old time Rock n’Roll, Maggie Mays Bar, 60 The Trongate, Glasgow, Doors 6pm, Free Entry. AMY DUNCAN; Stereo, Renfield Lane, Glasgow. Time 7pm. THE LEISURE SOCIETY / Keston Cobblers Club; King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. 272a St Vincent Street, Glasgow. Doors 8.30pm. Price £12.00 PETER MORRISON. Back by popular demand. Scotland`s Ambassador of Song"-invites you to joinhim once more for another evening of popular song, expertly performed by his team of singers, including his international baritone son Richard and his daughter-West End and TV performer, Jackie.Following on the success of last year’s show - when "Broadway and Beyond" attracted lavish praise - Peter is happy to bring you volume two thereof! So here we go again with another miscellany of music encompassing favourite songs from the shows, popular items from the worlds of opera and operetta and a few Scottish gems for good measure! With marvellous mezzo Thora Ker and the splendid young singers Jonathan Cooke and Jessica Leary, together with Musical Director Alan Kitchen once more in attendance, Peter is proud to bring you another musical night to remember. Tickets £12.00 / £11.00 concession. time: 7.30pm. Saturday matinee 2.30pm, Village Theatre, Maxwell Drive, East Kilbride. www.sllcboxoffice.co.uk AARON WRIGHT - Full Band Appearance, Scottish Trail Tour, Cuan Mor, 60 George St, Oban. 21 APRIL

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bedsits, underground clubs to guerrilla gigs in libraries. King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. 272a St Vincent Street, Glasgow. Doors 8.30pm. Price £8.00. OPEN MIC AT COSSACHOK, Whether it's your voice or an instrument come along, get on stage and perform blues, folk, trad, country and pop classics. World renowned musicians - guitarist Nigel Clark and violinist Lev Atlas - will make everyone welcome. Russian Café-Gallery Cossachok, 10 King Street, Merchant City, Glasgow. Time 8.30pm. 22 APRIL DOG IS DEAD / MT / Jack Butler; King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. 272a St Vincent Street, Glasgow. Doors 8pm. Price £10.00. 23 APRIL

GRINGOLO CHOLLO PLUS GUESTS, live jazz quartet featuring special gusts from around the world, Slouch 203-205 Bath St, Glasgow. Doors 9pm, Free Entry WALTER SCHREIFELS; King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. 272a St Vincent Street, Glasgow. Doors 8.30pm. Price £9.00. DIVAS; 23 – 25. May Miller, Barbara Bryceland and Ashley McCullagh Hosted by the outrageous Ms Cheri Treiffel. Music and Arrangement by Robert H Miller Three of Glasgow’s top female performers return to East Kilbride with Diva’s. A Glasgow institution that needs no introduction, May Miller an her husband, tonight’s music maestro, Robert, have been performing for over twenty year’s. Together this dynamic duo has performed in Glasgow’s SECC, Pavilion Theatre, the City Halls and all the places in-between.Barbara Bryceland’s big voice and personality to match has become one of the most popular entertainers in the country. And the youngster of the group Ashley McCullagh has been performing from the tender age of 14, when she appeared on ITV’s ‘Stars in Your Eyes Kids’ as Shania Twain and came third overall in the final.These Diva’s are brought together by the outrageous Ms Cheri Treiffel, whose costume changes alone are worth the ticket price. Village Theatre, Maxwell Drive, East Kilbride Tickets. £15.00, Time 8pm. 24 APRIL TIJUANA BIBLES, Late night bar bites, booze and blues, Slouch 203-205 Bath St, Glasgow. Doors 9pm, Free Entry. LITTLE COMETS / Poor Things’ King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. 272a St Vincent Street, Glasgow. Doors

