ST ANDREW'S DAY CELEBRATIONS 23rd November - 3rd December 2006

GLASGOW AND CLYDE VALLEY

Brian McNeill
Organised by Live at the Star Thursday 23rd November
St Andrew’s in the Square, St Andrew’s Square. Glasgow G1 5PP
8pm
£8/£6 (concession)
Founder member of the Battlefield Band, multi-instrumentalist and a composer, who is established as one of Scotland's leading songwriters, Brian McNeill is one of today's great forces in Scotland's music.

St Andrew’s Festival
Wed 29th November – Sunday 3rd December
Organised by St Andrew's in the Square, St Andrew’s square. Glasgow. G1 5PP
www.standrewsinthesquare.com

Wednesday 29th November
St Andrew's Ceilidh with Fergie McDonald
8pm (Doors 7.30pm)
Tickets £6.50 Advance from SECXtra 0870 0132652 or £8 on the door
Traditional Scottish Hooley with one of Scotland's Premier league Ceilidh Bands

Thursday 30th November
Live at the Star Club
BBC Radio Travelling Folk.
Doors 7pm. 8-10pm (seated by 7.45pm)
BBC Radio Scotland and BBC Radio Ulster present a special St. Andrew's Night celebration concert from St Andrew’s in the Square hosted by The Star Folk Club.  Archie Fisher and Colm Sands unite Travelling Folk and Folk Club to present Session A9, Beoga, Mick West Trio, Nuala Kennedy and Friends, Rachel Hair and Jarlath Henderson
Limited tickets from BBC Ticketline 08700 100 900

Friday 1st December
Dannie Wylie with Friends (Acoustic Affair)
8pm Tickets £10 in person
Showcasing his latest album The High Cost of Happiness
“Anyone who reckons pop's finest hour happened when The Beatles, The Byrds, and The Beach Boys were at their mid-1960's peak simply must listen to Daniel Wylie” - The Sunday Times
Tickets £10 in person from SECXtra at St Enoch’s Centre or phone 0870 0132 652 or www.secxtra.com or www.ticketweb.co.uk

Saturday 2nd December
Alastair McDonald’s Clan McJazz sponsored by Glasgow Jazz Services.
8pm
Tickets: £7 Advance from SECXtra 0870 0132652 or £8.50 on the door
A high level gathering of Scottish stompers playing in inimitable Dixieland style. Led by multi-talented Alastair McDonald, this five piece line-up includes bass, banjo, trumpet, clainet & trombone.

Sunday 3rd
Cappella Nova – A Star is in the East
7.30pm
£12 & £9 con £8.50 & £6.50. available from Glasgow Royal Concert Hall 0141 353 8000
A Star is in the East - Advent begins with performances of Britten's 'A Ceremony of Carols' and Holst's 'Hymns from the Rig Veda' given by the eight females voices of Cappella Nova with Catriona MacKay (harp).

The Alans in Concert
Uplawmoor Hotel. Uplawmoor. East Renfrewshire
9-midnight
Free

Partick Folk Festival
Thursday 30th November to Sunday 3rd December
Information from www.theannexehlc.org or phone 0141 357 6747
9a Stewartville Street, Partick.

Thursday 30th November
The Annexe
St Andrew's Night Concert Fred Morrison & Steve Byrne, Maeve McKinnon & support

Friday 1st December
The Annexe
Fallen Angels presents Dave Burland in Concert and Support.
Saturday 2nd December
The Annexe 12.30pm
Guitar Workshop with Frank Mclaughlin
Fiddle Workshop with Stuart Hardy
Song writing Workshop with Iain Davison and George Papavgeris

Sat2nd December,
"The Big Day Oot"
Partick Burgh Hall
1.30 pm till late.
Concert with The National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland, Old Blind Dogs, Archie Fisher, The Red Hot Chilli Pipers, George Papavgeris, Jonny Dyer and Vicki Swan, Rallion, Stuart Hardy and Frank McLaughlin

Sun 3rd Dec,
TMSA Singing Competition
The Annexe, 1pm.

The Big Sing
The Annexe
2pm
Spiers,Watson and Shepheard, Maeve MacKinnon, Sylvia Barnes, Mick West, George Papavegris, Jonny Dyer and Vicki Swan

Final Concert
The Annexe
7pm
George Papavgeris and Spiers,Watson and Shepheard in Concert

Chris Stout Qunitet
Organised by the Platform Friday 24th November
The Bridge, 1000 Westerhouse Road. Easterhouse.
7.30pm £10/£5/£2.50-Local Links
Box Office 0141 276 9696
www.platform-online.co.uk

Scottish Executive Celebrations 30th November

Glasgow
It's a first! For one night only, Glasgow On Ice will become Scotland's first ever Ceilidh On Ice to celebrate St Andrew's Day with One Scotland, in ice-cold style at the city's stunning George Square on Thursday 30th November. You can either skate or you can learn to Ceilidh dance to the sounds of some of Glasgow's best traditional live musicians from across the city's many different cultural communities.

THE MUSIC
Performances will come from

The Reel Thing, Last Tram to Aushenshuggle, Samba Y Bamba, Punjabi No 1, Right 2 Dance and Amy McDonald with much more to be added over the coming weeks.

The action kicks off at 7pm, with dancing and skating sessions at 7pm, 8pm and 9pm. The event is free but ticketed. Tickets will be available on a first come, first served basis from the rink box office in George Square on the day.

For more information about this fantastic free event visit: http://www.glasgow-on-ice.co.uk

www.scotlandistheplace.com/standrewsfestival