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Doune The Rabbit Hole : Loopallu : Summer Isles : Belladrum : The Last Big Weekend : Trad on the Tyne : Edinburgh Jazz & Blues : Big Big BIG Sing ..... plus our 2014 Scottish music festival listings!

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Doune the Rabbit Hole is a small-scale, family-friendly music and arts festival held over the August bank holiday weekend on the beautiful Cardross Estate. With its idyllic location and carefully curated line-up, Doune the Rabbit Hole offers an array of high-quality artists from around the world. Joining the bill this year are Jeffrey Lewis, Josephine Foster, Peatbog Faeries, Bass Clef, Acid Mother’s Temple, Balkanarama and the elusive Secret Chiefs 3 (a project by former members of Faith No More and Mr Bungle), Paws and many more. Free workshops and craft taster sessions will be taking place over the weekend with many of the performers sharing their musical skills with festivalgoers. Tickets are still available for weekend camping or for each individual day – buying in advance makes a small saving on the gate price. This year the festival has teamed up with organisers from Kelburn Garden Parties to offer a bus service picking up from Edinburgh,

Glasgow and Stirling. The buses are timed to meet trains into Stirling railway station to help people coming into the area by train reach the festival site. Bus e-tickets are available in advance from Eventbrite or can be bought from the driver. http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-doune-the-rabbit-hole-2014-bus-tickets-12291651661 There are two bus services; morning and evening on Friday 22 August to the festival site from pick up points in Edinburgh, Stirling and Glasgow. On Sunday there are two evening services from the site back to the pick up points and there is a morning bus service from the site on Monday.

There will also be a special “crew bus” for festival volunteers heading to the site on Thursday 21 August. See http://dounetherabbithole.co.uk/transport/ for times and prices. festival-notes ..... Doune the Rabbit Hole is on August 22-24 at Cardross Estate near Port of Menteith. Full weekend camping tickets: Adults (over-17s) £82 in advance or £90 at the gate. Youngsters (13-16 inclusive) £35. Children (12 and under) free https://twitter.com/dounetherabbit www.facebook.com/DouneTheRabbitHole www.dounetherabbithole.co.uk

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LOOPALLU’S SOLD OUT 10th BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS

Ullapool : 26-27 September : www.loopallu.co.uk

The team behind Loopallu are overwhelmed and flattered to announce the festival has SOLD OUT before even the first acts have been announced! Testament to the wonderful legion of fans the festival has lovingly built over the ten years. Loopallu takes place in the west coast village of Ullapool on Friday 26th and Saturday 27th September 2014 and doubles the population of the village for the weekend. As well as the usual eclectic line up of acts appearing at the festival big top and the fringe events after hours in the villages pubs, the festival will again provide a selection of fine food and drink from around the Highlands as well as the usual warm Ullapool welcome. To kick those celebrations off organisers are delighted to announce the first batch of acts joining them, and with a mix of new names, and previous festival favourites, there’s something for everyone whose been lucky enough to get a ticket. Leading the announcements are Britpop legends SHED SEVEN. Having had sixteen consecutive Top Forty UK hits (including, Chasing Rainbows, Going for Gold & Disco Down), with ten appearances on Top of the Pops and a fan base as big & loyal as Shed Sevens’ is a testament to their ‘live’ performances and superb songs. Two decades on, and the band are playing packed shows across the country, indeed, selling more tickets now than they’ve ever done. Having headlined the very first Loopallu ten years ago, we are proud to be welcoming back one of the most influential punk bands of the 1970's, THE UNDERTONES. Having written John Peel's favourite song of all time, the punk

anthem Teenage Kicks, they will yet again prove to be one of the weekends highlights. Bringing their 'Acoustic & Unplugged' show North, Loopallu’s most requested act ALABAMA 3, strip back to give a new dimension to the songs made famous by the band. This isn’t acid house music, this is country/gospel/delta blues, but played with a rhythm you’ve still got to dance to. After much pleading by the band, PUBLIC SERVICE BROADACSTING return with their uniquely spell-binding live AV Transmissions. PSB weave samples from old public information films, archive footage and propaganda material around live drums, guitar, banjo and electronics as they teach the lessons of the past through the music of the future. Other acts confirmed to appear over the weekend include NME endorsed future stars NEON WALTZ, Award winning, and tipped Australian singer-songwriter KIM CHURCHILL who’s fresh from supporting Billy Bragg in his Tooth & Nail tour; rising Scottish indie band VIGO THIEVES; BBC Radio 2's Ones to Watch for 2014 and local heroes HUNTER & THE BEAR; Dundee's MODEL AEROPLANES who have been winning audiences at festivals all summer; Barra’s finest VATERSAY BOYS; then would Loopallu be complete without one of our biggest supporters 6Music/Radio 2's MARK RADCLIFFE who brings his new band THE FOES to Ullapool in the duel role of band and local ale aficionados. New for this year, we’re pleased to have teamed up with Ullapool Book Festival to present Literally Literary, a celebration of writing which includes bestselling author Christopher

