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Votes wanted for new Scottish 'Fans Choice' Music Award - p4 : Glasgow music exhibition - p8

The 2014 Scottish Music Showcase at the South by South West (SXSW) festival in Austin, Texas will be delivered again by Creative Scotland in association with the Scottish Music Industry Association. Artists who have already applied to showcase at SXSW can apply for support to assist with the cost of appearing at the event. The SXSW Scottish Showcase is open to individuals or bands/groups based in Scotland only. Creative Scotland and SMIA are looking for artists/bands who are already working internationally and making headway in the US, plus applicants will need to have a clear and realistic plan to improve their professional careers and deliver business development and growth as a result of showcasing in Austin. Applicants should note that this is a highly competitive process and that receiving an invitation from SXSW to showcase does not necessarily mean you will be offered financial support from Creative Scotland. Applications will be assessed by officers from Creative Scotland but will also be considered by an external panel of music industry experts. For further information on SXSW in general visit www.smia.org.uk/sxsw2013. Further presentations on SXSW are also available at: www.youtube.com/user/CreativeScotsMusic Funding is made on a per-head basis at a rate of £650 per band member and the application deadline is Thursday 28 November and applicants should be notified by 6 December. For those music businesses/labels/agents who wish to travel to SXSW to develop your business, you can apply to Creative Scotland's Professional Development program for financial support. If you have any questions on any aspect of this process or on SXSW email sxsw@creativescotland.com There will be a training event for those who are successful in being selected for SXSW during January. Artists living outside of Scotland, but based in the UK, should apply to the PRSF/UKTI/ACE – British Music Abroad programme. Their deadline for applications will be late November 2013.

Apply now for SXSW 2014 Scottish Showcase Funding

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"If you've applied to appear at next year's South by South West then you can apply for funding"

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Biggar - 3rd November, The Corn Exchange, Biggar Strathdon - 4th November, Glenbuchat Hall, Strathdon

Kilbarchan - 5th November, The Steeple Hall, Kilbarchan Edinburgh - 6th November, House Concert (Edinburgh)

Kirkcaldy - 7th November, Acoustic Music Club, Kirkcaldy

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The second Dumfries Music Conference will pick up where Greg Wilson signed off last year, with a programme centred on sharing knowledge, ideas and thoughts about music.

The organisers aim is to be progressive, which is why this year’s sessions have a different complexion than last year’s. Where 2012’s focus was electronic music and technology, 2013 is about shining a light on the music industry’s storytellers.

Events kick off with a screening of LCD Soundsystem’s 'Shut Up and Play the Hits' and end with a record fair - hosted by DJ and producer Rebecca Vasmant. Document Records owner Gary Atkinson will share his fascinating story and New Found Sound’s Derick MacKinnon heads up a Born To Be Wide panel of industry experts that includes Keren McKean (former Snow Patrol Manager), Jason Cranwell and Sarah McMullan (The Pop Cop), and Chris Cusack (Booker, Bar Bloc, Glasgow).

There's also the Music Plus Song Writing Workshops from Finding Albert’s Robert Shields and Findlay Napier of the Bar Room Mountaineers fame. And live music from Dumfries’s very own talented troubadours, Barstow Bats, Glasgow hip-hop sensation Hector Bizerk and the wonderfully talented Honeyblood.

As ever, these sessions are about you the musician and what you can get out of them. If you make it along then make sure to get involved on whatever level you’re comfortable with and always feel free to ask questions!

One of the key events of the week is presented by music industry seminar experts Born To Be Wide on the subject 'Getting Started in Music'.

This is on 31 October at 8pm in The Stove Building. Tickets are FREE and limited so it's highly recommended you book in advance to avoid disappointment!

This informative discussion will provide an overview describing how musicians and those interested in music can get started and avoid some common mistakes. Audience members will hear from a variety of music industry professionals, learning useful tips to help steer them in the right direction. Topics covered include:

MUSIC JOURNALISM / PRESS BOOKING GIGS / ORGANISING YOUR OWN: MUSIC MANAGEMENT

Participating speakers include: Keren McKean (former Snow Patrol Manager), Jason Cranwell and Sarah McMullan (The Pop Cop) Derick Mackinnon (Born To Be Wide / The Scotsman), Chris Cusack (Booker, Bar Bloc, Glasgow)

The whole evening will be rounded off with DJ sets from the Born To Be Wide seminar speakers, who will play some of their favourite music.

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Dumfries Music Conference prepares to share knowledge, ideas and thoughts about music

Dumfries : 30 October - 1 November : www.dumfriesmusic.co.uk

Here's the conference schedule, these events are FREE to attend but some require tickets or registration. All the info you need is on the event page links:

Wednesday 30 October 7pm-10pm: Robert Burns Centre Film Theatre LCD Soundsystem’s ‘Shut Up and Play the Hits’ (15) www.facebook.com/events/179099982276208/

Thursday 31 October 6.30pm-10.30pm: The Stove Building, 100 High Street: Gary Atkinson from Document Records & Born To Be Wide presents Getting Started in Music www.facebook.com/events/305609966243458/

Friday 1 November 11am-12.30pm: The Stove Building, 100 High Street: Music Plus Song Writing Workshop Robert Shields (Finding Albert)

3.30pm-5pm: The Stove Building, 100 High Street: Music Plus Song Writing Workshop

Findlay Napier: (Findlay Napier and the Bar Room Mountaineers) www.facebook.com/events/673485076004080/

7pm-11pm: The Stove Building, 100 High Street: Live: Barstow Bats, Hector Bizerk and Honeyblood www.facebook.com/events/206532246191845/

Saturday 2 November 12pm-5pm: The Stove Building, 100 High Street: DMC2013 Record Fair with Rebecca Vasmant www.facebook.com/events/517770988315595/

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With six weeks to go until the 15th annual Scottish Music Awards, five of Scotland’s top selling artists are vying to win a brand new Tartan Clef Award – the 'Fan's Choice'.

In a first for the prestigious Awards, the winner will be voted for by you and given to the most popular Scottish artist from a shortlist of the biggest selling Scottish acts of the last 12 months: Emeli Sandé, Biffy Clyro, Texas, Susan Boyle and Calvin Harris.

The star studded ceremony is a celebration of the massive strength and huge diversity of Scotland’s internationally successful and renowned music industry. It is also the biggest single source of funding for the charity, Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy in Scotland.

Voters will be entered into a prize draw to win two tickets to join the stars at the Scottish Music Awards 2013 at the Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow on Saturday 23 November, courtesy of the Sunday Mail.

With past winners and live performers including Paolo Nutini, Wet Wet Wet,

Eddi Reader, Franz Ferdinand, Deacon Blue, Frightened Rabbit, The Fratellis, Mott The Hoople, Big Country, Amy MacDonald as well as Fan's Choice nominees Emeli Sandé, Biffy Clyro and Texas, The Scottish Music Awards is an evening of outstanding entertainment all for a good cause.

Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy in Scotland helps improve the quality of life for children and adults who have been isolated by disability, trauma or illness, and the Scottish Music Awards is the main source of funding for the registered charity, which needs to raise £500,000 every year to operate. Every note raised in Scotland, stays in Scotland.

It is grounded in the belief that everyone can respond to music, no matter how ill or disabled. The unique qualities of music as therapy can enhance communication, support change, and enable people to live more resourcefully and creatively.

The shortlist comprises the 5 Scottish artists who have sold the most albums in the UK from Oct 1 2012 to Sept 30 2013, based on data from more than 6,500 stores compiled by the Official Charts Company - which also compiles the UK's Official Charts as well as the Official Scottish Albums Charts. To vote for your favourite Scottish act, go to www.nordoffrobbinsscotland.org.uk/vote and make your choice. Voting closes at midnight on 14 November.

