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February 2014/Week 4

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Emerging acts announced for Perth's 'Words & Music' - page 3 : Playtime - page 14

Off The Record Day Announced For Platform in Glasgow's Easterhouse

Born To Be Wide has announced its third 'Off The Record' day, following the successful launch in

October 2013 and a recent sell-out in Kirkcaldy. The event takes place on Saturday 1 March at Platform, Easterhouse, Glasgow and features workshops for young musicians and those interested in working in the music business. Delivered in partnership with Platform, participating speakers include: Jim Gellatly (Clyde 1), Olaf Furniss (Born To Be Wide Director/The Scotsman), Michael Lambert (Born To Be Wide Director/artist manager), Hannah Currie (promoter, MILK Glasgow), Stuart Stenhouse (EmuBands), Keith McIvor (Optimo), Jamie Gilmour (artist manager) and Jennifer McGlone (Glow Arts). Admission is £2 (including lunch) and tickets must be bought in advance from www.offtherecord.me, or in person from the Platform box office at The Bridge, 1000 Westerhouse Road, Glasgow G34 9JW. A parental consent form is required from attendees aged under 18 which can be downloaded. Also included in the price is a free release worth £25, via Scotland's leading digital distribution company EmuBands. This covers Amazon, iTunes, Spotify and most other online stores and streaming services. Supported by the Scottish Government’s Youth Music Initiative (YMI), which is administered by Creative Scotland, Off The Record is open to anyone aged between 14-25, with key industry figures providing essential advice on subjects including releasing, promotion, earning money from music and organising/getting gigs.

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BTBW's Olaf Furniss and BBC's Ally McCrae at Off The Record in Kirkcaldy : photo by Jannica Honey

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Twelve new acts from around Scotland join Words and Music showcase line up

Perth : 14-15 March : www.wordsandmusic.co.uk

Twelve up and coming acts from around Scotland have been selected to join a line up of top Scottish musicians in a series of free showcase gigs in venues around Perth on Friday 14 and Saturday 15 March. The showcases are part of Words and Music a two-day conference in Perth Concert Hall aimed at providing musicians and music workers practical tips and essential advice about making a career in music. Words and Music organisers Horsecross Arts considered over sixty applications from throughout Scotland before selecting the successful twelve: The Age, The Black Diamond Express, Dante, Lidh, Angus Munro, Pinact, Poor Things, Lisa Rigby, Sienna, Leanne Smith, Urvanovic and The Youth And Young will join Fatherson, Alasdair Roberts, Siobhan Wilson, Model Aeroplanes, Findlay Napier, We Came from Wolves, Randolph’s Leap, The Jellyman’s Daughter, Fiona Hunter, Fake Major and Beerjacket in a unprecedented night of live music across the city taking in The Twa Tams, The Green Room and Greyfriar’s Bar. Tom Irvine from Edinburgh band Urvanovic who will play The Green Room on Saturday 15 March said: “It's excellent to see so many prominent Scottish musicians and industry professionals in one place. The showcases will be a great opportunity for bands like us to play alongside established acts, gain exposure and make valuable contacts. We're looking forward to being surrounded by such a

wealth of talented artists and we're absolutely thrilled to be involved!” Andy Shearer, creative director for contemporary music at Horsecross Arts, the creative organisation behind Perth Concert Hall and Perth Theatre said: "We were delighted firstly with the number of applications we received from artists to perform at Words and Music and, more importantly with the sheer quality and diversity of talent that we listened to during the selection process. The depth, breadth and excellence of the submissions confirmed to us just how necessary Words and Music is to the development of emerging Scottish artists, both in providing a platform to perform and also in terms of career and business advice and mentoring. One of the most pleasing aspects was the amount of great acts from Perthshire or with connections to the county and it's wonderful to be able to offer so many places to these musicians in what is probably the most important grassroots music event to ever take place in the area." The showcase gigs in The Twa Tams, The Green Room and Greyfriar’s Bar are free and unticketed, open to anybody over eighteen. Organised by Horsecross Arts in partnership with Perth College UHI and the Traditional Music Forum Words and Music is a gathering for musicians and music workers from across Scotland and beyond. Packed with practical tips, networking opportunities, evening gigs and showcases the two-day conference in Perth Concert Hall on Friday 14 and Saturday 15 March aims to inspire, educate and entertain musicians of all genres at all stages of their careers. To register for Words and Music visit www.wordsandmusic.co.uk, call Horsecross Arts Box Office on 01738 621031 or book in person at Perth Concert Hall, Mill Street, Perth PH1 5HZ. On booking, delegates will be sent a link to sign up for the many sessions on offer including panels, case studies, seminars and one to one’s. www.wordsandmusic.co.uk www.facebook.com/wordsandmusicperth

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The Age : The Black Diamond Express : Dante, Lidh : Angus Munro : Pinact : Poor Things : Lisa Rigby : Sienna : Leanne Smith : Urvanovic and The Youth And Young : Fatherson : Alasdair

Roberts : Siobhan Wilson : Model Aeroplanes : Findlay Napier : We Came from Wolves : Randolph’s Leap : The Jellyman’s Daughter : Fiona Hunter : Fake Major : Beerjacket

The Black Diamond Express : photo by Jack Davolio

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The Pathhead Music Collective are delighted to host the slow but steady revival of the Scottish Stepdance Company who will be joined by Cera Impala and The New Prohibition on Friday 28 February at Pathhead Village Hall. For the uninitiated, Stepdance is an old Scottish percussive dance form which was extremely popular until the Clearances. In Victorian times it was cleaned up and developed into modern Highland Dancing and the advent of village halls & social dancing contributed further to its demise. Amy Geddes, fiddler and step dancer explains further; “yes, it does share some similarities with the ‘Riverdance’ style of Irish hard shoe dancing, but our vibe is very much a gathering in someone’s front room as opposed to a stage filled with lots of people in fancy costumes”. So who are the Scottish Stepdance Co? Well, as well as the PMC’s own Amy Geddes, the line up will include Alison Carlyle dance teacher, performer, writer and legal consultant, John Sikorski dancer who literally has the power to make even the most stubborn of hearts melt, Rory Campbell, singer, piper, music therapist and former Old Blind Dog and Kevin Mackenzie international jazz guitarist. Joining the Scottish Stepdance Co will be Cera Impala, “a wild banjo wielding mama”, and her band the New Prohibition. Cera is originally from Flagstaff, Arizona but now lives in Edinburgh when she’s not busy performing across the USA and Europe. Cera is a ‘well kent’ face in Pathhead as she is also a Bevvy Sister and was last seen at their sell-out gig during the PMC’s Music In The Heid Festival last September. Don’t worry the Prohibition part of the band name is not any reflection on the licensing policy at this concert. Doors and bar open at 7.30pm with music from 8pm. The Heiders look forward to welcoming you; tickets as always available from Wahlberg’s Bakers on the Main Street in Pathhead or buy securely online at: http://pathheadmusiccollective.org.uk/scottish-stepdance-co-and-cera-impala/ https://twitter.com/TwitPMC www.pathheadmusiccollective.org.uk www.facebook.com/pages/Pathhead-Music-Collective/295231117261561