Brookmyre; Katie Morag creator Mairi Hedderwick; writer, musician and journalist Doug Johnstone; Loopallu regular, and BBC presenter Vic Galloway chats about his debut novel and Aidan Moffat better known as the frontman for Arab Strap, and now children's author. ‘Everything a little festival should be. Friendly, well organised, great music, good beer and a magnificent location. Every time I go, and there have been quite a few, I am torn between telling people how great it is, and wanting to keep it a secret because it's so special. Cheers Robert and Helen and all at Loopallu. Here's to the next ten years! - Mark Radcliffe, sitting in Cheshire and counting down the days before we head North again.' Mark Radcliffe, 6Music & Radio 2 'They said it couldn’t be done, a festival in the North West of Scotland , in late September… and here we are ten years later. It never ceases to amaze me how people have taken Loopallu to their hearts. Whether they’ve walked a few hundred yards to get here or flown around the globe. That goes for the bands too, looking back we’ve managed to attract everyone from Paolo Nutini to Mumford & Sons, Jake Bugg to Franz Ferdinand. It can’t help but make you smile. To have sold out this year before announcing a single act is testament to fact people know they’ll have a great time whoever’s playing. Roll on our 20th birthday.' Robert Hicks, Festival Founder & Organiser www.loopallu.co.uk https://twitter.com/LoopalluFest www.facebook.com/pages/Loopallu-Festival/384949107232

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Summer Isles Festival Grows To Include Additional Friday Night Event

Achiltibuie : 29-30 August : www.summerislesfestival.com

The already varied line up for 2014 now also includes the Achiltibuie Highlanders who will kick start the proceedings on Saturday with a performance outside the village hall at 12.30pm. Also on the bill are Hunter & the Bear, Halcyon, Rachel Newton, Rura and the Mairearad Green Ceilidh Band. Building on the model of last year’s festival, food demonstrations will be given by Chinese cookery specialist Yungyung Kan, and seafood experts Anne Campbell and Duncan Ross. Summer Isles Festival Ale will be made by An Tealleach Ale Company in Little Loch Broom by Garve. Music Workshops include bodhran with David Foley (Rura) at 1pm, a singing workshop with Rachel Newton at 2pm and body percussion with Gareth Thompson (Hunter and the Bear) at 3pm. Festival goers will be invited to ‘Paint a Selfie’ in their choice of media with specialist art workshops led by local artist Gerry Irvine from Achiltibuie Artists Gallery and Ishbel Pendrid. Ceramicist Fergus Stewart will also lead a pot making workshop for budding potters. Neville Gabie’s new short film AFLOAT will be screened at the festival this year. The screenings will be followed by informal conversation with Neville Gabie and writer, art critic Moira Jeffrey. This programme is being supported by Creative Scotland to present the work in places that have a special relationship with rowing, community and the sea. Neville worked in collaboration with the Coigach community and IOTA [Inverness Old Town Art] over a period of two years and followed the community’s endeavours to build, launch and race a new skiff. They filmed the team win the inaugural Skiff World Championships and witnessed a

small community of people drawn together by shared passions of boats and the sea. In addition to the traditional raffle held at the event, the festival will this year organise a silent auction which will offer prizes including a tune composed especially by Festival Director Mairearad Green. Festival Director and musician Mairearad Green said “It is very exciting that this year’s festival has expanded to offer so many different activities. The additional concert from Adam Holmes is sure to be very popular and will let us test the potential of a second day for the event. With less than two weeks to go, I can’t wait for what is sure to be a great festival.”

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For the first time the Summer Isles Festival has added an extra Friday event sure to delight festival-goers. Forty lucky people will have the opportunity to experience 23-year-old Edinburgh-born singer/songwriter Adam Holmes in a rare solo appearance. He is one of the brightest rising stars on the Scottish folk scene, with influences from either side of the Atlantic, mixing traditional and contemporary folk with his own brand of Americana.

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'Music Plus' Artists who showcased at Belladrum Festival this summer

Five young Highland artists, aged 14-19 years old, were selected by national youth project 'Music Plus' to perform on the Free Range and Mothers Ruin stages at this year’s Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival - and for each artist this was their debut festival performance. Ruth Gillies and Hannah Finlayson are singer songwriters from Inverness and Balloch respectively, Darren Hamilton and Louis Slorach are DJ / producers, also from Inverness and Jacob & Rory Green are two brothers from Strontian in Lochaber. Speaking about the performance slots at Belladrum, Sace Lockhart, Project Manager for Music Plus said: “The calibre of talent on offer from our young Highland musicians who played at Belladrum is fantastic and they represent the range of genres Music Plus supports; whether you are a singer songwriter or an aspiring DJ. Music Plus is a mentoring project created by the Scottish Music Centre that is open to anyone aged 14-19 years old and living in Scotland. Whether you stay in Glasgow, Dumfries, Strontian or Inverness, Music Plus can provide one-to-one advice and practical workshops, delivered by a large network of music industry professionals." "We cover everything from production and recording techniques, marketing and promotion, to performance and song-writing advice, delivered by established musicians like Rachel Sermanni, Findlay Napier and Louis Abbot from Admiral Fallow. Our Highland Coordinator is Robbie Dunsmore from Dingwall who has been instrumental in helping us support young Highland musicians since the project launched in 2009 and most recently by helping secure these showcases at Belladrum for Music Plus artists.” The Music Plus artists at Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival were ..... JACOB & RORY GREEN https://soundcloud.com/jacob-and-rory-green Jacob & Rory Green are two brothers aged 17 and 20 from Strontian in Lochaber. They write

songs that interweave indie music with their traditional roots, giving a more youthful and interesting slant on the Trad/Folk genre. The duo use traditional instruments like accordion, mandolin and violin and have performed seven shows since first participating in Music Plus. Jacob Green commented: “Music Plus gave us both confidence and belief in what we were doing. Everything we said was listened to and we were given truthful and valuable advice that was specific to the music the two of us were trying to make. If we hadn't worked with Music Plus we definitely wouldn't be getting all the gigs or the festival slots we have lined up. We are truly grateful for all the time, help and attention they have given us and for the wonderful opportunity to play at Belladrum, which will be our first ever festival.” Fresh from their debut festival performance at Belladrum, Rory & Jacob will perform at Doune The Rabbit Hole in Stirling, Live @ Troon and Bowfest Festival in Inveraray. HANNAH FINLAYSON https://soundcloud.com/hannahfinlaysonmusic

