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What's On at Celtic Music Radio
7th - 12th September, 2010
www.milngaviefestival.org.uk/
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Milngavie Book & Arts Festival, now in its third year, is a community based festival located in the heart of Milngavie's pedestrian precinct. It encompasses a range of exhibitions and events including books, art , crafts, walks, talks, drama and music.
Music will include John Renbourne with Phil Campbell and Paul Malcolm, 10th September and Hans Theessink Master of the Blues Guitar with support from Jim Byrne americana, folk blues in the Fraser Centre at Milngavie Folk Club 12th September.
There is a West Highland Way Marquee featuring photographs, talks and walks courtesy of Milngavie Ramblers and throughout the village there are stalls and live music. Our festival has something for everyone.
Update:
The Bluesbunny Reviews: Rockburn and Skinny Villains at King Tut's - 15th August, 2010
NME Radar Tour King Tut's review P.A. Keightley, July, 2010
Review:
The Free Candy Sessions at The Liquid Ship - The Reptile House, Butch Ross and Brigid Kaelin - 2nd June, 2010
LISTINGS
The Free Candy Sessions at The Liquid Ship
31 August
Pishy Tissue, Alan McCormack, Taylor Buntain, Baby Taylor
Free
Doors 8.30 p.m.
Free Candy Sessions
Great Western Road.
Big Rock Candy Records @ B ar Ten Live!
2nd September, 2010
Fireside Kicks
Mitchell Lane
Glasgow Scotland G1 3NU
big rock candy records myspace
Acoustic Aragon
5th September, 2010
Craig McIntyre, Paul Maciver
8 p.m.
Free
The Aragon
131 Byres Road
Glasgow UK G12 8TT
The Aragon, Byres Road, Glasgow West End
Cryptic Nights
Thursday 2 September 2010
8:00pm
£5.00
CCA 5, Sauchiehall Street, City Centre.
September's Cryptic Nights is excited to present the fruits of a very special collaboration between Anna Meredith, Oliver Coates and Eleanor Meredith. Both Anna and Oliver boast incredibly diverse musical resumes: Anna's career as a concert composer has involved writing for most of the UK's leading ensembles and performers as well as electronic artists such as Matmos and Shlomo, whilst Oliver has won acclaim both as performer on his native instrument of cello, and on work with artists as diverse as David Fennessy, Boards of Canada and Massive Attack.
The Dirt, Sleepy Eyes Nelson and The Cinnamon Girls
3rd September, 2010
8 p.m.
The State Bar,
148 Holland Street
Glasgow, Scotland G2 4NG
Kirsty McGee and Mat Martin
Friday 3rd September, 2010
Woodend Bowling & Tennis Club, 10 Chamberlain Road, Glasgow G13 1QE
Doors at 8.00 £10
Kirsty and Matt recently played at Celtic Connections, leading the Hobopop Collective. Kirsty describes her music as “singer songwriter” with considerable American influences while retaining her English roots and with a touch of anarchy thrown in! Her new album No5 which was recorded in front of a live audience in one take has received great reviews including:-
“Bewitching and exquisite” **** Q Magazine
“One of the greatest groups on the current music scene” **** Maverick Magazine
“Rich, versatile and immaculately controlled” Americana UK
www.myspace.com/kirstymcgeeandmatmartin
www.kirstymcgee.com/home.html
Tickets are £10 for each event and further details available from me on 0780 4447511 or this e-mail, also all tickets available through Tickets Scotland
The Purple Hearts + The Laynes
Ivory Blacks, Glasgow
Saturday 4th September 2010
80s Mod favourites The Purple Hearts play their first Scottish gig in 25 years. Aftershow party at Adlib, Hope St
Doors: 7:00 til 10:30p.m.
Tickets £15. www.tickets.scotland.com
Raymond Hackland - The Captain's Rest
Single Launch Night featuring Amy Belle and Alan Frew
6th September, 2010
Doors 8pm Tickets £5.00 and available from TicketWeb
Raymond Hackland - www.reverbnation.com/raymondhackland
Amy Belle - www.myspace.com/amybelle2010
Alan Frew - www.myspace.com/alanfrew
Yvonne Lyon and Gareth Davies-Jones
Thu 9 September, 7:30pm
£10
City Halls, Recital Room
Combining elements of folk, Americana and roots, Yvonne Lyon and Gareth Davies-Jones offer a memorable collaboration of two of the UK's finest emerging singer/songwriters.
Beautiful melodies and delicate harmonies are woven with emotive stories of triumph and tragedy, humour and heartbreak in what promises to be an evening not to be missed.