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Tiree Music Festival has announced that entries for TMF Unsigned, backed by the voice of new music in Scotland, Jim Gellatly, are now open. The competition sees Scottish unsigned bands and musicians battle it out to play the main stage of the award winning festival, which takes place on 18-20 July. Acts have up until the 10 March to enter TMF Unsigned by emailing a track, video or link to [email protected] Heading for a rapid sell-out following the announcement of Julie Fowlis as the first confirmed act to play (with only 200 tickets left as this edition was published). Remaining tickets to Scotland’s 'Best Small Festival' award winner are available from http://tireemusicfestival.co.uk/ticket-prices/ Says festival Director Daniel Gillespie: “We’re delighted to have Jim Gellatly on board for the second year to compere TMF Unsigned – no one knows unsigned talent like Jim and I’m looking forward to listening to all the entries. The demand for tickets has been phenomenal, festival goers are increasingly combining the festival with a few extra days on Tiree - enjoying the Island walks, water-sports and white sandy beaches. The TMF campsites and campervan site will be open from the Wednesday to Wednesday (16-23 July) to cater for all those making a holiday out of TMF and we will also have a series of Fringe events outside of the main festival days to accompany this. 2013 was phenomenal for TMF with the quickest sell-out ever, winning four major festival awards and Mediterranean style weather – we’ve put an order in for the same again for 2014!” Over 1500 bands entered the TMF 2013 Unsigned competition with Jim and the festival organisers then whittling down the entries to the top 5 before it was put to fans via social media to vote. The lucky winning act Amber Road went on to open the main stage at the festival. In a final twist Jim selected his favourite act of the remaining four who also rocked the TMF main stage. Jim Gellatly said: “I’m delighted to have been asked to return to the TMF Unsigned panel. The competition attracts unrivalled talent and I am sure we will have a difficult task selecting the winner. Tiree is becoming one of Scotland’s best festivals and this competition provides a fantastic platform for new music to get heard.” www.tireemusicfestival.co.uk https://twitter.com/TireeMusicFest www.facebook.com/Tiree-Music-Festival

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Getting their 2014 season, and 10th anniversary year properly underway, Kevin Morris's The Fallen Angel's Club presents Anaïs Mitchell, who has just been named a winner at this year’s BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, at Glasgow's St Andrew’s In The Square on 28 February. Anaïs took the Best Traditional Track title for “Willie of Winsbury” with friend and collaborator, Jefferson Hamer. The song is from her fourth album, “Child Ballads”, which was also nominated in the Best Album category. fRoots magazine also shortlisted her for the Album of the Year award: Anaïs is an American singer-songwriter and musician who clearly deserves the description: "Queen of modern folk music." “Child Ballads” is a collection of traditional songs from the British Isles, named after their collector, Francis James Child. In one interview, the album was described as “ a gorgeous reconfiguration of some of those tales, made all the more compelling by its spare acoustic guitar settings and intimate harmonies.” Her previous releases have included “Hadestown” and “Young Man in America.” You can check out Anaïs performing the award winning song live from The Folk Awards here:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFLllQovXLY Following quickly on from Anaïs is the highly-rated Sons of Bill who are booked to play a show at Stereo on 9 March 9 with The Wynntown Marshals. From Charlottesville, Virginia, three brothers are at the heart of the five-piece Sons of Bill whose third album, Sirens, has gathered glowing reviews with some observers saying they put the rock into country rock. Released earlier this year, the album debuted at No 12 on Billboard among new artistes. Their live shows mix acoustic ballads and sweaty stage dives and they have shared the stage with bands ranging from My Morning Jacket to the Drive-By Truckers and they have also played coveted slots at Bonnaroo, ACL Fest and SXSW. Fans of Uncle Tupelo, Wilco and Richmond Fontaine will love The Sons of Bill. This promises to be a great night as The Wynntown Marshals are no slouches when it comes to getting a gig going, the Edinburgh boys dazzled Fallen Angels Club and Glasgow Americana fans on previous occasions with support slots for Israel Nash Gripka and Chuck Prophet. GIGnotes: 28 February: Anaïs Mitchell plus Ned Roberts, St Andrew’s In The Square, Glasgow G1 5PP. Tickets £14 from 0141 204 5151 9 March: Sons Of Bill & The Wynntown Marshals, Stereo Glasgow Renfield Lane G2 6PH. Tickets £12 From 0141 204 5151 www.fallenangelsclub.com www.facebook.com/pages/The-Fallen-Angels-Club/149553931728736

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Edinburgh's Wynntown Marshals support Sons of Bill on 9 March : photo by Martin Knaack

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If you're a guitar fan then a day out just over the border promises everything you could ask for as England's North East Guitar Show moves to a superb new purpose-built event complex at Rainton Meadows Arena in Houghton-le-Spring - which is less than 30 minutes from Newcastle -on Sunday 16 March from 10am to 4.00pm.

With space for more than 100 dealers the show is a wonderful opportunity to buy, sell and trade new, vintage and second hand guitars, amps, effects and accessories. There will be bargains and special show deals. Free appraisals of instruments and amps will be available. Many major retailers and distributors will be attending together with a host of second-hand and vintage dealers, parts suppliers and luthiers. Live music, workshops and demos all day - Savage Guitar Studios presents North East guitar legend, Jimi Savage with friends, demonstrating searing versions of rock classics by Satriani, Vai, Malmsteen etc; hard rocking local guitarist/songwriter Jonny Boyle is back by popular demand with The Radio Band while virtuoso shredder and guitar show favourite, Gavin Coulson will be putting Fret-King Guitars and Hughes & Amps through their paces. For the acoustic contingent there is a very special treat with Auden Guitars hosting an acoustic showdown between progressive live looping specialist, Matt Stevens, and innovative young fingerpicker, Scott Booth. Major local retailer J G Windows present ace session guitarist, Lee Wrathe, with Roland Boss products hot from the NAMM show including the new Boss ME-80 multi effects pedal plus Blackstar amps and effects workshops and demos with Sam Hirst. This prestige and spacious location is close to all the north east of England's major routes, provides superb facilities and has the advantage of easy load-in for exhibitors, excellent catering, licensed bar and free parking for all. The event is sponsored by J G Windows, Fret-King Guitars, Vintage Guitars, Hughes & Kettner and Auden Guitars. The Show promises to be a treat for any guitar enthusiast. Café and licensed bar. Free parking. Admission £6 at the door. Enquiries on 01925 813185. www.guitarshows.co.uk https://twitter.com/NrthGuitarShows www.facebook.com/pages/Northern-Guitar-Shows/142443242490475

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Kirknewton Stables in the Pentlands will host a performance by The Scottish Traditional Music Players, on the afternoon of Sunday 2 March, for a concert of words and music to celebrate the coming of spring. Two musicians from the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, (RSNO), Associate Principal Oboe Katy MacKintosh and First Violin Alan John, are joined by pianist Graeme MacKintosh for a programme drawing on the rich heritage of Scotland’s music and literature. Music includes compositions from Niel Gow, William Marshall, James Scott Skinner, and the songs of Robert Burns. The afternoon will also feature readings from the works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Queen Victoria and Lewis Grassic Gibbon. Daughter and father team Katy and Graeme have been playing music together for the past twenty years. In 2012 they visited Shetland to perform a series of concerts with local traditional musicians. Following the success of the duo’s concerts of Scottish music in 2013 - recitals at St Cuthbert’s Church, Edinburgh and at Kinlochard Village in the Trossachs - they now present a completely new programme, with the addition of violinist Alan. This is a beautiful and thought-provoking concert, with some surprising juxtapositions. A treat for all with a love of Scotland’s music, from musicians highly experienced in this repertoire. Kirknewton Stables is only 10 miles from central Edinburgh, and set in beautiful Pentlands countryside. The concert begins at 3.00pm and tickets cost £15 including a glass of wine and canapés - from www.hubtickets.co.uk or 0131-473-2000.

