Music, Folk within 5 miles of Glasgow

Much admired young US folk troubadour embarks on an acoustic tour.

Erstwhile Young Ones funny man leads this troupe featuring Andy (Toss the Feathers and Mike McGoldrick) and Troy Donockley (Iona, Maddy Prior and Midge Ure), mixing punk classics with traditional music.

The singer-songwriter and guitarist from Callander performs folk.

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

The five piece band includes a variety of instruments such as pipes, flute, fiddle, mandolin, whistle and vocals.

Contemporary folk by the quartet formed in Montreal, Quebec.

Politically charged sounds from English 'drunk folk singer'.

The Poembak Collective of 20 musicians preform an eclectic repertoire of world music including jazz, tango, gypsy and Latino.

Self-styled 'progressive patriot' and veteran political activist who is still one of the UK's finest writers of love songs.

Blues and folk residency.

The Georgia-born singer-songwriter puts his considerable guitar chops to good use, rustling up a blues-inspired Americana style.

Euan Drysdale and Alastair Savage perform an evening of acoustic music with an intimate feel, including some classic Burns songs.

Carol has a style between Joni Mitchell and Joan Armatrading, now with seven albums, risen from a young unknown to a household name.

The Glasgow Islay Gaelic Choir with Mouzh Paotred Breizh from Brittany.

Melodic bluegrass originals from this outfit, fronted by Sid Griffin.

A basic introduction to playing the bagpipes, come and try this traditional iconic instrument.

A chance to try the pipes and drums with HeedrumHodrum.

Eastern European music.

Arresting singer-songwriter from Dublin's Northside with a full-on guttural vocal style which has found favour with Morrissey.

Gaughan plays an eclectic mix of styles and stringed instruments combining his classic orchestration skills with a love of the Scots ballad.

Scottish and French-Canadian traditional and contemporary music.

Esther on one of her annual trips back to her birthplace.