For more information on the charity or to make a donation visit www.justgiving.com/nrmt or www.nordoffrobbinsscotland.org.uk www.facebook.com/nordoffrobbinsscotland www.nordoffrobbinsscotland.org.uk www.twitter.com/nrscot

Scottish Music Awards launch 'Fans Choice' vote

Vote now @ www.nordoffrobbinsscotland.org.uk/vote - deadline 14 November

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The only screams coming from Pathhead on Halloween will be cries of delight when the multi-award winning Liane Carroll wows another audience with her breathtaking style. Liane will perform tracks from her substantial collection and her latest album, Ballads, which includes a track penned by Pathhead's own jazz singer Sophie Bancroft. Ballads was released on 15 April and has a different take on her previous recordings with the addition of strings. The arrangements have been especially written for Liane by Los Angeles based, Grammy winner orchestrator Chris Walden. Liane will also be joined by London-based singer songwriter Sara Colman and The Pathhead Choir who will have have an opportunity to perform songs rehearsed at a workshop run by Liane on Wednesday 23 October. Liane and Sara Colman have regularly performed as a trio with Jacqui Dankworth's 'The Passion' alongside their solo careers featuring on BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour, at the Royal Festival Hall as well as touring with Shine in the Scottish Highlands. In 2011 their reunion gig was included as a live broadcast on BBC Radio 3’s Jazz Line-Up. Hot on the heels of the sell out 'Music In The Heid Festival' in September the workshop and concert continues the Pathhead Music Collective’s drive to cement Pathhead's status as a Creative Place with help from Creative Scotland funding. The Pathhead Music Collective are 'Creative Place Award Winners 2013'. The awards supported by Creative Scotland were established to celebrate and recognise the hard work and imagination that contribute to the rich cultural life of a community, as well as its social and economic well-being. The Collective are a voluntary organisation created to celebrate talent, to collaborate creatively as artists and contribute musically to the village of Pathhead. The 15 members include Martin Green, Tom Bancroft and Karine Polwart. For further information on PMC activities (including The Pathhead Choir) and its members go to the PMC website. Pathhead lies 11 miles south of Edinburgh on the A68 to Jedburgh and has always been a significant stopping point for travellers from north to south.

GIGnotes: Concert tickets are available via PayPal at www.pathheadmusiccollective.org.uk or from Wahlberg’s Bakers, Main Street, Pathhead. £10/£6 concessions. Doors 7.30pm, concert 8pm. 12 years+ only.

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Jazz fans nothing to fear as star appears in the Heid at Halloween!

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"It’s not often that Liane comes to Scotland but luckily for Pathhead it is one of her favourite places to play; get your ticket soon to avoid the horror of missing out this Halloween!"

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A Wee Scottish Tour: Fatherson

Scotland : 25-31 October : www.facebook.com/fathersonband

Fatherson are on tour this month around Scotland from Orkney to Glasgow, with stop overs in Stornoway, Ullapool, Inverness, Aberdeen and Edinburgh.

The band have just released the ‘Mine For Me’ single as a taster of what to expect from their debut album ‘I Am An Island’, set for release in early 2014 - video ..... www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUkRqSor9bA - They’ve taken their time to get the album right and it really is a stunning achievement, jam packed with new songs, a huge production from Bruce Rintoul and one of the most ambitious (Scottish) altrock records in recent

years. It really is that good! Stay tuned for the release date.

GIGnotes: October: 25 Stornoway, Jager Room (with support The Sea Atlas) / 26 Ullapool, The Arch Inn / 27 Inverness, Ironworks (with supports Silver Coast and Alice Bentley) / 28 Orkney, The Sailing Club (with support Hybrid Constellation and Constant Party) / 30 Aberdeen, Garage (with supports Forest Fires and Cara Mitchell) / 31 Edinburgh, Liquid Room (with supports The Youth And Young and Stella Reilly) : November 2 Glasgow, QMU (with supports Pronto Mama and Sunshine Social)

Tickets for all shows available from ..... www.ticketmaster.co.uk/Fatherson-tickets/artist/1683691

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the mns collection …. Stars shine for city’s first classical music photography exhibition

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The first exhibition of photography capturing historic visits to Glasgow of some of the most important figures in classical music history is on view now at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. Thirty images sourced from The Herald and Times’ photo archive have been digitally restored, and will be exhibited in the Island Bar Foyer for the hall’s patrons and visitors to enjoy. Throughout the 20th Century, Glasgow played host to an astounding range of classical music greats – from Bartok to Britten; Rubinstein to Rostropovich. Indeed, the St Andrew’s Hall, now part of the Mitchell Library, should have had a Hollywood-style pavement outside since so many stars appeared on its stage: many of the most important figures in the pre-war music world gave recitals there as part of an International Celebrity Concert series that reads like a Who’s Who of classical music history. On hand for all of these visits were photographers from sister newspapers the Glasgow Herald, the Evening Times and The Bulletin – and, since the publicity machines weren’t what they are today, in some instances the only record of these visits is a photo and a concert review; interviews didn’t always take place. The photographs didn’t always make the newspaper either, and many of those which did have never been seen in their entirety since they were first published. The photographs in this exhibition also document Glasgow’s rich history as a favoured stop on concert tours as well as its status as a place where there was such passion for the music that local enthusiasts – such as the members of the Milngavie Music Club and those of The Active Society for the Propagation of Contemporary Music - boldly organised their own events, bringing the likes of Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears and Bela Bartok to the city under their own steam. The exhibition covers over 100 years’ worth of the city’s cultural history, from the Scottish Orchestra (now Royal Scottish National Orchestra) posing at the Glasgow International Exhibition of 1901 with a young Gustav Holst - at the time a trombonist with the Orchestra - situated in the back row, to Hungarian composer Béla Bartók at Glasgow Queen Street Station, and West Side Story

creator Leonard Bernstein arriving in Scotland for Scottish Opera’s 1988 performance of a revised version of his operetta Candide. On public display for the first time is a rare image of Sergei Rachmaninov; five of the greatest tenors of the last century (Beniamino Gigli, Richard Tauber, Sir Peter Pears, Luciano Pavarotti and José Carreras); and, in the 100th anniversary of the composer’s birth, a picture of Benjamin Britten visiting the Milngavie Music Society in 1953. 1990 - which many of today's concert-goers will still remember - is reflected in two pictures (Luciano Pavarotti and Jessye Norman). Some of the pictures in the exhibition will not have been seen since they were first published in The Herald, Glasgow Evening Times or The Bulletin, while others have never been published. Alison Kerr, who was responsible for curating the exhibition, is also the driving force behind two successful City Of Stars Exhibitions – featuring images of Hollywood and popular music stars in Glasgow - in the venue’s café bar. The current exhibition has been on display since May. Alison Kerr: "I'm delighted to have been able to raid the Herald's fabulous photo archive for this exhibition, and to be involved in celebrating the city's colourful and rich classical music history. I was thrilled to discover years ago that Rachmaninov had been ‘papped’ at Queen Street Station - that photo led to the idea of investigating the visits to Glasgow by classical stars, many of whom were treated in the same way as a pop star might be today. This new exhibition will hopefully stir memories in seasoned concert-goers and provide some surprises too." Alison continued: "We hope that Classical City of Stars will trigger memories of concert experiences – and provide some insight into the concert life of Glasgow in the days when you might have spent an evening not only listening to, but watching, Rachmaninov play the piano." Of course, one vein that runs through the exhibition is the Royal Scottish National Orchestra – www.rsno.org.uk - in its various incarnations, starting with the Scottish Orchestra in our oldest photograph and running up to the late 20th Century when it added to its achievements a string of definitive recordings of Hollywood’s finest film music, and attracted two of the greatest composers in the genre to Glasgow.

Copies of the prints are available to buy from The Herald and Times Group @ http://glasgowheraldandtimes.newsprints.co.uk/

Curator Alison Kerr prepares for the exhibition opening

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Get warmed up for the Aberfeldy Festival with the next instalment of the Dewar House Experimental Batch Series featuring Saint Motel (USA), Meursault and Star Wheel Press (with Aberfeldy Festival's very own Creative Director Ryan Hannigan).

After a short summer break the Dewar House Experimental Batch series is returning to Edinburgh venue, The Caves, on Thursday 24 October with another excellent free entry show.

This week's event will see the first 300 people to arrive treated to a headline set from guitar toting Los Angeles natives, ‘Saint Motel’ whom the Washington Post maintains, "inject Caribbean lilts, stomping beats and lounge-jazz licks into giddy power-pop”.

As well as Saint Motel, there will be sets from Meursault, who’s current ‘Something for the Weakened’ LP was shortlisted for Scottish Album of the year 2013, and Star Wheel Press who will be opening proceedings with their brand of enchanting songsmithery.

