Music, Country

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Blueflint

Lady banjo players extraordinaire tour their bluegrass ballads.

Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides, Edinburgh

Fri 16 Aug

£12 (£10) / 0131 346 8237

Sat 17 Aug

£12 (£10) / 0131 346 8237

Carlisle Folk Club

Fri 7 Jun

£10 / 01228 541799

  • 19:45

Dalkeith Arts Centre

Wed 29 May

£5–£7 / 0131 663 6986

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Congress Theatre, Cwmbran

Fri 31 May

£16 ( £14; £14) / 01633 868239

  • 19:30

Kings Theatre, Southsea

Thu 13 Jun

£18.50 (Children £16.50; £16.50; £16.50; £16.50; £15.50 OAP) / 02392 828282

  • 19:30

Pomegranate Theatre, Chesterfield

Tue 11 Jun

£17.50 (£15.50) / 01246 345222

  • 19:30

Guildtown Bluegrass Music Festival

Scotland shows its love for bluegrass with this popular festival that celebrated its 27th year with Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen, a top US band, who were supported by a selection of Scottish and European bands. 2013 is set to be similarly exciting.

Guildtown Village Hall, Perth

Fri 19 Jul

Times vary / Weekend £45; Children £20 / 07968 124582

Sat 20 Jul

Times vary / Weekend £45; Children £20 / 07968 124582

Sun 21 Jul

Times vary / Weekend £45; Children £20 / 07968 124582

The Searchers

The Searchers have survived multiple line-up changes as well as a schism of People's Front of Judea-style bitterness, the echoes of which twang across the internet to this day. Longest-lasting original member John McNally leads the band that gave us 'Needles and Pins' and 'Sweets for my Sweet'.

The Mill At Sonning, Reading

Sun 9 Jun

£44 / 0118 969 8000

  • 20:15

Princess Theatre, Torquay

Fri 26 Jul

£18.50–£20.50 / 0870 847 2315

Ann Breen

Irish country music by the singer from Downpatrick.

Pavilion Theatre, Great Yarmouth

Fri 18 Oct

£16 / 01493 662832

  • 19:30

Princess Theatre, Hunstanton

Sun 6 Oct

£12.50–£16.50 / 01485 532252

  • 19:30
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Neko Case

The Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist and member of The New Pornographers plays indie-rock and alternative country.

Village Underground, London EC2A

Fri 24 May

£15.50 phone for avaliability / 020 7422 7505

  • 19:00 – 22:00

Fat Lil's, Witney

Fri 18 Oct

£8; £7 adv / 01993 703 385

  • 20:00

The Jazz Cafe, London NW1

Thu 12 Sep

£10 adv / 020 7485 6834

  • 19:00 – 23:00

Yardbirds Rock Club, Grimsby

Sun 26 May

Phone for prices / 07771 520374

  • 19:00

Garry Blackmore Band, Dave Paisley, Terry Black

The singer and his band performs country music.

Brentwood Theatre

Sun 26 May

£11; £10 adv / 01277 200305

  • 19:00

Howlin' Radio

Classic folk, rock and country covers from this collective.

Samuel Dow's, Glasgow

Sat 25 May

Free / 0141 423 0107

  • 20:30

Jay Diggins

The singer-songwriter and guitarist performs soft rock with an alternative country and blues influence.

The Brickyard, Carlisle

Sat 21 Sep

£5 adv / 01228 512220

  • 20:00

The Green Door Store, Brighton

Fri 27 Sep

Phone for prices / 07894 267053

  • 19:00
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9 to 5: The Musical

Three office workers get their own back on their lying bigot of a boss and conspire to take over the company, all while singing along to 18 classic Dolly Parton numbers.

The Edinburgh Playhouse

Tue 4 Jun

£15–£45 / 0844 871 3014

Wed 5 Jun

£15–£45 / 0844 871 3014

Thu 6 Jun

£15–£45 / 0844 871 3014

…and 2 more dates until 8 Jun

His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen

Mon 24 Jun

£15.50–£42.50 / 01224 641122

Tue 25 Jun

£15.50–£42.50 / 01224 641122

Wed 26 Jun

£15.50–£42.50 / 01224 641122

…and 3 more dates until 29 Jun

King's Theatre, Glasgow

Tue 13 Aug

£9.75–£45 / 0844 871 7648

Wed 14 Aug

£14.50–£45 / 0844 871 7648

Thu 15 Aug

£14.50–£45 / 0844 871 7648

…and 2 more dates until 17 Aug

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Glasgow Americana

Blues, country and folk fest following in the footsteps of the fondly remembered Big Big Country festival.

