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ReviewsCeltic Connections: Trembling Bells @ Òran Mór, 21 Jan
“We’re going to start with an a cappella number... so if everyone could...” As Trembling Bells’ Alex Nielson silently mouths “s... Read more »| 24 Jan 2011 -
ReviewsCeltic Connections: Ani DiFranco @ O2 ABC, 20 Jan
Folk revivalist Jim Moray proves a wonderfully apt choice for kicking off this evening, his mostly traditional compositions tending towards the darker side o... Read more »| 24 Jan 2011 -
ReviewsCeltic Connections: Alasdair Roberts and Muntu Valdo @ Tron Theatre, 19 Jan
Pairing Cameroonian sawa-blues with traditional Scottish folk, Celtic Connections again takes roots music and unearths its global interlinks. Muntu Valdo&rsq... Read more »| 21 Jan 2011 -
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Celtic Connections: The Walkmen @ Òran Mór, 19 Jan
Even if you are only lucky enough to catch five minutes of Laki Mera’s set, it’s still plenty of time to know that you’re watching somethin... Read more »| 21 Jan 2011 -
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Celtic Connections: Giant Sand @ ABC2, 15 Jan
For a band formed in 1985, Howe Gelb’s Giant Sand manage to sound fresher and more unique tonight than most of the acts who have come and gone like the... Read more »| 21 Jan 2011 -
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Wickerman 2010: Saturday
Day two began waking wearily from again more revelry in the Headphone Disco tent and the fuzzy memory of standing with fists in the air to John Farham’... Read more »| 06 Aug 2010
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Wickerman 2010: Friday
“Come. It is time to keep your appointment with the Wicker Man” So said Lord Summerisle in the original 1973 film and I, like many others made th... Read more »| 06 Aug 2010 -
FestivalsT in the Park 2010 – Sunday
Frank Turner's early bird slot on the Radio 1/NME stage is yet another milestone for the man who just recently warmed up for Green Day at Wembley stadium, es... Read more »| 24 Jul 2010 -
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T in the Park 2010 – Friday
Last year's T in the Park felt like the tipping point for the then sixteen year old granddaddy of Scottish music festivals. Like any successful venture, it h... Read more »| 15 Jul 2010 -
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dBass @ Stereo, 27 June
Opening act The Forgotten Works are folk - one glance at guitarist James Chapman's beard assures you of that, and the way he and double bassist Martin Beer h... Read more »| 06 Jul 2010 -
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Dr Lonnie Smith @ The Fruitmarket, 25 Jun
I've just invented a new genre. It's called Acid Mod, and it sounds like the Motown house band easing off after hours, playing what they want to after turnin... Read more »| 06 Jul 2010 -
FestivalsT in the Park 2010: The New Blood
Wherever you lay your comical festival headwear, the granddaddy of Scottish festivals shows no sign of slackening its commitment to spotlighting new acts Read more »| 28 Jun 2010 -
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Primavera Sound 2010: In A Nutshell
We could talk for hours and hours about Primavera, if you're not careful. Here's a brief summary of how things went down in Barcelona this May Read more »| 04 Jun 2010 -
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Friends of Manchester Festival 2010
Friends Of Manchester returns for 2010 to boast a line up of 80 acts over 7 stages of hibernation-ending guitars, drums and whispers of ‘next big thing’ Read more »| 05 Feb 2010 -
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Biffy Clyro @ Corn Exchange, 21 Aug
Mancunian quintet Oceansize and their self-proclaimed progressive death indie live up to their name. It takes a good four songs of predominantly new material... Read more »| 26 Aug 2009