Julie Fowlis with Scottish Chamber Orchestra at Celtic Connections 2026
Review by Pauline Keightley The touching, mystical and lyrical beauty of these well-crafted Gaelic songs surrounded by live trad folk music Julie Fowlis performed with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra – Celtic Scots and Irish traditional folk voices were enhanced by the depth of sound of the classical orchestra. As well as Julie’s crystal clear voice […]
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Thursday, February 26, 2026 | Filed under: Celtic Connections 2026, Music Reviews, Pat's Home Page Blog, Pauline Keightley, Photography, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
tell it slant at Locavore
Friday 27 February 2026 @ 7 p.m. Express Yourself – Tell it Slant at Locavore, 349 Victoria Rd, Glasgow G42 7SA Take your seats at 7pm, get to know each other and the poetry starts at 7.30pm. There’s an interesting surprise featured poet. “A poet I have never met but approached me asking if I […]
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Sunday, February 22, 2026 | Filed under: Book and Event Reviews, Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Music, Music Reviews, Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Transatlantic Sessions Celtic Connections 2026
Review and Photographs – Pauline Keightley The Celtic roots celebration returns for its 31st year at Celtic Connections music festival. Transatlantic Sessions (TS) is one of the highlights of the festival, with both familiar tunes and the new. TS brings together the deep connections between Irish, Scots and American music. It’s a special blend of […]
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Saturday, February 21, 2026 | Filed under: Celtic Connections 2026, Glasgow West End Local characters, Music Reviews, Pauline Keightley
Spiders On Mars – Tribute to David Bowie at Cottiers
14 March, 2026, 7.30 p.m. Tribute to David Bowie Playing Bowie at his best, covering whole albums and tracks right up to the early 80s, as if Ziggy had ever been killed off! Buy tickets Cottiers, 93 – 95 Hyndland Street, Glasgow G11 5PU
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Thursday, February 19, 2026 | Filed under: Gig Guide plus Club Events, Music, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Beyond the Tradition at Celtic Connections 2026
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra with special guests It’s usually hard to decide, as there are so many concerts on over the festival’s weekends, which concerts to attend. This year I decided to attend Friday’s concert which brought together the Scottish Symphony Orchestra and five outstanding Scottish folk singers to perform new orchestral arrangements by Pippa […]
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Monday, February 9, 2026 | Filed under: Celtic Connections 2026, Music Reviews, Pat's Home Page Blog, Pauline Keightley, Photography
Romantic Brass Concert
Saturday 14 February, 2026 – 7.30 p.m. Sherbrooke Mosspark Parish Church, 240 Nithsdale Road, Glasgow, G41 5AD Aa very special concert, John Wallace Romantic Brass, curated by John Wallace CBE and performed by The Cooperation Band. An evening of rich, expressive brass music featuring romantic favourites by Saint-Saëns, Chopin, Liszt, Dvořák and more — including […]
A Night for Dick Gaughan at Celtic Connections 2026
Gaughan is a voice of deep humanity in our present dark world. Gaughan brought many of the traditional Irish and Scots Celtic songs to new life. I’d never heard Robert Burns Westlin Winds before Gaugan introduced this as one of the best songs ever written. He searched through the Scottish national archives for the best traditional […]
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Saturday, January 31, 2026 | Filed under: Celtic Connections 2026, Music, Pat's Home Page Blog, Pauline Keightley, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
True and Bold Concert: Tribute to Dick Gaughan
Aww the Dick Gaughan tribute concert last week was so amazing!! So emotional, so many folk icons from Scotland, England and Ireland. Black and white images of the 70s folk scene in Edinburgh. The Irish artist Seamie O’Dowd, who performed Song for Ireland ,was so good – one of those hushed silence moments…. Dick […]
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Tuesday, January 27, 2026 | Filed under: Celtic Connections 2026, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Music, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
The Bad Actors, The Clutha Bar
Saturday 24th January, 2026 The Clutha Bar 167-169 Stockwell Street, Glasgow G1 4SP Get ready for an epic night of LIVE music with a stacked lineup, headlined by Sheffield’s own funk rock duo **The Bad Actors** – known for their big riffs, bigger energy, and a signature style that’s earned them tour spots with Huey […]
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Monday, January 19, 2026 | Filed under: Gig Guide plus Club Events, Music, Pat's Home Page Blog
Celtic Connections 2026: Opening Night World Connections
Thursday 15 January, 2026, 7.30 p.m. Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Killermont St, Glasgow G2 3NW Celtic Connections 2026 launches with World Connections – a celebration of global traditions and local talent. This genre-spanning opening night will capture the welcoming spirit of Glasgow and look towards the city hosting the Commonwealth Games in July. Line-up […]
