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Knockengorroch World Ceilidh
Date	Location
A world of music in the hills, this festival features high-profile and emerging Scottish and international artists. It gives emphasis to world, folk and traditional music but includes experimental, urban and electronic music too, this year's typically diverse line-up features Skatalites, DJ Hype, Peatbog Faeries, Red Snapper, Utah Saints, The Shee, Baka Beyond, The Destroyers and many more. Other attractions include a dance tent, a Celtic long-house, cabaret, workshops, storytelling, healing… View full details
31 May–3 Jun Times vary	Knockengorroch Farm, Castle Douglas

Balkanarama
Date	Location
A blend of klezmer, Balkan, gypsy punk and electronic beats featuring live music, bellydancing, VJs and a live jam session. View full details
9 Jun 9.30pm Annual two-floor spectacular featuring Smash Kafan, Balkan Alien Sound and more.	Studio 24, Edinburgh

Budapest Café Orchestra
Date	Location
Recreating the stirring sounds of their home town, the band mix violin, accordion and balalaika to create Hungarian, Russian and Ukrainian folk songs and dances. View full details
30 May 7.30pm	Ceilidh House, Arnisdale
31 May 7.30pm	The Ceilidh Place, Ullapool
1 Jun To be confirmed	Gairloch Community Hall, Gairloch
2 Jun 7.30pm	Victory Hall, Oban
3 Jun 8pm	Bunessan Hall, Isle of Mull
4 Jun 8pm	Mull Theatre, Isle of Mull
5 Jun 8pm	Cove Burgh Hall, Helensburgh
6 Jun 7.30pm	Eastgate Theatre & Arts Centre, Peebles

The Red Hot Chilli Pipers
Date	Location
A unique brand of 'bag rock' (that's bagpipes plus rock, if you were wondering) with stirring tunes and energetic performances. Expect everything from 'Flower of Scotland' to Coldplay's 'Clocks', via AC/DC and Deep Purple. View full details and ticket info
3 Jun 7pm Part of Burns an' a' That.	Adamton House Hotel, Prestwick

Doune the Rabbit Hole
Date	Location
Boutique music festival with a lovely woodland setting and additional forays into theatre, comedy and spoken word performances. 2012's line-up includes King Creosote, Hidden Orchestra, The Phantom Band, Bill Wells & Aidan Moffat, JD Twitch (Optimo), Malcolm Middleton, Kid Canaveral, Jeffrey Lewis & The Junkyard, Pram, Josie Long, Withered Hand, The Lovely Eggs, Three Blind Wolves, The Cosmic Dead, The Stagger Rats, Loch Awe, Sophie Ramsay, Pumajaw, John Knox Sex Club, Laura J Martin… View full details
24 Aug–26 Aug Times vary	DunCarron Fort

Tango Libre
Date	Location
A weekly 'Tango Salon', with live music to dance to and of course tapas to fuel those moves. View full details
17 May–28 Jun Thu 7.30pm	La Bodega Tapas Bar, Glasgow

Uke Hoot
Date	Location
Weekly ukulele singalong and jam session (beginners welcome). View full details
19 Apr 2012–23 May 2013 Thu 7.30pm	The Cuckoo's Nest, Edinburgh

Barrio 54
Date	Location
A South American-inspired fusion of Latin, disco and Afro beats with live acts, DJs and MCs including Kaidi Tatham, Brian Greene, Mark Bradley, Andy Funk and Kwame. View full details
2 Jun Jun 2, 9.30pm–late	The Menagerie, Belfast

Beirut
Date	Location
Imagine Rufus Wainwright influenced by East European folk music rather than opera and musicals for an idea of the brilliance of Beirut, aka Santa Fe musician Zach Condon and chums. View full details
11 Sep 7pm	Barrowland, Glasgow

Claire Mann and Aaron Jones
Date	Location
Mann, a leading exponent of Irish flute, fiddle and song, joins forces with Old Blind Dog Aaron Jones on guitar, bouzouki and vocals. View full details
18 Jul To be confirmed	The Ceilidh Place, Ullapool

The Edinburgh Military Tattoo
Date	Location
On the floodlit esplanade of Edinburgh Castle, the annual Tattoo puts on three weeks of glittering military entertainment, and this year promises to be extra special as the assembled armed forces celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. Top of the bill are the sensational percussionists of Switzerland's Top Secret Drum Corps, who are joined by the Norwegian Armed Forces, performers from Australia, Canada, South Africa and New Zealand, as well as pipers, drummers and dancers from closer to home. View full details (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
3 Aug–25 Aug Mon–Fri 9pm; Sat 7.30pm & 10.30pm	Castle Esplanade, Edinburgh