Not only is this a part of the Experimental Batch series it is also a warm up show for this years Aberfeldy Festival the line up for which includes, among others, Meursault, Conquering Animal Sound and Withered Hand and takes place in Aberfeldy across the 1 to 3 November. The Aberfeldy

Festival, now in its fourth year, is a celebration of Scottish art, literature, music and food. Aberfeldy has a thriving artists’ community and combined with a terrific book shop and art galleries, is the perfect location for a weekend involving the best of Scottish writers, musicians and artists”

The Dewar House Experimental Batch will take place at the atmospheric 'The Caves' in Edinburgh's historic Niddry Street South, doors will be 7:30 and the 300 free tickets will allocated on a first come first served basis. This event is strictly over 18’s. More details @ www.facebook.com/events/1420080498204552/

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The next instalment of Dewar House Experimental Batch Series Saint Motel (USA) : Meursault : Star Wheel Press

Edinburgh : 24 October : www.facebook.com/events/1420080498204552/

Saint Motel : photo by Diana King

The Fallen Angels Club presents ..... Otis Gibbs plus Al Shields

Glasgow : 24 October : www.fallenangelsclub.com

Greatly admired singer/songwriter, Otis Gibbs will be bringing his wonderful words and songs to

Glasgow again with a show at the Admiral Bar on Thursday, 24 October. Nashville-based Gibbs has been widely praised throughout his career for the lyrical quality on tracks about social and political issues, observations from his own life. He’s opened for The Handsome Family and Sam Baker in Glasgow before so plenty people know his music as well as the quality of his live performances. The Fallen Angel's Kevin Morris said: “Otis has many fans in Glasgow who will be very pleased, as I am, that he’s on his way back here,”. GIGnotes: Otis Gibbs plus Al Shields, Thursday 24 October, The Admiral Bar Glasgow G2 7DA. Tickets £11f rom 0141 204 5151 or book online @ www.ticketweb.co.uk/event/otis-gibbs-tickets/68075 www.fallenangelsclub.com www.facebook.com/pages/The-Fallen-Angels-Club/149553931728736

Locust Honey String Band, girls to tour Scotland

Scottish Tour : 3-7 November : www.brookfield-knights.com/up-coming-tours.html

One of Brookfield-Knights roots music agency's most outstanding performers – The Locust Honey String Band are heading our way for dates in November to help round off 2013 in style. Hailing from the very heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains, with its rich roots-of-country/bluegrass/Appalachian old-time tradition, The Locust Honey String Band, out of Swannanoa, are tipped by many to fill the gap left behind when all-girl tradsters Uncle Earl stopped touring. The band’s debut CD, attracted widespread praise when it got its UK and Ireland release at the start of 2013. The girls kick up a storm that is guaranteed to keep both the old-timers and younger fans happy, injecting gorgeous nuggets from the past with a vibrantly earthy spirit which sparkles with feel-good freshness, while seamlessly blending in self-penned compositions. Reviewing the album for AmericanRootsUK, Mike Morrison said: “The real Appalachian feel that they seem to bring to everything they do is one that calls up those legendary far off days of the late 1920s when ‘Hillbilly’ music took off. There is a really authentic front porch feel to everything on this outstanding album” World music presenter, Max Reinhardt, who hosts The Late Junction show at BBC Radio 3, told listeners they were “taking the tradition into the new century.” Scottish tour dates include Biggar Corn Exchange on Sunday, November 3, Glenbuchat Hall in Aberdeenshire (4th), The Steeple Hall, Kilbarchan (5th), a House Concert in Edinburgh on the 6th and the Acoustic Music Club in Kirkcaldy (7th). www.locusthoney.com

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Universal You release new 4 track EP

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Includes the re-working of Simple Minds “Love Song” Download from iTunes : Amazon : Beatport

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

Michael Garrett "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

Born in Leicestershire in 1944 and now lives and works in Edinburgh, Michael has been composing and performing as a pianist since the age of 12 and his works encompass a wide range of styles. He has written symphonic, chamber, instrumental and vocal music and has contributed extensively to the literature of the piano. Since his early compositional experiments in the 1960s, using serial techniques, he has traversed into a more cheerful and melodic sphere incorporating Jazz and 'Rock' elements. From the 1980s he has embraced a highly developed 'European' style with respect for traditional forms. His main inspirations have evolved from nature and the night. In summation: “His art is that of music to enable one to forget.” In 2008 Michael had the first performance of his Epithalamion I for organ by Elizabeth Day at St.Giles Cathedral and also the first perfomance of his Symphony No.12 given by the New Edinburgh Orchestra under Tim Paxton at the Methodist Church, Nicolson Square, Edinburgh

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The Scottish Music Centre currently supports in excess of 100 composer, group/small business and corporate members. Offering a wealth of advantages, initiatives include the bi-monthly Composers' Digest and Exposed Melodies podcast series,

annual Composition Marathon, regular networking events and notification of valuable opportunities, extensive publicity and increased correspondence with national companies, chamber ensembles, soloists and festivals.

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BATTLEFIELD BAND TO PLAY MUSSELBURGH, GLASGOW AND SAUGHTON PRISON! Busy as ever, Battlefield Band are following up the release of their Room Enough For All’ album, and an eighteen date tour in the USA, with two Scottish ‘home ground’ shows in Musselburgh and Glasgow, before flying out to Australia for a tour in November. In addition to the public concerts at The Brunton Theatre and Òran Mór, the group will also be performing for the inmates at Saughton Prison (HMP Edinburgh) with a daytime show on the 24 October.

The band always love playing back in Scotland, and Fiddler Alasdair White, who hails from the Isle of Lewis, says “it’ll be great to be back home for these Scottish shows after a little ‘warm-up’ tour in the USA! The prison performance is something we’ve done once before, back in 2005. We had a great response then and we felt that it’s a really worthwhile and rewarding thing to do again, for everyone involved.”

Originally founded in 1969 and named after the ‘Battlefield’ area of Glasgow, the band have been an everevolving bedrock of talent for over four decades. Their latest album ‘Room Enough For All’ - overseen by longtime producer & Boys of The Lough founder member Robin Morton - captures one of Scotland’s flagship bands at the top of their game and illustrates yet again that they are among the most relevant contemporary composers in their genre today. The ever-fiery instrumental dynamic, with bagpipes and fiddles to the fore, exhibits the intuitive interplay and understanding between world class traditional musicians, while their songs of social history, plaintive ballads and songs from the Scots Gaelic tradition are as powerful, relevant and moving as ever.

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A film about Michael Garrett and his music: 'Soliloquy' is by young Polish director Magda Dragan recieved its premiere at Film House, Edinburgh in 2012. Watch a trailer of the film on the link above.

"Forty years ago a young composer called Michael Garrett was on the trajectory to success.

He collaborated with David Bowie and wrote music for Ken Russell's Oscar winning film. But the audacious and defiant artist drifted away from the establishment to pursue a journey of self-volition"

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Acts showcased by goNORTH in 2013

PRIDES : THREE BLIND WOLVES : CASUAL SEX : FAT GOTH : THE BOY WHO TRAPPED THE SUN : ROMAN NOSE : FAKE MAJOR : BLOOD

RELATIVES : CLEAVERS : MIKE NISBET : WILLIE CAMPBELL : HECTOR BIZERK : RED RONSON : THE DEADLINE SHAKES : DONALD

MACDONALD & THE ISLANDS : VASQUEZ : PRONTO MAMA : PLASTIC ANIMALS : MINIATURE DINOSAURS : ALARM BELLS : SHAMBLES

MILLER : LIONEL : SAINT MAX AND THE FANATICS : BOOK GROUP : FORREST FIRES : BE LIKE PABLO : ATLAS:EMPIRE : SO MANY ANIMAL

CALLS : THE VELVETEEN SAINTS : THE OXIDES : THE OK SOCIAL CLUB : GALOSHINS : BEAR ARMS : CARNIVORES : JEMMA TWEEDIE : LITTLE FIRE : THE RECOVERY : WOODENBOX : LIDH : KOBI : EUGENE

TWIST : PLUM : THE YAWNS : FRIENDS IN AMERICA : GARDEN OF ELKS : THE SEA ATLAS : BEHOLD THE OLD BEAR : ARCHES : THE MOUSE THAT ATE THE CAT : DUNCAN OVERMEER : BIRDHEAD :

PINACT : BLACK INTERNATIONAL : ALGERNON DOLL : POOR THINGS : DAVEY HORNE : HOMEWORK : THE BROKEN RAVENS : CALL

TO MIND : CAMPFIRES IN WINTER : DYLAN TIERNEY : JO MANGO

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LORNA REID : album - Falling Like Dew release date 23 October : www.lornareid.com