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Tuesday, January 13, 2026 | Filed under: Celtic Connections 2026, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Gig Guide plus Club Events, Music, Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Grant-Lee Phillips at Cottiers
Friday 16 January, 2026 7.30 p.m.C An intimate evening with an Americana legend and soulful troubadour Cottiers, 03 -95 Hyndland Street, Glasgow G11 5PU An unforgettable intimate evening with one of Americana’s most beloved storytellers. Join American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Grant-Lee Phillips for a captivating solo performance in one of the festival’s cosiest venues. Phillips first earned […]
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Monday, January 12, 2026 | Filed under: Gig Guide plus Club Events, Music, Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Soul Jazz Sundays Xmas Party
Sunday 28 December, 2025, 5 p.m. – 11 p.m. Nick Peacock and Mark Robb McCrea West of Scotland Cricket Club, 40-44 Peel St, Glasgow G11 5LU Nick and Mark’s last Party of 2025 Traditionally this one is a very busy session so please come down early for 6 hours of amazing music, Jazz, Latin, Disco, Soul, Northern……..Looking […]
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Wednesday, December 17, 2025 | Filed under: Christmas in Glasgow, Gig Guide plus Club Events, Music, Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Amy Duncan live in store – Greetings from Gartnavel
Saturday 24 January, 2026 2 p.m. Event by Last Night From Glasgow and Amy Duncan Music From Big Blue – Unit 10 The Hidden Lane, 1103 The Hidden Ln, Argyle St, Finnieston, Glasgow G3 8ND Join Amy Duncan live in store to see her performing songs from her new album: Greetings From Gartnavel (released 23 Jan 2026 […]
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Thursday, December 11, 2025 | Filed under: Gig Guide plus Club Events, Music, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Christmas Concert Vocal Dynamics
Friday 5 December, 2025 – 7 p.m. Partick Victoria Park Church, 259 Dumbarton Road, Glasgow G11 6AB Free Vocal Dynamics Choir – Fundraiser for Homeless Charity Refreshments provided
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Saturday, November 29, 2025 | Filed under: Christmas in Glasgow, Music, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Scottish Carol Service with Hue and Cry, Nathan Evans and The Saint PHNX Band
Thursday 11 December, 2025, 6.30 p.m. Kelvinside Hillhead Parish Church, Saltoun St, Glasgow G12 9AR Nordoff and Robbins, the UK’s largest music therapy charity, has announced that pop duo Hue and Cry and chart-topping Nathan Evans and The Saint PHNX Band will perform as part of its first ever Scottish Carol Service, Presented by OVO, […]
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Friday, November 28, 2025 | Filed under: Christmas in Glasgow, Community event, Music
Penelope Trappes and Run at Cottiers
Wednesday, 19th November 2025, 7 p.m. Cottiers, 93 -95 Hyndland Street, Glasgow G11 5PU Co-Headline show Penelope Trappes Penelope Trappes is a UK-based, Australian-born experimental musician, vocalist and producer creating brooding atmospherics and unsettling poetics underpinned by subterranean drone. On April 4 2025, her fifth full-length album ‘A Requiem’ was released on One Little Independent […]
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Monday, November 3, 2025 | Filed under: Gig Guide plus Club Events, Music
Messiah and Carols, The Glasgow Barons
Thursday 11 December, 2025, 7.30 p.m. – 10 p.m. Govan & Linthouse Parish Church – GLPC 796 Govan Rd, Glasgow G51 2YL Join The Glasgow Barons Govan’s own orchestra, for a dazzling evening of festive music and community spirit! This year’s Christmas Spectacular brings together orchestra, professional choir, and the wonderful Gaelic Govan Primary School […]
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Monday, October 27, 2025 | Filed under: Christmas in Glasgow, Music, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
The Carlton Jug Band
Friday 24 October, 2025 – 9.30 p.m. – late. The Scotia Bar, Stockwell St, Glasgow G1 4LW Hey pilgrims. The Carlton Jugband have got their monthly Barny Dance in The Scotia Bar on Friday 24th October from 9.30 till late. Get yerselves doon to this Olde Saloon in Stockwell Street to hear these lovable cowpokes […]
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Thursday, October 23, 2025 | Filed under: Christmas in Glasgow, Free Events, Gig Guide plus Club Events, Music, Pat's Home Page Blog
Call and Response: Forevermore Bobby Bluebell
Thursday 6 November, 2025, 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. Glasgow Print Studio 103 Trongate, Glasgow Soft launch of Call and Response – Glasgow Print Studio’s bold new collaborative project pairing GPS Master Printmakers with celebrated musicians to create new works in print. At this special preview, to unveil the first edition in the series – […]
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Tuesday, October 21, 2025 | Filed under: Art & artists Glasgow West End, Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow, Music, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Louise Connell and The Eves at Cottiers
Friday, 24 October, 2025, 7.30 p.m. Cottiers, 93 – 95 Hyndland Street, Glasgow G11 5PU Presented by Last Night From Glasgow with support by Emma Dunlop Join Louise Connell and The Eves live at Cottiers Theatre Glasgow. Playing their first headline sets for LNFG, support comes from the fabulous Emma Dunlop. Buy tickets
