Director of Glasgow Americana Kevin Morris reports that music fans from Holland and Eire as well as Shetland and Eriskay were among the 700 who attended the seven concerts in this year's festival, which included two sold out performances. Plans for next year's event are already well underway, he added.
"It is our tenth anniversary so we'll be making special announcements in due course about who will be on the bill. We look forward to welcoming fans who has experienced Glasgow Americana before, and anyone who wants to sample the festival of music for the first time as well," he said
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Former Kassidy frontman and Lana Del Rey collaborator Barrie-James O'Neil is the latest addition to the line-up for the Oxjam Edinburgh Takeover on Saturday on the Cowgate in the nation's capital. City Cafe, Cabaret Voltaire, Brew Dog, The Mash House and Paradise Palms are the venues for the grassroots festival with Monticule, Urvanovic, Mellow Chants, The Valkarys, The Matatunes, Claramassa,
and Sea Bass Kid among the musicians donating their time and talent to the cause.
Since 2006 Oxjam has been creating a network of music-loving people across the UK to raise money to fight poverty and suffering around the world. Oxjam has raised over £2.5 million for Oxfam so far.
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Scots pianist Steven Osborne, pictured, will be making his debut at the EFG London Jazz Festival on Wednesday November 18 in the Milton Court Concert Hall. Best known for his solo piano concerts and recordings and concerto appearances with the world's orchestras, Osborne was introduced to improvised music through playing transcriptions of the work of Bill Evans and in these concerts he is partnered by bassist Eddie Gomez, who played with Evans from 1966 to 1977. The duo will be accompanied by the Britten Sinfonia under the baton of Kristjan Jarvi for some of the programme, which includes Claus Ogerman's orchestral arrangement of Evans' Symbiosis (Part II), which was originally released on disc in 1974.
The concert will also include the world premiere of Counterpoints by Simon Bainbridge as well as music by Igor Stravinsky, Darius Milhaud and Frank Zappa.
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Edinburgh guitarist to the stars Taj Wyzgowski’s band features in adventurous promoters Click Clack’s monthly triple bill On Tuesday, October 27 at Henry’s Cellar Bar in the capital’s Morrison Street. Wyzgowski’s CV includes sessions and gigs with John Martyn, Bonnie Raitt, Jimmy Ruffin, Daryl Hall, and the late bass guitarist and singer Jack Bruce. He has also worked in television and theatre, including Bill Bryden’s Glasgow epics The Ship and The Big Picnic and Celtic dance production Rhythm of the Celts. He shares the latest Click Clack bill with bass guitarist Dave Conway’s Bop’s Your Uncle, featuring saxophonist Dick Lee, and Celtic, reggae and R ‘n’ B trio Combo Combo.
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