Folk Blues and Beyond 2009
Folk Blues and Beyond Acoustic Music Festival at the West End Festival 2010
Acoustic music at the West End Festival
Sunday 14th - Sunday 28th June 2009
The all-new acoustic fringe festival will celebrate acoustic music from our most talented local musicians at some of the West End's most popular acoustic music venues.
Acts will include: Acoustic Butterfly, Alexander Murray, The Ballachulish Hellhounds, Chris Blair, Jim Byrne, John Deery, Hercules Mandarin, Ciaran Dorris, Dave Arcari, Pookah, The Bad, Bad Men, The Carlton Jug Band, Jill Leighton and The Dirt.
If you like Folk, Roots, Country, Americana, Bluegrass, Celtic or Traditional Music these are performances not to be missed.
Listen in with Ciaran Dorris ( 5 - 7 p.m.) and Mary Kathleen Burke (7 - 9 p.m.) Sundays at Celtic Music Radio on 1530 AM and online at www.celticmusicradio.net). Catch some of the acoustic performers playing their music and being interviewed in the run up to, and during, the festival.
Venues
- Jinty McGuinty's
- Rio's Cafe
- The Liquid Ship - Free Candy Sessions
- The Drawing Room
- The Aragon
- The Hidden Lane Cafe
- Lebowski's.
Sunday 14th June
Jinty McGuinty's Ashton Lane, G12 8SJ (Telephone: 0141 339 0747)
Michael Clarke, Acoustic Butterfly plus special guest
Jinty McGuinty's, world famous Glasgow West End pub, where you can can relax, listen and enjoy the excellent live entertainment
8 p.m. - 11 p.m.
Free
The Aragon 131 Byres Road, G12 8TT (Telephone 0141 339 3252)
Acoustic Sundays
Chris Rodger presents:
The Ballachulish Hellhounds, Jim Byrne, Outi Karhula & Crawford.
?some of the most popular performers from Glasgow's acoustic music scene.
`The Hellhounds acoustic bluegrass/country blues outfit have been enthralling audiences in Scotland for the last four years with their freeflowing, honest, entertaining, goodtime mayhem.'
Jim Byrne: Acoustic, bluesy Scottish contemporary folk and alternative country style songs of love, heartbreak and the Scottish weather. Jim will be playing songs from his debut album, 'On these dark nights'.
"Jim's ballads are a blend of the familiar and the romantic. Tunes from the heart which you catch yourself singing" Issi Wilson
Crawford is a seriously earnest songwriter and Outi is altogether more ethereal making for an interesting combination. They also have that rare thing - charm? The Blues Bunny.
8 p.m. ? 11 p.m
Free
The Hidden Lane Caf? 1103 Argyle Street (through pend) (Telephone 0141 564 1363)
Chris Barrett (Pookah) plus guests
Daniel Hertzov, Chris Blair Christine Bovill
Enjoy some great acoustic sounds in the relaxed atmosphere at The Hidden Lane Caf?, have some soup and BYOB.
Christine Bovill: ?It's a strange voice, gloriously honied but also incredibly expressive and soulful. She does a show of Edith Piaf songs, and she does speak French very well, but she has a sweeter voice than Piaf. It manages to be sweet and husky at the same time?. Iain Heggie.
Chris Blair's "relaxed, dextrous guitar style shows the class of a seasoned performer and his songs have become old friends...there is also a haunting quality to his singing that takes us back to sixties' (Blues Bunny)
6 p.m. ? 9 p.m.
(BYOB)
Free
Tuesday 16th June
The Liquid Ship, 171 Great Western Road G4 9AW (Telephone 331 1901)
Simon Kempston and Headliner
?Over 500 gigs, more than 300 acts in over 6 years marks the free candy sessions as Glasgows best acoustic night - ?I'TS ALL ABOUT THE MUSIC"
Simon' Kempston's original, distinctive guitar playing is founded upon a complex, finger-picking style steeped in the history of the folk, blues and celtic traditions and is complemented by a rich baritone vocal.
8 p.m. - 11 p.m.
Free
Rio's Caf? 21 Hyndland Street, Partick. G11 5QF. Telephone 0141 334 9909
Michael Clarke, Acoustic Butterfly plus guests.