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SCOTTISH MUSIC CENTRE ............ member profile:

JOHN HEARNE "The Scottish Music Centre's task is to champion the wealth of talent that abounds in Scotland's musical community"

This is a MUSIC NEWS Scotland series profiling Scottish Music Centre members

John Hearne has lived in Scotland since 1970 after studying at the University College of Wales where he gained a First Class Honours degree and a Masters degree. For a time he taught music in Iceland, and for 17 years was a lecturer at Aberdeen College of Education.

He was the first Chairman of the Scottish Society of Composers, and was the Chairman of the Scottish Music Advisory Committee of the BBC from 1986 to 1990. He is now a freelance composer, singer and conductor, and was Chairman of Gordon Forum for the Arts in Aberdeenshire for three years. Notable commissions include a Trumpet Concerto for Nigel Boddice and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, and a big Festival Fanfare for the opening ceremony of Aberdeen International Youth Festival. His wind band overture De Profundis was commissioned for Aberdeen University's 500th anniversary, and he completed a commission for the Hebrides Ensemble, and a cantata for the 150th anniversary of St Margaret's School for Girls, Aberdeen, which was performed by the whole school. His suite for Brass and Percussion, The Four Horsemen, was premiered at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. It was voted the best new work heard on the Fringe that year and the composer received the Festival City Radio Trophy from Radio Forth. This work has since been performed many times by a number of different groups, including the BBC Scottish Brass Ensemble and The Wallace Collection. In 2000, John was commissioned by Dundee Orchestral Society to write an overture to commemorate the launching of RRS Discovery,

Captain Scott's ship is now preserved at Discovery Point, Dundee, and Dundee Symphony Orchestra gave the world premiere of Hearne's overture Into Uncharted Seas in the Caird Hall, exactly 100 years after the ship was launched from Dundee on its maiden voyage to the Antarctic. The Inverurie Choral Society performed another new commission composed and conducted by John. This was The Ben, a cantata for soprano and baritone soloists, children's chorus, SATB chorus, and instruments. The text, in the Doric dialect of Aberdeenshire, was another collaboration with the poet William Imray, celebrating the familiar landmark in North-east Scotland, the mountain Bennachie. The performance took place in the Chapel of Garioch, under the shadow of the mountain itself. In July 2003, John was a guest composer at the Victoria International Arts Festival in Gozo, Malta. His choral song The Seagull, based on a folksong from Skye, was featured by the National Youth Choir of Great Britain in their 2003 tour of Australia and Singapore and at their 25th anniversary concert in Symphony Hall, Birmingham and was a spectacular success. www.impulse-music.co.uk/hearne.htm

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Edinburgh-based saxophonist Martin Kershaw and guitarist Graeme Stephen are launching a new musician-run music night called Playtime at The Outhouse in the city’s Broughton Street Lane on 20 March. The plan is to run weekly sessions presenting new compositions in the Outhouse’s intimate loft setting and the first two sessions will feature Kershaw and Stephen with Mario Caribe (bass) and Tom Bancroft (drums). “Since the demise of Henry’s Jazz Cellar as a regular hub where musicians could try out new ideas and formats in a listening environment, it’s been very hard to find a sympathetic venue,” says Kershaw, who as well as fronting his own projects is a stalwart of the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra’s saxophone section. “We’re hoping to create the right setting that will give a platform for the creativity that we know exists on the scene both locally and nationally.”

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Andy Gallagher & Overhaul have released their 4th studio release "Achukma". Achukma see's Andy Gallagher and Mike Hoffmann getting back together and bringing in friends to help record this album. Mike Watt (Iggy and The Stooges / Minutemen), Joey Huffman (Soul Asylum / Matchbox Twenty), Astrid Young (Neil Young), Brendan and Billy Ryan (Gordon Gano & The Ryan's / The Bogmen) are to name but a few who helped in the recording of Achukma. Achukma features 10 new and original songs and was Produced by Andy Gallagher and Mike Hoffmann. There will be a UK/Europe/USA Tour to support the release of Achukma. Singer/songwriter Andy Gallagher was born in California to Mexican/Scottish parents. Growing up between America and the UK, Andy is a truly transatlantic talent! Andy was influenced by the likes of Dinosaur Jr, Neil Young, Violent Femmes, Soul Asylum and Sebadoh, and as he began song writing and performing he soon came to the attention of veteran music manager Darren Brown. Andy barely had time to re-string his guitar, before he recorded his debut album Hope Shines Through and was opening for touring bands such Dinosaur Jr, Langhorne Slim, The Tracie Hunter Band and Dom Brown (Duran Duran). He was also given the honour of opening for the Violent Femmes on their 25th Anniversary Tour in Ireland.

The Bevvy Sisters : album : 'Plan B' release date - 28 March : www.bevvysisters.co.uk

There’s an uncanny musical empathy and alchemy that’s always been the hallmark of The Bevvy Sisters. On the group’s brand new album ’Plan B’, it shines brightly. Whether they are exploring a deep old American roots/gospel classic like ’Ain’t No Grave’, stamping their identity on Americana gold, tackling new self-penned work (’Junkyard Band’, ’Higher Place’) or songs from the pen of the acclaimed songsmith Sandy Wright (’Little Bird’, ’Six Degrees’), the vitality of this fresh, dynamic ensemble is always a joy to see and hear. The band’s potent spirit has already made waves in their native Scotland and, with the new album, they will also be venturing further afield. Audiences will find The Bevvy Sisters mix equal measures of sweetness and sass, grit and glamour, heartbreak and hilarity. Their radiantly triple-layered vocals and artfully, wide-ranging repertoire of vintage, contemporary and original songs stands out in both style and substance. What they produce is pure vocal magic. The Bevvy Sisters are: Heather Macleod, vocals / Gina Rae, vocals, Rhodes (album only), Whistle / Cera Impala, vocals, banjo, guitar / David Donnelly, vocals, guitar, double bass. Plus special guests (on the album only): Dr Dirk Ronnenburg, fiddle / Mattie Foulds, drums and percussion There will be three launch gigs for the new CD: Fri 28 March - EDINBURGH House Concert - 42 Royal Park Terrace, Edinburgh. Contact [email protected] to reserve a space Sat 29 March - GLASGOW Glad Cafe, 1006A Pollokshaws Rd, Glasgow G41 2HG. Tel: 0141 636 6119 www.thegladcafe.co.uk Wed 9 April - LONDON The Harrison Bar, 28 Harrison Street, Kings Cross, London WC1H 8JF. Tel/Fax: 020 7278 3966. www.harrisonbar.co.uk

Andy Gallagher & Overhaul : album : 'Achukma' release date - out now : www.facebook.com/andygallagherandoverhaul

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SILVER COAST Believe single : cd / download Release Date: 3 March ‘Believe’ was recorded in legendary Glasgow studio CaVa Sound , Aaron Murray frontman of the band and songwriter said about the single: "Believe is a song that is written about two people who love each other but have both had difficult lives and this puts strain on their relationship, to the point where they need time apart to learn to appreciate one another. It's all about learning to trust each other, taking that big step and putting faith in someone you feel so much towards." Listen/Watch: https://soundcloud.com/silvercoastmusic-1 Available from: Digital download and there will also be a limited run of physical copies too (available at our shows). www.facebook.com/silvercoastmusic https://twitter.com/silvercoastband ------------------------------------------------

