The McCalmans

Wednesday 3rd November, 7.30pm, £16

26 albums, countless television series, world tours in every direction, and headline shows at London's Albert Hall as well as the smallest of folk clubs; the McCalmans have sung in deserts, jungles, arctic wastes and remote islands. The Acoustic Affair is proud to present their last ever Glasgow show !

'Simply the Best', 'Scotland on Sunday' 'These guys are entertainers, mixing the serious, sentimental and scatological with wit and dry humour. You can hear from the laughter and cheers why they are dubbed the Masters of the Good Night Out.' ('Scotland on Sunday' 2009) http://www.the-mccalmans.com/index.html

The Old Fruitmarket, Merchant City, Glasgow.
Tickets available for all the shows above in person from the Box Office at City Halls and Glasgow Royal Concert Hall.
Call 0141 353 8000

www.glasgowconcerthalls.com

Acoustic Affair Recital Room, City Halls Autumn Season 2010

International Guitar Night

Monday 4th and Tuesday 5th October,

8pm, £15

Welcoming back the 4th UK tour of this premier mobile guitar festival based in the USA. Each year the 'cast' of the show changes providing a wonderful, exciting array of musical talent and interaction between these very different stylists. Californian Brian Gore is the founder of the concept, appearing on all 2007, 2008 and 2009 tours. This year he is joined by Alexandre Gismonti, whose father was the legendary Egberto Gismonti, and whom has played in major theatres and festivals in his hometown in Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Italy, Portugal and France, to name but a few! The 2010 lineup is completed by Pino Forastiere from Rome.

www.internationalguitgarnight.com

The Recital Room, City Halls, Candelriggs, Trongate, Glasgow.
Tickets available in person from the Box Office at City Halls and Glasgow Royal Concert Hall.
Call 0141 353 8000
Online from www.glasgowconcerthalls.com

Acoustic Affair Autumn Season

Unkle Bob with Fireside Kicks

Friday 8th October, 8pm, £10

Unkle Bob release their much-anticipated second album on October 4th. Entitled Shockwaves, the album is the follow up to the critically lauded Sugar and Spite (released in 2006), a record that made the band something of a cult phenomenon in the US. Their songs have since sound-tracked countless US teen dramas (spawning well over 100,000 downloads in the process) whilst the song Swans featured in the climax to a Greys Anatomy storyline and inspired literally hundreds of college kids to make their own Swans videos.

"Rick Webster is a master of the lovelorn, desperate lyric." The Times.

"A folk group for the Coldplay Generation." WORD

/www.unklebob.com www.myspace.com/unklebobband

The Recital Room, City Halls, Candelriggs, Trongate, Glasgow.
Tickets available in person from the Box Office at City Halls and Glasgow Royal Concert Hall.
Call 0141 353 8000
Online from www.glasgowconcerthalls.com

Acoustic Affairs Autumn Season

The Paul McKenna Band with Andrew Lindsey and Brian Cattigan

Friday 15th October 2010, 8pm, £10

Combining their love for traditional and folk music as well as original songs and tunes the Paul McKenna Band have been playing to audiences throughout the UK since 2006. With a contemporary approach to songs, although not straying too far from their roots, their arrangements are both fresh and innovative. Their exciting sound is created through outstanding vocals, driving Guitar and Bouzouki, intense Fiddle playing, a warm pairing of Flute and Whistles and dynamic Bodhran and percussion.

"A band with the potential to dominate the Scottish/Irish traditional scene for the next twenty years and be spoken about in the same breath as Boys Of The Lough." Fatea Magazine

"The best band of their generation" The Living Tradition

The Recital Room, City Halls, Candelriggs, Trongate, Glasgow.
Tickets available in person from the Box Office at City Halls and Glasgow Royal Concert Hall.
Call 0141 353 8000
Online from www.glasgowconcerthalls.com

Acoustic Affairs Autumn Season

Sophie Bancroft with guests

Saturday 30th October, 8pm, £10

Sophie Bancroft seamlessly blends her jazz roots with a broad but discerning swathe of contemporary folk styles. One of the most inventive and distinctive artists to emerge from Scotland, she has drawn comparison to vocalists as classily diverse as Peggy Lee, Alison Krauss and Norah Jones. Celebrating the release of her 5th CD, Sophie is joined by her band featuring double bassist Tom Lyne, fiddler Amy Geddes and guitarist / percussionist Ross Mitson.