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THE BLOKES Playing the best Folk and blues around, Maggie Mays Bar, 60 The Trongate, Glasgow, Doors 10pm, Entry Free. KING CHARLES / We Were Evergreen / Jessica Tonder; King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. 272a St Vincent Street, Glasgow. Doors 8.30pm. Price £10.00 26 APRIL THE ZIPS / RAT PATROL / LOCAL SUPPORT. East Kilbride Arts Centre, 51 Old Coach Rd, East Kilbride, Glasgow. Time 8pm. Tickets £5. HIDDEN AGENDA Maggie Mays Basement, 60 The Trongate, Glasgow, Doors 7.30pm, Entry £6 DAN SOUTH, If you’ve got a Rock 'n' Roll problem, we've got the solution…Rock N Roll, Blues, Rock, Funk Soul & the kitchen sink. Slouch 203-205 Bath St, Glasgow. 11pm-3am, Free Entry BROWN BEAR AND THE BANDITS & MINIATURE DINOSAURS / Junebug; Brown Bear & The Bandits are a three piece from Largs in Scotland. Combining folk guitar, celtic airs and pop hooks with meaningful lyrics, they creates a unique "must hear' soundKing Tut's Wah Wah Hut. 272a St Vincent Street, Glasgow. Doors 8.30pm. Price £6.00. 27 APRIL MEATMEN paying the best Classic old time Rock n’Roll, Maggie Mays Bar, 60 The Trongate, Glasgow, Doors 6pm, Free Entry WHEEESHT / FRANNY MCKEOWN, Maggie Mays Basement, 60 The Trongate, Glasgow, Doors 7.30pm, Entry £6 MINUS THE BEAR; King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. 272a St Vincent Street, Glasgow. Doors 8.30pm. Price £11.00. CLOSE AND FEMALE; Following on from last season’s sell out concerts, the ladies from Up Close and Female return to the Arts Centre stage with an evening of music, laughter and song. East Kilbride Arts Centre, 51 Old Coach Rd, East Kilbride, Glasgow. Tickets £9.00 / £7.00 concession. Time 8.00pm. www.sllcboxoffice.co.uk WHAMBAM ROCKETMAN; Welcome to Whambam Rocketman, The UK's biggest and best tribute show to two of Great Britain's most prolific singer/songwriters George Michael & Sir Elton John. Whambam Rocketman are a 10 piece band who

will recreate all the hits from both artists, so if were a 70's, 80's or even 90's music fan then there is something here for you as the band will transport you back through the decades with a powerfully dynamic show lasting almost 3 hours. You will not believe you're ears or you're eyes as the likeness in both appearance and voice is truly uncanny! Be prepared to be blown away! Welcome to the experience that is Whambam Rocketman! Village Theatre, Maxwell Drive, East Kilbride. admission £12.00 / £10.00 concession. time 7.30pm, 28 APRIL JAMIE BUTTON playing all your old favourites from past to present, Maggie Mays Bar, 60 The Trongate, Glasgow, Doors 9pm, Entry Free JIM N THE CRICKETS/VANETTA VALS/HERBORG HANSEN, Slouch 203-205 Bath St, Glasgow. Doors 6pm, Free Entry PEATBOG FAERIES That veritable "tour de force" Peatbog Faeries are about to leave their native Island of Skye for a short trip to the mainland!! As you know, they whip up a storm of traditional jigs and reels fused with jazz, hi-hop and reggae!!!!! Any in the audience, new to "the Faeries", nwont know what's hit them !!!! The Scottish Music Show, New Lanark. Checkout http://www.thescottishmusicshow.com/ for more info. GITANE ECOSSE, Returning by special request to Russian Cafe Cossachok, Gitane Ecosse features Polish gypsy jazz guitar virtuosos Ricardo Wiszniewski and Darius Szoma who join with compatriot Janek Drewniak (bass) and Andy Whiteford (sax & clarinet) to pay tribute to the music of Django Reinhardt. An evening guaranteed to get your toes tapping. Russian Café-Gallery Cossachok, 10 King Street, Merchant City, Glasgow. Time 8.30pm. 29 APRIL DINGUS KHAN / Quiet as a Mouse. "Rising like a behemoth from the sludge of the Stour Estuary, Dingus Khan are exactly what you'd imagine a band with a name like Dingus Khan to be. They consist of three drummers to keep your heart beating. Three bass players to keep your feet tapping. A singing guitarist to melt young girls' hearts. And an electric ukulele demon just to keep you on your toes. Let Dingus Khan play their rock and roll music my boy, and let them play it Hard and Fast. Then Slow and Steady. Then Hard and Fast."King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. 272a St Vincent Street, Glasgow. Doors 8.30pm. Price £6.00. 30 APRIL

GRINGOLO CHOLLO plus guests, live jazz quartet featuring special gusts from around the world. Slouch 203-205 Bath St, Glasgow. Doors 9pm, Free Entry. WASHINGTON IRVING / The Graveyard Band / Siobhan Wilson; King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. 272a St Vincent Street, Glasgow. Doors 8.30pm. Price £7.00 3 MAY MINOR DELILAH with Dear Stars and David Neil: EP Launch Classic Grand, Jamaica Street, Glasgow. Doors 7.30 pm. Tickets £5.00 available from Tickets Scotland. www.facebook.com/minordelilah