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Sunday, October 19, 2025 | Filed under: Gig Guide plus Club Events, Music, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival – A Kick Up The Arts
Thursday October, 23, 2025, 7 p.m. Civic House,26 Civic St, Glasgow G4 9RH Part of Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival 20 October – 9 November, 2025 Conversation, music and some really special live performances from three incredible Scottish songwriters and musicians. SMHAF teams up with Nicola Meighan’s A Kick Up the Arts podcast for a special evening […]
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Tuesday, October 14, 2025 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Music, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Tom Robinson and Adam Phillips at Cottiers
16th October, 2025 at 7 p.m. Then & Now 50 Years of Adventures in the Record Industry (1975-2025) Cottiers, 93 – 96 Hyndland Srtreet, Glasgow G11 5PU Tom Robinson presents an evening of songs and stories from fifty years wandering the wilder shores of the Record Industry. Classic hits such as ‘War Baby’, ‘Up Against the […]
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Thursday, October 9, 2025 | Filed under: Gig Guide plus Club Events, Music, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
GUITARGUITAR – Scottish Music Awards 2025
Saturday, 8 November, 2025 Barrowland Ballroom, 244 Gallowgate, Glasgow G4 0TT GUITAGUITAR Scottish Music Awards returns to the Barrowland Ballroom for 2025 with Amy Macdonald, Hue and Cry, Nathan Evans and the Saint PHNX Band, Skipinnish, Shay O’Dowd and James Emmanuel – among the first winners to be announced. Celebrating the very best of Scotland’s […]
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Wednesday, October 8, 2025 | Filed under: Gig Guide plus Club Events, Music, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Public Rehearsal – Cooperation Band
Wednesday 8th October, 2025 at 7.30 p.m. Govan & Linthouse Parish Church, 796 Govan Road, Glasgow G51 2YL Come along and experience a behind-the-scenes evening as the band prepares Edward Gregson’s Symphony in Two Movements for the National Championships. Entry is free! “Your support — whether attending, sharing the word, or cheering us on — […]
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Wednesday, October 1, 2025 | Filed under: Music, Music, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Ballad Lines – Major New Scottish Folk Musical
LIVE CONCERT EVENT IN GLASGOW 15 SEPTEMBER, 2025, 7.30 p.m. Buy tickets Cottiers, 93 – 95 Hyndland Street, G11 5PU A NEW 17 TRACK ALBUM OF SONGS FROM THE SHOW WILL LAUNCH WITH A FEATURING ARTISTS FROM THE ALBUM INCLUDING GAELIC SINGER OF THE YEAR KIM CARNIE, CATS AWARD WINNER KIRSTY FINDLAY AND DYLAN WOOD, […]
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Thursday, September 11, 2025 | Filed under: Music, Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more, What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy
Clutha Bar Festival Weekend 2025
Friday 11 – Sunday 13 July, 2025 Clutha Bar, 167 – 159 Stockwell Street, Glasgow G1 4SP Live Music from Early until Late Free Event Programme Check with Clutha Bar on Facebook re any changes to the programme Donate to The Clutha Trust
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Tuesday, July 8, 2025 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Gig Guide plus Club Events, Music, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Peggy Seeger 90th Birthday Farewell Tour, Cottiers
15 May, 2025 Cottiers, 93-95 Hyndland St, Glasgow G11 5PU Peggy Seeger with Neill and Calum MacColl Peggy Seeger, the grande dame of American and British Folk music, embarks on her last ever concert tour alongside her sons, Neill and Calum MacColl as she celebrates her 90th Birthday in June 2025. Peggy has been performing […]
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Tuesday, May 13, 2025 | Filed under: Gig Guide plus Club Events, Music, Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Weaving Song Workshop
Tuesday 22 April, 2025 6 p.m – 8 p.m. Discover songs and poetry from Paisley’s mill heritage – create a song to remember Paisley’s mill workers. Come along and help write a radical weaver’s song with poet Jim Ferguson and musician Rebecca Maria Witherspoon Building, 10 Stone Street, Paisley PA1 2AR To book email […]
Glasgow Literary and Music Lounge
Tuesday 25 March, 2025, 7.30 p.m. – 10.30 p.m. Run collectively with Carol Jamnejad, Jim Ferguson, Louise Malone and Brian McFall Host: Jim Ferguson House Band: Carole Jamnejad, Brian McFall Featuring: Chris Tait, John Gee, Brian & Jim, Ray Eans, Rhona Franklin and Friends, Peter A, Richard Lala, Carol Jamnejad, Tuesday 25, February 2025 – […]
The Tenementals: Popular Music as Academic Research + Drinks Reception
Friday, March 14, 2025, 6.00-7.20pm (Drinks Reception 7.30-9.00pm) Popular Music as Academic Research: Four Papers on The Tenementals Advanced Research Centre, Chapel Lane, University of Glasgow G11 6EW The Tenementals is a wild research project which has one foot in the university sector and one foot in Glasgow’s vibrant music scene. It runs on the […]
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Monday, March 3, 2025 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Free Events, Music, Pat's Home Page Blog, University of Glasgow Advanced Research Centre, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