"Her performance, imbued with warmth and humour, was delightful." THE HERALD

www.sophiebancroft.co.uk

The Recital Room, City Halls, Candelriggs, Trongate, Glasgow.
Tickets available in person from the Box Office at City Halls and Glasgow Royal Concert Hall.
Call 0141 353 8000
Online from www.glasgowconcerthalls.com

Acoustic Affairs Autumn Season

Sally Barker's Joni Mitchell project

Saturday 13th November, 8pm, £14

Sally Barker, of the all-women folk band The Poozies, delivers a captivating and poignant performance of the songs of the cool Canadian from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Sally is joined by Glenn Hughes on piano and dulcimer to perform songs from the CD 'Conversation: the Joni tapes, Vol 1', which was released at the Edinburgh Fringe in August. From the Satie-esque setting of `Blue' to the rockin' rumpus of `Raised on Robbery' these musicians take you on a dynamic journey through the heart and mind; California via Chelsea, Paris and Des Moines. Big Yellow Taxi anyone?

'Sally Barker takes some of the most iconic and challenging songs in Joni's catalogue and makes them her own' (Peter Doggett, Mojo)

The Recital Room, City Halls, Candelriggs, Trongate, Glasgow.
Tickets available in person from the Box Office at City Halls and Glasgow Royal Concert Hall.
Call 0141 353 8000
Online from www.glasgowconcerthalls.com

Acoustic Affairs Autumn Season

Three of the Best Breaking Songwriters

Friday 3rd December, 8pm, £10

Now in it's 18th season of shows, part of the purpose behind the Acoustic Affair was always to help encourage and add to the local thriving songwriter scene in Glasgow. So, for many years now we have celebrated the end of our season with, in our opinion, three of the best emerging songwriters in the city. Previous years have seen Ben Sturrock and Rick Webster of Unkle Bob, who have recently toured with James and the Proclaimers. If you are an artist and would like to be considered for this show then please email myspace or weblink details to email or hand in a demo to the box office at the Concert Hall.
The closing date is November 1st, the final line-up for this night shall be announced on November 8th through our mailing list

The Recital Room, City Halls, Candelriggs, Trongate, Glasgow.
Tickets available in person from the Box Office at City Halls and Glasgow Royal Concert Hall.
Call 0141 353 8000
Online from www.glasgowconcerthalls.com

Acoustic Affairs Autumn Season

Carol Laula

Saturday 4th December, 8pm, £12

With "a style that draws from the sweet, clear delicacy of Joni Mitchell and the tougher edges of Joan Armatrading", she first captivated the media and her audience in 1990, when her independent single, "Standing Proud" was chosen to represent Glasgow in its year of culture. During the '90s, she toured Asia and Europe, collecting fans and souvenirs along the way, before appearing on stage in at New York's famous Carnegie Hall. The same decade saw Carol team up with the late Stuart Adamson to produce a series of songs and she has also collaborated with Jane Weidlin of the Go-Gos, Ryan Hedgecock of Lone Justice and Australia's Cheryl Beattie. With seven albums under her belt, she still stirs critics to describe her as "Scotland's leading singer-songwriter" and "an undeniably passionate and whole-hearted singer". "Laula's songs deal with strength in adversity - especially from the modern woman's perspective - on a personalised but universal level. (Q Magazine)

www.carollaula.co.uk

The Recital Room, City Halls, Candelriggs, Trongate, Glasgow.
Tickets available in person from the Box Office at City Halls and Glasgow Royal Concert Hall.
Call 0141 353 8000
Online from www.glasgowconcerthalls.com

Peter MacCalman - composer and producer