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ScotFest

A one-day celebration of homeland food and drink, craft, design and live music. You can nibble your way around the food fair, with samples of regional produce from Galloway Fudge to Arbroath Smokies. The craft fair sells a range of products from handmade cards to woodcarvings, while there's live music throughout the day.

Cochrane Park, Alva

Sat 14 Sep

Times & prices to be confirmed / 01259 215111

Sat 13 Sep

Prices to be confirmed / 01259 215111

  • 10:30 – 16:30

Small Wonder

Rock covers band.

Tricky's Hotel, Redruth

Fri 24 May

Phone for prices / 01209 219292

  • 21:00

The Watering Hole, Perranporth

Fri 31 May

Phone for prices / 01872 572888

  • 21:00 – 23:45

The Spook School

Edinburgh indie four-piece.

Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh

Sat 18 May

£4 / 0131 229 1442

Occasional Flickers guest.

  • 19:00

Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys

The accordion-player and his five piece collective, from Southern Louisiana, plays Cajun-funk and Zydeco.

The Band Room, York

Wed 22 May

£17.50 / 01751 432900

  • 15:45 – 16:30

Wed 29 May

£17.50 / 01751 432900

  • 15:45 – 16:30

Mon 22 Jul

£17.50 / 01751 432900

  • 19:30

Stonehaven Folk Festival

The 25th anniversary of the festival heralds a line-up combining old favourites and exciting new acts in a programme of concerts, ceilidh, workshops, sessions and the Tradition Bearers Concert, as well as some more unusual events like the World Paper 'n' Comb Championships and the Aqua Ceilidh.

Various Venues, Stonehaven

Thu 11 Jul

Times & prices vary / 07766 581596

Fri 12 Jul

Times & prices vary / 07766 581596

Sat 13 Jul

Times & prices vary / 07766 581596

Sun 14 Jul

Times & prices vary / 07766 581596

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Summer Ceilidh With Kate's Kitchen Band

Our annual summer Ceilidh with early English traditional dance, Morris, and Celtic music, a foot-tapping mixture of sounds from start to finish. Get down to your English roots and dance the night away at Ropetackle's fun and friendly summer Ceilidh.

The Ropetackle Arts Centre, Shoreham-by-Sea

Fri 24 May

£10 / 01273 467523

  • 20:00

Sussex Jazz Kings

The trumpeter leads his jazz band, featuring Len Baldwin on trombone, Phil Durell on banjo, clarinettist Bernard Strutt, drummer John Hall and bassist Peter Clancy.

Azur, St. Leonards-on-Sea

Fri 28 Jun

£10 ( £8; £5) / 0845 812 1066

  • 20:00 – 23:00

Concorde Club, Eastleigh

Sun 19 May

£11 ( £7) / 023 8061 3989

  • 20:00

Electric Palace Harwich

Thu 13 Jun

£9 / 01255 553333

  • 20:00 – 22:30

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That'll Be the Day

Step back in time with a brand new edition of the popular touring show, and hear rock'n'roll hits from the 50s, 60s and 70s.

The Anvil, Basingstoke

Fri 31 Jan

£23.50 / 01256 844244

  • 19:45

Assembly Hall Theatre, Tunbridge Wells

Sat 15 Jun

£22–£24 / 01892 530613

  • 19:30

Aylesbury Waterside Theatre

Tue 4 Jun

£21–£23 / 0844 871 7607

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…and at 29 other places

Tom Craven

Alternative folk by the singer-songwriter from Watford.

The Horn, St Albans

Sun 26 May

Free / 01727 853143

  • 16:00 – 18:00

Wakin Snakes

The five-piece plays Cajun music and old time American blues with touches of bluegrass.

Ypres Castle Inn, Rye

Fri 7 Jun

Phone for prices / 01797 223 248

  • 21:30

Fri 20 Dec

Free / 01797 223 248

  • 21:30
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Woodenbox

Folksy, rhythmic indie and country pop from Woodenbox.

Electric Circus, Edinburgh

Sat 18 May

£6 / 0131 226 4224

Support from Neil McSweeney and King Eider.

World Premiere Quintet

A different selection of five leading jazz players come together for each session with no rehearsal.