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Director Alan Kitchen once more in attendance, Peter is proud to bring you another musical night to remember. Rothes Hall, Rothes Square, Glenrothes, Matinée 2.00pm 18 APRIL PETER MORRISON Broadway And Beyond, Vol. 2. Peter is joined by Richard and Jackie Morrison, Jessica Leary and Thora Ker. Musical Director: Alan Kitchen. Peter Morrison - Scotland`s Ambassador of Song"-invites you to join him once more for another evening of popular song, expertly performed by his team of singers, including his international baritone son Richard and his daughter-West End and TV performer, Jackie.Following on the success of last year`s show - when "Broadway and Beyond" attracted lavish praise - Peter is happy to bring you volume two thereof! Woodend Barn, Burn O Bennie, Banchory, Kincardineshire, Time, 7.30pm KRISTAN HARVEY & THE SANNA; Kirkcaldy Acoustic Music Club, Polish Ex-servicemen's Club, Bennochy House, Forth Park Drive, Kirkcaldy. Entry £8 members, £10 non-members. Starting at 7.30pm till about 10.30pm. www.kirkcaldyacousticmusicclub.co.uk HELLS BELLS -ACDC Tribute, Hells Bells are one of Britain's leading AC/DC tribute bands, playing sell-out shows all over the UK and Europe. Known for their high-energy performances and relentless touring, Hells Bells are an act not to be missed by fans of the original Australian rockers. Mundell Music, Back Stage, The Green Hotel, 2 The Muirs, Kinross. Tickets £15 19 APRIL MAIREARAD & ANNA; Multi-instrumentalists and award winners, Mairearad Green (accordion and bagpipes) and Anna Massie (guitar, banjo, fiddle) are an instantly captivating duo, providing a highly energetic performance with a warm and friendly stage presence. Having both grown up in the Scottish Highlands with similar musical backgrounds (most notably, mandolin playing Dads!) Mairearad and Anna share an innate understanding of Scottish culture and music. They have an intuitive approach to each other’s musical ideas and interpretations, and an "almost telepathic communication" on stage (Hi-Arts), honed through ten years playing alongside one another. As well as their acclaimed endeavours as a duo – which have produced five star reviews and a fan base featuring KT Tunstall – individually Mairearad and Anna can also be seen performing with a number of well-known artists; The Poozies, Blazin’ Fiddles, Karen Matheson, Bella Hardy, and Box Club, and together they join Scotland’s one and only Celtic Big Band, The Unusual Suspects. Tolbooth, Jail Wynde, Stirling. Time 8pm, Tickets £12/ £10.

LIGHTS OUT BY NINE; A nine-piece soul and blues collective from Fife. Learning their craft through the classic songs of Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett and Ronald Isley to name but a few Lights Out By Nine have now developed a collection of original songs which is commanding a growing amount of media attention. Mundell Music, Back Stage, The Green Hotel, 2 The Muirs, Kinross Tickets £12 20 APRIL HOTEL CALIFORNIA -Eagles Tribute. Formed in 1999, Hotel California came from humble beginnings having been conceived as a band to play in local pubs and clubs in the Edinburgh area. Having served their time in working men's clubs all over Scotland and Northern England, Hotel California cut their teeth and refined their sound for a number of years. Mundell Music, Back Stage The Green Hotel, 2 The Muirs, Kinross. Tickets £18 23 APRIL BRIAN KENNEDY is one of Ireland's most successful ambassadors of music. He discovered his voice when he found that he could repeat a note pitch perfect in music class in school and could harmonise along with the radio. Some years later he found himself in the enviable position of having three albums in the top 30 of the Irish album charts simultaneously. Described by Q Magazine as having 'a voice to charm the angels', it is clear that Brian will only continue to strengthen his reputation as a unique artist with a distinctive and extraordinary musical talent. Mundell Music, Back Stage The Green Hotel, 2 The Muirs, Kinross. Tickets £15. 24 APRIL KING KING. Winners of 'Best Band' & 'Best Album' 2012 in The British Blues Awards. Winners of 'Best Band' & 'Best Album' in Blues Matters Magazine Writers Poll 2011. Energetic and dynamic Soulful Blues/Rock! Mundell Music, Back Stage The Green Hotel, 2 The Muirs, Kinross. Tickets £15 25 APRIL SHARON KING & THE RECKLESS ANGELS; Kirkcaldy Acoustic Music Club, Polish Ex-servicemen's Club, Bennochy House, Forth Park Drive, Kirkcaldy. Entry £8 members, £10 non-members. Starting at 7.30pm till about 10.30pm. www.kirkcaldyacousticmusicclub.co.uk 26 APRIL PAUL BRADY; Excitement isn't the word as we welcome Paul Brady, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist and one of Ireland’s most highly regarded and successful artists to the Tolbooth for the only Scottish date on his UK tour. Brady crosses musical boundaries again

and again, incorporating folk, rock, blues traditional Irish & classic pop styles into his songwriting. Tonight's intimate, solo performance will incorporate songs from his extensive catalogue of 40 years. Tolbooth, Jail Wynde, Stirling. Time 8pm, Tickets £25. 27 APRIL MAMA- ALL ERA GENESIS TRIBUTE; Mama Recently formed from a number of high caliber bands, Mama are dedicated to reproducing the sights and sounds of a high octane contemporary Genesis rock concert with great musicianship and a full light show. The music selection features the classic material from the full history of the band. The sky is the limit for this band and whilst the setlist is still in a state of transition, you can interact with the band on this website (which includes a forum) and let them know which of your favourites, obscure or popular you want them to play for you. Mundell Music, Back Stage The Green Hotel, 2 The Muirs, Kinross. Tickets £15 28 APRIL ALBERT LEE & HOGANS HEROES; Albert Lee's impeccable country music and rock pedigree stretches back over more than 40 years. He has performed with many of the greats in country and rock, including Joe Cocker, Emmylou Harris, Eric Clapton and the Everly Brothers. As well as being a top guitarist, he is also a red hot piano player and a pretty good singer too. His new band (well, they've been together for 15 years!) comprises some of the best known rock 'n' roll and country players in Britain. Mundell Music, Back Stage The Green Hotel, 2 The Muirs, Kinross. Tickets £28.

