Dunfermline Folk Club

Sangschule. Traditional songs to sing along with from this West Lothian based group. Always a great night. Free with collection for Sangschule

Jed Grimes. An exciting performer from the North of England. ‘Jed brings folk music into the 21st Century.’ Radio 2. See www.jedgrimes.co.uk

Adam McNaughton. The Glasgow man whose songs have become a tradition of their own. A night of fun, tears and laughter guaranteed.

The Outside Track A highly rated band of young traditional musicians from Ireland, Scotland, England and Canada, who met at the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance in Limerick, with the recent addition of Lauren MacColl, BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Musician of the year Award in 2005 from Ross shire on fiddle.. Flute, harp, accordion fiddle and guitar plus vocals. Should be a great night.

See http://www.theoutsidetrack.com.

Session night.  All singers, instrumentalists and listeners welcome.

Bob Cheevers is an Emmy winning songwriter from Memphis. He's a Kerrville and Napa Valley Festival winner with six commercial CDs, including two top 20 Americana chart CDs. He performed with Johnny Cash on what would become Cash's final tour. Tales of romance, a look at the world through Bob’s eyes and character studies of people who were caught up in the Civil War... rootsy, blues flavoured tales of the Mississippi Delta delivered in a conversational language of the heart. See www.bobcheevers.com

Entrance

Fee £5.00

Carlos Arredondo is a self-taught musician, singer and songwriter who plays Spanish guitar, Bolivian charango, Venezuelan Cuatro, Colombian Triple and a bit of Bolivian Quena. He always sings in Spanish, in a style strongly influenced by the great Chilean folklorists, Violeta Parra, Victor Jara and by the "New Song" movement of the Americas of the 60s and 70s. He will bring insights into important events in recent Chilean history: The Presidency of Salvador Allende (1970-1973) and the Pinochet dictatorship (1973-1990). He has performed all over Scotland, in Britain and abroad - in Chile, Peru, Canada, Italy and Sweden, and frequently contributed to live shows on BBC radio. "Arredondo has the kind of voice that could chant the Santiago telephone directory and still tug the listener". Alastair Clark, The Scotsman. See http://carlosarredondo.com/  

Rachel and Lillias. Highly talented duo performing both Gaelic and English songs with traditional and contemporary melodies. Just back from Whitby Folk Festival, they have performed at a wealth of festivals including Celtic Connections, Tonder, Cambridge and Sidmouth. Lillias is part of the acclaimed traditional music group CrossCurrent and Rachel was a finalist in the 2005 BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year. See www.myspace.com/rachelandlillias 

 Session night.  All singers, instrumentalists and listeners welcome

Alastair McDonald.    The wee Glasgow man with the banjo and a collection of great songs and patter. Much better live than on the TV.

Tom Bliss.  A well established multi instrumentalist, songwriter and storyteller from the south of England. 'A class act, make no mistake about it' Ray Black See www.tombliss.co.uk 

Michelle Chandler.  Singer, songwriter and guitarist from Australia. Influenced by songwriters like Van Morrison, Janis Ian, James Taylor and Joni Mitchell, Michelle began playing professionally in Australia when she was fifteen. An accomplished singer/songwriter, she was recognised very quickly as a talented artist. She can lift an audience to new heights with her heartfelt music. She has worked with a number of established performers including Janis Ian and Kristina Olsen, receiving high praise from both. See www.michellechandler.wild.net.au

 Session night.  All singers, instrumentalists and listeners welcome

The Travelling People. A 5 piece local band performing traditional Scottish and Irish songs and tunes.

Ed Rennie. Melodeon and songs from the South of England. see www.edrennie.com

 Free with

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the artist.

Tich Frier. Wee man, big voice and great humour. see www.tichfrier.co.uk

Jayne Sarah Trio. Singer Jayne accompanied by Gerry Sullivan and Stevie Lawrence perform traditional and contemporary Sottish songs.

Dunfermline Folk Weekend. See seperate programme for details.

Session. All singers, instrumentalists and listners welcome. 

 Janette Geri. Fantastic guitarist and singer from Victoria, Australia. Janette has  regularly appeared at Australia’s most significant folk festivals, and has a regular spot on Australian national TV.  

Dave Gibb. Humour and history and fast fingered guitar picking from high in the Lanark hills

Iain Thomson trio.  Ian, the singing shepherd from Mull, sings songs about Mull and the isles, accompanied by Mark Duff (ex Capercaillie) on bazouki, bodhran and whistle and Gregor Lowrey (ex Black Eyed Biddy) on accordian

Session. All singers, instrumentalists and listners welcome.

Brian McNeil.      Multi instrumental songsmith, formerly of the Battlefield Band, and more recently head of Traditional Music at RSAMD

Dog House Roses     A seamless mix of folk, blues, country and americana from Glasgow.

Club Christmas Party   Well it is Christmas. Watch this space