8 p.m. - 11 p.m.
Free
Lebowski?s ? 1008 Argyle Street, Finnieston, G3 8LX (Telephone: 0141 564 7988)
Chris Blair plus guests
Chris Blair's "relaxed, dextrous guitar style shows the class of a seasoned performer and his songs have become old friends...there is also a haunting quality to his singing that takes us back to sixties' (Blues Bunny)
Guests at Lebowski's will include some popular, accomplished local acts.
8 ? 11 p.m
Free
Wednesday 17th June
Jinty McGuintys Ashton Lane, , G12 8SJ (Telephone: 0141 339 0747)
Michael Clarke, Acoustic Butterfly plus special guest
8.30 p.m. - 11 p.m.
Free
Thursday 18th June
Free Candy Sessions at The Liquid Ship, 171 Great Western Road G4 9AW (Telephone 331 1901)
The Stops, Jamie Flett, BTeamCaptain, First Tiger
Thursday 18 June 8pm
"Over 500 gigs, more than 300 acts in over 6 years marks the free candy sessions as Glasgows best acoustic night. ..."IT'S ALL ABOUT THE MUSIC"
Jamie Flett: Electroacoustic/folk/blues I've lately finished an album of material I'm calling 'Cold but Bright' that has a blues-infused acid folk kind of a sound."
Free admission
8 p.m. - 11 p.m.
Free
The Quiet Riot at The Drawing Room 1055 Sauchiehall Street, Kelvingrove. G3 7UD. 0141 339 2999
John Deery plus guests:
Nevada Base, John Langan, Emma Jane, Chris Blair
9 - 11.30 p.m
Free
Friday 19th June
Free Candy Sessions at The Liquid Ship, 171 Great Western Road G4 9AW (Telephone 331 1901)
PATRICK MONAGHAN, JIM BYRNE, CIARAN DORRIS , JOHN ALEXANDER
"Over 500 gigs, more than 300 acts in over 6 years marks the free candy sessions as Glasgows best acoustic night. ..."IT'S ALL ABOUT THE MUSIC"
Patrick Monaghan: Acoustic /Blues/ Rock. A unique opportunity to see Free Candy's popular soundman in action. "His (Patrick) songs show his political and ecological concerns. BluesBunny wonders if we have perhaps found the lost poet of the disenchanted"
Jim Byrne: Acoustic, bluesy Scottish contemporary folk and alternative country style songs of love, heartbreak and the Scottish weather. Jim will be playing songs from his debut album, 'On these dark nights'.
"Jim's ballads are a blend of the familiar and the romantic. Tunes from the heart which you catch yourself singing" Issi Wilson
Ciaran Dorris' music has been described as 'An aural feast' Irish Music Magazine. He presents his own show every Sunday on www.celticmusicradio.net 1530 AM
John Alexander - 'gritty yet mellow country/blues music acoustic songwriting a la John Martyn"_Is This Music?
The Liquid Ship, 171 Great Western Road, G4 (0141 331 1901)
Free admission
8 p.m. - 11 p.m.
Free
Sunday 21st June
The Hidden Lane Caf? 1103 Argyle Street (through pend) (Telephone 0141 564 1363)
Chris Barrett(Pookah) plus guests :
p00kah, Steph McLeod 1st Tiger
Enjoy some great acoustic sounds in the relaxed atmosphere at The Hidden Lane Cafe, have some soup and BYOB.
6 p.m. ? 9 p.m.
Free
The Aragon 131 Byres Road, G12 8TT (Telephone 0141 339 3252)
Acoustic Sundays at The Aragon
Acoustic Sundays
Chris Rodgers plus guests:
Alex Wayt, Machar Granite
8 p.m. ? 11 p.m
Free
Jinty McGuintys Ashton Lane, G12 8SJ (Telephone: 0141 339 0747)
Michael Clarke, Acoustic Butterfly plus special guest
Sunday 21st June - 8 p.m. - 11 p.m.
