• Posts Tagged ‘folk’

    Music/Arts: Distant Songs By Alan Cynic

    by  • October 7, 2011 • arts, music • 0 Comments

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    Sunday 9 October | Kilau Coffee, Little Belmont Street | 8pm | Free Based on songs by his respected and prolific psych-folkster alter-ego Kitchen Cynics, this new exhibition will be the first showing of Alan Davidson’s artwork for 30 years.  As if that’s not enough, there’ll be a live performance from Alan too, and...

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    Music: Emmy The Great

    by  • September 19, 2011 • music • 0 Comments

    Thursday 22 September | The Lemon Tree | 8pm | £12.50 …at which the London-based indie-folkster will play songs from her well-received second LP Virtue, a break-up album if ever there was one (it’s well documented that a split from her fiancé inspired much of it). She’s been known to throw in the odd cover of the...

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    Music: Yusuf Azak, Ethan Ash, Amber Wilson

    by  • November 22, 2010 • music • 0 Comments

    Thursday 25 November | Cellar 35 | 7.30pm | £5 Yusuf Azak’s recently released debut album ‘Turn on the Long Wire’ (on the excellent Song, By Toad Records) has been well received for good reason:  The Glasgow-based Aberdonian’s brand of layered, looped folk-tinged, guitar-picking tunes is pretty special from what I’ve heard… Comparisons to Nick...

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    Music: Meursault,The Deportees, Amber Wilson, Debutant

    by  • November 3, 2010 • music • 0 Comments

    Friday 5 November | Beach Ballroom | 8pm | £7.50 *If I had a local press hat, I’d put it on now and write this:* ‘Alongside the traditional Bonfire Night celebrations on Aberdeen’s seafront, fireworks of the musical kind will be on offer at the Beach Ballroom this Friday as some of Scotland’s top...

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