After the critically acclaimed “BANN” comes the wonderful album Ùrlar, the fourth instalment from current “Scottish Trad Music Award’s Folk Band of the Year”, Breabach. In June 2013 the band toured Scotland and visited each of their five hometowns for a very special night of music. During the visits, the band was able to meet with local tradition bearers, friends and family to source songs and melodies for this release. Ùrlar is centred firmly around community and is undoubtedly the bands most diverse undertaking which has gained further inspiration and direction under the production of multi-instrumentalist and award-winning singer Kris Drever (Lau) As their “hometown” tour inspired this album, the combination of both, has, in turn, inspired Breabach to undertake a full UK tour, during October and November. Breabach harbours the multiple talents of: Calum Maccrimmon, Ewan Robertson, James Duncan Mackenzie, Megan Henderson and James Lindsay. http://breabach.com/ https://twitter.com/breabach www.facebook.com/Breabach

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‘Falling Like Dew’ is a new jazz-pop ‘cross-over’ album of original material, self-penned by Edinburgh born singer Lorna Reid. The release party is on Wednesday 23 October at the Voodoo Rooms in Edinburgh. Pre-release copies of the album have been received with acclaim including a listing on BBC Radio Scotland’s Jazz House. The upmarket store Harvey Nichols, Edinburgh will be stocking the album in their stylish 4th Floor Restaurant where Lorna is a regular performer. Reid has also been offered a distribution deal with a leading London record label, in 2014. Twice nominated for Best Vocalist (Scottish Jazz Awards 2011 & 2013), this is Reid’s first album of new work and follows her successful, debut album of jazz standards ‘Gypsy In My Soul’ in 2008. Reid has spent 10 years building a reputation as one of Scotland’s leading jazz singers. Also known for her bluesy feel and intimate vocal style, she has played packed houses, at top London venues such as Pizza Express Jazz Club (Soho). ‘Falling Like Dew’ (a line from Lord Byron’s Don Juan) is an album of 12 original songs, rooted in a jazz style and with notes of genres pop, blues, country and soul. Music and lyrics were written by Reid. She then worked with two of Scotland’s leading musicians and arrangers Graeme Stephen (guitarist) and Euan Stevenson (pianist), on various tracks, to develop a distinct style and feel for each track. Each track has a distinct style and feel. From the sultry tango beats of Doggone Good to the rocking chorus of Time, haunting lament Girl In the Coat to the laid-back country sounds of Too Busy, Falling Like Dew has been created with a strong lyrical content and beautiful instrumentation, from some of Scotland’s finest musicians. Described by Reid as a ‘collection written from the heart’. Each song is unique and crafted. The work is the result of her years of playing and listening to a diverse range of music and artists including Diana Krall, Nora Jones, Joni Mitchell, Ella Fitzgerald, Leonard Cohen, Madeleine Peyroux, Bonnie Raitt and Tom Waits, to name but a few. Whilst Falling Like Dew is an eclectic album, Reid’s love of jazz is present

throughout the writing in terms of structure, approach and also in her selection of musicians who are in the main jazz musicians. Graeme Stephen (guitar), Euan Stevenson (piano) Ed Kelly (bass) Dave Swanson (drums) Seonaid Aitken (violin) and Paul Manson (electric bass).All the tracks were recorded by David Gray in The Sound Café, Penicuik and produced by Lorna and David Gray. ‘Falling Like Dew’ was supported by Creative Scotland.

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BREABACH : album - Ùrlar release date 21 October : www.breabach.com

Lorna Reid at Pizza Express Jazz Club 2012 : photo by David Sinclair

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TWELFTH DAY Speak From The Start ep : cd / download Release Date: 8 December Speak From The Start is an EP of cover songs by Scottish fiddle, harp and vocal duo Twelfth Day. The duo were inspired to create Speak From The Start after BBC Radio Manchester asked them to cover You’re The One For Me Fatty by Morrissey as part of their 40th birthday celebrations. Having enjoyed the process of covering a song completely different from their own musical style, Twelfth Day went on to rework tracks by Kanye West, Blondie, Passion Pit and Twin Atlantic. They produced this collection of five captivating songs, which whilst staying true to their original versions, have become something completely different, enticing the listener through the unique sound of Twelfth Day. Listen: https://twelfthday.bandcamp.com/ Available from: www.Amazon.co.uk www.Amazon.com iTunes www.birnacdshop.com www.twelfthdaymusic.com https://twitter.com/twelfthday www.facebook.com/twelfthday ------------------------------------------------

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.birnacdshop.com www.muldoonspicnic.com www.twitter.com/muldoonspicnic www.facebook.com/muldoonspicnic ------------------------------------------------

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.

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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.birnacdshop.com www.coreenscott.co.uk https://twitter.com/coreen_scott www.facebook.com/pages/Coreen-Scott-Singer/204670006234642 ------------------------------------------------

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/id686197840 www.birnacdshop.com www.birnacdshop.com

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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.birnacdshop.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: https://soundcloud.com/spreefix Available from: www.Amazon.co.uk www.Amazon.com iTunes www.birnacdshop.com www.spreefix.com https://twitter.com/Spreefix www.facebook.com/pages/Fullsceilidh-Spelemannslag/94813909930 ------------------------------------------------

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.birnacdshop.com www.facebook.com/stephenleepiano

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SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL RECORD SHOP

'Record Store Day 2013' was on 20 April : www.recordstoreday.co.uk

We encourage you to support independent record shops in Scotland : A selection of popular ones are below. If you run or have a favourite shop

not listed please let us know and we'll happily include it. Because this is linked to our 'new release' section we are only listing genuine high street retail shops who

sell physical copies of new cds/records 'friendly face to friendly face' with their customers!

Email your record shop details to be included below to: carol.musicnewsscotland@gmail.com

Avalanche (Edinburgh) Grassmarket EH1 2HY : www.avalancherecords.co.uk Apollo Music (Paisley) Causeyside Street PA1 1YH : www.apollomusic.uk.com Barnstorm (Dumfries) Queensberry Street DG1 1BU : 01387 267894 Coda (Edinburgh) [trad/folk specialist] Bank Street EH1 2LN : www.codamusic.co.uk Concorde (Perth) Scott Street PH1 5EJ : www.concordemusic.com Europa (Stirling) Friars Street FK8 1HA : www.europamusic.co.uk Imperial (Inverness) Market Hall IV1 1PJ : www.imperial-music.com Love Music (Glasgow) Dundas Street G1 2AQ : www.lovemusicglasgow.com McAlister Matheson (Edinburgh) [classical] Grindlay St EH3 9AT : www.mmmusic.co.uk Monorail (Glasgow) King Street G1 5RB : www.monocafebar.com/index.php?pid=84 Ripping Records (Edinburgh) South Bridge EH1 1HN : www.rippingrecords.com

Indivision Album : cd / download Release Date: 30 September This Silent Forest are a four-piece from Glasgow, Scotland. Purveyors of Power Indie taking influence from a shared appreciation of The National, Manchester Orchestra, Idlewild and We Were Promised Jetpacks. The band release their debut album 'Indivision' on 30 September, launching at Glasgow’s Nice n Sleazy and followed with a UK wide tour. 'Indivision' contains previously unreleased tracks and marks a progression in song writing style and attitude from This Silent Forest giving it a dynamic and at times aggressive feel. Recorded in Glasgow at 45-a-side Studios & LoFi Studios with Sam McIntosh, with final mix & mastering duties handled by Chris Gordon. Listen: www.soundcloud.com/thissilentforest Available from: http://thissilentforest.bandcamp.com/ www.thissilentforest.com www.facebook.com/thissilentforest https://twitter.com/thissilentfores

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Ùrlar Album : cd / download Release Date: 21 October In June of 2013 the band toured Scotland and visited each of their 5 hometowns for a very special night of music. During the visits, the band was able to meet with local tradition bearers, friends and family to source songs and melodies for this release. Ùrlar is centred firmly around community and is undoubtedly the bands most diverse undertaking which has gained further inspiration and direction under the production of multi-instrumentalist and award-winning singer Kris Drever (Lau) Listen: http://breabach.bandcamp.com http://www.soundcloud.com/breabach Available from: http://breabach.bandcamp.com http://www.breabach.com iTunes, Amazon and all good record stores (Proper Distribution & Highlander Distribution)

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Falling Like Dew Album : cd / download Release Date: 23 October ‘Falling Like Dew’ by vocalist & songwriter Lorna Reid, is rooted in jazz crossing genres from sultry tango beats of Doggone Good, rocking chorus of Time, haunting lament Girl In the Coat to a country feel on Too Busy. An original ‘collection from the heart’ taking notes from Ella Fitzgerald to Joni Mitchell, Tom Waits and Diana Krall. Listen: https://soundcloud.com/lorna-reid http://youtu.be/GvkMj0YBPbU Available from: http://lornareid.bandzoogle.com/ Physical distribution tba www.lornareid.com https://twitter.com/LornaReidJazz www.facebook.com/pages/Lorna-Reid/145885585477690