Hannah Finlayson is a 17 year old singer songwriter from Balloch, who draws inspiration from a range of musical influences. To date, Hannah has performed at the Glachbeg Folk House, the Greenhouse in Dingwall and Carnivale at The Bothy; a weekly night on the third floor of Hootananny running throughout the summer. After Belladrum, Hannah is playing at the North Hop Festival in Eden Court from 29-30 August. Hannah said: “I have been going to Belladrum every year since I was 10. It has always been a dream of mine to play at the festival and I am very thankful for this opportunity. Music Plus has been a great experience for me. I am very thankful for the advice and mentoring given to me by Peter

Noble of UHI who has given me more confidence in my approach to song writing, and also to Robbie Dunsmore for organising the sessions. I also took part in a workshop with Rachel Sermanni which was very interesting and useful, especially from someone who has achieved so much.’ LOUIS SLORACH https://soundcloud.com/slorbob

Louis Slorach is a 17 year old DJ / producer from Inverness who also plays guitar and keyboards. He’s already secured several support slots through The Ironworks venue, with his favourite being Marc Kinchen (MK – legendary Detroit House producer), who gave him advice on production and the music business in general. His summer job is also quite exciting; he is producing soundtrack music for an online gaming studio called Hunted Cow, which is based in Elgin, Moray. Louis said: “I’ve been to the Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival every year since it started in 2004, so getting a gig there this year is a real thrill. I’ve had a lot of help and encouragement from Robbie Dunsmore (aka Robotone) who runs the Music Plus program here in the Highlands. Robbie is an old school analogue synth guy but also right up to date with digital tech, and always happy to answer questions.” DARREN HAMILTON https://soundcloud.com/darrenhamilton-2

Darren Hamilton is a 19 year old House DJ from Inverness. A breakthrough moment in his career

was winning a SoundClash DJ competition that earned him a support slot alongside Glasgow Sub Club and iAM resident Kappa. Following on from this, the Karma Lounge in Inverness offered Darren an opening resident spot at the club throughout the summer. Speaking about the opportunity to play at Belladrum, Darren enthused, “I’m really excited about it, this is the first time I’ll have played at a festival and to be honest, I couldn’t be happier that it’s Belladrum. It has got such a great reputation here so it’s a massive opportunity for me to showcase what I’ve learnt with Music Plus. The stage that I’m playing is the Mothers Ruin, it’s where all of the best local DJ’s play throughout the weekend.” RUTH GILLIES https://soundcloud.com/ruth-gillies

Ruth Gillies is an 18 year old singer songwriter with a folk/country twist. Ruth said: “Music Plus has benefited me in many ways; it has given me opportunities to perform and insight into how music production works. I've also had the opportunity to co-write which was a really good experience, something I’ve never done but always wanted to try. On top of all that, they've given me really great advice and it's really amazing to see how understanding and respectful they are towards all of the Music Plus members. As a teenager who wants to pursue a career in music it’s quite hard to be taken seriously by people and I end up getting comments like ‘it’s not a very reliable career path’ and ‘what will you do if it doesn't work out?’ But the people at Music Plus aren't like that at all and they've really helped restore my confidence in my music.”

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Chemikal Underground will bring its inaugural The East End Social programme to a close with The East End Social’s ‘Last Big Weekend’: a spectacular big top concert held over two days within the leafy environs of Glasgow's Richmond Park.

Taking place on Saturday 30 and Sunday 31 August, this ambitious double header - an official Culture 2014 event and part of Homecoming Scotland 2014 - looks set to be the event of the summer as well as a fitting climax for The East End Social and Culture 2014.

Glasgow’s post-rock trailblazers Mogwai will headline Saturday’s line up while Sunday’s proceedings (curated by legendary club night Optimo and fellow party-specialists Numbers) will be helmed by Hudson Mohawke, one of the most exciting DJs and record producers to emerge from Scotland in the last ten years.

Kicking off at 1pm and continuing until 11pm, The East End Social’s Last Big Weekend will take place in a marquee erected within the cosy environs of Glasgow’s Richmond Park. Nestled just south of the River Clyde adjacent to Shawfield Stadium, Richmond Park is 5 minutes walk from Dalmarnock Station and 10 minutes walk from Bridgeton Station.

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Trad on the Tyne's packed programme for Haddington's annual trad musical feast