LADYKILLER CATERPILLAR Ladykiller Caterpillar ep

cd / download Release Date:Out NOw Ladykiller Caterpillar, new rockers from Edinburgh, releasing their debut EP and hitting the local scene hard in 2014. "A powerful, hard-hitting, riff-tastic anthem…retaining the big, amp bursting qualities of the likes of Biffy Clyro.” – isthismusic.com “Good time vibes, classic feel, with a contemporary edge” – Jim Gellatly Listen/Watch: http://ladykillercaterpillar.bandcamp.com Available from: http://ladykillercaterpillar.bandcamp.com physical copies, email: [email protected] www.ladykillercaterpillar.com www.facebook.com/LadykillerCaterpillar https://twitter.com/killerpillar ------------------------------------------------

GEORGIA GORDON Never Seen the Sun ep : cd / download Release Date: Out Now Georgia Gordon, just 19, from the Scottish Borders released her EP, Never Seen the Sun, to a packed Jazz Bar in Edinburgh on 11 January. 'bound for bigger and

better things' and 'a huskily mature sound with a tone and personality pitched somewhere between folk and rock' The Scotsman. She was asked back to Celtic Connections this year 'already a star in the making'. Her lyrics have been described as 'unique and strikingly poetic'. Listen/Watch: https://soundcloud.com/georgiagordonmusic youtube: http://bit.ly/1honAPe Available from: iTunes: http://bit.ly/1mHfl6u CD at gigs and from Folk Rag Records Insane track free on Soundcloud www.facebook.com/georgiakate16 https://twitter.com/georgiagmusic ------------------------------------------------

GLEADHRAICH Pipe Dreams ep : cd / download Release Date: 31 March Carnoustie Celtic rock band, Gleadhraich, will be releasing their long awaited debut EP, Pipe Dreams. Recorded at Kirriemuir's DD8 Music Studio, Pipe Dreams contains four tracks: Unite the Clans, Teenage Kicks/ One Way or Another, California Calling and My Generation/ You Really Got Me. The EP has been mixed and mastered by Gregor Pratt.

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Diary Of A Lost Girl Album : cd / download Release Date: 21 February Former This Mortal Coil and The Hope Blister vocalist Louise Rutkowski releases her first solo album. Co-written with and produced by Irvin Duguid it is described by its supporters as, “A truly haunting and beautiful album”, “Beautiful, stirring, and alive with emotion”, and “Pure poetic, lovelorn angst at its best”. It includes mixes by Calum Malcolm (The Blue Nile), and Steve Orchard (Sir Paul McCartney, Chris Cornell). Listen/Watch: https://soundcloud.com/louise-rutkowski/sets/diary-of-a-lost-girl Available from: Release via Itunes, Amazon MP3 and CD Love Music Glasgow www.louiserutkowski.co.uk www.facebook.com/louiserutkowski https://twitter.com/LouiseRutkowski

LOUISE RUTKOWSKI

Achukma Album : cd / download Release Date: Digital-Out Now : CD-17 March Andy Gallagher & Overhaul are back with their 4th studio release "Achukma". Recorded in studios in Scotland, USA and Canada, Andy brought in some old friends to help record the album and overhauled well... Overhaul. Gordon Gano (Violent Femmes), Astrid Young (Neil Young), Mike Watt (Iggy & The Stooges), Joey Huffman (Soul Asylum) are a few of the names that recorded on this album. Listen/Watch: http://andygallagheroverhaul.bandcamp.com https://soundcloud.com/andygallagher Available from: http://andygallagher.net/store itunes: http://bit.ly/1c7cNKz googleplay: http://bit.ly/1lkZEQQ www.andygallagheroverhaul.com www.facebook.com/andygallagherandoverhaul www.twitter.com/andygallaghers google+: http://bit.ly/1bLeeOl

ANDY GALLAGHER & OVERHAUL

The Butterfly’s Dream Album cd / download Release Date: Out Now Imaginary Creatures is a virtual band, a studio project formed by the collaboration of lyricist and songwriter David Scott and producer and multi-instrumentalist Iain McKinna. The Butterfly’s Dream is their debut album. Guest musicians include guitar ace Keith More, harmonica legend Fraser Speirs and ex-Lindisfarne songwriter Rod Clements. Listen/Watch: www.reverbnation.com/imaginarycreatures Available from: Birnam Shop: http://bit.ly/1bLhVDw www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00ID7BLAK www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ID7BLAK http://amzn.to/1heO9qD also coming soon on itunes + spotify Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Imaginary-Creatures/392409684214473

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Listen/Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vewRJ699sTM Available from: iTunes CD's available at live shows. These will be limited edition and available first at a special Pipe Dreams launch show at the Starlight Showroom, Dundee on 26 April. www.facebook.com/gleadhraich www.gleadhraich.com ------------------------------------------------

THE NEW MADRIDS Through the Heart of Town Album : cd Release Date: Out Now Through the Heart of Town, from The New Madrids, comprises ten awesome songs featuring soaring pedal steel, telecaster guts and gristle, blinding harmonies and all tied together by a choogling rhythm section. "A sweeping record, soaring harmony and irresistible charm....Stax pride meets Lower East Side sleaze." 8/10 - Louder than War. Listen/Watch: https://soundcloud.com/new-madrids www.thenewmadrids.com/albums.html

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BEECHES Young Soul single : cd / download Release Date: 17 March Beeches are a Scottish indie/alternative band based in Edinburgh. They have been described in the past as “tight musicianship and perfect pop melodies”. The four piece have been active since 2012 but their roots stem from very early childhood friendships. Robert, Oscar and Walter have been friends since pre primary school days, retaining a close friendship despite all studying at different schools. During the autumn months of 2013 the band were busy recording two tracks at the prestigious Castle Sound Studios and The Depot Studios funded with the YMI initiative. “Young Soul” will be their first official Single under the name “Beeches”. Listen/Watch: https://soundcloud.com/beechesmusic Available from:

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56n Sleevenotes Album : cd / download Release Date: 24 February 56n are Graeme Hawley (of Oldham) and Derek Martin (of Dundee), living in Edinburgh for over 18 years, and together for 15. Sleevenotes is their first album. It is not so much something that you listen to, as something that makes you feel you have been listened to. A record in sounds and words of the passing of time, during which love endured, relationships deepened, dreams stalled, and 56n sought refuge in the night sky, garden plants, and their neighbourhood. Personal and honest, it will feel familiar not just to audiences who have loved hearing these words on stage, but to new audiences who identify with the 21st century themes and its strong sense of artistic integrity. In short, it is a soundtrack to now. Timeless, relevant, considered. Listen/Watch: https://soundcloud.com/56n Available from: www.amazon.co.uk

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The Brightest Path Album : cd Release Date: 24 February The long-awaited new solo album from one of the finest young fiddle players in the UK, bursting with jaw-dropping tunes and sublime contemporary songs. Her first solo recording since 2008, The Brightest Path combines newly unearthed traditional Scottish melodies with soaring self-penned tunes and sublime contemporary songs, displaying the full breadth of Patsy’s talents Listen/Watch: https://soundcloud.com/patsy-reid http://patsyreid.amazingtunes.com Available from: www.patsyreid.com/shop www.propermusic.com/product-details/Patsy-Reid-The-Brightest-Path-165421 www.patsyreid.com www.facebook.com/patsy.reid.3 www.twitter.com/patsyreid

