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Air Alba
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Traditional songs about Scotland and its cuisine from Nancy Nicholson and Tony Mitchell. 'Part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe'.
21 Aug–24 Aug 1.00 The Bongo Club, Edinburgh
Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham
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With over a decade of performing together behind them, the fiddle and accordion duo continue to set the standard.
22 Aug 7.30 Queen's Hall, Dunoon
An Evening of Entertainment with Alyth Musical Society
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Light musical entertainment with two or three sketches from Alyth Musical Society.
22 Aug 7.30–9.30 Riverside Methodist Church
Antonio Forcione and Adriano Adewale
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The Jimi Hendrix of the acoustic guitar joined by percussionist Adewale. 'Part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe'.
21 Aug–25 Aug 10.15 (22 Aug 11.45) Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh
The Bastard Children of Australian Folk
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Twisted folk, blues, Gypsy and Celtic. 'Part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe'.
21 Aug–25 Aug 8.20 C Central, Edinburgh
Beat Meets the Bard
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Jazz inspired by the writings of Shakespeare from vocalist Verona Chard and her band.
21 Aug–23 Aug 9.00 The Jazz Bar, Edinburgh
Blazin' Fiddles
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Since starting off as individual fiddlers in a showcase tour, Blazin' Fiddles have grown into a fully-fledged fiddler super group with a worldwide following. Their barnstorming shows are more like an informal party fuelled by some of the most exciting, passionate and sensitive music around.
22 Aug 8.00 Glenuig Hall, Glenuig
The Bohemians
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A faithful tribute to golden rockers Queen.
22 Aug Cafe Drummonds, Aberdeen
Brian Cunningham, Daedalian and Ghost of Bongo
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Local line-up, including post-grunge rockers Daedalian.
22 Aug 8.00 Box, Glasgow
The Chevrolites, The Jack and Beau Nasties
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Indie and covers.
22 Aug 6.00 Whistlebinkies, Edinburgh
Club Welto
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Serving up folk, twisted electronica, spoken word and funky house, Club Welto is a broad church that welcomes all with live sets from Operator, Meursaultand Randan Discoteque; spoken word/poetry from Rodney Relax and Nick E Melville and DJ action from Headspin and Steve Wanless.
22 Aug 10.00–3.00am The Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh
Colour Coded, Kick Off Carnival, The Switchblade Masquerade, Suspire and Mummy Short Arms
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Over-14s. Local band bill, including atmospheric rock four-piece Suspire, whose influences include Massive Attack, Pink Floyd and U2.
22 Aug 7.00 Barrowland 2, Glasgow
Counselled Out and Tracks
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Glasgow's answer to The Commitments.
22 Aug 8.00 Òran Mór, Glasgow
David Ferrard
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Up-and-coming young songwriting talent. 'Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe'.
21 Aug–31 Aug 6.30 Wee Folk Club, Edinburgh
Deadmau5
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Progressive house from Canadian artist Deadmau5. 'Part of the Edge Festival'.
22 Aug 7.00 The Liquid Room, Edinburgh
The Easy Orchestra
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The Friday morning houseband on BBC Radio Scotland's 'MacAulay & Co' perform from their diverse songbook.
Fridays 9.30 The Butterfly and the Pig, Glasgow
Filska
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Fiddle-driven traditional music from this Shetland band.
22 Aug 8.00 Wynd Theatre, Melrose
Folk Session Night
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A night of traditional music, where anybody is welcome to come along and play, sing or listen.
22 Aug 8.00 Woodend Barn Arts Centre, Banchory
Frank Satan in Person
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Originals, country standards, rock and humorous chat. 'Part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe'.
22 Aug 11.00 Cameo, Edinburgh
Freddy King Trio
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Bebop, swing, Latin and ballads from one of Scotland's premiere jazz singers.
22 Aug 7.30 Eighty Queen Street, Edinburgh
Gaelic Society of Inverness: Teachd-An-Tir Nan Gaidheal
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A special concert of music, song and poetry performed by a varied and talented line-up of artists. Performers include: Arthur Cormack, Kirstenn MacDonald, james Graham, Jenna Cumming and Dr Angus MacDonald.
22 Aug 7.30 Eden Court Theatre, Inverness
The Genies, Echofela and Chi Weapon
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Classic influences from the headlining five-piece.
22 Aug 8.30 King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow
Geno Washington & Ram Jam Band and Friday Street DJs
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Responsible for two of the biggest selling albums of the 60s, the iconic soul star and his band are back on the road with their radical and explosive live show.
21 Aug–22 Aug 11.00 The Jam House, Edinburgh
Gordon Gunn Band
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Fiddler Gunn fronts this up-and-coming trad trio who mix acoustic folk and country.
22 Aug 8.00 Woodend Barn Arts Centre, Banchory
The !Gubi Family: Participatory Outdoor Dance
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These Bushmen musicians are the keepers of a vanishing tradition of San Musical Culture from the Kalahari Desert, Namibia. As the originators of trance dance, their music is specifically designed to evoke an altered state of consciousness through the rhythms and beats.
22 Aug 8.00 Universal Hall, Findhorn
Here's Esther
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A tribute to jazz-soul vocals of Esther Philips from Subie Coleman.