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Haddington’s Trad on the Tyne festival has published its final programme, with the headline acts – Karine Polwart, Blazin’ Fiddles, the Friel Sisters (in the Music to Dine For evening), and Alex Hodgson – being joined on the bill by the Victorian Trout Conspiracy and dynamic duo Rachel Gray and Amy Low. A ticket hotline - 07511 515 049 - has also been opened, while there’s again a strong programme of family entertainment, including a re-enactment group, and other activities. An impressive list of workshops sees top musicians from the traditional music scene coming to the festival. Mairi Campbell will be taking two workshops this year – in singing and in step dancing - while David Francis is running a guitar workshop and Nigel Gatherer will take a mixed instruments class. “We have been very fortunate in being able to bring some amazing musicians and teachers to Haddington for this year’s Trad on the Tyne, including possibly the finest singer/songwriter in the land – Karine Polwart – and the Folk Band of the Year – Blazin’ Fiddles,” said Ian Green, honorary president of the festival. “As ever, the programme offers people of all ages the chance both to enjoy listening to great music and to take part in plenty of other activities, mainly but not only music-related. “In these challenging times, we’d also like to thank our sponsors, who have made the whole event possible. Now, thanks to them and our volunteers – that is, everyone who has organised this event – we are looking forward to welcoming folk from Haddington, elsewhere in East Lothian, and further afield to Trad on the Tyne 2014. We very much hope that they will see what

a great place Haddington is and that they enjoy the festival.” Perhaps one of the most intriguing workshops this year is in African dance, with Ghanaian dancer Adie Elias Baako of the Akrowa Dance Ensemble running a class on the Sunday. This year’s come-and-try-an-instrument classes include chanter, ukulele, moothie, clarsach and percussion. With the event hosted by Haddington Pipe Band, in association with the Waterloo Bistro, piping also features heavily, with Haddington Pipe Band parading through the town before performing at the Haugh (the festival’s main home for the weekend) on the Saturday and pipers and drummers from Haddington, North Berwick, Preston Lodge, Strathearn and Knox Academy bands playing together in a massed pipes and drums performance on the Sunday afternoon. Two local bars – the Golf and the Waterside - will host late-night sessions for anyone wanting to come along and play or sing, while the Open Stage on the Saturday offers the opportunity to play (or just sit back and enjoy the music). A ‘slow session’, led by Nigel Gatherer, will also be on offer for people at all levels, including early stages, to come together and play easy tunes. For children, as well as the come-and-try classes, there’s storytelling by Heather Yule in the beautiful yurt, pony rides, face painting, a bouncy castle, sand bottling, and a balloon man. New to the programme this year is a re-

enactment group. The Sealed Knot – Manus O’Cahan’s Regiment will be at the Haugh on both Saturday and Sunday, complete with weapons and clothing, to show people how life was in the 17th century. Another big attraction is top magician Gary James, who will be entertaining youngsters on the Sunday morning. Last year’s Craft Tent was a great success and this will again be open to visitors at this year’s festival, with a fine array of stallholders, while the Waterloo will be hosting a brunch and acoustic music session on the Sunday morning. The full programme is on the festival website and tickets are available online, via the hotline (07511 515 049), or over the counter at Joe Forte Sports, 65 High Street, or the Waterloo Bistro, Poldrate, Haddington. www.tradonthetyne.com https://twitter.com/TradontheTyne www.facebook.com/TradontheTyne

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In its last few years, the Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival has enjoyed considerable growth, and this year has topped it all with a 40% increase on box office ticket sales from 2013. An artistically strong programme of concerts (over 140 in 10 days) and a range of new partnerships, including fellow Edinburgh festivals and international arts organisations, all contributed to the boost in figures. This was supported by a new website, a strong city centre presence at the Tron Kirk, which acts as an all-day hub for the duration of the Festival, and Carnival workshops at community centres across Edinburgh. Fiona Alexander, Producer of Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival said: “We are very pleased about the record success of the Festival this year, and it has set the benchmark for us. The 2014 programme presented several exciting Edinburgh debut performances and world premiere collaborations. It has been very well received by audiences and critics, and the artists were thrilled with the famously warm welcome of our Scottish audiences. “The Edinburgh Festival Carnival is also growing

from strength to strength. The new parade was an incredible sight on the Mound and the community participation was fantastic.” Brian Fallon, Chair of Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival, said: “This was a very successful year, packed with high quality performances, great atmosphere, and our highest audience numbers ever. Thanks to all of our supporters – funders, sponsors, audiences, volunteers, board, and staff.” Jazz & Blues Festival in Numbers: Box office figures increased by over 40% on 2013, exceeding £500k for the first time ever. Festival ticket sales were up to a record 31,000, a huge 15% increase from 2013. Attendance at free events – the Mardi Gras and Festival Carnival – estimated at 30,000, the highest draw of locals and visitors yet. Amongst the bands playing this year were Davina and The Vagabonds, a Festival discovery that became a sell-out act. Other artists who made their names were Christian Scott, Conal Fowkes, Ben Prestage, The Bratislava Hot Serenaders, Bad Bad Not Good, and The Rad Trads. A strong line-up of Scottish artists were central to the programme, including the edgy sounds of Fat Suit and Thunkfish and new traditionalists, the Gramophone Jass Band. The Scottish Expo programme, supported by the Scottish Government, presented Scottish musicians in partnership with international musicians in premiere concerts that delighted

audiences. And the Festival’s special productions, especially Dave Batchelor’s ‘Kaiser Bill Invented Jazz!’ and The Commonwealth Jazz Orchestra’s Oscar Peterson show, made strong artistic statements that received very positive response across the board. This year the Festival also got the Royal seal of approval! The Duke and Duchess of Rothesay were delighted with their first ever visit to the Jazz & Blues Festival. This included a stop at the Festival’s Napier University Summer School, which culminated in a performance by Artscape’s Youth Band from the townships of Cape Town. Afterwards, Their Royal Highnesses joined Jools Holland for a breath-taking performance at the Tron Kirk by St Louis-born stride pianist, Stephanie Trick. The Festival Carnival was a big hit with around 25,000 people attending the new parade down The Mound and along Princes Street, and the performances in Princes Street Gardens. This year, the event extended into The Grassmarket, attracting a large audience there as well. With the sun shining, and over 500 performers from all over the world presenting high quality music, dance, circus and street theatre, the spectacle was widely regarded as the best yet. Festival favourite, The Mardi Gras, confounded the weather with a series of high-spirited performances by one of the best line-ups in its 25-year history. http://edinburghjazzfestival.com/ https://twitter.com/EdinburghJazz www.facebook.com/EdinburghJazzandBluesFestival

