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Performers and Shows

ALP Scots Music Group
Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham
Andalucian Images of Carmina Burana
Ba Cissoko
Buena Vista Social Club
Anna-Wendy Stevenson
Anne-Sophie Mutter
Auld Spice Ceilidh Band
Assembly Rooms Ceilidhs
Band of HM Royal Marines Scotland
Barbara Bonney
BBC Radio 3 Listen Up
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Badly Drawn Boy
Beverley Knight
Birmingham Royal Ballet
Brian Kellock
Buddy Holly Story
Cadenza
CALEDON
Calton Consort
¡Canto Vivo!
Cappella Nova
Carol Kidd
Children's Classic Concerts
Chris Rea
Christmas Carol singalong
Clic Sargent
Claire Martin
Clarsach Society
Colin Steele
Companhia De Dança Deborah Colker
Curtis Stigers
Delgados
Dr John
Dunedin Consort
ECAT
Edinburgh Bach Choir
Edinburgh Gilbert & Sullivan Society
Edinburgh Music Theatre
Edinburgh Palm Court Orchestra Edinburgh Philharmonic Orchestra
Edinburgh Quartet
Edinburgh Royal Choral Union
Edinburgh Swing Dance Society
Edinburgh Symphony Orchestra
Edinburgh University Music Department
Edinburgh Youth Choir
Edward Scissorhands - Matthew Bourne
Estonian National Male Choir
Fairport Conventio
Gaïta
George Benson
Georgian Concert Society (GCS)
Goldfrapp
Glyndebourne
Grease the musical
Hands Up for Trad
High Society
Hollies
Ian Shaw
Imperial Ice Stars
Jaipur Kawa Brass Band
Jerry Springer the Opera
Jesus Christ Superstar
Joan Baez
Jock Tamson's Bairns
John Scofield
Jubilo Choir
Julian Lloyd Webber
Julian Wagstaff
Kevock Choir
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Lindsay String Quartet
Lisa Milne
Lord of the Dance
Lunasa
Mahotella Queens
Mamma Mia!
Marc Antony Turnage
Mark Morris Dance Group
Making Music Scotland (previously National Federation of Music Societies)
Meadows Chamber Orchestra
Michael Bublé
Mocha Rocka
Music in Hospitals Scotland
My Fair Lady
New Edinburgh Orchestra
Nicola Benedetti
Niki King
Northern Ballet Theatre
NYOS (National Youth Orchestra of Scotland)
One night of Queen
Osmonds
Paragon Ensemble
Peatbog Faeries
Peter Maxwell Davies
Philharmonia Orchestra
Rambert Dance Company
Really Terrible Orchestra
Richard Alston Dance Company
Riverdance
Rockin' on heaven's door
Rolling Hills Chorus
Rosanne Cash
Rosie Morton
RSAMD
RSNO (Royal Scottish National Orchestra)
Runrig
Rzewski, Frederic
Scottish Ballet
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Scottish Dance Theatre
Scottish Ensemble
Scottish Fiddle Orchestra
Scottish Jazz All Stars
Scottish Opera
Sheila Jordan
Sigur Rós
Simon Thacker
Sinfonia
Singing Kettle
SNJO (Scottish National Jazz Orchestra)
spnm (Society for the Promotion of New Music)
Scottish Youth Theatre (Geordie)
Status Quo
Stairway to Zeppelin
Tempo Musical Productions (Jekyll & Hyde - the musical)
Tinariwen
Todd Gordon
Tokyoblu
Tonight's the Night
Triptych Festival
Ute Lemper
Vladimir Ashkenazy
X Factor Dance Company

Venues and Booking Offices' Websites

ALP Scots Music Group
Assembly Direct (jazzmusic.co.uk)
Bongo Club
Brunton Theatre
Edinburgh Corn Exchange
Edinburgh Festival Theatre
Edinburgh Folk Club
Edinburgh Playhouse
Edinburgh Quartet
Edinburgh University Music Department ( www.music.ed.ac.uk )
El Barrio
Exchange (Live Musicx) Events
Greyfriars Kirk
Jazz Centre
Heriot-Watt University
Hot Rocks Productions
King's Theatre
Leith Folk Club
Liquid Room
North Edinburgh Arts Centre
Queen's Hall
Royal Lyceum Theatre
Theatre Workshop
Traverse Theatre
Usher Hall

CD and DVD Links

Greentrax Recordings
Linn Records
Temple Records

Some Regular Sessions

Cafe Grande, (Sunday evening Jazz)
Edinburgh Swing Dance
(Sunday afternoons)
Fast punk club
Fish Fry Promoter

Jazz Bar Fish Fry Clubnite Venue (Saturdays)
Kerbside Prophets
Single Connection Disco Dances
Ride This Train Fridays
Trouble
(Wednesdays) Events (Promoter)


Other Music Genres


Some Useful Portals
The Gig Guide Comprehensive website, laid out by day of the week, then by the type of music and venue (mostly pubs)
City Visitor Laid out by the nightclub venue
Nemis (New Music in Scotland)
s1play Extensive listing of events of all types throughout Scotland
Scottish DanceNet All you need to know about Scottish dances and their music
Web Flyers Flexible searching of a wide variety of musics

1. Clubs & Urban Music
Cabaret Voltaire
Caledonian Backpackers Hostel
(Swamp Bar)
Exchange
Liquid Room
Nektar
Nexuslive
Opal Lounge
PoNaNa
Urbanscot
West End Subway
Whistlebinkies

2. Folk music and World Music

2.i Festivals

Burnsong - Live! Festival
Carrying Stream Festival
Ceilidh Culture EDINBURGH
Celtic Connections GLASGOW
Edinburgh International Harp Festival
Edinburgh Youth Gaitherin'
Fiddle Festival (2005)
MESP
(Int. Festival of Middle Eastern Spirituality & Peace)
Triptych Fesival (Edinburgh Dates)
Tune Up Tour

2.ii Ceilidhs and Traditional Music


Ceilidhs: selection of websites:
ALP Scots Music
Assembly Rooms ceilidhs
Ceilidh Club @ The Lot Tuesdays
Edinburgh Folk Club
Greyfriars Kirk ceilidhs
London Ceilidh Club
Mike's Community Ceilidhs - Edinburgh ceilidh dates. Highly recommended
Scottish Dance Net Events

Teannaich Ceilidhs One Friday per month
Traditional Music Song Association (TMSA)
www.efdss.org (English Folk Dance & Song Society, London)
Tune Up Tours
El Barrio

3. Jazz

Bridge Jazz Bar
Centotre Jazz
Eighty Queen Street
Forth Floor Jazz at Harvey Nichols every Sunday 13:00-16:00hrs
Gig Guide - Edinburgh
Jazz Bar (formerly the Cellar Bar)
Jazz Centre Wednesdays: Brian Kellock residency regular gigs with star guests
Jazz in Scotland

Jazz Music - Scotland (click on Concerts for Scottish dates)
www.queenshalledinburgh.co.uk