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dudes. The Tunnels, Carnegies Brae. Aberdeen. Admission £4 on the door - 14 plus show 7 APRIL GRADER - Album Launch. A hometown release show for the Aberdeen bands new album. They've pulled the line up straight from the land of awesome as well as they are joined by Brace, Prelude To The Hunt, Start Today and Haworth! Sweet! The Tunnels, Carnegies Brae. Aberdeen. Tickets in advance from www.wakethedeen.bigcartel.com or on the door 10 APRIL EX-SCORPIONS STARS HERMAN RAREBELL AND FRANCIS BUCHHOLZ, MSG stalwart Wayne Findlay and ex Rainbow / Yingwee Malmsteen’s Doogie White in Michael Shenker’s Temple of Rock, in The Lemon Tree Lounge, West North Street, Aberdeen, doors at 7.30pm. Tickets from boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122 THE ILLEGAL EAGLES Heaven Heats Up Tour. Delivering all the classic hits – Hotel California, Tequila Sunrise, The Last Resort, The Music Hall, Union Street, Aberdeen, doors at 7pm. Tickets from boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122 11 APRIL ROYAL SCOTTISH NATIONAL ORCHESTRA present Concieto de Aranjuez, with conductor Gilbert Varga and guitarist Miloš Karadaglićs and a programme which includes Respighi, Rodrigo, and Martucci, in the Music Hall, Union Street, Aberdeen, at 7.30pm. Tickets from boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122 12 APRIL

THE SOLID SILVER 60S SHOW Relive the 60s with original artists singing their greatest hits, with the original voice of the Searchers Mike Pender, Dave Berry and Wayne Fontana, in the Music Hall, Union Street, Aberdeen, at 7.30pm. Tickets from boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122 KATE NASH; BRIT Awards Best Female Artist 2008 and chart-topper, The Lemon Tree Lounge, West North Street, Aberdeen, doors at 7.30pm. Tickets from boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122 13 APRIL BIG COUNTRY; Back with a series of gigs in the UK, to coincide with the release of the band’s highly anticipated ninth studio album. The Lemon Tree Lounge, West North Street, Aberdeen, doors at 7.30pm. Tickets from boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122 SLYDIGS PLUS SUPPORT Manchester themed night also with Sons of The Stage, The Alfghan Hounds and Sansovino. Also including after party. The Tunnels, Carnegies Brae. Aberdeen. Doors: 8pm. 14 APRIL

10CC’S GRAHAM GOULDMAN & FRIENDS, Featuring 10CC classics and some of the hits the band co-founder also wrote for other artists, in The Lemon Tree Lounge, West North Street, Aberdeen, doors at 7pm. Tickets from boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122

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IVOR NOVELLO award winning songwriter, former singer in Orange Juice and successful solo artists Edwyn Collins, in The Lemon Tree Lounge, West North Street, Aberdeen, doors at 7.30pm. Tickets from boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122 17 APRIL MECHANICAL SMILE / YOU AND WHAT WE ARE / CATS IN CAPES / CULANN; Mechanical Smile have a genuine unique sound and image. Their music combines rock, pop and grunge to create a melodic and pulsating sound, giving them the reputation as one of Scotland's finest bands this year with festival appearances at Download and Slam Dunk, features in Rock Sound, FRONT and Kerrang! magazine, as well as national press/airplay under their belt. Joining then are local acts You And What We Are and Cats In Capes and we'd advise you to get down early to catch opener, Culann, recently crowed Best Rock/Alternative at the Scottish Alternative Music Awards. The Tunnels, Carnegies Brae. Aberdeen. Tickets £5 adv from www.agpaberdeen.bigcartel and Cafe Drummond, Aberdeen/£6 on the door. 14 plus show 18 APRIL ANDERSON MCGINTY WEBSTER WARD AND FISHER + FREEWHEELIN' + THE FOOLS REEL; Anderson, McGinty, Webster, Ward & Fisher may well be a mouthful, but they are a tasty collective. Comprising of five diverse musicians, 'AMWWF' first assembled in August 2011 when they retreated to the secluded Perthshire hills to make music together. Since then they have quickly built their repuattion as one to watch and this year sees them go from strength to strength! The Tunnels, Carnegies Brae. Aberdeen. Advance tickets from Cafe Drummond, The Cavern Aberdeen, www.ticketweb.co.uk and www.seetickets.com. Also on the door. 14 plus show. 19 APRIL HELL’S BELLS; Famed AC/DC cover band. The Lemon Tree Lounge, West North Street, Aberdeen, doors at 7.30pm. Tickets from boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122 20 APRIL