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The 'Big Big BIG Sing' began at 8am and the crowd enjoyed the various Big Big Sing activities taking place throughout the Glasgow Green Live Zone including a Musicals’ Marathon at The Playhouse where participants could drop in and sing along to their favourite hits from well-known musicals, Big Big Sing’s Pied Piper and various Come and Try Sessions including Indian Singing, Beat Boxing and Gaelic Singing. Then Big Big Sing’s exuberant team of choirleaders, led by Stephen Deazley and Eugene Skeef took to the Main Stage, rousing the enthusiastic crowd to sing together as one huge choir. The positive spirit of Big Big Sing was clear to see in the crowd as they sang songs such as Amazing Grace and the beautiful Kenyan song, Kothbiro from the Big Big Commonwealth Songbook, curated especially for the project, as well as classics new and old such as Pharrell Williams’ Happy and Bill Withers’ Lean On Me. Also taking to the stage were renowned beat boxers Jason Singh

and Bellatrix, Indian singer and composer Ranjana Ghatak, the fantastic Soul Nation Choir and the winners of Big Big Sing’s Schools’ Songwriting Competition Loch Primary School - who performed their song, inspired by Glasgow 2014, Jump, Swim, Run - and Shannon McLean, Evelyn Martin and Lucy Howie from Balfron High School, who performed their composition Life’s a Game. Both acts were accompanied by a full band and backing chorus and were helped along by the enthusiastic crowd gathered in Glasgow Green. The afternoon’s performance concluded with a unique mash-up of music from throughout the day, merging singing styles and traditions in a spectacular finale. But the fun didn’t stop there, the Main Stage was then transformed into an open air cinema, for a one-off sing-a-long screening of Singin’ in the Rain! Big Big BIG Sing attendee, Mary McTigue from Glasgow choir Eastend Voices said: “We’ve been to a few Big Big Sing events before and it feels as though they’ve all been leading up to today, the atmosphere is wonderful and so welcoming for everyone who has come to Glasgow from across the Commonwealth. It’s absolutely

fantastic!” Big Big Sing is an initiative of Glasgow UNESCO City of Music, and has been one of the highlights of the Glasgow 2014 Cultural Programme. The project is supported by the Glasgow 2014 Cultural Programme, Glasgow UNESCO City of Music and the Spirit of 2012 Trust (Spirit) (set up by an endowment by the Big Lottery Fund) and strives to continue to improve the UK’s health, happiness and well-being through singing. To support their cause, sign up to Big Big Sing’s Singing Matters Petition at www.bigbigsing.org/petition and pledge your support to Big Big Sing’ s on-going UK-wide singing strategy, do it now! The Big Big Sing’s online singing portal – www.bigbigsing.org – provides a wealth of materials and information for those looking to take up singing. The site includes a

searchable database of choirs, the Big Big Commonwealth Songbook with lots of learning and teaching resources, a guide on how to set up your own choir, a playlist of performances by choirs and singers from around the Commonwealth and details on all forthcoming Big Big Sing events. www.bigbigsing.org www.facebook.com/BigBigSing https://twitter.com/BigBigSing

Glasgow's Big Big Sing brought thousands together in song at Glasgow Green during hugely successful Big Big Big Sing Day

Big Big Sing - a UK-wide celebration of singing, encouraging the nation to start enjoying the health and well-being benefits of singing – brought a crowd of thousands, from all walks of life, together in song at the spectacular 'Big Big BIG Sing' at Glasgow Green Live Zone, as part

of Festival 2014. With over 40,000 people visiting Glasgow Green across the day and around 14,000 in attendance during the Big Big BIG Sing’s main stage sing-along performance, Glasgow Green was truly alive with the sound of music.

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AUGUST Fèis an Eilein/ The Skye Festival Isle of Skye July-August Nine weeks of music, theatre, ceilidhs and activities in the Sleat peninsula, South Skye starts on 1 July. It includes the world premiere of 'Aiseag' by Mary Ann Kennedy and Scott Armstrong, a PRS Biennial Commission for the Cultural Programme of the Commonwealth Games inspired by the small ferries of the west coast. We also have some great musicians playing including Christine Primrose, Fergie MadDonald, Addie Harper, Alasdair Fraser, bands Rant and Cherrygrove. www.seall.co.uk Edinburgh International Festival Edinburgh 8-31 August Three exhilarating weeks of the very best in classical music, theatre, opera and dance. Edinburgh is the world's Festival City. With 4 million attendances, one third of the world's countries represented on its streets and stages, it’s where people come together from across the globe to share their passion for arts, culture and ideas. It's also where countless talented stars and performers have begun or developed their careers. With 12 Festivals throughout the year, there’s an endless array of events, performances and experiences to enjoy. www.edinburghfestivals.co.uk Piping Live! Glasgow 11-17 August We have over 140 events over the week from Monday 11th to Sunday 17th August. You will see some of the festival favourites such as Live! at the Street Cafe, The International Quartets Competition, Pipe Idol, Music of the Nations and Pipe Band Performances. We have also added a number of exciting new events including the Music of the Clans Series, Boreraig and Rakish Paddy, Glenfiddich Whisky Dinner and a series of events and recitals focussing on the commemoration of WWI. www.pipinglive.co.uk Culross Festival 14-17 August Fife For twenty years, the charity that is the Culross Festival has been bringing some of the UK and Scotland's top acts to Culross. Memories of Eddi Reader, Ruby Turner and Red Hot Chilli Pipers will not fade and this year's programme is set to continue the tradition. Operas like Don Giovanni, Madame Butterfly and The Barber of Seville, which have lifted the soul will be added to by Coro Alba's 'The Ivor Nevello Story'. The setting for Sunday's event is the south-facing gardens of The Abbey House - home of the Festival and the