"Just stunning music..." (Bob Harris, BBC Radio 2)
Tickets:
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3NY
City Halls and Old Fruitmarket, Candleriggs, Glasgow, G1 1NQ
By phone: 0141 353 8000
Online : www.glasgowconcerthalls.com
Sam Baker
Thursday 9th September 2010
St Andrews In The Square 1 St Andrews Square Glasgow
From Austin Texas and a favourite of the Fallen Angels Club, Sam makes a welcomed return to Glasgow after his appearance at Celtic Connections in January this year. Always one of the hottest tickets in town!
Doors 7.30pm , Sam on stage 8pm
Tickets £13 from Tickets Scotland 239 Argyle St Glasgow
0141 204 5151
In association with The Star Folk Club
The Felice Brothers
9th September, 2010
OranMor - top of Byres Road
www.myspace.com/thefelicebrothers
John Renbourn at Milngavie Folk Club
The Milngavie Folk Club, The Fraser Centre, Douglas St, Milngavie, G62 6PE
Friday 10th September 2010.
A Rare Chance to see this living legend weave his magic solo one More time!!
Support: Phil Campbell and Paul Malcolm
This is part of The Milngavie Books And Arts Festival 2010
Doors: 7.30pm
Tickets: £10
Tickets Available: Milngavie Bookshop, Douglas St or Art Forum, Station Rd (Both Milngavie)
Reservations - Telephone: 07743885991
Hans Theessink at Milngavie Folk Club
This is part of: The Milngavie Books And Arts Festival 2010
12 September 2010 - 8.00 p.m.
plus David Crooks and Jim Byrne
www.myspace.com/jmsconcerts
Annie Stevenson
17 September 2010
The Soundhaus, Hydepark Street, G3 8BW
"....you will find Annie Stevenson’s mix of slurring Pistols vocals and cheeky Fratellis pop absolutely irresistible." (UK Music Review June 2010)
Tickets £4 from Tickets Scotland 239 Argyle Street, Glasgow
or
online
The Acoustic Affair presents
Bodega with guests
Fri 17 September, 8pm
£10
City Halls, Recital Room
Since winning the coveted title of BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Musicians of the Year, Bodega have consistently been hailed as one of Scotland's most dynamic young groups. With all five members hailing from different regions of Scotland, their sound is culturally eclectic and hugely exciting.
Tickets:
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3NY
City Halls and Old Fruitmarket, Candleriggs, Glasgow, G1 1NQ
By phone: 0141 353 8000
Online : www.glasgowconcerthalls.com
Wreckless Eric & Amy Rigby
Friday 17th September 2010
Stereo 20 Renfield Lane Glasgow G2 5AR
Doors-7.30pm -Show Starts- 8.00pm
HUSBAND and wife duo Wreckless Eric and Amy Rigby bring their marriage of raw and touching song writing talents to Glasgow in the Autumn.
One of the original Stiff artists, releasing the legendary Whole Wide World back in 1977, Eric has made countless albums in a swirling range of styles while Amy is deemed pop’s sweetest cynic and the ultimate next-door rock girl whose five solo albums have also swerved into differing moods.
Tickets £10 from Tickets Scotland 239 Argyle Street Glasgow 0141 204 5151
Ciaran Dorris - 'Home' Album Launch
1st October, 2010
St Andrew's in the Square
8 p.m.
Free
With full band including BBC Young Tradition Finalists Shona Mooney (fiddle) and Calum Stewart (flute, whistle). Both played on the album. Others in the band will include my trusted sidekicks Paul Baird (guitars) and Craig Dunsmore (keyboards), as well as the ex-Capercaillie percussionist Wilf Taylor.
Mary Kathleen Burke will be the compere for the evening, and there will be guest appearances from songwriter Tori Mason (Nashville) and Jean Livingstone (sister to Gavin and Pete, Tonight at Noon) in her first 'hometown' gig in over 30 years!!
It promises to be a very fun evening and all are welcome!
The Fallen Angels Club Presents
Glasgow Americana 2010: Kevin Welch in Concert
Sun 10 October, 8pm
£11
City Halls, Recital Room
Log cabin dweller from Texas, Kevin Welch reckons he sounds like 'hell on a good day, not too bad some others'. Highly rated and pipped by the likes of Steve Earle, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss to top music awards, his latest record is A Patch of Blue Sky. Roots singer Alana Levandoski will support Kevin.