PATSY REID

The Mairches EP : cd - but one track available for free: https://soundcloud.com/estherswift/for-you Release Date: 27 February Esther Swift is a singer-songwriter and harpist. Her new EP 'The Mairches' features cojon, string quartet and trumpet and the songs are based on her life growing up in The Scottish Borders. Whilst being heavily influenced by her folk roots, her music also uses a lot of jazz, blues and minimalist references, and she has been compared to artists who include Kate Bush, Eddie Reader and Joanna Newsom. She is delighted to be launching 'The Mairches' In The Caves in Edinburgh on the 27 February, where she will be joined by the musicians who feature on it, and supported by the wonderfully talented guitarist Mike Brown. Listen/Watch: https://soundcloud.com/estherswift/for-you http://estherswift.bandcamp.com/ Available from: http://estherswift.bigcartel.com/product/the-mairches www.facebook.com/pages/Esther-Swift/284344198267007

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ESTHER SWIFT

The Friel Sisters Album : cd / download Release Date: Out Now The Friel Sisters are excited to announce the recent release of their long awaited self-titled debut album with guest musicians Gearóid Mooney, Griogair Labhruidh & Seamus O’Kane. Featuring lively traditional Irish music interspersed with song in English and Irish they achieve a close blend on fiddle, flute and uilleann pipes. Listen/Watch: https://soundcloud.com/thefrielsisters/the-friel-sisters-humours-of http://www.youtube.com/user/thefrielsisters Available from: http://frielmusic.com/#album Claddagh Records, Celtic Note, All Celtic Music, Tambourine(Japan), CD baby, iTunes, Google Play www.frielmusic.com www.facebook.com/frielsisters https://twitter.com/TheFrielSisters

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BLUE FOX KNIGHTS Blue Fox Knights Album : cd / download Release Date: Out Now This new, eponymous album from The Blue Fox Knights consists of an eclectic blend of genres and styles: indie folk rock with a blend of eastern swing and country music. The album contains a diverse range of original songs with strong melodies, and was professionally mixed and mastered at Castlesound Studios. Listen/Watch: www.bluefoxknights.co.uk/listen Available from: www.amazon.co.uk www.amazon.com www.birnamcdshop.com www.bluefoxknights.co.uk www.facebook.com/bluefoxknightsmusic ------------------------------------------------

TIM KLIPHUIS The Grappelli Album Album : cd / download Release Date: Out Now The new live release from the Tim Kliphuis Trio, takes Tim back to his gypsy jazz roots and to the inspirational meeting he had with French jazz violin maestro, Stéphane Grappelli in 1995. Recorded live in Scotland, this Trio album features repertoire from the Parisian years with Django (1934-1938) and five beautiful Grappelli compositions from the seventies and eighties, most of which have never been covered in concert or on CD before. Tim, Nigel and Roy perform this collection of gems in the spirit of Grappelli, with a joyful, personal approach that goes beyond styles or genres. Listen/Watch: www.timkliphuis.com/video Available from: www.amazon.co.uk www.amazon.com www.birnamcdshop.com www.timkliphuis.com https://twitter.com/KliphuisTim www.facebook.com/TimKliphuisMusic ------------------------------------------------

BILLY LIAR All I've Got ep : cd / download Release Date: Out Now Billy's reflections on modern life combined with his machine-gun strumming are urgent, immediate, life-affirming and delivered with more charm than your average 'acoustic punk poet'. You're gonna get the honest truth from this Liar. Listen/Watch: www.officialbillyliar.bandcamp.com www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyobhcCJdm0 Available from: www.officialbillyliar.bandcamp.com www.billyliarmusic.com www.facebook.com/official.billy.liar ------------------------------------------------

TURNING PLATES Falling Lives single : video download Release Date: 12 December Turning plates release a teaser of their hotly anticipated début album ‘The Shouting Cave’. Falling lives features an exciting video promo featuring two professional dancers in a dark tale of love in the digital game.

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Pornophonica Album : cd / download Release Date: Out Now As described by reviewers: "Pure sonic gold dust" Herald / "More bite than a junkyard dog" - New Hellfire Club / "Close your eyes and think of The Libertines when Mick Jones was involved with them and you would be skulking in the right alley doing the wrong deal.” - Itsaxxxxthing / "The Media Whores deserve all good fortune which comes their way for pouring their hearts and guts into something as stunning as Pornophonica" - Fusion Listen/Watch: https://soundcloud.com/#themediawhores www.reverbnation.com/themediawhores Available from: National release via 'Proper Music Group' available in major record shops such as HMV and indie shops such as Lovemusic, Glasgow and Europa, Stirling. Amazon, itunes and ebay music shops https://twitter.com/MediaWhoresband www.facebook.com/pages/The-Media-Whores/167214953396994

THE MEDIA WHORES

Speak From The Start ep : cd / download Release Date: Out Now "Speak From The Start is an EP of cover songs Twelfth Day were inspired to create after BBC Radio Manchester asked them to cover You’re The One For Me Fatty by Morrissey as part of their 40th birthday celebrations. Twelfth Day folk up songs by Twin Atlantic, Passion Pit, Blondie and Kanye West, as well as the Morrissey classic." Listen/Watch: https://twelfthday.bandcamp.com/ https://soundcloud.com/twelfthday Available from: https://twelfthday.bandcamp.com/ (CDs and download) https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/speak-from-the-start-ep/id716473811 www.twelfthdaymusic.com www.facebook.com/twelfthday https://twitter.com/twelfthday

TWELFTH DAY

Lose this Feeling Album / ep / single? : cd / download Release Date: Out Now "The Voice" Season 3 runner-up Terry McDermott and his band the Bonfires have returned with another stunning, sweeping Britrock ballad, co-written with Todd Burman of Australia's Juke Kartel. (Todd also worked on Terry's first post-"Voice" single, "Pictures," which went to number one on the iTunes rock chart.) And judging by the new video for the track, Terry hasn't lost the feeling at all, perfectly suits the dreamy song...and yes, it does rock. (Lyndsey Parker / Rolling Stone) Listen/Watch: https://soundcloud.com/terrymcdermott/lose-this-feeling-mcdermott http://terrymcdermottmusic.com/videos/ Available from: http://terrymcdermottmusic.com/buy/ http://terrymcdermottmusic.com/ www.facebook.com/terrymacmusic https://twitter.com/TerryMacMusic

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Listen/Watch: http://youtu.be/laEsw2v3zZg Available from: www.turningplates.co.uk www.turningplates.co.uk www.faccebook.com/turningplates www.twitter.com/turningplates ------------------------------------------------

KATE DANIELS Atmospherics Album : cd / download Release Date: Out Now Atmospherics is the new album from jazz singer Kate Daniels. In a style she calls Jazz Noir , Kate evokes Julie London and the cellar bars of the 1950's. With distinguished musicians including John Etheridge, Tony Coe, Alec Dankworth and John Horler, Kate has created arrangements of classic songs, inspired by the haunting imagery of post-war film noir. Listen/Watch: www.katedanielsjazz.co.uk/#!/music Available from: www.amazon.co.uk www.amazon.com www.birnamcdshop.com www.katedanielsjazz.co.uk https://twitter.com/katezdaniels ------------------------------------------------

VARIOUS ARTISTS (Dogs Got A Bone Records) Capitalised: Tall Tales & Low Lives of Edinburgh Album : cd / download Release Date: Out Now A ten track compilation album featuring a blend of Edinburgh`s old guard and the fresh faced newcomers to the capital`s music scene. There`s new and exclusive tracks from Frantic Chant, Epsilon One and Jimmy Miller while The Green Tambourine Band and The Jackals contribute re-worked versions of recent releases. Listen: http://dgab.bandcamp.com/album/capitalised-tall-tales-low-lives-of-edinburgh Available from: http://dgab.bandcamp.com/album/capitalised-tall-tales-low-lives-of-edinburgh