home of Lord Bruce. Unreserved open air seating is provided for the audience, while the artists enjoy a full covered stage setting. Bring a picnic! There will be music for all tastes over the Festival Weekend. Why not take the opportunity of including a visit to the lovely undiscovered village of Culross itself? Here you will find the nearest thing to a 16th century time capsule anywhere in Scotland. Visit The Palace, see The Town House, read about Thomas Cochrane, Scotland's most outstanding naval hero or enjoy a delicious meal at the Red Lion or sample delights at the Biscuit Café. Whatever you do, enjoy the Culross Festival. www.culrossfestival.com Mull of Kintyre Music Festival Mull 20-24 August Campbeltown in beautiful Kintyre is the setting for this weekend-long display of new, emerging and established musical talent. Indoor and outdoor venues host a range of concerts, sessions, ceilidhs, choirs, pipe and brass bands and modern and Highland dancing. With open-air and children's events. Whether you are looking for a fun weekend away, a workshop to improve your musical talent, to find out more about your heritage or just an entertaining night out you will find it at the Mull of Kintyre Music Festival. www.mokfest.com Stranraer Park Fest Stranraer 22-23 August What is the Park Fest? A music festival, a large marquee which is ticketed, a licensed bar and live music all day!! Nowhere else could you get so much great live music for so little a cost, in fact if you buy your ticket before hand it is less than £2 per band!! In the last 4 years our wee festival has got better and better, putting our lifeboat and Stranraer on the map. A Music Festival with loads of fun and family appeal www.lifeboatparkfest.co.uk Doune The Rabbit Hole Cardross, nr Stirling 22-24 August A small family-friendly festival with a twist! Doune The Rabbit Hole presents music, comedy, art, spoken word, drama, puppetry and much more! Events across Scotland throughout the year culminating in a 3 day multi arts festival...it's time to go Doune The Rabbit Hole!! We make people happy through music, art, cake and loads of other stuff! After we've done that we teach people who wouldn't ordinarily be able to how to do creative things, like play instruments, write poetry and paint. www.dounetherabbithole.co.uk Bell Rock Blues Festival Arbroath 22-24 August This year the committee have worked extremely hard to bring Arbroath a wide and interesting selection of Blues/Rock and various other types

of music. This year we have over 30 bands playing throughout the weekend. As in previous years there will be no charge for you to go and enjoy any of the bands. Due to the success of the festival some of the venues are starting early with music on Friday evening which will give you a taste of what will be taking place over the weekend. www.bellrockblues.com The Buffet 2014: The Shetland Rock Festival Shetland 22-24 August Two big full on jam-packed shows, one night and one day & night of rock and metal celebrating Shetland's finest and most original acts that make up the burgeoning Shetland metal scene. The line-up also includes seven bands from the mainland that will compliment the local acts and also some of these bands have already played in Shetland or toured with Shetland bands. There will be twenty bands playing over the two dates accompanied by local drum & DJ act, Lyall Vs Murray and MC'd by the hosts of the local Heavy Metal podcast 'The Heavy Metal Buffet'. www.heavymetalbuffet.co.uk Trad on the Tyne Haddington 29-31 August The outstanding Karine Polwart and Blazin’ Fiddles will be topping the bill at this year’s Trad on the Tyne festival in Haddington. Other headline acts will include the Friel Sisters, the Victorian Trout Conspiracy, and local singer/songwriter Alex Hodgson, while the programme will again feature massed pipes and drums, Open Stage, workshops, come-and-try classes, storytelling, pub sessions, and a wide range of family entertainment. Organised by Haddington Pipe Band in association with the Waterloo Bistro, Trad on the Tyne is now in its fourth year. www.tradonthetyne.com Edinburgh Mela Edinburgh / Leith Links 29-31 August 31 The Edinburgh Mela is turning 20! We’re celebrating two decades with a packed programme of internationally-renowned talent, including the world premiere of The King of Ghosts, a mesmerizing new collaboration between brilliant young Sarod musician Soumik Datta and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Add to that our three stages showcasing the best in world music, beautiful international dance and performance, our marketplace overflowing with homewares, our Mela Kidzone bursting with activities and workshops, and the mouthwatering fare on offer in our Global Food Village, and we have all the ingredients for a family weekend you won’t want to miss. Come on down to Leith Links and join our end-of-summer birthday party. www.edinburgh-mela.co.uk Summer Isles Festival