Free
Tuesday 23th June
Free Candy Sessions at The Liquid Ship, 171 Great Western Road, G4 9AW (Telephone 331 1901)
Featuring Hercules Mandarin, Dave Arcari, The Salon Society
Tuesday 23 June 8pm
"Over 500 gigs, more than 300 acts in over 6 years marks the free candy sessions as Glasgows best acoustic night. ..."IT'S ALL ABOUT THE MUSIC"
The new Hercules Mandarin album "Fast Behind The Times" is out now."
Dave Arcari: Uncompromising Alt. Blues. Slide guitarist and songwriter Dave Arcari's alt blues sounds owe as much to trash country, punk and rockabilly as they do pre-war Delta blues.
8 p.m. - 11 p.m. Free
Rio's Caf? 21 Hyndland Street, Partick. G11 5QF. Telephone 0141 334 9909
Michael Clarke, Acoustic Butterfly plus special guest
8 p.m. - 11 p.m.
Free
Lebowski?s ? 1008 Argyle Street, Finnieston, G3 8LX (Telephone: 0141 564 7988)
Chris Blair plus guests
Chris Blair's "relaxed, dextrous guitar style shows the class of a seasoned performer and his songs have become old friends...there is also a haunting quality to his singing that takes us back to sixties' (Blues Bunny)
Guests at Lebowski's will include some popular, accomplished local acts.
8 ? 11 p.m
Free
Wednesday 24th June
Jinty McGuintys Ashton Lane, G12 8SJ (Telephone: 0141 339 0747)
Michael Clarke, Acoustic Butterfly plus special guest
8.30 p.m. - 11 p.m.
Free
Thursday 25th June
at The Liquid Ship, 171 Great Western Road, G4 9AW (Telephone 331 1901)
Featuring The Dirt, The Bad Bad Men, The Ballachulish Hellhounds
Thursday 25 June 8pm
Free admission
"Over 500 gigs, more than 300 acts in over 6 years marks the free candy sessions as Glasgows best acoustic night. ..."IT'S ALL ABOUT THE MUSIC"
"The Dirt - "dark, country duo. beautifully crafted tunes about life, death, redemption and damnation"
'The Hellhounds acoustic bluegrass/country blues outfit have been enthralling audiences in Scotland for the last four years with their freeflowing, honest, entertaining, goodtime mayhem.'
8 p.m. - 11 p.m.
Free
The Quiet Riot at The Drawing Room 1055 Sauchiehall Street, Kelvingrove. G3 7UD. 0141 339 2999
John Deery, plus guests: Out of the Swim, Ten Tonne Wasp, The French Quarter (tbc)
9 - 11.30 p.m
Free
Friday 26th June
Free Candy Sessions at The Liquid Ship, 171 Great Western Road, G4 9AW (Telephone 331 1901)
Friday 26 June 8pm
Featuring The Carlton Jug Band, The Viragoes
Friday 26th June
"Over 500 gigs, more than 300 acts in over 6 years marks the free candy sessions as Glasgows best acoustic night. ..."IT'S ALL ABOUT THE MUSIC"
Carlton Jug Band:: dynamic, loose-knit country collective with not a jug in sight. Country and Bluegrass are the main inspirations behind the tunes but they aint afraid to let rip with a few Stones or Soul numbers - expect lots of honkey tonk.
The Viragoes: Rock/Pop/Folk Rock: "There are bands ... there are bands ;;; then there are The Viragoes. Exciting sounds from Old Kilpatrick and Clydebank. Viragoes.
8 p.m. - 11 p.m.
Free
Sunday 28th June
Jinty McGuintys Ashton Lane , G12 8SJ (Telephone: 0141 339 0747)
Michael Clarke, Acoustic Butterfly plus special guest
8 p.m. - 11 p.m.
Free
Acoustic Sundays at The Aragon 131 Byres Road, G12 8TT (Telephone 0141 339 3252)
Acoustic Sundays
Chris Rodgers plus guests
Featuring Chris Rodger of Hercules Mandarin plus guests: Sons O' The Soil, Furious
8 p.m. ? 11 p.m
Free
The Hidden Lane Caf? 1103 Argyle Street (through pend) (Telephone 0141 564 1363)
Chris Barrett(Pookah)plus guests :
Drawler and Domanik Egan
6 p.m. ? 9 p.m.
(BYOB)
Free