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PAUL ANDERSON Land of the Standing Stones Album : cd / download Release Date: Out Now Paul Anderson, from the heart of rural Aberdeenshire, is one of Scotland’s most respected traditional musicians.Land of the Standing Stones is really a love letter to Paul’s native Aberdeenshire as all but a couple of the 51 tunes on the album are inspired by the people, landscape and history of the North-East of Scotland. The music on the album has all been composed by Paul himself and at 70 minutes in length, it’s a considerable achievement. The music, though rooted in the traditional Scots fiddle idiom, is also contemporary in style. He has been ably supported in this by a superb group of musicians, which includes Shona Donaldson (Scots singer of the year 2009), Swedish citern genius Ale Carr, Ali Napier (Dougie MacLean band) and Scottish acting star Kevin McKidd on guitar and vocals. Listen/Watch: n/a Available from: www.amazon.co.uk www.amazon.com www.birnamcdshop.com iTunes / Amazon MP3 / Spotify https://twitter.com/PaulAnd79837722 www.facebook.com/paul.anderson.3591 www.paulandersonscottishfiddler.com -----------------------------------------------

SIENNA Give Me Your Love ep : cd / download Release Date: Out Now Formed in Kinross, Scotland in 2012 Sienna have already received great plaudits in the Scottish media and absolutely wowed crowds at ‘T in the Park’, Not bad for a group all under 21. Their party vibe, powerful harmonies and energetic songwriting along with captivating lead vocals and guitar from frontman Danny McAtear, make them a must see new band. Listen: https://soundcloud.com/siennamusicuk/sets/give-me-your-love/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWqVcWrDuMI Available from: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/give-me-your-love-single/id726171729 https://play.spotify.com/

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DANTE Wake Album : cd / download Release Date: Out Now Dante's 'Wake' showcases the songwriting talents of Seán McLaughlin (a member of Idlewild’s Rod Jones' solo project, The Birthday Suit), the band have captured a modern folk sound that epitomises the Scottish indie scene's uncanny ability to blend contemporary innovation with more traditional values. Listen: https://soundcloud.com/wearedante Available from: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/wake/id730360861 www.dantemusic.com www.facebook.com/wearedante https://twitter.com/wearedante ------------------------------------------------

MICK WEST & MULDOON'S PICNIC A Scots Chorus Album : cd / download Release Date: Out Now A Scots Chorus is a joint venture between veteran Scots singer Mick West and the fantastic a cappella group Muldoon's Picnic. In mid 2012, West and Muldoon's started exploring the different harmonic possibilities of a body of the most interesting and representative Scots chorus songs they could find and, having decided that some of these songs would benefit from instrumental arrangements too, asked well known arrangers Frank McLaughlin and Stewart Hardy to arrange, manage and perform on the project. It is hoped that the CD and booklet will not only be enjoyable in their own right, but also provide a portal for those who wish to explore the great Scots song repertoire further, and be a motivation and inspiration for all singers and musicians to take this materiel and develop to use it to make their own music. Listen: www.last.fm/music/Muldoon%27s+Picnic Available from: www.Amazon.co.uk www.Amazon.com iTunes www.birnamcdshop.com

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COLIN MacKAY Do What You Love Album : cd / download Release Date: Out Now Do What You Love is the new album from Scottish singer/songwriter Colin Mackay and follows on from his two previous albums, Handle With Care and Whiskey Morning. The album was recorded State-side, features a host of musicians, and was produced and engineered by Bil Vorndick. Listen: www.colinmackaymusic.com Available from: www.Amazon.co.uk www.Amazon.com iTunes www.birnamcdshop.com www.colinmackaymusic.com ------------------------------------------------

COREEN SCOTT Beyond The Sea Album : cd / download Release Date: Out Now 'Beyond The Sea is the new album from Scottish singer Coreen Scott. Singing in French, English and Portuguese, the album is a collection of songs from around the world. From the haunting melodies of Sandy Denny's Who Knows Where the Time Goes and Tom Wait's The Briar and the Rose to the thought-provoking lyrics of Weeping and the deceptively jaunty sound of Je ne veux pas travailler, Coreen’s voice soars above the beautiful instrumental melodies and tight-knit harmonies – there is something for everyone on this CD, including lovely interpretations of such classics as the Dylan's To Make You Feel My Love, Piaf’s La vie en rose, and Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac’s Songbird, but also the more rhythmic South African Weeping, the Portuguese Manha de carnival and the lovely French La mer. Listen: www.coreenscott.co.uk/listen-to-coreen Available from: www.Amazon.co.uk www.Amazon.com iTunes www.birnamcdshop.com www.coreenscott.co.uk https://twitter.com/coreen_scott

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CEILIDHCATU NordEste /NorthEast Album : cd / download Release Date: Out Now A Brazilian percussionist, Allysson Velez travels to Huntly, Scotland. There he is touched by the very first contact with the Scottish Ceilidh and impressed by the common musical language of the north east of Scotland and the north east of Brazil. Here he worked with a special selection of local Scottish musicians and a musician from West Africa, who has settled in the area, to transform an encounter into a musical flow of exchanging gifts and virtues. This album, NordEste/NorthEast, documents that exchange of Scottish and Brazillian music, which also inaugurates a new word, Ceilidhcatu, merging the words Ceilidh (a traditional Gaelic social gathering, which usually involves playing music and dancing) and Maracatu (a performance genre found in Pernambuco state, in northeastern Brazil), from which the musicians have taken their name. Listen: https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/ceilidhcatu/id686197840 Available from: www.Amazon.co.uk www.Amazon.com https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/ceilidhcatu/

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Second Fiddle Album : cd / download Release Date: Out Now This debut album, Second Fiddle, is a collection of melodic songs and instrumentals from Scottish singer/songwriter Rowan Ross. The tracks were written at various points in his life. His songs show a great deal of clarity and depth. The title "Second Fiddle" came from one of the songs on the album, and is also a reference to the two violins he used in the recordings : one dark in colour and tone, and the other light. Rowan is joined by a host of musicians on this album, including Alyn Cosker, Angus Lyon, Gillian Fleetwood, Konrad Wiszniewski, Louis Abbot, Maeve MacKinnon, Rick Standley, Rosie Townhill and Sam West. Listen/Watch: www.rowanross.com/Rowan_Ross/video.html www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3Zmg0a1mrw Available from: www.amazon.co.uk www.amazon.com iTunes / Amazon MP3 www.birnamcdshop.com www.rowanross.com www.facebook.com/rowanrossmusic

ROWAN ROSS

Button Up single : download Release Date: 1 December

The new single from Irish folk singer Heidi Talbot’s latest album ‘Angels Without Wings’, is a beautiful modern day folk song. Co written and sung with King Creosote, AKA Kenny Anderson, ‘Button Up’ was created after the pair discovered a mutual admiration: “He was asked to pick his fantasy band for The Independent and he picked me and Morten Harket from A-ha on joint lead vocals,” Heidi laughs. She conceived the melody for Button Up with Anderson in mind, and he sent back his own lyrics. The result is a brooding urgent love song. Heidi is touring the UK in November ande December with multi instrumentalist/Producer John McCusker and Irish Guitarist and singer John Doyle.