ALBERT HAMMOND: Singer songwriter Albert penned songs which have been responsible for the sale of over 360 million records worldwide including over 30 chart-topping hits such as The Air That I Breathe and When I Need You. The Lemon Tree Lounge, West North Street, Aberdeen, doors at 7.30pm. Tickets from boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122 SKERRYVORE; The Garage/Campus, 17 Windmill Brae, Aberdeen, Tickets £14.50 Online from www.ticketweb.co.uk , http://garagecampusaberdeen.com and www.skerryvore.com DEADFIRE / FREELIVE / RAY BROWER / BLOOD STAINED NOTES; Like your music loud, like your music heavy...then head down to this one, featuring some of Aberdeens finest. This one features two of the bands that made it to the final of our sister venues Two Grand Tournamanet and it's a pleasure to have them back for more! The Tunnels, Carnegies Brae. Aberdeen. £5 admission on the door.

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21 APRIL DIVIDING THE SILENCE / SUPPORT; Dividing The Silence, Oath of Kings, Daggers at Dawn, Without Reason and Cleanse The Hive. The Tunnels, Carnegies Brae. Aberdeen. Doors: 7pm. 23 APRIL

KING CHARLES Singer-songwriter, whose sound has been described as everything from psychedelic rock to folk-pop, in The Lemon Tree Lounge, West North Street, Aberdeen, doors at 7.30pm. Tickets from boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122 25 APRIL THE TWILIGHT SAD; Scottish indie-rock trio take their anthemic rock music to The Lemon Tree Lounge, West North Street, Aberdeen, doors at 7.30pm. Tickets from boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122 THE MOUSE THAT ATE THE CAT / DAS MCMANUS / UNIFORM’ The Mouse That Ate The Cat comprise of former Dykeenies lead singer, Brian Henderson and former Drive By Argument/Atlas Skye guitarist Colin Keenan. Well worth checking out. They are joined by local supports in the shape of Das McManus and Uniform. The Tunnels, Carnegies Brae. Aberdeen. Tickets £5 from Cafe Drummond, www.agpaberdeen.bigcartel.com and www.ticketweb.co.uk/ also available on the door - 14 plus show ROLO TOMASSI + BRACE + EVERYTHINGWESAYISFACT (ROOM 2); We are delighted to see the return of Rolo Tomassi. The band from Sheffield bring their mathcore to the intimate surroundings of Tunnels 2. That will be loud!!! The Tunnels, Carnegies Brae. Aberdeen. Tickets from Black Lake Records facebook. 26 APRIL LETZ ZEP; Not an exercise in nostalgia but a revolt against time and a faithful recreation of the sights and sounds of Led Zeppelin at their awesome best. The Lemon Tree Lounge, West North Street, Aberdeen, doors at 7.30pm. Tickets from boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122 THE LOWRIDERS / SKINT LIZZY; The Tunnels, Carnegies Brae. Aberdeen. Doors: 7:30pm. 27 APRIL

BUCKSBURN AND DISTRICT PIPE BAND, With the top grade 1 pipe band St Laurence O’Toole Pipe Band, a concert of Scottish music. The Music Hall, Aberdeen, at 7.30pm. Tickets from boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224

641122 ANCHOROCK, a charity event to raise money, encourage donations, and raise awareness of local charity, Friends of ANCHOR, in The Lemon Tree Lounge, West North Street, Aberdeen, doors at 7pm. Tickets from boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122 28 APRIL

ALBERT LEE & HOGAN’S HEROES; A Grammy Award winning musician and by common consent one of the world’s finest guitar-plays. The Lemon Tree Lounge, West North Street, Aberdeen, doors at 7.30pm. Tickets from boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122 29 APRIL

DINOSAUR PILE-UP / TIGER CLUB / BAD COP; Like your riffs? Like your music loud and in your face? Well take this then!!! They blew Drummonds apart when they played their last time and they have only gotten better since. Do not miss this! The Tunnels, Carnegies Brae. Aberdeen. Tickets from Cafe Drummond and Aberdeen Box Office as well as www.ticketweb.co.uk - 14 plus show.