Tickets:
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3NY
City Halls and Old Fruitmarket, Candleriggs, Glasgow, G1 1NQ
By phone: 0141 353 8000
Online : www.glasgowconcerthalls.com
Joe Bonamassa
Mon 18 October, 8pm
£50, £30, £25
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Main Auditorium
Due to popular demand, critically acclaimed blues rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa will embark on a nationwide UK tour this October.
Joe Bonamassa is hailed as one of the greatest young blues guitarists of his generation. Championed by Eric Clapton, and voted Breakthrough Artist of the Year at the 2009 Classic Rock Magazine Awards.
Bonamassa recently released his eighth new studio album Black Rock which features the legendary B.B. King on the track Night Life. Black Rock entered the UK album chart at number 14 and number 1 in the Independent Album chart.
Joe Bonamassa voted Best Overall Guitarist and Best Blues Guitarist in Guitar Player Magazine's 2010 Reader's Choice Awards.
Tickets:
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3NY
City Halls and Old Fruitmarket, Candleriggs, Glasgow, G1 1NQ
By phone: 0141 353 8000
Online : www.glasgowconcerthalls.com
DAVE ARCARI AND FRIENDS
Winnock Hotel, The Square, Drymen, G63 0BL (just a jaunt away from Glasgow)
Friday 20th October, 2010
2010 Doors open 8 pm for 8.45 Dave Arcari and friends play the Blues. Dave is just back from Glastonbury and his European Tour and boy can he play a Blues Guitar!
Dave Arcari is joined by his Radiotones colleagues Jim Harcus (harmonica) and Adrian Patterson (bass) for a local fundraiser
Read more: http://events.myspace.com/Event/4886232/Dave-Arcari-#ixzz0wIEfLJNV
£7 in advance, £10 on the door. £7.00 - 46 tickets available
Also at 02 ABC, Glasgow 11th September, 2010
Over 18s only
Badly Drawn Boy
Wed 20 October, 7:30pm
£17.50
Old Fruitmarket
Badly Drawn Boy, aka Damon Gough, heads out on his first UK tour in three years to mark the launch of his brand new album. Penning the soundtrack to last year's Caroline Aherne film, The Fattest Man in Britain, sparked a period of unprecedented creativity for Gough, resulting in a wealth of new songs. The outcome is a trilogy of albums entitled It's What I'm Thinking and Part 1 - Photographing Snowflakes is released on October 4th ahead of his Old Fruitmarket gig.
Kris Drever & Friends with Donald Shaw & John McCusker
Sunday 14th November
Award winning Orcadian song writer Drever will be joined by Capercaillie's Donald Shaw and multi instrumentalist John McCusker.
St Andrews In The Square 1 St Andrews Square Glasgow
Tickets pound;14
Book online:
www.ticketweb.co.uk>
Also available from Tickets Scotland 239 Argyle St Glasgow 0141 204 5151.
"THE WISE MONKEY"
Great Western Road, Under Vipers.
All our gig's @ The Monkey are FREE entry.
Acoustic Butterfly
One of Glasgow's busiest and most popular acoustic bands
8.30pm
Celtic Music Radio
A community radio station, broadcasting on 1530kHz Medium Wave. The station focuses on traditional and contemporary celtic/scottish/folk-influenced music, and broadcast 24x7 to the greater Glasgow area. The radio station attracts fans from around the globe and you can also listen in online.
Further information
Review: All day broadcast from OranMor, Saturday 2nd May
www.celticmusicradio.net)
Scottish Music Centre - Events Listing
Reviews
Review: Jim Byrne at The Wee Folk Club, The Royal Oak, Edinburgh - 1st April, 2010
Hans Theessink at Edinburgh Folk Club, 20th May 2009
Dr Hook featuring Ray Sawyer Baird Travel./pr>
Roisin Brady interviews Eoghan Colgan - May 2009
Raining in Glasgow - Dean Owens, Kim Edgar and Jim Byrne at The Twisted Wheel - 11th April, 2009.
Dave Arcari CD Launch - 2nd March, 2009.
Martin Stephenson and the Daintees, at the Accies, Glasgow
Jim Byrne
We had a great night at the launch party for Jim's debut CD - 'On These Dark Nights'
Feature: Debut Album
myspace jim byrne
www.songsbyjimbyrne.com
Eurydice: Glasgow Women's Socialist Choir - 27th November, 2008.
Southern Tenant Folk Union at Brel - October, 2008.
Boo Hewerdine, at The Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow
Rallion - a Review Scottish Traditional Music with a Contemporary Twist.
Colonsay's First Folk Festival
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