Various venues: Glasgow

Wed 2 Oct

Times & prices vary (£10–£16) / 07960 152333

Thu 3 Oct

Times & prices vary (£10–£16) / 07960 152333

Fri 4 Oct

Times & prices vary (£10–£16) / 07960 152333

…and 2 more dates until 6 Oct

John Pearson, Jem Turpin

The finger-picking guitarist plays blues, country-blues and roots.

Ypres Castle Inn, Rye

Sun 8 Sep

Free / 01797 223 248

  • 19:00 – 21:00

Keep It Cash: Johnny Cash Tribute

The man in black and country icon gets the tribute treatment.

Acorn Arts Centre, Penzance

Sat 25 May

£10 / 01736 365520

  • 20:00

The Empire, Middlesbrough

Thu 20 Jun

£14 / 01642 253553

  • 19:00

The Flower Pot, Derby

Sat 6 Jul

£10 / 01332 204995

  • 21:30
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The Moat Brothers

The combo plays country and western.

The Porthole, North Shields

Fri 24 May

Free / 0191 257 6645

  • 21:00 – 23:30

Fri 31 May

Free / 0191 257 6645

  • 21:00 – 23:30

Fri 14 Jun

Free / 0191 257 6645

  • 21:00 – 23:30
…and 5 more dates until 26 Jul

Richard Hawley

"Someone call 999, Richard Hawley's been robbed!" These were the humble words of Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner when receiving the 2006 Mercury Music Prize after pipping the bequiffed crooner to the post. Such respect for the songwriter stems from his ability to blend shimmering riffs and melancholic lyrics and…

Somerset House, London WC2R

Sun 14 Jul

£27.50 / 020 7845 4600

  • 19:30

Albert Lee & Hogan's Heroes

Guitarist Albert Lee is joined by Gerry Hogan (guitar), Pete Wingfield (piano), Brian Hodgson (bass) and Peter Baron (drums) for an evening of rockabilly/country rock.

Arts Centre, Swindon

Sat 1 Jun

£20 / 01793 614837

  • 19:30

Astor Community Theatre, Deal

Sat 8 Jun

£20; £18 adv / 01304 370220

  • 20:00

The Brook, Southampton

Thu 19 Sep

£14; £12 adv / 023 8055 5366

  • 21:15

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American Routes

Country covers band.

Fred's Place, Mapperley Plains Sports and Social Club, Nottingham

Sun 25 Aug

£4 / 0115 9120735

  • 20:15

Anna Coogan, Dennis Ellsworth, Mc Hansen

Americana, country and roots singer, originating in Seattle, Washington.

Institute, Colchester

Fri 12 Jul

£12.50; £11 adv / 01376 571775

  • 20:00
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Anushka Jagtiani, Rachael Sage, Mallie, Zoe Hazel

Folk and country by the singer-songwriter who comes from Mumbai.

The Troubadour, London SW5

Tue 9 Jul

£6 / 020 7370 1434

  • 20:00 – 00:00

Arthur Gun, Stone Thieves, The Distant Skies, Liam Rowlands

Alternative rock with an element of country by the four-piece band from London.

The Horn, St Albans

Thu 20 Jun

£6; £4 adv / 01727 853143

  • 20:00

The Backyard Devils

A mix of dirty country, bluegrass and rockabilly from this Canadian quartet.

Broadcast, Glasgow

Thu 20 Jun

£8 / 0141 332 7304

With Full Tonne Kid.

  • 19:30

The Ballachulish Hellhounds

Highland bluegrass and country blues sounds.

Clachaig Inn, Glencoe

Fri 24 May

Prices to be confirmed / 01855 811252

  • 21:00

Ben Glover and Anthony Toner

Northern Ireland singer-songwriter, influenced by Waits and Dylan, whose album features contributions from the august likes of Vince Gill, Buddy Miller and Jim Lauderdale.

CCA, Glasgow

Fri 14 Jun

£9 / 0141 352 4900

  • 20:00
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