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at Fèisean and culminated in her nomination as MG Alba Scots Trad Award Gaelic Singer of the Year 2012. For this tour Gillie is joined by a stellar cast: Mhairi Hall who, over the past decade, has gained recognition as one of the finest and most creative pianists from Scotland. Rona Wilkie is a fiddle player and Gaelic singer and crowned the BBC Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year 2012. Ewan MacPherson, guitarist, was one of the first ever students from Paul McCartney’s Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts and is a much in demand session musician. The Aros Experience, Viewfield Road, Portree, Isle of Skye, 7.30pm. Tickets £12, £10 and £6 (under 16) 26 APRIL SKERRYVORE Lochranza Village Hall, Isle of Arran, Time 7:30pm; With support, tbc; Tickets £16.00 Online from www.arranevents.com/314; www.skerryvore.com And in person from Lochranza Distillery Shop and Brodick Post Office 2 MAY THE BATTLEFIELD BAND: Aros Centre Portree 7.30pm Tickets from www.ticketweb.co.uk or call 01478 613750 to book tickets for all events. www.aros.co.uk www.facebook.com/aroskye www.twitter.com/arosskye 6 MAY ALASDAIR FRASER AND NATALIE HAAS: Aros Centre Portree 7.30pm. Tickets from www.ticketweb.co.uk or call 01478 613750 to book tickets for all events. www.aros.co.uk www.facebook.com/aroskye www.twitter.com/arosskye 17 MAY THE BEVVY SISTERS: Aros Centre Portree 7.30pm. Tickets from www.ticketweb.co.uk or call 01478 613750 to book tickets for all events. www.aros.co.uk www.facebook.com/aroskye www.twitter.com/arosskye 23 MAY BLUEFLINT: Aros Centre Portree 7.30pm. Tickets from www.ticketweb.co.uk or call 01478 613750 to book tickets for all events. www.aros.co.uk www.facebook.com/aroskye www.twitter.com/arosskye

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5 APRIL BACKWATER (Staus Quo tribute). Eagle Tavern, Prestwick. 9pm. Free admission. 6 APRIL UPSHOT, Eagle Tavern, Prestwick. 9pm. Free admission. 7 APRIL TAMBO & THE SPITFIRES, The Clutha, 167-169 Stockwell St, Glasgow, Time 4:30pm. Admission free. 11 APRIL TAMBO & THE SPITFIRES. Live Music/ Jam. Guest musicians and bands always welcome. All gear supplied. Eagle Tavern, Prestwick. 9.15pm. For further information contact Bill 07967 503027. NIKA (born Nicola Cassells) along side Nika will be Rebecca Sheering, Jemma Kate and Erin Todd, will be singing at an intimate gig. The Gaiety Theatre, Carrick Street, Ayr. 13 APRIL

WILDCARD, Eagle Tavern, Prestwick. 9pm. Free admission. 18 APRIL TAMBO & THE SPITFIRES. Live Music/ Jam. Guest musicians and bands always welcome. All gear supplied. Eagle Tavern, Prestwick. 9.15pm. For further information contact Bill 07967 503027 19 APRIL SKERRYVORE With support from Scott Wood Trio; Walker Hall, South Beach, Troon, Time 7pm. Tickets £15 Online from www.skerryvore.com and from ‘A Journey Through Time,’ Ayr St, Troon (cash only) 20 APRIL FIST FIGHTS N' FOREPLAY, Eagle Tavern, Prestwick. 9pm. Free admission. TAMBO & THE SPITFIRES, Girvan's, 66 Portland St, Troon. Time 9pm - free admission 25 APRIL

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TAMBO & THE SPITFIRES. Live Music/ Jam. Guest musicians and bands always welcome. All gear supplied. Eagle Tavern, Prestwick. 9.15pm. For further information contact Bill 07967 503027 27 APRIL HOT LOVE (MARC BOLAN/T-REX TRIBUTE) Eagle Tavern, Prestwick. 9pm. Free admission. THE FUREYS & DAVEY ARTHUR Music, songs and stories from Irish legends The Fureys & Davey Arthur who have been enthralling audiences all over the world for 35 years. They are responsible for some of the most stirring music ever to capture the public imagination. Their folk based music has received standing ovations in some of the biggest concert halls of the world. Come and hear them live singing all their hits such as ‘When You Were Sweet Sixteen’, ‘The Green Fields of France’, ‘The Old Man’, ‘Red Rose Café’, ‘From Clare to Here’, ‘Her Father Didn’t Like Me Anyway’, ‘Leaving Nancy’ and ‘Steal Away’. The Gaiety Theatre, Main Theatre, Carrick Street, Ayr. Tickets: £18.50/£17.50 (conc)

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FRASER FIFIELD AND GRAEME STEPHEN; One of Scotland's most creative musicians, Fraser Fifield is a multi-instrumentalist and composer with a distinctly original sound. He distils influences from such diverse sources as the Highland bagpipe tradition, jazz saxophone, Bulgarian kaval and others. Graeme Stephen is a master guitarist and winner of the Scottish Jazz Awards Innovation Award for his score to the film Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans. He also performs regularly with the Fraser Fifield Band playing the wonderfully eclectic music of Fraser Fifield in various combinations. Together they make rich, inventive music that spans the Scottish folk and jazz scenes. Eastgate Theatre & Arts Centre, Eastgate, Peebles. Tickets £13 (under 16s £5). Time 7.30pm.

