listening

listening

clubs

• Almond Valley Folk Club
  The Tap Shop, Midcalder Inn, Midcalder, West Lothian. An acoustic music club, the Almond Valley Folk Club meets every 3rd Tuesday of the month. All interested visitors and performers are very welcome.

• Folk Nights In Balerno Bowling Club
  Ladycroft, Balerno EH14 7AG. Last Tuesday in month.

• Edinburgh Folk Club
  Folk and traditional music in Edinburgh at the Pleasance Cabaret Bar, The Pleasance, Edinburgh EH8 9TJ, Wednesdays 8pm September – July. Folk and traditional music in Edinburgh.

• Falkirk Folk Club
  The Wheatsheaf, Baxter’s Wynd, Falkirk
  Falkirk Folk Club is well over 50 years old. The Club has a friendly, relaxed and welcoming atmosphere making for a good night out. The format is guests most week and a session every 4 weeks or so.

• Leith Folk Club
  The Village, South Fort Street, EH6 4DN, 8pm Tuesdays.
  The club is presents a very wide range of acoustic, blues and roots music including a great deal of traditional Scottish and Celtic performers.

• Nitten Folk Club
  The Dean Tavern,80 Main Street, Newtongrange, Midlothian. Thursdays 8.30pm.
  Guest nights 1st Thursday of the month and sing-arounds other Thursdays.

• Penicuik Folk Club
  The Roadhouse, 136 John Street, Penicuik EH26 8NJ on the main Edinburgh-Penicuik road opposite the Clock Tower.
• Concession price admission for SMG members for Penicuik Folk Club Guest Nights*
  We have a fine venue with a real ‘folk-club’ atmosphere. The club holds a Guest Night once each month (generally the 2nd Tuesday of the month) when a professional folk artist or band performs. All other Tuesdays are free, open, relaxed song/tune sessions, with everyone welcome to sing, play or listen. Tel 01968 678673 (Brian) or 01968 678610 (Alan) for details or check our website
  www.penicuikfolk.org.uk

• The Wee Folk Club
  Meets in the Royal Oak, Infirmary Street, Edinburgh every Sunday at 8:30pm. It is probably the smallest folk club in the world with a capacity of only 30. Winner of The MG Alba Scots Trad Music Awards 2008 – Folk Club of The Year.

• Out of the Blue
  The Drill Hall, 36 Dalmeny Street, Edinburgh EH6 8RG
  Out of the Blue provide studio and production space for Edinburgh’s cultural community. We generate opportunities for everyone to participate in the arts by fostering innovative and accessible creative projects. Events, concerts, exhibitions.

festivals

• The Blas Festival
  The Blas Festival which celebrates the culture of the Scottish Highlands through music and language. Held in September each year.

• Celtic Connections
  Scotland’s premier winter traditional music festival. Concerts, ceilidhs, workshops, club nights and talks.

• Ceilidh Culture
  An annual festival in Edinburgh celebrating Scotland’s traditional arts.

• Linlithgow Folk Festival
  Well-established September folk festival in central Scotland featuring a couple of Scots Music Group tutors.

sessions/gigs

• Music in Scotland
  Scottish events, gigs, festivals.

• The Gig Guide
  Scotland’s Guide to Live Music. Lists pub sessions.

• Good Sessions
  A directory of sessions around Scotland. Fairly sparse and probably out of date, but may serve as a start.
• Edinburgh 247
  Packed with information on events on in Edinburgh

• SMG sessions
  Sessions that have been started by current or ex SMG students. If you have a new session you’d like to see added to this list, contact Ros with details

recorded music online

• Raretunes
  An archive of recordings of Scottish Traditional Music put together by Derek Hoy and Stuart Eydmann