Listen/Watch: www.youtube.com/user/heiditalbotofficial https://soundcloud.com/proper-music-distribution/heidi-talbot-button-up-radio/s-9EEhq

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HEIDI TALBOT

Esotero Album : cd / download Release Date: Out Now Esotero is the 5th release by multi-instrumentalist composer, Fraser Fifield. Recorded as a live studio session in summer 2013, it features Fraser with award winning guitarist and long term collaborator Graeme Stephen. Seamless live electronics place atmospheric texture around their original melodies and improvisations. A unique sound. Listen/Watch: https://soundcloud.com/fraserfifield https://fraserfifield.bandcamp.com http://www.youtube.com/tanarrecords Available from: http://www.fraserfifield.com/shop/esotero/ https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/esotero/id762129917?uo=4 www.fraserfifield.com www.facebook.com/fraserfifieldmusic www.twitter.com/fraserfifield

FRASER FIFIELD

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GAVIN SUTHERLAND Tango at the Lost Café Album : cd / download Release Date: Out Now Tango at the Lost Café is the new album from singer/songwriter Gavin Sutherland, featuring special guests including his old Sutherland Brothers and Quiver partners, Iain Sutherland, Tim Renwick and Willie Wilson. "A rough sketch of 'Tango At The Lost Café' appeared in my head as I drove home under a starry sky and, by the time I'd got in and put the kettle on, I kind of knew where I was going. Olé!" - Gavin Sutherland. Listen: https://soundcloud.com/gavin-sutherland Available from: www.Amazon.co.uk www.Amazon.com iTunes www.birnamcdshop.com www.gavinsutherland.net ------------------------------------------------

FULLSCEILIDH SPELEMANNSLAG 500 Sessions Album : cd / download Release Date: Out Now Fullsceilidh Spelemannslag are an 11-piece, Shetland-based instrumental group. Their fiddle driven music, backed by a hard hitting rhythm section, is drawn from their Shetland traditions, alongside Nordic and Celtic influences. 500 Sessions is the group's new album and features a wonderful mix of traditional tunes and new compositions with the isles' rich heritage in mind. Listen:

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STEPHEN LEE 4 Orchestral Pieces Album : cd Release Date: Out Now 4 Orchestral Pieces is a body of work composed by Stephen Lee. Influences reflected in it include the rich, dark imagery of the art of Douglas Gordon and of Caravaggio, the melancholic vision and 'eternal solitude' of the poetry of James Thomson/Charles Baudelaire and the range and poignancy of the musicianship of Billy MacKenzie. Of the tracks, Before the Autumn Came (2 movements) was directly inspired by a Billy MacKenzie vocal melody. Listen: www.last.fm/music/Stephen+Lee+(Piano) Available from: www.Amazon.co.uk www.Amazon.com iTunes www.birnamcdshop.com www.facebook.com/stephenleepiano ------------------------------------------------

DEREK TRIPP Glimpses Album : cd / download Release Date: Out Now Derek Tripp is a Chirstian songwriter, guitarist and singer, currently based in Aberdeen, Scotland, who has performed his music far and wide across the world. Glimpses is the title of Derek's second album. The name

is taken from the title track Glimpses of Glory, a haunting and mystical ballad of a journey with God. There is a good mix of love songs, rock anthems, the slightly eclectic, the prophetic and the theatrical. Listen: https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/derek-tripp/id683440408 Available from: www.Amazon.co.uk www.Amazon.com https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/derek-tripp/id683440408 www.birnamcdshop.com www.birnamcdshop.com ------------------------------------------------

TOM McCONNELL Scraps ep : download Release Date: Out Now Former guitarist of Seattle-based Citizens Tom McConnell released his debut solo EP after collecting makeshift studio recordings over four years. The Irish-born folk-soulster has been praised by Acoustic Edinburgh for his “infectious, masterful songwriting” and leading single ‘Flags’ was described by BBC Introducing as ‘Bizarre, left field, ambient...definitely one to watch.” Listen: http://tommcconnell.bandcamp.com/ Available from: http://tommcconnell.bandcamp.com/ [Available for download from this link] www.facebook.com/tom.mcconnell.music https://twitter.com/TMcConnellmusic ------------------------------------------------

ROVING CROWS Deliberate Distractions Album : cd Release Date: Out Now Deliberate Distractions is the Crows 3rd album release, recorded and produced by The Roving Crows and Nick

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FEBRUARY Glasgow Music & Film Festival Glasgow 20 February - 2 March The Glasgow Music and Film Festival is a series of one-off events which combine audio and visuals. Lovingly co-curated by film buffs and music geeks from the Glasgow Film Festival and the Arches, the results range from the entertaining, to the inspirational, to the downright weird. The GMFF is part of the Glasgow Film Festival 2014. For gig info and tickets: www.thearches.co.uk/gigs www.glasgowfilm.org Glasgow’s Dirty Weekender Glasgow 28 February - 1 March Across 5 wonderful venues, PIVO PIVO, IVORY BLACKS, THE ADMIRAL, STEREO and CLASSIC GRAND this Dirty Weekender is going to bring you out, get you about and have you experience such a diverse and eclectic range of musical talent that your ears are going to be assaulted, caressed, abused, made loved to and make you realise why you loved live music in the first place. Immerse yourself in this remarkable occurrence and you will understand why it has been created why Kilmarnock has loved it as much in recent years and why it HAD to come and spend its first weekend in Glasgow. Tickets from www.tickets-scotland.com and www.killieweekender.com watch at www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9zx95MXkNA www.killieweekender.com

MARCH Inverness Music Festival Inverness 1-14 March Inverness's Music Festival is a competitive event attracting over 1000 entrants to venues throughout the city. Prizes are awarded in a multitude of styles across Vocal, Instrumental, Speech, Gaelic and Scottish disciplines. www.invernessmusicfestival.org/Festival/ Wee Dub Festival Edinburgh 7-9 March The 2014 edition of Wee Dub Festival is by far the best line-up yet, featuring giants of UK dancehall culture, top live bands, and hot upcoming talent. For the artist line-up and programme go to the website below. Tickets are now on sale for all 5 sessions, as well as Earlybird Weekend tickets and Wee Dub Mega Tickets, which get you into both the festival and Wee Dub Hogmanay for a healthy discount. We look forward to welcoming you to another weekend of roots, culture and good vibes in Edinburgh in March 2014. www.weedubfestival.co.uk Fifestock Kinross

7-30 March The Annual Fifestock Music Festival takes place "Backstage” at The Green Hotel, Kinross. Latest updates on the website. FIFESTOCK comes but once a year and here it is for 2014! A wide range of genres and artists for you all to experience. Don't leave it too late to book on 01577 863467 www.fifestock.com Niel Gow Scottish Fiddle Festival Dunkeld & Birnam 21-23 March The 2014 Niel Gow Festival will be held in the beautiful Perthshire village of Dunkeld & Birnam, home of Niel Gow. The annual festival was established in 2004 to celebrate the life and music of Perthshire's fiddle legend. It is envisaged that through time the festival and other activities will gather enough funds to erect a fitting memorial to Niel Gow in Dunkeld & Birnam. Niel Gow (not Neil Gow) was born in Strathbraan on 22nd March 1727 and grew up in the village of Inver, by Dunkeld. www.niel-gow.co.uk Hawick Reivers Festival Hawick 23-25 March As always music is at the heart of Hawick Reivers Festival and Session A9 and Scocha will provide the focus for this. There are a number of new innovations this year and plans are being finalised for an exciting weekend. As the town hall is unavailable the main concert venue switches to the Old Baths where Scocha will kick off the festival in their own inimitable way. www.hawickreivers.com