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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.birnacdshop.com www.birnacdshop.com ------------------------------------------------

TAMMY MILLER Let It Go ep : cd / download Release Date: 14 October This is the debut EP from singer songwriter Tammy Miller, "Let It Go". Hailing from the Scottish Borders and in a very short space of time, this super talented musician has already built a strong following and continues to impress in the music industry. This acoustic EP is a tiny, but amazing look at this amazing new talent and star of the future. Listen: www.soundcloud.com/tammymillerofficial-1 Available from: At events & gigs from sales point and on Itunes / Amazon / Spotify / Google Play / Deezer / Bloom fm / Nokia Music / Blinkbox / eMusic / xbox Music www.facebook.com/tammymillerofficial www.soundcloud.com/tammymillerofficial-1 www.twitter.com/tammymilleruk www.youtube.com/user/tammybabeyxxx / ------------------------------------------------

TOM McCONNELL Scraps ep : download Release Date: 24 September 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

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ROVING CROWS Deliberate Distractions Album : cd Release Date: 4 November Deliberate Distractions is the Crows 3rd album release, recorded and produced by The Roving Crows and Nick Brine at Rockfield Studios. A creative jump from their 2nd album Bacchanalia, this is a collection of original songs encompassing their diverse sound. Listen: www.rovingcrows.com http://soundcloud.com/therovingcrows Available from: www.rovingcrows.com/shop.html www.facebook.com/therovingcrows www.rovingcrows.com http://twitter.com/therovingcrows ------------------------------------------------

THE DEADLY WINTERS Away Boys, Away Album : cd / download Release Date: 7 October - From Monday 23 September, and for a limited time only, you will be able to stream the album on Bandcamp and Amazing Tunes. Recorded live over one weekend at Gargleblast Studios, Hamilton (Scotland) with Producer Andy Miller, the album follows the historical journey of an unnamed hero through childhood dreams of becoming a pirate on

the high seas, to first loves, the horror of war and the hope of one day making the long journey home. The result is something that will lift the soul yet break the heart of anyone who enjoys a ripping good story. Listen: The album will be released on Monday 7 October 2013. From Monday 23 September, and for a limited time only, you will be able to stream the album on Bandcamp and Amazing Tunes. Bandcamp - http://thedeadlywinters.bandcamp.com/ Amazing Tunes - http://deadlywinters.amazingtunes.com/ YouTube Preview Video - http://www.youtube.com/deadlywinters Available from: iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/the-deadly-winters/id428156644 Bandcamp - http://thedeadlywinters.bandcamp.com/ Amazing Tunes - http://deadlywinters.amazingtunes.com/ + Amazon Digital, Google Play www.thedeadlywinters.com www.facebook.com/deadlywinters www.twitter.com/deadlywinters ------------------------------------------------

BLACK AND WHITE BOY Fragile Album : cd / download Release Date: 28 September "...the singers voice is acutely soulful and perfectly edged to fit a variety of sounds and genres with comfort, and this is throughout each and every track as the songs do sweep though blues, soft rock, soul, and pop quite easily as the album goes on. I personally think that the way he puts both lyric, and music together, is nothing short of a masterclass in songwriting." Jamie Mcdermid - New Hellfire Club Glasgow Listen: http://blackandwhiteboy.bandcamp.com/album/fragile Available from: http://blackandwhiteboy.bandcamp.com/album/fragile http://acrerecords.com/fr_shop.cfm www.blackandwhiteboy.net www.facebook.com/blackandwhiteboymusic https://twitter.com/Bl4ckWhiteBoy ------------------------------------------------

ED MUIRHEAD Simple Life Album : cd / download Release Date: 4 October Ed sings ballads and new-fashioned folk songs: with a voice that is "rich, distinct and full of feeling and warmth", his passion shows through. Somewhere between Ray Charles and Michael Marra, he combines blues piano riffs and old-fashioned songwriting. Listen: www.edmuirhead.co.uk www.edmuirhead.bandcamp.com Available from: Tattie Records - www.tattierecords.com - TATTCD04 www.facebook.com/EdSings www.twitter.com/Ed_Sings ------------------------------------------------

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MMXIII - I ep : download Release Date: Out Now The headline track is a cover of “Love Song” which was originally recorded by Scottish legends Simple Minds back in 1981. Universal You has created a throbbing crossover dance track with razor sharp guitar hooks and sexy vocals.The other tracks confirm the bands move to dance rhythms while retaining the guitars they have become known for. Listen: http://snd.sc/14aH5pr http://www.youtube.com/user/UniversalYouBand Available from: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/mmxiii-i-ep/id651040809 www.universalyou.co.uk www.facebook.com/universalyou https://twitter.com/UniversalYou

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Twist of Fate Album : cd / download Release Date: 23 September Gerry Jablonski and The Electric Band have long been one of the most successful acts to come out of Aberdeen. Their first two albums on Fat Hippy Records have sold to classic blues rock fans all over the world and both albums have had to be re-pressed. Their stunning third album recorded while their drummer Dave Innes was fighting cancer shows real passion and pain and it takes the band to a new level. Listen: www.youtube.com/user/GerryJablonskiBand Available from: www.gerryjablonskiband.com/store.html www.gerryjablonskiband.com https://twitter.com/GJEB ------------------------------------------------

ROSS AINSLIE Wide Open Album : cd / download Release Date: Out Now Nominated as 'Musician of the Year' at the 2013 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, Ross is one of the most sought after musicians in the Scottish music scene today; performing with Salsa Celtica, Dougie MacLean and The Treacherous Orchestra. 'Wide Open' is a snap shot of Ross's influences and is a diverse collection of musical styles that have inspired him. The nine tracks feature his talents as master piper and whistle player as well as his skills on cittern and mandolin - he is joined by a wonderful line-up of musicians. 'Wide Open' is dedicated to his teacher and mentor the late Gordon Duncan. Listen: http://rossainslie.bandcamp.com/album/wide-open Available from: www.rossainslie.com/shop www.rossainslie.com www.facebook.com/pages/Ross-Ainslie/116041585175630 ------------------------------------------------

BARBARA DICKSON To Each & Everyone - The Songs of Gerry Rafferty Album : cd / download Release Date: 1 September Barbara Dickson's new album is a collection of 'The Songs of Gerry Rafferty'. A tribute to someone she

admired and was proud to call a friend. Barbara Dickson is an international recording artist with several hits to her credit and an actress with many stage successes. She tours throughout the UK in major venues to packed houses and will embark on her next tour in October. Barbara was both a friend of Gerry and a great admirer of his songs, which comes across in this tribute album. It is again produced by the amazing multi-instrumentalist Troy Donockley. Listen: https://soundcloud.com/barbaradickson Available from: www.barbaradickson.net/shop (on release) Pre-order: http://amzn.to/1dwQf5B www.barbaradickson.net www.facebook.com/barbaradicksonofficial https://twitter.com/BarbaraDickson ------------------------------------------------

GIFTED KINGS Lose What Makes You Album : cd Release Date: September Glasgow's Gifted Kings are set to release their their debut album, recorded under the same roof as legendary Oasis and Queen albums. The band is made up of two sets of brothers: Derek Murray (guitar/vocals), Andy Murray (lead guitar), Gary Smith (drums), Paul Smith (bass). On “Lose What Makes You” Gifted Kings teamed up with top producer Nick Brine (Oasis, The Darkness, Bruce Springsteen) and mastering wizard Pete Maher (U2,Depeche Mode). Their music has been used in several shows on Channel 4, S4C, ITV1, Sky Sports. Ripcurl and O’Neill Sports have adopted Gifted Kings' music in advertising campaigns targeting the USA, Australia and Asia. Listen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cn7jjJ2dKJk Soundcloud: http://snd.sc/XJ7erI Available from: www.giftedkings.com https://twitter.com/giftedkingsband www.facebook.com/pages/Gifted-Kings/110544745779941 ------------------------------------------------

THE LITTLE KICKS Put Your Love In Front Of Me Album : cd / download Release Date: 30 September The Little Kicks are a 4 piece band with a reputation for a great live show and are known for their distinctly catchy upbeat indie pop songs. They have shared stages with the likes of Foals, The Vaccines, Frightened