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CHRISTINE BOVILL No pretence, no gimmicks, simply a voice, pure and majestic. The soundtrack to Christine's early life was Dylan, Cohen, The Everly Brothers and The Beatles; but it was the chance discovery of some old jazz vinyl that shaped her career. With the technical skills of a jazz singer and the passion of a torch singer, Christine performs songs from her two award winning shows based on the life and work of Billie Holiday and Edith Piaf as well as Cohen, jazz classics and a couple from her new album. Eastgate Theatre & Arts Centre, Eastgate, Peebles. Tickets £14 (under 16s £5). Time 7.30pm. HOKUM HOTSHOTS are Jim Murray and Pete Mason are a real treat for lovers of blues and fine guitar-playing, all peppered with some entertaining banter. We guarantee you will go home with a smile on your face. This highly-regarded blues duo from Newcastle, who between them play Steel National and Dobro Horizontal Guitars, Mandolin, Tiple (a 10 stringed South American instrument), ukulele, and acoustic 6 stringed guitars. That makes a total of over 50 available strings. Add two voices and you’ve got a magic evening of blues with a smile on its face. Their musical influences range

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PLUG AND PLAY 2013 – YOUNG MUSICIANS COMPETITION; Entry is now open for groups / duos / soloists wishing to take part in the St Boswells Live! Plug and Play 2013. Plug and Play is a competition for young musical performers 18 years or younger, for the chance to support a major act at St Boswells Live! Entry is free but all details must be with the organisers in plenty of time. It is called Plug and Play because there are no sound checks – just go on stage and perform for 15 minutes or less. St Boswells Live! St Boswells Village Hall, Jenny Moore's Road, St Boswells, Send enquiries and entries to [email protected] or call 01835 822692.

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APRIL Edinburgh’s Youth ‘Easter’ Gaitherin Edinburgh April 2 – 5 The Edinburgh Youth Gaitherin was set up in 1995 by a group of par-ents who wanted to provide an op-portunity for young people from across the city to come together and learn skills in traditional Scot-tish music. Over the past 15 years we have grown from strength to strength and, in addition to the hugely popular annual Easter event, EYG has a year-round programme of workshops and performance op-portunities for young people aged 9 – 25. These opportunities range from the weekly Craigmillar Ceilidh Club and Wester Hailes Music Mon-days where young people can learn skills in singing, song writing, gui-tar, fiddle and keyboard to perform-ance opportunities at international festivals abroad! EYG’s flagship Easter event takes place during the Easter holidays. Around 120 young people (P5 - S6) take part in four days of workshops led by some of the country’s finest traditional musi-cians. The event is supported by a team of volunteers and workshop range from fiddle and accordion to song writing and internet radio pro-duction. The Edinburgh Youth Gaitherin is for anyone; whether you’ve never played before, only just started, or you are an experi-enced player or singer. You don’t need to have experience of tradi-tional music or be able to read mu-sic to enjoy EYG events. www.eyg.org.uk Inverness Whisky Festival Bogbain Farm April 5-6 The Inverness Whisky Festival cele-brates our national drink within the fantastic surroundings of Bogbain Farm, 3 miles south of Inverness. Friday 5 April will see us led on a whisky-fuelled journey through the streets of Inverness, visiting some of the city’s oldest pubs, and being entertained on our journey by some of Scotland’s finest trad musicians. Then on Saturday 6 April the main event, held at Bogbain Farm, gives us the chance to sample an abun-dance of malt whiskies, and to learn from the masters how to drink, sa-vour, and most importantly, enjoy our whisky. Live music, talks, tast-ings, great food and of course, the all important water of life: the In-verness Whisky Festival is a feast for all the senses. Saturday tickets for the Inverness Whisky Festival are now on sale at £25 each. www.invernesswhiskyfestival.co.uk