21 Aug–23 Aug 7.30 The Jazz Bar, Edinburgh
Indigo Sons, The Planes, Hippocampus and The Caspian Sea Monsters
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Big rock bill.
22 Aug 8.00 Henry's Cellar Bar, Edinburgh
Jamie's Scottish Evening
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A Scottish evening, with a selection of traditional music, song, dance and dining.
1 Apr–31 Oct 6.45–10.15 Edinburgh Thistle Hotel, Edinburgh
Jazz Bar Jazz
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Modern jazz.
22 Aug 11.00 The Jazz Bar, Edinburgh
Jeff Barnhart
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An evening of jazz piano from Connecticut soloist Barnhart.
22 Aug 7.30 Eastgate Theatre & Arts Centre, Peebles
Kelvingrove Organ Recitals
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Free lunchtime organ recitals every day by different organists.
1 Aug–31 Aug, not Sundays 1.00 Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Glasgow
Kristin Hersh
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The former Throwing Muses singer returns with her new show 'Paradoxical Undressing'. 'Part of the Edge Festival'.
21 Aug–23 Aug 7.00 St Cecilia's Hall, Edinburgh
Main Street Blues
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This bluesy four-piece will perform classics from legends such as BB King, Muddy Waters and Elmore James.
22 Aug 7.30 Brunton Theatre, Edinburgh
Manda Rin, The Parkers and Co-Pilot Effect
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Ex-Bis miss plays her first solo gig in support of her single DNA.
22 Aug 10.00 Barfly, Glasgow
Mark Morriss
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The Bluetones frontman plays acoustic tracks from his new solo album 'Memory Muscle.
22 Aug 8.00 The Royal, Coatbridge
Midnight Juggernauts
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Melbourne space disco trio who have been described as 'Can meets ELO'. 'Part of the Edge Festival'.
22 Aug 7.00 Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh
The Mozart Question
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An extended monologue about a virtuoso violinist written by former Children's Laureate Michael Morpurgo. With no colourful sets, costumes or songs it pays heed to listen to the age range advice. 'Part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe'.
21 Aug–25 Aug 12.15 Assembly @ George Street, Edinburgh
Mozart with Masterpieces II
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Visual and aural stimulation as the Brodowski Quartet with Ellen Deverall perform Mozart's 'Clarinet Quintet and Quartet in d K421'. Tickets available on the door or in advance from Royal Over-Seas League, Over-Seas House, 100 Princes Street, Edinburgh, 0131 225 1501.
22 Aug 7.00–8.00 National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh
Mull of Kintyre Music Festival
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A celebration of traditional and contemporary Scottish and Irish music and dance. Access to a campsite available.
21 Aug–25 Aug 4.00–2.00am Various Venues, Mull of Kintyre
Music at the Museum
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A daily programme of Scottish musicians playing in Hawthornden Court.
21 Aug–23 Aug Mon–Fri 12.45; Sat & Sun 12.45 & 1.45 National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh
Nazareth
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Dunfermline mane-shakers from the 70s, fronted by the redoubtable Dan McCafferty, who could still show younger bands a thing or two about rock play charity gig in aid of Rockin' For Kids.
22 Aug 8.00 Perth Concert Hall, Perth
N*E*R*D
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The coolest, hippest producers in the world, the Neptunes (Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo and Shay Haley), go live. 'Part of the Edge Festival'.
22 Aug 7.30 Corn Exchange, Edinburgh
Poetry, Music and Plants
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Poet Carol Ann Duffy and medieval musician John Sampson work together to create a show for children and adults alike. 'Part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe'.
21 Aug–25 Aug 12.00 Royal Botanic Garden (Lecture Theatre), Edinburgh
Proud Mary
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Over-14s show. Acoustic set from this sub-Oasis bunch, endorsed by the real thing.
22 Aug 7.00 ABC2, Glasgow
RSNO Kelvingrove Concerts
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Grand works in a grand venue: the RSNO present Gabrieli's 'Sonata Pian'e Forte', Vaughan Williams' 'Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis' and Brahms' 'Symphony No 4' conducted by David Danzmayr.
22 Aug–23 Aug 8.00 Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Glasgow
Sax-Ecosse
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An eclectic mix of classical and jazz saxophone by Scotland's award-winning saxophone quartet.
22 Aug 8.30 An Tobar, Isle of Mull
Seeds, Reeds and Tales of the Unexpected
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Storytelling from Carol Ann Duffy mixes with wind music by John Sampson in the beautiful surroundings of the Botanics. 'Part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe'.
18 Aug–25 Aug 12.00 Royal Botanic Garden (Lecture Theatre), Edinburgh
Sinsheen
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One of Scotland's fine singing folk duos with a mix of harmony vocals, guitar and bodhran.
22 Aug 8.30 Wee Folk Club, Edinburgh
Skunk Funk
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Night of top funk from DJ Aki and live guests with funky hip hop act Freaky Family.
23 Aug 1.00–5.00am The Jazz Bar, Edinburgh
Stefan Grossman
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Brilliantly accomplished fingerstyle acoustic, blues and ragtime guitarist from the US.
22 Aug 7.30 Fraser Centre, Milngavie

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