Féile na Gaeilge Glaschú: Doimnic Mac Giolla Bhríde & Griogair Labhruidh, Niamh Farrell and Ceoltóirí Chonradh na Gaeilge
Date	Location
A night of traditional Irish music music with an added Scottish influence featuring Ireland's sean-nós singers Doimnic Mac Giolla Bhríde and Scottish Gaidhlig singer Griogair Labhruidh. Part of Féile na Gaeilge Glaschú 2012 (Glasgow’s Irish Language Festival). View full details
16 Jun 8pm	Langside Halls, Glasgow

Sketch
Date	Location
High energy folk/electronic fusion that is the latest project of Peatbog Faeries/Session A9 drummer Iain Copeland. View full details
27 Jun To be confirmed	The Ceilidh Place, Ullapool

St Andrews Voices
Date	Location
A new vocal festival celebrating all forms of voice-led music, including opera, cabaret, lieder, jazz, early music and folk. International guests, as well as new talent from these shores, will participate in a range of concerts around St Andrews. View full details
18 Oct–21 Oct Times vary	Various Venues, St Andrews

Ara Dinkjian Quintet
Date	Location
World music by the oud-player and band. View full details
18 Nov Nov 18, 7.45pm	Purcell Room at Southbank Centre, London SE1

The Chieftains
Date	Location
The Chieftains celebrate a staggering 50 years as Ireland's greatest, classiest and most adventurous traditional music group, having played with everyone from Van Morrison and the Stones via Frank Zappa to John Cage. Founder member Paddy Moloney still steers the group from triumph to triumph; recently, flutes belonging to him and bandmate Matt Molloy were taken up to the International Space Station and played by an Irish-American astronaut. View full details and ticket info
16 Jun 8pm	SECC, Glasgow
17 Jun 8pm	Usher Hall, Edinburgh

Dowsing For Sound
Date	Location
Pop, folk and world covers combo. View full details
16 Jun Jun 16, 7.30pm	Cambridge Corn Exchange, Cambridge

Grange Park Opera: Queen Of Spades
Date	Location
Antony McDonald's staging of Tchaikovsky's atmospheric tragedy. Starring Carl Tanner as the obsessive Hermann and Anne-Marie Owens as the mysterious Countess. Conducted by Stephen Barlow. Sung in Russian with English surtitles. View full details
13 Jun–30 Jun Jun 13, 16, 18, 21, 24, 26, 30, 5.20pm	English Heritage: Northington Grange, Alresford

Hamed Nikpay
Date	Location
World music from the San Francisco-based vocalist and multi-instrumentalist. View full details
9 Jun Jun 9, 7.30pm	Cadogan Hall, London SW1X

Kagemusha Taiko
Date	Location
Taiko drumming group from the South-West. View full details
30 Jun Jun 30, 7.45pm	Northcott Theatre, Exeter

Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers
Date	Location
Powerful rhythms and theatrical choreography from the energetic drumming group. View full details
30 May 7.30pm	Eden Court Theatre, Inverness
31 May 7.30pm	Rothes Halls, Glenrothes

Nogabe Randriaharimalala
Date	Location
World music by the singer and guitar player from Madagascar. View full details
1 Jun Jun 1, 12noon	Café Consort at Royal Albert Hall, London SW7

Open Folk Session
Date	Location
Informal folk/trad session. View full details
23 May–25 Jul Wed 9.30pm	The Ale House, Edinburgh

Seven-Week Taiko Drumming Course
Date	Location
Learn the art of Taiko drumming with the Mugenkyo Drummers. Ages 16+. View full details
26 Apr–6 Jun Thu & Wed 6.30–8pm Introductory course.	Wellington Church, Glasgow
26 Apr–6 Jun Thu & Wed 8.30–10pm Follow-on (intermediate) course.	Wellington Church, Glasgow

Spanglish
Date	Location
Flamenco fusion and techno/rumba/hip hop from Orkestra Simolika and Pellizco Flamenco. View full details
30 May 11pm 13 Jun 11pm 27 Jun 11pm 11 Jul 11pm 25 Jul 11pm	Henry's Cellar Bar, Edinburgh

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