Moffat Weekend of Music Moffat April 5-7 A weekend of song and music in Moffat, Dumfriesshire. 2013 is the 8th year for the Moffat Weekend of Music & Song Folk song sessions, Folk music sessions & Blues ses-sions. The purpose of the festival is to promote traditional song & mu-sic. The weekend is a promotion and celebration of traditional and contempory folk song and music. It is a participation event and at pre-sent is centred around, Thje Annan-dale Arms Hotel, The Black Bull Ho-tel and the Buccleuch Hotel, Moffat. All the events are free of charge. There are numerous B & Bs and an excellent campsite very close to the town. MWMS Facebook link: http://on.fb.me/VQCrFQ Edinburgh International Harp Festival Edinburgh April 5-10 The Clarsach Society & Edinburgh International Harp Festival is an an-nual celebration and gathering of musical talents. Find out more about us at www.clarsachsociety.co.uk The Clarsach Society (Comunn na Clarsaich) encourages interest in the instrument, especially amongst young players, who enjoy its adaptability to solo work, accompa-niment or ensemble playing. The Society also presents the Edinburgh International Harp Festival - an an-nual celebration and gathering of musical talents. Every Spring we bring harpists from across the globe together to rub shoulders with you, the audience. www.harpfestival.co.uk Glenfarg Folk Feast Glengarg April 12-14 Ran by Glenfarg Village Folk Club the festival may be small but its stature and longevity are huge to say the least. We pride ourselves on running a friendly event with work-shops and competitions to suit all tastes, and the World famous Puff-a -Box competition just has to be seen to be believed! www.glenfargfolkclub.com Tradfest Edinburgh April 24 - May 6 Tradfest celebrates the arts of tradi-tion at local, national and interna-tional contexts, combining authentic cultural sources with contemporary edge and flair. It will include song,

story, arts and crafts, music, folk drama and dance, along with their interconnections, embracing Scots and Gaelic, and the arts of Scot-land's diverse communities in top venues across Edinburgh including Queen's Hall, Usher Hall, Dance Base, the Scottish Storytelling Cen-tre, Teviot Row House, Calton Hill and Arthur's Seat. Tradfest is or-ganised by TRACS (Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland) from its base at the Scottish Storytelling Centre, which brings together the Scottish Storytelling Forum, the Traditional Music Forum and the Traditions of Dance Forum to underpin collabora-tion and shared development for the future between the trad arts, in the context of new social settings and technologies. By encompassing Beltane/Mayday, with their seasonal rituals, Tradfest will be a curtain raiser for the unrivalled wave of Fèisean and Festivals that breaks over Scotland from that weekend through the summer months. www.scottishstorytellingcentre.co.uk Knoydart Music Festival Knoydart April 26-28 Knoydart Festival is a weekend-long outdoor music festival for the whole family, centred around Scottish tra-ditional music. Over the past two events in 2009 and 2011, Knoydart has hosted some of Scotland's fin-est musicians including Shooglenifty, Bombskare, Manran, Orkestra Del Sol & Daimh to name but a few. Both the first festival in April 2009 and the second in April 2011 were sold-out events, attract-ing music lovers from across the country and as far away as Canada! As well as an excellent line-up each year, Knoydart Festival has had plenty of great activities for all the family, including arts and crafts, children's activities, archery, sports, beach bonfires and a film tent to keep everyone entertained. The fes-tival also sources local cooks and companies to supply the attendees with an abundance of fresh, beauti-fully cooked food over the weekend. www.facebook.com/knoydartmusicfestival

MAY 33rd Shetland Folk Festival Shetland May 2-5 The Festival as the UK's most north-erly folk festival is regarded a pres-tigious event for performers, locals and visitors alike. Organised by a voluntary committee (and run by an even bigger pool of volunteers) the Festival prides itself in reaching out to even the most far flung areas of Shetland. Concerts are organised throughout the isles, consisting of

some of the best International, Brit-ish and Shetland music that the world has to offer. In fact, visiting artistes are regularly dumbfounded by the quantity and quality of local musicians that our remote isles have to offer. www.shetlandfolkfestival.com Girvan Folk Festival Girvan May 3-5 Concert venues, competitions, ceilidh dance childrens events, ses-sions for tunes and songs, Open Stage, workshops,secure campsite. 2013 will be the 39th festival so please tell all of your friends and help to make this the biggest Girven Festival ever! There will be plenty of room and plenty of music for all to enjoy. www.girvanfolkfestival.co.uk Isle of Bute Jazz Festival Isle of Bute May 3-6 The Isle of Bute Jazz Festival has grown spectacularly from its small beginnings to become one of Brit-ain's most popular jazz weekends. Top-class UK and international names feature in a programme of traditional jazz music in one of Scotland's prettiest and friendliest seaside resorts. www.butejazz.com Brew at the Bog Inverness May 4 Brew at the Bog is BrewDog and Bogbain Farm’s gift to the world: a festival full of new music and new beer. BrewDog are the leaders of the craft beer revolution and they are about breaking rules, taking risks, upsetting trends, unsettling institutions but first and foremost, great tasting beers. As one newspa-per put it, BrewDog is the new black. Bogbain Farm is based just outside Inverness and was crowned the “Best Unusual Venue” at the 2012 Scottish Event Awards. Brew at the Bog is just the latest in festivals Bogbain is hosting and the fabulous surroundings of this old farm will ensure Brew at the Bog 2013 will go down in history. The 1st edition of the festival in 2012 was described as having “one of the best home-grown lineups in living memory.” Brew at the Bog 2013 kicks off at 12pm on Saturday 4 May for 12 hours of great music. www.brewatthebog.com

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