Rabbit, Glasvegas, Maximo Park, Mystery Jets, Errors, The Kooks, Editors, The Macabees and many more. Their debut album “Boxing Clever” was released to critical acclaim and their second album “The Little Kicks” received favourable reviews in the NME (7/10) who said the band “produced a nice line in brittle funk alongside pocket epics they should be proud of”. IsThisMusic awarded the album 4****/ 5 and The Scotsman named The Little Kicks as a band of the year for 2011/2012 and The Sun newspaper included the band in a feature of Top 10 for 2012. Listen: https://soundcloud.com/the-little-kicks http://thelittlekicks.bandcamp.com/ Available from: www.thelittlekicks.bigcartel.com/category/cds http://www.thelittlekicks.co.uk/ https://twitter.com/TheLittleKicks www.facebook.com/pages/The-Little-Kicks/118594241569127 ------------------------------------------------

RODDY HART & THE LONESOME FIRE Self Titled Album : cd / download Release Date: 2 September Roddy Hart & The Lonesome Fire is the eponymous debut album from one of Scotland’s most industrious and respected bands, released on Middle of Nowhere Recordings Hart takes a leap of songwriting faith on the album – visiting themes of death, desolation, religion and loss- underpinned by the hopeful romanticism, characteristic of his earlier work, Roddy connects with his band The Lonesome Fire to create a vividly widescreen sonic landscape, given life by the producer of Coldplay’s multi-million selling album X&Y. Listen: https://soundcloud.com/monrecordings-1 Available from: www.monr.co.uk/shop/ - pre-order now! https://twitter.com/roddyhart www.facebook.com/RoddyHartandtheLonesomeFire http://www.monr.co.uk/ ------------------------------------------------

THE APPARELLS Reflections ep : cd / download Release Date: Out Now

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The debut 6 track EP from Glasgow four-piece The Apparells. Lee Cuthbertson (Lead guitar/vocals), Paddy McBrearty (Rythym guitar/vocals), Stephen McCartney (Bass) and Jay Murray (Drums) all brought up in the shadows of Glasgow’s famous shipyards, have went from strength to strength since forming in 2011 creating a buzz wherever they go and steadily building up a healthy fan base. Listen: https://soundcloud.com/the-apparells/gypsy-ryder-1 Available from: all good digital retailers and on CD in local record shops https://twitter.com/TheApparells www.theapparells.com www.facebook.com/theapparells ------------------------------------------------

UNKLE BOB Release Name ep : cd / download Release Date: Out Now Unkle Bob returns with brand new EP, Songs For Others, released on 19th August 2013 via JustMe. Largely recorded in a Scottish bedroom, singer-songwriter Rick took inspiration from artists like R Stevie Moore, Nick Cave, Grizzly Bear and The Smiths, moving away from a purely acoustic sound to experiment with electric guitars, distortion pedals and looping effects. The EP embodies Unkle Bob’s ability to create catchy hooks, enhanced by echoing, overlapping vocals and cathartic lyrics that explore love and loss. Listen: http://www.youtube.com/rik808 Available from: http://unklebob.com/blog/shop/ www.facebook.com/unklebobband http://twitter.com/Unklebobband www.unklebob.com ------------------------------------------------

THULA BORAH Qualia Album : cd / download Release Date: Out Now The latest instalment in the Thula Borah story has arrived, praised in the past for their haunting and diverse sounds, the band now presents a six track album that drips quality from every pore. The mix includes brooding, haunting soundscapes, some more direct compositions and a couple of longer songs. Those lengthier tracks allow the band to explore deeper themes and ideas through the natural progression of the music. Listen: http://thulaborah.bandcamp.com/ Available from: iTunes, Amazon and many more digital locations as well as band camp. Physical copies will be available at gigs as well as from the band’s website http://thulaborah.com www.facebook.com/ThulaBorahMusic https://twitter.com/ThulaBorah http://thulaborah.com ------------------------------------------------

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Songs From Inspire Album : download Release Date: Out Now The Scots Music Group’s Inspire project aims to broaden access to community music by working in partnership with local support organisations in Edinburgh, offering opportunities for vulnerable people affected by issues of homelessness, poverty, addiction and mental health to take part in music, song and dance. 'Songs from Inspire' features Karine Polwart, Dick Gaughan, Louis Abbott & Sarah Hayes (Admiral Fallow) and Adam Holmes, produced by Matheu Watson and Ian McCalman, mixed by Matheu Watson and Paul Savage. Listen: http://bit.ly/13SJEaw Available from: Download only, available on iTunes @ http://bit.ly/13SJEaw & other platforms www.inspirescotsmusic.org.uk ------------------------------------------------

WINGIN' IT For The Many Album : cd / download Release Date: Out Now Wingin' It are an award winning guitar duo from Scotland. Adam Bulley and Chas Mackenzie formed the duo in 2005, having met playing in other projects in and around Scotland. The duo perform a wide range of material from Rock, Pop, Funk, as well as instrumental pieces in the style of Gypsy Jazz, Bluegrass and Classical. "Astonishingly good" Martin Taylor MBE Listen: http://winginit.bandcamp.com/ Available from: www.winginitduo.com/shop/ www.winginitduo.com www.facebook.com/winginitduo ------------------------------------------------

THE WYNNTOWN MARSHALS The Long Haul Album : cd / download Release Date: Out Now The Marshals' sound can loosely be described as ‘country rock', although the power pop hooks of "Two's Company" and the Stones-y swagger of "You Can Have My Heart" convey the band's love of guitars, their way with a catchy chorus and their unabashed belief in the power of rock music as a storytelling medium. Organ and piano are more prominent on this album, on two tracks simple strings are employed to beautiful effect. Listen: http://wynntownmarshals.bandcamp.com/ Available from: www.thewynntownmarshals.com/shop www.thewynntownmarshals.com ------------------------------------------------

THE CUT THROAT RAZORS Dr. Gelati & The Lemon Garden Album : cd / download Release Date: Out Now Welcome to the world of The Cut Throat Razors, a

sharp dressed Glasgow based 10 piece band formed in 2010 who have been filling the dance floors of Scotland ever since. This, their first album, was released in June in Glasgow's Stereo where the band performed their self-penned songs of love, lingerie, libation and liberation. They have a big punchy sound, evoking classic ska, motown, new wave, big band swing and polka! You will find them strangely unique. Listen: http://www.thecutthroatrazors.co.uk/music.html Available from: https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/the-cut-throat-razors/id575684702 www.thecutthroatrazors.co.uk www.facebook.com/thecutthroatrazors ------------------------------------------------

HERCULEAN The Falling Thunder ep : cd / download Release Date: Out Now Herculean are a three-piece alternative rock band based in Glasgow. The defining factors in their music include atmospheric guitars, falsetto vocals, anthemic choruses and mature songwriting. Their debut EP was recorded at Chem19 Studios and engineered by Jamie Savage, brother of award winning producer Paul Savage. They've been described as "Future wordsmiths" by BBC's Ally McCrae. Listen: http://www.youtube.com/herculeanmusic Available from: http://www.herculeanmusic.com/#/shop/4575266641 www.herculeanmusic.com www.facebook.com/herculeanmusic www.twitter.com/herculeanmusic ------------------------------------------------

LLOYD JAMES FAY The Black River Chronicles Album : cd / download Release Date: Out Now Having already caught the critics’ ear (Radio 1, Channel 4) as frontman of acclaimed Scottish alternative rock quartet Thula Borah, Lloyd James Fay embarks on his first foray into solo territory with the highly anticipated release of his beguiling debut LP, The Black River Chronicles. An introspective reflection of his formative years, childhood stories and forlorn first loves in suburban Lanarkshire’s creaking post-steel-industry suburbs, the album sees the Glaswegian suburbanite rocker turn pastoral singer-songwriter and embrace the subtler ambient and acoustic textures that pepper his band’s catalogue. Listen: https://soundcloud.com/lloydjamesfay Available from: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/the-black-river-chronicles/id624628972 http://lloydjamesfay.com www.facebook.com/LloydJamesFay ------------------------------------------------

ALEX HYNES Slow your breath ep : cd / download Release Date: Out Now In celebration of Electric Honey's 20th Anniversary, the renowned college label presents 'Slow Your Breat', the debut EP from exciting new singer-songwriter Alex Hynes. Stirling based

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Alex is a Scottish-Canadian multi-instrumentalist who has already supported acts as diverse as Eddi Reader, Ruby Turner and Gallagher & Lyle. His EP comprises a small collection of distinct songs capturing a broad range of sounds and influences. Listen: http://www.youtube.com/user/Dannoneusk91 Available from: itunes, amazon, spotify www.facebook.com/alexhynesmusic ------------------------------------------------