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Achiltibuie, Ross-shire 30 August Pioneered by local musician Mairearad Green, with fantastic music and the most beautiful festival setting, this year’s Summer Isles Festival in Achiltibuie, which is under an hour from Ullapool, promises to be the best yet. The varied line up for 2014 includes new electro/techno band, Halcyon, featuring John Somerville, Barry Reid and Adam Sutherland; best known as members of lively supergroup Treacherous Orchestra. The boys pack a big punch with a mix of Electro/Techno/Big beat sounds alongside live instrumentation, vocal samples and bundles of raw energy. www.summerislesfestival.com Electric Fields Drumlanrig Castle 30 August A brand new festival nestled in the beautiful surroundings of Drumlanrig Castle, south west Scotland. Fatherson headlining. Organisers have worked tirelessly to put together a formidable line-up of musical talent at a ticket price that’s kind on the music-loving pocket. Organisers believe Electric Fields will be a hugely significant event both for Dumfries and Galloway and the Scottish music calendar. www.facebook.com/electricfieldsfestival The Last Big Weekend Glasgow 30 August Mogwai headline The East End Social's Last Big Weekend Festival extravaganza on the Saturday night in Glasgow's Richmond Park (just next to Shawfield Stadium) with an extraordinary supporting cast of Fuck Buttons, James Holden, The Wedding Present, The Twilight Sad, Young Fathers, Swervedriver, Holy Mountain and Honeyblood. On Sunday The East End Social is brought to a celebratory close with this all day party, curated by Glasgow clubbing icons Optimo and Numbers. Featuring Hudson Mohawke, Jeff Mills, James Murphy, Optimo (Espacio), Jackmaster, Spencer, SOPHIE, Nozinja and Golden Teacher. www.eastendsocial.com/events/

SEPTEMBER Nairn Book and Arts Festival Nairn 2-7 September A unique celebration of literature, drama, music and art in the Highlands of Scotland. We’re really proud of our Festival Programme this year; with more variety than ever, we’re sure you and your family will love it. There will be music for all tastes, from the inimitable jazz violinist Tim Kliphuis to the Scottish Tango Ensemble, and some of the country’s best Scottish traditional musicians, including the Occasionals, Highland Connection and Mike Vass, join us for a special charity concert in memory of talented fiddler Ian Hardie. We’d love you to join us for our first ever large scale singing event, Four Seasons of Song – no previous choir experience necessary, just join in

and sing! https://nairnfestival.co.uk/ Bathgate Music Festival Bathgate 4-7 September The programme features a range of musical styles, profiles local music making, involve people of all ages, promotes a high quality professional programme and provides music education opportunities for young people. www.facebook.com/pages/Bathgate-Music-Festival/147565131921816 Blas Festival Highlands 4-15 September Blas Festival is the Highlands' premier Gaelic and traditional music festival. Blas takes place in venues across the Highlands and includes an eclectic line-up of local, national and international artistes. www.blas-festival.com Live @ Troon Ayrshire 5-7 September The fifth annual Live at Troon Festival is beginning to take real form for the weekend of Friday 5th to Sunday 7th of September with the main acts now in place for the weekend and some new events taking place around the town. The Red Hot Chilli Pipers will be the headline act on the Friday opening night and we can reveal that the wonderful Eddi Reader will be headlining with her full band on the Saturday night at Troon Concert Hall. The early evening event will feature a parade of local performers leading the good folk of Troon from the starting point at the swimming pool towards the Live Music tent on the beach next to the Concert Hall ahead of the doors opening for the Red Hot Chilli Pipers. Featuring Troon’s Blackrock and Boys Brigade Pipe Bands, Sum Wummin Drummin and the Troon All Star Cheerleaders – and there’s no doubt more entertainers and floats will be added! www.liveattroon.com Midfest Dalkeith 6-7 September Midlothian's arts and culture festival Midfest is coming back, bigger than ever with the help of the Homecoming Scotland 2014 fund. This year's event is kicking off with a massive music festival at Dalkeith Country Estate featuring Scottish bands such as Big Country and the Bay City Rollers. Midfest: Grown in Scotland will also feature a host of other bands from Scotland www.midfestgrowninscotland.co.uk NonStuff Festival Wiston Lodge, South Lanarkshire : 12-14 September The Forgotten Works bring you NonStuff –

events with unamplified performances, permaculture, workshops and games. After a calamitous but eventually successful crowfunding campaign – the first ever NonStuff festival is happening in September. www.nonstuff.co.uk Loopallu Ullapool 26-27 September On paper they said it wouldn’t work, a festival in late September in a remote village on the West Coast of Scotland 60 miles from the nearest town, but Loopallu seven years later has had the likes of Paolo Nutini, Mumford & Sons and Franz Ferdinand grace their little stage. This is a small intimate festival with a line-up of well known festival favourites and Scottish acts. www.loopallu.co.uk

OCTOBER Glasgow Americana Festival Glasgow 1-5 October Glasgow's annual celebration of Americana brings musicians from as far afield as Texas and Canada to perform roots music from blues to rockabilly. www.glasgowamericana.com The Cumnock Tryst Cumnock 2-5 October A new music festival under the leadership of Scottish composer, James MacMillan CBE Cumnock, Scotland. It is hoped that The Cumnock Tryst will become an annual event with concerts in venues in and around the town. The programme will feature some of the finest, international classical artists, as well as music and musicians from different backgrounds both stylistically and socially. The Cumnock Tryst aims to make its strong commitment to the community at the heart of all its activities, for instance involving young people at school and college, amateur choirs and local bands. www.thecumnocktryst.com Ullapool Guitar Festival Ullapool 3-5 October Come and Join us for the 15th Ullapool Guitar Festival this October. Amazing musicians in concert and held held in stunning surroundings. Enjoy workshops, concerts, the guitar exhibition/trade show and the best kept secret in Ullapool "The Late Club" - starting at midnight and runs till 03.00 am (and sometimes longer!). If you love guitar music in all its forms then this Festival is not to be missed. www.ullapoolguitarfestival.com