The Jazz Bar, Edinburgh

Sat 18 May

£5 (£4) / 0131 220 4298

  • 20:00

Sat 25 May

£5 (£4) / 0131 220 4298

  • 20:00

Sat 1 Jun

£5 (£4) / 0131 220 4298

  • 20:00
…and 4 more dates until 29 Jun

Wounded Knee

Folky swirlings and lo-fi electronica from Edinburgh-based musician and 'occasional children's entertainer' Drew Wright.

Mono, Glasgow

Wed 22 May

Free / 0141 553 2400

  • 20:30

WWOS The Sound of Music

The uplifting tale of the musical Von Trapp family, packed full of hummable tunes.

Churchill Theatre, Bromley

Tue 21 May

£15–£24 / 0870 060 6620

Wed 22 May

£15–£24 / 0870 060 6620

Thu 23 May

£15–£24 / 0870 060 6620

…and 2 more dates until 25 May

Xara Vaughan

Xara Vaughan a true chanteuse born out of talent and circumstance. She escaped from school to become a Stringfellow’s Angel. She escaped from a nunnery high in the Himalayas to join a punk band. Ms. Vaughan is that rare thing “the genuine article” – a cabaret star! Musical direction and arrangements by Mark Aspinall.

Komedia, Brighton

Sun 26 May

£5 (£3) / 01273 917272

Friends 2 for 1 Part of Brighton Fringe Festival.

Mon 27 May

£5 (£3) / 01273 917272

Friends 2 for 1 Part of Brighton Fringe Festival.

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24 Pesos

The London-based outfit performs alternative blues.

606 Club, London SW10

Mon 20 May

£10 / 020 7352 5953

  • 20:30 – 23:30

The Cellars At Eastney, Southsea

Fri 27 Sep

£10; £9 adv / 023 9282 6249

  • 20:00 – 23:00

80s Mania

A celebration of music from the 1980s, featuring the songs of Duran Duran, The Human League, Kim Wilde, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Culture Club and Wham.

The Cresset, Bretton, Peterborough

Fri 14 Jun

£18 (£15.50) / 01733 265705

  • 20:00

The Harlequin, Redhill

Sat 9 Nov

£20 (Children £18; £18) / 01737 276500

  • 20:00

Lyceum Theatre, Crewe

Fri 1 Nov

£20 / 01270 368 242

  • 19:30

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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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Aberdeen Chamber Orchestra Spring Concert

An eclectic repertoire from the orchestra featuring Haydn's last symphony and Beethoven's first.

Woodend Barn Arts Centre, Banchory

Sat 18 May

£8 (£5) / 01330 825431

  • 19:30

The Abyssinians

The veteran Jamaican group, known for its close harmony singing and Rastafarian references, performs roots reggae.

The Institute, Birmingham

Sat 18 May

£22.50 / 0121 643 0428

  • 21:00

An Acoustic Evening with Andy Cairns

Therapy? frontman goes solo and unplugged.

King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow

Sat 25 May

£11 / 0141 221 5279

  • 20:30

Africa Unite 2013

A cross cultural live music journey from the heart of the African Caribbean diaspora, promising a tropical sunshine party for everyone. With live sets from REBEL CONTROL, a Roots Reggae & Dance Hall festival favourite. Plus Congolese Soukous Stars Zong Zing All Stars. PG – Children (16 and under) must be accompanied…

Komedia, Brighton

Thu 23 May

£10 (£8) / 01273 917272

Part of Brighton Fringe Festival.

Alex Hutton Trio

ALEX HUTTON The UK is currently blessed with a team of hugely talented pianists, and Alex is most certainly at the forefront of these. Trained in the USA he returned to Britain to find work with a host of high profile British musicians, including Jim Mullen, Gilad Atzmon and Art Themen. His fluent, inventive, bop…

The Lit & Phil, Newcastle upon Tyne

Sat 18 May

£8–£10 / 0191 232 0192

  • 19:30

Nolias, London SE1

Fri 7 Jun

£6; £25 inc meal / 020 7928 9366

  • 21:30

Fri 14 Jun

£6; £25 inc meal / 020 7928 9366

  • 21:30

Fri 21 Jun

£6; £25 inc meal / 020 7928 9366

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

Oaklands Hotel, Norwich

Tue 21 May

£10 / 01603 614169

  • 20:30

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Alice Russell

Soul and electro by the Brighton-based singer.

Electric Ballroom, London NW1

Thu 21 Nov

£15.50 / 020 7485 9006

  • 19:00
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