THE TRADE Fu-Go Album : cd / download Release Date: Out Now The Trade have been busy working on new songs during some of the busiest times of each of the guys lives. But the fruits of their labours have come together and they've now recorded their second album - Fu-Go - which they feel is giving something to their fans, which they'll love! The band have been touring the UK extensively for three years and are planning a busy 2013. Listen: https://soundcloud.com/TheTrade Available from: Available on itunes, Amazon and more! www.the-trade.co.uk www.facebook.com/thetradeoffical www.twitter.com/the_trade ------------------------------------------------

ELECTROBUDDHA Evolution Album : cd / download Release Date: Out Now Described by the Glasgow Daily Record as The Stones meets The Beta Band with Hendrix on decks, Electrobuddha's Evolution album is out and out Scottish rock at it's finest and has been played by the likes of Jim Gellatly. Well worthy of a listen. Listen: https://soundcloud.com/electrobuddha-1 Available from: http://electrobuddha.bandcamp.com/album/evolution-album www.electrobuddha.co.uk ------------------------------------------------

SHY & DRS featuring NAZARETH I've Got (Enough Love) single : download Release Date: Out Now The 3rd single release from 'The Dons of Hip Hop' - Shy & DRS featuring RocK Royalty Nazareth! The new face of Scottish hip hop meets the Classic rock titans in a rap infused remix reminiscent of the Run DMC vs Aeromsmith hit 'Walk this Way'. Recorded in Germany, its one of 2 album tracks to feature the Dunfermline Rock Gods. Listen: soundcloud / bandcamp / youtube - www.youtube.com/shyanddrsvevo

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DELTA MAINLINE Oh! Enlightened Debut Album : cd / vinyl / download Release Date: Out Now Delta Mainline are from Edinburgh and their much-anticipated debut album 'Oh! Enlightened' was recorded at Chem19 Studios over two years, with engineering and co-production by Davey McAulay (Mogwai, Mike Heron, Remember Remember). The album flows effortlessly, its celestial air countered by an unpredictable sonic menace, before climaxing in a serene, haunting end. The band will be touring Oh! Enlightened across the UK from March. Listen: https://soundcloud.com/delta-mainline Available from: http://deltamainline.bandcamp.com/ http://deltamainline.com/shop/ https://twitter.com/deltamainlineuk https://www.facebook.com/deltamainlineofficial http://deltamainline.com/ ------------------------------------------------

COLLAR UP Ghosts Album : cd / download Release Date: Out Now Second album Ghosts is an excellent snapshot of a band achieving its full potential while resolutely following its own path. The Collar Up sound is partly informed by the soundscape reveries and sophisticated arrangements of Beach House, Mercury Rev, Kate Bush and Cocteau Twins. Bookended by instrumental opening and closing credits, Ghosts gushes with a veritable torrent of lush, reverb-heavy textures. Listen: http://www.soundcloud.com/collarup Available from: http://www.soundcloud.com/collarup https://twitter.com/collarupmusic www.facebook.com/collarup.band ------------------------------------------------

JOHN MACKIE POET A Strand of Pearls Album : cd / download Release Date: Out Now A Strand of Pearls is the new album from John Mackie Poet. The album centres around the poems from John's work, Pearl Diving By Moonlight, backed by the music of Gavin Sutherland, Miguel Padilla, Alexander Jarvie, Kris Orskov, Alastair Thomson and Duncan Wood. "Generously hypnotic verse - at once intellectual and intimate." Listen: https://soundcloud.com/john-mackie-poet Available from: www.amazon.co.uk, iTunes, www.birnamcdshop.com http://www.johnmackie.net/

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TOMMANI Banzai Bushi Album : cd / download Release Date: Out NOw Banzai Bushi is the debut album by recording artist/producer, Tommani, and released by a new Scottish Independent label, Rock Aye Records Ltd based in Midlothian. It draws on the artist's long held love of computer games and related technology, the creative influence of Joe Hisaishi (composer for many Studio Ghibli movies), and the inspiration of traditional Japanese Edo period folk music. Listen: https://soundcloud.com/rock-aye-records/banzai-bushi Available from: www.amazon.co.uk, iTunes, www.birnamcdshop.com www.birnamcdshop.com ------------------------------------------------

ROBERT LAMBIE Moon Bay Tides Album : cd / download Release Date: Out Now Robert Lambie is a singer/songwriter from Scotland. Moon Bay Tides, released by Broad St. Music Productions, is his debut album. The result of a voyage of creative discovery, the album uncovers vast musical landscapes and acoustic expressions of the human condition. Available from: www.amazon.co.uk, iTunes, www.birnacdshop.com www.facebook.com/robert.lambie.5 ------------------------------------------------

THE WELL RESTED Family Tree single : download Release Date: Out Now After growing popularity within the Edinburgh music scene and a series of successful gigs, The Well Rested have decided to release Family Tree as a single. The Well Rested are a three piece, Edinburgh based band and I would describe the music as Alternative Indie/Folk. This stripped down music is refreshing, original and easy to listen too. Prominent bass and drums play along side catchy guitar riffs. Listen: https://soundcloud.com/the-well-rested Available from: Every major download and streaming service, including iTunes, spotify and amazon etc. www.facebook.com/TheWellRested ------------------------------------------------

PANDA SU Maps single : download Release Date: Out Now Following the release of her two previous EP's 'Sticks and Bricks' (2010) and 'I Begin' (2011), Panda Su returns with new single 'Maps', (Peter Panda Records) on 29th April 2013. Somewhat different from her previous work, 'Maps' signifies a new experimental direction. Listen:

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OCTOBER Glasgay! Glasgow October 9 - November 9 Welcome to Glasgay!. The 20th anniversary festival runs in Glasgow with an exciting line up including work from Jackie Kay, Scottee, Tina C, Maw Broon, Terry Neason, Stef Smith, Martin O'Connor & Donna Rutherford. We celebrate our LEGACY and the particular contribution made by LGBT artists past and present. The Spree Paisley October 10-20 The Spree is back after a successful debut in Paisley last year…and the 2013 version will be bigger and better. Taking place over 11 days in October, the festival has been designed to wrap around the Royal National Mòd, Scotland’s premier celebration of Gaelic language and culture, which is coming to Paisley for the first time. With Mòd fringe events also taking place in the town

at the same time, Paisley will have a real festival feel, and will be the place to be in October.The bulk of The Spree action will take place in the unique setting of a Spiegeltent in County Square in the heart of the town, with bigger shows to be held in the stunning 850-year-old Paisley Abbey . www.thespree.co.uk Biggar Little Festival Biggar October 17-27 A family-friendly festival in the historic market town of Biggar celebrating music, dance, arts and crafts, literature, and drama. Biggar will be filled with an eclectic programme of workshops, exhibitions, children's events, performances, a craft and food fair, and festival clubs. Take your pick from more than 50 events spread across 10 days in October. Many events are free! So start planning your visit to the Biggar Little Festival now! www.biggar-little-festival.com

Oxjam Dundee Dundee October 19 The biggest music event of it's kind in Tayside, with 5 venues hosting live local acts, from indie bands, acoustic artists, DJs, reggae acts and more, this years event will be the largest yet in Dundee's participation in the nationwide Oxjam Music Festival. Venues will be open from 1pm onwards, with an after party late on. All proceeds go to the great charity, Oxfam, which is helping to eradicate poverty across the globe. With the help of this festival, money can be raised to help families all over the world. So whilst you have a great day listening to the best local talent around, you'll be helping out a great cause. www.facebook.com/OxjamDundeeTakeover Sound North East Scotland October 23 - November 21 sound is driven by the passion to make new music more accessible to audiences of all ages and backgrounds. It embraces a network of local organisations to produce a varied programme of events exploring new music. The festival brings together a large range of different genres of music to appeal to a wide variety of tastes and encourage people to discover new sounds and widen their musical horizons. www.sound-scotland.co.uk Perthshire Amber - The Dougie MacLean Festival Perthshire October 25 - November 3 This is the 9th year of Perthshire Amber and promises once again to be full of wonderful concerts featuring the finest of Scotland's musical talent as well as some international guests. The venues are as special as ever, ranging from the prestigious Perth Concert Hall to town halls and tiny village halls, from atmospheric castles to the historic Dunkeld Cathedral and even including an iron age Crannog on Loch Tay…18 venues in all in 2013! The festival is always always evolving (remember it began as just a weekend of concerts!) and this year organisers have put a lot of thought into the whole concept of 'Amber Discoveries' to complement their programme of concerts. All the Perthshire Amber team look forward to welcoming you to Perthshire in the autumn. www.perthshireamber.com