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'SHADES' Haddo Arts Festival 2014 Aberdeenshire 3-12 October A 10 day long festival of the arts at Haddo House in Aberdeenshire. The 'Haddo Arts Festival’ running in October is a prestigious 10 day event, bringing together performers and artists of national importance alongside the distinctive and talented voices of the North East. This is hoped to be a durable and important annual Scottish festival using the fantastic facilities at Haddo and its country park. www.haddoartsfestival.org.uk Tenement Trail Festival Glasgow 4 October TENEMENT TRAIL festival is back for the second consecutive year with a dynamic line-up of bands. Stretching across four venues on Glasgow’s famous Sauchiehall Street, the festival will see over 30 acts of an eclectic mix of genres take to the stages in October from noon until the early hours to help celebrate Tenement TV’s third birthday. www.tenementtv.com The Spree Paisley October 10-18 Paisley's national festival of music, comedy and arts, now in it third year - taking place at various venues in the town centre www.thespree.co.uk Perthshire Amber - The Dougie MacLean Festival Perthshire 24 October - 2 November This is the 10th year of our festival and promises once again to be full of wonderful concerts featuring the finest of Scotland's musical talent as well as some international guests. Our venues are as special as ever … ranging from the prestigious Perth Concert Hall to town halls and tiny village halls, from atmospheric castles to our historic Dunkeld Cathedral and even including an iron age Crannog on Loch Tay…25 venues in all in 2014! www.perthshireamber.com

NOVEMBER Kinross-shire's Winter Festival Kinross-shire November-December Kinross-shire Winter Festival celebrates all local events happening during November and December. Kinross-shire Local Events Organisation (KLEO) has announced that Eddi Reader will perform at the Kinross-shire's Winter Festival on Saturday 22 November. For updates, tickets and more information please visit the festival website .....

www.kinrosswinterfestival.co.uk Scottish Guitar & Music Festival Edinburgh 3-9 November Scotland’s Premier Public & Industry Guitar & Music Event returns for its second year. More details here soon. www.edinburghguitarandmusicfestival.co.uk

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JANUARY Celtic Connections Glasgow 15 January - 1 February Celtic Connections 2015 comprises a wealth of concerts, ceilidhs, talks, workshops, free events and late night sessions taking place over 18 days across various venues in Glasgow. www.celticconnections.com

APRIL Edinburgh International Harp Festival Edinburgh 10-15 April 2015 The Clarsach Society & Edinburgh International Harp Festival is an annual celebration and gathering of musical talents. Find out more about us at www.clarsachsociety.co.uk The Clarsach Society (Comunn na Clarsaich) encourages interest in the instrument, especially amongst young players, who enjoy its adaptability to solo work, accompaniment or ensemble playing. The Society also presents the Edinburgh International Harp Festival - an annual celebration and gathering of musical talents. Every Spring we bring harpists from across the globe together to rub shoulders with you, the audience. www.harpfestival.co.uk

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35th Shetland Folk Festival Shetland 30 April -3 May The Festival as the UK's most northerly folk festival is regarded a prestigious event for performers, locals and visitors alike. Organised by a voluntary committee (and run by an even bigger pool of volunteers) the Festival prides itself in reaching out to even the most far flung areas of Shetland. Concerts are organised throughout the isles, consisting of some of the best International, British and Shetland music that the world has to offer. In fact, visiting artistes are regularly dumbfounded by the quantity and quality of local musicians that our remote isles have to offer.

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Isle of Bute Jazz Festival Isle of Bute 1-4 May 2015 The 28th Isle of Bute Jazz Festival has grown spectacularly from its small beginnings to become one of Britain's most popular jazz weekends. Top-class UK and international names feature in a programme of traditional jazz music in one of Scotland's prettiest and friendliest seaside resorts. www.butejazz.com

Brew at the Bog Inverness 2 May 2015 Super earlybird tickets have already sold out! Next batch of tickets go on sale in October! Brew at the Bog is BrewDog and Bogbain Farm’s gift to the world: a festival full of new music and new beer. BrewDog are the leaders of the craft beer revolution and they are about breaking rules, taking risks, upsetting trends, unsettling institutions but first and foremost, great tasting beers. As one newspaper put it, BrewDog is the new black. Bogbain Farm is based just outside Inverness and was crowned the “Best Unusual Venue” at the 2012 Scottish Event Awards. Brew at the Bog is just the latest in festivals Bogbain is hosting and the fabulous surroundings of this old farm will ensure Brew at the Bog 2015 will go down in history. www.brewatthebog.com Dumfries & Galloway Arts Festival Dumfries and Galloway 21-31 May Our 9-day festival has taken place since 1979. The founding aim was to bring international performers of the highest quality to a region containing many scattered rural communities since then this region has produced some of its own talent of international standing and we’re proud to also be able to present these artistes from time to time. We offer a wide range of events: music – including classical, jazz and folk, dance, theatre, literary, children’s events, plus the visual arts and films. Events take place in a range of venues throughout the region, from large to small, formal to informal, urban to rural. www.dgartsfestival.org.uk Orkney Folk Festival Orkney 21-24 May Here we are folks – Orkney Folk Festival number 33! Once again we have some big names coming north to join in the fun in May, and from the ceilidh bands to the almost indie strand, we have brought together a broad mix of artists that we hope appeals to everyone’s interpretation of the increasingly expansive folk genre. As ever, our local traditions and musicians – both established and emerging – will be centre stage alongside those visiting the festival. www.orkneyfolkfestival.com

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