APRIL Knoydart Music Festival Knoydart 2015 Knoydart Festival is a weekend-long outdoor music festival for the whole family, centred around Scottish traditional music. It has been held every two years since 2009 and the next one is in 2015. www.facebook.com/knoydartmusicfestival Haddow Fest Edinburgh 2015 There will be no Haddow Fest this year but it will return in 2015. www.facebook.com/haddowfest Counterflows Glasgow 4-6 April Counterflows Glasgow based festival of contemporary experimental music featuring artists from across the world. The festival is held in April with occasional concerts throughout the year.

www.facebook.com/Counterflows Edinburgh International Harp Festival Edinburgh 4-9 April The Clarsach Society & Edinburgh International Harp Festival is an annual 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, accompaniment or ensemble playing. The Society also presents the Edinburgh International Harp Festival - an annual 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 Wikeed Day Out Glasgow 5 April Wikeed Day Out is a brand new festival coming to Glasgow and being held at Nice N Sleazys. The event will see 7 acts in one day come together from across Scotland in one venue. https://twitter.com/WikeedDayOut www.facebook.com/WikeedDayOut Glenfarg Folk Feast Glenfarg 11-13 April 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 workshops 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 Bring It All Home Paisley 11-19 April The cream of Scotland’s songwriting talent is teaming up for a series of unique concerts to celebrate the memory of the late Gerry Rafferty in his hometown of Paisley. Bring it all Home will bring together some of the finest Scottish artists of the past few decades for a star-studded tribute to Gerry and his life’s work. The festival – a key part of the Homecoming Scotland celebrations – coincides with a two-month exhibition of the singer’s memorabilia at Paisley Museum, featuring artwork from his friend and another of Paisley’s best-known sons, John Byrne. www.bringitallhome.co.uk Go-Rock Fest Gourock 12 April Go-Rock is a mini multi-venue festival aiming to showcase some of the great unsigned/independent acts in Scotland. Just a short train ride from Glasgow, the pretty coastal town of

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Gourock with its intimate venues and stunning views is the perfect location for our small festival. Raising funds for Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy charity. Tickets available from (17 Feb) www.tickets-scotland.com and www.eventbrite.co.uk www.go-rock-fest.com Northern Nashville Country Music Festival Caithness 18-20 April In 2004 we took a gamble and ran our first ever Northern Nashville Caithness Country Music Festival (NNCCMF), which thankfully was a great success. Over the years it has gone from strength to strength, with country music fans converging on Caithness over Easter Weekend to be part of this 3-day 5-show extravaganza of live country music. This is truly an international event featuring top class acts from the USA, Canada, Europe, Ireland and the U.K. alongside our wealth of local talent and youth bands. www.nncmc.co.uk TradFest Edinburgh Dùn Èideann Edinburgh 29 April - 11 May TradFest Edinburgh · Dùn Èideann is a vibrant festival of folk arts celebrating music, song, storytelling, dance, folk drama, arts and crafts, literature, architecture, film and multi-media in the capital city. The core programming theme for 2014 is ‘Revival and Renaissance’ which will explore the cyclical way in which Scotland’s folk arts burst into life and influence every other aspect of culture. Over 70 events were showcased between 24 April and 6 May 2013 in Scotland’s Capital with locals and visitors both discovering a feast of culture in the Festival City! www.tracscotland.org/festivals/tradfest

MAY 34th Shetland Folk Festival Shetland 1-4 May The Festival as the UK's most northerly folk festival is regarded a prestigious 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, British 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 Thornhill Music Festival Dumfriesshire 2-4 May 20 plus band cross-genre Music Festival in Dumfriesshire, early May Bank Holiday, Run by Lewis Hamilton Music. The village is an attractive

and vibrant community of some 2,000 people, and Dumfries and Galloway is a well-known music destination, hosting such successful events as the Wickerman, Moniaive Folk and Bluegrass Festivals. Thornhill lies at the junction of the A76 Dumfries to Kilmarnock and A702 New Galloway to Edinburgh roads in the mid-section of the beautiful Nith Valley in Dumfriesshire. www.facebook.com/pages/Thornhill-Music-Festival/487819717906138

Girvan Folk Festival Girvan 2-4 May 2014 marks the 40th Girvan Folk Festival. The Festival started in 1975, a time when folk music in Scotland was increasingly exploring its own roots. Concert venues, competitions, ceilidh dance childrens events, sessions for tunes and songs, Open Stage, workshops,secure campsite. 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 Highlands and Islands Music and Dance Festival Oban 2-4 May The Highlands and Islands Music and Dance Festival has developed into one of Scotland’s major cultural festivals, and takes place annually in Oban, Scotland. The event has developed to include new special events and competitions, and the festival now offers over 1100 participants 125 competition classes in eleven disciplines including piping, accordion, fiddle, clarsach, piano, recorder, woodwind & brass, singing, highland dancing and choreography. This is the festival's 31st year and 2014 is going to be their biggest yet with new venues and over 1100 participants, 125 competition classes in eleven disiplines. www.obanfestival.org Isle of Bute Jazz Festival Isle of Bute 2-5 May The Isle of Bute Jazz Festival has grown spectacularly from its small beginnings to become one of Britain'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 Darvel Music Festival Darvel 3 May First in the 2014 Concert Series is Eric Bibb and Band, with support from Michael Jerome Browne on 3rd May. Early bird special of £22.50 until March 31st when price reverts to £25. Please support us by buying tickets early and if you can help us by making a donation and becoming a Festival Patron, you can do so by following the link below to the Festival Shop. We are hoping that further sponsorship and funding will be in place later in the year that will enable us to produce further concerts in October/November.

If any businesses are interested in sponsoring the Festival then please get in touch. www.darvelmusicfestival.org Brew at the Bog Inverness 3 May “The best new music festival in Scotland.” Vic Galloway, BBC Radio Scotland. 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 newspaper 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 2014 will go down in history. www.brewatthebog.com Sound Galashiels 3 May Come to the beautiful Scottish Borders and celebrate a fun packed day this May Bank Holiday Weekend. Professional touring 'tribute' bands promise a great family evening of entertainment. Coldplay tribute band "Coldplayer"; KOL Tribute 'The Kings Lyon'; 'Simple Minded'; Steve Cass himself and Justin Wilson aka 'No Strings Attached' and Madeleine Dow joins the line up performing an acoustic set. www.facebook.com/soundfestivalgalashiels Riverside Festival Glasgow 3-4 May Scotland's premier electronic music festival Electric Frog returns this May Bank Holiday weekend with Electric Frog & Pressure Riverside Festival. Organisers have today revealed plans to add a second day and return to the spectacular Riverside Museum site for the second consecutive year for the 2014 instalment, with what’s set to be their biggest event yet. www.theelectricfrog.co.uk The Big Beach Ball Aberdeen 4 May The Big Beach Ball, Aberdeen’s boutique, one-day music festival returns, the event will bring a host of international DJs and artists as well as homegrown talents to the iconic Beach Ballroom. Building on the success of last year, the third Big Beach Ball will once again utilise both the indoor and outdoor facilities at the venue creating a one-day festival spectacular. The event will showcase Breakneck Comedy, food stalls, beach bar and arts and crafts, all perfectly complimented by five stages of quality music, with fans of all genres catered to. www.thebigbeachball.co.uk

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