Denholm Folk Music Festival Denholm (Scottish Borders) October 31- 3 November Folk fused with rock and country gives the 10th Denholm Folk Music Festival an added twist. This folk fusion festival in the Scottish countryside is a relative newcomer, slowly building a reputation in the local area. It's a small and cozy affair not far across the Scottish border which has always managed to attract quality headline acts to compliment the workshops and open mic sessions. Free sessions all weekend in the Auld Cross Keys, The Fox and Hounds and Denholm Meet. Sessions, licensed bar and meals available all weekend in the Festival Club, Lesser Hall. www.denholmfolkfest.co.uk Skye Swing Jazz Festival Isle of Skye October 31 - 3 November This autumn sees the Isle of Skye host its first “Swing Jazz Festival”, a weekend of wonderful music, fun, nostalgia, glamour and dancing. The Sage Gateshead’s ‘Jambone Youth Ensemble’ and Corrie Dick the winner of Young Scottish Jazz Musician of The Year will share the weekend with The Rick Taylor Big Band, The Brian Molley Quartet and The Stu Brown Sextet who will be playing the music of Raymond Scott the composer of the eye-popping “Looney Toons” music for Tom and Jerry, The Simpsons and Ren and Stimpey. One of the highlights of the weekend is a 1940s Big Band Night on Saturday 2nd November some of the finest musicians in Scotland are coming together to perform the music of Artie Shaw, Glenn Miller, Count Basie and all the greats. You can dance the night away or sit and listen with the 16 piece Rick Taylor Big-Band, featuring The Bevvy Sisters, who bring to life the iconic Andrews Sisters. We are holding weekly dancing classes led by Lorayne McLucas of SKYEDANCE to get us in the mood starting Wednesday 25th September. For tickets and info see www.seall.co.uk www.facebook.com/skyeswingjazzfestival Sonica Glasgow October 31 - November 3 Welcome to the second Sonica, a long weekend of sonic art encompassing music, performance, sound, multimedia and visual art. Sonica is Cryptic’s dedicated festival

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to world-class sonic arts and music. Sonica adds to Glasgow’s vibrant music scene by presenting work by established international artists, providing a UK platform for further performances of exceptional and rarely seen work and, showcasing the best emerging local and international talent. Tickets on sale now. Early bird tickets, purchase tickets to Tramway by Monday 21 October for £8 instead of the standard price of £12. Special Offers: Buy a ticket for two shows at Tramway and get a free ticket for the third show. This offer can only be purchased by calling the Tramway Box Office on 0845 330 3501. www.sonic-a.co.uk

NOVEMBER Aberfeldy Festival Aberfeldy November 1-3 Aberfeldy Festival is back and this year’s line-up is going to be bigger and better than ever! With the latest and greatest contemporary alternative music, alongside poetry, art, street entrainment and fireworks, it’s certainly going to be a great weekend. Those kind folk at DEWAR’S® are sponsoring our amazing festival again this year, so there is sure to be some great whisky too…what more can you ask! www.aberfeldyfestival.co.uk Scottish Soulful Weekender 3 Dumfries November 1-3 SSW3 - the third Scottish Soulful Weekender and biggest event so far! The last two year's events were massive successes and were hailed as "the friendliest weekender ever" by all of the patrons that attended this incredible 3 day and 3 night event set in an incredible venue. Don't be misled by the name The Scottish Soulful Weekender, yes we play a lot of soul music in some of the rooms but we also cater for soulful and jackin' house music lovers in the Pressure Point and nu disko, techy vibes and edits in the Blue Room with everything else in between. www.scottishsoulfulweekender.co.uk Carrying Stream Festival Edinburgh November 6-13 The 12th annual autumn music festival by The Edinburgh Folk Club who meet every Wednesday at 8pm

in the Pleasance Cabaret Bar www.edinburghfolkclub.co.uk House Folk Scottish Music Festival Kinlochard November 7-8 Now in its sixth year the House Folk Scottish Music Festival brings you two nights of Scottish music performed by top artists in a highly unusual and intimate venue. The concerts take place every year in autumn in the village of Kinlochard situated in the Heart of the Trossachs. The concerts offer an expo of bagpipe, accordion, strings, fiddle, vocals and flute music fusing traditional and contemporary Scottish styles that have influenced the music scene around the globe. Each night differs from the other but both include a blend of great music for everyone with a mix of folk and traditional styles! www.scottishmusicfestival.co.uk Carlisle Blues & Rock Festival Carlisle November 8-10 The highly acclaimed Carlisle Blues Festival celebrated five incredibly exciting and successful years with a weekend event in November 2011 which many regarded as the best UK blues festival of the year. 2012 even surpassed that cementing the event as one of the top three of its kind in the country. The key to the success of the Carlisle Blues & Rock Festival has always been the consistent strength of the line up and its refusal to be restricted within a genre. It doesn’t guarantee to please all of the people all of the time but it does promise to please the vast majority of the audience for the most part of the time. Whatever happens the Carlisle festival in 2013 promises another feast of the very best in real live music. Would you want to miss out? http://carlislebluesfestival.com/ Kinross-shire Music Festival Kinross-shire November 14-17+22-24 Kinross-shire Local Events Organisation (KLEO) is delighted to announce that Ricky Ross will perform at the Kinross-shire Music Festival which will take place over two weekends (14-17 Nov and 22-24 Nov) in Kinross and Milnathort. Other performances will range from Rock, Jazz, Folk, Blues and Classical and includes an under-18 “Kinross-shire’s Got Talent Competition” for

Children in Need. Ticket information and sale will be through our website and TicketWeb. www.kinrossmusicfestival.co.uk Strathspèy Away 2013 Kingussie November 15-17 Building on Dannsa's legacy, Strathspe Away will now be lead by a committee of enthusiastic supporters of the event. Dannsa is happy to announce the return of the very successful weekend festival of traditional dance but this time with an international twist. On 15-17th November 2013 Kingussie will be bouncing once again with dance workshops, showcases and live music from across the land. www.dannsa.com/forthcoming_events.asp The Piano 2013 Glasgow November 16 - December 1 Ultimately, the piano, like every instrument is merely a tool, a means to an end. But no other instrument can compare with the piano for the power it gives the individual player to create a whole many-voiced world of colours, lines, arguments, textures – and emotions. Few other instruments have proven themselves as multifaceted and versatile as this astounding creation of wood, metal, wire, felt and lacquer. That is why in November, we celebrate The Piano. www.glasgowmusic.co.uk Fiddle 2013 Edinburgh November 22-24 The Scots Fiddle Festival seeks to sustain and promote Scottish fiddle tradition and idioms, by providing a platform for performance, education, and participation. A weekend of concerts, recitals, workshops, talks and exhibitions is held on an annual basis highlighting regional Scottish fiddle styles and intercultural connections. www.scotsfiddlefestival.com

St Andrews Festival St Andrews November 30 Celebrating St Andrews Day in St Andrews is like celebrating St Patrick’s Day in Dublin! Join the town in celebrating Scotland’s patron saint. Spend the day visiting top tourist attractions including St Andrews Cathedral where it is said a relic of St Andrew is buried and then spend the night enjoying the festivities. Join the pipe band led torchlight procession through the town culminating in the largest outdoor Ceilidh in the world! Savour the atmosphere of the weekend with a variety of fringe events and performances including the St Andrews Food & Drink Festival. www.festivalsinfife.co.uk/festivals/67-st-andrews-festival

DECEMBER Edinburgh's Hogmanay Edinburgh December 31 Four fabulous days and nights of amazing events kick off the world's greatest New Year party. With the traditional torchlit procession, street performers, fireworks, concerts, ceilidh, the big Hogmanay party itself and a New Year's Day run to blow the cobwebs away - Edinburgh's buzzing. Come along and experience the magic for yourself. www.edinburghshogmanay.org Stirlings Hogmanay Stirling Castle December 31 Stirling's Hogmanay Concert on Stirling Castle's Esplanade, it's the big outdoor concert with headline bands, huge crowds, countdown to midnight and one of the very best fireworks displays in the country. Tickets go on general sale for the Hogmanay concert in October priced at £25 but 500 Early Birds on sale 17 September at £12.50 www.facebook.com/StirlingsHogmanay

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